What If RIck James Had Become The Hulk?

(c) SA + LS | a Rick James + Hulk parody of the classic Marvel Comics "What If" series.

Stevie + Vocoder= 1-2-3 Sesame Street

Happy belated birthday anniversary "Stevie Wonder"/Stevland Hardaway Judkins/Stevland Hardaway Morr.

Genius requires no interpretation.

+As spotted on BIFTK

*Happy birthday to you: Stevie Wonder at 60

"Effer"

(c) MTTS

+@drewtoothpaste

Untitled/Fantastic | Variegated

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson + the Suite for Ma Dukes Orchestra: Untitled/Fantastic
Timeless (Mochilla, 2010)

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson + the Suite for Ma Dukes Orchestra x Georgia Anne Muldrow: Untitled/Fantastic (Remix) f. Nokware
Timeless Remixed EP (Mochilla, Summer 2010)


Dilla rant this is not. The music speaks for itself.

The distinction and calibre of the few musicians selected to reinterpret Dilla's music speaks to the reverence beheld for Dilla. The exactitude in the interpolations and their austerity present further dispositions of Dilla's innate genius.

Timeless and spoke for (through music), I present "Untitled/Fantastic" variegated.


+MP3's provided by VTech.

*Nokware is GAM's son.

Rise + The Solar Sound System | Jazz Chronicles - Bologna (Rise Spiritual Edit)

Repeat1

Latest tracks by Solar Sound System


+3 For Free EP

Howlin' Wolf | How Many More Years

I've been a Howlin' Wolf (Chester Arthur Burnett | June 10, 1910 – Jan. 10, 1976) fan for years but it was only after watching 'The Howlin' Wolf Story' (2003) that I realized how nonplus I was - his life story, as told by the documentary, was completely unknown to me.

Listen to this "wolf" slickly maneuver through HMMY with a "howlin'" memorable cadence and digestible bluesy soul.


*Moanin' at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf by James Segrest, Mark Hoffman




+HW hmpg
++Critic Cub Koda declared, "no one could match Howlin' Wolf for the singular ability to rock the house down to the foundation while simultaneously scaring its patrons out of its wits."

Paul Mooney x Richard Pryor | The Only Black Guys Who Made the Scene in Hollywood

I have yet to read 'Black Is The New White'. However, July 6th a soft-cover of BITNW will have my name on it. Post-reading you can expect my red-cents-two-cents.

I have respected Paul Mooney's genius since I first met him in the mid-90's at the Laugh Factory. Know when you laugh at much of Redd Foxx, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, In Living Color and the Chappelle's Show you have Mooney to thank.

I, recently, discovered the following two NPR interviews - now it's your turn to listen...


Paul Mooney joins Neal Conan to discuss his friendship with the late comedian Richard Pryor, and also his life and work. Mooney believes that stand-up is the only place in the entertainment industry where a black man can speak honestly, and shares his battles with Hollywood to illustrate his point.



Mooneys Memories: 'Black Is The New White'
NPR: Talk of the Nation (Dec. 8, 2009)




Paul Mooney talks about his recent decision to abolish the "N-word" from his comedy routine
NPR: Talk of the Nation (Nov. 30, 2006)


*Google Books

Lost

I was forwarded the following earlier today and found "Lost" profound enough to post posthaste:

A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to him,

"Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."

The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, "You're in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above ground elevation of 2,346 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.

"She rolled her eyes and said, "You must be an Obama Democrat."

"I am,"replied the man. "How did you know?"

"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct. But I have no idea what to do with your information, and I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help to me."

The man smiled and responded, "You must be a Republican."

"I am," replied the balloonist. "How did you know?"

"Well," said the man, "you don't know where you are or where you are going. You've risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. You're in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but somehow, now it's my fault. "

*Cagle | i + ii

Benji B x Karriem Riggins = Soulful Beats Interview + Heavyweight Mix 8/11/09

It's been two months since I last macroblogged, I microblog habitually, and this particular entry is many moons late (as I ripped this in August) - yet, speaking for itself, here it is:

BBC 1xtra Benji B | Soulful Beats: Karriem Riggins Interview + Heavyweight Mix (Aug. 11, 2009) by yasboogie

Tracklist

*Benji B + Karriem Riggins

Thirst | Full Trailer + Review

RVW
Chan-Wook Park is usually very good with framing the ironic. In Thirst (Bakjwi) however I did not sense the main character's epoch plagues: pain/embarrassment/powerlessness/hatred/distaste/dissatisfaction/suffering. Further, I did not read Park's juxtaposing of Catholicism and the 'undead' as poignant (he is generally very good at these depictions). I am accustomed to Park's films dragging a bit as an effect of the aforementioned as Park generally will take the time to well dress (develop) all of the main character agonies/haunting (torture) yet Thirst drags w/out delving into any of these parameters with zest. Yet the movie is extremely memorable and disturbing yet I am left with, my sense of disturb via Thirst, is not as defined as my past Park experiences and for that I am disappointed.

+RVW - Review