Stressed Out

These final two weeks of school are going to be real mad hectic for me. Balancing the remainder of my studies with an unrelenting work schedule has me teetering on the brink of insanity at time. But all I need is some good reefer and music like this to put me back in my positive zone. This is absolutely one of the best instrumentals of all time. So stop pulling your hair out, use your hands for something productive like blunt rolling, pop this song on your Ipod and let the melody carry you away to better place. Hang in there, we all get a little stressed out sometimes. RIP J DILLA

Gabriela Barros

Tupac-Pain

Your legacy continues to inspire me. Rest in peace to the man that saw it coming and took it in stride, Tupac Shakur.

Nissan Honda Chevy

Your probably already getting bored of Lloyd Banks mumbling barely audibly over Beemer Benz or Bentley and thinking "man, someone should flip this track and really do it for the streets". Or maybe you have no idea what I'm talking about...Say no more, Joell Ortiz is on the case with a quick cameo from one eyed Willy himself and he's reminding all you Bentley riding mofo's of where it all started.

Greasers

Maybe it was my recent viewing of American Graffiti that sparked up my interest in these rebellious teens from the 50's and 60's but its gone pretty far. I mean I'm considering carrying a comb on me at all times and yesterday when someone cut me off I yelled out "Watch it chicken shit!" without even noticing these were curse words from another era. Whether I'll trade in my Nas Illmatic album for some Rocabilly shit from the 50's and invest my hard earned money into a gas guzzling hot rod with the tail fins jutting out the sky remains to be seen. If you ever see me pull up to the party in a 59' Cadillac El Dorado and I look even remotely like this please slip something in my drink and institutionalize me before I harm my reputation as a cool guy any further. But, without going to the extreme, I think my obsession with the Greasers has something to do with my obsession with this undefined, obscure concept of being cool with in today's society seems to more or less be a function of how much money you have. If anyone did cool really well it was the Greasers and it definitely didn't have to do with your money. If you had some change for smokes thats really all you needed, what mattered was your heart and your commitment to the gang. These guys walked the streets with no fear, not necessarily looking for trouble but not afraid to find it either. That's probably (although no one can say for sure) what cool is. In my mind its definitely more cool then these frail hipster types that snort coke in their spare time and I think gangster rap stop defining coolness somewhere around 2002. So in my perpetual search for all things cool I'm currently revisiting the era of teenage rebellion but please, for my own sake, don't let me take this too far. I have an office job and I don't think they'd appreciate my hair grease dripping all over the photo copier. Cheers

I'm on a horse

This commercial is hilarious! I like the direction Old Spice is taking with their new marketing campaign. Actually a lot of deodorant companies are taking the comedy route to hawk their products, a nice change from the corny commercials of the 80's that treated perspiration like a serious medical condition (in some cases in can be but that no reason to not have fun with it). Check out this corny ass commercial for SURE deodorant and then compare it with the Old Spice one. Same message, completely different presentations.

The Eulogy

This is absolutely amazing. Features vocals from Biggie, Jay-Z and Nas. Kenzo Digital is such a beast. The dedication and knowledge it would take to mix this together is unreal. Getting that last bit where they're all smoking together to work takes a fuckin' genius, I can't believe he pulled that off.
The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Jay-Z & Nas - The Eulogy by Hypetrak

Richmond

Was down on Richmond today, wanted to peep that new Fred Perry x Stussy collabo. Ended up buying some Deluxe khakis instead. Dropped a pretty penny on those joints. Well worth it! Walked through the alley back to my car, decided to flick some of the graffiti on my BB.

The World is Yours

The World is Yours - I need to always remember that on my road to the top. It's the inspirational mantra that drove Scarface from the gutter to very top in his corrupt version of the American Dream. But how corrupt were his choices anyways, his ambitions to make in rich in the cocaine trade? Whose world is this? Is it the world of politicians, of business men, of intellectuals...it's a question I grapple with myself from time to time so sometimes when I hear Pete Rock sing those smooth words over the melody I get lost in my own thoughts. The world is mine. There are endless horizons waiting to be conquered. Never cut yourself short of all you might accomplish. How come I never get inspired like this by today's rap?
Nasir Jones is a brilliant musician, an artist in every sense of the word.
"I'm the young city bandit, hold myself down singlehanded
For murder raps, I kick my thoughts alone, get remanded
Born alone, die alone, no crew to keep my crown or throne
I'm deep by sound alone, caved inside in a thousand miles from home
I need a new nigga, for this black cloud to follow..."

Drake- Over

This is Drake's first single off Thank Me Later. It's called over. As in appreciate the moment while it lasts cause you might not get a chance to live it OVER. Produced by Boi-1da