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Sunday, December 19, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
NEW MUSIC: Curt@!n$ - Kush (Freestyle)(Dirty)(NO DJ)
Streaming Audio/Download Link: Curt@!ns - Kush (Freestyle)(Dirty)(NO DJ)
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Sooooooooo, yeah, I didn't do like everybody else today and post the latest "Detox" leak featuring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Akon. So, what? But, I will post this freestyle from the homie Curt@!n$ to that very same instrumental. Why? Because I got it like that va-jay-jay face! Fallback.
Monday, September 13, 2010
The Official Livestyle MTV 2010 VMA's Recap AKA This Is The 2nd Annual This Is The G-Cap/This Is The G-Mix!
Uno.
Dos.
Tres.
Quatro.
Cinco.
Seis.
Streaming Audio/Download Link: Kanye West Ft. Pusha T - Runaway (MTV VMA's 2010 Live Performance)
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: As a man famously unconcerned with celebrity circle-jerk award shows, it is 1 of life's great ironies that I would delve into a profession such as blogging that relies so heavily on covering all the pop culture shenanigans that are fit to type. I mean, it's not that I hate award ceremonies per se, it's just that I can watch them on loop again-and-again for like the next month.
Alas, the internet waits for no man when it comes to the consumption of fresh news though, so my ambivalence must take a back seat to my duties as the beloved creator and chief curator of Livestyle. Yes, in this rare instance, your needs come well before my own ... lol. See how much I L.O.V.E. Y.O.U.?
Anyway, bouncing back to the Left Coast for 2010, this years MTV V.ideo M.usic A.wards was held live @ L.A.'s Nokia Theater and hosted by tired slut turned tired comedian (?) the E-Channel's painfully NOT funny Chelsea Handler.
Poor hosting choice aside, I did learn a few things from this year's award show: 1) Lil Bow Ma was apparently issued a "cease and desist" order by entertainment and banished to H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks and 2) Without her or Kanye West's Hennessey and Amber Rose fueled outbursts, this show was kind of boring. More on Mr. West, Mr. West later.
Last night belonged to Lady Gaga - a woman whom I admittedly once thought was all media hype but, whose talents I can no longer deny. Underneath her butcher shop cold cut draped ball gown lies a woman that can blow! Akon's meal ticket did the damn thing and took home 8 ... count 'em 8 awards! Nice. Young "Leaver It To Beiber" won "Best New Artist" and Beyonce won "Best Collaboration" for her "Telephone" (NOTE: Not to be confused with "Videophone") joint with Queen Gaga.
Some White people that I don't care about also performed and Taylor Swift continued to milk her "I'm-a-helpless-little-White-girl-that-was-accosted-by-some-evil-Black-rapper-man" victim hood bullshit from last year's run-in with Kanye West and sang a brand new off-key song all about it. Whatevs.
Drake, alongside a fake piano playing Swizz Beatz and Mary J. Blige, hit the stage and did his mildly retarded face meets crazy "My right hand has a mind of it's own" typical show set too. Oh yeah, Sofia Vergara is a true M.I.L.F. vision of beauty to behold with a voice to put on mute.
Ummmmmm, what else? Fuck it! A lot of other shit happened but, the highlight of the night for me was Kanye West's show stopping performance, (NOTE: I mean literally ... he was the last act ... lol) a world premiere of his "toast for the douche bags" national anthem "Runaway".
Dressed in a red suit ala Richard Pryor Live On The Sunset Strip and drenched in wild old man Puerto Rican chains on, the homie from the Chi went for his with an MPC 2000 live on stage and launched into 1 of the best songs that I've heard thus far off his upcoming album. Son even spread some of that G.O.O.D. Music L.O.V.E. and shared the spotlight with his newest and most yapped about signee, Pusha "Check out my pink pussy blazer" T of The Clipse! Now, THAT'S how Y.O.U. set your artist up my nigga.
At the end of the day, as always, some people lost and some people won. A good time was had by all. Holla @ ya boy in BK!
Alas, the internet waits for no man when it comes to the consumption of fresh news though, so my ambivalence must take a back seat to my duties as the beloved creator and chief curator of Livestyle. Yes, in this rare instance, your needs come well before my own ... lol. See how much I L.O.V.E. Y.O.U.?
Anyway, bouncing back to the Left Coast for 2010, this years MTV V.ideo M.usic A.wards was held live @ L.A.'s Nokia Theater and hosted by tired slut turned tired comedian (?) the E-Channel's painfully NOT funny Chelsea Handler.
Poor hosting choice aside, I did learn a few things from this year's award show: 1) Lil Bow Ma was apparently issued a "cease and desist" order by entertainment and banished to H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks and 2) Without her or Kanye West's Hennessey and Amber Rose fueled outbursts, this show was kind of boring. More on Mr. West, Mr. West later.
Last night belonged to Lady Gaga - a woman whom I admittedly once thought was all media hype but, whose talents I can no longer deny. Underneath her butcher shop cold cut draped ball gown lies a woman that can blow! Akon's meal ticket did the damn thing and took home 8 ... count 'em 8 awards! Nice. Young "Leaver It To Beiber" won "Best New Artist" and Beyonce won "Best Collaboration" for her "Telephone" (NOTE: Not to be confused with "Videophone") joint with Queen Gaga.
Some White people that I don't care about also performed and Taylor Swift continued to milk her "I'm-a-helpless-little-White-girl-that-was-accosted-by-some-evil-Black-rapper-man" victim hood bullshit from last year's run-in with Kanye West and sang a brand new off-key song all about it. Whatevs.
Drake, alongside a fake piano playing Swizz Beatz and Mary J. Blige, hit the stage and did his mildly retarded face meets crazy "My right hand has a mind of it's own" typical show set too. Oh yeah, Sofia Vergara is a true M.I.L.F. vision of beauty to behold with a voice to put on mute.
Ummmmmm, what else? Fuck it! A lot of other shit happened but, the highlight of the night for me was Kanye West's show stopping performance, (NOTE: I mean literally ... he was the last act ... lol) a world premiere of his "toast for the douche bags" national anthem "Runaway".
Dressed in a red suit ala Richard Pryor Live On The Sunset Strip and drenched in wild old man Puerto Rican chains on, the homie from the Chi went for his with an MPC 2000 live on stage and launched into 1 of the best songs that I've heard thus far off his upcoming album. Son even spread some of that G.O.O.D. Music L.O.V.E. and shared the spotlight with his newest and most yapped about signee, Pusha "Check out my pink pussy blazer" T of The Clipse! Now, THAT'S how Y.O.U. set your artist up my nigga.
At the end of the day, as always, some people lost and some people won. A good time was had by all. Holla @ ya boy in BK!
Monday, February 1, 2010
NEW MUSIC: DJ Khaled Ft. Akon, Mavado & Shyne - All My Life (Dirty)(NO DJ)
Streaming Audio/Download Link: DJ Khaled Ft. Akon, Mavado & Shyne - All My Life (Dirty)(NO DJ)
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: One uncompromising fundamental component of the Livestyle ethos is that of truth, no matter how harsh such theorem may be. Soooooooooooooo, while I take no pleasure in telling Y.O.U. this I must say that it sounds like the Brooklyn, NY, Tennis CT. raised and formerly Upstate New York Clinton Correctional Facility caged "Bad Boy", Shyne, got a little rust on them there gears over the past few years. Either that or A) his best bars AND his vocal chords were confiscated @ Customs upon his deportation to Belize or B) the dog ate his homework. Don't get me wrong though ... the verses aren't terrible @ all, they're just not right.
Anyway, what say Y.O.U. my loyal and resilient Livestyle public? Sure, Akon and Mavado appear on this beyond generic DJ Khaled track too, but the main event is Shyne doing his worst Lloyd Banks impression ... lol. I'll let Y.O.U. tell it. Holla @ ya boy in BK!
Anyway, what say Y.O.U. my loyal and resilient Livestyle public? Sure, Akon and Mavado appear on this beyond generic DJ Khaled track too, but the main event is Shyne doing his worst Lloyd Banks impression ... lol. I'll let Y.O.U. tell it. Holla @ ya boy in BK!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Human Hot Potato Red Cafe Announces His New Joint-Venture Deal With Konvict Music x Bad Boy Records @ The CORE DJ's Retreat In Atlanta.
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CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Seriously, this nigga Red Cafe holds the world record for "Most Record Deals Without Ever Releasing An Actual Solo Album" ... lol.
Let's see: Trackmasters, Mack 10's Whoo Bangin' imprint, running around with Fabolous and Street Family for a minute trying desperately to remain relevant, some bullshit with DJ Envy and Koch Records and, now, this joint-venture between Akon's Konvict Music and legendary serial-artist-rapist, Diddy and his Bad Boy Records.
Fuck it, the homie makes good music and he's from Flatbush, Brooklyn, so I wholeheartedly applaud this latest power move yall. I guess with the homie Shyne about to come home and touch the world after a 10 year bid, Diddy is finally ready to face his fears and work with us unruly Brooklyn boys once again ... lol. Hopefully, Red Cafe can successfully make the leap from the Development League to pro-ball my nigga. Good shit.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Record Labels Are Still In The Slow Lane On The Information Highway.
"Record Labels Adopt New Technology to Sell Albums in Sagging Market
Written by Cyrus Langhorne
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:00:00 Z
Rihanna, Usher, Chris Brown, Akon and others will lead the recording industry's first major move away from the traditional CD format with to the introduction of slotMusic next month.
According to the Wall Street Journal, SanDisk Corp. and the four remaining major record companies have teamed up to create album-filled memory cards that will be usable on mobile phones, PCs and select portable MP3 players. The first offering of releases will include 29 albums sold in MP3 format without digital locks along with an adapter to allow consumers the ability to transfer their purchases to PCs from the USB ports.
SanDisk's general manger of audio-video business Daniel Schreiber is convinced slotMusic will strive due to its multi-compatibility with different devices.
"I don't have to convince you to buy anything; you already own it," Schreiber told Wall Street Journal. "I don't have to convince you to carry anything; you're already carrying it."
Expected to sell around the $15 price point in stores like Wal-Mart and Best Buy, other artists included in the debut batch will be Robin Thicke, New Kids on the Block, Weezer, Leona Lewis and Elvis Presley.
Composed of EMI, Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group and a joint venture with Sony and Bertelsmann AG, the record companies' decision to make the digital move comes months after the success of artists like Flo Rida who previously spoke with SOHH about his record setting single "Low."
"I thought it would be big but at this magnitude I definitely couldn't predict it," he told SOHH about "Low" being No. 1 for ten weeks on Billboard's Top 100. "It's just unbelievable. I have to pinch myself sometimes."
Despite poor record sales reportedly forcing labels to try alternate methods, other artists have had no trouble selling albums including Lil' Wayne who sold over one million copies of Tha Carter III in his opening week last June.
The new device is currently scheduled to hit retail stores around mid-October."
Information Courtesy Of: Sohh.Com
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: This sounds nice, but direct downloading is still waaaaaaaaaaay easier for even your basic computer novice. As I have already covered here @ Livestyle, it's all about greater convenience and personalization.
Message To Major Record Labels: Stop being reactive and attempting to bend the public's collective will to your whims. Go back, study the market (specifically the internet) and bring some innovation to the table. Stop trying to simply repackage the same old bullshit. I mean, @ this point, artists like myself take much of the grassroots marketing of our projects into our own hands anyway ... what are Y.O.U. bringing to the table Mr. Executive?
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