"Leftback" LB's last album......damn.

Ok, so Little Brother is calling it a done deal (get it? dun.deal.? lmao......shut up.) on this next album. As a fan i wanna hear them drop projects for many years to come but after hearing this podcast from Phonte i totally understand the perspective. If you haven't heard this yet and are a fan of LB its definitely worth the listen just for the real and funny shit that Phonte always has to say. Can't wait for the Leftback to drop next fall, but still......damn. Phonte and Big Pooh will still be dropping projects on the solo, and you know 9th's got mad shit coming down the line (even though he won't be on Leftback apparently).

Episode 16 of his Gordon Gartrell Radio podcast (the realness drops during the last 2omins, or you can hit up Nahright.com for the edit).

Dun.GOTLEFTBACK.

Gil Scott-Heron - "Me And The Devil"

I love the city. Suburbs, "Great place to visit", lol. Videos like this illustrate the story of the city's soul. This video is sooooo well done and then when its "over" Gil drops some bone chilling poetry on your soul. Dope, Love it.......and i bet you wouldn't run up if you saw the skeleton crew riding around you streets, lol.

Dun.ToTheBONE.

Damn.

For a person aspiring to create a place that will be as legendary as Baseline Studios this is inspiring and discouraging at the same time. For fans of hip-hop and just music in general this is damn sad.

LTD Presents Conversations: Just Blaze (Episode #1 teaser) from LTD Magazine on Vimeo.

LTD Presents Conversations: Just Blaze (Episode #1, Part 2) "We REALLY made an impact with this place..." from LTD Magazine on Vimeo.

Dun.Damn.

Art Blast!!

"B-L-U keepin it true for the homies."

Zack Zdrale

San Francisco, CA

Timothy John-Luke Smith

Little Ferry, NJ

Kerry Skarbakka

Brooklyn, NY

Eric Zener

San Francisco, CA

Fig'd i post some culture for ya'll since i luhhhzzz me some artses, lol. Peep, visit, enjoy.

Dun.Cultured.

Tha Bizness - Downtown ATL Nightlife

Downtown ATL Nightlife from HENDERWORKS on Vimeo.

Caught this on MikeWaxxx's spot and thought it was dope. Enjoy.

Mark Weaver

Artistaday.com is always refreshing. Im gonna need a gallery in my house when i get one. Here's the mini bio and jump to his site:

Mark is an Atlanta based designer and illustrator. His MSCED (Make something cool everyday) portfolio is an eclectic mix of retro references and modern collage. His clients include Wired Magazine, Paste Magazine, American Airlines, Stereogum and the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.

http://cargocollective.com/markweaver

Dun.PSCED.

Are You Laughing Yet?

The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary.

My confession:

I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are, Christmas trees.

It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it.. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu ... If people want a crèche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.

I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period.. I have no idea where the concept came from, that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.

Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the America we knew went to.

In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.

Billy Graham 's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her 'How could God let something like this happen?' (regarding Hurricane Katrina )... Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, 'I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?'

In light of recent events... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.

Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave, because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem ( Dr. Spock 's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said okay.

Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.

Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.'

Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.

Are you laughing yet?

Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it.

Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us.

Pass it on if you think it has merit.

If not, then just discard it.... no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in.



My Best Regards, Honestly and respectfully,

Ben Stein

Dun.Stein.