She'll love books/And cook/And look/Just like you...

When asked what two music artists, 1 female & 1 male, I'd like to meet in this lifetime, my answer was long standing with Jill Scott & Andre 3000. Most recently I strongly considered changing my choice of female to Janelle Monae, however, my choice of male remains. I've always appreciated Andre 3000's lyricism and humbleness and deemed to one day be privileged to 'pick his brain'. With an obvious taste for a lovely woman, his songs that pray tell towards the sweeter sex almost always play out like a courtship.

Welcome back Andre 3000...



Listen well
Be swell
And remember half the time I really 'Don't Give a Shit'

XO

Mashin' just ain't for potatoes...

My endless musical expansion in Vegas hit me up today to listen to her boo's mash-up. At first I thought, "WTF is a mash-up?!" LoL! I clicked on the link and it took me to a site where you can take two YouTube videos and have them play simultaneously, adding your own VJ name to it too if you'd like. My next thought, "What a clever site..." Then my Vegas fam decides she wants to create a few mash-ups herself. This intrigued me. My first mash-up was of Lil Wayne ft Kanye - Lollipop Remix acapella VS Amanda Blank - Might Like You Better instrumental. I thought it was funny. Then my 2nd mash-up... I thought I did a good job with my 2nd one. And my cousin thought so too. Stating that it's infectious, played it throughout her work day and insisted that I post it on my Facebook. So I did and I thought I'd share it on my music blog as well. I don't think it's anything terribly spectacular but it's something I created with the help of other's music and YouTube of course. So enjoy and feel free to love it or hate it ('cause you know I don't give a shit ;P), as long as you're listening...

My 2nd mash'up: Luda, LL & Keith Murray - Fatty Girl acapella VS Spank Rock - Loose instrumental

And after posting the above I went back on the site and created another mash-up that I'm pretty pleased with... The Roots ft Chrisette Michele & Wale - Rising Up acapella VS N*E*R*D - Truth Or Dare instrumental.

I think I'm having too much fun with this website...

Listen well
Be swell
And remember half the time I really 'Don't Give a Shit'

XO

Now party people in Seattle/It's time to cut a rug...

The other day, I felt a mere tinge of jealousy when my cousin in Vegas forwarded an email displaying that Big Boi is gracing Vegas with his presence next month. Today, I get a concert alert from Showbox. I can't even describe how unbelievably overwhelmed and fluttered I got when I saw: "BIG BOI 10/23, Showbox SoDo". I immediately wanted to shutterbugg. His CD is one that I've been constantly playing since it dropped, causing me to barely remember the last CD I was evidently enamored by. And feeling this way about his CD, I dare not miss the chance to see him live! This is gonna be a good one folks! So don't be lame and get triple OG status with me at Showbox SoDo on Oct. 23rd...

Buy your Big Boi tix starting Aug. 28 @ 10am!

Listen well
Be swell
And remember half the time I really 'Don't Give a Shit'

XO

Kanye West | Power

A snippet of Kanye's latest video, Power, was unleashed today. And as Kanye has always been creative with his videos, I wonder if this could likely be his most creative one yet? 'Portrait of an artist as a rapper' - Kanye indicated that "It's not a video .. It's a moving Painting!!!" via Twitter and indeed that's what it looks like. Almost reminiscent of those moving paintings you can buy at those outlet mall kiosks or Asian gift stores... I'm just saying and I'm not saying it as a bad thing. But I can't help but think that Mr. West is pulling a 'Flashing Lights' on us and that's it! LoL! Even though all of that's it was potentially spectacular, sometimes we'd like to see the whole thing. But I guess that's promo for ya, keeping us fans on our toes...

Wall Street Journal blog with Kanye West's Power snippet...

Listen well
Be swell
And remember half the time I really 'Don't Give a Shit'

XO

Janelle Monae | Cold War

Oh Ms. Monae... Your evident emotion with this song has moved me.

Click to watch: Cold War

Listen well
Be swell
And remember half the time I really 'Don't Give a Shit'

XO

Unthinkable indeed...

In opposition of my previous post, we are now faced with a beautiful bride beside a grotesque groom... And once again y'all know you're thinking the same thing I am. How did a most admirable Alicia Keys ever hook up with a less-than-stellar, all-his-beats-sound-the-same, lame Swizz Beatz?! Well, in this instance my guess would be working together. If you haven't noticed the endless trend of actors marrying actresses and musicians marrying musicians - basically celebrity marries celebrity - you've probably been living under a rock... at the bottom of the sea.
Although I will give it to Swizz for solidifying the union and making Ms. Keys his wife and not just another baby mama. And this union doesn't gross me out as much as seeing T.I. & Tiny together but none-the-less, might as well hope that that lovely babe comes out lookin' more like Alicia Keys than Swizz Cheezy. I'm just sayin'...

People.com article - Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz marry...

Listen well
Be swell
And remember half the time I really 'Don't Give a Shit'

XO

So T.I. never really wanted that new new and has finally settled for that old old & ugly ugly...

I'm just sayin'... You all know y'all thinkin' just like me, wondering why fine ass T.I. is with butt ugly Tiny. And well, not being able to talk to him and ask him as I don't know him personally, the only reasonable answer I can come up with is a hood ni99a is always gon' want a hood chick - no matter what he or she looks like. Anyway... yes, they got hitched twice over the weekend. And well, let's hope it stops at that and they don't have anymore kids 'cause you know the 2 kids they have together are ugly too. Lookin' just like Tiny's sideways face. Yeah I said it. And again, you all know y'all thinkin' just like me...

Yahoo blog - T.I. & Tiny wed...

Listen well
Be swell
And remember half the time I really 'Don't Give a Shit'

XO