A Truer Statement Have Never Been Spoken

This song really needs no intro this is Felix Da Housecat with "We All Wanna Be Prince" I agree, especially if we're talking about Prince in the 80's-early 90's.
Felix Da Housecat - We All Wanna Be Prince


PS. Is that Dallas Austin playing the Prince-like character? I definitely think that is, if so GREAT choice in casting, I think he is prolly the closest thing we have to a throwback Prince these days. The multi instrumentalism, the mystique, the playarism.

I Do. Not. Approve.

Let me give you a little back story. A number of years ago my mother worked in the library. One day she brought home the movie West Side Story my brother and I laughed at first, but I now deem that the movie that wanted me to become a music major. So imagine my disgust when MTV chose this motif for the promos for the upcoming VMA's, I am not happy, Its lame, Its corny, Its blasphemous!!! Check out this crapfest for yourself.

Yes!

I dont know what made me think of this song, but its my jam. I cant wait to get a new iPod cause this needs to be on there. Ladies and Genitalias Tina Turner...

ABDC Season 4 Episode 2

So this week on america's best dance crew was Beyonce week. I was so excited to hear that cause you know Beyonce makes great dance records. I have to say that it was one of my least favorite episodes. Like there's always that 1 episode from every season that just doenst work. Season 1 was the Broadway challenge, Season 2 was the Janet Jackson challenge, Season 3 was the Magic challenge and this season on the 2nd friggin episode the Beyonce challenge to me=epic fail. It failed so much that Im not even going to take the time to break down each performance. Im just going to comment on the crews whom I took a liking to during week 1. Rhythm City was eh. Vogue Evolution...f-ing killed that! I mean they had to its Beyonce! Artistry in Motion got sent home, good. Who's going to be in the bottom 2?...hmm really cant call that one since they all sucked to me, but VE aint going anywhere.

This Dude is too Cool

Sorry for my lack of updates, Ive been so unmotivated, and without much internet access since they cut my hours at work, dont even get me started on that. Anyway,Here is a new video from Mayer Hawthorne, I was introduced to him with the single "Just aint gonna work out" now here is the vid for "Maybe So, Maybe No" check out his EP by the same name on iTunes.

Mayer Hawthorne - Maybe So, Maybe No from Stones Throw on Vimeo.

The 'Unity' Slide

This weekend I hung out with the Garguilo's(my aunt rhonda, her husband uncle chris aka white dad and my cousins) for a bit. They were having a 'surprise' birthday party for Aunt Ricki(their aunt but I call her aunt Ricki too, an aunt is an aunt) who turned 60 and is fab! Anyways the wine was flowing and all of a sudden the electric slide came on and we had to teach the white people how to do it HA. You see the electric slide brings all types of people together. Thats why I miss dance battles, if you got a problem, just dance it out! Anyways here's some video of them dancin. Its Electric boogie woogie woogie.

ABDC Season 4 Episode 1

So this is truly the most wonderful time of the year(well for me at least)! Because America's Best Dance Crew is back. I am always skeptical about the crews that are going to be on. Especially since last season they stopped doing the casting special so the viewers have no initial control of what crews are going to be on the show. However this season I am pretty excited. So once again I start my reviews of the show, first up the first episode duh!
Beat Your Feet Kings (BYFK): I liked the crews energy and grit the foot work is crazy, I agree with the judges that it needed to be cleaner.I think they also should have used more of the stage, it was like they were all scrunched up the whole time. I dont know how they will do with all the crew challenges but obviously we shall see.

We Are Heroes(WAAAH!): Sigh, great a crew that models themselves after Beat Freaks, for those that dont know, I really did not like Beat Freaks I thought they were overrated. The performance was AIIIGHT, they would prolly do good with the challenges this season, Ill wait a few more episodes before the hatred begins, oh and the costumes erm FTW?

Afroborike(AB): They were ok, the performance reminded me of my Nina *my spanish godmother* I mean I would like to see how they do with the challenges, but im neither here nor there about them.Next.
*The Judges save We are Heroes and Afroborike and sends Beat Your Feet Kings to the sudden death round, I see why they were the least clean out of the 3*

The Massive Monkees(MM): They are the seemingly required b-boy crew on ABDC. Anyways I thought they were cool another crew that I am not that excited about only because there have been a b-boy crew every season of the show and Im kind of bored with it so we'll see how they do they'll probably go pretty far.

Artistry In Motion(AiM): Ehh, I see what they're trying to do but, NEXT.

Southern Movement(SM): They were good although I do feel they were gimmicky, I felt like they threw that whole motiff together just for the show but the tutting was pretty cool at the end. I think they would do good with the challenges.
*The Judges save Massive Monkeys and Artistry in Motion sending Southern Movement to the sudden death challenge, I would have sent AiM in but hey im no judge(on the show at least)*

Rhythm City(RC): Maybe im bias cause they are from the BX but they were the best crew on the show so far, Im all about RC this season until they give me a reason not to. The Boogie DOOOWNN!

Fr3sh: They were cute, I liked their personalities, the choreo was good but they really did not stand out against the group of crews that they were against.

Vogue Evolution(VE): Yes Yes Yes Snap.For.The.Kids honey. The fag hag that I am I eeked at the sight of this crew, love love love them. I am although worried how they would carry off the challenges.
*Judges save Rhythm City(RC) and Vogue Evolution(VE) sending Fr3sh to the sudden death challenge*

In the Sudden death challenge BYFK, Southern Movement and Fr3sh went head to head dancing to a thrilling rendition of "Boom Boom Pow"<----read that whole statement in your best Maya Angelou or Julia Childs impression! I thought all 3 crews really brought it, I thought Fr3sh's was the best actually, it was real...cute, they're just CUTE! Long story short they got sent home HA. But its really like I said before the were a good crew but they didnt stand out against those they were up against.

Ok so this season I am all about RC and VE funny how they both are from NYC, favoritism much? As far as the bottom 2 next week I really cant say, I going to guess BYFK and Southern Movement, maybe AIM and in my worst fears VE cause people may be I dont know not open to a crew like that. Some are saying they are not excited about this season but I am, yes it is obvious the show casting was really reaching to get very diverse crews but they have to in order the keep the show interesting. Last season in hindsight was lackluster, and although I was all about Quest winning, they are not my favorite winners, I was just sooo against Beat Freaks lol. Its like how some people voted for Obama to avoid "another G.W. Bush". so tell me what you think who's your fav crew(s) who you think is going to be in the bottom 2 next week etc.Here's the full epi.

America's Best Dance Crew (Season 4) - MTV Shows

If a trend falls in the woods, would anyone hear it?

So this article is proclaiming for the first time ever in evers the young kids are either staying away or straying from social networking sites. I can see that. Me personally have all but given up on Myspace, I go there maybe once a week to log in but nothing there excites me. Its an old hat by now. Myspace is only good for finding music IF that. Facebook I go to every day but the onslaught of family members joining kind of ruins any chance of me making dirty jokes, and the slight embarassment when someone tags me in a photo of Carl licking my face and me seeming to enjoy it:

So yeah I can see how young kids would be turned off, its kind of like your grandma reading your diary a little bit. If that happens to twitter where like family starts joining all hope is gone!

The Great Hangover Tour. Great Indeed.

Ok so for a while now I was looking forward to going to see the great hangover tour featuring Asher Roth and Kid Cudi, but due to lack of finances I was not able to buy tickets. My homie from way back from the WVRU days now works at Z104 and got me and my brother the hook up to a meet and greet monday. So we make our way out to Va Beach ( in record time i might add) in the hopes of meeting Kid Cudi. So we get there and wait in the room where all this is happening and long story short Kid Cudi decided not to show for reason unknown. NOT COOL. So because of this the locals favorite Shaggy got record exec to give us free tickets. VERY COOL. So by the time all this ended it 3p and doors to the norva would not open till 6:30 so not wanting to go all the way back to hampton just to drive back to norfolk my brother and I needed to kill some time. We killed about 2 hours with an hour and a half to go. So we wound up just posting outside of the Norva. We saw Kid Cudi pass by a few times but he did not stop for pics or anything. He and I had an exchage of a head nod and a 'What up!?", that makes him slightly less of a douche SLIGHT, and he's really hot :sigh: but short, I cant do nothing with that HA! Anyways the doors open and the show begins. From the start this show is designed as a HIP-HOP show with the warm-up dj playing hip-hop classics. Something that my brother and I enjoyed very much. First up was 88 keys which we saw outside as well. Me and brother exchanged a "Stay Up" with 88 making him our new favorite. His set was solid very basic he went through much of his album The Death of Adam and was very entertaining and funny doing so.
Next up was B.O.B. which we were surprised/happy that he was performing that night. We were under the impression only 88 keys was going to be there. His set was great! This dude is super super talented, very impressed. After him Asher Roth came out. I am not an Asher fan by any means but this kid put on an awesome performance. Dude they danced to "Candy Rain"! I have a video floating around hampton somewhere of me singing and dancing to that song *Note to self: find that video and destroy it!* Anyways he had a great set and his set also marked the beginning of trees floating in the air. After that Cudi took his sweet a$$ time getting to the stage. My brother was hating on him the whole time. He lost a lot of respect for the Kid that day, resulting in him not wanting to buy his album when it comes out. I dont blame him, I see where he's coming from but...I cant give up on Kid Cudi like that, cause regardless of douchbagness that took place, I am a fan of the music ya know? So he finally comes out and I have to say the light is bonkers very very cool. He played a lot of the mixtape stuff and some cuts from the upcoming album which I dug. But from the records he did perform I can tell this album is going to be a downer which I dont mind, just dont know how people are going to dig it. So the highlight of the show was when Kid Cudi performed "Make Her Say" and he friggin brought out Kanye West!!!! The Norva went BUCK. To have an artist like Kanye in a club venue like the Norva is mind blowing to say the least, absolute classic moment. After that he performed "Day N Nite" to which me and my brother left to avoid the stampede of getting out. When we went to go leave, who was at the merch booth? 88 keys! He was real cool, daped him up had a small convo and took a pic, great guy. So overall I give the show a B+. It went smoothly until Cudi decided to take some sweet time but made up for it huge by bringing Kanye out. And although showing up for the meet and greet was soooo not cool, im quite sure he has some good reason like he did not want to deal with people that day cause you know sometimes you dont feel like dealing. I wish I can completely write him off but its not this often that I really believe in a person's music, I feel like a battered girlfriend lol 'But guuurl I luh him and he luh me too, he just got a funny way of showin it'. Plus he's hot uggggh.

PSA

Come on, you would hit this right?
I would like to take a moment to reach out to my brothers and sisters in Africa. STOP HAVING SEX WITH PRIMATES! Scientists have found a new strain of HIV this time not coming from monkey's but their bigger sexier (i guess) cousins gorrilaz. A 62 year old woman from Cameroooooon was the one who carried this new strain. I guess it gets lonely in Africa and the primates are as close to humans as you can get so i happens sometimes. :sigh: get it together people at least wrap it up when your riding the 'rila.

That's not a bad idea...

Trina Thompson has un bueno idea. She graduated in April and has not found sufficient employment, so she is suing her school for the tutition of #70,000. GENIUS! I would do the same but #1 I was a financial aid kid so it wasnt money out of my pocket at the time (it is now)and #2 its my fault that i majored in music and knew that my chances of finding a job in my particular field arent that great. But I comend Trina for her balls, she is a true pioneer in american history. I SALUTE YOU!

Robots and Martians

For those that dont know I am a hiphopmetalheaddiscofiend. I love all types of music but let it be known I am from the Bronx, the birthplace of hip-hop therefore hip-hop is in my blood. Dont confuse hip-hop with rap music, they are two different things. It is kind of hard to explain to the average folk who dont get it. The best way I can describe it as rap music is made to make money, hip-hop is made to make music, get it? If you dont, to the corner you go, your on time out! I am bringing this point up because hip-hop always had many sectors if you will. When I was coming up in the 90s you had 'gangsta rap'(Dre,Snoop,Pac) you had 'hard-core' dudes (Wu-Tang, Onyx etc.) and you had 'alternative' cats (A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jungle Bros. etc) and for the most part from what I can remember they co-habitated alrightly<---yes that is a word! Now a days there are these new skool peeps coming up (Kid Cudi, Wale, B.O.B etc.) and you have old dudes getting mad talking about skinny jeans and auto tune and stuff. Now I agree with the whole auto tune thing but like many phases it will have its time and it will disappear. And I have respect for the old school but I admire the kids coming out with now that is new and refreshing. The point im trying to make is if your a young dude saying how things are corny right now, the radio sucks, the industry sucks, that's ok because these things are preventing your shine. But if your an old dude complaining about the same things your just looking like a bitter old dude to me. You had your time, things change, keep doing your thing, you have people that'll ride with you regardless so stop trying to knock others people hustle. Whether that hustle is respectable or not. Yes im talking to you Jay-Z! Your 40 dude you have 'the hottest chick in the game', you have money in the bank, you have a huge catalog of work, leave it alone. I feel "D.O.A." although a great track is a little disrespectful especially since Kanye used autotune beautifully on 808's and Heartbreak. Im also talking to you KRS-One and Buckshot, I bow to you fellas, I really do, but in "Robot" you just sound like some old bitter dudes im sorry but you do. All im really saying is let everyone do them and in the end real recognize real, survival of the fittest and all that mess. If any of the dudes coming out these days are real then in 10 years they'll be complaining about the new influx of hip-hop kids. Leabing thoughts the only dude to me who can complain is Ghostface Killah, because he's friggin Ghostface Killah!via Missinfo


And Im Done.

You have not lived till you...

Watched StarburyTV. No, seriously, I watched it for like an hour, an hour of life I cant get back but an hour of a 10 hour shift at work wasted which=success! Stephon Marbury is (or was i dunno i dont follow sports) a basketball player and he recently started doing live shows on Justin TV. I first heard about it this week when various blogs posted this video of him crying to a Kirk Franklin song:

He must be gawn tru some stuff mon. And you know I love it when a grown man cries...its some sick thing that entertains me, dont know why. Anyways when I tuned in tonight he and his homies were dancing around and he was putting haters on blast yadda yadda yadda. I suggest you dedicate an hour of your life to waste and tune in one night.

The fall heard round the (hip-hop) world

At a stop on the "America's Most Wanted Tour" featuring Lil Wayne and Young Moola Babaaaayy Drake during his section of the Lil Wayne and fam performance fell and re-injured his already fubar'd ACL. Thus prolly ending his touring for now. Watching the video you can really see it wasnt no joke. I would like to give shout outs to Twitter and Missinfo for breaking and updating this story, yay internets!

Um Hi.

I would like to apologize for my lack (more lack than usual) of posts. My hours have changed at work which leaves me with no time to kill. At first they cut like 12 hours from my job last week then all this week ive worked well over 50 hours! Hopefully soon I will get wireless at my house so I can do this thing more daily and try to get my little brother on the blogging board. Peace and hugs.