1. Intro
2. First Born
3. 4:21…The Day After
4. Ya Mean ft. Fat Joe & Styles P
5. Things They Say ft. Lauryn Hill
6. Muddy Tims ft. Redman
7. M.E.T.H.O.D.
8. Life and Death ft. Killa Sin
9. Stat Bwoy ft. Streetlife
10. Non Alcoholics ft. Tash
11. Rude Awakening
12. Low ft. Ghostface Killah
13. Grab Hold
14. One ft. RZA & Streetlife

That “Ya Mean” track is a-ok, nothing special. Glad to see that Red and Ghost made the cut. I mean, for some odd reason I kept thinking Bobby Brown was going to be on this. Thoughts?

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The Roots - Game Theory Tracklist

R & B–hell Black Music as a whole–is depressing right now, but I’m willing to give Mya a chance. Moodring was decent sans a few forced collabos (read: Lloyd Banks). She needs to crawl out of her hermittage and join the girl fight: Xtina vs Janet vs Beyonce vs Ciara vs LeToya…Speaking of Toya, she’s the reason I’m late for today’s post. I’ll explain (along with photos) much later. For now, enjoy Mya’s promo photos for Liberation–her new album.

Yes kids, it’s true that I share my birthday with Mya Harrison.

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Little Brother - Step Off
I don’t know what this is going to be on, but I remember Phonte mentioning on his blog that they’re already working on the next album. “Step Off” sounds decent as an album track. The production is a bit sleazy, but Tay and Pooh’s sharp lyrics are undeniable. It’ll be interesting to see what direction they go with their next release, seeing as they’ve emptied the vault on The Listening and The Minstrel Show.

AZ - The Animal (produced by DJ Premier)
Anthony Cruz is nasty on this Premo beat. It also goes without saying that Premier has finally evolved, tossing out his signature drums and hi-hats for a thumping bassline and flourishing piano licks. That’s what real kings do.

Bonus Cuts:
Jay Dee/J Dilla - Diamonds (from Shelved MCA Album) : Fuego!
Too Short ft. Snoop - Keep Bouncing: The ATCQ sample won me over.
Ras Kass - King of Tha West: No arguments there.

Janet Jackson on the set of her “Call Me” music video.

She got the whole Samurai thing going on. Sorry fellas, no wardrobe malfunction this time.

Bill Clinton Blamed for Harlem Housing Costs
There’s Still Hope for Hip-Hop/R&B Sales
Matt Has Pictures from the 1st Annual DJ Screwfest Event
Everybody’s Going to Africa These Days (Ja Rule Joins the Crowd)
Jay-Z Dines with Rihanna and Beyonce(Oh what a threesome)
Timbaland’s Done with Hip-Hop, Says It’s Too Easy
Matthew Knowles (Beyonce’s dad) Launches SpiritRisingMusic.com
MTV Eyes Its Own YouTube
Paul Wall Never Heard of Sierra Leone Before…

I guess this dispells all those rumors about a split between Slim Thug and the other LL

More pics…

I played this for a friend yesterday. She stared at the screen for about 45 seconds, then exclaimed: “Ohhh…I get it. That guy is supposed to be George Bush.” While “Work it Out” is definitely far from the magnum opus on Feedback, the video is funny enough to attract a fair amount of feedback (pun intended) , which will probably work in their favor. A well-ordered gambit.

Watch the Video

Let this serve as an eye-opener to those of you who tend to assume that police brutality is limited to racial profiling. Dude is a weapons charge suspect, but damn, that attack was clearly unprovoked. Plus, they kept pounding on him even after he was already hugging the ground. Damn shame.