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Almost Friday Video: Nas speaks on The Colbert Report

Bonus Videos:

His performance at the show
The new ‘Hero’ video
P.S. Cop the new album. It’s something kind of crazy.

24Jul2008 | Fredric | 0 comments | Continued
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Friday Video: Usher - Love in this Club ft. the Showbiz Pizza Band

One word: scary.
(video below)

11Jul2008 | Fredric | 6 comments | Continued
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iTunes Alternatives

As the musical landscape changes in front of our eyes, more companies are starting to catch up to what the consumer has wanted since the days of Napster: music in the form of an mp3.
Not MP4, MP3x, RM, or some other random format that requires a special player (although OGG and FLAC are lossless and [...]

30Jun2008 | Fredric | 0 comments | Continued
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Friday Video(s): Footwork vs. Crime in Chicago

YouthOutlook.org

Personal note: I’ve wanted to learn how to do footwork since I was 14. I’m glad to see it’s being put to positive use.
(via newamericamedia.org)

27Jun2008 | Fredric | 0 comments | Continued
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10,000 Signatures for R. Kelly Petition

I really don’t like R. Kelly. I don’t respect him and I don’t recognize any accomplishment or title anyone gives him. And while I could go into a long, extended rant about why I despise him (and have with my sister-in-law :-)) and have despised him since I learned he liked little girls (back in [...]

23Jun2008 | Fredric | 6 comments | Continued
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Hip-Hop + Chess = WuChess

Music is life. The broad horizons it spans reflect the various people it feeds. Some use it as an escape to unknown worlds, while others use it as a tool to excise hidden demons. In other corners, it is a tool of education. Hip-Hop is no exception, and Wu-Tang’s RZA, already known for his eclectic [...]

2Jun2008 | Fredric | 2 comments | Continued
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Hip Hop’s Turning Point

Have you seen it? Have you heard it? Have you been paying attention?
Believe it or not, within the cloud of political history, transparent racial discussion, and facebook, Hip Hop is beginning to swing the pendulum from the hardcore, misogynistic, mindless image to an almost college-educated, backpack, 80’s flavored nerdiness one.

Lupe Fiasco credit: Neil Dorgan,

23May2008 | Fredric | 5 comments | Continued
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Throwback Post: Summer Festivals

Part of life means enjoying the beautiful summers God blesses us with each season. Complimenting the smells of barbecue and freshly cut grass is the melodic pleasantries of artists touring the country exhibiting their craft.
Last May, our fellow contributor Gloria highlighted her experiences at summer festivals that have been updated for another wonderful 2008 season!
From [...]

16May2008 | Fredric | 1 comment | Continued
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Common Speaks Wright

The current atmosphere of today’s political amalgamation stretches the ybp in directions we’ve felt before. Our conscience and soul draws us to the transparent honesty from a candidate like Barack Obama, but our desire to blend in and ‘not make waves’ lends our ear to the often backwards rationalization offered by others regarding Rev. Wright [...]

28Mar2008 | Fredric | 1 comment | Continued
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