I don’t get exited over Hip Hop music like I use to. Every once in awhile a new single or an album that I’m looking forward to will come out but 8 times out of 10, I’m underwhelmed by it. Those few times I do get something worthwhile are great and it usually tides me over until the next time but these moments are few and far between.
These days there are only a few combinations of names and/or words that when put together incite an almost frenzy like excitement that harkens back to when I was in high school and at the height of my hip hop obsession. Two of those words are “Doom” and “Madlib.” Hearing these words in tandem makes me want to throw on a Rawkus t-shirt, put on my backpack and rant about how true hip hop is about lyricism while putting up “Free Mumia” stickers. Oh, how sweet a new Madvillain album would be right about now.
Well until that happens, Adult Swim has been releasing a track a week in a appropriately titled “Adult Swim Singles Program” where this week just happens to be a brand spanking new Madvillain cut entitled “Papermill.” Underground heads rejoice!
With the first music related post I’ve written in 8 months I feel it’s only appropriate that it is one that involved Lupe and Pharrell Williams. Here we have a snippet of a song called “Horn Synth” which may or may not be from Lu’s upcoming album Lasers. Pharrell showing he can speed up the tempo and still preserve that signature Neptunes sound and Lu also demonstrating the ability to speed up his flow yet still remain coherent which many rappers fail to do.
But as fresh as I think this song is, Lupe still hasn’t done enough to make up for “Solar Midnight”, the song he did for that one Twilight movie. Fuck that noise, I regret even bringing it up. You know what? Forget I ever mentioned it. I will never speak of it by name again. Lupe, Twilight…never happened. Working with Chad & Pharrell is a step in the right direction Lu. Let’s stay on path. I’m gonna leave on that note and attempt to isolate the brain cells responsible for the memory of “the-song-that-will-not-be-named” and somehow try to permanently erase them from my brain.
I like John Mayer. I like Staple Design. Nice reworking of the old Bayer logo. Staple is one of my favorite clothing brands and when they collaborate with someone I am personally a fan of, I’m all for it. I’m gonna be super self referential here but it seems I’ve blogged about John Mayer more times than I realized. Not that there’s anything wrong with that but I just find it a tad surprising. Well, let’s add another blog entry to that list shall we?
Oh and just in case you’re wondering, I’m not an affluent white suburban female college student in her mid-twenties.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…..Zzzzzzzzzzz… Huh?! What?! *yawn* Oh, yeah…New Kiks Tyo “Sneaker & A Girl” tees. These just don’t garner the same excitement as they use to. Long gone are the days of Aki Hoshino and it seems Hypebeast geeks haven’t been the same since. Nevertheless, pre-order them here and here. Now let me go back to sleep.
I’ve done about a dozen of these Kiks Tyo & A Girl posts. It’s hot scantily clad Japanese girls either wearing or posing with some sneaker. The Yuko Ishida one is lame, the Shanadoo one is cool. Bla, bla, bla, bla. Get em here and here.
Let me get this out of the way. I don’t like Lil’ Wayne. Never have, never will. That doesn’t mean I think he’s a horrible emcee or that I can’t enjoy a song he happens to be on. His lyrics can be really clever and delivery impressive at times. But for the most part, rap that originates from the south I usually dismiss without a second thought. Outkast and Goodie Mob being a few exceptions.
All of that aside, I think Weezy sounds AMAZING(yeah that’s right, I used all caps) over this completely disgusting Pharrell beat. Add that to the way they trade verses back and fourth and Pharrell with a touch of auto tune. Sold. Coming from me, this will sound crazy but I think this will end up being one of my Top 10 Hip Hop Songs of 2009.
New Kiks and a girl tees! I’m gonna be honest, I don’t know who Shanadoo is, but I’d definitely wear a shirt with them on it. The Yuko Ishida tee is nice, but I don’t know, it just doesn’t feel like a Kiks Tyo X A Girl tee unless it’s in white. For my money, the Shanadoo tee is the one to get. I like the logic here, what’s better than having a dope looking girl adorn your shirt wearing nice sneakers? Having FOUR dope looking girls adorn your shirt wearing nice sneakers. It’s basic math really.
You know, I never really liked the Carmines. I remember them fetching big bucks on ebay and it always boggled my mind as to why anyone would pay an extreme amount of cash for a Jordan VII with that ugly maroon color in it. The only VII I ever really liked were the Olympics. I liked them so much I bought two pairs but in hindsight now that I think about it, they weren’t all that great either. I guess it was the hype and peoples excitement for them that made me like them so much.
I don’t even keep up with Jordan releases anymore but from what I’ve seen it seems all they release are Jordans that have 5 pairs of Jordans sewn together in some inhumane Frankenstein manner. That or they release those two packs were they make you buy two shoes and they always have one Jordan that everyone wants and then pack in a horrible pair of J’s no one wants. It’s like they have this list of all of the Air Jordan’s and Retro Air Jordans in every colorway on this list of top sellers and worst sellers and they pick one from the top and one from the bottom of that list and charge $300 for the whole thing. Yeah you’re getting two shoes but still. I don’t want to pay $300 for two pairs of shoes, only one of which I’m going to wear.
Wow, I actually remember when I use to be a Air Jordan fanatic but now, the only Jordan I ever plan on owning is the Black/Cement IV. They just released that in a double pack with the black XIX’s or “the basket weave Jordan” as I like to call it. Horrible. Just give me the fucking Retro IV without the XIX please, thanks.
Anyways, Yuko Ishida is hot. Kiks Tyo is dope. The tee is fresh(despite the Carmines). You know the deal, pre-order them here. Peace.
Must…resist…temptation. Must…not buy. Funds..quickly depleting. Can’t..buy another shirt with hot Japanese idol wearing shoes I don’t own. Will look…too funny wearing shirt without the shoes…but will seem like I’m trying too hard…if I do. Ugh, these shirts such a double edge sword. The next Kiks Tyo and Yuko Ishida tee is available and has the lovely singer/model wearing a pair of Levis x Air Jordan I Retro’s. Comes in both white and gray versions. Get your pre-order on here. Oh yeah and it’s confirmed. Yuko Ishida, NOT ugly.
