RAIDERZ OF THE DARK-BLACK-STARLINER GET JUICE

THIS WEEK'S YOUTUBE RAID:
When Foxy (Bad Girl of the year, 96 Pam Grier) samples Jamaican classics, the people come together:

FOXY BROWN - "OH YEAH"

I've been watching a wide assortment of full-length gangsta classics on youtube; blast from my past=lots of raiders caps; start here:


Some really nice garage-y dub lamentation from new Hyperdub draft-pick DARKSTAR:
Darkstar - Need You

And my new #1 summer jam rescued from winter, courtesy of the benevolent WORD THE CAT:
Squeezer f/ Nature - Yote Ni Yale Yale (Word The Cat Screw)

(Note: Mr. C, if you're not down with me posting this link, don't worry, no one reads this blog.)

Balanced out by recent exploration of past obsessions (I guess I never became un-obsessed):

THE SMITHS - "THE QUEEN IS DEAD" (Directed by Derek Jarman)

DUH.

FLEX BRAIDS/TRUE FACTS

R. KELLY'S new single "HAIR BRAIDER"-- --
I really dig the subject matter and some of the lyrics, but the pitch correction is way too intense. It's starting to give me the creeps a little bit. Any thoughts on the decision of the artist to mask the nature of their talent? I understand the appeal for a subtle contrast at times, but this is a bit much. Flex your head and leave thoughts if you wish.

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Shawty LaForge?

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CHING-A-LING IS THE JOINT.

MISSY IS THE MAC
AND THAT'S A TRU FACT


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MPEGLAYER3:

KEVIN SAUNDERSON (TRONIK HOUSE) - UPTEMPO

BURMA/BADBOY/ARGYLEWATERFALL

My friend Delilah Rose Knuckley-if-you-Buckley is in Chicago repping Space 1026 in Philly. One of the other members (JHSU?) went to Burma and posted pictures. I had to repost forrealz.:





somewhat akin to
PANORAMIC MEDINA:

&
HOLY KAABA STONE:

&
JAPANESE DEKOTORA TRUX:

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BAD BWOY TIME: "ALL THA CHICKEN-HEADS FROM PASADENA 2 MEDINA"



DIDDY:

ELEPHANT MAN:

DUN NEED NUH INTRO:

BURTON:






LEGENDS OF HOUSE MUSIC
FRIDAY MAY 9, 2008:::::::::
FRANKIE KNUCKLES

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I THINK I MET THESE PEOPLE AT A GALLERY OPENING LAST NIGHT:


HA, JK, BUT I WISH I MET THIS GUY:

RAINFOREST/K SWIZZ

(Photo taken at Chicago's Garfield Park Conservatory.)

Lowkey - Rainforest
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JUKETASTRAFE

DJ PIERRE aka Juketastrafe is going to conquer the UK. He deleted "Yaa" though, I'm pissed. That was my track.

DJ PIERRE'S MYSPACE

Go on catch yo breath, then pause.

Now bend yo back & drop:

DJ ROC - THE CAPONE SLIDE

DJ ROC ON MYSPACE

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GATEKEEPER - LET GO

TENNIS HERO - ALONE