Archive for the 'hip hop' Category

P.S.: I’ve started doing podcasts again

Friday, February 15th, 2008

… and you can thank Neil Gorman and Nokia. Listen to see why. (The music is by Greydon Square… thanks Tim.)
The RSS feed is still here.
Also, for the next 3 months or so, Nokia is sponsoring the show. They sent me an N810 and I chat about it a bit in the thing. You can [...]

New Stones Throw DVD released, rawks

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

I just downloaded the new Stones Throw DVD, In Living the True Gods, from iTunes. I’m seriously impressed by it. Here’s a still from “Monkey Suite”, the first video on the disc:

I was expecting to pay like 20 bucks for this thing, but they have it on iTunes for $9.99 (in the US store). You [...]

To Rap = To Fake?

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

In case you guys weren’t following it, T.I. was arrested the other day after being caught with a bunch of machine guns and silencers. Yeah, I know.
Jay Smooth has a great video about it, actually, but what I’d like to talk about is the dichotomy between implied violence and actual violence in hip hop.
To give [...]

Don’t buy Kanye, Don’t buy 50

Monday, September 10th, 2007

And now, a public service announcement brought to you by Jay Smooth.
P.S.: If you’re looking for an album to buy this week, consider Killah Priest instead, which you can listen to on my new episode. (Yeah, I still do a podcast. I’m just as shocked as you are, frankly.)

P.P.S.: Clyde Smith is saying we shouldn’t [...]

Being a cyborg

Sunday, September 9th, 2007

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How the rich control your education, being a cyborg, and the chessboard of life.
Relevant links: Famous for 15 people, Chat with a rich kid.
[http://m.podshow.com/media/170/episodes/85532/inoveryourhead-85532-10-31-2007.mp3]
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Ill Doctrine

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

Jay Smooth is the host of New York’s longest running hip-hop radio show. He has a videoblog now with Podtech. It rules.

Astounding new theory on why rap sales are declining

Friday, June 15th, 2007

You heard it here first, people: Rappers are douchebags.

Stop the Presses: I actually made a podcast

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

How to subscribe.

The Seven Plagues of Modern Man, new tattoos, New York and Toronto are piece of shit cities. Etc.
[http://m.podshow.com/media/170/episodes/85531/inoveryourhead-85531-10-31-2007.mp3]
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150 Episodes: Holy Crap

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

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My 150th show, done from the balcony of a hotel room during SXSW 2007. The state and future of the web and of media personalities, my position within the structure, and where I hope to be. It all came out.
This was a great show to do.

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My favourite female rapper

Monday, March 26th, 2007

Hey, here’s an article about my favourite female rapper, Bahamadia. It includes two downloadable tracks– check it out.