Monday, June 28, 2010

In Case You Missed It: Kanye West "Power" BET Awards


Kanye gave a very passionate performance of "Power" his first official single off his heavily anticipated album "Good Ass Job" due out September 14th.  Standing on Top of a man-made mountain/ volcano ( whichever you prefer), with beautiful images streaming on the screen behind him he definitely made the statement "I'm Back" Around his neck a huge Chain of Horus and on his hand a huge Pyramid Ring.  I pulled these images and explanation straight from Kanye's Blog 




"Horus is one of the oldest and most significant deities in the Ancient Egyptian religion, who was worshipped from at least the late Predynastic period through to Greco-Roman times. Horus served many functions in the Egyptian pantheon, most notably being the god of the Sky, god of War and god of Protection." 

So of course the bloggers are going nuts trying to figure out if him wearing this jewelry is a sign or if there is a bigger meaning to this performance and song.  I will keep my inner opinions to myself, however I do believe that there is a deeper meaning and from what I can tell from the performance and song lyrics Kanye Wants Out.  The Beat is Crazy hot and the drums are straight boombastic!! Kanye is definitely trying to make some sort of statement I just hope he doesn't lose everything he's worked for in the process

Watch Below

College Kid Fresh: Look Out For A.D.

I heard of this kid through a friend of mine.  His name is Alex "A.D." Davis and he is definitely someone to take a listen to.  His most recent work is The Blunt Chronicles a mixtape he says was made for the pot heads. With tracks like Mary Jane ft K. James (K.James Twitter) and Roll You Up ft Savage, L.B., and Brandon Bryant. Also  a dedication to his mother called Ain't No Woman I beg to differ I took a close listen and it definitely can appeal to other crowds.  Download The Blunt Chronicles A.D. flow is very natural and piercing with a range I haven't heard in a while.  He's very clever with the lyrics but is also very eloquent.

Currently a student at BGSU in Bowling Green,Ohio this soon to be college junior has a bright future and career ahead of him. Getting major buzz on the college scene and recently opening up for Wale at a concert on his campus He has this "College Kid" appeal kinda nerdy but still flyy!  He gets the party started but gets to class on time the next day quite baked though.  I cant quite pin his sound to a location because this guy is from all over.  As he told me during a quick interview:

 "I was raised n Dayton, Ohio, but made in San Antonio, Texas....(he continues)  got family all over from new york to Cali lived n Washington Heights, New York this past may n now I'm staying down n D.C.for the remainder the summer."

Who are your influences? musically?What u listening to now?And who is your audience?

"I'm a big fan of Jadan D-Blocc, Nas, Dmx, 50, Wayne, J.cole, Wiz (Khalifa) that's wut i be listenin to as well (he laughs) My audience is anyone who like that feel good music."

If you could make a living independent like Curren$y or Wiz would u do it?

"I love it and that's all i wanna do is get paid to do shows n live good,I wanna be able to give all my music out for free and just get paid by promoters n club owners to perform.  I love my fans so I think they should receive the music for free, my music is my passion n I want other people to feel it"

That's real shit its nice to hear that...


"Just how I feel" (he laughs)

Anything coming up you want people to look out for?


"Rescue Me" mixtape comes out on 9/11/2010; MLH Studios(MLHStudioTwitter) is where I do all my recording" (located in BowlingGreen)


Everyone "Look Out For" Alex Davis he is sure to be on your screen and in your ipods soon!! I will be bringing you more "Look Out For" artists weekly!! If you know someone that you feel we should "Look Out for shoot me an email with their bio,contact info, and "lookoutfor" in the subject box. EmailJennieBeat 

NowPlaying A.D- Oh So Fresh ft. NeNe-  The Blunt Chronicles










Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Ron Artest: Champion Yes! MC?? Nooooo

OK so I'm sure everyone remembers Ron Artest's Post Championship Interview where he thanked The Hood, His Family and Psychiatrist! But did he say his Single is dropping?? He's a rapper?? Yes indeed, well sort of! This post may be a little off topic but I couldn't resist! lmao Here it is courtesy of WorldStarHipHop Artest skills are lacking but the Beat is kinda dope!! and you know Jennie's all about The Beat! (yea i kno) Check It Out! By the way go to his website, I'm sure this will have you in stitches...why do ball players always want to rap? I just don't get it!

TruWarier.Com







Here's the Post-Championship Interview just for kicks!! This nigga craaazyyy! lol

Monday, June 21, 2010

M.I.A. on Goverment, New Album, and new Video "Born Free"

After reading two articles on M.I.A in the new issues of Nylon and Complex (on new stands now!) i got to thinking about how much i really want to hear some new music from her.  Her shit defines original!! funny how i learned of her, i first heard Paper Planes two months before it came out and took over the world! This little girl 11 years old was getting her hair braided by my best friend.  I kept hearing loud ass GUNSHOTS coming from her pink ear buds(she's a very flyy gurl HEEY Bre) i give my friend B the *side eye* thinking WTF is she listening to? i asked her and it was Paper Planes.  from that day on i was hooked i downloaded everything i could find by her.  So the big question is.... Where is that girl called Maya? Who is this girl called Maya?

M.I.A born Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasm (don't ask me to pronounce it please!) is known for her crazy electronic techno beats mixed with flyyy hip hop gear and swagger. She has been covered (and swagger jacked yea her Rude Boy video is a carbon copy of Boyz by M.I.A!!) by Rhianna, sampled by Jay-Z and nominated for a Grammy. 




After giving birth to a baby boy in February of 2009 fiance with Benjamin Zachary Bronfman (aka Benjamin Brewer), environmentalist ex-singer and guitarist for the band The Exit and son of Edgar Bronfman, Jr. the CEO of Warner Music Group.  She took a little hiatus from music and focused on raising her son.  Temporarily living in England in her mothers home because of visa complications.  She tells Luke Crissel during her Nylon interview "....And there is nothing you can do about it.  Anybody in there world who is called the goverment is right.  And anybody who isn't called the goverment is not right....And you know, all the governments are connected to Google, and all the governments can shift their search engines so only what they want you too see comes up" ow this chick has balls! when asked by Nate Denver of Complex What do you think of Hip-Hop today? she answered "I think Kanye is trying to take it into a new realm and hes sort of putting the artistry back into it and sort of taking it in that direction  I was having a conversation about how they were having this Nas vs. Jay-z moment 10 years ago and no one really talks about it now." she continues to say"Jay became the biggest representation of rap music who's still alive and then started dating Beyonce- everything was so much bigger and better with Jay-Z.  I hope people don't think that that wins.  The fact that Nas didn't become all this sort of stuff changes people's perception about the music and the work he achieved in his lifetime" she also responds to rumors of her dissing Kanye West. You'll have to buy the mag to hear the rest!


Now M.I.A. has her own label under Interscope called N.E.E.T. Recordings (http://neetrecordings.com) which includes Baltimore Rapper Rye Rye(http://www.ryeryemusic.com/), Brooklyn Duo Sleigh Bells(http://www.infinitybells.com/) and a digital photographer from Mexico named Jamie Martinez.    
Her third album, titled /\/\/\Y/\ (a typographic equivalent to M.I.A.'s legal name of Maya, will be released on June 23 in Japan with bonus tracks, before its release in other countries.  The first official single of /\/\/\Y/\ is called "XXXO" and was released on May 11, 2010. The release date of the album has since been pushed back to July 13th.  her new video for the song "Born Free" has the Internet in an uproar and was banned by YouTube but its constantly being put back up by fans.  the video is a short film that shows a group of red-headed boys being taken by the United States Police and....well just look for yourself!!


Mind Boggling right!! This woman shows no mercy!! I love her music and her political stance on the world!! She is sure to be causing our goverment hell educating the public on the injustice of Global Goverment and their plan to control the media and everything else in it!! Check her out if you don't know and Buy her album!!!

Now Playing- Born Free By M.I.A

 Complex Magazine
 Nylon Magazine

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Pilot Talk? Spitta Is Chillen



Dont fear DJ's B-Boys and B-Girls lovers of Hip-Hop!! The game is changing!!! There is a movement taking place now and rising to the forefront. This movement is full of young, inspired, amazing artists! What am I talking about you ask? I'm talking about Dame Dash's Creative Control. Working with artists like Curren$y, Cool Kids, Jay Electronica, Mos Def, Wiz Khalifa and Ski Beatz. The main focus is Curren$y, I must say life for him must be great these days. He's getting regular play on all MTV stations, (side note: I saw a Spitta commercial during The Hills! He's making HISTORY!!LOL)with the MAJOR Internet buzz, and a HUGE fan base which grows from every show. Don't forget the 55,000 plus followers on twitter.



The New Orleans native is ON TOP OF THE WORLD With fans patiently awaiting his album Pilot Talk that was set to be release today June 15th on the "new" Rock-A-Fella Label. Well my fellow Jets the album has been pushed back again!! on CreativeControl.tv it says July 13th, according to hiphopsite.com the release date is June 22nd. *kanye shrug* who knows?? Hopefully I can bang some Pilot Talk this summer!! Hiphopsite.com posted this quote from a DefJam press release on May20th “Curren$y has risen from the streets of Crescent City as the first artist to be released on Damon Dash’s new media enterprise DD172 Records, distributed through Island Def Jam Music Group.”NOTHING ELSE BEING SAID ABOUT THIS ROC-A-FELLA RELEASE They start by saying the press release also stated that Pilot Talk will be produced ENTIRELY by SkiBeatz who's heavily anticipated mixtape 24hour karate school is buzzing hard on the blogs. Apparently he is having issues clearing some of the samples.... If you haven't been reading the sites I found the Album Art and Track List on  for your viewing pleasure.
TRACKLIST:

1. Prioritize featuring Nesby Phips
2. King Kong
3. Breakfast
4. Scaling The Building featuring Wiz Khalifa
5. Life Under The Scope
6. Address featuring Stalley
7. Silence featuring Wiz Khalifa and McKenzie Eddy
8. Chilled Coughphee featuring Devin The Dude
9. The Hangover featuring Mikey Rocks
10. Audio Dope II
11. Takeoff to Landing featuring Curtains
12. The Day featuring Mos Def and Jay Electronica
13. Nothing But Us featuring Smoke DZA
14. Seat Change featuring Snoop Dogg
15. Skybourne featuring Big Krit and Smoke DZA.
 
Amazing right?!? yeah some of the tracks I've heard already but I'm really looking forward to that Audio DopeII and what Snoop gotta  say on that Seat Change joint! ha hopefully he thought of something or let Spitta write it..

Blogs Are Buzzing, Streets Are Talking, HipHopHeads Are Stalking....Set It Out Spitta we waiting on you!!

Source:http://www.hiphopsite.com/ http://www.2dopeboyz.com/



llustrated by David Barnett