Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Who Said There’s No “Nigger?”

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Yezzir, the chipped-tooth Q.B. native & the “Evil Genius” are still set to release “The Nigger Tape” mix. An that title will not be changed in the near future like the Nas album that was set to be released with a similar title.

“I guess it shows you the power of Wal-Mart and Target,” Green said, continuing. “If that was the case, it’s definitely scary because it kind of fucks with your artistic vision.”

…The tape will feature exclusive tracks, remixes and outtakes, including an unreleased verse from Nas’s recently released “Be A Nigger Too,” Black President,” a cut initially slated to appear on Green’s Barak Obama mixtape and “Legendary,” the theme song to a forthcoming Mike Tyson documentary. A new version of “The Last Real Nigga Alive,” which originally appeared on God’s Son, is also expected to make the final cut…

Posted by William L. "Karboso"

Endangered LES?

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Last year the National Trust For Historic Preservation named the Brooklyn Waterfront one of the 11 Most Endangered Places, and this year some of New York's land gets the honor. The Lower East Side has made the annual endangered list, which highlights the country's areas deemed at risk of irreparable damage.