“To make the task realistic, we referenced only albums officially included in his discography, and at times we interpreted lyrics when they very obviously referenced a brand without outright saying it,” according to Vanity Fair who put this chart together. Jay Z is on their cover this month. They used rapgenious.com as their main source to sift through his lyrics. For the interested, HiphopDX breaks down his most referenced brands based on the same article. Spoiler alert, their the names …
Month: October 2013
Maxillia Blue out of Des Moines, Iowa best describe their hometown as “a land of talking rocks, posing pebbles, and psychological dirt.” They’ve been on the grind since 2006, but I just got put on to these dudes, thanks Agon. The three man crew is made up of producer Aeon Grey, rapper Asphate Woodhavet and DJ TouchNice. The “Lego Blocks” video features an escaped convict (Woodhavet) playing chess with locals. …
Here’s the new Atoms For Peace stop motion video for their single “Before Your Very Eyes” off their album AMOK. The video features a pulsating construction-paper-like desert with mountains and a decaying Thom Yorke emerging out of the sand. The band includes Yorke of Radiohead, producer Nigel Godrich, legendary bassist Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Joey Waronker, and percussionist Mauro Refosco. …
Director Wes Anderson rolls out the first trailer of his latest flick, The Grand Budapest Hotel. Actor Ralph Fiennes is Gustave H, manager of the fancy Budapest Hotel, partnered by lobby boy, Zero Moustafa. The story reveals their father-son relationship when Gustave H is accused of murder, but not without running, deadpan humor, fists fights, and tiny handwriting. The cast includes the usual suspects with some newbies and cameos, Saoirse Ronan, Bill Murray, Jude Law, Johnny Depp, Tilda Swinton and more. …
Despite the complaints about the festival, the lack of films, blazeh blazeh, there’s some dope flicks to be seen. Check our incomplete guide, here. For showtimes and further details, TIFF 26 . …
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