Survey Time: Still Diggin'...

Okay, so the track-by-track preference won by an overwhelming margin. I expected as much... To spice things up a bit, and to give it a little bit of a mixtape flavor, I might drop in some Kung Fu film snippets sampled on the Wu-records as well. Sound good?

Now here's another question I have for you, oh loyal HHIReader. When I tag the tracks (ID3), would you like me to include the song title that samples the original, or should I leave it a mystery. In other words, should the song title read "The Way We Were" or "The Way We Were ['Can It Be All So Simple']"?

Again, please respond in the comment section for another exhibition of hip hop democracy in action!

Weekly Address from President Obama (Feb. 28, 2009)

President Obama explains how the budget he sent to Congress will fulfill the promises he made as a candidate, and assures special interests that he is ready for the fight.

Survey Time: Diggin' In The Crates With...

Phat shouts to Enlight for the inspiration. I've got plenty of RZA samples I wanna share with y'all and this would definitely be a great way to do it. I've wanted to opt towards making producer spotlight sets, in addition to our sample sets. If this works out, I'll probably go ahead and make 'em for all my favorite producers (Pete Rock, J Dilla, DJ Premier, Dre, Kanye, Justo, 9th... and so on). The only question I need answered before I get into this is what the format should be for this series:

Do you want it to be in mixtape style with blended tracks? Individual songs or one long MP3? Or do you want the track-by-track feel like the sample sets? Hit up the comment section for democracy in action!

Killing the Bush Legacy: Republicans' Only Hope

As a Democrat, I’ve taken great delight in witnessing the Republican party’s current disintegration. But it was only until after watching Bobby Jindal’s lame response to Barack Obama’s speech this past Tuesday night that I realized what the GOP must do before they can begin anew. Truth be told, I couldn’t care less if they keep going on the same path (more humor), but here’s my viewpoint anyways: They must – no ifs, ands, or buts – completely disavow themselves from the wretched administration of George W. Bush.

Since Bush stepped into office in 2001, I came to despise many of these Republicans for their failure to speak their mind, instead opting to join in on the groupthink of the party. This is great for solidarity, but horrible for… just about everything else! Whilst Democrats, Independents and cynics alike were debating, analyzing and producing new approaches, the GOP’s message was plain and simple: “Stay the course!” Well, look where that’s gotten us! I’m definitely not saying that the Republicans are solely responsible for the mess we’re in right now. But when it’s time to face facts, who’s been leading us for the past eight years? George W. Bush. A horrible leader.

The main problem with the Republican party is that they haven’t yet come to terms with the fact that the Bush presidency was a disaster. And they’re still defending him! Until they choose to do otherwise, the Republicans are doomed to be forever synonymized with his name. Not a good look, to say the least. I’m waiting for the day when a Republican comes along and says straight up: “The Bush Administration was an epic fail.” It just might be the day I vote for a Republican. Or maybe not.

Insomniacs Club: Originoo Gunn Clappaz - 'No Fear'

That's right, they're rhyming by a f*cking light tower.

From BVM:

O.G.C. (Originoo Gunn Clappaz) are a Hip Hop group consisting of members Starang Wondah (Gunn Clappa Numba One, also known as Big Will, Hurricane Starang and Strang Da Beast From Da East), Louieville Sluggah (Gunn Clappa Numba Two, also known as Hennyville Guzzler or Henny), and Top Dog (Gunn Clappa Numba Three, also known as Big Kahuna and D-O). The group is mostly known through their membership in the Boot Camp Clik, along with Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun and Heltah Skeltah.

Daily Operation: February 25, 2009

"Outsource"? Really, Chris? LMAO...

New Music:

Joe Scudda - Keep On Drinkin' (feat. T-Pain)
Noah - Just Relax (feat. Blu)
Miles Jones - Never Too Late (Produced by Black Milk)
Reflection Eternal - Internet Connection (feat. Bootsy Collins)
John Legend - Lay Your Head On My Shoulder
(MF) DOOM - Lightworks
Illogic - I Know You (Produced by Ill Poetic)
Cam'ron - I Used to Get It In Ohio
Chamillionaire - Creepin' (Solo) (feat. The Game & Ludacris)
Reks - Play My Music (Produced by Statik Selektah)
Rapper Big Pooh - Radio
Jon Hope - Rakim Joint
Jazmine Sullivan - My Foolish Heart (Remix) (feat. Consequence)
Blaq Poet - King of the Jungle (feat. Jaysuan & Termanology)
Bobby Creekwater - Junkie
Problem - I'm Fucked Up (feat. Jim Jones & Snoop Dogg)
Tyga - Cali Love
KiD CuDi - '09 Freestyle
Sha Stimuli - Signed Freestyle
Teairra Marí - Cause A Scene (feat. Flo Rida)
Maino - Nah Go to Jail Again (feat. Busy Signal)
Rick Ross - Shittin' On Them (feat. Birdman & Busta Rhymes)
Big Chief - My Swag (Remix) (feat. Jim Jones & Chamillionaire)
Cam'ron - Cookies & Apple Juice

New Music Videos:

Music Video: City Haze - For the Record

Music Video: DJ Drama - Day Dreaming (feat. Akon, Snoop Dogg & T.I.)

Music Video: Jamie Foxx - Blame It (feat. T-Pain)

Makin' the Rounds:

TYT: Mickey Rourke gives the best acceptance speech!

YOUTUBE: ...Sean Penn wasn't too far off; great acceptance speech!

C&L: David Brooks -- one of the few conservatives whom I respect/pay attention to -- calls Jindal's response a "disaster for the Republican Party"

FWMJ: The Making of Illmatic: Scans from the April 2009 issue of XXL

POLO: Check out the original cover to 88-Keys' The Death of Adam. I actually like this one more than the one they went with.

XXL: DMX. News. What else could this be?

C&L: Did Michael Steele really say he wants to bring a "Hip-Hop Makeover" to the Republican Party?

YAHOO: WTF? The Clippers beat... The Celtics!?!? What planet am I on?

KWELI: Reason #32138192127 why I love Twitter

PITCHFORK: Clipse/Rick Rubin Collaboration Actually Happening

LABNOL: Your Taste in Music Can Reveal How Smart (or Dumb) You Are

YOUTUBE: The Four Horsemen: Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett & Sam Harris

Notable Quotable:

Malcolm X, tell a white bitch "Yo, I want my toes sucked"
- Cam'ron; (I Used to Get It In Ohio)

Joe Budden - Padded Room [Album Review]

The Blogfather himself just posted my album review for Joe Budden's new Padded Room LP over at About! Check it out, 'n lemme know what you think:

Joe Budden - Padded Room [Album Review]

Hip Hop Insomniacs Club: Souls of Mischief - 'Never No More'

From BVM:

Souls of Mischief is an alternative hip hop group from Oakland, California, that is also part of the hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics. The Souls of Mischief formed in 1993 and is composed of emcees A-Plus, Opio, Phesto, and Tajai.

Wikipedia Responds to Bobby Jindal's "Republican Response" to Barack Obama's SOTU

To follow up on my recent post covering some Twitter reactions to the Jindal response, here are some tweaks to Bobby Jindal's Wikipedia page that I discovered, all posted/edited today! Click the picture to be taken to the Wiki-history page they're taken from. Enjoy:

Twitter Responds to Bobby Jindal's "Republican Response" to Barack Obama's SOTU

You are now about to witness the strength... of Twitter:

NotoriousBIG: fuck this governor asshole. why he talkin to us like we got down syndrome or some shit?

ricksanchezcnn: i don't know what to say after watching jindal? kind of stunned. did i miss something? rewriting history? wow, don't facts matter?

NinaBambina: How bout Jai NO, Jindal

joelmharvey: Bobby Jindal is the Bizarro Barack Obama.

dustingm: What the hell was that speech by Jindal?! It was like listening to a cross between John Birch and a comedy routine by Yakov Smirnov.

macsamurai: What speech was Jindal responding to? Giant FAIL.

godofguitars: Why does Bobby Jindal sound like Kenneth from 30 Rock?

tertiary: ...bobby jindal sounds just like Kenneth from 30 Rock.

japhy79: Bobby Jindal reads his speech like he's talking to a 5th grader, right?

tprolificjones: Hmm. Is Bobby Jindal a clone or an android?

FrostyMcTeague: Jindal pretty much sounded like a lobotomy.

weskimcom: sounds like jindal didn't do so well with his response. next time, republicans, don't pick players via color coordination alone.

TheGreatSoul: i feel like jindal is telling me a bedtime story... I wish he would address us as adults not children.

homerj79: Dear Gov Jindal. You are not reading a story to a group of Kindergartners. KTHXBAI.

kopper: So, did anyone get a snapshot of Jindal hittin' the bong before he went on camera?

coldwarning: Jindal speaks like an Elementary School teacher to a group of 2nd graders, so I guess yeah he is like Palin LOL

Phillyberg: the only "pre-existing condition" that Bobby Jindal has is that he's the worst public speaker since Gill the Salesman on the SImpsons

hinutech: Seems like Jindal should have read Obama's speach before crafting a response.

retroknit: #Jindal makes PALIN look like a master orator. highly amusing! Will be even funnier in 2012

EileenLeft: Jindal seriously pissed me off! Talking down to us like 1st graders, and $ from the fed. gov. ? by the Gov. of LA, REALLY?

niknaz: #nsotu overheard quote: what is jindal on republican sesame street? why is he talking like that??

freddymartinez9: bobby jindal needs to learn how to not talk down to people. If you don't know who he is, ignore this tweet

dkmintz: can't believe how blatantly Bobby Jindal is running for president

almondjoi: Jindal did a terrible job of anticipating the tone and content of POTUS. He sounded like he was responding to a totally different speech

Peter_R_Casey: Bobby Jindal sounded like he was presenting at the local elementary school's career day.

barkway: Faux News talking heads make excuses for Jindal's "elementary school voice" response to Obama's speech. Too funny!

larry_slo: GOP response by Gov Jindal: "Republicans have lost your trust and rightly so." Wow.

ryanchurchill: I never realized just how fucked the republican party was until Jindal's response

gatorjohn: I think Jindal just sunk his presidential ambitions

chris_maxwell: jindal is more interested in furthering his political future than helping the people who he represents

davidglover: Jindal sounds like an inauthentic Mr. Rogers

uvasig99: Andrew Sullivan with the line of the night about Bobby Jindal: "Close your eyes and think of Kenneth from 30 Rock": http://tinyurl.com/c29ade

Garrett66: Bobby Jindal your act is horrible. Stop campaigning for president in 2012, do you job representing your citizens. Be a governor and shut up.

And of course, to cap it all off:

Nogui: Booby Jindal can suck a d*ck

Devin Harris' Game-Winning Half-Court Shot... While Being Fouled!!

....aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand the Nets still suck.

Hip Hop Insomniacs Club: De La Soul - 'Buddy'

From BVM:

De La Soul is a Grammy Award-winning hip hop group from Amityville, New York. They are best known for their eclectic sampling and quirky, surreal lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap subgenre. The members are Kelvin Mercer (Posdnuos, Mercenary, Plug Wonder Why, Plug One), David Jude Jolicoeur (Trugoy the Dove, Dave, Plug Two) and Vincent Mason (P.A. Pasemaster Mase, Maseo, Plug Three). The three formed the group in high school and caught the attention of producer Paul Huston (Prince Paul) with a demo tape of the song "Plug Tunin'". Prince Paul was also sometimes referred to as Plug Four.

Debate: Christopher Hitchens & Dinesh D'Souza @ UC Boulder

Christopher Hitchens and Dinesh D'Souza at CU Boulder from Justin Leddick on Vimeo.

Weekly Address from President Obama (Feb. 21, 2009)

President Obama announces that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will start having an impact as soon as a few weeks from now, in the form of the quickest and broadest tax cut in history.

Hip Hop Insomniacs Club: Goodie Mob - 'Soul Food'

From BVM:

Goodie Mob is a hip hop act based in Atlanta, Georgia. Members Cee-Lo (Thomas Callaway), Khujo (Willie Knighton, Jr.), T-Mo Goodie (Robert Barnett), and Big Gipp (Cameron Gipp) make up the group, which has been functioning since 1995. The act's name acts as a double backcronym. As explained on the track "Fighting" on Soul Food, Goodie Mob means "the GOOD DIE Mostly Over Bullshit".

Its members were all born in Atlanta, and the group is based there with the rest of the Dungeon Family, a collective which includes OutKast and P.A. (Parental Advisory). Goodie was first heard featured on several songs from OutKast's first album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. Cee-Lo was the most visible member of the group prior to his departure in 2000 (among other projects, he is now recording in collaboration with DJ Danger Mouse as Gnarls Barkley), while Big Gipp has made several rounds on other Dungeon Family members' albums, and T-Mo and Khujo form a duo within the group called The Lumberjacks.

Daily Operation: February 20, 2009

Rick Sanchez calls out Sean Hannity... BIG TIME!

New music (in order of preference):

The Kickdrums - Just A Game
Busta Rhymes - Anthrax
QuESt & Nero - Check the Rhime '09
Busta Rhymes - Murdergram 2009 (Remix)
R. Kelly - Do What It Do (feat. 50 Cent) [No DJ]
(MF) DOOM - That's That
T-Pain & Kanye West - Flight School [WITH NMC TAGS]
The-Dream - Walking On the Moon (feat. Kanye West)
Nino Bless - Tribute To Bone Thugz
Young Buck - What Ever
Uncle Murda - Load Up Music
AZ vs The Golden Filter - Solid Gold From New York (feat. R.A.G.U.)
Kaze - On Smash (Produced by Ski Beatz)
C-San - Can You Work With That (feat. Casey Veggies)
Jason Miller - Sex (feat. Snoop Dogg)
RAtheMC - Prom Queen From A Prom Queen
Big Sean - Million Dollars
Maino - Colorful Clothes (feat. Lil Wayne)

Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved:

AAR: Air America Radio's Mark Green Interviews Al Franken: "We're Going to Win Soon"

FDL: SMH... Alan Keyes Calls Obama a "Radical Communist"

YTUBE: Rick Santelli's Rant

YTUBE: Obama's Press Secretary Robert Gibbs Addresses Rick Santelli's Rant

TECHCRUNCH: Last.fm Sold Its Soul to the Devil RIAA

WASHPO: LOL: Sarah Palin is "Dan Quayle With a Ponytail"

MEDIAMATTERS: Still Waiting for George Will's Correction...

Makin' the Rounds:

PREFIX: The Top 50 Best Selling Albums of 2008 Worldwide

TIME: The Top 10 Conan O'Brien Moments

CNET: It's Official: Google Earth Found Atlantis... Okay, Maybe Not

TYT: The Young Turks Respond to the Rihanna Pic

YAHOO: See? This Is Why I Prefer Rock Band: Guitar Hero Misspells "Lynyrd Skynyrd"

Quote for the Day (Courtesy of El Rizmatico):

Never underestimate the heart of a champion.

- Rudy Tomjanovich