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FOOTAGE: MAYER HAWTHORNE ON THE JIMMY KIMMEL SHOW

Mayer Hawthorne is on his Diddy right now and he can’t stop, won’t stop. Kudos to you sir!

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VIDEO: J-BILLION FT. SPANK POPS & 1 O.A.K. – CALIWAY

Oh, now this is an instant CLASSIC. This is pretty much how we do it in the Bay (at least in SF during the summer). We got HUF‘s own J-Billion breakin’ us off with a new Summer jam (in the Winter) for y’all to vibe too. There are so many Bay Area and Cali notables in this video. “Where’s Waldo?” status. I see you Tommy, Sake, Fran etc etc…

Buy this cut on iTunes here. It’s the CaliWay.

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Weekly Tweets for 2009-04-26

• Blind I For The Kids Weekly Tweets for 2009-04-19 http://tinyurl.com/crks9t #
• Blind I For The Kids CLIPSE x KANYE WEST – KINDA LIKE A BIG DEAL (CDQ) http://tinyurl.com/dgwwam #
• Happy 420!!! http://ow.ly/3lnr #
• Blind I For The Kids HISTORY: CHICAGO HIP HOUSE DOCUMENTARY 1989 http://tinyurl.com/d9gtdd #
• Blind I For The Kids NO KNOWS DOPE::APRIL 2009 http://tinyurl.com/d67cpu #
• http://twitpic.com/3o3di – The homie @DJIzzo went hard on his birthday tattoo..it’s only right we document! #
• Twitter-ers!! TwitPic your 420 celebrations and @ them to us!!!! #
• @lynnetteastaire http://twitpic.com/3o4l2 – *dead* #
• @fakeshoredrive Figured you’d appreciate this…http://tinyurl.com/d9gtdd in reply to fakeshoredrive #
• @meeshthesinger …This is $ of the crew and I’m officially making you my Twitter boo…haha!! in reply to meeshthesinger #
• #musicmonday FOR THE ARCHIVES: De La Soul 3 Feet High & Rising (Reissue) (2001) (2CD) http://tinyurl.com/cpwk6u | http://tinyurl.com/dep44y #
• #musicmonday FOR THE ARCHIVES: De La Soul – De La Soul Is Dead http://tinyurl.com/d22jqv #
• #musicmonday FOR THE ARCHIVES: De La Soul – Buhloone Mindstate (1993) http://tinyurl.com/czwuej #
• #musicmonday FOR THE ARCHIVES: De La Soul – Stakes Is High (1996) http://tinyurl.com/chjstk #
• #musicmonday FOR THE ARCHIVES: De La Soul – AOI: Mosaic Thump http://tinyurl.com/c5cs4x #
• #musicmonday FOR THE ARCHIVES: De La Soul – AOI: Intelligence Bionix http://tinyurl.com/d6d9tn #
• #musicmonday FOR THE ARCHIVES: De La Soul – The Grind Date http://tinyurl.com/dmegcg #
• Blind I For The Kids VIDEO: NYLE – LET THE BEAT BUILD http://tinyurl.com/d7lyzy #
• My goal tonight is to induce a Buhloone Mindstate with De La. #
• Chicago Blind I faithuful….make sure to check out @WaleDC @colinmunroe @micdaterrible @VICLLOYD @chaisemarcel UCB and BBU tomorrow @ Abbey #
• @fakeshoredrive this weak ass Lollapalooza lineup is making me think that we should do that MFMW concert to pick up the slack! #
• Blind I For The Kids FOOTAGE: SPRITE GREEN X DE LA SOUL IN CHICAGO http://tinyurl.com/djk6y8 #
• Blind I For The Kids EMINEM’S RELAPSE ALBUM COVER http://tinyurl.com/dmcymt #
• Blind I For The Kids JACK BLACK + MICHAEL CERA = ANDY SAMBERG http://tinyurl.com/ck75nx #
• Blind I For The Kids RECORD SLEEVE ART SERIES BY TEEBS http://tinyurl.com/csenqs #
• Blind I For The Kids DJ EKO – ELECTRO YUM TURBO! http://tinyurl.com/dyovs2 #
• Blind I For The Kids ALBE BLACK – HI http://tinyurl.com/cgvr85 #
• Blind I For The Kids MORE THAN A GAME [OFFICIAL TRAILER] http://tinyurl.com/dkw22u #
• Blind I For The Kids COMPILATION: WALE IN CHICAGO http://tinyurl.com/ctrcsn #
• OMG you’re the B-E-st if you’re trynna have sex I’m the best at it… – Asher Roth #
• Blind I For The Kids VIDEO: FOREIGN EXCHANGE – TAKE OFF THE BLUES http://tinyurl.com/dbu3ax #
• Blind I For The Kids NEW SCHITT!! DERT – CMYK http://tinyurl.com/dkz8pf #
• I’ma make it clear Derrick Rose is a peer (how’s that?) We the Windy City Rookies of the Year @DJizzo #
• Blind I For The Kids DANDIGGITY PRESENTS: ECLECTICUTS VOL.8 http://tinyurl.com/czspn9 #
• Blind I For The Kids PROOF EMINEM HAS NOT LOST A STEP http://tinyurl.com/cewjnf #
• @likepacdiv what were ya’ll doing here last night? #
• Blind I For The Kids VIDEO: KANYE WEST – AMAZING (FEAT. YOUNG JEEZY) http://tinyurl.com/c2p5cr #
• Blind I For The Kids MORE COOL PEOPLE YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT: J.COLE http://tinyurl.com/cqlj4y #
• @LikePacDiv Yeah I’ma be up there we’ll put something in the air in reply to LikePacDiv #
• @LikePacDiv DM me your #…we’ll get out tonight long as mogs ain’t rocking shorts lol in reply to LikePacDiv #
• Blind I For The Kids CHICAGO | STONES THROW X STUSSY TIX & TEE GIVEAWAY http://tinyurl.com/dfebyl #
• Blind I For The Kids NEW DILLA ALBUM TO COME OUT THIS SUMMER! http://tinyurl.com/cmx5gk #
• In a room with greats and future greats…all from Chicago!! Shouts to @fakeshoredrive @NextByRaphael @EndangeredPeace @Leaders #
• Blind I For The Kids TIRON – KETCHUP http://tinyurl.com/chne54 #
• Blind I For The Kids JAMAICAN ME CHEAT MON! http://tinyurl.com/dd5jru #

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THE NEW ROYALES X JAY ELECTRONICA

via Killahbeez:

The New Royales, which consists of DJ Khalil, Chin Injeti, Liz Rodrigues and Erik Alcock, are currently working with Jay Electronica on a new EP and the project promises to bring a refreshing outlook on the game. Chances are you’ve heard of The New Royales and/or the individual members projects and may not have realized it, DJ Khalil produces joints for 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, etc, while Chin Injeti has been a mainstay in the Canadian music scene for a looooong ass time.  Check out The New Royales MySpace, www.myspace.com/thenewroyales, page to get an idea of their sound, the beats are bangin and it ain’t your regular straight and narrow hip-hop.

The New Royales x Jay Electronica – Posers

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Check after the jump for footage of TNR and Jay in the lab…

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THE FRESHNESS THAT IS TRANSFORMERS 2

I know Y’all saw this yesterday right!? RAVAGE!? WHAAAAAAAAAAAT!?!? Soundwave better not be no iPOD Nano or shuffle is all I know!

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PSA: Can’t Be That Other Woman

Hi! My name is Karrine and, if there is any justice in the world, I will die alone.

Public Service Announcement:

Ladies, we all bemoan the lack of decent, honest, faithful men. However, for every cheating man, there is at least one woman (or man, but that is another topic) who allowed him to indulge in his unfaithful ways (of course not knowing he was taken don’t count). Now ask yourself, homegirl: why is that?

There are those women who could care less about other chicks’ relationships, sure. But there are also a lot of other ladies who let their lust, love or loneliness to take precedence over their common sense and compassion. Perhaps he’s an ex and you feel more entitled to him than she. Or he’s the man of your dreams and if you twerk it JUST right and play your role, you think he’ll make the right choice and run to you. Perhaps your man strayed and you start feeling like this is just how the world works. Or maybe you’re just weak and couldn’t resist.

No matter what your mental process was at the time, one thing is likely: you have or are gonna have a man someday that you love and you are gonna want him to be true to you. Now, karma rears its head in many different ways and you may suffer the repercussions for your act in any number of scenarios. But I would bet dollars to donuts (wtf does that mean anyway?) that many women who are the “other woman” will eventually find themselves on the other side of the love triangle. › Read More…

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IN MY MIND: MY ZEN

I am a little over a year removed from carrying a CD player around and listening to one CD over and over throughout a day when I was away from my house. I ain’t going back, courtesy of Nas. I am too spoiled now. So spoiled in fact that 60 gigabytes is no longer enough, maybe 240 would be enough for me.

I think I also have my mp3 player to thank for my ever decreasing lack of concentration. I constantly flip through songs, searching for the one that gives me a jolt for that moment. I find myself regularly deleting songs from it to make room for new emotion makers. Lackluster albums get cut down to EP’s or singles, artists get dismissed to never be seen again on my glowing blue screen. Some songs get forgotten until the memory reads full and I have to search for more “so-so” songs on the device to say goodbye to.

I almost never use shuffle, hearing Motorhead followed by A Tribe Called Quest just doesn’t seem right to me. I just go through my album count that currently reads 936 and search for a sonic savior that will rescue me from idleness that I no longer have the patience to deal with. Rides to school or wherever else I go are consumed with my cell phone and most importantly enjoying my zen…player to be exact.

A year of near daily use has left my favorite piece of plastic scratched and the serial number faded. But it’s still kicking, and two pairs of headphones later, it’s still hitting. But I still have nightmares that take me back to an experience last spring. On my way home from New England, I had to endure a Greyhound bus trip without it because I forgot my charger when I left New York. Being 6’2”, my knees were being crushed by the seat in front of me, my ears were assaulted by drunk Boston accents talking random nonsense and my eyes were kept open by the first two problems. The solution? Go to Florida instead of New England, get my frequent flyer miles up and most importantly, NEVER trip without rechargeable solace.

-JK

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YOU SHOULD KNOW…PART 2

FYI: This is a repost. This one got lost in the shuffle. Unfortunately most of the best do. Regina Spektor is from NYC, she writes her own songs, plays guitar AND piano, and is pretty much iller than Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen. Joss Stone, Fergie, yo momma, and whoever the fuck else came out in the past two years on some caucasian girl shit. This kinda piggybacks Sista Toldjah’s post about how caucasian pop hoes be biting (yeah, I simplifyied that entire post into 5 words, lol.) Regina Spektor is ill. Fuck you, listen.

Regina Spektor – Begin To Hope

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The Misadventures of Lauryn Hill

It use to be easy to be a fan of Lauryn Hill, back when she was making some of the most important and successful albums of the ’90s and winning record numbers of Grammy Awards.

It’s gotten much more difficult in recent years, as the diva has hidden herself from the public, appearing out just enough to still give Courtney Love a run for the money in the wacko pop star race.

And it was damn near impossible to be a fan of Hill during her rare concert appearance on Wednesday night (June 27) at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland.

How bad was this concert? Well, calling it a fiasco would be an insult to fiascos everywhere. It was bad enough to send 75 to 100 fans into the lobby only four songs into the set, all of them grumbling loudly and demanding refunds. Those were the smart ones _ the rest of us remained in our seats and watched what amounted to a two-hour train wreck.

It was easy to sympathize with the disgruntled fans. It was also hard not to feel bad for the venue and promoter _ since they were presenting what they surely believed to be a still-professional act.

The blame for this whole mess should fall squarely on the shoulders of Hill, who should really consider retiring at this point in what’s left of her career. I mean she hasnt been in the studio since 1998.

The crowd had started to turn on Hill long before she took the stage _ nearly 2 1/2 hours after the showtime printed on tickets. Even with an opener, fans were forced to endure an hour of silence. Little did they know that was going to be the highlight of the night.

Once Hill finally made her appearance, sporting a solid 14-piece band that deserved far better than this, things began to quickly unravel. She opened with a jammed-out, improvised number that featured almost no real lyrics and zapped whatever little wind remained in the crowd’s sails.

The 32-year-old vocalist then turned to 1998’s landmark “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” _ a work that, amazingly, still stands as her most recent studio effort _ for a garbled version of “Lost Ones.” Her voice was terrible, so harsh, strained and unlike what one hears on the masterful “Miseducation” CD. She also sounded like she’s out of shape, huffing and puffing like a weekend warrior after only a few songs.

But it wasn’t just her voice that was shaky. Hill stumbled about the stage and, at one point, actually fell flat on her back _ which brought into question exactly what the singer had been doing backstage during the long delay.

Of course, Hill would find that question ludicrous. She blamed her stage fall on her high heels and, later in the show, took the time to assure the crowd that she was sober. Maybe she shoulda been somewhere with her feet elevated or some shit.

Assuming she was telling the truth then that’s one less excuse Hill has for her terrible outing, which included shoddy and uninspired vocal performances on such formerly great “Miseducation” tunes as “To Zion” and “Final Hour.”

The singer had somewhat better luck with the material from her old band, the Fugees. Her voice was brittle and weak on “How Many Mics,” but she finally started to get in the swing of things with “Fu-Gee-La” and “Ready or Not.”

By that time, however, the once-capacity crowd had dwindled down to half a house. Those who left early missed Hill’s new song, “Lose Myself,” which is featured on the “Surf’s Up” soundtrack. It’s a pretty good tune, but the singer wrecked it in concert by stretching it out far beyond its recommended dosage.

In all, Hill didn’t manage to provide one good reason why locals should remain in her fan camp. I’d like to tell you different, but that would clearly be a “miseducation” of the readers.

UPDATE: I heard on BET News that she is officially in the studio working on another album. First thing I said to myself was Yea that guy betta be a phuckin Einstein on the Pro Tools, LOL, she need some Pro Tools in dat ass.. So anyway I fall back.. How bout that huh? After 10 years..??…

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