My Music Report Card
You know when you’re bored with music? That was me. NOTHING was interesting me for awhile. Well, that’s all changed (youppie!) and when it rains, it pours.
I’m loving Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins. Also, while we were chatting before the interview, I found out that Jenny bought a couple of the dresses she wears in the album art at the Value Village down the street from the Opera House. I love that! Value Village is the best.
Yesterday, I was in NYC for the day to interview Mobb Deep. I remember the summer after high school ended, I walked around the city with “Shook Ones Pt II” playing in my headphones, having no clue that these guys were my age. I was just a total baby puff – they were pretty hardcore (they still are – their new album is called “Blood Money”). Well, 10 years on, in the G-Unit office in Manhattan, I was standing there asking them about the Porsches that 50 Cent gave them when they signed and whether people in NYC “ghost ride the whip” (I was half-joking) and Prodigy said, “Nah, that’s strictly a Bay area thing,” which brings me to…
…another fave! E-40 (thanks Manny!). I love “My Ghetto Report Card.” Plus, the video for “Tell Me When To Go” is awesome. I love ghostriding the whip, the stunner shades, the grills, the dancing, everything. However, what the heck is up with this? A drink? Come on – most people haven’t even heard of hyphy yet. When I heard about this, all I could think was A) hiphop can sell anything! and B) sugary drinks are making North America obese! (I know, it’s weird. I also worry that my grills scrape at the enamel on my teeth. What am I, the Mom Safety Patrol? If I were an MC, my name would be 2 Health-Conscious 4 HipHop and I would be extremely lame).
One last thing that has me very excited – the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs! I just got it today. I bought “Gold Lion” off iTunes the day it was made available and I love it. So now I have lots of new music that I am excited about and on top of all of that, it’s spring! Bing, bing! (That’s my bike bell).
Posted by Hannah at March 29, 2006 07:00 PM
Comments
I read somewhere that Hyphy was described by a youngster in San Francisco as being "when you go dumb." Which is unfortunate, because he then wouldn't be able to explain to me how this particular phenomena caught on. Not that there really needs to be an explanation. It's music - it doesn't necessarily have to make sense. Although the whole thing about getting in a car and stepping on the gas, then standing on the brakes repeatedly seems a little odd. I guess fuel consumption isn't a big problem.
Speaking of fuel...as far as making a drink based on the gyrating movements of inner-city kids in the Bay area, my only question is 'aren't there enough energy drinks already?' Seems odd that the same culture that produces ritalin is obsessed at the same time with not having enough energy. Perhaps if we just eliminated both, everyone would be back to regular energy levels. I think Tom Cruise might have something to say about that...
cheers, as usual (it seems i'm the only one who comments...)
keep up the good work, crew!
Colin (http://spaces.msn.com/chorgan/)
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at March 30, 2006 09:25 PM
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