ANOTHER DEADLEE BLOG

LUPE FIASCO SAVED HIP HOP

LUPE FIASCO HAS SINGLEHANDEDLY SAVED HIP HOP FROM THE CLUTCHES OF DEATH THAT NAS "HIP HOP IS DEAD" HAD PROCLAIMED. I FIRST HEARD OF LUPE FROM HIS SONG, "KICK PUSH" WHICH WAS ALL ABOUT SKATEBOARDING. IT WAS A CLEVER SONG WITH A NICE GROOVE, BUT THAT WAS ABOUT IT. LUPE FIASCO HAS COME BACK WITH HIS SOPHOMORE ALBUM AND CEMENTED HIS NAME IN THE HIP HOP HALL OF FAME RIGHT NEXT TO AND MOVING OVER JAY Z, KANYE, AND ALL THE OTHER WANNABE KINGS. HE IS TUPAC, JAY Z, KANYE, AND ALL HIP HOP PAST AND FUTURE COMBINED. SEE LUPE IS ONE OF THOSE FOOLS IN SCHOOL THAT PAID ATTENTION IN BIOLOGY. HE DISSECTED AND STUDIED EVERY BIT OF THAT TORN OPEN FROG. LUPE DISSECTED HIP HOP AND BASICALLY FOUND A CURE FOR ITS ILLS. HIS ALBUM 'THE COOL', HAS THE HOOKS, THE FLOWS, AND MOST IMPORTANT THE MESSAGE!!  HIP HOP WAS BORN DELIVERING A MESSAGE, BUT LIKE OUR CURRENT PRESIDENT-HIP HOP DUMBED IT DOWN. WE ARE A SOCIETY THAT WORSHIPS DUMB GUM POPPING ROBOT DRUG ADDICT BRITNEY SPEARS, AND CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT CRUNK ANTHEM TO WAVE OUR HANDS LIKE WE JUST DON'T CARE. WE HAVE BECOME A SOCIETY THAT HAS STOPPED ASKING WHY?-- BUT ACCEPTS  THE STATUS QUO BECAUSE IT IS WHAT IT IS. WELL THE TIME HAS COME TO START ASKING WHY THE FUCK OUR WORLD IS THE WAY IT IS. LUPE HAS AN ALBUM THAT BETTER GET ALBUM OF THE YEAR AT THE GRAMMYS. THE COOL IS 10 TIMES BETTER THAN ANYTHING SELF PROCLAIMED HIP HOP GOD KANYE HAS PRODUCED. EVERY TRACK HAS A MESSAGE!!! A MESSAGE! I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH, BECAUSE HIP HOP CAN BE USED AS A TOOL FOR CHANGE. THE COOL DOESN'T PREACH, IT IS A MIRROR THAT PAINTS A PICTURE OF A COLD COLD WORLD -- BUT AT THE SAME TIME GIVES A SENSE OF HOPE AND GOOD THINGS TO COME.  SOME OF THE LYRICS ARE RAW AND HARD, NO HOLDS BARRED. LUPE FIASCO'S FLOW COMBINED WITH GREAT VOCALS FROM NIKKI JEAN AND MATTHEW SANTOS CREATE A HIP HOPERA THAT WILL STAND THE TEST OF TIME. THIS IS A MUST CD! GO BUY IT OFF OF I-TUNES OR GET THE CD RIGHT NOW!  THERE IS NOT A WEAK TRACK ON THE ALBUM, JUST LOOK AT THESE CREATIVE LYRICS FROM "GOTTA EAT" -  

" hey he had a whole lotta cheese
plus he was a mac had a whole lotta steeds
made a lot of nigguhs fat
gave a whole lotta g's
grams man he had a whole lotta these
and he would let you hold like a whole lotta keys
even if you lose some he would give you new ones
twice the bread its like he had two buns
and he had a whole lotta seeds
even his kids had mills for reals
some rich small fries wrappin paper since they was lil.

man said life aint easy
when nigguhs gotta eat thats when shit gets greazy
streets be all like feed me feed me"

LUPE FIASCO'S THE COOL GETS MY HIGHEST RATING - 5 DEADLEE MIC'S!!!

http://www.myspace.com/lupefiasco

EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

I LOVE THE NEW YEAR FOR ALL THE TV MARATHONS. AS A KID I SAT THROUGH 24 HOURS OF ANDY GRIFFITH  OR BRADY BUNCH OR I LOVE LUCY. TODAY I SAT THROUGH ABOUT 6 HOURS OF THE 48 HOUR TWILIGHT ZONE MARATHON ON THE SCI FI STATION. THERE IS ONE EPISODE THAT ALWAYS GETS TO ME. IT IS CALLED EYE OF THE BEHOLDER. I AM POSTING THE FIRST PART ON HERE, BUT THE REST CAN BE SEEN ON YOUTUBE. IT IS A POWERFUL MESSAGE ABOUT "THE OTHER" IN OUR SOCIETY. I THINK SO MANY OF US THAT DO NOT FIT THE STATUS QUO OR THE NORM CAN RELATE TO JANET TYLER. SHE REPRESENTS THE DISABLED, THE HOMO, ANYONE WHO HAS FELT THEY DO NOT BELONG AND ARE A FREAK OF THE WORLD.   I AM ALSO POSTING THE NEW VIDEO FROM MY HOMIE, DORIAN WOOD--CHECK MY BLOG FOR A PREVIOUS POST ABOUT HIM. THE MUTUAL MIGHT BE A SICK VIDEO TO SOME, BUT ONCE AGAIN IT IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER. I FELT IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL MINI FILM THAT SHOWED JUST HOW POWERFUL VIDEO CAN STILL BE. CONGRATULATIONS TO DORIAN AND ALL INVOLVED.

DORIAN WOOD

WHERE DO I START? WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT DORIAN WOOD? I WILL START AT THE BEGINNING, WHEN I WALKED INTO A GAY LEATHER BAR AND SINGING ON STAGE WAS DORIAN. I HAD NEVER HEARD SUCH A SOULFUL VOICE AND ANGELIC VOCALS COMING FROM A PERSON. WHAT WAS INTERESTING, HE REPEATED THE WORD "NIGGER" OVER AND OVER. NIGGER! NIIIIIIIIIGGGGERRRRRRRRRRR, NNNNNNIGGER, NIGGER, NIGGER, NIGGER - THAT WORD, NIGGER http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigger , SUCH A HISTORY BEHIND IT, AND TODAY A RACIAL SLUR. I LOOKED AROUND AND SAW A GROUP OF BLACK GUYS TALKING TO THE BAR MANAGER, "HOW CAN YOU HAVE THIS MAN IN HERE SINGING SUCH THINGS?" THE OWNER BASICALLY TOLD THEM TO LEAVE IF THEY DIDN'T LIKE IT, AND THAT'S JUST WHAT THE GROUP DID. I HEARD DORIAN CONTINUE SINGING "NIGGER" OVER AND OVER AND I FELT I WAS IN HEAVEN AT A GAY LEATHER BAR. THERE WAS NO HATE COMING FROM THAT WORD. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SPIRITUAL MOMENTS OF MY LIFE. DORIAN, IN A MATTER OF MINUTES ,CHANGED THE HATE BEHIND THE WORD AND MADE IT LOVE. I KNEW AT THAT MOMENT I WANTED TO BE CONNECTED TO THIS MAN. I INTRODUCED MYSELF AND WE HAVE HAD A  FRIENDSHIP SINCE. THE SECOND TIME I MET DORIAN WAS IN A BATHROOM AT A HOUSE PARTY, AND JUST SAY THE LESBIANS OUTSIDE KEPT POUNDING ON THE DOOR FOR 15 MINUTES -- UNTIL WE CAME OUT HAVING CEMENTED OUR FRIENDSHIP LIKE ONLY TWO GAY ROCK STARS CAN!   

WE PLAYED A LOT OF GIGS, RECORDED THE SONG VENGEANCE, FROM THE MOVIE OF THE SAME NAME, AND APPEARED TOGETHER ON THE INFAMOUS-- LA REINA DEL BARRIO SHOW. I NEVER KNOW WHAT DORIAN WILL DO WHEN WE APPEAR TOGETHER, AS HE MAY BE A DONKEY BOY ONE DAY OR HAVE HIS EYES SEWN SHUT FOR ANOTHER. DORIAN HAS GONE ON TO PLAY TO FULL HOUSES IN LOS ANGELES, AND HAS RECEIVED RAVE REVIEWS FROM LA WEEKLY AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS. DORIAN IS THE KIND OF ARTIST THAT INSPIRES ME TO KEEP CREATING.

BOLKA,  DORIAN'S DEBUT ALBUM , IS A TOUR THROUGH WORLDS WE CAN ONLY IMAGINE. DORIAN IS AN ARTIST THAT COMES ONCE A  GENERATION. MARK MY WORDS: "HE WILL BE A GRAMMY AWARD WINNER IN THE NEAR FUTURE!" DORIAN DOESN'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT THAT, BUT HIS TALENT DEMANDS TO BE RECOGNIZED. IT MAY SOUND LIKE I'M KISSING HIS ASS, BUT I LIKE THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC!

WHEN I BEGAN THE HOMO REVOLUTION TOUR, DORIAN WOOD STARTED US OFF ON OUR JOURNEY. TAKE A LOOK ON YOUTUBE.

INCREDIBLE DEBUT VIDEO - THE MUTUAL

DORIAN WILL BE A FEATURE CONTRIBUTOR TO "ANOTHER DEADLEE BLOG" - CHECK THE CATEGORY DEADWOOD - THIS WEEK DORIAN HELPS ME WITH A SERIOUS PROBLEM.

http://www.dorianwood.com/

http://www.myspace.com/dorianwood

http://cdbaby.com/cd/dorianwood

KID ROCK

TODAY I WILL START A NEW CATEGORY IN ANOTHER DEADLEE BLOG. I WILL CHOOSE A PRODUCT THAT IS WORTH THE MONEY YOU ARE PAYING FOR  -- BANG 4 YOUR BUCK.    The first product I have chosen is the new KID ROCK CD, ROCK N ROLL JESUS.  I WAS NEVER A BIG KID ROCK FAN, BUT ALWAYS HAD SOME RESPECT FOR HIM. HE WAS A HIP HOP KID BEFORE HE BECAME WHAT HE IS TODAY. HIS DEBUT ALBUM, Grits Sandwiches For Breakfast, WAS A TYPICAL HIP HOP ALBUM FOR 1990. HE WAS DROPPED BY JIVE RECORDS AFTER ALL THE BACKLASH VANILLA ICE RECEIVED. KID ROCK WAS GUILTY OF BEING A WHITE BOY, BUT HE IS GENUINELY A REAL SOULFUL CRACKER. LET ME JUST SAY HE IS MORE GRAHAM CRACKER THAN HE IS SALTINES. HE HAS A LOT MORE TALENT THAN VANILLA EVER HAD, AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE HE FOUND HIS NICHE. Twisted Brown Trucker, IS KID ROCK'S BAD ASS BAND LED BY STANDOUT DRUMMER STEFANIE EULINBERG. HIS LATEST ALBUM OUT TODAY IS ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF THE YEAR. IT'S HIGH TIME PEOPLE REALIZE KID ROCK IS MORE THAN JUST PAMELA'S EX, BUT HE IS A GREAT ARTIST THAT DESERVES HIS PROPZ.