Like That

A brilliant song. If you trust my musical opinion, please click. If you don't respect my musical opinion, click and you may be pleasantly surprised. And if you don't know anything about my musical opinion, you might as well click, what's 4 minutes out of your day?

Fly Union are from Ohio, (only one member spits on this, Jerreau) go over relationships with West Coaster, Dom Kennedy. Smooth

Thursday Thoughts- Nando's First Date Or Too Bait?

Being African and despite my slender frame, it should be no surprise that I am a chicken lover. A fanatical one, mother tells me, more like she abuses me when she thinks my portions or pickings, are a tad on the generous side. Now let me say this, before I get some e-mails from their legal team, well it doesn't even matter. But amongst us 'urban folk', whenever there is a celebratory dinner or just a place to go to rather than your Auntie's yard, Nando's is usually at the top of the list. Which got me to thinking, why? Is it because they do chicken well and that is something us 'urban folk' can't resist? Or is it because we have been conditioned on it, and its safe option, most of my friends have eaten there before, my family years back fell in love with the place, cos it was one of the only places where you could get hot/spicy food and chicken, outside of your house, relatives house and in a public/everyday setting- a restaurant.

Me, personally I think Nando's is cool, but would prefer to go somewhere else a Wagamama's or something along those lines, #justsaying.

The question I am posing, if you had got on with a guy/girl over BB/Twitter/FB or -shock horror- a good ol' fashioned phone call, and the location of the first date was being sorted, would the suggestion of Nando's let you down in terms of predictability or would be you licking your lips? Also secretly hoping that your date would pay for the whole order, there are some guys like this for real. 

And if any of you kids are hooking up at Nando's, bon appetite.

All Of The Lights

Beautiful song, crazy drum programming and a Kanye & Hype video, not too out there. I'm a happy chap.

Nice to see 'Ye sporting the 3's in black at the end.

G-Shock East Sessions (Feb 18th)

Keeping to my promise, I am now sharing some images of the G-Shock East Session at the flagship store in Brick Lane. This was easily the most attended session I have been to. Space was few and far between and I saw performances by Fearless and the boys from the Trapstar Cypher, Nate, Shadez, Ash and Skits. Fearless had a few heads rocking with that 'Duku Man' tune, and new material offered by the guys from the Cypher was well received. Pics above and below, excuse the quality, check the tags if baffled.

SB.TV - Beats & Bars - Pepstar

True musical talent, I knew Pepstar could spit and got busy behind the boards as well, but didn't know he could play the drums AND the piano.The East Londoner basically produces and records a track in 6 minutes.Wait for the bit near the end, I looked away to check my phone for one second and then..... well see for yourself.

Dude should be going places.

Penfield 2011 Spring/Summer Lookbook

Penfield, who are known for making outdoor garments, that will stand the test of time and unpleasant weather, have just released their Lookbook for the upcoming season. I am feeling a lot of the pieces displayed below, although I am yet to purchase some of their stuff on these shores, I think I preferred the Euro conversion rate, whilst out in Dam.

Thursday Thoughts- MMG, What Happens Next?

Now that all the fuss of Monday has passed (although I did nothing) it's time to get back to doing what I do. To pass time I have found myself (whilst not working, studying or making trips around the capital) getting highly gassed of what could be released from Maybach Music Group. As it stand's the head man "Roozzzaaaayyyyy" (I did mention i was gassed) has recruited DC spitter Wale. To me personally it's a very good addition to the squad as on Wale's debut, "Attention Deficit", I believe his craft wasn't exposed enough or respected enough. After dropping which Kwarmz claims to be the best mixtape of last year,   I do not beg to differ "More About Nothing" it got his buzz going and with that ear Rick Ross has for beat selection, it's looking like his next release will display his talents and may be a real problem to the scene.

Another signing is an up and coming artist from Philadelphia called Meek Mill. He featured on Ross' latest mixtape "Ashes To Ashes" on a track alongside Wale, he's definitely one to keep an eye out for real aggresive with a swag hopefully under the guidance of Ross he can molded into the finished article.

 Rick Ross Ft. Meek Mill & Wale - Pandemonium by RWDMagazine 

As it stands this ever growing imprint is caught up in the midst of a bidding war, labels such as Cash Money, Warner Brothers and Def Jam are trying to make MMG sign on their dotted lines.

I predict a bright 2011 for MMG, I just hope they can fulfill Wale's potential and push him to a strong first week sales and  an album that garners critical acclaim. As for Meek I hope he's given a platform to showcase his skills, and that in a few years his name cannot be grouped alongside Gage and Bishop Lamont. If you have never heard of Gage or Bishop Lamont then this is exactly what I'm talking about.

Until next time.

UPDATE: 19th Feb, It was announced that MMG has signed to Warner Bros. Good luck to them.

G-Shock East Sessions

Another G-Shock event, the likes of Bashy, new Parlaphone signee G FrSh and the Trapstar Cypher boys will be present. Not one for geo-tagging, and there will be no need on Friday night, because I will be at this event. Expect pics from the session.

Blog out.

In The Morning

Filmed in Paris, the most popular track from Cole's Friday Night Lights. I wonder who the main girl is, more importantly I need a name.

Thursday Thoughts- Feb 14th, Just Another Day

Saint Valentine's Day is rapidly approaching, and whilst many couples will snuggle up over the weekend in cinemas and various Travelodge's up and down the country, it will be a regular 24 hours for me. That will be if you don't know, going on the Sky Sports webiste and Nah Right, keeping it locked to Sky Sports News the whole day, (even with the transfer window now closed) and work, if I am in that day.

Come Monday, I won't be surprised to see many people on Facebook dedicating their status or making angry posts about how much they hate the day, when most of them would be making some soppy, moist ode to their lover if they had one. Myself, I will keep it 100, and do what I always do, look and laugh at the same people over-exposing their lives and post nothing about my own. Some people on Facebook need to re-locate to Twitter and stop broadcasting their life to 800 friends, 782 of them are the people they  DON'T speak to on a regular basis. You can embarass yourself a lot less when you have a limit of 140 characters.

Clinton Cards and Love Hearts must make 42% of their annual revenue in February times.

Funnily enough during my younger years, I seemed to think every boy hated Valentines and every girl ranked it as the second most important day of their lives just ahead of getting married or seeing David Beckham/B2K in the flesh. Nowadays, a lot of girls actually do not rate the day, seeing it as a waste of time, and something with little meaning, I don't know whether that is to do with the sudden of influx of trill bitches we have but a few ladies have changed to their tune about February 14th.

I can't recall ever celebrating a Valentine's day, and on Monday the only thing I will make love to is that Kendrick Lamar's Overly Dedicated mixtape. Some stuff on there, like this is actually unreal.

Whatever you get or don't get on Valentine's day, it could be worse.

Something like this.

My Last

First single off Big Sean's long delayed debut, Finally Famous: The Album. Song is cool, but I just really hope Def Jam finally release the album. They really messed up not doing anything with that Juelz and Breezy banger, 'Back To The Crib'.

 My Last ft. Chris Brown by overratingtheunderrated 

The MC + The Break Up Song

Just got off the phone with Kwarmz, who is having some technical issues at the moment. He told me to upload these two vids from his favourite mixtape of last year "More About Nothing" I still play the mixtape most days as well. #nobandwagon.



The MC above and The Break Up Song below.

Thursday Thoughts - Life Is A Roller Coaster

This week I've had many thoughts more time negative than positive, but through the course of this post I aim to give you an insight to the latest roller coaster I've been riding without being too emo or boring you.

This last fortnight it seems dark clouds have been following me "Shit is to too crazy,/I had bad luck like I went and fucked the voodoo lady" (Styles P).
To begin with I seen my everything (Mum) collapse in front of me, it was most probably the most scariest thing I've witnessed in my life. I  had thought I was parting ways with my first love, the only woman I've genuinely whole-heartedly cared for, thank God she woke up. This was the beginning of events or as I call it the big dip of a roller coaster "Life is a roller coaster, just got to ride it" (Ronan Keating). 

As the week progressed I thought maybe it would pick up but I was met with yet another dive on this wild trip. My cousins (well my boys, but they are more or less family) were in a serious car crash, like the ones you see on TV but never consider to be real. The car flipped 8 times, once again a glimmer of lady luck shined, and nobody died but the injuries were intense and recovery has been slow but its looking like they're all on the mend. For a moment I thought I had lost them too, it seems all too much all too soon right?  Surely things can only get better right? Wrong, true to the saying "bad things happen in three's", the last straw has been taken, prior to the first to events my cousin was on trial, for ages I waited in hope that he would be found "not guilty" but on this constantly descending roller coaster there could only be one result "guilty" so now my my I've lost a sibling to the system for a minimum of 19 years.  

Although everything seems negative whilst alone with my thoughts I've come to the conclusion I need to appreciate the more simpler things in life, because tomorrow is not promised, and I believe the most important things in life are priceless. I believe that for the people you love you shouldn't wait for their absence to show appreciation for their presence. So to all those in my life this is my PSA to you, thank you for your contribution it doesn't go unnoticed. To the friendships that died or faded, "My success to you even if you wish me the opposite" (Nas).

I write this not seeking sympathy, or attention only to share my thoughts.

The Tune Up

Stalley "The Tune Up" from Kellen Dengler on Vimeo.

The song, the beard, and the production. All crazy.

C'est Magnifique

A lot of  you probably won't know and will not care but Nike are now the official kit sponsors of the French Football Federation, which basically means it they (Nike) and not Adidas will sponsor the football team. Adidas had sponsored the French Football team for 40 years.

That being said, the reason for posting, is the NSW French Football Federation collection. Some of the pieces are superb, well at least to me anyway. I have long had an affair with French football for years, Paris Saint-Germain and their great Nike kits, large of pool of unfairly skilful players and the crazy excitement of Ligue 1.  Seeing the FFF, along with NSW just does it for me. Check the pics below.

#footyrantover