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via youtube.com Jay Electronica, Mos Def and Talib Kweli. This makes me want to push myself to go out and see more live hip hop. Posted via web from lswittenberg's posterous

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The Annoying Use Of “Dropping” As A Self-Branding Technique Let’s face it, nobody likes a name dropper. These people have been around since the beginning of time and they’ve always been a nuisance. The good news is that most of us are quick to spot name droppers and to call them out on it. Sometimes we do it to their faces: “Do you have to mention how you and Steve Jobs go way back every time someone pulls out an iphone?” And even if we are too polite to embarrass them in public, we never forfeit an opportunity to ridicule these idiots behind their backs. However, I’m struck by the fact that we too often let other “Droppers” off the hook. These individuals can be just as grating, but for some reason we put up with their blatant attempts to impress us. Like Name Droppers, these folks are opportunistic, and none-too-subtle in seeking opportunities to remind us of the places they’ve gone, the things they’ve seen, the degrees they’ve attained, and so on. In fairness, Dropping is just anoth...

via youtube.com This kid is the real deal. Posted via web from lswittenberg's posterous

via mtvmusic.com Real Hip Hop. Posted via web from lswittenberg's posterous

--> -->--> --> -->Is this the week Google (NSDQ: GOOG ) drops Nexus One, its supposedly game-changing Android mobile device? If all goes according to plan -- and by "plan," we mean endless, unconfirmed speculation -- Google will introduce Nexus One at a press conference in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday. Google hasn't confirmed as much but has told various media outlets, including ChannelWeb.com, to expect a "significant announcement." Most expect that to be the official arrival of the Nexus One, which since the rumor mill began to heat up two months ago has been touted as Google's Apple iPhone killer. The device, though manufactured by HTC, will be branded as a Google phone and run version 2.1 of Google Android. From there the actual details of the Nexus One get dicey. A number of tech news sites, including Engadget and Gizmodo, posted what appear to be leaked pictures of the Nexus One. According to those and previously leaked sp...

via 2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com Get yours while it's hot! Posted via web from lswittenberg's posterous

via gather.com "MJ at Summer Jam / Obama on the text / Yall should be afraid of what I'm gon' do next." Posted via web from lswittenberg's posterous