Adventures in Late Night Television

Friday night. Approx. 1 am. I'm in my apartment getting ready for a little R&R so I check out what is on television. Much to my delight, Comedy Central has Katt Williams Live (from Cincinnati) on "secret stash." If you haven't seen this, I highly recommend it, especially if you know anything about Cincinnati. For a preview click here and here and here (Sorry about the jackass who bootlegged it laughing). To make up for it.

However, the enjoyable comedy central programming is not the reason I am sharing- rather the commercials during it. Of course, as expected, the breaks were filled with the usual Joe Francis-with-sloppy-18-year-old-getting-naked-and-falling-over-DVD for $9.95. (Side Note: If you beat to that, there is something certifiably wrong with you.) I was not in the least bit shocked however. Nor was I surprised to see good ol' Ron Jeremy helping men...ummm....rise to the occasion..with Extenze. I did enjoy the new Real Sex-esque street interview with REAL Extenze users.

That was not all. Ladies listen up...Trojan, the makers of your favorite rubber, are introducing the latest innovation in your pleasure...the finger vibrator. Yes that's right...on the subway to work and need a quick pick-me-up? No problem. In the cab from the bar? You bet! Get off anywhere, anytime now! Thank God...we needed this.

I thought I had seen it all. Nope. Do you remember that singing fucking bass toy that people had? If not, here you go. Well, check this shit out. It was at this moment, that I hit rock fucking bottom. I was seriously wondering what the fuck this said about us as a society. And yes, this is why the terrorists hate our asses. And I really cannot blame them.

So I started to wonder. If you dropped a foreigner off on the American couch late at night (with some Taco Bell maybe) and this shit was the first shit they saw, what the fuck would they think about Americans? What would this shit say about our lifestyle? Would these commercials personify you (excluding the young ladies in GGW video)?

And yes, I know it's on late (which is apparently when the underbelly of society watches television in this country) but that's only because this shit cannot be shown during the day. If it could, I know we'd see a lot more Hawaiian shirt rocking Ron Jeremy.

Thinking deeper, who does watch this shit on television. Hmm, probably someone with nothing to do on a Friday. Someone who can't drink because that's really all there is to fucking do then. Hmm...I know, America's mutherfuckin' youth. Yes. I wonder if there is a direct relationship to the bullshit they watch on TV to them being so fucking stupid. Of course there is!

Another side note: Who the fuck is out there putting this crazy shit on youtube. Anyway, back to your regularly scheduled rant.

Let's see...this week saw Jamie Lynn Spears 17 year old trailer park ass give birth to a child with a Mississippi pipe-layer, Hi-OOOOOOOO. News flash, not the world's first pregnant teen. We also recently have little ho-ish celebrity fifteen year old's taking nude magazine pics and changing her legal fucking name to Hanna Montana- are you fucking kidding? Counterpoint, these are not aberrations, your child will be this fucking dumb too!

And don't fucking get me started on MTV, TMZ, BET, YOUTUBE and all that other bullshit. It's all out there-making us fucking dumb and dumber while we soak it all in.

Seriously, I know I'm sounding like my parents from back in the day, but like Katt William's, I too have become allergic to dumb shit. Maybe I'm just old school, but this shit is why American culture has become so fucked up.

Fuuuuuuuuuuck, where's the Tylenol?. I'm done now. God bless.

Just a Thought (or two)

First of all I want to congratulate the Pied Piper of R&B on being acquited on all charges of child fucking. Make sure to watch the clip of the week...I'm sure that's exactly how it played out in court.

Also I want to throw up Lloyd and Lil' Wayne's new video- Girls All Around the World. The song is hot, and the Hype Williams video fits perfectly. Also, in it, Lloyd not only sounds like a female (a beefer Alicia Keys maybe) but looks like one with his hair (no hate tho...I'm def no longer a closet Lloyd fan)

This Deserves Its Own Post

Life after college summed up in one amazing rant....big daddy drew take it away.

Gentlemen, introducing the man who wrote this.

Cocaine and Big Hair vs. Whole Foods and Blogs

I must say that the coverage of this NBA Finals, which kicked off last night, has been very copious-for obvious reasons such the greatness of the 80s, which is now a retro matchup. You think in 20 years we will get excited about a retro Memphis Grizzles vs. Toronto Raptors final. Time will tell, but this finals is so hyped not because of who the teams are, but because who they were over 20 years ago.

Well, ESPN.com Page 2 has a very interesting "debate" about what is better-the 80s or the present- for all things the world of sports. It's definintely a must read for some aka, those that were alive in the 80s.

For all that we make about sports fans acting like jackasses, I think it's important to remember that this is nothing new. Today, Detroit Basssketball fans take the cake, becoming notorious for beer throwing and their willingness to fight the players. However, I stumbled accross this Page 2 article about the great city of Cleveland. Well, back in the day, they were hosts and active participants in the most choatic, crazy sporting event to ever take place. It's great- really (may start out slow for some, but hang in there past the background). You won't be dissappointed and I garantee that you won't look at the Detroit brawl the same way ever again.

Finally, I conclude with ANOTHER ESPN Page 2 special. This one talks about the American sports media shapes the tastes of American sports fans (or tries to). The only thing I hated about this was this complete acceptance of being ignorant to other sports from accross the globe. And for good measure, this pretty much sums up how I feel about Tiger Woods.

Obama takes Democrat Primary

If you haven't heard by now, Barack Obama won the 2008 Democratic Presidential ticket. Not too much left to say after such a historic battle with Hill Clint but, no secrets who this website is voting for.

Quickly, Quickly

I'm just posting because I wanted to say hi. I found this funny blog post that compares the Super Bowl to Sex and the City movie and wanted to post it before I completely forget that I read it.

I was also planning on putting up that new Lil' Wayne/Jay-Z song, but that has been tearing up the internet so fast that I think everyone has heard it by now. You'll just have to stay tuned

Share and Tell

I just wanted to share some of the interesting things I've read on the web this week. I will probably make this a weekly (yea, right...) little feature and keep it separate from the music and the video. Who really knows though...i may fucking combine them.

If you don't already know (you should be proud of this) that the big ESPN spelling bee is today. I think this is the most fucking ridiculous event on television. I cannot think of anything stupider (is that a word?) freak children with peach fuzz stashes memorizing words that will never make it out of the dictionary other than today. Anyway, this piece about the sideline reporting goddess Erin Andrews and the spelling bee is must read.

This article does a great job going in-depth into the world of sports journalists, documenting a young college journalists first time covering the Philly Phillies.

This article pulled from cnn.com explains some differences between men and women (other than their genitalia) and why they drive each other crazy as catshit.

This one explains to me why I suck at life and I am not getting a job, other than my own lack of desire.

The future of hip hop? God I hope not.

The ballpark food taste so good. Maybe that rat shit gives your brat that extra seasoning it needs.

Getting paid for doing nothing...where do I sign up? Actually, I'm at work now so technically I am but this would be wayyy better

Finally, I want to put everyone on notice that TN dropped another new show about today about black females and their lethal nature but I haven't check that out yet.

and when I leave...come together like butt cheeks

New Music (Now with Bonus Video!!!!) Limited Time Only!!!

Yea, I know its been a little bit but I've doing things- obviously, I've come back stronger. I got some new music for ya, although some of it has been on the web for a minute, none has hit the radio so it's not ancient yet. I seriously cannot shake the hold of Weezy F baby- this song with T-Pain is my new jam-shame or not.

• Universal Mind Control - Common, Pharrell
• Got Money - Lil' Wayne, T-Pain
• Do Your Thang - Ice Cube
• Hood Politics - Crooked I
• Get Down - Rick Ross, Pharrell

I also wanted to share some videos with ya. First, is the Clip of the Week of the hockey player dropping the trophy (I know its old) but if you haven't seen it its must see.

This one is from Kanye- a follow up mysterious second version of the Flashing Lights video which is WAY better than the original. The style of this video is so badass-you can tell it came from the mind of Kanye.

Thank You Mr. West

(Ed. Note: This post is incredibly long, and if you plan on going to the concert, it may be a good idea not to read it. Scroll down at your risk)

There I am, standing outside the United Center in the cool Chicago breeze before the show, looking to sell my two extra tickets. Tickets I paid over a hundred dollars for, then paid more for shipping, and after fucking with ebay, lost another $25. While sitting on the concrete ledge next to the statue of 23, I become worried for the first time. This is Kanye fucking West in Chicago, how the fuck are these not selling? The weird part, I am less worried about the financial hit as I am Ye' stepping out to a half empty arena.

After taking a major loss, I entered arena, and my sky high expectations for the show are coming back to earth. The fall faster even faster Lupe hits the stage and the arena is half full.

Quickly, the lights go down, the beat drops and Lupe hits the stage belting "The Coolest" lyrics. Aside from the high school girls who are dressed like it's a homecoming dance, the majority of people in the place now the lyrics and the energy is good. Then Nikki Jean hits the stage for "Hip Hop Saved My Life" and "Little Weapon." Then Lupe flows right into the Chi-town anthem "Go Go Gadget Flow" and the crowd finally seems fully into it. For the next ten minutes the arena is crazy as Lupe busts out with throwback "Kick Push" and new gem "Paris, Tokyo." The tempo was great, but then a lot of the momentum was killed when Lupe brings out fellow F&F members Crash Dummie for "He Say She Say." The energy is restored somewhat when Lupe welcomes Matthew Santos to the stage for "Fighters" and reaches an all time high as the entire arena sings along with "Superstar" then fittingly, finishes off his major hometown performance with "Daydreamin'."

After Lupe, I'm definitely all warmed up for Kanye, but he doesn't hit the stage for another couple hours. After each performer was a significant break while the stages with transformed. For Lupe, the stage was raw, just some flashing lights and a mic. For N.E.R.D, a large five piece screen is assembled, then for Rihanna a mountain backdrop with neon lighted snowcaps, and for Ye', shit got ridiculous (more on that later).

N.E.R.D hit the stage and went balls out going absolutely crazy for a solid 45 minutes, highlighted by a special surprise dance freestyle by Chris Brown during "Spaz" and their biggest hit "She Wants to Move." Audience participation hit a new high for the night when they brought up a couple lucky young ladies to shake it saltshaker style on stage, and presumably vie for the title of top groupie after exit stage left.

At this point in the show I'm feeling a little let down because Rihanna is getting ready to hit the stage AND I have to wait 20 minutes to live through it. I decide this a perfect time get a buzz going so I hit the concession stand for a couple brews. Fifteen dollars later (rectum was already sore from gas and parking) I'm steadily working on that buzz. When I return to the arena bowl a fight breaks out and I wonder why we all cannot live in peace (stupid muthafuckers).

Rihanna comes out and for the first time I take a seat and just chill with my beers. Although in my mind she was an afterthought before the show, I was definitely impressed; she commanded the stage and got the crowd going (you know those girls in the dresses) for "Don't Stop the Music," "S.O.S," "Pon Da Replay," that new song and, of course, "Umbrella." Even I found myself saying "damn, I never realized how hot this was" when Pon Da Replay came on. I was finally able to see what people saw in the song, particularly why it made the clubs go crazy. Don't get it twisted though, my ass stayed in my seat- which is a lot more than I can say for a lot of "men" in the place. Grown ass men singing and dancing to "Umbrella" was definitely the low point of the evening.

But fuck all that, Kanye is about to hit the stage. Anticipation builds as the crew assembles the stage behind a giant (but not big enough) black curtain. With each passing minute the crowd is getting more restless and then the lights drop and the curtain comes up.

The stage is now a fully transformed version of itself that Lupe preformed on just hours earlier. A giant video screen the length is covering the back wall. The sides of the stage are now rolling hills from another planet, and the center stage is transparent glass that reflects the images from the video screen toward the crowd. Oh yea, its on a hydraulic and moves during the show.

The smoke guns blast away while video images of stars and flashing lights get the crowd going bananas. Then Ye' appears and wastes no time opening up with "Good Morning." He swiftly moves another Graduation jam, "I wonder" before taking back to "Heard 'em Say" before his imaginary spaceship crashes named Jane (really, when I heard I thought it was kinda corny; but trust me it wasn't at all) onto an unknown planet. After the crash, he transitions nicely to "Through the Wire" which was written following a major car accident. The rest of the show was mixed just as beautifully, weaving through new classics like "Cannot Tell Me Nothin'," "Stronger," and "Homecoming" with older favorites like "Golddigger" and "Jesus Walks" until finishing with "Touch the Sky" which included Lupe running out for this third verse and finishing off, exhausted, with "now let me end my verse right where the horns are like, uhhh."

I honestly said to myself that "this is the best moment of the show" probably 25 times. First, I still couldn't believe how therapeutic screaming "cannot wait til I get my money right" was, then it was the chills sent down my spine when I heard bum, bum, ba da bum as Jesus walked through the United Center. This was until I heard twenty thousand singing "I go for mine, I got to shine, now throw your hands up in the sky." Of course, how could this top "Hey, Mama" or "Homecoming" (the ad-libbing "And if you don’t know by now, I’m talkin’ bout CHI-TOWN, It's my town, CHI-town was so sick) or "Stronger." Whatever the best moment was, I forgot every single bullshit problem I have, I was inspired to "go for mine" and do so shining, and I was exhausted like it had been me on the stage.

I've said this a lot lately and I mean it. It was the best concert I've ever been to and ever think that I will attend. It set the bar so high, the record that will never be broken. It was hip hop mixed with theater, as Ye' carried the audience through the dramatic storyline of which every detail included and felt like it came right from Kanye. Finally, after much thanks to his band, and the fans, Kanye dropped one last surprise on us- free books for all those who attended, perfectly titled- Thank You, and Your Welcome.

You have no idea.

Does Your Job Suck?

It's okay to admit, mine does. That's why this article on job burnout caught my eye. It's worth checking out, escepecially for someone such as myself, who it describes to a T.

Don't Panic, We're Still Alive!

Hey there! It's been awhile (for no particular reason) I know. But I just wanted to let know know that I didn't forget about you. Anyway, it's show and tell time.

It's officially less than two days until I go to the Glow in the Dark tour featuring Ye, Lupe and N.E.R.D. in Chicago. Obviously, I cannot wait and I'll definitely be bringing a full report back. From what I've heard the special effects are crazy and this being the first time back in Chicago, Ye has to be doing something special. Hopefully the raps can match (I know live rap usually sucks) but I've got huge expectations for this one. This youtube video doesn't help to lower my expectations either.

In the spirit of the Glow in the Dark tour I got some new stuff with Lupe Fiasco. This Bun B and Lupe track is called Swing On 'Em. Lupe's verse is his typical amazing and something tells me that this summer the beat is gonna grow on me. Also, this is one of my favorite new jams from Crooked I featuring Akon called Big Dreams. Seriously, you didn't forget about Akon's hook prowess did you? Finally, I know in the last entry I posted Put On, which featuring Kanye stealing T-Pain's voice synthesizer and rapping, well, I think Ye passed it on to Usher. This track is called What's Your Name featuring Wil.I.am. I only post this because I know it will blow the fuck up and feel obliged to (and so what if i sing along when it does).

Also, there's a couple new Nas joints floating around the internet. The first one is TRE' Williams featuring Nas called I See You Coming and the second is off the new album no longer titled Nigger, called, you guessed it, N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave & The Master). Here's a new cut from Nappy Roots called Good Day. I know it's not gonna be everyone's cup of tea but I enjoy it, especially the last verse (even with the kids on the hook Scott). Finally, a song I've been bumpin' like crazy lately is The Dream's I Luv your Girl. Well's here's a remix to it featuring Fabolous (not Jeezy, no typo) who fuckin' kills it. Maybe most important is TI's jam No Matter What. Just download it, you don't even have to listen to it first.

The NBA has finally reached the conference finals and as I type this the Laker's and Spurs are playing in game one. Being an official member of the I hate everything San Antonio Spur club, I just wanted to post this masterpiece on how the world is not a good place when the Spurs are in the finals, coming to us care of the blog FanIQ.

Now it's time for a little ESPN bashing. The Stanley cup finals starts this Saturday, yet the only angle ESPN could find for a hockey story this week was a story about how hockey fans are backwoods, blood-thirsty tyrants who only desire fights. This pisses me the fuck off as a hockey fan and once again, the whole network can blow me, I'm not even going to post it. Hopefully the get the email I sent to the Ombudsman. Oddly enough, I'm not the only one that has an issue with ESPN.com Page 2's very own Bill Simmon's (the very enjoyable Sports Guy) has issue with his employer, who's cramping his style and trying to change it a la Stu Scott. Check out this except from a recent post. From background on the two going splitsville this interview with Simmon's. Sadly, I do care about this that much....fight the power.

This being the official outlet to bitch about the price of gas, I want to remind everyone that gas is four dollars a gallon and the government doesn't care about you.

Peace everyone.....OH WAIT...

How could I forget about the R. Kelly trial?....According to reports, Robert Kelly's lawyer's defense is anchored by the believe that they don't see nothing wrong with a little Bump N' Grind. Free R. Kel's T's coming to a blog near you.

Spring Cleaning!

What up world?

Real soon turned into a week...I know, so the fuck what. Anyway, it's time to do a little spring cleaning from this past week.

First off, the first round of the NBA playoffs are wrapping up and the second round is tipping off tonight. Very big congrats to the dirty birds of the ATL on forcing a game seven. Nothing bothers me more when experts on TV not giving a team a chance- because their so in love with a player or team. Also, the Hornets are on to round two. I've been pulling for the Hornets, but against the Spurs, I am the biggest Hornets fan north of the Mason Dixon Line.

Also, I just heard some new music from Young Jeezy and Kayne West called Put On. Just the names on the track warrant checking it out. Speaking of Kanye, he's currently in the middle of the massive Glow in the Dark tour, which I will be checking out personally in Chicago in exactly 20 days. Obviously, I cannot wait for that shit.

The Roots also dropped their new Rising Down album on Tuesday. I bought the itunes version on and its been on rotation all week. Check out for free here.

People have been raving about Miss April getting locked down by Nick Cannon- who's resume is pretty impressive- so i'll have to give Nick credit.

In politics Hilary and Obama are campaigning here in Indiana. I'm gonna try to go to see Obama if he's back in South Bend the next two days.

Anyway...that's it for now, but I'm going to be coming back soon with some new tunes, because there's a lot of hot new tracks out now.

New Music Time

I'm back trying to give the blog the love it deserves. I know, I've been neglecting you, but I've been busy. Anywho, here's some new music. Also, the Roots album is coming out on Tuesday so I look forward to that.

Pain - The Game, Keyshia Cole
Drivin' Down the Block (Remix) - Kidz in the Hall, Bun B. Pusha T, The Cool Kids
Turn It Up - Will Roush, Young Buck
Where My Money - Busta Rhymes
Dear Summer '08 - Rain

Be back real soon!

REAL Good Game

King Flex is back with another episode of the Mack Lessons and he REALLY put down some good shit on this one. It's geared toward the ladies, but as always guys can learn a lot from hearing about the opposite sex. Some real old school King Flex where he just lays into shit and keeps it real as fuck. So check out the new episode! Episode #144-"Basic Hustle Rules For Women"

Patting Myself On The Back

So tomorrow is the banquet to honor the 2007-2008 Xavier Musketeers. Which is a big deal in of itself, but made even bigger for me for a couple of reasons. One, I'm going to be in attendence which was made possible by reason #2. That being that I decided to make a video for the boys to show them how much I appreciated everything they did this season and while I never intended it to be seen by anymore than my close friends I showed it to some of the powers that be at X and they liked it so much that it will be shown at the banquet! So if you are going then you will be able to see what I did, but if you don't happen to be so lucky, I posted it on youtube so that everyone would get the chance to see it if they wanted to. So without further introduction.......I give you my Tribute to the 2007-2008 Xavier Musketeers. ENJOY!

New Music (and more!)

According to the mouth of Mike Vick, "everyone that knows me knows how I get down." Well, the same goes for me. If you know me, you know that my list of complaints with the ESPN television channel is no short list. Well, the last two nights it just got a little longer. The past two nights I begrudgingly tuned into ESPN to watch some baseball (despite the Red Sox being on both nights). Funny enough, ESPN seems to have sold some time during baseball telecast to Mariah Carey to plug the new album. Yes, thats right, either Joe Morgan and Orel Hershiser are huge fans or ESPN and Mariah have teamed up to sell albums. You already know we love us some Mariah, but I wish she picked a better running mate than the world wide loser.

Sticking to baseball I want to elaborate on my friend and colleagues' words about the sad state of affairs in the Yankee/Red Sox rivalry. This article describes the Yankee's developing a middle child complex and how all other crimes in the BX are solved.

Back to ESPN- the leader has been a bit quiet on the NFL draft coverage this year compared to the absurd amount of coverage the two previous years. However, this coverage really makes a case for a Pulitzer. Check out the similarities between great journalism and great fictional products here.

Also I have some new music to share with ya. Here is a new one from the Youngbloodz (yes them) called Ridin Thru Atlanta. I like the beat a lot, its a perfect song to listen to, well, while riding in the car. If your not sick of Usher's Love in this Club yet, check out the remix featuring T.I. The King's verse definitely kills it, especially the smack the rear line. With all the name drops Mariah's been getting on the website, I feel obligated to share a song- it's called Migrate with T-Pain. It's alright. My favorite song of the group is from Jaheim and Keyshia Cole called I've Changed. I used to find Ms. Cole real annoying, but her skills have definitely grown on me. She's one of the most talented females in contemporary urban music. This is the jam. Lastly, this song called OG (Slow Love) from Slow Pain is worth checking out for the beat and the sampling.

Its been reported that Killer Mike and Big Boi are on better terms now that Killer Mike left the label (to start his own) and now knows how hard it is. However, I want to throw this quote aboutn self independence from Killa out there because I absolutely love it. Big Mike says "If you have a boss, and you don't like your boss, fire your boss, and be a boss! If you don't have an idea, lay down, develop a dream, wake up, have a vision, get to the money. Feed your immediate family; provide jobs in your community. Do something instead of doing nothing. I do not pledge my allegiance to dope. I do not pledge my allegiance to some funky job. I do not pledge my allegiance to waiting on the government to feed me. I pledge my allegiance to getting rich independently.”

In hoops, Michael Beasley decided to go get paid and enter the NBA draft. Despite being a garunteed top four pick, I don't see im being that great. Maybe it's that he has a that weird Delonte West look, but he's never really impressed me. I foresee a lot of posterizations lets just say that. Also, Carmelo Anthony was arrested on suspicion of DUI this morning. This kind of pisses me off because he's a great players and does a lot of great things off the court, yet, this is the crap (stop snitching) is what the media reports and its killing the image of a great athlete who could be special.

Enough Already!

Alright that's it.....I'm fed up with the bullshit. I love baseball to death, don't get me wrong, but if I hear one more thing about bullshit curses or voodoo or anything to that effect involving specifically the Spankees, Red Sox, or Cubs....I'm going to fucking kill someone.

It wasn't enough that the Red Sox won the World Series last fall which led to all the talk of "for the second time in 86 years, blah, blah, blah", we began this year on the 100th year anniversary of the last time the North Side Chicago team won the World Series. So while it shouldn't mean a fucking thing for the most part, because it is the lowly Cubs, we are forced to hear that this is a team that had mild success last year, added a herolded Japanese star , and is poised to break out of the dreaded Curse of the Billygoat. So what it's been a fuckin CENTURY since this franchise won it all. I refuse to believe it has anything to do with a damn billy goat! And just because its the 100 year mark can the so called experts please stop predicating that they will win it all?!

Of course I could have bitched about that a while ago as the season is now 3 weeks old......which leads me to the NEWEST pile of horseshit. The almost curse of the Boston t-shirt. So on Friday of last week, reports come out of New York that some dickhead construction worker decided he was going to try to put a curse on the new Yankee Stadium by buring a Red Sox t-shirt in a cement block within the visiting clubhouse. The worker, being a supporter of the so called "Nation", was hoping that the Spankees would run into the same sort of 86 year drought that the Sox ran into and he could claim to be the reason for it. Of course, those within the Spankees organization denied that it could have happened and said this guy was basically full of shit and weren't worried about anything.

So we fast forward to today. Now the shirt has been found and taken out. Now excuse me while I really go off for a second on a few things. First of all, I would usually support something to fuck over the Spankees. Really, just about anything that can cause their demise or what is the equivilent (them not winning the World Series) is alright by me. BUT SOMEONE PLEASE STOP WITH THE FUCKING CURSE BULLSHIT!!!!!!! If you hadn't noticed already, I don't believe in curses and anything similar to it. I think "curses" are a bullshit way to make you feel better about fucking up mulitple times and basically having a built-in excuse for not getting shit done. Second of all, this whole episode lead to another sighting of a man who has quickly become one of my least favorite people in baseball, Hank Steinbrenner. This piece of fucking shit had the gall to say after the whole episode that, " I hope his fellow workers kick the s*** out of him." Oh really Hank? Do you really? Well I wish that ANYONE would kick the shit outta your fat, gay, riding the coattails of my bitch ass father's success, ass and do EVERYONE a favor. This son of a bitch has done nothing, but piss me off since coming on the scene a few months ago when he and his brother took over the day-to-day operations from their piece of shit father. Finally, fuck the Red Sox AND the Spankees. Talk about two pussy ass fuckin organizations who go back and forth like a couple of bitches at the salon on anything and everything. As if a fucking t-shirt would be the reason for any losses. And leave it to a fan of one of these gay teams to believe something so fucking moronic.

If it's up to me.........I won't see another Red Sox or Spankees World Series title in my lifetime and the Cubs futility can continue for another century. All people with any ties to these teams can take their curses, their rivalries, their self loathing and shove it right up their asses.

Miss April

This month I want to bestow our prestigous award to Mariah Carey- a true comeback story. Yes her ass went crazy, yes she was the star of Glitter (no I never saw it) and her latest song isn't all that great anyway. So why does she get the award of Miss April? Look at her. We need to know any more; however, if you would like to, here is her Wiki page.

Random Shit

What it do people? Just checking in with a bunch of random shit from the news lately.

First of all, I'm sure you've heard by now that Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles we're "ALLEGEDLY" married in New York City a couple days ago. Now there are rumors of a baby being on the way and shit. Seriously, the lack of respect the media has for privacy is why those two fucking sneak around and still have never pubically admitted to being together.

Also, if you even care about G-Unit anymore there minus one member of their crew. Young Buck has been kicked out/walked out of G-Unit after complaining about never recieving royalities for his album sales. However, reports are that 50 payed a huge ass tax bill of Bucks back in the day, and that was his pay.

Finally, Plies is being sued for $10 million. Hahahaha...like he has that. Fucking Lawyers.

Seriously tho, this is not a fuckin hollywood blog so i'll cut the bullshit.

Ok, yesterday I read all about how gas prices are going up more this summer and expect this shit to be up to $4 a gallon. Conviently, the same day of that report, prices jumped 20 cents a gallon. You think it's a conincidence that the government releases a report and the oil companies swiftly respond by raising prices?

Also, I'm really sick of the Olympic torch protestors. Yesterday these nut jobs were climbing the Golden Gate bridge to hang Tibet signs and flags. I won't really get into how these people have nothing better to do on a Tuesday, but looking at the big picture, what did they accomplish other than getting their asses on the news?

Well, congrats guys, you made it into our blog?

Special Late Addition: The supposed cover of Weezy's Tha Carter III. Seriously, I have no words for this.

(Not So) New Jams

Whats Up. Lately I've really beeing listening to a lot more old school than I normally do, so I'm dedicating this week to the old school staples of hip hop.

• Ain't No Half Steppin' - Big Daddy Kane
  O.P.P. -Naughty By Nature
  Me, Myself and I - De La Soul
  Warning - Notorious B.I.G.
  Keep Your Head Up - Tupac

Most of these I jacked from watching Yo! MTV Raps 20th Anniversary specials that have been running on MTV2 this weekend. However, the Yo! MTV Raps website is pretty good and has a lot of good videos on there.

Back In Effect...

Alright kiddies, I'm back on my blog game. I must admit, it took everything I had just to put this post up. Between working, job hunting, new car shopping and involuntary napping (passing the fuck out) after work as well as a mild depression following the Xavier being eliminated from the NCAA tournament, I haven't been in the mood. But, I'm back.

Basically, I want to share some of the interesting things I've seen in the virtual www world out there the past few days- everything from sports to music to bullshit.

In sports the NCAA tournament is the headliner. David's son faced Goliath and the haters last Sunday and came up short thanks to the man. Too bad because the world always needs an underdog to get the people off their asses and make them believe in themselves- shout out to Obama! In the commentary that followed, one blog author had an interesting take, with the most incredible and epic and interesting introduction in the history of language.

The wide world of sports is also grabbing attention for the opening of the baseball season and the NBA playoff situation still being sorted out, thanks to a crazy western conference. Thus, step your knowledge game up. Not to be overlooked, NHL playoffs are coming too. It won't be the same without the boys from the B-Lo tho.

Well, this is kinda sports. Prolly 70 percent sideshow, 30 percent sports. However, it's 100 percent must see. Check out what Dennis Rodman and his agent are up to these days.

Finally, big news out of the naaati- Chad Johnson is unhappy. How could Bengals fans not know is was coming? I think Helen Keller saw it coming. Anyway, I think its sad that ESPN is in the business of instigating this crap, but shit, it makes for great awkward TV moments.

In music, I found this real interesting. It makes a great point how hip hop constantly neglects its roots and is constantly searching for the next big thing, and then cannot wait for them to fall off. My opinion: stop recycling the same crap...and the radio is killing hip hop.

I know none of this is new, but I've really been bumpin G.O.O.D Music's Consequence lately. You need to get familiar. Check these out. Grammy Family is still one of the hottest videos.

I know my constituent will get bitchy because it involves Canada, but I thought it was interesting anyway. I must admit that I'm loving TheBoss by Rick Ross and T-Pain. Seriously, how did I end up liking Rick Ross. Something about his booming ass voice that just gets you jacked up. However, a couple more videos/pictures of him shirtless- that career will go away real fast. Fucking disgusting Rosssss...put the bitties away.

Lastly, check out this band- Cool Jason and the Brown Baggers (Shout out to Cleveland). The song Ledgewood is brings a tear to my eye. Check that out here and support the cause.

Along the same lines as hip hop...if you didn't watch Randy Jackson's show America's Best Dance Crew you fucking missed out on some good shit. Check out the Jabbawockeez (winning crew) here. Note- you'll have to cut and paste a link and watch on MTV website (but its fucking worth it).

Finally, this is old but if you haven't seen this site, you need to check it out. The white people will thank you for it.

New Jams are on the way too...

Bout Fucking Time

I'm a little bit late to the party on posting this shit, but with the Muskies doing their damn thing in the tourney, I've been a little lax on posting anything for about this who month. But any fucking way, King Flex is FINALLY back with not one, but TWO new episodes of the Mack Lessons and you need to get on both of these because they are up to par. The first of the 2 is titled Episode #142-"Is It Tricking If You Got It?" with the second one called Episode #143-"Simp Peer Pressure". Like I said both are really hot and if you are out here handling yours you'll get on these ASAP.

Droppin that New Shit

What Up? I'm back this week with some brand new music. I really like all these songs, yes, even Mr. Weezy's Lollipop. I really think it's probably the best song of his solo career. That said; i think that the Outkast & Raekwon Royal Flush is in a virtual tie with Roots Rising Down for hottest song out now (album = 4/29). Also want to throw out this new video. It's Tabi Bonney and DJ Flexx's Beat Rock (love the new moves too. I admit I'm a sucker for that shit).

• Royal Flush - Outkast, Raekwon
• Lollipop - Lil' Wayne, Static Major
• Rising Down (Hum Drum) - The Roots, Mos Def, Styles P, Dice Raw
• Big Dreams - The Game
• Lifetime - P. Bodi, Postaboy

Enjoy that Shit!

Jams of the Week

Wass up! Here are the "new" jams of the week. This week's jams are a tribute to March Madness. How so? Well, these five songs are what I would want to hear warming up before the game. Maybe you feel the same way, maybe not? But I know with these songs would make the lay up line as intense as could be. Anyway...I look forward to bumping these right before the madness starts Thursday afternoon.

• Hate Me Now - Nas, Puff Daddy
  Izzo (Hova) - Jay-Z
  Push It - Rick Ross
  What U Know - T.I.
  Notorious Thugs - Notorious B.I.G., Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
  

Also, just to throw this out there as well. Lupe Fiasco just released the video for Hip Hop Saved My Life, which easily could have made the list as well.

Very Very Interesting....

I was reading away the day and I came across this. I will say that i completely hate ESPN (after growing up loving it for so many years) and that I agree with the critics of the network. I may dedicate a whole entry to this later.

Late To The Big Dance

Well the NCAA Tourney has finally arrived and I couldn't help but think about how truly great it is. I mean seriously, there are fewer things in sports that rival how great the road to a national champion is in college basketball. The funniest thing about it is that I've spent the better part of my life not realizing its greatness.Yeah, that's right....I said it. I didn't get into this whole March Madness thing until I got to college. Which no one needs to tell me is very sad and pathetic, especially for as big a sports fan as I am. I mean, I have my reasons (as unexcuseable as they may be), which mainly revolve around the fact that I'm just a pro guy. Some people are college fans, some people are pro fans and I am definitely the latter for the most part. Anyway, I'm on board with it thanks to my alma mater and only college team I care about winning, which is Xavier.

But, I digress. All of this greatness surrounding March Madness really got me thinking........is this the best playoff/way of determining a champion there is? Not just in college sports, but in every sport? I'll start off by saying that it is the most intense and wide open of any sport which is it's main attraction. No other sport can offer as many games in a short period of time with as many teams having a chance to win it all like college basketball can, but how does it stack up overall against all the sports that people give a shit about.

Now when I say sports people give a shit about I'm only going to include the big 4 in the pro sports (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL) and college basketball and football. Other sports don't generate enough interest or converstation and basically these are the only ones I care to involve because I could give a rat's ass about any other sports and this is my blog entry. Each one has its pros and cons and I'm not gonna pretend to be an expert on the NHL because it made the conversation by the seat of its pants, but let the debate begin.

I'll start with the NHL because like I said, I don't know all that much about it. What I do know is that playoff hockey is the most intense hockey you will ever see. I can count on both hands how many hockey games I've actually witnessed in my lifetime, but the ones that I have seen have generally been of the playoff/finals variety and they are very fast paced with extreme tension. The knock on hockey comes in the form of the length of the playoffs and eventually champion being crowned. I mean the damn playoffs start sometime in the spring and take about 3 months to wrap up. Entirely too long to be sitting around trying to have someone raise the Cup.

Moving to the NBA, we have a system very similar to the NHL. The games are much more intense than anything the regular season can offer and teams actually play defense for the first time all year. It makes for really exciting basketball by some of the best athletes in the world. Like the NHL though, the playoffs are WAY TOO FUCKING LONG! Not to mention, just about every team in the damn NBA gets into the playoffs. It's not a good thing when its easier to rattle off teams that didn't make the playoffs than it is to name those who did.

Then theres the MLB playoffs and the World Series. Similar to the previous 2 in that there are mulitple game series, but unlike the other 2, things fit into a nice little one month package and you aren't subjected to watching series after series after series. The problem with MLB though, is that the season is so damn long that many people are burned out by the time the meaningful games begin and have less patience when football games overlap.

The last pro sport up for conversation, the NFL, has arguably the best championship game of any sport. The Super Bowl is unmatched in popularity and really seems to be ultimate way of determining a champion. Of course there is the downside of it being a 1 and done format throughout the playoffs and Super Bowl which lends itself to a team not having a good day and losing an entire seasons worth of goodwill on one night. More often than not, the best teams win, but there's always the chance they might not.

Moving to college sports we have football. This system is fucked. Period. The BCS is more confusing than honors level calculus on some days and it leaves itself open to be questioned by the fans and media, which is never a good thing when you are trying to determine a winner that everyone can at least say they were the best team in a legit world. I really can't defend much of what goes on in college football because more often then not, the system screws everything up......add to that the fact that you can have a "co-national champion" and yeah, basically that just can't be tolerated.

Finally there is college basketball. A 65 team single elimination tourney. No lack of exitement here as it allows for the most upsets of any of the other sports. The one knock that it does have though is the fact that the exitement is all stored in the opening rounds and actually goes down after that. By the time the national championship rolls around, unless your school is a participant, it is a very lackluster ending to an exciting road getting there.

Really each of them has their own flaws and clearly none of them are perfect. Being the bias pro fan that I am, I will have to give the final nod to the NFL as playoff football is both intense and leads up to the grand daddy of them all, the Super Bowl. The NFL regular season also adds to the excitement as just about every game means something and winning games in the NFL is arguably the hardest thing to do in sports. All that being said, March Madness is a beast all its own. Even though it tails off to a somewhat anticlimactic ending, the involvement of so many teams and the ability for seemingly anyone to win it all make it one of the best. I'm just glad that even though I got on board late, that I did get on board.

New Music

Now that you realize how America is getting fucked by the government and the rich oil companies that they work for, you probably need some new music. So here you go. All pretty hot.

• Brand New - Lyfe Jennings, Lil' Wayne, T.I.
• What You Got - Colby O'Donis, Akon
• Diamond Girl - Ryan Leslie, Kanye West
• D'Evils 2008 - Talib Kweli
• Superstar (Remix) - Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos, Young Jeezy, T.I.

Fuck You America

Gather round kiddies, It's story time. It goes like this- this morning I was rolling down the street on my way to work. Passing the 7-Eleven I noticed that gas was $3.23 per gallon. About the current (over inflated) national average. Then at lunch I passed that same gas station. The same fucking gas was 3.43. A 20 cent jump and a 6 percent increase.

Disclaimer: Before I really start to bitch, I don't want any fuckers coming on the board to point out how Europe pays way more, or that you filled up for $5 this morning.

Prices for everything are high in those countries (and are near inflation). Also, they are less affected by it because those countries are smaller, and drive way less.

In September 2003, the price of crude oil under $25 a barrel on the NYMEX. Adjusted for inflation, oil prices remained this way since the mid 1980's. Today, Oil reached $109.20 a barrel on the exchange. This price is the new inflation adjusted record high, surpassing the record in March 1981. See the chart below.




The chart above shows the Average annual Gas prices in nominal terms (what you actually pay) and in inflation adjusted terms (red line). In 2008, the prices in current dollars continued to rise, and, is now the all time high. The price of oil from rose from $20.37 on January, 1, 2002 to $100 January 1, 2008 represents a 491 percent growth rate in six years. That's a little more than the 3 percent rate.




Are we supposed to believe that a weak dollar, fears of natural disasters and middle east tensions, and day to day happenstance are driving the prices that hard- especially when supplies are at a 15 year high. Meanwhile, Bush's (took office in 2001- look at the chart) oil buddies are raking it in, recording record profits in the billions. They know they won't be around in a few years, so as far as their concerned, they're being opportunistic.

I'm tired of getting fucked. Aside from driving to work and making necessary trips (grocery store etc), I'm done driving. You should be too. Sadly, Bush and friends knows most American's are just as stupid as he is, so they won't stop driving.

So, just how stupid are you? Ok, I'm done fucking ranting now.

Brand New Flava In Ya Ear

Hey, I'm back with some new music. I'm definitely proud because this is the second week in a row with good new music. Check these out and pass them along.

• The Rap Life - Jon Hope
• One Chance (Make It Good) - Snoop Dogg
• Stressed Out - A Tribe Called Quest, Consequence, Faith Evans
• Don't Stop - Nappy Roots
• American Boy - Estelle, Kanye West

Oddly enough, the American Boy song featuring Ye is the song I feel the least (even though its still pretty hot). I'm real excited for that new Ego Trippin' album dropping soon. Same with the new Roots album (75 Bars just missed the cut, but I still recommend it).

Miss March

This is the first of a new regular piece. I think will call it the "Evolution: Certified Dime Piece of the month." Do you think that is better than "Girls We'd Like to Sleep With."

These fine ladies are as good as it gets after eliminating the obvious Hollywood snobs and coke addicts that tend to grace the big screen. Oh, and there will be no porn stars too.

Anywho, I am proud to announce our inaugural beauty queen who is definitely wifey material. This month's "Evolution: Certifed Dime Piece" for the month of March is: college hoops goodness Miss Erin Andrews. I know Erin, you cannot think of a more prestigious honor.

If you've watched ESPN the past five or so years you know who she is. Definitely needs no introduction. However, you may not know how down to earth this chick is. If not, you will after listening to this interview. The only downfall to dating her would be fighting off all the slobbering college hoops junkies (including a wrinkly Brent Musburger and sweaty hairy Bruce Pearl). Sounds like a sacrifice I am willing to make.

So here's to you Miss Andrews- You'll always dazzle in our dreams.

Say It Ain't So!!!!!!! (Buy This Space)

Honestly this is it. This is the ultimate there is no Santa, Easter bunny, and toothfairy moment all rolled into one. There is outrage and then there is OUTRAGE.....this falls into the latter. The name of an American icon is now for sale. What is wrong with the world when Wrigley isn't even safe? I know that in this "make every last dime you possibly can before you get out" world that we live in when it comes to sport would not be limited to the less glamourous B.O.B. and Pac Bell (yes that's STILL what I refer to them as), but that makes two stadiums that will have changed names that never should have been allowed to be touched.

Not only is the hallowed Wrigley now up for sale, in an "in case you missed it moment" the Indians no longer play at Jacobs Field, but rather the uttlerly ridiculous Progressive Field. Its bad enough that stadium names are being made for sale and obviously it isn't a new phenomenon, but this announcement clearly states that no name is safe. And what the fuck are you going to name Wrigley exactly? All State Park? Mastercard Field? Google.com Stadium?!

This isn't just another field. This is fucking WRIGLEY FIELD for god's sake! It's known by baseball fans around the world. The goddamn thing has been standing for almost 100 years and now their dickhead owner decides that the time is right and tradition be damned! Well I say FUCK THAT SHIT! And be prepared Red Sox Nation because they are coming after Fenway next! There's no way that Wrigley is hungout to dry by itself with others out there that are ripe for the picking. I guess my only hope in all of this name buying bullshit is that a place like Yankee Stadium is bought out someday by a really shitty company. That would make me feel a little bit better to see the faggots in pinstripes trot out to "Queer Park at ChicksWithDicks.Com Stadium." I could definitely get on board with that name change, but no matter what, the Cubs will ALWAYS play at Wrigley Field..........fuck whatever sign they put up over it.

Unemployment is a bitch!

Typically, I don't like to insult those who don't have a job, or a source of income, or live on a fixed income. However, in this case, I will.

ESPN and the Sean Salsbury "brand" have annonced their divorce. Just hours after ESPN announced the hiring of former Viking Cris Carter, they announced they were splitsville with another, much shitter Viking. Both sides seem to be coping however.

Sean Salisbury: “I want to thank ESPN for 12 great years of talking football on TV and the radio. I have grown as much as I can at ESPN and decided to expand my horizons. I have created a brand and it’s time to expand into other opportunities in TV, radio, Internet, publishing, movies and public speaking, among others. My resume speaks for itself as a football analyst, and I believe I can talk all sports with the best of them.”

ESPN’s statement: “Sean Salisbury has made many contributions to our efforts for the past 12 years. We thank him and wish him all the best.”

For as much as I cannot stand Salisbury as a human being or a stereotypical "football guy," the one thing I could respect about him was that I thought he knew a lot about all sports. I think he might be better in a non-sport exclusive role (such as Mike and Mike) in more mellow place than ESPN.

Now the ladies of another media outlet will have the pleasure of recieving picture messages of Sean's junk.

Get Your Mack Lessons On

Yep, yet another edition of the Mack Lessons comin at ya this week. I must say if you listened to the one just before this, it was one of the weaker editions. I mean even Jordan had an off night and they are few and far between for King Flex, but not only was it VERY short, it left a lot of people scratching their heads because he didn't relay that he was actually doing a stuffblackpeoplelike spoof off of the website website called stuffwhitepeoplelike.com (which you REALLY need to check out cause it is funny as hell). Anyway though, Flex bounced back in a BIG way with his latest edition of Mack Lessons with Episode #141-"5 New Player Rules" , so check that out!

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It should be noted that she looks like this now...

Weekly Jams

After bumping the old school last week I'm back with some new fire. I love all these songs. When i started making my list it looked like I was headed for all R&B influenced songsbut then I just had to put up the Talib Kweli shoutin out all the independent unsigned musicians and the Rich Boy's Rich Ghetto Remix (Nas and Mr. Weezy F Baby put it down). Those songs are must haves- spread the word on these and maybe we can actually here this songs on the radio.

• Independent Hustle - Talib Kweli
• Rich Ghetto (Remix) - Rich Boy, Lil' Wayne, Nas, John Legend
• Love In This Club - Usher, Young Jeezy
• Do You Feel Me (Remix) - Anthony Hamilton, Ghostface Killah
• Good Love - Sheek Louch

New Mack Lessons

Yeah I'm on my nigga shit this week because not only am I late posting this, but I really haven't posted shit at all this week. It happens, its a slow news week and I've been too busy watching American Gangster (like you should be doing) to have really spent much time on the net. ANYFUCKINGWAY, new Mack Lessons for you so get up on that shit. Episode #140-"15 Things That Black People Like"

A Must Have

Today marks the release of the best movie of 2007! If for some godawful reason you haven't already seen it, now is the perfect time to fix that. Being the first week of release its on sale, so all you broke/cheap motherfuckers can get it now and save some dough. You don't have have to go baller status like I just did and get the 3-disc collector's edition, but find a way to add it to your collection! So if you're reading this and you haven't already, no ifs ands or buts, GO BUY AMERICAN GANGSTER!

This is Officially NBA Week!

I didn't plan on overloading the site with NBA coverage, however, after reading a couple great articles on ESPN.com about the NBA I felt I had to share them.

The first is Jordan's take on the current state of the NBA and how many view the league has changed for the worse, yet the change should be embraced, just as it was when he entered the league. Read This!

The Second is my favorite because, well, it states what I've thought for sometime now. Basically, that the "image problem" with the NBA is really false perception by uninformed fans and media, and is really based off of racial sterotyping. Makes sense when you consider how many "basketball fans" are so anti-NBA. Check it out!

The last was a nice piece by Bill Simmons about the New Orleans All Star Weekend. His normal All Star weekend piece is more a crazy story about his long weekend (which I'm not against at all- there always a great read), however this was a commentary on the state of the Crescent City and what the NBA means to it. Also touches on David Sterns impact on the NBA and his legacy. You know you love it.

Also a great piece on the real Stephen Jackson.

Lastly, a short interview with the commish, David Stern.

Seriously, this is important shit. Best NBA season in more than a decade. It gets better this week with the Shaq experiment going down in real time. So step your damn game up.

The Future Is Blu

Well the battle is over. And the winner is.......Blu-ray! Yes, the not so much publicized battle between Toshiba's HD-DVD format and Sony's Blu-ray format seems to have come to a sudden end. Mostly behind closed doors for the past 5 years, Sony and Toshiba have been going toe-to-toe in the battle for the next generation DVD format. In a battle that was not nearly as vicious nor well known as the videotape format war between Sony's Betamax and JVC's VHS , Sony slowly pulled away in this one and can now move forward in the production of their product.

Many of you might not have even know there was a battle going on because for one, the DVD format is still relatively new. Add to that the fact that it is still a form of compact disc rather than an entirely new medium and the confusion is easily understandable. But for those of you who have known about said battle this may come as a slight surprise, especially if you are one of the million or so owners of an HD-DVD player.

That's because until recently the battle was very neck and neck. Although Sony had locked up big names to back them such as 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Corp., and Apple, Toshiba also had big players backing them such as Universal and Paramount Pictures. In addition to those names, Toshiba also made a big splash late last year when Dreamworks (which is owned by Paramount) announced that it would switch from Blu-ray to HD-DVD. This was a major blow in the battle when Dreamworks is responsible for tons of kids movies, such as Shrek, which make up a lot of the home movie sales. Add in the fact that the average price for a Blu-ray player is around $500 and the average price for an HD-DVD player is around $300 and its easy to see why things were fairly even between the two.

Then on January 4th of this year, what could have been the knockout punch in this battle, the last major studio to produce movies in both formats, Warner Brothers, joined forces with Sony and decided to exclusively release their titles on Blu-ray.

Looking back on things, it seems to many that Sony's decision to make Blu-ray the format on which the PS3 would operate, one of the most important in the battle. Although many HD-DVD players have been sold during the battle, many more PS3 units have been sold and the advertising for the Blu-ray that has come with it seems to have tilted things in Sony's favor.

All of this means good things for us the conusmers as we no longer have to wonder which format will prevail. The death of HD-DVD will have the same impact as the death of Betamax in that rather than wondering which one to buy, things are settled and we can move forward. While both formats have their advantages and disadvantages, much like VHS and Betamax, Blu-ray will prove to serve us well. Ironically though, one of the best movies of 2007 will be released on HD-DVD tomorrow on the same day that Toshiba is expected to announce that it is bowing out.

I haven't had much of a vested interest in who won this battle since I heard about it around the time it started. Although I own a PS3, I have yet to purchase a single Blu-ray movie and only own one because it came with it when I purchased it (Talladega Nights). Am I glad that Blu-ray won the battle? Sure, means I don't have to drop any more money if I choose to purchase an HD movie. But for right now as long as DVDs are still around, I'm in no rush to drop $15-$20 more on a Blu-ray movie. Besides, as the owner of a 50-inch HDTV I can safely say that while Blu-ray does offer an amazing TV watching experience, not all movies require such technology to be enjoyed. I feel as if the whole HD experience is best used for sports and movies with tons of special effects. So its safe to hop on board with Blu-ray, but there's still no immediate rush to go out and get one.

*UPDATE*

Just to make the announcement official, heres the scoop

Happy Birthday to THE GREATEST!

Honestly this has to be one of the best weekends ever. Not only did we wish Lupe Fiasco a happy 26th yesterday, it was NBA All-Star weekend and how fitting is it that the greatest man to ever touch a basketball turns 45 today, the same day as the All-Star game!? This weekend also marks the release of the Air Jordan XXIII which is rumored to be the last enstallment of the official Air Jordan line of shoes. While that may mark yet the end of another era in the Jordan legacy, words cannot express the manlove that I have for his Airness. He embodies everything each of us should inspire to be in whatever road life takes us on. So on behalf of EVOLUTION, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MJ! Here's hoping your 45th year on this planet is as great as the previous 44!

Weekly Jams

Posted some new jams for the week of February 15. I'm really on a big time old school kick because of the level of crap that is currently infesting hip hop. The ignorant shit that is out now isnt even catchy like it was a couple years ago. Anyway, that was the method to the madness of this week's anthems- all old school. Expect to see more of that with the state of music.

• Changes - Tupac
• Flava In Ya Ear - Craig Mack
• They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y) - Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
• I Got Five On It - Luniz
• The Message - Grandmaster Flash, The Furious Five, Melle Mel

Also, because the operators of this site are a couple of living, breathing true NBA fans (they do exist!) we are fucking excited as shit about All Star Weekend. The dunk contest last night was sick ( I don't think it was quite as crazy as Oakland in 2000) but it definitely set a new standard. Hopefully these young dunkers will take pride in there craft, like Dr. J, Neke, and Jordan all did.

Happy Birthday Wasalu Muhammad Jaco!

Better known as Lupe Fiasco, today is the 26th anniversary of the birth of one of the best rappers on the planet today. Lupe’s most recent album, Lupe Fiasco’s the Cool, has drawn nothing but critical acclaim since its release and we here at EVOLUTION wish him all the best on this his birthday. Heres hopin he keeps doin his thing and keeps refusing to give in to the almighty dollar!

It's New $$$ verses Old $$$

When it comes to politics, I confess I’m relatively apathetic. Okay, very apathetic. This really comes from a belief that I have the greatest influence on my success or failure, not the government. Before all you politics loving, red verses blue, 15 scrolling-bottom line watching, wannabe CNN pundit freaks rush to judge, I know the power the government has, particularly the President has, and mine is still greater when it comes to my life.

Regardless, I recognize the country, as a whole needs change- war, the economy, imminent energy crisis, social security- the problems are major and the list seemingly endless. Now that it’s 2008, let the countdown to begin to the end of one of the most storied (for all the wrong reasons of course) Presidencies in American history.

We all want change right? Sure, everyone is riding the “were for change” bandwagon real hard these days. But really, there is only one candidate that will bring change: Barack Obama.

As much as the democrats and republicans argue about policies and issues they are essentially the same; dishonest politicians interest in their own agendas. I don’t trust them at all which makes it easier to be apathetic to the whole thing. However, Obama is not your normal politician. He doesn’t sell out to special interest groups for the sake of large campaign donations. Ever wonder how the oil companies have done so well financially under Bush? Also, he runs a clean campaign, noting running to the media to rip the other candidates. When the other candidates try a low blow- he doesn’t even acknowledge it with a response. Cleary, he’s not here to bullshit with his colleagues (if their even worthy of being called that).

It makes me sick to watch some of the political bullshit on television where they tell us what the issues are. Do you realize that these are the same issues as in 2004 and in 2000? What does that say about our country? Obviously, nothing is getting fucking done in D.C? There is a reason for that.

There is no major policy change because there isn’t change in the people we elect. A Clinton or a Bush has occupied the White House since 1989- 19 years the same two families have yielded power in this country. Obviously, for change we need new ideas and new people. People who have had power for a long time are not concerned with change; they are comfortable with the way shits going. So instead of working for change, they focus on keeping others from getting power so they can keep theirs. Old money will always try to deter new money from gain power.

So to wrap up my political diatribe I want to leave you with one message. In November, don’t just get out and vote, make the right fucking choice too- so were not talking about the same shit four years from now.

Do Your Thing Mr. West

Continuing his domination of the music/music video world, Kanye dropped another video from the Grammy award winning album Graduation. One of the best tracks on the album is featured in this hot new video, so without further adieu I give you...... Flashing Lights