Ropeadope : Archives

$5 CD OF THE WEEKEND: Y?ARCKA 10.30.08

Trick or treat your ass to something sweet - y?arcka's ropeadope debut. this is instrumental(ish) beat-driven blasts of hip-hop ecstasy. if madlib met j-dilla and had a baby, it might just be y?arcka. these is tracks you can flow to, grow to, and row to. sound samples here. get it for five bucks here.

QUESTLOVE AND TRAVIS BARKER SHOUT 10.30.08

Sit on the side of the stage and watch travis barker chase questlove in this rather dope battle of the drummers. go on, click. thanx to my man matt huzilla.

PHILLY FIX MY CAR 10.30.08

This poor dude got all caught up in the world series euphoria and had his car all flipped and twisted and his insurance won't cover to fix it and he needs his car to work, and, and....help a brother out when he asks "philly fix my car"

KILL THE ACORNS 10.30.08

John McCain's attack on ACORN is shaping up to be the most vicious of the 2008 election. The problem is, we will have to suffer the consequences - to ACORN, to the communities in which we work, to our democracy - long after the election is over. We need your help, and we need it now. this is serious, please spread the word.

SCRIBBLE SHOES 10.30.08

Reebok launched a dry-erase basketball shoe - the ATR Talkin' Crazy is a lightweight, cushioned basketball shoe that features a dry-erase upper, which lets wearers tell everyone what's on their mind. A dry-erase marker comes included with the shoes, so you can write a message on them for one game, erase it and then write a new message for the next. dig it.

TOP 50 BASKETBALL COMMERCIALS OF ALL-TIME 10.30.08

I know, i know, this is a music spot, leave sports out.....but here in philly we're caught up in the fever and it's spreading into other genres. shoes, sports and commercials - dig this redunkulous video compilation of the Top 50 Basketball Commercials of All-Time.

PHILLIES WIN 10.30.08

Have to big up our beloved phils for ending the championship draught in philly-town. we'd like to personally thank the big poppa charlie manuel, j-roll, utley, howard, hamels, victorino, pat-the-bat, brad lidge (!!!), carlos ruiz, jaime moyer.......i could go on and on. phillies stand strong

STAND BY ME 10.30.08

Took 10 years to make this video and song with participation of over 100 musicians. end result makes me want to stand by me.

$5 CD OF THE DAY - DJ KLOCK 10.28.08

From japan comes Avant Turntablism, Experimental Hip-Hop, Brain twisting noise, squiggles and grooves. Klock emerges from the ferment of the Tokyo electronica scene and creates vignettes of sound ranging from looped snare drum patterns to digital squiggles and squeaks. klock was a Japanese turntable visionary that left us before his time. listen here, peep this video here. get it for $5 here.