This first one is for my boy, Matt Bastard. Check him out at Bastard.Logic and Comments From Left Field.
Afrika Bambaataa – Planet Rock (original video!)
I have to say, if you listen to Hip Hop and you don’t understand or appreciate the above, please stop listening to Hip Hop. Now. There is no hope for you.
The next video post was inspired by Paul Sawyer, a professor at Cornell University, who told me the other day that this is one of his favorite Hip Hop songs.
I know that the “VH1 Hip Hop Honors …Whatever” aired a few days ago. I didn’t watch it, although I’ll probably watch one of the re-plays at some point so that I have something to blog about. In the mean time, here’s something from A Tribe Called Quest, one of the honorees that deserve honoring:
::collapses into chair post massive booty shake:: Thanks! Perfect!
Matt & Carmen- No prob. I aim to please.