Opinion
a life on the day of the devil
Cowboyz 'n' Poodles
Today: The grim reapers guerilla-film-promoted outside Viacom Country. They marched in a figure-eight loop on Times Square, waving picket signs: “6.6.6.” The shelf-life of the skull t-shirt was shorter than a quart of 2% in a bodega cooler in August. The pop singer I interviewed thought she wanted to be a criminal justice lawyer, until […]
CLARIFICATION
Cowboyz 'n' Poodles
Watch the entirety of this Cherish promotional video to differentiate between the snap dance, the poole palace, the lean wid it rock wid it, and the west side walk, at least according to Jamaica Craft, Cherish’s choreographer. D-Roc calls it “the younger generation of crunk.” Jamaica Craft says, “Now, guys are dancing a whole lot […]
“yo my balls on crack/ and yo mama album on crack”
Cowboyz 'n' Poodles
it’s approximately two months old, which in internet time qualifies it for carbon dating, but i cannot stop listening to Qualo’s Black Sheep-style sendup of crack rap, entitled “Crack,” over the beat for Mobb Deep’s “Put Em in their Place.” They get away with such cleverness. Where other rappers might preach, they deploy deep, withering […]
step it up, playa
Cowboyz 'n' Poodles
playa = beach = summer jam = I CAN DIE HAPPY (per Marisa… speaking of which: CONGRATULATIONS TO MARISA AND KARA FOR FINISHING THE BOOK!)
essential listening
Cowboyz 'n' Poodles
Farai Chideya’s Roundtable with Duke professor Mark Anthony Neal, Karrine Steffans (Confessions of a Video Vixem) and MTV’s Shaheem Reid, on negative images of women in hip-hop IRT Duke Rape case. I’ve heard a lot of convos/roundtables on this topic and this is probably the most incisive and relevant thus far.
remember when duns were young
Cowboyz 'n' Poodles
You might not’ve been able to tell it here, but “Tick Tock” was my jam for all of second-half ’04. Perhaps the last classic Prodigy verse, wherein Our Top Dun turns to the streets of his memory and spits how he spits best – “i was like, 12. they was like, blood, listen. keep your […]
My Mom Bought Me This Shirt, When I Wear It I’m The Shit. >Really Not That Legit. My Mom Bought It.
Regarding
Other cool phrases: I’ll tell you what darkest dolphin why are the missiles called peacekeepers / when they’re aimed to kill? ol’ stompin’ grounds dumber than a whole jar full of dumb like ugly on an ape if you’ll be my bodyguard I will be your long lost pal it was cool…like a video pizza […]