Lil' Wayne - Don't Get It http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpKfMwUw270
The guy is seemingly either loved or hated. I like most of Tha Carter III and leave it there. Whoever produced this track has serious talent. The splice of the modern beats and the Nina Simone track for the chorus have me nodding my head in approval. Also Wayne's lyrics reveal that he has to get some stuff off of his chest. These issues include the over representation of Black men in jail, the socioeconomic troubles that put them there, racial eqality, and the idea that Al Sharpton spoke out against him solely to belittle his work. That being said Wayne's arguments are not put for eloquently or intelligently. He appears to have been smoking weed the entire time and it shows. My point is that though drug-addled, Lil Wanye's track brings up some issues that politicians should give a damn about.
Robert Creeley - Hero's and For Love http://mediamogul.seas.upenn.edu/pennsound/authors/Creeley/Creeley-Robert_Heroes_For-Love_Exact-Change_04_1963.mp3
A segment of Robert Creeley reading two of his poems from a 1995 interview. Hero's is a great poem but For Love is my favorite poem of the 20th century. Other than that I can give no better introduction.
Marilyn Monroe - Happy Birthday Mr. President http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4SLSlSmW74&feature=related
Many of us have heard about this rendition of the classic birthday tune. You may also have seen it parodied it in Wayne's World. Until now I had not seen the original, a neat piece of historical video. Marilyn sure makes it seem like was a relationship between her and JFK. I don't really care if they did fornicate with each other. Man she was gorgeous.
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