Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says (Live at Good Vibrations 2008, Sydney, Australia)

More Good Vibrations '08 Clips will be Uploaded Soon!

Omar Little Death Scene Chopped and Screwed

Omar Is Obama's Favourite TV Character

Obama a Wire Fan? Daamn homey.

Projected Art

New AZ & KRS-One

AZ- Undeniable



KRS-One - Criminal Minded '08 (Produced by DJ Premier)



Props to ONSmash

The Knux - Cappacino + Others

The Knux - Cappacino



Snoop Dogg ft. Too $hort & Mistah F.A.G - Life Of The Party

New Releases: March (Hip Hop)

Ice Cube - Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It Remix (ft. Nas & Scarface)
Rick Ross ft. Jay-Z - Maybach Music
Jay-Z & Mary J. Blige - You’re Welcome
Common - The Light 2008 (Produced By Just Blaze)
Lupe Fiasco - Superstar Remix (ft. Young Jeezy & T.I)
Skillz ft.Common - So Far So Good
The Game - Big Dreams (LAX) (First Single)
Papoose - Fair One (Fat Joe Diss)
DMX - Already
The Roots - Birthday Girl (Rising Down) (1st Single)
Glasses Malone - Certified Remix (Ft. Akon, Lil Wayne, Bun B)
Buckshot - Hold It Down (ft. Talib Kweli)
Crooked I - Hip Hop Weekly #50 (Back Down)
Red Cafe - Paper Touchin (ft. Jadakiss, Fabolous & 50 Cent)
Sheek - Gettin Stronger (ft. Jadakiss & Styles P)
Various Artists - Can I Speak To Biggie
Foxxhole Radio 15/02/08 - Nas
Rich Boy - Ghetto Remix (ft. Nas & Lil Wayne)

McNulty Raped The Hot Spartan Chick!

In Ode to one of the best tv shows of all times, I present to you the many faces of McNulty! (Dominic West)

Jimmy McNulty

Theron (300)

Nigel Cromwell! Ha! (Mona Lisa Smile)

Rockstar

Undercover task force against Persian drug dealers

My respect for McNulty has just risen to all new highs..

The Wire Series Finale : RIP (2002-2008)

Critically acclaimed TV Drama 'The Wire' officially came to an end today in a 100 minute special, after five seasons spanning over six years.

One thought I gathered from the final montage of scenes, was that after all the arrests, promotions and murders, nothing really has changed. Poverty, drug addicts, drug kingpins, police negligence and other community problems still exist. The Game, is The Game, and Life is the biggest Game of them all.

Highlights were as follows;

• McNulty and Freeman quitting, and escaping the bullet behind the fake 'serial killer'.
• Michael becoming the new stick up kid. Spirit of Omar lives on.
• Bubbles being able to eat with his sister upstairs, symbolizing his full circle of recovery.
• Daniels leaving the force and becoming a lawyer.
• Carcetti becoming Governor
• Dukie becoming a drug addict
  
• Prezbo's beard
• Chris getting life, and chilling with Wee-Bay inside
• Cheese getting done by Slim Charles
• Marlo walking and selling the connect for 10mil
• Scott Templeton winning a pulitzer for the fictional 'homeless serial killer' story
• Levi escaping getting done for selling confidential court documents , and also his reputation rising after getting Marlo off a multi-million dollar drug conspiracy.
  

I think it pretty much answered the lot, and tied up everything (unlike Prisonbreak finale). I will have to look elsewhere for quality TV entertainment. Well at least until Heroes and Entourage start back up.

Creator David Simon has said that despite its presentation as a crime drama, the show is "really about the American city, and about how we live together. It's about how institutions have an effect on individuals, and how…whether you're a cop, a longshoreman, a drug dealer, a politician, a judge [or] lawyer, you are ultimately compromised and must contend with whatever institution you've committed to."

Despite the critical acclaim, The Wire has received poor Nielsen Ratings, which Simon attributes to the complexity of the plot, a poor time slot, heavy use of esoteric slang, particularly among the gangster characters and a predominantly black cast. Critics felt the show was testing the attention span of its audience and felt that it was mistimed in the wake of the launch of the successful crime drama The Shield.

8% Of Kids Have This Problem...

There's No Justice, Its Just Us

DVNO (2008)



D.A.N.C.E (2007)



We Are Your Friends (2005)

Rest In Peace Biggie (1972-1997)

Damn, 11 years later, and his name still rings bells. RIP Biggie. Stop The Violence.

FUCK!! Scarface: The Short Version!

Nice Synopsis on The Wire

I have no idea who this pommy Charlie Brooker is, but he does a pretty good job at analysing one of my, if not, favourite television shows; The Wire. He touches on the socio and political issues throughout the series and claims it to be the "best tv series in the past 20 years".

I highly recommend this show to anyone who has not seen it. I got into it through its buzz within the hip hop circles, but I have recently passed it on to a metal head brother and a sports fanatical friend, and the feedback I got back was incredible. My brother even went as far as finishing the first 3 seasons (37 hours of episodes) in under 2 weeks!.

If I had to describe it myself, I would say the following words. Drug Trade meets Police Department, meets Education System, meets the Media, meets City Hall. It is a multi-faceted look at the social and political issues that are prevalent within many American communities. Set in Baltimore, it is complex and character driven. This is no sugar coated bad guys versus good guys type bullshit (insert corny police drama here). After watching a couple seasons, you become sympathetic and empathetic towards most characters. Their fate is unknown, they are simply doing what they know best.

Warning, don't watch this if you have just started watching The Wire as it touches on scenarios from Season 3.

So what are you waiting for? You have 5 Seasons to catch up!

Snoop Dogg - Neva Have 2 Worry

Introspective Snoop Doggy Dogg. Directed by Rik Cordero.
Ego Tripping In Stores March 11th

Kanye West - Flashing Lights

Gnarles Barkley - Run

The Odd Couple out April 8th 2008.

Jean-Michel Basquiat - Radiant Child

Good read and inclusion of works.

jean-michel-basquiat-radiant-child

Props to Che sing The Cool

The Simped Son

Greatest Posse Cuts Part 2 - John Blaze

Greatest Posse Cuts Part 1 - Flava In Ya Ear

featuring Biggie, Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, Craig Mack & Rampage.

Bad Boy, come out to play-ayyyyy....

Lyrically, I'm supposed to represent...

Biggie - One More Chance (Remix)

I Am Legend (Alternate Ending)

Quite the opposite indeed. Highly unbelievable. I'm glad they didn't use this ending. Something about Will Smith sacrificing his self for the greater good of mankind, seemed very tragic and heroic at the same time. A noble, brave and thoughtful gesture indeed.

Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)

Jean-Michel Basquiat (December 22, 1960, Brooklyn - August 12, 1988, New York, New York) was an American artist. He gained popularity, first as a graffiti artist in New York City, and then as a successful 1980s-era Neo-expressionist artist. Basquiat's paintings continue to influence modern day artists and command high prices.

In 1977, when he was 17, Basquiat and his friend Al Diaz started spray-painting graffiti art on slum buildings in lower Manhattan, adding the infamous signature of "SAMO" or "SAMO shit". The graphics were pithy messages such as "Plush safe he think; SAMO" and "SAMO is an escape clause". In December 1978, the Village Voice published an article about the writings. The SAMO project ended with the epitaph 'SAMO IS DEAD' written on the walls of SoHo buildings.

By 1982, Basquiat was showing regularly alongside Julian Schnabel, David Salle, Francesco Clemente and Enzo Cucchi, thus becoming part of a loose-knit group that art-writers, curators, and collectors would soon be calling the Neo-expressionist movement. He started dating an aspiring and then-unknown performer named Madonna in the fall of 1982. In 1982, Basquiat met Andy Warhol, with whom he collaborated extensively, eventually forging a close, if strained, friendship.

Basquiat died of mixed-drug toxicity (he had been combining cocaine and heroin, known as "speedballing") in his Great Jones Street loft/studio in 1988 several days before what would have been Basquiat's second trip to the Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast, West Africa). After his death, a film biography entitled Basquiat was made, directed by Julian Schnabel, with actor Jeffrey Wright playing Basquiat.

Fun Fact: Basquiat makes an appearance in Blondies' 1980 'Rapture' videoclip.

Bushizms

Bush vs. Miss Teen South Carolina.


Is Bush Really an Idiot? NBC Report..

Faux News

Every now and then I find myself turning on the Fox News channel. Now the fact that it is more for entertainment purposes than general informative news reports, is something very very wrong. I often like to laugh at Bill O'Reilly's blatant ignorant right winged ideologies, thinking how can any one intelligent human being take this guy serious!? But apparently America is filled with like minded douchebags, so it kinda makes sense.

A fair and balanced news channel, should be fair and balanced, offering both viewpoints, not just using the airtime to promote their certain social or political agenda.



Bonus:

Jay Smooth on Bill O'Reilly via Illdoctrine

Kanye West - Stronger @ The 2008 Grammys

Whoa. Speechless. Powerful, Theatrical and Emotional.

Just like I predicted, the Glow In The Dark Tour looks amazing. I guess I will find out for myself this Saturday.

Too bad for those that missed out on tickets, as this will be his only performance while he is in the country. Yes, there will be no sideshows...Until then you will have to step your youtube game up.

On another positive note also congratulations to Kanye for his Grammy awards.

Rap Solo Performance: "Stronger"

Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "Southside," Common, featuring Kanye West

Rap Song: "Good Life"

Kanye West - Stronger (Live at the 2008 Grammy Awards)

American Gangster Meets Scarface

Inspired by the narratives of Jay-Z's 'American Gangster' album, I was somehow reminded of the story of that fictional 80's Cuban gangsta, Tony Montana, aka Scarface.

In both pieces, there are basically 3 parts to the the story.

• The Rise
• The High Life
• The Demise

So basically I got to work and created videoclips for Pray, Roc Boys & Fallin', using various visuals from the movie Scarface that represent the ideas and emotions being relayed through the songs.

Enjoy.


Jay-Z - Pray



Jay-Z - Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)



Jay-Z - Fallin'

Gangstalicious' Greatest Hits

Now Boondocks is hands down one of the funniest shows on TV. It connects on so many levels. But the best example is how it analyses and critiques popular culture, breaking down the lines between race and gender through satirical comedy. Adam McGruder is a genius.

Gangstalicious is the shows resident 'gangsta' rapper. Voiced by rapper Mos Def, he represents the fickle and manufactured personas that are found in most contemporary 'gangsta' rappers.

Flashing Lights!!

Kanye West has always been recognized for his stellar performances, full of energy and innovation, for example 2006's Late Registration tour, which was accompanied by a full orchestra and string section. Mr West has a penchant for bringing a special something else to hip hop tours apart from the usual 'gangsta-licious' type performances.

Well after reading A-Trak's recent blog on the upcoming 'Glow In The Dark Tour', I came to the conclusion that West is at the front of the avant guard for the genre, pushing the envelope in terms of creativity, style and experimentation. (ie; his recent collaboration with top Japanese 'Superflat' artist Takashi Murakami for the album packaging on Graduation is light years ahead of the game.

It will be awesome to see the technical side of the show and how it fits into his recent electro-synth heavy sound....

Foolsgold : A-Trak Glows in the Dark

MTV News: Kanye West Reveals Glow In The Dark Tour Details