Lazy is Big Business

Sometimes, there are no words. This is one of those times.

Well, well, well...

I hope they are developing stretchy-fleece for the 2.0 version. I know some folks down south that are going to need it.

peace.

The Best of Times(?)

When I saw this, I knew Obama had it locked.

All this presidential talk has me reminiscing.

I had voted in two previous presidential elections before the 2008 campaign, the Bush v. Gore of 2000 and Bush v. Kerry in 2004. In either election, I can't remember the fervor of America's youth growing as evident and palpable as this. It was quite surreal, actually.

During the 2008 election I was living in Baton Rouge, LA, smack in the middle of the conservative south. I distinctly remember one of my very good friends with whom I worked strongly considering a vote for Obama solely based on his promise of universal health care. She had traditionally been a conservative. However, because our place of employment didn't offer a health care option at that time, she felt a "Medicare-for-all" plan was her best shot at getting affordable coverage for her and her daughter.

I don't know what's going to happen this time around. I think more than anything else, the current political climate has succeeded in pushing the public further into disillusion and dissatisfaction with the government's machinery. I do believe the youth will be much more difficult to energize. The Republicans have never really been able to do it. The Democrats have before, but much of the strategy from the political right in the last two years has substantially limited the Dems ability to rally the 18-30 troops. And honestly, I don't know if the liberals have displayed the spine to deserve those votes (except for that one time when Obama shot bin Laden in the face with a bazooka).

I guess they'll be no more dope political music videos with Kanye in them. That's a real shame.

peace.

That's All Folks

Yup, this about sums it up.

I think my surprise of this video lasted about six seconds after it was over. Truthfully, this is by no means a secret to anyone paying close attention to the global political landscape. The only way to reach the summit of an economic mountain is by climbing over the dirty, misshapen crags at the base. It's called capitalism for a reason.

Who knows? This guy may turn out to be just another crackpot with a theory. But in all honesty, I just think he's being as direct and plain about things as he wants. With the amount of wealth he controls, he doesn't have much to fear.

*sigh*

peace.

Emcee of the Month: MF Doom (Epilogue)

Since last week's post I must have listened to The Mouse and the Mask three or four times straight through, and I think it's an incredibly fun and refreshing album; energy that appears quite vividly in tracks like "A.T.H.F.", "El Chupa Nibre", and "Vats of Urine". The entire effort is a rich, quirky, and lighthearted feat of hip hop excellence. If you didn't get this album back in 2005, go pick it up now. If you're a fan of Cartoon Network's adult swim, then you should have this one already.

As for Doom's most recent efforts, here's a track with the Metal Face and Ghostface Killah from their alleged upcoming collaboration album Swift and Changeable.

I'll keep my fingers crossed.

peace.

Emcee of the Month: MF Doom

There WILL be more on this tomorrow. Right now, here's a taste.



If this track were simply lightening in a bottle, it would be plenty dope. In relation to the context surrounding it on the album, it's downright incredible and incredibly inventive. I'll be back with details mañana.



peace.

$10,000,000 Dune Buggy

I must be slacking. This is my second Formula One post this week. Although, this video is way more impressive than the last one.



I found myself wondering how many times that car broke itself and the driver to pieces trying to slide around that track. Those things REALLY aren't designed for that. I don't know how that guy didn't toss the thing into the wall. That's some brilliant driving!

I wish the folks out on I-95 would learn how to drive like this, and not like a bunch of inattentive weirdos.



peace.

Touré on Perry

A quick teaser:

Tyler Perry is certainly on my list of topics to cover in the future. I was browsing this and that today and stumbled upon this video of Touré on CNN discussing the influence of Perry's work. I'm usually not a fan of sound bites or thinly-examined 24 hour news clips, but in this case I'm making an exception.

More soon.

peace.