tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52355364537050048252024-02-20T10:38:47.128-08:00Your Favorite BlogEvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192730829439911895noreply@blogger.comBlogger401125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235536453705004825.post-3747065735235800992010-12-10T12:41:00.000-08:002010-12-10T12:55:19.851-08:00Curren$y - Pilot Talk II (Album Review)<style>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXMrafCHG5hITs0wz_4o3JifUr5rZEaFeXV516InJddYc8p5u-pMqiMTI0KKUvMhMLJkR622ADsfnUg7guCRHdtWlk3Kb1y2o1gRg9Xc3hQ819L_0gSUP1aUeOruePiQ7TX8ohmINUlXM/s1600/pilottalk2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXMrafCHG5hITs0wz_4o3JifUr5rZEaFeXV516InJddYc8p5u-pMqiMTI0KKUvMhMLJkR622ADsfnUg7guCRHdtWlk3Kb1y2o1gRg9Xc3hQ819L_0gSUP1aUeOruePiQ7TX8ohmINUlXM/s320/pilottalk2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">While the roach was still burning from <i>Pilot Talk</i>, Curren$y dropped <i>Pilot Talk II</i> four short months later on November 22<sup>nd</sup>. One of the most refreshing and creative emcees in hip hop, Curren$y has also proved to be one of the hardest working; churning out music at a sickening volume with 10 mixtapes and 4 albums released since 2008.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">From a conventional perspective, Curren$y’s creativity is paradoxical. Every song is essentially about the same thing; potent weed, cuckoldry, and his affinity for jets and muscle cars. However, his smooth, stream of conscience flow is so crafty that the limited subject matter never loses its novelty. Referring to cops as “<a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://hangoverheadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/cwinslow.jpg&imgrefurl=http://hangoverheadline.com/2010/07/&h=480&w=347&sz=31&tbnid=rO9n7vqFN-UHYM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=93&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcarl%2Bwinslow&zoom=1&q=carl+winslow&hl=en&usg=__vuJXM5Cj0_5-OaroTPXmi1-ycQU=&sa=X&ei=w4MATdvAAsKblgfTrtzZCA&sqi=2&ved=0CCUQ9QEwAg">Carl Winslows</a>” and dope songs as “crack lacerations” is what makes Curren$y truly unique. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">It takes a very astute ear to catch of all of Curren$y’s punchlines as they are not thrown in your face, but rather insinuated through his effortlessly calm southern drawl. Rhymes like “scribblin’ fire on the street car named desire” pays homage to both the classic film <i>A Street Car Named Desire</i> starring Marlon Brando <i>and</i> New Orleans; the setting of the film as well as Curren$y’s hometown. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">And at the risk of condescension, I will say that only a true rap aficionado can fully appreciate Curren$y. On one of my favorite tracks on the album, “Fashionably Late,” he starts his verse with “New Orleans, the narcotics draped in metal and fiber optics/ ‘cause dog bitches attracted to shiny objects/but I guess y’all can kick it/Phife Dog, Q-Tip it/we all Souls of Mischief.” The first line being a sampled rhyme from the Black Star classic, “Respiration,” which is also the same song that's playing at the beginning of the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNdADnQC-1s">“King Kong” music video</a> ( the first single off <i>Pilot Talk</i>). The second being a pun on Phife Dog and Q-Tip’s (collectively known as A Tribe Called Quest) song, “Can I Kick It?” And finally a tribute to underground Oakland hip hop group, Souls of Mischief. Consistent with his goal to deliver quality hip-hop, Curren$y is always honoring the legends of the genre. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">In the original <i>Pilot Talk</i>, Curren$y worked almost exclusively with New York veteran Ski Beatz behind the boards and this time is no different. To avoid sample clearance issues, Ski employed his band, “The Senseis” to simply rework the samples and tailor it to his vision. The end result is 12 tracks of beautifully rendered live instrumentation that leaves one with lingering daze of an easy afternoon. Chill nirvana. The sounds are more aqueous; smoother and funkier than PT1 which fits Curren$y perfectly. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">A few features were left out (most notably, Erykah Badu and Jay Electronica) in order for the album to meet its release date, but even still <i>Pilot Talk II</i> will be one of the best projects of this year. Early on Curren$y vows to “kill these beats humane fashion, painless,” to which he gets a resounding round of applause. Mission accomplished. </span></div>Evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192730829439911895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235536453705004825.post-19373487989758024152010-11-17T20:00:00.000-08:002010-11-18T08:54:48.055-08:00Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Album Review)<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><style>
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<div style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you locked John Nash in a recording studio with an MPC drum machine, a symphony ensemble, and 5 milligrams of epinephrine, you would get Kanye’s latest and greatest offering- <i>My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. </i></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">One thing that Nash and West have in common is an almost crippling perspicacity. Just as Nash would see the world in fragmented geometric equations, West has an ability to imagine and successfully construct such bold, far-reaching records that it almost defies logic. And in many ways this album does unequivocally exclaim a resounding, “F%$K YOU” to convention and precept. A daring triumph that encompasses several genres and over a half-century of inspiration, <i>MBDTF </i>is Mr. West’s <i>Moby Dick</i>; his masterpiece.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">To describe the enormity of the sounds and melodies, I hesitate to use the word "epic" (our generation's most bastardized term) but there really is no better adjective. Whether it's the incredible 2-minute breakdown in between verses on "Devil In a New Dress" or the violin-piano duet before "All of the Lights," every cut on this album is larger than life. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Behind the boards, West swiftly departs from the soulful, throwback sounds of <i>The College Dropout </i>and instead utilizes more dark, refined electric accents; a unifying sound that allows him to address multiple themes. This is West's, dare I say, genius. His ability to connect ostensibly different sounds (the funky 70's guitar riff in "Gorgeous" vs. the gritty synth on "Hell of a Life") and produce a cohesive, thematic production. These sounds paired together would look absurd on paper, but it absolutely works on wax. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lyrically, the album is <i>almost </i>as multi-faceted as the production. For every "can I talk my shit again?" punchline (Lamborghinis, high fashion, Learjets), West delivers many more conscious, thoughtful bars that remind us that the New York Times does, indeed, deliver to Mt. Olympus. "Lost In the World" samples the rap Godfather himself, Gil Scott Heron (see: <i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGaRtqrlGy8">The Revolution Will Not Be Televised</a>)</i> whose influential catalog has clearly inspired Kanye's socially critical rhymes in "Gorgeous":</span></div><blockquote style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Face it, Jerome get more time than Brandon / And at the airport, they check all through my bag and tell me it’s random... This the real world, homie, school finished / They done stole your dreams, you don’t know who did it / I treat the cash like the government treats AIDS, I won’t be satisfied till all my niggas get it, get it?</span></div></blockquote><div style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.1pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Other subjects range from marrying a porn star, quantifying his greatness, and of course acknowledging his mistakes- as there have been many over his last decade under the limelight. Overall, reminding us that perhaps the biggest star and one most creative people on the planet is, at the end of the day, human-- a truth that we can all identify with. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div>Evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192730829439911895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235536453705004825.post-49230332913267462122010-09-17T13:13:00.000-07:002010-09-17T13:14:09.396-07:00For those of you who still give a shit...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuFCUSdXuoQXXvlc6_bZ388EZP_gtGJH6vBpXiu77_k8V_oAC4Fnve-wlJ20O7t8bQx7Iow6gkBdnlSIiedqd7AcgmQMWWe24GIzjqyDRaZ2IjINHZbjuvIhk7Rj_a7iUixMgzExhDik/s1600/endblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuFCUSdXuoQXXvlc6_bZ388EZP_gtGJH6vBpXiu77_k8V_oAC4Fnve-wlJ20O7t8bQx7Iow6gkBdnlSIiedqd7AcgmQMWWe24GIzjqyDRaZ2IjINHZbjuvIhk7Rj_a7iUixMgzExhDik/s320/endblog.jpg" /></a></div>Allow me to confirm what you've probably already assumed... Your Favorite Blog is no more. That is, unless Andrew North or Davey P decide to carry the torch, which is about as likely as that mosque being successfully built at Ground Zero.<br />
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Too soon? Sorry. Anyway, <a href="http://jerkmag.wordpress.com/">Jerk Magazine</a>, a student-run magazine on campus, has called upon me to share my words and wisdom on their online blog. This was an opportunity I couldn't refuse. I can include this on my resume and still write in the same sarcastic, incendiary prose that has become my writing style. You can bookmark the hyperlink above to stay updated on my writing for Jerk (my first article should be up sometime this weekend).<br />
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Thanks to everyone who read and supported Your Favorite Blog, and you're welcome for my two cents. Keep the change, you filthy animals.Evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192730829439911895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235536453705004825.post-26414924510937909022010-07-21T16:27:00.000-07:002010-07-21T21:42:19.338-07:00Raytheon's Ship-Mounted Laser Weapon Incinerates a UAV in Flight (Video)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.dailytech.com/nimage/15747_laser-downs-uavs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://images.dailytech.com/nimage/15747_laser-downs-uavs.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Raytheon revealed its next-gen directed energy weapon at the Farnborough Air Show today. The video shows its Laser Weapons System (LaWS) -- a six-laser weapon that focuses on a single target -- engaging and then ROASTING an unmanned aerial vehicle from the deck of a Navy vessel at sea.<br />
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There are couple reason why this new weapon is awesome:<br />
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1) It's a solid-state laser, rather than a chemical laser, so it's not as hazardous to handle and it requires less energy to use.<br />
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2) It's smaller, which makes it more feasible to pack onto a naval vessel.<br />
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3) Raytheon demonstrated that a laser integrated into the Navy's Phalanx anti-missile defense system (a weapons system already mounted on many naval vessels ) can hit a moving target from the deck of a ship, which itself is moving and rolling along with the ocean.<br />
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Check out the destruction...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">HOLY SHIT!!!!</span><br />
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41 years ago today, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon. Millions watched the grainy video and listened to the noisy sound from space. Now, Stephen Slater and Footagevault have joined multiple camera feeds with restored audio:<br />
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The result is a new view of the amazing events that took place on July 20, 1969, and a perfect excuse to watch it again.Evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192730829439911895noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235536453705004825.post-89811524199777278952010-07-19T13:41:00.000-07:002010-07-19T20:32:17.957-07:00This Week in Review-- College Cocktails Vol. 3 (The Skidmore Bonus)In addition to the thrill of acting like a hooligan and a suicide-inducing hangover, my recent excursion to Skidmore College also produced the most deadly <span id="goog_918880446"></span><a href="http://emdinger195.blogspot.com/search/label/College%20Cocktails">College Cocktail</a> to date. More vile even than the <a href="http://emdinger195.blogspot.com/2010/05/this-week-in-review-college-cocktails.html">Willie Horton</a>. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">COLLEGE COCKTAIL -- Bundy Beer (Beer + 1-2 shots of Ethanol)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bundy Beer will murder and defile your esophagus like it was Caryn Campbell in 1975 (Bundy's 14th victim). Your gag reflex will try to halt Bundy Beer's descent into your stomach but, just like the cunning and ruthless serial killer it is named after, Bundy Beer will prevail. As the putrid taste of grain alcohol mixed poorly with cheap beer lingers in your mouth, Bundy Beer is busy overtaxing your liver and eroding your stomach lining. It shows no mercy. Drink Bundy Beer if it's your wish to seriously harm yourself. Or right before a Justin Bieber concert. </span></span>Whichever.<br />
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Rating: Full Gnar<br />
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BACKSTORY: Bundy Beer was actually consumed by myself and Johan Von Reves (if you're cool, you know who this is) this past weekend at Skidmore. Johan's house mate went to the World Cup this summer and brought back a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuvuzela">vuvuzela</a>, which was impromtu converted into a drinking funnel on Saturday night. <br />
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We still had a little bit of <a href="http://www.drinksmixer.com/desc494.html">Everclear</a> left over from last night's festivities so Johan dared me to pour two shots in my full cup of Keystone and funnel it through the vuvuzela. Of course I abided, much to the dismay of my kidneys and liver.<br />
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In admiration of my own shameless feat, I triumphantly bellowed out of the vuvuzela and handed it to Johan. He followed in kind only to vomit everything in his stomach as soon as he removed the horn from his lips. Everyone cheered.<br />
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The description I typed up above is not an exaggeration at all. For lack of a better metaphor, Bundy Beer tastes like a bile-flavored wine cooler. If nothing else, Bundy Beer represents the unrepentant bad behavior that is induced by the mythical atmosphere of Skidmore College. I blame the institution.Evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192730829439911895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235536453705004825.post-21083261435296644582010-07-04T17:47:00.000-07:002010-07-04T17:47:08.983-07:00Mel Gibson strikes again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/35079/mel_gibson_south_park.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/35079/mel_gibson_south_park.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>In addition to being a talented actor and director, Mel Gibson is also a horrible, horrible person. This is not news (the entirety of his 2006 anti-Semitic tirade was captured on audiotape by the L.A. County Sheriff Department), but the public has a sort of chronic amnesia when it comes to celebrity faux pas. Case in point, Charlie Sheen is still the highest paid actor on network television. <br />
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Anyway, Mel's girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, has secretly recorded 30-minutes of his abhorrent ranting. Here are some of the highlights:<br />
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"You’re an embarrassment to me. You look like a fucking pig in heat, and if you get raped by a pack of niggers, it will be your fault."<br />
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"How dare you act like such a bitch when I have been so fucking nice."<br />
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...and the highlight...<br />
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<i>"I am going to come and burn the fucking house down… but you will blow me first."</i><br />
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Is doesn't really get any better/worse than that. Now everyone say goodbye to Mel Gibson.<i> </i>Evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192730829439911895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235536453705004825.post-67028358874844851412010-07-04T17:20:00.000-07:002010-07-04T17:20:14.143-07:00The Win Streak Continues...<a href="http://emdinger195.blogspot.com/2010/04/old-spice-wins.html">You should already know</a>, Old Spice commercials ><br />
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Allow me to explain further. Women fearful of being raped can insert the Rape-Axe condom inside themselves like a diaphragm or tampon. When Rapie McRaperson tries to get his rape on, his penis is met by a circle of razor sharp teeth. When he pulls out, the Rape Axe comes with it. The only way to get it off (and put an end to the constant, insufferable pain) is to go to a doctor, which REALLY makes it easy for the prosecution to build a case. <br />
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Over 30,000 Rape-Axe condoms are being handed out free at South Africa's World Cup. After the Cup, Dr. Sonnet Ehlers, the inventor of the Rape Axe, will sell them for $2. <br />
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Now there a couple things to consider here... What if, in a fit of rage induced by the realization that his penis will never look the same, the rapist murders the woman? <br />
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What if a jealous girlfriend uses it to exact revenge on a cheating boyfriend? (I've seen enough episodes of <i>Jerry Springer</i>- this is completely within the realm of possibility).<br />
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Both are unfortunate circumstances, but personally I'm contented with the fact that for every rape-turned-murder, there are many more rapists who will rot away in prison with their genitalia looking like downtown Baghdad. Evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192730829439911895noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235536453705004825.post-73693278516171958282010-07-01T12:48:00.000-07:002010-07-01T12:53:47.762-07:00The Apocalypse Is Coming...<object height="374" width="448"><param name="movie" value="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshhN52X19TK3eXCLyP2"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshhN52X19TK3eXCLyP2" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullscreen="true" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br />
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If a giant meteor destroys our planet tomorrow, blame aerobics instructor Diane Horner. Although this video has been around for 15 years so who knows. Either way, I'm gonna go ahead and deep sea dive into the Gulf now. I quit...Evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192730829439911895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235536453705004825.post-64612899656779882262010-06-29T08:24:00.000-07:002011-03-06T07:35:15.228-08:00Obama Drastically Scales Back Goals For America After Visiting Denny's (I love The Onion)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.westnews.de/urlaub/images/content/pic/dennys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="162" src="http://www.westnews.de/urlaub/images/content/pic/dennys.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Many years from now, I believe Denny's cultural significance will transcend its current, one-dimensional existence as a cheap, corporate restaurant chain. Someday, when the time comes for historians and political scientists to decide our generation's place in American history, Denny's will be the unit of analysis in its own empirical study.<br />
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My Hypothetical Denny's Experiment (briefly outlined):<br />
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Unit of analysis: Denny's restaurant patrons in the U.S.<br />
Independent variable: Reasons why Denny's is awesome<br />
Dependent variable: Level of intelligence<br />
Control variable: Percent of U.S. population <br />
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My Hypothetical Denny's Experiment (the unfortunate results):<br />
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Independent Variables: Causality? Dependent Variables: % of US:<br />
(why is Denny's aweome?) (how smart are you?)<br />
--check all that apply--<br />
1. Great food Yes Forrest Gump > you 80<br />
2. It's fancy Yes Ayn Rand stoopid 90<br />
3. Healthy food Yes Your IQ straddles room temp. 80<br />
4. It's a great place<br />
to watch the lower rungs<br />
of our society act like animals Yes Unlike the guy in the booth<br />
in their natural habitat adjacent to you with the NASCAR<br />
tee shirt and handlebar mustache<br />
with crumbs in it, you are smart.<br />
You appreciate the novelty of<br />
Denny's. You are the minority. 20<br />
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I'm being serious. I've been to a couple Denny's in my 20 (soon to be 21) years on this Earth and literally every single one has fit all the stereotypes. Dimwitted patrons? Check. Waitresses missing more than three of their teeth? Check. Greasy, processed, probably microwaved food? Definitely check (and to think I only had to spend $4.50... what a deal!).<br />
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And I didn't even see the kitchen. Thank <i>gawd</i>. It's still a rumor but I heard that they filmed <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435625/"><i>The Descent</i></a> in the Denny's kitchen in Syracuse (my beloved college town).<br />
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So you can imagine how happy I was when I stumbled upon this video on The Onion:<br />
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<a href="http://www.theonion.com/video/obama-drastically-scales-back-goals-for-america-af,14343/">Obama Drastically Scales Back Goals For America After Visiting Denny's</a>Evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192730829439911895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235536453705004825.post-60886028131396802232010-06-28T20:12:00.000-07:002010-06-29T08:35:19.008-07:00Entourage won.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.textually.org/tv/archives/images/set3/entourage-large-msg-114979583872-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="http://www.textually.org/tv/archives/images/set3/entourage-large-msg-114979583872-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Last night, my favorite HBO show (since <i>Sopranos</i> and <i>The Wire</i> ended), <i>Entourage</i>, returned for my viewing pleasure and, oh man, it was glorious. Simply put, <i>Entourage </i>won, which means (by the transitive property) I win because every Sunday (the eve of my perpetual, 40-hour work week) for the rest of summer is not going to suck as bad. <br />
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Entourage won for several reasons...<br />
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<b>Reason 1- <a href="http://www.maxim.com/girls/girls-of-maxim/44948/dania-ramirez.html">Dania Ramirez</a>. </b><br />
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She was the sexy limo driver that Turtle tried (and thankfully failed) to kiss. I say thankfully because convincing me that Turtle could rebound from Jamie-Lynn Sigler to Dania Ramirez is a task too presumptuous (and altogether ill-advised) even for the brilliant HBO writers. But with that said, Ms. Ramirez is fine. Click the hyperlink to peep her Maxim spread.<br />
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<b>Reason 2- I'm genuinely interested in the plot. </b><br />
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Turtle's business is finally taking off, which I like because I had grown tired of the slacker, butt-of-every-joke Turtle who was essentially just a leech on the rest of the entourage.<br />
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Drama's career is in jeopardy which will be entertaining because, unlike Vince whose static mood is a certain savvy nonchalance, Drama goes nuts when things take a turn for the worst. So I'm excited to see how he swindles and strong arms a deal for his own network show. <br />
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Ari is now the top dog. As he explained in his meeting with the agents, his responsibilities have elevated from simple client management and acquisition. He can now contend for the rights to American entertainment properties like the NFL. Ari will be faced with more daunting tasks. Hilarity will ensue.<br />
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<b>Reason 3- The Guru tribute. </b><br />
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As you may or may not know, hip hop legend Keith "Guru" Elam died on April 20th of this year from cancer-related complications. He was 43. Hip hop heads know that he and DJ Premier aka Gang Starr made some of the dopest music during what many consider <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_age_hip_hop">the Golden Age of Hip Hop</a>.<br />
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Entourage played the Gang Starr classic "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IoPeNC4k_0">Above The Clouds</a>" as the credits rolled, which I thought was a wonderful, poignant salute to the recently deceased emcee. RIP Guru.<br />
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Like I said before, Entourage won. Can't wait for the rest of the season!Evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192730829439911895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235536453705004825.post-1614302376841326082010-06-18T09:55:00.000-07:002010-06-29T08:39:37.656-07:00Kanye West Makes a BeatBelow is some footage of Kanye West making a beat possibly for <i>Good Ass Job</i>? I hope it is. Apparently the sample is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rXxrVQB_E0">this song</a> from the musical <i>Wicked</i>... *shrugs*<br />
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I love watching artists in the studio during the creative process. And show tunes- they really tell the story of the human condition. <br />
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<div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">EDIT:</span> <a href="http://interscope.com/artist/news/default.aspx?nid=26882&aid=399">THIS IS THE UNFINISHED VERSION</a></span></div><br />
After nearly a decade of empty promises, delays, and rumors, Dr. Dre's <i>Detox </i>had become a myth, a legend; another Dr. Dre album? It sounded too good to be true. And it almost was... <br />
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Since the "Detox Chronicles" began back in 2002, Dre has been producing heat for other artists (most recently 5 tracks on Eminem's <i>Relapse: Refill</i> and the public, like dope fiends in withdrawal, simply could not wait for their next Dre fix. But we forced ourselves to be patient because, well, <i>The Chronic 2001</i> was that good. However, after <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/14367/77486">promises of a finished product had been lingering for almost 3 years</a>, the hopeless anticipation had become too presumptuous for even the most loyal Dre fan. <br />
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After watching <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7rv1CsXkHI&feature=player_embedded">that doofy <i>HP Envy </i>commercial</a> and refusing to shell out $400 for Beat By Dre, I, too, had given up on the most anticipated hip hop album ever. I just couldn't stay optimistic; the constant disappointment was too difficult to endure. But today, June 16th, 2010, I saw something miraculous. Something so shocking that I literally froze in disbelief until I could comprehend the proverbial Dear John letter sent from my eyes to my brain. First Detox single?!<br />
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Yes, it's here. Since usershare.com has been raped and pillaged by all the people posting the single- I'll give you a Youtube video and three download links. Enjoy...<br />
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<a href="http://usershare.net/ys9ql9r8kvdz">DOWNLOAD: Dr. Dre- Under Pressure feat. Jay-Z (usershare)</a><br />
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<a href="http://usershare.net/34rub2qsmt2d">DOWNLOAD: Dr. Dre- Under Pressure feat. Jay-Z (alternate usershare link)</a><br />
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<a href="http://filezee.com/1pndz2pvd9lo">DOWNLOAD: Dr. Dre- Under Pressure feat. Jay-Z (filezee)</a>Evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192730829439911895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235536453705004825.post-21767757677471208112010-06-16T17:25:00.000-07:002010-06-16T17:25:39.619-07:00Holy Shit...I want you to be as surprised/excited/incredulous as I was so I'm not going to reveal anything about what you're about to see. Just thank Activision for weaving your dreams.<br />
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<span class="blogText bigText">Based on recently revised estimates, BP's ruptured oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico continues to leak 25,000 to 30,000 barrels of oil a day. The new figures suggest that an amount of oil equivalent to the Exxon Valdez disaster could still be flowing into the Gulf of Mexico <i>every 8 to 10 days</i>.</span><br />
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<span class="blogText bigText">Head over to <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/scenes_from_the_gulf_of_mexico.html">Boston.com</a> for their "Big Picture" round up of the ongoing catastrophe in the Gulf Coast. The devastation is unbelievable. </span>Evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192730829439911895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235536453705004825.post-11243187571803038822010-06-10T04:49:00.000-07:002010-06-10T07:20:23.546-07:00Mortal Kombat: RebirthSpeculation ran rampant yesterday with the debut of a short "Mortal Kombat" film (subtitled, <i>Rebirth</i>) that was posted anonymously on Youtube. Today, Jeri Ryan, one of the actors in the film, revealed that <i>Rebirth </i>was made by Director Kevin Tancharoen for Warner Brothers to see his vision of a reimagined MK film. <br />
Just ask <a href="http://4manwolfpack.blogspot.com/">The <em>Deug</em></a>, he and I are big fans of the Mortal Kombat video game series. So much so that we were forced to stop playing <em>Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance</em> on Xbox because the tournaments would get so heated that we would actually want to kill each other after each match. <br />
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Anyway, check out the trailer below but be warned that some of the images are pretty grisly... (like Reptile may or may not be shown eating pieces of a human head... like they were beef jerky). <br />
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HOWEVER, there is one yacht that is so sweet that it's totally worth the $7.2 million price tag. That is, of course, the Origami Yacht-- winner of the Millennium Yacht Design Awards and the first yacht to fold onto itself for an optimal aerodynamic shape when it's time to cruise and unfold when it's time to stop and enjoy the sun (blow yayo off your trophy wife's buttcheek).<br />
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Here's how it works:<br />
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Well, if his strong Austrian accent left you lost in translation, a cyborg is simply an organism that has both natural and artificial systems.<br />
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Neil Harbisson (pictured above) has achromatopsia, a syndrome that has links to five separate diseases but for Harbisson it means that he can only see in black and white. You'll notice in his photo however, that he's wearing a camera mounted to his head. This converts colors into soundwaves- which literally allows him to "hear" colors. <br />
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In his second year at the Darlington School of Arts in the UK, he attended a cybernetics lecture given by Adam Montandon, a student at Plymouth University. After introducing himself to Montandon and explaining his condition the pair started to work on what became known as the eyeborg project.<br />
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What they came up with was the camera you see on his head, it picks up colors and converts them into sound waves. By memorizing the different frequencies, Harbisson became the first person in history with the ability to hear colors.<br />
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The eyeborg was finetuned by Peter Kese, a Slovenian software developer. This further development meant that Harbisson can now perceive 360 color hues through varying frequencies. What's more? Adjustments in volume allow him to measure color saturation.<br />
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Considering he's an artist, studying fine arts at school, being able to see color has helped him immensely—with the painting below being his interpretation of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, taking the soundwaves he hears from the music, and converting it into color.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/06/340x_painting-bach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/06/340x_painting-bach.jpg" width="265" /></a></div>Cool!Evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192730829439911895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235536453705004825.post-32693626426552631502010-06-03T11:10:00.000-07:002010-06-03T14:27:24.134-07:00Evan's Mixtape Thursdays Volume 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdn.2dopeboyz.com/m.php/2010/05/20100531-TACKLEBOX.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://cdn.2dopeboyz.com/m.php/2010/05/20100531-TACKLEBOX.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><b>The Cool Kids' <i>Tacklebox</i></b><br />
Just in time for summer, The Cool Kids hit us over the head with 16 tracks of <i>heat</i>. But let me be clear, this isn't anything groundbreaking; not even their best release (<i><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?ojeew0bfd7l">Bake Sale EP</a> </i>> ). It's just a great collection 808-heavy, boom bap tracks that are <i>perfect </i>for the warm June, July, & August nights. An even mixture of brand new music, unreleased freestyles, and songs originally intended for their LP. <br />
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With that said, the beats are <i>too dope</i>. Chuck Inglish might be a better producer than rapster which speaks volumes and is entirely true. If you're like me and you like to nod your head to some low fi, 1988, Eric B. & Rakim type shit then you'll definitely enjoy <i>Tacklebox</i>. Inglish shows his versatility on "Great Outdoors" where the jazz sample is clearly inspired by another throwback legend, DJ Premier. <br />
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To be honest, besides the catchy hooks and the occasional polysyllabic rhyme- the lyrics are irrelevant. I blame (and credit) The Cool Kids for popularizing hipster rap, but as long as the bass is bumpin'- The Cool Kids' <i>Tacklebox</i> will stay on repeat at least until <i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIUDczWxMMc">24 Hour Karate School</a> </i>or <i>Pilot Talk* </i>drops (both of which have been trying to clear all their samples since March). So in conclusion, download this, crank your bass up, and vibe out to some new Cool Kids. Can't really go wrong with that.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?nmm1tmjymto">DOWNLOAD: The Cool Kids- <i>Tacklebox </i>(mixtape) [mediafire]</a><br />
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Alternate Link: <a href="http://usershare.net/2DopeBoyz/f4m0kkop2bbo">[usershare]</a><br />
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*featured belowEvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192730829439911895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235536453705004825.post-59998365769587137942010-06-01T20:16:00.000-07:002010-06-01T20:23:51.188-07:00The Potential of the U.S. Space Program<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwH6OIZFDT0ZqikrKAqTbek7rNDZWgmv8DMD2cv-87HkugmTA4Ym1ekXLXPLnMn7J5DCeXFZQmM4UOV3NbshiMSpLRkf-v9ksuNhU5OnVsGOGTw_Qj9pEioDDkCKRf5mvy5h6luAwAT0/s1600/neptune.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwH6OIZFDT0ZqikrKAqTbek7rNDZWgmv8DMD2cv-87HkugmTA4Ym1ekXLXPLnMn7J5DCeXFZQmM4UOV3NbshiMSpLRkf-v9ksuNhU5OnVsGOGTw_Qj9pEioDDkCKRf5mvy5h6luAwAT0/s320/neptune.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Between BP dealing with the worst man-made disaster ever, <a href="http://gawker.com/5517220/arizonas-new-immigration-policy-ask-every-brown-person-for-papers">Arizona spearheading a Mexican witch-hunt</a>, and <a href="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/images/thumb/2/23/Algore.JPG/300px-Algore.JPG">climate change ushering in the impending apocalypse</a>, the U.S. space program has been put on the back burner. But what if it wasn't?<br />
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According to researchers at the Johns Hopkins' Applied Physics Laboratory, we could go to Neptune and back in 5 years.<br />
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Sure, some of the necessities like an "onboard 100MW nuclear reactor that will power the magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters" doesn't exist <i>yet</i>, but all it takes is money! $4 trillion to be exact.<br />
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As you may or may not know (probably not), Obama's space plan is really bad. So bad that Neil Armstrong and 26 other NASA legends wrote him <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/space/article7097144.ece">a scathing letter</a> addressing their devastation. So this won't happen tomorrow, but the technology could be developed in less than 50 years. <br />
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Due to the danger of cosmic radiation, speed is essential in furthering mankind's space travel. If we wanted to go to Neptune, rather than building a 4240-ton aluminum shield to protect the crew, it would make more sense to just travel really, really fast. Hence that insane, magnetoplasmadynamic engine. And without all that extra weight from the shield, as aforementioned- we could get to Neptune and back in just 5 years.<br />
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Sure, $4 trillion is more than the entire federal budget last year, but maybe in 2060 we'll have that kind of cake.Evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192730829439911895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235536453705004825.post-12929220231484683702010-06-01T12:53:00.000-07:002010-06-01T15:11:23.974-07:00Pilot Talk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdn.2dopeboyz.com/m.php/2010/06/currenSyart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://cdn.2dopeboyz.com/m.php/2010/06/currenSyart.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br />
Above is the album artwork for Curren$y's upcoming album, <i>Pilot Talk</i>, which I can't f%@king wait for. According to the original trailer below, it was supposed to drop March 23th, but it keeps getting pushed back. Right now it's slated for "mid-summer" release...<br />
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About a week ago, Curren$y released "King Kong" <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/king-kong-single/id368317941">on iTunes</a> and made a video to it which you can check out down below. Before that, he leaked "Breakfast" (<a href="http://usershare.net/bc3h5u1kcjlm">available for free</a>), which was the album's first single. Features on the album include Wiz Khalifa, Devin the Dude, Mos Def, and Jay Electronica. Here's the album tracklist and video for "King Kong":<br />
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1. King Kong<br />
2. Life Under The Scope<br />
3. Seat Change (Feat. Wiz Khalifa)<br />
4. The Hangover<br />
5. Chilled Coughphee (Feat. Devin The Dude)<br />
6. Example<br />
7. The Day (Feat. Mos Def & Jay Electronica)<br />
8. Scaling The Building<br />
9. Schoolin<br />
10. Silence (Feat. McKenzie Eddy & Wiz Khalifa)<br />
11. Nothing But Us<br />
12. Breakfast<br />
13. Audio Dope II<br />
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Whenever the album drops, you all should definitely snag a copy. It's gonna be <i>sick.</i>Evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192730829439911895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235536453705004825.post-11651364152428357062010-05-29T09:10:00.000-07:002010-05-29T10:31:48.539-07:00New Music [Saturdays] Volume 3<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">***NEW MUSIC***</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/djcable/Blog%20Pics/drake-thank-me-later.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/djcable/Blog%20Pics/drake-thank-me-later.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here is the CD quality version for Drizzy's second leak off <i>Thank Me Later</i>, which drops June 15th. An unfinished version of the song has been floating around the interwebs for a little over two months, but now it's been completed and mastered for your listening pleasure.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
<a href="http://usershare.net/2DopeBoyz/weqe195psodx">DOWNLOAD: Drake- Shut It Down feat. The-Dream (usershare)</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdn.2dopeboyz.com/m.php/2010/05/20100527-CUDIRIPPER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://cdn.2dopeboyz.com/m.php/2010/05/20100527-CUDIRIPPER.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Brand new CuDi record featuring fellow Clevelander, Chip Tha Ripper. This time Cudder rocks over LCD Soundsystem's <i>Dance Yrself Clean</i> with a <i>great </i>sound clip at the beginning. Check it out:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://usershare.net/2DopeBoyz/i9yld33mh8jl">DOWNLOAD: KiD CuDi- All Talk feat. Chip Tha Ripper (usershare)</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdn.2dopeboyz.com/m.php/2010/05/20100527-TIMIXTAPE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://cdn.2dopeboyz.com/m.php/2010/05/20100527-TIMIXTAPE.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hosted by the <strike>intolerable</strike> infamous Gangsta Grillz team, here is T.I.'s new mixtape aptly titled, <i>Fuck a Mixtape</i>. Features from Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Keri Hilson, & Killer Mike. Beats from Swizz Beatz, Timbaland, Jim Jonsin, DJ Toomp, and No ID. The King is back!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdn.2dopeboyz.com/m.php/2010/05/20100526-FRESHMEN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://cdn.2dopeboyz.com/m.php/2010/05/20100526-FRESHMEN.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ahh, one of the most slept on groups from the West. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/freshmenmusic" target="_blank">The Freshmen</a> describe themselves as a combination of "the Gorillaz, OutKast, and the Beastie Boys together in a cheap motel room with a microphone." The group consists of Kristo (mc), A. Wolf (mc) and THX (producer) hailing from the Bay Area and Los Angeles, California.</div><br />
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I've been checking for new Freshmen material ever since I heard their song, "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6xZkift9fU">Hello There</a>" back in June of last year. And before that, I'll be honest- I had never heard of them. But anyway, below is their own reworking of the Mama's & the Papa's "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0UcQDUR-fU">California Dreamin</a>"... it's pretty ill.<br />
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<a href="http://usershare.net/2DopeBoyz/q3gqmcr2z0ea">DOWNLOAD/STREAM: The Freshmen- Dreamin' California (usershare)</a><br />
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"Madonna" is the latest cut off Neako's upcoming mixtape, <i>Rubix Cube: Yellow Edition</i>. It's definitely a song that you'll want to listen to at maximum volume after 4 or 5 Jager shots so put this one on your party playlist...<br />
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<a href="http://usershare.net/ygy6ck875ayy">DOWNLOAD: NeakO- Madonna (usershare)</a><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/151/m_ea7202dce8b6433e845d8ce71fc455f1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/151/m_ea7202dce8b6433e845d8ce71fc455f1.jpg" width="133" /></a></div>Hailing from Brooklyn, Sene is one of my favorite newcomers. He has one mixtape, <a href="http://www.djbooth.net/index/mixtapes/entry/sene-reality-bites/"><i>Reality Bites</i></a>, but first check out his new record, "Love, Me." You can't <i>not </i>like it- it's so smooth and anyone can relate to the message.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">PLEASE</span> <a href="http://usershare.net/2DopeBoyz/3xi9qrbrmbd3">DOWNLOAD: Sene- Love, Me (usershare)</a><br />
p.s. beat by Daniel Oshima<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdn.2dopeboyz.com/m.php/2010/05/20100526-ADULTSWIM2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://cdn.2dopeboyz.com/m.php/2010/05/20100526-ADULTSWIM2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>New. Madvillain (Madlib x DOOM). No further information needed, but I'll give it to you anyway. First single off the new Madvillain album, which they started recording last year. This track, "Papermill" was released as part of Adult Swim's <a href="http://www.adultswim.com/promos/201005_kia/index.html" target="_blank">Singles Program</a>; in which they will be giving away 8 free tracks in 8 straight weeks.<br />
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<a href="http://www.adultswim.com/promos/201005_kia/index.html">DOWNLOAD: Madvillain- Papermill</a><br />
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New Mike Posner video for a song that dropped about a year ago...<br />
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*shrugs*<br />
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Directed by Jason Beattie...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://24hourhiphop.com/files/article/royce.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://24hourhiphop.com/files/article/royce.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Nickel Nine (1/4 of Slaughterhouse) dropped this banger last week with a feature from Big Sean. It's a bonus track off the Deluxe edition of Royce's <i>Street Hop</i>, which is available on <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/street-hop-deluxe/id373330164" target="_blank">iTunes</a> now. The beat KNOCKS (produced by Mr. Porter), check it out...<br />
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<a href="http://usershare.net/2DopeBoyz/mv979ug5n25k">DOWNLOAD: Royce Da 5'9- My Own Planet feat. Big Sean (usershare)</a>Evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192730829439911895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235536453705004825.post-51728595637132108822010-05-28T11:44:00.000-07:002010-05-28T11:44:30.226-07:00*BRAND NEW* Kanye West- Power feat. Dwele<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdn.2dopeboyz.com/m.php/2010/05/20100510-KANYE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://cdn.2dopeboyz.com/m.php/2010/05/20100510-KANYE.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>No autotuned harmonizing, just rapping? Yes <i>please.</i> This is Yeezy's first single off <i>Good Ass Job</i> with a feature from Dwele (who sung the chorus on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Cobject%20width=%22500%22%20height=%22405%22%3E%3Cparam%20name=%22movie%22%20value=%22http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/ila-hAUXR5U&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1%22%3E%3C/param%3E%3Cparam%20name=%22allowFullScreen%22%20value=%22true%22%3E%3C/param%3E%3Cparam%20name=%22allowscriptaccess%22%20value=%22always%22%3E%3C/param%3E%3Cembed%20src=%22http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/ila-hAUXR5U&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1%22%20type=%22application/x-shockwave-flash%22%20allowscriptaccess=%22always%22%20allowfullscreen=%22true%22%20width=%22500%22%20height=%22405%22%3E%3C/embed%3E%3C/object%3E">"Flashing Lights"</a>). <br />
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Also, there is SO much more dope music that has dropped recently. I'll post the rest later today on the next "New Music" series. Until then, download/stream Kanye's new record below:<br />
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<a href="http://usershare.net/2DopeBoyz/5ypbuwl8b9tt">DOWNLOAD: Kanye West- Power feat. Dwele (usershare)</a>Evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192730829439911895noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235536453705004825.post-37047660616499764882010-05-27T21:37:00.000-07:002010-05-27T21:40:50.070-07:00Toy Guns These Days > Your Childhood FavoritesDuring my formative years, you better believe I had a whole fuckin' armory of foam dart and water guns. But <i>nothing </i>I had could ever compare to the toy guns out now. Allow me to explain...<br />
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Just for a second, reflect on every water gun battle you have ever participated in. Remember how much it sucked to run out of water? You were a sitting duck until you found a faucet to refill! Well, some wise guy over at <i>Water Combat!</i> decided to make a water gun with <i>water clips </i>to make sure you never fun out... how sweet is that?? See it for yourself:<br />
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Meanwhile, some Halo nerd decided to create a fully functional Halo assault rifle that shoots Nerf darts:<br />
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