For those that haven’t heard the showdown between R.A. and boxer Floyd Mayweather the other day on Shade 45 peep the clip below. Not only is R.A. on point but he proves once again why he and former rapper Max Kellerman desperately need their own radio show together.
As a bonus I put up the interview R.A. did on our radio show 5 years back. Make sure you support him with the newest release Legendary Classics Volume 1 in stores now!
Philaflava Radio Show Interview
Sole’s rendition of Young Jeezy’s “My President” continues to stir controversy among the thin-skinned legions he caters to. Whining from the limp-wristers and rebellious vegans is expected. But now even Sole is confused:
“im gonna say… “my president is black, and thats cool and shit…
but i wont call you president till you show me your birth certificate….”
. gotta wait for my mother in law to leave so i can record it though!
and for the record, this is not a parody.
its less of a parody actually, then the version of “this land is my land” they sing in elementary schools. (… the socialist messages are taken out of the woodie guthrie version). in the mainstream world, everyone is reworking each others’ tracks, kind of covering them, but adding their two cents and making it a new song. its in the folk tradition, a song is passed down, improved, changed, adapted to fit the times…. so why does it make it parody when i do it? is calling my shit a parody…. is that like… reverse-reverse-reverse racism? black hole racism? white dwarf racism? is it kneejerk-faux-libertarian-collegeboy-selfhate-backtalk? what is the meaning of life?”
Ummmm……..WTF? It’s a parody. Then it’s not. Then it is. Then it’s kind of a parody, but not really. Then he reverts to being the perennially misunderstood, tragic indie artist.
Not long after that we stumble across another heaping serving of Sole’s inverted political message fuckery:
“its a hiphop mixtape, its not a parody, you do know what hip-hop is right? you should look up “detournment,” a situationist tool for changing the meaning of something and giving it a new message. thats exactly what i had in mind with this shit, i cant wait till you hear “turn my swag on.”
white guilt is some 90s shit.
and no im not a birther, that was a joke.
im not dumbstruck, im dissappointed with how boring/literal/kneejerk some people are.
if i was black, wearing a scarf, making the same music sole had, yall wouldn’t say its a parody. so who is showing their white on white racism here?”
As I’ve said in the past, Sole is a firebrand in his own right and doesn’t strike me as a dumb mother fucker. But shouldn’t you be clearer about your purpose and intent than Gucci Mane’s diamond collection when you’re dropping material bound to incite?
Are white rappers allowed to criticize and/or mock the commander-in-chief? Is today’s white rapper at a disadvantage “solely” due to melanin deficiency?
Chuck D lights a candle and cries.
Peace,
Employee
The best song from The Blueprint 3. Video will be a blockbuster.
Peace,
Employee
At this point, there isn’t really much more I can say about K-Rino. He is releasing a new album. It is called Solitary Confinement. Rap Music.
Phenomenal new tape from Sqad Up veteran Nutt Da Kidd. I have no idea what his situation with Young Money is right now, but I never really did. I do know that a Sqad reunion mixtape would make me embarrassingly happy. Nutt absolutely crushes on this thing and Sha Money XL’s beats are quite dope. This needs attention. As much as I want to beat up Drake, I’m glad the original version of “Forever” was included.
J. Stalin and the Livewire Gang are back with another compilation. As far as I’m concerned Livewire is a close second behind The Mob Figaz when considering Bay Area crews. Stalin’s Prenuptial Agreement should get a ton of attention in January and people should begin to recognize his talent. Shady Nate, Lil Blood, Lil Rue, Philthy Rich (whose Funk Or Die should be nuts), Stevie Joe and Co. all supply more than adequate mobbed up verses here over diverse production from DJ Fresh and The Whole Shabang. Get yourself a copy on November 10th…
POS initially struck me as a pretentious douche bag (much like myself). But the more I listen to dude, I can’t help but gravitate towards his heart-on-the-sleeve, FTW sensibility. I don’t know if this aired on MTV yet, but it is slated to premier today or tomorrow. Watch it here first if you can.
Peace,
Employee
Dez & Nobs are leaking shit from their upcoming Rocky Dennis album. Last time around they gave us Behemoth and it lived up to its name.
Peace,
Employee
Steady Hatin – The Best Actor Edition
If there was an Oscar for Hatin we would be Meryl fuckin Streep
Brad Pitt
Alaska
At this point Brad Pitt can fuck off. Like you I loved him in movies like 12 Monkeys, Fight Club and Seven, shit I even loved him in that Jesse James movie he was in, but on the real fuck him. I don’t ever need to see another Brad Pitt movie again. I don’t want to see his stupid squinty crying face he makes right before he turns away from the camera twice move, I don’t want to see his dumb ass facial hair and I don’t need to see him half assedly explaining himself and his causes on talk shows. Dude is dumb as shit. I get it you bagged some prime stank in your day, and kudos for that but you and your alien face wife need fuck off and stop stealing kids from Africa.
Emile Hirsh
Block:
I think it’s safe to say that most people have one (if not more) actors they just straight up hate for no good reason. For me Emile Hirsch is that motherfucker. Ever since I first saw him in The Girl Next Door I got a distinct vibe of “FUCK THAT GUY†from him. There was no single thing that gave it to me, yet it was leaping off the screen. That said, I do think I have some decent reasons to hate on him. One, his stupid fucking face, two his subtle over acting, and three his need to play characters who are tough despite him being no larger than ALF. All that combined with the typical actor-y vibe he puts out makes him a person I would take great joy in giving a strong back handed smack to. You know, the kind gentlemen used to give to dames who spoke out of turn in ye’ olden times. That’s what Hirsh deserves. A womanly smack to the grill.*
Samuel L. Jackson
Alaska
Samuel Jackson is good for three things, being in Quentin Tarrantino movies, being in Spike Lee movies and wearing hilarious wigs on the big screen. Other than that he sucks. Let’s check the record. Has he ever turned in a good performance outside of his work with the two fore-mentioned directors? No. Does he wear a Kangol backwards all the time? Yes. Is he a little TOO into golf? Yes. Does he still wear the leather jacket that only the Russian mob wears? Yes. Ok let me tally up the score, just as I though. He is a dick. Even LL let up on the fucking Kangols and he is the biggest asshole on the planet.
Jason Statham
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To me, Statham has always been and will always be a second rate British version of Bruce Willis. Anytime a British actor seemingly pops up out of nowhere in American films I’m a little suspect. Granted Statham came up doing British films that happen to get love in the states, but whatever. I don’t trust that shit. Sure, he’s a respectable leading man for a movie that consists of car crashes and slow motion barrel rolls but let’s be honest, any half wit with a steely glare and affordable health insurance can pull that shit off.
I have a friend who is a huge Statham fan. He goes to every shitty movie this guy puts out. My long standing joke with him has been that Statham is box office poison. Of course not that all his movies suck but they all bomb, but time and time again my friend always reminds me that there are 3 fucking The Transporter movies. THREE!!! That’s crazy, and on top of that they all get shown in theaters. Not even on some American Pie Part 5: New Recruits straight to DVD type shit. People actually go see his movies. Whatever, Fuck that guy. As far as I’m concerned he always has and always will be box office poison. Regardless how completely incorrect I may be.
Daniel Day Lewis
Alaska
I fucking hate Daniel Day Lewis. He is the most overrated actor of our time. Getting retarded up to win an Oscar for My Left Foot does not make you a great actor, nor does imitating Robert Deniro in Gangs of New York, or doing a bad Sean Connery playing American imitation in the shit-fest There Will Be Blood. It is science fact that a movie with Daniel Day Lewis is a fucking shit infested, snooze inducing, critic masturbating to, Icethinkle loving, 3 hour waste of time. Have you ever seen this prick at the Oscars? He makes Johnny Depp’s wardrobe choices acceptable. He is one of those pricks who dress like banker from the 1930’s. I hate those fucking people. Know who I hate more than that and Daniel Day Lewis combined? His fucking fans.Â
Mickey Rourke
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Mickey Rourke has made a handful of great movies. There’s no denying the guy has talent, which is evident by his amazing comeback. Shit, he was probably losing roles to Eric Roberts five or so years ago and all of a sudden he’s an Oscar nominee. My beef with Mickey Rourke isn’t his acting. It’s that he couldn’t just be the tiniest bit humble about his comeback. It’s as if the moment The Wrestler got props, Rourke was seen everywhere walking around dressed like the Pirates of Penzance, acting like he hadn’t been holed up in a hotel room for ten years snorting meth through his deformed nose and taking any role people gave him. He’s the rare exception of a person who Hollywood violently shat out but was able to find his way back to respectability, and instead of being humble and excepting that insanely rare gift, he’s acting like his shit doesn’t stink. Well, you know what? I’m willing to bet Mickey Rourke’s shit smells pretty fucking terrible.
I will say this, while he’s a complete scum bag and I do enjoy watching all the uppity Hollywood people deal with him and his insanity. He’s like a redneck that wins the lottery and then joins a fancy country club. Sure he may shit on the golf course but there’s nothing anyone can really do and I can respect that.
*As of 1997 steadyhatin does not approve of violence against women
For those that missed this a few years back, here is our exclusive interview from prison. This was the first Prodigy allowed and the interview conducted by his wife. Check it out now on Youtube and shouts to Aaron Grant for putting these up.
