"CLUE 1:
     “went to short dogs house,
       they was watching Yo MTV
       RAPS”
Yo MTV RAPS first aired:
               Aug 6th 1988
CLUE 2:
Ice Cubes single “today was a good day” released on:
               Feb 23 1993
CLUE 3:
      ”The Lakers beat the Super 
       Sonics”
Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release of the single FEBRUARY 23 1993 where the Lakers beat the Super Sonics: …"

"this video illustrates (literally!) the concept of Hip Hop Genius. these ideas are explored more fully in my book, Hip Hop Genius: Remixing High School Education (hiphopgenius.org)

the drawings were done by Mike McCarthy, a student at College Unbound (collegeunbound.org), a school that exemplifies many of the values espoused in the film. the entire video was shot in College Unbound's seminar space, where Mike has built a studio for his company Drawn Along (drawnalong.com)."

"Earl’s real name is Thebe Neruda Kgositsile…his father is Keorapetse Kgositsile, one of South Africa’s most celebrated poets. Sanneh spoke w/ Kgositsile, & learned that the father knew of Earl’s success, but had not listened to the music. “When he feels that he’s got something to share with me, he’ll do that,” Kgositsile said. “& until then I will not impose myself on him just because the world talks of him.”<br />
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The person most responsible for Earl, however, is of course his mother, whose marriage to Kgositsile fell apart about a decade ago. She asked that The New Yorker not publish her name because she feared that Earl’s fans would harass her, & she is fiercely trying to protect her teen-age son from the exigencies of sudden fame. “There is a person named Thebe who preëxisted Earl,” Earl’s mother told Sanneh. “That person ought to be allowed to explore & grow, & it’s very hard to do that when there’s a whole set of expectations, narratives, & stories that are attached to him.”

"Tyler, the Creator is ringleader and figurehead of the much-discussed L.A. hip-hop/skater/visual-art crew Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. Today, XL Records releases his second album, Goblin, the first Odd Future product you can pay money for in a store. Below: eleven thoughts about the album. All reprehensible language and sentiments are Tyler's fault; all overthinking is mine."

[Follow-up: http://agrammar.tumblr.com/post/5398465751/oh-man AND http://agrammar.tumblr.com/post/5426410117/i-read-that-tyler-piece-more-or-less-the-way-you ]

"This week, Inventory breaks format a bit to offer a glossary of terms deployed in the Beastie Boys’ lyrics. (Hat tip to beastiemania.com for serving as an invaluable research tool.)"

[via: http://kottke.org/11/05/the-beastie-boys-annotated ]

"Das Racist is a rap group based in Brooklyn, composed of Queens-born Himanshu Suri and San Francisco-born Victor Vazquez joined by hype man Ashok Kondabolu, known as Dap, for live performances and in music videos.[1] Known for their use of humor, obscure references, and unconventional style, Das Racist has been both dismissed as joke rap and hailed as an urgent new voice in rap."

"It doesn't matter how good you think Das Racist is, they're better than that. On every listen, I realize I missed something important. Some great albums get better, and some fade, but Shut up, Dude and Sit Down, Man are both beyond comparison & ceiling at this point."

""Mathematics" is a b-side single from Mos Def's solo debut album, Black on Both Sides. It contains lyrics about various social issues and asks the listener to add them up and come to conclusions about them. Many references to numbers are found in this song and at times, Mos Def rhymes statistics in numerical order. The song is produced by DJ Premier whose famous scratch samples make up the song's bridge. Premier has called it one of his favorite beats."

For most people, Sir-Mix-A-Lot is synonymous with his hit "Baby Got Back." But for his real fans, or fans of early hip-hop in general, the greatest song Mix ever did was "My Posse's On Broadway," an homage to my home neighborhood in Seattle. It's a detailed step-by-step trek with Mix and his posse as they hit up local landmarks like Dick's Burgers and generally have a good time.

"Hip hop’s connection to science fiction goes way, way back—to these ears, it’s encoded in the genre’s DNA, thanks to its heavy sampling of P. Funk—but some groups make the connection more explicit than others (OutKast, Kanye West). Kid Cudi’s album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day, is the latest addition to this lineage." via: http://snarkmarket.com/2009/3515

"The World’s Emma Kwesiga Lydersen meets up with US hip-hop legend Guru. He’s been touring the world and bringing home some musical souvenirs."

See also: http://www.putsonline.co.uk/ AND http://www.last.fm/music/People+Under+the+Stairs AND http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Under_the_Stairs AND http://www.fundmc.com/

"African Underground: Democracy in Dakar is a groundbreaking documentary film about hip-hop youth and politics in Dakar Senegal. The film follows rappers, DJs, journalists, professors and people on the street at the time before during and after the controversial 2007 presidential election in Senegal and examines hip-hop's role on the political process. Originally shot as a seven part documentary mini-series released via the internet - the documentary bridges the gap between hip-hop activism, video journalism and documentary film and explores the role of youth and musical activism on the political process."

Brian Eno once famously remarked that the problem with computers is that there isn't enough Africa in them. I kind of think that its the opposite: they're bringing the ideals of Africa: after all, computers are about connectivity, shareware, a sense of gl

"audioblog started by James Morris in April of 2004. A year later it was hijacked by a number of additional writers, many of them divas. We update Monday through Friday, putting up all sorts of music and as much text as the occasion seems to call for. We

"An original and insightful documentary looking into the world of MCs and the underground music scene in London."

"RZA gave WIRED the dope on Wu-Tang's cinematic source material and sounded off on a selection of rare movie clips."

"When I start seeing rap stars flashing euros instead of U.S. dollars, I know our economy is in trouble."

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"All their music is vocal loops that they build up on stage and then perform over -- it's amazing to watch as well as listen to."

"Here's a great video presskit for De La Soul's Three Feet High and Rising LP, circa 1989. Too bad this phenom didn't catch on with more bands, we might've saved a cool billion on glossy folders and Kinko's fees."

"Can I Get An Amen? is an audio installation that unfolds a critical perspective of perhaps the most sampled drums beat in the history of recorded music, the Amen Break."

"A tribute to Dilla at the Brasilintime premiere show at SESC Pompeii in Sao Paulo."

"A small group of Ethio-philes though is keeping Addis Ababa's music alive and very fresh in New York."

"Danny Hoch is an actor, writer, director and performance artist born 23 November 1970 in Brooklyn, New York City. He has had some small roles in mainstream Hollywood films as well as larger roles in independent and art house movies. He is best known for

"Brooklyn Actor/ Performance Artist/ Hip Hop Activist, gives us insight to what the hip hop culture is like in Cuba."

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"In a country like Cuba, where the state has its hand in just about everything, it is perhaps not surprising that there is a governmental body that concerns itself with rap music."

"The ESPN documentary "Ali Rap" is built loosely on the premise that Muhammad Ali unknowingly invented rap music, simply by being himself in public."