January 2012
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J. Zone's Favorite Obscure Diss Tracks →
Tweedy made two albums rife with dissing, misogyny, racism, and gleeful, random violence, before vanishing into a cloudy mist of curl activator and thin air. For the record, if you can’t find incredibly offensive songs from around 20 years ago funny, this article is not for you. And that’s fine, we’re all of us unique flowers upon this Earth who find our joy in different...
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Noz Interview With J. Prince →
There is nothing — nothing! — in the world like reading the comments section on an NPR piece about rap music. Don’t delve in without some time and a sense of humor. (But, you know, definitely read the interview.)
Jan 26th
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Listenareasofmyexpertise: JUDGE JOHN HODGMAN VERDICT...
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“Cambronne replied: “Shit!” Out of respect for the French reader,...”
– Victor Hugo, Les Misérables (Julie Rose translation); regarding the moment a French soldier realizes that they will lose Waterloo. I listened to Julie Rose adorably discuss her translation here, and while it’s been criticized by some, her clear love of keeping all of Hugo’s profanity,...
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2 Live Crew Reunion Tour! →
I’m sure I won’t be able to afford this, and I wasn’t even 10 yet when Nasty as They Wanna Be came out, but I am so glad that this is happening.
Jan 23rd
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Cocaine Blunts: R-E-U-P G-A-N-G →
tumblinerb: To show my support for Megaupload founder and political prisoner Kim Dotcom, I’ve reposted several zip file compilations from the heyday of Cocaineblunts.com. Click through for some choice selections of Atlanta Bass, New Orleans Bounce, Based Freestyles, Trenton Rap, West Coast Indies, Crank Dat knockoffs, Pimp C productions, Goodie Mob b-sides and more. Just went and downloaded...
Jan 23rd
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Coates on Jay-Z Still Using der B-Word →
Coates very often succeeds at putting into words things that I’m thinking but can’t quite get together in cogent sentences. Although, we agree considerably less regarding rap music, most of the time. This time though, he about summed up how I felt perfectly, and of course it’s all very well put, as always. Also, I must say, I’m so ashamed that I even half-believed the...
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“I think everybody has six senses, and the sixth one is your sense of humor. And...”
– Gil Scott-Heron. From this amazing Noz article. I’ll be honest, I always liked Gil Scott-Heron, but I never really knew much about the scope of his work. I hate being the guy who only discovers someone after they’re gone, but it’s better than never. I need to catch up.
Jan 19th
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A Particularly Evocative Description of What SOPA... →
Scott Lynch — a fucking GREAT author — returns from his internet exile to attack SOPA in a way that, I think, makes it very clear to idiots like me.
Jan 19th
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