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<title><![CDATA[NU JERZEY DEVIL PRESENTS - CAINE - THE REAL DEAL - free download!!!]]></title>
<link>http://chooseup.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/nu-jerzey-devil-presents-caine-the-real-deal-free-download/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Caine&#39;s Street Team</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[NU JERZEY DEVIL PRESENTS &#8211; CAINE &#8211; THE REAL DEAL &#8211; free download!!! http://www.med]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/cainerap">http://www.myspace.com/cainerap</a><br />
1-Intro<br />
2-100 percent<br />
3-Spittin That Game<br />
4-Let&#8217;s Get This Money ft. Bandana Tha Ragg<br />
5-Destiny<br />
6-O.G. ft. Stretch<br />
7-Rainin On You<br />
8-All I Do Freestyle<br />
9-Cartier Frames ft. A.G. The Hustler<br />
10-Ya Heard That<br />
11-Young Player<br />
12-They Aint Ready<br />
13-Passenger Side ft. 20/20<br />
14-Way Back Then<br />
15-Grams ft. Noid<br />
16-Graveyard Shift<br />
17-Flossin ft. Stretch<br />
18-Your Wifey Freestyle<br />
19-Wake Up TIme<br />
20-In It For Life<br />
21-On My Mind ft. Dr. Feel Good<br />
22-My Time<br />
23-Outro</p>
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<title><![CDATA[CAINE SOUNDCLICK STORE]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Caine&#39;s Street Team</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[My Music]]></title>
<link>http://dfader.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/my-music/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dfader</dc:creator>
<guid>http://dfader.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/my-music/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Live From Jabba&#8217;s Palace EP Insomenyah LP]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kanye: America's New Nut-Job Genius]]></title>
<link>http://starmicroscope.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/kanye-americas-new-nut-job-genius/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 16:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>starmicroscope</dc:creator>
<guid>http://starmicroscope.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/kanye-americas-new-nut-job-genius/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[MIAMI &#8211; Kanye West is a prodigious music producer and a brilliant hip-hop artist. His audaciou]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[T.I. and Soulja Boy: Possible Butt-Buddies?]]></title>
<link>http://starmicroscope.wordpress.com/2009/05/25/t-i-and-soulja-boy-possible-butt-buddies/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 18:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>starmicroscope</dc:creator>
<guid>http://starmicroscope.wordpress.com/2009/05/25/t-i-and-soulja-boy-possible-butt-buddies/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA &#8211; Criminal rap star T.I. held his final concert here last night before he goes to the ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wayne's New CD Delay May be End Of The World]]></title>
<link>http://starmicroscope.wordpress.com/2009/05/22/waynes-new-cd-delay-may-be-end-of-the-world/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 14:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>starmicroscope</dc:creator>
<guid>http://starmicroscope.wordpress.com/2009/05/22/waynes-new-cd-delay-may-be-end-of-the-world/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lil&#8217; Wayne, maybe the biggest star in the world is being put on the back burner once again and]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Soulja Boy The Sexiest Man Alive?]]></title>
<link>http://starmicroscope.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/is-soulja-boy-the-sexiest-man-alive/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 12:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>starmicroscope</dc:creator>
<guid>http://starmicroscope.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/is-soulja-boy-the-sexiest-man-alive/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Pop-rap superstar Soulja Boy has long been the posterboy for &#8220;garbage rap.&#8221; In fact, he ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Eminem's 'Relapse' Could Be Classic In Disguise]]></title>
<link>http://starmicroscope.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/eminems-relapse-could-be-classic-in-disguise/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 20:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>starmicroscope</dc:creator>
<guid>http://starmicroscope.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/eminems-relapse-could-be-classic-in-disguise/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[DETROIT, MI &#8211; Rap music icon Eminem, who has largely been AWOL from the public eye for nearly ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA["Obama" Blames Economy On GOP]]></title>
<link>http://starmicroscope.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/obama-blames-economy-on-gop/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 01:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>starmicroscope</dc:creator>
<guid>http://starmicroscope.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/obama-blames-economy-on-gop/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In this classic spoof of the Jamie Foxx/T-Pain hit, &#8220;Blame It,&#8221; a makeshift President Ba]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[No T.I.me Like the Present]]></title>
<link>http://starmicroscope.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/no-t-i-me-like-the-present/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 00:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>starmicroscope</dc:creator>
<guid>http://starmicroscope.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/no-t-i-me-like-the-present/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Rap superstar T.I. knows how to live for the moment. In this exclusive clip from his farewell party ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gorillaz - Demon Days]]></title>
<link>http://ireviewalbums.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/gorillaz-demon-days/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>BeHE</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ireviewalbums.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/gorillaz-demon-days/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is an album chock-full of classic songs. Tracks 2-8 and 12 are songs you could sing to anywhere]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>This is an album chock-full of classic songs. Tracks 2-8 and 12 are songs you could sing to anywhere. I honestly can&#8217;t find fault with a single one of these songs. <em>Last Living Souls</em>, <em>Kids With Guns</em>, <em>O Green World</em>, <em>Dirty Harry</em>, <em>Feel Good Inc.</em>, <em>El Mañana</em>, <em>Every Planet We Reach Is Dead</em> and <em>DARE</em> are just unforgettable.</p>
<p>After <em>Every Planet We Reach Is Dead</em> the album goes into more experimental territory. Rap, always a staple of a Gorillaz album, starts making more of a prominent appearance than it did on <em>Dirty Harry</em> with the enjoyable <em>November Has Come</em> featuring MF DOOM. <em>All Alone</em> and <em>White Light</em> are the weakest songs of the album and really aren&#8217;t as memorable as the other tracks.</p>
<p>After a short story read by Dennis Hopper backed with music (<em>Fire Coming Out of the Monkey&#8217;s Head</em>) It then goes into more experimental gospel territory with Don&#8217;t Get Lost in Heaven and Demon Days, featuring the London Community Gospel Choir (who are great to see live, by the way).</p>
<p>And before you know it, the album is over.</p>
<p><strong>As an album:</strong> 5/5<br />
<strong>Favourite tracks:</strong> <em>Last Living Souls</em>, <em>Kids With Guns</em>, <em>O Green World</em>, <em>Dirty Harry</em>, <em>Feel Good Inc.</em>, <em>El Mañana</em>, <em>Every Planet We Reach Is Dead</em> and <em>DARE</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Although it seems heaven-sent ... [by Alicia]]]></title>
<link>http://buntology.com/2009/02/03/although-it-seems-heaven-sent-by-alicia/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>buntology</dc:creator>
<guid>http://buntology.com/2009/02/03/although-it-seems-heaven-sent-by-alicia/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve wanted to write about all the recent Obama hip-hop &#8211; I consider myself the official]]></description>
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<p>I&#8217;ve wanted to write about all the recent Obama hip-hop &#8211; I consider myself the official Buntology rap expert &#8211; but apparently I waited too long, because there are already a ton of articles out about that. So I&#8217;ll just tell you my five favorite joints &#8211; and why you should download them.</p>
<p>I knew B was hip-hop since the primaries, when he alluded to a Jay-Z song in a rally after a debate with Hillary. Maureen Dowd, a New York Times columnist, wrote at the time:</p>
<blockquote><p>It had to be the first time in history that a presidential candidate had a hip-hop moment.</p>
<p>Barack Obama, who says he listens to Jay-Z along with his “old school guy” favorites like Earth, Wind &#38; Fire and the Temptations, alluded to the rapper’s 2003 hit “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” on Thursday to sweep away concerns about his pugnacity.</p>
<p>After conceding that the Philly debate was tough, he brushed the imaginary lint of Hillary, George and Charlie from his shoulders, in a wordless reference to Jay-Z’s lyrics in his anthem about not letting anyone crimp your ride as you cruise from the bottom to the top: “Got some, dirt on my shoulder, could you brush it off for me?”</p>
<p>There’s no doubt the cat is cool.</p>
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<p>I had the image of B brushin&#8217; that dirt off his shoulder as my desktop wallpaper for months. I still have it hanging up at my desk at my day job.</p>
<p>We know what rap Obama is familiar with &#8211; but now that the race is done and won, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-riggs/rap-po-post-obama_b_160837.html" target="_blank">what effect will he have on hip-hop?</a> Check out these beats to see what a fly black man in the top office might mean to the rap scene.</p>
<p>Most of these links are to those crappy homemade YouTube music videos. Nonetheless, I strongly urge listening to all these songs. You really can&#8217;t get a feel for them by reading lyrics &#8211; you gotta hear Nas or Jin spit em.</p>
<p>1. &#8220;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4eGFO_hKk4" target="_blank">My President is Black</a>&#8221; remix. The original is by Young Jeezy and Nas, and it&#8217;s very cool, but the best rapper alive himself, Jay-Z, puts his own spin on it. You can totally feel the pride and the passion in J&#8217;s rhymes. Even though the lyrics are somewhat elementary, the emotion you can 100% hear in Hov&#8217;s voice make it a powerful rap. &#8220;My president is black; in fact, he&#8217;s half white. So even in a racist&#8217;s mind he&#8217;s half right.&#8221; Oh, fo sho, Hov.</p>
<p>2. &#8220;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1OOlrhRkR8" target="_blank">Rap-up &#8216;08</a>.&#8221; Skillz puts out a rap-up once a year, and this one is worth listening to even without the glowing Obama reference. He lauds rappers and celebs that made moves in 2008, makes predictions for &#8216;09, and disses the dissworthy. The best part? &#8220;And Palin? I ain&#8217;t gon&#8217; discuss it. She prolly on her porch right now, tryin&#8217; to look at Russia.&#8221;</p>
<p>3. &#8220;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzQgAdhWT1E" target="_blank">Black President</a>.&#8221; I&#8217;m not gonna be stifled here: This joint by Nas makes me tear up almost every time I hear it. It&#8217;s one part praise, one part plea, and the refrain is Tupac: &#8220;Although it seems heaven-sent, we ain&#8217;t ready to have a black president.&#8221; Nas pontificates on Obama&#8217;s dedication: &#8220;We in need of a break, I&#8217;m thinkin I can TRUST this brotha &#8211; but will he keep it way real? Every innocent nigga in jail, gets out on appeal? When he wins, will he really care still?&#8221;</p>
<p>4. &#8220;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EekO3IMn_ds" target="_blank">Open Letter to Obama</a>.&#8221; Jin&#8217;s jam came out when Obama&#8217;s campaign first started, so I&#8217;m kind of late on this one, but this song is perhaps the most genuine: Jin not only dropped beats, he dropped cash on Obama&#8217;s campaign. And his rhymes are pretty damn good.</p>
<p>5. &#8220;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHWByjoQrR8" target="_blank">It&#8217;s a New Day</a>. &#8221; OK, this uberhopeful jam by will.i.am. isn&#8217;t rap, so much, but he deserves props for this vid, released shortly after the election. If it doesn&#8217;t make your heart swell, get outta my face.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been searching desperately for this song I heard once on the (satellite, natch) radio. It was most definitely Snoop, and it was all about Obama and Martin Luther King. It had kind of a slow beat. But I only heard it once, and my stupid Sirius just told me it was Crazy Toca Tuesdays with Tony Touch!!!!</p>
<p>There are a few other Obama rap songs that have come out, legitimately, within the past couple weeks, but I&#8217;m having a hard time nailing them down. Will post them as they become available.</p>
<p>Obama doesn&#8217;t &#8211; or didn&#8217;t &#8211; embrace everything about hip-hop. At least not during the campaign. &#8220;I love the art of hip-hop; I don&#8217;t always love the message of hip-hop,&#8221; Obama told BET earlier this year. &#8220;There are times where even &#8230; with the artists I love, you know, there&#8217;s a message that is not only sometimes degrading to women; not only uses the n-word a little too frequently; but &#8212; also something I&#8217;m really concerned about &#8212; it&#8217;s always talking about material things.&#8221;</p>
<p>But now that the dust is settling and every rapper is dropping &#8216;Bama-inspired beats, I&#8217;d like to think our president is just a little bit pleased he&#8217;s the subject of so much cool (and hopeful) music. I know I&#8217;d be elated if Jay-Z started spittin&#8217; rhymes about how he thinks I can change the world. I mean, if Hova believes in him, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad can&#8217;t be far behind.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Jay-Z/DJ Danger Mouse - The Grey Album]]></title>
<link>http://ireviewalbums.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/jay-z-danger-mouse-the-grey-album/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>BeHE</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ireviewalbums.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/jay-z-danger-mouse-the-grey-album/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What do you get when you take Jay-Z&#8217;s The Black Album and mash it up with The Beatles&#8217; W]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>What do you get when you take Jay-Z&#8217;s <em>The Black Album</em> and mash it up with The Beatles&#8217; <em>White Album</em> (which is in fact just self-titled)? A bootleg remix album the record companies tried to stamp out but failed miserably. And look at how well Danger Mouse is doing now!</p>
<p>OK, let&#8217;s be honest, it&#8217;s a rather forgettable album. Not a failed experiment by any means, many songs work well, but really the only ones that work the best and are actually memorable is <em>Public Service Announcement</em>, <em>99 Problems</em> and <em>What More Can I Say</em>. The rest are good songs but not particularly memorable.</p>
<p><strong>As an album:</strong> 3/5<br />
<strong>Favourite tracks:</strong> <em>Public Service Announcement</em>, <em>99 Problems</em>, <em>What More Can I Say</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Kanye West - The College Dropout]]></title>
<link>http://ireviewalbums.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/kanye-west-the-college-dropout/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>BeHE</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ireviewalbums.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/kanye-west-the-college-dropout/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Remember back in the day, before rap was totally commercialised by the record companies, back when r]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Remember back in the day, before rap was totally commercialised by the record companies, back when rap was never totally serious and was always fun to listen to? Remember MC Hammer? Well, that didn&#8217;t last long before the shitty gangsta rap jumped into the scene and the executives lapped it up, because it was cheap to make and could be churned out en masse. So now you have annoying chavs and gangstas blaring their miserable excuse for music using the shitty speakers on their mobile phones on public transport and in the street.</p>
<p>This album is not the sort of thing you&#8217;ll hear buzzing from those mobile phones. It certainly takes from a lot of areas (literally, there&#8217;s a lot of sampling here). It kicks off with a short skit from comedian DeRay Davis and the catchy upbeat &#8220;<em>We Don&#8217;t Care</em>&#8221; with a very good chorus, and keeps consistently good throughout.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s far too easy to dismiss this album as just another generic piece of crap churned out by the record company, but really this is something quite different. But you&#8217;ll probably not want to listen to the skits on the second go. They&#8217;re a nice novelty and are good to listen to separately, but they don&#8217;t really contribute a hell of a lot to the album &#8211; with a few exceptions: the <em>School Spirit</em> skits and <em>Li&#8217;l Jimmy Skit</em> are incredibly funny.</p>
<p><strong>As an album:</strong> 4/5<br />
<strong>Favourite tracks:</strong> <em>We Don&#8217;t Care</em>, <em>All Falls Down</em>, <em>Spaceship</em>, <em>School Spirit</em> Skits 1 &#38; 2, <em>Li&#8217;l Jimmy Skit</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Caine does mixtape with The Game's label and Black Wallstreet's Nu Jerzey Devil]]></title>
<link>http://chooseup.wordpress.com/2009/01/02/caine-gets-deal-with-the-games-lable-blackwallstreet/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Caine&#39;s Street Team</dc:creator>
<guid>http://chooseup.wordpress.com/2009/01/02/caine-gets-deal-with-the-games-lable-blackwallstreet/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[At only 22 years young, Caine is not only a rapper but an entrepreneur from Vancity that capitalized]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:center;">At only 22 years young, Caine is not only a rapper but an entrepreneur from Vancity that capitalized on hustling. Teaming up with The Game&#8217;s official DJ, Nu Jerzey Devil, Caine plans on releasing, &#8216;The Real Deal,&#8217; a mixtape that will reach everyone from the streets to the internet. By having local to international features and production, fans will appreciate CD giveaways live at concerts to purchasing mp3&#8217;s online. While on his grind in 2005, Caine formed a group with two other artists called 778. Club promoters and labels were in shock of the immediate success. Doing shows at nearly every hip-hop venue in Vancouver and by selling thousands of mixtapes, Caine was recognized by Joe Budden&#8217;s partner, DJ On Point, and was asked to do a solo mixtape named, &#8216;Choose Up.&#8217; This created a huge buzz across the U.S. and Canada. Caine started to receive hundreds of email&#8217;s and phone calls for cameo&#8217;s in music videos, collaborations and interviews. With the credibility Caine has established and so many years ahead of him, this is only the beginning of a movement. &#8216;Stacks in the bank/ gas in the tank/ racks in the safe/ man I&#8217;m actually caked!&#8217; On top of his game, and still not at his prime, Caine is a lyrical phenom yet business savvy. With a classic series of mixtapes in the making and his goal capturing personality, you can rely on Caine to set new trends and surprise his listeners with upcoming dvd&#8217;s, albums, radio singles and club hits!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[TNT: new Theophilus]]></title>
<link>http://amrgambl.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/tnt-new-theophilus/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>amrgambl</dc:creator>
<guid>http://amrgambl.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/tnt-new-theophilus/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[i checked my in box today and surprise surprise, one of my favorite artist at the moment, Theophilus]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>i checked my in box today and surprise surprise, one of my favorite artist at the moment, Theophilus London, has a brand new song out. Its not up for download but i was given a link to a chill video that lets you hear this new track. I love machine drums production, Theophilus has such a crazy vibe to him its insane. check it out.</p>
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<p>stay faf</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Nas - "Be A N*gger Too"]]></title>
<link>http://everythingimnot.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/nas-be-a-ngger-too/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>everythingimnot</dc:creator>
<guid>http://everythingimnot.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/nas-be-a-ngger-too/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[continue reading for video     album in stores July 15th Related: Ice Cube ft. Scarface and Nas ]]></description>
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<p>continue reading for video</p>
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<p>album in stores July 15th</p>
<p>Related:<br />
<a title="Permanent link to Ice Cube ft. Scarface and Nas - “Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It Remix”" rel="bookmark" href="http://everythingimnot.wordpress.com/2008/03/06/ice-cube-ft-scarface-and-nas-gangsta-rap-made-me-do-it-remix/">Ice Cube ft. Scarface and Nas &#8211; “Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It Remix”</a></p>
<p><a title="Taking The Bullet (An Op-ed)" rel="bookmark" href="http://everythingimnot.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/nastaking-the-bullet-an-op-ed/">Nas:Taking The Bullet (An Op-ed)</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Killers of Sean Bell Acquitted]]></title>
<link>http://everythingimnot.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/killers-of-sean-bell-acquitted/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>everythingimnot</dc:creator>
<guid>http://everythingimnot.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/killers-of-sean-bell-acquitted/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[[The truth emerged when the smoke cleared: There was no weapon inside Bell's blood-splattered car. A]]></description>
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[The truth emerged when the smoke cleared: There was no weapon inside Bell's blood-splattered car. </em></p>
<p class="textBodyBlack"><em>After an ambulance was summoned, the shaken detectives gathered in the middle of the street — a scene the supervisor described as "surreal." </em></p>
<p class="textBodyBlack"><em>"We were all in shock," he said. "We thanked God that none of us were hit and we were going home."</em> ]</p>
<p>The cops thanked God that they weren&#8217;t hit by any bullets.<br />
Underneath a paragraph that said Sean Bell didn&#8217;t even have a gun.</p>
<p>Keep reading for the full article.</p>
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Full Article <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24305660/page/2/">Here</a></p>
<p class="textBodyBlack">Previously:<a title="Permanent link to Mickey Factz-”I’m Sean (50 Shots More)”" rel="bookmark" href="http://everythingimnot.wordpress.com/2008/02/26/mickey-factz-im-sean-50-shots-more/">Mickey Factz-”I’m Sean (50 Shots More)”</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Angie Martinez Interviews Fat Joe]]></title>
<link>http://everythingimnot.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/angie-martinez-interviews-fat-joe/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>everythingimnot</dc:creator>
<guid>http://everythingimnot.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/angie-martinez-interviews-fat-joe/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Interview from a couple days ago on the radio. He says some pretty interesting stuff. I&#8217;ll let]]></description>
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Interview from a couple days ago on the radio.<br />
He says some pretty interesting stuff.<br />
I&#8217;ll let you keep reading for the video and a link to stuff about Fat Joe&#8217;s new album<br />
<em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Room-Fat-Joe/dp/B0013FSV8E">&#8220;The Elephant In The Room&#8221;</a></em> in stores now, pick it up.</p>
<p>Continue Reading</p>
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<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/1xsFzIcG_sM&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/1xsFzIcG_sM&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><em><strong>&#8220;Without the whole Kanye thing, 50 wouldn&#8217;t have gone gold.&#8221;</strong></em></p>
<p>Previously:<br />
<a rel="bookmark" href="http://everythingimnot.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/super-tuesday-2-triple-album-release/" title="Permanent link to Super Tuesday 2 (Triple Album Release)">Super Tuesday 2 (Triple Album Release)</a></p>
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