Cut and Paste is a digital design contest that knows, if you can’t spit on the fly, you ain’t worth your weight in Sharpies. The competition puts eight designers head to head in a live battle where the contestants frantically construct theme-based concepts in three 15-minute, single elimination rounds.
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Here’s some more knowledge from the legendary Pimpin’ Ken’s book, Pimpology, this time on the subject of flippin’ hoes. Game recognize game in the bank, mayne.
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Planning a Wu-Tang concert is like a game of chess; all the experience and careful planning in the world couldn’t prepare you for the seismic amount of shit that could go awry. Rock the Bells follows the legendary nine-man army and other performers, as well as the production staff through a hectic and exciting daylong festival that reunited the Clan on stage at the NOS Fairgrounds in San Bernardino, CA, for the first time in seven years.
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Pimpin’ Ken, the legendary pimp from Milwaukee, has hustled his way “from the ghetto streets to the executive suites”. He’s an Annual Players Ball Mack of the Year winner and has starred in documentaries like Pimps Up, Ho’s Down and American Pimp. Pimpin’ Ken’s new book Pimpology: The 48 Laws of the Game (published by Simon Spotlight) teaches you exactly what you need to know to get what you want out of life. Pimpology comes out next week on July 24th, but until then, we will be sprinkling some game from the book every few days.
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Brooklyn gave back in a big way with the third annual Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival on June 23rd at Empire Fulton Ferry State Park. The line-up was a who’s who of true school hip hoppers, including: Kidz in the Hall, Skillz, Dres from Black Sheep, Large Professor, Sean Price, Consequence and of course Ghostdini himself to headline.
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Here’s an excerpt from Issue #46’s graf feature on MSK’s Norm and Steel. Read, enjoy, then get off the cyberweb, bomb some handball courts and make some friends, it’s Friday goddamnit.
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So Diplo (one half of Hollertronix, RIP) will be spinning at the 5th Ave. Apple Store in NY tomorrow at Midnight. As if those guys needed to attract any more cool. I’ll be there if only because it’s the closest I can get to M.I.A., as ruled by New York courts.

Frequent Mass Appeal contributor Mister Cartoon is unveiling the newest edition of his scary clown-angel action figure in a few days. Cool. We did a story on his first one way back in issue 45. Check it out here.
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Take a picture, it’ll last longer

Oh, hello there, Mass Appeal-ists.

We were just cleaning up a little bit. You’ve noticed? Why, thank you. We had this internet site-thing laying around since about…1997. We wanted to call it a "blog"… but who knew what a "blog" was in 1997? So we waited it out, gave the rest of the internet a head start, and now it’s time to show everyone how it’s done. Watch my feet.

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