So Lindsay Lohan comes out of the closet shortly after Clay Aiken, which is cool, because we’re not in the business of exposing other people’s personals. But sheeeeit, let’s be serious, no one was surprised about this one either.

To quote the late great poet, Pimp C, from the 2007 Negro spritual, “Shattered Dreams”:

Some people gay, what can I say? The only judge is God
But don’t be shame and try to hide cause then you livin fraud
Cause everythang done in the dark, gon’ come to the light
So do yo’ thang, cause cain’t no man tell you what’s wrong or right

Bonus: Pase Rock – Lindsay Lohan’s Revenge (video)

John McScared “suspended” his campaign to “focus” on the current economic crisis. Bear in mind that this is the same dude that said that he himself is “not an expert on Wall Street”. Here’s another quote from the man himself, “The issue of economics is not something I’ve understood as well as I should.”

So what’s really going on? I’ve linked over some thoughtfulness from the Huffingtonpost.
Do yourself a favor and check it out.

Notorious premieres January 19th, 2009 (one day before Inauguration Day). While I’m excited to see if a hip hop biopic can be done accurately and still maintain some dignity for the artists and fans, I fully anticipate that I will be not only let down, but also insulted. There is hope however. Having Cheo Coker as a co-writer MAY balance out some of the fuckery that I would normally expect from a hip hop based biopic (read: Get Rich or Die Tryin’ & Krush Groove).

Cast and other tidbits here.

Current tv drops the knowledge jewels on the dangers and popularity of skin bleaching in Jamaica. I’m saying, what were these people listening to when Nardo Ranks dropped “Dem a Bleach”.

Check out the pudding-faced mom who makes Latoya Jackson’s face appealing…

MTV blasts Gucci Mane’s last interview before being hauled off to jail for a year for violating the terms of his probation stemming from a previous assault conviction. Since his release in 2006 Gucci Mane has completed no more than 25 of his 600 hours of community service. Mind you that Gucci barely got off an unrelated murder charge when he shot and killed rapper Henry Lee Clark III (Pookie Loc) in 2005. The charge was dropped as the grand jury in the case ruled the shooting was in self-defense.

What’s the lesson here?
Don’t push your luck.

We loves us some Odd Squad/Coffee Brovaz/Odd squad over here at buhbOmp and we wanted to share the love with you.

Bonus: Can you spot a young Devin?
Bonus #2: What is the year make and model of the vehicle that Blind Rob is driving?

I thought it couldn’t get any worse for my dude Kanye after dropping that horrible Love Lockdown crap just yesterday. Does hitting rock bottom musically have any effect on an artist’s mindstate? Methinks so.

I present Exhibit A:

Kanye Warhol

Exhibit B:
Video of Kanye smashing a $10K camera in a crowded LAX airport terminal. “There ain’t no police”

Video

(AP) — Police say they have arrested Kanye West at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion of vandalism after an altercation with a photographer.

An airport spokesman says police also arrested West’s bodyguard shortly before 8 a.m. on Thursday.

Airport spokesman Marshall Lowe says early reports are that West got into an altercation with a commercial photographer and a camera valued at more than $10,000 was broken.

The incident happened before West and his bodyguard, who was not identified, went into a security checkpoint at the airport.

Lowe says police are continuing to interview witnesses and West may be booked later this morning.

A call to West’s publicist in New York was not immediately returned.

And of course, Exhibit C:
Love Lockdown

We’ve already posted Take me away fast which features German Afrobeat digger Frank, but the cats at Double U O Globe are hard at work with their own documentary based on Afrobeat music, although apparently less focused on the digging aspect. Legends of Afrobeat features renowned digger Duncan Brooker and Soundways records founder Miles Claret, both of which, along with Frank, are often referred to as the most revered historians and collectors of 70’s era African music. You won’t find much on the Legends of Afrobeat documentary on the internet other than that the Double U O site itself.

“it is impossible to squeeze the afro scene from Nigeria into one album,
you could do twenty albums and still not have covered much of it. There
are literally thousands and thousands of records made there, and the vast
majority of non Nigerians have never heard it.”

– Miles Claret, Soundways records”

” In some cases I’m the first person to talk to these guys about their music in thirty years … I’ve seen incredible things, heard extraordinary stories. In one instance I heard about people looking for a place to live be cause things have gotten so shitty in some of these places , that they would just go into the vaults of recording studios and just grab all the tapes, and pressing plates and old acetates and just burn it all just to make room for a place to sleep. It began to dawn on me that if I didn’t try to save this music no one would. I decided to build an archive and rather that just bootleg the music, like others often do, I’d start trying to get the license and see what more I could discover.

– Duncan Brooker

Peep the teaser and trailer for Legends of Afrobeat.

This is nothing new, but it’s definitely something that everyone needs to check for once it drops on dvd. I swiped this from a fellow SoulStrutter’s blog. It’s the trailer for an amazing documentary on the travels of a German dj through Africa on the hunt for rare records.

Take Me Away Fast

The moto-taxis in Benin are called Zemidjahns which comes from the local language Fon and translated into English would mean “take me away fast”.

We chose this as a work-in-process title for Leigh Iacobucci from Tro Tro Productions who shot a documentary by following me around digging for records and visiting musicians in Ghana and Benin last April.

Here is a 4 1/2 minute trailer that will be submitted for funding applications to PBS and Sundance, I hope one of them might be willing to sponsor the editing and post production of this documentary. If you have any suggestions for Leigh, please visit her website simply by clicking on her name and drop her a mail.

**UPDATE**

You can find a great article on Frank’s journeys in Africa on Dazed Digital.

Kano drops another double-time heater, Hustler, BIG CHUNE outta the UK!!! New album, 140 Grime Street, out later this mounf’.