...STILL The Hardest Working Man In Showbusiness!

I was just doing some random searching when I came across a blog referring to this dude by the name of Shaun Boothe who did a "UBR (UNauthorized Biography of Rakim) - frem Nas' Streets Disciple double album in 2004" a very heartfelt albeit matching awkward "Microphone-Fiend-esque" beat to match his narrative..... anyway I'm straying from the point.... This guy Shaun Boothe did a pretty good "UBR" [UBJB] to commemorate the 2 year anniversary of James Brown's passing (12/25/2006)..... and I agree... with all of the contributions this guy made to music overall? I'm sure god wouldn't mind celebrating Christmas and a little nit of the James-Brown-2-step to match. Check out the video.

UPDATE: Mr. Boothe also did a pretty cool Bob Marley Biography rap also [UBBM]

"Legends In The Game--R.I.P."

I just wanted to briefly acknowledge two Legends that recently passed away this past week; Bernie Mac (October 5, 1957 – August 9, 2008) and Isaac Hayes (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008). Both Isaac & Bernie were Legends in their fields because they were unique... they marched to their own beat and was about doing things on their own terms... Some things I try to incorporate into my everyday grind... Bernie was in a class by himself when it came to his comedic timing and his delivery of everypeople/everyday topics. Isaac was ahead of his time musically and was arguably on of the biggest influences on Hip-Hop music outside of James Brown... R.I.P. to the Legends...

The clip below [not safe for work - Language] is one of my favorites from "Mr. King Of Comedy" from his "Kings of Comedy" film/tour a few years back.

R.I.P. George Carlin: May 12, 1937–June 22, 2008

George Carlin was one of the few legendary comedians that I always checked for whenever he had a special on TV. Now I gotta say that I am not a heavy fan of comedians... I'm not the dude you see at the comedy club when a famous comedian is in town... But I always checked for Carlin because he was one of the most raw/witty/insightful/controversial comedians to ever do it... And so I always will give props to the great ones like him [& Pryor] because these dudes weren't on stage to tell people knock-knock jokes. A lot of Carlin's material centered on the social/political/racial/everyday hangups that most people have.. And he was definitely a button pusher... but most importantly he challenged us to think about life.... R.I.P. Mr. Carlin.