Happy New Year! 2007 was a great year for Ecliptic Sight and 2008 looks like it will be ramping up to be another good one. Why is the post titled: “Happy Dilla Year”? Well 2007 was the year of J Dilla aka Jay Dee aka James Yancey (R.I.P.) and will continue to be his century if the collaborations, mixtapes and CDs keep popping up. Here’s the run down in case you missed it:
J Dilla – Ruff Draft (2007)
Turn it up and get Wild!
Dilla Month (2007)
February “Dilla Month” and Ruff Draft …

Boo! Did I scare you? Well if you couldn’t tell by my Monday post, I am back from my hiatus and back in full swing. In honor of All Hallows Eve I have scoured the web to bring you some haunting hip-hop headlines.
Aesop Rock kicks it off with a gruesome video for his song Coffee:

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Next Werner von Wallenrod’s Humble, Little Hip-Hop Blog gaves us a “A Record for Halloween”. In which he reviews Lovebug Starski’s song Amityville for your spooky turntables to spin. Favorite line from …

Off on another secret mission for the government but to make up for it I will be delivering two podcasts almost back to back. The first was another blend instrumental by the inconceivable DJ headpiece747 called the Hammered Edition. The second will be the Disturbing Edition, that will haunt your souls for October. Join us in November for the next yet to be named podcast and more news.

Continuing in my free legal series it now goes in to the video game sector. With a tip from Luthien over at the CAG forums, Fileplanet is now offering free games with advertising support. You will need a free account to download the games with Fileplanet and then at Ubisoft to play. The games that are offered are:

Far Cry
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Rayman Raving Rabbids

What else do I need to say its free, go download now before they change their minds.

Breez Evahflowin’ is a name that should be associated with quality hip-hop. With over a 300 song catalog of music, a world famous podcast and drawing skills, ESP wanted to know if there is anything this man can’t do. Read the interview to found out and discover things that you may not have known about Breez Evahflowin’.
ESP: Breez Evahflowin’ is a name that definitely stands out. Where did the name come from and what does it mean to you?
Breez: I started out as a kid as just Breeze in 1989 …

Ecliptic Sight Podcast: All Love Edition was developed for the lovers of independent/underground hip-hop. Don’t think that just because some of these songs are about love that they are weak. These artists’ topics vary from the love they lost to their love of illegal substances.

Artist: Kanye West
Video: Can’t Tell Me Nothing (Zach Galifanakis Version)
Album: Graduation
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Disclaimer: Saibot and Ecliptic Sight Podcast are not associated with any artists or music played unless noted. All rights are reserved to the individual artist or artists. Support any songs or artists that you hear by picking up their album.

I have tried to resist the MySpace machine for the longest time. Mostly because I saw no point in having a website and MySpace for the same functions. Well pigs must be flying somewhere because the Ecliptic Sight Podcast has entered into the MySpace realm. It is just easier to reach independent/underground artists through MySpace. I have had direct connect with a couple of artists and have added them and will continue to found new music through it for my podcast. So for the time being enjoy…

Online racism in games is a constant thing that comes up almost everyday. I can not even count how many times I have heard a derogatory word spoken or typed because someone is doing poorly. Racism happens from Counter-Strike: Source to Xbox Live games that connect online, so it does not feel like an isolated event. Well it is obvious that racism is in games but what can we do as individuals to stop or discourage it? Here is a situation that happened to me while I was in a …

I was looking for a new theme that I could twist and mangle to my will. The Tiny theme was the answer because I wanted a one-column layout to bring the focus to my articles and pictures. With a few tweaks I think this is my best layout yet. All the links, past articles and pages can be accessed through the sitemap at the top. Discover more…