I trekked out to the Shigureden museum in Arashiyama, Japan — within Koyoto — and close to the corporate home of Nintendo. Here, the president of Nintendo, Hiroshi Yamauchi has created an interactive museum which at the time used the Nintendo DS to interact with live installations. The entire building and all of the interactive installations are based on a…
D-Nice Presents: True Hip-Hop Stories
My man, D-Nice has always maintained a dope internet presence. The former MC/producer of the Boogie Down Productions crew has become an amazing photographer and is now flexing some serious video skills as well (on the Canon 5D MKII, no less…I’m jealous, dog!!). On his blog, D runs a series called “True Hip-Hop Stories”. The first two entries out the…
Captain Sky (I Chewz You)
I received this album cover and email today from my homeboy Richie Dees back in Philly. Here’s his email: Forgot I had this album. It features the smash hits “Tootsie Rock”, “Let Me Come Inside” and my personal favorite “Bubble Gum (I Chewz You)”. Its on TEC Records out of Philly which was located on the S.E. corner of 13th…
Interview with Blockhead (Ninja Tune, Aesop Rock) Spring, 2001
I came across an interview I did with my homie, Blockhead in 2001 — right before Aesop Rock’s Definitive Jux debut, Labor Days dropped. I’m going to re-post it here since it is no longer available online anywhere else. I’m also going to re-post the original images that were used for the interview since everyone is mad young (Block is…
Rap Snacks: You Got BBD (Chips) All On Your Bedroom Wall
I’m on a Philly potato chip roll, apparently, following up on my entry last week about Chumpies. This week I found a bag of RAP SNACKS featuring Bell Biv DeVoe on the cover. The chip flavor? “Back at the Ranch”! Rap Snacks, like Chumpies before it, was started in Philadelphia. Created by James Lindsay in 1994 according to Wikipedia, the…
Street Fighter Underground Remix Album — Hieroglyphics, Qbert & More
I’ve been pretty hyped on Capcom’s upcoming HD remix of Street Fighter for Xbox Live and Playstation Network. Capcom just sent out a press release announcing the game’s long-delayed, but finally cemented November 26th release date. But what caught my eye especially was mention of the Street Fighter Underground Remix album featuring the likes of Qbert, Hieroglyphics, DJ Toure (which…
Chumpies: The Original Philadelphia Potato Chip
I was browsing through some old things around the crib, and oh snap! — look what I found: A bag of Chumpies! Chumpies was a brand of potato chips started in Philadelphia in 1991. They were still around when I left Philadelphia in 2004 and you could pick them up in bodegas and the like. They were fairly common and…
Xbox 360 Turns On, Murs Stares Back
I kinda bugged the other day when I turned on my Xbox 360 to play some Gears of War 2, when who is staring back at me from my dashboard but Murs??! From the screenshot, it appears you will be able to play against Murs over Xbox Live on November 16th, 2008 between 7PM – 9PM EST, in Rockstar Games’,…
Lisa Wu-Hartwell Rocks Nicacelly Dress on Housewives
Wow, check out this clip of Lisa Wu-Hartwell rocking some dope Nicacelly fits on Bravo TV’s, Real Housewives of Atlanta television series: Here’s a screencap from the video: Nicacelly is a close friend of mine from way back. She has been working hard at this, and I think it shows in her original, one-of-a-kind women’s clothing. To see more clothes…
Reef The Lost Cauze in San Francisco
Just got back from seeing my man, Reef The Lost Cauze completely kill shit at Slim’s nightclub tonite here in San Francisco. The Philly native MC is currently on tour with Outerspace and Jedi Mind Tricks. The tour is steady rolling throughout the US, so be sure to check them all out. Here’s a few pics I snapped of Reef…