Prolly my favorite hip hop group of all time. Shouts to Apple Juice Kid on the production.

Wherever this gem came from…wow this is awesome. Started watching it; couldn’t stop.

From Elitaste

On Friday September 5th, Wale and I were invited to see Jerry Seinfeld at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, MD. This was very last minute and I flew in that afternoon from Boston. I missed the 4:30 flight so had to get on the 5:30 which got me to BWI at 7PM. The show started at 7. Luckily there was an opener so I arrived at the venue around 7:30 and missed the first 5 minutes of Jerry’s set. Wale showed up right as I was getting the tickets from will call. The show was amazing, I laughed a lot and Jerry dealt with a bizarre fan who stood up during the Q&A at the end to make a speech about homelessness (Jerry: “It’s a comedy show, people can pick up the paper and get depressed immediately after if they want.”) Jerry left us backstage passes because he wanted to meet Wale, as back in June, his assistant called me asking for a copy of the Mixtape About Nothing. We waited in the green room for him to come out and it was like something out of the show:
Me: Hey I’m Dan Weisman, really nice to meet you, this is Wale
Jerry: Oh, Wale. Yes. I really liked your thing.
Wale: Thanks man, that means a lot. I really liked your thing too.
Jerry: (turns to road manager) This is Wale, that rapper who made the mashup mixtape thing with the theme song and bits from the show. I really liked it; listened to it quite a few times.
Wale: That means so much man, thank you. I’m a huge fan and the show was so inspiring to me.
Me: You weren’t offended by the mixtape?
Jerry: No! I’m a comedian. I loved it.
Wale: That’s great cuz I became kinda famous off it.
A few more words were exchanged and that was that. It was one of the more surreal experiences of my life.

Directed by Chris Robinson. And starring Mack 10 as the truck driver. Man this song is so fucking fire. YOU AIN’T GOT NO WINGS IN MI CASA, QUE TE PASA, YOU AIN’T EVEN IN MY CLASSA. Winner for best use of spanglish in a rap.

I’m having lunch with Chris Robinson today who mentioned that he did this video and Mark Ronson made a cameo with his stepfather Mick Jones, the guitarist from Foreigner (M.O.P. sampled Foreigner’s “Cold As Ice” for this record). I can’t catch the cameo but if you can, leave the time in the comments!

Directed by Spike Jonze who I wrote about on here a few months ago.
I was reminded of this song while watching the MAN ON WIRE trailer, specifically Philippe Petit’s closing quote. “Sky’s The Limite” contains one of my favorite lyrics of all time:
“Stay far from timid, only make moves when your heart’s in it, and live the phrase ‘Sky’s The Limit’”

MAN ON WIRE reminded me of another older movie about a phenomenon in New York in the 1970s, ONCE IN A LIFETIME: THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF THE NEW YORK COSMOS. The movie is a documentary film about the New York Cosmos, one of the most famous football clubs ever in the United States. Founded by brothers Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegün (Ahmet was founder of Atlantic Records) as well as Warner Bros. President Steve Ross, it was one of the stronger NASL franchises, both athletically and financially. It became known around the world for signing the great Brazilian player Pelé who, though past his prime, was nonetheless one of the team’s, and the league’s, top gate draws during his tenure with the Cosmos. The documentary is incredibly entertaining and offers a glimpse of something of a pop phenomenon in the 1970s. When watching movies like this, I often wonder what are the modern day parallels.

I saw this amazing documentary tonight called MAN ON WIRE about Philippe Petit’s 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center. The movie is beautiful, breathtaking and emotional; I can’t really explain it. Check out the trailer and hopefully you get an idea of what you’re in for. Also, not sure how the commercial for the skateboard accessory landed at the end of the trailer but it’s kinda funny.
“Life should be lived on the edge, see everyday as a true challenge and then you live your life on the tightrope.” -Philippe Petit

Image from Paul Rosenberg’s blog (Paul Rosenblog)…whattup Paul, didn’t know you had a blog!
“And just like that, the greyhound-thin Fontana native has become one of the most sought-after musicians in hip-hop, having given his patented rock “remix” once-overs to a constellation of rap and R&B luminaries’ songs. Among them, Barker’s label-sanctioned remixes of Rihanna’s “Umbrella,” Busta Rhymes’ “Don’t Touch Me (Throw Da Water on ‘Em),” the Game’s “Dope Boys,” Flo Rida’s “Low” and Wale’s ‘G Told Me.’”
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Click HERE to download TRV$AM “Fix Your Face” mixtape. This tape is pure awesomeness. Perfect for the gym, it features dynamic and diverse mixing, very effective scratching and some pounding percussion. Unlike some lesser hybrid mixtapes, TRV$AM have one goal in mind and that’s to rock your fucking face off and leave you to FIX YOUR FACE (I just came up with that…does it work? lol). It features Chemical Brothers, Jay-Z, Johnny Cash, Eazy-E, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Biggie, Michael Jackson, Kanye, Daft Punk, Timbaland, Lil Wayne, Billy Joel, DJ Assault, Damian Marley, Outkast, Rick Springfield, MIA, theme to Rocky (heard him do that blend live…he goes from some bmore club horns to the theme song…ridiculous), Phil Collins, Joan Jett, Beastie Boys and more. It’s okay if you did a double take to that list of artists. Shit is bananas.
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We all know where “no homo” came from. But do we know where “pause” came from? Wale pointed out to me the other day that on Reasonable Doubt, specifically “Can I Live Pt 2″ with Memphis Bleek, Jay-Z uses “pause” at the end of the song:
All my cats with open cases, big cars and no licenses
I like that shit, I see ya’ll
All my ni**as that say pause after they say some fucked up shit
Rock on, Jigga shit, Roc-A-Fella forever, yo, uh
And remember back in March I posted the most professional use of pause