Top 50 albums of the decade: 11-20

This is taking along time! Getting into top 20 territory now….

20. The Streets-Original Pirate Material (2002)

The Observer placed OPM at the top of it’s decade countdown, claiming the album ticks both essential boxes of sounding like it couldn’t come from any other decade, and being unable to imagine the decade without this album. The Observer is right on both accounts. Original Pirate Material is an essential record, with Mike Skinner creating his owm unique blend of UK garage, hip-hop, electronica, grime and indie to soundtrack his stories of life as a youth in London town. He is very astute lyrically throughout the record and this album provides a clear example of how good a  storytelling style of lyricism can be. Turn the Page is a wondrous call to arms, a statement of whats to come, Has it Come to This tells “the day in life if a geezer” and Let’s Push Things Forward writhes over muted trumpets. Don’t Mug Yourself is an evocative breakfast scene after a night out, Geezers Need Excitement is an offbeat tale of machoism on a night out whilst It’s Too Late tells of a failing relationship and Weak Become Heroes reminisces of his ecstasy days over an amazing piano loop. The Irony of it all desrves special attention for its genius argument of a drunk vs a stoner, a concept I can understand much better now than when the album was released. Eight years on the album still sounds as good as it did in 2002 and another 8 years from now I expect it to be as good.

Favourite Track: Weak Become Heroes

Sample track: Don’t Mug Yourself video

Metacritic score: 90 (user score 89)

19. The Streets-A Grand Don’t Come for Free (2004)

The Streets sophmore album somehow managed to improve on their debut, linking individual stories into an overarching story arc of the beginning, middle and end of a relationship. It Was Supposed to Be So Easy starts the album off with Skinner failing at every day jobs and eventually losing £1000, the set up for the rest of the story. The album then follows Skinner’s first date (the awkwardly detailed Could Well Be In) and failed attempts at winning back his money (***Not Addicted***) before revealing to the listener of her promiscuous ways, which Skinner puts down to drug hallucination (Blinded by the Lights-one of Skinner’s outstanding productions). We then see Skinner’s idyllic life with his girlfriend (Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way) before they split/take a break (Get Out of My House) and he gets smashed on holiday and checks out a girl all night (Fit But You Know It), before its revealed in Such A Tw*T that he slept with her and regrets it, wanting to get back with his original girlfriend. He then suspects Scott of stealing his coat and shagging his girlfirend, but it’s revealed Dan is the one she’s been with (What is he thinking?), laments the lost relationship (Dry Your Eyes) and finally moves on, finding the grand (Empty Cans). The album uses so many dramatic techniques it could quite easily be a soap or sitcom story, none more so than the dramatic irony used in the listener finding out of Simone’s cheating whilst Skinner is oblivious. It’s Skinner’s realism that wins through and makes this such a success; all the songs are relatable and by Blinded by the Lights (4 tracks in) we empathise with him so much. The supporting cast are outstanding as well; the girl (MC C-Mone) has a horrible voice and is incredibly annoying-that was intentional right? As well as being a great story, most of the songs work equally well as stories about getting pissed, having bad drugs experiences, breaking up or first dates-that is why AGDCFF is so good and deserves it’s place on this list.

Favourite track: Empty Cans (The end of something I did not want to end, the beginning of hard times to come)

Sample track: Fit But You Know It video

Metacritic score: 91 (77 user score)

18. Eminem-The Eminem Show (2002)

It’s a third album that avoids all the pitfalls of third albums: introspective without being self-pitying, expansive in scope without being pompous, exploring new directions without disappearing up its own arse. The NME

Some derided The Eminem Show as a drop in standard after the hip-hop classics of Slim Shady LP and Marshall Mathers LP but I would disagree storngly. The Eminem Show is a more mature record, showing greater lyrical intelligence than previous efforts. Marshall retains the direct, militant style that made Marshall Mathers so good, but mixes this with better hooks and perhaps better storytelling, combining the aspects that gained him critical acclaim early in his career and commercial success (at least this side of the pond) later on. White America starts the album off with a distinctly political tone, destroying white american views and raging against restrictions on his freedom of speech, incredibly intelligent song (almost feels like a prequel to Mosh). Further raging comes in Square Dance, pondering terrorism and 9/11. Cleanin’ out my Closet is one of the most powerful songs about his childhood he’s ever written, and Eminem continues with this introspectiveness discussing his rise to fame in Say Goodbye Hollywood and relationship with Hailie and Kim (Hailie’s song). Sing for the Moment uses a brilliant Aerosmith sample and is really something special, writing about misconceptions of rap and himself. A very special album.

Favourite track: Sing for the Moment (or for anyone whose ever been through shit in their lives so they sit and they cry at night, wishing they die til they throw on a rap record, and they sit nd they vibe we’re nothing to you, but we’re the fuckin’ shit in their eyes)

Sample track Without Me video

Metacritic score: 75 (user score 90)

17. Frank Turner-Love, Ire and Song (2008)

Turner’s second album does what it says on the tin, Love, Ire and Song. And can Frank Turner write a love song…He really is a wonderful lyricist, perhaps without the imagery of Oberst or the cryptic nature of early Gibbard, but he writes heartwrenching, intelligent songs about life, songs that the listener can relate to. The album is strong throughout, but the peak is the centerpiece of Better Half (yearning for a partner), Substitute (discussing past relationships and music as a replacement for love) and the title track (a brilliant tale of disollusionment, apathy and a witty political commentary). Awesome tracks are found throughout though, I Knew Prufrock is as defiant as it is inspiring (the lyrics to this song are amazing) and Long Live the Queen is such a personal tale, straight from the heart, that it’s one of the saddest songs i’ve ever heard. Jet Lag caps the album off beautifully, describing his travels away from a girl at home, and longing for past times with her. Turner’s acoustic folk style is brilliant, but his punk influences (gratefully toned down since Sleep is For the Week) are resonant in just the right portion to give the album its necessary energy. I’ve only seen Frank at festivals but he is really is something special live, the passion with which he sings is remarkable.

Favourite song: Love, Ire and Song

Sample track: Photosynthesis video

Metacritic score: none c. 80

16. Bright Eyes-I’m Wide Awake, Its Morning (2005)

Im Wide Awake is a great indie/folk album with lovely acoustic melodies throughout to soundtrack Oberst at his ironic, witty, disulliosioned lyrical best. At The Bottom of Everything is about conforming (We must memorize nine numbers and deny we have a soul, And to this endless race for property and privilege to be won, We must run, we must run, we must run) and We are Nowhere and It’s Now discussing Oberst’s disenchantment and the hypocrisy of life. Lua is stunning, allegedly about drug addiction (listen to the lyrics and it makes sense), Train Uder Water combines imagery of New York with the harsh juxtaposition of a crumbling relationship in a way only the best can. Bright Eyes’ most famous track, First Day of My Life, is a tenderly beautiful tribute to the beginnings of a relationship, looking back on what was. The high quality doesn’t drop shown by Land Locked Blues (a blend of a dying relationship with Conor’s comments on American society and notion of freedom), and Poision Oak (a stunner, possibly about an old childhood friend who was a closeted gay/transexual who ran away or killed themself?-very cryptic). Oberst really is a modern day Dylan, the album is beatiful from start to finish, and each song is like a puzzle for the listener to unravel or get out what they can. Conor releases his last album under the Bright Eyes moniker next year…

Favourite song: Poison Oak

Sample track First day of my life video

Metacritic score: 85 (78 user score)

15. Bright Eyes-Fevers and Mirrors (2000)

It was very difficult to choose one of these two albums over the other, so I chose to place them side by side. Fevers and Mirrors slightly edges I’m Wide Awake, purely for the raw emotion shown in Conor’s voice. Over the five years between the two albums, Oberst’s voice became much more refined, and on Fevers and Mirrors his voice aches with adolescent pain. Lyrically the album is very dark and bitter with themes of fever and strife running throughout. The album also discusses the distrortion of introsepction, especially in A Scale, A Mirror… where Oberst states “I know a disease that these Doctors can’t treat. You contract it the day you accept all you see is a mirror and mirror is all it can be“. The Calendar Hung Itself is a disturbingly jealous tale of a stolen love, Conor screeches “Does he kiss your eyelids in the morning, When you start to raise your head?”. Something Vague and The Movement of a Hand describe alienation/depression and a movement away from depression respectively. The album is a haunting piece of music, about loneliness, alienation, depression and disillilusionment-a huge achievement for a 19/20 year old Oberst.

Favourite Track: The Calendar Hung Itself…

Sample track: No singles, but here is Something Vague live

metacritic score: none (c. 75) weirdly enough Pitchfork gave it a mere 5.4 but still chose it for its 200 albums of the decade hmmm….

14. Jay-Z-The Blueprint (2001)

The Blueprint was infamously released on September 11th 2001, yet in a week which tore through the heart of America, 426,000 copies were sold, an astonishing achievement. imagine what it would have sold had people not been terrified to leave their homes? The Blueprint is an incredibly important hip-hop record not just because of its assertion of Jay’s quality and ability to make a flawless record, but also because it’s promotion of Just Blaze and Kanye’s sampling talents and style. Whether you like him or not, Kanye has been a dominant force in hip-hop for the last 6+ years, with his trademark soul samples first showcased here. His productions here really are immense, soundtracking Takeover, IZZO, Heart of the City and Never Change. Enough about the producers though, it’s Jay’s ability and dynamism that makes the Blueprint. He goes hard (apologies for the rap terminology) to extreme levels on Takeover, in a way I haven’t ever heard him repeat, ripping through Nas and Mobb Deep as if they were mere dust on his jacket. Pitchfork describes his imperial nature throughout: “What holds it together is Jigga’s overwhelming self-assuredness– the kind of justified confidence you can imagine witnessing from a world conqueror or cult leader“. It’s annoyingly how easily he glides over these beats. Only Renegade breaks with the aforementioned production style, handing Eminem the decks, creating an awesome track between the two biggest rappers alive. As he said on Hola Hovito, If I ain’t better than B.I.G./ I’m the closest one, and he was and is still right.

Favourite track: Takeover (its on another level)

Sample track: Girls, Girls, Girls video-the lyrics are so funny for this, such a great track

Metacritic score: 88 (user score 83)

13. Coldplay-A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)

ARBTTH is a magnificent follow up to an almost perfect debut for Coldplay, establishing them as one of the biggest bands on the world, headlining Glastonbury off the back of only their second album to critical acclaim. Whilst Parachutes had a more timid acoustic sound, A Rush of Blood feels bigger, bolder and more confident. I actually think Chris Martin is a very good songwriter, so he may not write about the falling state of Britain or include incredibly dark imagery, but he writes outstanding poignant songs about life and relationships, dismissed by some as soppy, but actually very sweet and not sickly. A Rush of Blood is full of tear jerkers; The Scientist is the story of a lover dying, Warning Sign is about the start of a relationship breaking down and realisation of mistakes and Green Eyes is a lovely appreciation of a partner. The title track is ambiguous (i think it describes Martin feeling lost after the end of a relationship), as is Amsterdam (possibly someone regretting past mistakes and coming to the end of their youth?). The upbeat songs on the album are uproarious and euphoric, especially Clocks which is a brilliant song. The song is just a piano loop, but its incredibly emotive and sounds so free. It took the band one album longer than most to inevitably dip, and dip they did with X & Y, but they returned with Viva la Vida rising up somewhere near the standard they had set with Parachutes and here.

Favourite track: Warning Sign

Sample track: Clocks video

metacritic score: 80 (85 user score)

12. Bloc Party-Silent Alarm (2005)

Kele has said it’s important for the listener to make their own mind up as to the meaning of his lyrics, but admits the album tries to emphasise an existential pointless in life with themes of hopelessness and helplessness throughout. I’ve heard Like Eating Glass perceived as a song about religious decay, seemingly pretty sound. Helicopter is an immense damning of American culture and lifestyle of commercialisation and overconsumption, “stop being so American”. Positive Tension is genius, reportedly written after seeing a queue for Pop Idol or similar, about the horror of constant conformity. Other highlights include the epic This Modern Love, a painful love story, and So Here we Are (about an inescapable failed relationship that keeps repeating, or returning to the same person over and over?). Throughout, the music is enticing and exciting in equal measure with Helicopter, Positive Tension, Luno and She’s Hearing Voices cathartically driven by Matt T0ng’s outstanding srumming and Kele’s yelps, and Blue Light and This Modern Love by Russell Lissacks soft guitar playing. It’s a sad story of life as an 18-20 year old. The  intelligence and drive here really set the band apart from the likes of Franz Ferdinand et al.

Favourite track: Positive Tension (why do you have to get so fucking useless?)

Sample track: Helicopter video

Metacritic score: 82 (88 user score)

11. Frightened Rabbit-The Midnight Organ Fight (2008)

Their jangly melodies claw their way inside your brain just the same, making them latest in a long line of Glasgow bands to effortlessly combine celebratory sonics and miserablist lyrics into something singular. Pitchfork

The Midnight Organ Fight was listened to after a huge amount of hype I read on the Death Cab forum about them, and in preparation for an end of year round up on this very blog. I immediately liked the album and it was clear that the band are truly something special, but the album has only got better on every listen since, moving from good to great to brilliant to epic. Musically, they are really very good, from the upbeat drum driven Old Old Fashioned, to the acoustic Poke and heavier Keep Yourself Warm. Hutchinson’s lyrics are better though, better than most other lyricists on this list. The album’s title is a euphemism for sex, and Hutchinson described it as “pretty relationshipy”, seemingly quite an understatement. The Modern Leper is such an epic love song, so well written setting a precedent that the rest of the album upholds. Hutchinson really can write about any aspect of a relationship, whether sex (Fast Blood), getting over someone (but with the knowledge that you still would) (I Feel Better), jealousy at an ex’s new lover (Good Arms vs Bad Arms) or denial at the end of a relationship? (Poke). Old Old Fashioned is a lovely, poppy song with a call to “give me the soft soft static” of radio over modern times of tv and uncommunication and Hutchinson pondering suicide in Floating on the Forth. Without the upbeat poppy guitars the band would be incredibly emo (not that they aren’t already) and I would have no intention to listen to them. It’s the blend of Hutchinson’s depressed lyrics and the bands great music that make this a special album.

Favourite track: Poke

Sample track: Good arms vs Bad arms

Metacritic score 80 (92 user score)

top 10 to come probably later today…

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3 Famous People Born on October 17 - Marshall Mathers AKA Eminem

3 Famous People Born on October 17 – Marshall Mathers AKA Eminem

Author: sean sandvik

These are the three famous people born on October 13.

#3

1958 – Alan Jackson, Newnan Ga, country singer (Here in the Real World)

one of the most popular country singers of the 1990s, blending both honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. In his career, he has recorded twelve studio albums and several compilations, all on the Arista Nashville label. More than fifty of his singles have reached Top 30 on the Billboard country charts, including twenty-five Number Ones. He is the recipient and nominee of multiple awards. Jackson is also a member of the Grand Ole Opry, and he was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2001. Learn More About—————————>alan jackson

#2

1963 – Norm MacDonald, Canadian comedian

Canadian comedian, actor and professional poker player. He is known for his three years anchoring Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update.

He performs as a stand up comedian in comedy clubs across Canada, the United States, and Australia. In Los Angeles, he wrote for the popular sitcom Roseanne and performed on shows including The Drew Carey Show and NewsRadio. He also produced and co-created “The Norm Show” which ran from March 1999-April 2001. Comedy Central named him #83 on the five part mini-series 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. Learn More About——————>norm macdonald

#1

1972 – Eminem, American rapper and movie star (‘The Real Slim Shady’, ‘Stan’ and ‘8 Mile’)

American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label debut album The Slim Shady LP, which won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. The following album, The Marshall Mathers LP, became the fastest-selling hip hop album in history. It brought Eminem increased popularity, including his own record label, Shady Records, and brought his group project D12 to mainstream recognition.

The Marshall Mathers LP and his third album, The Eminem Show also won Grammy Awards, making Eminem the first artist to win Best Rap Album for three consecutive LP’s. In 2002, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for “Lose Yourself” from the film 8 Mile, in which he also played the lead. “Lose Yourself” would go on to become the longest running #1 hip-hop single. Eminem then went on hiatus after touring in 2005. He released his first album since 2004’s Encore, titled Relapse, on May 15, 2009. Eminem is the best-selling artist of the decade, and has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide to date, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. Eminem is also ranked as one of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine. He was also named the Best Rapper Ever in an online reader-poll by Vibe Magazine. Including his work with D12, Eminem has achieved eight #1 albums on the Billboard Top 200 and 12 number one singles worldwide. Learn More About—————->eminem

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100 Best Hip-Hop Albums of the Decade (2000-01)

With the decade coming to a close, it’s time to highlight the best records in hip-hop. I’ll be running down my choices for the 10 Best Albums of each year until we finally arrive at the Best of ‘09 to close things out. I’ll be covering a lot of material so feel free to comment on my picks, as I’m always down for a debate. Click the album covers or names to purchase your copies of albums that will be remembered throughout hip-hop history. Let’s go!

Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2000

1. Ghostface – Supreme Clientele

2. Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP

3. Outkast - Stankonia

4. Common – Like Water For Chocolate

5. Big L – The Big Picture

6. Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek) - Train of Thought

7. Jurassic 5 – Quality Control

8. Dead Prez – Let’s Get Free

9. Wu-Tang Clan – The W

10. Jedi Mind Tricks – Violent By Design

Honorable Mentions: Big Punisher – Yeeeah Baby, De La Soul – Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump, M.O.P. – Warriorz, Slum Village – The Fantastic Vol. 2

Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2001

1. Jay-Z – Blueprint

2. Nas - Stillmatic

3. Masta Ace – Disposable Arts

4. J-Live – The Best Part

5. Immortal Technique – Revolutionary Vol. 1

6. Ghostface – Bulletproof Wallets

7. Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein

 

 

8. 2Pac – Until The End Of Time

9. Aesop Rock – Labor Days

10. Cormega – The Realness

Honorable Mentions: , 7L & Esoteric – Soul Purpose, Pete Rock - PeteStrumentals, Redman – Malpractice

Stay tuned for my Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2002-3 list coming soon..

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Who is B.o.B.?

Bobby Ray, 21, is rising to new heights with a refreshing sound

21-year-old Atlien Bobby Ray Simmons is B.o.B. The two are one in the same, yet separate souls as we heard on his recent mixtape B.o.B. vs. Bobby Ray.

Despite his youth, this rapper/singer/producer/keyboardist/guitarist/entrepreneur is no stranger to the game, as he first gained recognition in the industry at the age of 16. And since then, he has been on a rapid pace toward stardom, from signing with Atlantic Records (under T.I.’s Grand Hustle label) to partying SOBs just recently.

His music is featured on Madden ‘10 and his latest gem “I’ll be in the Sky” will appear on this coming season of the critically acclaimed TV series “Friday Night Lights.”

But do not expect Bobby Ray to slow down or become complacent. Fans and curious ears alike can expect a mixtape some time early next year. He is also slated to have guest appearances of Eminem and Lupe Fiasco on his official debut album due out next year (in Spring ‘10).

Even with all this momentum, Bobby Ray took time out to speak with The Journalist of WERW 1570 AM in Syracuse, NY.

The Journalist: At 12 years old, how did you explain your decision to become a rapper to your parents, friends, etc.?

Bobby Ray: (laughs) It’s kinda like you really picked up a bad habit and everybody is like: “Ah… man! Come on—don’t do that.”

I remember one time I was in high school with some friends and I was like, “I’m just going to do this music—I’m not really going to college.”

Everybody was like: “Nah, man. Don’t do that, man.”

That’s really what actually allowed me to make it. People saying straight up, “You suck.”

The Journalist: That’s what I said about three years ago. I was one of those people.

(laughter)

Bobby Ray: So when you hear that, it’s just motivation. I’ve been booed at talent shows (chuckles). That was necessary though. You can’t be a great artist if you have yes-men and everybody’s just saying yes. It actually takes you to go through something for you to amount to something, because when you do make it, it’s going to be a lot more hating than when you were trying to make it. So when that happens, then you can deal with it. You know how to adjust. You know how to live with it.

The Journalist: Do you have the stamina for fame at such a young age?

Bobby Ray: When it comes to fame, you can’t make yourself seem bigger than life. You just have to look at society as an extended family—and you just happen to be a very popular relative. And that way you treat everybody similar. You treat everybody with respect.

People have limits and you have to know your boundaries. And when you know that, then you can deal with it, because you’re not creating a stage for yourself. But to a certain extent it’s always going to be a stage, because my job is to be on the stage. That’s the image that people are left with the most, so you have to keep a side of yourself private.

The Journalist: But how do you handle that as a kid, because you were 16 when you got on the scene?

Bobby Ray: You have to have a strong team. A lot of people will be really famous and successful but their team really don’t care about them [sic]. And they’ll start to use drugs and they’ll start to slip. They’ll start to feel “famous” like: “I’m FAMOUS.” So it goes to their head, and they (their team) don’t check them. And they end up falling off. And you hear about them all the time, like someone will be super famous, then next thing you know you don’t hear from them and they’re strung out from drugs.

It’s something that has to come from home, because you’re not going to find it in the public. People could care less. So you gotta understand what it takes to do it—I can’t do it alone. From me, my team, my parents and everybody it’s like a sense of home. You feel like: “(Pssh) I can handle this. This ain’t nothing.” So I keep that attitude and that’s how I’m able to get to this point.

Even if you know you’re up against a mountain, you have to have that attitude like: “That ain’t nothing.”

The Journalist: Doesn’t it make it easier when people like Eminem and Lupe Fiasco are co-signing you?

Bobby Ray: I think a lot of artists know what an artist like me goes through in this industry to be heard.  Truth be told, it’s obviously not about talent. And I’m not speaking about anybody else who we just mentioned (Drake, Kid Cudi, and Wale) [sic]. It’s more about image than talent. I feel artists like Eminem and Lupe understand what I will go through and what I’ve been through to get to this point, so they kinda give me support.

The Journalist: Is the album more like the recent mixtape that you dropped with B.o.B. vs. Bobby Ray? You were saying that you have so much music that you’re thinking of coming out with a double album.

(laughter)

Is that going to happen? Are we going to get like 40 songs?

(more laughter)

Bobby Ray: I’m going to take the cream of the crop and put it on the album. And everything else I’m going to put on the mixtape before the album even comes out.

The Journalist: When can expect that?

Bobby Ray: Probably at the top of the year.

The Journalist: Tell us about this story, It’s Dark and Hell is Hot, the DMX story.

Bobby Ray: DMX was the first rapper that I studied and learned how to rap, like literally, da, da, da, duh, da—yuh/ something, something, standing right huh. Like how to divide up lines and rhyme them with syllables and everything. When I studied that, I basically learned how to rap.  I heard artists like Outkast on the radio. I heard Nas. DMX was that artist—He had that soul.

The Journalist:  If you could compare yourself to one artist who would it be?

Bobby Ray: (hmmm) Santigold. (pause) Santigold.

The Journalist: Why Santigold?

Bobby Ray: Because she doesn’t really rap and she doesn’t really sing, she just kinda feels. She gets on a track and she just vibrates. She may feel like spittin’ this. She may sing. And then her lyrics—I really can relate to her lyrics. Like on the “L.E.S. Artistes” song, that’s like my theme song.

When I look at her, I feel like that’s a female version of me.

The Journalist: How has the guitar changed your whole outlook in your music?

Bobby Ray: It’s definitely great for songwriting.  Some songs I’ve written on the guitar, and there’s no guitar when I record it. It’s just kinda like a means for hearing the melodies, hearing the notes and hearing how the rhythm will go.  It broadened my perspective. And it helped me understand what I was doing, like up until last year, I didn’t know any music theories. I knew chords and notes but as far as knowing how the music was moving, I didn’t know—I was just playing it how I felt it. Now, I’m constantly thinking but I’m still tryna not get too deep, cuz I kinda want it to be organic still.

The Journalist: Does your ode to drug use like on “Cloud 9”, does that conflict with your sending a positive message to the younger generation?

Bobby Ray: I feel like when I made that song; I feel like I was in the younger generation. And that was kinda like me speaking from. That would be the equivalent of let’s say you have a crowd of people and then you have somebody on stage. When I made that song, I was speaking from a perspective of somebody who was in the crowd, speaking from the perspective of somebody who wasn’t necessarily trying to be a positive example. Now that I have more people looking at me, I think more about what I’m saying and who’s listening to it and who’s being influenced, because people are watching. So now I’m more conscious about it.

I probably will never make a song again glorifying something… You know everybody got their flaws, nobody’s perfect but I probably will never make a song again glorifying a flaw that I have. Not saying that it’s a good or bad thing but you know… (laughs)

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Lil Wayne x Eminem - Drop The World

This project has been delayed so much that if  it drops I may be too scared to listen to it. However another track has leaked and it features who else but Eminem. Now the question I have is, remember when 5o used to get mad when his friends/associates would do a record or video with someone he was after? How does he feel now that Em is on another track with Weezy F?

Maybe now that an Eminem assisted track has leaked, we will finally get this rock themed album from Lil Wayne? I hope it is listenable.

Lil Wayne x Eminem – Drop The World

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Music Monday: Lil Wayne Featuring Eminem- Drop The World

You already know it’s good, just get past the Lil Wayne rock part and watch Eminem kill a track. Song is off of Lil Wayne’s much delayed album Rebirth which is pushed back again to February. Download below while you can.

Lil Wayne Feat Eminem- Drop The World

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Eminem: Refill Review

Alright so I finally got a chance to sit and listen to all the tracks and .. so far I’m taking a liking to this album, more so than his previous, Relapse.

Like I had said in a previous blog-post, it took me a while to grow to love love love Relapse; but the refill album took a surprising liking to almost automatically.

Obviously we’ve all hear his feature in “Forever” by Drake. Love love love’d the track before Drake had other artists featured on it, and now, I absolutely TRIPLE LOVE LOVE LOVE it. I guess Emimen felt his feature in the song was enough to make the cut for this album, so he put it as the first track.

Tracks included on Refill are;

01. Forever

02. Hell Breaks Loose

03. Buffalo Bill

04. Elevator

05. Taking My Ball

06. Music Box

07. Drop the bomb on em

I always listen for beats of songs, before the lyrics, and really I think I enjoy songs for the beats more so than the lyrical content. The beats on this album is AMAZING. LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM. If I’m not mistaking, the beats on this album is from Dr. Dre … (I THINK, NOT 100% SURE).

All his songs have a REALLY catchy-like hook to them, which is good, cause’ that’s what it is suppose to be like (: So its safe to safe his tracks aren’t boring and won’t just go over your head like a bunch of rhyming schemes spitting in your ears.

Um, the lyrical content … I still do here a few puns here and there, and explicit content/words … and of course, I did hear him refer to Lindsey Lohan at one point, HAHA. How typical of Eminem (:

A track that caught my attention INSTANTLY is, “Music Box” … I think the beat just soothes me. Although during the chorus, him yelling over the beat “MY MUSIC BOX” is a lil intimidating, haha…as if hes gonna jump out the song and scream at me all gangsta like about his god-damn music box =/ and him referring to jack-the-ripper, indication that it is a grim-like track, always been a fan of songs like this, not sure why, but it intrigues me to see the darker sides of peoples mind and past … weird. (& no im not no emo type chick).

I really cannot wait to purchase his double album & support him as an artist that I am a fan of.

PS. If there’s any other artist I should be looking out for, just comment and I’ll give it a fair shot, I’m pretty open minded in a way that I will listen to wuteves you throw at me, but i cannot guarantee I’ll be in love love love with it … but it isn’t to say they aren’t great in its own way, we prob just have different taste … nothing wrong with that (:

well, I had already posted the link on the Eminem Refill Album Leak blog-post

Hopefully you enjoy the album as much as I do now, currently on the ipod of course, and currently blaring in my ears during class (Y)

Deuces, Sam.

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Relapse: Refill; Drop the bomb on em.

So I’ve been anticipating for Eminem’s part 2 of “Relapse”, “Relapse: Refill”. And i have come across one of the songs that is going to be on his 2nd part album called “Drop the bomb on em”.

I’m not exactly sure how I feel about the track lyrically … but beat wise, love love love it. The song got my interest when Eminem put in some “Patois”-type words/accent/obnoxious gunshot noises in the beginning (got me wondering what the fuck was Em up to this time) of the intro and a few lines in the first verse.

Like his Relaspe album, I think the song will have to grow on me for me to appreciate it. At least he doesn’t have a weird tone to his voice on this track …

Drop date for Relapse: Refill is on December 21, 2009.

So, here’s a taste of what would be expected … enjoy.

Deuces, Sam.

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Complex Ft Eminem December Issue

WOW this cover is just AMAZINGG!! Complex is definitely taking the cover game over with its random series of  artists contributing to do  covers and this is by far one of the best

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She dreamed a dream

A colleague today told me she was shocked that Susan Boyle had the best first week sales of any album this year. In fact, she was appalled, and wondered aloud who ever buy her album.

The answer was sitting next to her. I helped boost the Scottish sensation’s sales in two countries (UK and US) by buying “I Dreamed a Dream” twice: last week, I bought a copy for my mother in law (I would think that anyone with a British mother in law would want to purchase one, unless their sisters in law had beat them to it) and one copy, I am not ashamed to say, for myself.

I admit that I enjoy the odd show tune. “Les Miserables,” which spawned the album’s title track, is a favorite. And who wouldn’t be inspired by the story of Susan Boyle (or SuBo, as the British tabloids lovingly call her)? She went from obscurity, to fame, to meltdown, to recording sensation with a makeover thrown in, all inside a year.

She’s even outdone the debut of Eminem’s “Relapse.” I can understand if he is slightly depressed by that. As my colleague today proved, SuBo is not for everyone — unless everyone is a mother in law.

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Lil Waynes Girlgroup, Game kanns nicht lassen uvm

In den Staaten sind wohl noch alle im Feiertagsrausch, gibt kaum verwertbaren Klatsch und Tratsch,  ABER ich habe mein Bestes gegeben

Enjoy

Süss oder….? Die 11 und 13jährigen Töchter von T.I. und Lil Wayne: Reginae (a.k.a. Baby Carter) und Zonnique (a.k.a. Star), haben sich (dank T.I.s zukünftiger Tiny) zusammengerauft und zusammen mit Basha (a.k.a. Beauty) und Lourdes (a.k.a. Lolo). eine Girlgroup namens “OMG Girls” gegründet.

Hörts euch selbst an…..

Eminem möchte selbst Juror in der britischen Show The X Factor werden. Zwar will er die anderen Juroren nicht angreifen, aber die jetzigen Juriemitglieder Cheryl Cole, Dannii Minogue und Louis Walsh, seien doch nicht wirklich erfahren genug. Die Show bräuchte jemanden der Millionen Platten verkauft hat, und viel Erfahrung im Musikbusiness mitbringt. Eminem, scheiss auf die britischen HipHopper, KOMM NACH DEUTSCHLAND! Dieter ist sowieso schon viel zu lange dabei!!!

Lady Gaga performt mit Kid Cudi “Pokerface”

Also was sie zu sagen hat, ist ja nicht schlecht, aber warum hockt sie so komisch am Klavier????

Lil Waynes Trackliste für “Rebirth” schaut folgendermaßen aus:

1. American Star

2. Prom Queen

3. Ground Zero

4. Da Da Da

5. Paradise

6. Get A Life

7. On Fire

8. Drop The World

9. Runnin

10. One Way Trip

11. Knockout

12. The Price Is Wrong

A, B oder c?

50 Cent sieht so aus, weil:

A. ihm sein Vitaminwasser zu den Ohren rauskommt

B. Beanie Sigel sich mit Jay-Z zusammengetan hat und einen Disstrack gegen 50 geschrieben hat

oder

C. die Albumverkäufe so scheisse sind und er dafür den Leak von BSD verantwortlich macht.

Naaaaaaaa?

Was sagt Game bei Twitter dazu? “Curtis Jackson sold 161,000 the 1st week…….. I guess him & his family havin “Cold Turkey” for Thanksgiving ha ha ha ha………”

30 Seconds to Mars ft. Kanye West – Hurricane

Ich finde den Song richtig gelungen…

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Pro Series: Urban Synths - Free demo loops available for download -;)

http://www.djproducersamples.com present another great FatLoud productions release

Pro Series: Urban Synths

Download your free demo loops here at

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‘Urban Synths’ is a collection of 105 synth loops plus 13 one-shot chords/hits, custom programmed and played on instruments like Access Virus, Novation X-Station, Korg M3, and more!

‘Urban Synths’ is the second title in FatLoud’s PRO Series which is designed for producers who need loops and samples, rather than construction kits.

Urban Synths Contents:

Urban Synths contain over 750MB of multi-format material (WAV, REX, Acid, AIFF, Apple Loops, Reason 4.0 ReFill) ready to use in your favourite sampler or sequencer, hardware or sofware like: Logic, GarageBand, Soundtrack, Digital Performer, Sony Acid, Ableton Live, Adobe Auditon, Cakewalk Sonar, Pro Tools, Stylus RMX, Emagic EXS24 and many more.

Royalty-Free:

All loops & samples in this library are licensed to you ‘Royalty-Free’ so you can use them into your commercial compositions with no extra costs.

About the FatLoud PRO Series:

Each sample pack in the FatLoud PRO SERIES will contain specific types of material, ie.: only drums, strings, bass, synths and others, 100-150 multi-format loops and Reason ReFill versions plus hits, stabs, sound effects and more.

AIFF / Apple Loops version includes:

- 105 loops in AIFF / Apple Loops format

- 13 one-shot hits / chords in AIFF / Apple Loops format

- 182MB of 24bit / 44,1kHz material

- Total 118 files

WAV / Acidized™ WAV version includes:

- 105 loops in WAV / Acidized™ format

- 13 one-shot hits / chords in WAV / Acidized™ format

- 182MB of 24bit / 44,1kHz material

- Total 118 files

REX / ReCycle version includes:

- 105 loops in REX / ReCycle format

- 13 one-shot hits / chords in WAV format

- 129MB of 24bit / 44,1kHz material

- Total 118 files

Reason Refill 4.0 version includes:

- 105 loops in REX / Dr.Rex format

- 105 loops in WAV format

- 13 one-shot hits / chords in WAV format

- 307MB (before ReFill compression) of 24bit / 44,1kHz material

- Total 223 files

- Compatible with Propellerheads Reason 4.0 or higher

About the MP3 Demo:

PLEASE NOTE: Drums / drum loops are NOT INCLUDED in this pack and they are used in the MP3 Demo for demo purposes only!

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Gossip über Beanie Sigel, Eminem, Kelis uvm...

Quote des Tages:“He’s just not that into beefing with you”

Der Typ hat den “Beef” zwischen Beanie Sigel und Jay-Z hammer lustig zusammengefasst, ich feier den!

Beanie Sigel – How I Can Kill Jigga Man (Jay-Z Diss)

Ich kann mir nicht helfen, aber ist das nicht ein BISSCHEN übertrieben?

Da soll noch einer durchsehen, ok, Eminem und Interscope Records verkündeten vergangenen Donnerstag, dass “Relapse 2″ 2010 erscheint und “Relapse: Refill” am 21. Dezember erscheint, ein Neuaufguss von “Relapse” also. Ok, got it now!

Kaum zu glauben, dass diese junge Dame mal Lady Gaga war

Rapper Cannibus hat einen Diss gege Eminem geschrieben *gähn* und wen es interessiert, was der Typ eigentlich so gegen Em zu sagen hat, kanns hier mal nachlesen:

Ausschnitt aus “Air Strike”:

“You push D12 to the side — if Proof was alive, he’d be dying inside. You ain’t no hip-hop messiah, you a b*tch ’cause you dissed Mariah, sh*t like that’s supposed to be private/I’ma fry you on behalf of Mariah and Michael, put you back on them drugs, make you suicidal/You can’t shut the record down, n*gga it’s vival/When you use the word n*gga, just remember your idols…Devil in a red dress on MTV, you signed more black people than a basketball team…Slim Shady you a coward because you scared to rap with me, the only black man you respect is 50/And the greatest rapper of all time was dead right, but you’re dead wrong/You shouldn’t have even been on that song…”

Also die Stelle mit Mariah kann ich nur unterschreiben….ob Eminem DARAUF aber antwortet?

An Thanksgiving wirds ein neues Mixtape von Lupe Fiasco geben, einen Namen kann ich euch auch nicht nennen, das Mixtape hat noch keinen ^^

AUTSCH, Chris Browns Part auf “The One I love” mit Timbaland wurde einfach vom Meister rausgeschnitten. Na ja, Chris passt ja irgendwie auch nicht so wirklich zum Song. Laut Manager war das herausschneiden von Browns Part “a creative decision for both parties.” Aha, genau, wie jetzt????

Ja ja, DAMALS, in den guten alten Zeiten, als man sich noch nicht gedisst hatte und gut miteinander auskam, hat man auch mal eben zusammen Werbung für Reebok Schuhe gemacht…

AHA! Braucht Kelis etwa Geld oder arbeitet sie einfach gerne? Da darf man jetzt spekulieren, aber ihre Fans werden sich über ihr neues Album freuen. Die erste Singleauskopplung heißt “Acapella”. Äh, nicht so mein Geschmack…

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Em au AMA'09 ce soir sur W9 !!

AMA'09

Tout d’abord on commence avec les Americans Musics Awards : Rap-Up.com vient d’apprendre que Slim Shady rappera sur scène ce dimanche “Crack A Bottle” et “Forever” . Ne soyez pas surpris si Eminem est rejoint sur scène par Lil Wayne et Drake .

La performance d’Eminem aura pour but de promouvoir “Relapse : Refill” qui est la réédition de son dernier album “Relapse” et qui sort le 21 decembre avec 7 chansons bonus dont Taking My Ball et Forever. Vous pourrez suivre la cérémonie sur W9 au alentours de 2h 00 du matin, heure française.(source Eminem-City)

Voila, c’est fini pour un cour instant.

Bye, Stan.

Me.

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CONSPIRACY WORLDWIDE RADIO Nov 20 09

Outkast frontman Big Boi joins us to talk about his new album, staying as creatively diverse as possible, honesty as an artist, “Outkast are splitting up” rumors and lots more in a truly fruitful Conspiracy Radio interview. All Outkast fans do not miss these precious minutes with your star!

Eminem & Aftermath’s Denaun Porter steps in to talk in depth about Eminem’s new album Relapse 2, life with a sober Eminem – Eminem’s renewed writing energy – Eminem’s Tim Westwood interview – it was basically about Eminem with a bit on Dr Dre – écoute.

Jay Rock is making major waves across mainstream rap music and he takes time with us fresh out of a heavy studio session to talk about The Game, the hardships of modern living and his passion for the United Kingdom. He even drops several live freestyles suing key words that listeners throw at him – look out for the fish n chips freestyle – priceless.

Edan, the Self proclaimed “Quincy Jones of bad sound quality” was with us delivering what could only be described as an art collage of an interview. Listen as we discuss his latest project ’Echo Party’, his obsessiveness, Vinyl sleeve personalisation, production, past, his favourite Hip Hop albums and energy drink!. He even blesses us with a rhyme and offers a signed coconut to our listeners who can break down the science behind the rhyme. Clue: it is a metaphor, but what was it?

William Cooper, fresh from touring with Killah Priest, steps up to deliver a typically passionate and heartfelt exploration of his new album Beware Of The Pale Horse, the new Black Market Militia album, life with the Wu Tang Clan affiliation and so much more. Pour your hearts out for the emcees that matter.

Conspiracy Of Mind are on the show to introduce themselves to a new audience – with an escalating following and a voice that has helped the strong movement of Hip Hop, Emcee Just-1 and International Beat Master Nevahmind talk all about their debut album entitled “The Grand Deception”. This album is released in January 2010 and features guest appearances from Chino XL, Canibus, Diabolic, Phillip Morris, Adil Omar, Guerilla War Tactix, Dums from ACL, Prince EA, Born Visionz to name but a few. We want your support on this one – read more here – http://www.comhiphop.com/

AND THAT’S NOT ALL!

We debut a brand new and astonishing Chino XL featured track ‘Sabotage’. Set to feature on Conspiracy Of Mind’s debut album, this is just the tip of the iceberg and a strong signal of things to come.

CONSPIRACY WORLDWIDE RADIO pt 1

CONSPIRACY WORLDWIDE RADIO pt 2

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Eminem To Perform @ The American Music Awards....

Rap-Up.com has learned that Slim Shady will tear up the stage on Sunday with “Crack a Bottle” and “Forever.” Don’t be surprised if he’s joined by Lil Wayne and Drake on the latter. Both artists are scheduled to attend.

Em’s performance is in support of Relapse: Refill, a re-release of his latest album Relapse, due December 21 with seven bonus songs including “Forever.”

Also on the star-studded bill are Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Rihanna, Shakira, Lil Wayne, Timbaland, Nelly Furtado, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Lopez, and the Black Eyed Peas.

The 2009 American Music Awards will broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.

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Eminem’s AMA Performance Revealed

Spoiler alert: If you don’t want to know what Eminem will be performing at tomorrow’s American Music Awards, read no further.

 

MzRockLanta.com has learned that Slim Shady will tear up the stage on Sunday with “Crack a Bottle” and “Forever.” Don’t be surprised if he’s joined by Lil Wayne and Drake on the latter. Both artists are scheduled to attend. Em’s performance is in support of Relapse: Refill, a re-release of his latest album Relapse, due December 21 with seven bonus songs including “Forever.” Also on the star-studded bill are Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Rihanna, Shakira, Lil Wayne, Timbaland, Nelly Furtado, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Lopez, and the Black Eyed Peas. The 2009 American Music Awards will broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.

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American Music Awards Will Highlight Jacksons, Idol

The American Music Awards will be heavy on the Jacksons and heavy on “American Idol.”

Janet Jackson has a greatest-hits album out and will do an eight-minute medley of her hits to open the show.

Michael Jackson is up for five awards, including artist of the year. His biggest competition includes Taylor Swift, with six nominations, and Eminem, with four.

As for “American Idol,” the list of performers includes Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry and Adam Lambert.

Other performers include Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Green Day, The Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston and Rihanna.

The American Music Awards will be given out Sunday in Los Angeles and shown on ABC.

 (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)

EMINEM SETS RELEASE DATE FOR RELAPSE 2!

Eminem

Eminem reportedly will drop the re-release of his chart topper ‘Relapse’ in December and refill it with seven new tracks.

Filling the gap between “Relapse” and “Relapse 2″, Eminem will treat his fans with “Relapse: Refill”. The re-release of the first “Relapse” installment is going to be put out for purchase across U.S. on December 22.

According to Rap-Up, the “Refill” will arrive as a double-disc album and feature seven new songs in addition to the original tracks of “Relapse”. Titles of the reported fresh materials remain under wraps though.

“Relapse” made its way out in U.S. on May 19. In its first week on sale, it reigned Billboard Hot 200 and sold more than 608,000 copies, becoming the biggest sales week of the year for any album so far. Also, the achievement has made the rapper crowned the biggest selling Hip-Hop act in the SoundScan era (1991-present) considering that he has sold around 34 million units with his six albums.

“Relapse 2″, meanwhile, is expected to come out sometime next year. Rappers 50 Cent and K’Naan as well as producer Just Blaze are involved in the making of the effort.

Aside from entering studio for his own albums, Eminem has also contributed to “DJ Hero Renegade” double-disc album which has been in stores since October.

Update: “Relapse: Refill” is actually aimed to replace “Relapse 2″ which was previously announced to come out next year.

Five of The Best Albums This Decade

With the early 00’s closing out in just two months, it felt like reason to go back over the last nine years of music and select what The Media Crunch feels are several of the decades best albums. The LP’s that were chosen were based on the potential to be classics or not, their perceived longevity and the influence and impact their sound had on the music scene.

THE FIVE

the Strokes: Is This It?

Amidst the 2001 garage rock revival scene the Strokes came out of a relative nowhere to deliver this 35 minute, lighting in a bottle album. Frontman Julian Casablancas wrote 11 songs that perfectly captured the hipster youth’s attention and delivered it with a swagger matched only by Nick Valensi’s and Albert Hammond Jr.’s guitar playing. the Strokes didn’t even sound like they were making an album, they were just having a good time and you were along for the ride.

The White Stripes: Elephant

Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP

Kanye West: Late Registration

Say what you will about the man and his ego but when he promised to deliver big on his follow-up the multiplatinum College Dropout, he did. Kanye’s sampling ability mixed with Jon Brion’s arrangements made for one hell of an album. With hits like “Golddigger” “Touch the Sky” and the slow burning “Gone”, he upped his game while retaining what his fans (and music critics) liked him for. With orchestral chords, Adam Levine from Maroon 5 guesting and Jamie Foxx in his Ray Charles schtick, Kanye crafted a near perfect flowing pop/soul/hip-hop album. He clamoured for those pop hooks and in that regard he exceeded expectations. Time will tell if his other releases will hold up as well as this one (or if any will for that matter) but for now, he changed the way Hip-Hop was presented.

Amy Winehouse: Back to Black

Channelling her inner Ronnie Spector, Amy Winehouse followed up her mostly unknown first release Frank with an album that brought back a sixties soul revival. Producer Mark Ronson’s clever combination of a classic soul vibe intertwined with a modern day sound presented Amy as a towering vocal force that had to be reckoned with. At first the novelty of Rehab grabs your attention, but it isn’t until you dig deeper into cuts like You Know I’m No Good, Some Unholy War and the Marvin Gaye tinged Tears Dry On Their Own that you realize her anguish about losing her Blake is all real…and entertaining at the same time. Standing out above her peers, Ms. Winehouse managed to carve out her own sound while showcasing everything that inspired her.

Written By: Kyle Bulai

Yellow Carpet: Des gens comme eux

Parce qu’il n’y a pas que les cainris connus qui méritent leur Yellow Carpet, voici en exclusivité le prochain sac à dos Kanye West en authentique cuir de chèvre, collection 2010, dispo au shop Louis Vuitton de Dakar.

Parce qu’il n’y a pas que les cainris connus qui méritent leur Yellow Carpet, la conscience professionnelle de cette voyageuse qui se fond littéralement dans la ligne 13 du métro parisien mérite toute votre attention. Surtout si vous êtes fan des personnages de SNK.

Parce qu’il n’y a pas que les cainris connus qui méritent leur Yellow Carpet, voici en exclusivité le protoype de caddie chinois testé actuellement à Pékin. Une version deux places de 35 cm de large est également en cours de développement.

Parce qu’il n’y a pas que les cainris connus qui méritent leur Yellow Carpet, Pascal aussi a le droit à son moment de gloire et de répit. Même si ça le distrait et que deux petits sont en train de s’embrouiller derrière lui sans qu’il s’en aperçoive.

Parce qu’il n’y a pas que les cainris connus qui méritent leur Yellow Carpet, voici en exclusivité la publicité censurée du jeu vidéo “Alone In The Dark“, jugée raciste. Je vois pas pourquoi, mais bon.

Parce qu’il n’y a pas que les cainris connus qui méritent leur Yellow Carpet, j’ai voulu rendre hommage aux hommes de l’ombre, en l’occurrence au cuisinier personnel de Mariah Carey, que lui avait suggéré Eminem à l’époque. Un orfèvre de la cuisson comme on en fait plus.

Parce qu’il n’y a pas que les cainris connus qui méritent leur Yellow Carpet, voici en exclusivité la prochaine veste King Kong par A Bathing Ape, collection 2010, dispo au Marché des Voleurs de Hong Kong.

Parce qu’il n’y a pas que les cainris connus qui méritent leur Yellow Carpet, les gâteaux d’anniversaire de la petite Brenda, 3 ans, fan inconditionnelle de Paris Hilton qui pousse le mimétisme jusqu’à adorer elle aussi les chevaux, méritent largement (et longuement) leur place.

Parce qu’il n’y a pas que les cainris connus qui méritent leur Yellow Carpet, voici en exclusivité les images de la sextape du frère jumeau de Chris Brown, qui date d’avant son régime protéiné qui lui a fait perdre 45kg. Ouh, sexy.

Parce qu’il n’y a pas que les cainris connus qui méritent leur Yellow Carpet, j’en profite pour vous faire découvrir ce pyjama Bob l’Eponge, que j’ai trouvé super mignon.

Parce qu’il n’y a pas que les cainris connus qui méritent leur Yellow Carpet, voici en exclusivité la grande gagnante du “Concours International des Fans des Simpsons – Edition 2009“, couronnée pour son amour inconditionnel de la série. Bravo mademoiselle.

Parce qu’il n’y a pas que les cainris connus qui méritent leur Yellow Carpet, je n’ai pas pu résister à l’envie de vous faire partager le tournage de l’émission Spéciale Afrique de “Pascal le Grand Frère”, sur lequel TF1 m’avait invité en tant que Grand Consultant en Stylisme et Expert en Sapologie Européenne. Habituellement, j’aime pas me vanter mais bon, une fois n’est pas costume.

...sau generatia "plina de intrebari"...

Uneori stau si ma gandesc de ce toate trebuie sa aiba o oarecare logica? Oare n-ar fi mai simplu daca nu ne-ar pasa de unde provine asta sau ala? Ne-am trai linistiti zilele, n-ar fi conflicte, n-am avea intrebari fara raspunsuri, n-ar mai exista nici razboaie, la urma urmei. Da nu, moldoveanu’, la fel ca si toti ceilalti, are mult prea multe intrebari fara raspunsuri… Si prefera sa te “gruzeasca” cu ele atunci cand ti-i “pohui” cel mai mult si de el si de intrebarile lui. Si stii ce-ti zice el atunci? Iti zice: “Asa si am stiut ca esti prost. Degeaba mi-am pierdut timpul cu tine!!!” E amuzant, nu? Inainte ma enervam la culme cand ma “loveam” de faze de genul asta, acum am ajuns sa detest atat de mult asemenea porcarii si asemenea oameni prosti, incat si eu pun la randul meu mai putine intrebari decat inainte. Exista o logica in asta? Da? DA POHUI, la urma urmei!
De ce, ma rog, incerci sa afli ceva, iar cand afli, esti nesatisfacut de raspuns… Inseamna ca, esti atat de “closed (sau closet, in pula mea, acum si pururea si-n vecii vecilor!!!) minded” incat nu poti accepta decat realitatea ta. Te-ai gandit vreun moment la asta? Eu cred ca nu. Si n-am argumente, da’ de data asta sunt sigur. Brainwashul functioneaza perfect: parintii ti-au zis ca tu esti buricul pamantului – cel mai destept / desteapta, frumos / frumoasa. Ti-a zis asta si fostul prieten sau fosta, da stii de ce ti-au zis? Pentru ca parintii n-au ce face: asa esti, asa te accepta… Iar fostul sau fost ti-a zis-o doar pentru ca vroia sa te FUTA! In rest, ar fi bine sa afli ce crede lumea despre tine, nu sa-ti impui un oarecare “X” statut si sa te bati cu pumnii in piept ca tu esti asa si nu altfel, ca asta ti-au zis prietenii, familia si mai stiu eu ce alte persoane direct proportionale existentei tale. MUIE!!!
Cunosc un sir de indivizi care se vor cu tot dinadinsu staruri rep… Si ce? Las’ sa vrea, e dreptul fiecaruia, insa, una e sa vrei, sa faci, sa lupti, iar alta e sa stai pe coaiele prietenilor care ti-au zis: “Ba, tu esti rep, pisa-te pe B-ZAR si restu’, tu esti true, ei is fake!”… Baaa, treziti-va! Pisati-va pe mine, pisati-va pe restu’, pisati-va pe cine vreti voi, e democratie si toti pisatii au drepturi egale oricum, da’ ca sa fii cineva tre’ sa te impui intr-un oarecare mod si nu cu forta. Nu halim toate stricaturile man, e secolul XXI, rep’ul, ca si celelalte chestiute, de fapt, a ajuns la un nivel oarecare si nu mai vrem sa ascultam tot cacatul. N-o sa dau exemple acum, dar sunt foarte sigur ca “starurile” despre care vorbesc aici se simt si, zic eu sa socotiti articolul drept un sut in fund care sa va propulseze un pic inainte, evolutiv vorbind. Dar, daca il interpretati iarasi, dupa cum va dicteaza prietenii si coaiele lor, atunci – stiti unde ma gasiti si ce trebuie sa-mi faceti: sa-mi sugeti pula!
Bun. Trecat peste faza cu G‘uri si pestisori, ajungem la mega lansarile de album de luna asta… Maaan, am fost cam dezamagit de tot ce am scos… In mare parte. Dar, partial, am gasit si material bun, desigur. O sa va zic si ce nu mi-a placut ca, poate voi nu ascultati cacatu‘ ala si ma “cazati” imediat intr-o categorie de ascultatori nush de care si e o combinatie si asta. Haha! Mi-a placut foarte mult albumul lui Птаха – Ни О Чём (pentru aia care nu “vad” literele kirilice “Ptaha – Ni O Chom”). Poate ca e “de vina” anotimpul, poate ca e de vina starea mea (pentru ca-s intr-un cacatel asa, intre noi fie vorba ), nu stiu cine-i de vina, da’ albumul asta e smecher si e pentru cunoscatori, strictly!!! Cu riscul de a fi considerat cel mai pirat repper, va las aici un link de unde puteti downloada albumul lui Ptaha: http://musiceffect.ru/rap/7079-ptakha-ni-o-chjom-2009.html. As vrea sa-l asculte careva dintre voi si sa-mi lase un comentariu. Si ca sa inchei cu un top al preferintelor mele de pe album, optez pentru piesele astea: 21. Те Дни (Вторая Версия При Участии Guf) (PREFERATA!!!) ; 12. Я Верю (При Участии RusKey) ; 13. Лучший Фит (При Участии Ника, Пёс) (Nika e fiica’sa, foarte smechera combinatie ) ; 05. Не Стоит (Скит От Слима) (cine stie, o sa inteleaga).
Pe langa Ptaha, am mai ascultat albumele “Before I Self Destruct” 50 Cent (care e o mare dezamagire pentru mine), “No Ceilings” Lil Wayne, “Romanisme 2” Puya (si recunosc, e unul dintre cela mai mari cacaturi in cel mai direct sens al cuvantului… pacat), “The Boss” Timati (care m-a “frapat” prin featuring’uri “mari” si nimic altceva… logic), “Холодно” Slim si inca mult alt cacat chill… Nimic greu luna asta, din pacate… Il astept pe nerabdare pe Eminem cu “Relapse 2” si daca scoate si asta un album ca si Puya cu “Romanismele” lui, m-am lamurit. Toate au un circuit logic, nu?

Sa fiti sanatosi, dragii mei! Aveti grija de voi. V-am pupat!

Al vostru vesnic tanar si nelinistit prieten – B-ZAR…

Eminem

Eminem es el nombre artístico de Marshall Bruce Mathers, nacido en Kansas City el 17 de octubre de 1973. El nombre de Eminem proviene de la unión de ambas iniciales, M&M, pronunciada en inglés. Su infancia no fue fácil. Creció en ausencia del padre, quien abandonó el hogar cuando él tenía seis meses, y al cual rehusó conocer una vez alcanzada la celebridad. Vivió en varios estados con su madre, Deborah Mathers-Briggs, hasta que se instalaron en los suburbios de Detroit (Michigan), cuando él contaba doce años.

Una vida de película

El joven Marshall creció muy apegado a su abuela, Betty Kresin (hoy, habitual comentarista del comportamiento de su nieto en la prensa del corazón estadounidense). La relación con su madre ha sido una constante fuente de conflicto: él la acusa de mentirosa y drogadicta, y achaca sus constantes mudanzas a su incapacidad para encontrar un trabajo estable. Por su parte, Briggs declaró a la BBC que «mimó» a su hijo, quien no se fue de casa hasta los veinticinco años.

Eminem, que tiene un hermano quince años menor, Nathan, tuvo su amigo íntimo de la infancia en su tío Ronnie, de su misma edad (su abuela lo tuvo el mismo año en que su madre lo tuvo a él). A principios de los años noventa, Ronnie, de tendencias depresivas, se suicidó. Este episodio provocó la ruptura definitiva de relaciones de Marshall con su madre, cuando ésta lo responsabilizó del suicidio.

A los catorce años de edad, Marshall empezó a salir con Kimberley Anne Scott (que entonces contaba sólo doce), otro personaje central en el mundo de Eminem. La relación de ambos siempre ha sido tormentosa, plagada de peleas y reconciliaciones igualmente aparatosas: se casaron en junio de 1999; Eminem pidió el divorcio en agosto de 2000; se reconciliaron a fines del mismo año, y Kim solicitó el divorcio en marzo de 2001. En 1996 tuvieron a la niña Hailie Jade Mathers, el principal objeto de adoración de Eminem, por cuya custodia ha emprendido agrias batallas legales con Kim.

Todos estos detalles familiares que, en cualquier otro artista, servirían para amenizar su biografía o para hacer un análisis psicológico de su obra, tienen un significado particular en el caso de Eminem: estos detalles «son» su obra. En cada disco, en cada letra, desmenuza sus propias vivencias, desde su infancia hasta el momento en que pisa el estudio de grabación. Muchas de sus canciones tratan, por ejemplo, de la experiencia de ser padre, aunque en otras fantasea con matar a su madre o a Kim (en 97 Bonnie and Clyde mezcla la voz de su hija Hailie con versos en los que habla de asesinar a la madre de ésta). Sin embargo, ha insistido en que muchas de sus letras son humorísticas y no deben entenderse literalmente.

Eminem, un blanco entre raperos negros

Marshall empezó a rapear durante sus años escolares, animado por su inseparable Ronnie. A los catorce años abandonó la escuela e hizo sus pinitos con bandas locales como Basement Productions, The New Jacks o D12. Estrenó su nombre de guerra, Eminem, en el disco Infinite, publicado en 1996 por un sello independiente. Su debut recibió pobres críticas, tachado de mero intento de emular a los nombres de moda en la escena hip hop del momento en Detroit, como Nas o AZ. Sin embargo, no se dejó amedrentar y ganó el primer premio del festival anual de hip hop Wake Up Show, y finalizó segundo en las Olimpiadas del Rap de Los Ángeles, toda una hazaña para un blanco.

Éxito de ventas

En su siguiente disco, The slim shady EP (1997), desarrolló su personal estilo, y en sus letras lanzó furiosos ataques contra la industria discográfica y los detractores deInfinite. El tema Just don’t give a fuck se convirtió en un éxito en las radios alternativas, y Eminem participó como invitado en el éxito Five Star Generals, de MC Shabaam Sahdeq, y en discos de Kid Rock y Missy Elliott.

En The slim shady LP (1999), su primer disco publicado en una gran compañía (Aftermath/Interscope), colaboró por vez primera con el productor estrella Dr. Dre. Fue también su primer gran éxito de ventas, acompañado por el escándalo de la denuncia que le interpuso su madre, que lo acusó de provocarle trastornos emocionales y daño a su reputación por los comentarios ofensivos que le dedicó ante la prensa. Deborah llegó a publicar un CD-single llamado Set the record straight (‘Dejar las cosas claras’), y el caso acabó en arreglo fuera de juicio, cuando Eminem le pagó 25.000 dólares.

Eminem y Kim Basinger en Ocho millas

Su siguiente álbum, The Marshall Mathers LP, debutó en el número uno de ventas de Estados Unidos en mayo de 2000. Pero su vida personal daba mucho más que hablar: a fines de ese año, golpeó con la culata de una pistola a un hombre que, aparentemente, se estaba propasando con Kim. Fue condenado a dos años en libertad condicional, un control estricto de consumo de drogas y la asistencia continuada de un psicólogo.

The Eminem show (2002) debutó en el número 1 de ventas en Estados Unidos y Europa, lanzado por el controvertido videoclip de Without me, en que aparecía disfrazado de Osama bin Laden. La banda sonora de la taquillera películaOcho millas, dirigida por Curtis Hanson (director de L. A. Confidential y Jóvenes prodigiosos), fue otro éxito, y hasta ganó un Oscar a la mejor canción.

Ocho millas narra la historia de un joven blanco que sale adelante como cantante rap, y es en muchos aspectos una autobiografía de Eminem: «8 Mile» es el nombre de la calle que separa los suburbios ricos de los pobres en Detroit, y es donde él vivió. Naturalmente, en la película también tiene un papel preponderante la madre, tiránica e inestable, interpretada por Kim Basinger.

Eminem Voodoo Festival 2009 Footage

Above Eminem performs “Under The Influence” and after the jump is even more randomly selected videos of Em performing last night I will update the post when more peoples camera footage is available). Eminem performed new and classic tracks. Can’t wait to hear what he has in store for us for Relapse 2, wish I could have went to this last night.

UPDATE: Added another video of Eminem performing “Beautiful”

more about “Eminem Voodoo Festival 2009 Footage“, posted with vodpod

 

Photoshop me a new arse

Ok, so about ten days ago we saw that Miranda Kerr is bony. Yet now – according to pics in The Vine – she has a full, rounded arse:

Yeah. Right.

Have a closer look at the centre pic. Someone’s had fun with it, but the proportions are all wrong. She’s not arching her body, yet we’re to believe that her buttocks stick out like that? The more you look at it the more you realise how ridiculous it is. Like Eminem doing Kim Kardashian in that film clip where he took the piss out of other celebrities. If that was really Miranda Kerr’s arse she’d be famous for it.

The World Series Begins...Always Bittersweet

It’s the culmination of each baseball season, and there’s a subtle, yet unmistakable added intensity to the players’ approach. It’s such a hard thing to describe but it can’t be missed. I look forward to sharing with other fans, the broadcasters and the players the way the highs seems higher and lows oh so much lower. There’s a definite bittersweetness about The Series first pitch being thrown, however.  The end of the season is just four wins from one of the teams away, followed by four-plush months of counting down the days until pitchers and catchers report. I’ll enjoy it while it’s here. Phils!

Political QuickHit…If we stripped away all influences on politicians – industry and association lobbies, etc. and could hit the mute button on the hyperbolic, and often irresponsible and dangerous, rhetoric spouting from the mouths of ‘journalists’, ‘experts’, and commentators meant to distract from the real issue – the answers about how to fix the healthcare system in this country would be clear. The point is that nearly one-fifth of the people in this country don’t have access to even the most basic kinds of care, and the price tag on care for individuals in this country is so wildly out of line with what the actual costs of those services should be. Sadly, of course, this simplistic approach to the work in which Congress is supposed to be engaged is an impossibility and one that those on The Hill would laugh at for it’s ‘naivete’. What’s laughable is that the future of profits for healthcare companies is having more influence on the direction of healthcare legislation than the future of access and cost of healthcare for the people of this country.

Who do the elected officials represent, again?

Some lyrical wizardry to engage the mind and lighten the mood…

Augmented reality

Ondertussen is augmented reality toch al aardig ingeburgerd: rijdende 3D auto’s, een gouden Cannes Lion en onlangs nog de virtuele showroom van Mercedes. Hoewel dit mooie voorbeelden zijn, lijkt me dat dit trucje niet eeuwig zal blijven werken. Gelukkig weten we dat er meer mogelijk is in de wereld van de ‘toegevoegde realiteit’. Bekijk hier enkele interessante voorbeelden:

• ‘Hand from Above‘, een project van kunstenaar Chris O’shea vermaakt passerende voetgangers:

• My.Ikea case study by Robin Westergren & Nick Sjöström:

• User generated art competition voor de release van Eminem’s album, The Relapse:

• Topps 2009 baseball cards:

• Layar, ’s werelds eerste mobile Augmented Reality browser:

• De Digital Box toont via een 3D-animatie de inhoud van een willekeurige Lego doos:

Fresh Music From The US...Eminem, T-Wayne, Timbaland & Drake

So after releasing Relapse earlier this year it looks Relapse 2 is on it way, probably in November. I assume this track will feature on the new album, its called “Taking my Ball”. I like it, Eminem is on a bit of a hot streak at the moment, I was a fan of the relapse album and loved his verse on the Drake track Forever. I can’t wait to hear more from our favourite white rapper!

Eminem – Taking My Ball

Next track is new from producer to the stars Timbaland. The track is from his forthcoming album “Shock Value 2″ (love these imaginative album titles), this is also dropping in November. The track I have for you is “Say Something” featuring Drake, this means I absolutely love it, for me the young rapper can’t put a foot wrong.

Timbaland – Say Something Feat. Drake

And lastly an older track that has been remixed a bit, Its T-Pain and Lil’ Wayne’s track “Can’t Believe It”. I thought it deserved a post as I have always liked this track, so it being freshened up with a new verse pleased me.

T-Wayne – Can’t Believe It (Remix)

Jay-Z "Eminem Had One of the Best Videos of All Time!!!!!"

After MTV released their Hottest Emcee List Jigga wrote a letter to MTV. And then Jay interrupts himself to call on MTV to offer an explanation for why Eminem is not on the list. “Sidebar: Kanye moment if I may… Eminem?!?! I think you do the credibility of this list a disservice if you don’t thoroughly explain his omission. As of this second he has the highest selling rap album of the year and a scene stealing verse on the best ‘posse’ cut of the year. (*Hands mic back to Taylor Swift… and nobody was harmed, I apologize in advance.)” Jay-Z writes.

-globalgrind

DJ Hero: Music Set List | Repertorio de canciones musicales

From: Activision

ACTIVISION UNVEILS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DJ HERO MUSIC SET LIST

Featuring 93 Exclusive Mixes Spanning Hip Hop, Rock, Pop, R&B, Dance and More, Set List Delivers Original Music Only Available in DJ Hero

Tuesday 6th October/… Hailed in the press as one of the most fun, innovative and highly-anticipated games of the year, Activision Publishing Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today dropped the needle on DJ Hero’s™ full set list featuring 93 exclusive mixes from the biggest stars in hip hop, R&B, rock, pop and dance and created by some of the greatest DJs of all time. On October 30th, living room legends and budding superstar DJs alike will start the party off right with an unprecedented array of talent DJs including DJ AM, Cut Chemist, Grandmaster Flash, DJ Jazzy Jeff, J. Period, DJ Shadow and DJ Z-Trip spinning tracks from JAY-Z to Eminem; Daft Punk to Black Eyed Peas; Rihanna to The Killers; Kid Cudi to Gwen Stefani; and Marvin Gaye to Beastie Boys.

Tapping a massive cultural phenomenon and bringing the most popular music of almost every genre to the masses in an all-new, interactive way, media are already taking notice:

“House parties will never be the same” – Best Social/Casual/Puzzle Game – Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2009

“DJ Hero is going to do what Guitar Hero did for guitars.” – San Jose Mercury News

“A reminder of why the music genre became so popular in the first place” – IGN.

The complete DJ Hero 93 mix, on-disc set list will include:

• 2Pac – “All Eyez On Me” vs. The Aranbee Pop Orchestra – “Bittersweet Symphony (Instrumental)”
• 50 Cent – “Disco Inferno” vs. David Bowie – “Let’s Dance”
• 50 Cent – “Disco Inferno” vs. InDeep – “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life”
• Afrika Bambaataa – “Zulu Nation Throwdown” vs. Freedom Express – “Get Down”
• Beastie Boys – “Here’s A Little Somethin’ For Ya” vs. DJ Shadow – “The Number Song (2009 Version)” (Produced and mixed by DJ Shadow)
• Beastie Boys – “Intergalactic” vs. Blondie – “Rapture”
• Beastie Boys – “Lee Majors Come Again” vs. Daft Punk – “Da Funk” (Produced and mixed by Cut Chemist)
• Beck – “Where It’s At” vs. DJ Shadow – “Six Days (Remix ft. Mos Def)”
• Bell Biv DeVoe – “Poison” Beat Juggle
• Bell Biv DeVoe – “Poison” vs. Beastie Boys – “Intergalactic” (Produced and mixed by DJ AM)
• Bell Biv DeVoe – “Poison” vs. Cameo – “Word Up!”
• Benny Benassi – “Satisfaction” vs. Tiësto – “Elements Of Life”
• Billy Squier – “The Big Beat” vs. N.E.R.D. – “Lapdance” (DJ-Guitar mix)
• Black Eyed Peas – “Boom Boom Pow” vs. Benny Benassi – “Satisfaction”
• Bobby “Blue” Bland – “Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City” vs. 2Pac – “How Do You Want It”
• Bobby “Blue” Bland – “Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City” vs. Connie Price & The Keystones – “Fuzz And Them”
• Boogie Down Productions – “Jack Of Spades” vs. David Bowie – “Let’s Dance” (Produced and mixed by DJ Shadow)
• Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers – “Bustin’ Loose” vs. The Zombies – “Time Of The Season” (Produced and mixed by DJ Shadow)
• Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers – “Bustin’ Loose” vs. Young MC – “Bust A Move”
• Common – “Universal Mind Control (U.M.C.)” vs. Masta Ace – “Jeep A** Gutter (Aaron LaCrate & Debonair Samir RMX)” (Produced and mixed by The Scratch Perverts)
• Cypress Hill – “Insane In The Brain” vs. Classics IV – “Spooky”
• Cypress Hill – “Insane In The Brain” vs. David Axelrod – “The Edge”
• Daft Punk – “Around The World” vs. Young MC – “Bust A Move”
• Daft Punk – “Da Funk” vs. N.A.S.A. – “Strange Enough ft. Karen O, ODB & Fatlip”
• Daft Punk – “Megamix 1”
• Daft Punk – “Megamix 2”
• Daft Punk – “Robot Rock” vs. Hashim – “Al Naafyish (The Soul)” (Produced and mixed by The Scratch Perverts)
• Daft Punk – “Robot Rock” vs. Queen – “We Will Rock You”
• Daft Punk – “Short Circuit” vs. Boogie Down Productions – “Jack Of Spades”
• Daft Punk – “Technologic” vs. Gary Numan – “Cars”
• Daft Punk – “Television Rules the Nation” vs. No Doubt – “Hella Good”
• David Axelrod – “The Edge” vs. Eric B. & Rakim – “Eric B. Is President”
• Dizzee Rascal – “Fix Up, Look Sharp” vs. DJ Shadow – “Organ Donor (Extended Overhaul)”
• Dizzee Rascal – “Fix Up, Look Sharp” vs. Justice – “Genesis”
• DJ Shadow – “Six Days (Remix ft. Mos Def)” vs. D-Code – “Annie’s Horn”
• Eminem – “My Name Is” vs. Beck – “Loser”
• Fedde Le Grand – “Put Your Hands Up For Detroit” vs. Sandy Rivera and David Penn – “I Can’t Stop (David Penn Remix)”
• Foo Fighters – “Monkey Wrench” vs. Beastie Boys – “Sabotage” (DJ-Guitar mix)
• Foreigner – “Juke Box Hero” vs. DJ Z-Trip ft. Murs – “DJ Hero” (Produced and mixed by DJ Z-Trip)
• Foreigner – “Juke Box Hero” vs. DJ Z-Trip ft. Murs – “DJ Hero” (DJ-Guitar mix, produced and mixed by DJ Z-Trip)
• Gang Starr – “Just To Get A Rep” vs. Mobb Deep – “Shook Ones, Pt 2” (Produced and mixed by J. Period)
• Gorillaz – “Feel Good Inc.” vs. Blondie – “Atomic”
• Grandmaster Flash’s – “Boom” vs. “Tap” (Produced and mixed by Grandmaster Flash)
• Grandmaster Flash, DJ Kool, DJ Demo – “Here Comes My DJ” vs. Gary Numan – “Cars” (Produced and mixed by Grandmaster Flash)
• Gwen Stefani – “Hollaback Girl” vs. Gorillaz – “Feel Good Inc.”
• Gwen Stefani – “Hollaback Girl” vs. InDeep “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life” (Produced and mixed by DJ AM)
• Gwen Stefani – “Hollaback Girl” vs. Rick James – “Give It To Me”
• Herbie Hancock – “Rockit” Beat Juggle
• Herbie Hancock – “Rockit” vs. N.E.R.D. – “Lapdance” (Produced and mixed by Grandmaster Flash)
• InDeep – “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life” vs. Cameo – “Word Up!”
• Jackson 5 – “I Want You Back” vs. Gang Starr – “Just To Get A Rep” (Produced and mixed by DJ Yoda)
• Jackson 5 – “I Want You Back” vs. Third Eye Blind – “Semi-Charmed Life” (DJ-Guitar mix)
• Jackson 5 – “I Want You Back” vs. Third Eye Blind – “Semi-Charmed Life”
• JAY-Z feat. Pharrell – “Change Clothes” vs. 2Pac – “All Eyez on Me”
• JAY-Z – “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” vs. Eminem – “My Name Is”
• JAY-Z – “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” vs. Jackson 5 – “I Want You Back”
• JAY-Z – “Excuse Me Miss” vs. Rick James – “Give It To Me”
• Jean Knight – “Mr. Big Stuff” vs. Masta Ace – “Born To Roll”
• Jurassic 5 – “Jayou” vs. Billy Squier – “The Big Beat”
• Jurassic 5 – “Jayou” vs. Herbie Hancock – “Rockit”
• Kid Cudi – “Day ‘N’ Nite” vs. Black Eyed Peas – “Boom Boom Pow”
• Kool Moe Dee – “How Ya Like Me Now” vs. Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman – “I Like To Move It”
• Little Richard – “Tutti Frutti” vs. Shlomo – “Beats” (Produced and mixed by DJ Yoda)
• M.I.A. – “Paper Planes” vs. Eric B. & Rakim – “Eric B. Is President” (Produced and mixed by The Scratch Perverts)
• M.I.A. – “Paper Planes” vs. Wale – “Lookin’ At Me”
• Marvin Gaye – “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” vs. David Bowie – “Let’s Dance”
• Marvin Gaye – “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” vs. Gorillaz – “Feel Good Inc.”
• Motörhead – “Ace Of Spades” vs. Noisia – “Groundhog” (DJ-Guitar mix)
• N.A.S.A. – “Strange Enough ft. Karen O, ODB & Fatlip” vs. Isaac Hayes – “Theme From Shaft”
• Noisia – “Groundhog” Beat Juggle (Produced and mixed by The Scratch Perverts)
• Paul van Dyk – “Nothing But You” vs. Sandy Rivera and David Penn – “I Can’t Stop (David Penn Remix)”
• Public Enemy – “Shut ‘Em Down” vs. Beck – “Where It’s At”
• Public Enemy ft. Zakk Wylde – “Bring The Noise 20XX” vs. Justice – “Genesis” (Produced and mixed by DJ Z-Trip)
• Public Enemy featuring Zakk Wylde – “Bring The Noise 20XX” (DJ-Guitar mix)
• Q-Tip – “Good Thang” vs. Billy Squier – “The Big Beat” (Produced and mixed by J. Period)
• Queen – “Another One Bites The Dust” vs. Beastie Boys – “Brass Monkey” (Produced and mixed by DJ Z-Trip)
• Queen – “Another One Bites The Dust” vs. Daft Punk – “Da Funk”
• Rihanna – “Disturbia” vs. Kid Sister – “Control”
• Rihanna – “Disturbia” vs. The Killers – “Somebody Told Me” (DJ-Guitar mix)
• Rihanna – “Disturbia” vs. The Trammps – “Disco Inferno”
• Shlomo – “Beats” vs. Billy Squier – “The Big Beat”
• Street Sweeper Social Club – “Fight! Smash! Win!” vs. Beastie Boys – “Intergalactic” (DJ-Guitar mix)
• Tears For Fears – “Shout” vs. DJ Shadow – “Six Days (Remix ft. Mos Def)”
• Tears For Fears – “Shout” vs. Eric B. & Rakim – “Eric B. Is President” (Produced and mixed by DJ Jazzy Jeff)
• Tears For Fears – “Shout” vs. Eric Prydz – “Pjanoo”
• The Aranbee Pop Orchestra – “Bittersweet Symphony (Instrumental)” vs. LL Cool J – “Rock The Bells” (Produced and mixed by DJ Jazzy Jeff)
• The Scratch Perverts Beats and Pieces (Produced and mixed by The Scratch Perverts)
• The Killers – “Somebody Told Me” vs. Eric Prydz – “Pjanoo”
• Vanilla Ice – “Ice Ice Baby” vs. MC Hammer – “U Can’t Touch This”
• Vanilla Ice – “Ice Ice Baby” vs. Paula Abdul – “Straight Up”
• Wale – “Lookin’ At Me” vs. Black Eyed Peas ft. Tippa Irie – “Hey Mama”
• Weezer – “Beverly Hills” vs. Evidence, The Alchemist, Aceyalone, Rakaa & 88 Keys – “Fresh Rhymes And Videotape” (DJ-Guitar mix)
• Wild Cherry – “Play That Funky Music” vs. Gang Starr – “Just To Get A Rep” (DJ-Guitar mix)

Expanding upon the revolutionary easy to pick up/challenging to master gameplay mechanics developed and refined in Guitar Hero®, DJ Hero delivers an all-new interactive music experience that allows players to start the party and not only experience, but to hear music in an all-new way. With over 100 individual songs, highlighted in 93 unique never-before-released mixes that blend genres of music, including hip-hop, pop, rock and dance, DJ Hero delivers the most diverse and international collection of music ever assembled in a music game by incorporating anthems from legendary artists. Created exclusively for DJ Hero, the turntable controller immerses fans into the DJ culture and a sea of music as they utilize and master various DJ techniques including scratching, crossfading and sampling, while leaving room for creative expression with a variety of effects and player chosen samples and scratches, transforming a face in the crowd into the life of the party.

The DJ Hero Renegade Edition featuring JAY-Z and Eminem includes a copy of the game, a premium Renegade turntable controller, hardshell turntable carrying case that converts to a performance-ready DJ stand, and an exclusive JAY-Z and EMINEM 2-CD pack featuring “best of” and new, unreleased material.

DJ Hero is being developed by FreeStyleGames for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems and the Wii™ system from Nintendo. The game is rated 12+ by PEGI. For more information about DJ Hero, please visit djhero.com, facebook.com/djhero and twitter.com/djhero. To pre-order DJ Hero, check out djhero.com/preorder.

About Activision Publishing, Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, Russia, Japan, South Korea, China and the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.activision.com.

Going Guffaw Over Lady Gaga

Eminem’s Reaction: Priceless!

Put “fashionable ” and “outrageous” together and you are bound to get Lady Gaga. The same woman that has inspired many to be more daring in what they wear had also elicited some “guffaws” fromt the fashion industry.

So how does one do a Lady Gag? For starters, you have to be comfortable with wearing some very sexy like vinyl lingerie.  Keep in mind that your dress should be fun and funky, and should reflect your uninhibited side. Wear something made of bright color/s.

For your head dress, don’t be ashamed to wear large bows or clips. Take advantage of your long hair and style it to form bows, hearts, whatnots.

You might also want to go for tights as well as fishnet pahtyhoses. Pair this with boots, platforms, wedges or pumps depending on your mood.

So, till next time….Flaunt on!

The Loss of a Love

Breaking News

Not sure if you watch the Real Housewives of Atlanta, but there has been a report of a death of one of the costars. One of the beloved new stars Kandi Burruss’s (from the 90’s r&b group xscape) Fiance AJ (Ashley Jewell) was killed last night while leaving a Gentleman’s Club last night according to the website theWBF.com. Acording to the article there was indeed a fight and AJ ended up on the floor and died on his way to the hospital. It is truly sad that he has passed away, and for Kandi this is just another tragedy to add to her list. If you don’t follow the show, earlier durning the season AJ’s Nephew was killed in a car accident. I understand that both AJ and Kandi were close to the nephew and they both took the loss hard. Now with the death of her fiance, no doubt she will be feeling the pain of this for a long time to come. GOD bless and grant comfort her, AJ’s friends and family durning this trying time. RIP Ashley Jewell, AJ Leaves behind 6 children. There is also an investigation into the killing.

@MaxTheGR8

Kandi and AJ

Realmente brutal!

No me importa lo que se pueda decir sobre él. Su video es brutal al igual que la canción.
I know some shits so hard to swallow but I can’t just sit back and wallow in my own sorrow…
Don’t let them say you ain’t beautiful… they can all get fucked just stay true to you.*
*Sé que algunas mérdas son difíciles de tragar/soportar, pero no puedo sentarme atrás y revolcarme en mi dolor…
No dejes que te digan que no eres hermos@… todos ellos se pueden ir a la mierda, sólo mantente fiel a ti mismo.

Drake ft. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Eminem - Forever (video)

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Coming off the soundtrack for LeBron James “More Than a Game” documentary. And one thing I immediately noticed, being that I am a Royce Da 5′9/Slaughterhouse fan. During Eminem’s part you see that whole camp holding it down for Em. That is dope! Looks like they really did patch things together, and hopefully we can get some new age “Bad Meets Evil”. Em killed it as usual. I felt LeBron James part kind of ruined the video, and the beginning with him was cheesy.

MAIS DE EMA

Saluuuuut! continuaaando com meus eleitos do TPEMA, hoje com a categoria BEST MALE. kakakakaka, resolvi optar por 3 deles, justamente na orde de preferencia, entãããão, bizóiem e opinem vcs tb!

 #JAY

J’adoooore as musiques dele, ele é simplesmente Ô melhor! essa nova só temuma coisa eu eu #NÃOINDICO.. Rihanna.. mó surtada ela, mas té que paga de bad girl tranquilinha.

#KANYE

é engraçado sabe, não costumo gostar de gente que causa demais, que curte aparecer por aparecer, mas ele… kakakakaka j’adooore! ele causa mto, mas tb é mto Maára! as musicas são sempre sucesso independente dele causar ou não.

espero que um dos doisganhem porque não tô afim de ver o ‘eminem’ pagando de sou F**** pra cima do Kanye.
xoxo see you!

EMINEM SUES APPLE FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT!

Eminem

Eminem’s court battle with Apple continues, as the rapper’s publishing company Eight Mile Style is suing the tech company for copyright infringement.

According to the Associated Press, Eight Mile Style claims that Apple illegally offered 93 songs from the Eight Mile Style catalog on the company’s iTunesservice.
Apple has denied the allegations, claiming that the songs in question were authorized by Aftermath Records.

The publishing company claims that Aftermath did not have the authorization to make deals on digital downloads.

The issue is scheduled to go to court this Thursday (September 24), where a judge will rule on the validity of Eight Mile Style’s claim.

The new lawsuit is the latest chapter in Eminem and Eight Mile Style’s ongoing battle with Apple and iTunes.

In March, FBT, a production company that worked with Eminem, unsuccessfully sued Apple, claiming they were entitled to 50% of all royalties generated from sales via iTunes.

In May of 2005, Apple was forced to pull an iPod ad that featured an actor singing the lyrics to Eminem’s hit song “Lose Yourself.

Eminem sued Apple over that advertisement as well, but the two parties later reached an undisclosed financial settlement. (via AllHipHop)

Won't the Real Dufresne Please Stand Up?

Il post serio arriva, prometto che arriva, in un momento imprecisato della giornata odierna.

Ora come ora sono troppo felpata* per scrivere cosine argute e spiritose e brillanti (perché di solito, invece…) (lasciamo perdere, va’)

Niente, vorrei solo fare presente che sono innamorata, da matti, del mio moroso (e questo è bene), e che ho preso ad ascoltare vecchi dischi di Eminem, e mi piacciono pure (e questo è male, molto male!) (Yeah, but he’s so cute, though!) (in questo video censurano “clitoris” – sappiatelo) (sono pazzi questi americani)

A poi, gente.

*felpata = stanchina, un po’ intontita. Con il cervello “felpato”. Non sembra, ma è una sensazione piacevole – tipo quando dai la buona notte al tuo ragazzo al telefono, e poi vuoi andare a dormire con la sua voce nelle orecchie, piuttosto che metterti a rievocare la tua discutibilissima permanenza alle scuole medie inferiore per trarne un post, mentre in realtà stai effettivamente scrivendo un posto, giusto un filino più corto di quello che avevi in mente, e Marshall Mathers III dice cose cattivissime sulla sua mamma e tu canticchi il ritornello sottovoce facendo sìsì con la testa – ecco, quella sensazione lì.

Buell Adds Viral Marketing Fuell

2010 Buell Blast

The public has been manipulated so many times, that when something extraordinary happens and becomes instantly viral in our networked world, many people cross their arms and say – “not real!”

They say the public is cynical.  Who’d blame them?  What with the Borat and Eminem “butt kiss” at the MTV awards show — it was all for ratings.  It seems everything is about seeing misfits behave in the midst of other misfits.  Once upon a time we respected honesty.  To truly make it these days, you’ve got to be honest, you’ve got to have the goods and talent too otherwise you’re just another “scammer” trying to make a buck.

Speaking of honesty, Eric Buell (Buell Motorcycle Co.) is not some faux character in a vague reality TV script.  He’s the real deal and shoots straight about the Buell Blast.  Yes, it’s a piece of crap “sport bike”.  Not his words.  Sure, Eric comes off with ‘tude as if completely independent, not beholden to the parent company (Harley-Davidson), but he does what everyone would like to do — trash compact/compress that little nerdy Buell Blast into oblivion!

The 2010 Buell Blast introduction video is HERE.

The video works because it’s a “first”. Well actually I am pretty sure that it isn’t – but that’s not important as long as it’s perceived as a novel idea.  Kudo’s to the marketing dudes.  The video contains a bit of a mystery. Something that wants to be solved. Curiosity sets in and you wonder if this is a hoax or a real video.  There’s always both the message (the actual video) and the meta-discussions of the message (is this real/stupid/too much?) to drive people to share and view your content. As the buzz grows, people will join only to see what others are talking about – this is when the crowd mentality kicks in.

It’s a battle over clever stuff and this was good product marketing on the failure to convert the non-riding public into Buell owners!

Photo courtesy of Buell.

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