New Kids in the Hall...

Love Hangover - Kidz in the Hall feat Estelle

Damn you Charles Hamilton!!! Get out of my Ipod!!

Because I love you all, I have to introduce you to be my new found hip hop treasure. Well, he's not exactly new, to hip hop, that is. To this earth, maybe.

Imagine my shock it when I fond out that this new MC teasing my eardrumbs was none other than a 20 year old. Now normally I wouldn't post anything coming from the other 20 somethings out there (see soulja boy, bow wow, v.i.c.) , not cuz I hate it, I just don't think it "does" anything for me.

But low and behold---Charles Hamilton!!!

Have a taste....

This song alone confirms my instincts. This guy is great. After diligent research by me and my fellow addicts, we got constant hits about this man. He's slated as one of the next best things in hip hop and slates himself as "The Best Blogger Alive" (and I have to admit that his blog is pretty nice).

His latest mixtapes are successful attempts to get the word across. PAY ATTENTION TO CHARLES HAMILTON!! (See "Death of the Mixtape Rapper" and "And then they played Dilla")
This Harlem bred MC is not what you're used to. He rocks headphones as an accessory, takes on a Sonic the Hedgehog persona, wears button downs under t shirts, plays drumbs, boards, and guitar and has a strong affinity for the color pink. But this ain't no Camron shit. And its soooo not what we're used to. But we're flexible people and I believe in you. You can handle this guy.

Blessed with a profound wordplay mixed with a concious. CH is wise beyond his years and talented beyond this generation. His latest mixtape "And then they played Dilla" is officially mixtape crack. With songs that sound more like spoken word than anything else, CH is refreshing but not in the way we backpackers are used to. He enjoys boasting about receiving head and coming on faces (in as many different ways possible)but also speaks on the greed and flashiness (while most of their listeners struggle) that is ever prevelant in hip hop. CH admits to his contradictions and I even understand them. Cut dude some slack for 1.) being 20 and 2.) for being human. He is attempting to grow in a world that hinders him and attempting to express himself in a genre of music that can't help but label, categorize, and critisize if you don't fall into your place.

I believe in this one. Hence the long post. Enjoy and embrace Charles Hamilton. You can thank me later.

See: charleshamilton.blogspot.com and iamnotcharleshamilton.com

Check out this Windows Media Player (just for shits and giggles)

Groupies need love too!!!

The other day, a boy called me the name that I hate the most...GROUPIE. I was shocked, offended, and intrigued. So I wondered, what's the difference between a groupie and a female fan? As a looooonngggg lover of hip hop, I've been hit by this term before and it STILLS bother me. I'm a lover of hip hop music. Its all I want, all I breathe, and lust after. But why I gotta be on some groupie shit? Just cuz I dig a MC and since 99.9% of them are male, and I'm a female, does NOT a groupie make.

I have yet to have sex with an MC (not including wannabees). Nor have I had sex with a security guard, roadie, personal assistant, a & r guy, or the random mail room guy who works at the record label to get close to my favorite MC.

Cute MC's DO exist. And "I" being a hetero female with a fairly strong (and expensive) pair of glasses can't help but see that. I like cute boys. Rather they be MC's, postal workers,waiters or the guy @ Starbucks (I see you boo!)

But first and foremost is my love for this music. And if that makes me a groupie, then F it.

My name is Bubbles. I'm an addict. And a groupie.

I enjoy the company of mulitple random MC's in my bed every night (and in the shower, in the car, @ the club, when I work out, on my way to work, and WHEREVER else I can get it)!!

Forgive me, because I'm getting a little hot...plus, my MC's are calling and they don't like to wait.

I'm loving this song!!!

John Legend ft. Andre 3000, "Green Light" (Click to Download)

Andre literally kills, decapitates, and burns the remains of this joint.

The Biggest Thing out the D since Kwame....Big Sean!!

I was just recently put on game to this rapper named Big Sean and I realized we have alot in common...
1.) He's from the D. (So am I)
2.) He went to Cass Tech High School (I wanted to go to there but the parents exhibited their UMC on me)
3.)He's signed to GOOD music (What a coincidence!! Since I ALWAYS wanted to be signed to GOOD music for my impecable 80's style flow)

But back to the lesson @ hand:

Big Sean is the newest young MC to come to out with more of that refreshing, upbeat, just plain fun, hip hop that I've come to fall in love with. (See Pac Div and The Cool Kids) The type of music that is more than gun toting, gangsta, "I'm a bust a nigga in the head" boo boo, which is spreading like herpes in the D (sidebar: see T-baby, Tone Tone, and various local garbage)(Protect yourself people!!) The type of music where I don't feel worse (and angrier) after listening to it. People are calling him Baby Kanye (well just my one friend) but I think that 's a compliment considering that Kanye's one of the most influential hip hop artists of our time (and no, I'm not bias). Big Sean's delivery might be similar but his flow is his own. Its homegrown and you can here it in his rhymes. Its mainly sounds like he's just having fun in the studio and the tracks just fall into place.

I first heard this dude on the "Can't Tell Me Nothing" mixtape on his song "Gone Getcha Some", which in my opinion doesn't fully display his talents. Peep the track "Supa Dupa", FYI: Nice Production, which is from the infamous BOBO tape where he KILLS the metaphors: "So I'm on my grind, skateboard or scooter, til I am the king of my castle, Kupa" (lol)

I really enjoy listening to Big Sean. His subject matter is diverse but still relatable. He'll talk about his paper on "Rolling in the Doe", "When you see what my bank receipts is , you gonna want to be on top of my sheets like lines to looseleaf" to his version of Big's "Story to Tell" where he talks about a chick trying to run that raw bone game on him. Although 2 different stories from Big and Big Sean, points still taken, indeed. Stay away from grimey chicks.

Big Sean used to be known around the local party promoter circuit and after a rhyme session in front of Mr. West, he was signed to GOOD music. Just like Kanye talks about, in the "Dreams DO come true" fashion, he recognized the talent of Big Sean and made it happen and now the masses (us) can enjoy the dope music he has to offer.

My fav track include "Mr. T", "You" and "A Million Dollars"

"Never did anything illegal for the pesos so w/o Cane, I was always Able"

Download the mixtape and tell me what you think.
Big Sean "Finally Famous"

So much to blog about

Since I have been soooooo b.s.'ing on my blogging lately, I decided to overload the blog with things I've been wanting to post but I have been to lazy do. I've found some new hip hop crushes for us and they deserve to be posted. My goal for the blog is to post all the un-heard of's (but they still must be worthy of our ipods, NO T-BABY PLEASE) I've been listening to ALOT of great hip hop music lately, so much so that it consumes me...hence the addiction. More blogging to come. And PLEASE....if you see me on the street and I have NOT blogged for the week, grab me, shake me, and tell me to get my lazy ass in gear and get off of Kanye's blog and start working on my own.

Memories.......

Hitting ROC Bottom from jeff on Vimeo.
This makes me laugh and cry all at the same time.