Weekend News & Free Mixtapes

They say “excuses are like assholes; everybody’s got one”. Well, here’s my excuse for not updating the blog for days: I’ve been doing more offline writing partly because O-Dub put me on blast while responding to my questions on “How To Be A Music Writer”. Good thing I’m not familiar with writer’s block, I’ve only heard of it. Rather I experience the opposite. What’s that called? Writer’s rush?

Now that NaS has declared his love for Jay-Z, I wonder what message boards would argue about next? Speaking of NaS, I find the album title NASDAQ DOW Jones a bit repugnant. He should consider naming his album “Nastalgia” instead.

Mixtapes:
Supastition - Beginner’s Luck >> Ian from A Different Kitchen describes him as a less manic Canibus. You be the judge.

Custom Made - Sin City2: Street Cinema >> This L.A. collective returns with an intense mixtape sprinkled with precisely-picked bi-coastal beats. It’s not the best release from Custom Made, but the opulence of succinct rhymes makes it a must-have for the die-hard Left Coast audience.
http://www.custommadehiphop.com/streetcinema2.zip

4 Responses

1. champion lover Says:

yea nasdaq dow jones would make a pretty clever line in a song but i dont know about naming your album that….

2. Anonymous Says:

Good post…

3. Oliver Says:

Rizoh,

*laugh* I wasn’t remotely putting you on blast. I’m actually surprised you thought I was being anything other than sincere and forthright. Did you misinterpret my writing, “I’m tempted to bust out laughing…”? All I meant there is that most writers would find it funny that anyone else would think that you actually need some credentials. We’re not laughing at you for asking though, does that make sense? In short: it wasn’t a dis.

This is why the internet sucks for having meaningful conversations. You can never properly convey vocal tone or intent.

Anyways, just want to make it very clear that I wasn’t remotely trying to clown you. I took your questions seriously and answered them seriously.

4. Rizoh Says:

LOL. Now you got me laughing. If I thought you were really putting me on blast, I wouldn’t have stated that I’ve been doing more non-blog writings (in the same sentence).
O,the truth is that I appreciate your answers, and since that discussion the only thing I’ve taken seriously is my writing. Thanks to your inspiring response to my questions.



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