« Prison Reform in California Locked Up | Main | Talking Points » All I Really Need To Know About The Governor Of New York30 May 2008 09:55 am Folks, I've done my best to restrict my maniacal affections for great hip-hop from leaking out, while guesting here; somehow I'm thinking we don't have to many MF Doom fans in these parts. But I do want to note that David Paterson pardoned Slick Rick, a man to whom I owe some measure of my career as a writer. Good for the Gov. UPDATE: For the Doom fans we do have here, this is Gnarls Barkley on Fresh Air. Nuff said. Comments (38)
I think Dangerdoom is right in the wheelhouse of the Yglesias demographic. 
This really is good news; the Slick Rick deportation case was a sham. Of course lots of deportation cases involving non-famous people are shams too, but Slick Rick's case shows that no one can escape the INS/ICE's Orwellian proceedings. One of the worst Catch-22s is when they throw him in jail for deportation, then rule that he's ineligible for deportation because of the amount of time he spent in jail. Or when they don't let him change his eyepatch for a year. Anyway, this could be the greatest video ever.
On one scary night maybe I'll start reading Ta-Nehisi's blog more
Everyone is a fan of Doom- it's just a question of whether they know it or not.
"Everyone is a fan of Doom- it's just a question of whether they know it or not" ...patiently waiting for Madvillain II...
Yeah, that's pretty much the only big thing Paterson has done lately. Here's wishing he would take a bold stance on something important to liberals...
Obama/MF Doom 08
Ah, Slick Rick. Just another case 'bout the wrong path... And, yes, Mouse and the Mask is one of the great albums of the past few years.
Gotta love the work of Zev Love X.... Long live K.M.D. and R.I.P. Subroc.
In another episode of the Yglesias Remix Wars, I linked the wrong mix; here's the original (I think).
The Mouse and the Mask is one of my favorite albums. However MM..Food is probably my favorite Doom album.
i think his Viktor Vaughn persona might be a better VP choice, myself
Ta-Nehisi, I think you're great, but can The Atlantic *really* not afford spell-checking software, or does Matt's computer automatically make mistakes to give it that verisimilitude? "Govenor"?
If you dig hip hop and read this site, you're already a big enough nerd to have to know MF.
"The super-flow True'r MC like El Chupra Libre "El Chupa Nibre"- The Mouse and The Mask Oh where has all the good hip gone...an instant fan made out of me with the Doom reference. Now I gotta start reading your other posts.
I have occasion to glance at BET while at the gym, one of several televisions invariably tuned to it. I see what apperar to be black men sporting angry sneers dancing before the camera. They wave and direct the viewing audience's attention to large jewel encrusted watches and necklaces draped about their bodies. Then they sit around and count money, often throwing it into the air to fall to the ground like confetti. Then there is the requisite slow motion saunter through a dimly lit club, alcohol filled glasses hoisted and toasted as very scantily clad and sweaty women vie for these angry men's attention. Leave the club, sauntering slowly of course, and climb into a Benz or Bentley or a garishly painted and wheeled up classic U.S. auto and cruise the streets. Splice in generous cuts of more scantily clad and sweaty girls. Throw more money in the air. Point at your jewelry again. Rinse, wash, repeat ad nauseam. Very strange genre. And I saw the watch the first time you flashed it, OK, I get it, you're very good at conspicuous consumption. That's a life skill that will prove to be a great benefit I'm sure. Definitely one for your younger fans to emulate. Oh, there are these things called banks. FDIC deposit insured. Much safer and wiser place to have stacks of "C" notes stored than on the coffee table in your living room. Unless of course they're not declared earnings? Plus picking up all those bills after you've scattered them hither and yon must be a pain in the ass. Just sayin'..........
OK Ta-Nehisi is showing he does not have a good feel of the musical tastes of the readers in these parts. It looks like there are several Doom (along with his many different personas, don't forget King Geedorah!!) fans here. I seond Viktor Vaughn for VP (you gotta love the alliteration, he would be a badder arse than Cheney!)
steve duncan's comment reminds me of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8l31heyYxQ those darn silly rappers
Personally, I'm waiting more for the sequel to Deltron 3030 than Madvilliany II, but I agree with the Viktor Vaugh for President movement. (Unfortunately, Deltron will have to wait until 3030 for that honor). "Brymar College: Upgrade your grey matter, cuz one day it may matter!" Steven Duncan doesn't seem to understand he's describing The Roots' video for "What They Do" (without the captions, of course).
I, for one, am insulted you would think there are no Doom heads here. For shame. Actually, I propose a post topic for you. In my experience, the fanbase of Doom, Madlib, and the rest of the Stones Throw crew is made up roughly 95% by college-educated white guys like me. I get the impression few actual black people listen to them. My white liberal guilt always kicks in on that fact, somehow, and I wonder if I should be listening to, I dunno, TI instead or something. Am I crazy?
Yes Josh your crazy, I'm a 32 yr old Mexican dude with no college. So I should be listening to Selena and Kid Frost I guess... I believe you deserve the Gas Face! (The "Gas Face" by Third Base being the first appearance of Zev Love X...)
More M.F. Doom fans than you'd think... biaaattcchhhhhh.
"Ta-Nehisi, I think you're great, but can The Atlantic *really* not afford spell-checking software, or does Matt's computer automatically make mistakes to give it that verisimilitude? "Govenor"?" J, I think I'm great too, but I can't blame the Atlantic. I'm just sloppy, not much more too it. But I'm trying to get better. On another note, I should have known there were Doom fans here--and at the risk of this thread getting out of control, and me exposing myself as absolute monarch of black nerdom, I offer a couple of my favorite Doom quotes. 1.) "To all my brothers who is doing unsettling bids\You woulda got away if it was not for those meddling kids" 2.) "Off pride, tikes talk wide through scar-meat\Off-side like how Worf ride with Star Fleet" 3.) "He wears the mask just to cover the raw flesh\A rather ugly brother with flows that's gorgeous."
If I were expecting a lot of company I'd whip up a really substantial meal.
"Oh where has all the good hip gone..." http://www.elitaste.com/index.html For free and legally and all that stuff.
King Geedorah, three-finger ring fever His own biggest fan Ah...beats working on a Friday.
ah...and all the white hipsters rush to make sure everyone knows they like MF Doom...don't ask about common or lupe fiasco, TOO MAINSTREAM! i've always thought mf was kind of overrated, i dunno. i like his whole name and persona situation, and i recognize his lyrical brilliance, but i honestly don't enjoy listening to him that much.
Ta-Nehisi... For the Win. Thanks for making my Friday go by even faster by digging through my iPod at work and pulling up the DOOM playlist. If we're tradin' favorite DOOM lyrics, how can you overlook this gem (from "Anti-Matter" on Take Me To Your Leader: Getting paid like a biker with the best crank // Sprayed like a high ranked sniper in the West Bank. Or the gems in the Open-Mic Nights on the Viktor Vaughn Vaudeville Villain album... Lookin' at my Seiko, it's about to be Waco.
Based on painstaking research, I've uncovered somthing that will rock the election:
"oh, my aching hands
Doom used to be great, but Dangerdoom sucked, and so do Gnarls.
It's a little known fact that the madvillain is actually the preferred MC of the trust fund scumbag demographic.
David Patterson's been rippin flows since New York plates were ghetto yellow With broke blue writing
The best emcee with no chain ya ever heard
Doom makes some great music, but I've sworn him off because of this crap: http://extragrind.blogspot.com/2007/08/mf-doom-imposter-say-it-aint-so-doom.html The time I saw him and it actually was him he played a 35 minute set and repeated a song. What a jerk. Have some respect for your fans.
I love Doom's albums, but DO NOT PAY TO SEE HIM LIVE!!! I got burned by paying to see him in San Francisco, only to see 20 minutes of some skinny-looking "Doom" lip sync for 20 minutes...full account here: http://www.byroncrawford.com/2007/08/the-gallagher-t.html
It seems to me there's quite a lot to like about the governor of New York.
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Ricky Walters' pardon made me happy, too. Maybe it's not so bad that Spitzer liked insanely expensive prostitutes.
Posted by GiantDuck | May 30, 2008 10:18 AM