The homie Chaundon is gonna give me the dopest drop EVER. But until then, we have this: the trailer for his sophomore album No Excuses, which will be out October 26.
You know where you can find MORE Chaundon awesomeness? Right here.
I took the lazy path out of creating a blog that was about me and created a Tumblr… Really, it’s not lazy at all… just gives me a way to say more than I do on Twitter while working perfectly with my spastic thought processes. In any case, I dedicated the very first post to my Mommy… who’s 65 birthday would have been today…
This is the 14th year my mother’s birthday has rolled around without her being here. And this is the 1st year it dawned on me that I should celebrate EVERY August 15. My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer somewhere around my 6th birthday. She died a month and a half after my 16th birthday....
G’on and check it out!
I have had the immense pleasure of interviewing David Banner four times in my career so far…. each time, we were on the phone for so long that there was NO WAY for me to share everything that he had said. But each time I’ve learned something… even how “Play” was about ‘empowering women.’
The day the Earthquake hit my hometown, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, I was scheduled to interview him again… When I hit him up the next day, I was still in a state of emotional upheaval, but I knew that once I got situated and figured out how I’d be helping my people, he would be one of the BEST assets to my team… Not only because he is one of the greatest minds of this generation, but also because he has been there as a survivor of Hurricane Katrina.
He recently spoke to noted Hip-Hop Journalist and Historian Davey D about his experiences in the aftermath of Katrina, and what we can learn from it to do better by the people of Haiti. And as I said in the title, I suggest you listen.
Now, of course, Mr. David Banner makes it a point not to mix music and politics, he remains a VERY talented actor, emcee and producer. As you SHOULD already know, he is working with Grammy Award Winner 9th Wonder on Death of a Pop Star, a project that will change more than a few things in Hip-Hop… more on that later.
But in the meantime, check out the first single from the project: “Slow Down” featuring Heather Victoria.
One of the coolest things about Twitter (and part of the motivation behind this site) is the fact that it allows you to become cool with people who you admire and respect… when they’re cool enough that is. So, call me a bit of a geek, but I think it’s dope that Atlantic Records artist Estelle is among the 3% of my 3500-plus followers who actually interact with me on a fairly regular basis.
It’s allowed me to find out that she and I have a few things in common: we’re both transplanted European-born children of non-European descent. She is nine days older than me, born in the same month that also gave the world Amerie & Zoey Deschanel… even though we also have to claim Nick Carter… We like to share inspirational quotes w/ our TwitFams… which doesn’t stop us from being super silly when needed… AAAAAND, as I found out today: Estelle, like me, is a budding shutter bug.
She launched DarlingOfABlog this month, to display her photography… a move I intend to make as soon as I get the guts. Estelle’s blog is brand new, but from what she’s posted so far – ie, the above shot of the Brooklyn Bridge, she has a great eye.
*HI 5 MULTI-FACETED BROWN GIRL!*
You can follow the Brit-homie here
One of my favorite clients Bobby Creekwater (aka the little brother I never wanted, lol) linked up with one of my favorite videographers, Fray Wall (aka the big brother I never wanted) to create a pretty dope video for Creek’s new joint “Dear Ghetto”… I’ll let Fray explain how it came about after the break…
BOBBY CREEKWATER “Dear Ghetto” on VINYL from VISUAL VINYL on Vimeo.
Life happens. I’m sure I don’t have to tell ANY OF YOU this. It does. Usually, it happens when you planned on doing something else. Most of the time, if we are patient, we find the beauty and purpose in the things that derail us.
With that said, know that on January 12, 2010, at 4-somethin’ pm when my life, like that of millions of Haitians across the globe, was turned upside down, I had been up like 36hours or something ridiculous like that, trying to get caught up on some work so I could get back to THIS: my creative outlet… my opportunity to do whatever the EFF I want and support ONLY those people I want.
Luckily for me, the people I know make it easy to be on my A**hole s**t without seeming like such a jerk. You need to know them.
TheCoolPeopleIKnow.com is back in full effect.
#ThatIsAll
It has often been said that to whom much is given, much is required. That statement governs my life because the two people above, who you see with me just days after I was born, did A LOT to give me much more than most children from my background. Considering their humble beginnings – Mom’s in Jacmel, on the south side of the island; Daddy’s in St. Marc in the north – I can’t help but feel extra blessed whenever I see the plight of my people in Haiti. Because, the truth is, my grandparents, just one generation removed, had a much different reality. What that proves is that it doesn’t take much to effect change. SOOOOOO: I need your help! Read the rest of this entry »
Y’all have NO IDEA how excited I was when I found out that Spin Magazine chose my homie Playboy Tre as the Hot New Rapper (click) to feature in their Breaking Out section. Read the rest of this entry »
While in the A for the A3C Hip-Hop Festival, which it took me THIS MANY DAYS to recover from, Rapper Big Pooh did me a SUPER SOLID. Read the rest of this entry »
Now, obviously, you guys don’t need ME to tell you Factz is cool. So I won’t. But I will offer testimony, handpicked by Mickey himself. Read the rest of this entry »