Cruisin USA

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the devil in a new dress

broken computers and busy schedules keep me off this here site so this probably wont be the first time you have head Kanye's new album is absolute fire. personally i didnt consider myself too much of a fan based on his needless arrogance but he has my mouth shut with this one. kanye was wise to leak songs every (G.O.O.D) Friday thus giving listeners enough to be excited about but still wanting more. even on the songs he leaked there is a new twist once you have the full album version. and really this album is all about twists as it breaks through typical hip hop, just as a song seems to be winding down there is another four minutes of something new. and as weird as some of it is, he shows from verse one that he still has it. even before kanye was the rapper we know now he was one of the best producers, and you cant doubt that talent has not faded. cant tell you how much i love this one...

Kanye West- Devil in a New Dress

all along

"Let us toast to animal pleasures, to escapism, to rain on the roof and instant coffee, to unemployment insurance and library cards, to absinthe and good-hearted landlords, to music and warm bodies and contraceptives... and to the ‘good life,’ whatever it is and wherever it happens to be."

~Hunter S. Thompson

how fly

Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y collaborated on a mixtape and its as you could expect oh so smooth. Download it here

Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y- Rollin Up

influencers

I have already posted the preview for this video. if it intrigued you then enjoy the full thing

INFLUENCERS FULL VERSION from R+I creative on Vimeo.

greatness

Trying to get back into the swing of things up here on the intranet. lots of things can distract, no worries though. Been stayin busy and have plenty to share so bear with me

Chip tha Rip- No worries

the beauty of a music festival

influencers

get outa here

Soma is what they would take when
Hard times opened their eyes
Saw pain in a new way
High stakes for a few names
Racing against sun beams
Losing against their dreams
In your eyes

the future

The Guardian had a great article about how the hip hop landscape has changed for good. And its a good change if you ask me, Chiddy Bang proving again how- im all over this beat

Chiddy Bang- Old Ways

swoonislandsmine

as it happens

an amazingly well done short documentary on a true adventure. a good investment of time

danke schoen

Not long ago I made a tribute video to an amazing trip to california.  Now similar effort has been put forth to create an ode to my time in europe this summer:

"we leaders of the new school with these fat raps"

chip tha rip gives us a preview on his upcoming album leading up to Chip Tha Ripper’s first album titled, "Gift Raps” produced entirely by Chuck Inglish. Chip may not break record sales with this debut but I think it could put him on the map.

i like this song the most because all the young guns are together putting up a killer verse trying to up the other, competition can raise ability and this is nice example.

listen up

Kanye West - Good Friday (Feat. Common, Pusha T, KiD CuDi, Big Sean & Charlie Wilson)

Cudder

nocturnal

kid cudi laying it down. one of my favorite pictures ive ever taken, the original is pretty neat too im working on tracking it down.

trapped in my mind

maybe you had to be there, maybe you have to be a fanatic but kid cudi has been previewing one of the new songs from the november album and im all over it. i was lucky enough to get to see it close up and live which was something special and ill show you a cool picture from that soon, for now check out what i hope is cudis next single. by the way, cudi confessed sunday night that the vocals used in the final cut of 'day n nite' were recorded in a closet when he was too dirt poor for the studio- so stay the course people

motivation

a good buddy just put his talents to good use by making a little website. love checking it out, thought you might too. its a work in progress like everything but full of gems. inspiring in that it makes you wanna create something yourself