Song of the day:

"I Got Your Back" — Jha Voice

Peace party people!! Here are a few more links, old and new, floating around the net that's worth a look....

RIP Octavia Butler

Octavia E. Butler at TwBookmark.com

Octavia Butler, 1947-2006: Sci-fi writer a gifted pioneer in white, male domain

RIP, Octavia Butler, "genius" science fiction writer

Essay on Racism: A Science-Fiction Writer Shares her View of Intolerance from NPR.com

Octavia Butler: RIP

Octavia Butler, 1947-2006

Sales Of The Notorious B.I.G.'s Debut Album Halted

Talib Kweli & Makeba smile for the camera at RTB 2005. Click pic to go to Talib's blog.

APRIL 6-28: THE PHARCYDE'S TRE HARDSON ON THE ROAD
Tre's new cut "Roots Love and Culture" with MC Lyte is just a taste of what's in store, as he is set to drop his new CD, Slim Kid's Cafe, and hit the road for a spring tour. Make sure you catch him performing with his new band Fuqawi, as well as Speech from Arrested Development , Modill, and Longshot on the Rap Renegades Tour.

1 More Hit is the upcoming documentary that follows hip hop producer J Swift of The Pharcyde. He was featured in the March edition of Scratch magazine, and the movie shows him as he tries to overcome homelessness and a crack habit and jump start his music career. Check the website for more info!

Interview: Marc Ecko — Responding to "Gamers Are Pissy"

Teddy Live in '79 DVD - NEW!

Check out the new Video from Family Force 5!

"Kountry Gentleman" VIDEO WMP — Real — QT

Exclusive Interview with Donald Fagen at MP3.com. Stream this entire interview for free!

Spitkicker.com

MySpace Shout Outs!!

Jha Voice — The MySpace Freestyle Promo is classic!

One Session — Make sure you check these guys out! Their new album is in stores now, look for the review soon!

Burning Brides

In The News:

More Than 500,000 Rally in L.A. for Immigrants' Rights
I saw some of this from my window and walked the streets with the people today. Latinos shut downtown L.A. down for real! That's what's up!

In case you missed it...

Ex-Congressman's Loot to Be Auctioned

Chef Gets Big Send-Off on 'South Park',South Park's 'Chef' quits, citing religious bigotry, 'South Park' Responds: Chef's Goose Is Cooked.

Plight Deepens for Black Men, Studies Warn, New York Times.

Scientists make 'bionic' muscles.

Check out Apocamon: The Final Judgement!

MySpace Massacre! Vol. 1 Mixtape coming soon!

AOL Blackvoices Isn't Working.

A few joints on MySpace you need to hear

"Don't Wait To Long" — SlimKid3's Cafe

"No Daddy" — Teairra Mari.

Check Windwalker's site for some heat!

"Above The Clouds Inst." — DJ Premier.

More soon, stay tuned.