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Humdinger

Jay Smooth — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:53:17 +0000

Bonus footage from another of my little haters, who always conspires to keep me from working on the computer.

(music by Jimmy Davis, from publicdomain4u.com)

On Being First (Little Haters Part 2)

Jay Smooth — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:50:30 +0000

Answering a few of the many excellent responses to my “Beating the Little Hater” video.

Beating The Little Hater

Jay Smooth — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:10:09 +0000

There’s a little voice inside my head, and he’s out to get me. What does your little hater sound like?

photo credit: luismuna.com

Waxing Poetic On Hip-Hop

Jay Smooth — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:35:26 +0000

Lemon, all-star poet and Def Poetry Jam veteran, envisions the poetic future of hip-hop.

Tags: Lemon, Def Poetry Jam, hip-hop

Rare Footage of Teenage MC Serch

Jay Smooth — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:32:15 +0000

Another exclusive I caught at MC Serch’s birthday party, rare footage of a young (and I mean young) MC Serch demonstrating the latest hip-hop dances at a local talent show.

Tags: MC Serch, hip-hop

Words From MC Serch’s Mother

Jay Smooth — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:22:53 +0000

Some endearing and exclusive footage I captured at the birthday party for MC Serch, legendary member of 3rd Bass and host of the White Rapper show. His mom talks about her background in show business that paved the way for Serch, sings a little song for the crowd, and remembers how as a kid Serch hung out with the Nation of Gods and Earths (aka the 5 Percenters), whom she refers to as “the Ten Percents.”

Tags: MC Serch, 3rd Bass, White Rapper, Serch, Nation of Gods and Earths, 5 Percenters

A Brief History of the New Media Revolution

Jay Smooth — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:08:47 +0000

An Audio/Video 9-way mashup based on people’s videotaped reactions to a recent gross-out video meme.

The Monte Carlos

editor — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:12:23 +0000

Another in our series documenting the Show-me Blowout of 2007. The Monte Carlos from Columbia Missouri.

Tags: Show-me, Blowout, The Monte Carlos

Fox News Vs CNN Vs. WWE

Jay Smooth — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:19:06 +0000

Fox News Vs CNN Vs. WWE - Finally, proof of what we’ve always suspected: the news is even more fake than pro wrestling.

Tags: Fox News, CNN, WWE, pro wrestling

Rza and the Legend of the Replicator

Jay Smooth — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:43:06 +0000

Investigating the Wutang leader’s secret history of digital turntables.

Tags: Wutang, digital turntables

Amy Winehouse and the Ethics of Clowning People

Jay Smooth — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 03:19:55 +0000

Amy Winehouse and the Ethics of Clowning People…What’s off limits when everything private is public?

Tags: Amy Winehouse, Ethics of Clowning People

Charlie Ahearn on Style Wars

Jay Smooth — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:27:50 +0000

The director of Wild Style talks about that other hip-hop movie, and gives advice for aspiring hip-hop filmmakers.

Tags: Wild Style, hip-hop, filmmakers

Anime Freestyle

Jay Smooth — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:10:51 +0000

Anime Freestyle footage from our radio show, the Underground Railroad.

Tags: Anime Freestyle, Underground Railroad

Why Albums Used To Matter

Jay Smooth — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:03:54 +0000

How musicians can reclaim what’s important about their music.

Tags: music

Interview With Charlie Ahearn, Part 2

Jay Smooth — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:24:53 +0000

The director of 1982’s seminal hip-hop film Wild Style talks about how he hatched his plans for the movie with hip-hop/graf pioneers Lee Quinones and Fab Five Freddy, and how he watched their work help to sptread hip-hop around the globe.

Tags: hip-hop, Wild Style, graf, Lee Quinones, Fab Five Freddy

Machine Guns and Stupidity

Jay Smooth — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:59:57 +0000

On the rapper TI’s federal charges for building an arsenal of machine guns.

Tags: TI

25 Years After Wild Style: Charlie Ahearn (Part 1)

Jay Smooth — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:11:54 +0000

An interview with the director of 1982’s seminal hip-hop film “Wild Style,” featured this week on VH1’s “Hip-Hop Honors” show.

New York Music Moment

Jay Smooth — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:35:56 +0000

Korean rock band inspires hearty crowd participation from the denizens of Union Square.

Hip-Hop Is Giving Me A Rash

Jay Smooth — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:14:36 +0000

Why these debates about the state of hip-hop always make me queasy.

Taylor McFerrin is on the Beatbox

Jay Smooth — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:02:23 +0000

Bobby McFerrin’s son shows his skills as a human beat box, adapting his dad’s style for the hip-hop generation.

Tags: Bobby McFerrin, beat box

If BIll O’Reilly Was A Rapper

Jay Smooth — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:34:19 +0000

This would be his debut single.

NY Oil on Music, Part 2

Jay Smooth — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:06:42 +0000

More of our interview with NY Oil.

Tags: NY Oil

Failure Is Always An Option: Avoiding George Bush Syndrome

Jay Smooth — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:01:23 +0000

Why the “Failure Is Not At Option” mindset makes failure inevitable.

NY Oil And The Future Of Music

Jay Smooth — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:41:52 +0000

One of the underground hip-hop scene’s most talked-about emcees explains why he sees the death of the music industry as a sign that God is alive.

Ten Things To Do Instead of Buying The Kanye/50 CDs

Jay Smooth — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:28:17 +0000

Some ideas on how to spend that money if you choose not to side with the forces of evil.