Okay, I’m officially on board now. This happens all the time with me. I truly believe Kanye releases the weak songs as lead singles and saves the gems for the people that buy the album. Purposefully making me doubt him, then making me kick myself for doing so when it finally comes out. Besides “Through The Wire”, every lead single from a Kanye album has been my most hated. “Love Lockdown” from 808’s & Heartbreak being no exception, even though I think I hate the song “Heartless” even more. But after hearing “Coldest Winter”, “Robocop” and now “Anyway”, I’ve gone from complete disgust and skepticism to utter joy and anxiousness.
“Anyway”, which features Kid Cudi has a total 80’s feel to it which further supports my theory of Hip Hop/R&B is in a sort of 80’s renaissance whereas the 90’s heavily sampled the 70’s, now it’s the decade of hair bands, auto tuning and Aquanet to which contemporary urban music owes its sound to. It’s all one big cycle, but I digress. Despite all the shit I’ve talked concerning 808’s, from what I’ve heard of it so far, this one really seems to stick to the intended theme. My guess is this album will have it’s serious moments but not take itself too seriously with a kind of a tounge-in-cheek undertone throughout. It is a highly successful rapper singing his heart out after all.
Cliff Edge has in new Bape tees featuring arguably two of Japans most famous icons. Milo and Mario. Normally I would have purchased these before posting this blog but in today’s dire financial times, I just don’t have the money to even begin to imagine spending $175 on a shirt. These are much better than the Milo x Spongebob collab tees, but not nearly as cool as the Milo x Hello Kitty ones, that’s just me though.
I’m 100% positive these will be gone by morning, economic crisis or not. I’ve always said that that Street Wear heads are not unlike crack heads. I’m guessing the same people that bought up the Mario x Milo Nintendo DS’s for $600 a pop will quickly snatch these up without a second thought. So if there are any left by the time you read this, cop em here.
Jay Smooth of Illdoctrine(one of my favorite sites btw) has been on the political tip as of late and here he’s serving a reminder to all those that think this election is already won and in the bag. Don’t snooze folks.
1. “Welcome to Heartbreak”
2. “Heartless”
3. “Love Lockdown”
4. “Robocop”
5. “Anyway”
6. “Streetlights”
7. “Say You Will”
8. “Real Bad News”
9. “Amazing” (featuring Young Jeezy)
10. “Tell Everybody That You Know” (featuring Lil Wayne)
11. “Coldest Winter”
Oh yeah, here’s the song “Robocop”.
“Robocop” by Kanye West:
See in this case, it makes perfect sense to use auto tune. The best song I’ve heard off of 808’s & Heartbreak so far. Hilarious.
Yeah, I like this. I like this alot. The beat is interesting, it’s sung decently by Kanye I really dig the chorus especially when the drums kick in,. I actually heard this a week ago but didn’t post it cause it was a shitty radio rip and I thought that crackling that happens throughout the song was some sort of anti piracy measure. I thought it was as if they were saying “if you download this you’ll have to deal with this horrible annoying machine gun sound throughout the song as you listen to it, enjoy.” Turns out it was actually apart of the song and ironically, I like that part of the song now. No, I’m not drinking the Kool Aid just yet, 808’s & Heartbreak still has quite an uphill battle to win me over but this is a nice start.
New Sneaker & Girl tee by Kiks Tyo with Yuko Ishida rocking the abominations that are the Freddy Dunks. Frankly, these particular SB’s are just plain fucking nasty. It’s Halloween so it’s a proper release and makes sense for this time of year, but those have to be one of the ugliest Dunks Nike has ever released. Luckily, the incredible good looks of Ms. Ishida do well in balancing it all out though. Pre-orders end Nov. 4th, so get them in while you can folks.
If I were a character in A Nightmare on Elm Street, Yuko Ishida would be the perfect form for Freddy Krueger to take while in my dreams in order to lull me in right before gutting me with his claw.
Fact: Mr. Chicity is 100% hilarious. His videos remind me back when I was younger and use to mess around with my dad’s old video recorder and use to shoot complete nonsense. Just like this one time, I…….alright fuck that shit, fuck that shit. I suggest heading over there right now and be ready to take notes.
"Bout the baddest girl I ever seen, straight up out a movie scene, who knew she was a drama queen, that would turn my life to Stephen King..."
-Kanye West
I am...
a underdog backing, no-look pass practicing, Utah Jazz hating, Simpsons rerun watching, dirt off my shoulder brushing, Soul music supporting, zip up hoodie wearing, revolution planning, Zulu war chanting, comic book reading, Street Jack magazine scanning, Apple computer using, Social Engineer studying, Beatles music appreciating, Jessica Alba obsessing, Nike kicks collecting, Mike Tysons Punchout playing, Wu-Tang first lp memorizing, a love supreme dreaming...Nice to meet you.
