What I'm Listening To....Born Jamericans - Boom Shak A-Tack

Had to take it back. Just in that mood! Ya remember this?



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Tha Lady Blogga: I Voted. Did You?

Last years, Election Day was one to remember. People turned out in record numbers to elect Barack Obama into the White House. It was great to see people out in full force to exercise their right to vote.

This year, I am sad to say, people climbed back under the rocks from which they came. I went to the polls today to vote for a Mayor of NYC and I was met with bored poll workers. There was no line around the corner, no 30 minute wait. As usual, a lot of people in my neighborhood did not come out to vote.

Even though this wasn’t a Presidential election, it was important just the same. Mayor Bloomberg was running for a third term, which he created. As Mayor, he could only run for two terms back to back. He felt so strongly about the “good job” he was doing that he petitioned to change the law and won. Hence, giving himself the right to run again and serve if he won. The public was very clear about him NOT seeking permission to run a third term but he did it anyway. And he won. A double-digit landslide was predicted between Thompson and Bloomberg, however that is not what happened. He only defeated Bill Thompson by 5% of the votes. So perhaps if people came out in drones like they did for President Obama, Bloomberg would have lost.

I mean, I am not a Bloomberg stan but he is doing a fairly decent job. I just don’t like the idea that after asking the public if he should petition for a third term, even though they said no, he ran anyway. That just means he is not thinking about the people. Which means he is not the “people’s Mayor” and he will probably not do much for the people. That bothers me a little bit because then one would have to question his motives.

I personally think it was time for him to step down and let another administration run this city. Just because he did a good job, doesn’t mean he could put himself in the race for Mayor for another year in NYC.

New Yorkers, what do you think?


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#MusicMonday ... Ryan Leslie - "Never Gonna Break Up"

This weekend I caught an early listen of Ryan Leslie's "Transition". Boy oh boy, Ryan is talented and sooooo underrated. This album is packed with great tracks. Ryan Leslie is a BEAST! "Transition" is in stores tomorrow and you should GET THAT! It's Music Monday, so I thought I would offer up a track from the album. This is "Never Gonna Break Up". Happy Monday and enjoy!

Ryan Leslie - "Never Gonna Break Up"


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Check It ... G.o.D. Jewels

The homie G.o.D. Jewels delivers a raw and yet soulful sound on his "Glory or Death" mixtape. I caught this project in the email over the weekend too. I had to share. "I'm Sayin" is dope and is an interesting concept. Go ahead and check that. Also, "Ain't No Way" is real dope too! "Glory or Death" is definitely a project worth checking. Enjoy.


I'm Sayin (Prod By The Baron Boys)


Ain't No Way ft. Ambrosia (Prod. By E&J)







Glory or Death (Click to Download)
WWW.GODJEWELS.COM


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Check It ... The Boy Illinois

Yeah, I caught this in the email over the weekend. Check out these joints from The Boy Illinois' "Inhale Pt. 2: Loyalty Before The Love" mixtape. Overall the project is dope. Give it a listen. "James Dean" is my joint and the "Coldplay (More Love)" is dope too. Check it

James Dean (Prod. Half Amazin)


Coldplay (More Love)





Inhale Pt. 2: Loyalty Before The Love (Click to Download)
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Boot Camp Clik, M.O.P. and Termanology

Hip Hop was definitely in the building at Toad's Place in New Haven, CT. I was hyped during this whole night. Check it out!

R. Kelly - "The Ladies Make Some Noise Tour"

R. Kelly stopped by Connecticut for his Ladies Make Some Noise tour and put on a great show. Check out the pics and vids!


















(My apologies for the few drunk folks having a separate conversation in the back at a concert. SMH!)

Jay Electronica - Exhibit C

The internet is going nuts. I can't stop hearing the positive opinions about this amazingly dope track by Jay Electronica. This dude dropped Exhibit C and everyone is raving about it. I remember seeing him perform at Toad's Place in New Haven, CT when Nas was the headliner. He got on stage in front of a restless crowd that already waited 2 hours plus for the main man Nas to get on stage. Many people must've not known much about Mr. Electronica himself. I knew some. Won't front and act like I know dude's history. I don't. Just know enough to know he an MC to keep one ear on heavily until he drops an album so I can have both ears on his music. Notice how I said MC and not rapper. This dude lyrically spits Sistine Chapels. He got on stage, did 2 songs, didn't get a great response. Guessing his lyrics were going way over the heads of the alcohol indulging patrons. Perhaps it was just not familiar enough. Then he had the music off and went a cappella. Worse response. Some booing. A bottle thrown. Threats from Jay himself. And this is a dude that Nas cosigns. Too lyrical? Too deep? But isn't Nas that also? Didn't understand it. The crowd was filled with morons who wouldn't know a gem if the speaker was infused in the ear canal. Anyways, here's the track that thanks to the internet, blogs, tweets, emails, etc., I've been abusing. Check it out!

Jay Electronica - Exhibit C (Prod. Just Blaze)

Lyrics:
When I was sleeping on the train
Sleeping on Meserole Ave out in the rain
Without even a single slice of pizza to my name
Too proud to beg for change mastering the pain
When NY niggas was calling southern rappers lame
But then jackin' our slang
I used to get dizzy spells, hear a little ring
The voice of a angel telling me my name
Telling me that one day Imma be a great man
Transforming with the MegatronDon spittin' out flames
Eatin' wack rappers alive shittin' out chains
I ain't believe it then, nigga I was homeless
Fightin', shootin' dice, smoking weed on the corners
Tryna find the meaning of life in a corona
Till the 5%ers rolled up on a nigga and informed him.

"You either build or destroy, where you come from?"
"The Magnolia projects in the 3rd ward slum"
"Hmm, its quite amazing that you rhyme how you do
And how you shine like you grew up in a shrine in Peru."

Question 14 Muslim lesson 2: Dip diver, civilize a 85er
I make the devil hit his knees and say the our father
Abracadabra! You rockin' with the true and living
Shout out to Light Out, Joseph I, Chewy Bivens,
Shout out to Baltimore, Baton Rouge, my crew in Richmond
While ya'll debated who's the truth like Jews and Christians
I was in Cecil B, Broad St, Master, North Philly, South Philly, 23rd, Tasker
6 Mile, 7 Mile, Hartwell, Gratiot
Where niggas really would pack a UHaul truck up
Put the high beams on
Drive up on the curb at a barbecue and hop out the back like "whats up"
"Kill a nigga, rob a nigga, take a nigga, buss up"
That's why when you talk that tough talk I never feel ya
You sound real good and you play the part well
But the energy you givin' off is so unfamiliar
I don't feel ya.

Nas hit me up on the phone said "what you waitin' on"
Tip hit me up on a twit said "what you waitin' on"
Diddy send a text every hour on the dot sayin' "when you gon drop that verse nigga you takin long"
So now I'm back spittin' that He could pass a polygraph
That Rev Run rockin' Adidas out on Hollis Ave
That FOI, Marcus Garvey, Nikki Tesla
I shock you like a eel, electric feel, Jay Electra.

They call me Jay Electronica
Fuck that, call me Jay ElecHannukah
Jay ElecYarmulke
Jay ElecTramadaan Muhammad Asalaamica RasoulAllah Supana Watallah thought your monitor
My Uzi still weigh a ton, check the barometer
I'm hotter then the mothafuckin' sun, check the thermometer
I'm bringing ancient mathematics back to modern man
My momma told me "never throw a stone and hide your hand"
I got a lot of family, you got a lot of fans
That's why the people got my back like the Verizon man
I play the back and fade to black and then devise a plan
Out in London, smoking, vibin while I ride the tram.

(If lyrics not 100% accurate, feel free to correct.)

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Black Thought & Mos Def - "75 Bars"

Shoutout to okayplayer.com for this clip! Mos Def and Black Thought go back and forth on 75 Bars. Gotta love a dope MC who respects and gets hyped up by another dope MC.

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Jay-Z Ft Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind" [Official Vid]

Here it is, Empire State of Mind ... the Lil Mama-less version [LOL]



Plus Game 2 performance from the World Series



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Vinnie Paz's "Drag You To Hell" Remix Contest

(Via Vinnie Paz's MySpace)

What’s up everybody,

We just announced the Vinnie Paz “Drag You To Hell” remix contest today. You can download the “Drag You To Hell” acappella here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/23uil2 (COPY AND PASTE THIS LINK INTO YOUR BROWSER - MYSPACE WILL BLOCK THE LINK IF YOU CLICK ON THIS HYPERLINK DIRECTLY)

Then work your production magic and e-mail your remix as an mp3 back to us at contests@enemysoil.com by midnight PST on December 1, 2009.

Please include your producer name in the mp3 file name, so we can track your submission.

Winners will be announced on December 15, 2009 and will have the chance to have their production work featured on Vinnie Paz’s debut solo album, “The Assassin’s Creed,” and will also be laced with a Jedi Mind Tricks prize pack from the official JMT Online Store.

So go to this link: http://www.sendspace.com/file/23uil2 to download the “Drag You To Hell” acappella, work your production magic, and then e-mail your remix back to us at contests@enemysoil.com by midnight PST on December 1, 2009.

Peace,
Jedi Mind Tricks

Vinnie Paz on MySpace : www.myspace.com/pazdevil

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Check It ... R. Kelly "Echo"

Check out Echo from R. Kelly off the new album.




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