Throwback: Michael Jackson "Moonwalker" on Sega Genesis.

Do ya'll remember this? Brings back memories, don't it? I remember when i was kid when this game was released growing up. I remember going to Sears at the video game section in the kids department trying to play the game while other kids were hogging the controllers. Michael went from making music to mini-films to moonwalkeing in our living rooms on the video game. Michael was a damn genius for making this game.(sniffling and getting teary eyed) Damn it, I miss him already.

Illuminant AKA The Jellyfish Lamp by Kristín Birna Bjarnadóttir

This is the most throwedest lamp I've ever seen. (For those of you that don't know what this word "throwed" means, it means "cool" or "tight". Hey I'm from Texas. I gotta represent.) Anyway, this lamp is made by Icelandic designer Kristín Birna Bjarnadóttir. The resembles of a jellyfish floating in mid-air, which hangs from a fishing line that hooked to the ceiling. The lamp comes in different colors such as red, violet, blue, and brown. I don't know what the price range is but I will find out. I won't mind putting this in my house. hey call me strange but I don't care. I'll be the strangest person with the best decoration in my house.

SAMPLE OF THE WEEK - THE POLICE "VOICES INSIDE MY HEAD"

Hey whats up, blogheads. It's about that time again for SAMPLE OF THE WEEK. Today's sample is the infamous song by The Police "Voices In My Head" from their 1980 album "Zenyatta Mondatta". The song's laid back, hypnotiq guitar loop is right at the beginning of the song capture listeners' ears. Artist from Chill Rob G “Let the Words Flow” to 702 "Steelo" to Wyclef Jean "Year Of The Dragon" have all used this sample to create their own vibes, even producers have sampled the song over the years. Still to this day, you can play a beat with this sample in clubs or in cars and still have heads rocking. I know it still does everytime I hear it. lol.


Here is The Police "Voices In My Head". Enjoy!



Here are the artists that have used this song.


702 "Steelo"




Chill Rob G “Let the Words Flow”




Wyclef Jean "Year Of The Dragon"

You Can Do It Nas!

Nas is one of the best lyricists in the game, along with Jay-Z, Biggie, Pac, Eminem and Scarface. A lot of Nas albums from Illmatic to It Was Written to I Am to Stillmatic to God's Son were Nas's dopest albums of all time, they're also my favorite. His last platinum album was Street's Disciple, which is also a musical classic, was his last home run. But when Hip Hop Is Dead came out in 2006, people have been complaining about Nas picking "uninterested" or beats that people are not paying attention to. In other words, fans are saying that he picks wack beats. Hip-hop producer Salaam Remi says Nas is hard to work with and sometimes he's picky over choosing beats. Roc-A-Fella's in-house engineer Young Guru said Nas has dope lyrics but he picks wack beats. Everyone wants the "Illmatic" Nas and the "It Was Written" Nas because the productions of those albums were hard hitting and real dope, even his other platinum albums. Rappers such as Jay-Z, T.I. and Young Jeezy breath producers because they always find that "gold nugget" track when it comes to picking beats from heavy hitting producers and new up-and-coming producers. In order to get fans to listen to your albums, you need dope beats. You need something that people are going to listen to in clubs, streets and something to ride around to, also something for women. The production of a hip-hop album must attract listeners along with the artist.

DOPE LYRICS + DOPE BEATS = A MASTERPIECE AKA ONE HELL OF A ALBUM

DOPE LYRICS + WACK BEATS = A SLUMP (meaning that people are not going to buy your album)

I know Nas can do it. If Jay can do it, he can. He's still one of my favorite MCs. I just hope his collaboration album with Damian Marley will be a home run.

SAMPLE OF THE WEEK: Isaac Hayes - Hung Up On My Baby

What's up Blogheads! It's about that time for SAMPLE OF THE WEEK! Today's sample is Isaac Hayes - Hung Up On My Baby from the 1974 soundtrack of the motion picture film "Tough Guys." The song was sampled by Houston hip-hop group The Geto Boys for their 1991 eerie, scary anthem "Mind Playing Tricks On Me." The Geto Boys sampled this soulful groove to help them talk about bipolar disorder, paranoia, depression and schizophrenia, especially when it comes these type of psychological profiles in the ghetto. Scarface appears on the introduction of the song as if he was telling a story as he says "I sit alone in my four cornered room, staring at candles." Scarface, Wille D and Bushwick Bill want people to understand their stories of what goes on in 5th Ward. Thanks to Isaac Hayes, this soulful song brought the hot 1991 single to life from the dusty crates to the radio. Not only the Geto Boys borrowed this song but several other artists such as the Ghetto Girlz, TLC, Ice Cube, Second II None, Destiny's Child, Lifer's Group and once again, Scarface.

Here is Isaac Hayes "Hung Up On My Baby"

(Warning: While listening to this song, make sure your doors and windows are locked. If a man with a black suit and a cane is standing outside your house, please turn the song off.) LOL Naw im kiddin. Enjoy the song.




Here are the artists that sampled this song:



Destiny's Child ft Wyclef & Pras’s "Illusion"



Geto Boys "Mind Playing Tricks On Me"




Geto Girlz "My Man's Playin Tricks on Me"




Ice Cube "You Know How We Do It"




Lifer's Group’s "Jack U. Back (So You Wanna Be a Gangsta)"



Scarface "Mind Playin Tricks on Me 94"




2nd II None "If You Want It"



TLC "Creep"

MTV's New Logo

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After 29 years, MTV has decided to change its look. But not their look, their famous logo. The network has dropped the words "music television" and just left the "M" and the "TV". The MTV logo has also been stretched and has a "clear look" for images to be put in the background.




The reason this decision has been made is because MTV has evolved from showing more music videos into showing more reality shows. Here are the words from MTV's Head of Marketing Tina Exarhos when she was being interviewed in The Hollywood Reporter. "We thought, 'No one is ever going to let us do this.' It's the one thing we've never touched," she said. But with the channel's most recent on-air redesign -- something the network switches up every couple of years -- "now felt like the right time.
It felt like, 'Why have we been so scared when the channel itself has evolved so much over the years?' "

Well I guess the reality shows is the new trend and we might as well follow it or we can just always change the channel.

Back In The Dayz: RZA and ODB

Speaking of Ol' Dirty Bastard, I found this old video of RZA and ODB at a talent show back in the day way before the Wu-Tang movement got started. I hope this wasn't a family talent show because it looks like they were trying "too hard" to win the show. Check it out yourself and enjoy. Trust me, you will enjoy this.

Sample Of The Week: Eddie Floyd "Check Me Out"

Hello Blog Heads! It's about that time for Sample Of The Week! Our sample of the week is Eddie Floyd "Check Me Out" from his 1973 album "Lay Your Head Down". As you can see, the album cover is a picture of Eddie with his lopsided afro and his Minister Farrakhan bowtie. LOL. It seem like Eddie was in a hurry and didn't have time to comb his hair to shoot the album cover. I guess it's good the way it is but anywho, this mellow, soulful sample was used by artists Missy Elliot, The Firm (Nas, Foxy Brown, Cormega and AZ) and Afu-Ra. These artists create their own moods that fits in perfectly with their words.


Here is Eddie Floyd "Check Me Out"




Artists that sampled Eddie Floyd "Check Me Out":


Missy Elliot "Why You Hurt Me"




The Firm "La Familia"




Afu-Ra ft. Kymani Marley - Equality (produced by DJ Premier)

Sample Of The Week: Knight Rider Theme Song

Hey Blog Heads! Its another time for Sample Of The Week and the sample of the week is Knight Rider Theme song, which is composed and conducted by Stu Phillips. The good ol' David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight. Maybe Hasselhoff jams to the other joints that others created while driving the famous car "Kitt". Who can imagine that anyone can sample this song. When the song first comes on, it actually captures your ear. Artists from Timbaland & Magoo to Busta Rhymes used this tune to create their own versions. Once again, samples in hip-hop over the years are like fashion trends. Whenever something sounds hot, everyone wants a piece of the action.


Here is the famous Knight Rider Theme Song




Here Are The Artists That Samples The Knight Rider Theme Song:



Busta Rhymes - Fire It Up (Turn It Up remix)


Busta Rhymes - Fire It Up
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Timbaland and Magoo - Clock Strikes

Sample Of The Week: Sylvester- Was It Something I Said

It's time for sample of the week. Ah yes! One of my favorite sample loops. Just like people going along on what is today's hottest fashion gear, hip-hop always have a sample trend during a time period. I actually didn't know I had the Sylvester album "Step II" in my parents' record collection. It was first used by Big Daddy Kane on the classic joint "Taste of Chocolate" intro and outro from the 1990 album "Taste of Chocolate". This sample became hot again when Lil' Kim ressurected the sample on the song "Big Momma Thang" feat. Jay-Z from her 1996 LP "Hardcore". Through the next couple of years, artists from Yvette Michelle to Montell Jordan hop on the train to ride along this mellow, funky, groovy loop. I remember when i was in the 5th grade in late 1997 on Friday night coming from the barbership when my mom picked me up. I was rocking the waves with the line up cut on the left side of my head "Nas style". I turned on the radio station to Magic 102.5. They was playing Friday mix jam songs with a live DJ and all of sudden, Yvette Michelle "Im Not Feeling You" came on. I was jamming in my seat and turned the windows down. I was feeling good, smelling good and looking good with a fresh haircut while on our way to the mall. Then another song with the same Sylvester "Was It Something I Said" sample loop came on and I remember the words to the song " So get your groove on" (can somebody help me find out what the name of the song is. it would be a pleasure). But any who, I was dancing in my seat bobbing my head hard until my mom yelled at me to turn the windows back up because the wind was messing up her hair. LOL. Sorry for reflecting on my childhood, but anyway, here is the classic song from Sylvester "Was It Something I Said" from the 1978 album "Step II". Enjoy!

P.S. (Sorry blog heads. I was suppose to post this yesterday. I promise I will post Sample of The Week every Monday)

Go to 2:34 to hear the loop.



Here is also the link to download the song:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/7229455b4a145a/



Here are the artists that borrowed this sample:

Lil'Kim feat. Jay-Z "Big Momma Thang"




Big Daddy Kane "Taste Of Chocolate"




Yvette Michelle "Im Not Feeling You"

Yvette Michelle - I'm Not Feeling You
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Montell Jordan "Come Home"

Russell Tyrone Jones aka Ol' Dirty Bastard (November 15, 1968 – November 13, 2004)

One of the live wires of the Wu-Tang Clan. ODB is actually one of my favorite members of the group. The father of "Lyrical Mischief" had brought crazy moments over the years. Here are my favorite moments from the Dirt McGirt himself. Let's see if ya'll can remember these moments. We'll always miss you Dirty.

Ol' Dirty Bastard - MTV Outragest Moments
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