IT'S A RAP FOR THE ECONOMIST

I saw this on a couple websites first (Sorry Kaizar), but here's a surprisingly entertaining rap homage to the weekly newsmagazine The Economist that incorporates samples from the magazine's online podcasts.

The chorus of the rap runs: "He reads the Economist so he can get the gist, its solid competence gives him confidence that his intelligence is correct."

Other lines praise editorial standards such as "The style in which they write is simple and concise, how do they get their sentences so precise?"

Listen to the mp3 here.

5 HOURS OF '90s HIP HOP NONSTOP

Funkmaster Flex on July 4th played a commercial free five hour set on Hot97 of pure classic hip hop goodness from the 1990s (minus "Hammer and Young MC"). Some dude broke up the set into four mp3s which you can download here.

It's a must have for any hip hop fan or connoisseur. I've been listening to it all night (I doubt I'll be able to listen to the entire set considering it's five hours long in case you forgot) and it's simply hot, although a small minor complaint is that sometimes there's a little too much Funkmaster Flexing his big mouth. Nonetheless the songs fit really perfectly with the hot summer nights and it makes me want to get in a car with a couple good friends, nod our heads along to the beats, and just drive somewhere.

1, 2, 3, 4, GET YOUR HOMERUN ON THE FLOOR

I admit the headline makes no sense; I just wanted to channel Coolio for a moment. This past weekend the Red Sox hosted the Wankees, and I'm sure most of you have all heard or seen it by now, but during the Sunday game, the Sox slammed four home runs off one Yankee pitcher. Correction: Four consecutive home runs off one pitcher. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAGTfFJFsfA]

What a thing to see and experience for those people at the game who'd never been to a baseball game before. Now they're going to expect that at every game henceforth.

Oh yea, and here's some Coolio. You know you want it. 1,2,3,4 get yo woman on the floor ya'll:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNj3IFkKCOw]

Update: ESPN's Bill Simmons made a funny about ARod:

A-Rod is like pollen -- you can always count on him to make an impact in April and May.