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I've been outta town all week.  Managed to bum rush an open mic in Cincinnati Wednesday night and busted out an acoustic version of Missy Elliott's "The Rain".  She just might be the coolest.

MISSY ELLIOTT'the rain' by banatchec

Let's all make beautiful music together!  Props to Kutiman.

Originally signed by Jam Master Jay in 1994, Jayo Felony made a mild amount of noise in the late 90's before fading into obscurity.  I played this track last night at Red Star - just gets me so HYPED!  I'm embedding just the song to spare you from the T&A video because contrary to industry beliefs, it's all about the song.

I despise dupstep.  I think it has absolutely no soul.  For some reason, the kids around here eat it up like it's mayonaisse.  It'll be done in a year or two then the scenesters will start nuthuggin' elsewhere.  In the meantime, this has been the only dubstep-related clip to keep my attention.   It's Way Gone, yo.

I can't tell you how much God Loves Ugly hit home for me - especially at that time (2002).  Slug's raps about being an independent, Midwestern artist in his 30's were so uniquely personal.  I mean, I LOVE Elvis Costello and I LOVE Tom Waits - but they don't speak to me on the same level as Slug.  Dig this.

 
Now I'm sleeping on floors of temporary friends
But I'm keeping the store front as clean as I can
And I'm sweeping the sky for today's revelation
And I'm needing some time and some proper ventilation