making natural history

nothing is more swank than having a wild party in the museum of natural history in new york city. especially with crazy performances that include kid sister and a-trak, the cool kids, and a surprise appearance from kanye.



conclusions: 01) history museums are hip hop. 02) kanye is evidently not into PETA due to his ridiculous fur coat. 03) shows like these are reasons for me to get the hell out of grand rapids.

flossy, flossy.

just a quick update:
it has been confirmed that chicago's flosstradamus is working on a new lp, which will include guest features by... (are you ready for this?)...KID SISTER, AMANDA BLANK, AND THE COOL KIDS. um, can you say "10 minute orgasm?" so intense.

as for snoop dogg and the world of garbage television, apparently having your own reality series isn't enough for this nizzle of bizzle. According to poplife.biz, the man actually wants to write a theme song for the soap opera series One Life to Live. honestly, snoop dogg comingling with day time television is just weird; i don't think i can dig on that.

{and for the fellow philanthropists}
we all know that john legend is the definition of smooth, but he is actually a genuine do-gooder as well. to learn more about his efforts (religious views aside, please & thank you) check out the show me campaign.

nizzle of bizzle: man of business.

inner city freshness and on the real

so while my brokeass can't afford HBO, i have heard all this buzz about "the wire." after watching an episode of the current (and final) season, i have only concluded that: DAMN, BALTIMORE. YOU ARE BADASS.

how i viewed baltimore prior to my exposure of "the wire":

how i currently view baltimore:

is baltimore more badass than detroit or flint, michigan? it's debatable; it may not be the cream, but that city is hot.

for more distressing news, it is rumored that beyonce is playing the role of etta james in an upcoming movie Cadillac Records. Although she's got an ass that you could bounce quarters off of all day, she is far from the real deal of etta james.

i've only got this to say to beyonce: stick to beats from ne-yo, and commercial scripts for loreal.
harsh? maybe, but that bitch did ruin destiny's child.

speaking of etta, everyone has to check out the remix to "in the basement" mixed on hot chip's dj kicks.

FLY GUY OF THE MINUTE:

quote of the day:
"i just want everyone to know one thing. a junkie can't do what i do! i tried to tell you can't no drug, can't no bitch, can't no nigga, none of that can fade me! i am the ultimate high. i am my drug. you understand me? i just want the motherfuckers that's wit me to know it ain't about what i'm on, it's about what i do! and this is what the fuck i do!"
-lil' wayne (in response to his recent drug charges)

ain't that the truth.

hittin' it and quittin' it.

it was obviously inevidable for me to bring up the rumor of lupe fiasco's retirement.

he is 25 years old and is thinking about retiring. fuck me. i will be on my mother fuckin' walker, sufferin' from shingles, with sticky dentures in mouth before i can even think about retiring. that lucky bastard.

well, if he does retire in the near future, you can see me holdin' a skateboard and lookin fly in commemoration, like this guy:

you can read more about this bogus talk at http://www.sfweekly.com/2008-01-09/music/lupe-fiasco-hints-at-music-retirement/

moving on to other issues... no one is more excited than i to await the release of nas's new album titled "nigger." it can't get much more inspirational than that.

baby vs. bob

for a couple months i have been floored by the fact that babyface decided to cover "fire and rain" (by mr."you're-so-vain" himself, james taylor). who would have ever dreamed (or nightmared) this duo of abnormality? with that said, it never crossed my mind that kenny "babyface" edmonds had created an entire album of covers originally played by a bunch of burned-out white dudes. One that particularly popped out was bob dylan's "knockin on heaven's door," and not because the song is good, but mostly because these two artists are absolutely insoluble.



is it possible for bob dylan and babyface to have tea together? or are the two of them more likely able to sit at a piano and write love songs for mariah carey? nothing makes sense anymore.

ONE THING TO ABSOLUTELY LOOK FORWARD TO:

how she move?? ENOUGH SAID.

so it has been caught to my attention by a certian member of juicyvneck that i haven't pressed any issue on birdman's smash hit, "pop bottles." all i really have to say is:

"went from sittin’ in a cell to sittin’ on a jet, from shittin’ on a cell to shittin’ on a jet"

cash money records, you have done it again. GENIUS.

fish rock.

jeremy fish is undeniably boss. so why wouldn't he be painting a mural in aesop rock's new video?

things on weezy and ending a decade wait

to learn about what is real in the world, i highly recommend visiting juicyvneck.

according to 4dasoul, erykah badu has released the title of her new album as "Nu AmErykah." whatever her ever-so-clever title may mean, i am strongly confident that it covertly translates to "THIS ALBUM WILL BE SO FLY THAT ANDRE3000 WISHES HE NEVER LEFT MY SEXY AFRO-SPORTIN' KIMONO WEARIN' ASS." that woman is the epitome of untouchable.

her newest single "honey":



'nu amerykah' drops end of february.


as for the news on "the important things in life"... let's keep lil' wayne in our thoughts. apparently a few nights ago he was arrested for: possession of dangerous drugs, possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia (a .40-caliber pistol), 105 grams of marijuana, 29 grams of cocaine, & 41 grams of ecstasy.
damn young carter, where can i get friends like you?

before there was graduation...

two weeks prior to the drop of mr. west's highly anticipated "graduation," a little album called "below the heavens" (brought to a handful of audiences by emcee 'blu' and beatmaster 'exile') made its debut.

though these albums do not have much in comparison, there is a similarity with one song title: "good life" presented by kanye west, and "show me the good life" presented by blu & exile.

so while i have no authority to identify the better song, i will say that the tight collaborations with blu & exile are much more intelligent than say.... kanye west and t-pain?

don't get me wrong, i am not knocking down my boy t-pain. let's face it, who isn't in love with a stripper? all i'm trying to do is suggest a more humble alternative.




as for the poetry and hip-hop enthusiast... pick up the dead emcee scrolls: the lost teachings of hip-hop by saul williams. it might not change your life, but it beats reading bizarre and irrational poems from an isolated white girl (i think it's safe to admit that no one really enjoys anything written by emily dickinson)

beats vs. rhymes

love for hip-hop, rap, soul, and do i dare say it... black culture...starts here; nothin but the nasty from now on.

if you haven't been educated to the world of muzak (which would be a damn dying shame), then considered yourself schooled from here on out.

muzak (apa: mu-sic): anything with hot beats. songs that are so fly that they make your nose bleed.