Slept On Cinema: The Five Heartbeats

My bestie since middle school recently got back in touch with me through facebook and this makes me very happy. Back in middle school we used to talk about this movie The Five Heartbeats all the time which inspired me to write this blog. The Five Heartbeats is one of my favorite movies of all time! Seriously. The movie is about a fictional group based on several artists from the 50s and 60s. The movie takes us through the journey of the group over a few decades. Although marked as a "musical drama" they movie was directed by Robert Townsend and Co written by Kenan Ivory Wayans, both whom are comedians. Either way if you have not seen this movie, you have not lived. And if you don't get goosebumps from the second half of this upcoming video....you don't have a pulse!
This is pretty much the best scene of the movie, observe:

This is one of the saddest yet funniest parts of the movie. This is me and Quana's (middle school bestie) favorite part!

And another awesome scene.

Last Night's Dream

I have these crazy crazy dreams. Like real vivid cinematic dreams with camera angles, dialogue, plot, soundtrack and even credits in the end (if i dream all the way to the end) Last night's dream was no different. Ok so I dont know how it started but this is what I remember from it: It starts at a TJ Maxx like department store, one security guard comes in with this huge sheet cake. He speaks to another security guard and they disappear from sight. All of a sudden HEIDI MONTAG pops into the scene having an argument with an older man, presumably her boyfriend(in the movie). All of a sudden these goonish looking men come into the department store. One of these guys sticks his hand in the sheet cake the security guard bought in minutes before and pulls out a bayonet (!?) obviously there was a commotion so the security guards ran out from where ever they were (maybe a sexual encounter?) So the one security guard dude (obviously the other guard was in on the scheme) tries to subdue bayonet guy and gets bayonet-ed from the bottom of his jaw out of his mouth (yikes) So HEIDI MONTAG this whole time did not know what was going on cause she was yapping her mouth but all of sudden realized someone got bayonet-ed(?) So now the bad guys start taking hostages. A female accomplice takes Heidi and her bickering boyfriend towards the back of the store where there is an exit. This female accomplice to the bad guys sucks cause Heidi of all people manages to make her way out the store. So now the camera angle switches to Heidi's view. One of the goons chase after her, but the goon stops short in their tracks cause there is a parole officers complex right next to the store(WTF?) So Heidi thinking she is safe make her way to the parole office but it's Memorial Day so the offices are closed. The last scene before I woke up was her running into a bodega to make a call to 911, but I think the goon caught up to her.
What a random a$$ dream right? I don't know where any of that came from, I have issues.

Obsessions are Healthy.

This weeks obsession is a hip hop artist from the south with east coast lyricism. His name is Curren$y. He has been through the corporate hip hop ringer being signed to New Orleans rap powerhouses No Limit and Cash Money/Young Money. It wasnt until he decided to leave all that behind and go at it on his own to make a mark on the game. His style is laid back its none of that oh i shot this dude, i sold this blah blah blah that's going in rap right now, he raps about clothes, kicks, weed and the women folk. He has a slew of mixtapes out but will be coming out with an album Pilot Talk through the revamped Roc-A-Fella imprint. Its a really cool movement he's a part of and I am looking forward to all that he does in the future. And in true Tylia fashion you already know I will smash that. The end. Oh here's a few videos.

Curren$y - King Kong from Creative Control on Vimeo.

P.S Download the "Smokee Robinson" mixtape. JETS Fool!

Girl Crush(es)

I love Robyn! Robyn has been around for ages it seems. You may remember her from her 90s hit "Show Me Love" but in the past few years she has reemerged with a pop electro sound that is pretty dern infectious. This is her new jank "Dancing on my own" not to be confused with "Dancing with myself" shout outs to Billy Idol. Anywho here's the video.

Robyn 'Dancing On My Own' (Official Video) from Robyn on Vimeo.

My second girl crush is Kelis. I love Kelis! When I first saw her video for "Caught out there" I was immediately intrigued. Despite her being in the news these days more for her personal woes and not her music she still stays ahead of the curve. She is the OG weird chick, recognize heaux! Her new album Flesh Tones is already out in the UK, I think it will be out in the states June. Here is the video for her single "Acapella"

So your wondering "Well this is a random post" well not exactly. I follow Kelis on twitter and saw a conversation she was having with Robyn. Look like they may be doing a tour together! That'll be awesmazing, hope they at least come through DC.
Bonus Video: Kelis "Young Fresh and New" from the good ol days when Kelis and the Neptunes were still on speaking terms :sigh: they should collab again!

Happy Birthday to...

JORDAN KNIGHT, he turns 40 today. Really I just wanted to say that to post this video...

Don't front, you liked this jammie!

Girl Crush

I am dedicating this post to the baddest biatch to EVER hit yo television screen.

Claire Mother-effin Huxtable!
She's a lawyer who has five kids,a bangin body, can sing and dance, and she keeps Cliff sassified. She is the ultimate five star chick. There is really nothing else that needs to be said. Good night.

Download This!

You should download Theophilus London's I Want You. Theophilus is from Brooklyn and he blends elements of hip-hop, pop, R&B and electronic music seamlessly. Its very polished, sophisticated and sexy. It makes you want to sip wine outside during sunset or take a ride with all your windows down at dusk. Plus it's 'hosted' by Va$htie who's pretty much the coolest chick ever with the coolest life. Yeah I hate her too. Anyways check it out its good stuff. Download "I Want You"
Here is my favorite song on the record (so far) "Accept the New"

Theophilus London - ACCEPT THE NEW from Theophilus London on Vimeo.