Friday, February 12, 2016

Gays Dudes and Battle Rap

Shout out to Doggie Diamonds for the quick flick with the lovely Melato Black

No wonder you have secret societies...

...because niggaz fuck up any and everything they touch

Notice how I say niggaz and not Black people (big difference)

Click here to peep from your phone


Peace and Afro Grease 

Nah'Sun the Great @ www.nahsunblaze.com


Thursday, February 4, 2016

RESPECT LIFE Web Series Review




What's woody wood, grasshoppers?

Seems like urban web shows on YouTube is the new wave...Money and Violence wasn't the first hood joint, but that web series sure as hell kicked off the popularity of internet drama...at least in the urban demographics

And that leads me to Respect Life



I had zero interest of tuning into web shows...let alone hood joints...thanks to my involvement in the Facebook Angry Fan Movement group, I caught wind about Respect Life on the strength of rave reviews I peeped in the group

So this past weekend, I binge watched the web series created by Brooklyn's own Boom P

Needless to say...

...I was hooked


Boom P's name had rung bells once I saw the series posted in the group...I bugged out and was like, "Wasn't homie on the SMACK DVD?"...then I popped in the official DVD (not them bootlegged shits) that I copped back in 2006 to connect the dots

And BAM!

...there he was

Shout out to Black Star Music and Video that used to be on 128th and Lenox in Harlem (R.I.P)

Click here to peep the Boom P SMACK music video



Funny thing is...

...Boom P's name is nowhere to be found on the DVD, but he stood out to me...not because him and T-Mo from Goodie Mob look like they could be brothers...Boom P stood out because he rhymed waaaaaay better than the other independent eMCees on that issue of SMACK

It's poetic justice for Boom P to create a popular web series 10 years later considering his music video wasn't promoted as one of the acts on the front and back cover of the DVD




The web series kept me on edge...the suspense was crazy...the early parts of the series kept my interest before the middle parts kinda bored me...but once the drama and plot twists had picked up by episode 7, I was permanently hooked!

The series masterfully captured the true essence of Brooklyn, New York to the T...the bodega owned by "Aye-rabs" is the perfect symbol for the hood...there's literally one or two (sometimes three) on every block..."bodega" is another name for a corner store for you out of town headz

Anyway, without giving away the storyline and spoiling the show for those who haven't seen the joint, a few things stood out to me throughout season one:

- Good acting

- Realism of the streets

- Societal issues

- Professional camera work

- Capturing the grit and grime of Brooklyn

- The constant plot twists throughout the series, especially the one that involved Boom P's character, Melo, and his Puerto Rican connect

- Drama in the studio

- Girlfriends in the drug game

- Street politics between hustlers and stick-up kids

- The contrast between how old headz and young dudes move in the hood

- The shocking betrayal


- The introduction of non-Blacks (the Russians) in the street game

- The dope music throughout the episodes (they need to show the tracklistings in the info section for season two 'cause the joints in season one are bangin')


Even though the show is action packed, it's hard to keep up with the characters in the earlier parts of the series...too many characters tend to confuse me...I started recognizing who was who by episode 8 once the show got rolling...Boom P might gotta be mindful of that for the next season and so forth when he writes the show

The other issue I had with the show is the lack of character development

Let's use Boys N The Hood and Menace II Society as examples




Menace is more raw than Boyz N the Hood, but Menace lacks character development whereas Boyz N the Hood showcases a variety of a cast...everybody in Menace is pretty much the same

O Dog is no different from A-Wax and Caine, and even though Stacey is headed to college to play football, his attitude is no different from the rest of the crew...Shareef was just the token ex-knucklehead who turned Muslim and got made fun of most of the time

Boyz N the Hood on the other hand has different characters that make them stand out more...Tre is different from Dough Boy...Ricky was different from Dough Boy...Chris is in a wheelchair...Dooky sucks on a pacifier...Mad Dog rocks shades and braids with the fade on the side, etc.

And there weren't a lot of characters that you had to remember in the movie

Then again, some people don't give a fuck about character development...they just want the action...LOL




Regardless of those two issues of the show, I'll most definitely keep my eyes and ears open for season two...Boom P announced it's April 2016 debut...I have no intentions of watching any other web series besides Respect Life until someone recommends another joint

By the way, STOP comparing Respect Life to Money and Violence...both shows are good pieces of work in their own right...there's enough room for everyone to eat...headz gotta get off this Malcom vs Martin shit and enjoy the shows

FINAL GRADE - 8.5/10

And on that note, I'm Audi

Peace and Afro Grease

Nah'Sun the Great @ www.nahsunblaze.com


Click here to watch episode 1 of Respect Life from your phone



Friday, January 29, 2016

Steve Jobs Killed Hip-Hop


What's woody wood, grasshoppers?

Quick Thoughts

The internet, social media, and cheap music software killed the quality of commercialized rap music...

...and this started around 2005-06

The takeover of social media had led to the gate keepers of the music industry to lose control of song quality and albums released...for better or worse, anybody with cheap home studio software, a half-assed "producer," and an internet connection could start a career overnight...they might eventually get a buzz, as long as the artist has a good number of fans to support them

Once the influx of homegrown artists became the norm, structurally trained musicians who were molded into stars over the years became rare...the quality went to shit...now it's almost weird to hear a properly produced song

Let's be honest...the majority of new joints you hear in the club or from the car from your radio are made by half assed beatmakers...I wouldn't dare disrespect the art by calling them music producers...no longer do you hear quality production like you did with a Pharrel, Timbaland, Organized Noize, Manny Fresh, Dr Dre, Madlib, The RZA, Kanye, DJ Quik, Muggs, Pete Rock, DJ Premier, Marley Marl, Just Blaze, Scott Storch, etc.

Now all of the production nowadays sounds like some bullshit out of somebodies bedroom with poorly written songs

The era of classic songs are gone...

...now we're in the age of loving the moment until the next wave of disposable music comes along to grab your short attention span without artist development

Aight ya'll, I'm Audi

Click here to peep to recent HOT 97 Timbaland interview where he breaks down the music industry



Peace and Afro Grease

Nah'Sun the Great @ www.nahsunblaze.com




Monday, January 25, 2016

Toi Toi Breaks the Internet

What's woody wood, grasshoppers?

I'm good...alive and well after this damn blizzard that hit the East Coast over the weekend...20 to 30-plus inches of snow...yeezus!

Which leads me to this blog...

...a young lady on my friend's list is not only breaking the internet with a photo she posted on Facebook, but is also getting a lot of backlash for standing naked in the blizzard for the #SnowChallenge

Click here to check out the photo and the comments on her Facebook page




These comments are hilarious and troublesome at the same time

I don't wanna smash Toi Toi because I don't fall in love with internet chicks...

...but I bet the same people who said headz shouldn't judge Bruce Jenner for dressing up like a woman and Jaden Smith for wearing girls clothes on a fashion runway are the same ones trashing this young lady on some cyber bullying shit

People wanna pick and choose what they wanna criticize

If any of you religiously watch Empire, Scandal, and/or any reality show dealing with negro ratchetness, then your opinions about Black women empowerment are irrelevant


Real talk

I wonder if shorty would've gotten the same backlash in the comments if she was Kim Kardashian or Beyoncé with the Bey Hive


If Toi Toi was famous, the photo would've been considered "art"

Facts



A lot of negroes in the comments are also saying shit like, "this is why white people look down on us," "now you wonder why Black men treat Black women like shit," "you make it hard for women like me," and blahzay blahzay

So my question is this...

...how does Toi Toi represent ALL Black women in America and worldwide?

She's accountable for her OWN actions

Black people aren't monolithic...in otherwords, everybody moves to a different drum...a different rhythm

No race, nationality, ethnic group, tribe, etc. are perfect

And for the record, if white people or Black men are using her photo as an excuse to frown upon Black women or Black people in general, then they already felt that way regardless

Stop giving ignorance an excuse to live

And the funny thing is, the people commenting are moreso focused on trashing, or supposedly giving Toi Toi constructive criticism of how a woman should carry herself, instead of showing love to entrepreneurs such as myself for posting their businesses in the comments of a photo that has gone viral

I posted book covers in the THICK series in the comments throughout the ordeal, and averaged 3 LIKES per post while negative comments about Toi Toi are getting LIKES by the boat loads

Thick Girls and The Guys Who Love Them

So who's worse?


A.) Toi Toi for posting the photo on social media like Facebook

Or


B.) The people who are making her relevant by showering her with negative comments while sharing the photo to friends on their friend's list even though they claim she's ratchet and a thot

Not to mention folks tagging their friends in the comments just for them to talk shit about her


It's funny seeing how humans think...people promote shit they hate and ignore things they love...one chick even said she was gonna send the photo to a radio station so they could talk about it on air...unbelievable

People love what they hate, and hate what they love

Then you wonder why people do certain things for attention on social media because society create their own Frankensteins while pretty much ignoring any information and visuals of substance


Flint, Michigan is in need of clean water, and muthafuckas wanna spend time and energy to bash an adult who was having fun with the snow challenge

Aight ya'll, I'm out

Click here to peep Toi Toi's twerk video and enjoy


Peace and Afro Grease

Nah'Sun the Great @ www.nahsunblaze.com



Thursday, January 21, 2016

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Tamir Rice and The Niggro Jesus Syndrome



What's woody wood, grasshoppers?

I quickly wanna touch on the LeBron James/Tamir Rice issue

For those who’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot and killed by police officers for allegedly pointing a toy gun at other people in a park…on one hand, you have people who say during the time of the shooting, Tamir's toy gun wasn’t visible to the naked eye in a state (Ohio) where openly carrying guns is allowed…on the other, folks are saying Tamir shouldn’t have been pointing the toy gun at anyone in the first place, and therefore, the shooting was done in response to his alleged actions that was told by the person who called 9-1-1

That’s funny, because the last time I checked, I thought police officers were supposed to at least negotiate and diplomatically diffuse a situation before using excessive force

But anyway, now Tamir’s mother, Samaria Rice, is now supposedly disappointed at NBA basketball star LeBron James for not using his influence to speak up against police brutality




I’m not gonna attack the woman, but it’s crazy how the focus had shifted from the actual police shooting to LeBron just that quick

Niggroes always fall victim to distractions

Smh

As far as this situation, niggroes want people to do shit that they don't have the heart to do

I'll be the first to call a sell-out a coon, but that doesn't apply to LeBron because...

1.) He's an ATHLETE, not an activist...

...and he never claimed to be the revolutionary-type to begin with




2.) Black people need to stop leaning on celebrities and instead put pressure on their local community and religious leaders who take money from them every week, but don't say shit about socio-political issues that affect the people daily

The come-save-us-please messiah syndrome that niggroes put on celebrities is pathetic

Black people should move as a COMMUNITY like ants in a colony instead of relying on people who really don’t owe them shit except for giving them their money's and time's worth by the way of entertainment

3.) Everybody can't be Muhammad Ali, and even then, Ali was backed by an organization (Nation of Islam) to help him against the opposition




And last, let's say if LeBron did make a stand and subsequently loses his livelihood because of his views about the case, do you think Black people will be there to financially support him for speaking out???

HELL NO!

Niggroes don't even support Black businesses

LOL

Aight, I'm out

Peace and Afro Grease

Nah'Sun the Great @ www.nahsunblaze.com