I watched this PBS special last night on MARVIN GAYE and I was totally transfixed. He was an important and vital part of the Motown hit-making juggernaut, but he was so conflicted because of his alcoholism and drug dependency. The story was made all that more tragic because of the musical legacy that he left behind for us.
I remember the house parties that my parent’s used to host and how all the people would get quiet when the MARVIN GAYE album came on. If you were born while he was alive then there is a good chance that his music was part of your parent’s babymaking soundtrack. Sheeeeit, holler back if your folks had the 8-track.
Please enjoy some of MARVIN GAYE’s music before you get out on your way. Put some love on something close to you. Even if that something is yourself. Just don’t let this man’s message go to waste.
My badd for letting this drop queue up without my copy. Time to Blaxberry it up from the gig
The song we hear in the background is from the 808’s CD. I totally wanted to make a video of that joint where KanYe and Lil’ Wayne have this house party up in the snowy wilderness and then they proceed to butcher everyone in the house and then set that shit on fire. Yes, that would have been a gory and dark video, but the point would have been their contention with all of the fame and acclaim they are garnering and how it spirals them downward into insanity.
Suffice to say no one liked the idea. I think this video by ‘Ye Tudda and Spike Jonze speaks to that assertion. The self-immolation is not what I expected but it doesn’t detract from the video.
Longform music videos aren’t new to pop music either, not even to rap music if you consider vehicles like Jay-Z’s ‘Streets Is Watchin’. KanYe should do more of these videos. Kid Cudi as well. Fux it, ALL rappers need to climb outside of the box if they want to extend their shelf life and the culture of Hip-Hop.
LARRY DAVID rocking the OG VI’s trying to mack on JLD via JLP
The most recent episode of ‘Curb’ is near and dear to me because I dated a fine sister in a chair. Everything that happens in this episode is EXACTLY how it happens in real life. You end up going through a period of only dating women who are differently abled.
For the record, I never hit a broad with Down’s Syndrome tho’.
There is definitely some shit I laughed at in this movie that God will be sending me to hell for. Even OG blaxploitation flicks weren’t this exploitative of the Blacks. This may be the reason I haven’t called this movie a classic. There are tons of laugh out loud moments throughout the movie and the themes they address are highlighted with humor, but in the end I was missing the big payback (no Richard Roundtree).
It’s not easy to parody stereotype without becoming that which you are mocking. ‘Black Dynamite’ reflects the cinema aesthetic for the 1970’s era so accurately that it almost becomes that itself. The problem with that is the fact that we are living in 2009 and the reality of those that view the film today will not be consistent with the people that watched a film like this in 1975. I like to laugh as much as anyone else, but I also need to be engaged with my eyes on the prize.
Doing parody is one of the most difficult tricks in the business of making comedy. You have to constantly remind the viewer that you are actively crafting the joke. Black Dynamite is a parody not just of the blaxploitation genre of movies but of the gangsta rap lifestyle and mindset that is now indelibly attached to Black culture. One of my favorite scenes is where the ensemble cast of actors and comedians does a rambling bit on African American numerical mysticism all the while inspiring Roscoe to sell chicken and waffles in his restaurant.
Black Dynamite is filled with wild action and homemade special effects all of which adds to the comedy. It felt like all the kung fu and crazy pimp flicks I had watched long ago. The movie’s writers and producers were definitely fans of the genre as well. You have to be an O.G. to catch some of their references. To a kid those will just be funny scenes but to some of us older fans we will remember the movie where we first saw that scene. Like I said earlier, parody is hard as hell especially with Black films because if you slip from the fine line you become baseless coonery.
Black Dynamite is a cross between I’m Gonna Git’ You Sucka and Original Gangstas. The laughs come fast and furious and sometimes at the expense of the storyline. I was hoping that Black Dynamite would be more like Bamboozled or the classic Black Hollywood experience parody film – Hollywood Shuffle. The fact that Black Dynamite falls short of the distinction of ‘classic’ doesn’t mean that it isn’t worth seeing, especially if you got a blunt of that good good beforehand.
Black Dynamite will tell you that even though drugs are fun they don’t belong in the hands of children.
I co-sign that message to the fullest.
Out of a 4 retahd rating sytem I give ‘Black Dynamite’ 3 retahds.
Heineken has a space in Black people lore similar to Hennessy. Neither of these products are the best at what they do, but Black folks can’t do without them (for the record: Heineken Dark >>> Modelo Negro). Therefore the Heineken Red Star Soul party was as bananas to get into as the Hennessy Artistry joint. Let’s also agree that a free concert with free Heineken on a Friday is as good as it gets.
The event was filled with celebrities who mixed things up with regular folks. That made the party real fun for me to watch because most Hip-Hop celebs occupy a weird space in stardom. Everyone loves to be acknowledged for creating content or art except when it comes to being recognized in a Hip-Hop setting you usually have to deal with people that are jealous of the success of your art and efforts. Some of the fans think that THEY should be in your shoes.
This is why I love being an internets celebrity. There isn’t anyone that knows me. And the folks that recognize me for my online efforts have a highspeed internets connection so they aren’t even the losers using dial-up. No wonder so many rappers are becoming internets celebrities. It’s way better than real world celebrity foe the simple fact that you save a grip on personal security expenses. Unfortunately, there is no red carpet for internets celebrities.
I did a Sneaker Fiends Unite! inspection on Wale and the boy checks out as always. I can’t even front like I have been fuxing with his music lately. After the ‘Mixtape About Nothing’ I have become lukewarm to him. He a cool dude tho’.
It’s the Cons. G.O.O.D. Music in the building. Consequence be in the streets more than any rapper I can think of. ‘Don’t Quit Your Day Job‘ was tragically slept on. Don’t sleep on that next joint.
Is this chick from 3LW? And who the fux cares?!?
Why is this man smiling? Have the Knicks traded him to Cleveland?
His name is D-Nice. Taking out you suckas and you don’t know how he did it. Salute this man for being a creative force in Hip-Hop for over twenty years.
Clue Money > CLAW Money
Got milk?
Tyson still spending that Ralph Lauren money.
Slim what up?
Suicide it’s a suicide. Timm is trying to battle me on the lifestyle tip. Would someone please tell this man he does not want to test the champion.
