aaand it's out!

http://www.theabstractandthedragon.com/

EDIT: it's just a compilation of mostly old familiar songs.. very disappointing.

Illmatic, Midnight Marauders, Aquemini & Liquid Swords.. the best rap albums ever made, in my opinion.

Kanye is on South Park again!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrdiZznta94

EDIT: actually not so funny tbh. :(

yeah a bit too much of a "greatest hits" eh? Dammit. Still, nice to get "Thank You" on a free mixtape. But would have been nice to have a lot more new shit or at least new remixes of old shit like that Tribe mixtape that coincided with the documentary that Michael Rappaport made. That was solid.

new Burial EP is amazing.

Beyonce just dropped a whole new album outta nowhere.

Jay is featured on "Drunk in Love". fucking loved his verse!! really his best shit in a while.

now i just want Watch the Throne II in my life.

All time? Sheeit.

Wu-Tang Forever, Ready to Die, Midnight Marauders, Dr. Octagonecolegyst, OB4CL, MBDTF

i thought about putting MBDTF.. it's definitely up there.

Vic Mensa's new tape is fantastic. he's the dude who raps on Cocoa Butter Kisses. Chance is featured on the tape as well.

http://www.audiomack.com/album/2dbz/innanetape

today's a Dipset kind of day.

oh man I could get w/ that. What's it gonna be?

listened to Diplomatic Immunity, Come Home with Me, Purple Haze, and some of Juelz' solo debut. all great stuff that give me chills. Cam has a great sense of humor, dude is so witty. listening to one of his albums back-to-back and hearing those awesome skits just make everything better. and his wordplay is just crazy. low-key he's like the southern DOOM.

Southern Doom? Cam's from Harlem.

But yeah Cam is really awesome. Purple Haze is incredible. Love that album. I also listened to Crime Pays not that long ago and realized it's so much better than I thought upon release.

Diplomatic Immunity 2 and We Are Music Vol 1 are two of my fav Dipset releases as well. So solid.

I'm also a huge fan of Jim's album Harlem's American Gangster. Very underrated.

LOL true, of course he's from Harlem! i don't know what the hell i was thinking when i wrote that *shaking my head*. :o

probably cuz i always say about Gucci that he's the southern DOOM. both remind me of him in some ways. Cam is way better than Gucci though.

yo i haven't heard that Jim album. i'll check it out.

Cam IS way better than Gucci yeah.

I think of Cam as the East Coast Weezy. (When both were in their prime). That love of wordplay. That exploration of the way words just sound.

Harlem's American Gangster is such a weird album. It was supposed to be a mixtape, but then Koch released it as an album. The thing is, it's Jones obviously going after Hov, right? And I mean American Gangster is untouchable. HAG does not live up to AG. But I guess it's awesome hearing a guy who is so below Hov trying to go so hard at him. In that way, it has this really weird charm to it. If that makes sense? It's far from Jones' "best" album, but in a funny way it's my favorite of his.

NR, have you heard A$AP Mob's tape from last year (Lord$ Never Worry)? in my opinion, it's underrated as hell & really dope.

yup! It's got some good stuff on there for sure. I don't like it as much as Live.Love.A$AP, but it's solid. I can't wait for the new A$AP Mob album after hearing that single w/ Mef.

hippity hoppity jammin

antipop consortium - ping pong http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQOKys_pN2c

sensational - after hours http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9nRE_eavVU

techno animal - sub species http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wriVJnsSkc#t=0

quasimoto - come on feet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWU_jIEAPF8#t=0

this is sooooo fkn good: boards of canada x rakim - turquoise hexagon sun/microphone fiend as mixed by autechre http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeEcOcbQQkU are ae able to be considered hip-hop at this point themselves? must be pretty fucking close now, although no mc out there has the balls to take them on...


FUCK YOU KANYE 2013 YEWWWWWW

Open letter from Police Chief David Oliver to Kanye West

Dear Kanye West,

I am honored to be writing such an important star. I am a mere Internet sensation. I’m not sure I am worthy to address you, although the Huffington Post did say I was “Humorous and Insanely Popular.” I don’t pay much attention to those things. Anyway, please excuse my interference in your life for a quick second.

I read your interview and also watched it on video. You said:
“I’m just giving of my body on the stage and putting my life at risk, literally.….and I think about it. I think about my family and I’m like, wow, this is like being a police officer or something, in war or something.”

I want to thank you for putting your life on the line for all of us every day. I know that being a rapper is tough work. I have tried to rap, and it is very difficult to keep up with the pulse of the rhyme flow…although when Ice Ice Baby comes on the radio, I can usually keep up with ol’ Vanilla. Anywho, your job is just some very dangerous work. Most people don’t consider… if you rap really fast, without a chance to inhale, you could pass out and hit your head.

That last paragraph was covered in sarcasm. I’m letting you know, just so you do not think I agree with your very ignorant assessment of your career (or any other performer)as it relates to a person in the military or a police officer’s service. You sir, are as misguided as they come. I do have a suggestion for you. Since you are accustomed to danger, from your life as an international rapper, I am strongly encouraging you immediately abandon you career as a super star and join the military. After joining, I would like you to volunteer to be deployed in Afghanistan or one of the numerous other forward locations where our men an women are currently serving. When the Taliban starts shooting at you, perhaps you could stand up and let the words flow. It could be something like “I’m Kanye West, wearing a flak vest.” I’m sure they would just drop weapons and surrender. You could quite possibly end all wars, just from the enemy being star-struck.

Your line of thinking is part of the problem in the world today….which include entertainers thinking they are something more than just entertainers. I know it is supply and demand and the demand for your services is high. I get economics. What I do not get is you EVER comparing what you do for a living to our heroic military members, who are always in harm’s way… and my brother and sister police officers who have to go to work carrying weapons and wearing a bullet-proof vest to protect themselves.

Check yourself, before you wreck yourself….Chief Oliver.

you are a funny guy, Rob.