Well, the 4th quarter is upon us, so you best believe that the new good music will be poppin' off any minute now. This new song is OK - no more, no less. It's still the "Early Bird Special" for yall though ... you know how I do.
Anyway, this nigga Jigga better drop a serious mixtape as a buzz generator for this next album instead of trying to solely rely on his prominent status in the game to hopefully move some units. Check this out, son needs to valet the Maybach, borrow Melyssa Ford's Honda Accord (just kidding baby!), roll through Marcy on the humble and take a whiff of that good ole "Brooklyn Bullshit" again ... it's like Ramen Noodle soup for the soul ... lol.
If McBush does NOT succeed in scaring the bejezus out of all of the White folks in "fly over country", Barack Obama will have 1 hell of an inaugural party! Peep this video of him from 2004 and see a sample of the big homie's moves ... lol. Oh yeah, also check out the picture below with Beyonce recently spotted sporting the Shepard Fairey Obama/Obey t-shirts that I mentioned in an earlier post. Once again, you're ALL welcome!
Isaac Hayes, all in black, and Congresswoman Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, in chevron-patterned mink, at premier of "Wattstax."
"Hot Buttered Soul" album cover. This LP featured "Walk On By" amongst many other favorites.
"Pioneering musician Isaac Hayes dead at 65
Isaac Hayes, 1942-2008
Pioneering musician laid groundwork for disco, was rapping before rap was invented.
updated 4:12 p.m. ET, Sun., Aug. 10, 2008
Isaac Hayes, the baldheaded, baritone-voiced soul crooner who laid the groundwork for disco and whose “Theme From Shaft” won both Academy and Grammy awards, died Sunday afternoon after he collapsed near a treadmill, authorities said. He was 65."
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: I can't believe that I have to write a post like this 2 days in a row. Seriously, why have 2 people involved with this upcoming movie "Soul Men" passed away in succession like that yo?
If the only thing that you know about this man is that he provided the voice for "Chef" on South Park, you need to walk into a well lit bathroom, look in the mirror and proceed to slap yourself directly in the face! This is no hyperbolic bullshit yall, Isaac Hayes was truly ahead of his time as a composer, arranger and a performer. I can't even tell you the amount of times his music has been sampled. I mean, this man was Truck Turner AND Black Moses ... you aint know? He will be sorely missed, but his historic influence will live on. R.I.P. Isaac Hayes.
Isaac Hayes Live @ Prospect Park's Bandshell Performing "Walk On By" Pts. 1 & 2
As mentioned in a post 2 days ago, Jay-Z is on the verge of a new album The Blueprint 3 (The Gift & The Curse & The Exorcism Of Beyonce Knowles maybe?) and is in full promo mode. I knew that he wouldn't do a cover of Vibe Magazine just because it's their 15th Anniversary issue ... he's selfish like that. Business is business.
Anyway, the above video is a pretty HQ clip of the "Jockin' Jay-Z" song that he debuted @ Kanye's MSG show a few days back AND, below, is a bonus vintage Cash Money Records video for the Big Tymers's song "Big Ballin'" a portion of which Mr. West flipped and interpolated for the new Jay-Z song's hook. Checkout Mannie Fresh's 1st bars @ the top of the 2nd verse. Also, see if you can find Young Buck in the video as well.
Incidentally, this particular Cash Money record is the joint that made me fuck with their music early. Me and my brother Niketown still let this shit knock out the truck homie ... if you hear this song somewhere around Brooklyn now, it's probably us ... lol. By the time that this dropped in 1998, Master P was sooooooooooo 1997.
This Aija girl is new to me. I don't know why, but I've really been feeling the short hair/Halle Berry "Boomerang" look lately. Don't say that I never gave you anything my friend. Ok, you have her name - now go and stalk your little heart out ... lol.
I can't front, as sick as I'd ought to be of T-Pain and that damn Autotune program, I L.O.V.E. this song. I mean, he tells a girl that he can put her in a mansion way out in "Wiscansin". C'mon ... you've gotta love it! Don't judge me.
While I am half Puerto Rican (Que Bonita Bandera ... lol), I do NOT speak a lick of Spanish. I know, I know, that's not cool especially since Sabado Gigante has been 1 of my favorite T.V. shows since I was a kid. Yes, Univision is truly an all-you-can-eat buffet feast for the eyes ... lol. Thankfully, somethings never get lost in translation.
He's facing a much bigger "bust" than just going over 21! Really, what be on people's minds? What a waste. This certainly qualifies as drug abuse in my book.
This man's comedy transcended race and he never relied on tired stereotypes of "Black" life to make us laugh. Much like fellow comedian Robin Harris, Bernie Mac has died too soon. Shit is all the way fucked up, but please enjoy and literally LOL to the clip that I posted below of him from an old Def Comedy Jam performance ... this is the set that made him a household name in the hood. I hope that news of his death doesn't slip through the cracks on some lackadaisical weekend shit. R.I.P. to a true King of Comedy ... we miss you already.
"If Italy comes knocking with big money next summer, the NBA could lose its biggest star in Kobe Bryant. In lieu of a report that Cleveland star LeBron James would strongly consider playing in Europe for $50 million for one season when he becomes a free agent in two years, when asked by The Boston Globe about the report Bryant said he would take a similar deal by a pro team in Italy if offered when he becomes a free agent next summer. The Associated Press originally reported that Bryant could have interest in playing professionally in Europe. "I'd go. I'd probably go," said Bryant, during a USA Basketball press conference on Friday morning. "Like Milan or something like that, where I grew up or something like that? Peace out." Bryant continued: "Do you know any reasonable person that would turn down 50 (million dollars)?"
"Jay-Z has confirmed rumors that he's hard at work on his 11th and final album via Def Jam, "The Blueprint 3."Last night (Aug. 6), the MC appeared as a guest during Kanye West's Glow in the Dark concert at New York City's Madison Square Garden. Amidst performing, West asked the audience if he could play a few beats that he recorded while in Hawaii recently, including a song tentatively called "Jockin' Jay-Z."
As the track played, Jay-Z himself crossed the stage and began rapping, "That bloke from Oasis said I couldn't play guitar // somebody shoulda told him I'm a f*cking rock star / today is gonna be the day that I'm gonna throw it back to you." He was referencing his cover of Oasis' "Wonderwall" at the recent Glastonbury Festival, which drew a mixed response.
According to longtime Jay-Z friend and Roc-A-Fella artist Memphis Bleek, "Jockin' Jay-Z" is only one of many gems that West has crafted for the MC."Kanye just brought him a new beat called 'Brooklyn,'" Bleek told Billboard.com. "You know Jay though, he's always changing his mind. It's going to be a masterpiece though. Kanye gave him some beats where I told Jay that I'm hating on him for having them. The beats are like new rhythms with old drums. Just picture Jay-Z having four records like 'Encore."
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Jay-Z is a legend in the game ... period. However, he does have a great/classic album (debatable) immediately followed by a so-so album kind of track record going on. Start @ "Reasonable Doubt" and work from there. Anyway, I liked "American Gangster", so, if his track record is any indication, this next release should be as weak as a Zima on the rocks. I'm still betting on the homie from Marcy to bring it home though ... records are made to be broken.
If you've been wondering why my prodigious blog output has slowed to a crawl this week, it is because my computer is GAY. Well, it had an identity crisis that lead to my entire hard drive crashing and burning like the Hindenburg. Don't trip though, I know geeks AND goons (I'm resourceful like that), so everything will be running smooth soon. You see me, Hi Hipster!
NOTE: The computer tower pictured above is NOT my actual computer and is only being utilized to illustrate the downright batty-ness of my computer.
"STFree Certificates founder Eli Dancy is one of 15,000 cardholders.
Monaster/News
Dancy displays a card. Monaster/News Call it a license to thrill. Sexually active New Yorkers looking to wise up before turning the lights down can verify their partners' sexual health status with a simple glance in their wallet. Manhattan-based company STFree Certifications provides its health-conscious customers a sexual history "license" with a phone number on the back that enables them to prove their testing backgrounds to potential partners. More than 15,000 people nationwide have signed up for the STFree service, launched in 2004 by Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, native Eli Dancy."
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: I don't know how successful this card will be and you KNOW that, if a nigga in Flatbush can copy and manufacture fake credit cards in his momma's basement, there will be bootlegs. With that said, any incentive that we can give people to be more sexually repsonsible in our community is A-OK with me!
I've already revealed that I am very much partial to this amazing song, but Hype Williams really did do his thing with this 1! On the real, nobody brings audio visuals to the screen like he does
Maaaaaaaaaaaaaan, rope chains are EXTRA DONE, but Young Vito gets a pass because he was active during that era AND because the link that he is wearing might very well be his own original 1 circa 1988.
It's good to see that the homie aint lose a step. Oh yeah, AND he flushed this off the alley oop! In related news, it has been reported that Max B saw this and said, "Owwwwwwwwww!". More news as this story develops.
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