Wednesday, November 12, 2008

MUSIC: Charles Hamilton Presents - "Sonic The Hamilton"

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"Enter The Hedgehog" • B

"Where's My Fucking Genisis"
• C

"10 Minutes"
• B-

"Put Cash Up"
• D

"Ringtone Rap"
• B+
(ALREADY Sampled: Put A Ring On It)

"Two Left Feet (SwaggerLess Swag)"
• C

"Frustration And Failed Suicide Attempts" • C+

"Stir Of Echoes Or Sleeping Beauty" • B

"Baby Sonic" • C+

"Lemme Know" • B-

"Supersonicvents" • C-

"Happy Endings" • B-

"Fans Are Cool" • B+

"11 11 Again" (Instrumental)

"Captain Slave A Hedgehog" (Instrumental)

WHO IS: Charles Hamilton?!


The Boy Is Major!

Charles Hamilton AKA: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG “Sonic means sound and hedgehogs bury themselves underground. I’m Sonic The Hedgehog because I bury myself in the sound”; Musician. Producer. Songwriter. Lyricist. Psycho. Hippie. Genius. These words all connect through one name: Charles Hamilton.
This cat is a youngster in the game, but Truly coming up to be as successful as artists like Kanye West: being a rapper/producer/BLOGGER (HAHA). I’m not talking about a “Soulja Boy” type… this kid is an Artist, not a JOKE! His real, but yet witty lyrics and production often leaves you smirkin. With samples from Sonic The Hedgehog, and the theme song from The Price Is Right, definitely sets him apart so you can easily recognize the originality (Yes. ORIGINALITY IS ALIVE!) Although, most of his music is sample-driven, he insists, “its for the good of music”.
Mr. Hamilton has recently set sail on a three-month ONLINE TOUR. That’s right, he is “moving without going anywhere.” It is something he has branded as, “The Hamiltonization Process,” which is a movement of releasing music to reach close to two million unique listeners. “Basically, different Hip-Hop sites are getting exclusive content, different themed mixtapes, maybe interviews, behind the scenes and each website gets something totally different. I plan on giving instrumentals away.” Sounds like forward thinking to me.
Inspired by our favorite whiteboy, Eminem, and his slick, emotional tongue. Being familiar with the emotions and subject. This allowed Mister Hamilton to feel that his content could be accepted, because his style was undeniable. And with this irrefutable swag, he made his music as a finished product rather than a demo, and got signed to Interscope through a bidding war.
Sum up his style: Beck x Consequence
DO NOT SLEEP ON THE KID.

Are You FaREAL?!

Denver entrepreneur Jordan Eisenberg has recently launched PMSBuddy.com to help you keep track of ya girls cycle. All you've got to do is enter the date of her last cycle, and the site will automatically send you e-mails to warn you before her future cycles. The site has a pretty smart business model! He's set up corporate partnerships with 1-800-Flowers and Godiva chocolates, and gives recommendations how to keep her happy through Hell-Week. And please believe, after she finds out that you clock her cycle, you’ll need 1-800-Flowers!
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So it looks like ya boy Will Smith will be directing AND producing ANOTHER Karate Kid. Hm… I guess he wasn’t aware that the last one was GARBAGE. The sequel that follows a flop USUALLY goes straight to dvd. Oddly, he has his son, Jaden, starring in the Titanic of a movie. I have faith in the kids future, but this WILL put a dent in the boy’s resume. NO DISS… but this may be the beginning of the end for Will, because Hancock wasn’t even good, and now… This?!

LAST. BUT MOS DEF, NOT LEAST!
Adrienne Bailon, the Babe from 3LW & The Cheetah Girls; had her laptop stolen while she was at the airport. Then the perpetrator contacted Adrienne and offered to give it back for $1,000. But in the meantime, he found semi-nude photos and posted them to the internet… PEEP.
Why do these females continue to Take Naked Pictures... and KEEP THEM. I don’t understand it. Please, someone, help me understand why you would do that. ESPECIALLY when you are something like a “celebrity”.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

CLASSIC KANYE + Other Dope Shit

*808s & Heartbreak: November 24th*
**This is coming Right On Time**
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"All the streetlights glowin Happen to be just like moments passin in front of me. So I hopped in the cab, and I paid my fair. See I know my destination, and I'm just not there."

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Kanye West "StreetLights" • A+

T-Pain "Sweet" • B

Young Dro (Feat. Yung L.A.) "Take Off"
• C

MGMT (Feat. Jim Jones) "Electric Feel" • B-

Kanye West (Feat. Young Jeezy) "Amazing"
• B-

Kanye West (Feat. LIL WAYNE!)
"Tell Everyone That You Know"
• B+

Charles Hamilton "November 10th 2008" • B


*Good ol Wayne actually puts in work on that "Tell Everyone That You Know"! Don't sleep on that Lil fella.

Concert: Q-Tip + The COOL Kids

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You KNOW I'm in there!
Click HERE for info. & tickets.

Dat New New

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"Act like ya know when ya see the dodge vipe
I slide through quicka than a credit card swipe
TEXT BOOK STACKS get the school broads hype
I Tanya Hardin' hoes / Hittem with the hard pipe"


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Lil Wayne (Feat. Plies, Andre 3000, & Common)
"Cool Outrageous Lovers" • A-

Lil Wayne "The Best Rapper"
• C+

Beyonce "Video Phone" • B

Asia Cruise (Feat. T-Pain & Yung Joc) "Swagger"
• C-

Kanye West "Coldest Winter" • A

Usher "At The Time" • B-

Lil Wayne (Feat. Jae Millz) "Dick Pleaser" • C-

One Chance (Feat. Usher) "Make-Up Sex" • C+

Slim (Feat. Ryan Leslie & Fabolous) "Good Lovin" • C

Sophia Fresh (Feat. Kanye West) "What It Is" • B-
^(Idk why I'm feelin this song so much. It's catchy...?)^

Doeshun "Pull Up" • C

Slim OG "Kicked In" • C-

Musiq (Feat. MJB) "If You Leave" • A

Fabolous (Feat. Paul Cain & Freck Billionaire)

"Act Like Ya Know" • B

Lil Wayne (Feat. Nutt Da Kidd) "Do It For The Boy" • A-

Juelz Santana & Lil Wayne "I Can't Feel My Face" (Pt. 3) • C+

Mishka: 2008 Holiday Line

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Holiday season is upon us already! Both retailers and labels are gearing up for Holiday 2008 with distinctive and special collection. Though usually consider as a capsule collection, some, like Mishka, have forgo that concept and launched a full range collection instead.

Named “Exotica”, the Mishka Holiday 2008 Lookbook previews a collection filled with jackets, such as the popular Zeitgeist M-65 Jacket, Deather Adders Varsity Jacket, and Corduroy Coaches Jacket. Other styles in the collection including Keep Watch Sweater, imprinted with Mishka’s signature eyeball graphic, 100% cotton Green River Flannel Shirt, in addition to the countless graphic scarfs, gloves, New Era caps and other accessories. All are due to release in the coming weeks at Mishka retailers.


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Here's the first look at the Mishka NYC Holiday 2008 collection. Mishka presents a strong collection that mixes well thought out cut-and-sew with their iconic graphics. The cap line-up is really strong as well, consisting of your usual New Era caps with a twist, but also some interesting specials. Their color selection surpasses the uniqueness of any other cap designer that I've come across.

I even heard a rumor, that turned out to be true, that on Election Day, they had a 22% off discount going on, if you entered OBAMA in the promo section. NOW HOW YA LUH DAT!? Obama's already saving us money!

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The popular “design it yourself” project from Mishka, the Mishka Custom Shop, is back. The project allows shoppers to craft their very own Mishka tee, this time being the signature Mishka Half Mop T-Shirt. With 4 major design elements, a slew of color options, and a customized interior label function, shoppers could create about 108 different design combination on their t-shirt. The Mishka Custom Shop will be open from now till Friday, November 21st. All orders will begin to ship starting the first week of December.

Y-3 HONJA (LOWs)

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Y-3 is the highly exclusive collaborative project between Adidas and cult Japanese designer, Yohji Yamamoto. Yamamoto, one of the more influential designers in the game. Fans of Y-3 know a lil-bit about the Honja. Last year, the Honja Highs were "The One's", if ya dig what I'm sayin, and for this season Yohji cut the silo in half for a low-top version. Besides this colorway, look out for orange and white make-ups. Put these shits on lay-away HERE. They are gonna run ya for quite a grip. And Good Luck finding'em. Especially the other colors.
"I seeeee... SOLD OUT in your future."

Monday, November 10, 2008

PLANET B-BOY: LandMark shots


THIS IS AMAZING!
Its a sequence of landmark shots in Osaka, Paris, Las Vegas, & Seol; from the movie Planet B-Boy.
Most definitely watch the SEOL scene (starts @ 1:24). IT'S SICK!
Available: November 11th

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Nooka: Glow In The Dark

Nooka made 15 Glow-In-The-Dark watches exclusively for Kanye West’s Glow In The Dark Tour. Now I originally saw this on Hype Beast back in June. It definitely irked me when they said ONLY those 15 would be released, because if you know me, you know i have a fetish for Nookas.
BUT thanks to so much positive feedback from the Nooka-heads, they decided to release them to the public on September 10th (My Birthday / Must have been a sign). And yes, this is a wee-bit old, but not everyone is hip to Nooka.
Limited Quantity: CHECK IT OUT!

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Saturday, November 8, 2008

VIDEO: Kanye West "Heartless"



High quality animated video, directed by Kanye & Hype Williams (of course). When I watched this for the first time, I said to myself, "Damn. This cartoon doesn't just look like 'Ye, but moves EXACTLY like that dude too. Hmm. How they do dat?" Essentially it IS Kanye. Hype Williams uses a method called Rotoscoping: It’s an animation technique in which illustrators trace over live-action film movement and turn it into animation. Originally, before technology advanced, pre-recorded films were projected onto frosted glass panels and re-drawn by an animator, but now it’s all computers. So, the video looks a little choppy, and that's because they took pieces of other videos, but this technique allows the animators to emulate his mannerisms down to the T. And the whole video was inspired by the movie American Pop.

Imminent Sneaker • √

Air Jordan Retro 1's!
With the O.G. colors (Red / Black / White) with a matching detachable strap. It gets No Betta! Seriously, what more could you ask for this Christmas?! But luckily for you, this could be an early Christmas gift. Get that wish list started ;o) The OFFICIAL release date is.........NOVEMBER 22nd.


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