CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS:Random Thought: These guys really, really like the Czech Republic and its capital city, Prague. Whatevs. Anyway, not only is there "No Church In The Wild", but apparently there's also no Jay-Z or Kanye West either. No problem. Shit is decent.
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS:Soooooooooooo, Kanye West pulled up his leather tights after applying the icing to Kim Kardashian's considerable cakes for the upteenth time and decided to finally release a video for "Lost In A World" how many months, maybe even YEARS after dropping the brilliant addition to his oeuvre, "My Dark Twisted Fantasy"? Word? The strobe effect used throughout this Ruth Hogben directed visual are probably gonna cause seizures a plenty too, but *Cue Kanye Shrug*whatevs. Cool video bro.
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS:Wait, Y.O.U. mean to tell me that Ice-T has finally produced something that is watchable that does NOT involve the Black man's kryptonite, Coco, and/or SVU rape-kit drama? And it's all about the oft maliciously minimized and marginalized roots of Hip Hop? Fuck yeah!
The REAL "Lamestream Media" (NOTE:Yeah, fuck Y.O.U. Sarah Palin! I took your cretinous catchphrase and flipped it. Y.O.U. made it a hot Fox News soundbyte ... I made it a hot addition to my post ... lol.) tried to Taylor Swift-boat this young man's livelyhood after he bumrushed the stage of the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards show, but with endearing real nigga waiting-on-my-latenight-slide lines like, "I left the door cracked open ... New ... New York City is dangerous! I could've been robbed!", the hood has no choice but to ride for Chi-Town's Finest! Message To Newport™ 100's Chain-Smoking Svedka Robot Girl AKA Ms. Amber Rose: Are Y.O.U. listening to this baby? Good shit!
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS:But, hold up. Where the fuck did this nigga find Timbaland @ though? *Cue Kanye Shrug* I dunno. Whatevs. "BAAAAAAAAAAAAWSE!"
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS:Sooooooooooooooooooooo, apparently a few days ago @ the Philadelphia stop of the "Watch The Throne" tour, Kanye West got wrapped ALL up in the complimentary emotional Snuggie® afforded valorized visitors to the "City Of Brotherly Love" and was so moved that he dedicated his hit "Runaway" to his former flame, one Ms. Amber Rose.
Without mentioning everybody's favorite Newport™ 100's menthol flavored nymph by name, Kanye West said, and I quote, "To the city of Philly, I want to thank y'all for making the incredible person that this song was made for". SMH. Message To Kanye West: Dog, it's over. Wiz Khalifa dry cleaned, starched AND ironed his "Black and Yellow" cape, swooped in for the kill on this broad and, believe it or not, Y.O.U. should count your lucky stars that he did!
Anyway, thanks to the internet firestorm that Mr. West, Mr. West's public "apology" caused, a gracious Svedka Robot Girl - clad in 1 of her many Patti LaBelle post cataract surgery recovery sized pairs of ballerific sunnies - sat down with XXL and chopped it up about her ex and his recent Hallmark® licensed overture @ his show. Fuck it!
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: In the interest of full disclosure, as I somewhat alluded to in today's 1st post, I didn't really watch the 2011 MTV VMA's. So, that having been said, I deadass had no idea - even after posting the video, which I again never bothered to view (NOTE: Blogging is NOT my life. Meet me in the trap whoadie.) - that Lil"Weezy F. Baby"Wayne was trotting around on stage during his performance on maximum flame in a pair of Zubaz nut huggers looking like Peggy Bundy circa 1989! What in the bloodclot kind of shit is this Blood-not wearing!? Like, why would he do this!? Niggas is buggin' the fuck out and yall are letting them rock like it's cool!? SMH. Our youth are in major trouble b. Chill. #JOKESONDECK.
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: With everybody and their momma scrambling to drop a freestyle to Jay-Z and Kanye West's euphoric "Otis", understandably, more than a few voluntary verses were bound to slip through the deceptively wide cracks of the internet. Such is the case with this gem from Freeway and Young Chris which actually hit the worldwide web damn near a month ago. Who knew!? Thank GOD for 2nd chances. Good shit!
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: I will be the 1st to admit that my once prodigious publishing output has slowed to a crawl for much of this Summer. I could easily point to the fact that where other bloggers often post some greasy talking-from-the-comfort-of-an-internet-cafe misinformed barbs, I actually do extensive research in my continued effort to provide the loyal Livestyle community with the unique brand of intelligent commentary that Y.O.U. have come to cherish over the years. To be sure, my "quality over quantity" approach to blogging is beyond repute, however, to reflexively rely on such an excuse without acknowledging my own shortcomings would be tantamount to "copping a plea", and I'm just not comfortable with doing shit like that homie. Y.O.U. and I both deserve better.
To that end, whilst the 2011 MTVV.ideo M.usic A.wards did take place nearly 2 long days ago, it would be most negligent of me to not weigh in on the annual collective celebrity self aggrandizing party that is this show with some of my signature editorialization. My general animus towards ALL award shows aside, it is my sworn duty to provide Y.O.U. with a brief rundown of all the pop-culture news that is fit to type ... lol.
Anyway, broadcasting live from the West Coast for the 3rd consecutive year (NOTE: An incredibly fortuitous feat of scheduling as this weekend was ALL about Hurricane-turned-limping-tropical-storm-Irene for those of us along the East Coast), the 2011 VMA's was as star-studded an event as any. Now, honestly, I did NOT watch the entire show. No, instead this entry has been cobbled together from a handful of Google searches in preparation for this post and the few performances that I did see when flipping back-and-forth from NFL Sunday Night Football. Don't hate.
Soooooooooooo, what did I learn this year boys and girls? Well, 1)Beyonce is pregnant by Jay-Z. This factoid came to my attention courtesy of my stompingly excited Facebook status newly informed girlfriend. Big whoops! I mean, I'm happy for them, but I don't care like that my nigga. 2)Lady Gaga might be well on her outrageous way to becoming as great a thespian as she is a singer. Her spirited rendition of stereotypical working class New York City every-man "Jo Calderone" made me laugh ... a little. 3) Britney Spears is back. Justin Beiber can't be stopped. And Nicki Minaj is styled by the drug LSD. Oh yeah, proud poppa to be Jay-Z and Kanye West performed "Otis" like 2 kids in a candy store and Lil Wayne closed out the show with "How To Love" and "John".
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!
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Ok. So, as they often are, the internet rumors surrounding this video and the gratuitous blowing up of a Maybach were wrong. Nope. That didn't happen. Let me tell yall what DID happen though. This super minimalist (NOTE: Especially by gauche Hip Hop standards) video sees Jay-Z and Kanye West in all of their shared multi-millionaire glory taking an electric saw and blowtorch to a $500,000"6-deuce with curtains" so they can joyride through an industrial park in a super modified Mad Max looking Maybach. Welcome to ThunderDome! Oh yeah, S/O to my man Aziz Ansari! I'm glad Spike Jonze didn't leave 1 of my favorite comedian's split second cameo in this visual on the cutting-room floor. Good shit!
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: You've heard the album, now prepare to play audience to the Spike Jonze (NOTE:Dope!) directed visual for Jay-Z and Kanye West's lead single for "Watch The Throne", "Otis". Rumor has it that niggas blow up a perfectly good Maybach in this shit! No, really .. lol. BALLER!
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS:Yup! In just a little over 24 hours from now the internet will be going BO-NANAS with the release of "Watch The Throne". I, for one, predict massive message board meltdowns crashing mainframes across the globe as rap geeks wage war debating the significance of this album, Kanye West's L.O.V.E. of "fishsticks" and the greatness of Jay-Z - being sure, of course, to work-in a 200 plus page thread revisiting the eternal online struggle that is the "Jay-Z Vs. Nas" feud (NOTE: Expect to read the words "Jay-Z/Gay-Z Lost" "Nas Lost" and "Ether" a whooooooole lot tomorrow night!) - all hurriedly typed in passionately emphatic "Caps Lock" emoticon assisted tirades, the likes of which have never witnessed before in the history of mankind! LOL. I aint got time to business with all that nonsense though. Nope. I just wanna hear what the fuck all the hoopla is about already yo. Message To My 2 "Niggas In Paris":The world is watching!
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: With the buzz surrounding Jay-Z and Kanye West's forthcoming "Watch The Throne" project already having crested @ a fevered pitch that would rival that of heroin addict in withdrawal, one can only hope that this album is as remarkably good as this documentary chronicling it's creation is remarkably short ... lol. Press play on this video - which is equal parts aristocratic Europhile propaganda orgy and sincerely engaging behind the scenes look @ 2 of music's greatest contemporary artists in their element - and let that La Dolce Vita flow through your screen and speakers! Good shit!
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS:Woooooooooow! Will wonders never cease? On Saturday underneath a scorching hot New York CitySummer sky Kamaal "Don't Call Me Q-Tip" The Abstract was joined on stage by the 1 and only Kanye West for a frenzied run through of a healthy handful of some of A.T.ribe C.alled Q.uests greatest hits (NOTE: And reportedly Yeezy got in some solo work as well) live @ The 2011 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival! Shock, awe and good tunes ensued. Big S/O to the homies Wes Jackson and Pamelina for successfully organizing and pulling off this massive event - even if there were few if any signs of any real indigenous Brooklyn up-and-comers there. Whatevs. Shit was still a good look for the culture. It is what it is.
1. Lift Off (Feat. Beyonce & Bruno Mars) 2. Murder To Excellence 3. Illest Motherfucker Alive 4. Why I Love You So (Guilt Trip) 5. That Shit Crazy 6. Living So Italian 7. Who Gonna Stop Me 8. Whole Lifetime 9. We Are Young 10. Anthem
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: In what looks like more gratuitous Illuminati symbolism than your favorite hyper-cynical NOT so critical thinking paranoid conspiracy theorist can shake a stick @, Jay-Z and Kanye West have just leaked the final(?) tracklisting and this seemingly mismatching gilded gold album cover for their forthcoming joint offering the highly anticipated "Watch The Throne". Designed by the always brilliant creative director for both Givenchy and now Christian Dior, Riccardo Tisci, this regal metal wrapping calls to mind all of the shrouded majesty of a Bavarian fete hosted by a NOT so Young Vito and his loyal sidekick "Mr. West, Mr. West" in honor of ALL of their many secret society white shoe occult elitist comrades in arms ... lol. *Cue Jim Jones "Adlib Of The Year" Voice*"Spooky!"
Anyway, this bad boy is slated for an August 2nd release date with the standard package featuring 10 songs and the deluxe version slapping on an extra 4 tracks. Pre-order your copy right here boys and girls. But hold up! Where's "Niggas In Paris"? I L.O.V.E. that song title. Fuck it. Cheers!
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