Head of the State

I recently ran across this video. Set to the tune of "Hard in Da Paint," it offers an alternative view of Barack Obama's presidency. Quite possibly offensive, but also quite possible the funniest thing I've seen in a while. Please watch the whole thing. I think the funniest thing is the ad-libbing throughout. This dude has his Obama impression down. Check it out.

Pharrell May Be the Craziest/Most Creative Person Ever

Also, Check out N.E.R.D.'s 4th studio album "Nothing" which dropped yesterday.

Lupe's Stealing my Ideas!

This is Lupe's first single off of the long awaited album Lasers. It features a reworked sample of Modest Mouse "Float On." Its pretty cool check it out.

Album Review: Chiddy Bang - The Preview

Chiddy Bang mania. Get ready for it, people. With producer Xaphoon Jones' (the white guy... yes Chiddy Bang is a group, you fools) elctro/indie/pop sampling beats and Chiddy's clean, and punchline packed raps, these guys have been redefining the genre of hip-hop and taking the digital music scene by storm. Now signed by EMI, Xaph and Chiddy make their first entry into hip-hop's commercial arena with The Preview.

The Preview is exactly what the title suggests, a preview of things to come. The 8 track mini-album consists of 3 successful songs off of their freshman mixtape, The Swelly Express, and 5 new tracks that offer a forecast of their potential. The Preview also boasts some impressive features with hip-hop legend Q-tip of A Tribe Called Quest and indie/folk band Darwin Deez making vocal appearances and the esteemed Pharell co-producing the lead-off track "GoodLife."

The preview is a fucking tease of an album, and it left me craving more Chiddy Bang (I can't wait to hear Chiddy really trade verses with another rapper over a Xaphoon beat). It really gave me the feeling that these two are about to blow up in a big way. Their sound is radio friendly and extremely accessible to a wide variety of listeners, but it manages to maintain actual musical validity as well, an elusive combination rarely found in music today.

Chiddy Bang is ready for the mainstream and commercial and critical success (I smell a Grammy), and The Preview shows us precisely why they deserve it. I can't really give this album a traditional rating because of its length, but if you haven't really heard their stuff yet, get The Preview. It is certainly worth the listen, and, if you are like me, you'll want to put it on repeat after the first song.

G92: Boldy Saying No Homo Where It Should Have Been Before

Some rappers distance themselves from the silliness that is "no homo" and simply do not utter the two words, even when they are extremely applicable. The force themselves not to partake, and they do not enter their music into the game of "no homo." While I do respect their choice, I feel as if sometimes, even if you are in that category of artist, it is imperative that you clear things up. One of these artists is Kid Cudi. Rarely ever arguing his straightness in the lyrics of his music, he places himself above such tomfoolery; however, sometimes it works against him.

Take for example, his song entitled "09 Freestyle" off of the "Dat Kid From Cleveland" mixtape.

"Most niggas will quote you, play scrabble with your words man/till they see you at your show, it's my dick that they blow, MAN!"

I don't think I really need to say anything here but what is really necessary. No homo, Scott. For everyone's sake.

Video of the Week: Lil Wayne - I am not a Human Being

I reeealllly haven't been keeping up with this one, but you didn't even notice so its cool.

Anyways, this week's video is Lil Wayne's I am not a Human Being. I like the video mainly because its always entertaining to watch Lil Wayne stunt, but also because the black light effect used throughout is pretty cool.

Check out Weezy's black light tattoos that he actually had tattooed on him, not just painted on like a "bitch ass n****" as Wayne says (see the 2nd video, its pretty funny).

As a video it doesn't really offer anything conceptually fresh. But its a cool visual for a cool song, and its definitely worth watching.

Diggin' in the Crates: Special Edition, Return of the Flamboyant

AWWWWWWWWWWWW SHIT! The master of the mic, the most valuable poet on the M-I-C, the Devil's Son, a.k.a. Big L is back, y'all. It has just been announced that Big L is coming out with his second posthumous album, which is reported to be his last. The album combines never released verses of L's with production from his DITC family. I wanted it to be a surprise but Hutton Adcock posted it on my wall like an ass. Booooo. Anyway, the last album from possibly the greatest lyricist of all time is definitely a celebration worthy event, so I'm gonna help you celebrate. Below, a fantastic song by Big L. You can read the story of the album here.