Music
The XX – Basic Space
This is probably my favorite band of 2009. The debut self titled album is amazing. Here’s a taste…
Top 50 Hip Hop Songs of 2008
# 1 Wale The Kramer
2008 was a year where the United States reflected on the resinating effects of it’s initial sin of slavery and the internal conflict with racial equality that presently exist. Obliviously this was largely due to the presidential elections. It seems only fitting to see the number one Hip Hop song of 2008 be Wale’s “The Kramer”. A song in reaction to Michael Richard’s careless 2006 rant where he used the N-Word during a stand-up show plus the scaring personal effects the word had on the artist growing up in North Carolina. This list was compiled by Jeff Weiss, a long time contributing writer/journalist to publications like the LA Times, LA Weekly, and the Village Voice.
Below is the link to his blog where you can download the entire list.
Source Hype Machine