WE'RE MOVING SOON. DON'T PAY US ANY ATTENTION. THIS VERSION OF DROP-BOMB is officially DEAD.

June 30, 2008

BeKanye



http://bekanyenow.com/


BRILLIANT freaking advertising for Aboslut Vodka. EAT THAT DIDDY! hahaha. 2 weeks away from launch. Must be 21 to enjoy BeKanye.



Is BeKanye right for YOU?

PREVIOUSLY


For everyone playing catch up like Heinz, back in FEB this news was released:

"I have a lot of respect and admiration for a brand that was so ahead of its time in terms of seeing the value of collaborating with the creative community to express a unique vision of ABSOLUT. This is a brand that has worked with the pre-eminent artists of the 20th Century -- Tom Ford, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Helmut Newton. These are individuals who have inspired me in my work, and I feel honored to be a part of this legacy," said Kanye West. "What I'm most excited about is the opportunity to help push ABSOLUT in even more scintillating ways through a collaboration that puts me both in front of and behind the camera."


I hope they aren't mad, but me and my crew had some goose right before the concert :)

Also: Kanye West/Absolute 100 Afterparty on june 1st

HeRFavorite: "Since Prince was on Apollonia"


TiffLOC's out the office for the week. IN VEGAS. LUCKY HO(s). In the mean time....here's a post for HER(favorite).
"Cleanse yourself." - Prince via Dave Chappelle
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Triple Threat: Music, Art, Fashion: Exact Science

Slow music day, so I'm gonna drop some more gems before I head to my local Niketown because today is payday, and I need to feel better about my life as I just got a call saying that the new transmission arrived today, but was DAMAGED, so they have to ship out for some new parts and it'll probably be another 2 weeks because this weeks a short week with the holiday. WHACK ATTACK!

Moving on to the good shit though: this post is sort of... a combination of Okay ... PLAYER, Local Link-ups, and New Music. Triple Threat bidges!

If you haven't heard of exact science, well... I'm sorry. Fashion, Art, and Music all on their blog at www.exact-science.com and I can get down with that.

Fashion


This reminds me of a blog Top Flite had a while back (musta been like a year ago) about how some model only demanded to be paid in euros (which turned out to be false) due to the declining value of the dolla dolla bill ya'll. Which led Mike to say he was going to demand to be paid in Euros forever. Hilarity indeed. I smell an early christmas present for Mike coming up. haha.

Art


Dude, sometimes I think an emotionless, random, programed robot could play better songs than some of our Seattle Club DJ's. This is Illie!

Music


A dope mixtape. Brother Ali, psalm one, Cali Agents and MORE! Must be that robot DJ killin it. lol.

Go spin your mouse wheels here

Role Model: DMX Arrested AGAIN!!



No, I know he was arrested last week too, I just didn't blog it. Because let's face it, this is getting to be constant monday morning news. But he was arrested AGAIN over the weekend for trying to buy coke and marijuana in Miami.

I'm not sure which mug shot to post up.








Oh and here's one of those speed cameras in Arizona I think it was that caught our role model doing 100 in a 65 on the freeway.





and one more while in the process of being arrested. That's all I can find for now, but I'm sure this newest one will surface.



HHDX has plenty more information if you desire. Lord give him a sign.

Nas Inks Deal With ... FILA!



Fila will offer reciprocal financial support for Nas’ print and TV ad campaign as well as his upcoming tour in support of his untitled album, due July 15 via Def Jam. In return, the MC will wear Fila products and co-create an apparel line that draws from fashions of the late ’80s.

“My best friend Will and I loved Fila,” Nas tells Billboard. “It represented prestige and everything that was cool to us. When Will passed, we buried him in a black Fila sweat suit, so doing a deal with them has a lot of significance for me.”
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According to Fila president John Epstein, it was a natural match. “One of my executives spotted Nas shopping in our Manhattan store and struck up a conversation with him,” Epstein says. “Nas isn’t interested in selling out. He’s interested in being true, and that fits with our brand.”

Nostalgia aside, some may view Epstein as brave to co-brand his company with an MC who’s pledged to unpack America’s racial struggles.

“I had some trepidation, and then I started talking to 16- to 20-year-old kids in focus groups,” Epstein says. “They looked at me like I was crazy for not understanding his message of positive change. Nas is relevant to his followers and I don’t have to understand it as long as they do.”


Damn, they sure did get rid of Hurricane Chris REAL FAST! lmao! I remember I had a pair of Fila's in middle school. I thought it was the coolest sneakers ever, but apparently it wasn't the hip thing them days.

via Billboard

Okay ... PLAYER: NHTVSN tee's Summer 08

New Tee's for Summer



A Closer look at a few:








You may remember NHTVSN from last year when they made noise with their "Hip-Hop Went Pop Tee's" For the die hard fans of last years styles, good news, coming around fall 08 they will re-visit and re-release some of these similar styles and tee's.



Buy Here

But wait folks. That's not all. The homies at Citizen Clothing have a special Holiday offer to get you right for summer. If you use their online store, input CITIZEN MAIL into the notes section upon checkout and you will get 30% off!! This includes NHTVSN, Rogue Status, Black Scale, Nudies, and Benny Gold! WHOA!

Go Go Get it!


Check out the previous Okay ... PLAYER feature.

Diamond Supply Co. x Raekwon July 4th 2008



Online limited edition release only, on July 4th at 12pm.


shop.diamondsupplyco.com

WorD!

June 29, 2008

Soulful Sundays: State of the Artist - All Because of You




DOWNLOAD

My homeboys wit a new freestyle to the Marques Houston song.

They got a show coming up soon too!!!

Visit The SOTA Blog for more on State of the Artist.
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New Music from Lupe, Cool Kids, Rhymefest, Mikkey Halsted, Bullet and Juice

SHAKE, 1 of 2dopeboyz just put up a GANG of Unreleased music up there. So for all you Chicago fans. The Windy City is puttin in work right now.

DOWNLOAD: Lupe Fiasco - Hold It Down (prod. DJ Marbll)

DOWNLOAD: The Cool Kids - Dinnertime
DOWNLOAD: Rhymefest - Drifter f. Mikkey Halsted
DOWNLOAD: Mikkey Halsted - Dear Summer
DOWNLOAD: Bullet - Hero Freestyle
DOWNLOAD: Juice - That’s Me (prod. DJ Emmaculate)

Also, the cool kids "That's Stupid" the mixtape available right here on TUESDAY!

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Obie Trice Dropped From Interscope!?!



WTF!!

Interscope has officially lost their FFFFFFFFUCKING MIND.

Joell and Obie should form an Interscope 'FREE AGENT' SUPER Group.

Obie Trice - The Giant

Courtesy of 2dopeboyz.

Also: I was googling around for some information and this is all I came up with:


After noticing Sunday’s eruption of chatter across the internet & blogs with the leak of new Obie’s new track “The Giant” comes with it, news that Shady is no more and Obie Trice has moved on to better things. Yes, all speculation is indeed the truth, Obie left shady a couple months back and is set to release his upcoming album “Bottom’s Up” on the WorldWide Hu$tle label! Listen to “The Giant” below and keep an eye out for the new album very soon.


Trice's World

Soulful Sundays: Zach Bruce - Be With You (prod. by Jake One & Firm Official)






EXCLUSIVE!!!


Firm Official hit me with this exclusive new single from R&B up-and-comer Zach Bruce!

Ladies and gentlemen...

"Be With You"> Usher's latest album!
"Be With You"> Anything "The Dream" is behind
"Be With You"> Day 26

now i know i didn't say too much right there lol but trust this song GOES and it's just in time for the Summer!!!

So enjoy, download, SHARE!

sharebee: Zach Bruce - Be With You (Prod. by Jake One)
zshare: Zach Bruce - Be With You(Prod. By Jake One)


Seattle Stand UP!!
It's time to come together and get our shine on
So enough with the hate and the side-eyes and let's do this!

GALVANIZE!!

for more on Zach Bruce visit his Myspace
or our Myspace...he's on the top

In The Land Of The Blind, I'm Slick Rick - (c) Jay Smart

Check out the previous Soulful Sundays Feature: Little Dragon - Wink

Soulful Sundays: American Boy Remix Feat Jay-Z

But First

Lupe calls Oasis Singer out on his Bullshit.



These probably all deserve their own post. But I sez fuck it.

Extra:
Stop Bein Rapper racist. (c) Weezy F Baby. Jay-Z Came out and performs Wonderwall from Oasis. And the Crowd is FEELLLIN IT.



And now on with the show. Live from Glastonbury. Say what you want about Jigga, Biter, Camel Face, Biggie Wannabe, Old as fuck, But dude fucking KILLSSSSSSSSS this. There's a body. I LOVE how he just repeats his verse slowly acapella a second time because he knows people probably didn't get it the first run through.

Soulful Sundays: Wale - The Artistic Integrity

I gotta say that I didn't give Wale a chance at first, I even listened to the Mixtape about Nothing and everything..jus wasn't tryin to rock wit it. But THIS song is doopppee... PLUS the cameo by your favorite African's favorite African!!!

PEACE TO WALE!!!
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Soulful Sundays: T.I. - No Matter What

Some will say that T.I. is a FUCKING IDIOT, and a SNITCH..but you can't deny that this song can pass as being an inspiration to someone out there!

Uhh...how DID he get off though?!
LOLOLOLLOLOLOL.

ENJOI BOPPERS!

Soulful Sundays: NO BET AWARDS VIDEOS!

Now I know there were some cool performances at the BET awards this year, but I REFUSE to put up anything from that award show. And I'd hope the rest of the Bomb Squad feels the same, if not it's all good. BET is GODLESS though so I won't give them credit for anything..sorry!

NOW What's FUCKIN wit DAT!??!?
=ToP ! FLiTE=

Soulful Sundays: Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight

Soulful Sundays: Skillz - So Far So Good/Sick

feat. Talib Kweli. Now I SWEAR Common Sense was on the original version. OH WELL! Talib kills it.

Soulful Sundays: Day 26 - Since You've Been Gone

Definitely sounds like what R & B should sound like. I DUG.

June 27, 2008

Sample of the Week! (Lil Wayne - A Millie)




You thought I wasn't gonna do this for you again huh?

I'm busy, but never too busy for SOTW!

Writer:


Biter: Lil Wayne - A Millie


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Nas - Untitled Tracklist and Production Credits + Sly Fox & Fried Chicken

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01. Queens Get The Money (Produced by Jay Electronica)
02. You Can’t Stop Us Now (feat. Eban Thomas of The Stylistics & The Last Poets) (Produced by Salaam Remi)
03. Breathe (Produced by J. Myers & Dustin Moore)
04. Make The World Go Round (feat. Chris Brown & The Game) (Co-produced by Cool & Dre & The Game)
05. Hero (feat. Keri Hilson) (Produced by Polow Da Don)
06. America (Produced by Stargate)
07. Sly Fox (Produced by stic.man of Dead Prez)
08. Testify (Produced by Mark Batson)
09. N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave And The Master) (Produced by DJ Toomp)
10. Untitled (Produced by stic.man of Dead Prez)
11. Fried Chicken (feat. Busta Rhymes) (Produced by Mark Ronson)
12. Project Roach (feat. The Last Poets) (Produced by Eric Hudson)
13. Ya’ll My Niggas (Produced by J. Myers)
14. We’re Not Alone (feat. Mykel) (Produced by stic.man of Dead Prez)
15. Black President (feat. Johnny Polygon) (Produced by DJ Green Lantern)

You can also download Sly Fox and Fried Chicken, breathe is now available for DL.

Tim McGraw Almost Punches Fan



Last night at White River Amphitheater some guy was supposedly harassing a chick. So Timmy pulls him up by his wife beater and belt (which took some effort cuz the dude was fat as fuck!) So he throws him up on stage for security to deal with and I guess he came at Tim cuz you see cock his fist back like he's ready to brawl out Country style.

A-trak ft Kid Cudi - Mastered




Here's the ACTUAL version of the song posted earlier, this one features Kid Cudi and not Lupe.

A Trak ft Kid Cudi - Mastered

June 26, 2008

Talib Kweli - Eat To Live Music Video



The latest video off Eardrum.

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Fakts1 ft little brother - Grown Folks




Shake put this track up and I love me some LB and I popped out the womb around the Boston area so I got to root for my roots.

he debut album from the dope DJ Fakts One, a key figure in the Boston hip hop scene as well as a member of the extremely dope Perceptionists with Mr. Lif & Akrobatik. Story is he just dissapeared from music and we’re just now getting his long lost debut, Long Range (July 22nd).



Fakts 1 ft Little Brother - Grown Folks

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Hometown Heroes: Parker Brothaz feat Big Pooh




Shout to local fam who got hella advertising love during the BET awards. I thought I'd drop by and see what's new with 'em and damn, they got a hit with Big Pooh on the track. Seattle is gettin better and better with time. I've met 'em before when I was doing shit with Crooked Lake on EC, but I have a terrible people memory so I ain't expect 'em to remember me either. Anyway, don't sleep on Seattle. WE the best mayne, we did it!

Parker Brothaz feat Big Pooh - Text me Remix

Check out the previous Hometown Heroes Feature.

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New Unreleased Lupe Track - Diddy



The place for anything Chicago Fake Shore Drive posted some unreleased lupe love.

Lupe - D I D D Y freestyle


On a seperate note, A-trak made an appearance on Kanye's Blog to drop a new track for Nike. They couldn't keep Lupe on it for some reason, so the retail version replaced him, but now that the other one is released on itunes, he can drop this version: Lupe Fiasco - Mastered.

Edit: Lupe Fiasco - Mass Appeal Freestyle

Kanye's blog is actin funky though, so keep tryna get on if it takes a minute.

Young Buck Gets Prank Called




Young Buck gets prank called and threatens to call the police. It may be late, but I'm pretty amused. Listen here

Please... if anyone starts prank calling you, lol, DUDE just DON'T ANSWER again!

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While You Were Sleeping: Method Man - Johnny Blaze Strikes Mixtape





01 00:20 Intro
02 04:14 9mm (Remix) Ft. Wu Tang Clan
03 03:29 Iron God Chamber Ft. Rza, Masta Killa & U God
04 04:30 Safe Box Ft. La The Darkman, StreetLife & Carlton Fisk
05 03:19 Intoxicated Ft. Ol Dirty Bastard & Raekwon
06 04:01 Tell Lies Vision Ft. La The Darkman & Carlton Fisk
07 03:11 Secret Rivals Ft. Masta Killa & Killah Priest
08 02:38 As High As Wu Tang Get Ft. Old Dirty Bastard & Gza
09 03:17 Who Am Iz
10 01:05 U Know My Steeze
11 02:03 I Am Somebody Ft. Redman
12 00:59 Dayz Of Way Back
13 02:40 Walk On Ft. Redman
14 03:55 Raw Hide Ft. Old Dirty Bastard & Raekwon
15 02:11 Keep The Party Going
16 02:49 Se Acabo Ft. The Beatnuts
17 02:21 Come On
18 02:41 O.D. On Em
19 04:04 Who's Next

Download: Method Man - Johnny Blaze Stirkes Mixtape

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Check out the Previous While You Were Sleeping

Hometown Heroes: Dyme Def - 3Badbrothaaas mixtape



1. Intro
2. 3Badbrothaaas
3. ComeFollowMe
4. Super9ODS f. SS Fresh
5. MyNuts
6. RudeBoys
7. TheGameNeedsMe (rmx)
8. ToTheLimit
9. SwaggerJackin’
10. BringItBack f. OneBeLo
11. Journey f. Darrius Will Rich
12. FullOfMyself
13. TheShitsKnockin’
14. BrainsTheme
15. Juiced
16. Conscience
17. DontEverGo f. Choklate
18. WhatCanISay
19. IGotYou f. Young Buck


Download - Dyme Def - 3BadBrothaaas Mixtape


Apologies for the delay, Smart is on Vacation, I'm getting busier at work and my main computer is busted, but I made a special trip to get on the PC today and put this up because we gotta show love to our Seattle Brethren. Hometown Heroes. Look out for more Seattle news at www.emeraldcityfilm.com, www.crookedlakeproductions.com and of course. Drop-bomb.com

June 25, 2008

A Fresh BreakDown - G-Unit: T.erminate O.n S.ight

" Nobody gonna miss you anyway, no days off keep the pistol everyday!!"  


Just an ironic quote from the song "No Days Off" that's in the CD.  (Oh yea, my boy Ferrari F. 50 makes an appearance in that song too!  Lol, so you know I'm lovin' it.)  Anyway....  

This CD starts off with an NWA kinda vibe with the track "Straight Outta SouthSide."  It's like a re-introduction, and everybody gets off on this song.  Yea, even Yayo, and this song really suits our yellin'-all-tha-time rapper.  He gets off  on the up-tempo military-minded beat.  Since it's a compilation CD, I'll break the CD down by the rapper, and since I mentioned Yayo 1st, I'll roll with Yayo.  Do you remember, back in the day, when we were jus hearin' Yayo on "I Smell Pussy."  We thought he was pretty smooth, then we thought otherwise when he got out?  Well, alil' bit of both shows itself in the CD.  His presence helps him alot in these songs, not so much the lyrics, and bein' this is G-Unit, you know it's gonna be alotta murkin' in this CD.  So Yayo gets off on songs like "Casualties of War" (I Mean REALLY, gets off) "Nigga who you tryna ride on, I'ma Icon, heart made of steel, balls made of iron."  Don't sound like much readin' it I'm sure, but wait till you hear it 1st.  Then it's those moments where he's doin' just enough to get by like in songs like "You So Tough," or the single "I Like The Way She Do It."  But damn, who's gonna forget "I make a dolla every time my heart beats..."  Jeeze mayne.  And Its jus those songs where it's the Yayo where we wonder how in fucks name he's even not cut from the song.  I mean..  It jus sounds weird when you start ya verse off wit "Who who who who who want it?!  Who who who who who who want it?!" Like he did on the song T.O.S.  But Overrall, Yayo did a good job as far as I'm concerend, one member didn't take down the quality of the CD.  He even did a pretty nice job on a hook "Money Make the World Go Round."

Now, off to Mr. B-A-N-K-Dollasign $.... Well, what you want me to say?  He came whack?!  You must be stupid if you even thought about that thought!  It's obvious he gets off the most on the CD.  Slick lines all throughout the CD, n when he gets a chance at a hook, he doesn't slack up.  No lazy Lloyd when he's on T.O.S. mode, and a few rap artists catch it with this, "Look how the game changed, it's bad for the system, niggas on game shows, two dudes kissin', listen, we're not the same, we're not for fame, the industry's punked out, we're not to blame."

Next would be the man we all know, love, hate, wanna kill, wanna steal cash from, wanna invest in his money, Curtis Jackson.  Now after his big industry scuffle with Kanye, which he lost as far as in the US ( He actually had more sales outside the states,) whether Fif likes it or not, people are lookin at this CD like another 50 Cent CD.  So the big question is, does the boss orchestrate a good CD, does he look crazy without the help of Young Buck?  Well, if he had 100% control of  production he did a pretty nice job, as far as subject matter, we couldn't expect more than what it was, a few club bangers, lotta kill-a-nigga songs, n some stuntin' kinda songs.  Now on to the important shit, does 50 come through with in the verses?  For the most part yes.  I mean, what can I say but it's either good fif, bad fif, or Ferrari F 50.  And Ferrari F 50 makes two appearances on the CD, and I don't give a fuck what anybody says, when Ferrari F makes an appearance the whole song is better.  But 50 does throw out a few lines towards T.I. and he really asks a question that alot of us (includin' me,) were wonderin'.  On The up-beat grimey soundin' song "You So Tough" Fif goes on to say "What's todays mathematics?  Shit ain't addin' up, get knocked wit 10 machine guns, only get 12 months...  I got the best money lawyers can buy, they say they woulda got me ten, maybe nine. How can you explain how homie breeze, you keep ya mouf shut, or ya eat the cheese!"  Yea...  You know 50 comes with occasional stingers like his opener on "Casualties Of War" he says "Now how did the chicken give birth to the rat, now how did the rat learn how to sing like a bird, his pops is an O.G., this is absured!!"

So to put it bluntly, 50 did a good job makin' a well roudned CD, with great production.  Maybe if he woulda took out a few club songs, n talked 'bout somethin' original, or if he woulda dissed Buck or some shit, it woulda been a more eye poppin' album.  But the CD shows how Banks flow keeps him ahead of the pack lyrically.  (Unless it's Ferrari F.)  Lol.  

Album Ratin' - 4.1
Worth Buyin' - Sure, why not?
Favorite Songs - No Days Off, Straight Outta SouthSide, Close To Me, Casualties Of War, You So Tough, Let It Go, Ready Or Not, Money Make the World Go Round

Grandmaster Flash Interview in Newsweek



An excellent interview with Joseph Saddler in Newsweek.


NEWSWEEK: Describe your childhood obsession with records. How far did it go?
Grandmaster Flash: Whenever dad would go off to work, I'd wait for the door to slam and I'd grab a record and turn on the stereo. Eventually, my dad would scratch his head and be like, "Have any of you been going through my records?" He'd ask everyone, and by the time he got to me, I was so terrified you'd think the word "yes" was written on my forehead. I'd get my brains beat out of me, sometimes until I was unconscious. Then he'd put my hands on the radiator and burn them, in hopes that it would keep me out of the closet. But it only peaked my interest more.


They go on to ask him about how modern technology has changed hip-hop and what he thinks about digital turntables. Read the rest at NEWSWEEK: Don't stop the beat.

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Obama's Rolling Stone Cover




Spotted at msnbc where they have a preview of the rolling stone article detailing a little bit about Obama's musical tastes, and then googled the cover.

He said hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and rappers Jay-Z and Ludacris were "great talents and great businessmen."

"It would be nice if I could have my daughters listen to their music without me worrying that they were getting bad images of themselves," he added.

Obama appears on the cover of the magazine, which endorsed him for president in March.


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New Unreleased Kanye West Track- Gotta Pose




This is pretty fresh right here. Practicing his Dilla Sample Chopping with that same ol Long Red - Mountain sample shit.

Download: Kanye West- Gotta Pose

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Chop Suey Sold to Japanese Robots?!?!?!?


Okay...Japanese Night Club Owners..but Something LIKE a robot...Shiiiiiiiiiit.

More to come when the press release drops in a few weeks.

"Save the Suey" ..will there be a need for it?

FREAKED from YSL.

New Obama Ad



This has started running in 19 states. Haven't seen it in WA yet, but we're obviously all democrats out here, and we all votin for any democrat no matter who it is. So he prolly just gonna stop out here once or twice to visit the space needle and look at the pea soup and talk about depression or something while we give him some cash. Cuz it ain't like he's got to work hard for our vote.

Call of Duty: World at War Trailer



shiiiit. I still play COD 4 DAILY. I didn't get into the first 3 as much as this one, mostly cuz old school weapons are whack. lol. But this might teeter on the edge of modern ness to play for me.

Hopefully they fixed some of the COD 4 bugs (like the knife attack from like ten feet away, and cursor turning red when you aim at someone through a wall.) But even if they don't. I'll probably still check it out.

WorD!

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June 24, 2008

Grynch's New Album Reviewed in The Stranger



Props to Family!

He's doin his thing, and everyone is loving it.

Go to The Stranger to read the review.

You wanna catch Grynch at a show!? His next one is coming up on Jul. 9th at Hell's Kitchen in Tacoma.

CHECK THAT OUT!

Daft Punk - TV Rules the Nation Video

Kanye Responds to Bonnaroo Debacle




Call me any name you want.... arrogant, conceited, narcissistic, racist, metro, fag whatever you can think of.... BUT NEVER SAY I DIDN'T GIVE MY ALL! NEVER SAY I DIDN'T GIVE MY ALL! THIS SHOWS NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY TO BE GOOD AT SOMETHING THERE WILL BE PEOPLE THERE TO LIE ABOUT YOU AND BRING YOU DOWN! LIKE WAYNE SAYS PLEASE DON'T SHOOT ME DOWN CAUSE I'M FLYING!


THEY TRIED 2 GIVE ME A TIME SLOT WERE IT WAS STILL LIGHT OUTSIDE ... I HAVE A FUCKING LIGHT SHOW DUMB ASS, IT'S NOT CALLED GLOW IN THE DARK FOR NO REASON SQUID BRAINS! MY PEOPLE WORKED OUT A COMPROMISED STAGE PLOT AND A 3AM TIME SLOT AND I AGREED. FAST FOWARD TO THE DAY OF THE SHOW. MY PRODUCTION MANAGER TRIED TO LOAD IN FOR 24 HOURS BEFORE I WENT ON STAGE BUT THE FESTIVAL WOULDN'T ALLOW US TO DO ANYTHING UNTILL PEARL JAM LEFT THE STAGE. PEARL JAM ENDED ONE HOUR
LATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Read the blog in it's entirety at his blog of course.

BET AWARDS 2008 RECAP

Almost everyone was lip singing, or in DJ KHALED's case, Lip Hyping... (I forget what Mike called it. lol)

The sound production and quality was HORRIBLE throughout the night. Everyone who was actually singing's voice was wayyyy too loowww. You couldn't hear a damn thing.

Things that stood out: T-Pain moving in slow motion? Wtf?

The Chris Brown / Ciara set with the water and shapes was dope. Definitely stealing that for a work presentation. Although they got a little riskay with it lol.

Kanye bringing Weezy up on stage with him after Kanye won best male hip-hop artist of the year.

I'm not sure why BET thought half their viewers would even know who al green was or the rest of the soul singers performing. But they all held it down for sure that was the best part to me. Including WARREN SAPP! THE HOST DIDNT EVEN KNOW WHO HE WAS LOL!!!

Warren Sapp


Marvin Sapp


Small difference.

What else...

Ne-yo came with the Jabbawockeez. They're the newest for performances, Jacking that for a work presentation too.

Why did it feel like there was nooooobbody there. The director kept turning to the same people for reaction shots: Kanye, three six, Bun b, Lil Wayne, Diddy, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown and his bitch and like noooobody else.

Alicia Keys bringing out SWV, en vogue and TLC was a good look. But again... people that actually sing at their performance = no love from BET because the volume stayyyyyyyyyyssssss down.

MC Lyte needs to stay out of the spotlyte. Her agent is working double time to get her gigs lately and she's pretty annoying to me. Good music. Annoying host/announcer.


Anyway, Recap Final Grade: C

Half the people weren't around for their awards acceptances, The performances were either faked or so turned down you couldn't hear anything over the beat. The scripting was terrible. Sets and designs and logos were half assed.

Pictures, Videos and More to come later of course. Nothing gets posted on youtube within the first 5 minutes of the show ending. Peace to the gods!

BET AWARDS TONIGHT

PERFORMERS






Yeah... I shoulda made this post earlier. I was actually busy at work today. What a thought.

Anyway, I'ma be watching mostly for work purposes to come up with cool stages and performance ideas. But it should be entertaining to see Yeezy blow up when he doesn't win something again. lol.

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U-N-I Upset at Nelly's Stepped on My J's Video



Anyone who's anyone, knows U-N-I's Classic Sneaker Anthem "K.R.E.A.M." U-N-I is upset at Nelly for confirming he saw their video and wanted to use the same ideas. Here's the two videos in question:


U-N-I KREAM


Nelly- Stepped on My J's


My personal opinion: He's come out and acknowledged it. What's the controversy? Now I'm the first person to say, Nelly could be out giving more publicity to U-N-I and should be. I just don't think it's something to be upset about. Expect BOO's for Nelly @ the BET AWARDS TONIGHT.

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P.S. What's with Ciara's Ankle Monitor or whatever? lol. Mike pointed it out to me yesterday. I guess I was never lookin at her ankles before...

The Game - Dope Boys Off LAX ft Travis Barker

In stores 8/22

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Download: The Game - Dope Boys


... Did he just say fuck a blowjob?

SMH...

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Don Imus Pacman Jones Controversy

Did he fuck up again, or is this no big deal?

Leave a comment, and let us know.

Sample of the Week! (Jay-Z - Can't Knock the Hustle)

I forgot Last Week's SOTW, so I'm gonna double you up this week. One for the early part of the week, one for the later half of the week.


Writer: Meli'sa Morgan - Fools Paradise


Writer: Marcus Miller -Much Too Much


Biter: Jay-Z - Can't Knock the Hustle


Dope!

Stay tuned for the next installment later in the week. In the meantime. Check out the previous sample of the week.

June 23, 2008

Shaq Disses Kobe in Rap Song

Shaq Attacks Kobe: You Ruined My Marriage!


TMZ has a new exclusive video with Shaq ripping the mic and dissing Kobe Bryant claiming he ruined his marriage. This is crucial! lol.

Shaquille O'Neal took the mic at a NYC club last night, unleashing a freestyle verbal assault directed at his arch-enemy Kobe Bryant -- blaming his former teammate for ruining his marriage and imploring him to "Tell me how my ass tastes."

After spending several verses shredding Kobe apart for losing in the NBA playoffs, Shaq drops the line, "I'm a horse, Kobe ratted me out, that's why I'm getting divorced."

The line most likely references a comment Kobe made during his infamous 2003 rape case, when he told Colorado police that he "Should have done what Shaq does ... Shaq would pay his women not to say anything." The two became famously bitter rivals after the incident.


Shaq Attack at TMZ


UPDATE: Download - Shaq - Kobe, Tell Me How My Ass Tastes

Update 2:
Shaq Tells ESPN it's all jokes

Reached by ESPN's Stephen A. Smith on Monday, O'Neal issued the following statement: "I was freestyling. That's all. It was all done in fun. Nothing serious whatsoever. That is what MC's do. They freestyle when called upon. I'm totally cool with Kobe. No issue at all. And by the way, don't forget, six albums, two platinum, two gold. Anybody who knows me knows I'm a funny freestyler. Check the NBA DVD when I was rapping about Vlade Divac during my first championship run. Please tell everybody don't make something out of nothing."


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Gordon Gartrell Radio (Phonte & DJ Brainchild) #4




Phonte (Of Little Brother) and Dj Brainchild start a bi-weekly podcast to just talk about whatever is on their mind, and play some records they're diggin. Episode 4 just came out today, but lucky for you, episodes 1 2 and 3 are also streaming up on the website.

Episode #4:

Phonte uncovers two new taped conversations that have leaked in the wake of the 50 Cent/Young Buck beef, and counts down the Top 10 Greatest Lite Brites of All Time.

www.gordongartrellradio.com

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June 22, 2008

Ladies Loves is NOW HeR Favorite!

Sorry to my sexy ladies out there. WE DID NOT leave you without! We just changed the name. HeR Favorite is what I originally wanted to call the segment for our lovely women, but I had second thoughts about it, luckily my crew is smarter than I am and decided to change it for the better!!! Anyway, here's a new update GIRLS!

Via Cultist
DimePiece: