Eminem & The Punisher.

I swear.

Btw- some guy called himself Eminem and released a track dissing Soulja Boy onto the internet.

I digress.

Eminem and The Punisher- for real, I think Marvel released this last month. I was skimming through some free digital comics when I spotted this- crazy shit. It isn't the tightest story or whatever, but I guess the fact that it's Eminem ought to keep you distracted for the 10 or so minutes it takes you to do that dance. Peep it here: http://marvel.com/digitalcomics/titles/EMINEM~slash~PUNISHER.2009.1

I don't know why I didn't see it coming, though- what with his love for comic books and deeply disturbing lyrics (I think I'm getting old)- I don't- no, I DO know why it sneaked up on me. Eminem got loads of press when his album dropped, I lost gas for his pill popping tip so I guess I kinda closed that dance.

PEACE.

PS.- Been reading lots of comics (just finished the first bootlegged volume of Sin City), may be I'll drop something on y'all's heads some time.

The Blueprint 3

I feel lik the joker right now- Lunatic emotions. Back in the loop i am- and I hit the ground running (yes!)

I DO like this D.O.A (Death Of Autotune) movement- pretty dope. What do i like about it? It feels like the 90's again- HipHop's going back to the raw gritty, grimy, sample-heavy days (in which I was but a toothless toddler)- it's so dope, though- and who better to do it than Jay-Z (take a moment- think about that): he's seasoned but still relevant. So even if he's going against the hipster sub-genre (skinny jeans, high tops & nerdy overtones [Kanye, The Cool Kids, Kid Cudi, Lupe etc.], it's cool that he can take a stand.

So with all that said, The Blueprint 3 is on it's way, album cover and tracklists are out, interviews are in full gear and buzz is abuzz- the rest should fall in line and I should hope for a copy this Christmas.

The King

Yeah, I hate to sound cliche, but... wow...
I don't remember how my bowl of Coco Pops went down this morning, cuz it was at the table that I saw on CNN that the king had died... wow. You can almost say I was devastated, cuz Michael Jackson was just Michael Jackson- the S.I unit of musical genius and entertainment prowess- Michael Jackson was a fucking beast.

So please understand my sentiments when I hear people seem vaguely concerned... vaguely. On Sanyu Breakfast this morning, Melanie said his death would have hit harder if he'd died like 15 years ago- imagine that. Yes, if I were the Terminator or some sh*, maybe that would hold water, but come ooooon! Aljazeera didn't say a thing about it until about three hours later (and even then it was only a five minute spot), a reason for which Aljazeera has lost some of my props and so much more...

Yes, this is me bitching, cuz I don't get how people can overlook the giganormous contribution the man has made to pop culture. Michael Jackson is the man that changed the landscape of dance (sh* is still imitated today), has released the highest grossing and best selling album to date and f*cking flipped the way music videos and live performances are done toay! How can you ignore that... Oh My Ducklings!

So yeah, I was sad, but now I'm frustrated, I need to vent- most of all because the media and the people of the world don't remember Michael Jackson, the King Of Pop- they have chosen to dwell on Wacko Jacko, the aging, high pitched, possibly deranged pedophile with social issues and the most obviously nipped nose in history. I won't lie, I liked him better when he was black (I have nothing against white people and confused people)- but a dead man ought to be remembered for his greatest virtues- his being his immense musical genius. I think it is quite hopeless and quite typical of the BIG BAD WORLD to remember his faults and judge him relelntlessly, choosing to forget the immense influence he had on generations spanning close to 30 years.

Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, that is the price of genius. Being head and shoulders above the rest of the populace, they will often look up at you, alone on your peak and not understand you. The simpletons will often look up to you, respecting and acknowledging the wonders you conjure that affect their lives in a way so unique and so unparalleled, but at the end of the day expect you to act as they do and when you don't- they ridicule you. Rarely will you find another individual with whom you can be at par, one who will understand you and you can understand in turn- yes, the top is a lonely place.

So... um, yeah, this is where I say goodbye to Mr. Jackson- one of the greatest geniuses of our time and um yeah, I know all the above is rather cliche- it seemed like the right thing to do.
PEACE.

I'M BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK! Yes, it's been a while, exams and what not- give me a minute, though, might need it to find my rhythm,- I'm also thinking...

Yeah, I'm thinking about a new look for my blog, should be good, but that would probably have to go with a new header thingy, which I can only do with Macromedia Fireworks, which I don't have anymore because my PC recently got formatted, and Fireworks isn't in production anymore- ask most graphics designers about it, they might not have ever heard about it- I know, a whole lot of excuses straight off the bat, huh?

If you,ve been to Kanye's blog, you'll recognise what I was tryin' witthe heading. The few times that he posts sh* himself, everything is written as one big ass heading: some call it artistic uniqueness, some may see it as ignorance, others may see it as an effective way to highlight something important, and others will see it as plain ignorance.Yes.

Be By Myself

Mr. Roth! Yeah. Asleep in the Bread Aisle is gonna be one of those albums everybody looks back on twenty years from now and hails as a classic... wonder how we'll see Crank That then.... like Can't Touch This, perhaps?  

Back to the topic of this post: Asher Roth.

Second video off the album. It's the best I have seen in a while. Can't have been too expensive, but they really did good with the CGI and the colors and the contrasting white and the fact that the entire video revolves aroeund seeing the subjects within the frame of the model's bodyhaving fluids drip off the tips. Very ceative stuff. Mob camera tricks (yes, pun intended)

Forgot to mention Cee-Lo. Complements it perfectly.

Tiny Dancer

Wow... I don't like DJ Ironik much- he's too wack a rapper- but hey, he doesn't introduce himself as a rapper, so I'll bury the hate. He classifies himself as a DJ- and dang, he puts together a mean track! After Stay With Me he teams up with Chipmunk and Elton John for this here banger. Curious. 

The feelings it evokes are curious. If Tony Soprano ever fell for one of the girls from the Bada Bing, I think this would make for a great soundtrack. It's so... wow... Chipmunk added a great amount of lyrical feasibility to this here, I don't think I would have liked it without him on it. He's coming out with a new vid in a bit. Watch. 

Mr. John helps it cross over as well, been a while, actually.  The chorus is actually a sample of some oooooooooooooooold song of his from like the early 70's (i think), reason for that whole laidbackness. Props.

Chocolate Rain

Oh Sh*t. Ths is crazy. Dude named Tay Zonday's got this crazy track called "Chocolate Rain", and this next video feature is him performing it live on the Jimmy Kimmel Show. Probably the weirdest performance I've seen in a while, but I think it's still pretty cool.

Now, if you thought that was just his onstage voice, check the interview after the performance: "This is CNN". lol. 

Wow, I'm loling quite abit these days, kinda weird. 

Yeah, I don't know about the chick on the side though... I think she's supposed to complete a nigga's optical diet- those legs- what what...

PEACE.