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
Saw this at NahRight
Check it out HERE. Thanks to Simon Vozick-Levinson, a tremendous writer and a huge Wale fan.
Catchdubs hit me with an email today:
From: Catchdubs
Date: Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 2:47 PM
Subject: 100 miles and running hoodie
To: Daniel Weisman
http://www.turntablelab.com/vinyl/217/1625/52514.html
wonder if the mixtape cover inspired the colorway? a bunch of people are doing black and teal this season. trendsettaaaaaa!
I am using this as a jumping off point for an open letter to Obey.
Dear Shepard Fairey,
I am a fan first and foremost so please don’t take this the wrong way. However, you and your brand Obey are, at this point, probably still “bigger” than Wale. All we ask for is some recognition if we in fact inspired this hoodie’s namesake and colorway. If it’s too late for recognition, a few size runs in the hoodie would be awesome. Maybe even like a limited edition Wale version with the lace logo on it? My contact info is on the site. Hope to hear from you soon.
Best,
Dan
elitaste.com
Virgin America is my favorite domestic airline; the prices are great, service is outstanding and amenities galore. Unfortunately they only have service in Vegas, LA, San Diego, Seattle, SF, DC-Dulles and JFK. With that said, Entourage season 5 debuts on on September 7. To celebrate, HBO has set it up so during the month of September, you get to enjoy free episodes of Entourage. In addition, if you book first class travel between NYC (JFK) and Las Vegas on Entourage Air, you get to fly like Vinny Chase with your very own pair of Bose noise-canceling headphones, a glass of signature champagne, Godiva truffles, Kiehl’s Since 1851 Perennial Favorites Travel Set, Altoids and a signature Entourage Air blanket and eye mask. Not too shabby
And don’t forget to tune in on Sunday, September 7th, at 10pm/9c for the Season Premiere of Entourage!
And remember when Wale’s song was on Season 4?
I got a mysterious box on the mail yesterday which ended up being a parcel from none other than Pusha T and Malice from The Clipse explaining the debut of their new clothing line, Play Clothes. I can already tell this is gonna be a smash; the attention to detail is great and their sticker game is on point. Peep the packaging, letter, etc.
“Swagger Like Us (SLU)”. Song is a little long in my opinion and the sample gets a little annoying. Also, I realized T.I.’s “Whatever You Like” is pretty much the same song as Lollipop in terms of melodies and sounds. Also I heard this song “You Got Me” by a group called One Block Radius today and I realized it was a total bite of The Roots “You Got Me” (the same name isn’t really coincidental). Not mad at the song though; chorus is fire, some of the verses are iffy.
Dave Matthews Band founding member and saxophonist LeRoi Moore died Tuesday night (8/19) at the age of 46 from complications related to a June all-terrain vehicle accident.
In high school, the Dave Matthews concert at Foxboro Stadium every May was the official beginning of summer for my friends and I. I was never a huge DMB fan but their concerts were like a religious experience.
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There is a discussion over on Okayplayer about who would be the first rapper to make an Usain Bolt reference as well as who was the first rapper to reference Michael Phelps.
Wale wanted to put it out there that on his 2005 demo track “Spectacular” featuring DC’s finest, Raheem DeVaughn, he shouted out the Olympic champion. “Spectacular” ended up on his 2nd mixtape, PAINT A PICTURE (technically 3rd if you could Prolly Know Me From The Rap)Click HERE to download “Spectacular” f. Raheem DeVaughn of his PAINT A PICTURE MIXTAPE
