Willow Smith + Sesame Street = THIS

I'm sure You are already aware of the almost ten year old Willow Smith's video and song Whip My Hair. If You don't know what I'm talking about, then watch it below. Additionally, Sesame Street is trying to be more culturally diverse by adding in puppets with afros, who sing about loving their nappy hair. You can watch this video below, as well. However, I am unsure if You are aware of the mashup of these two videos, which ingeniously replaces the Sesame Street version's audio with that of Willow Smith's Whip My Hair. Yeah. It's real. So check out the basic math below.

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Ray Ban Vision... oh snap.

This is A-Trak's Ray Ban Vision featuring Cyhi Da Prynce. There is no music video for this musical gem just yet, but I surely hope one is on its way. You can listen to the song below, and can download it for free from A-Trak (click the link above).

Enjoy.

what the what?

So even though I'm 3,000* miles away from New York, I still like browse through various New York-based blogs... just to see what's going on, ya know. So this is what I saw in NY Mag's Daily Intel, even though it happened in Nevada... whatever. Anyways, Nevada Senate candidate, Sharron Angle told Hispanic students that some of them look more Asian to her... and that one time someone thought she was Asian... so that means it can be very difficult to tell Hispanics, from Asians, from Caucasians. Yeah. I Know. You can read the whole thing right HERRE.

*Curious to see exactly how many miles my Oakland residence is from my New York one, I consulted Google Maps. My findings are as follows: depending on which route I choose, I am actually 2,940; 2,992; or 3,029 miles away.

White Jewish Boys Rapping About White Jewish Girls

Honestly, I have no idea who 3P are, and if they are actually three white Jewish Boys, but I imagine that they are. In fact, I'll bank on it because this is something that white Jewish boys LOVE to do.*

Anyways, I'll just cut to the chase already. When I was visiting Ann Arbor last weekend, a friend of mine played (and subsequently sent) me The Pursuit of Jappiness by 3P, who are pretty much nonexistent other than for this song. Yet, I imagine they are umich frat boys from Long Island. Regardless, the song is just fabulous. It hits the nail right on the head on everything that is Jappy University of Michigan. If you couldn't tell already, the song is a parody of Kid Cudi's Pursuit of Happiness. Even if you didn't attend the University of Michigan or are not familiar with the specific places of reference, it is still worth a listen as there are general references that anyone familiar with any level of Jappiness can appreciate. You can listen and download the song for free HERE.

*They love to make rap parodies (particularly about jappiness)!

**For anyone unfamiliar with flagels, when they make this reference, he is holding a bialy.

Artist of the Day: Amp Live

Today I was introduced to Amp Live, an Oakland-based DJ and producer most famously known for being one half of Zion I, an Oakland-based hip hop duo (whom I also became familiar with today). Amp Live has gone on to produce for Akon, MGMT, and Tokyo Police Club among others. However, it is his remixes that I am really enjoying.

A friend of mine e-mailed me a link to download Amp Live's Rainy Dayz remixes (remixes of songs from Radiohead's In Rainbows). Apparently this "album" caused some controversy at first as he did not seek the permission of Radiohead, but the tracks are free to download, so you can check them out here. I honestly have not listened to them yet, as I got distracted by his mashup of MGMT's Future Reflections and of Montreal's Faberge Falls for Shuggie, and felt the urgent need to tell everyone about it immediately. It is truly a great combination, which can be listened to (and downloaded) here, as well as on Amp Live's site.

Manic Monday! (it is monday right?)

*I sincerely apologize for the layout mess below... I'm working on it ;)

So. I thought I'd post some things that I had very recently put up on my Facebook. Just in case any of you missed them :)

1. Snooki Halloween Costume

Yeah, that's right... this actually exists. I mean... all you really need is a fake tan [bottled or bed... your choice ;)], a bump it, and a trashy outfit... and BAM! You are Snooki. I honestly have nothing else to say about this. It speaks for itself.

2. The Elements Song in Japanese

Remember Chemistry... you know that huge white poster or pull down with all those boxes with letters and numbers in them? Yeah... the Periodical Table of Elements... that's what I mean. Well, I know you've been dying to learn them in Japanese, and in song form, so here you go. This one is just for You!

And after much deliberation via Facebook comments, it was pretty much deduced that the girl in the bottom right MUST be learning the song, otherwise she is useless. Not even a pretty face taking up space. Just... a face. A useless face. If anyone understands Japanese and can confirm or deny this, that would be greatly appreciated.

3. Google Cars! They drive themselves!

Imagine being able to go out with friends, drink as much as you want, and not have to worry about who's going to drive home. You will always have a ride home. You will always have a sober driver in your own car. That's pretty much what I have deduced from these Google Cars. If they can drive themselves in traffic, then they can drive their drunk owners home at 4 am. Let's hope this becomes available soon!

(click the picture to read the article from New York Times)

Oh. ... Heeeeey!

I know I always say this every time I reemerge into the blogosphere, but I swear I'm going to post more often. I am trying to reallocate my Facebook postings to here. I figure, this may be a more appropriate setting for the videos and articles I love so much. I know. You probably don't believe me. I'll post today, and then disappear like always, right? Well. I'm not going to lie... maybe. However, I will try my best not to. But, I'm only human, so just bear with me.

West Coast weather is wacky. Ann Arbor wacky. There was a high of about 60 Degrees when I first got here in August. It slowly warmed, as it naturally would since that was abnormally cold for that time of year. However, up until about 2 days ago, it was abnormally hot. I'm talking 80-90 degrees hot... in October. I know. I know. I live in California. BUT, I live in Northern California, not the hot desert that is SoCal. Perhaps this is what they're talking about when they say Global Warming is real... or El Nino... or whatever they're calling it these days. Either way, it's not natural. Yet, I must stand to say that it's significantly cooled down, and is at a nice mid 60s-70 degrees. Just the way I like it.

Everyone back on the East Coast probably thinks I'm nuts for complaining about 80 degree weather in October, as it's probably like 50 degrees there. However, 80 is too hot for me. I prefer mid 60s. I like to be comfortable in jeans and a t-shirt... or maybe have to wear a zip up or a light jacket. I have no interest in sweating. And that's that.

On a completely irrelevant note, I saw The Room this past Saturday night at The Piedmont Theatre in Oakland. I have never seen the flick before, and was not let down in any way. In fact, I had no idea how involved the audience gets, which most definitely enhanced my viewing experience. HOWEVER, the people behind me, particularly one loud-mouthed fire crotch drunkie, were TOO loud. They yelled at everything. Sometimes it was funny. Sometimes it was hilarious. Sometimes this chick needed to know when to shut the fuck up and work on her timing. Honestly, though, she was screaming at the top of her lungs. It was the equivalent of standing next to the speakers at a My Bloody Valentine concert (I can only imagine). Literally, my ears were pounding and I felt slightly deafer when exiting the theatre at 2am. The movie itself was no disappointment, and I would certainly go again... next time making sure to be equipped with plastic spoons and blow-up or nerf footballs. It is now playing every third Saturday at The Piedmont, and the movie is taking midnight showings across the country by storm... so look out for it! Tommy Wiseau (writer, director, producer, and star) is actually touring the country answering questions at various midnight showings... if you happen to go to one of these, it will surely be a treat.