dilla, wwe, hammer, and culture shows

I never really did a giant tribute to Jay Dilla post, but that doesn't mean I wasn't as blown away by his passing as others were. The legacy that James Yancey left was one that may be greatly overlooked among the mainstream hip hop audience, but for those that swear upon the Native Tongue days, Jay's music encapsulated everything all us nostalgic heads had longed. The music that 9th Wonder makes can be summed up as an attempt to recreate the magic that Jay created (and this is coming from a huge fan of 9th). Jay provided the soundtrack for much of my life, by creating underated classic tracks from the Pharcyde, Tribe, Alkaholiks, Slum Village, Common, etc.

With that said, Jay Dilla did change my life. Now show how much he changed yours too by showing your support and copping one of these shirts (all proceeds will be donated to Dilla's mom, who was left with Dilla's medical bill).

Another really good read with how different artists remembered Jay Dilla.

Back to the Philippines, on a somewhat different note though, I came upon Mick Foley's blog posts about the Philippines. On the real, whats wrong with a country's news media, when more emphasis is placed on the well being of "professional" wrestlers than the actual state of affairs of its own country?

What?!! MC Hammer has a blog? Its worth looking at just to see the comedic piece that is the music video for "Look."

Hip Hop to be put on display at the Smithsonian. I wonder if Temple of Hip Hop folks would consider this a culture show (like in the 1904 St Lous World Fair)?