November 29, 2010
A Thing of Beauty
TED collaborates with animator Andrew Park to illustrate Denis Dutton's provocative theory on beauty -- that art, music and other beautiful things, far from being simply "in the eye of the beholder," are a core part of human nature with deep evolutionary origins.
Nicolas Cage Doing What He Does Best
Shot Phila
On a side note, go and see Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans if you haven't already.
November 28, 2010
MJ Advising LeBron
YouTube user Tom Hinueber creates “Maybe You Should Rise,” a smartly done mashup of Nike’s 'Maybe' and 'Rise' ads.
November 26, 2010
November 25, 2010
November 24, 2010
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November 21, 2010
New York Minute - Raekwon
Talking about Italians and the Mafia from his old 'hood in Park Hill.
PREVIOUS: Raekwon signs an original Purple Tape
November 19, 2010
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November 15, 2010
Jay Signs Jay
Jay-Z announcing the signing of Jay Electronica to his Roc Nation stable.
Jay Electronica performing a verse from a new track.
DOWNLOAD: Jay Electronica - The Announcement ft. John F Kennedy
November 12, 2010
Drunk History
Voiced by comedian Jen Kirkman after consuming two bottles of wine. Acted out by Will Ferrell, Don Cheadle, and Zooey Deschanel.
This Is How A Dollar Bill Lives And Dies
The cocaine mention reminded me of Apathy's $1 rap. Worth a download if you haven't heard it before.
DOWNLOAD: Apathy - The Buck Stops Here
I Want To Be There
Info for the nerds:
On a technical note, it was filmed on a Canon 5D Mark II, 2 Canon 2Ti's, and one EX1. I used a glidecam 4000 HD for all the smooth shots. You can check out the exact model on their official website here where you can also buy them.
http://www.glidecam.com/
We also had an assortment of lenses, Canon and Nikon. My favorite personal lens that I used was a Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 L series lens. I used this lens and the Glidecam 4000 HD for the opening couple shots with the biker before the jump.
For the shots with the camera on the biker, we used an HD Surf GoPro. It was my first time working with a GoPro, and I was super skeptical at first because of the small size of the camera, but with its slomo, and easiness to use after you spend a little of time with it, it worked great. And I was surprised how well it cut with the footage from our Canon cameras. No disappointments. All the GoPro footage was shot at 60fps as well, and 720p.
You can buy/learn more about GoPro cameras in their official website below.
http://www.GoPro.com
November 11, 2010
Gangrene On The Cut
Alchemist and Oh No have released this limited edition saw blade shaped vinyl EP of four non-album tracks from their Gangrene project.
Tracklist:
Side A
1. The Sickness
2. Operating Room
3. Freshest Rhymes
4. Overdose
Side B
1. The Sickness Inst
2. Operating Room Inst
3. Freshest Rhymes Inst
4. Overdose Instrumentlal
LINK TO BUY: Gangrene Die Cut Vinyl EP
Gangrene Listening Session
November 10, 2010
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November 4, 2010
Cop Spits Some Bars
"I'm sick of these rappers, they act all homo, I bet he downloads gay porn and watches it in slo-mo"
