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I wonder why that sourpuss Hannity is cherry-picking when discussing Obama’s radical alliances. There are zillions others besides Ludacris, some even more outrageously offensive than Luda. Maybe he needs a primer, so I’ll try to help.

Obama’s radical associates (aka rappers who may have said or done something that Hannity’s middle America find politically incorrect):

Jay-Z
Common
Amanda Diva
Ti$a
6th Sense
Kanye West
Snoop Dogg
Russell Simmons
Naas
Naledge
Talib Kweli
Joell Ortiz
Michelle Obama

Hey, you know Hannity is entitled to his own definition of “radical associations.” I’m sure DMX understands where he’s coming from.

Excerpts from the Nas interview in August issue of YRB magazine:

On the word N-word:
“The majority of rap albums are nigger albums – it’s a nigger culture. We took the horrific, bloody holocaust of the Black American slaves, and the word they called us, and transformed it into money…There are a lot of people other than blacks who are niggers right now – whether it’s dumb motherfuckers in the Dominican Republic where you got light-skinned people hating the dark-skinned one, and you got the same kind of thing happening in Haiti, Brazil…”

On Rev. Jeremiah Wright:
“That’s street corner shit. That’s that nigger shit, just on a higher level. That’s just a dumb-ass nigga. With all the degrees and intelligence he has, he throws all that out the window when he starts cooning. Reverend Wright is the biggest coon of the 21st century so far, and that’s just what it is. And I don’t give a fuck who he’s down with, where he studied at, he’s a great fucking coon.”

How about some positive hip-hop news for a change? T.I. is ready to get down and dirty and help drive voter registration this year. He has merged forces with the Hip-Hop Caucus to lead a “Respect My Vote” campaign for the upcoming presidential election.

The grassroots voter registration drive will take T.I. and co to 17 cities across the U.S.

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The rock ‘n’ roll theme park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina sounds like a cool place to be on a beautiful weekend. The park features amusements themed around rock bands and artists. There’s no shortage of rock-themed attractions at this first-of-its-kind music park. From the Led Zeppellin rollercoaster and Abbey Road artwork sidewalk (above) to The Whammy Bar and wild punk pit in Piccadilly Circus. Which got me thinking. Wouldn’t be so bad if someone built one of these things for hip-hop.
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In today’s episode of Famous People’s Favorite Excuses, Q-Tip joins the army of MCs indirectly calling for a moratorium on technological advancements. According to the legendary Tip, Internets and other technologies like the comment box should be held responsible for hip-hop’s demise.
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I’ll spare you the anti-Jesse Jackson rant, seeing as my brothers from another mother khal and Enigmatik have already done a fine job of putting Uncle Jesse in his place.

For the uninitiated, I’m referring to Jesse Jackson’s remarks that he’d like to castrate Obama, because the brother was “talking down to black people” with his faith-based program suggestions. Jackson was probably reacting to Obama’s Father’s Day admonition to fathers, in which he charged them to take care of the seeds.

“See, Barack’s been talking down to black people on this faith-based—,” Jackson said off air on Fox News. “I want to cut his nuts off.”

As a black man who grew up without a father in the house, I’d like to cut Jackson’s nuts off, but that’s beside the point.

Suddenly everyone thinks that Jackson’s statements will somehow alter the way people view Obama and thus hurt his campaign. Question is, how many people do you know that still take the Jesse Jacksons and the Al Sharptons seriously? I’d rather take advice from Michael Eric Dyson than from Jesse-Sharpton.

Calm down, people. Let grumpy old men be grumpy old men. I’m sure he’s made worse off-the-cuff remarks behind the scenes. He’s apologized. His son apologized. Obama has accepted his apology.

We could get into all the reasons why Uncle Jesse wants to neuter Obama. But seriously, who even cares?

Vordul Mega (Cannibal Ox) - “Megagraphitti”
Producer: Dev One

“Megagraphitti,” the lead single and title track from Vordul Mega’s upcoming sophomore solo album. The album will feature 2 Cannibal Ox (Vordul Mega and Vast Aire pictured above) reunion tracks, as well as some production from El-P. So it might be worth keeping an eye on.
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Apparently, NYOil has a bone to pick with BET over the “Lynched” video.