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Friday, November 27, 2009 His Name Is... A few things Wayne for you all. First: above is the trailer for the upcoming Lil' Wayne documentary, the exact details of which (including release date) I'm not very familiar, but which I was able view in its entirety last weekend. I'm not sure that anyone right now is arguing the need for such a film, but I was surprised how compelling it was and how much I wasn't ready for it to be over when it ended. The number one thing about the man, above and beyond, is that he's no dope who lucked into fame by brashness and circumstance--Wayne is, without doubt, a truly creative spirit with the kind of ever-burbling brain from which ideas constantly spring out. I'm a person who generally dislikes docu-bios and biopics as concepts, for the sake of my frustration at the idea of summarizing hours, days or years into 90-120 minutes, and as such I'm inherently dismissive of any ideas posited on characters displayed in such ventures.... but all of which is to say that the Wayne of the World here is one who anyone should be able to see and take interest in. I won't give much away, but he certainly comes off not as a rapper but as a wordgenius whose life has collided with the world of rap. And if that ain't interesting to you, then it ain't. ------------ On possibly a more exciting Wayne front though, the Lil' Master has finally released a mixtape worthy of the cream of his "tween-Carter" 2007-08 tapes Dedication 2 and Da Drought 3: and he calls it No Ceilings and you can get it here. Many of you have already heard and rejoiced in this tape, and I'll join you there, as it's for sure a "return to form". I do have to offer a little skepticism and say that I don't think i'd call No Ceilings amazing, but it's definitely good, and refreshing to know that he hasn't bought too much yet into the "Prom Queen" crossover shit he put out earlier this year. But speaking of crossover appeal, one track on No Ceilings that has sort of stuck in my craw in an embarrassing way is the late addition not-titular cut "I Got No Ceilings", a feel-good pop hit that takes the instrumental from--seriously--the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling". I knew the moment my ears took in this track that I would probably feel guilty once I found out the source, but it didn't stop me from experiencing an immediate swell of, "Wow!" as I for the first time heard Lil' Wayne delivering on the potentiality of candy pop-rap in a way I'd never quite imagined... which, when combined with his ability to go big in a more or less non-trad rap way with the emo-darkness "Shoot Me Down", makes me believe that it is entirely possible that he's got a quality post-rap record in him providing that he works with the right folks (ie, people with taste and a sense for true hooks). On some level, this is the same point emphasized by the striking power of his best mixtapes when compared to his released efforts: that Wayne goes from Rapping to Killing Shit when his generally-fantastic words are combined at last with truly A-level (ie, non-Mannie Fresh) beats. It kills me a little that "Lollipop" is the biggest hit Wayne has had yet as it simply emphasizes the dearth of quality pop-worthy beats he's had on his officially released output. Here's to the future though... LISTEN: Lil Wayne - "I Got No Ceilings", from No Ceilings mixtape ------------ Finally, I've been hard at work on putting together a Wayne "best of" compilation for a friend, and in that spirit, below are my five favorite Weezy tracks, in no particular order. There are obviously way more than five great hits, but these I think are the ones that I'll put on if I have time to just put on one song before leaving the house, to tie my shoes, to go into a business meeting, etc. Stand alone and unfuckwithable. Jeffrey Beaumont's Five Favorite Lil' Wayne Tracks (in no actual order): 1. "I'm Me", from The Leak EP 2. "Off The Docks", from Lil Weezy Ana mixtape 3. "You Ain't Got Nuthin' On Me", from Tha Carter III 4. "My Name Is...", unreleased 5. "Shoot Me Down", from Tha Carter III Labels: Lil Wayne, loved sounds, mp3, music, random lists, rap posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 11/27/2009 02:05:00 AM 1 comments Sunday, March 22, 2009 Team Beaumont, Addendum: Oh Matt, You've Got Grey Eyes It occurred to me that I made the egregious error today of putting together the Team Beaumont Starting Five without including my number one glue guy, The Sixth Man. How I could even pretend to have a team of any kind without him is beyond me, so without further adieu, here he is: SIXTH MAN: Matt Barnes, Suns  Matt can step in at pretty much any of the five positions, is scrappy to the max, and may even have better tattoos than Birdman. And let me just add right now:
THANKS K BYE!!! Labels: basketball, random lists posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 3/22/2009 03:32:00 AM 0 comments Saturday, March 21, 2009 I'm Mark Cuban, And This Is Team Beaumont As an addendum to my recent love for Birdman(s), I thought I'd throw out my Dream Team NBA Starting Five. These are the dudes I would want repping my life if I had the chance to throw out five vs. anyone else's five. CENTER: Chris "Birdman" Anderson, Nuggets  POWER FORWARD: Dirk "Der Natural" Nowitzki, Mavericks  SMALL FORWARD: Lamar "Ain't No Blue Moon" Odom, Lakers  SHOOTING GUARD: Devin "I'm no Kidd" Harris, Nets  POINT GUARD: Chauncey "Bigshot" Billups, Nuggets  I would take these five ultimate bros over any five NBA players any day of the week. If only fate could somehow bring them together.... What are your fives? (Kobe-Bron-Paul-Howard-Duncan? Zzzzzzzzzzz. Come with that shit.) Labels: basketball, random lists posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 3/21/2009 03:07:00 PM 1 comments 1
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009 favorite 5 bands of 2008 1) Deerhunter/Atlas Sound Notes: haunts me in my sleep and every waking hour 2) Lil Wayne Notes: Reminded me how much I love rap music and people who are absurdly prolific (see also: hunter, Deer) 3) Nine Inch Nails Notes: Reminded me how much I love not having girlfriends to sway me from listening (and screaming along to) very loud music at very loud volumes. 4) Pains of Being Pure at Heart Notes: Biggest, gayest heart. I will be Alex's biggest groupie until i die. 5) Jay Reatard Notes: Wonderful statesman for the Great Nexus Of Punk Meets Pop--a man who clearly loves music more than just about anyone. Labels: loved sounds, random lists posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 2/24/2009 11:06:00 AM 0 comments Wednesday, October 31, 2007 Caribbeans Be Burnin' Holes In My Ears Quick: please name favorite songs EVER utilizing that sexy percussion from the islands, the steel drum. EVER.  top three, of the top of my head: Prince -- "New Position" (Parade) I LOVE this bitch. Parade, from '86 is by far my favorite Prince album, as it does a nice job touching on all the various poses Prince did best and turning them into one forty minute long expression of his greatness (with segues to emphasize his "inclusiveness!"). "New Position" is the "Little Help from My Friends" following the "Lonely Hearts Club Band" of opener "Christopher Tracy's Parade." Opening with the sweet sounds of tinny steel magic, you realize immediately how Prince's andro-sheeeet was born to preen behind such exotica. There is no question whatsoever that, in 1986, this man was a genius on top of the world. (download mp3) 50 Cent -- "P.I.M.P." (Get Rich of Die Tryin') The obvious choice. "P.I.M.P" is easily the best or second best song 50 has ever done, and is certainly my favorite. I tend to hate 50's uberthug schtick, as it's both creepy and samey, but here it works brilliantly--probably because the automatic "teh ghey" of the steel drum meters 50's powerdude-ism in the sort of brilliant compromised way to bring any ole academialeptic postmodernist fuckwad to cumgasm. I, for one, am one of those 'wads AND I LOVE IT. (download mp3) Clipse -- "I'm Not You" (Lord Willin') No, my three favorite steel drum mantras do not include anything as performed by The White Man (though I suppose don't automatically rule such compositions out). However, it should come as no surprise that one of the most stellar steel drum trax EVER would come from Teh Ghey Captain Pharell. For, as "Superthug" Noreaga once put it, "Neptunes is homo. You won't hear another Neptunes track again on Noreaga again in your life. I didn't know that they hand was broken. [makes limp-wristed gesture]." This BEEFCAKElovewonder came to me in 2003 courtesy of one H. Doorknobs, helping to provide a friend late on the scene with a clue to the hottest rap game on the planet (Clipse, who are are all men and no chubb). This track, featuring 50-competing clobberthug (tho not uberthug) Jadakiss, kills me at the heart in way different from the other two in that it stays simple and within itself (as the best of Clipse often does--which reminds me that a treatise on Hell Hath's "Nightmares" is long overdue)--confident is as confident does, they say. (download mp3)  So that's mine. What are yours? Hit me up with your steel love, if you have any. -JB Labels: loved sounds, random lists, small giants posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 10/31/2007 09:13:00 AM 4 comments 4
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