Gabriel Teodros - Lovework (Massline Media, 2007)Source: chewingpine.com
If a consumer was to simply catch an earful of this release from the Seattle emcee, one could easily and justifiably categorize this as "conscious hip hop." That term has been handed out to basically every rapper who thinks deeply, so it isn't a slight.

It is too bad no one paid him any attention and took action.

At today's press confrence, reporters wanted to know what the President was going to do about The Crisis. Robert Gibbs reminded them of this speech. Let's take a look...
Germans lose thirst for beer in tough economic timesSource: thelocal.de
The average German drank two litres less beer last year than in 2007, putting the breweries into a funk, with sales from 2008 two percent down from the previous year, the brewers' association reports.
Wait a Second: Why 2008 Was a Long YearSource: TIME
On Dec. 31, just before 7 p.m. Eastern time, a leap second will be added to atomic clocks around the world to realign Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the international standard for atomic clocks, with Earth's rotational period.
Internet Overtakes Newspapers As News SourceSource: people-press.org
Excerpt: The internet, which emerged this year as a leading source for campaign news, has now surpassed all other media except television as a main source for national and international news.
McCain's wife sells Sudan-related investmentsSource: Associated Press - Google
"Sen. McCain is regularly ranked among the richest lawmakers in Congress, but under the terms of a prenuptial agreement, much of the family's assets are in Cindy McCain's name.

Through my personal experiences, I have learned that MLB 07: The Show is an average game with horrible glitches that prevent fun game play. For instance, if you play on franchise mode, there is a high chance that you will have glitches and will not be able to hire a staff.
Gone Baby Gone, 2007Source:
Ben Affleck's first time as a director is with one of the greatest films of 2007!
The NCC's 2008 Yearbook of ChurchesSource: National Council of Churches
Jehovah's Witnesses, who rank 25th in size among U.S. churches, reported the largest increase in membership since the publication of the 2007 Yearbook : 2.25 percent, with 1,069,530 members. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints grew 1.56 percent to 5,779,316 members.
A Hopeful Year for UnionsSource: The New York Times
By virtually every indicator, 2007 was a dismal year for American workers. Job growth slowed, unemployment jumped and wages lost what little ground they had gained against inflation since 2003.
ODI Wicketkeeper/ Fielder Rankings 2007 (all teams)Source: onedayers.com
The ODI Wicketkeeper/ Fielder Rankings 2007 is out! in the second edition of Vineet's Cricket Rankings! Matt Prior did exceedingly well this time. Paul Collingwood was the best fielder in 2007. Read more stats here..
ODI Most Valuable Players 2007 (all teams)Source: onedayers.com
Vineet's ODI Most Valuable Players 2007 (all teams) Rankings are out! Wow he surprises me!!! The only player to regain the top slot!! Amazing! RN ten Doeschate is the Most Valuable Cricket Player in the world. If you don't believe it read the ratings yourself!!
2007: A Year for Drama Video Source: FirstShowing.net
This is the kind of video you watch and you get that tingle down your spine and you realize why you spend your money to go see each and every one of this in theaters.
ODI Bowler Rankings 2007 (all teams)Source: onedayers.com
The ODI Bowler's Ranking 2007 is out! in the second edition of Vineet's Cricket Rankings (Check out the ODI Bowler Rankings 2006 here)! And there are lots of surprises here, but then there are some faces we discovered last year and they still maintain their ranking, proving t …

The 2007 Newsvine Music Exchange was kicked off on December 4th of 2007, and entries closed on Dec 21st. CDs were burned and mailed by the New Year.
ODI Batsmen Rankings 2007 (all teams)Source: onedayers.com
Well January in back, and so is the second edition of Vineet's Cricket Rankings! And though there are some surprises the top of the heap is captured by none other than two of the most competitive cricketers of 21st century - Ricky Ponting followed by Matthew Hayden.
The Five Worst Movies of 2007Source: ArabianMonkey.com
"Movies can be about a thousand different things- good, great, bad, pathetic. Unfortunately for us movie-goers, some can even be as terrible as " Kazaam". In 2007, several of these movies were even worse. At least "Kazaam," could claim to have Shaq-Diesel in its cast.