SOUNDSET 2010

"Asian tramps washing lowriders" is the fifth element of hip hop. Anyway, here's some video I shot this weekend.

Album Cover of the Year Voting Starts Now

I think they got Terry Richardson to shoot the photos and then Pen & Pixel did the the layout. So much emotion in this cover. Without even hearing the music, I can feel that these guys (1) make money, (2) are cold, (3) know how to wear some hats, and (4) just don't give a fuck. If anyone knows where I can can get a New Era with a dollar sign on it, holler at DMD.

HORRIBLE RAP THURSDAY: MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE

To say this rap song is horrible, is an understatement... -But then again, it might actually be an overstatement, considering this techinically might not be 'rapping'. Actually, now that I think about it, this might not even be music.

(LIL) KING SHIT

See Soulja Boy, now look what you did! Somebody please give this kid an Eric B & Rakim tape....

KILLA MIKE BRINGING BACK THOUGHT-PROVOKING RAP

I can't front; I've enjoyed certain aspects of the last 5 or 10 years of complete and utter, mind numbing, jiggy, in da-club, designer label, expensive alchohol, gratuitous sex, message-free mainstream radio, clearchannel, consumer-rap... It's been like a decade-long spring break for my brain. But I have to say, Killa Mike's bringing back the age where rap is political; it makes you think; you could even have a discussion or a debate around some of the topics contained in the lyrics... Shit, Mike's even got Ice ''Are We There Yet?" Cube rapping about something relevant again... I'm not telling rap to abandon the jiggling tits and asses, and all the other stupid-ass shit that makes dumb drunk people want to dance 'in da club'... But let's sprinkle in some thought-provoking shit as well, so that people might have a chance to have more of a clue than DMX. I stole this video from resident LOA homegirl C-Rocka's new blog. Holler at it, and tell her Snickerdoodles sent you. Also, while you're at it, peep the awesome Killa Mike interview on The Loss Prevention from a few weeks back.