Friday, October 23, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
I LOVE MUSIC
"Where we from success one in a million...therefore my mindstate thinks one in a trillion"...that's my version lol. SICK SONG.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
INSIGHTFUL...for my readers.
Hip-Hop. Latinos in Hip-hop. Latin Hip-Hop. Chicano Rap. Puerto Rican Rap. Mexican Rap.
At one time and another, the Latino influence in hip-hop has been categorized as one of the aforementioned names listed above. But what exactly do we call this music and the artists listed below.
For one, it’s just hip-hop. Hip-hop is so huge and diverse that many “sub-divisions” have been made to try and fit every aspect of hip-hop into it’s own category. Whether the MC’s rap in English, Spanish, or Nahualt, the music and message itself is still hip-hop. It’s like trying to categorize Xzibit’s music as black Hip-hop. It just doesn’t work. And when Artists like Puffy raps in Spanish it’s still considered hip-hop. Mellow Man Ace put it best when he said that it’s good for Latinos in hip-hop to be respected enough to have it’s own category but the music is still hip-hop.
Nobody knows exactly when hip-hop was created. Elements of hip-hop have always been around. But when the media first noticed hip-hop, it came from the streets of New York. It was widely and falsely publicized that hip-hop was a “new” black art form. What wasn’t mentioned was the majority of Puerto Ricans that were MCs’, break dancers(Rock Steady Crew), and Graffiti artists. Fidel Rodriquez of Seditious Beats thinks the reason for the corporate media putting one type of face on hip-hop makes it easier for the Major Labels to market and distribute to the masses. Others also believe that the corporate media does this as a separatist move, dividing the people of the Ghettos or Barrios. But what was falsely publicized to the masses didn’t make the cut in the streets. As the youth in the streets, coming from diverse cultures, shaped hip-hop to represent the voice of the people of the streets, and eventually helped hip-hop spread across Amerikkka.
Many of the old school legends like Prince Whipple Whip (Puerto Rican) didn’t enjoy the success of many Rappers that followed, but they helped form and shape the music. Just a few years later, in Southern California, a couple of Latino Radio DJs' were tearing up the underground hip-hop scene. The station was 1580 AM KDAY, and the show was "The Mix Master Show". Jacken of Psycho Realm thought KDAY was the best station of all time. The reason was Hip-Hop was being spun all day. The DJ's: Ralph M, Tony G, and Julio G. Respect throughout the hip-hop world spread for these three DJ’s, as the shows have become classics.
Ralph M, Julio G, and Tony G learned the art of producing as well. Tony G and Julio G would go on to work with the top Latino Artists. Ralph M would hook up with Son Doobie to create Funkdoobiest. Around the time that “The Mix Master Show” was blowing up, Latinos were getting ready to make their mark permanently on the hip-hop world. Corporate Media would no longer ignore the impact of Latinos in hip-hop.
Mellow Man Ace’s "Mentirosa" and Kid Frost's "La Raza" blew the scene up during the late 1980's and early 1990. Along with those two singles, Lighter Shade of Brown's "On a Sunday Afternoon", Proper Dos’ "Mexican Power", Delinquent Habits "Tres Delinquentes", ALT's "Tequila", Latin Alliance's "Lowrider", and N2DEEP's "Back to the Hotel" proved that this movement was not a fluke. These singles began breaking the Billboard Charts, and Major Labels suddenly started signing Latino Artists.
Then Cypress Hill dropped, and instantly the fact that they were Latino was no longer a matter. Even though Latinos were finally getting Radio AirPlay, the movement had already spread throughout the states. Funky Aztecs, JV, Funkdoobiest, Tony Touch, and the Beatnuts were all starting to gather respect in their regions.
During the 90’s, Latinos across Amerikkka started putting out hip-hop albums, and many did it through independent distribution. In Northern California, Sir Dyno, Duke and the Darkroom Familia started releasing albums in their region. Soon, success and countrywide recognition were to follow. In Texas, South Park Mexican and Capone did the independent route and were able to get success. In Denver, Deuce Mob hit. In San Diego California, Royal T, Lil’ Rob, Nightowl, Lil’ One, and Aztec Tribe all represented for their area. Now Chicago, Arizona, Florida, and New Mexico are some areas where MCs' are putting it down.
And of course, New York. The Terror Squad, Big Pun (rest-in-peace) and Fat Joe took the Puerto Rican side of hip-hop to the top. Big Pun and Fat Joe helped gain renewed interest to the Major Labels into the Latino Rap Scene.
Now the Latin hip-hop scene can be seen growing in Mexico, with groups like Molotov and Control Machete, as well as the rest of Latin America, Parts of Canada, and the rest of the world.
Since there are so many Artists and Groups that helped blow up the Latino Hip-Hop scene, proves Latinos will be around to the very end. And taking it to the next level should be the goal of every MC out there today. Rage against the Machine’s Zack De La Rocha, Tha Mexakinz/Malafia, The Psycho Realm, Chino XL, Brownside, Cuban Link, Brown Town Looters, Rhyme Poetic Mafia, Cisco the Frisco Mack, Mr. Shadow, Aztlan Underground, Conejo and Tattoo Ink, Los Tumbados, Mafiosos, 5th Battalion, OTW, Street Platoon, Lethal Assassins Clique, G-Fellas, Latino Velvet, El Nuevo Xol, Rhyme Asylum, Wicked Minds are among the artists putting it down today as well as many of the Artists listed above.
While Latinos, as a whole begin spreading across the States and the world, Latinos in hip-hop will continue to grow. Today, the underground scene is as big as it has ever been. Major Labels are once again interested in Latino Artists and Groups. As ALT put it “as long as we support each other we will never fall”. - Written by Richard Montes
At one time and another, the Latino influence in hip-hop has been categorized as one of the aforementioned names listed above. But what exactly do we call this music and the artists listed below.
For one, it’s just hip-hop. Hip-hop is so huge and diverse that many “sub-divisions” have been made to try and fit every aspect of hip-hop into it’s own category. Whether the MC’s rap in English, Spanish, or Nahualt, the music and message itself is still hip-hop. It’s like trying to categorize Xzibit’s music as black Hip-hop. It just doesn’t work. And when Artists like Puffy raps in Spanish it’s still considered hip-hop. Mellow Man Ace put it best when he said that it’s good for Latinos in hip-hop to be respected enough to have it’s own category but the music is still hip-hop.
Nobody knows exactly when hip-hop was created. Elements of hip-hop have always been around. But when the media first noticed hip-hop, it came from the streets of New York. It was widely and falsely publicized that hip-hop was a “new” black art form. What wasn’t mentioned was the majority of Puerto Ricans that were MCs’, break dancers(Rock Steady Crew), and Graffiti artists. Fidel Rodriquez of Seditious Beats thinks the reason for the corporate media putting one type of face on hip-hop makes it easier for the Major Labels to market and distribute to the masses. Others also believe that the corporate media does this as a separatist move, dividing the people of the Ghettos or Barrios. But what was falsely publicized to the masses didn’t make the cut in the streets. As the youth in the streets, coming from diverse cultures, shaped hip-hop to represent the voice of the people of the streets, and eventually helped hip-hop spread across Amerikkka.
Many of the old school legends like Prince Whipple Whip (Puerto Rican) didn’t enjoy the success of many Rappers that followed, but they helped form and shape the music. Just a few years later, in Southern California, a couple of Latino Radio DJs' were tearing up the underground hip-hop scene. The station was 1580 AM KDAY, and the show was "The Mix Master Show". Jacken of Psycho Realm thought KDAY was the best station of all time. The reason was Hip-Hop was being spun all day. The DJ's: Ralph M, Tony G, and Julio G. Respect throughout the hip-hop world spread for these three DJ’s, as the shows have become classics.
Ralph M, Julio G, and Tony G learned the art of producing as well. Tony G and Julio G would go on to work with the top Latino Artists. Ralph M would hook up with Son Doobie to create Funkdoobiest. Around the time that “The Mix Master Show” was blowing up, Latinos were getting ready to make their mark permanently on the hip-hop world. Corporate Media would no longer ignore the impact of Latinos in hip-hop.
Mellow Man Ace’s "Mentirosa" and Kid Frost's "La Raza" blew the scene up during the late 1980's and early 1990. Along with those two singles, Lighter Shade of Brown's "On a Sunday Afternoon", Proper Dos’ "Mexican Power", Delinquent Habits "Tres Delinquentes", ALT's "Tequila", Latin Alliance's "Lowrider", and N2DEEP's "Back to the Hotel" proved that this movement was not a fluke. These singles began breaking the Billboard Charts, and Major Labels suddenly started signing Latino Artists.
Then Cypress Hill dropped, and instantly the fact that they were Latino was no longer a matter. Even though Latinos were finally getting Radio AirPlay, the movement had already spread throughout the states. Funky Aztecs, JV, Funkdoobiest, Tony Touch, and the Beatnuts were all starting to gather respect in their regions.
During the 90’s, Latinos across Amerikkka started putting out hip-hop albums, and many did it through independent distribution. In Northern California, Sir Dyno, Duke and the Darkroom Familia started releasing albums in their region. Soon, success and countrywide recognition were to follow. In Texas, South Park Mexican and Capone did the independent route and were able to get success. In Denver, Deuce Mob hit. In San Diego California, Royal T, Lil’ Rob, Nightowl, Lil’ One, and Aztec Tribe all represented for their area. Now Chicago, Arizona, Florida, and New Mexico are some areas where MCs' are putting it down.
And of course, New York. The Terror Squad, Big Pun (rest-in-peace) and Fat Joe took the Puerto Rican side of hip-hop to the top. Big Pun and Fat Joe helped gain renewed interest to the Major Labels into the Latino Rap Scene.
Now the Latin hip-hop scene can be seen growing in Mexico, with groups like Molotov and Control Machete, as well as the rest of Latin America, Parts of Canada, and the rest of the world.
Since there are so many Artists and Groups that helped blow up the Latino Hip-Hop scene, proves Latinos will be around to the very end. And taking it to the next level should be the goal of every MC out there today. Rage against the Machine’s Zack De La Rocha, Tha Mexakinz/Malafia, The Psycho Realm, Chino XL, Brownside, Cuban Link, Brown Town Looters, Rhyme Poetic Mafia, Cisco the Frisco Mack, Mr. Shadow, Aztlan Underground, Conejo and Tattoo Ink, Los Tumbados, Mafiosos, 5th Battalion, OTW, Street Platoon, Lethal Assassins Clique, G-Fellas, Latino Velvet, El Nuevo Xol, Rhyme Asylum, Wicked Minds are among the artists putting it down today as well as many of the Artists listed above.
While Latinos, as a whole begin spreading across the States and the world, Latinos in hip-hop will continue to grow. Today, the underground scene is as big as it has ever been. Major Labels are once again interested in Latino Artists and Groups. As ALT put it “as long as we support each other we will never fall”. - Written by Richard Montes
Microsoft Courier
In case you were too lazy to check out Gizmodo...
(cough, cough Landeezy)
here's the vid. Check it out...
(cough, cough Landeezy)
here's the vid. Check it out...
Monday, September 28, 2009
HAPPY BEEZY LiL WEEZY..lol
Saturday, September 26, 2009
INTRODUCING...NAMELESS!!
Discover Simple, Private Sharing at Drop.io
CLICK ON PIC TO GO TO MYSPACE PAGE.
TOWERSOUNDS HAS ARRIVED.
Dam...
HAHAHAHAHA this vid is fuckin' funny....good point kinda? LOL
"He never fucked wit that ol' bullllshiet" -speakin in 3rd person HAHAHA sick
Thursday, September 24, 2009
My son....LMAO
CAN'T TELL HIM NOTHING!!! from kwest on Vimeo.
*A nice taste for me of what my children will be like...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Start Saving your Money...WOWzers
A while ago I posted some prototype photos of some Mac touchscreen computer...aka a big ass touchscreen iPOD touch. LOL. But I think i've been anticipating the wrong device...because Microsoft is keepin' it supa gangsta!!!
Now, many say that this laptop pictured on top is possibly a hoax...but Microsoft hasn't made a statement saying if it is or isn't....i'm saying it exist but they're perfecting the shit out of it most likely. Either way, WOW. Dope technology.
CHECK OUT THE VIDEO FOR THIS MICROSOFT CONCEPT --> HERE<--
The vid is the one under the picture. Enjoi.
SIck performance, fucked up ending...
Jay-Z on lil wanna...i mean mama.
“I would never do that, I would never have the nerve to do that.. I thought it was the equivalant to what Kanye did to Taylor Swift, but nobody really talked about that cuz I’m not a little sweet girl from Middle America… We worked really hard… People put in weeks to make that performance happen. If you look at those screens, we had to go to Yankee Stadium. We did rehersals, run-throughs… I was a little angry, yeah. But what I’ma do, fight Lil Mama?"
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO INTERVIEW
additional Jay talk..click
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Music Conversation
It's pretty much mid 2009...the first decade of the new millenium is winding down to its last three hundred and sixty five days. I was just wondering...in a perfect world now a days;
would 2pac do a collab with Kanye? what would that sound like?
would B.I.G. ever have collaberated with Dr.Dre?? What would that have sounded like?
CRAZY SHIT. lol. thought i'd share with whoever the fuck happens to read this.
La pérdida de la mandrágora
"El pájaro azul de la angustia
Estira sus alas y se prepara a la más singular de sus aventuras
Seguramente su conocimiento de las cosas la hiere más que la quemadura de la luz
Porque el amor en él fue carne y espíritu
El tú y el mí que se habían hecho uno en la planta mágica.
El pájaro azul te ha mirado
Y tú eres una extraña
Un singular vacío
Eres más extraña que su recuerdo
Que su misma nostalgia..."
De Reencuentro y pérdida de la Mandrágora, 1953
Enrique Gómez Correa
"El pájaro azul de la angustia
Estira sus alas y se prepara a la más singular de sus aventuras
Seguramente su conocimiento de las cosas la hiere más que la quemadura de la luz
Porque el amor en él fue carne y espíritu
El tú y el mí que se habían hecho uno en la planta mágica.
El pájaro azul te ha mirado
Y tú eres una extraña
Un singular vacío
Eres más extraña que su recuerdo
Que su misma nostalgia..."
De Reencuentro y pérdida de la Mandrágora, 1953
Enrique Gómez Correa
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
WILLARD WIGAN
Born in 1957 in Birmingham, Willard Wigan began his artistic life at a tender age. Suffering from dyslexia and learning difficulties, he struggled at school, finding solace in creating art of such minute proportions that it virtually could not be seen with the naked eye.
“It began when I was five years old,” says Willard. “I started making houses for ants because I thought they needed somewhere to live. Then I made them shoes and hats. It was a fantasy world I escaped to where my dyslexia didn’t hold me back and my teachers couldn’t criticise me. That’s how my career as a micro-sculptor began.”
Willard’s micro-sculptures have become so minute that they are only visible through a microscope. Each piece commonly sits within the eye of a needle, or on a pin head.
The personal sacrifice involved in creating such wondrous, yet scarcely believable, pieces is inconceivable to most. Willard enters a meditative state in which his heartbeat is slowed, allowing him to reduce hand tremors and sculpt between pulse beats. Even the reverberation caused by traffic outside can affect Willard’s work. He often works through the night when there is minimal disruption.
Willard’s work is described as “the eighth wonder of the world”. One of the specifically commissioned works includes the replica of the iconic Lloyds of London Building. This piece was later auctioned by Eric Knowles of Bonhams. Willard was subsequently honoured with receiving an MBE from HRH Prince Charles for his services to art.
Unsurprisingly, Willard’s life is now attracting significant attention from the literary and film industries alike, each eager to secure his life story.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
METEOR SHOWER TONIGHT
The Perseid meteor shower almost never disappoints, but in August 2009, the shower will be on the lower end of the range in terms numbers. This year's peak hourly rate is expected to be on the low end of the range, likely around 50; maximum is usually 150.
For a really good view, you need to get away from city lights. Look out in a northeast direction with the moon at your back.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Retna
RETNA by AKASHICXIII from Cam Corder on Vimeo.
Props to my nia "Chilo" for sharin' the links to some dope art!!
SMILE :]
Something we all need to do a little more often. LETS.
p.s. it's scientifically proven that if you smile even when your in a mest up
mood..you can alter yours to be happy. lol.
Colin Munroe
Didn't think I could ever approve of any song sampling or even remixed song of "Flashing Lights" but gotta give credit when deserved. "I WANT THOSE..FLASHING LIGHTS" LMAO killer.
I want em' too..maybe that's why I like this song haha. PROPS to Colin Munroe.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
.XV.
Straight out from Kansas...yes..Kansas. You gotta listen to this tape.
It hasn't left my cd deck in my car. Fuckin' fun music.
DOWNLOAD: XV- "EVERYBODY'S NOBODY"
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Introducing BBoy Jalen & Lil Demon WOW...
These kids are gifted. Can't wait for the future...
In my opinion BBoy Jalen has the swag aka style type dance lol...
and Bboy Anjelo aka LilDemon has like the powermoves. Both are sick kids tho!
In my opinion BBoy Jalen has the swag aka style type dance lol...
and Bboy Anjelo aka LilDemon has like the powermoves. Both are sick kids tho!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
iWOW!
The iPhone DJ Mixer($120) features let you combine music music from two iPhone, iPods or mp3 players or one of each. It has a spin option; 2 effects programs with reverb, flange and filter and cross-fade slider and recording option, as well as a speaker system connection and microphone jack. And it can charge your iPhone, iPod while you mix.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Grab your pen..take notes Nameless lmao
The Westcoast is in re-development. There is a musical renaissance going on in Los Angeles...and I wanna join in. :]!
Friday, July 31, 2009
Just So You Know..
The Dream, is claiming that his next album..."LOVE KING" will be his last. The Dream is dope, "Shawty is a 10" was an obvious hit record. But when "Falsetto, I Love Your Girl" and so forth and so forth and so forth came about was when I was like..."Shit..this fool is really dope." haha Only statement he has on this topic is..
“It is going to be [his] last bcuz, everybody is trying to ‘KILL THE DREAM!’” he said. “[The Dream is] the ONLY one that can end [his] career."
if your a fan like myself..last thing i'm trying to do is kill the dream. If anything i'd like to resuscitate it!
COOL STATEMENT.
FROM THE KANYEEZY'S BLOG...WELL THOUGHT OUT. NICE CIGARRETTE ANALOGY.
AND COMPLETELY TRUE. LEARN YOUNG HOLLYWOOD. LEARN.
AND COMPLETELY TRUE. LEARN YOUNG HOLLYWOOD. LEARN.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
ART
Dolores Olmedo's House (6 Inalambrica). Diego Rivera, one of Mexico's greatest artists, lived here the last two years of his life. In 1956, in gratitude and affection for Olmedo, Rivera created, along the outside wall of her house, a fantastic mosaic of tiles, shells and stones.
Here is Tepezcuincle, the Aztec dog.
Here is Tepezcuincle, the Aztec dog.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Nice Chapel...
Architect: OFIS arhitekti
Location: Krasnja, Slovenia
Competition Year: 2005
Construction Year: 2008-2009
Design Team: Rok Oman, Spela Videcnik, Andrej Gregoric, Janez martincic, Magdalena Lacka, Katja Aljaz, Martina Lipicer
Constructed Area: 135 sqm (70 sqm of inner space & 65 sqm of external space)
Photographs: Tomaz Gregoric
Location: Krasnja, Slovenia
Competition Year: 2005
Construction Year: 2008-2009
Design Team: Rok Oman, Spela Videcnik, Andrej Gregoric, Janez martincic, Magdalena Lacka, Katja Aljaz, Martina Lipicer
Constructed Area: 135 sqm (70 sqm of inner space & 65 sqm of external space)
Photographs: Tomaz Gregoric
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