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50 Cent for Interview Magazine →
Let this be clear: 50 Cent is smarter, wiser and more intelligent than you think
EHRLICH: I read that you don’t mind flying coach. Is that true? How do folks react when they find themselves sitting next to you in economy?
50 CENT: Well, I really don’t mind flying coach if I have to. If the front of the plane is sold out, I’ll sit in the back. Some people are like, “Oh, first class is sold out....
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The Genius of R. Kelly →
Best blog ever. I can’t believe it took me this many years to google ‘r kelly genius’.
This comment sums up how I feel about this blog better than I ever could:
Reading this blog is like freebasing a hit of AMERICA
DON'T JUMP! (NYTimes) →
Applaud this man.
“In Japan, we say the nail that sticks up gets hammered down,” said Mr. Shige, who says he started the patrols after he grew angry at inaction by local authorities. “But I’ll keep sticking up. I tell them, hit me if you can!”
It had long been my opinion that the world is overpopulated and the people who want to kill themselves should go ahead. But that’s mainly due to...
“Plenty of sites on the Internets have pictures, but how many sites are there...”
– Bol truly is the leading black intellectual of our time.
I have also spent some time thinking about a site full of animated gifs, except I’d include more than just video hos. I’m a feminist like that. The one problem with this idea is that out of all the things that make my computer...
“I have two questions: Are you offended by the smell of marijuana? And do you...”
– White people finally realize Lil’ Wayne lives exactly like his songs say, minus all the murdering. (via NYPOST)
Amerie ft. Fabolous - More Than Love
Amerie will...
American Hi-Fi - Flavor of the Weak
The best part...
WatchPollster Frank Luntz, Arianna Huffington and motherfucking Paula Poundstone on Bill Maher’s show.
This is still a talking head shouting match, but one with a higher level of intelligence and humor than Fox News. I might be saying that because I happen to agree with most of what is being said.
Regardless of how Democrats and other left wingers try to paint Luntz as a horrible person, he is...
Why Hugh Hefner is Hugh Hefner
Q: Do you ever feel like a dirty old man? - Lisa Pearl, Toronto
A: Not for a moment. I’m on the side of angels and always have been.
From Time’s 10 Questions for Hugh Hefner
No One Is Going To Save You Fools: Why Obama has... →
Ever since Obama became the Marketer of the Year, his marketing campaign seemed to have stopped. Getting into office is a milestone, but isn’t actually achieving your plans an even bigger one? Somebody needs to explain ‘top of mind’ to Rahm Emanuel.
(via syntheticpubes)
Diddy Talks To Playboy →
“If I’m not inspiring you at this point, you’re a lost hope.”
If you don’t know, I have an obsessive fascination with the world of hip hop and its vast array of characters. But Diddy takes the cake because of all the things he’s managed to do outside of music and maintain relevancy. He has managed to position Brand Diddy so that he can never ‘sell out’....
WatchKid Cudi owes his work ethic to Diddy and Sean John
WatchKanye West, Mos Def, Will.I.Am, De La Soul, Nas, Damon Albarn on stage cyphering for the G.O.O.D. Music showcase in London
Not to sound like one of those old hip hop heads, but:
THIS. IS. HIP. HOP.
WatchMos Def - Casa Bey (Live on Jimmy Fallon)
Mos is a true artist and ?uestlove has the sickest pocket.
“Man i woke up this mourning thanking god…I am so gratefull that im not the...”
– - Guest 2009-12-11 10:29:07
Worldstarhiphop’s comments are insane.
Ester Dean feat. Lil’ Wayne & Chris...
“Yeah its Young Money you know I brung money/I make that booty talk, Connie Chung...”
– - Lil’ Wayne and his endless weird pop culture references
To people who always complain about current hip hop’s limited topics: people thrive the most creatively under restrictions. Yes, Weezy raps about money, weed and bitches 99% of the time. But he also puts pop culture references...
“All we’re doing is putting down text on an image in an artful way”
– John C Jay explaining the creative process in advertising
"We Fight For Freedom, and Windows Vista is... →
via lotusmodern
Uniqlo: The Key Players
Monica (@lobese) told me to do some research on Uniqlo’s creative efforts since we were talking about it today.
Luckily, Creative Review of the UK already did in a nice informative article called Uniqlo Reborn. I’ve decided to summarize the key players as a way to learn.
Here are the chief architects of the best (IMO) brand of 2009:
CEO/Head Honcho: Tadashi Yanaii, visionary...
WatchBlack Dada ft. Rick Ross, Birdman & Redd Eyez - Imma Zoe
Baby decides joining the Bloods at age 40 isn’t enough and is now repping Zoe Pound as well. Aside from leading the youth astray, ‘Imma Zoe’ is a solid track. This Black Dada character makes a pretty good Akon fill-in.
“The best businessmen in the world make a bad deal sometimes. And it’s not...”
– - 50 Cent
More truisms at Esquire
Oasis - Rockin’ Chair
I’m older than...
WatchKid Cudi - Pursuit Of Happiness
This slow burning track off Cudi’s mediocre debut gets a solid treatment by Josh Hartnett.
Hartnett’s depiction of “feeling lonely and wasted in the middle of a big party” = hanging out with a buncha pretty white people. Cudi and Drake’s light skinned asses are the only colored people in this vid.
Is this Lucky Number Slevin’s...
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MIT: Luxury Brands Run On Shame →
OK, not completely.
But we all know that an LV bag in and of itself is just canvas. From a pure cost perspective, every consumer is ripping themselves off hardcore. It is something we know, even if we are not quick to admit it.
This new paper by hotter-than-expected assistant professor Renee Richardson questions just how much of a brand’s value exists in the form of cultural capital.
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WatchYoung Money - Bedrock
For every dude on the internet hating on this song, there are 5 more girls in junior high with it as their ringtone. The success of the Young Money label depends on catering to teenagers. I’m going to give benefit of the doubt to Baby and say that his vision for Young Money is a hip hop High School Musical of sorts with street cred. The way Cash Money artists always...
The Ultimate Degen Loses $127 Million, Blames It... →
This guy right here…
Remember what was said about money?
Although, this is some creative stuntin’:
“They say he once told a security guard to go to a supermarket and buy every cut of steak, and then proceeded to hand them out to employees.”
DJ Khaled - WE LOOVVVVIIIN IT
Khaled shills for...
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Young Jeezy - Trap Star
It ain’t that hard,...