That Porsche does look gorgeous

Jim Jones - "Na Na NaNa Na Na"

Yup, right after MLK.

Put yo stunna shades on.

Why do I have a camera in my hand?

Tragicomedy. Discuss.

I got a story to tell...

It was as splendid as it was hilarious. Kanye really did channel the inner-Jacko on this jawn. Kanye West - The VH1 Storytellers Live Mixtape for the audio, below for some A/V.

The Brazilian Badu

Click the album cover to download

Good music defies arbitrary boundaries like time (and race). Given my present spirit of generosity, I'm gonna keep unloading gems like this till I start feeling selfish again. Click the album cover to download. You'll appreciate me for it. Trust me.

And in my attempt to court the cynics, I give you this jewel:



You'll be hearing this again, but if that doesn't convince, hopefully this will:



I swear,(Brazilian) Portuguese might be the most beautiful language in the world. I didn't understand not a single word of what she was saying, but cot durn if I didn't enjoy it. Aight. I'm done. Scroll back up and click the album cover already. Disfruta.

Why God invented white people

For pure comedic purpose. My apologies to anyone who finds this vid offensive. And yeah, I said "invented."

Mighty Casey... word to Uncut

I'm on my white girl steez really hard right now. Why? No idea. But I say the results are great cuz it's prompting me to unload some personal faves for yall. I'm sure some of these are hit or miss, but for those who tend to be conservative on random drops like this, I'll give you this trivia night nugget:

You know Feist? The "1,2,3,4" Feist? Well, New Buffalo wrote that song. Hope that's enough for you. Click the album cover to download. Disfruta.

Law School

Salmon

Scheduled June release. My birthday is June. Feel free to purchase for said event. This and the Futura G-shocks are the only ones I've seen worth mentioning or paying for. It's salmon. Nuff sedd.

(The alife jawn is fresh too.)

Don't Forget The Chi, Yo

Cam'ron - Get It In Ohio

I'm posting this off the strength of the part shot in Chicago.

We startin to look like OnSmash Lite over here. Do I care tho? Nah, son. It's the only viral video I can watch at work.

Self-Esteem

Mavado - I'm So Special

It's old in internet years, but I wanted to officially co-sign every aspect of this song+vid combo.

R&Autotune

Jamie Foxx - "Blame It" ft. T-Pain

I've been anticipating this video for a long time. I think I played this song non-stop for about 2 weeks when it first came out. It was literally the only song I listened to. For 2 weeks. As a white person would say, it's, like, 8 different kinds of amazing, wrapped in pure dopeness. No lie, this is/was/has been/forever will be the joint.

The most interesting part of this song, though, is T-Pain's verse. Besides it being the best part of the whole song, am I the only person who picked up on Teddy P's not-so-subliminal diss to The Dream? For those who never picked up on it, I'll provide the text:

Shawty got drunk, thought it all was "a dream"
So I made her say, "Ah, Ah, Ah"
Now she got her hands on my legs
Got my seats all wet in my ride (all wet in my ride)
All over my ride (all over my ride)
She look me dead in the eye (eye, eye)
Then my pants got bigger
She already knew what the figure
Had her looking at her boyfriend
Like "Fuck that Nigga"

First time I heard this, I kinda did the whole "!?" face. As far as disses go, I think it's one of the best I've heard in a long time. (Full disclosure: I don't do a good job of keeping up with most internet-fueled rapper beefs anyway... still don't think I'm missing much.) Not only did T-Pain son The Dream lyrically, he basically jacked The Dream's Autotune flow on some "Gimme dat!" tip. "Ah... ah, ah"? The whole harmonized echo of "all wet in my ride" and "all over my ride" with the final line of "[eff] that nigga"? Cot durn. I stand by my statement that T-Pain shoulda made 2007's Hottest Rappers in the Game list as well as 2008's.

And oh, there's a motley crue of celebs in this jawn. It's humorous.

Identity Crises

Peter Bjorn and John "Nothing To Worry About"

Late pass on the vid.

Fat Tuesday

Yeah, I'm opening the vault a bit. Some slightly different ish. Came out about a year ago. Click the album cover to download.

Nite-N-Day

A dyslexic post about Scott's feelings... Sike NAH! In fact its the complete opposite. My favorite rapper from Houston not named after a classic Brian De Palma film (Bun-B & The Pimp hail from Port Arthur, Texas) has a new video and from the sounds of it, he might a have a niggerish jam on his hands!



For the confused... you've probably never heard this album. On the low, Already Platinum was a southern classic with a ridiculous hybrid of Neptunes production and screwed-up goodness. Catch up niggas!


Slim Thug - Already Platinum

Dear Iggy...

Protect ya neck in them Philly streets when y'all get back home.


Outside of T-Mac, Andrew Bynum, Amar'e, Al Jefferson, Batman, Jason Terry, Greg Oden and Carlos Boozer being injured, the League has yet to let me down this year. Illest clip I've seen in like... a week.

Emo Rappers

I and my compadres had an in depth discussion about this video last weekend. Rap has been building towards this moment for some time, but the emo rapper has officially arrived. Did you hear what this nigga Cudi said?

Emo Quotables:
"I got 99 problems, and they all chickens/ wish i was jiggaman"
"She bought the toys that I would play with when i was by myself/ why he by himself?"
"but they all didn't see... the lil bit of sadness in me/Scotty I've got some issues that nobody can see and all of these emotions are pouring out of me. I bring them to the light, it's only right,this is the soundtrack of my life, the soundtrack of my life."

Am I wrong for calling this a landmark moment in hip-hop? And by "landmark" I don't mean to say that I consider this a positive development; I'm actually neutral. I mean it's a significant point in the development of the genre. A rapper gets on a program and sing/raps about how he's a sad little boy... Even with Kanye and the mullet, I still never thought I'd see the day that a rapper would ever say that. Shoot, singers don't even do ish like that.

Unless their emo. < cudi voice > Welcome to Heartbreak < cudi voice >

Best Intro Ever

Heron Flow

Tabi's latest. Click the album cover.

What really happened between CB and Rihanna...

A pic of Rihanna beat-the-f-up surfaced late last night. It's not a good look (for Chris or Ri-Ri). Right now, everybody's been on some ole "support Rihanna" tip, which is admirable. I mean the girl definitely got the life damn near beat out of her, but I don't think this situation is as cut and dry as a nigga beating a chick up jus cuz. Remember, Chris Brown is a light-skinded R&B singer with star tattoos. Dudes like that just don't go around laying hands on broads.

The following is what I think actually took place that fateful night:

Rihanna told Chris Brown she cheated on him, repeatedly. Brown, unable to control his light-skinded R&B singer emotions, wailed on Ri-Ri (pun intended). The rest is history.

Why do I think this? I think Rihanna is a trifling ho.

Now, in my characterization of her as a "ho," I'm not saying this out of malice. I just think that the reason she's so successful is because she saw her fair share of penises on her way to that #1 billboard spot (and I don't think she regretted it). While the hollywood rumor mill is, at it's worst, just a place for busybodies to gossip about foolishness cuz they don't have real lives, much of what they generate comes from somewhere truthful. Rihanna has dealt with rumors of her tryna get ahead with some head since she got signed to DefJam. While they all could have very well been unfounded, the fact they've persisted her entire career should leave you to wonder something. I mean, we all know Cassie's been cavorting for tracks, but Rihanna was always a "rumor".

Meanwhile, you got dudes like The Dream announcing--ON CAMERA--that he's on his way to beat the brakes off Rihanna, even though everybody knows she's sposed to be with CB. I think Chris just got caught up in tryna turn a ho into a housewife... or the R&B version of it.

The moral of the story is, R&B couples don't work. Tammi and Marvin didn't make it. And we all know what happened with Whitney and Bobby... just a pair of star-crossed lovers.

EDIT: and here's the video of The Dream putting Rihanna's bidness in the street.