Big Up To Okayplayer for this gem.
exactly....
Friday, December 28, 2007
NEW JOINT: The Roots - Please Dont Go (prod. by Dilla)
George Bush's Childhood Home Burns Down
Someone burned down George Bush's childhood home in Odessa, TX. The house is located directly behind The Presidental Museum. No leads, no witnesses.....hmmmmm American Terrorists? No Matthew Santos.
* this isn't actually his home, but since I couldn't find this story online ANYWHERE I borrowed this from some random flickr site....it's a loft belonging to a n-word named Andre. (shouts to Tunj)
exactly.....
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Lupe Fiasco's First Week Sales Of The Cool
Lupe's first week numbers are in, and it's pretty much what I expected. The chitown native managed to rake in 144,079 and debuted at number 15 on the Billboard top 200. I believe he was projected to do about 150 to 200 thousand his first week....sa'll good Lu, still a pretty damn good album.
PICTURES WITH WORDS: Jay Z - Can I Live
While I'm watchin every nigga watchin me closely
my shit is butter for the bread they wanna toast me
I keep my head, both of them where they supposed to be
Hoes'll get you sidetracked then clap from closed feet
I don't sleep, I'm tired, I feel wired like codeine, these days
a brother gotta admire from four fiends away
My pain wish it was quick to see, from sellin 'caine
til brains was fried to a fricaisse, can't lie
At the time it never bothered me, at the bar
gettin my thug on properly, my squad and me
lack of respect for authority, laughin hard
Happy to be escapin poverty, however brief
I know this game got valleys and peaks, expectation
for dips, for precipitation we stack chips, hardly
The youth I used to be, soon to see a mill'in
No more, Big Willie my game has grown prefer you call me William
Illin for revenues, Rayful Edmonds like
channel 7 news, round seven jewels, hand gettin the mic
Forgettin all I ever knew, convenient amnesia
I suggest you call my lawyer, I know the procedure
Lock my body can't trap my mind, easily
explain why we adapt to crime
I'd rather die enormous than live dormant that's how we on it
Live at the main event, I bet a trip to Maui on it
Presidential suites my resedential for the weekend
Confidentially speakin in codes since I sense you peekin
The NSX rental, don't be fooled my game is mental
We both out of town dog, what you tryin to get into?
Viva, Las Vegas, see ya, later at the crap tables
meet me by the one that starts a G up
This way no fraud Willie's present gambling they re-up
And we can have a pleasant time, sippin margaritas
ROLL CALL: Razors Iconz Video - Introduction
This is the intro to a pretty crazy skate video....
exactly.
Zack Lee's Official Bucket List
So, I saw this movie called The Bucket List a few days ago and it really got me thinking. If money weren't an issue, what are some of the things I would want to do before I leave this Earth? Sounds easy at first, but when you start actually writing it out you find out how meaningless material possesions are.....here's mine:
1. Reconnect with my distant family.
2. Backpack in every continent with my 4 closest friends.
3. Write my life story in a script and have it made into a cliche Spike Lee film.
4. Board a jet plane and catch New Years around the world in every timezone.
5. Visit the Bermuda Triangle and go fishing.
6. Take an extreme hallucinogen and watch the scariest movie ever made.
7. Base jump off of the Empire State building in a Superman costume
8. Listen to 2Pac - Hit Em Up in a ritzy French restaurant on a ghetto blaster.
9. Visit every home I've ever lived in
10. Have a kid.
What is your bucket list?
Trailer for The Bucket List
Jay Z Steps Down As CEO of Def Jam
Universal Music Group said on Monday that rap artist and hip-hop mogul Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter is stepping down as president of its Def Jam Records unit, effective by the end of the year.
Carter, 38, has been president of the rap label since 2005, and has signed acts including R&B singers Rihanna and Ne-Yo.
Universal said Carter, a top-selling rapper who performs as Jay-Z, will continue recording for its Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam label. But the company did not give a reason for his decision to quit the executive suite.
"Now it's time for me to take on new challenges," he said in a statement. "I am pleased to have had the opportunity to build upon the Def Jam legacy," he added.
Carter will focus on his expanding franchise of 40/40 Nightclubs over the next year and other businesses, according to a source familiar with his plans.
Carter regularly tops the lists of richest hip-hop moguls, and was No. 9 on Forbes' Celebrity 100, the annual roster of the world's most powerful -- and best paid -- celebrities, with an estimated compensation of $83 million.
Carter, who has said he was a street hustler growing up in the Marcy public housing project in a tough section of Brooklyn, New York, has sold millions of records and launched an array of media and fashion businesses.
Though known for his cutting-edge rap lyrics and rags-to-riches story, Carter often is mentioned in local gossip columns because of his romantic relationship with R&B singer Beyonce Knowles. Last week, he denied rumors that the couple had married in secret.
The rapper joined Def Jam as president to help turn around the fortunes of the then-struggling seminal rap label. His move to management followed his 2003 retirement from recording. His albums, including "Hard Knock Life" (1998), "The Blueprint" (2001) and his classic debut "Reasonable Doubt" (1996).
He returned to recording last year with the album "Kingdom Come" and this year followed up with an album inspired by the movie "American Gangster."
Def Jam's successes during his tenure as president, included Rihanna and Ne-Yo, who this month racked up 11 Grammy nominations between them.
"Jay made it clear to us that he feels the time has come to take on different challenges in his life. While we regret his decision to move on, we certainly respect it," said Antonio 'L.A.' Reid," chairman of Island Def Jam.
Universal Music, a unit of French media and telecommunications group Vivendi, is the world's largest music company with 30 percent of the worldwide market share.
-article taken from Yahoo-
Hov definately disappointed a lot of folks on that label, and this move disappoints a lot of up and coming musicians trying to get their shot. Is this a bad look for hip hop?
Ghostface Killah Action Figure
I felt funny calling it a doll......
I kinda want one though......* pause * N/H
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
HAPPY XMAS EVERYBODY!
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Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday food, love, company, joy etc...
This one goes out to ya'll!
Sunday, December 23, 2007
F.O.R. Monogrammed Leather Backpack
I finally came across a closer view of the Fall Of Rome leather backpack, and its pretty fly. The only picture I had seen of it was on Lupe's back in the Fall Of Rome photoshoot, but you couldn't really see the detail on it. Eventually I came across this site called Choice Is Yours and they have that bag and other F.O.R. merchandise for sale. P.S. the cashmire scarf would be a nice stocking stuffer....just sayin.
BREAK A LEG: 9th Wonder, Kev Brown, D.Biase, Pac Div LIVE Sat. Feb 9th!
Beat Showcase feat. 9th Wonder, Kev Brown, and Dibiase with a performance by Pac Div!
The Blue Cafe
210 the Promenade North
Long Beach, CA 90802
18+
Doors Open at 8 PM.
Check out the new Pac Div EPK!
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