Let's workshop it, eh?Talking to Roses in the Library We’re lonely in these books,The shelves can’t speak to the empty dreams Fainted to shadows between the lines and we’re. still. alive.Faded beyond the perfect windows we never, quite, touch.cans out of graspair Falls over hands,thoughts come last:the self-owned laughs of a laughable past we deny the children we will never have Greed for th
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Talking to Roses in the Library - The illDefined
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And so the ever-elusive, ever creative Jay Electronica returns with "Exhibit C," a new track produced by Just Blaze. My first thought upon seeing this was, "about time." Jay hasn't released anything in an oddly long time, especially after building such a strong buzz in 2008 when he released "Act 1: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge)." Then again, he and Ms. Badu had a baby this year, so I'll cut...
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Some Kind of Love
File this one in the "It Doesn't Have to Make Sense" category... just let me know if you enjoy it.peace, love and level vibes,- The illDefinedThere’s nothing better than an ice cream cone on a Sunday afternoon in late spring when it’s not too hot, with a light breeze. I honestly don’t have any idea what the fuck I am talking about I haven’t had ice cream on a Sunday afternoon in late sprin
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Dert - Westside of the Moon
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Boom Shaka Laka.Rest assured that this download will probably be the best use of your bandwith this week (if not this month). I've been playing this in every situation from studying to house parties for the last three weeks, and I still can't get over just how ridiculous these beats are. As the title and cover suggest, the whole tape is filled with tracks that are sampled from Pink Floyd -- I s...
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EMINEM IS BACK: 50's "Psycho" + Cypher w/ Black Thought
New Verses Show Legend Has Returned to FormI never thought I'd see the day when TheNewConfusion would have successive posts featuring 50 Cent and Lil' Wayne -- but credit where credit is due: these guys are making some good music.Some songs have started leaking off 50 Cent's upcoming Before I Self-Destruct, and, honestly, I don't really care, but Eminem KILLS this track. 50 Cent gets thoroughly...
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NEW WEEZY!! -- No Ceilings (Free Album)
For avid Weezy fans like myself, this is a day of reckoning. After eons of suspense, lying in wait and memorizing the profoundly nonsensical distortions of ill-logical shit Lil' Wayne says on his verses, Young Carter finally dropped a new mixtape last week: No Ceilings. On No Ceilings, Wayne does what he is wont to do: dominate. Weezy never fails to create a metaphor I've never heard before. Hi...
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NEW WEEZY!!!
For avid Weezy fans like myself this is a day of reckoning. After eons of suspense lying in wait memorizing profoundly nonsensical distortions of ill-logical shit Lil' Wayne verses, last week he dropped a new mixtape. No Ceilings. And he does it once again, Lil' Wayne never fails to create a metaphor I've never heard before. His similes are so creative one wonders if he actually hails from Mars...
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Forum: On Writing - ThePseudonym
(ThePseudonym)ESC and illDefined already shared their thoughts. Now, ThePseudonym, as expected, drops some serious science on the utility and justifications for writing. But is he right? Is writing just a means of communication? Or is there more to it?Forum - On Writing - ThePseudonym In searching for what writing is, I took a moment to reflect on characteristics that make writing “good”. Whe
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Introducing MAGr - No News is Good News (free DL)
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LATE PASSDespite my best efforts, a lot of the emails I get end up slipping through the cracks and marinating at the bottom of my inbox for a while. This is one of those cases. I got word of this project by MAGr (NJ-based Al Mighty and DistantStarr) a while ago, but never had a chance to check it out.I finally got around to downloading No News is Good News earlier today. I had it playing in the...
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Gift of Gab ft. Del the Funky Homosapien & Brother Ali - Dreamin'
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When I was in 6th grade I bought four albums that would change my life. They were the first hip-hop records I ever bought, and two of them were by Blackalicious. I've listened to a lot more music since then. Some is better, some is worse, but regardless of where Blackalicious stands in the pantheon of great artists, they will always hold a special place in my heart as the ones that got me hooke...
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Hijacking Street Signs
This is brilliant. The artists of Cardon Copy are taking standard, run-of-the-mill signs -- the kind we see everywhere -- and applying their creative genius to them. The end result is an announcement that is actually effective because it's eye catching, not generic. Cardon Copy's mission reads as follows: CARDON COPY, TAKES THE VERNACULAR OF SELF- DISTRIBUTED FLIERS AND TEAR-OFFS WE HAVE A...
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Things That Are Fly Vol. 4 (The Rebirth of Fly)
(In lieu of Wednesday Worthwhiles...)With the start of classes and everything that comes with it (e.g. buying books, buying supplies, buying beer) I've been far too busy and far too broke to even dream about new gear. I'm definitely still busy (and even more broke), but no matter what, I'm a stay flyyyyyyy-y-y--y-y till I -- okay, you get the point. So, here are some things, besides myself, tha...
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Forum: On Writing - The illDefined
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(illDefined)The responses to ESC's contribution to the "On Writing" forum were really strong. I HIGHLY advise you take a look at what ESC had to say and the comments that he elicited. Now, on to the next installment.Forum: On Writing - The illDefined Obama reminded us that, in the darkest of times, our parents stood up. They stood up when doing so was unpopular, they stood up so women could hav...
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The New Confusion Presents: Let Them Eat Mixtapes
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(Artwork: Andrew Mixter)Months ago, I got in touch with TNC favorites Bastille, and at 2:00 AM, on an intercoastal instant message conversation it happened: Let Them Eat Mixtapes was born. Keep up with this series, and you'll never run out of good music. Plus, with Bastille on the decks you'll be hearing a lot of things you've never heard before (and I mean genres, not just artists). And now.....
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Forum: On Writing (New Original Works)
Another "long time coming"... From now on, The New Confusion will be hosting a feature called "Forums" that will allow our editorial staff to flex it's editorial muscle and offer original writings on a given topic. The goal of the Forums is the same as the site's: to offer multiple perspectives on our realities. We hope you'll join in the discussion, whether it's in the comments section, on our...
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Jared Evan Is Your New Favorite Rapper: Radio in My Head Mixtape
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Today is going to be a day of "long time comings".I met Jared Evan about a year ago working promo for The Fader. Somewhere between taping Niggy Tardust fliers to bodega doors and crooking necks at the beautiful women of lower Manhattan, Jared turned to me and said, "yeah, by the way, I rap." I didn't say it out loud, but my first thought was, "great, you and everyone else with a MySpace page."I...
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Monday Music Mention: Oh No
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From a Royal Pedigree,Oh No May Be the Best Producer You've Never Heard Of(Dan Monick)This belated MMM is going to have to be a short one (forgive me, oh faithful).Until fairly recently, Oh No was more recognizable by his famous family: his older brother is the prolific Madlib and his father is none other than old-time singer Otis Jackson. But a handful of releases in the last few years have ea...
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An Urban Piano
What a long way a little art can go. A handful of original minds in what I'm guessing is Germany set out to turn the mundane into something special. Now there's a novel idea, take an item that normally gives us no real feeling one way or the other, and then turn it into something that makes us happy. In many ways that's what art does -- even "traditional" art in frames, after all, a white wall ...
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NEW Cunninlynguists ft. E-40 & Evidence - Running Wild
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Yessssssirrrrr!!! This is a hell of a way to start off the week. The group with the best name around, Cunninlynguists, just released the first single off their upcoming Strange Journey Volume 2 (release date: November 3rd). "Running Wild" features Kentucky's freshest MC duo, Natti and Deacon, trading verses with Cali all-stars Evidence and E-40 over a brand new beat from Kno.Strange Journey Vo...
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Waajeed On Tour, Releases "Tetris" Free
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Waajeed is unquestionably one of the most original producers since Dilla. Not surprisingly, the up-and-coming producer hails from Dilla's hometown of Detroit, Michigan, and the D's influence is unmistakable on Waajeed's tracks -- though not as much on this one. To help promote his current Beat Machine Tour with Ge-Ology and Blu Jemz, Waajeed has released one of his best tracks, the high energy ...
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