Purple Sector…

Va$h Money Billionaire and Mr. CuDi are bananas in this video, he flips a switch like you wouldn’t believe. Vash looks genuinely sketched out throughout, too. It’s great footage.

I thought we were #*@!in friends!

And Now Lil Wayne’s New Vid for Prom Queen off of his rock album Rebirth, which, rumor has it, may never see the light of day. I’m cool with that.

First Track is From Blu, it’s called Nino Brown, and it’s an unreleased track.  Heat.

This Next track is from Skyzoo. If you know me personally, you know how much I tend to dislike most of Sky’s joints. This is quite the exception. It’s a Statik Selektah beat, and, I must say, SS is on his grizzly. Peep the Sharebee HERE. It’s called The Chase is On.

Nero and J-Rocwell finally did what I had been asking for. They Remixed Asher’s college ode for all of us who ran our High Schools, much like yours truly. It’s been three, going on four years, but High School was such a trip in retrospect. It’s amazing I got away with all the things I pulled. MC ‘06 Whatup?! Anywho, here’s I Love High School

DJ Yoda, who I do not hear enough of (somebody should get on that, ASAP),  dropped a mix of Colorful Clothes. There’s no Kardinal (w00t!) and no Lloyd either, but I think it’s worth a listen.  Mr. FNF and The Young Man Carter are on the track, too.

I had officially gotten sick of this song, but damned if this performance didn’t breathe some life into it. It was great, props to Maya for performing on her due date with no signs of having the baby itself onstage. Peep the vid.

2008 was one hell of a year. It was hell at some points, and euphoric at a few others. For many of us, this year was filled with triump and gut-wrenching defeat, hope and despair in even shares. But here’s what I’ll remember, good and bad, from 2008.

The Ass-Whoopin’ of an election

Let’s be honest here folks. I know when it happened, I was on that nice, it’s an honor, “Yes We Did” tip, but, this wasn’t a race, it was a royal, Harlem Globetrotters Vs. the Green Team style ass-whoopin’. Not your garden variety, just for the hell of it whoopin’, the kind that only happens in the clutch, MJ exploding for 35 with the flu and your teammates asking you why you can’t guard him when he’s sick as a dog type ass-whoopin’. Tiger Woods riding his golf club like Happy Gilmore on the 13th hole cuz he knows he got this style ass-whoopin’. Somebody coming to your party at YOUR house, putting their snowy feet on YOUR oak coffee table, DARING you to say something, and then slapping you down,  American Pimp style ass-whoopin’. It was never even close. They stopped counting earlier than they had to for almost three elections past. He won by nearly 8 percent, but popular opinion and consensus hasn’t been that lopsided since the backlash against New Coca-Cola, Or Kwame’ Polka-dots. The man played it cool (in the words of a close friend, like a “real cool ass nigga”), outclassed and outjabbed the opposition for the knockout. This was De La Hoya – Pacquiao, Mike Tyson – Francois Botha HERE bad. Ass Whoopin’. And yeah, yeah, the concession was nice, but on some real stuff, forget that. John McCain was playin for keeps, he let Sarah run her mouth, and then they got slapped in them. They lost hard like the Raiders in the ‘02 Superbowl, minus the 14 points they put up late in the 4th quarter. PWND.

Celtics take #17

I’m ranking these in order of severity of the whoopin’. This is a close second. FINALLY. After my entire teen and adult life watching my favorite team wallow in suckiness, they make some right moves, aided by a former Celtic (once a C, always a C) and take it in dominating, crushing at times, Randy Moss in Minnie “I play when I wanna” style. Paul outdueling King James? Bomb. KG running roughshod over Pau? Bomb. Leon off the bench doing it ALL?! Bomb. Big Baby, being Big Baby, Rondo coming into his own, Ray getting hot at just the right time, Sam I Am scoring in bunches, Eddie drainin’ 3’s, Poze fouling hard and doing what he does best? BOMB. The defense was amazing, they moved almost in sync when the ball did, and though they lapsed, you knew that there was never a game that would genuinely get away from them. They delivered in classic green fashion when the time came, each contributing, no one doing more than their role, coached amazingly by a man I swore to hate until he left but now find myself growing in respect for. They represented out there. Anything is possible.

Goodbye, Yves S-L!

Yves Saint Laurent was the prototype for greatness in the fashion world. Everything he did was elegant, stylish, loving, amazing, beautiful. He got his start at 21, and since then, for 50 years, if it’s hot, if it’s new, if it’s to be admired, desired, envied, he was at the helm, steering whatever ship it may have been. He never fell behind, never played it safe, never let age loosen his grip on what great fashion was, is, and would or should be in the future.  The fashion world lost a favorite son this year. Rest in Peace, Yves. Au Revoir.

Who dat said dey gon’ beat Lil’ Wayne?

Quite simply, he was omnipresent in pop culture for this year. Award shows, commercials, features, products, news, controversy, hate, criticism. He was the LeBron of Hip-Hop this year, it was his official coming out party. Though critical of his work and his dedication, no pun intended, his work ethic is unquestionable, unwavering, and that is to be commended. Very simply put, he lives what he does, and he loves what he does. How long he allows himself a place on this earth remains to be seen, but I can say without a shadow of a doubt he’ll do this until he drops, and there is nothing bad to be said about that kind of love for any one legal thing. Congratulations on your newfound success, Dwayne, I hope you find the inspiration to keep them talking.

Talking Heads, And the People Who Listen
I’ve always been a news channel junkie, always will be. But, with this year being the first time we’ve had a viable black man run for Prez, I’ve seen the rampant, blatant, unrepentant, unchecked bias, racism (overt and covert) and hatred spewed by not only many in the media, but many laypeople. The internet seems to have taken the place of the gun, fist, shoe as the way to express hatred and anger. A truly cowardly move by most who indulge. I understand disagreement, I understand anger, resentment, prejudice, bias, even racism to a point. But if you’re any of those things, ADMIT IT. Don’t hide behind some BS front and make yourself seem noble or just behind your facade. I can’t take issue with you if you own up to what u feel, even if it may not be PC or popular. However, to masquerade as something else to save face while pumping your hateful agenda gets no love from yours truly.

Happy New Year to all, be safe, be alive, be loving, be caring, and do whatcha’ like in 09!

I shouldn’ta left you, without mad blogs to read.

Okay, That sucked. But it’s true.

I’m back like cooked crack ya’ll. Let’s Start off with some music reviews, shall we?

GhostDeini The Great:

This is a wierd album. It’s not quite a best of, not a live album, not a remix or B-Side album, though it contains remixes, B-Sides, and some of his best songs. It’s classic Ghost in its incongruence, in my opinion. It’s not anything, it’s just a body of Ghostface material meant to be enjoyed as such.  And enjoyable it is, for Ghost fans and Newbies alike. The Champ remix is amazing, Mighty Healthy is just as cryptic as it was the first time you heard it, and the Back Like That Remix with Yeezy is a gem that they should have played more. The Run Remix with Freeway and Weezy falls flat, as does the Be Easy Remix with Ice cube, but aside from those, it’s a great buy. I play it in the car daily, and have made an avid GFK fan out of my unsuspecting girlfriend.

Universal Mind Control

Reviewers have given this thing a bad rap. It’s not at all Com’s best, yes, but it’s a damn good record. The title track starts it off with a banger, it’s dance friendly while not devoid of rhyme skill, a rare find in today’s music climate. Punch Drunk with the KonMan is a great song, with Kanye dropping in for a simple yet braggadocious hook. It finishes strong with Everywhere. I can find fault only in two tracks, Sex 4 Suga, and  Gladiatior, the latter only because the beat and break are the most annoying I’ve heard from Common. Don’t believe the hate, buy this album, turn the bass up, and let the former foul-mouthed Chicagoan do the rest.

I LOVE HEAD PORTER!!!!

If I were stuntin’ like someone’s Daddy, I’d be dipped in HP on the regular.

But, I’m not, so I’m not, so I blog.

These are fresh, available at Honeyee.

This is quietly becoming one of my favorite songs ever. The beat is so smooth, Babyface is infectious, Weezy is equal parts lyrically deft and swagified. It’s the perfect chill/RnB Hip-Hop cut. Peep it.

He’s got Tell Everyone You Know and Amazin’. The first features Weezy, the latter con Jeezy. It’s an -Eezy connection.

Download/Listen HERE and HERE

I’ve been a little hard of Weezy F Baby. But my girlfriend is a diehard Birdman Jr. fan, which means I have to show him some love. So, here they are, my two favorite weezy tracks. Did it Before and his Upgrade U freestyle. Peep.

This video has been around for quite some time, but the sites who ALL love wayne SOHH much have declined to post. This is is weezy and the rest of Cash Money getting stopped out in Cali. I believe it personally. These guys can’t afford to rent these things, he never comes out, and Wobble Dee Wobble Dee Wayne is Notorious for putting his sets down when he travels away from the NO. Peep.