Call it hating. Call it elitism. Call it being old fashioned. This has to be said.

• Asher Roth
• Wokka Flokka
• Soulja Boi
• Diddy
• Kanye
• Gucci Mane

 

If you are a massive fan of any of the above artists, you will be offended. And if so, the cycle of offense continues. All i have to say in response is they offend me first. They offend my ears. They offended all that has to do with hip hop. with music. With human decency. I feel like i have to stand up and say “WTF?!” Not to these artists, but to the general public. People who say they enjoy hip hop. So, as someone who has not always recognized crap music, you get a slap on the hand and a lesson.

Danm STRAIGHT I’m offended. Your only hating on Asher Roth cuz he’s a white boy with some skill. Ok, I’ll admit that “I love College” was hot. and I was bitter because i couldn’t escape it. Over played is an understatement. But there is a little thing i like to call a “One Hit Wonder.” But AP, you gotta hear him on the mixtapes and his freestyle! I did and it only confirmed that Asher is the best of the crap white boy rappers trying to be the next Eminem. And he proves it by reminding extensively of the funny and offensive Slim Shady thing that Em does. So to begin the cleansing of the music industry, we must begin to recognize the one hit wonder. The 80′s were full of em so go ask yo’ mama for help spotting em.

Wokka Flokka. Nuff said.

And now for the clever yet asinine Soulja Boi. (henceforth referred to as Soldier boy) He was smart enough to become cool by pretending he was ahead of the curve. Taking crap that people have thought of before but had the good sense not to exploit (sunglasses with your name written on em and that stupid dance) and making people who thought of themselves as cool feel like they missed out. Soldier Boy also used the power of memes. /b/tards and sociologists are familiar with the term. smart people recognize the term. those who who don’t, go find a dictionary. His hit song used that stupid dance and the shotgun spread of Youtube to get widespread really fast. It hit hard and fast, like a roofy designed for the music industry. But unlike date rape, he refused to hit and quit. He had to Spiderman that Ho. And he had to soldier girl. one audio rape session after the other. Solder is a great example of a bad fad… a horrible fad. Like telephone booth stuffing bad. Learn to see it coming and avoid accordingly. I dont blame the bublic too much beacuse there was way too much science behind this musical abortion.

Bone Crusher. Where is he? He dropped “I Ain’t Never Scared,” the catchiest of all hood rage anthems, and disappeared. Thank you Bone Crusher. Diddy, PLEASE learn a lesson from Mr Crusher. Jay-Z did (granted he did it like 500 times, but Hova knows what he’s doing). Ja-Rule did it. They were lucky enough to not be One Hitters, but they also knew when to stop. They also took one stage name and stuck with it. Puff Daddy>P Diddy>Diddy>Puffy>Sean “Puffy” Colmes. God help the soul who doesn’t say the whole thing. It’s like A Pimp Named Slick-back. BUT, I digress. Diddy (or whatever the hell he’s calling himself now) started ok. Had a hit or 5, all well deserved. He then decided to step back and be all entrepreneur. More power to him. But he’s now spread himself way too thin and now the Puffy tracks that drop are lacking. And he was just passable when he was constantly in the studio. There was no need to be on the “All I Do Is Win” remix. No need to say “Hello, Good Morning.” This is the beginning of what i call “Blaze of Glory” syndrome. He’s gonna keep going till he tanks and he will always be remembered for the utter crap he puts out and expects to buy. (ermm… torrent) If you love Mr Colmes, e-mail the man. tell him to go out with class. he’s got so much other stuff to focus on. 

Ok ok ok. AP you got a point about all those guys. But you better not mention the voice of our generation. I’m-a let you finish, but Kanye West has the biggest entertainer ego of ALL TIME. I’m just sayin’. For real guys, Kanye is out of control and you are the reason why he’s this way. He came out on fire. He was good. real good. And you all jumped on the bandwagon in droves, as did I. But you saw it going to his head. From the moment he told the truth on television and gave Mike Myers a heart attack, he’s been on the ego trip from hell. SIR Elton John is the only one in the industry who has the ability to be that much of a diva. He is allowed to. It’s part of the package when you get knighted. Now Kanye believes he’s untouchable. Now he’s taking a page from Yoko Ono’s book and being weird and experimental. Yeah it’s cool and all, but nobody should have the balls to make “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” anything but a side project. Mike Shinoda did it right. He had Linkin Park going and, with less hype and alot less pride, he tried Fort Minor. Kanye thinks he can just hit one key on a synthesizer for 3 and a half hours and be the Paveratti of hip hop. As a community, you all should have slapped him when he called himself the voice of the generation. Youth of America, I blame you for what happened to Taylor Swift. We can still save Kanye West. Give him a social spanking and we can enjoy amazing hip hop music from him for years to come.

I’m not even going to talk on Gucci Mane, Tyga, New Boiz, and that idiot that decided that we should do the stanky leg. I’m done punishing you for all the crap you have perpetuated. Ok Mr High and Mighty, what should I listen to? You done ripped apart everything on the radio and in the club. What’s left? It’s a good thing you asked, ‘cus i was just about to tell you. I’m not trying to tell you what to listen to. I’m trying to say, don’t listen to crap just because it’s popular. If it’s really popular, there’s a good chance it’s freeze dried shit. I want you to take a week, maybe two, and turn off the radio. Leave the iTunes alone. Toss everything that is familiar or recent. Go to youtoube and Last.FM and look up something from another country. Something old. Something underground. I want you to broaden your musical horizons. Learn what happened. Learn where the samples come from. Case in point: Kanye’s “Stronger” was at the top of the charts for a while. I dare you right now, go to the club and ask anybody who Daft Punk are… you got nothing. What punk?! I rest my case. So here is your home work. Head to Last.FM, Youtube.com and Pandora.com and listen to a little of this:

• Mr. Lif
• Madlib / Quasimoto
• Lauren Hill / The Fugees
• House of Pain
• Jurassic 5
• Zion I
• Dialated Peoples
• Common
• Tupac
• Public Enemy
• Sugar Hill Gang
• Kool Keith
• “The Double Dutch Bus” (song title)
• Z-Trip
• RJD2
• Aesop Rock
• Talieb Kwalei
• Ludacris
• Mos Def

Now that’s a start. You will find artists that were the pioneers. What was good back in the day will show you that you are letting today’s musicians get lazy. You will hear music unclouded by ego, fame and trends. You will find hidden gems that i don’t even know about yet. Please share. And together we can have good music now and for future generations to bump to on oldies night.

Whateva nigga.

Worst Blogger Ever

It’s been forever since I’ve been here. I wonder how many people have come across this wast of web-space and laughed, or worse, were disappointed.

Ok, In an effort to stick to something, anything really, I will update once a week. Monday. I’ll bring you something I learned or found cool. Even if it’s just a link.

This is a promise to you internet. Wish me luck.

A New Generation of Band

I had an amazing idea…

 

What if there was a band that only played covers of bands that sing in a different language. Think about it. 

 

A group of black guys singing in Japanese. They know what they are saying, but their Swahili audience can’t tell “desu” from “ryu.” 

A punk band singing in French to a crowd of Ganguro girls. 

 

Why, to listen to the message in the music, not the lyrics. Some songs have a very great sound but are horrible in their lyrics. ” I love my Bitch” by Busta Rhymes is one of these songs. The beat is very happy and appreciative but why refer to your lovely girlfriend as a bitch?

 

I personally listen to a bunch of foreign music. And I have no clue what they are saying. But it create a very special message from them. One unique to me.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFEeNCghwA8

 

That’s Sekai wa Sore o Ai To Yobundaze by Sambomaster. It’s an amazing song. If you so choose, listen to it, but do not watch the video. Think about the message you hear from it. then watch the video and compare it to your message.

 

Go ahead…Try it..

 

Did you?

The title means “That’s what the World calls Love.”  I only discovered this today. I always thought it was a love song and it was unrequited love. Seeing the music video confirms it. I thought this from the first time i heard the song. 

 

There is a message in the music. And in the lyrics. You can grasp it if you want to. 

 

 

And if you make a music video based on this blog, I WANT 10%

 

 

Seriously.

I’ve returned… 2 inches less of a man

I’m sorry for being gone for so long. I started to write a couple entries but they never got published. So I posted them all before this apology.

First off, I’d like to say Happy 4th of July to all the American readers. And….hi to every one else….

Ha…..

I’m a little deader inside because I was forced to cut my afro. I was working on that thing for almost 1/2 a year. I was just getting used to hair in my eyes. Why? Because, everyone around me says it was the reason I’m not getting hired. So, with a heavy heart, I went back to my old haircut of a low fade. I’ve had this thing for 14 years of my life. It’s enough to kill a man. (well not kill him….)

And I’m gonna hear so much rabble from my fellow members of my church, The Jesus Saves Ministry of Brooklyn, NY. They were telling me it didn’t look good. “Go get a haircut” they said. FEH! I did it, ok! Happy?

Not to mention my friend (known to you guys as iCheer) was delighted to see it go. not that she had any say in the matter.

Just you all wait. The ‘fro shall return. Bigger and better.

If I don’t get a job within two weeks, I will raise all seven layers of hell.

Ok…..Mummy 3?

Fist a little math

Mummy = Egypt + Curses + Rick O’Connell + Evey = Good

Mummy2 = Egypt + Curses +Rick O’Connell + Evey + Kid + GIANT SCORPION MAN = Better

Mummy3 = China – Egypt + Curses + Rick O’Connell – The Original Evey +Some cheap lookalike Evey +(Kid+ 12 years) + Jet Li = Possible Crap

It just don’t add up.

Why do production companies decide to milk a series for all that it’s worth? They did it with Shrek. The third was not necessary. They did it with a couple other things.

It’s absolutely ridiculous.

Why milk a series ’till it’s bone dry? For money? What a load of CRAP! What ever happened to film is an art form, hmmm? Why is it that capitalism has to get it’s grubby little paws on everything that those that can appreciate art is willing to pay for.

And this crap dosent stop at movies. TV shows! Video Games! (here’s looking at you SONY) When will it end?

All I ask is for the people in these media positions to get a little class.

Decicions Decicions…

Keeping in mind that I am dirt poor, I’m still looking to buy a high end SLR for myself.

I’ve narrowed my search to a camera that is the closest to fitting into my budget of about 5 bucks. It costs $400. The Olympus D410.

I’m also lusting over the more expensive Nikon D80.

The Nikon has more than Can use properly, but the Olympus won’t challenge me at all. It’s such a dilemma that it’s  driving me absolutely batty.

I guess it doesn’t really matter seeing as I’m not buying one any time soon…

I hate New York… And the City too

It’s Sunday morning and Im at my Grandmother’s house.

it rained yesterday.

That means every Bug and it’s mamma’s mamma makes their way into the apatment.

Today i was awoken by the sof caress of a massive cockroach.

It just reminded me why I hate being in the city. It’s crowded, nobody looks happy, it’s dirty, it’s loud, and on top of it all, i once awoke to find bullet holes in my Grandfathers car. FRESH ONES.

It sucks. It really does. I have friends and family there too. so that means i gotta go back and visit them. I wonder if i can kidnap them… take them to P.A. and then NUKE all of NYC.

Not a bad idea, right?

I’ve lived 14 years of my life in Brooklyn, NY and I didn’t know better until i moved to the Poconos. There is such thing as quiet. There is such thing as safety. I was able to chill in the front yard for the first time in 14 years! I’m never going back to the city.

But, as an up and coming Photographer, all the big studios are there.

Any way, there needs to be some kind of social and physical reform in the cities of America. I can’t say anything about other countries but I will soon.

You’re next ENGLAND.

PS:

I’m not just being a punk with this whole roach thing. There is a difference between a Cockroach and like a Praying Mantis or something like that. Cock roaches are dirty and I see them around dead things and garbage. Mantises, on the other hand are proud hunters who have no need for such filth.  Same with flies and Dragonflies. I’d take a large scorpion a hundred times over before I take a roach.

My GF is Frikin’ Redunkerus!!!1!

S’okay… My birthday is on the 20th this month and my Girlfriend decided to supply me with a Camera.

A CA-MER-A!!! A frikin Samsung S73!!!

Can you believe that!!! I got a photographer’s side arm! I’m unstoppable!!

I love her sooo much! Shout to you Ash and thank you.

This is way better than Icy hot and cover up…

,>_ <,

CAMERA!!!!!!!!!!!

Comics are getting really…well, REAL (spoiler)

First off, I’m a little slow with comic and stuff that’s offline but with web-comics I might as well be there when the artist posts it. So I’m way behind on the summer project Secret Ivasion that Marvel has been building up to for so long….

But that’s not what today’s post is about…

I added my first link tonight and it was to CTRL+ALT+DEL. It’s usually a funny gamer comic with bits and pieces of action thrown in for flavor.

But recently it has been taking some twists and turns that end in a miscarriage. I’m not entirely sure but this might be a first for a gamer comic. I’ve read from the beginning and come to love all of the characters and even see myself in some of them (not necessarily a good thing). I did not expect this at all. It saddens me to see this happen to fictional people who have had more of an impact on me than many real individuals.

Another comic with big helpings of reality is Questionable Content. A character watched her own father blow their brains out. Another is obsessive compulsive to the point she has bags under her eyes. It’s like there is some revolution that allows realistic issues and random ninja to dwell in the same reality.

I wonder if it only works in webcomics…

Knowing my luck, I’m probably going to be killed by a ninja before i find a jo

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Good evening. This is the ninja that has just incapacitated Xander. He suspected I was watching him and I had to take him out. Do not be alarmed for he is not dead. He unknowingly serves as an academy training dummy. He should be up in an hour or so.

Thanks, The NInja in training

Maiden Bloggage…What have I done?

S’okay, I’ve decided to start a blog. About my life and what I notice. Things I got through and this is the last entry that uses normal English.

It seems that I really don’t know what to talk about now. I suppose I should introduce myself.

I am Xander. I go by many other names but I like this one as a web identity.

I’m young enough to still learn and old enough to know better…yet not old enough to drink…

I’m a guy, I’m black, and I’m in a very happy relationship (sorry ladies). I love the things in the title and I don’t have a warm spot in my heart for money. That doesn’t mean i still don’t need it. All this and you can hardly tell who I am.

Well, if your curious follow my journal, leave some comments, and enter the life of Xander.