Jindal Makes Me Frown

Bobby Jindal is a horrible governor and the enemy of art. Piuyush "Cutsman" Jindal has been threatening another wave of budget cuts to UNO, this particular round would affect the Fine Arts program. Google "Bobby Jindal Art" and you'll see Bobby Jindal has a history of not giving a shit about funding art. I can get into the reasons why cutting art comes back to bite you in the ass. But for now, just know that the UNO Jazz Funeral/Protest had 400-600 pissed off students.



Does he even have any appreciation for art?



Oh! Well of course he likes those blue dog paintings. He made George Rodrigue the "artist laureate." Nice gesture. He may appreciate art, but you wouldn't know it from his politics.



Here's a man that is using his position as governor of Louisiana as a stepping stone to a 2012 Presidential run. How the hell do you get Bobby from Piuyush? What a sell out! He gave up the name his mother gave him for the most basic, generic American name. He abandoned his heritage, and changed his name to be accepted by the mainstream. But I get it, he wouldn't of ever won Louisiana if he didn't change his name to Bobby.





There's a dangerous chance he's after the Whitehouse. In his mind, we don't need volcano monitoring for a volcano that erupts 26 days later. What else is he going to decide we don't need? We don't need Asteroid Monitoring for an Extinction-sized Armageddon asteroid making impact with Earth in 8 weeks. The safety net of our government would be considered overspending.

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I do what I can to fight your influence over others.

Das Racist

Let's bring things to the more light-hearted end of the hip-hop spectrum. I didn't have the funds to play paparazzi at South by Southwest. But I managed to discover some cool music, from the comfort of my own home as I looked after the big homie Grandpa. "Das Racist", what a name right?



MP3: “Ek Shaneesh” (via conscienceofsound.net)

Peep the exotic ethic-flavored drums. There's kind of a serious tone to the instrumental, but the raps are just authentically silly. They take the beats seriously, but they don't take them selves seriously. I didn't really analyze the music at first. Too distracted by my own headknocking.



MTV Iggy: Explaining Das Racist To Your Mom

But after going to that link sent to me by MTV Iggy, I read their dope little comic about two music nerds discussing what their name might means. Suddenly, Das Racist" all makes sense. It's a perfect band name for the vibe of their records.



Reminds me of LMFAO with a lot more rhythm and pop culture social commentary. This song can open debates. There's plenty of lyrical content that's deeper than when it first meets the ear. But even on the surface, it's a slick concept song. These dudes are spitting on beats.



It's two in the morning' and you and your friends are just stoned. They get you to drive them through the drive thru at Taco Bell. You look at your friend like WTF cause he ordered a "PH2" and a Crunch Wrap Supreme. It feels like a relatively new thing that two of healthiest restaurant chains have joined forces. Pizza Slut and Taco Hell together is a "luxury" found in consumer country America.


Some people need to curb their enthusiasm.

Canibus - Watch Who U Beef Wit

Canibus will go down in history as the man who took the last stand for real spitting in hip-hop. LL Cool J featured him in a song, and tried to diss him on the slick, and Canibus was like "FUCK THAT!", and snapped back at him with the jaws of a great white shark. He showed the world that there is no reason to honor any unwritten rules in hip-hop. Legendary status in the game is nothing more than a paper tiger. Anybody who's ever watched a BEEF series DVD knows that "Second Round K.O." didn't just shake up the status quo of hip-hop, he gave an earthquake to the whole game. Alongside Jay-Z vs. Nas, KRS vs. MC Shan, and Ja Rule vs. 50 Cent; the Canibus/LL Cool J saga is revered as one of the best rivalries in hip-hop. And uhh… oh yeah, Canibus won!



It can be agreed that Canibus knows a thing or two about beef. Take two versions of this song "Watch Who You Beef Wit", from 1999, when Canibus was still in his prime on Universal Records:



This one is the album version, from Canibus's 2000 B.C.. Not bad. This is the most recent version, with lyrics reworked to a beat that is obviously inspired by Dr. Dre's 1999 album, 2001. The dark keys is reminiscent of "The Watcher". The whole vibe of this song is menacing, and takes itself a little too seriously, when compared to the original.



Now this is the original and if you ask me, it's a bonafied classic. You'll find this one on the soundtrack to 1999's White Boys. The liner notes say that it was produced by Canibus himself. If you go to the comments section on YouTube, past the part where I say, "This is the best version of this song. The album version doesn't have shit on this gangsta ass beat.", you'll see see some dumbass complaining about this version being too upbeat. True, this version is noticeably more upbeat. But in my opinion, it does the song much greater justice. It sounds like a leftover track from Dr. Dre's 1993 sessions for The Chronic. "Somethin' I can sit back and roll a fat-ass chronic blunt to." This version, is also very nicely decorated. I love the beeper noises at the beginning before the organs come in, and the crazy echoing screaming sample at the end always has me chuckling a little bit.

In the mythology of hip-hop, Canibus has earned his place in the pantheon. He's never had much commercial success. But he will always have the respect of the true hip-hop heads. Like Van Gogh, he was misunderstood during his time on Earth
But years later, there will be a revival of appreciation for his work.





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