Oh Shit

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

You can do it, they can help!

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

Making Progress

"As I embark on life's journey from the point where I'm at,
Peace to everybody striving to live right and exact,
Even though anxieties try to pull you down,
See your troubles as a blessing and you're homeward bound,
Everybody gotta struggle, that's the way of the world,
Can't develop biceps if you don't do curls,
Can't achieve a garden if you never water your crops,
If you never paid your dues, then you don't get props,
Couldn't eat a proper meal without cooking it first,
Can't receive a paycheck if you don't do work,
If it wasn't for the rain, then the trees won't grow,
When the spring came around what a sight to bestow,
When you face adversities dark clouds won't last,
If you never study, how do you expect to pass?
The grasshoppers laid around while the ants did chores,
When the winter came around, he was left outdoors,
See the cycle keeps moving like a big machine,
Evolution of the mind, soul, body, and being,
God'll never put upon you more than you can take,
Sometimes you even gotta learn from other people's mistakes,
So head on black people got to meet the task,
Educate, keep learning, gotta question, ask,
And let your light keep shining and remember the past!"

-The Gift of Gab

Blackalicious "Making Progress" - A2G

I Hear Music

So, apparently, the Best Buy in Santa Monica has been selling records for months!

After diggin' through their small racks, I did a little reorganizing! :P

Biz Markie "I Hear Music" - The Biz Never Sleeps

1994

What's the greatest year in hip hop?

1987?
1996?
2008?

If you're a hip hop connoisseur, chances are you've had the conversation about the "Class of '88" within your respected circles... but what about a "Class of '94?"

Critically acclaimed albums include:

Artifacts - Between A Rock And A Hard Place
The Beatnuts - Street Level
Common - Resurrection
The Coup - Genocide & Juice
Craig Mack - Project: Funk Da World
Gang Starr - Hard To Earn
Jeru The Damaja - The Sun Rises In The East
Method Man - Tical
Nas - Illmatic
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die
O.C. - Word... Life
Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda
OutKast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - The Main Ingredient
The Roots - Do You Want More?!!!??!
Scarface - The Diary
Warren G - Regulate... G Funk Era

Shout outs to The Real Frequency show: Arcee, Musiklee Inzane, & DJ P-Plus.

I wrestled with this one for a minute!
My final answer? 1988... No wait, 1994... but, then again...

Download the Real Frequency '88 vs. '94 sound clash and help me decide once and for all!

Quasimoto "1994" - The Further Adventures of Lord Quas

Speed Law

Ever seen a man (or woman) beat old school Contra in under 13 minutes... using only the peashooter?











How about running through X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse in a little
over 19 minutes?












My buddy, Jeremy 'DK28' Doll, did just that and currently holds the SDA World Record for both titles! Incredible!

Next on his list of games to speedrun are Super Smash Bros. for the N64, Double Dragon II for the NES, and Super Castlevania IV for the SNES.

Congrats Dogbert - keep it up!

Mos Def "Speed Law" - Black On Both Sides

Ninja Rap

Ninjas protest at Pirate's festival!
Go ninja, go ninja, go!

Vanilla Ice "Ninja Rap" - The Best of Vanilla Ice

Bits & Pieces

20 hip hop album covers recreated in Lego!

Common - Be

Big Pun - Capital Punishment

...and here's Samus Aran in Lego!

(figure & photo by Andrew Colunga)

U.T.F.O. "Bits & Pieces" - Doin' It

Marshall Mathers

Eminem, immortalized with M&Ms!

Eminem "Marshall Mathers" - The Marshall Mathers LP

All I Know

Rahzel shares all that he knows!

Rahzel "All I Know" - Make The Music 2000

Protect Ya Neck

Wu-Tang Clan "Protect Ya Neck" - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Turn It Up

I am soooo gonna make a pair of these for the office!

Busta Rhymes "Turn It Up" - When Disaster Strikes...

B-boy

Papertoy B-Boy!

Crown City Rockers "B-boy" - Earthtones

Hip Hop Died

HIP HOP ISN'T DEAD

Your source for hip hop album reviews, using more profanity and italics than necessary, since 2007.

Max serves up a discussion forum for fans and newcomers alike. More often than not, I find myself laughing my @$$ off as I read his "two cents." If you pick up an album that sounds like sh!t, don't say Max didn't warn you!

Here's a sample of his work:

Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle

Canibus - Can-I-Bus

The Roots - Rising Down

Skillz "Hip Hop Died" - The Million Dollar Backpack

Triumph

What's The Greatest Posse Cut of All Time?

Wu-Tang Clan f/ Cappadonna "Triumph" - Wu-Tang Forever

Show Me A Hero

Dean Fraser spent the entire month of October Simpsonizing Marvel Comics characters!

Here are three of my favorites:

Wolverine

Invisible Woman

Iron Man

**"Show Me A Hero" contains a sample of "Doctor Doom as a member of The Simpsons" originally written by John.**

Leaders of the New School "Show Me A Hero" - A Future Without A Past...

Paragraph President

Mos Def for President!

Blackalicious "Paragraph President" - Blazing Arrow

Super Brooklyn

The Examiner's Best (and Worst) Hip Hop-themed video games of all time!

My cousin Brian put me up on this one, thought I'd share... An amateur programmer in Germany created an 8-player SNES game!

Cocoa Brovaz "Super Brooklyn" - Game Over

Umi Says

I don't wanna write this down, I wanna tell you how I feel right now...

Shout out to Antonio on the inspirational tip!

Mos Def "Umi Says" - Black On Both Sides

Pentagon Paradox

BAMS in '08!!!

Self Scientific "Pentagon Paradox" - Self Scientific presents... The Works (1997-2002)

U Ass Bank

Lyrics Born "U Ass Bank" - Later That Day...