Here’s some in studio footage of Cass and Jayceon in the studio. Who knows what they have in store, but Cassidy’s new album C.A.S.H. will be available on November 16th. koch
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Famed Jamaican singer Gregory Isaacs died of cancer today at his London home, his manager confirms. He was 60.—EW
The last time we saw Suge Knight in public, he was flicking it up with Big Boi in front of a Los Angeles hotel. More recently, he was caught posing for the camera with Waka Flocka outside of the The Roxy last Thursday. Where will he pop up next? Ha! mixhood
Strong Arm Steady appeared on The Morning After with Angela Yee today and revealed that they are developing a cartoon for Adult Swim called Kung-Fun Heina with model artist, Somaya Reece. There goes Saturday mornings.
In support of Cudder’s sophomore release, Scotty gets laid out for his limited edition promo posters. Only 1,109 have been made and you can pre-order them soon. Another is on the way, but for now, check out the second version below. MOTM2 in stores Nov. 9th.
We’ve been waiting for this to drop since The Carter Documentary. The record is taken off of Mack Maine’s new mixtape as a bonus track. This should hold us over until Mr. Carter is released from Rikers Island next week. x Sidebar: Donnis used the same beat for his track “Gone“
Here is the opening track from N.E.R.D.’s new album Nothing. Party People, can cop the album on November 2nd. Sounds promising so far. yaf via uhtn
Looks like Swizz is following the trend of dropping new music every week. He’s calling it Monster Mondays and the first track features Estelle. What you waiting for, DJ play the beat! bm
Although the hottest in the hood shot a new video last week, today, he drops off a long overdue clip for track six off his recent mixtape. wshh
According to the New York Post, Jay-Z may be asked to push for President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. “I can’t believe you’ve finally heard the chatter about him replacing Larry Summers,” Deputy White House Press Secretary William Burton told us. “In all seriousness, keep in mind he was pretty active during the 2008 election, so I don’t think it’d surprise anyone that he would be involved again. But it’s a little premature.”
It is interesting to look back at this discussion because the concerns about technology becoming a barrier to real communication have only become more noticeable over time. Messages are quick and convenient, yet they often cannot communicate tone, emotion, or intention as clearly as a real conversation. Technology itself is not necessarily the problem, but how we choose to use it matters. Even something as simple as a Basic Calculator shows how useful technology can be when it solves a practical problem without replacing meaningful human connections and conversations.