Shoutout to Abs_ThePoet for sending me this track by Mac Miller titled "Live Free". I was feeling it after 10 seconds. It definitely flows. Check it....
So the Grammy Nominations are in place and the show is set for January 31st, 2010. Beyonce leads the pack with 10 nominations, Lady Gaga has a few. Keri Hilson found her way into the New Artist category. And once again Kings of Leon is paired up with Green Day in a category. I’m sorry Green Day, you’re great and all but Kings of Leon needs to be shown some love.
The R & B categories are pretty jacked up. I wonder if the Grammy world is aware that they nominated a potential child molester? He has no business being nominated for that bullshit “Boyfriend #2” song anyway…Oops. T-Pain?? That’s R & B? Well at least they acknowledged that his music ain’t Rap. There were really no other R & B artists to give the nod to? Glad to see Anthony Hamilton, Maxwell and no offense… I love Michael Jackson and all but he shouldn’t be nominated for old songs being re-introduced. He won already. Please and Thanks.
So I continue to scan the list of categories and nominees and I make my way to the Rap/Hip Hop categories. And ya know, I am trying to be a little more lenient in how I address certain issues but these award shows… are a crock of shit. I was excited to finally see some substance in these categories. Mos Def, Common (even though that wasn’t his best work), Q-Tip, HOV, Eminem, Drake… Yea I said Drake. Even though he fell off the slippery slope into Young Moneyville, he was the shit when he took the world by storm with his mixtape movement and his bangin’ ass lyrics… “Best I Ever Had” is a hit. No matter how you look at it. Yea I said it. They placed HOV in a category twice and I thought that was a bit much. I mean, was that really necessary? And Kid Cudi well, I am not impressed. So I continued to check the nominees and as usual, there began the foolery. Flo Rida is up for a “Best Rap Album” Grammy. Grammy world, are you serious? And I appreciate the definition of the category underneath… “For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.” Oh okay so… If I talk on most of my album and sing bullshit hooks for the rest, I’ll get nominated for a Grammy. Wonderful. That’s not Rap fools!!!
Oh and I think this has to be the best nomination of all time… “I’m on A Boat” The Lonely Island & T-Pain for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. What on God’s green earth is this? I can think of hundreds of better collabos than this crap. I don’t even understand how this became a choice. And I refuse to link the video because I am not advertising that bullshit. The fact that I mentioned it is enough. Google it. Well I mean, just like all the other hip slop, this fits right in. Commercial nonsense that people call rap. I am not surprised at the garbage nominations. We expect that. But damn, can we give the right musicians the win?
Sooooooo … This has got to be one of my favorite tunes of all times. The Roots “Break You Off”, is a classic. There is a lot of talent in this video that had yet to pop. Musiq is killin’ the hook. Roland “Wee-Bay” Brice (HBO’s the Wire) is playing the angry boyfriend. The Roots never disappoint on a track though. I love the concept of this song. So prevalent to what’s fresh in our society. A modern day Sodom and Gomorrah. Well not that bad, but the commitment situation out here is serious folks. People want to have their cake and eat it too. Men can’t handle a step out and us women well, it’s all about what we allow. The ending to this video has become a sad reality… Enjoy.
I recently received an email from BLCTXT, with this new project from King I Divine, "Crown Jewelz Pt 2", a beat mixtape. I listened. I liked it. Some of the joints that immediately jumped out to me were, "The Love", "The Movement", "The Unknown" and "The Lie". The project also featured a new joint from BLCTXT, "Don't Lose Me". Check it out for yourself and enjoy!
Ritchcraft, a producer from Halifax, N.S. Canada, has released four different remixes so far in what he calls "Ritchcraft's Weekly Remix Series (Every Tuesday)". He hit me up on Twitter to let me know today's remix is out featuring AZ on the track "The Come Up". I am definitely feeling the twist he put on it. According to him, he's releasing a 6 remix EP in about 2 weeks or so since none of the remixes he has done are available for download.
I get a lot of questions from my family, friends and fans about the “411: Because I am A Girl” school tour. I figured instead of trying to explain what I do, as a Hip Hop artist, at these schools. I would show you.
I am blessed to tour with a wonderful family of inspiring ladies: Nana (who is shown hyping me up in these clips, but she hosts the entire show!), Hip Hop artist Masia One,and the founder of The 411 Initiative for Change & these school tour programs, Tamara Dawit. We even have our very own DJ – Kyle – who, besides tour managing, driving, doing our sound, and generally doing everything else, also reps “Because I Am A Girl” proudly. :-D
A special shout out goes to the students of all the Ontario schools featured in this video: Marymount Academy in Sudbury, Brechin P.S. in Brechin, Cathy Wever in Hamilton, Assumption in St. Thomas, and Sioux Mountain in Sioux Lookout.
To the 18 schools that we’ve rocked for thus far: I will never forget your energy, your interest, your faces, and your stories. Thank you for sharing your world with me, and allowing me to share mine with you.
I caught this joint, The Sum Up '09, from the good folks at Soganic Music. Great music! They gathered some of their favorite tracks from the year and put them together for this free EP. It's aimed at those who might have missed out on the tracks when they were originally released. Yeah, I'm one of those people and I won't sleep on the Soganic and their artist now!
This EP features Soganic artists ScholarMan, K-Mynez and Lagbara, with special guests Jonesy, Kahli Abdu, SoloCypher, X3m and LabMatik.
I caught this in an email just before Thanksgiving. I wanted to post it then but was busy catching up with fam and trying to enjoy some much needed downtime. I'm back to it and I'm definitely looking forward to this series. The homie Blitz the Ambassador is dope and I very much enjoy what he brings to music! Check out a brief descrip about the project, the trailer, plus a snippet from one of the tracks recorded! ENJOY!
"Check out this footage of Blitz the Ambassador, from the MTVu House Band series, recorded at Royal Blue Studios in Brooklyn, a completely analog facility run by platinum engineer/producer Robert Honablue (Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Sly & the Family Stone, Leonard Bernstein, Aretha Franklin). Blitz recorded five songs during the session with a beefed up, 12-piece version of his Embassy Ensemble and several special guests, including John Forte and Bajah (of the Dry Eye Crew). The recording process was documented over a series of eight videos, which include interviews with Honablue, the special guests, Blitz himself and live footage of the songs "Kill the Radio", "Remembering the Future", "Nothing to Lose", "Dying to Live", and "Something to Believe". The video series will be released in succession after the holiday weekend."
I decided to throw out a bit of Kid Cudi today! I know a lot of folks have mixed feelings about the dude but I kind of dig is music. One thing is for sure, he writes a hell of a melody. Well, happy Monday and enjoy!
As I am the original sidebitch grinch, I figured I would shout-out my new friend Elin Woods who seems to have a zero tolerance for side chick foolery...
*Disclaimer* tha Lady Blogga does not condone domestic violence or adultery. But when a wife is faced with a such situation, it is usually dealt with by any means necessary... And that might include a 9 iron and some stitches.
Dear Elin,
I see your "How to Prevent Side Chick Situations" class has really paid off. I hope that your husband is okay and recovering from those car accident injuries he got. Girl, how did he end up hitting that fire hydrant and tree?
I hope it had nothing to do with those pesky "Rachel rumors" and that 9 iron that was in your hand. I applaud you for bustin' out that back window on the Escalade (re: Jazmine Sullivan) as you tried to save your husband from the accident. He should be grateful you were up at that hour.
I don't mean to get in your business but... Ummm, since he was going about 30 miles an hour and when he hit that tree, the airbags didn't deploy... How did he get those lacerations on his face? And who knocked him unconscious? Once again, I hope it had nothing to do with those pesky rumors and that 9 iron in your hand...
Actually, I'm lying.
If the allegations are true and your husband joined the masses of assholes that chase skirts other than the one they married, then perhaps he attained those lacerations and was knocked unconscious fair and square. I hope you didn't break a nail in the process. I don't know when men are going to realize that cheating is such a sucka move. If they are really unhappy with their wife's actions, let her go and keep it movin'. That's the man thing to do. So if they cheat and come back home, they have to endure the consequences. If that means he has to pull a 9 iron out of the crack of his ass, so be it.
Ya know, your reaction to side chick foolery was extremely unexpected. Many people are commenting that "black men marry white women to avoid those kinds of outbursts.". Well girl, this incident has a lot of men second guessing. I hope you're ready for the conspiracy theory backlash.
And I applaud your husband for informing the cops that he will not speak to them... I wonder why that is? If that was any other black man I know, he'd be under the jail.
Oh and I am so glad that you were rich and loaded before you married him. You know how ignorant people are. They would swear you wanted his money, but hell, you have your own!
Well this doesn't surprise me. All men have it in them. They are never satisfied and the scent of a woman's crotch always leads them astray. I mean you are a beautiful woman. You were a nanny so you know how to take care of home and children. What more could he ask for? Ohhhh... I know. He must be lookin' for the "Adina Howard" in you. After cooking, cleanin and taking care of kids, and balancing the finances, the freak in you should be available to him at all times, Right? And if it's not then they need to step out to find it.
Fuckin' jerks. Perhaps your husband should incorporate a little Nas into his musical selection. "Pussy Kills" homeboy. Shit is dangerous. Just ask Steve McNair. Oh wait... Nevermind.
Well... I hope his peen is satisfied and those lacerations on his face don't scar.
