props to dream for introducing me to the wonderful world of outlandish

outlandish is a moroccan, cuban, and pakistani — living in denmark
now that’s a different crew

many of their rhymes are pretty good, the musicism is tite, the spinning in of their respective languages at some points isn’t fake and crass
some of their rhymes are a bit weak, must admit
but much respect to outlandish, they’re different
quite different

standout tracks: guantanamo, if only, el moro, peelo, love joint, fatima’s hands, aicha

now i just finished watching bollywood/hollywood
which is an amazing movie (but i figure only desis will truly understand its import and implications)
it’s hilarious, damned hilarious, especially how they spontaneously break into song
speaking of which, the music from that movie is very good
particularly “sona sona roop hai” and “rang rang mein”
the second song has me going
i am totally loving it

got my hands on some krispy kreme donuts
pretty good, not bad at all

i think they should use the sugar-crisp bear to do irish spring ads:
original, aloe, fresh, sport
it’s all good, mmhmm
can’t get enough of that irish spring
(i’ve somehow developed an obsession with irish spring)

The day Malcolm X died

“Maya. Maya.” Bailey spoke softly. “Let me tell you what’s going to happen. In a few years, there are going to be beautiful posters of Malcolm X, and his photographs will be everywhere. The same people who don’t give a damn now will lie and say they always supported him. And that very bartender, the one with the sword” – Bailey mispronounced the word as the bartender had done – “he will say, ‘Malcolm was a great man. I always knew he was a great man. A race man. A man who loved his people.'”

the article made me shed a tear
actually that seems to happen anytime i check the assassination of malcolm x
there i am, watching ali in the theater and they have that scence where malcolm gets shot and i’m trying to hold my tears back
i read an article on the death of malcolm and i choke up

boo

found this incredible video on adnan (arif)’s web site …

Where the heck has Everlast been?

…for starters, he’s been putting together a new album with longtime producer Dante Ross. “I’ve been in hibernation, working on music,” Everlast said with a sly grin. … “It’s not like I’m going to go running across the field to like, choke [Eminem]. I’m a grown man, dude.”

yes! everlast is coming back
can’t wait

i found an interesting song
tiziano ferro – perdono
i think it’s originally in spanish
but there’s an english version, a french version, and an italian version, too
now that’s pretty impressive (they’re all four minutes long, impressive)
nice song, too

dragon‘s reflections on superman:

“Ok i just want to clarify something for all of u out there

thank you”

rofl

does that change the fact that smallville is still my favourite show?
no…

one of the most pathetic things i get to see is people posing for their webcams
i mean … and trying to look cool
it’s pathetic, really
this can especially be seen on AA pages and blogs
first of all it’s a bloody webcam
the resolution on those pictures is terrible, so all the edges and lines look blurred and smudged
it’s like taking a good picture on a good cam, going into photoshop, and deliberately blurring and smudging the lines so you look like even more of a fool than you are
secondly, the expressions on the faces, that these people are “all that”
well you’re not, you look like a dweeb — especially the girls trying to look sexy or the guys trying to look intimidating — yeah, maybe on a nice sony cybershot with four megapixels
not on a logitech moron webcam with five pixel capacity that leaves horrendous residues on your numbskull
and the dudes trying to look “cool” with that “no, i’m not posing, i’m just so naturally removed from the world” look
no you’re not
stop being a dipshit
take natural pictures
natural pictures of yourself looking as you always do
not faking sexuality or coolness

if you’re trying to be funny, that’s something else
learn from the master: eric of eric conveys an emotion
this guy’s hilarious and gets my mad respect

edit on the second jurassic album
it’s pretty tite, too
not as upbeat, i guess
but tite

on hip hop and life

in the hip hop of life, god is the master turntablist, his prophets are the rappers, and we’re the fans
some of us go listen to pop hip hop — all about money, sex, drugs, thuggery
some of us go for the anti-god yet socially conscious hip hop
then we got the imitators, trying to turntable like god and trying to rap like his prophets
and we get a lot of junkies going for them
then there’s the real records by god that got corrupted, too many people listen to these — too many, thinking they’re right
the rest of us listen to the master turntablist and his master rappers
but they stopped producing
only one record has survived properly, given by the last rapper who’s long left the industry
the rest of us hang on to this record, we’ve digitized it
stopped its quality from corrupting, kept it as it is
unfortunately, there are very few of us