Shit talk.

I wrote the following two entries in the library at school. This first one is kinda half assed. Whatever, try to enjoy it.

Hateful Shit.

Being back in school has exposed me to all kinds of “unique” campus-people that I totally forgot existed. Being around these people again has me hating them once again. Let’s get on with the types.

The Fat Homo

Usually seen with a group of fat, ugly girls. These jolly queers have updated their wardrobe since the last time I was in school. They no longer wear Morrissey and The Cure shirts. Those have been replaced with these really shitty “Why So Serious?” Joker t-shirts from the new Batman movie. They still wear shitty Saucony’s and dockers though. I have to admit I got a bit nostalgic when I spotted one today. It reminded me of the time that PSA came on during Saturday morning cartoons with all those jokes walking all menacingly towards the camera, saying things like, “Hey, faggot!” and “You’re a queer, ain’t ya?!” I miss the 90’s. Why are they gay anyway? Fat people don’t really have personality, or anything like that. Being a fruit is pure aesthetics I think. I mean, George Michaels, Steve Young, The dad from The Brady Bunch. See where I’m going with this?

The know it all

Probably a homosexual as well. The one in my humanities class has a lisp, so it makes him so much more annoying. The story with the know-it-all is this: Someone he/she knows has been to college, and has instructed this person to ask stupid questions at all fucking times because apparently professors “love it.” Hey, stupid, have you ever thought that you might be interrupting the lecture? Asking questions irrelevant to the lecture will make the professor hate you, idiot. Here’s a gem that was asked the other day. Keep in mind, this was while we were discussing the progression of greek art. “Oh, I just wanted to know what you thought about the economic situation.” WHAT?

The Revolutionary

Zapata and Che are dead, pal, and I really doubt that Rage is going to record a new album any time soon. You’ll find this character near the library during club week trying to get people to “join the cause.” He wants to teach you about La Raza, but if you have any sense, like me, you already learned about La Raza from Kid Frost, and various gang movies. This person wears the same thing every day: Beret, Che t-shirt, black jeans, and whatever combat boots they can find at the local thrift store. Death to major corporations!

Woo! We’re Gay!

We got it. We park next to your car with the “Let’s get one thing straight, I’m not!” sticker all the time for some strange reason. What I don’t get about the college campus fruit is that they’re all unattractive. Real talk, I know an attractive person when I see one (n/h). Homos are no exception, they’re easy on the eyes. I don’t see the need to wear the rainbow headband, wristband, or suspenders though. I like the Raiders. I don’t wear any kind of Raiders accessories. Not because they’re a loser franchise, but because I can go to a bar and represent my loyalty to the Nation every Sunday. I’m sure you fags can go represent cock suckers world wide at a lounge or something. Keep it out of my english class, please. I’m trying to learn while your punk ass is whispering to the fat ho next to you. Lisp sounding like swords swiping at people and shit. Oh, the fat homo, and this fruit don’t get along because the fat one is “such a fag.”

Potheads

I don’t know about you, but at my school, you can find these fine contributors to society “sparking an owl” in the parking lot. They arent hard to spot. When they arent already smoking, you’ll most definitely hear “Where da bud at??” coming from somewhere.

..and I didn’t have time to finish cause I was going to class.

De La Soul AOI: Bionix SB dunk.

AOI: Bionix lows set to drop sometime next year. These are a must have for me.

I wouldn’t mind if they stopped rapping. Part 1.

One thing I enjoy about adult hood is the no nonsense factor. Since I’ve gotten older, I’ve become a lot more impatient with just about everything; women, children, bartenders charging 7 dollars for a Guinness that’s not even on tap etc. Music has probably suffered the most. I used to be the “THAT AIN’T REAL HIP-HOP!!!” kid. Now I’m the “Young Dro > Irrelevant Pioneer” guy. Anyway, I got to talking to Ali about bullshit ass rap shit, and it inspired me to make a list of rappers that gotta go. Let’s begin.

Supastition

Oh boy. I discovered this fellow shortly after I graduated highschool, and haven’t thought he was dope since. If you’ve never listened to him, let me summarize his career: “I’m poor, and I feel like rapping about it. Hell, let me make an album about my economic struggles.” I cared about flow and delivery when I was 17 or whatever. I can still appreciate talent, but I don’t need to be reminded of bills, and lack of income by listening to this bullshit.

Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal

Yeah, I had to type the entire acronym out. I realize this guy is legendary and so on, but let’s face it. He hasn’t said shit since Moment of Truth, and I’ll be honest, I listened to most of that for Premier’s production. I don’t know what he’s all bitter about, but talk about a fucking downgrade. Teaming up with Solar is like Olajuwon going to play for the Raptors. Here’s a funny quote I saw from Wikipedia about the Street Scriptures CD: “The album reached #1 on the college hip-hop charts, but was a failure with both fans and critics.” It’s because people knew the record was gonna be trash. And #1 on the college charts? White dudes from the suburbs go to college.

Kanye West

I was debating whether or not I should put Kanye on this list because apparently he’s not a rapper anymore. Kanye West was a great artist once upon a time. Now he’s too “creative” for his own good, and he’s going to release any ol’ bullshit and people will scoop it up. Call it brand loyalty or whatever. All I know is if Megadeth started playing folk music, it’s time for me to find a new favorite thrash metal band. Know what I mean? Plus he wears tight clothes, and if Jadakiss disagrees with nut hugging jeans, then I do too. “Tight shirt, tight pants, all these homosapiens.“

Game, The

Yeah, the westcoast fell off, Game brought it back. It was refreshing for a year, then I realized something. Tattoos of butterflies on men are really gay, and the gang shit I grew up listening to back then was only dope then, and it was only dope because of who was rapping it. As far as I’m concered, Gangs were cool up until the late 90’s. Yeah, I said it. Gangs fell off. Typing this section of the entry got me to thinking about something that Jay-Z said. “Niggas saying they made Hov. Made Hov say, okay. Make another Hov.” Where would this clown be without Curtis and Andre? He got lucky they cut him off after built him.

Lupe Fiasco

The only reason this nerd has a gold record is because all those people saw him on Karmaloop TV or some shit. I thought “Kick Push” was cool when I first listened to it, but then I had this urge to listen to M.O.P. immediately afterwards. I was conflicted. Raps about skateboarding are cool, but I really need gun busting, and woman abusing rhymes in my music. I’m ignorant, and don’t care about the youth. Haha @ Q-Tip saying Lupe Fiasco is gay.

Slug

Slug is the new LL Cool J, except he never battled Kool Moe Dee, so he’s got no cred. I’ve never met another heterosexual male who told me they liked Atmosphere. Plenty of bitches I know think Slug is cute though. I thought God Loves Ugly was cool. That’s it. It hasn’t been played in the whip since I was like 16. Yeah, I still call my shit a whip. Anyway, Goretex said it best: “Nobody’s biggin’ you up, You rhymin’ all mushy/ Hippy rappers, what the fuck is emo about? You crying pussy.“

Immortal Technique

I only have room on my playlist for one conspiracy theorist, and it’s not Immortal Technique. Wow, I grew tired of this trash a long time ago. Apparently this character is still wasting people’s time with raps about Bin Laden, George Bush, budget cuts, tax dollars, prop. 79, 14th Amendment, Roe Vs. Wade etc. I don’t give a fuck. I like to keep my music and politics separate. And then I’d like to keep my politics on CNN, and not watch it because that shit is boring.

Nas

If Untitled never dropped, Nasty Nasir wouldn’t be on this list. Again, Politics has no fucking place in music. Especially this genre. I don’t even know what to say, really. Shit is tiring, and played. I think Public Enemy said everything there is to be said on the subject, and that was 20 years ago. It was hype as fuck too.

That’s it for now. I have a giant list of these, but I’ll save them for another day. I’m full of hate today, and I think I’d like to spread some of it around in real life. So long. PS, I’m tired of Rik Cordero’s shit too.

Heltah Skeltah – D.I.R.T.

Ruck & Rock leak the title track off of their upcoming album, D.I.R.T. Available September 30th!! Click the link below to download!

Heltah Skeltah – D.I.R.T.

Surprise, surprise. Padded Room gets pushed back to 2040.

Not exactly, but here’s the press release:

JOE BUDDEN SOPHOMORE LP, PADDED ROOM, PUSHED BACK UNTIL 2-24-09, AMALGAM DIGITAL AND JOE BUDDEN TO RELEASE ALL NEW DIGITAL ONLY ALBUM, THE HALFWAY HOUSE IN ITS PLACE

Due to complications with the physical product, “Padded Room,” Joe Budden’s highly anticipated sophomore album through industry innovators Amalgam Digital, has been pushed back from October 28^th 2008 to February 24^th 2009.

Always loyal to fans, Joe Budden and Amalgam Digital have decided to release “The Halfway House,” a digital-only album featuring 14 brand new songs on October 28^th as an intermediary album in place of “Padded Room”.  Amalgam and Budden are setting a new precedent with this album, as it will be the first digital-only hip-hop release employing both traditional marketing methods (commercial radio, video, advertising campaigns, etc.) and new media viral marketing initiatives.  The album will be released exclusively in digital format on AmalgamDigital.com, iTunes, and other key digital retailers.

“Though I’m not happy about it being pushed so far back, I do understand the method behind the madness.  We’ve got an album I’m extremely proud of and a lead single that Amalgam Digital and I are both very happy with, but for those of you who are just as anxious as I am, I apologize,” said Joe Budden.

 

Amalgam Digital released the following statement: “There is a popular misconception that Amalgam Digital is strictly an internet label. Although the label places a strong focus on new media marketing initiatives, promotions, and distributing digital releases, the company is actually still releasing physical CD’s as well.  While Amalgam has a unique and progressive strategy, the company still faces the same issues and delays every major label encounters when dealing with physical product.  Despite the climate at retail and 4th quarter delays that prevent “Padded Room” from being released in October 2008, we stand behind Joe Budden and believe he should have the opportunity to release music to his fans. Together our proactive strategy will include releasing a digital only album from Joe Budden entitled “The Halfway House” that will be available exclusively in the digital format on October 28^th, 2008 followed by Joe Budden’s “Padded Room”  which will be available in both digital and CD format in stores worldwide February 24^th, 2009. The artist’s profit margin will be substantially higher on the digital release and so we urge Joe Budden fans to show support by purchasing the digital album, “The Halfway House,” direct from the website.”

Album Review: Death Magnetic by Metallica

Hotel Rooms and motorways cause life out here is raw, We’ll never stop, we’ll never quit cause we’re Metallica!!

Really? Oh Jesus. Metallica finally released an album after five years, and I went to best buy to purchase it with my hard earned dollars (hint hint: Marketing companies, send me free CDs, I’ll review them, and if they suck, I won’t be mad about spending money.) Is it awesome? Is it shitty? Is everyone going to compare it to old Metallica shit? Maybe, maybe, and yes, definitely.

Album Art

Alright, this is supposed to be what a magnetic field looks like I’m guessing? I think that’s the coffin from the cover of Master of Puppets too. What’s it doing in there?! I couldn’t figure out what this shit what when I saw it from a distance. I thought it was a finger print at first, and I didn’t get it. I still don’t get it. In my opinion it looks like a hairy pussy. Sorta. Who the fuck has been designing these album covers as of late? Did anyone see the photoshop job on Wu-Tang’s 8 Diagrams? Absolutely awful. This piece of garbage isn’t any better. I was hoping there would be a bloody sword, or viking or some shit on the cover, but that’s okay. It’s about the music these days! Forget image!

Music/Production/Rick Rubin is the shit

As a fan of Metallica, I’m almost ashamed to admit that I haven’t listened to any album after their eponymous album. Only the singles to those albums. Apparently those sucked major dick, and the only Metallica you need to listen to is 83-91. Forget about 96-03. For the most part, their old shit was hard, heavy and fast. It was mothafuckin’ thrash metal. Then that trick ass Bob Rock showed them how to make money, and the rest is history. Well, they got rid of that fellow, and for the first time in..18 years..?, they worked with a new producer; Rick “I have money” Rubin. Rick must not have been fucking around when they reached out to him. 

Lars and Co.: Hey Rick, produce our new shit.
Rick: Sure. Let me finish up this strange country shit I’m working on, and the new Clipse album, and I’ll help you geezers out.
Lars and Co.: Woo!

I haven’t heard Metallica rock this much since their old shit. Everything about the album just sounds so natural. I may get killed for typing this, but the album almost sounds like what they would have released between Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets. There was no question Rick Rubin would reflect his genius on this project. I mean, this is the guy that produced “99 Problems.” Of course Metallica was going to hire him. Anyway, the drums have never sounded as menacing as they do on this album, and the machine gun riffs (“All Nightmare Long,” “My Apocalypse”) from Hammet/Hetfield are sure to get any bro amped to ride his bike, brah, and if you’re one of those long haired dudes that wears his Maiden/’82/Agusta tour t-shirt, there’s plenty of moments for you to air-guitar in your underwear as Hammett has never been better (“That Was Just Your Life,” “Unforgiven III”). I’m sure Trujillo kills it or whatever, but I can’t even hear the bass most of the time, not because it’s recorded low or anything, it’s just that I’ve been spoiled by The Gap Band. 

Vocals/Lyrics

James Hetfield is one of the classic voices in all of music. I’m comfortable typing that. I’m also comfortable saying He’s also one of the founding fathers of “I hope we all die” type of lyrics, example: “Crushing metal, ripping skin/ tossing body mannequin/ Spilling blood, bleeding gas/ Mangled flesh, snapping spine/ Dripping bloody valentine/ Shattered face, spitting glass.” Somewhere, Kerry King is listening to this album, taking some notes. It isn’t always about the end of the world with these guys, though. They sometimes write songs about weird old men in their underwear (that shit scared the fuck out of me when I was 6). In “Unforgiven III”, James sings about some shit that doesn’t have to do with death and destruction, but good ‘ol lighthearted depression, “How can I be lost, if I’ve got nowhere to go?/ Searched the seas of gold, how come it’s got so cold?“ I don’t know, I think they should have left “Unforgiven” alone after the first one.

Do I like this shit?

Yes. Death Magnetic is like a return to form for Metallica. I don’t think they ever “lost it,” but they sure deviated away from the OG shit, and people didn’t dig it because they weren’t making updated versions of Kill ‘Em All, or Master of Puppets. Whatever, I’m sure all you elitists that listen will enjoy the album. Now, someone get Dave Mustaine on the phone, and tell him to gather the “classic” Megadeth lineup. I need some more Friedman in my life.

Iron God Chamber.

I don’t know, I just took that title from a Masta Killa song. I like making lists. The next few entries that aren’t some sort of promo for hipster rap, are going to be lists. Some of the ones that you should expect soon:

List of songs that make you wonder about white people (Working title)
My NBA All-Black squad (This one is way politically incorrect)
College Part three
List of shit women do that annoys me

Etc. It’s going to be fun.

Men are better than women.

It’s true.

The Hamiltonization Process Continues..

“Free Download” New track from Charles Hamilton. From my understanding, this is not on any upcoming mixtape. He was just bored. I haven’t even listened to this guy, but I’m about to give in.

Charles Hamilton – Free Download

Every little step.

I saw Bobby Brown at Kitchen 24 last night. I was scared to approach him because I never want to be able to say “Bobby Brown punched me in my face once.”