Def Jam Vendetta

Def Jam Vendetta: Shyne vs 50 Cent

A mashup from an early 90′s, or late 80′s Nintendo video game where Shyne vs. 50 Cent. Shyne keeps calling 50′s name for some reason – guess to get attention. Most rappers…

Nerd Generational Hipsterism

Seems like that the hip-hop hipster/nerds are here to stay; which in my opinion, has both good & bad traits. The ‘good’ is that maybe some intellectual/creative art can come about, I mean not to say that the average hip-hop head is dumb; as many of the ‘real hip-hop heads’ know a lot about the socio-political world beyond the music. But in theory, the ‘nerds’ and the ‘hipsters’ should be able to be just as knowledgeable – if not more …. sounds like a stretch especially since the hipsters only seem to be about fashion, but I guess we will see.

Black Superheroes

The Black Superheroes

Yes, they do exist, and have existed since the 1960′s or so – the first popular black super heroes such as ‘Falcon’, and ‘Black Panther’ were introduced to cater to different audiences that were emerging. Jumping forward,…

The Influenced Economy

This translates to the fact that the more followers and/or fans that you have on social networking sites, the more leverage or value one possesses. Which in turn suggests that advertisers should pay more for an ad on a profile page with 1 million followers, than a profile page that has 5,000 followers – creating an advertising economy of scale based on influence. Seems like we are in high school all over again, but this “Influenced Economy” may be a viable way for social media companies to actually start making money, and have a real business model.

Bad Ads: KFC, chickens eating chickens

Chicken Cannibalism

An example of when an advertising concept is not thoroughly thought through – I get bringing the classic Looney Toons carton characters, but how do you have the Chicken in the cartoon discussing about eating other chickens?…

JayBey’s Destiny’s Child

Jay-Z’s & Beyonce ‘Destiny Child’

The crew at ItstheReal.com come again with a witty perspective on the potential Jay-Z & Beyonce child – comedy is all about references, and these dudes from the Tri-State always come correct.

Something like a Pimp

Something like a Pimp

How the pimp image has been commercialized & idealized.

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Fox’s ACORN Pimp goes to jail

Defining an Era or Error: Timbs

The utility boot that was originally designed for hiking and mountaineering, is probably more popular for its usage and wear in hip-hop culture. Since the mid 90′s, the Timberland boots have been a staple in hip-hop culture – from the young Mobb Deep due of Havoc & Prodigy walking Queens, NY in their Timbs in Shook Ones, to the current female video vixens that rock cute pink Timbs, Timberland boots help to define the hip-hop era. You can simply look at a Timb and know what year

Nerban Holiday Gift Guide

Holiday gift guide for the urban nerds – the Nerbans

Happy Festivus!

The celebration of Festivus begins with the “Airing of Grievances”, which takes place immediately after the Festivus dinner has been served.

Best Tiger Woods Parodies and mashups

The ‘mashup’ is the new trend, so the following are some funny mashup videos as people have likened Tiger to famous/infamous cheaters such as Shaq, Kobe, Chris Brown, Mike Tyson, Bill Clinton … and the list goes on.