If you missed it here you go. Also, I have a few new posts that are WAY past due coming this week so stay tuned!!
DJ C.E.O!
[Creatively Entertaining Others!]
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Friday, December 5, 2008
If you think you've heard it before....
YOU PROBABLY HAVE!!!
There is a lot of talk about this video but I believe that it exudes Kanye's greatness. Being a DJ gives me a 'unique' ear for music and anyone that can listen to vast genres of music and sample from is a GENIUS in my book!!
Check it out!
There is a lot of talk about this video but I believe that it exudes Kanye's greatness. Being a DJ gives me a 'unique' ear for music and anyone that can listen to vast genres of music and sample from is a GENIUS in my book!!
Check it out!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The Cool Kids @ Cat's Cradle
Green Label Sound does it again in conjunction with WKNC 88.1 to bring Carrboro, NC the hottest new faces in music.
Performances by Matt & Kim, The Cool Kids, and local's own Juan Huevos are sure to bring the house DOWN!
DJ Nominal on the 1's & 2's!!
Tickets are only $5!!!!
For tickets follow the link provided.
Ticket link:
http://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/onlineSale?action=selectPerformance&searchType=venue&venue_id=35&performance_id=880576
Get your tickets early to secure your spot!
"You got a 10 piece don't be stingaaaayy"
Ok so I'm sure everyone that watches T.V has seen the new McDonalds commercial that looks like an R&B video. Well a friend I know posted on her FaceBook status that she, and I quote, "doesn't understand the new McDonalds commercial that looks like an Usher or Ne-Yo video...all for some mcnuggets?"
So this status caused an entire conversation and just so you can get the gist (and understand why I posted this on my 'music' blog....) here's the dialog (and for the sake of privacy...everyone will be labeled as 'Random' -- enjoy ;-)
Me: LOL c'mon you have to admit you thought that was a hot song before you realized it was for some chicken nuggets
Random Guy : It's quite catchy... and they're trying to get a "specific audience" to eat different items... Cuz that "specific audience" loves the Dollar Menu...lol
Status Owner : I'm not gonna lie I thought it was a new song!
Me : Me too!! I was even warned about it and I STILL fell for it......"You got a 10 piece don't be stingy" Ba da da da da I'm lovin' it!!
Random Woman 1 : That is my jam! Girl u got a 10 piece dont be stingjaaaaay! Has hip hop and r&b really fallen off so bad that Mickey D's can fool us with a commercial :-).
Status Owner : you are so crazy! "thats your jam" lol
Random Woman 2 : i can't STAND that stupid commercial!! Is that mess supposed to appeal to blacks?? McDonald's is becoming ridiculous.
Me : Well McDonalds is not the 1st to create a song for their product...Just last year (or maybe the one before) there was a radio commercial out about the Toyota Avalon. Kinda catchy too!! I think they had Will Downing singing it..??
Random Woman 2 : Who is Will Downing?
Status Owner : will downing sings "adult" r&b lol. I only know him for like one song years ago. but yeah I think mcdonalds is trying to appeal to blacks but I don't know why black people love the dollar menu and definitely the dollar sweet tea!
Random Woman 1 : I know that song Khalia is talkin about. It was very catchy!! And Im so serious . My cousin and I were singing it all wknd lol. And Tam I must say that our music is whats becoming ridiculous. So sad! Where's Jodeci when you need em??
Me : LOL @ Jodeci (I just had a vision of JoJo hi performing on stage) but I'm on the fence about 'our music'--I'll just say the wrong people get the fame and the right people are overlooked because music execs want what makes money...
Anyway....the dollar menu is getting a little skimpy...they actually took the nuggets off (and I only know because ... Read Morethat's all I would get) so that's why they need black people in their video/commercial...to persuade them to not be 'stingy' on the extra money for the 10 piece!!
Random Woman 1 : Good point.....there is still good music out there and it is definitely overlooked. I beez havin to school my kids errday on the fact that Soulja Boy is not real hip hop. If you gotta have a dance to ur song then I need u to sit down lol. For real doe, where's Jodeci? They get us all hype talking abt a reunion at the BET awards yrs ago and nothing! U cant tease us like dat.
Me : Lol 'status owner' like Soulja Boy....she's his 'Soulja Girl' but you didn't hear that from me.....
But yeah...I'm sure Jodeci will never be together again unfortunately
And my very last post..........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YRcBTq6T4A
Enjoy ;-)
So this status caused an entire conversation and just so you can get the gist (and understand why I posted this on my 'music' blog....) here's the dialog (and for the sake of privacy...everyone will be labeled as 'Random' -- enjoy ;-)
Me: LOL c'mon you have to admit you thought that was a hot song before you realized it was for some chicken nuggets
Random Guy : It's quite catchy... and they're trying to get a "specific audience" to eat different items... Cuz that "specific audience" loves the Dollar Menu...lol
Status Owner : I'm not gonna lie I thought it was a new song!
Me : Me too!! I was even warned about it and I STILL fell for it......"You got a 10 piece don't be stingy" Ba da da da da I'm lovin' it!!
Random Woman 1 : That is my jam! Girl u got a 10 piece dont be stingjaaaaay! Has hip hop and r&b really fallen off so bad that Mickey D's can fool us with a commercial :-).
Status Owner : you are so crazy! "thats your jam" lol
Random Woman 2 : i can't STAND that stupid commercial!! Is that mess supposed to appeal to blacks?? McDonald's is becoming ridiculous.
Me : Well McDonalds is not the 1st to create a song for their product...Just last year (or maybe the one before) there was a radio commercial out about the Toyota Avalon. Kinda catchy too!! I think they had Will Downing singing it..??
Random Woman 2 : Who is Will Downing?
Status Owner : will downing sings "adult" r&b lol. I only know him for like one song years ago. but yeah I think mcdonalds is trying to appeal to blacks but I don't know why black people love the dollar menu and definitely the dollar sweet tea!
Random Woman 1 : I know that song Khalia is talkin about. It was very catchy!! And Im so serious . My cousin and I were singing it all wknd lol. And Tam I must say that our music is whats becoming ridiculous. So sad! Where's Jodeci when you need em??
Me : LOL @ Jodeci (I just had a vision of JoJo hi performing on stage) but I'm on the fence about 'our music'--I'll just say the wrong people get the fame and the right people are overlooked because music execs want what makes money...
Anyway....the dollar menu is getting a little skimpy...they actually took the nuggets off (and I only know because ... Read Morethat's all I would get) so that's why they need black people in their video/commercial...to persuade them to not be 'stingy' on the extra money for the 10 piece!!
Random Woman 1 : Good point.....there is still good music out there and it is definitely overlooked. I beez havin to school my kids errday on the fact that Soulja Boy is not real hip hop. If you gotta have a dance to ur song then I need u to sit down lol. For real doe, where's Jodeci? They get us all hype talking abt a reunion at the BET awards yrs ago and nothing! U cant tease us like dat.
Me : Lol 'status owner' like Soulja Boy....she's his 'Soulja Girl' but you didn't hear that from me.....
But yeah...I'm sure Jodeci will never be together again unfortunately
And my very last post..........
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Enjoy ;-)
Monday, December 1, 2008
Wale - The Kramer
I stumbled upon this song from the 'Mixtape About Nothing' mixtape from Wale....
[Intro - Michael Richards]
Shut up! 50 years ago, they'd have you upside down with a fucking fork up your ass! You can talk, you can talk, you can talk, you're brave now, motherfucker! Who's loud talking? The nigger! He's a nigger! He's a nigger! A nigger, look, there's a nigger!
[Wale]
The color of my skin, content of my character,
Dream of a King's been a nightmare for anyone
White with a badge or anyone
Slightly affected by the tide to this race that I'm running in,
Pardon me, y'all, the racists I run against,
The race war, when its us against all of them,
They subconsciously low talk us,
And probably all think as Kramer did still but won't talk it,
And first off, I ain't trying to be conscious,
Speaking heart with a conscious, talking to you,
This dark content for those of dark complexion,
Who's x-ed off, Rip, who gon' listen to us?
Who gon' speak for us? Who gon' plead for us?
Who gon' be the Head N.I.C. for us?
Who gon' defend us from crooked police on us?
I'm just an insecure N.I.G. er...
Please listen to me, please listen to me,
Please listen to me, N.I.G. er...
Please listen to me, who gon' listen to me?
Who gon' listen to me, N.I.G. er...
Listen to me, who gon' listen to me?
Who gon' listen to me, N.I.G. er...
Who gon' listen to me, who gon' listen to me?
Who gon' listen to me, N.I.G.
Hey,
And P say that I should stop saying nigga,
But if I did, what would be the difference?
I'd still be a nigga, he'd still be a nigga in his feelings,
I'd still be a nigga with no deal tryna get one,
There'd still be niggas out killing,
And still be white people still out to get us,
And still be niggas saying whites tryna get us,
And still be lazy and paranoid niggas,
I'm paramount, nigga, I am, and you can't be mad,
Cuz I choose the word nigga, lemme air it out, nigga,
Nigga ain't bad, see, niggas just had,
A clever idea to take something They said,
Into something we have, something we flipped
Into something with swag, nigga, don't be mad,
Bitches ain't shit, but women ain't bitches,
See, women are the queens, and bitches just bitches,
And bitches say bitch like bitch is not offensive,
When niggas say bitch, all of the sudden, they offended,
And niggas say nigga to a nigga,
A nigga write nigga in a lyric, expect the white boy to omit it,
The white boy spit it like he spit it,
Recite it to his friends who, by the way, ain't niggas,
And say nigga, nigga, nigga, my favorite rapper did it,
And non-nigga friends got it with him,
Incorporate this lyric to their everyday living,
Until a black friend kinda hear it, just a tidbit,
He thinks Aw, forget it, its so insignificant and little,
The white boy sees this as a clearance, now its
Nigga, nigga, nigga, every single day,
And that little nigga nigga, thinks its okay,
And he's the only nigga in this particular grade,
And it begins to phase him more each day,
The things they say went a little too far,
He couldn't tell the difference between an a or er,
So they just keep going, saying nigga in his face,
There's nothing he can do, he let it get away,
It came to the point he couldn't look 'em in the face,
The mirror made him hurl, his reflection disgraceful,
Yeah, and make sure everything you say,
Can't be held against you in any kind of way,
And any connotation is viewed many ways,
Cuz under every nigga, there's a little bit of Kramer,
Self-hatred...I hate you...and myself...
Niggas...
[Outro - Michael Richards]
Uh, I lost my temper onstage, I was at, uh, a comedy club trying to, um, do my act and I got heckled and I, I, I took it badly and went into a, a rage...and uh, uh...said some pretty, uh...nasty things to some Afro-Americans, a lot of trash talk...for this to happen, for me to be in a comedy club and flip out and say this crap, you know, I'm...I'm deeply, deeply sorry...
[Intro - Michael Richards]
Shut up! 50 years ago, they'd have you upside down with a fucking fork up your ass! You can talk, you can talk, you can talk, you're brave now, motherfucker! Who's loud talking? The nigger! He's a nigger! He's a nigger! A nigger, look, there's a nigger!
[Wale]
The color of my skin, content of my character,
Dream of a King's been a nightmare for anyone
White with a badge or anyone
Slightly affected by the tide to this race that I'm running in,
Pardon me, y'all, the racists I run against,
The race war, when its us against all of them,
They subconsciously low talk us,
And probably all think as Kramer did still but won't talk it,
And first off, I ain't trying to be conscious,
Speaking heart with a conscious, talking to you,
This dark content for those of dark complexion,
Who's x-ed off, Rip, who gon' listen to us?
Who gon' speak for us? Who gon' plead for us?
Who gon' be the Head N.I.C. for us?
Who gon' defend us from crooked police on us?
I'm just an insecure N.I.G. er...
Please listen to me, please listen to me,
Please listen to me, N.I.G. er...
Please listen to me, who gon' listen to me?
Who gon' listen to me, N.I.G. er...
Listen to me, who gon' listen to me?
Who gon' listen to me, N.I.G. er...
Who gon' listen to me, who gon' listen to me?
Who gon' listen to me, N.I.G.
Hey,
And P say that I should stop saying nigga,
But if I did, what would be the difference?
I'd still be a nigga, he'd still be a nigga in his feelings,
I'd still be a nigga with no deal tryna get one,
There'd still be niggas out killing,
And still be white people still out to get us,
And still be niggas saying whites tryna get us,
And still be lazy and paranoid niggas,
I'm paramount, nigga, I am, and you can't be mad,
Cuz I choose the word nigga, lemme air it out, nigga,
Nigga ain't bad, see, niggas just had,
A clever idea to take something They said,
Into something we have, something we flipped
Into something with swag, nigga, don't be mad,
Bitches ain't shit, but women ain't bitches,
See, women are the queens, and bitches just bitches,
And bitches say bitch like bitch is not offensive,
When niggas say bitch, all of the sudden, they offended,
And niggas say nigga to a nigga,
A nigga write nigga in a lyric, expect the white boy to omit it,
The white boy spit it like he spit it,
Recite it to his friends who, by the way, ain't niggas,
And say nigga, nigga, nigga, my favorite rapper did it,
And non-nigga friends got it with him,
Incorporate this lyric to their everyday living,
Until a black friend kinda hear it, just a tidbit,
He thinks Aw, forget it, its so insignificant and little,
The white boy sees this as a clearance, now its
Nigga, nigga, nigga, every single day,
And that little nigga nigga, thinks its okay,
And he's the only nigga in this particular grade,
And it begins to phase him more each day,
The things they say went a little too far,
He couldn't tell the difference between an a or er,
So they just keep going, saying nigga in his face,
There's nothing he can do, he let it get away,
It came to the point he couldn't look 'em in the face,
The mirror made him hurl, his reflection disgraceful,
Yeah, and make sure everything you say,
Can't be held against you in any kind of way,
And any connotation is viewed many ways,
Cuz under every nigga, there's a little bit of Kramer,
Self-hatred...I hate you...and myself...
Niggas...
[Outro - Michael Richards]
Uh, I lost my temper onstage, I was at, uh, a comedy club trying to, um, do my act and I got heckled and I, I, I took it badly and went into a, a rage...and uh, uh...said some pretty, uh...nasty things to some Afro-Americans, a lot of trash talk...for this to happen, for me to be in a comedy club and flip out and say this crap, you know, I'm...I'm deeply, deeply sorry...
Friday, November 21, 2008
What to expect from this blog...
Ok, I think about music a LOT! I mean there are people out there who loves to watch TV and movies, play video games, talk on the phone etc. Well I love to listen to music!
I mean take tonight for instance. It was a perfect night to watch my all time FAVORITE movie 'Brown Sugar' [which ironically is about music?], but what did I do? I started bumpin an artist I was just introduced to by the name of YahZarah [check her out!] as well as The Foreign Exchange [who gave a great performance tonight at Chapel Hill! And listening to new tracks out on the web. I mean, I just can't help myself.
So with that being said, I need to pay more attention to my music blog! I don't have many followers because I don't post anything! So this will be my way of expressing myself as well as informing the masses about what's going on in music.
Now just for clarification, I have a Neo-Soul SHOW but I'm not necessarily a Neo-Soul DJ!
That means, just because I only play Neo-Soul on my show doesn't mean that's all I listen to or care about.
So anyway, in addition to the photos I'm going to put up about the different people I meet or concerts I attend, I'll probably do album reviews; I already have an album countdown up; I'll post my 'musical epiphanies' which could be something crazy I thought about, something new I've learned, or when I've figured out where an artist 'borrowed' lyrics or a producer sampled a song; and/or put artists that I've stumbled upon on BLAST! [And I'll probably start with YahZarah].
So sit back and get ready!!
Live Life! Dream Big! Stay Blessed!
DJ C.E.O!
[Creatively Entertaining Others!]
I mean take tonight for instance. It was a perfect night to watch my all time FAVORITE movie 'Brown Sugar' [which ironically is about music?], but what did I do? I started bumpin an artist I was just introduced to by the name of YahZarah [check her out!] as well as The Foreign Exchange [who gave a great performance tonight at Chapel Hill! And listening to new tracks out on the web. I mean, I just can't help myself.
So with that being said, I need to pay more attention to my music blog! I don't have many followers because I don't post anything! So this will be my way of expressing myself as well as informing the masses about what's going on in music.
Now just for clarification, I have a Neo-Soul SHOW but I'm not necessarily a Neo-Soul DJ!
That means, just because I only play Neo-Soul on my show doesn't mean that's all I listen to or care about.
So anyway, in addition to the photos I'm going to put up about the different people I meet or concerts I attend, I'll probably do album reviews; I already have an album countdown up; I'll post my 'musical epiphanies' which could be something crazy I thought about, something new I've learned, or when I've figured out where an artist 'borrowed' lyrics or a producer sampled a song; and/or put artists that I've stumbled upon on BLAST! [And I'll probably start with YahZarah].
So sit back and get ready!!
Live Life! Dream Big! Stay Blessed!
DJ C.E.O!
[Creatively Entertaining Others!]
Put them all together and it'll probably be billions!
I am blessed!
Really, if you add up the Net Worth of ALLLLLLLL the artists I've seen/met LIVE this year....it'll probably be in the billions!
So of course I [try] to take my camera to all of these events and so far I have. So since I have this DJ blog or what not, I think it would be cool to show everyone just how blessed I've been.
Here's a list of those that my memory can reach:
But yeah...add their net worth and tell me what you get!
Meanwhile, I'll be adding photos and telling you all about the tours/performances!
Life Life! Dream Big! Be Blessed!
DJ C.E.O!
[Creatively Entertaining Others!]
Really, if you add up the Net Worth of ALLLLLLLL the artists I've seen/met LIVE this year....it'll probably be in the billions!
So of course I [try] to take my camera to all of these events and so far I have. So since I have this DJ blog or what not, I think it would be cool to show everyone just how blessed I've been.
Here's a list of those that my memory can reach:
- Jill Scott [She's GREAT live!!]
- Kanye West [I knew every song!]
- Common
- Lupe Fiasco
- N.E.R.D [They are REALLY rock stars!] (2)
- The Foreign Exchange
- YaZarah
- Carlitta Durand
- Chrisette Michelle [She looks different in person??]
- Raheem Devaughn [I LOVE HIM!!!]
- Little Brother
- Boyz II Men
- Edgar Allen Floe
- 9th Wonder [The producer responsible for most of all of the beats of the songs you like!]
- Rihanna (2)
- Young Jeezy
- T-Pain [He was on stage for like 3 hours-literally]
- Plies
- Rick Ross
- Chris Brown
- Soulja Boy
- Bow Wow
- etc.....
But yeah...add their net worth and tell me what you get!
Meanwhile, I'll be adding photos and telling you all about the tours/performances!
Life Life! Dream Big! Be Blessed!
DJ C.E.O!
[Creatively Entertaining Others!]
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