Happy Sunday: Check this Rhyme

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17-year-old me would be so excited to know that, as I approach middle age, there are still ATCQ albums to buy.

Now who is going to check the rhime?

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Malik Taylor helped change music forever as part of A Tribe Called Quest. Thankfully, Michael Rappaport captured that story in his documentary Beats, Rhymes, & Life.

Happy Sunday: A few of my favorite things

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This is great from beginning to end. Chris Pratt Rapping = Amazing! Black Dinosaurs? Great! Science? Yes, please. But I can think of worse people to be punched by than Orlando Bloom. I have to go see this movie…

In Defense of Macklemore

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The other day I saw a Tweet from self-publishing success story Amanda Hocking that got me thinking. Here’s the Tweet:

There seems to be a lot of backlash against Macklemore & Ryan Lewis which seems…well…unfair. You know what else is unfair? Comparing any artist to the Beatles, as if every musical artist is supposed to be earth shattering. Not every musician can change the face of music, nor should they be expected to. But Macklemore & Ryan Lewis actually are shaking the ground of hip-hop a bit. Continue reading →