Classic Album: Capital Punishment

Ladies and Gentleman, I have been exploring new artists for the past few months. I have been waiting for the next rapper to resurrect rap music. I took a break from that about a week ago. I went into my room and pulled out all my old CD's from the 90s. I haven't listened to them for years and they were kind of dusty. I had a few flashbacks looking at the albums. I found a classic CD that I thought I lost. It was Big Pun's CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. It had been a while since I listened to the CD so I popped it in to my computer. WOW. The album is bananas. It was hot when I was a kid but now I understand a lot more of the lines. It blew my mind. People please go back and listen to Big Pun. You will not be disappointed.

TRUST

Alltel Wireless? Kinda Sketchy

People, there are some strange things going on. I can't lie, I'm a TV kid. I enjoy watching television and I like to catch some shows before I go to bed each night. I also enjoy a good commercial here and there and I plan to start a career in advertising after college. But there is one company that stands out to me. Alltel Wireless. This company must spend more money on advertising than any other phone service. They have these semi-clever commercials and some decent looking phones. There's only one problem. I NEVER seen ANYONE with a damn Alltel Wireless phone. Please correct me if I'm wrong people. You have never heard somebody say, "Damn no service, Alltel is killing me." Never. Maybe I'm just paranoid, but i feel that Alltel Wireless is up to something. Keep your guard up people.

Naps is looking out for y'all

PEACE

New Artists for 2009!

What's going on y'all? Its been a minute since I've written a blog. But I'm back and I'm here to hook everyone up with some new artists that have had a hold of my attention for the past few months. I figured since its a new year, your I pod should be filled with some forward moving Hip-Hop.

The first artist is a Harlem native by the name of Charles Hamilton. A lot of people like to compare him to Kayne West but I disagree. This kid is an original talent. If I had to compare him to someone, I would have to say something like Q-tip mixed with Pharrell Williams. Or maybe Lupe Fiasco. However it may be, Charles Hamilton is the future of Hip-Hop music. The reason why I feel so strongly about this kid is because of his passion for music. He understands that Hip-Hop has become boring and wants to wake it up. Check out his single, "Brooklyn Girls" and believe me, 2009 belongs to Charles Hamilton.

Charles Hamilton - Brooklyn Girls

The next artist that I'm going to share with y'all is Kid Cudi out of Cleveland, Ohio. Kid Cudi is Kanye West's new artist on the G.O.O.D. music label. Cudi's music is a double-edged sword with his rhyme skills and his ability to sing. I think he can be compared to Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, except with a little more B-boy style. Kid Cudi raps with a "not give a fuck" attitude and he isn't afraid to try new things. Check the kid out. His single is "Day N Night". Also check out his mixtape entitled,"A Kid Named Cudi."

Kid Cudi - Day N Night

TWO FINGERS

Why We Play

I recently watched the documentary, "Through The Fire" starring NBA point guard Sebastian Telfair. The documentary showed the life of one of Americas greatest high school basketball players before he was chosen to be in the NBA. This movie brought me a lot of memories and mixed emotions. It really made me realize why we all play the game of basketball. Every ball player has a dream to play in the NBA, but only a select few actually make it. We all put in countless hours of our adolescence to try and achieve greatness. We all dream to play on national TV and to buy our moms a five bedroom house outside the city.

The movie just reminded me of how simple it was to dream, when I was a kid. In 1997, I could be anything from a rap star to a brain surgeon. Somewhere along the line, we all forgot how to dream and let "reality" sneak up on us.

The last scene in the documentary has Sebastian's elementary school brother, working out at five o' clock in the morning. The oldest brother says," If you wanna be better than Sebastian, then you're going to have to work harder than him." This is the perfect ending to the documentary because it shows the full circle in the game of basketball. Some cats will make it, and some will die trying, but at the end of the day, the dream lives on.

LOVE

Check Em' Out: The Cool Kids

If you consider yourself a true Hip-Hop fan, than you will enjoy The Cool Kids. The group consists of two Midwestern 80s-obsessed lyricists. The duo's style is unlike any one's in the game. They rap with simplistic flows but it's a lot more complex than one would think. The rappers talk about regular things that young people live for. Sneakers, new gear, and video games replace the normal, guns, bitches, and money. Some songs y'all should check out are, "Gold and a Paper", "88'", and "A Little Bit Cooler." The two MCs have similar music sounds to early Rakim mixed with some Pharrell. Don't miss out on this group. I wouldn't mention the kids if they weren't legitimate. They been in the game for a while and I've known about them for a while but I thought I'd let y'all know.

PEACE

About Friggin' Time

The Boston Celtics. This team has crushed my heart so many times in my life. I understand what the forty year old Red Sox fans feel like because I have put so much energy into this team and have got nothing out of it. Until now. Tonight, I witnessed my team become the Eastern Conference Champions. It is their first finals appearance since 1987 and since I was born in 1988, it is my first. The Celtics will be facing the Los Angeles Lakers for the World Championship. I will be cheering for my boys through the upcoming weeks, even though they have let me down before. Somehow this time seems a little different. I have loved every player the team has ever put on the roster (except Dan Dickau), so I want to take some time to applaud some of the players who tried but could not get it done in Boston. Antoine Walker. Tony Battie. Dee Brown. Dana Barross. Mark Blount. Ricky Davis. Tony Delk. Eric Williams. Pervis Ellison. Kenny Anderson and most importantly, Walter McCarty. Look at us now boys.

And I almost forgot, Fuck Rick Pitino

So... What Happened to Good Clean Fun?

People, I've been thinking about life and I have a big problem with the way its going. Have you ever sat down and said, "What ever happened to the dumb fun I used to have with my friends?" This question racks my brain all of the time. Seriously, why does having fun always have to be about drinking and hooking up? What happened to real fun with your boys?

I remember countless weekends spent at the mall and the movies, doing nothing but living life and being a kid. Why does this all of a sudden have to stop because you've hit eighteen. Are we all grown ups now? I think we need to realize that if we spend most of our time trying to be "mature", we will miss out on the really fun times. When asked how our weekend was, we should say something like, "It was awesome, I actually had mad fun" as opposed to, "Dude, I was so hammered, I don't even remember."

Lets get it together people. We have the rest of out lives to become adults. Now I want you to go out next weekend with a group of friends, get some food, go to a movie, and do something immature. They say these are the good years, lets make them great.

Peace