I’ve enjoyed the “Everything is a Remix” video series. As an old-school hip-hop fan, I’ve always enjoyed figuring out the origin of samples used in any given track. I guess that’s why part 2 of the remix series, which covered remixing in movies, was so interesting to me. That video touches on some of Quentin… Continue reading Quentin Tarantino, the Master Remixer
Category: Entertainment
Dear Santa…
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a Boondocks (or anything to this blog for that matter). The first one below moved me to post. BTW, am I the only one who isn’t feeling the TV version of the Boondocks? The boys’ voices are just a bit too high pitched IMHO and I won’t even… Continue reading Dear Santa…
Move to China, Become a Rapper & Make Millions!
I was reading an article in Business 2.0 about Americans who are making it big in China when I noticed a picture of a brotha with two Chinese girls next to him. (reminds me of that line from Digital Undergrounds ‘Sex Packets’, but I digress…) So of course I skipped right to that part of… Continue reading Move to China, Become a Rapper & Make Millions!
Riley’s Letter to BET about AJ & Free’s Firing
It’s been a while since I posted a Boondocks but I couldn’t resist this one. The Cita mention really got me… 🙂 Update: Did I say they were fired? What I had meant to say is that they left of their own volition. 🙂
Club Nouveau on ‘Hit Me Baby One More Time’
I just got an email about Club Nouveau’s appearance on NBC tonight. All of you 80’s R&B fans won’t want to miss this. Set those TiVo’s… Club Nouveau ushered in a new sound in music, It was 1986 and “Rumors” took the music business by storm, But Club Nouveau was more than just a new… Continue reading Club Nouveau on ‘Hit Me Baby One More Time’
Def Poetry Season 5
Looks like the new season of Def Poetry is starting off with a bang. Guests on the premiere episode include Avery Brooks, Lauryn Hill, and (gasp!) Dave Chappelle. Set those TiVos! I guess I should mention P. Diddy’s ‘The Bad Boys of Comedy‘ too. I’m not expecting much from that show but I’ll give it… Continue reading Def Poetry Season 5
The Shocking, but False, Story of America’s Blackstronauts
If you haven’t seen it already, check out this mockumentary about ‘The Old Negro Space Program‘ It’s so well done that it may make you think twice about whether it’s true. I loved the letter that the astronaut wrote to his woman from outer space…
The Number One Stunner
I officially nominate Usher for player of the millennium. As my boy and I have been discussing, his Grammy date, the lovely (Eisha?) Eishia Brightwell, is one bad motha… She’s so fine that you almost don’t even notice Beyonce in this picture. 😮
Lots of Extra Content in the ‘Ray’ DVD
Sounds like the DVD of ‘Ray’ is well worth checking out, even for peeps who saw the movie in the theater: Too often the “extended editions” of popular films released to DVD seem to contain little more than a few minutes of filler scenes that didn’t work well enough to be included in the theatrical… Continue reading Lots of Extra Content in the ‘Ray’ DVD
Vh1’s Black in the 80s Series
I just finished watching the ‘film/movies’ episode of ‘Black in the 80s‘. It was an entertaining and informative trip back to the 80s. It made me realize that I need to add some (major) movies to my NetFlix queue that slipped by me. I also have to watch Hollywood Shuffle again! I’m looking forward to… Continue reading Vh1’s Black in the 80s Series