Like I said when I did the underrated mixtape countdown, everyone is doing their top 10's and year in review lists. I'm not really with most of it (I read it, though), because everyone's doing the same shit. This, however is dope. I love when hip-hop takes on popular culture, especially in such a funny way. I've never heard of Skillz before, but anyone who can put out a song like this has to be halfway decent. Check out his 'rap-up' of 2009...
I'm not gonna lie. I loathe what BET stands for and what it does to the black community. However, I can't deny their knack for bringing together the most expansive group of black celebrities at any point. The regular old BET Awards had stars from damn near every branch of black media. I'm not going to say that everyone I want to be at these awards is there, but you have to admit, MTV doesn't have anyone not named Carter or Kanye on it's network, which sickens me. The 2009 Hip-Hop Awards are tonight at 8 PM. While I know that there will be a number of trademark (negro) moments, it's an experience to see all that talent in one place, no matter how ignorant it gets. If anything else, tonight will yield laughable moments for weeks and probably overload Twitter...
Okay, space and sci-fi films always have to go the extra bound for me to consider them. That's because we've explored most every abyss of human fear and extra-terrestrial imagination up to this point. New ideas are so slow to come to fruition and so hard to convey in an artistic yet commercially-appealing way, that, besides Star Trek, I couldn't tell you the last good sci-fi movie I've seen. So, when a new sci-fi movie is set to come out, the premise and the trailer usually beget more than they would want, making seeing the movie less likely for me. Pandorum seems to be heading in the right direction, by coming up with a different type of movie. What if the enemy isn't an alien or some other humanoid, hell-bent on destroying humanity? What if the monster is us? That premise alone makes me curious about Pandorum and whether the movie will deliver. It's been so long since a good sci-fi / horror movie (that ISN'T a remake) has come out. I'm not too psyched about Dennis Quaid being anywhere near a camera after his performance in GI Joe, but I suppose a trip to outer space can do the man some good. Hopefully I don't regret watching this one like I did GI Joe...
Stussy is back for their 2009 Fall season with more well-designed pieces. Stussy is one of the few brands that can rock with either the in-your-face graphics and designs or the more refined, simple pieces we see coming out this fall. They opened their new flagship store in the building Union NYC used to be and dropped some new tees commemorating the move(via SwaggerDap). They even re-upped their website. This season is looking big for Stussy. Check some choice pieces from the Fall 2009 Collection and see the rest of it at Stussy.
