here’s some that massive, gorgeous, LA mess. photographers eric coleman and B+ (the two consist of the production company ‘mochilla’) organized a one-off w/ madlib, the hypnotic brass ensemble and the composer/arranger/hip-hop champion miguel atwood-ferguson. here the latter two are caught performing a version of rene costy’s “scrabble,” more popularly known to most folks as the foundation for the late jay dee’s “fuck the police.”
Maxwell’s tribute to MJ: “Lady in My Life” -- (via @rapradar)
On the last day of last month, Michael Jackson’s Thriller turned 26. Last night, on CBS’ 2009 Grammy Awards Nominations Show (not quite the actual Grammy Awards [confusing!]), the mighty Maxwell flipped track 9.
To go along with the Jay-Z theme on the blog recently, here’s one of the dopest “commercial” I’ve seen in awhile (never seen it on TV though. I skip commercials all day).
But why Rhapsody? Does anyone even use that service??
Edit -- Rhapsody Press Release:
Jay-Z has teamed up with Rhapsody® and MTV to promote the highly-anticipated release of his new album, “The Blueprint 3.” As part of the partnership, the entire album will be available for fans to listen to for free on Rhapsody.com and from MTV’s “The Leak”, almost two weeks prior to its official release. In addition, Rhapsody will also make the new album available for purchase beginning September 8, three days ahead of the street release, and will include two exclusive bonus tracks.
Leading this partnership, three new Rhapsody TV spots will debut starting on September 1 across MTV Networks. In addition to two 30-second ads, Rhapsody will premiere a 60-second version of the ad in the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards on September 13.
The Jay-Z spots are the latest installment of Rhapsody’s ongoing “Fans Get It” campaign. Rhapsody’s “Fans Get It” campaign kicked off earlier this year with a massive promotion around Green Day’s hugely successful release “21st Century Breakdown,” followed with more promotions with top artists in genres from pop to country. The “Fans Get It” campaign has utilized a similar treatment through all the ads, which celebrate the culture and iconography of artists’ careers, enabling them direct involvement in the creative development of the spot. These high-profile promotions both serve as a great vehicle to further connect music fans with the artists they love.
My boy Eric put me on to this video by his dude Aquino. The vid was directed by Olugbenro Ogunsemore and shot down in Georgetown at the Old Brewery. Be on look out for dude, more info will be added as it trickles in.
Also, shout out to my guy PJ who’s in the video. What up du!
FYI.
The vid is cut off since my paramaters are maxed out at 500. Peep the full video in HD here.
The video above has examples of how to keep your brain in check and improve your memory by doing simple exercises and eating/drinking purple stuff. It’s worth a watch and definitely worth trying out (if you remember of course).
