in my raspberry colored partners haste (i think the brutha's lenses was over-rosey) to deliver the list and bottom five of the 10 greatest list he give ya, he neglected a few deserving songs. i won't. i will right this wrong one song at a time, anView Blogd the most glaring slight was the omission of a band consisting of a bald, fat guy in a technicolor robe and a light bright brutha in a mouse suit. gnarls barkley had a song called crazy:
both cee-lo green and danger mouse were known for their work as hip hop artists, danger mouse as a producer (dangerdoom) and cee-lo as a rapper (goodie mob, dungeon family and solo). but together the spawned the funkiest electro-pop smash of the decade at the very least. i'd dedlve into the hypnotic danger mouse track, or cee-lo's gospel inspired falsetto, but you played the vid right? good!
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
speaking of duncan v. kobe...
i had to present the awesomeness that was their sprite commercial:
yes, that was none other than the misdemeanor herself! all is right with the world now. you're welcome.
yes, that was none other than the misdemeanor herself! all is right with the world now. you're welcome.
blitzen fiasco
yall know how i hate to give coloreds props for shit, but this may be the coolest f'n commercial since the 'kobe v. duncan' joint:
IT'S LUPE FIASCO AS BLITZEN RAPPIN! :O (collect yo self dude)
well i woulda ripped that flow better, cause i rock harder than.... pretty much everybody else, but i guess it was alright for what it was...
IT'S LUPE FIASCO AS BLITZEN RAPPIN! :O (collect yo self dude)
well i woulda ripped that flow better, cause i rock harder than.... pretty much everybody else, but i guess it was alright for what it was...
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
10 greatest songs of the decade (so far)
it's your momma's favorite lover man, luscious, here bringing you the official DIUU list of the top ten rankings for songs of the decade in the category of: GREATNESS. what is greatness? we define it as a song of at least upper mid quality that had an impact, meaning it was a hit, effected the industry, was an anomaly, career definer, or genre definer, was socially relevant or crossed over into pop culture. the most important factor is quality, obviously. so some very big songs didn't make the cut (sorry "umbrella" and “in da club". the second most important factor is, however, chart positioning. only top 40 songs were eligible, so there are some very good songs that were left off the list (sorry Raconteurs and DOOM catalog). there was one more factor that weighed heavy on the list, and that was that the entry had to be a song released originally this decade, meaning no remakes or millennium holdovers, excluding monters like "what's going on", "float on", and the first numero uno of the decade, "big pimpin'". with no further ado, DIUU presents the list:
“Paper Planes”- M.I.A.
“Jesus Walks”- Kanye West
“Stan”- Eminem/ “Hey Ya!”- OutKast
“Clocks”- Coldplay/ “Ordinary People” John Legend
“Don’t Know Why”- Norah Jones
“American Idiot”- Green Day
“Ms. Jackson”- OutKast
“Seven Nation Army”- The White Stripes
“Where is the Love?”- Black Eyed Peas f/ Justin Timberlake
“A Milli”- Lil’ Wayne/ “Gone”- N*SYNC
Ok, so it's really 13 songs, but who's counting? neway, it should be no surprise that the M.I.A. offering is the greatest song of the decade. it was a smash single,is socially relevant, and is still as popular what, two years post natal (literally. ya'll saw Maya at the grammys looking like the poster girl for BellaBluMaternity.com). well, here are more in-depth explanations for the winners:
A Milli
Artist: Lil’ Wayne
Year: 2008
Album: Tha Carter III
Rank: 10(t)
Why: the song that bore ‘a milli’on remakes. Was the biggest and most influential song of the career of the man some say is the next GOAT candidate. One of the top 100 hip hop songs ever, likely top 50, arguably top 20.
Gone
Artist: N*SYNC
Year: 2002
Album: Celebrity
Rank: 10(t)
Why: the pantheon of boy bands that permeated the pop era was a muddled bunch, to say the least. Two of these stood above the rest: The Backstreet Boys and N*SYNC. After this song, there was only N*SYNC. The only song that was equally loved by rich white teenie bopper girls and grown black men. By both preps and thugs. No small feat, considering the bands origins.
Where is the Love?
Artist: Black Eyed Peas f/ Justin Timberlake
Year: 2003
Album: Elefunk
Rank: 9
Why: The Black Eyed Peas enjoyed a long career of fringe hip hop fame, enjoying support from a core group of fans thast appreciated their niche sound. Around ’03, former Mickey Mouse Clubber, Fergie, joined the group and the Peas decided to collab with Justin Timberlake (N*SYNC alum) on this song. The Black Eyed Peas have since enjoyed a career as mainstream artists. Will.i.am and Fergie have also had solo success. This song was their coming out party, so to speak.
Seven Nation Army
Artist: The White Stripes
Year: 2003
Album: Elephant
Rank: 8
Why: though already well known from their “White Blood Cells” album, ‘army’ seemingly formed like the universe: from nothing, then an explosion of everything. The single ‘SNA’ mirrored this sudden explosion, as a brooding guitar, so deep and dark it had to be a bass, but wasn’t, lick told the story before Jack White’s first frenetic line. Then sister Meg with her never too much but always just right cadence built into the explosive refrain (no hook here, just verse) like a fuse igniting the accelerant. Then, much like the universe itself, the cold darkness of the first riff returns and the process begins again. By the way, Euro fans still chant this riff at sporting events.
Ms. Jackson
Artist: OutKast
Year: 2001
Album: Stankonia
Rank: 7
Why: the 2 dope boys in the Cadillac had been around, garnering critical success and hip hop respect ever since the ‘playas ball’ in ’92. Sporting an eclectic mix of grimey southern smoked out rhymes, and space age future funk, not to mention the best MC in the south (Andre 3000) and the slickest lyricist in the game (Big Boi), they had spun gold becoming the most respected duo since Eric B. and Rakim. However, they had never had any crossover success. Enter 2000’s ‘Stankonia’. Throwing away conventions, they selected the exhausting buzzsaw of a song ‘ B.O.B.’ as the debut single. Next came this song. This song finally gave the ATL dream team the commercial success they deserved. Was the biggest hit of their career at the time…
American Idiot
Artist: Green Day
Year: 2004
Album: American Idiot
Rank: 6
Why: Green Day should have been dead. They should have been a half mile down the ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’ by then. They were a relic of a bygone era. From an era where a flannel shirt, ripped jeans, scraggly hair, and driving guitars equaled mass appeal and big bucks. A decade passed their prime, and a term removed from their last studio album, came an anthem. Not only did this anthem revive their careers, it made it possible for other message filed, politically charged anthems to permeate the pop charts. ‘Idiot’ marked a high point in the careers of the already highly respected quartet.
Don’t Know Why
Artist: Norah Jones
Year: 2002
Album: Come Away With Me
Rank: 5
Why: it’s Grammy time, folks, and there are only two contenders really. And everybody knows that this year the battle comes down to Slim Shady and The Boss. Eminem or Springsteen. Up against each other in every major category, and with the two biggest critically acclaimed albums of the year, and the same number of nominations it all comes down to which one takes the most. First we must chose the best new artist. In comes Norah. She takes best new artist. She is also up in all the categories that Slim and Boss are in. so here we go! Each man has expectedly swept their genre’s. now record of the year goes too… Norah Jones “Don’t Know Why”?!?!?!? okay, song of the year too… Norah Jones “Don’t Know Why”?!?!?!? again?! Well time for the big showdown: album of the year goes to Slim or The Boss right? No! Norah Jones wins that as well! ‘Don’t Know Why’ makes this list for the body count it left at the ’03 Grammy awards. It toppled the unconquerable Eminem and felled the mighty Bruce Springsteen.
i know, i know, this is only 7 songs (the bottom five rankings). so you wanna know what gives? you're gonna have to wait for the others.... ta ta for now
“Paper Planes”- M.I.A.
“Jesus Walks”- Kanye West
“Stan”- Eminem/ “Hey Ya!”- OutKast
“Clocks”- Coldplay/ “Ordinary People” John Legend
“Don’t Know Why”- Norah Jones
“American Idiot”- Green Day
“Ms. Jackson”- OutKast
“Seven Nation Army”- The White Stripes
“Where is the Love?”- Black Eyed Peas f/ Justin Timberlake
“A Milli”- Lil’ Wayne/ “Gone”- N*SYNC
Ok, so it's really 13 songs, but who's counting? neway, it should be no surprise that the M.I.A. offering is the greatest song of the decade. it was a smash single,is socially relevant, and is still as popular what, two years post natal (literally. ya'll saw Maya at the grammys looking like the poster girl for BellaBluMaternity.com). well, here are more in-depth explanations for the winners:
A Milli
Artist: Lil’ Wayne
Year: 2008
Album: Tha Carter III
Rank: 10(t)
Why: the song that bore ‘a milli’on remakes. Was the biggest and most influential song of the career of the man some say is the next GOAT candidate. One of the top 100 hip hop songs ever, likely top 50, arguably top 20.
Gone
Artist: N*SYNC
Year: 2002
Album: Celebrity
Rank: 10(t)
Why: the pantheon of boy bands that permeated the pop era was a muddled bunch, to say the least. Two of these stood above the rest: The Backstreet Boys and N*SYNC. After this song, there was only N*SYNC. The only song that was equally loved by rich white teenie bopper girls and grown black men. By both preps and thugs. No small feat, considering the bands origins.
Where is the Love?
Artist: Black Eyed Peas f/ Justin Timberlake
Year: 2003
Album: Elefunk
Rank: 9
Why: The Black Eyed Peas enjoyed a long career of fringe hip hop fame, enjoying support from a core group of fans thast appreciated their niche sound. Around ’03, former Mickey Mouse Clubber, Fergie, joined the group and the Peas decided to collab with Justin Timberlake (N*SYNC alum) on this song. The Black Eyed Peas have since enjoyed a career as mainstream artists. Will.i.am and Fergie have also had solo success. This song was their coming out party, so to speak.
Seven Nation Army
Artist: The White Stripes
Year: 2003
Album: Elephant
Rank: 8
Why: though already well known from their “White Blood Cells” album, ‘army’ seemingly formed like the universe: from nothing, then an explosion of everything. The single ‘SNA’ mirrored this sudden explosion, as a brooding guitar, so deep and dark it had to be a bass, but wasn’t, lick told the story before Jack White’s first frenetic line. Then sister Meg with her never too much but always just right cadence built into the explosive refrain (no hook here, just verse) like a fuse igniting the accelerant. Then, much like the universe itself, the cold darkness of the first riff returns and the process begins again. By the way, Euro fans still chant this riff at sporting events.
Ms. Jackson
Artist: OutKast
Year: 2001
Album: Stankonia
Rank: 7
Why: the 2 dope boys in the Cadillac had been around, garnering critical success and hip hop respect ever since the ‘playas ball’ in ’92. Sporting an eclectic mix of grimey southern smoked out rhymes, and space age future funk, not to mention the best MC in the south (Andre 3000) and the slickest lyricist in the game (Big Boi), they had spun gold becoming the most respected duo since Eric B. and Rakim. However, they had never had any crossover success. Enter 2000’s ‘Stankonia’. Throwing away conventions, they selected the exhausting buzzsaw of a song ‘ B.O.B.’ as the debut single. Next came this song. This song finally gave the ATL dream team the commercial success they deserved. Was the biggest hit of their career at the time…
American Idiot
Artist: Green Day
Year: 2004
Album: American Idiot
Rank: 6
Why: Green Day should have been dead. They should have been a half mile down the ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’ by then. They were a relic of a bygone era. From an era where a flannel shirt, ripped jeans, scraggly hair, and driving guitars equaled mass appeal and big bucks. A decade passed their prime, and a term removed from their last studio album, came an anthem. Not only did this anthem revive their careers, it made it possible for other message filed, politically charged anthems to permeate the pop charts. ‘Idiot’ marked a high point in the careers of the already highly respected quartet.
Don’t Know Why
Artist: Norah Jones
Year: 2002
Album: Come Away With Me
Rank: 5
Why: it’s Grammy time, folks, and there are only two contenders really. And everybody knows that this year the battle comes down to Slim Shady and The Boss. Eminem or Springsteen. Up against each other in every major category, and with the two biggest critically acclaimed albums of the year, and the same number of nominations it all comes down to which one takes the most. First we must chose the best new artist. In comes Norah. She takes best new artist. She is also up in all the categories that Slim and Boss are in. so here we go! Each man has expectedly swept their genre’s. now record of the year goes too… Norah Jones “Don’t Know Why”?!?!?!? okay, song of the year too… Norah Jones “Don’t Know Why”?!?!?!? again?! Well time for the big showdown: album of the year goes to Slim or The Boss right? No! Norah Jones wins that as well! ‘Don’t Know Why’ makes this list for the body count it left at the ’03 Grammy awards. It toppled the unconquerable Eminem and felled the mighty Bruce Springsteen.
i know, i know, this is only 7 songs (the bottom five rankings). so you wanna know what gives? you're gonna have to wait for the others.... ta ta for now
Saturday, December 12, 2009
transitions
It’s a funny feeling; walking through a formal banquet hall wearing a purple/green/black hoodie, hand-me-down, or rather, pass-across jeans, and sneakers.
The jazz band tunes in, mocking
Ironic that you would to neglect form
They have no sympathy for your amorphous garb
A trifle, your vain attempts at respect whispering, white cord noose
4-years dangle from your freshly tapered neck
As suits and skirts “ahem” your passing
There is no shame with eating desert first.
A sample of tirami-sue me if you disagree
While you sway from that tree
Honored by the thought of one day obliging the sentiment
Of tightening the lady’s eye binds
While you slip an ounce or two more onto your plate
Tip
Scales in your favor
For once may the scales tip in your favor
May the bough on which you cling by your
Honor may it break into a maelstrom of hale
And spit
And sweat
And tears
And blood
And grit
And bile
And rock-a-bye to these suits and skirts
With their two-button up-turned noses
And there knee length ¾ split lip pursed
As if your hoodie, jeans, and sneakers bring shame to the cord that hangs them
Jazz band understands
I know, for my sneakers have been taken in by it
Nurtured and reared into lock step
My neck seems somewhat less burdened by strain of the cord
The jazz band exorcised the tree
My head, weak from the effort, bobs in kind
Confidence, once a drip, is now a trickle
It won’t last for ever so enjoy it
And no suit with it’s narrow, tailor cut lapel
Will say that my hoodie cheapens the pin that adorns it
No crisp cotton blend white shirt will usurp my colorful flannel
Allow me to sneak in a few more minutes of comfort from these sneakers
I’ll grow up tomorrow
The jazz band tunes in, mocking
Ironic that you would to neglect form
They have no sympathy for your amorphous garb
A trifle, your vain attempts at respect whispering, white cord noose
4-years dangle from your freshly tapered neck
As suits and skirts “ahem” your passing
There is no shame with eating desert first.
A sample of tirami-sue me if you disagree
While you sway from that tree
Honored by the thought of one day obliging the sentiment
Of tightening the lady’s eye binds
While you slip an ounce or two more onto your plate
Tip
Scales in your favor
For once may the scales tip in your favor
May the bough on which you cling by your
Honor may it break into a maelstrom of hale
And spit
And sweat
And tears
And blood
And grit
And bile
And rock-a-bye to these suits and skirts
With their two-button up-turned noses
And there knee length ¾ split lip pursed
As if your hoodie, jeans, and sneakers bring shame to the cord that hangs them
Jazz band understands
I know, for my sneakers have been taken in by it
Nurtured and reared into lock step
My neck seems somewhat less burdened by strain of the cord
The jazz band exorcised the tree
My head, weak from the effort, bobs in kind
Confidence, once a drip, is now a trickle
It won’t last for ever so enjoy it
And no suit with it’s narrow, tailor cut lapel
Will say that my hoodie cheapens the pin that adorns it
No crisp cotton blend white shirt will usurp my colorful flannel
Allow me to sneak in a few more minutes of comfort from these sneakers
I’ll grow up tomorrow
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
charlotte, north carolina nerd rage
nerd rage moment of the night: this is a link: (*_*). when you click on a link it takes you to a website. no duh, right? true as elephants being bigger than the moon , right? you'd think but my malevolent laptop has other ideas on the subject. according to it, i gotta do it just right or no dice. that's how it must be, because when i click on the first link, it takes me to a download box... and then doesn't download anything. grrrrrrrrrrr. you see this kitty? that's me going all angry nintendo nerd on my computer. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr and double grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr (new school dick dastardly *NERD!*)
in less nerdy news, this kid from my high school is giving a play called "a tuna christmas" here's a link. normally i would blather on about how great an actor colby davis, the kid from my high school, is, or how tough playing 11 characters is. or i'd spew how everybody should check out this play and support the home team, but i won't. i refuse t talk up this unique (or, er, weird, yeah thats it) piece of art. i also won't wish the actors good luck. and i definitely won't be buying a ticket to one of the showings between the 3rd and 13th of december (the shows run). and i defy you to see me putting up a link to the ticket page so you, the reader, can pick one up online. and because i won't do that i won't tell you how affordable they are (under $30 bucks) that's not how i roll. i'm the man of every motherfuckin hour, drew every-motherfuckin-day! how i even look promote another man's shit? like i care if you go to spirit square's mcglohon theater to see "a tuna christmas" between the 3rd and 13th of december? it ain't makin me no money...
in less nerdy news, this kid from my high school is giving a play called "a tuna christmas" here's a link. normally i would blather on about how great an actor colby davis, the kid from my high school, is, or how tough playing 11 characters is. or i'd spew how everybody should check out this play and support the home team, but i won't. i refuse t talk up this unique (or, er, weird, yeah thats it) piece of art. i also won't wish the actors good luck. and i definitely won't be buying a ticket to one of the showings between the 3rd and 13th of december (the shows run). and i defy you to see me putting up a link to the ticket page so you, the reader, can pick one up online. and because i won't do that i won't tell you how affordable they are (under $30 bucks) that's not how i roll. i'm the man of every motherfuckin hour, drew every-motherfuckin-day! how i even look promote another man's shit? like i care if you go to spirit square's mcglohon theater to see "a tuna christmas" between the 3rd and 13th of december? it ain't makin me no money...
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