H.N.I.T.H. Review – Rick Ross – Teflon Don
Old hip hop heads will say that back in the day, you street cred was everything. However, in 2010, maybe your street cred doesn’t have to have to be proven. The game has changed indeed. Before buying this album, well you might ask yourself, how can a former C.O drop albums with names like “Trilla”, “Deeper than Rap”, and the lastest installment “Teflon Don” and be met with good success? Theres a lot of things I could say to knock Rick Ross, like he needs guest appearances to sell, and he jacked Biggie’s swag, but I cant hate the player, gotta hate the game.
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H.N.I.T.H.
Sinakilloptimist Review: M.I.A. – /\/\ /\ Y /\
I give M.I.A. credit. She stands alone with her distinct sound which she creates…from her first release, Arular (named after her father, 2005), and her second release, Kala (named after her mother, 2007), she has made abstract sounding music. It’s not mainstream but it’s not foreign either. I can vividly remember listening to Arular for the first time. I had to listen to it four to five times before I could even understand the concept. With her newest release /\/\ /\ Y /\ (Maya), I was able to understand it after first listen. Her sound is not for everyone. Its not catchy hooks with monster beats, but to me, it’s cool. It’s real.
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H.N.I.T.H. Review: Jay-Z – Blueprint III
“How am I a legend?/ I just got 10 number 1 albums/ Maybe now 11”
The G.O.A.T of hip hop makes another solid release with the 3rd series of The Blueprint. It serves as an example to all MCs in the game, I mean what more can he say, he is the blueprint. This album is great for a lot of reasons. 1. Jay’s Statements 2. Jay’s Lyrics 3. Good Producing & Collaborations 4. The Bangers 5. Song Placement, etc. I can make at least 20.
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HNITH
Drops: Dom Kennedy – Future Street/Drug Sounds
When I make my quarterly visit to L.A. me and Props put each other on to some new shit (pause). A couple of visits ago it was a new L.A. artist called Dom Kennedy. This dude mad nice (make sure you check out watermelon sundae) This free mixtape is a good collection that you gon be able to bump in the summer with the windows down with its good mix of beats and rhymes. If youve heard of Dom Kennedy and dont have this mixtape then cop after the break. If you haven’t heard of Dom Kennedy, Im glad I could put you on to somethin new and you can also cop mixtape after break. If you jus wanna hear it cop the mixtape after the break. ETC ETC
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It was a pleasure for you to meet me.
Drops: Clipse X Kanye X Kaws
Maaaaaaannnnnnn the Clipse is prolly one of the most slept on rap duo i mean two of the most slept on rappers in the game. Here they come with a certified banger though in Kinda Like A Big Deal. All these Kanye features have me really anxious to hear what his album is gonna sound like that he is supposedly dropping this summer. We’ll have to see. Definitely give this a listen after the break kids.
WesLexner Tech Corner: $20,000.00 Television
And now for somethin that very few of us will prolly enjoy in our own homes. This tv is 70″ of beauty. I recently saw it in action at the Sony Style store in Easton towne center in Columbus,Oh. A tear came to my eye as i was watching Quantum of Solace on a larger than life specimen of a TV.
Wanna know the Specs besides the size. Go head and click on the bump yo.
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WesLexner’s Tech Corner: Nintendo DSi
I love nintendo products. Simple, yet fun. Plain but pleasing to the eye. Nintendo doesnt disapoint when it comes to the third generation ds handheld system.
Review & Recap: Notorious at The Montalbán
Checked out a screening of Notorious last night at Cinema Tuesdays at Nike Sportswear’s Montalbán Theater. Scene was pretty thick. Just missed the reception with MC Lyte, made it just time to catch the flick and check the Q&A session with George Tillman Jr., Derek Luke & Naturi Naughton.
I went in with low expectations and was pleasently surprised. It wasn’t great, but in the same sense wasn’t terrible
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Review: Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak
Stunning Visuals, for the ears. © Wes Lexner
Just over a year after his classic release, Graduation, Kanye West puts out another solid album by the name of 808′s and Heartbreaks.
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Review: Spike Lee – Miracle at St. Anna’s
The synergy that Director Spike Lee creates in Miracle at St. Anna’s is remarkable. Sometimes I ask myself the question, does the Director make the movie or does the movie make the Director? In this case, the blending of the two forces is seamless.
The movie is a slow burn, like a crock pot or a BBQ. Not that it is drawn out, on the contrary; St. Anna’s is layer upon layer of remarkable scenes. Landscape scenes, village scenes, religious and war scenes to name a few.
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Review: TV on the Radio – Dear Science
Dear Science, TV on the Radio’s follow-up to 2006′s Return to Cookie Mountain-- a dense and textural album with an optimistic core– is catchier, but thornier than its predecessor. Musically, it’s an instant grabber: Handclaps crack like fireworks. TVOTR’s horns, courtesy of the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, sound punchier and brighter than ever before. Vocalists Tunde Adebimpe and guitarist/singer Kyp Malone thrive as dual frontmen: They’re dope when they’re angry, and even doper when they’re not. And David Sitek’s production is shiny and urgent, while his harsher synths and doo-dads hang back like a commentary track.
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Jay-Z – Jockin’ Jay Z
He’s baaaaaack…
Kanye is rumored to be producing most, if not all, of the album. Remember back in the day when an artist would do a whole album with one producer for cohesiveness? Think classic Snoop or Jeru with Primo… and fast forward it to 2008.
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Santogold & Diplo – Top Ranking: A Diplo Dub
Mad Decent’s steez has been based in multiculturalism. Podcasts, including DJ Sega / Boy 8-Bit’s mashing of genres, to Diplo’s ability to take dub step, B-More, Hyphy, Crunk, Favela, Baile funk, French house, (insert your favorite dance genre here) and make it both street and club friendly, Mad Decent has been a fantastic conduit for music lovers. Diplo’s live shows and Mixtapes have been incredible for making the artists he selects shine. This CD is no exception. Santogold already has a legacy of her own, but Diplo manages to not only build up her sound but contextualize it through 30 years of music, ranging from reggae to 80s pop to grime.
If anything, that’s what makes this mix so special and so different from Piracy Funds Terrorism (his mix with MIA). This disc is not introducing a new artist but providing a different landscape with which to listen to her music. Inclusions such as the Clash, B-52s, and Barrington Levy may seem diverse, yet with the dubbed out Diplo backdrop, they fit perfectly into the Santogold aesthetic. A tribal-esque remix by Radioclit of “Get it Up” and XXXChange’s remix of “Les Artistes”, both spectacular in their own rights, stand taller when surrounded by the classics of Desmond Dekker, Nora Dean, and Devo.
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Movie: The Wackness – Review
It’s the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop. Set against this backdrop, Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) spends his last summer before college selling dope throughout New York City, trading it with his shrink (Ben Kingsley) for therapy, while crushing on his step-daughter (Olivia Thirlby).
Nas “Untitled” Leaked…
Highly anticipated & controversial has finally reached the pub
Legendary Nas drops his ninth studio album
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Firefox 3 released for download – Instant Classic
And we’re live…
Firefox has been my browser of choice. Since I migrated over to my Mac.
So far so good with 3. Moving quickly and efficiently
PROPS Rating @@@@@ – Instant Classic
Robocop that!
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Happy Fathers Day!
from PROPS! staff
Nas – “Be A Nigger Too” Official Video
Chorus aside. I think this is a dope song/video
Intro is crazy. Big shout to Paul Mooney
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N*E*R*D – Seeing Sounds – Review
Seeing Sounds is N*E*R*D’s third studio album scheduled to be released on June 10, 2008 in the US.
“We didn’t care about genres; we’re not doing this for the money,” Pharrell Williams said at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. “We’re doing this for people who pledge allegiance to our movement.”
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Stimulate the Economy – White High Tops
I generally hate the term or idea of “Must haves”. Just sounds mad corney
Pretty much a staple for the summer
Just a few updated styles and silhouettes
Stay fresh
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WEEZER “Pork and Beans” vid spoofing viral videos
I been bumpin Weezer pretty tough for like 2 weeks now and their new album “The Red Album” is pretty solid. If ur in to a lil rock sometimes or u jus wanna try somethin new you should definately try it out. I feel like i shouldn’t have even said bumpin weezer, so ill say rockin out to weezer. Check out da kung fu nigga renewing his 15 mins of fame after he had the backflip sans the landing video from a couple of years ago. CHECK IT OUT YO.
WesLexner hoppin on his spaceship and bustin out
Lil’ Wayne – “The Carter III” – Leaked…
Got the Internet going Nuts
A lot of people have been waiting for this one.
The Carter III delivers… Bottom line. It’s not rocket science, just good shit.
PROPS Rating: @@@
Highlights: Mr. Carter (Jay Kills this), Phone Home, Nothing on Me,
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Wale – 10Deep presents… “The Mixtape About Nothing”
With DC & Maryland on his back Wale’s back with his highly anticipated follow up to 100 Miles & Running, “The Mixtape About Nothing”
Wale’s easily one of my favorite new jacks right now
Dope rhymes, Fresh sound, Crazy concept
Aside from a few mastering issues. “About Nothing” is solid all around.
Come on the Julia Louis-Dreyfus drop was hilarious
Don’t sleep mos def worth checking
Highlights: The Opening Title Sequence, The Kramer, The Manipulation, The Artistic Integrity, etc…
PROPS Rating: 4/5
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Common – Universal Mind Control (U.M.C.) Produced by Pharrell
Universal Mind Control (U.M.C.) Produced by Pharrell off his upcoming Invincible Summer album.
Joint is crazy
We ready for the summer
On some old Africa Bambaataa Steez
PROPS Rating: 4/5
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