My first favorite musician. He got me into wanting to get tapes, copy tapes, share tapes and this blog would not exist if it weren't for the impact he had on my life. Now I think we can start forgetting his later legacy tarnishing years and focus on his immense artistic contributions.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
an account of the countries adjoining to the vanier parkway
Here are some of my favorite opening credits from movies and one tv show. They all have great songs and they are pretty much like music videos. If ever I have the chance to direct a movie bes' believe there will be some mental opening credits inspired from these badboys.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
mes nègres blanc d'amérique me tiennent down comme whoa
MONDAY MORNING BAD BOY POST
Man I just can't stop posting these days. I'm giving you some post Biggie Bad Boy videos.
n.1 is SHYNE feat Barrington Levy - BAD BOYS. Shyne was too hard, too late. Rap had already changed and people just jumped on him for having a husky voice like Biggie. If you listen closely to the lyrics he foreshadows the crime that got him behind bars. Kind of a bummer to reach the top and have it snatched away from you the second you get there. This video and song is waaaaay better than how I had remembered it.
Next up is one hit wonder BLACK ROB with the great song WHOA. This shit is an ipod battle staple and for good reason, it rules. Obviously not the best lyrically but it's just fun and in your face.
Next up is the man himself, DIDDY. His album (feat the bad boy family) The Saga Continues had a lot of really good singles. This dude just perseveres through criticism and shits success. I can't hate on a hustle. The song is BAD BOYS FOR LIFE which has a great celebrity filled video. Start your Monday off right.
I'm off to Vegas, hopefully I will participate and witness some wild shit.
Man I just can't stop posting these days. I'm giving you some post Biggie Bad Boy videos.
n.1 is SHYNE feat Barrington Levy - BAD BOYS. Shyne was too hard, too late. Rap had already changed and people just jumped on him for having a husky voice like Biggie. If you listen closely to the lyrics he foreshadows the crime that got him behind bars. Kind of a bummer to reach the top and have it snatched away from you the second you get there. This video and song is waaaaay better than how I had remembered it.
Next up is one hit wonder BLACK ROB with the great song WHOA. This shit is an ipod battle staple and for good reason, it rules. Obviously not the best lyrically but it's just fun and in your face.
Next up is the man himself, DIDDY. His album (feat the bad boy family) The Saga Continues had a lot of really good singles. This dude just perseveres through criticism and shits success. I can't hate on a hustle. The song is BAD BOYS FOR LIFE which has a great celebrity filled video. Start your Monday off right.
I'm off to Vegas, hopefully I will participate and witness some wild shit.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
the thing imprinting in the seam of my jeans
I just can't get enough of party rap/hip-house/electro-rap/hipster-rap. In a way I feel bad that kids on the come up won't have the hard as fuck shit I listened to growing up but you know it's probably a good thing. All hip-hop and hardcore did was make me a little knucklehead. OK I have a bunch of different things. Another Hip-House video and maybe the most recognizable song from that era and scene. ROB BASE and DJ EZ ROCK - IT TAKES TWO. After that I've got rocafella one hit wonders YOUNG GUNZ with the song CANT STOP WONT STOP. rocafella was clearly seeing the demise of street hip hop and was already going for some "get over shit". I would say one of the catchiest singles of the decade. Lastly we have French rappers SO FRESH SQUAD with the greatly titled song SO FRESH HISTORY X. They are in a way more street and more pop than traditional mainstream French rap that has always been pretty much conscious. They are in the TTC sphere of influence and I think they will make it really big.
ALSO! look for a young Kanye West in the Young Gunz clip!
ALSO! look for a young Kanye West in the Young Gunz clip!
Friday, June 5, 2009
CANT LEAVE MY BRIXTON BOYZ
ALMOST FORGOT! BONUS POST!!!: THE NEXT STEP IN HIP-HOUSE EVOLUTION
WELCOME TO GRIME-HOUSE. THE N.1 SINGLE IN EUROPE RIGHT NOW.
WELCOME TO GRIME-HOUSE. THE N.1 SINGLE IN EUROPE RIGHT NOW.
non stop non stop non stop non stop non stop non stop
FRIDAY DANCE SPECIAL.
Bonjour les ami(e)s BBC is back again dropping mad clips on you. Today we kinda switch up the format. This post is all HIP-HOUSE and I think it's all 1989 as well. I just bought a full deck of "rad dudes" trading cards from 1990 and it's got me really nostalgic for that time in my life. Anyways HIP-HOUSE music is joyous like fridaze and I'm throwing you a whole bunch of shit. Notably a documentary on HIP-HOUSE if you want a bit of context. As well as a lot of videos by various hip-house artists. There was a GREAT Fast Eddie and Sundance video that has no embedding on youtube and it's not even universal or some stupid record company. Fast Eddie is probably just holding onto the dream haha. Alright. Dance yo friday away mes ami(e)s.
Bonjour les ami(e)s BBC is back again dropping mad clips on you. Today we kinda switch up the format. This post is all HIP-HOUSE and I think it's all 1989 as well. I just bought a full deck of "rad dudes" trading cards from 1990 and it's got me really nostalgic for that time in my life. Anyways HIP-HOUSE music is joyous like fridaze and I'm throwing you a whole bunch of shit. Notably a documentary on HIP-HOUSE if you want a bit of context. As well as a lot of videos by various hip-house artists. There was a GREAT Fast Eddie and Sundance video that has no embedding on youtube and it's not even universal or some stupid record company. Fast Eddie is probably just holding onto the dream haha. Alright. Dance yo friday away mes ami(e)s.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
buddy, what scares you?
Youth Anthems ACTIVATE.
K, one of the main things I hate is the folklorisation of non anglophone cultures. Like if your from Botswana the only shit that western people will even think of checking out is their traditional music heavily anchored into the past. It just commercializes their ethno-cultural history and doesn't really push youngins to see their native tongue as being something vital that can thrive in a globalized world. I think the main goal of art is to go forward. We never hear of non anglo artists doing modern music in their own tongue. It's very rare for one to bust through and the french and spanish have been pretty much the only other languages to ever even register blips on the anglo-western music radar. Anyways. TEKI LATEX is quickly becoming one of the best french rappers lyrically and he has always been on the forefront of shit in terms of beats. Today we have a video with him and Swedish rapper ALEXIS WEAK. This might be the first time I have heard a Swede speak his language in a song. I give you a really well done swedish/french electro-ish rap video.
ALEXIS WEAK FEAT TEKI LATEX - INNE PA KLUBBEN
Next up is a generic lo-fi indie party punk band MIKA MIKO. They are pretty much all-girl so I'm liking it. Gotta support females playing instruments! The video is also pretty cool. I also want to add that pitchfork tv's new streaming video tech suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucks.
MIKA MIKO - I GOT A LOT (NEW NEW NEW)
Since I was primed on a new Teki Tek video I decided to hit up a dope CUIZINIER/TEKI LATEX joint featuring the one and only GENEAVEN HEATHEN. He also has one of the best god damn blogs in the universe called SENSITIVE TOUCHING.
K, one of the main things I hate is the folklorisation of non anglophone cultures. Like if your from Botswana the only shit that western people will even think of checking out is their traditional music heavily anchored into the past. It just commercializes their ethno-cultural history and doesn't really push youngins to see their native tongue as being something vital that can thrive in a globalized world. I think the main goal of art is to go forward. We never hear of non anglo artists doing modern music in their own tongue. It's very rare for one to bust through and the french and spanish have been pretty much the only other languages to ever even register blips on the anglo-western music radar. Anyways. TEKI LATEX is quickly becoming one of the best french rappers lyrically and he has always been on the forefront of shit in terms of beats. Today we have a video with him and Swedish rapper ALEXIS WEAK. This might be the first time I have heard a Swede speak his language in a song. I give you a really well done swedish/french electro-ish rap video.
ALEXIS WEAK FEAT TEKI LATEX - INNE PA KLUBBEN
Next up is a generic lo-fi indie party punk band MIKA MIKO. They are pretty much all-girl so I'm liking it. Gotta support females playing instruments! The video is also pretty cool. I also want to add that pitchfork tv's new streaming video tech suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucks.
MIKA MIKO - I GOT A LOT (NEW NEW NEW)
Since I was primed on a new Teki Tek video I decided to hit up a dope CUIZINIER/TEKI LATEX joint featuring the one and only GENEAVEN HEATHEN. He also has one of the best god damn blogs in the universe called SENSITIVE TOUCHING.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
hot girls everywhere
I want to spark off this post by saying I don't think the girl from transformers is hot. Sure she's "hot" and I would totally slobber over her magazine spreads if I was 9 years old but fuck it. She reaches a point of magazine hotness that makes her completely unattractive to me. Her so called good looks put her in a zone where she becomes as abstract as algebra or astro-physics. I also think it's a crime that bumblebee doesn't talk.
K, video time. Got some good stuff for you today. Since we're already talking about girls let's look at a video g-paul sent me last night. Relatively new French electro band called MAKE THE GIRLS DANCE and their song is called BABY BABY BABY. I'm pretty sure they had big baby campbell in mind when they wrote up those lyrics. The song is aight and there's some pg-13 nudity up in the video which is always a must.
Next up is a new group MAJOR LAZER! If you haven't heard it yet it's king DIPLO and Switch. Their whole deal is that they are bringing a real Jamaican vibe to modern dance music. The DIPLO/SANTOGOLD mixtape might be my most listened to release of 2008. Diplo was clearly going nuts with the reggae. I think Major Lazer is an extension of this. I also have to hype this shit cause I won a free Major Lazer tshirt of the Mad Decent blog and I am wearing that shit as we speak. Oh yeah, the video is particularly amazing towards the end. This will warm the heart of anybody who remembers action figure commercials. So I give you the Jamaican super-hero MAJOR LAZER (feat mr. lexx and santigold) and the song HOLD THE LINE. Must click of the day.
Last up is an old school joint that I discovered by accident. Pure 80's babe KIM WILDE. I knew of her song Kids in America in high school cause shitty Canadian band Len covered it for a movie. Ironically that song was huge in the UK but didn't really make noise in America. Her bigger single was YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON. I "discovered" this track because I downloaded like 500 80's pop songs for an ipod battle. My ipod is filled with a lot shit now but this song came on once on shuffle and blew my mind. The single version is short but the version I have on my ipod is like 7 minutes and is a truly epic 80s single. Anyways this video is equally amazing as an 80s pop touchstone. I fucking love yung Linda Hamilton like girls and I can't wait for huge hair to come back in style mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
fuck it bonus KIDS IN AMERICA by KIM WILDE. Maybe the best pop song of the past 3 decades.
K, video time. Got some good stuff for you today. Since we're already talking about girls let's look at a video g-paul sent me last night. Relatively new French electro band called MAKE THE GIRLS DANCE and their song is called BABY BABY BABY. I'm pretty sure they had big baby campbell in mind when they wrote up those lyrics. The song is aight and there's some pg-13 nudity up in the video which is always a must.
Next up is a new group MAJOR LAZER! If you haven't heard it yet it's king DIPLO and Switch. Their whole deal is that they are bringing a real Jamaican vibe to modern dance music. The DIPLO/SANTOGOLD mixtape might be my most listened to release of 2008. Diplo was clearly going nuts with the reggae. I think Major Lazer is an extension of this. I also have to hype this shit cause I won a free Major Lazer tshirt of the Mad Decent blog and I am wearing that shit as we speak. Oh yeah, the video is particularly amazing towards the end. This will warm the heart of anybody who remembers action figure commercials. So I give you the Jamaican super-hero MAJOR LAZER (feat mr. lexx and santigold) and the song HOLD THE LINE. Must click of the day.
Major Lazer - "Hold The Line" ft. Mr. Lexx and Santigold from Downtown Music on Vimeo.
Last up is an old school joint that I discovered by accident. Pure 80's babe KIM WILDE. I knew of her song Kids in America in high school cause shitty Canadian band Len covered it for a movie. Ironically that song was huge in the UK but didn't really make noise in America. Her bigger single was YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON. I "discovered" this track because I downloaded like 500 80's pop songs for an ipod battle. My ipod is filled with a lot shit now but this song came on once on shuffle and blew my mind. The single version is short but the version I have on my ipod is like 7 minutes and is a truly epic 80s single. Anyways this video is equally amazing as an 80s pop touchstone. I fucking love yung Linda Hamilton like girls and I can't wait for huge hair to come back in style mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
fuck it bonus KIDS IN AMERICA by KIM WILDE. Maybe the best pop song of the past 3 decades.
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