I seem to start all my posts quite negatively, so apologies for the blatant similarity here.  Scanning down the page, I noticed my previous two posts started with ‘I don’t know anything about (fill in blog subject here).’  My problem this time was my non-existent experience of interviewing anyone in the public eye, and the fact I had never heard of Lady Lykez. 

So, with a few hours until I was              due to   due to call her, I did some serious    researching.  What I found was really impressive.  There aren’t many 19 year olds who have already played Glastonbury, T in the Park, worked in America, and supported Method Man and Redman on tour.  She’s also about to release her debut album, Lykez, Camera, Action. 

The thing that interested me most was the Method Man link.  I’m probably showing my age here, but I remember when his group, Wu-Tang Clan, became huge in the summer of ’97.  Wu-Tang Forever had just been released, amid massive hype generated from the success of ‘93’s Enter the Wu and various members’ solo albums.  Method Man’s gravel-like, unique voice made me fall in love with every Wu-Tang Forever track featuring hm.

Well aware that the interview was about Lady Lykez and not my teenage hip-hop obsession, I wrote a set of open questions with a rough idea of how the interview would probably go.  The absolute worst thing that can happen in this situation, I’m told, is if every question is met with a monosyllabic answer.  I could only hope for the best.

There were no such problems, fortunately.  She happily gave full, informative answers, and I actually had to cut half of them from the final interview to save space.  As you can imagine for someone so successful, she came across as bright, witty, and above all sensible.  When I asked if she had advice for anyone thinking of trying their hand at the music game, she had some useful pointers.  Her suggestions were to stay in school, get some decent grades, and make sure you have something to fall back on – because not everyone makes it in music.  Wise words indeed.

Interviews are always best if you can get something a bit juicy – something that gives you an insight in to a person’s slightly controversial view on a subject.  Her opinion that ‘you don’t really need talent to become famous anymore’ provided just that.  She was quick to point out, of course, that talent was a necessity when she got her big break.  

Naturally, I quizzed her briefly about her supporting role for Method Man and Redman.  Apparently they are really nice guys, but totally different.  Red is lively and loud, and Meth is more the strong silent type.  I got the impression that meeting well-known artists doesn’t faze her at all.  In fact, the music industry in general doesn’t faze her.  She has her feet firmly on the ground and takes it all in her stride.  

Lykez performs live in Camden Town on Monday
30th November.  Get tickets!

Read the whole interview

By Chris Warburton

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Just so you can’t say I never gave you anything….

Even though I don’t really partake in the Holidays, In the spirit of Black Friday, I give you the gift of music by my Partner in Crime, Brandon Carter.

Straight from the Southside Of Chicago, me and the kid go way back and he’s Producing my next project. Look out for that….

And check out this Video he did for his freestyle over Drake’s  ”Forever”.

This track is featured on the mixtape. You can check more at his website/ning; http://BrandonCarter.com

O rapper Eminem revelou as faixas do álbum Relapse: Refil, versão estendida de Relapse, que foi lançado em maio desse ano.

O disco traz sete músicas, sendo cinco inéditas e duas músicas conhecida, “Forever” que conta além de Eminem, com Lil Wayne e Drake, a música faz parte da trilha sonora do documentário More Than A Game e “Taking My Ball” faixa do game DJ Hero.

O rapper explicou em nota divulgada no seu site porque resolveu lançar esse álbum.”Eu voltei ao estúdio, depois do lançamento de Relapse, com o Dre e alguns outros produtores, incluindo o Just Blaze, e fui numa direção completamente diferente. Essas outras faixas começaram a soar diferente do que eu queria para o Relapse 2, mas eu ainda quero que sejam ouvidas“. Relapse 2 inicialmente chegaria as lojas neste ano, mas agora o rapper confirmou que o álbum será lançado só no ano que vem.

O álbum Relapse foi uma das grandes surpresas do ano, provando que Eminem continua fazendo músicas do seu estilo como poucos.

Confira abaixo o tracklist  de Relapse Refil:

“Forever”
“Hell Breaks Loose”
“Buffalo Bill”
“Elevator”
“Taking My Ball”
“Music Box”
“Drop the Bomb on ‘Em”

Whamy ! There goes another Kanye West banger ! Kanye Omari I-interrupt-Taylor-Swift West is one of the most successful Hip Hop and RnB artists in those times – point.

He is the most important representer of Chipmunk Soul, which is signed by high pitched soul samples.

He says about his music: “everything I do is authentic. It comes from my soul.” And one can definitely hear that !

Instead of bore you with details about his career which you already know and how much success he has, I want to remind you on the most important singles and features of his career:

2003: Slow Jamz (Featuring Twista and Jamie Foxx)
2003: Through the Wire
2004: This Way (Featuring Dilated Peoples)
2004: All Falls Down (Featuring Syleena Johnson)
2004: Talk About Our Love (Featuring Brandy)
2004: Jesus Walks
2004: The New Workout Plan
2004: Down & Out (Featuring Cam’ron and Syleena Johnson)
2004: Selfish (Featuring Slum Village and John Legend)
2004: I Changed My Mind (Featuring Keyshia Cole)
2004: The Corner (Featuring Common and The Last Poets)
2005: Number One (Featuring John Legend)
2005: Diamonds From Sierra Leone
2005: Hey Mama
2005: Gold Digger (Featuring Jamie Foxx)
2006: Heard ’Em Say (Featuring Adam Levine)
2006: Touch the Sky (Featuring Lupe Fiasco)
2006: Drive Slow (Featuring Paul Wall and GLC)
2006: Number One (Featuing Pharrell Williams)
2006: Extravaganza (Featuring Jamie Foxx)
2007: Wouldn’t Get Far (Featuring The Game)
2007: I Still Love H.E.R. (Featuring Teriyaki Boyz)
2007: Classic (Better Than I’ve Ever Been) (Featuring Nas, KRS-One and Rakim)
2007: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (Featuring Consequence)
2007: Can’t Tell Me Nothing
2007: Stronger (Featuring Daft Punk)
2007: Pro Nails (Featuring Kid Sister)
2007: The Good Life (Featuring T-Pain)
2008: Flashing Lights (Featuring Dwele)
2008: Homecoming (Featuring Chris Martin)
2008: American Boy (Featuring Estelle)
2008: Put On (Featuring Young Jeezy)
2008: Swagga Like Us (Featuring T.I., Jay-Z and Lil Wayne)
2008: Go Hard (Featuring DJ Khaled and T-Pain)
2008: Love Lockdown
2008: Heartless
2009: Amazing (Featuring Young Jeezy)
2009: Knock You Down (Featuring Keri Hilson and Ne-Yo)
2009: Paranoid (Featuring Mr Hudson)
2009: Kinda Like a Big Deal (Featuring Clipse)
2009: Whatever You Want (Featuring Consequence and John Legend)
2009: Supernova (Featuring Mr Hudson)
2009: Make Her Say (Featuring Kid Cudi and Common)
2009: Run This Town (Featuring Jay-Z and Rihanna)
2009: Forever (Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Eminem)
And here is the track you have been waiting for:

Kanye West – Im so Appalled

Phoenix

Thanksgiving. For years it’s brought people together to feast on turkey. In honor of this joyous American holiday, 20 Watts has decided to elucidate you, fine reader, on the many bands named after a variety of fowl. We bring you our very special Thanksgiving 20, based on artists named after a variety of avian creatures.

So what’s the very best of bird-themed music? 20 Watts’ STAFF has the answer in our tenth 20 installment. Watch for new 20s each Thursday, only on 20 Watts, and check out our previous 20s below!

1 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. 3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever. 4 To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever. 5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever. 6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever. 7 To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever: 8 The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever: 9 The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.

23 Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever: 24 And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercyendureth for ever. 25 Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever. 26 O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.

-Psalm 136:1-9, 23-26

“Dream as if you’ll live forever. . . . . Live as if you’ll die today” — James Dean

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.

He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,

He restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me;
your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.

Surely goodness and love will follow me,
all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD,

Forever.

Psalm 40:3
And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.

John 4:24
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

When you feel alone, always remember that you have me.  My arms are forever open to you – where you need to be.  Don’t feel lost, for I am home.  And with me is where you belong.  I won’t hurt you or bring you down.  I’ll put a happy face in place of your frown.  Look to me for what you need.  I love you so – please come to me.

One week before I start my first “real job,” I couldn’t feel any more like an adult.  Then I got a swift kick to the groin by my kindergarten-self.  The CW had a special 90-minute movie entitled “Turtles Forever.”  Now, I had watched the new TMNT cartoons, and although I enjoyed watching them for Turtles’ sake, they were not the Turtles of old.  My turtles, the early 90s incarnation, are THE turtles, and I think most of you would agree with me.

So you can understand why I might have been hesitant to sit and watch this entire movie.  But then it happened.

The movie opened with a classic Turtles entrance- out of the shadows they save the day.  I noticed something unexpected.  The masks that the shadowed turtles were wearing looked oddly familiar… something old.  Turns out I was right.  The old turtles were BACK.  They had warped into an alternate dimension (inhabited by the new turtles of course) and wallah- 2 sets of turtles in one show.

And where there are two sets of turtles, you have to have two sets of Shredders.  It was the Technodrome that warped the turtles, which of course warped Shedder, Krang, Bebop, Rocksteady, and the robotic Foot Soldiers.  IT WAS AWESOME.

This movie did a lot to point out how ridiculous the old turtles were- always worried about pizza, jokes, and generally tomfoolery.  The use of trashcans to take out enemies was a favorite joke in this movie.  However, I think that’s why we all liked them so much.  They were lighthearted and fun, less intent on making sense and being realistic (I mean, it was a show about TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES right?).

The main part of the story is that good ol’ Shed-Head has finally figured out how to destroy the turtles once and for all.  After learning about alternate dimensions and seeing that every dimensions has its own set of turtles (a cool moment where you get to see about 15 different versions of the turtles, including live-action movie turtles), he decides he must warp to Turtle-Prime and destroy Laird and Eastman’s very first comic book versions.  Turtle-Prime Turtles are BAMFs by the way.

Overall, this was a great way to spend my Saturday morning.  It reminded me of all the good times I had with the Heroes on a Half-Shell back in the day, and the story was actually really really good.

As a fantastic tribute to the 25th Anniversary of the Ninja Turtles, this movie definitely gets a Grade: A    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YixMJJzOCoA

I’d like to take a break from purses to discuss the most important thing we put in our purses:  wallets.

While I don’t have nearly as many wallets as I do purses, I still probably have too many.

Here’s a look at some cute and functional wallets from around the Web.

Spanish Rose Wallet in Coffee, Lulu’s, $24

Chic Chickadees Wallet, ModCloth, $24.99

 Commodious Patent Wallet, Forever 21, $9.80

Long Croc Zip Wallet, Maurices, $18

Metallic Linen Ruffle Wallet, Urban Outfitters, $28

Merona Quilted Flap Wallet, Target, $14.99

Which one is your favorite?  I personally like the purple Urban Outfitters one the best and the red Forever 21 one second.

[Sources:  Lulu's, ModCloth, Forever 21, Maurices, Urban Outfitters, Target]

When I think about it, every relationship with a guy that I’ve had has ended horribly. No really, I’m 0-2.  I’ve had two, what I might call, serious relationships and they’ve both ended way out in left field.  I can laugh about them now in retrospect but at the time it was horrid. The other day I reconsidered the idea of getting married all together. Not because the two relationships that I’ve had ended less than gleefully but the whole institution doesn’t seem to mean all that much anymore, to me at least.  People get married and divorced like its nothing.  No judgement here! I just get the impression that now a days marriage is more of a legal thing, as opposed to a binding commitment and declaration of your love. I like to think of myself as the type of person who when I say “forever”, I mean FOREVER.  I just don’t see myself making that commitment to anybody in the near future and certainly not with anybody at Howard University. I’m not even cynical about the idea of falling

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in love just more realistic and practical.

You know what I love? I love being around couples that compliment each other. You’re comfortable in their presence. They’re not overly sentimental or tense.  It’s almost like they’re not a ‘couple’ in the traditional sense but just two people that should experience everything together for the rest of their lives, that’s just how close to perfect they are. That’s what I think about when I imagine soul mates.  Imagine a person you could just tell everything to and they just absorb your thoughts without passing judgment, and it’s so exciting because you have a lifetime plus forever to learn everything about each other.

Have you ever thought: what if my soul mate is Mongolian? Like, what if in a village in Mongolia your perfect mate is just like sitting there waiting for you.  And you can’t necessarily communicate but everything is still fits perfectly. And if you met them you would just slip into an ignorant bliss for the rest of your life.  But because we rarely ever travel and build serious relationships with people in different cultures/countries we just settle for the best options around us, when really there’s just a perfect one, thing, person that’s just waiting. Hmm?

just forward it to 2:30 and watch em kill his forever verse. 50 cent ruins most of this video anyhow. they should’ve brought travis barker out for this one.

-grizzly

Leave as is or alter inside text for a personal touch. Great for a wedding anniversary.

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cure for infertility

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Please hear me:  Marry me beautiful one.

May I be forever in your favor.

May I always flourish beneath your gaze,

And deign to kiss those lips of ruby red.

To touch your hair is to touch God’s own thrown.

Oh peace be still my ever stirring heart

That you may not burst at the sight of her.

And  filled with awe no motion comes from me

Yet still I quake.  Lost now, what shall I do?

I will sit in solemn rapture thinking

Eminem & 50 Cent performed Crack A Bottle and Forever last night at the 2009 AMA’s .. This shit is Crazy!

Em, 50 et Kon-A

Voici la vidéo de Shady au American Music Awards, ca envoie terrible avec son backeur, Kon Artis de D12 et Fifty :

Malgré cette superbe prestation, Marshall n’a reçu aucun prix dans les quatre catégories dans lesquelles il était nommé !

Voila, c’est tout pour l’instant.

Bye, Stan.