Tuesday, July 29, 2008

word of the day

aliment (al-uh-muhnt)
noun

1.  something that nourishes or feeds; nourishment
2.  something that sustains a state of mind or body; sustenance 

song of the day

Definition of Real
somebody (love you) -plies

now i know you might be thinkin...plies...oh no, charity must be having an off day, but i like plies; he's so hip hop.  i think its a bit elitist of us to think that the hip hop that suits our pallets is the only authentic hip hop.  hip hop is supposed to be the voice of the voiceless, the forgotten, the outcasts; what's more loathed than a goon, the way he portrays it.  if you don't like it, it's likely that its not intended for your ears but i do know people who use his music as everyday motivation to survive when all odds are against them; and thats what hip hop is supposed to do.  plus, don't believe how today's artists are packaged.  all of his songs aren't about "buss it babies," if you listen with a critical ear, many of them point out the social ills of this country that puts a lot of young people in the position to do things they don't want to do, but they feel there are no other options.  he reminds me a bit of tupac or ti or scarface because he sends that same message of knowing that the things he's doing are wrong, but also knowing that he has no other options.  i always say that if you want to reach people, and not just preach to the choir, you have to speak their language.  this song in particular speaks to a lot of people...me included

Monday, July 28, 2008

word of the day

virago (vuh-ray-go)
noun

1.  a woman of extraordinary status, strength and courage
2.  a woman regarded as loud, scolding, ill-tempered, quarrelsome or overbearing

song of the day

Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition
the pain - murs

murs + 9th wonder = good music.  they have a new album out, and 9th finally changed his drums.  listening to it made me go back to the first project that the two did together and i remember how much i loved this song, the sample is crazy and i always love flows from regular guys about the problems they have finding women; it provides a nice balance to the bravado we hear most of the time in hip hop about getting all the women.  maybe in the future i'll put up the version i did to the same.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

word of the day

scion (sy-uhn)
noun

a descendant; an heir

song of the day

Winelight
let it flow - grover washington jr.

initially i was going to put summer madness, but everybody knows that song, so i went with this.  i think i picked this because i'm in new orleans so i'm in the mood for a good saxaphone + a rhythm section + a funky baseline + a nice electric keyboard.  i could've picked a lot of songs but i doubt many have heard this one that was inspired by dr. j (julius irving)