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Word?

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
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While I Was Sleeping

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

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  It's actually more like while you've been sleeping, I've been doughnut grinding, but you get my drift. Kamal's doughnuts are still hot in the streets (even though he scoffs at hot doughnuts), so we've been busy keeping up with the demand. It's exciting to see his business take off and I'm impressed… Read More

Q-Tip on Conan

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
Kiana's favorite song from Q-Tip's new album is Manwomanboogie, mine is "Fight for Love," ft Raphael Saadiq. Here's Tip performing the song (sans Saadiq, sadly) a few nights ago on Conan. Am I the only one who notices that Q-Tip has a thing for random furry accessories?    
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Proper Song of the Day: Manwomanboogie

Friday, January 16th, 2009
Manwomanboogie is my favorite track off the latest Q-tip record so I'm geeked he finally released a video for it.  The director, Rik Cordero, definitely redeemed himself with this joint considering his latest work.  I'm glad to see dude's repertoire runs deeper than  CGIs of Yasser Arafat.   Cordero's vision for Manwomanboogie doesn't fit what I had in mind (the song always makes me want to do some Tae Bo type stunts on a dance floor - thankfully the video has none of that) but I likes. 
A surreal performance… Read More

Proper Song of the Day: The Good, the Bad and Ugly of ‘08

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

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    2008 was a simultaneously ridiculous and inspiring year for the two things that we here at Proper Talks love: politics and hip hop. Yes, Obama won and more talking heads of color got a moment in the spotlight, but we saw the hideously racist and immature… Read More

Terrorist Fist Jab with Obama, and put Lipstick on Caribou Barbie

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
All the hype in 2008 made this year's top 10 lists harder to put together than Karrine Steffans legs. There's a lot to cover in a year that included Hilary crying, Fox News losing it's mind, China covering everything up but the pollution, and Shaq hoping Kobe could decipher the flavor of his ass. YouTube and the rest of the Internets guaranteed this year would be unforgettable; while occasionally sparking an intense need to shut down my laptop over a comment worthy of a Read More