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R.I.P. Biggie!

17 yr. old Biggie on Fulton St. in NY, via Talib Kweli via twitter.

Random Midday Hotness: Hit 'Em Up Style.

[h/t Val]

Random Late Night Hotness: This Too Shall Pass.

Lyricism and Capitalism.

Friday Random 20: Two is a Crowd.

It’s possible to do bad all by yourself, true. But things can really turn ugly when two or more people are involved.

Of course, this thought occurred to me as I watched news coverage of the – allegedly – bipartisan health care reform summit yesterday.

Well, to hell with bipartisanship. Sometimes, teamwork can screw things up. Don’t [...]

Friday Random Ten: On Bended Knees

In case you missed it earlier today, Tiger Woods is so very sorry. Of course he is.

But that’s boring. What do you have to apologize for this weekend?

I’m going to apologize for admitting the remix to “O Let’s Do It” is not all that bad. Jamelle should apologize for speaking ill of pickles. This alpaca [...]

We're Saving Our Own Lives.

We are the World Haiti 25 — whose presence at the top of the singles chart is as damning a refutation of democracy’s plausibility as you’ll ever see — is so awful that it nearly prompted Jay Smooth to shutter his website.

Jon Pareles reviews the song, and notes the chasm in vocal ability between the [...]

Friday Random Ten: One

For the single and sexless – because those terms can often be mutually exclusive -  this weekend will probably be just like any other, mostly because you were smart enough to avoid being suckered into the Valentine’s Day industrial complex.

This deserves praise, not wilting roses or calorie-heavy chocolate kisses.

And this is your PostBourgie-approved soundtrack for [...]

Random Midday Hotness: Climax.

Day 4 – and probably the final day – of J Dilla Appreciation Week.

Word to Slum Village, Dilla’s former group and a criminally slept-on hip-hop collective based out of Detroit:

It’s hard to put into words my appreciation for the music of Slum Village, particularly Dilla. I don’t want this post or this series to come [...]

Random Midday Hotness: Stakes is High.

Day 2 of J Dilla Appreciation Week. And Posdnuos murders his third verse:

Yo, it’s about love for cars, love for funds
Loving to love mad sex, loving to love guns
Love for opposite, love for fame and wealth
Love for the fact of no longer loving yourself …

Enjoy the rest:

A few years ago Kelley L. Carter, formerly of [...]

Ice Cube: Your Favorite Black Panther's Favorite Rapper.

First, I should shout-out the dude on Urban Dictionary who already said this better than I can:

One of the greatest Mc’s of all time. I dont know what you fuckers are talkin about. You think you’re funny with your little acting jokes, but the truth is, if his acting were half as good as his [...]

Feel It In The One Drop.

We were a few days into February before I even remembered that it is Black History Month, and when I did my first thought was not of Malcolm, Martin or any other typical BHM icon, but Bob. The last time I “did” BHM was back in my undergrad days in Toronto  and today the Black [...]

Friday Random Ten: A Super Bowl for the Second Line.

After Sunday, let us refrain from ending any words in “eaux” as in “geaux” for “go.” Let us refrain from casually slipping references to gumbo or voodoo or Cafe Du Monde into our conversations or prose. Let us refrain from engaging in any ridiculous hyperbole about how a team of professional athletes can and will [...]

Random Midday Hotness: A Song About MEEEE!

Hat tip to Channing Kennedy at Racewire, via Ann:

Oh, why, you’re welcome random Hong Kong pop star!

Friday Random Ten: We Like The Crotch on You.

The idea for this week’s Random Ten started out as a follow-up to last night’s Twitter meme of #bestsexsongs, which could mean a lot of things, but mostly turned out to be a list of  generic Quiet Storm-style suggestions.

But as the recommendations kept rolling throughout the night, and even into this afternoon, one thing became [...]