oh man.

We're getting old...

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Last one for today.
I swear.
This is my future ex-wife's photoshoot for the cover of the Aug/Sep. issue of Complex. "Damn she's bad."

i'll be dat.

I know I've literally flooded you with videos today but I just saw one more that can't wait. Shout out to DCtoBC.com for posting this CLASSIC.

hype.

This is probably the most out of the blue post you'll ever see from me but I was doing some usual internet surfing and somehow stumbled into something that I found so dope that I had to share. Was that a run-on sentence? It felt like it was. It wasn't though, right? Anyway, most music lovers will probably tell you that their feelings towards music videos vary. When you hear a song, it usually sparks a series of thoughts in your mind, causing you to see certain images. More times than not, once you've developed those specific images, you correlate them with that song from that point on. Am I right or am I full of s**t? Music videos have the potential to ruin that for you because instead of making your personal vision come to life, a gift that we're not all blessed with, you have to watch someone else's vision and interpretation of the song. Not always a bad thing but sometimes can... well... f**k it up. Perfect example: "Renee" by the Lost Boyz. This has to one of the easiest songs to make a music video for in the history of hip-hop and it was terrible. You have to see it for yourself to understand what I mean. Basically, we're put in a position where we have to trust these music video directors to do a good job.
I'm rambling.

Since 1992, Hype Williams has been making memorable hip-hop videos. He's known for his flash and flare, as well as his accurate depiction of the New York scene, especially Queens. Not to mention is hood classic Belly. Here are some of my favorite Hype videos. Get ready. There's A LOT!

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1998
Maybe my favorite video EVER!




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2007


2008
And most importantly...

Coldplay - Viva la Vida

gangsta.

I wrote about this movie a while back when I first saw the trailer for it on youtube. It comes out today (I know, today's Wednesday) and I'm really hoping that it lives up to its expectations. Not that I need to tell you this but it stars Seth Rogen from Knocked Up, Superbad, and Anchorman, and also James Franco who has been in more than a handful of bad movies (except Spiderman... he was decent in those). Should be good, though.

*Don't be surprised if the formidable scent of cheeba permeates the air in your local theater. It's one of those kind of flicks.

ill.

This should be interesting to say the least. "Looooorrrrrrrrdddd haaavvve mercy." lol.

you see it.

So sorry for being absent lately but after Rock the Bells, life kinda drop kicked me in the chest. By the way, the festival? Best experience in my entire life to date. I'll tell you about it later. But for now, here's something to look forward to...

peace.

two more days.

Hit me if you're gonna be there.
I should have enough in my trunk for everybody.
Lets walk through the line up one more time.

Its that serious.

mixtapes for days

I'll never get tired of hearing about new mixtapes.
Keep 'em coming.

The latest...

(click here to download)

PS - What other song could possibly be the first on the mixtape? Yeah... I don't know either.

hey you!

Turn on ESPN right now and watch the ESPYs.

Its the perfect mix of comedy and sports.

Justin Timberlake's hosting and he's hilarious.

Gotta go. Commercial break's over.

evolved.

Robin Thicke's come a long way from when he debuted in 2002. I thought he was a good artist back then too but after being m.i.a for a couple years, he came back a completely different person. Pointless anecdote: Mom Dukes got an iPod last summer and asked me to put some stuff from my iTunes on it. I put at least 500 songs it. She ONLY listens to Robin Thicke... yeah.

Before


After

Kid Cudi mixtape

(click image to download)

i've been waitin for you

N*E*R*D - Spaz

matter of time

Where do I begin?...

I guess it's only proper to first clear the air and say that this is in no way an angry blog post. In reality, this doesn't even concern the majority of my readers. So why post it?... I'm not really sure. I felt compelled to and I wasn't willing to risk not writing it then regretting my decision in the future. So here it is. Try reading this as if you're a completely oblivious party, not at all involved; maybe you'll recieve it better and further understand my position.

This is in response to the post that you, Ms. Hargette, wrote about a so-called anonymous person that you've encountered. I have every reason to believe that person is me, however, if I'm wrong in my assumption, I apologize. Recently, I've taken on a very non-confrontational approach to life, and responding to a post such as yours would never cross my mind. For one reason or another, this was not the case this time.

I guess what confuses my simple mind is why you find it necessary to continue to write such negative posts about me. You claim that you've cut ties with me, which is true (more or less), yet I'm clearly still something that you find important enough to share with all of those who read your blog. I suppose I should be flattered, but as you can imagine, I find that difficult given the nature in which I'm spoken of on your blog. You claim that its always in love, however its never anything positve. Claim that you want me to grow as a man, yet always can be relied on to expose my flaws to parties uninvolved. Its crazy to me that you always get your information about me from someone else. You say that you wish me the best, yet you show no interest in my improvement and pride yourself in the fact that you don't speak to me. Which brings me to my next point...

Probably around the same time that you decided to cut ties with me, I decided to cut ties with you. I had many conversations with people close to me about my situation and each time we came to the same conclusion: though she has every reason to be upset if fhe chooses, some people prefer you to be unhappy. They're at peace when your life is in chaos. How else can you explain why some people in your life only have negative things to say to/about you? Everyone agreed that maybe you're one of those people. Not to all, maybe just to me. Either way, I'm down on myself far too often to have to deal with your criticism and exposure as well.

Contrary to what you may think, you're not helping. But its okay, because you're not making it worse either. I've known myself for 20 years; you've known me for a little less than 1. I would elaborate on where that places the significance of your opinion of me, but I fear if I did that, this post would take a sharp left into hostility, and that's just not what I'm trying to do.

Also, you don't know what I'm doing with my life or what I go through on a daily basis. To say that I'm "in the same mind set you've had since a child" and "making no attempt at gaining control" is the biggest "F**k You!" I've gotten in while. I'll leave it at that. That may have been the most upsetting part of your post, but then I thought about how little you know about me currently, and found humor in the fact that you could make comments like that with such conviction.

I'm not sure how you gained such control of your life to the point that you feel you're so perfect you can right posts about how disapointed you are in others, but know that if you wrote a book about it, I'd read it.

Also know that any of future posts regarding me or anything else, are truly for those who read you're blog. I'm no longer one of them.

I tried my best to keep this as respectful and professional as possible, and in my opinion, I've succeeded in doing so.

Thank you.

good s**t

I really don't like that kid Tyga.
At all.

good day, sir

Straight up, today was a good a** day. Nothing extraordinary happened. Nothing different from the norm. Today honestly just made me smile. I wish everyday was like this. I'm gonna go ahead and pat myself on the back, if you don't mind. Hope you ninjas had a good day, too.

Saw this on Kanye's blog. Pretty f'in funny.

hangover blues.

Wale at Love tonight.

Really don't know if I feel like going anymore.

We'll see.

If you're in DC, you should go.