Mar
12

When Was the Last Time You Watched the Video For Doggy Dogg World?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td2e9KBIbgU Exactly. At some point in 1998, this became my favorite song/video from Doggystyle. The amount of money I would pay for bottle service at the Carolina West is incalculable, but only if the Fabulous Dramatics were playing. This is the only way I’d be willing to pay for bottle service. Fuck, I might even… Continue reading »

Mar
12

Forgot About Shea: Joe Budden’s Padded Room and the Art of Getting Jobbed

If given the chance, Shea Serrano would punch Ed Hardy in the nose.  In 2004, a somewhat mildly attractive girl that I’d met only once prior, gave me an over-the-pants hand-job in the laundry room of an apartment complex; I suspect it was due in large part to Joe Budden(1). It’s a common tale, really.… Continue reading »

Mar
11

Mayer Hawthorne: New tracks on BBC 1Xtra with Benji B

Continuing his quest to be the greatest Mayer since Lansky (and perhaps Oscar), Mayer Hawthorne sat in with Benji B of BBC 1Xtra last week, revealing a number of new tracks from his forthcoming Stones Throw release: “Maybe So, Maybe No”, “I Wish It Would Rain”, “Green Eyed Love”, “Love’s Alright.”  The MP3 is below–you’ll… Continue reading »

Mar
11

DITDC: Burning Spear – Marcus Garvey, Garvey’s Ghost

Sach O dedicates this one to his lil brother chilling in Jamaica When the time of judgment comes to pass, Island Records founder Chris Blackwell better hope that Jah’s into Pop music and not hardcore Roots. All of his accomplishments in promoting Jamaican music aside, his Mango subsidiary’s tempering of Reggae’s revolutionary aesthetic through dubious… Continue reading »

Mar
10

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Comments were down for most of the day. They should be working now. If you want to go back and talk about how awesome those Good Life and Smiffson songs were, now is the time. As always, your feedback is much appreciated–unless it isn’t.

Mar
10

Smiffson-”Relax” (prod. by Disco Vietnam)

Judging from the picayune conflicts that consume the brunt of Internet bandwidth, “relaxing” would seem to be an alien alternative. Smiffson gives sage but simple advice: “relax…if you’ve got a dutch, let it crack.” Listen to him–after all, daylight savings is in effect, and “Relax” is spring-time, windows down music. Add a blunt, a beer,… Continue reading »

Mar
10

LA Times–Still All Good: Myka 9 Talks the Glory Days of the Good Life and “1969″

In advance of the Good Life Reunion show this evening, I spoke with Myka 9 of legendary Good Life linchpin, Freestyle Fellowship. It wasn’t one of the best interviews I’ve ever done–Myka blew me off after 15 minutes to go eat lunch, and never called back. However, the dude gets a free pass, considering in… Continue reading »

Mar
09

What I Talk About When I Talk About Hotsteppin’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS8UHOFk-KI Sometimes, you’re in a foul mood, and think, you know what would make me feel better: “‘Here Comes the Hotstepper.” This is the one of the more profound self-realizations I’ve learned in my 27 years of existence. It’s only other competition is “never trust a man with a mustache,” and “never eat at Denny’s… Continue reading »

Mar
08

Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes-Abe Vigoda’s Reviver EP

For Smell Stans the world over (yes, that includes yours truly), 2009 was shaping up to be a really shitty year for the Los Angeles-based club and its core bands. As suggested in the well-written profile of the DIY performance space by LA Weekly’s Jessica Hopper, No Age has so thoroughly become the poster boys… Continue reading »

Mar
08

LA Times: Bishop Lamont Is Holding His Breath for “Detox” and “The Reformation”

Bishop Lamont on his beef with The Game: “I’m not trying to hate on the Game. At the end of the day, his mom and my mom are close friends. They go on vacation with T-Pain’s mom and Lil Wayne’s mom. It’s an issue of disrespect. He knows what it’s about. I’m not on some… Continue reading »

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