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Freeway - Baby Back (prod. Blunt)

Shake — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:12:37 +0000

The Philly Freezer & Blunt link up again for another joint. Freedom of Speech is coming. Shouts to DJ Ian!

DOWNLOAD: Freeway - Baby Back (The Block) (prod. Blunt) | MediaFire

Follow up to my posting about the Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry plus Josh Ramsay's cameo in Social Code's "He said, she said" music video

Simon Tonekham — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:33:32 +0000

I had received a few documents sent to me by Mr. Gregg Ward, the Vice-President of the Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry. My blog posting about the Truck Ferry caught his particular attention. He had told me that he sent his matter to the US congress dated in June 2007. By reading pages 6 to 8 of the TI testimory, a few lines about accessing the truck ferry from the U.S. is pretty clear:

On the Canadian side of the border, directional signage to the ferry exists on
highways as well as county and local roadways. These signs identify the U.S. hazardous
material restrictions at the border and provide excellent trailblazing to the truck ferry
terminal. On the U.S. side of the border before the entrance to the bridge and tunnel, not
a single sign exists on the state, county or local roadways providing information on the
US National Hazardous Materials Route Registry restrictions or the alternate hazardous
material crossing of the Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry.

He also states that after the events of September 11th, 2001 - Detroit media clearly sees that fuel tankers and other trucks carrying hazardous materials were able to cross the Ambassador Bridge illegally. Even though that there are signs clearly state that dangerous goods are NOT allowed to cross the Ambassador Bridge (and the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel).

There was a little sign that was posted on the Ambassador Bridge - but after the toll collection procedure. In addition, there are no toll booth operators on the Canadian side to prevent a vehicle who carries dangerous goods across the Ambassador Bridge.

While prohibition signs exist in a few areas in Montreal, Quebec (notably the Ville-Marie Tunnel of Autoroute 720, Melocheville Tunnel, Louis-Hippolyte-Lafontaine Tunnel) and Quebec city, Quebec to notify truckers that carrying dangerous goods are prohibited in addition to signs in Windsor, Ontario leading to access to the truck ferry to inform truckers who carries dangerous goods, nothing physically exists on the American side in Detroit, Michigan.

Something should be done to avoid such a catastrophe. This reminded me of a Sesame Street segments, "Danger's No Stranger" and "The word is Danger" (sung by Little Jerry and the Monotones) - but to make matters more serious and to tie in with the HAZMAT loophole, the song "Danger's No Stranger" is used. I want to thank Mr. Gregg Ward for sending me all the information that he provided.

Changing gears, I stumbled upon watching a music video up on Youtube from a band based in Edmonton, Alberta called Social Code. They recently released their new music video "He Said, She Said". By watching this particular music video and to my "sharp" eye, I can see that Josh Ramsay of Marianas Trench made a cameo in this music video. The music videos sets at a local baseball park (or field) and as the music video plays, there is some Japanese text on it! I literally laughed on what the music video unfolds and there is even a shot of a random person in a Gorilla costume!! I wonder what if Bobby Foley has his say about that particular music video. It's anyone's guess. The saddest part for Josh Ramsay - his signature blue hair is gone!!!!!!! The music video reminisces me of Nelly's "Batter Up". Anyways, enjoy the music video(s) below.

Social Code - "He said, she said":

Sesame Street - Danger's No Stranger:

Social Code's "Behind the Scenes" of "He said, she said" plus their tour with Theory of a Deadman:

Mini Travelogue: Rend Lake

Dinesh Babu — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:34:00 +0000

Not often when people are looking to take a break during a Road trip for lunch they end up in a Rest area adjacent to a Lake. We were fortunate that on our recent Road trip to Nashville, we decided to skip the current Rest area and go for the next one after 60 more miles on 57 South Freeway and ended up in a Rest area by a beautiful lake - Rend Lake.

Rend Lake is located in Southern Illinois, one of the five states we pierced through before reaching Tennessee. We started off from Kansas went through Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and reached Nashville, Tennessee. Rend Lake didn't look like a place you would mark for a visit, unless you live in that area. That was why even though Rend Lake was just another Water body, we were able to enjoy it as we ended up there unexpectedly.

The breeze was warm and the sight of the lake was beautiful in the afternoon. There were people walking their dogs, dozing off under the tree. There were also folks riding on their boats in the lake and driving water scooters. It seemed like a fun place to be. We sat on a picnic table just by the lake with our home cooked Puliyotharai and some Chips, Chivda, Karasev. It was a heavenly experience for a lunch during a long Road Trip.

Rend Lake is a loveable place.

This ends the Travel experiences from my recent Road Trip.

Diplo mashes "Paper Planes"

definerapture — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:59:35 +0000

Diplo has taken M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes" and added his own twist to it. He uses two freestyle verses from Jim Jones and Freeway, as well as some verses from Bun B and Rich Boy to form a semi-megamix of the original track. It's a small step towards someone creating a complete "Paper Planes"-freestyle-mashup, but it looks like we'll have to wait a little longer for that to arrive. Listen to the track after the break.

[audio http://definerapture.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/diplo-ft-everyone-paper-planes.mp3]
Diplo - Paper Planes

Mini Travelogue: Nashville Ganesha Temple

Dinesh Babu — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:46:31 +0000

On the same Road Trip that we went the other day, we also went to the Ganesha Temple in Nashville, TN. Nashville is located somewhat south east of Kansas city and hence the place was hotter and humid than where we came from. The heat from the morning sun, a warm breeze and a feeling of running drops of sweat between my body and my T-Shirt made me feel like I was in Chennai. The place was just about 3 miles from the motel that we stayed. The Gujarati Motel Keeper bhai guided us to take the easiest street route that would be just under 3 miles, while the GPS lady showed us a freeway direction amounting to about 20 miles. We had a hunch that our bhai was more accurate and we followed his advice.

As we travelled down Hickory Blvd, we slowed down a bit and the temple was on the right and it was a bit difficult to spot the sharp right entrance. For a moment I thought we were being kidnapped by our friend as he took a quick sharp right turn into the Temple Entrance. We might have missed it if we didn't have enough time to brake. The temple was slightly uphill. As we parked the car and stepped out, we saw a brilliant building with a golden colored pillar in front. The entrance of the temple was as usual from the side and the exit was from the front. I keep wondering why this is so in most temples here in US.

The temple had a series of stairs leading to the top as it was built on a small hill. It made it look like one of those hill top temples in South India. The day we went in, there was also a pooja going on for Puri Jagannath. The Jagannath statue was very big. Photography was not allowed inside and hence no pictures. The main deity is Lord Ganesha and this is one of the biggest I have seen. I can say it was almost as big as the Mukkurini Vinayaka in Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple.

This temple was bigger than the one in St. Louis and it was quite an ambient place. It was a sunday and hence we did see a lot of people coming in. There was also a stall just inside the Temple Hallway, marketing some guruji's preaching materials - books, CDs and also advocating some preaching sessions for a hefty sum ( I think $260, and that is costlier than an iPod Touch 8GB)! and Oh this was done by Americans!

PS:

OFF TOPIC - TWITTER:

I have plunged myself finally into Twitter. It is quite interesting and easy to quickly put one line updates of your life on the web. If you are on Twitter, let me know and I will follow you. You are also welcome to follow me if you want to hear weird things like:

"I think a man has to carry two wallets to keep his sitting position balanced, otherwise he is tilted like Earth's axis."

"Glass is a supercooled liquid and doesn't flow like a liquid and so is hard stool !"

"Whenever I see the button labeled "Quick min" on the microwave oven, I can't help but think "Is Quick Min quicker than a minute?" "

"Barney is purple and green in color for a reason. If it was black and white people would mistake it for a cow."

"A lot of people would have had high self esteem if we had Anti-Gravity Weighing scales"

"The friendliest of all Dinosaurs that are not real is Barney."

"I was a born genius, Education ruined me. I then gave birth to another genius and now I am planning to ruin her."

"Hi guys ... am new to twitter. It is strange that at some point everyone is new to something :)"

These are some of the interesting update messages I have on my Twitter page so far and I will try to update with more as I go. See you there in Twitter!

Termanology - Politics As Usual 16/20

escobar56 — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:16:41 +0000

Jeune rookie d’origine porto-ricaine, Termanology a su faire ses classes à bonne école. Il fut en effet repéré en 2003 par le légendaire DJ Premier à force d’enchaîner les mixtapes de qualité. Commencant à se faire un nom dans le milieu de l’underground new-yorkais, il tapa dans l’œil de bon nombre de producteurs dont Primo, véritable génie des platines. Ce qui séduit principalement dans le style du jeune MC c’est ça faculté à s’adapter à diverses productions, faisant part de son excellente technique et de ses punchlines pertinentes. Fortement influencé par des artistes comme Nas, Biggie, Gangstarr, Pete Rock ou Big Punisher, Termanology se présente en ce début de millénaire comme la digne relève de la côte Est, région ayant particulièrement de mal à renaître. C’est ainsi que le porto-ricain gravit les échelons, toujours suivit de près par les producteurs les plus prestigieux de la grande pomme. A l’annonce de la sortie de son premier album, beaucoup de gens voyaient en lui le nouveau prodige qui allait sortir un classique de la trempe d’Illmatic. Tel Nas en son temps, Termanology a réussit à s’entouré de la crème des producteurs pour confectionner Politics As Usual, premier disque extrêmement attendu par tout le milieu underground.

Pour cet opus, le petit gars a vraiment souhaité mettre toutes les chances de son coté pour réaliser le meilleur projet possible. Sachant ceci, nous comprenons mieux la présence de DJ Premier, Havoc, Pete Rock, Large Pro et j’en passe, à la production de ce disque. Politics As Usual porte en lui l’espoir de voir renaître le son new-yorkais qui a fait les plus belles heures du hip hop. Seul absence à signaler, Statik Selektah, grand pote du MC et producteur de ses streets albums. On en déduira que ce dernier n’était sans doute pas à la hauteur pour participer à un tel labeur. Plusieurs morceaux furent délivrés bien avant la sortie officielle comme ce troublant "How We Rock" invitant Bun B et Primo à la prod. Ce titre fait partit des trois produit par le DJ et c’est certainement le moins bon, tout proportions gardées bien évidemment. Un peu redondant dans la vibe et pas toujours accrocheur, ce titre ne fait pas mouche à première vue. Le deuxième extrait est de nouveau marqué de l’empreinte de Premier et a pour nom "So Amazing". Enfin le morceau tant attendu dont tout un peuple de puristes rêvaient. Enfin l’excellence atteinte. Primo offre là un instrumental génial dont lui seul à le secret : scratches hallucinants et samples charcutés à la perfection. Ajoutez à cela une bonne performance de Termanology et vous obtenez un des meilleurs titre de l’année. Quitte à parler des productions de DJ Premier, autant faire d’une pierre deux coups. L’ultime piste voyant l’ex-Gangstarr aux platines n’est autre que "What How It Go Down". Tenez vous bien, ce morceau arrive juste après la courte introduction, rien de tel pour entamer un disque à la perfection. Autant le dire de suite, "What How It Go Down" est pour moi la plus belle réussite de ce Politics As Usual. Il y a bien longtemps qu’il ne m’avait pas été donné d’écouter une telle chanson. Un chef d’œuvre.

Si Primo a réussit son travail, on ne peut malheureusement pas en dire autant de tout le monde. Je vise notamment Hi-Tek et son "In The Streets" ( feat. Lil fame ) plus que commun ou encore Havoc sur "The Chosen". Malgré le fait que ces morceaux soient relativement bons, on sent que les deux producteurs ne se sont pas véritablement foulés. Et quant on à des noms aussi prestigieux que ces deux là, l’exigence est doublée. Pour réaliser un classique il faut encore que tous les titres soient à la hauteur, or là la différence de niveau est parfois flagrante. Ceci est valable aussi bien sur le plan musical que sur le plan artistique. En effet Termanology se fait dépasser par pratiquement tous ses invités, chose légèrement embarrassante quant il s’agit de son propre album. L’exemple le plus parlant est le titre voyant la présence de Prodigy, "Hood Shit". Le problème de ce morceau est que The Alchemist a réalisé un beat typiquement Mobb Deepien ce qui est excellent pour Pee, moins pour Termanology. Celui-ci débute puis lorsque Prodigy entre en scène le morceau prend une tout autre dimension. Habitué à ces instrumentaux très "dark" et angoissants, le prodige est dans son univers alors que Termanology peine à rendre son couplet palpitant. Autre preuve sur l’excellent "Drugs, Crime & Gorillaz" produit par Nottz ( qui fait du très bon boulot sur l’opus ). Notre rookie de circonstance entame le morceau et rappe même à la Eminem sur "The Way I Am" ce qui est techniquement excellent mais pareil, lorsque Sheek Louch et Freeway posent à leur tours, le jeune novice ce fait dévorer. Ceci est le deuxième point noir de Politics As Usual. A vouloir trop bien faire, Termanology en a oublié parfois l’essentiel. L’auditeur pourra ressentir un manque de charisme certain derrière le mic, la faute surtout à un flow forcé et peu naturel, malgré une technique irréprochable. Cette observation se ressent en particulier sur les featurings ( "Hood Shit", "Drugs, Crime & Gorillaz", "In The Streets" ).
Ceci étant, l’ensemble reste néanmoins de qualité, en atteste le terrible "Please Don’t Go" produit par Nottz. Ici par exemple, tout va bien. Le MC semble à son aise sur cette pépite du producteur de Norfolk. D’autre part, si une chose contribue à rendre ce disque intéressant, il s’agit bien de la variation des sonorités. En effet, Termanology n’a pas souhaité camper sur un type d’ambiance précis comme on pu le faire les Mobb Deep dans le passé. Les teintes varient, allant du purement hip hop ("What How It Go Down") au plus festif et lumineux ( "Respect My Life", "Float" ) en passant par le sombre ( "Hood Shit" ) et l’émotionnel ( "Sorry I Lied To You" ). Et justement, parlons en de ce morceau. L’alchimie est parfaite entre Termanology et Large Pro. Une atmosphère se dégage rapidement et un sentiment de calme et d’apaisement laisse infuser nos oreilles, littéralement sous le charme. Quant à Pete Rock, il pond le bon "We Killin’ Ourselves" aux effluves old school.

L’écoute s’achève sur "The Chosen" produit par la moitié de Mobb Deep, Havoc. L’attente de cet album fut longue et l’heure est désormais au jugement. Termanology avait annoncé que Politics As Usual serait un ras de marrée underground, une sorte de Illmatic version 2008. A priori, ce n’est pas la cas. Comme j’ai pu le développer précédemment, certains titres ne portent pas leurs fruits et déçoivent littéralement. Le casting de cet opus était tout simplement incroyable et le jeune rookie avait les armes en main pour réaliser un classique, son classique. Au grand dame des puristes et des amoureux du son new-yorkais ce disque est trop irrégulier pour mériter le statut qu’on lui prédisait. Rageant, frustrant, navrant, dommage, les adjectifs ne manquent pas pour qualifier notre état d’esprit après l’écoute de ce Politics As Usual. Si tout n’est pas parfait, l’album se classe néanmoins parmi les meilleures sorties East coast de l’année. Pour un premier essai ça n’est pas mal du tout. Il ne manque plus qu’à améliorer le charisme et quelques petits détails et le résultat sera excellent. Dur, dur d’être un champion semble t-il. Avec tout ces conseils, Termanology saura revenir plus fort pour son deuxième album, espérons le en tout cas. Ceci étant, remercions le quand même de nous avoir fait vivre ce très bon moment strictly Hip Hop.

16 / 20

Trigger Happy > Where My Mind Wanders..

everyoneknowsbest — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:42:29 +0000

I spotted this picture over at Eazee Street last week, they wouldn't have thought much posting it - it being LA - but to me it's something else (because it reminds me of my time there). Sometimes you need a reminder of the things/places you like to get through a dull day right.

FREEWAY - BREAD N BUTTER

SEAN COREY — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:43:44 +0000

http://www.sendspace.com/file/k2b39j

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

DOWNLOADDD LINKKKKK

HipHopDX Presents Jake One - Great Beat Writer (Mixtape)

Shake — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:47:31 +0000

Alright, this is the last post I'm making for awhile. Like I said before I hate having this many posts. Whatever though... in light of Jake One's upcoming album, White Van Music, the good folks at RSE teamed up with HipHopDX to present a pre-album mixtape of sorts. Faturing new and old material that Jake produced for the likes of MF DOOM, Curtis, The Game, Kardinal Offishall, Gift of Gab, De La Soul, E-40, Young Buck and many more! Also, be sure to hit up the plantation to read the new editorial that recognizes the mainstream's love for hip hop's underground, etc.

Tracklist + Download link after the jump...

DOWNLOAD: HipHopDX Presents Jake One - Great Beat Writer [or STREAM]
READ: The Mainstream's Love for Hip Hop's Underground

Freeway - Bread & Butter (prod. Sap Da Beat Man)

Shake — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:06:50 +0000

Bean's Bread & Butter >> Free's; but this still bangs. Freedom of Speech is on it's way. Shouts to DJ Ian.

DOWNLOAD: Freeway - Bread & Butter (prod. Sap Da Beat Man) | MediaFire

This is My Joint...

Forrest — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:57:19 +0000

Brother Ali kills this track. Jake One kills the beat and Free does his thing (his off beat rhyme style). I'm wanting a new Brother Ali album about now.

Jake One - The Truth f. Freeway & Brother Ali

Listas: Notícias Setembro/2008

Corbelino — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:57:46 +0000

Esta primeira é de agosto, mas como achei interessante vai aqui também!!!!

Primeiro Cruzeiro Kosher da América latina

S.E.T.E.M.B.R.O

Empresa estréia maior navio de turismo construído

MSC apresenta cruzeiro dedicado às famílias

Piratas da Somália trocam tiros a bordo de navio sequestrado

Celebrity Soltice já navega

Cruzeiros:Embarque nessa oportunidade

MSC cruzeiros comemora resultados no Brasil

Sovereign of the seas passa para CVC

Os cruzeiros vieram pra ficar

MSC cruzeiros anuncia cruzeiro musical

Oasis of the seas com mais segredos revelados

Marinha Chilena vai fiscalizar cruzeiros na Antartida

Livro mostra tudo que você precisa saber sobre cruzeiros marítimos

MSC cruzeiros anuncia dois novos navios

600 vagas: cruzeiro oferece trabalho temporário

Costa cruzeiros premia histórias e experiências de viagens de clientes

Temporada nacional de cruzeiros promete crescer

Empresa abre 1.500 vagas para trabalhar em cruzeiros

MSC divulga cruzeiro temático com desfiles de moda

Freeway com cruzeiros da National Geografic

Venda para cruzeiro no Oasis of the Seas começam hoje

Royal Caribbean aumenta oferta em 2009

Temporada de cruzeiros começa em novembro

Reveillon em alto mar: Preço da viagem pode dobrar com proximidade de embarque

FREEWAY - HOW I FEEL

SEAN COREY — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:19:05 +0000

http://www.sendspace.com/file/kqcmni

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

DOWNLOAD LINK

Freeway Talks 'White Van Music' (Video)

Shake — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:31:37 +0000

Free speaks on Jake one and White Van Music while on set of the video for The Truth. The incredibly dope single w/ Brother Ali off Jake's upcoming White Van Music (October 7th!)

Almost in Calico

jcolivera — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:20:52 +0000

I'm like 5 mins away from Calico... But first I gotta find a restroom and something to eat before the photowalk.

4 Airplanes

jcolivera — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:18:04 +0000

I'm on my way to Calico and I saw. 4 airplanes 'dancing' around, there must be an aviation show around the area.

Cool!

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Lil Wayne – Mr Carter Video

dunknowdablogspot — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:58:51 +0000

Well OK maybe that's a lie, it's not exactly the official video. But this is hella funny, keep locked till the end for Freeway getting parr'd.

Freeway - How I Feel (prod. Cassius)

Shake — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:39:32 +0000

Here goes another joint off Free's upcoming album, Freedom of Speech, courtesy of DJ Ian.

DOWNLOAD: Freeway - How I Feel (prod. Cassius) | MediaFire
PREVIOUS: Freeway - Hustlaz Prayer (prod. Blunt)

NEW MUSIC: FREEWAY, JAY-Z, TREY SONGZ, DONNIE KLANG & ROCK CITY!

Gabriel of Stuff Fly People Like — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:38:11 +0000

Freeway - How I Feel

HOT JOINT! WE SEE YOU FREE!

Jay-Z Feat Rick Ross - Jockin Jay-Z (Remix)

WE ALL KNOW THIS TRACK IS THE HOTTEST RIGHT NOW. WITH RICKY ROSS IN THE MIX...IT'S FIYAH.

MORE MUSIC AFTER THE JUMP...

Trey Songz - Bust My Windows

LOL! YOU GOTTA LOVE THIS DUDE! TREY WE ARE NOT MADD! LISTEN TO TREY'S REDENTION OF "BUST MY WINDOWS", ORIGINALLY BY JAZMINE SULLIVAN. GOOD JOB TREY! WE SMELL A REMIX....WHAT YOU THINK JAZ??

Donnie Klang - Get Off The Wall (Prod. By Channel 7)

NOT A BAD DANCE TRACK! GOOD ONE DONNIE!

Rock City - Wine Up

ROCK CITY BRINGS THE HEAT! HOTT JOINT! THE TRACK IS NOT FINISHED YET THOUGH. GOOD ONE RC!

STAY FLY!