Lets begin with a brand new political bounce-step track from DJ Flack, the title of which sums up part of our longing for change right now: Mashit Exclusive MP3 Download DJ Flack “Ready for Peace” -> [audio:https://archive.mashit.com/audio/Ready-for-Peace.mp3] Now for the recap. We began blogging about this historic election back in Feb. when Snoop Dogg was on Larry King discussing the…
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Creative Commons
This video’s a little cheezy but it’s also a nice primer about how Creative Commons works. CC is a Copyright alternative that allows for remixing and sharing of media, which we here at Mashit think is of utmost importance. All content on the Mashit site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution, Noncommercial, Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. Video: “A…
M.I.A. Sparks the Boyz to Talk Politics
I’m noticing an emerging theme; M.I.A. has been inspiring some hip-hop activism on her remixes. I’m glad to see her and Jay Z (!) taking the lead by talking about leadership. Jay seems to realize that his piece of the bling-pie will be eaten by someone much more wealthy than him if he doesn’t speak up and push for change.…
Spreading the Virus With “Paper Planes”
Wayne pointed out this post on Vibe’s blog about the abundance of M.I.A. “Paper Planes” remixes floating around. I had already collected a bunch over the past year, but recently they’ve been popping up like mushrooms on shit after a rain storm. Many of them seem to be legit/official (or semi-official) versions featuring prominent rappers like 50 Cent, Jim Jones,…
Hurricane Cake
3 years and 3 days ago John McCain and George W. Bush ate cake to celebrate McCain’s 69th birthday. At that very moment hurricane Katrina was bringing devastation to the gulf coast. Now it’s election season, and almost exactly 3 years later the Republican National Convention was due to begin today, but another monster hurricane has disrupted the plan. I…
New Barack Obama Choon!
Hi everybody! I’ve been away for a LONG, LONG time…sorry about that. Anyway, I just picked up this new Cocoa Tea 7″ called “Barack Obama”, and it’s pretty adorable. To be honest, I am kind of really tired of the Obama sales bonanza that I see going on in my demographic–I mean, I love the guy and fully intend to…
Obamattack!
This McCain attack ad equating Obama with Britney Spears and Paris Hiltion is hilarious! First of all, I don’t know about Paris, but Britney was a Bush supporter. Is the ad trying to say Obama is a stupid blond bimbo like the one who voted for Bush before? Wow! Second, the ad is practically an endorsement of Obama. I mean…
Chicago’s Crack Down on Event Promoters
It’s come to our attention that late last week the Chicago City Council rammed through a new “Promoter’s Ordinance” aimed at small-time / “underground” event promoters. According to the Save Chicago Culture blog: Imagine a Chicago where local music is only heard in the suburbs and theater is limited to Wicked and Jersey Boys. Scary thoughts. But if the City…
This Week in Grindin’: Dizzee Rascal, Bun B, and IL plate #115 0430
First up, for all who haven’t seen this: Google Maps Drug Deal! Right here in beautiful Chicago, Illinois. There’s a license plate number and everything. Here’s a screen shot, for when Google eventually gets this removed. There are all sorts of webbernets nerds buzzing about this pic and how it relates to our PRIVACY and PERSONAL FREEDOM and OMGZ GOOGLE…
Cumbia De Obama
/rupture scooped this one. Our old friend and comrade in Toneburst, Rafi B and his band Fosforo drops what I assume is the first cumbia campaign song for Obama. [youtube reBk_vc0EC8] MP3 download and lyrics ->