The Light

Common "The Light" - Like Water For Chocolate

RE: DEFinition

My First Dictionary - An ABC dictionary, for ages 18 & up.

samples:

• evidence
• passenger
• wave

Mos Def & Talib Kweli "RE: DEFinition" - Black Star

You're A Customer

HI-larious transcript of a customer service chat with Zappos!

**"You're A Customer" contains a sample of "How Kendra from Dead Space was designed (link roundup)" originally written by John.**

EPMD "You're A Customer" - Strictly Business

Regulate

Regulate: A Critical Study

(Oh Heuristic Squelch, how I miss thee!)

Warren G f/ Nate Dogg "Regulate" - Regulate... G Funk Era

I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson

HI-larious mockumentary ad for the new Wii Punch-Out!! game!

**"I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson" contains a sample of "New ad for Punch-Out Wii" originally written by John.**

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince "I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson" - And In This Corner...

Cool As A Fan

The No Bullshit Guide to Hip Hop Demographics
by Justin Boland

As Justin points out, the article by Davey D is essential reading.
By no means do the two offer definitive answers. Instead, they provide essential pieces to a large, and complex, puzzle!

Little Brother "Cool As A Fan" - 12" single

MCee

Taking a cue from SportsCenter's "Mt. Rushmore of Sports," my buddy Tom flipped the script and asked me, "If you could make a Mt. Rushmore of MC's, who would you put up there?"

I sat and pondered for a minute.

"Not who you think the best MC's are," he explained, "just your personal favorites."

As of today, my answers are (from left to right):

Rakim
Mos Def
Black Thought
Tupac

Who's on your Mt. Rushmore?

J-Live "MCee" - All of the Above

Acetate Prophets

April 18: This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music.

A Record Store Day participating store is defined as a physical retailer whose product line consists of at least 50% music retail, whose company is not publicly traded, and whose ownership is at least 70% located in the state of operation.

Find your participating store and represent on Saturday!

My name is DJ Bozo and I approve this message.

Jurassic 5 "Acetate Prophets" - Power In Numbers

Funny Style

Entertainment Weekly presents... The 25 Funniest Actresses in Hollywood. Coming in at #16 (assuming these are actual ranking numbers) is my favorite of the bunch, Mindy Kaling.

Aside from her "chirpy Valley-girl inflections" as Kelly Kapoor in The Office, she's also written several of the show's greatest episodes. Hats off to you Ms. Kaling!

Tha Alkaholiks f/ King Tee "Funny Style" - Likwidation

Chow Down

Waistline Connection "Chow Down" - 12" single

The Truth

Honestly, aside from Ghostface Killah, I refuse to listen to post-2000 Wu-Tang Clan (solo or group).

What's your hip hop confession?

Pharoahe Monch f/ Common & Talib Kweli "The Truth" - Internal Affairs

Doing Dumb Shit

Ninjerktsu - A comic about ninjas that are proficient in the area of being total jerks!

Ice Cube "Doing Dumb Shit" - Death Certificate

Who's Who

Hip Hop Sgt. Pepper's



(image by dk)

Dilated Peoples "Who's Who" - Neighborhood Watch

Runnin'

A blog solely dedicated to images of a guy running away from the camera!

**"Runnin'" contains a sample of "Hummer with wagon wheels (link roundup)" originally written by John.**

The Pharcyde "Runnin'" - Labcabincalifornia

Still Diggin'

LP sales were up 89% in 2008!

(photo by D. B. Whitaker)

Showbiz & A.G. "Still Diggin'" - Runaway Slave

Skills

The Etch-A-Sketchist presents... Rappers. Dude is sick on the boards!

(photo by The Etch-A-Sketchist)

Gang Starr "Skills" - The Ownerz

Do My Thing

Busta Rhymes explains the secret behind all his guest appearances!

Busta Rhymes "Do My Thing" - The Coming

The Punisher

The homie Jeremy "DK28" Doll is back at it again, speedrunning videogames like there's no tomorrow!

His most recent SDA World Records include:

-Double Dragon II: The Revenge (NES)
-Super Smash Bros. (N64).

After watching the Double Dragon II run, I'm sure you'll agree that he's earned the title, "Master of the Flying Knee of Death!"

Eric B. & Rakim "The Punisher" - Don't Sweat The Technique

N.Y. State of Mind

Christoph Niemann's in a N.Y. State of Mind!

(photos by Christoph Niemann)

Nas "N.Y. State of Mind" - Illmatic

Oh Shit

Turntables... at Home Depot?!!!??!

You can do it, they can help!

The Pharcyde "Oh Shit" - Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde