THE CORNER STORE 360

Been sleeping on homie for a minute...must download

*key tracks*
Grown Simba
Lights Please

J. Cole - Simba (Directed by BBGUN) from bbgun on Vimeo.

International Hip Hop is on another level...dead ass

Shouts to Old Money

Some names you know along with some you need to get to know
Featuring : Jadakiss, Violent Sex, J Dilla, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Prodigy, The Kills, Mos Def, Radiohead, Nipsey Hu$$le, Black Milk, Eminem, Jay Electronica, Royce Da 5'9", Royksopp, Divine, & Mickey Factz


OPERATE (DOWNLOAD)

Brooklyn Bred MC Joell Ortiz has created a buzz for himself on the radio, the internet, and most importantly the streets. Introduced into the game as Quick, Joell's talent and hunger were apparent to anyone he came across. Armed With a relentless work ethic and incredible lyrical abilities Joell rhymed his way through the industry and into the offices of Aftermath Records where Dr. Dre signed the young Latino rapper and added him to the team. Due to an unfortunate lack of support from the label, Ortiz pushed for his release from Aftermath and has currently become hip-hop's most valuable Free Agent. After making the choice to team up with the filmmakers from The ICU, Joell looks to give his fans and followers an in depth look into not only who he is, but into his family, his music, and is career. Look out for this film at upcoming festivals this fall.

Joell Ortiz "Free Agent" Documentary Trailer from The ICU on Vimeo.

You must feel comfortable being surrounded by really bright colors if you plan on studying at Tokyo’s famous Senzoku Kaguen College of Music’s latest addition. It is called Black Hole on the school’s site, but Black Hall on the site of Terada design & Architects, the Tokyo-based architecture firm that designed it. We want to believe the school, especially when we know that one of the large studios is called Big Mouth. The Black Hole has recording studios, multimedia studios, electronic organ classrooms, PC labs, and practice studios for jazz, jazz vocal, pop and rock. In the otherwise basic hallways, intense wall and ceiling colors have become the main design element, and the way finding — large-scale painted signage on the walls — is the main artwork. Terada is an architecture and design studio established by the Osaka-born, 42-year-old Naoki Terada in 2003. - Tuija Seipell

These photos come from a town caleld JR in Rio de Janeiro Favella

New music from one of my favorite artists

Stockholm what's good - Welcome to Heartbreak (remix)

It’s Notherground Music!!” contains songs from Both Nice, 6th Sense, The Kid Daytona, Black ELement, Talib Kweli, Wildabeast, Jelani, Old Money, Outasight, Harlem’s Cash, Skyzoo, Emilio Rojas, A Pinks, Mekka Don, U-N-I, and more.

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Good ol' BET caught up with officer turned rapper, Rick Ross, and his relationship with God. This segment should have been scored with "Rich off Cocaine" in the background lol. BOSS

Joell Ortiz is back on his mixtape grind and this time he brings along the Evil Genius — DJ Green Lantern, as he Covers The Classics. Not one to back down from any beat, Joell goes in over all the old school hip hop classics beats we all grew up to love. Big shout out to Mike Heron, Joell Ortiz and DJ Green Lantern for everything as always. Track listing and download link after the jump!

courtesy of OnSmash

01. Intro
02. Rappers Delight (feat. DJ Enuff)
03. Know The BK Ledge
04. Somethin for Hot 97 (feat. DJ Camilo)
05. Strictly the Bizness
06. Treat Me Right
07. Industry Enemy #1
08. Brooklyn Children’s Story
09. I Can’t Go Broke
10. Live At Cooper Day BBQ
11. Uptown Anthem
12. U.N.I.T.Y.
13. T.R.O.Y.
14. Primo Tribute
15. Just To Get A Check
16. Mass Appeal
17. Act Like They Don’t Know
18. The Whut (Animal Shit)
19. BK Get Money
20. Got My Mind Made Up
21. Drop A Gem On ‘Em
22. Intercourse
23. Cell Therapies
24. High Roller
25. Brooklyn Ghetto Child
26. What They Do (Root’s Tribute)
27. Renee’s Revenge
28. Goin To Miami (feat. DJ Khaled)
29. What Happened To Hip Hop
30. 4,3,2,1
31. Recognize
32. 24HRS
33. Rican Ebonics 09

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This video was filmed in one take, with audio being recorded simultaneously with the film. The video features Nyle (www.nyleraps.com) and is produced by Last Pictures (www.last-pictures.com) and 194 Recordings (www.myspace.com/194recordings)

Nyle "Let The Beat Build" from Nyle on Vimeo.

Chill, he went off with this video

For those that don't know...you probably don't know yourselves. Kool Herc is the founder of this artform that we live today. Happy Birthday:

Let's just say that if you are a a hip hop head, YOU WILL BE HERE....wow

Guerilla Union/Myspace: Rock The Bells 2009 Lineup Freestyle





Nas & Damian "Jr Gong" Marley
The Roots
Common
Big Boi
KRS-One
House of Pain featuring La Coka Nostra
Reflection Eternal
Tech N9ne
K'Naan
RZA
Raekwon
Sage Francis
MOP
Slaughterhouse
Eyedea & Abilities
Necro
Slum Village
Evidence & Alchemist
Chali 2na
Psycho Realm
Mystic Journeyman
Buckshot
Mickey Factz
B. Dolan
Tabi Bonney

Kid's Cudi's follow up to Day 'N' Nite

Nah but seriously, this track is doppppe DOWNLOAD

the world is sooooo not ready...
(but hopefully the people are)

"Triknosis" MEGABONE from The ICU on Vimeo.

Just listen and stay tuned...
remember your local bodega brought it to you first

http://www.zshare.net/download/57986534a98f2eb2/

a piece i wrote for haiti

For only 10 cents a day you can help a child survive, or rather you can help sustain the illusion that a dime can silence the cries of a country. Caught in a bind of misery, a ball of confusion where many are forced to dine off of water and dirt. Can money heal the hurt? Can charitable funds reimburse kids with guns who have everything to die for but nothing to live. Nothing to give but statistics on lists of places where you might see flies on kids faces. Where you might just die if you hear the stories of babies being thrown away, or orphans being forced to stay outside of missionaries because there is no space for him to lay. Can you even pray? Or does capitalism not allow that provision? Perhaps Haiti remains imprisoned until we ourselves make a revision.

Seeing that 10 cents a day doesn’t make a difference, we need to make ourselves different and no longer be distant. We need to take a stand against indifference, to stop seeing Haiti as a part of the third world, and as a part of our world. Our people, our equals, our problems, our tragedy. Then maybe we can gradually work towards change. But not monetary change, it’s bigger than that. It’s bigger than infomercials, it’s bigger than 1-800 numbers, it’s bigger than Feed The Children. It’s about taking on the facts, and not lapsing into the traps of apathy. Break the bubble, shatter the mold, acknowledge the catastrophe, and do something. We owe it to ourselves. Operators are standing by…

charles hamilton - loser from sl007good on Vimeo.

We came a long way from burning tags on the side of subway cars....

Cut&Paste Digital Design Tournament 2007 from Cut&Paste on Vimeo.

In light of the 12th year anniversary of his death, his presence is still felt. Check out this mixtape mixed by arguably the two most talented producers (Cookin Soul). Well done, free download!

Official tracklist:

01 - Dj Drama Intro
02 - Tek (Smif-n-Wessun) - Juicy
03 - Grafh - Things Done Changed
04 - LA the Darkman & Willie the Kid - World is Filled
05 - Freekey Zekey & 730 Dips - Dreams
06 - CL Smooth & Skyzoo - Big Poppa
07 - De La Ghetto - Ready to die
08 - Styles P - Kick in the door
09 - Emilio Rojas - Young Gs
10 - Nipsey Hussle - Another
11 - Shiest Bubz - Going back to Cali
12 - Miss Info interlude
13 - Lil Cease & Cardan - Ten Crack Commandments
14 - Amanda Diva - Get Money
15 - Dough skit
16 - LA the Darkman & Willie the Kid - I Love the Dough
17 - Jean Grae - Hypnotize
18 - Uncle Murda - Long Kiss Goodnight
19 - Chaundon - Who Shot Ya its Over
20 - P. Diddy Outro

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Dope Mixtape from an up and coming artist, a must download:

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courtesy of BBC


Before Global Warming melts the planet, let's get outta here...

An unmanned Nasa mission to search the sky for Earth-like planets with the potential to host life has launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

The Kepler telescope will orbit the Sun to watch a patch of space thought to contain about 100,000 stars like ours.

It will look for the slight dimming of light from these "suns" as planets pass between them and the spacecraft.

Controllers took their first opportunity to launch the probe, at 0349GMT (2249EST) on 7 March.

Kepler blasted off atop a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

"This is a historical mission; it's not just a science mission," said Dr Edward Weiler, Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at Nasa.

"I maintain that it really attacks some very basic human questions that have been part of our genetic code since that first man or woman looked up into the sky and asked the question: 'are we alone?'."

Equipped with the largest camera ever launched into space, it is the first mission designed to find rocky worlds orbiting Sun-like stars. Planets located in a warm zone - known as the habitable zone - might host liquid water on their surfaces.

And where there is liquid water, scientists argue, there is at least the potential for life.

He's Back! Scheduled to drop to albums this year, Marshall's first relapse is set to drop March 19th. Stay tuned...



SANTA MONICA, CA - March 5, 2009 – Eminem, the biggest selling music artist of the decade, officially announced the street date of his eagerly awaited new album; his first original studio album in over four years. Relapse (Interscope/ Aftermath/Shady) will be released on May 19, 2009. The first single from the album and its accompanying video will see a simultaneous release on April 7th.

Anticipation for Relapse has been building since the fall, when Eminem first announced the album title and debuted the freestyle, “I’m Having A Relapse,” during an interview on his Shade 45 satellite radio station. Last month, the release of “Crack A Bottle” from Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent brought that anticipation to a head. The track soared to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (Eminem’s second #1 after 2002’s “Lose Yourself”) and set a Nielsen SoundScan record for opening week download sales (418,000). The recording ranked third in the history of all weekly download sales. “Crack A Bottle” will be included as an album track on Relapse.

With the announcement of the release date for Relapse also comes confirmation of something that had been rumored in recent weeks: Eminem is already working on a follow-up album, Relapse 2, that fans can expect in the second half of 2009. “A lot of people were expecting Relapse to drop last year,” said Eminem. “I was one of them. Then Dre and I went back in the studio in September for a few days, and that turned into six months. We were on such a roll; we wound up with a ton of new music produced by Dre. Putting out Relapse 2 will let everyone get all of the best stuff.”

Eminem has sold more than 75,000,000 albums worldwide. His previous studio album, Encore, reached #1 and dominated the charts in late 2004. Certified quadruple platinum and spinning off four Top 40 Hot 100 hits, the Grammy-nominated disc has sold more than 11,000,000 copies around the globe. The #1, double platinum, 2005 greatest hits collection, Curtain Call: The Hits and #2, platinum, 2006 various artists compilation, Eminem Presents: The Re-Up, followed. In October 2008, Eminem released “Eminem: The Way I Am”, a book compiling thoughts, stories, and memorabilia from various points in his life. The book entered the New York Times Best-Seller list at #11.

Rev. Al Sharpton and members of his National Action Network will picket in front of The New York Post headquarters (1211 6th Ave between 47th and 48th Sts.) at noon on Thursday in protest of a cartoon in Wednesday’s edition that allegedly links President Barack Obama to the 200-pound chimp that was killed for attacking its owner’s friend this week.

The cartoon refers to Travis The Chimp, who was shot to death by Stamford, Conn. Police on Monday after it mauled a friend of its owner. The cartoon, created by Sean Delonas, depicts a dead chimp and two police officers, one with a smoking gun.

“They’ll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill.”

On Wednesday, Rev. Sharpton released a statement calling the cartoon offensive and divisive. It reads:

“The cartoon in today’s New York Post is troubling at best given the historic racist attacks of African-Americans as being synonymous with monkeys. One has to question whether the cartoonist is making a less than casual reference to this when in the cartoon they have police saying after shooting a chimpanzee….”

Sharpton said:

“Being that the stimulus bill has been the first legislative victory of President Barack Obama (the first African American president) and has become synonymous with him it is not a reach to wonder are they inferring that a monkey wrote the last bill?”

The cartoonist called the controversy “absolutely friggin’ ridiculous” in a statement to CNN late Wednesday:

“Do you really think I’m saying Obama should be shot? I didn’t see that in the cartoon. It’s about the economic stimulus bill. If you’re going to make that about anybody, it would be [House Speaker Nancy] Pelosi, which it’s not.”

NY Post Editor-in-Chief Col Allan also stood behind the cartoon:

“The cartoon is a clear parody of a current news event, to wit the shooting of a violent chimpanzee in Connecticut. It broadly mocks Washington’s efforts to revive the economy. Again, Al Sharpton reveals himself as nothing more than a publicity opportunist.”

Wow, well done....what do you think?



KANYE WEST "Welcome To Heartbreak" Directed by Nabil from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

In the spirit of Valentine's Day...

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Always been one of my favorite MC's...

...lol i actually kinda dig this


Download MP3 Here

In light of a historical Presidential Inauguration that just took place, it has recently become a rather popular media trend to draw comparisons between Barack Obama and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. There has been much discussion and analysis suggesting that President Obama is the fulfillment of Martin Luther King’s dream, and that his election into the White House is the ultimate culmination to the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, and thus progressing this nation into a post-racial society. Over the past couple of years, while Barack Obama was campaigning to win over the support of the masses, Americans have fallen in love with this individual for a multitude of reasons. As with any political figure, people have their own reservations as to why they support a candidate, however, it cannot be denied that throughout the 2008 presidential race, America has adopted a certain infatuation with Obama that is unparallel to anything seen before. One is therefore compelled to question the racial dynamic behind Obama’s appeal.

Tim Wise, a highly esteemed author who is most known for his analysis on race in the United States, stated in his lecture at Moravian College that there were a number of fundamental problems that Barack Obama could not address, due to the fact that it might unsettle the nerves of many people. One of the most significant reasons why Obama was able to gain the trust of many was because he chose not to delve deep into anything that would shed light on the undeniable concept of white privilege.

During his lecture, Wise referenced Barack Obama’s “A More Perfect Union” speech in Philadelphia, more commonly known as Obama’s speech on race. In this address, Barack Obama does indeed explicitly say, “…race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now.” He then goes on to mention that by doing so “we would be making the same mistake that Reverend Wright made in his offending sermons about America — to simplify and stereotype and amplify the negative to the point that it distorts reality.” Obama’s address on racism was very well written, with content that included great wisdom and insight. Even with the sense of genius in his words however, he is merely scratching the surface of America’s immense problem with racism. He also implies that racism is something that affects everyone equally. While advantage does damage the collective whole to an extent, institutional oppression is felt way more by black and brown people than anyone else in America. This is something that Obama had to be careful not to fully express, for had he mentioned this, people may have categorized him as a radical.

While Obama does explicitly acknowledge that America cannot ignore the issue of race in this country, it is important for one to understand the context that he refers to. This speech was given in response to the conflict surrounding his affiliation with Reverend Jeremiah Wright who discomforted a lot of people with the statements that he made. It did make sense for Barack Obama to denounce Wright’s comments as hateful given the fact that this controversy posed a threat to his campaign; however, it would have been more truthful for Obama to delve deeper and thoroughly explain the rationale behind these statements. This was something that he could absolutely not do, because he had to be sure that his speech did not come across as “an attempt to justify or excuse comments that are simply inexcusable.” Obama had make a clear denouncement of Wright in order not to be perceived as someone who may have a special interest for African-Americans, or some sort of hidden agenda. The fact that Obama had to even make this address for the sake of just remaining in the race shows that America is nowhere being post-racial.

Tim Wise raised the point that in Martin Luther King’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech, there are certain parts that are often glamorized, while other significant parts are not highlighted nearly as much.

“It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."
-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

This is an excerpt from the speech that supports the radical side of King that Tim Wise referred to. This part of his speech aggressively blames America as the source of injustice, which is uncomfortable for people to think about. Instead, society embraces the “free at last, free at last” and the “content of their character.” While these are great excerptions from his speech, they should not be isolated from the entire message that is conveyed in King’s speech because it detracts from the authentic overall vision of King.

As Wise transitioned through his commentary on the significance of Barack Obama, he continued to speak about the concept White Privilege. One interesting point that he raises in both his lecture and his essays is the myth of racial preference benefitting minority groups in university admissions and the job market. Wise consistently disputes the idea that affirmative action leads to minority groups receiving an unfair advantage over whites by bringing up the point that just by virtue of being white, one is statistically more likely to have opportunities available that blacks do not. Wise brings up the famous case of the University of Michigan’s affirmative action lawsuit. From a white privileged point of view (which may very well be objective), it is quite possible to view Michigan’s point system as a clear inequality against white applicants. Wise explains however, that in this system, there were also points allotted to students who’s parents attended college, who were from high ranked high schools, and who were from the Upper Peninsula, a predominantly white section of Michigan. As these provisions don’t appear to have clear racial bias, with further investigation one could identify that the demographic that benefits from these point clauses are predominantly middle class white students.

In his essay, “The Real Face of Racial Preference: Whites Swim in Racial Preference,” Wise uses the metaphor of fish in water. If a fish is asked what water is, it would have a tough time giving an explanation because of the fact that it surrounds them so much that they take it for granted. This principle is also true in the case of white privilege. For the sake of expanding this metaphor, in order for address this problem the fish must be exposed to a discomforting waterless environment. Taking the fish outside of it’s comfort zone would finally allow it to truly understand the substance in society that grants it the liberty to swim around freely on a daily basis.

Charles Hamilton vs. Serius Jones @ S.O.B's from Music Addicts Only on Vimeo.

Just realized this never was put up, had to post one of my favorite mixtapes of 2008...

Something about this chick, can't really pin point why.  She already has a song with kanye and santogold, I know she's going to do it big in the '09.  This is funny on so many levels though lol.  Way more authentic than Officer Ross will ever be lol. Shouts to Lykke Li

Might be a little late, but shouts to Old Money remixing one of my favorite new artists Santogold

"City of God's Son" Trailer - Kenzo Digital - www.CityofGodSon.com from Kenzo Digital on Vimeo.

“City of God’s Son” is an experimental hip-hop opera starring Nas, Jay Z, Ghostface, Biggie Smalls, Raekwon, Samuel Jackson, Delroy Lindo, and Laurence Fishburne. It is a crime drama/coming of age tale of three fictitious characters growing up in a crime ridden mythical city in a jungle. This project explores the icon of the gangster in modern media, and weaves musical history and gangster film history into an operatic music based story of brotherhood and survival. An homage to 90’s New York hip-hop, “City of God’s Son” is the redefinition of the remix. Featuring legendary soul singer Joe Bataan. To download the entire project for FREE and for more info please visit www.CityofGodSon.com

Idle Warship "Black Snake Moan" from The ICU on Vimeo.

This is one of the most interesting mixtapes i've come across in a minute.  Okay, so autotune has gotten wayyyy outta hand.  Just imagine if some of your favorite hip hop classics were butchered with this frequency distortion.... hmmm (check the link)

Today is a monumental day for music.  On January 15th, 2009, Run DMC was officially inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.  The group that features Joseph Simmons (RUN), Darryl McDaniel (DMC), and Jason Mizzel (Jam Master Jay) joined Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five as the 2nd hip hop group to receive such an honor.  Accompanying Run DMC is metal group Metallica. FRESSSHHHHH

"Sometime's the truth can hurt you, so I blow my cig smoke at the truth commercial"

-Joe Budden

Blue smoke swirled in air unable to leave the room

.their eyes locked. 

Expressionless, she stared at him.

His hands stuck to the drawer where she kept her matches,

as if it had been closed the whole time.

Words escaped his mouth like exhales into the cloudy air,

rephrased by his rapid pulse.

She left the room without saying a word.

Time remained still

like the ashes in the tray on top of  the dresser.

Choice