28th Jun2011

Number Of The Day: $72,384 (To Lock Up Youth)

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Black prisoners young 300x200 Number Of The Day: $72,384 (To Lock Up Youth)By Angela Caputo

That’s how much the Illinois Department of Corrections estimates that it would cost to incarcerate each 15- and 16-year-old convicted of gun possession if HB2067 is adopted by the state legislature this year.
State Rep. Michael Zalewski — along with some powerful allies from the Chicago Police Department
and Mayor Daley’s office — are trying to keep the measure alive this week before the clock runs out on moving the bill from the House to the Senate on Friday.
Under the bill, 15- and 16-year-olds charged with gun possession within 1,000 feet of a school or park would automatically be transferred to the adult felony courts. Under adult jurisdiction, those convicted would be required to spend at least one year behind bars, under a new mandatory minimum sentence that Zalewski ushered through the General Assembly last year.
Zalewski himself is the first to admit that the punishment is “harsh.” But in our latest investigation, Without A (more…)
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28th Jun2011

Boogieman Dela – Dirty Rehearsal (Mixtape)

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28th Jun2011

The 10 “Hip Hop” Blog & Site Commandments!

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 The 10 Hip Hop Blog & Site Commandments!

Mike Trampe Of HipHopDX, Maad Management & Get Your Buzz Up breaks down the 10 Commandments of being an artist nowadays and how to submit to Blogs & Sites; Biggie Style!

0 “Hip Hop” Blog & Site Commandments

“I been in this game for years, it made me a man,
It’s rules to this shit, I wrote me a plan,
A few good tips for you to get,
Your content online, not thrown into spam”

These are in no specific order, use them, as you would like. They do not have to be used from 1-10.

Rule # Uno: Always send your best work, make sure it is recorded properly, mixed down right and sounding crisp. Nothing more online personalities hate is when someone sends material and says, “This isn’t even my best track”, then why did you send it?

Rule # 2: Build sincere relationships. Treat hip hop relationships like the girl/guy your in love with. You would put in time and work for that person right? Not just expect some the first night you meet. Be sincere when building your relationships, ask them how their day is, don’t always seem like your trying to jam product down their throat.

Rule # 3: Be respectful. Approach peoples how you would want to be approached. Saying “Yo fam, you need to post my music” probably wont get you anywhere. Respect, Respect, Respect!

Rule # 4: When emailing content make sure you send a hi-res picture, one song that is attached and a file share link (ex. Limelinx, sendspace, etc…). If we do not know who you are why would we want to hear a whole mixtape of you? Gain us as fans by sending over individual songs that we can check out, make it easy for us to listen by just clicking play in (more…)

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28th Jun2011

James Bond Vs Steve Jobs

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sean connery steve jobs apple letter James Bond Vs Steve Jobs

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28th Jun2011

Disposable Coffee Cups, Carryout Containers Filled With Cancer-causing Agents

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cancer causing agents Disposable Coffee Cups, Carryout Containers Filled With Cancer causing AgentsMillions of people eat and drink from plastic and styrofoam cups and containers every single day, and the US government now admits that many of these consumer products contain known cancer-causing agents. The formaldehyde preservatives found in many disposable coffee cups and foam take-out containers, as well as styrene, another chemical additive used in such products, have both been added to the federal government’s list of known or suspected carcinogens.

The addition of these two chemicals, as well as six others, to the carcinogen list this year was reportedly a reluctant decision made by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which has been pressured by the chemical industry for years to delay coming forward with this information. Nevertheless, both formaldehyde and a chemical known as aristolochic acid have now been categorized as “known human carcinogens,” while captafol, cobalt-tungsten carbide, certain glass wool fibers, o-nitrotoluene, riddelliine, and styrene have been dubbed “reasonably anticipated to be human carcinogens.”

“Reducing exposure to cancer-causing agents is something we all want, and the Report on (more…)

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28th Jun2011

G.a.g.e. Money – Dont F*ck With Me Feat DMX (R.I.P. King)

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DONT FUCK WITH ME FEAT DMX from Ampm Films on Vimeo.

Gage buries his dog king starring DMX

I first met King in Atlanta at my homie Gage’s old crib in ATL. King sniffed me for 5 mins then got in an attack stance. He didn’t like me very much then and I probably smelled like airport fast food after having just landed, so I dotn blame him. The next meaningful encounter I remember is when he tackled me coming up the front steps to my house… judging by the fact that he didn’t eat me on the spot, I assumed he liked me. King was not your average dog, he was like a person in a dogs body. He had keen senses & was a quick thinker (contrary to the popular belief that dogs are unintelligent) If Gage liked you, King liked you (mostly) but if Gage didn’t like you, King would tear into that *ss something fierce (many smokers can attest to this fact).
I got a call the other day from Gage and was notified of the unexpected passing of King. I felt like a close family member had died. While I have a different overstanding of death than most people, my initial reaction was still the same as the heaven chasers. It was one of instant shock and I could feel my homies pain through the phone. Having lost a dog myself once when I was younger I could semi relate to his pain but losing King wasn’t the equivalent of losing a dog, that was the equivalent of losing a brother. Gage & King grew up together from boyhood into manhood & were inseparable until Kings untimely demise this past Friday. We lost a loyal soldier in King that will be dearly missed.
We always wait until times of misfortune to say this but always remember to cherish those around you because you really don’t know when you might just lose…everything

Hotep

The King is dead… Long live the King

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27th Jun2011

When The Moors Ruled In Europe (Full Video)

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This short documentary describes the glorious rule of Muslim Moors in what is now Spain. A forgotten history is remembered.

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27th Jun2011

Wikipedia Is Adding A Love Button

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wikilove Wikipedia Is Adding A Love Button

Wikipedia is adding a “WikiLove” button to its pages, it has announced.

The way it works is that Wikipedia users can send each other whimsical or nice badges of appreciations and messages. The reason is that being looked down upon by other editors or not feeling appreciated for their contribution is one of the most-widely cited reasons for not contributing more in Wikipedia’s surveys.

So they’re trying to fix it with a love button. It sounds silly, but it actually sounds like a great idea.

Giving people on the internet more opportunities to show appreciation can only be healthy.

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27th Jun2011

U.S. official: Digital Music Lockers Could Reduce Online Music Piracy

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music cloud1 U.S. official: Digital Music Lockers Could Reduce Online Music PiracyCould digital music lockers in the cloud from the likes of Apple, Amazon and Google could be just the way to curb online music pirating? Some U.S. government officials certainly think so.

As reported by Reuters, Victoria Espinel, the coordinator of U.S. intellectual property enforcement, said that innovation and working with corporate partners is going to be a more successful route to cutting down on the amount of digital music piracy rather than just strict law enforcement here and there.

“If it is possible to construct it so that it cannot be compromised, it may have the effect of reducing piracy by giving value to consumers — the ability to own forever and access almost anywhere — that cannot be obtained with illegal copies,” Espinel said.

“The flexibility of the cloud may help spur the development of compelling legal alternatives.”

One of the most significant and talked-about features announced during Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ keynote at WWDC 2011 on Monday as (more…)

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27th Jun2011

Catch Up: Casual – Mic Memorial

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Casual Hierophant Catch Up: Casual   Mic Memorial

A new one from Casual off the new album “The Hierophant”

“A Hierophant is a person who deciphers arcane knowledge. On this album Casual’s wordplay demands your attention while his vocabulary inspires thought.

Features from Pep Love and Tajai of the Hieroglyphics, Thomas Pridgen on Drums, Mike D and more!

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