If it wasn’t for The Roots, Hip-Hop’s existing poor coverage at the Grammy’s would be damn near Third World. But where there’s a stage, there’s a will and Hip-Hop will shine through regardless of fanfare. Peep a healthy Scott Storch working it out on the keyboard all for the spirit of the music. Read the rest of this entry »

After a whirlwind past couple of days that began with”Daykeeper” being nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance (say that fast, three times), The Foreign Exchange finally was able to drop an e-note of thanks & accompanying video for their friends, fans & supporters.

From the words of ‘Te and Nic…

“We have prepared a short video (with the help of our frequent collaborator Matt Koza), that describes the FE story and gives an overview of our journey from random obscurity to fully independent Grammy nominated artists. Consider this our pre-Grammy acceptance speech…lol. We encourage all of you to pass this along and spread the word, as we feel our story is a big inspiration to artists everywhere. Every once in a blue moon, the good guys do win.”

Word up. Occasionally, the good guys do get to stay true to their craft and receive recognition in the process. Or, as my wise old man would say, “the sun even shines on a dog’s ass every now and then.” Well, maybe that doesn’t fit this situation. But still, I’m happy for these two, their new label and the artists under their umbrella. Much success moving forward fam.

*Standing ovation*

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Snakes On A Poon [D-Listed]

How Huge Is the Internet on an Average Day? [Gizmodo]

Beer May Prevent Prostate Cancer [Blippitt]

Alabama Keeps Its Priorities in the Right Place: Cancels School for BCS Game [LBS]

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Brand new video from Muhsinah, for the self produced song entitled “Always,” which is off of her latest project The Oscillations: Triangle just released as an iTunes exclusive. For more info, check out www.Muhsinah.com.

I was hung over beyond recognition on Sunday so I decided to smooth it out in my car. Read the rest of this entry »

DMV based rapper/producer Oddisee drops off the brief Odd Summer EP just in time for well…the summer. Leaving the mic alone on this instrumental EP, he drops off a half hour worth of smooth vibes equally adequate for Read the rest of this entry »

I should have known all along that Tay would inevitably find a way to link up with Muhsinah since he’s the one who sent me “Construction” many moons ago.