Guide to a Hip-Hop Blog

Its good to see that the hip-hop/black blogs are out there, but people are not really giving opinions, no fresh ideas, or insightful wisdom is coming out – just regurgitated content coming from a few sources.

New HP Commercials w/ Hip-Hop

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Racists or A-holes?

Thus many of the cries I hear from people in their attempt to describe authority figures like Cops, Teachers, bosses, etc. may be a mis-diagnosis — they are probably just assholes more so than racists. To be an asshole usually suggests that one is not happy with themselves, and they take out their frustration on any and everything out there. These people are rude, abrasive, and very self-centered – also mix in some condescending behavior and sarcasm, and you have an ambiguous person that can either be labelled a ‘racist’ or an ‘asshole’, depending on the context of the situation.

Art imitating Life

Art imitating Life

How TV can learn from the social media realm

The Life Event

The wedding of Jill Peterson and Kevin Heinz starts with a quality entrance dance to Chris Brown’s Forever…yeah, forever. It took place at…

Marge Simpson Playboy Cover

Beyond 2D Imagination

Playboy’s smartest move

Marge Simpson will be on the cover for the November 2009 issue for the iconic magazine Playboy. One way to generate interest into a dying medium & publication is to blur the lines…

Women in Mainstream Film

Women in Mainstream Film

Women’s studies mash up from Brett Dan n Jacob on Vimeo.

I thought these guys did a pretty good job in identifying gender stereotypes in popular films. Kudos, but they didn’t really offer…

Defining an Era or Error: Air Force 1′s and the Pump

Nike won this battle as the ‘Air Force 1′ shoe remains a cultural staple as many rappers have referenced and even made songs about it (i.e. Nelly and his shameless song ‘Air Force 1). The Reebok Pump did not have the longevity as the Air Force One did, but it still remains as an advancement in shoe technology

Hipsters: Then and Now

most recent crop of MCs and DJs who flout conventional hip-hop fashions, eschewing baggy clothes and gold chains for tight jeans, big sunglasses, the occasional keffiyeh, and other trappings of the hipster lifestyle.”

Buy yourself a Personality: MacBook

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Defining an Era or Error: Nintendo

An interesting fact is that the actual company Nintendo has been around since 1889, dabling in various ‘playing game products’, such as the Nintendo Playing Card Company before launching into the video game industry in the mid 70′s with the release of Donkey Kong, and the first generation Nintendo system in the early 80′s.

Back to School Fresh

Back to School Fresh

I must be having a mental writing block, or trying to fill the space between posts, or I must be busy – either or, that shouldn’t diminish the fly gear that is available out there for…