Ski Beatz: "Cream of The Planet" feat Mos Def Video
First I must pause on the title... now that is out of the way, let's refresh ourselves on Ski Beatz 24 Hour Karate School album that was supposed to have dropped in very early spring 2010... Remember that? It's the project Ski was cooking up with Dame Dash and Creative Control. They gave him a desk, all the recording/beat making equipment desired and let him do his thing. The project details are unknown to me at this time, but I expect some good music. Check out the new video below.
Dom Pérignon Tribute to Andy Warhol
Here's a special collaboration project between premium champagne purveyor Dom Pérignon and iconic American artist Andy Warhol. The project will feature special-edition colored bottles in Warhol's standard red, blue, and yellow all slightly blown out. Not to be outdone, the packaging features more of Warhol's touch along with some text and his signature. The project was captained by the Design Laboratory at Central Saint Martin’s School of Art & Design. The collection will drop at select fine wine shops on October 15. Take a closer look at the project along with a video from Dom Pérignon about the collaboration.
Dom Pérignon Tribute to Andy Warhol
Here's a special collaboration project between premium champagne purveyor Dom Pérignon and iconic American artist Andy Warhol. The project will feature special-edition colored bottles in Warhol's standard red, blue, and yellow all slightly blown out. Not to be outdone, the packaging features more of Warhol's touch along with some text and his signature. The project was captained by the Design Laboratory at Central Saint Martin’s School of Art & Design. The collection will drop at select fine wine shops on October 15. Take a closer look at the project along with a video from Dom Pérignon about the collaboration.
I Am An Artist of The People: Kweli Speaks on Gucci Collab
A few weeks ago a song leaked featuring Talib Kweli and Gucci Mane. The song is called "Poltergeist", and I posted it within minutes right here. In the post I remarked, " And worlds have officially collided and a million backpackers have no idea what to do with themselves." I think the song is pretty cool, and at this point in my life, am happy to see Kweli continuing to make music cause he is one of my favorite emcees... ever. He's also a cool dude, and has always treated me and RH with respect and humility. Being a fan of Hip Hop, a DJ, and yes, a recovering Hip Hop snob, I knew that not everyone would be as happy to see him perform with Gucci simply because for people that really really hate Gucci's music and how they feel it "hurts Hip Hop" Kweli is their soundtrack. Mychal Smith wrote an article entitled The Demise of The Conscious Rapper following Kweli x Gucci, using this situation to again point out the end of the conscious-era of Hip Hop, and simultaneously say that Kweli, " is throwing dirt on top of the grave. He wants to serve everyone, it seems, releasing songs to dispute the Arizona immigration law along with the aforementioned Gucci Mane collaboration. I understand not wanting to be singularly defined, but when you try to be everything to everyone you end up being nothing to no one."