Fake Ass Records

The latest installment in an ongoing conversation about the sort of abstract rewards for white people that come from pretending to be American Indian, or a person of any color, for that matter.

The most amazing part of this is the sense of self-martyrdom Seltzer invokes. She was giving "a voice to people who people don't listen to," because gang bangers, drug dealers and Native Americans couldn't possibly write their own books about poverty, or the miscegenation of black and Native culture, or rough urban life. Please see Sherman Alexie, Leslie Marmon Silko, Paula Gunn Allen, Winona LaDuke, Wendy Rose, et al.

Revolutionary but Gaming

If you can sort through the writing, there's a lot of interesting info here about some Muslim video games. I think the writer makes a pretty basic point here: These Islamic games flip the narrative of pretty standard American war games, though many would like to charge them as being more inventively twisted in nature. The piece kind of goes nowhere beyond that, however, which is disappointing.

I never play war video games, so if you do, and you'd like to share yr deeper insights, I'd love to hear them.

And thanks to Hec for the link.

More The Roots

Back with their second video in like a week. This time, instead of kidnapping and smacking up crackers, The Roots have decided to make what looks to be a tribute to The Office, Illadelph style. Welcome back Dice Raw, playing Kevin, obviously. And Peedie does a good Jim, trying to holla at Pam at the front desk.



Michael and Toby.

Buraka Som Sistema, Part II

This video is way more badass than the one I previously posted featuring M.I.A., who clearly copped her dance moves from the thickass girl featured here.

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Third World Ambassador

Kuduro is a regional style of music from Angola which essentially sprang from African producers trying their hands at techno and house, though these doods are making music currently out of Portugal. The Fader's John McDonnell tells you everything you need to know here.

From what I can tell, this is just a collabo with M.I.A. and Buraka Som Sistema has no plans to join her label. If you visit their myspace, some of their production is actually a lot more interesting, and gives you a better feel for what kuduro is.

Youtube and Sigur Ros

This friday, March 7th, Youtube will devote it's entire front page to Sigur Ros. This is good and bad news. Good news for fans, like me, for obvious reasons. Bad news because people who visit the internet website youtube.com tend to be bottom of the barrell types, the lowest of the low, also like me.

The groups documentary, "Heima", will be shown in it's entirety. Other than that I'm not sure what a front page dedication consists of.

Their lyrics aren't Icelandic, they claim that it's all "gibberish" (I never knew that) and their interviews aren't very exciting..



I have a soft spot for their dream-like music videos, which aren't very exciting either. I also jump at any oppurtunity to post up my not-so-gangster music while trying to pass it off as "news", as to avoid receiving anymore "warning" e-mails from fellow RBC staff (kidding).

Re-supply Gang

Would be a harder name than Re-Up.

"Fuck the re-up, son. This is the RE-SUPPLY." -- Detective Lester Freamon, HBO's The Wire



Seriously, these guys kind of suck as rappers, especially compared to Malice and Pusha. Do you think they're just the actual drug dealers that fund the Clipse's rapscepades, and the mixtapes are how they get paid back?

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Finally, a moment of appreciation for the fact that Luda always keeps his situation clean cut enough to justify bringing him home for dinner.

Today May Be The Day!!!!!!!!

So if folks don't know today Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Vermont vote for the nominee of the Democratic Party. If Hillary wins Texas and Ohio she lives for another day, and questions start swirling Obama on if he can close the deal. If Obama wins either Texas or Ohio its a done deal he will be the nominee of the Democrats. But I was feeling all down this morning because all the polls show Hilllary ahead and gaining momentum.

In all fairness it has been a tough week for Obama, the Somali garb photo came out



The Rezko trail has arrived and Obama is foolishly still refusing to take hard questioning on his relationship with Rezko. Obama cut a press conference short after only 8 questions on Rezko when the best thing that someone like Obama could do; a candidate who is slangin hope and change, is to have a two hour question and answer period the way McCain did about the New York Times Lobbyist story with the caveat that afterwards he will take no more questions. It would give the impression to voters that hes down to be transperent but also willing to stand up to the press and it would change the narrative of the press being soft on Obama. If Obama followed the McCain strategy regarding Rezko he would innoculate himself against the false accusation that he is unwilling to take tough questioning regarding his friendship with Rezko.

Theres is also NAFTA Gate, which places Obama chief economic advisor telling the Canadian government that Obama's Anti NAFTA stance is just rhetoric for the Dem primary.

But by far the most insidious event of this week is the the continued smear campaign that Obama is a Muslim Manchurian Canidate , which entered a new phase when Hillary spoke to the issue on 60 minutes. When asked if she thought Barack was a Muslim she responded that "there nothing to base that on, as far as I know". Such a statement implies that there is maybe something we don't know, when Hillary could've denounced and rejected the rumor as she had Obama do regarding Farrakhan's support.



So yeah tough week for Obama but then i saw this video on Jack and Jills blog and I was inspired so much so that I was in tears (I know so emoooo!!!!). But theres nothing like hearing from the organizers on the ground to make you start feeling like everything will be okay.