Another great discussion.  This is one in a series of 9th Wonder and Mark Anthony Neal’s “Sampling Soul.”  They bring in Harry Weinger, Vice President of A&R for Universal Music Enterprises for this discussion on sampling and the Motown catalog.

I’d love to give exerpts, but again that wouldn’t do this justice. Enjoy.

This is a great discussion.  This is one in a series of 9th Wonder and Mark Anthony Neal’s “Sampling Soul.”  They bring in Bucknell English Professor James Braxton Peterson for this discussion of Nas’ seminal 1994 album, Illmatic.

I’d love to give exerpts, but that wouldn’t do this justice. Enjoy.

Thanks to Duke University for a forward thinking class, and Nodfactor for the link.

Real Hip Hop.

I’ve never been one of those constant Youtube users.  It always seemed rather cheap on the whole.  I only find out about cool shit on youtube through friends, blogs, etc.  Having to sit through an unreliable buffering video only to have its quality be spotty at best, even with the current HD setting, which has made the experience a bit better.  But that still doesn’t make watching someone with an overinflated since of importance discuss the occult symbolism of Lady Gaga, or poorly edited cat videos.

This is why Vimeo is the shit; well crafted videos and art in high quality, with a low level of bullshit thrown in.

Michael Jackson, Mos Def, and The Wire. OH MY!

Jay-Z not on The Blueprint 3