the mixtape show

No, this is not a remix. This is a dedication. This one goes out to all you shook-ass, fake-ass, forgot-where-you-came-from-ass rappers, DJs, and "industry" wanksters: So as most of you know, a little while back, we all (we meaning the entire community here) put out a little Jena 6 podcast. What most of you don't know, however, is that while we were speaking out about this issue, a lot of scared rappers were hiding their heads in the sand. Scared to death, scared to look.

Just something to tide you over until Mixtape Show TV Episode 2 drops: I'll limit my comments to the following: 1. Rich Boy got-damn 2. Video got-damn 3. Still hating on the South? Stop. 4. Finally somebody touches on the subject of the money.

So I'm trying to get this ball rolling. Call this the beta episode. Hella unprofessional, but that's what I do. Intro filmed at the Korean Festival in K-Town in Los Angeles. The featured music video here is Blu and Exile with Soul Amazing. (And yes, you have heard Blu here before). Some of you may have caught this one - well, here it is in a tiny bit better quality (and you can download it). The original file (download it here) ...

So yeah, like I mentioned on the last show, I was interviewed on the CBC's Radio One, on a show called Search Engine. The link to the interview is up on the CBC front page (for now), and you can see the blog post for this week's show here, and direct download the show mp3 from their site here. They did a little mash-up of the Jena 6 podcast, which means that some of you are also on there. If nothing else, you can laugh at how I sound on the radio. Also note ...