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City of Gods always throws a good event and this should be no different.
Come through to check out some new products, hang with good people,
eat some good food and listen to great music. Seeyou this Saturday from 1-8pm.

Got Green 2 Promo part 1 from Greenspan Music on Vimeo.

We all know Kevin Hart is takin over as the man when it comes to comedy, but this clip is too funny... Wonder how Floyd is gonna take this one???

Check out the new video for the Roots Dear God, still looking forward to that new Album!

I need a good laugh after a day like today! Why not get it started of right with The Heartbreak Kid for a hilarious time on Movie Monday!

Stalley has really been making a name for himself as of late. I've been starting to grow into a fan, especially with his latest colab with Curren$y aka "Spitta" on Address, and now this track right here. I hope this is on the Ski Beatz 24 Hour Karate School! Enjoy!

UFFIE - ADD SUV (feat . Pharrell Williams) HD from Uffie on Vimeo.

The Niceguys Feat. Jack Freeman "Not At All" from Evesborough Films on Vimeo.

Here's an interview from "The Hundreds" series "Chronicles" on Designer Anthony Harrison. Thought this was a dope read so check it out!

WORDS: JOHN HALL
PICTURES: ANTHONY HARRISON

What was your entry point into the design field?

I was an intern for an illustrator of children’s books. She worked out of her apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan (Woody Allen’s Universe.) She was paid an advance and got 6 months to complete her work. Macs were just coming into use and she was talking about buying something called a ’scanner’ to get her reference photos into the computer. From there I interned at Jive records and The Source Magazine’s Art Department. My first actual paid position was as a Junior Designer at Arista records.

Read the rest here!

Rock the Bells is always a great concert with a great line up: Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, Rakim, KRS-One, Slick Rick, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Street Sweeper Social Club, Murs and 9th Wonder, Wiz Khalifa, Clipse, Immortal Technique, Jedi Mind Tricks, Brother Ali, DJ Muggs and Ill Bill, Big Sean, Yelawolf, Supernatural, DJ Rocky Rock. Check the website for a show near you. If you're in the DC area, show is Sun, August 29, 2010 at 11:00 am at the Merriweather Post Pavillion in Columbia.

Tickets go on sale Saturday, June 19 at Noon.

Although the oil spill situation isn't funny, I definitely got a laugh out of this parody video here. Enjoy!

Hadn't seen any good Dunks that caught my eye in a while, but these Bruce Springsteen Dunks may have done the job. I can say that even though the whole American flag theme has been overkill when it comes to fashion, Nike was definitely able to put a dope spin on it with these shoes. Definitely dig the use of denim on the sneaks.

Pic courtesy of: Sneakernews

Here's a good movie to check out for Movie Monday! I had visions of my days on the field while watching this movie. However(daydreaming aside) the story of Ernie Davis is really a great story that a lot of us don't even know about. This man went through a lot to become the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. It made me realize that we tend to take to many things for granted and don't realize that a lot of our ancestors and relatives had to go through hell and fight for the freedom and privileges we have today. Anyways enough of my ranting get out and pick up this movie. Enjoy!

Dear WNO, I come to you today with a heavy heart. I would almost rather not write about SATC2 at all than tell you how I really feel about it (lol, I’m so dramatic sometimes).

I read somewhere that Michael Patrick King wanted to make SATC2 feel like the series. I will be the first to admit that he achieved this BUT it translated to a colossal #epicfail on the big screen. SATC2 was like one long, dry, anti-climatic, overly-clichéd imitation episode of the dynamic series.

I went to see SATC2 on its nationwide release date, May 27th, with three of my friends after work (which was a coincidence, not like we were trying to be some corny imitation of the cast). I had already read numerous critic reviews that were less than favorable, some very harsh. I turned to blogs and Twitter to gauge how everyday movie goers felt and the best review I saw was “it was just ok.” Well damn! (in my Gucci voice)

At the beginning of the movie, Carrie gives a brief account of when she first came to NYC and how she met Charlotte, Miranda, and Samantha. Shortly thereafter, we see the girls in the quintessential SATC scene – talking over brunch in a café. Samantha invites the girls on her all expenses paid business trip to Abu Dhabi (shout out to Karah for making me think of Garfield and Odie every time I say Abu Dhabi, lol). Although much of the movie takes place in Abu Dhabi, before the girls leave we see Carrie & Big discuss spending time apart; Charlotte have a mommy breakdown; Miranda quit her job; and Samantha get reacquainted w/Smith as she battles menopause. Stanford and Anthony also get married in beginning and their reception proves to be one of the highlights of the film.

While in Abu Dhabi, Carrie bumps into Aiden; Charlotte confesses that she is not happy in her life as wife and mom for which she prayed and shed many tears; Miranda is freakishly happy and plays the role of Miss Congeniality for the group; and Samantha upsets the locals with her overt sexuality.

While all of these situations set up good potential drama, none of it actually materialized. This is where it achieved having its series-like quality, but unlike a series, the audience won’t get the climax (Ha! You would think this wouldn’t be the first time I’ve said climax in a post about SATC, smh.) or punch line in the next episode. Some of the plot twists my friends and I believed would have added a cinematic climax to the film are Carrie actually cheating on Big w/Aiden; Charlotte’s husband Harry cheating w/the sexy nanny to whom he is obviously attracted; an explanation for Miranda’s new cheery, carefree attitude (drinking/drug problem perhaps?); and Samantha’s menopause trouble someway linked to her cancer (which was a big deal at the end of the series but totally left out of the movies).

Aside being just boring, there was one rather annoying theme that was painfully apparent throughout the movie. There was wayyyy too much modern-day feminism/pseudo girl power going on for my liking. Here are a few examples I would like to offer as evidence:

1. Liza Minnelli old a$$ performing Beyonce's Single Ladies
2. Miranda quitting her job because of the oppressive male boss
3. All of the references to the women in the veils & the Arabic men’s attempt to silence their voices
4. Samantha's sexual liberation w/the condoms in the street of the Arab market
5. The Arabic women shedding their robes & wearing sexy designer gear
6. The girls singing "I Am Women" at karaoke w/it looking like the all female United Nations in the club singing “We Are The World”

All this “feminism” is actually ironic considering real feminist detest everything that SATC stands for. **kanyeshrug**

In conclusion, I will give my final summation of SATC2 as I believe each of the characters would (lol):

Charlotte – it was like being in the perfect marriage with someone you don’t love
Miranda – it was like a disappointing one-night stand after a dry spell
Samantha – it was like sex without an orgasm… long, boring with no climax
And
Carrie – it was like a great shoe sale at Neiman’s but there is nothing left in your size

SATC2 had great potential, but many fans are left unsatisfied.

**I purposely chose not to mention the fashion in SATC2... BUT if you want my two cents, here it is... While some of the looks were questionable (pumps in the desert), overall, Patricia Fields did a great job!**

outside the box from joseph Pelling on Vimeo.

Man I can't wait for The Roots to drop their new CD! Everything I've been hearing so far has been pretty good. This clip is just more fuel to the fire, besides you knew they couldn't go wrong with a nice sample from the homie John Legend.



Courtesy: Rap Radar