December 2010
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Break
We breakin from tumblr for the holidays… thanks for following so far and stay tuned. Between family and music… I’m gonna listen through some of this year’s songs again and pick the top records of 2010. I’m out.
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Music Favorites: Week of December 17, 2010
Lil Wayne ft. Cory Gunz – 6’7″ (Prod. by Bangladesh) — Via Nahright
Massive Attack – Red Light (Clark Remix)
I’m amazed that good music is still coming out in the last 2 weeks of 2010. Fabolous wins me over with a video for a track released this fall (can’t believe I slept on it). Plus, a radio rip of a new Lil Wayne track that you MUST have already...
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Beef: How to Win in 2010
Is it just me or was that cudi dis better than anything on the album?
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Maria Mazza
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Plan A and Plan B
You got big dreams. And you have the talent and the motivation to chase em. You know it will be magnificent… cuz every day you get to do what you really love. …of course… you can’t count on getting paid right away… and people will roll their eyes at you in the beginning…
…but that’s why you got plan B. It’s respectable. You might even like...
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The artist must say it without saying it.
– - Duke Ellington
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Music Favorites: Week of December 9, 2010
The video for Kush is on point. I gotta say that Dre found the sweet spot… making progress while still keeping his signature. On the more underground side… Polyester on some spacey shit reminiscent of classic Outkast/Hieroglyphics. And Flying Lotus has me trippin. <— essential viewing
Neon Black Video: Storyboards
candycoatedkillahz:
Alon Isocianu drew a couple dozen storyboards for our upcoming video. Here’s a sneak peek at just a few…
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Alena Šeredová
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Selling Out
There was a time when there was nothing worse than being a “sell out”. You have to look back to find it. Back when Van Halen was the sound of clear Pepsi. When Hammer danced for some popcorn chicken. And suddenly… people were just done. Gangsta took over. Grunge killed glam. Raves became the anti-club. The whole industry flipped.
But as the “alternative” rose...
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows...
– - Pablo Picasso
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Music Favorites: Five Mics Edition
Fuck it. I’m on some classics this week.
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Do Five Mics Make a Difference?
The Original 5 Mics: 1990-1999
Millennial Mics: 2000-2005
2010
Pre-Source Classics
End of Embargo Award
Half Mic Bumps
The Full Mic Stretch
The original 5 mic albums are undisputed classics. But the others… up for discussion. (@danthrax on twitter. Fuck with me.)
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Rosaria Cannavò