This is especially the case on a Wednesday!
Enjoy the vid! It's a trailer for a new short film produced by Beastie Boy, Adam Yauch , and it features a copious amount of comedic talent. You've got Will Ferrell, Danny McBride and Jack Black just to name a few. The 22 minute short film premiered at Sundance in the short film program, it coincides with a return, the song to form for one of Hip Hop's original crews. The Beastie Boys also have a new album, Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2. Here is a first look at the new single of off of the new album, titled "Make Some Noise". Hot Sauce hits record stores May the 3rd.
Hopefully that served to whet your hip hop appetite. Because, I just may hip hop in your mouth. That doesn't really mean anything, I just wanted to say it. Today we load up, mostly on beats and blaps as I kick out my inaugural Top 20 singles list. (musically speaking, not eligible women, though it is a thought and a growing concern - where are you girls?) Hoping to make the countdown a weekly feature around here. We'll take a look at my squad, the New York Knickerbockers, and consider their NBA playoff hopes.We acknowledge the fact that summer is a mere 69 days away. We also take our first look at this seasons version of the Toronto Blue Jays. Jays Jays Jays Jays! Go Jays. I hope we can all agree on that much.
We'll save the best for last, so let's leave the top 20 for now and get straight to the tidbits.
Countdown, countdown, count it down! Monday we gave props to Dennis Rodman for being, decidedly, the best rebounder of all time. An while "The Worm" had little to do with our summer, (besides the fact he was often still playing for rings in June) I'm willing to bet Dennis enjoyed his offseasons. As well in there somewhere, I tossed out No. 70 for the game of golf, can't wait for the days of strokes, smokes and beers. Links baby!
Despite my desire to belt out Bryan Adams' "Summer of 69", and the obvious connection between the number and the season. I won't. I just won't. Aside from being an incredible easy out, the hypocrisy of the whole blog would cause it to implode from within. So instead, I've got an idea - Let's get naked. (Not the first time I've come up with such a solution.)69. Skinny Dipping - While you can skinny dip in the winter, it's not something I look forward to. However, make that some summer skinny dipping, preferably mixed gender, warm evening, perhaps a wobbly pop or two and I can't say no to freedom like that. We're talking taking commando to the next level, freedom for the fellas. Not to mention that skinny dipping is decidedly advantageous for the male gender, perhaps that's why we're nearly always the ones to suggest it. What results sometimes is a males only party, but we don't mind, we see it as a win/win opportunity every time. Ladies, care to join? What's Jared Allen got to do with it, aside from wearing the digit, I figured it may be the only time you see him in '11, so why not. What's more check out the mullet! See if I don't go back to back with the mullets, that said, let's get to our 68th reason to look forward to summer.
68. Watermelon - I know that you can eat watermelon all year long but there's just something about getting a fresh melon, cracking it open on the picnic table, and carving that shit up. Where I come from watermelon is a summer staple, preferably seedless. (What an improvement) At 68 we have yet another majestic flow, thanks for the memories Jagr. Arguably the best player in NHLPA 93. New York State of Mind: Knicks Rolling Into Playoffs, Set to Play C's In 1st Round
That's right the Melo Man. Call him MeloDRAMATIC, remind me that the Nuggets are "better off without him", and that the Knicks are only 14-13 since acquiring him and Billups back in February at the trade deadline. Say what you will I'm not listening I've been waiting too long for this. Long term the trade makes sense for the Knicks. My argument being that it is easier to add secondary players through the draft and free agency than land a superstar player, a player of Anthony's calibre. An while I will admit we did empty the cupboards and subsequently our depth in the deal, we got the best player in the deal. That is pretty much always the most important thing, (what'd Milwaukee get for Kareem?) This serves us best in the long term as we begin to put the pieces in place to build a title contender, I donno that we are there yet, we're still figuring out the chemistry between Amare and Carmelo and the guys are still learning to trust their defensive systems. I think Billups will be gone at the seasons end and we'll start looking for the point guard of the future. Get that, a bruising rebounder, and a wing defender and I think we have the makings of a team that can compete year in and year out for the next 4 or 5 years.
So while I'm not ready to make any bold predictions about our title hopes I do think that we have a fighters chance in our first round match up with the Celtics. We're playing our best basketball of the season at just the right time, and coincidentally the Celtics are playing their worst. I realize the C's went through the same thing last year stumbling into the playoffs only to make a push at the playoffs. However, this Celtics team isn't the same as last years squad, last years squad sacrificed wins to rest up and be ready come play off time. This season Doc Rivers played his guys down the stretch and they seem to have burnt out down the home stretch. Through in the Perkins trade and their lack of size up front and I think the Celtics have some major concerns entering the playoffs. That said, the Celtics hold the advantage in experience, team chemistry and half court defence all factors that often prove key in the grind it out fashion of the playoffs.
Boston just better hope they don't leave it in the hands of New York's second best closer to Mariano Rivera, Carmelo Anthony. Anthony's game-winner against the Pacers on Sunday gave him 16 go-ahead field goals made in the last 10 seconds of a game, which is the most by any NBA player since the 2003-04 season (Carmelo's first season). Anthony leads Kobe Bryant (15), Ray Allen (11) and Dirk Nowitzki (10), atop the list. He is also 19-for-39 on shots that tie or put his team ahead in the final 10 seconds of regulation or overtime. That is the highest percentage of any active player in those situations since 2003-04. So yeah, he knows how to close it out. Win or lose in this first round I do think we have made great strides in the right direction, something I was seriously questioning back in July, when we lost out on the Lebron Sweepstakes! I think I'm happier with the way it has worked out in the end.
Jays, Jays, Jays!
New General Manager, Alex Anthopoulos, has abandoned the useless strategy of building through aging veterans, so that we can finish third in the division, and flirt with a .500 season. For the last ten years did we really think scooping players like Frank Thomas, an aged Cecil Fielder, Raul Mondesi, Troy Glaus, Hakeem Olajuwon was the answer?(Maybe that last one was the Raps, but the same goes for them.) Finally, (I hope, I pray!) the Jays have acknowledged that they aren't going to outspend and out attract free agents over the Yanks and Sox.If we want to win in this division we are going to have to do it through shrewd moves in the draft, acquiring prospects/picks/space through player movement (which they've done nicely in unloading long time Jays Rios, Wells and sad to say, Halladay. Hopefully now the goal is to acquire a set of complimentary players to help the youth movement already at work. Steal a play from Tampa Bay Ray blueprint, for example, building a team through the draft and developing them in the minors. At current the Jays have some budding young prospects in Kyle Drabek, Brett Lawrie, and JP Arencibia, some young talent in Romero, Snider, Cecil and Escobar. We've got some middle aged veteran leadership in the likes of Aaron Hill, Adam Lind, and Jose Bautista and lastly, we've got a surprisingly strong bullpen, which will only get stronger when Frank Francisco returns from the DL. All of that adds up to something we haven't had in quite some time, hope. With that I'm looking forward to the growing pains we're going to experience this season. As long as the big picture continues to trend upwards I think we have to see this season as a success.
Which brings us to...
I'll be dropping my personal Top 20 from week to week here. Keep in mind this is just my own interpretation of what's hot and has nothing to do with airplay or record sales. I'll also try and keep to anything released within the last 3 months approx. If you're looking for a billboard top 20 list, I think they have their own site for that shit, and this ain't it. Enjoy.
Top 20 for the week of 04.11.11.
Honourable Mentiona: Yung Stunna - The Game Ft. Birdman, If I Die (John) Lil Wayne Ft. Rick Ross, Sookie Now - Big K.R.I.T.
20. Bundle Up - The Cool Kids
19. On My Level - Wiz Khalifa Ft. Too Short
18. Put Some Money On It - Slaughterhouse Ft. The LOX
17. Coming Home - Diddy Ft Skyler Grey
16. Taylor Gang - Wiz Khalifa Ft. Chevy Woods
15. Eraser - Kid Cudi
14. All Of The Lights (Remix) Kanye West Ft. Drake, Big Sean and Lil Wayne
13.All Black Everything - Lupe Fiasco
12. Wet -Snoop Dogg
11. American Rapstar - Big K.R.I.T.
10. Phone Numbers - Wiz Khalifa Ft. Trae The Truth and Big Sean
09. 3D - The Game Ft. David Banner
08. Capcom - Kid Cudi
07. Roll Up - Wiz Khalifa
06. Makin' Dough - Obie Trice
05. Black and Yellow (Remix) - Wiz Khalifa Ft. Snoop Dogg, Juicy J, T-Pain
04. 6'7" - Lil Wayne Ft. Cory Gunz
03. Dreamin' - Big K.R.I.T.
02. All Of The Lights - Kanye West
01. Red Nation - The Game Ft. Lil Wayne
Maybe next week we'll get to hear Struan's take. Hump day is over, it's all downhill from here. Enjoy some of the dopest lyrics on wax as my farewell. Nas circa '94, with "One Time For Your Mind".
It's all knowledge, but check out where this picks up part way through the second verse:
I'm new on the rap scene, brothers never heard of me Yet I'm a meance, yo, police wanna murder me Heine(ken) Dark drinker, represent the thinker My pen rides the paper, it even has blinkers Think I'll dim the lights then inhale, it stimulates Floating like I'm on the North 95 Interstate Never plan to stop, when I write my hand is hot And expand alot from the Wiz to Camelot The parlayer, I'll make ya heads bop Pah I shine a light on perpetrators like a cop's car From day to night, I play the mic and you'll thank God I wreck shit so much, the microphone'll need a paint job.
Peace.
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