Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Kaossilator - superfly.





It's Those Galaktikal Dudes™. Right now we're demonstrating...those galaktikal moves

Hiro aka Mr. Stupid Fresh & Splurt aka Tony Splurtana

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Lil' Wayne Million: Top Ten Verses


Ya diiiiiig??? You've most likely already read or heard about it. In the first week of sales Lil' Wayne aka Weezy F. Baby aka Young Carter aka the Birdman J.R. aka The Rapper Eater aka Mr. Every-time-you-see-me-got-a-new-chain broke one-million in sales, something that hasn't been accomplished in three years when some guy released an album called The Massacre. But the event is not as important as how he accomplished it.

First, let it be said that Wayne is one of the best rappers alive if not the best (see top ten lines below). That is to say that the process could be imitated to a T and without the talent and nuance, the end result would not come close to the topic at hand. So, what is it about Wayne's actions that separates him from every other rapper out today? There are three major defining characteristics:

1. He constantly smokes marijuana, often sites his personal affinity for 'pills' and ingests what rappers most often refer to as Drank, purple stuff, Sizzurp or Lean. More specifically, he has mentioned on multiple occasions that he ingests the third on a daily basis. If one were to research the history and make up of the southern-born beverage, they would find that Wayne is the most common selection for the position of spokesperson. Could this cause his brain to malfunction in the same vain as a circuit bent children's toy? Or the prophetic madness of Plato's Phaedrus? Or perhaps he is like the superhero with the perpetual superpower-gifting laboratory disaster? What it almost certainly does is allow him the credibility and respect (that is of paramount importance in the rap game) attained by other rock or rap legends through their respective self-destruction, for example, Lou Reed, Keith Richards, DJ Screw and others.

*Obligatory relevant Wayne:
'I'm on that lala, twist it up, I'm on that syrrup slow it down.' - 'I Know the Future'

2. He maintains his popularity and visibility by guest staring on other artists' tracks. Not only that, but as he is asked to do so he maintains a perceived demand, as the idols of many show their fans that they view Wayne as a constant asset. This money-by-association is most notable through Wayne's close relationship with Jay -Z that was fully exposed on the Carter III itself when Jay anointed Wayne with the line 'I took too much change from this rap game, it's your go.' Not to mention that the money he receives for said guest spots allows him to stay financially on top and ready to purchase backing tracks of at least mid-level demand.

*Obligatory relevant Wayne:
'Never Give Free Bees 75 Thousand For These Beats' - 'Upgrade U'

3. Hard work and relentless supply to those who ask for everything. Some artists in the industry are trying demand more from their fans. Pioneered by Lars Ulrich of Metallica and his crusade against P2P revolutionary Shawn Fanning years ago, these self-destroyers on the opposite side can't seem to understand that the industry will move forward and if they don't move with it, they'll be rolled over. Wayne's free content and otherwise all out embrace of what most consider to be pitfalls of the modern music industry through hard work has amassed him a following large enough that even a small percentage of buyers adds up to numbers that few thought would ever be possible again. This is the direction of the music industry. Fans want, Wayne gives. If you deserve recognition as an artist then the music your fans (can now more easily) hear for free is only more publicity , more tickets sold and more revenue to the many other avenues through which an artist and his or her label can make money.

*Obligatory relevant Wayne:
'Can you picture Carter V?' - 'A Milli Freemix'
'Shout out to every DJ bootleggin, 'cause I made history a-ny-way.' - 'A Milli Freemix'
'...gettin back to work - Carter IV' - Youtube thank you to all fans, paying and not

And now here is a personal 'Top Ten Best Wayne Lines' (A list could never be truly completed or universally accurate). It should be mentioned that I do not endorse or promote any of the ideas or actions within these lines, only the skill with which they are conveyed:

1. 'Safe sex is great sex. Better use a latex, 'cause you don't want that late text, that 'I think I'm late' text.'
2. 'Dear Mr. Toilet, I'm the shit - got these other haters pissed 'cause my toilet paper thick.'
3. '...trying to tell you I can kick it like Lu-Kang ni**a, got that Sub-Zero flow, how you on me ma. Ni**a get over here like Scorpion.'
4. 'Sitting in the coop looking like a racer, top peeled back like the skin of a potato, seat way back listen to Anita Baker riding by myself smoking weed by the acre'
5. 'Start with straight shots and then pop bottles, pour it on the models, shut up bitch swallow, if ya cain't swallow, shut up bitch gargle, I'm fresh up out the water with my Mark Jacobs goggles!'
6. 'We are not the same, I am a martian. It's Young Weezy F. Baby, no abortion. I have Hoes. I do not have to force them. This just do what I say Jack like wheel of fortune.'
7. 'I get head in the strangest places; two at the same time i call it changin faces. I tell the bitch we aint tradin places, now stand back n catch my amazin graces.'
8. 'I am a robot and this robot is on overload'
9. '...and I'm so muthafuckin high I could eat a star'
10. 'I'm the man in this bitch, they say money talks well I'm the ventriloquist'

Honorable mention in no particular order:

The entire verse from 'Make it work for ya.'
'It's young Weezy F. Baby - no abortion'
'If that line under a gram then that line ain't mine'
'I got a great idea, we should have sex. Bitch im like Daunte Hall, I just throw up the X.'
'They cannot see me, they are like Stevie, I am Barring-a-ton like Levy.'
'Yeah bitch that's my girl, and she pops x-cellent up in Wayne's World'
'I tip the bitch and she ain't comin back to work for a month.'

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Monday, June 09, 2008

Smoking Study Patients Rarely Return


I thought this was funny:

June 9, 2008 -- Smoking in midlife results in poor memory and makes it harder to think and learn, according to research published in the June 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

What's more, developing cognitive problems in your 30s, 40s, and 50s may speed the onset of dementia. Smoking damages blood vessels, including those in the brain. Scientists recently concluded that smoking is a risk factor for dementia.

However, the link between smoking and cognitive problems has been hard to determine because few study patients return for follow-up visits or they die of smoking-related diseases before the research is completed.

- WebMD

Friday, June 06, 2008

Cousin Cole's B'day at the Panty Raid


THE PANTY RAID & COUSIN COLE'S BDAY w/ WILLY JOY

Date: June 6, 2008 @ 10pm
FREE! @ Savalas
285 Bedford Avenue between South 1st St & Grand
Bedford L

Description:
"The Panty Raid" is now a regular feature at a Savalas, Williamsburg's neighborhood favorite, and showcases DJs who play a mix of disco, rock, hip hop, and dance music. It takes place on the first Friday of every month for one-night-only of consolidated mayhem. Our next event will take place on Friday, June 6th and features Chicago's WILLY JOY (Fly By Night) along with resident DJ and Birthday Boy, Cousin Cole. If the music isn't enough to get you loose, we got a $6 tecate & tequila or $6 PBR & whisky deal ALL NIGHT.
- TheNewPop.com

10-11pm POWER HOUR
$15 – 6 PBRs & a shot of whiskey
$16 – 6 Tecate & a shot of tequila

DJS:

COUSIN COLE:
(Panty Raid, BK)
Myspace
Flagrant Fowl

WILLY JOY:
(Fly By Night, URB's Next 100, Chicago)
Myspace

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

A Love Psychedelic


The city she is an abusive lover. At one moment you are hated. You are inadequate to the world of Wallstreet money men and women, a lazy directionless child only serving as a black hole for the finances of any institution sustaining you. In the next? Well in the next moment it will turn around to love you. It will say "you were always the only one for me," or "I know I can push you beyond the point of emotional embarrassment before the ones you care about, but I do it because I love you." This is the life of the true city dweller. Here is the one laying on the pavement, naked to the slings and arrows of a potential fortune. Because from the top of a building, you can avoid the trouble, the dirt. You may even be able to avoid the loneliness. But you'll do so at the expense of the crest: that point which makes you laugh to yourself without a joke or anyone to call you sane. You are mad in the streets. So prepare yourself. The only way to give up is to leave or die. Unfortunately you can't. The city needs you. I need you.

Monday, June 02, 2008

Colbert Bush Roast Truth Lies



I realize this was a loooooong time ago, but I just noticed a great point of the speech which I didn't notice at the time...

"Guys like us, we're not some brainiacs on the nerd patrol. We're not members of the factinista. We go straight from the gut. Right, sir?. That's where the truth lies, right down here in the gut."