Random thoughts on media and journalism
Nov 17, 2009 journalism
- Funny how the two worlds I am involved in (rap & journalism) couldn’t care less about each other. I go to post on Twitter or Facebook or here and think, does Raekwon (or that demographic) really care about shield laws? Or, does Bill Keller (or that demographic) really care about the Beans/Jay beef? Who is their audience? Who is my audience? And that doesn’t even bring in the dayjob/porn factor…
- It’s refreshing to hear magazine owners and editors talk about struggles right now. Everyone is talking about the elephant in the room but pretending it’s not in their room.
- Is my journo prof dumbing down, selling out, or just being a realist? Or is that really determined the professor delivers the information?
- Newspapers traditionally report the news, while magazines analyze the information. Once magazines are lost, do we also lose the analytical aspect of reporting because of the immediacy of online? No one wants to read long-form online.
Tags: Beanie Sigel, Bill Keller, economy, editors, Facebook, industry, Jay-Z, professor, Raekwon, twitter
Beanie v. Jay
Oct 30, 2009 music
Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww…
Despite everyone trying to say that Beans wasn’t throwing subliminals at Jay the other weekend here in Philly, this just dropped. This one is going to be talked about for a long time.
Interesting that he uses a Prodigy sample from Mobb Deep’s Hell on Earth. Remember Jay’z little beef with P?
Too much to say, and I just got to work, but this had to be posted.
Possibly my new favorite dis track of all time, unseating Company Flow’s Linda Tripp.
Update: This interview with Charlamagne is just as crazy as the record. This is the craziest rap shit I have heard in years…
Update: The WSJ tried to cover this for some reason. Not surprisingly, failing miserably.
Tags: Beanie Sigel, Beans, Charlamagne, dis track
Raekwon's OB4CL2 release party(s)
Aug 29, 2009 music
So first this one was announced and I got tickets:
Then this one was announced:
I hit up Kid Capri to be put on the list and instead he invited me to a show he is filming for HBO tomorrow night, where Big Daddy Kane, Rakim and KRS-1 are judging.
Real talk?
I’m trying to make all three…
Tags: Beanie Sigel, Big Daddy Kane, Busta Rhymes, Ghostface, Kid Capri, KRS-1, Lyfe Jennings, Method Man, OB4CL2, P. Diddy, party, Raekwon, Rakim, Slick Rick, Talib Kweli
In the Ghetto
Aug 20, 2009 video
Beans is the fuck back.
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGP6WvpFUqk]
Tags: Beanie Sigel
