Styles P – “Kill That Faggot“

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from Ghost In The Shell (Mixtape, 2005)

Over the holiday weekend I left the internet and completely forgot about last weeks poll. Nullus. Here goes:

Homophobia in hip hop?
* Offensive (45%, 149 Votes)
* Tolerable (32%, 106 Votes)
* Delicious! (23%, 75 Votes)

Not a surprising outcome, but the margin is probably a little slimmer than expected. The comments are a goddamn mess and I don’t really care to weigh in any further than I already have. Fight amongst yourselves guys, but please keep it over there. I wish I never brought it up.

We’re gonna skip the poll this week and I’ll throw up a new joint over the weekend.

Sonzala is bringing original Ghetto Boys Ready Red & Johnny C to NYC next week. Hit that up if you’re in the area.

Worlds greatest hater Dr. Browns Celray interviews KP (ex Parental Advisory/Dungeon Family/Ghettovision) & Malay about their new production team over at Okaplayer.

Better late than never, NPR just ran this Turf Talk review I wrote for them many moons ago.

Paul C Mix @ Fatlace.

Now who has a Carter 3 link for ya boy?

Just an excerpt, sadly.

Youtube user Kingklast has some more rare old school clips.

Related: Jeff Chang interviews Benjamin Melendez of the Ghetto Brothers.

Camu Tao – “Hold The Floor“

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from Definitive Jux Presents Vol. 2 (Definitive Jux, 2002)

Ohio’s Camu Tao passed away yesterday after battling lung cancer. I can’t profess to an expert on his catalog, but I’ve always held “Hold The Floor” as something of a personal classic. Respect to his friends, fans and family.

Details, via El-P, after the jump (more…)

Cee-Lo – “Free (Full Version)“

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Live on Georgia State Radio, 88.5 (1995)

Paul Arnold has a great interview with Cee-Lo over at Hip Hop DX. Though I have my issues with Gnarls, it’s good to hear he’s serious about the Goodie reunion and rapping again. Rap has suffered in his absence. He also mentions that “Free”, his short gospel intro to Soul Food was originally recorded as a full song. Well, incidentally, this clip of Lo kicking what appears to be the full version live on college radio over the Society Of Soul “Pushin’” instrumental has been floating around the Divshare circuit.

And that’s not all, after the jump is a long freestyle session from the same show, alongside Black Thought and Rahzel from The Roots (though Goodie mostly spits verses from the album) and the full interview (which I haven’t listened to yet) (more…)