I'm still hoping this means a run for president, which would be a guaranteed loss for the Republicans. But seems more likely Sarah Palin will be aiming for the Senate next year, presumably with a good shot at winning.

EDIT: Okay now that I saw her press conference, I take it back. I dunno what the heck she's doing. And her point guard analogies makes me want to never watch basketball again.

Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Governor
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Gov. Sarah Palin will resign her office in a few weeks, she said during a news conference at her Wasilla home Friday morning. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the Governor's Picnic at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks on Saturday, July 25, Palin said.

There was no immediate word as to why she will resign, though speculation has been rampant that the former vice presidential candidate is gearing up for a run at the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Palin made the announcement flanked by Parnell and most, if not all, of her cabinet.

Sarah Palin Stepping Down As Governor

Tonight at Midnight EST is another edition of the Underground Railroad, bringing you the finest in hip-hop music and culture with Jay Smooth on the microphone and DJ 3D on the wheels. You can tune in here, or on WBAI 99.5 FM if you live in the tri-state area.

There's no video feed tonight, but you can join us in the old-school regular chat right here.

VIDEO: Buzz Aldrin "Rocket Experience" Rap w/ Snoop Dogg & Soulja Boy
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“I’m not too good at carrying a tune, but I do have rhythm,” says Aldrin, who got the idea from a family member who felt the genre would have a broad reach. Aldrin’s ShareSpace Foundation, which promotes science and exploration, is one of three beneficiaries of the song’s iTunes sales. “I want kids interested in space. It’s their future”….[Aldrin] says rapping with Snoop Dogg proved almost as daunting as space. “Snoop had this great hand language going as he sang, which was hard for me,” Aldrin says. “But when it comes to getting people’s attention, comedy goes a long way.”

VIDEO: Buzz Aldrin "Rocket Experience" Rap w/ Snoop Dogg & Soulja Boy

Am I the only one who reads this and pictures Wayne asking his lawyer if he can try and talk to the dogs, in dog language?

Drug-sniffing dogs focus in Lil Wayne hearing
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The Border Patrol's drug-sniffing dogs became the focus of attorneys Tuesday in a Yuma hearing as they continued to seek dismissal of drug and weapons charges against rapper Lil Wayne.

Attorneys for the rapper, arrested in January 2008 at a Border Patrol checkpoint on Interstate 8 near Yuma, want information about how the Border Patrol drug detection dogs are trained. They also are seeking any surveillance video of the dog used at the checkpoint at the time of the arrest...

...Lil Wayne was back in Yuma on Tuesday for a hearing as one of his attorneys, Natman Schaye, told the court they had not received the additional information they had requested about how the drug-detecting dogs the Border Patrol uses are trained.

Shoutout to JS 1, just met him at WKCR last week when he was spinning for Sucio Smash

via nahright: "JS 1 performs a freestyle DJ set then teaches Regis Philbin how to scratch while Kelly Ripa raps. Hilarity ensues."

Wyclef hits the studio and posts up a "special performance in honor of the people of Iran," with his own song "Gunpowder" and a couple of Bob Marley covers, accompanying himself on piano.

Sad to see this news. I grew up on Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon, and they were a big part of my childhood. I always identified with Johnny Carson, as an introverted person in "real life" who found a home in the media, and I always enjoyed his relationship with Ed McMahon on the show, and how they always held it down with their polished old school sarcasm.

A point that may seem random: as someone who's always been a supporter and lover of hip-hop, I've always remembered The Tonight show as the landmark of a cultural crossroads: the last representatives of pre-Hip-Hop America. On the Tonight show in the 1980's Ed Mcmahon and Johnny Carson were the last men standing as gatekeepers of a world where hip-hop remained invisible. It's a testament both to hip-hop's power and to Ed McMahon's longevity that he was around to see things change so much since then..

RIP Ed McMahon, 1923-2009
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Ed McMahon, who steadfastly introduced Johnny Carson through the host’s nearly 30 year run on “The Tonight Show,” died Tuesday morning, NBC said.

Brand new music from Nas, recorded with new producer C-Sick who won the chance to record with Nas in a producer's competition. (via TSS)

Nas "Film" MP3

Love the Clipse, even if I never like what they're saying.. I think this one would have more impact if the rhymes stressed their underdog status, and invited us to root for them, that's the most compelling part of their storyline.. still a cool song though.

Another new one from Rik Cordero, also featuring Fetti Benton (who also co-starred in the Nas video with yours truly).. Also check out the feature film Rik and Fetti have on deck, Inside A Change.