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the cut chemist/dj swamp show at the intersection was spectacular. i had never seen swamp before. he looked like a cross between weird al & maynard from tool. swamp mostly scratched over heavy metal riffs & super fast electronic beats. there was a really dope dmx blend over some metal. he did some amazing juggles. the coolest shit was when he changed the pitch on...
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2 liters are the way to go. Why do people buy 20 ounce bottles of pop when 2 liters are much more economical? People are naturally inclined to drink 20 ounce bottes faster, just because of the size. This leads to more caffeine & sugar crashes faster, at a faster rate. Crashes generally make people lethargic and/or cranky. The result of a faster crash would...
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B-B-B-B-B-ULLSHIT : as much as ben was the heart & soul of the pistons, it's not such a bad thing that he signed with the bulls. that's not an easy thing to say & it took me a long time to get past my initial disappointment. we're talking about a 4-time defensive player of the year who helped win...
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hip hop dress code? that's an oxymoron, no doubt. recently i was geeked to see one of my heroes, Mixmaster Mike, perform live in my hometown. my excitement was quickly extinguished at the precise moment when my eyes met the sign "NO SNEAKERS, NO BOOTS, NO ATHLETIC APPAREL, NO BAGGY CLOTHING" posted at the venue's entrance. "is this sign for real?", i asked the doorman....
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DJ=HIP HOP : hip-hop today is largely devoid of the DJ. many new jacks fail to realize that hip-hop would be non-existant without the DJ. DJ's created hip-hop. the DJ came first. in the early days of hip-hop, they juggled breaks, people got loose & mc's were sidemen who supported the DJ between cuts. somewhere along the lines, the whole science became twisted.

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