Scarface Pretty Tony: A Health Reform Love Story by Kenzo Digital Whether you are for health care reform or not, one thing remains clear: the American public simply does not know enough about the legislation. As concerned citizens, our goal is simple, to raise awareness and create a dialogue. As the debate on health care reform continues to evolve, we feel that it is more important than ever to be aware of the issues and facts at hand. We are not taking a particular stance on health care reform. Rather we seek to inspire debate using satire and absurdity to re-frame the ongoing health care discussion. The following is a spoof movie trailer that explores the outlandish nature of the ongoing myth that illegal immigrants will receive free health care. For more information please visit www.HealthReform.gov Created by Kenzo Digital Written by Kenzo Digital & Eric Gross

Tommy Tee – Takin’ Ova ft. Shabaam Sahdeeq, Mr. Eon, A.L., Joe Sexxx

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R. Kelly – Speaking My Language

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Jay Electronica entertains Rosenberg’s questions on Ho’ Ass Tricks.

Juice Crew – Mr Magic Tribute ft. Big Daddy Kane, MC Shan, Craig G, Shante, Marley, Biz and TJ Swann (Dj Premier Remix) / radio rip

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Guru – Mr. Gangstarr (Produced by Solar)

New label, new records. Lord Finesse and 4th Disciple production on Vinnie’s upcoming album. Ite.

How lovely would it be if GZA rhymed on this? Cameo @ about 1m50s. Link

Peace to Stones Throw.

download: J Dilla – Safety Dance

J.Rocc was in charge of selecting tracks from the Dilla archives for J Dilla Donut Shop. Here’s one of them, J Dilla’s take on the 80s hit “Safety Dance”.

If you are a real CNN fan, you will sit through this whole interview. It’s not your typical type of questions, and defenitely not your typical type of answers. CNN talk to Murder Dog (Magazine?) about what they were doing prior to signing with Penalty Records, snake a*s P.O.’s, how they have managed to stick it out together throughout the years, what went wrong with their independent deal over at SMC Records & N.O.R.E.’s first encounter with the Dogg Pound following the “NY,NY” & “LA, LA” records. CNN’s “The War Report 2″ will be in stores June 15th.

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Sometimes begging by the sidelines does work. Peace to G-Bo who comes through with a 192kbps rip of his masterful remix. Yeah, losing an hour this weekend kind of sucked but can you feel it? Spring is in the air, time to prep. You can start by adding this to your seasonal playlist, the one you blast as you drive with the window down, slowing a bit every time you see a cute face.

download: Hector Lavoe – Que Lio (G-Bo The Pro Remix)

Mr. Biggs, Pow Wow, GLOBE . flickr.com/photos/sirduke81

Werner: Well, yeah, I think that’s the problem a lot of old school MCs run into when they make comebacks… They started out trendsetters, coming up with new things and being unique. But then when they comeback, suddenly they’re dressing like the kids, getting whatever guest producers they think are hot today and wind up chasing the trends.

Pow Wow: There you go. That’s the key to it right there, brother. That’s the fuckin’ key; you opened Pandora’s Box, man. That’s the key to it, John: come out and be your fuckin’ self. Be like when you was hungry in your fuckin’ house, sittin’ at your kitchen table, in your bedroom, or while you’re on the toilet takin’ a shit, thinkin’ about what the fuck I’ma say at this party Friday that’s not gonna sound like Melle Mel or Kidd Creole or Rahiem or KK Rockwell or nobody. I gotta sound like Pow Wow; I gotta do Pow Wow. And that’s what I liked about us: we weren’t trying to follow no image or be like nobody.

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Blame One – Gotta B Me

TWU: Right old ways of marketing records don’t seem to be working, which is worrying for the independent artists. When you talk about the endangered lyricist, is that what you are referring to?

RK: I think it’s deeper than that. Jay-Z has put himself pretty much in a position to become the first rap billionaire but I’m talking about the Ras Kass, people that maybe for whatever reason aren’t. Nas, he put himself in a position to at least be heard by the world and whatever happens then after that is about what politics does. I don’t buy a Jay-Z album, not because I don’t like Jay-Z but because Talib Kweli may need that record sale more. 50 Cent is still on his way to being a billionaire whether he sells one copy or a million in first week. So, I probably won’t buy a 50 Cent album, not because I don’t like his music, it’s just that there’s somebody that needs it more. I want to support Hip-Hop and make it better so I may have to buy a Common album, as opposed to buying an Eminem album. That’s what the ‘endangered lyricist’ is about, it’s about keeping the balance. No bees, no pollination, no trees, no oxygen, you know what I’m saying? I remember going to the studio when I was working on Goldyn Child and Nas came in like the day he dropped ‘Ether’ and was like ‘Goldyn Child didn’t come out. I went to the fucking record store and that shit wasn’t out.’ I was just like wow he gave a fuck! Nas is literally having a career-changing thing with ‘Ether,’ wakes up and thinks Ras Kass’ album’s coming out. We give a fuck and we support each other.

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