NOVAJAVABLEND #26 [04.24.10]
Posts Tagged ‘erykah badu’
Rating the famous & famous-ish I follow on Twitter
The easiest way to identify a douchebag on Twitter is by the “verified account” badge on his or her profile. This is a fact. Because of the crushing avalanche of poo that is Pop Culture, I tend not to follow many famous people. It is rather like getting all dressed up for a fabulous exclusive party only to arrive and observe that everyone’s drinking malt liquor and eating wingettes. Such a profound disappointment, that. But, as it turns out, there’s enough dope people I consider worth following, with varying degrees of Fail. I promise more than half of them you won’t give a shit about, but walk with me anyway.
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5 shorties for Dilla.
If you’re following me on Tumblr (or Twitter at least) then you already know I posted 5 on-the-fly mini-mixes of Dilla’s work in honor of his birthday (one was pushed to today). In the tragic event you missed any of this, here they all are, in order, with (gasp!) tracklistings. Enjoy.
PART I: Phat Kat “Don’t Nobody Care About Us”, Q-Tip “Wait Up”, Four Tet “As Serious As Your Life (Jay Dee Remix)”, Oh No “Move”, J Dilla feat. Black Thought “Reality Check”, J Dilla feat. Common “E=MC2″, A Tribe Called Quest “Get A Hold”, MED “Push”, De La Soul “Verbal Clap”, Slum Village feat. Q-Tip “Hold Tight (Remix)”.