Makavelli — Expanded

     Due to the fact that Tupac Shakur is coming back on Saturday (07/07/07), I felt the need to expand my former Makavelli post and put it up again. This way, when he actually does come back, I can look like a total badass.
     The last post included a section on where I thought Tupac was [...]

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Hips Don’t Lie

A lot of pop songs on the radio are just about sex, drugs, video games, etc…but every once in a while, a song comes out that actually is trying to make a statement.

Shakira, Shakira
“Hips Don’t Lie” by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean is one of those songs. You may not have even caught the song’s true [...]

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Panic!

Panic! at the Disco is the epitome of music that sucks and exemplary of why the music industry is going downhill. They are the reason why I don’t buy many cds anymore. Why you ask? Panic! at the Disco is Fall Out Boy. The vocalist sounds exactly the same, they’re on Peter Wentz’s label, what [...]

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Rap Ballads

Why I like The Roots new CD, Game Theory:
The Roots actually have some talent in making music, unlike most rap artists today. “Game Theory” isn’t unnecessarily explicit like most rap music out there. There isn’t any talking about what’s going down in the club or in the mall, there isn’t anyone screaming about snappin’ they [...]

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Soul Coughing is the Next Nostradamus

Me, Marcus, and Mike Doughty
     I was listening to Soul Coughing today on my brand new iPod (which for some reason says Matt Landis on the back) and the song “Is Chicago, Is Not Chicago” came on. Listening to the lyrics, I realized that the lyrics to this song, published in 1994, bear a resemblance to [...]

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Gnarls Barkley!

Star Wars + Gnarls Barkley = Badass

Listen: Gnarls Barkley, “Crazy”
Quote: “It’s ok Butters, Margerine is a healthy alternative to butter.” – Myself

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Gilo’s Guide to Concertgoing Tragedy

     So I’m at a Mike Doughty concert last week at the TLA, a fairly small venue on South Street in Philadelphia. I am expecting a rather laid back atmosphere, some great music and not having to deal with the riffraff to be expected at concerts with more mainstream acts. I suppose I underestimated [...]

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