Enjoy Hip-Hop Responsibly

“You are right, I did mess up. I am sorry”

One of the hardest things to do is to admit fault. I know personally it’s difficult to not become defensive and thus make excuses.

What happens next is what matters.

I love this ad campaign. It’s been very funny especially the hot breakfast bar one with the plate of bacon. Creating marketing that truly sticks is tough but Holiday Inn has pulled it off nicely. It got the wheels turning in my head for sure!

This one is a new ad apparently. I have yet to see it air on TV. Check it out and sound off in the comments.

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Sphere of Hip-Hop is proud to be hosting this album for Cook & Uno. Visit this link for more information and to download.

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How-to web site Instructables has a step-by-step guide detailing how to repurpose your classic (but broken) NES as a lunchbox.

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JustMe Scribbling

Some of you reading this maybe never owned a Walkman or anything with a tape deck. For others a cassette tape stirs up fond memories of when hip-hop seemed to be a bit more pure (with respect to artistry).

Almost 20 million cassette players sold in one single year as recently as 1994. In 2007 a paltry 48,000 sold. When was the last time you bought an album on cassette tape? Who was it? Drop a comment.

I managed to pick up the last few dozen copies of what were likely the last albums in our scene to be issued on tape. Uprok Records released their first 4 releases on the tape format:

• Sup the Chemist “Dust”
• MG! the Visionary “Transparemcee”
• Ill harmonics “An Octave Above the Original”
• Sinner’s Prayer “Hip-Hop Praise”

Just the other day I stumbled across them when cleaning out the Sphere of Hip-Hop “wherehouse”. I love the newer technology of CDs and digital (MP3 etc) but nothing takes me back like a cassette tape or even a vinyl record.

On the way home today I’m listening to my second copy (wore out the first) of Solseekers’ debut.

I’d love to read your comments.

R.I.P. cassette tapes.