Chavz enters into the contact sport of Hip-Hop well equipped with an eclectic insight of how he writes; stemming from his Sunset Park, Brooklyn-breeding grounds, all the way to his pure Dominican Republic descent. He pulls inspiration from first hand stints of homelessness and overcoming the plague of the short lived street life, which continues to haunt our urban youth. Chavz’ story is more than a mere rags to riches story, and track-by-track, you quickly become invited into the depths of his world.
Archive for February, 2011
Indie Spotlight: Chavz
Video: Rihanna “S&M”
Bajan-beauty Rihanna releases “S&M,” the third video from her recently released album LOUD. In “S&M,” the Pop-superstar metaphorically connects sadism & masochism, with her love of the press and their love with her. Sadism, pleasure in inflicting pain or humilation upon another person, refers to the press bashing her to the point where it causes some sort of pain [mostly emotional, but even physical in her case (not really, I just wanted to say that.)]; masochism, pleasure in receiving the pain, refers to herself enjoying the symbolic beating from the judgemental press.
Overall, the video was very expressive, vibrant and relative. Most will miss the underlying point of the video because she looked like a tramp, but I loved it.
Watch the Melina-directed video below!
February 1st, 2011 Music No Comments »
Lupe Fiasco “Words I Never Said” Lyrics
This song exposes a lot related to our political and social society, however, most parts that are contentious. People have a tendency to attach themselves to anything radical. What Lupe is saying comes from his interpretation of what’s going on in our world. If you concur with his perspective, then that’s great; but when did we become a society that accepted opinions as truths? I thought about dissecting the entire piece to speak my peace, but Lupe did me a huge favor in the first line of the first verse.
“I really think…”
Read all of the lyrics below.
New Single: Lupe Fiasco “Words I Never Said” ft. Skylar Grey
Lupe Fiasco releases his politically potent second single, “Words I Never Said,” featuring Skylar Grey and produced by Alex Da Kid. The single is from Lupe’s forthcoming third studio album, Lasers.
Watch: Whitney Houston sings at Carol Brown’s funeral
Bobby Brown‘s mother, Carol Brown, passed away last Thursday (January 24th) at age 69. Bobby pledges to continue to celebrate the life of his mother, who he credits as his biggest supporter.
“It is a sad time for me right now. I am experiencing a tremendous loss but I vow to celebrate her life in every way that I can with my entire family, including my fiancé Alicia, and my children Bobbi Kristina, LaPrincia, Bobby Jr and Cassius”
What better way to commemorate a private homegoing than by creepily recording Whitney Houston and New Edition on your phone? Do better people.
