Rap/Hip-Hop

Pharrell Williams Is a Man of Exquisite Taste

syn·es·the·sia also syn·aes·the·sia (sĭn'ĭs-thē'zhə)
n.
  1. A condition in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color.
Synesthesia was Pharrell's inspiration in the concept of he latest album, "Seeing Sounds."  If you want to read up some more on My. Williams and his latest endeavours read the recent article in PAPERMAG
 

Puff Daddy: South Park vs BET


Which Video Clip is More Ridiculous?

Watch Full Episode of South Park's "Douche and Turd"
 

Bill Cosby the Rapper

Bill Cosby is about to release a rap album.  For real.  This is not it but well worth the watch.
 

Kanye West - Flashing Lights ver 3

This is the 2nd unreleased video for Kanye's "Flashing Lights. directed by Martin De Thurah, he is quoted saying about the video "I’m Scandinavian arthouse, he’s big pop, and it was such an intense experience. I felt like I was standing naked on a huge stage with a gun held to my head and everybody shouting ‘Perform!’ "

Other version was directed by Bill Pollack and featured the model Charlotte Carter-Allen, which you can view here.

 

Gnarls Barkley - "Going On"

Great music video directly inspired by photographer Clayton Cubitt's "Lagos Calling," mixing African tribal style with working class British skinhead punk style

Full write up about the comparison of the photo collection and Gnarls Barkley's video by Clayton Cubitt

Lagos Calling - Photo Gallery

 

found via KitsuneNoir

 

N.E.R.D. - Everyone Nose

This is the official video for Everyone Nose, which is losely based off a concert/party and the accompaning online images (sort of CobraSnake style)

Here are images from the shot uploaded on LastNightsParty.com/nerds

NERD playing their single live on Letterman

 

N.E.R.D - Everyone Nose (Sneak Preview)

This teaser trailer for N*E*R*D's upcoming Music video, "Everyone Nose,"  for their 3rd cd, Seeing Sounds.

found via Fimoculous

 

Mickey Factz - The Leak Vol. 1: The Understanding

Great Mixtape from Mickey Factz,the album using some great tracks, from likes like DJ Mehdi.

You can freely download or stream the mixtape

Stream: link

Download: link

Mickey Factz (Myspace Page)
Mickey Factz (IMEEM Page)

 

Wax Poetics

Wax Poetics, Magazine - Short Documentary on Currentv

Really nice sum up on a magazine that is using hip-hop as a catalyst to research the history of music.  This magazine sums up how I view the artistry of sampling and hip-hop allows genre such as jazz and blues to live on longer in different forms and to eposure to many more people.

WaxPoetics.com

 
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