Hip Hop Monday Come Early

I simply couldn't wait until Monday to post this song. It's a sad song, but a real song too. Its great when you hear a hip hop artist making real music (not just nonsense). On a side note, the British accent sounds awesome in rap. Tell me what you think...



To download copy and paste URL below:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NXG3Z42N

Update on Mosque: Michael Bloomberg on Daily Show

Jon Stewart interviewed the Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, last night on the Daily Show. Good for a few laughs and perspective of one of the leaders of New York City. I couldn't embed the link so click here for the video.

Mosque at Ground Zero?

Barack Obama's support of building a mosque near ground zero has spurred a heated debate the past couple weeks. It is important to recognize the contributions of the men and women who perished on 9/11 and in the subsequent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. A mosque at Ground Zero embodies the founding principle of the nation that these men and women died for. The First Amendment of the our Constitution ensures all Americans the freedom of speech, religion, press and to peaceably assemble and petition the government. The first settlers in colonial America came to escape religious persecution. Religious freedom and acceptance of all religions in America has been the foundation of our culture and society for centuries. I understand the extreme frustration of many Americans who do not want a mosque at Ground Zero. In some respects I agree. While the mosque is certainly not my first choice for the site, the more I think about it and examine our nation's early history, I think it is the best choice. It is important to recognize that the terrorists were an extremist group of Muslims. They were much more than a regular practicing congregation. Each religion has extremist groups and the foundation of the religion typically will not support these terrorizing interpretations. Many Americans, myself included, do not know enough about the founding beliefs and sacred texts of Islam and other religions. The acts of a few extremist cowards should not, and cannot shape our opinion of millions of people worldwide. These crazed individuals were far from united and the attack changed American life as we know it. They tried to take down our nation. If they could see our nation today, they would weep and regret their acts based on our response to 9/11 and the strengthened unity of our nation. A mosque may not be the preferred tribute, but it is the best tribute to the fallen men and women. Al-Qaeda vainly tried to destroy our country and they couldn't. They wanted to destroy our deepest beliefs and highest aspirations of equality. A mosque at Ground Zero is a slap in the face to Al-Qaeda and Muslim extremists. To me the mosque says: Go ahead and try to bring us down. Your greatest effort didn't yield any change in the foundations of our nation. We still have freedom of religion and no matter how hard you tried, you couldn't touch our morals and belief in the inalienable rights of man. We still accept your religion through our unwavering belief in the First Amendment and we feel for your ignorance and convoluted ways, but with any hope you will become enlightened to the American light and spread of democracy.

The picture above is a stone engraved with the First Amendment in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the site where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were approved.

Jebidiah Likes Janelle, B.o.B., and Lupe

This is considered a remix, but I never heard the original song. Whatever, this version is unreal... Lupe and B.o.B. together is epic. Janelle Monae, you may remember her from the ESPY's, is pretty incredible as well. I expect more big things to come from Janelle in the near future. Enjoy!



Click below for direct download:
http://www.mediafire.com/?jmhgzxyjjzj

Jebidiah Likes Broken Bells

This song and video really defy words all together. So just check out the song and be sure to click on the link as well for a cool new look at the future of music videos (it is a little primitive...but so was Apollo 1, and now look at space travel) I guess we all start somewhere, and this interactive music video is a GREAT start to something new. Enjoy!



Copy and paste the link below to experience something brand new, and be sure to wait for it to load... believe me, its worth it:

http://www.brokenbells.com/october/

Song of the Day

I know Hazy has posted some State Radio in the past, but this has become my go-to song as of late. I think this is my favorite song by them (and that's saying something because they are unreal). Anyway, enjoy the song because there is no video.



To download the full album click the link below:
http://www.mediafire.com/?bhtvjokl122

Song of the Day

Its been a while, but I came across this song on Pandora today and thought somebody else out there might like it. The band, Young Galaxy, has a bit of a Freelance Whales feel. I hope You enjoy!



To download Young Galaxy's entire album click the link below:
http://www.mediafire.com/?yidjizbyzft

Hip Hop Monday

In the interest of keeping things balanced on the blog I have decided that on (most) Mondays I will stick to hip-hop. Here are a couple that I found that I really like. The first is a cool mash of Coldplay and Drake. I think you will enjoy it.



To Download "The Fly Scientist" Click the link below:
http://www.mediafire.com/?jgjzgmzmmhm


The second hip-hop song is an original by BIG KRIT. I think this song is very cool and is an easy song to find your head bouncing to.



To Download "Hometown Hero Remix" copy and paste the link below:
http://usershare.net/69nqexwwd45j

Song of the Day

This tune is a little different from my usual, but I still think it's a pretty cool song. Tinashe is a new and unique artist and I feel obliged to help spread his feel-good music. Enjoy!




Trying something new here... to download Zambezi by Tinashe click link below:
http://www.mediafire.com/?9mbkacfapc4nmu0