Monday, August 10, 2009

Music Monday ... Jay-Z "Friend or Foe"


You already know what it is, Music Monday! Friend or Foe and Friend or Foe '98 are two of my favorite interlude type joints. I felt the need to share them both on this Music Monday. Enjoy and happy Monday!

Friend or Foe


Friend or Foe '98

Sunday, August 09, 2009

Download Me ... "Visible Concepts" Sha Prince


Caught this in the inbox a few days back (the inbox has been a mess, still catching up). Finally got the chance to listen to this. Joint is dope! Definitely worth the download. Check out Toronto's own Sha Prince.



Friday, August 07, 2009

Drake - The Search featuring Saukrates (Produced by Rich Kidd)



I have to thank SoulSupreme from Potholes In My Blog who got this via The Real Frequency for this track of Drake flowing over a refreshingly dope hip hop beat which features another up and coming talented MC by the name of Saukrates. A breath of fresh air in all regards compared to with who the public sees him collaborating with and the style of songs he's on. In my opinion, this track is so dope, I had to re-post it to get it out to the world so they can know what Drake is capable of in the essence of the kind of Hip Hop that I'm a big fan of. Track is called The Search. Check for yourself...





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Check It ... "Kooley is High"


I like Kooley High. They're dope! Mixtape is dope! This video is dope! Check out the new video from Kooley High titled "Kooley is High" directed by Napoleon Wright II from BECAUSEUS.ORG.

www.kooleyhigh.com

Kooley High - Kooley is High (prod. by DeLa) from BECAUSEUS on Vimeo.

Check it ... Mos Def MJ Tribute



Funky DL - So Sexy




I still use MySpace. Yep. I just wanna put that out there. I'm confessing. Why do I still use it? Because. I get requests from artists still and sometimes, they're pretty good ones too Take Funky DL for example. Recently requested me and I checked out his music. Out of Hackney, United Kingdom according to his MySpace page and album coming out in August 31st, his music is refreshing hip hop. Production that has my head bopping and mouse clicking to hit play again. Be sure to check him out on his page. Here's a single off his site.


Funky DL - So Sexy



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Thursday, August 06, 2009

What's the Message?


I'm speechless. I know Presidents get it but to liken President Obama, who has only been in office for 200 days, to one of the most evil fictional villains ... hmm. Apparently these posters popped up all over Los Angeles and have spread virally over the internet. Racist? I'm not sure. Mean spirited, definitely. Bad taste, most likely. What are your thoughts?

RH TV: Truck North, Big Pooh, Mikkey Halsted Freestyle In The Park


Peace to www.rubyhornet.com for the link. The freestyle session is dope! Check the vid.

Truck North, Big Pooh, Mikkey Halsted Freestyle in The Park from Ruby Hornet on Vimeo.

TELL 'EM WHY YOU MAD: Just Because I Am!

It’s been a while since I’ve vented but it’s well overdue. Let me tell you why I’m mad …


A REAL CHANCE AT IGNORANCE: When will we learn that there will never be love found on a reality dating television show? Oh, right we’ve already figured that out and now it’s just about exposure and entertainment. The brothers of the Stallionaires are back and they’ve brought (in addition to their personal antics and poor taste in clothes) many ghetto girls with them. Where do they even find these women – strip clubs? Are they wannabe models? Some of them may even be out on work release. I wonder if the casting call notice reads: “women with common sense, dignity and self esteem need not apply.” These women (after one episode) are an embarrassment to all the real women in the world. I often laugh when these shows start with their “naming ceremony”, which is straight fuckery and the final stripping of personal identity and dignity (whatever may be left) from the contestants (for the lack of a better term) on the show.

“Hmm… you look real tasty, imma call you Biscuit.”

Girl: “Thank you boo…”

“You walk like a mountain lion, I’m going to calling you Forest.”

Girl: “Ohhhh my goodness… I like that”

“You look like a traffic light with all that body, I’m gonna call you Yield Sign.”

Girl: “Imma yield sign all over you all night long baby.”

It’s also very interesting (and entertaining) to listen to Real and Chance narrating the show. They sound like Bill and Ted, speaking in Ryan Leslie’s Gibberish lyrics. Thanks Chance for making up your own words. These brothers are straight fools (literally) and ignant (yes, ignant) at that. Rumor has it, if this season doesn’t work out, Real’s hair is going to have a spin off series of it’s own. Because as we know, the only chick on the show with class and self-esteem is that mane that Real calls his hair.



NICK + MARIAH + EM = WAKE ME WHEN THIS BS IS OVER: It’s like watching a pitbull fight the Taco Bell dog (RIP Taco Bell dog … lol). Nick Cannon has nothing in his arsenal that could ever compare to Em’s lyrics. It would be a waste of time for Nick to go into the studio to record a comeback track. Maybe he’ll just write another 12-page-letter instead that no one can read in its entirety or digest ever (remember that blog entry he wrote after the first track and before Mariah released the Obsessed video? Can you say loooooong winded?!) Hey Nick, Wild-N-Out was a television show kid. Those were jokes (that I’m sure someone helped you write). This is way too serious for you. Just keep doing your PG-13 stuff (and that may even be a little too grown up for you). Really in all fairness, Em you should also fall back. This is an uneventful battle, considering there’s only one real emcee involved.



SORRY MARY J, THE CALL WAS DROPPED: There is no reason Mary J. needed to do that AT&T commercial! Why Mary, why? Please answer me (and the rest of your fans) that question. Mary, I just have two statements:

1. It had auto tune and there is no reason you should be using auto tune.
2. It had auto tune and there is no reason you should be using auto tune (yes, I needed to repeat myself because this is a FACT).

Mary, get at me (or someone) and explain what was really good with that AT&T commercial decision. Did you lose a bet Mary? No one I’ve talked to agrees with the commercial. Shoot, I may even cancel my AT&T plan based on that commercial. Fail.



WILL THE REAL BECKY CHANGE HER NAME: Yeah, Plies I’m nowhere near done with your ignorance. You’re an embarrassment to men over 30 with all that nonsense you are out here doing and saying. The song Becky is a tragedy. Rumor has it that you’re a registered nurse (which is cool) so come on dude, you’re educated – you should act as such! Why sell out your education and replace it with ignorance? For 15-minutes of fame? Fail! I hope you recorded that incoherent shit in a bathroom on a karaoke tape deck because it’s horrible and you shouldn’t have wasted anyone else’s time recording that nonsense. If there was a way to record garbage and then sell it to people as music, Plies you’ve successfully done it (successfully is a relative term). Can you in the future take the rocks out of your mouth when you’re rapping? That may make it easier for me to understand. Thanks.



MORATORIUM ON SPEAKING: Joe Jackson, you are not allowed to speak about anything, any longer ... in public or in the privacy of your own home. That is now law. I’m doing the people of the world a favor by asking for Joe Jackson to be silenced. Joe Jackson is just clearly an embarrassment and him being allowed to continue to speak just makes me mad, real mad … Joe Jackson (ha!). No seriously, that dude is not thinking when he starts to speak and this is clearly a problem. Please disallow him from speaking and doing any further interviews. Joe, silence is in your best interest because you aren’t helping yourself (or anyone else for that matter).



TEEN REALITY TELEVISION: So, why hasn’t MTV officially changed their name yet? They clearly are not Music Television anymore. Video killed the radio star and bad reality television killed the music video (and the rest of television)! The funny thing about MTV is that their spin-off-channels (both domestic and internationally) play more music than they do. I mean, if you’re not up at the crack of dawn you’re probably missing all videos for the day on MTV. So, with that said, what gives MTV the right to continue to host the MTV Video Music Awards anymore? What the hell do they even know about videos? The VMAs will probably be the first time they even see half of the videos. What they should be hosting instead is the “Bad Reality Television Awards”. Hmmm… they’re probably already brainstorming this in some smoke filled Viacom back office (allegedly).



JON & KATE PLUS SHUT THE F'UP: Who cares?! Who cares?! Who cares?! Well, I kind of care about all the cameras running around follow Jon and Kate’s kids. Oh, yeah, remember them?! Parent fail!! The paparazzi should kill themselves for all this extra coverage of this family, especially shots of the kids and then publishing them. Here is all you need to know, this dude Jon is a major douchebag (him and his Ed Hardy gear) and Kate is overbearing (for the most part). But really, who cares? Let’s cancel the show, protect the kids and let them try to grow up normally, especially since dealing with parent separation is hard enough without a camera crew documenting every step.



I'M RUNNING FOR STATE REP IN LOUISIANA: You’ve probably heard me say this again and again but it needed to be mentioned once more, in my opinion Shreveport Representative Barbara Norton is an embarrassment! She turned the Louisiana House of Reps into a PTA/City Council/Baptism honoring her God Son Hurricane Chris. The entire ten minutes were a complete waste of time!

I’m often dumbfounded by what music society decides to support and then see some extremely talented musicians go unnoticed. Sure they give out proclamations like candy, so no big deal I suppose Hurricane Chris would receive one, but what has he done for society? Norton claims that both Hurricane Chris and the song Halle Berry are positive? As she said, it’s not like he’s out there shooting and killing. This is true, but Hurricane Chris and his song Halle Berry are far from positive.

“She fine den a bitch / ass and her tits / thick in da hips / every nigga wanna call her Halle Berry…” Right, that’s real positive.

But Rep Barbara Norton is quick to defend her actions with, "We were stopping for just a minute saying we love Louisiana, this is our home. Just a minute or two it wasn't like we took 30-40 minutes, we're only talking about 2-3 minutes." Uh, no! How it went down: She spoke. That dude spoke. That dude performed (which was horrible). Most importantly, there was cake in the back. This was well over three minutes and it was a complete waste of time, especially since the House was preparing for recess. Ultimate fail.

Let’s remedy this problem – I’m running for her house seat! Norton clearly cannot handle power. She’s quick to throw national politicians under the bus, saying that they are cheating, embezzling and other shady things, in an effort to defend her actions. This is true but her actions offend me the most. My platform: “I’m the guy that wouldn’t have let Hurricane Chris perform when real work needed to be done!”


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Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Once Upon a Time in The Inbox ...

Caught these joints in the inbox, figured I'd share! I love coming across dope artists. Here are four examples of quality music. Enjoy...

Peep the smooth track from LaNiece McKay ft cARTer.




Forever (Featuring Outasight), a bonus from QuESt, off the mixtape "Broken Headphones".




Celebrate Life the first single from Noodle the Innocent Child's upcoming album It's a N00 Day. It is produced by M-Nasty and features an appearance from E. Lazel.

www.myspace.com/noodlenoodle




Chicago spitter S-Preme single called "Radio."
www.myspace.com/supreme309

Road to Release Day: Eternia & MoSS: "AT LAST" Episode 9


You already know what it is... Peep Eternia in Episode #9

In Episode #9, Eternia works with Project Reach Youth to spread the message of safe sex in Brooklyn. E is interviewed by Lovely, a 17-yr-old young lady from Bed-Stuy, who asks E vital Q's about her upbringing & depictions of women in Hip Hop. The highlight of the day is the Open Mic in the hood, where the youth share life as they see it. Definitely candid. Definitely unplugged.



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Check Episode Six
Check Episode Seven & Eight

Sunday, August 02, 2009

Best Fall I Ever Had


Is the homie Drake's stock falling? Is he the AIG of the music industry right now? It seems like in the last few months after riding quite the buzz, the dude is mismanaging some of his steps (literally). He had that shady moment at the BET awards with the underage girls on stage and his Best I Ever Had video was a major fail in many eyes. Now he's laid up again? Dude isn't even doing hard dance steps. What's really good?

What's your thoughts on Drake right now, compared to a few months ago.