Rap is going to rulez the world
We are informed that Battle Creek’s own State Senator Mark Schauer will be the guest on WOOD TV 8’s “To the Point” with Rick Albin - former Republican candidate and staffer for 2nd district Republican Congressman Pete Hoekstra who, by the way, was part of the Jack Abramoff affair- a fact ignored by the mass media in West Michigan including Mr. Rick Albin.
Chamillionaire are others who come to mind, who seem to smooth out the regional sounds of New Orleans, Atlanta and Houston for a more accessible sound. It’s not a bad thing, as ya need to sell records to make money; the mixtapes seem to be where you get the realness and more of an attempt to distinguish one’s sound. It’s almost like a dual consciousness thing, two sides to every rapper today.
I was going through some interview archives at howestreet.com and I came across a pretty good interview with investor/speculator and resource pundit Rick Rule. It was originally taped at the start of 2006, but I missed it the first time around. In this audio, Rule gives his opinions on markets, government intervention, and the outlook for natural resources.