I spent the weekend shooting a grip of video for what I don’t exactly know just yet, but if it makes the light of day, or YouTube, you will be sure to see it.
I felt like hearing some uplifting music for my new year so I made a roller boogie podcast to get me up and attacking the day. I hope it does the same thing for you.
Shouts go out to all the places I used to get my rollerskate on. USA, Empire, Skate Key, Rooftop, Lace’s and Flushing Meadow Park.
Who the hell thought being a Martian was some fly shit? We don’t even know if there are any advantages to being a Martian either other than being pwn3d by Bugs Bunny.
For my money, I’d rather be a robot or a man on the moon. Being a man on the moon just gained some more exclusivity too since the famed lunar walk in 1969 may not have actually happened. Let’s all be honest and admit that after looking at the picture of Lil’ Wang giving Baby a close-eyed mouth to mouth kiss the planet these two are coming from is prA’li Uranus. [ll].
*rimshot*
Super-uber [ll] to rimshots.
I was fuxing with Kid Cudi from the start. Back in 2007 the song ‘Day N-Nite’ was the hipster trip-Hop anthem of the summer. The Crookers remix was mah sheeet. It was a quirky rap song that made me smile. Rap doesn’t have to be so angry all the time. Sometimes it can be introspective, or reflective or simple. Simple as that.
Simple As…
On the first listen of the Kid Cudi album I wanted to say that this joint was 808’s Deux, but after a few spins I want to call this joint the continuation of Graduation. Grad school, if you will. Cudi is the carefree MSAT. It’s like getting a grad degree by doing a thesis on what happens when you get hopped up on psychedelic drugs and stare at a Takashi Murakami painting for 12 straight hours. I remember being on mushrooms and watching the Home Shopping Network for an entire day. I nearly bought about fifty fugazi gold chains. Because they were REALLY golden looking.
Mr.Solo Dolo
The Man On The Moon isn’t about making bad decisions while your high. You won’t be mouf kissing your mentor (who you also call your daddy), instead you will be looking inside of your soul for who you want to be in this life. Kid Cudi reminds me of myself because he is like the kid that doesn’t need anyone else on the planet to validate who he wants to be. Ultimately he is a loner who just touches down for a short while to connect with his peeps and then he blasts off again. The music from The Man On The Moon is that intergalactic punk funk that Common was looking to create for his last album.
Enter Galactic (Love Connection pt.1)
Common does a great job narrating the album like a tourguide through the Kid Cudi mental motherboard similar to the character that guided Bill & Ted through their most historical travels. The album is dope future sounds. It isn’t for the didactic boom bap dinosaur rap fan. If you are a Robot x Roofies rap fan like me then you will enjoy this CD. The production from Plain Pat, Emile, RATATAT and of course ‘Ye Tudda is all cohesive for this project. New Millenial New Wave rap never sounded better. There won’t be another CD this genuinely eclectic or incredibly esoteric in a long time. After all, it has taken 40 years to put someone else back on the moon.
Up Up & Away
Endnote: This project had me the second I saw the cover art from Bill Sienkiewicz.
You are not ready…
NIKE has begun to unveil the latest design for the LeBRON JAMES signature basketball shoes. These joints are FIYAHVERKS. I haven’t liked a LeBreezy shoe up to this point because they all seemed too chunky and bootlike. I just didn’t care for their profile. Don’t act like you were fuxing with them either despite the fact that LeBRON has the best NIKE commercials evar. Better than the JORDAN Mars spots even.
The LeBRON VII(7) has evolved into a very nice shoe. I’m excited that NIKE chose to retain some of the features that were part of the scrapped design of the VI(6). The patined leather is one of LeBRON’s favorite treatments from back in his Air Jordan collecting days. I’m a big fan of the total Air Max platform. NIKE has figured a way to create an Air max footbed strong enough to support the rigors of a professional athlete while exposing the entire length of the foot. This is the future.
As if the Air Max platform for these shoes wasn’t enough of an evolutionary leap we see that the upper is constructed with the new Flywire carbon fiber technology. It was already impossible to keep LeBRON on the ground. With these new Flywire Air Max shoes on it looks like LeBRON JAMES will pwn the upper atmosphere. Up, up and away.
Rap music fans have been treated to some rare air over the last few weeks. I’ve listened to the latest Raekwon the Chef and Jay-Z albums. I also sat in a session for the debut Kid Cudi CD. All of this music will provide something unique for their fans and people that enjoy good music. What came to my mind was that I could relate these albums to something else I am extremely fond of – Sneakers. Each of these albums reminds me a respective pair of footwear.
The Air Jordan XI pictured above is considered to be one of the GOAT’s GOAT sneakers. The details and the materials used were revolutionary and trendsetting. The Air Jordan XI’s were released in October 1995, a few months after the release of the seminal rap album Only Built For Cuban Linx. Both the Air Jordan XI’s and the album OB4Cl have stood the test of time to become regarded as classics in the own right. So what footwear would I use to describe these new albums being released?
Spiz’Zike boot – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2
The OB4CL2 sequel makes me think of the new Spiz’Zike boots. These shoes are going to knock the Timberlands and even the ACG boots off the block. The Spiz’Zike contains all of the dopest elements of previous Air Jordans but it is revisioned and updated for 2009 and beyond. OB4CL2 is classic Wu-Tang material that describes the highs and lows of street life. The wins and the losses. The joy and the pain. Kiss the ring, or the 6 rings.
Air Yeezy (tan colorway) – Man On The Moon: The End Of Day
If I could have copped one colorway of the Air Yeezy shoes it would have been the tan version. This pair had the best leather of them all and really showed off the details of this unique shoe. Kid Cudi helped KanYe West craft a classic album with 808’s & Heartbreak, but it isn’t an album that many boom bap rap fans can reach in their mental wheelhouse. It is a futuristic album that Cudi has shaped with his project. Many of the ideas he brought to the 808’s project have been placed on his debut. The compositions are orchestral and the strings are highlighted nicely. The shoestrings on the Yeezy’s have a sick lacelock as well.
Roc-A-Wear boot? – Blueprint 3
The Roc-A-Wear boots look like a wild mashup of Timberlands and Creative Recreations with a faux fur lining to add that extra level of implied luxury. Maybe using the Timbaland influence wasn’t the best idea for these shoes. Did I just say Timbaland? Oops. Freudian slip. I’m not sure if these are sneakers, boots, sandals or slippers. I don’t even think renowned internets celebrity and blogging tastemaker Combat Jack would still wear these. I’m sure these Roc-A-Wear joints will be popular though. How can they not be? It’s the Roc bitch!
Shallah Raekwon – ‘Sneakers’
