Day 50: "Four Loko" will make you go loco! (Video)

Some friends told me about "Four Loko" recently and I've been curious to try it out, so I did this past Halloween weekend. It's basically a really strong alcoholic bevarage (12%), and contains high amounts of caffeine & sugar in one tall can. As some of you may know, it's not good for your body to mix high amounts of an upper & a downer together at once, which is what this drink is. I typically drink redbull-vodkas all the time but it's definitely not as strong.

After my experience with it, I must say this drink packs a punch. I was pretty amped and at the same time buzzed, so I can see how drinking too much of this or drinking it too fast can really mess people up. I sort of enjoyed it because it kept me awake (too much alcohol makes me tired yo!), but the taste factor is whatever granted I got the lemon/lime flavor. Since there are so many different flavors to choose from, I might give this another trial run =)

Don't worry though, I'll be safe; not like the kids from this news report below:



Sigh, kids these days... If you can't hang then your just weaksauce!!

Day 49: Stones Throw All Stars @ Puma Social Club in LA (Pics)

10/26: Me and some of my friends went to go check out this chill event @ the Puma Social Club in Los Angeles, which was set up by Stones Throw Records.

It definitely got my mind off work for the time being as it had such a relaxing vibe and was located at a really cool venue. The people were chill, music was nice, free tacos & alcohol, there were games (DJ Hero, Ping Pong, Foosball), and the Lakers vs Houston game on TV. It was like I was in my living room but better. Free tacos & alcohol was definitely a plus =)

Here are a few pictures I took of the place. I'm just starting to mess around with photoshop so bare with me as I learn new tricks:


- Everybody taggin on the chalk wall


- Cool neon lighting @ the Foosball table


- Ciroc. Yeaa boyyy!


- Funny drawings


- Word.


- Agreed.


- All of the lights!

Props to Rex4000 for letting me know about this one.

Day 48: Daft Punk - Derezzed Music Video/New "Tron" Trailer (Video)

I love sci-fi & futuristic-type movies, and as soon as I saw this new music video/trailer for the upcoming movie Tron: Legacy I was like "man, that's awwwwesome!!" This movie is going to be pretty cool, and I'm excited to go watch it now. =)

TRON: Legacy - Derezzed Video

- Music by Daft Punk

The movie will be coming out in the U.S. on December 17th. Mark your calendar folks!

Saw it here first: 2dopeboyz

Day 47: Dwyane Wade aka Agent D3 - New Commercial (Video)

It looks like Dwyane Wade came out with his own new commercial to help hype up the Miami Heat and their path to another ring, but in light of their first game of the season yesterday they didn't look like a championship team at all as they were no match against the Boston Celtics. Lebron James was mostly holding it down for the team while Wade & Bosh struggled to make shots. Although I had a feeling Boston would win this game anyways, I'm sure Wade & the Heat will easily bounce back from this loss. The season's only just begun...

Anyways, here's the cool commercial featuring Dwyane Wade as Agent D3 (mix of Iron Man & 007 theme):



And next, I suppose Chris Bosh will be coming out with his own commercial soon too, right?

Props to my boy Beaves for hookin me up with this one. Btw, I still liked the Miami Heat before Lebron & Bosh came into the picture. D-WAAAAADE! =P

Day 46: What "should" Lebron do? - New Nike Commercial (Video)

Ever since Lebron James decided to join the Miami Heat during this offseason, he's been negatively criticized by his fans, the media, and just about everybody & their mamas talking about what he "should" have done.

With that said, this new Nike commercial with Lebron puts a stop to all the offseason thoughts & madness he's been going through as he just wants to stay focused on the upcoming season of NBA basketball. Nice timing right before the season starts, right?


- This isn't about what LeBron James has done, or hasn't done. This is about the difference between the expectations others may have of him versus the expectations he has of himself. What should he do? The answer is a question. 

We'll have to see if Lebron can stay focused for his first game tonight as a Miami Heat as he goes up against the top team to beat in the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics. I like both teams so I don't know who to root for, but if I were to bet then I'd put my $ on BOSTON! Go C's!!!

MIA @ BOS - 7:30PM EST on TNT

Day 45: Let Kanye "Runaway" with your mind (Video)

- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album cover (Banned album cover story here)

As you may have heard, Kanye West has recently released his short film called "Runaway," which I believe is to help promote his upcoming album called My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy scheduled to be released on November 22nd.

Those with an open mind will understand what Kanye is trying to convey, or else you will be like "wtf is this?" This short film doesn't have much dialog, but rather it uses a lot of cool imagery incorporated with some awesome music throughout the entire film by none other than Kanye West himself. I liked how he moved the film with just his music & lyrics, but some parts I just didn't know what to make of it.

Just watch it and I'll let you be the critic:

Runaway - A short film by Kanye West


Saw it here first: Proper Since 1985

Day 44.5: Let's roll to Smack Nightclub tonight! (Video)

Wouldn't it be freakin awesome to have a party up in here? Holy cow, this might actually be too good to be true!! I'm just amazed about how this room is set up so nicely with all the flashing LED lights everywhere. Too bad it's located in the UK, but for you folks living out there I'd definitely go check this out. You can find this @ Smack Nightclub.

Props to Mr. Kotch for showing me this. Let me know when you wanna roll out. I'm dizzown!!

Day 44: Fast Don't Lie by Adidas (Videos)

Ken Jeong is one of the funniest d00ds of this new generation of comedians, and has been blowing up ever since he premiered in the movie, The Hangover. I just saw these funny Adidas commercial featuring him as "Slim Chin" alongside two top NBA all-stars, Dwight Howard & Derrick Rose. Check it out; he's really funny:

Dwight Howard, Derrick Rose, & Slim Chin - Fast Don't Lie


Derrick Rose & Slim Chin - adiZero Rose

- Shoes look pretty dope

Props to my homie C-Murdaaaah for showing me this.

TGIF!!

Day 43: Who the heck is Sam Adams? (Audio)

So, I was listening to this internet radio station today and heard a pretty cool song from this guy named Sam Adams called "Living the Dream." I didn't know who this d00d is or where he came from, but it looks like he became an "itunes internet sensation" earlier this year with the song "I Hate College (Remix)," which is a byte off of Asher Roth's song "I Love College." Anyways, here's the track that caught my attention for you to listen to:

Sam Adams - Living The Dream:

- Alt Audio Link

I've listened to a few other tracks he's made, and it sounds like he's going after the mainstream/party audience as he mostly raps to house/techno sounds & uptempo beats. If you're a fan of house & techno then you might like his other music.

Personally, I need to hear more substance in his songs other than just party music before I can give him props. For now, I'll say this song is aiite but that's it. Don't get me wrong though, I do like to party =P

Day 42: Freestylin with Skillz (Video)

I got to meet Skillz at an event this past Summer called Heineken Inspire as he was there MC'ing alongside DJ Jazzy Jeff. I chatted with him real briefly, and he seemed like a very humble & chill d00d. On that note, he told me he was coming out with an album this Fall and it's called The World Needs More Skillz, which is set to be released on October 26th.

Skillz is well known to be very crafty with his lyrics. Check out this freestyle "cypher" segment of him, which aired last week during the BET Hip-Hop Awards:



FYI, Skillz is also known to come up with an end of the year freestyle wrapping up the top headlines in the hip-hop world, so I'm sure he'll do the same for this year too. To give you another glimpse of how dope he is lyrically, here's the freestyle he came up with "wrapping up" 2009:

Skillz - 2009 Rap Up:

- Props to: 2dopeboyz

Too sick.