Category Archives: Money

The Entire Story of The “Amen Break”

This is a brilliant “documentary” of the Amen Break.  One of the most widely sampled and used break of all time.  This documentary explains the history behind the break, the fact that this break moved from an underground no name song to a mainstream marketing tool to the legalities behind distributing the break.

If there is anything on this site i think you should spend your time watching, it is this video.

Some people consider all electronic music the same or not even music at all but behind it all there is a creator who aligns all the elements of a song, or break, or sample, kick, snare, vocal, etc… and this is what music, to me, is all about… creating something that sounds good; bottom line.

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Read a book, Read a book! by Notarapper

This is a really cool video by Bomani D’mite Armah, the song is called Read a Book.
When i first saw this rap i thought it was just some amateur wack youtube vid… but after watching it a couple times I have realized it’s GREAT. There is more to the rap than just the lines being shouted in your face…

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This is what it means to me:

Read a book: This segment is talking about the media and how it brainwashes. An awesome representation is when the video shows some glam-thugs loading guns watching a stupid rap video… then transition to a person — the public — strapped to a chair robot chicken style. I think it is trying to illustrate how the ridiculous messages from media manifest themselves into Continue reading Read a book, Read a book! by Notarapper

$206 Million in Drug Money

Federal officials have seized US$205.6 million (euro154.3 million) in cash from a luxury house in one of Mexico’s most upscale neighborhoods and said Friday they believe the money was tied to the methamphetamine trade.

The statement said it was the largest seizure of drug money ever in Mexico.

And now, pictures of the 205.6 MILLION dollars… in CASH. I have to admit I’ve never seen this much money in cash.

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