Okay, full disclosure up front... Lamont is my Man. With that out of the way his blog is dope as hell. The self-described walking encyclopedia of hip-hop is a constant reminder of why you fell in love with hip-hop in the first place. Dude writes about hip-hop with insight and intelligence that is unparalleled [can this brotha get a column in some mag?! Is this thing on?!? I need to read this brotha in long-form.] What passes for hip-hop journalism these days is embarrassing... let this serve as the beginning of the "We Want Lamont" campaign [yes we can!]

His posts are list-based [The Recession Playlist, Top 10 reasons hip-hop is dead, etc.] and each one is reasoned, researched and dead on point. Even when I don't completely agree with a point he makes I have to stop and think about my response because I can't come weak ["just 'cause" ain't gonna get it done.]

If you like your hip-hop served up with some thoughtfulness and humor this is the spot for you. Now, he is smart enough to only post when your feinin' so don't expect to get blessed every week... hey, quality takes time.

Lamont's Lists

Another nail in the coffin of music teachers worldwide. This dude is straight dope. He gets my respect just off the memory required to put this down. Shout to my man Q. for putting me up on the clip.

Exile "Milli" Video from Jonathan Kim on Vimeo.

This is the new joint from Jay and Santogold from the upcoming "Notorious" soundtrack. The cut is ill and the visuals by Evan Roth are sick.


Jay-Z ft. Santogold - Brooklyn Go Hard

Just got schooled on a sick Tokyo designer, Mac Funamizu. His phone concepts are just ill... he designs other things but the phones are ridiculous. He admits that he is a web & graphic designer so sadly he has no plans to produce these joints but if someone steps up to the plate and brings any of these to market, fair warning, get in my way and you will catch a fair one to the dome from my newly obsolete iphone. Check out some of his concepts below...

Spied some photos over at cnet... this phone is sick. Sony is back on their design game [where have you been?] Looks like this sweet piece of phone candy drops at the end of the month for a cool 8 bills. Yup, Sony is still gangsta. But big tag aside, the phone is straight beautiful. It may not be the nimblest joint in the pack but you sure won't have to worry about every knucklehead pulling one out trying to front. Check more photos and info on the Sony XPERIA X1 here.

So you want to do your part for the environment but would rather get gut punched by Kimbo Slice [he can still kick your ass] than buy a Prius. Well, apparently there are some folks who realize good vibrations don't have to look wack. Of course, just to prove that even the greenies know a good thing when they've got it... you can no more afford this than that ozone-depleting DB9 you have been drooling over [both cars have the same designer.]

If you are first in line next year expect to drop a cool hundred grand, if you have to wait with the other peasants until 2010 the price drops to a-still-not-manageable 80k. That's a lot of cheese for a joint that gives you 50 miles a day if you remember to plug in at night [hell, I can barely remember to throw my phone on the charger]. It will climb to between 95 mph and 125 mph depending whether you are using gas or your Duracell.

Unfortunately, it looks like I will be punching holes in the sky a little longer. [I'll still change some bulbs though.]

Awww... look at hip-hop trying to be political. I feel like a proud uncle or something. They even showed a Brother President respect by dropping an edited version. Check out this new version of Pop Champagne from Ron Browz ft Busta Rhymes...