Lakers Rally From Down 20 To Win Game 1


On Monday night at the Staples Center with about 7 minutes left in 3rd quarter things looked grim for the Los Angeles Lakers. They were down 20 and the leagues MVP Kobe Bryant had just 5 points. The crowd in Los Angeles was stunned to say the least but not Kobe Bryant. It would appear the MVP had the Spurs right where he wanted them. Because for the next quarter and a half Kobe wouldn't take rest as he ignited the Laker offenses scoring 23 points and sparked the Laker defense which held the San Antonio to just 13 points in final period. Kobe Bryant finished with 27 points (25 in the second half), 5 rebounds and 9 assists and Pau Gasol has 19 and 7 included 2 blocks late in the game as the Lakers rallied to defeated San Antonio 89-85 to take Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.

Video: Hillary Fall Back



Here's a video for Talib's song "Fall Back" featuring Chester French. It features Res and Talib on that track as they advise Mrs. Clinton to fall back , concede to the loss and stop waisting your and our time because Obama's victory is inevitable. A growing sentiment among more and more democrats as the primary rolls on. Even the most recent issue of Time Magazine has a photo of Obama and a subtitle reading "And The Winner Is...."

Download: Talib feat. Chester French- Fall Back


Video: Jean Grae - Love Thirst



One of my personal favorite MC's Jean Grae dropped a new video for her single "Love Thirst (Produced by 9th Wonder)" and it's nothing like anything we've ever heard from Jean before but HOT none the less.

You can check out more Jean Grae music at:

http://blacksmithnyc.com/
www.myspace.com/jeangrae
http://www.jean-grae.com/
YouTube


Nas New Album No Longer Called Nigger


According to Entertainment Weekly a Def Jam representative told EW that Nas’s high anticipated and highly controversial 9th studio album will not be called N*gger.

Nas had this to say about the changing of the album title and inspiration behind the controversial album….

"The people will always know what the real title of this album is and what to call it, It's important to me that this album gets to the fans...It's been a long time coming. I want my fans to know that creatively and lyrically, they can expect the same content and the same messages. It's that important....You got The Congress calling, you got the NAACP calling, you know you got the White House calling, about lil ol me. So of course there is going to be some changes with the title of the album and everything as far as fitting in the stores, but it’s beyond that for me. I need to be heard more than have a word plaster on my album. It’s not about that, I need my music heard. But it’s important for my people, the fans to know that this is the same album regardless of the title. This is the album I intended to make and this is the album you’re gone get. When the governments police kill one ethnic group off, year, after year, after year…we’re in a war, we’re in a genocide. There’s no question about it, there’s no denying it. And people kinda sweep it under the rug, so when I say nigga Im saying NO you aint sweepin that under the rug. And im sorry I gotta say this but its still happening and im sorry none of my elders can come out here and make this shit stop. Hit hop music is the voice it gets everywhere, if we gotta take this shit to another level then that’s what we gotta do….Is this publicity? you fuckin right, this is publicity for a fucking cause….but when you talking about what’s happening to my people, Ima take the word and turn into something positive for myself but Ima make it hell for you because you made it hell for me. "


Listen: Nas -N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave And The Master)

Diddy Says Kanye's Concert "Changed His Life"




In a rare video blog Hip-Hop mogul Diddy keeps it real and has a certified "Brown Sugar" moment as he recollects the story of the day he fell in love with hip-hop, how hip-hop saved his life and how Kanye West's Glow In The Dark Tour changed his life and rekindled his love for hip-hop all over again.

I may not agree with everything diddy says or does (including his contribution to producing bullshit records), but I have to give it to him on this one. He hit the nail right on the head. Everyone who say went to the
Glow In the Dark Tour raved about it in the same way that Diddy did, some even called the concert Spiritual, it was that good.

Unfortunately, I haven't seen the Glow In the Dark Tour myself, but I did get a chance to experience the Heart of City Tour and without a doubt that concert was the perfect example of why I was so sure that hip-hop was the one for me. Prior to that concert, I had reached a point with hip-hop (more so mainstream hip-hop) where I had all but given up on it. I've been in love with hip-hop music since before I even knew what it was way back in '94. Fastforward to 14 years later 2008, I was all but ready to put in my divorce papers siting irreconcilable differences between me and hip hop. But before the divorce was finalized, I attended the "Heart of the City Concert". And Jay-Z ripped it (at the Hollywood Bowl) and resurrected all those feeling that helped me fall in love with hip-hop in the first place. All I can say is......

[Hip Hop] I Still Love Her!

Check out Kanye's Track "I Still Love Her"


Weezy F. Pain


If you are anything like me then you are probably tired of this whole Weezy F. Pain character, Lil Wayne's R&B alter ego abusing the auto tune / voice box effect that T-Pain made famous. We first heard Weezy use this effect on during The Drought Is Over mixtape series. And even then I was like what the fuck, but I just chalked it up to Weezy being Weezy, having a little fun experimenting, I just skipped those tracks and didn't think much of it. Then when I heard him used that effect on Shorty Lo's "They Know Remix" I realized this isn't the last of we were going to hear of Weezy F. Pain. Now its seems that's the syrup addiction has finally driven the man mad and now he is throwing this Weezy F. Pain on everything including the first single "Lollipop" from his highly anticipated album "The Carter 3". His first studio album since 2005. And just to add insult to injury he hops on Usher's "Love In The Club Part 2" with that same Weezy F. Pain bullshit and ruins it.

Is this really what we've been waiting 3 years for The Carter 3 featuring Weezy F. Pain??? I sure the fuck hope not. I hope that when he finally does drop the Carter 3 that we dont end up with 16 tracks of Lil Wayne doing that auto-tune effect bullshit, because I cant take it. That would make the Carter 3 the most disappointing album in history by my standards. The most bark with the least bite.

Weezy if you're out there and some how you come across this blog, Im asking you as a fan, "CUT THIS SHIT OUT!!!". But don't do it for me, do it for kids Wayne! Do it for Kids!! Put down the Syrup and slowly step AWAY from the auto-tune.

After 200 Million In The Box Office "Iron Man" Gets His Own Hat



After doing 200 million (the highest-grossing opening weekend of 2008) in the box office Iron Man gets hit own New Era Hat!!!

Marvel
has partnered with New Era to produce an entire line of Super Hero hats with the first being Iron Man, followed by the Incredible Hulk with hits theatres this summer.

Needless to say, You know I'll be coppin' one.

Official Iron Man New Era Cap Website:
www.neweracap.com/ironman

Damn It, I Was There!! "The Suge Knight KO'd Story"



As many of you may know Suge Knight was knock out at Club Shag in Hollywood this past Saturday and Nigga I WAS THERE!!! The Internet has been going nuts over this story. Its like a million youtube videos about it already, and even a "Suge Got Knocked The Fuck Out (R&B remix)" Video on YouTube.

The unfortunate part of the story is that my dumb ass left the club early because it wasn't poppin enough for me and I went to the Cabana Club (which was poppin), and after hearing about Suge getting knocked out all I can say is: I LEFT TOO EARLY, I missed the best part of the night at Shag. FUCK! Next time I'm at club and it ain't exactly poppin, I'm gone stay my ass right there because you never know what former celebrity just might get their ass whooped INFRONT OF THE CLUB.

I've met Suge on 2 occasions and he didn't seem like the bad guy that every makes him out to be. So when I first heard the story, I was tempted to side with Suge. Like damn, why you have go and do Suge like that, what did he ever do to you?? Then I found out that Suge started this whole shit by jumping the nigga that would eventually knock him out. Suge started it and he ended it.

JUSTICE SERVED.

And as you can expect everyone and they momma will be at Shag next Saturday hoping to see a rematch. There's nothing like a 300-pound gang-related former celebrity ex-record exec getting his ass whooped @ your club to give your club a much need publicity boost.

Tell Em Ye!


Kanye responded to an Entertainment Weekly Review of his Glow In the Dark Tour on his blog Friday. Entertainment Weekly had given the prolific, outspoken and often misunderstood MC's Glow In The Dark Tour a B+, which led Kanye to let out this tirade directed toward Entertainment Weekly and its entire staff....

Yo, anybody that's not a fan; don't come to my show. For what?! To try and throw ya'll two cents in? Ya'll rated my album shitty and now ya'll come to the show and give it a B+. What's a B+ mean? I'm an extremist. It's either pass or fail! A+ or F-! You know what, fuck you and the whole fucking staff!!! I know I shouldn't dignify this with a comment, but the reviewer threw a jab at all the artists. I just wanna know when was the last time you enjoyed yourself. If you can't have fun and lose yourself at this tour it's a good chance you're a very miserable person. I actually feel sorry for you guys. Your job forces you to not have fun anymore. Grab a drink, holla at some nice girls, and party bitch!! You don't know shit about passion and art. You'll never gain credibility at this rate. You're fucking trash! I make art. You can't rate this. I'm a real person. I'm not a pop star. I don't care about anything but making great art. Never come 2 one of my shows ever again, you're not invited and if you see me...BOW!! This is not pop, it's pop art!

Yeah I'll fuckin say it....for the record I agree completely and whole heartedly with every fucking word that Ye said. Mutha fuckas have been coming at him side ways for sometime now don’t act like you don’t remember that bullshit in France when he wasn’t allowed to attend fashion during fashion week, and we all know fashion is Ye’s thing. Now this aint like them denying my black ass entry, this is fuckin Kanye West we talking about here. So its about time that Ye went off and got in someone ass and it just happened to be bullshit ass Entertainment Weekly. Ye says “You live by the sword, you die by the sword” so obvious the boy is ready to duke it out till the end for his respect.

Electric Circus Part 2?? Bad Idea Revised

Common has been working on his next album reportedly without super producer Kanye West because Ye has been busy with his Glow In The Dark Tour. Common has opted to enlist the aid of The Neptunes, Outkast Producer Mr. DJ & Cee-Lo for his new EP Invincible Summer set for to be released this summer. Comm is reportedly looking to create a New elctro sound for the album. But hasn’t common already done this before with the Electric Circus? Which if I remember correctly, was common’s least well received albums and a commercial failure by most standards…Looks like Common doesn’t know when to let a bad idea go! Sheesh!

Preliminary track listing for Invincible Summer:

"Universal Mind Control (U.M.C.)"
"Make My Day" feat. Cee-Lo
"Punch Love"
"What A World" feat. Chester French
"Changes"
"Party Shit"
"Dreaming"
"Runaway" feat. Santogold

Aren't You Glad We Didn't Listen To Kobe??


The Lakers Celebrating in Game 4 as they swept the Denver Nuggets

Last year Kobe requested very vocally that he wanted the Lakers to go after Trading for Jason Kidd, but the Lakers would not pull the trigger on the deal because the Nets wanted Andrew Bynum....shortly after a controversial video surfaced where Kobe was quoted as saying "Bynum, ship his ass out" when asked about the Jason Kidd trade.




Fast forward to This Year. Bynum has a break-out year! And the Mavs trade the house for Jason Kidd and just minutes ago the Mavs were eliminated in the 1st round 3 games to 1 by the Hornets, who havent won a playoff series since 1998.

Todays Lesson?? Shut Up and Play Basketball Kobe!

Kobe Bryant great player
Awful evaluator of talent


But don't trip Kobe because Michael Jordan is just as awful at evaulating talent.....
He drafted Salami, I mean KWAME BROWN with the Number 1 overall pick in the 1999 NBA Draft! And we all know how well that worked out!

3Bars of Clairty

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We don't plan on pulling punches on anybody, so pay attention and let us know your thoughts.

...Welcome to 3 Bars of Clarity.

Presidential "Race"


Unless you've been living under a rock, without a TV, newspaper or a freind that talks about politics then you are probably aware that distinguished Sen. Obama is winning the Democratic Primaries. Obama's campaign has withstood all of the Clinton campaign's dirty politics, from them playing the race card (which hasn't worked), insulting his character, and trying to paint a picture that he is an elitist who doesn't sympathize with the poor and working class. And Sen. Hillary Clinton does sympathize with poor and working class?? C'mon now, that right there lets you know her campaign is desperate and will use any tactic no matter how irrational.

And rather than chime in on her latest exhibition into dirty politics Im going to let Michael Moore do it for me. These are few excerpts from a letter Michael Moore posted on his personal website today on why he is voting for Sen. Barak Obama...an interesting read from one of America's most interesting film makers.

My Vote's for Obama (if I could vote)
by Michael Moore

"Over the past two months, the actions and words of Hillary Clinton have gone from being merely disappointing to downright disgusting. I guess the debate last week was the final straw. I've watched Senator Clinton and her husband play this game of appealing to the worst side of white people, but last Wednesday, when she hurled the name "Farrakhan" out of nowhere, well that's when the silly season came to an early end for me. She said the "F" word to scare white people, pure and simple. Of course, Obama has no connection to Farrakhan."

"What we are witnessing is not just a candidate but a profound, massive public movement for change. My endorsement is more for Obama The Movement than it is for Obama the candidate."

"Finally, I want to say a word about the basic decency I have seen in Mr. Obama. Mrs. Clinton continues to throw the Rev. Wright up in his face as part of her mission to keep stoking the fears of White America. Every time she does this I shout at the TV, "Say it, Obama! Say that when she and her husband were having marital difficulties regarding Monica Lewinsky, who did she and Bill bring to the White House for 'spiritual counseling?' THE REVEREND JEREMIAH WRIGHT!"

"But no, Obama won't throw that at her. It wouldn't be right. It wouldn't be decent. She's been through enough hurt. And so he remains silent and takes the mud she throws in his face. That's why the crowds who come to see him are so large. That's why he'll take us down a more decent path.”

Yours Truly, Michael Moore.

Great letter Mr. Moore, let’s break the fourth wall.

In a country where racism is firmly lodged into the body politic, a black man running for president scares those whose daily lives depend on such iniquity. When these people make decisions from this standpoint, they wouldn't want to turn the mirror on themselves publicly or people would see their greatest insecurities on display. The overall myth of supremacy of melanin deficient peoples (King Arthur, propagandized images of Socrates and Plato, Issac Newton, George Washington, the Pope, Rupert Murdoch, Bill Gates, etc.) is as important of a lie in our society as the consequences of the Cold War, the Kennedy assassination(s), and this whole al-Qaida puppet show. Barack Obama is the new Ghandi, in that he can affect change by doing absolutely nothing dubious or otherwise objectionable, thus turning a mirror on those whose claim moral superiority is based on this myth of white supremacy. Once they can see that the myth doesn't hold up to the truth, they (like anyone who has been lied to about who they are) will resort to drastic measures as a result of their foundations being shaken, "Clinton". With all of that being said, this is only the beginning.


Original Full Article at mikedre.blogspot.com

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