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I hope Kanye pushes his music as far "out there" as he has his stage show.

See pictures of half-naked astronautettes here.

You know about these dudes, right?

Yeah, that track ain't the bomb, but they agreed, so it's not on their album.

Try Clap Clap instead.

Blueprint is a hometown hero here in Bustown, and he's a genuine talent behind the boards and on the mic, and anytime he releases new music, it's an event.

So, imagine my excitement when I received this email yesterday afternoon.

We are starting the preorders for the Blueprint vs Funkadelic CD. There are only 500 copies of the actual CD version of this release. The CD is $7.99 and will come with a 11x17 poster of the artwork and all the instrumentals. Pre-orders will be shipped out Thursday night (or first thing Friday depending on the order volume) and should arrive 2-3 days later depending on how far from Ohio you are.

For those of you wondering how you will get a copy of this release with when there's only 500 copies of it don't worry, starting next week on the release date there will be select websites that will make this album FREE to download on Tuesday, April 29th (specific sites to be announced later). The downloadable version will not include the instrumentals.

Exactly 8 minutes later I received an email receipt from CCNow. So, there are definitely not more than 499 copies left. Better act fast.

To order, CLICK HERE.

(There's even a YouTube preview right here.)

Their last album displayed amazing musicianship, but was kinda weak on the song-writing front. Black Thought sounded like he was sleeping through some of the sessions.

This sounds much better.

My fave hip-hop album of the moment is Bambu's "I Scream Bars for the Children". This is not exactly one of the stand-out tracks, but it's still way better than average. You might not guess it from this video, but Bambu is quite the social activist.

My friend Sean Lewis sent this YouTube video to me. It's a great homemade video and a shockingly heartfelt song. I'm a big fan of hip-hop songs that aren't about braggin', ballin', or bangin', mainly because they're so rare. This is somewhat about bangin', but mainly it's about Plies' love for his momma. What can I say? I relate.