Friday Jams (Hungover Halloween Edition)

Wow... I am not looking forward to working at both jobs today and then going out for Halloween. I'm way tired today, but I'm trying to get over that in my usual way (extra hard hip-hop). My Halloween costume still isn't finished, but I'ma get that done at the library and go flip pizzas from 5 to 10 tonight. Before that tho, I'll be listening to Madlib's Blow The Horns ft. Guilty Simpson. Peep:

And how bout Termanology and DJ Premier's How It Go Down. One of the best "gun for hire" beats that Primo has done since MOP days. Check:

Crumblin Erb is one of the most underratted Outkast songs. If you're not already with it, go buy Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. Peep game:

And finally, Big L and Jay-Z freestyling on the Stretch and Bobbito show in '95. So many great quotes, and both of those cats rocking crazy Das-EFX sing-song syllable slice style. I can see where Pharoahe Monch got his style from. Check it:

I'msoaheadofmytimemyparentshaventmetyet... halloweenweekendrealbig

The NBA Season is Starting, Time to Resume My Dwyane Wade Man Crush

Alright, so the title of the post is a little extreme (and long winded), but I need those who read this to know that Dwyane Wade is my absolute favorite athlete ever. Oscar Robertson and Barry Sanders are close, but Dwyane is everything a pro athlete should be, and he's got serious skills.

I remember seeing D.Wade get drafted by the Heat and thinking "wish we could have gotten LeBron or Carmello (at least we didn't get Darko), but I'm sure a dude who shows up to the draft with his wife and kid won't have a problem living in the party capital of America." You always have to take how crazy the city is Miami into consideration when looking at new additions to south Florida franchises (yes, that includes The U). Case in point: all that yang the media is spitting over whether or not Michael Beasley will spend all his time partying on South Beach.

Getting back to Dwyane tho, I'm ultra excited for the Heat to finish somewhere in the middle of the Eastern Conference. I'll be optimistic and say 8th (that way I can hope for a playoff run), but most experts are predicting 9th to 11th in the East. It's whatever. As long as they're not last again this year, it's an improvement.

The thing that got me so excited this morning is that ESPN.com's Bill Simmons picked D.Wade as his number 2 fantasy option behind only King James. Peep:

Dwyane Wade
Loved him in the Olympics, loved him in the preseason, love him for a monster comeback season that will be the athletic equivalent of "Still D.R.E." I'm thinking something like 29.4 ppg, 6.2 rpg and 5.8 apg and a slew of "D-Wade is back and better than ever!" stories starting in late November. You watch.

Since reading that article, I've been replaying the intro from Still DRE in my head over and over. I can't stop visualising Dwayne's dunk in the USA vs. Canada game from this summer:

nine five plus four pennies... add that shit up

Monday's Wake Up Joint

Hopefully I'll make this a new weekly addition to the blog, but no guarantees on me following through with a monday morning series.

I listened to this song on the way to work this morning; and although I have always dug this cut, I never really listened to it very closely. Jam packed with one-liners and great punchlines. Check out Pretty Little Sexy Mama by Consequence:

Friday Jams (feelin good on a rainy day edition)

My favorite songs of the week this week are pretty diverse, but all of them are super positive, will make you dance, and have for sure helped me get up on tired mornings.

Check out De La Soul's Eye Know:

And how bout Be Easy by Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings? Too steezy:

Try to not bounce when listening to J-Live's School's In.

Finally, Big Juss kills it on Company Flow's Silence. Extra illy.

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I Never Thought It Would Happen, But...

Someone made a note chart and custom guitar hero song for Funkadelic's Cosmic Slop. My favorite song? And I can pretend to be on Eddie Hazel's sub-level? I was too excited when I saw this. The bass part isn't anthing to sneeze at, but Eddie vamps out for real on the guitar. Check it out:

Been A Long Time

I shouldn't have left you without a dope beat to step to (shouts to Rakim).

Check out Slum Village's We Be Dem (Jay Dee's Atomic Dog Mix):

More to come on Friday. Until then, sorry it's been so long since I posted anything.

Friday Jams (wake up edition)

For those who know me pretty well, it's common knowledge that I barely sleep (except all day on Sundays). Those that know me also are aware that I've been caffeine free for five years now, so I have to find my own way to wake up and get my mind active enough to ride my bike to work in the mornings without killing myself.

The best way I've found to wake up instantly (I get up about ten minutes before I have to be at work) is to listen to one of my favorite songs. Usually, I like to listen to How Long Do I Have to Wait For You by Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. It gets me dancing from the first bar. Peep:

I sometimes listen to Nas' Memory Lane (Sittin in da Park) if the weather is nice. Makes me think of South Florida, and it's a great song to have stuck in your head during the bike ride to work (iPods are dangerous on a bike, playa). Peep:

But on really special days (like today) where I wake up with my ego on swole and my swagger in full effect (that usually doesn't happen until after lunch), I like to listen to Kanye's Gone ft. Consequence from the Late Orchestration LP. Get down with the get down:

big shouts to Kris from Miami for putting me on to that Late Orchestration shit last Christmas. weekendsrealbig.

For Those Eagerly Awaiting 808's and Heartbreak

If you're like me, you can't wait to get your hands on the new Kanye West album. I finally got a copy of the Freshmen Adjustment mixtape recently. I'd recommend it to anyone. Best song would be real hard to pick out (lots of the lyrics got recycled on each Kanye album, plus some of the beats), but I really like Home a lot. I can't explain how some beats just make your head nod from the first hit, but Home is a great example. Peep it out, then pick up your jaw:

Plus, you get the original cut of All Falls Down with the sample from Lauryn Hill's Unplugged performance that didn't get cleared for the release of College Dropout. It's so raw and choppy, but got such smoothness due to Lauryn's superior guitar style. Peep:

You should prolly find a copy of Freshmen Adjustment.