Overall it was a wonderful night, all promised
performances by Be, Ron Verbal, Prophit, Memberz Only, & Strictly Busine$$
did amazing. DJ Schoolboy kept the crowd moving the whole night with yet
another fabulous set. & Additional performance by Ninjasonik, of course, the
set was nothing average with moshes, additional guess Jonny Nelson, &
Ease Da Man. Much of what we expected for a Ninja set& something
unexpected, in true JahJah style, he jumped off the balcony (Vid & pics
blow). If you missed it, my condolences, it was truly a fun night, spent with
friends, & liquor to wish our great friends, AJ the Barber & Kielo57 a
VERY Happy Birthday.
CELEBRATING THE
BIRTHDAY'S OF THE SAME GUY THAT BROUGHT YOU PBGP (POPPINGBOTTLES, GETTINGPREGNANT) @ HAPPY ENDINGS EVERY WEDS NIGHT,oh yea &fresh cuts @ Frank's Chop Shop,
ALONG SIDE OF A MEMBER THAT PARTIES EVERY DAY. TOMORROW
NIGHT !! Pure L.E.S. madness
going down @ FATBABY with performances by Strictly Busine$$, MEMBERZ
ONLY, Ron Verbal, BE..., Prophet & moree, DJ SCHOOLBOY on the 1's & 2's
ALL NIGHT... 2 for 1drinks from 11-12 &&& $3
BUD/BUD LIGHT ALLL NIGHT, a recipe for a night that will be TOO craze
(anyone that went to the Family Showcase knows what it is, the unofficial,
official part 2). COME RAGE WITH US IN THE CELEBRATION!BRING FRIENDS for
drunken good times you wont remember Tuesday morning & great music.
& DEF stay tuned for the "POST WTH happened @ AJ
EL BARBERO & KIELO57's BDAY MADNESS!" sum up& pics...
;) SPECIAL SHOUT OUT goes to AJ/Alec Esguerra who threw down on the flyer for this event! Check out the homey's site guerradellacarta.com. Much love hope to see & meet all new beautiful faces tomorrow night.
- Your FAV bearer of OMG/WORDDD news,
Nicki Nahmeanez
Ignorant rap; Hip hop's nemisis. Ignorant rap came out of just freestyling & just having fun, but some artists allow that to come they're whole career, which causes a downfall in our music. There will always be someone out there to rap about money, cars,& hoes just like there will always be $5.99,V.I.M clothing, its not for everyone, but someone in this world enjoys it.
Recently, I have began to realize the pick up hip hop has taken since all the bad music we've been hearing, post Nas' album "HipHop is dead". Due to all the losers that come out claiming their music is true hip hop when in all actuality they just had a catchy chorus, and a decent beat.
Those such as Drake, J.Cole, & Prophit are making a name for themselves not only as rappers, but as rappers releasing hip hop tracks with steady concepts & creating imagery through great storylines, to keep listeners engaged. Something that has not often been seen since the late 90's with songs such as Biggie's "I got a story to tell", and in recent years Binary Star's "Glen Close" with twisted concepts one is not sure what the story will do next.
I'm sure you have all heard of Jay-z's new RocNation artist, J. Cole. His new song off his mixtape, The Warm Up, "Lights Please" is an amazing track I heard at the end of June. My new fav track comes off the mixtape is "Dreams", my brother put me on to this track a few days ago, and I've played it like 1,000 times since I heard it. His concepts are amazing, I'd compare them to that of the Pharcyde or to Souls of Mischief. East meets West. He's done it again on the same mixtape. Check it out.
Prophit is also another artist on the come up straight from Queens, making big noise. His mixtape "Cause When you Stop Dreaming its Time to Die" features a list of tracks with amazing concepts, such as, "Baroness", and newer songs, not on the mixtape such as, "Pain is Love" & "Devil wears Prada" (Proph x Alex Goose) which all have great concepts. His understanding of the women along with his ablity to analyze a sitation and tell it for what it is, is amazing. Def an artists to check out.
After listening to T-pain's come back tune at Jay-z and other bad media, on DJ Envy's "New at 2", I had to do blog about this. I understand the artist's need to defend his art or what "feeds his kids" as he states in the song, but this track is trash. It’s not about getting at T-pain or trying to discourage him from continuing his art. I just believe that this is complete crap.
When did t-pain become a rapper? The whole track sounded like an angry 11 year old defending himself with a poem & a few punchlines. Harsh, but it has to be said. The beat he uses is Drake's "Successful" beat, and changed the chorus to "I just got to be more careful". T-pain made himself look like a fool & completely missed the mark on this one. He needs to stick to tracks about being on a boat and featuring on other artist’s music. Getting on hooks work for him, not the complete song. This goes up there with this year’s most embarrassing moments, Kanye & Taylor Swift, Lil’ Mama & the Empire State of Mind performance type embarrassing.
If he was trying to prove a point to listeners and fellow artists I'm sure he could have just had his PR release a statement on his behalf. Where is T-pain's PR??
I'd love to hear your take on it, if you disagree, or agree, leave comments. Maybe I'm being a bit too harsh cause the track turned me off so badly. Let me know. - Nicki Nahmeanez
Today's blog is inspired by a conversation I had with someone earlier about female emcees. Although there are not many who honestly do there thing, there are few such as, MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Rah Digga, Eve (earlyRuff Rydas), Foxy (prob cause its rumored that Jay-Z wrote some of her rhymes & when she was with The Firm), Missy (for the few times that she did rap), Lauryn Hill & Jean Grae. (If I am missing any of your favs please let me know.)
Lauryn Hill
One of the most amazing artists of my time, Lauryn Hill has captured the hearts of many through Reggae, Soul,R&B, Gospel, Acoustic Guitar, & Hip Hop. She is not only an amazing singer & musician, but an amazing rapper, using higher levels of vocabulary than most emcees. She has truly shown she has the gift of gab. Much love. Much respect.Lauryn Hill.
Female Emcees
Hip hop is a male dominated sport and when women try to play we are not as respected as men, partially because most females out there are just spitting crap. Its hardenough to be an emcee, and have people take you serious & listen to you. When you're a female people tend to half listen, sometimes even looked at as "cute". There are enough men rapping about ignorant shit, us as females don't need to contribute to that. We think on a whole differentlevel than men. Men see black & white, us women see different shadesof grays from light to dark. So in such a literary sport, why are the really good female emcees such a rare breed?
Jean Grae
I wanted to speak on Jean Grae in particular because she is one of the only females holding it down, modern day. I first heard about Jean Grae back in 2006, when I started performing spoken word. My older brother gave me her CD after he found out that I wrote (something I didn't share with anyone previously). Even in her ignorant shit, shes smart, something that is very hard to do. Her lyrics tell stories. Her flow is similar to that of many 90's rappers (perfect speed). Insightful. Intelligent. Truly Gift. Jean Grae.
Lets keep this MusicMonday thing going!! I LOVED this band when I saw them in concert. A week ago I was invited to one of the greatest concerts @ BAM. I went with expectations of hearing good music & came out amazed. The line up included Prophit, Bad Rabbits Band, and The Smyrk, all of which were amazing. Unfortunately, I got there late so I missed Proph, but got there just in time for something that would knock me out of this world, BadRabbits Band. This band is to be compared to none it is a mix of Hip Hop,Soul, and psychedelicecstasy. the lead singer hit notes that pierce your heart & the band set the stage for a perfect symphony. The whole crowd was engaged, swaying, bopping, jumping & just moving to this perfect melody. -Nicki Nahmeanez
I found this clip on youtube that captures something similar to what went down @ BAM check it out.
August 28th was a sad day as the world lost, one of the most internationally sought after DJ's by way of Philly, DJ AM. AM has been moving the masses for about nine years, but the buzz about the DJ began sometime before. He is not only an amazing DJ, but a devout sneaker collector (like many of us), with over 600 pairs of sneakers, including his own "DJ AM" x Nike (check them out in the vid below).
We can not forget the amazing talent & ability DJ AM had to rock out any sold out show, or any party filled to its highest capacity... RIP DJ AM -Nicki Nahmeanez
So I'm Late, but whatever...Here...Gotta tip My Fitted to the Ninjas and Lazlo...Y'all SMASHed this video! I usually prefer to be behind the scenes but I'll admit it, I'm feeling a little left out..EVERYBody is in this Video!
Its my 1st post...It took me long enough. The homie Aj has been asking me to do it for a min, but I'm finally here. Let's go!!
This is something that I peeped 2 weeks ago while I was in Cali & getting to know the great state of California better, I feel in love with this commercial & the sense it made.
For those of you that don't know me I'm an Advertising and Marketing major at FIT. I have spent many classes analyzing and criticing commercials, predicting the predictable and knotting our head in shame to the just plain meaningless ones. Does the Burger King commercial really make you wanna eat a burger? IF it does then my condolenses, my friend. THIS NIKE COMMERCIAL IS BY FAR THE GREATEST I'VE SEEN THIS YEAR. For those that follow Nike's skate team P.Rod kills it in this video. The extended version (which is posted below) includes some of Cali's finest Theotis (Nike AM) and Koston (Nike Pro), Kobe Bryant, and of course, Ice Cube. All of these fools are amazing at what they do, especially, Koston, Kobe, and Ice Cube who have been getting busy in the public eye for over a decade now. PLEASE WATCH, its well worth the 2 mins. -Nicki Nahmeanez
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