this is so great. de la soul, from the soul. they will always be my favorites.

so kelly rowland releases a song about dealing with an abusive boyfriend and feeling jealous of her good friend beyonce. it’s very open and honest and real. the internet starts to bubble about it. we’re hearing about cracks in the facade, we’re building ourselves up along with her. it’s pretty great.

a few days later, beyonce announces that she’s pregnant again.

i mean, shit, bey. can’t kelly get a break on this one?

oh my gosh, but this is gorgeous.

okay, this kid. chance the rapper. i’m four songs into his new mixtape acid rap and i’m a little bit in love. i developed a crush when i saw a video that he and hannibal buress made for his song “na na.”

i hear a direct line from the pharcyde to him, even though that connection might be more abstract than i’m thinking. there’s a very smart goofiness - ALL I LOOK FOR IN MY HIP HOP - and i’m feeling the sing-song-y flow. i can’t wait to have this blaring in my ears as i navigate my way through upcoming life changes.

(hmm. i know i said the pharcyde, but i’m guessing that somewhere pigeon john listening to this and cracking his knuckles in anger.)

if you’ve been hanging with me for the past year or so, you know about my…issues with mike doughty & soul coughing. (if you don’t, here’s the link, don’t say i never gave you anything.) long story short: he callously dismisses soul coughing fans because he had such a lousy time in the group, i take offense at being told “fuck off” by an artist for liking his art because he had a lousy time in the group.

in that book report link, i said, ” i hope that you continue with the recovery & healing process and that you get to the point that you no longer hear “fuck you” when you encounter a SC fan, but that you recognize that your work and your talent - something YOU MADE - has touched another person’s soul in a way that they felt compelled to share with you.”

well, look at who’s reimagining soul coughing songs.

this makes me stupidly happy. it’s a great way to deal with the feelings about older popular work, work that has touched a lot of people - and a way to take back your art. mess with it, make it right in your (new, non-junkie) eyes. don’t let the past fuck up your talent. move forward.

apparently, doughty used some crowd-sourcing thing to pay for the project and he was surprised to reach the goal within 10 hours. c’mon, son. soul coughing fans are kind of hardcore. shit, if i hadn’t had quit him on the twitter, i would have put five on it my damn self.

dtownsteez:

Ciara - Body Party

my thoughts on this video as they happened:

1. ohhh-kay, i’m not sure about that blond hair.

2. so it turns out future is kind of cute! good on ya, ci-ci.

3. …

4. gawd-DAMN.

5. i hope niggas ain’t expectin’ THIS shit in the bedroom.

robhaze:

S/O to Shalewa for putting me on this video. This video leads me to so many questions. 

***SPOILER ALERT READ AT YOUR OWN RISK***

Why does Bobby Brown have on Tights?

I know it is the 80’s but its kind of weird.

Are those four dudes suppose to be New Edition?

Shots fired with look-a-likes way before Dre Day.

Who was bigger at this point Bobby Brown or Cockroach?

Yes Cockroach (from the Cosby Show) makes a cameo which makes me wonder at this time who was the bigger star. Also, did Bobby get one upped by New Edition in the NE Heartbreak video by actually getting Theo.

rob has hit pretty much all of the important questions, but here is another one:

where is this apartment building with such oversized keyholes? seem like a serious security issue. also, how big are the actual keys? or do you just crawl in through the keyhole?