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Why You Wanna Go Back To Cali | Nathaniel Jams
Poolside x The Notorious B.I.G.
I’m calling this one a “suntan lotion joint.” You just press play while you’re laying out, glistening in the sunlight. It’s getting hot out there, gotta have the right music, y’all…
kanye, congeniality, and entertainment.
“I don’t like Kanye West, he’s such an asshole.”
I don’t know about the rest of you, but that’s a sentiment that I’ve heard on several occasions, to which my internal (and sometime external) response is “Have you even listened to Kanye West before?”
Here’s the thing: I’m not saying that there’s a right or wrong opinion to have about Kanye West, or any artist for that matter—but it seems like Kanye is one of the most maligned artists for not having the kind of personality that others would like him to have. That being said, whatever personality he has does not have any bearing on his work.
Let’s look at another celebrity: Tom Hanks. I love Tom Hanks. Love his work. He’s rumored to be one of the nicest guys in Hollywood and I believe it—I don’t think that he’d be any better or worse of an actor if he were an asshole.
As for Kanye—if you’ve listened to his work and it just doesn’t do it for you, I get it. To each his or her own. But, there seems to be an awful lot of naysayers who haven’t even really listened to the work.
This goes for a lot of things beyond Kanye. There are a lot of television shows, movies, other musical artists that don’t particularly appeal to me, and I try not to pass judgment on these things. I haven’t educated myself on the subject to form an opinion about it. I’ll have some sort of impression about these things, but I won’t have a well-formed opinion.
As for Yeezus, it’s a pretty good album. I don’t think it tops my personal favorite Late Registration, but I think it’s a very appropriate step in the evolution of Kanye West. For those who’ve followed the journey from album-to-album, you might even get the feeling that he’s trolling everyone who just things he’s an egomaniac.
That being said, Kanye West does not seem like the kind of person who really ever wants to explain himself while everyone wants to express opinions about anything that he does. I imagine that it’s a stressful position to be in.
If the entertainment industry were a congeniality contest, maybe Kanye would win. Maybe he wouldn’t. Who knows? I can’t say because the entertainment industry isn’t about niceness or rudeness, at the end of the day, it’s about being entertained, and if we’re lucky, we might find something artistic in that entertainment—something that can be discussed.
Kanye has certainly given us all something to discuss.
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Tomorrow afternoon…
Mos Definitely Summertime (MF Rex Disco Joint) | K.I.D. x Mos Def x Automatic Reaction
Yo…it’s always nice to hear a track that reminds you that you oughta get back into the groove and record another mix.
Missed so many points by a hair…and it hurts so, so, so much.
This is what I grabbed from Things From Another World today…”Saga” was a recommendation that the clerk made, hope it pans out!
New stamp. (at Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade)
Everything I’ve read about Six Gun Gorilla (#1) has intrigued me and I think it would be a good break from all the Batman comics I’ve read.
Pass That Dutch | Asher Roth
It’s been a minute since I’ve heard any new Asher joints (no punt intended)…but it’s pretty dope to hear him flow over a dope Missy beat.
Mo’ Money Mo’ Waiting | Nathaniel Jams
CLASSIXX x The Notorious B.I.G. x Puff Daddy x Ma$e
Y’all…I’m pretty stoked about putting this together. Also, you can DOWNLOAD IT HERE.
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One more thing: The Burgertime Mixtape is a guaranteed dance party.
If We Make It | Poolside
I really hope I can see these guys at MFNW.
lamebot replied to your post: covering a golf tournament during a rain delay must be tough…
soccer. rain. always played unless lightening comes into the mix in the metal stadiums.
Seeing how I live about 15 minutes away from Jeld-Wen Field, I’m a little mad at myself for not throwing in the soccer reference. I’m not a good Timbers fan.
covering a golf tournament during a rain delay must be tough…
Football plays mostly during rain or shine—very rarely is play suspended.
Hockey and basketball are played indoors.
With baseball, you can usually cut to coverage of another game if you’re not network television—local television is a little iffy, but the networks have mostly taken over.
With golf…well, you’ve got a bunch of guys talking about what has already happened for 25% of the time, and the rest of that time is shots of an empty golf course and talking about how wet and empty the golf course is. It’s just coverage of a couple of guys talking about wet grass while looking at pictures of wet grass and sand.
If you thought golf was boring before, tune into ESPN in the morning expecting SportsCenter and keep the channel on for 10 minutes until you get really, really tired of these cloudy landscape shots and discussions about empty golf courses.
