Thursday, December 20, 2007

Lyrical analysis

"Stove on my waste, turn beef to patties"
-Lil' Wayne on "Barry Bonds" with Kanye West.

Stove = Heat = Gun. Beef = dispute. So beef to patties basically means turning the person you're beefing with into a patty or a corpse.

Now you may be sick of violence and bravado, but you've gotta admit that that's pretty creative. Multiple meanings of words is so interesting.

Monday, December 10, 2007

THE. NEXT. GREAT. MO. V. I. ...E





"All you care about is fruit and touching yourself. Well F**K YOU!"

Friday, December 7, 2007

Fun with Hip Hop Pt. 2

Like hip hop? Here's some more good stuff...



This isn't the real video, but it's fun watching Transformers isn't it? The song is "Wamp Wamp (What it do)" by Clipse and it's a year or two old. These guys have really creative beats, and have made a couple of new songs with Pharell, check them out!



A new song from Outkast! Pretty dadgum awesome! It has a classic Outakast feel, a throwback to some of their earlier albums. Sorry there's no video really. I don't really know how to attach mp3s yet, nor do I actually own this song.



Holy crap! That haunting, high-pitched sample mixed with a seriously deep bass beat is beautiful. Weezy, uses a toned down delivery in this song almost to get out of the way of the great instrumentals. Awesome!

Thursday, December 6, 2007

That guy's got definition.

WARNING! THIS BLOG IS AT LEAST PG-13, POSSIBLY OFFENSIVE, SELF-SERVING, AND NOT SO CHEERY. HOWEVER IT IS COMPLETELY HONEST.

What's your definition of a man? Is it the same today as it was 10 years ago? Do you pick and choose aspects from different eras in history and from different cultural groups in today's society?

Is a man defined by skills? physical strength? earning power? sexual prowess?
If I can't change your tire am I useless?
"Sorry honey, I guess we'll have to call a plumber because I'm not actually a man."
Manhood seems awfully works-based.

We are expected to provide, but must be careful of taking any ownership of that trait because it can be easily misconstrued as chauvinism.
Are poor men castrated?
Are there no men in ghettos?
Do circumstances strip you of your gender?
"Sorry um....sir? You have been denied this loan because of your credit/ gender confusion."
What about a "man" who moves to America to make a better life for him and his family?
His earning power increases only to find him judged by a new cultures definition of wealthy.
So is he a man inside his household and culture, but less of one to the rest of society?
Should we do a financial analysis before I ask you out?
I'll save you the trouble and keep quiet.

What does a man look like?
If he isn't talk dark and handsome is he less of one?
How many crunches do I need to do before I can qualify?
If men are strong and have muscles, how do we rectify the apparent vanity of body builders?
It's ok to look like a man, but not manly to care about how you look?
Is vanity gender specific? Or acceptable in one gender and not the other?
Is metro a bad word?
Is the term "man-boobs" still an oxymoron?

Do men cry?
How many tears are too many?
One more drop and you're a sissy.
I think the cure wrote a song about this "Boys Don't Cry"
But that guy wears make up and isn't in shape so what does he know?
Let's keep hiding.
Could you please tell me the exact level of in-touch with my feminine side I need to be at to maintain manliness while relating to you?
Why don't women have to have a masculine side?

"How'd you know he was the one? "
"Oh, when he hit that home run to win the game and then took me out for steak afterwards, I knew he was the one"
Is Michael Jordan more of a man than Spud Webb?
If Tom Brady has 3 times as many championship rings as Peyton Manning, is he 3 times the man?
Man up Peyton! And tell your sister Eli to stop embarrassing herself.

Ever wonder why Viagra pills are blue?
Penis pills for men . Blue = Men.
Me Tarzan, you Jane.
Does size matter?
Or is that a little game we play with ourselves?
Better gimme another inch just to be safe.
We alone are responsible for your orgasm. That's only fair right?
And should that even matter since we're only having sex for my sake?
Don't worry guys, if you aren't good in bed, you can make it up to her in other ways.
Like buying her stuff or being a handy man...oh wait.
Women have sex to get intimacy.
Men have sex because they're savage animals with one, and only one thing on the brain.

Please define me!
Please step on me on your way to "equality"
Please get caught up on generalizations and ignore the issues.


Ramble young man, ramble!



Wednesday, December 5, 2007

ART

Here are some interesting pieces from a West Coast artist named Josh Keyes. You can find more of his stuff on his website: http://www.joshkeyes.net/index.htm Feel free to comment and make observations on the art. Talk!










Tuesday, December 4, 2007

The content keeps coming though the readers don't

FUN with HIP HOP!

Ok, I have to warn all my Christians friends that these songs aren't very wholesome, but you know what, I know every single one of you has listened to Soulja Boy and that to the window, to the wall song, so shutup and listen...please.

Anyways "Ride 4 my n*ggas" by Lil' Wayne is A: Awesome, Lil' Wayne is so interesting. B: has one of the funniest lines I've ever heard in a rap song. Like a lot of rap, he talks about how tough or whatever he is, but then in the middle of that he says: "And when I was 5, my favorite movie was the gremlins
Aint got shit to do with this, but I just thought that I should mention," hahaha, that's hilarious to me. it is right?



Next is UGK and Outkast with Int'l Players Anthem. Check out the real video on youtube, they won't let me embed it. But this song is so friggin' good. It's creative, soulful, and Andre "3 stacks" 3000 is hilarious again. You'll get lots of this song stuck in your head...heck all of it I guess if you can keep up with & memorize rap. "you ain't a pimp, youz a fair-ry!"




"I choooooooose youuuu"

Muzak!

Here are some videos of the artists I talked about a few blogs ago. Some of them are not only great songs, but great videos. The stuff from Mew is pretty creative, naturally. The video from Aesop rock is crazy! and the artwork is the same as the album.




Amy, why you gotta be so BA?






These dudes are so creative.


This video is crazy! and the artwork is the same as the album.


Let's choreodance!


If this ever breaks out at an airport while I'm there, I will praise Jesus like never before!


Gahhhh I friggin' love this beat! Neat story video, and I"m pretty sure these dudes aren't following the library silence rule thing.


Roscoe! minus the chicken and waffles.


ENJOY KIDDOS!

Monday, December 3, 2007

You know you miss it

The 80s! These are from a Seattle artist named Chris Crites. http://www.bagpainter.com/resume.htm

p.s.- if you don't remember the 80s...get off my blog!







having a squirrel for your mascot is just funny

This is for you KPax!

ummmm....



apparently the force is strong with squirrels.