the dope report

The November 2010 election in California will feature at least one notable ballot initiative: a proposal to tax and regulate personal use of cannabis. Oakland organization Tax and Regulate Cannabis 2010 reports turning in over 700,000 signatures from California voters, all but qualifying the them for the statewide ballot. Remember to register to vote, kiddies. Seriously, calendar it. [TRC]

The BBC’s Mary Anne Hobbes calls him the Hendrix of his generation. Indeed. Los Angeles producer Flying Lotus has a self-described space opera featuring collaborations with Ravi Coltrane, bass virtuoso Thundercat and harp prodigy Rebekah Raff, Erykah Badu, Thom Yorke and Laura Darlington. Out in May on Warp. Tracklist after the jump. [Warp, Free FlyLo Download]

Friends of The Dope Report, Gelf Magazine has a long, awesome interview with noted author Chuck Klosterman, as done by me. TDR artist Conor Buckley saw fit to illustrate. We cover Tiger Woods, sex addiction, and the ‘70s Raiders. If you’re in Brooklyn, check out Gelf event Varsity Letters Thursday night. Good times.

• Zombieland (DVD, Blu-Ray)

  The perfect blend of zombie gore and hilarity. Not only is Zombieland fun as shit, but it also features one of the best cameo appearances ever. No, I’m not going to spoil it for you.

• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Blu-Ray)

  Raoul Duke’s drug-fueled galivant through the Nevada desert now presented in HD. Depravity has never looked sharper.

• Lil Wayne – Rebirth (CD)

  America’s favorite rapper returns with what he calls a rock album. Um…we’ll just wait for Tha Carter IV, thanks.

This is the sick shit. A free Diplo mixtape of Gucci Mane’s Cold War Mixtapes. The whole thing’s ‘nanas, but we especially love “Break Yourself” feat Lil B, “Photo Shoot (Flying Lotus Remix)”, “Excuse Me (Memory Tapes Remix)”. Big ups to Mad Decent.

New Black Milk album out Spring/Summer 2010. Look forward to it. [Black Milk]

The inimitable Vice Magazine goes to Liberia, so you don’t have to. Now with CNN distro. Jerks.

Take it from Hugo Chavez, Playstation is poison, and will lead you down the path to Hell. The iPhone, however. That’s just the Jesus phone. Now with drug dealing for $9.99 [iTunes ‘Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars’]