Monday Mess

Damn. My bracket is toast. But congrats to George Mason who are living it up with five starters from Maryland that Gary Williams couldn't get his hands on. An incredible run that might not be over yet.

Also, congrats to The Rub DJs, who made URB's annual Next 100 list. I talked to them for the ultra brief write up and it's here if you've got a microscope.

A few days ago, I had a chance to yak it up with the greatest DJ to ever hit the decks. Still guessing? Will post the entire thing next week.

Caught a rather fiery Sadat X a couple weeks back in B-more opening up for Zion I (what is wrong with this picture?). The oddest thing about the gig was X was hanging in the back of the venue for over an hour prior to his mic ripping and it seemed as if nobody noticed him. Folks are too young I guess. Support his disc! Special thanks to Thanksgiving Brown.

Pair of Franks

I know i'm mad late on this disc, but the merging of Frank Sinatra and Frank White is sublime. The remix project from DJ Cappel & Smitty dropped last summer and got some play from some major media outlets. I never heard the disc until now and am forcing myself to view Three 6 Mafia's Oscar performance on YouTube as punishment.

While The Grey Album was undoubtedly more complex and heavily textured than Blue Eyes Meets Bed-Sty, its Premier-ish chopping of the Sinatra tunes like "For Every Man There's A Woman" is white hot. Download that cut at The Rub DJs site here.

Cappel & Smitty actually improve on the original Biggie cuts (take note Mr. Diddy)--including "Come On" (culled from Sinatra's "My Way Of Life") where the horns support Biggie's baritone like butter.

Lovin' it & missing Biggie more than ever.

Jumped The Shark

Madonna has allegedly invited Hasidic Reggae Superstar Matisyahu to a passover seder. According to the man in the black hat, "I don't know if I can go. I'll have to check it out with, like, multiple people, to make sure it's kosher." (via Rolling Stone)

Has Matthew Miller already jumped the shark? His major label debut drops soon.