The A.V. Club on Snoop’s seminal album Doggystlye from their list of respectable rock and rap acts that peaked with debut albums:
Snoop can always be counted on for great singles, but Doggystyle boasts a cohesion and consistency otherwise missing from the marijuana enthusiast’s ferociously uneven oeuvre, thanks to Dr. Dre’s fussily perfectionist production and a [...]

My friend Mark started his own printing business. My first thought when I heard this bit of news was to suggest he make a t-shirt based on one of our favorite old Ice Cube songs, Ghetto Bird. It turns out that he isn’t angling to be the next Threadless, but he did still create the [...]

This muxtape contains a remux (sorry) of Werewolf Barmitzvah. 30Rock you have been gone too long. (thanks mark)

The latest issue of Filter has an interview with Q-Tip and others about A Tribe Called Quest. Unfortunately the full article isn’t online. I may have to go out and purchase a copy.

The Heavy describe themselves:
Picture Tom Waits fostering the RZA while John Bonham and The Parliaments host a garage sale for Chester Burnett, Willie Mitchell and the Stooges…The Heavy reek of lo fi samples, broken down beats, a disgusting but yet compelling delivery on all fronts and more stinky than anything that has ever come out [...]