The Obey artwork that Shepard Fairey did for the famous Obama poster that's been all over the place recently (and which we blogged about just down there....) used an image taken by Associated Press. The AP are now suing Shepard for not getting permission to use the image... Ho hum. Will the world never celebrate creativity for a good cause?! Or should Shepard have asked first?
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Shystie featuring DJ Deekline ‘New Style’ (Rat Records)
Quick introduction: Shystie is the garage MC who tore it a few years ago with the MJ Cole-remixed ‘Make It Easy’. As an actor, she starred in the box office smash ‘Adulthood’, featuring the awesome theme track by Bashy. Deekline is the provider of the fat-ass breakbeat, with a remix & collaboration CV that includes Top Cat, Ol’ Dirty Bastard and The Freestylers. Put them both together and you get ‘New Style’, a mid-tempo, bottom-heavy breakbeat rumbler with a smooth lyrical attack, and a catchy chorus. See for yourselves here...
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