“Here’s a sigh to those who love me, And a smile to those who hate: And, whatever sky’s above me, Here’s a heart for every fate.” I rarely have anything important or interesting to say, but if I do, you can usually count on me to say it in a fairly entertaining way. For the most part, I will use this blog because it seems like a fun thing to play with. Like the rest of my phases, this will likely burn out quickly. Instead of a blaze of glory, however, it will simply smolder until someone steps on it like an irritating fire just begging to be extinguished. Metaphors are for assholes. “I’ll publish right or wrong: Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.” - Lord Byron E-mail me: bergen.anthony@gmail.comI also write about Dead PresidentsTumblr (3.0; @anthonybergen)http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_53191487257" src="http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/53191487257/audio_player_iframe/anthonybergen/tumblr_mojf999XIi1qz73ey?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fanthonybergen%2F53191487257%2Ftumblr_mojf999XIi1qz73ey" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Kanye West (feat. Tony Williams): <em>Blood On The Leaves</em></strong></p>http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/53191487257http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/53191487257Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:41:33 -0700Kanye WestKanyeYeezusBlood on the LeavesTony WilliamsRapHip-Hop<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_44415188917" src="http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/44415188917/audio_player_iframe/anthonybergen/tumblr_mj28pzGdu41qz73ey?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fanthonybergen%2F44415188917%2Ftumblr_mj28pzGdu41qz73ey" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000APPX/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00000APPX&linkCode=as2&tag=deadpresi-20">Dr. Dre & LL Cool J: </a><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000APPX/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00000APPX&linkCode=as2&tag=deadpresi-20">Zoom</a></em></strong></p>http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/44415188917http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/44415188917Sat, 02 Mar 2013 17:13:11 -0800Dr. DreLL Cool JZoomBulworth SoundtrackBulworthRapHip-Hop<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_41028980421" src="http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/41028980421/audio_player_iframe/anthonybergen/tumblr_mgx5zbdDPW1qz73ey?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fanthonybergen%2F41028980421%2Ftumblr_mgx5zbdDPW1qz73ey" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>C-Bo: <em>I’m So Hood</em></p> <p><em><strong>“I’m outta Sactown/The crown on the hat town”</strong></em></p>http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/41028980421http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/41028980421Sun, 20 Jan 2013 10:53:40 -0800C-BoI'm So Hood916SacramentoWEST COASTWESTSIDESactownHip-HopRapGarden Blocc<p><strong>&#8220;Oh God, why did she have to happen?  And just when I was doing so good without her.&#8221;</strong> &#8212; Paul Kemp, <em>The Rum Diary</em></p>http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/39595496729http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/39595496729Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:57:23 -0800The Rum DiaryPaul KempHunter S. ThompsonJohnny Depp<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_33981749185" src="http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/33981749185/audio_player_iframe/anthonybergen/tumblr_mc7mtstEzR1qz73ey?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fanthonybergen%2F33981749185%2Ftumblr_mc7mtstEzR1qz73ey" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Anthony Hamilton: <em>Do You Feel Me</em></p>http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/33981749185http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/33981749185Sat, 20 Oct 2012 14:12:01 -0700Anthony HamiltonDo You Feel MeR&amp;BSoulAmerican GangsterAmerican Gangster soundtrack<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_33334153497" src="http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/33334153497/audio_player_iframe/anthonybergen/tumblr_mbpehzpjJK1qz73ey?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fanthonybergen%2F33334153497%2Ftumblr_mbpehzpjJK1qz73ey" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Eminem: <em>Square Dance</em></p>http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/33334153497http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/33334153497Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:53:59 -0700EminemSquare DanceHip-HopRapThe Eminem Show<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_33164374832" src="http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/33164374832/audio_player_iframe/anthonybergen/tumblr_mbl0poidck1qz73ey?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fanthonybergen%2F33164374832%2Ftumblr_mbl0poidck1qz73ey" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Notorious B.I.G.: <em>Gimme the Loot</em></p>http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/33164374832http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/33164374832Mon, 08 Oct 2012 09:05:00 -0700Notorious B.I.G.Gimme the LootReady To DieHip-HopRapBiggie Smalls<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_33099358988" src="http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/33099358988/audio_player_iframe/anthonybergen/tumblr_mbj7qr8sda1qz73ey?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fanthonybergen%2F33099358988%2Ftumblr_mbj7qr8sda1qz73ey" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Audio Two: <em>Top Billin’</em></p>http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/33099358988http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/33099358988Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:37:17 -0700Audio TwoTop Billin'Hip-HopRapClassic Hip-HopOld SchoolMilk DeeGizmoBrooklyn<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_32949178041" src="http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/32949178041/audio_player_iframe/anthonybergen/tumblr_mbf8ysZQU21qz73ey?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fanthonybergen%2F32949178041%2Ftumblr_mbf8ysZQU21qz73ey" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Brotha Lynch Hung & C-Bo: <em>187 On 24th Street</em></p> <p>This <em><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000S5AQTC/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000S5AQTC&linkCode=as2&tag=deadpresi-20">Blocc Movement</a></strong></em> album, a collaboration between Sacramento’s two most successful rappers — C-Bo and Brotha Lynch — brings back lots of memories, and this particular song was like ghetto gospel to most of the people I knew back in what many scholars and scientists refer to as “the day”.</p> <p>The lyric:<em> “Cuz Blocc niggaz don’t sock niggaz/They shoot niggaz in the back” </em>was a pretty accurate description of what things were like in the Garden Blocc in the late-90s.  During the 2000s, the Garden Blocc calmed down a bit (or maybe I calmed down), but when I was a teenager, you couldn’t let your guard down between 21st Street and 29th Street because songs like this were not an exaggeration. </p> <p>Anyway, I’m not sure why I went off on a descriptive tangent here.  I only meant to post the song because it reminds me of hanging out with my friends back in Sacramento.</p>http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/32949178041http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/32949178041Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:22:10 -0700Brotha Lynch HungC-BoGarden BloccSacramentoSactownBlocc MovementHip-HopRapWESTSIDEWEST COASTCrips916<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_32859033519" src="http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/32859033519/audio_player_iframe/anthonybergen/tumblr_mbcrt2EA1I1qz73ey?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fanthonybergen%2F32859033519%2Ftumblr_mbcrt2EA1I1qz73ey" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Goldy: Nationwide Love</p>http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/32859033519http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/32859033519Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:12:38 -0700GoldyNationwide LoveBay Area4080 Magazine4080West CoastOaklandRapHip-Hop<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player 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Pras & John Forté): We Trying To Stay Alive</p>http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/32767039920http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/32767039920Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:38:01 -0700WyclefWyclef JeanPrasJohn FortéThe CarnivalBee GeesRapHip-Hop<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_31877324955" src="http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/31877324955/audio_player_iframe/anthonybergen/tumblr_mam73dLawJ1qz73ey?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fanthonybergen%2F31877324955%2Ftumblr_mam73dLawJ1qz73ey" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Wyclef Jean: <em>Apocalypse</em></p>http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/31877324955http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/31877324955Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:47:00 -0700Wyclef JeanThe CarnivalHip-HopRapYes I am trapped in 1997<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_31605353656" src="http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/31605353656/audio_player_iframe/anthonybergen/tumblr_maepi3whjp1qz73ey?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fanthonybergen%2F31605353656%2Ftumblr_maepi3whjp1qz73ey" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>C-Bo (feat. E-40): 40 and C-Bo</p>http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/31605353656http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/31605353656Sat, 15 Sep 2012 12:44:27 -0700C-BoGarden BloccHip-HopRapSacramentoE-40Bay AreaOaklandVallejo<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_31464512315" src="http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/31464512315/audio_player_iframe/anthonybergen/tumblr_maapfwMkIo1qz73ey?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fanthonybergen%2F31464512315%2Ftumblr_maapfwMkIo1qz73ey" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Don McLean: <em>Vincent</em></p>http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/31464512315http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/31464512315Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:52:44 -0700Don McLeanVincentMusicTribute to 2PacTribute to Tupac ShakurRIP 2PacRIP Tupac ShakurVincent Van Goghhttp://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/30674193750http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/30674193750Sat, 01 Sep 2012 13:13:41 -0700<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_30674023415" src="http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/30674023415/audio_player_iframe/anthonybergen/tumblr_m9ote21SpN1qz73ey?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fanthonybergen%2F30674023415%2Ftumblr_m9ote21SpN1qz73ey" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Notorious B.I.G. (feat. Eminem):<em> Dead Wrong</em></p>http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/30674023415http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/30674023415Sat, 01 Sep 2012 13:10:00 -0700Notorious B.I.G.EminemDead WrongHip-HopRapSomebody's feeling combative todayBiggieBiggie Smalls<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_30125991913" src="http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/30125991913/audio_player_iframe/anthonybergen/tumblr_m9a505Joig1qz73ey?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fanthonybergen%2F30125991913%2Ftumblr_m9a505Joig1qz73ey" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Kanye West (feat. Talib Kweli & Common): Get Em High</p>http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/30125991913http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/30125991913Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:57:41 -0700Kanye WestTalib KweliCommonGet Em HighThe College DropoutHip-HopRapKanye<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m988oudKmN1qz73eyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>It’s all fun until the blood tests come back.</p>http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/30055825210http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/30055825210Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:22:06 -0700AIDS<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_26953348705" src="http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/26953348705/audio_player_iframe/anthonybergen/tumblr_m6z8b1eCfP1qz73ey?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fanthonybergen%2F26953348705%2Ftumblr_m6z8b1eCfP1qz73ey" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Arthur Rubinstein: <em>Chopin, Nocturnes, Op. 32, No. 2</em></p>http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/26953348705http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/26953348705Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:28:00 -0700Frederic ChopinChopinNocturnesNocturnes Op. 32Arthur RubinsteinPianoClassical<iframe src="http://www.funnyordie.com/embed/cb488eb140" width="400" height="250" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Do me a favor and click “Funny” on this video at Funny-or-Die.  Because it is.</p>http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/26908365400http://anthonybergen.tumblr.com/post/26908365400Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:55:33 -0700