My boy Andy Williams just sent me a very appropriate nugget. A tribute mix to Barack Obama… To my US listeners, on Nov 4th you know what you gotta do…

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Tracklisting:
01. MLK Rare Speech – It’s Midnight
02. Baby Huey – A Change is gonna come
03. MLK (Part 2)
04. The Temptations – Ball of Confusion
05. The Last Poets – Black Wish
06. Speedometer – The Real Me
07. George Soule – Get Involved
08. Saul Williams – Pledge Resistance
09. Cannonbal Adderly & Jesse Jackson – Walk Tall
10. John W. Anderson – The Flag
11. Strange Fruit Project (Feat:Little Brother) – Rise
12. Dick Gregory – Black Progress
13. Marvin Gaye – What’s Happening Brother
14. Intruders – Be Thankful
15. Stairsteps – O-o-h child
16.OBAMA SPEAKS : “ A Chance to change the Game”

(Painting by HVW8. Dope as always…)

Artist Stefan Glerum has created a brilliant look into the extreme sport of digging for wax. 13 reasons why you shouldn’t spend your sunny afternoons in a basement; “You will end up all alone”, “It will mess up your back”, “Theres always someone digging in a better crate”… Check it out for real!

Linkage: Stefan Glerum

Vintage Expos Bill Lee interview

“I just had a lot of pancackes in the morning, and then I had a beer and a steak before I pitched and go get em’”

Sound the Nerd fog horn!

This Iphone application is a clone of the famous Roland-909 drum machine and 16-step sequencer. Apparently, it costs around 5$. So, now on top of Dj’s not having to buy records anymore, producers can make beat on their Nintendo DS or IPhone, rendering my MPC obsolete… (sound the sarcasm alarm too)

Jalen & Chris & Juwan & Ray & Jimmy

This is the first NERD-ISMS post so bare with me.

“Back in the day when I was a teenager, before I had status, before I had a pager”, the Fab Five were the shit! The first to rock baggy shorts, black socks and those black Air Max. Ohhhh, the memories. This was the beginning of the mariage between hip-hop and basketball, for better or for worse.

Webber! Why’d you have to call that timeout!!!?