The beat sounds like somethin i woulda did..
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Music is Art
Music is art. Just a few decorative pieces around my room...i love collecting the art to the music almost as much as i love listening to it..Can u believe that i found that Earth Wind and Fire LP RAISE! for only $2.99! There's a record store up the street that i recently discovered and i feel as though i've stumbled across a gold mine! I switch the music around in my room according to my mood...i had the 808s & Heartbreak up, but i didnt like the energy it gave off so i took it down and replaced it wit that EARF! LMAO! And u gotta say EARF like Nick Cannon said it in Love Don't Cost A Thing.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Let's Paint The 90's (R&B Edition)
Tracklist:
1. Candy Rain - Soul For Real
2. Best Friend - Brandy
3. My Life - Mary J Blige
4. Anytime - Janet Jackson
5. You're The One - SWV
6. At Your Best - Aaliyah
7. Freak Like Me - Adina Howard
8. Wifey - Next
9. Weak - SWV
10. Don't Leave Me Girl - Blackstreet
11. Sweet Lady - Tyrese
12. I'm Not Gonna Cry - Mary J Blige
13. Can We Talk - Tevin Campbell
14. I Get Lonely (Remix) - Janet Jackson feat. Blackstreet
15. Anything - SWV
16. Thats The Way Love Goes - Janet Jackson
17. It Seems Like Youre Ready - R.Kelly
18. I Get Lonely - Janet Jackson
19. Can We Get Kinky Tonite - SWV
20. Do You Remember The Time - Michael Jackson
21. No Diggity - Blackstreet
22. Kick Off Your Shoes - Xscape
23. Poison - Bel Biv Devoe
24. Waterfalls - TLC
25. Whatever - Ideal
26. All The Things - Joe
27. Get Gone - Ideal
28. One Woman Man - Dave Hollister
Download: Let's Paint The 90's (R&B Edition)
Let's Paint The 90's (Hip-Hop Edition)
Its funny how hearin certain songs can take you back to the time in your life when you first heard em. This is a mix i put together that paints a perfect picture of the 90's...
Tracklist:
1. Keep Ya Head Up - 2pac
2. Award Tour - A Tribe Called Quest
3. It's A Shame - Monie Love
4. Buddy (Remix) - De La Soul
5. Pain - 2pac
6. Passing Me By - The Pharcyde
7. Keep They Heads Ringin - Dr.Dre
8. Cool Like That - Digable Planets
9. B Side - Da Brat feat. Biggie Smalls
10. Back In The Day - Ahmad
11. Pump Pump - Snoop Dogg
12. Summertime in the LBC - The Dove Shack
13. First Of The Month - Bone Thugs N Harmony
14. U.N.I.T.Y. - Queen Latifah
15. Everyday Struggles - Biggie Smalls
16. Let Me Ride - Dr.Dre
17. I Gotta Man - Positive K
18. I Used To Love H.E.R.
19. Mass Appeal - Gangstarr
20. Girls Ain't Nothin But Trouble - The Fresh Prince
21. Oh My God - A Tribe Called Quest
22. You Know How We Do It - Ice Cube
23. Halftime - Nas
24. Slam - Onyx
25. So Whatcha Sayin' - EPMD
26. My Mind's Playin Tricks On Me - Geto Boys
27. 93 To Infinity - Souls Of Mischief
28. Indo Smoke - Warren G feat. Nate Dogg & Mr. Grimm
29. Pour Out A Lil Liquor
Download: Let's Paint The 90's (Hip-Hop Edition)
Game Genie
I used to hate when people had this cheatin ass shit lol. If you're not familiar, game genie was this video game enhancer that would let you do things that even the regular cheat codes wouldnt allow you to do. It's crazy to see how far technology has come. I can't even play video games nowadays...their too technical. My video game prime was back then in the days of Super Mario.
Da Brat feat. Biggie Smalls "B Side"
I have such a vivid memory of my childhood its ridiculous...i remember my mom takin me to Toys-R-Us one day for no reason. She bought me the Batmobile car with the Batman and Robin action figures....and on our way home, this song was playin..
Download: Da Brat feat. Biggie Smalls - "B Side"
The Journey Of Allen Strange
This was one of those shows that i hated, but would sit through the whole episode lol
TODAY IS THROWBACK THURSDAY!!!
Ahhh...throwback....its not quite an oldie but its not a flashback either. Throwbacks take me back to the best times of my life...the 90's. Today is a dedication to everything that made up my childhood. If you're an '89er, then you should be able to relate..
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Board Bangers "Skateboard Thug"
If you aint from SoCal then u prolly never heard of this group. They was around for a short stint...i like this song lol
Download: Board Bangers - "Skateboard Thug"
PLEASE Support GREAT MUSIC!!!
These are two purchases i made last nite...if youre one to complain about the culture dying, then PLEASE instead of downloading an album, go out and buy one. It makes you appreciate the music a little bit more. I had BP3 about 3 weeks ago but i promised myself that i was gonna actually buy it. Besides, its a Jay-Z album....what, you thought i WASN'T gon buy it? You sound stupid! Kid Cudi's album is a great listen as well. SHIT IT BETTER BE! I PAYED $17.99 FOR THE DELUXE EDITION!! LoL...Anyway, buy an album, keep Hip-Hop alive. It's simple.
Here are my favorite songs from both BP3 and Man On The Moon: End of Day
Download: Jay-Z - "Thank You"
Download: Kid Cudi - "Simple As.."
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
The Stylistics "Betcha By Golly Wow"
When i was a kid, i thought it was a woman singin in these songs lol
Download: The Stylistics - "Betcha By Golly Wow"
THIS Is What Killed Hip-Hop
Everybody wants to complain and point the finger at who led to the demise of this genre that we all know and love. But its not a WHO that killed it, its more like a WHAT. Hear me out...
Prior to the turn of the the century, Hip-Hop was booming, and almost every artist that was hot easily reached platinum record sales. It truly was a lucrative business and at that time, creativity and innovation were not actually necessary for an artist to be successful. That was UNTIL...the internet came about..
You see, before the internet, you had no choice but to purchase an album in order have it. There was no way around it. There was no downloading or streaming, you simply had to go out and spend your $13.99 on that LP. With the internet, music became extremely accessible, thus, making it less of a commodity. Its the basic business principle of supply and demand. Before the net, the demand for the music was high because it wasn't easily obtained. But when websites such as Napster, Morpheus, and Limewire came to prominence, the supply of the music went UP, and its demand went down. That same business principle applies to anything. For example, when a game system such as the Playstation 3 came out, the demand was so high because everyone knew that they would be sold out in a matter of minutes, due to limited supply. If there was an over-abundance of the system at launch, sales would be significantly lower.
Along with the rise of the internet, came the rise of the CD burner. That was another big blow to the the industry. And while other genres of music suffered from this innovation in technology, nobody suffered as much as Hip-Hop because the demographic of its consumers. That type of "demographic" (and i think you all know what i mean) were excited that they were getting something for nothing.
Along with the technology that aided in making the music more accessible, also came the technology that made it easy for fans and lovers of the culture to make music themselves. This is where the culture became flooded with alot of corniness. People will often blame acts like Soulja Boy or other artists from the South with catchy hooks and dances for the downfall of Hip-Hop but thats not where the damage came from. There were several acts way before Soulja Boy that created the same types of music, 2 Live Crew, 69 Boyz, MC Hammer just to name a few. When Hip-Hop was booming, there were only a few acts to pay attention to. Crews like No Limit, Cash Money, Ruff Ryders, and Rocafella, THAT WAS IT. For the most part at least. The new wave of technology brought about differences between those crews, because there was money issues. People who were being paid BEFORE, were now broke because the demand had fallen. With the death of these crews, came the death of alotta people's interest in what the music had to offer.
With the internet now being the number one source to get music, it allowed room for alot of gimmicks because things became more visual. It became more about your appearance than your music. So then, even the people with great music couldn't even survive. You had to be a style icon as well as deliver musically, a feat that not every artist could overcome. Not even artist like 50 Cent who just a couple years ago sold 11 million records. Fast forwarding to now, if you cant recreate the genre in a way thats so creative and well-received, you can forget about selling records. With all these people attempting to recreate the genre, its shifting further and further away from what everybody fell in love with....real Hip-Hop.
So there you have it...it was TECHNOLOGY that killed Hip-Hop, and it did it smoothly. A smooth criminal. It left everybody behind to bicker and bitch about WHO did it, when it was actually the machines. The machines...
THROWBACK! SWV "You're The One"
Physically, im in the present, but i swear it seems like my mind and my heart are stuck in the 90's..
Download: SWV - "You're The One"
The Questions..
Where do you go when you die? Is there music there? Does ANYTHING rhyme with orange? Why do green apple Now-And-Laters taste so good? Whats gonna happen in 2012? Where the FUCK is Bin-Laden? What does a blind person dream of? How much money does Jay-Z actually have in his bank account? Is that new Black Eyed Peas album REALLY worth listenin to? (i heard it was dope by the way..) Who's gonna be my next girlfriend? What exactly IS a crop circle? Does SHE know how BADD i think she is? How many gallons of water are in the Pacific Ocean? Are you gay? Does your mom know youre gay? (Remember that childhood joke?) What does this white lady think of me as im walkin past her right now? Does this place NOT have a bathroom? What kinda shit is that?! What am i doing tonite? Where all the good-lookin filipino girls at? Do i have enough gas to get there? Is Meagan Fox's sex as good as her looks? Is Will Smith EVER in a bad mood? Why do white people say "asshole" and "douche bag" so much? Why don't McDonalds serve McMuffins all day? Why would anybody ever eat a black jelly bean?
Along with this post, i have the perfect song for you...
Download: Common feat. Mos Def - "The Questions"
Song of the Day: LL Cool J "Luv U Better"
Do u know how hard it was for me to find a picture of this nigga without him lookin saucy?
Download: LL Cool J - "Luv U Better"
Monday, September 14, 2009
CLASSIC: Pelon Pelo Rico!
You didn't have much of a childhood if you didnt eat this stuff...lookin back at it now tho..i dont know how i used to stomach that nasty shit. I tried one of these the other day and threw it away IMMEDIATELY! I guess your tastebuds develop with age..
Song of the Day: Amy Winehouse "Take The Box"
Am i wrong for this picture? LoL
Listen to what she's sayin in this song...I wish Amy would pull herself together man...crack is wack.
Download: Amy Winehouse - "Take The Box"
DJ Quik "Hand in Hand"
Lil feel good song or somethin...shit aint bout much..*my homie joe voice* LMAO!
Download: DJ Quik - "Hand in Hand"
We Are Robot.
The main thing i try to stress here on this blog of mine is individuality. Free thought. I mean, just look at the things i post...i've always loved to be that dude that said things that everybody else wanted to say, but were afraid to. AFRAID. We live in a society that is based on fear...the fear of not being accepted...the fear of not fitting in...the fear of being looked at as different. We are our own biggest fears. We are robots.
Most of us are scared SHITLESS, and don't even realize it. We look to the media and celebrities to tell us WHAT TO LIKE. They tell us what to wear, what to say, how to say it. They told us what "beautiful" is. They tell us where and what to spend our money on. EVERYTHING. DONT THINK FOR ONE SECOND THAT THE MEDIA IS NOT AWARE THAT THEY CONTROL THIS!!! Almost every aspect of life is governed by beings other than ourselves. Let me give you a few examples of the fear that consumes us..
A few years ago, young black men were afraid to wear pink....they were afraid that they would be looked at as gay. UNTIL, a rapper came out doing it, then all of a sudden it was the thing to do. But what made it "gay" yesterday, and straight today? Can our opinions be swayed THAT easily? Thats scary. Society has created a mold for us, and if we dont decide to jump rite into that mold, then we are looked at as wierdos, uncool, black sheep. We are AFRAID to dress how we feel, so we dress according to how we're told, aka, whats "cool". As a black man, if i were to listen to idk...Taylor Swift, i would be looked at in a strange way because as a young black man, thats not the kind of music im SUPPOSED to listen to. But check this out...this is where its about to get real...
Do you know how many times ive been scrutinized for being...smart? But not by one of another race, BY MY OWN PEOPLE! How ass-backwards is that? This stems from the old-time mentality that us blacks arent supposed to be smart. That concept was instilled and imbedded in our heads so much to the point where we began to believe it ourselves, creating the backward mindset that alot of "us" have. For us young afro-americans, you look stupid for being "smart" and cool for being "dumb". In school, girls never wanted the smart black kid, they wanted the reckless "cool" kid, who was more often that not, pretty dumb. How many times have you seen the smart kids in school get laughed at? Me, i've been blessed with extreme intelligence as well as the personality of one society would call a "cool kid". Ive always taken THAT opportunity to spread knowledge in a way thats "cool" but effective. In high school, i always got the girl, and at the same time, nobody could touch me in a debate. The perfect hybrid between nerd and cool guy lol. I was always that kid that led the in-class discussions, and i would even teach the teachers. I was often excused from my classes and invited to come and debate with the other classes...that's how good i was. I've never ran away from my intelligence and neither should anybody else.
I could go on forever about the different fears that we have in this world. We gotta learn to break away from that. Thats the whole point of my blog. I want to show people that its cool to be who YOU are. Im not afraid to post a Mystikal song on here as well as a tune from Frank Sinatra. I dont care because its what i love. And i love to express love, that ANOTHER fear we have as a people. I'm almost 21 years old, and ive never been to a club, and i say that freely. People look at me strange when i say it, but the whole club atmosphere is not something that i particularly care for. And people look at me strange BECAUSE clubbing is something that you're SUPPOSED to do, but thats not what i love. I love sittin on the beach to watch the sunset, i love deep conversation, i love dry humor, i love striped sweaters, my favorite music is jazz, i love lighting vanilla scented candles in my room...AND I DONT GIVE A FUCK because its what I LOVE TO DO! If you love something, indulge in it. If you wanna say something, say it, if you wanna wear something, then wear it. Doing what we TRULY LOVE is the only way to find happiness...and thats real...
"Separate yourself to seek your own identity, but look in the mirror to see your own worse enemy.." - Me
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