BIG PERM! (I mean Big worm..)

LOL SUPPORT THE HOMIE SCOOB

BELL N ROSS WATCH

In 1993, Bruno Belamich and Carlos A. Rosillo, two boyhood friends, joined forces to launch a simple idea: function shapes form. The founding idea behind Bell & Ross is that time is essential for professionals working under extreme conditions. Their functional design is inspired by that key instrument used by such professionals: the dashboard.
Function takes precedence over design so that the essential is never compromised by the superfluous. Bell & Ross watches were born out of the company’s passion and obsession for delivering the clearest and most reliable time to professionals.
The brand guarantees its watches’ performances by combining and perfecting four essential design principles in each watch:
•Legibility: Priority in design is given to the clarity of the dial for fast and easy reading.
•Functionality: Each instrument is designed to provide the user with specific and practical time functions.
•Precision: Made with the most rigorous and traditional Swiss technology to guarantee the most accurate time.
•Reliability: Built with military specifications to endure the most extreme circumstances in water, air or land.
All the watches adhere to strict military specifications, being today the official supplier of watches for:
•Airforce pilots
•Elite police
•Anti-mine military squads
•Submariners
•Space Lab Mission
The Bell & Ross BR01 instrument started with a simple idea: to turn a cockpit instrument panel clock into a wristwatch. “To create the BR 01,” says Carlos Rosillo, Bell & Ross CEO, “our designers took their inspiration from aeronautic instrumentation, an absolute reference as far as readability, reliability and performance are concerned.”
Available in a number of versions depending on the mechanism’s functionality (chronograph, large date, power reserve, tourbillon) the materials and finishing of the base (steel, titanium, carbon, gold), the colors of the dial (white, black, orange, blue) the BR 01 Instrument watch has become an icon watch to the greatest delight of collectors of limited series and fine watchmaking.
“The Instrument BR 01 Airborne One is a unique version of the Airborne Talisman watch,” says Rosillo. “The BR 01 Airborne, in its original black carbon version, was developed to honor the courageous soldiers who fought during World War II, particularly the paratroopers of the US Airborne divisions. The skull was one of the emblems they wore on their uniforms as a symbol of courage in the face of death.”
For Only Watch 09, Bell & Ross have created a new Airborne One model, a unique piece entirely set with black and white diamonds. The subtle black diamonds covering the case are contrasted with the glittering white diamonds on the dial resulting in a fantastic display of artistry. With the fusion of materials, techniques and play on light, the military symbol flirts with high fashion jewelry to give an exceptional result.
Bell & Ross chose this model as a strong symbol to represent the risks, courage, and ironwill that children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy face every day.
“We support Only Watch in its incredible fundraising efforts in the fight against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy,” says Rosillo. “This year the brand will join forces with the Only Watch project and participate in this great endeavor to help children suffering from this disease. Our commitment to help has resulted in the design of this exclusive watch.”
The Bell & Ross BR-01 Insturment starts at $3500…The Custom BR-01 for the Only Watch Auction? Eh, we’re guessing about $60k – $100k

YOUNG BERG GETS SOCKED IN THE HEAD!

FAME KILLS TOUR

The Fame Kills Tour Club is pleased to announce that tickets and VIP packages will be available for the Fame Kills Tour: Starring Kanye West & Lady Gaga! Fame Kills Tour Club members will get exclusive access to presale tickets and VIP packages before they go on sale to the public! Interested in becoming a member? JOIN HERE!

To check when presales start for a particular concert, please see the start date displayed in the "TOUR CLUB PRESALE" and "VIP PACKAGES" columns next to the shows listed below. Please note all presales start at 10AM (local time) on the date specified below.

To participate in any of these presales, simply log-in to your Fame Kills Tour Club account, pick up your passcode, and click on the link displayed in the "TOUR CLUB PRESALE" or "VIP PACKAGES" column next to the show of your choice (while the presale is active). After you click on the link, you will be directed to the ticket vendor's website, where you may be asked to enter your passcode (please note the presales for certain shows do not require a passcode to be entered) before you can select the number of presale tickets/VIP packages you would like to purchase. Please note each Fame Kills Tour Club member is allowed to purchase up to 4 presale tickets or VIP packages total per membership year.

Learn more about the benefits of joining the Fame Kills Tour Club by CLICKING HERE! Please carefully read our TERMS AND CONDITIONS. Questions? Check out our FAQ SECTION or feel free to CONTACT US.

COMPLEX IS SINGLE-HANDEDLY REVOLUTIONIZING THE ART OF THE MAGAZINE COVER!

TONIGHT: Michael Moore

He took on America's health care system! Now he's taking aim at capitalism in his most controversial movie...yet? Love him or hate him - Michael Moore for the hour!

Tonight, 9pm ET!

AND NOW 50!

YOU BE THE JUDGE!!!

Jay-Z might’ve brushed off Kanye’s stage bum-rush, but when it came to Lil’ MaMa’s ignorant move…he was not feeling it all. Despite putting on the mean grill and giving her the ill side-eye, Jay-Z kept his cool on stage. But backstage was a totally different story…
According to NYDailyNews, a backstage snitch claims,
“He went ballistic. He was screaming at the MTV producers about the lack of security. He apparently thought at first she was just a fan. Beyoncé finally calmed him down.”

5 ways to meet someone this fall: A back-to-school special

5 ways to meet someone this fall: A back-to-school special


Yes, you just spent nine hundred dollars on textbooks, but the girl at the cash register might want to date you!

By Caitlin Gray



The leaves are changing, the air is getting crisper - or if you go to school in Arizona, it’s dropping from 115 degrees to a cool 105, in any case, it’s back to school time. It’s a time for fresh starts, new classes, and, wouldn’t you know it, some amazing opportunities to meet some girls and guys! Let College News be your guide.

How to meet someone special this fall (I know meeting the partial cast of Twilight Comic-Con was also special, but we mean people at your school):

1. Reconnect with old flames

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and, if summer was the culprit separating you from someone you like, the fall is the perfect time to re-establish a romance. Arrange a time to get together and “catch-up,” even if you sort of mean “hook-up” at the same time. Chances are, they are equally excited to see you again as well.

2. Introduce yourself to potential class crushes

Ah, the tradition of a new class, and a new crush. How many times did I scan the room for that special guy I would obsess over throughout the semester? Occasionally, obsession would turn into an actual real-life relationship!

I remember Jared, a super cute musician who I gawked at for weeks in our Linguistics class. It was actually called, “Morphology.” Somehow, I managed to become partners with him for a big project. We gave a presentation together, and then ended up dating for three racy, lip-locked months! You never know what a class crush could “morph” into. Sorry, bad joke.

3. BFF your new neighbors

There is nothing more fun in college than your house full of people becoming BFF’s with your neighbors’ house full of people. My two best friends, Willa and Michelle, lived in a house right next door to a bunch of guys. Everyone bonded at a back-to-school block party, and after a few years, and and a few Melrose Place moments, Willa and Michelle married Jake and Jeremy, two of the boys living in that house! Go ahead, borrow a cup of sugar, be bold, be neighborly!

4. Take advantage of back-to-school banter

Let’s say you are biding your time in the snaking, unreal, super-long line at the bookstore. That’s a perfect opportunity to start some small talk with the people around you. At the start of the school year, we are sharing so many common experiences - the nightmare of desperately trying to add an in-demand class, laughing out loud in a silent computer lab at the latest viral video, tripping over the crazy bricks in your school’s giant square. There are icebreakers all around you! You just have to be brave and take a chance to make that connection.

5. Crazy theme parties

When in doubt, throw a party. Now, it sounds dirty, but it was really meant to be funny, and it ended up being hilarious; my roommates and I threw a “two article of clothing party.” My roommate, Jesse, actually wore a pair of snake pants (borrowed from me) and a wig. I was just thinking about them the other day. I had to dress up for an ‘80s party and I wondered, “I did dry-clean those, right?”

Needless to say, I wore an alternative outfit rather than risk it. The point is, you can have a crazy party that ton of people, and potential dates, can talk about for years afterwards. Have a celebrity party, a Double Dare party, a historical Halloween party, whatever. Just get creative and live it up.

College years are some of the best years of our lives, and fall has to be one of the best seasons - especially for meeting someone special. Good luck and happy dating!

For more information go to http://www.collegenews.com/index.php?/dating/5_ways_to_meet_someone_this_fall_a_back_to_school_special_3295746363/

Race and Politics in the Age of Obama

Article copied from http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/17/criticism.racism/index.html where more information can be found.


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Race and politics are a combustible combo that explodes into headlines when an ex-president lights the fuse, as Jimmy Carter did recently.


President Obama during the 2008 campaign faced questions over race and politics.

"When a radical fringe element of demonstrators and others begin to attack the president of the United States as an animal or as a reincarnation of Adolf Hitler or when they wave signs in the air that said we should have buried Obama with Kennedy, those kinds of things are beyond the bounds," the Democrat told students at Emory University on Wednesday.

"I think people who are guilty of that kind of personal attack against Obama have been influenced to a major degree by a belief that he should not be president because he happens to be African-American," he added.

The controversy erupted this week when Carter first raised the race issue to NBC.

"An overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man," he said.

Bill Cosby, a black comedian and actor, said Wednesday in a written statement that he agrees with Carter.

"During President Obama's speech on the status of health care reform, some members of Congress engaged in a public display of disrespect," he said.

CNN contributor David Gergen said that some of the allegations of race-baiting might have some weight among Democratic voters.

"Jimmy Carter, I'm afraid, is not alone in his views," he said.

But Gergen warns that the racists tend to be on the fringes of the right and do not reflect on the greater field of opponents to Obama's ideology.

Don't Miss
Commentary: Carter is wrong on Obama critics
Jimmy Carter weighs in on Kanye West's VMA stunt
Carter again cites racism as factor in Obama's treatment
"But I think it's wrongheaded, and I think it's unfair, and I think it's indeed a libel upon many of the opponents, most of the opponents of health care reform, to say that they're racist," he said. "Seven previous presidents have tried to bring health care reforms of this kind. All seven have failed. And, as I recall, all seven were white."

Carter's comments, though, are the kind that raise people's defenses. In particular, they turn off independents, who by nature tend to hate the hard edges of politics.

The White House, for its part, wants no part of the Carter controversy.

"The president does not believe that that criticism comes based on the color of his skin," said White House press secretary Robert Gibbs.

As a candidate, Obama understood the political danger in letting his race become a major topic. He largely avoided it when he could, but race was always a subtext, as it is now in his presidency.

"But I can also say, frankly, that this White House and even his campaign were very afraid to even go down this road dealing with anything with race," said CNN contributor Roland Martin.

Carter also told NBC that there is an "inherent feeling among many people in this country that an African-American ought not to be president and ought not to be given the same respect as if he were white."

Framing criticism as racism cropped up several times during the campaign.

When Geraldine Ferraro, a Clinton supporter, said during the 2008 Democratic primaries that Obama would never have gotten as far as he had if he had not been black, candidate Obama pointedly left race out of it.

"I think that her comments were ridiculous," Obama said at the time.

But Ferraro blamed Obama supporters for her hate mail, saying "I have been called all kinds of names. And the attacks are ageist. They're sexist. They're racist." iReport.com: Freedom from speech?

And the topic of race even came to haunt Bill Clinton, the so-called first black president.

Before the New Hampshire primary in January 2008, Clinton told an audience that "there's no difference in [Obama's] voting record and Hillary's ever since. Give me a break. This whole thing is the biggest fairy tale I have ever seen."

Some interpreted that as belittling Obama's campaign. After much criticism, Clinton later said he was talking about Obama's opposition to the war in Iraq, not his campaign.

But those two words -- "fairy tale" -- launched weeks worth of accusations, sometimes on the front page of The New York Times, that the Clintons were playing the race card. iReport.com: Share your thoughts on race and politics

Some observers said Carter's statement was far too broad, and that many of the attacks on Obama are about policy, not race.

"I don't think one can paint a broad brush in saying that all of these folks who have criticism, anybody who criticizes the president ... is based upon the issue of race," Martin said.


Mary Matalin, a CNN contributor and Republican strategist, said Carter's criticism is "absurd."

"It's very dangerous politics," she said. "Barack Obama got, in the last election, more white male voters than any of his predecessors. ... Republicans and conservatives and Democrats and liberals, the whole country felt very good putting -- setting aside policies after his election."

LMAO STOLEN FROM YEEZY'S SITE BUT THIS IS FUNNYYYY

Lil Wayne To Appear In VH1's 'Behind The Music' Weezy 'has all the requisite drama in his life' for the show, a VH1 exec says.

Lil Wayne's star-studded turn from rapper to rocker is going well: Not only is his first rock single, "Prom Queen," picking up steam, the Cash Money star will get the royal rock treatment with his very own VH1 "Behind the Music" episode.

The network announced on Thursday (March 19) that the seminal documentary program will be relaunched, and Lil Wayne and Scott Weiland have already signed on.

Plans call for the new incarnation of "Behind the Music" to focus more on contemporary artists than the veteran talent of previous incarnations — after all, with 200 previous episodes, the show has covered a majority of iconic talent. And according to Rick Krim, executive vice president of talent and music programming at VH1, a number of superstars have emerged since 2004 that deserve the "BTM" treatment.

"We had to rethink a little bit and look at these current artists that are really big stars now, and maybe it isn't the classic rise and fall," Krim told MTV News on Thursday. "There's the classic 'Behind the Music' arc, but in this crop we wanted to get some artists that were on top of their game now instead of looking back. And also, just because their big stars now doesn't mean they necessarily have a great 'Behind the Music' kind of story.

"From our research, [Lil Wayne] certainly does. From the fact that when he was a kid he accidentally shot himself and almost died at age 12 while playing with a gun, he went through Katrina, he has [a possible stint in] jail pending. He has all the requisite drama in his life, which I think ultimately makes for the great story. The fact that he's one of the biggest stars out there makes it the right combination that we're looking for.

The revamped "Behind The Music" is set to debut in July. As of press time, the air date for Lil Wayne's episode has not been scheduled.

I GOTTA GET INTO BOWTIES MAN... (HYPEBEAST)

American fashion designer and former creative director of Gucci, Tom Ford is a creator who likes mixing printed matters and styles. Ford has recently become known as a pioneer of taking clothes that are perhaps no longer worn and giving them a contemporary twist. This time around Ford has created two colourways of the classic Silk Bow Tie which adds to his Autumn/Winter collection for ’09. The ties use black white and grey patterns over a chunky looking bow. For those of you who are feeling this piece but aren’t sure how to tie it, fear not, it’s a clip on! Both colourways are now available at colette.

Jay-Z on T-Pain // Oprah

SHAQ VS DELAHOYA

AS WE ALL KNOW, I LOVE ART. WHOEVER DID THIS FLYER IS VERY MUCH TALENTED!

2009 Summer Movie Wrap-Up Omar returns to break down the summer slate…

by Omar Mazariego

May
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
A decade after the first full-length X-Men film, the fans finally got what they were waiting for: Wolverine’s solo movie. And like the rest of the hood, I saw this on the bootleg that had wires on the actor’s backs and was missing CGI effects from entire scenes. Now, if you read the Origin comic books like I did, you’ll notice that the story was tweaked and even rewritten. While Hugh Jackman does Wolverine justice, the movie didn’t. From how he got the name, Logan, to why he really lost his memory, I wasn’t loving the changes at all. Gambit was the biggest disappointment to me. He was my favorite X-Man, but they turned him into a bird in this movie. Dead Pool was weak (I can’t believe they’re giving him his own movie), and what was the point of Will-Am-I-A-Gay-Basher?’s character? (We all know Will ain’t do nothing to Perez personally, but I still find that whole situation extraordinarily incredible.) Liev did his thing as Sabretooth, though; I ain’t taking that from him. Overall I was disappointed, but at the same time I’m glad I ain’t spend no paper to see this mediocrity.
3 Gangstas

Star Trek
Growing up, I was never into Star Trek. I saw a few episodes of “The Next Generation,” but never really got into it or understood why it had such a cult following. But director/producer JJ Abrams is crazy imaginative, so I decided to give this movie a try, and I was as blown away as Kool G Rap during his Karrine Steffans years. The retelling of how Captain James Kirk, Spock, Scotty and Sulu linked up to go where no man has gone before was fantastic. I always assumed they all met at The Blue Oyster from Police Academy fame, but I was wrong. Painting Kirk as a underachieving genius rebel-without-a-cause looking for direction in his life, while Spock was an overachiever way beyond his years (and his peers or elders) but was still conflicted by the simplicity of human and Vulcan emotions, gave the flick intriguing storylines to build around and gave the two main characters more depth than I thought they ever had. Sprinkle in some classic lines like “Damnit, Jim! I’m a doctor, not a scientist,” a hot half-naked green alien, some of the best special effects and action sequences the summer has ever seen, and you have yourself a banger.
4 Gangstas

Angels & Demons
I’ma keep it 100 with this right here: When I went to see this movie, I was with this cute-ass Salvadorian shorty. We was tongue twisting it and just Roman Polansking each other before, during and after the movie. So naturally, halfway through the joint I caught a case of…well, let’s just say you could’ve confused my family jewels with The Heart Of The Ocean from Titanic. It was THAT bad. No lie, I couldn’t enjoy the movie or really pay attention cause I was in major pain like Damon Wayans, feel me? Actually, I hope you don’t and never do. All I know is that Tom Hanks’ wig piece wasn’t as ridiculous as it was in The Da Vinci Code, that someone got branded with an iron, and that people read too much into organized religion. After the movie was over and we walked out, I was “crippin’” so bad that a few Bloods around the way were looking at me sideways when I came through. From what I remember about the movie itself, it was aight. (Same exact story goes for when we went to see Avenue Q. I mean, I think it was a funny play, but man, listen: All I heard was “My Heart Will Go On” and I know damn well Celine Dion wasn’t in that play.) Who knows how many Gangstas. But shorty herself was 4 hardcore Gangstas.

Terminator Salvation
Let’s be real here. Everyone thought that the Terminator without Ahhnold would be like the Packers without Farve. But as fate would have it, Christian Bale turned out to be this franchise’s Aaron Rodgers. Aside from being a far superior actor to the Governator, Christian brought with him that human edge to a franchise built around a robotic apocalypse. In Salvation, the apocalypse has come and gone, but mankind is still beasting it and fighting the good fight for their right to party. John Connor (Bale) is seen by the rebellion as a prophet due to the knowledge he has on the enemy, thanks to his years of preparation through his old earth and personal experiences. But his commanders aren’t exactly praising him or his way of handling things and see him as the second coming of David Koresh. His hatred from the enemy is compromised when he meets a machine with the heart and mind of a man who is looking for answers himself. Now he has to make a decision: Does he side with the half man-half machine or does he sign with the New York Knicks? Countless free agents can’t be wrong, so he deads Donnie Walsh and Mike D’Antoni’s suspect system to continue his fight against the machines. Also, Terry Crews’ “appearance” in this movie gave new meaning to the phrase “the black guy dies in the first 5 minutes.” Get a new agent, homie. Anyway, a bunch of heavy metal and a naked Ahhhnold lookalikes later, and I was convinced that no one can revive a franchise like Christian Bale can. He’s the LeBron James of Hollywood.
4 Gangstas

Drag Me To Hell
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m all about the horror movie; that’s my favorite genre, hands down. That said, we all know today’s “horror” movies are nothing more than remade or recycled material. But Drag Me To Hell seemed to have a new kind of spin for the current day and age. After an old gypsy loses her home to foreclosure (so real it’s already scary), the gypsy places a curse on her loan officer (Alison “No Lips” Lohman), which calls for her to suffer all kinds of mental and physical abuse for a certain amount of time, before the Laima finally drags her body and soul to hell. Lohman seeks help from an curly-haired fortune teller (the curlier the hair the stronger the psychic power — it’s proven science) and an old Latina (big surprise there) who’s done battle with this particular spirit before. She’s also dating the Mac guy (Justin Long), but he’s about as useful as a chastity belt is to Kim Kardashian. This movie was more entertaining and fun than it was scary, but the flick more than held its own. It was clever, creepy and overall disgustingly amusing. Kind of like my ex.
3.5 Gangstas

June
Away We Go
In my personal opinion, the only thing more overrated than this movie is Drake. Critics were hailing Away We Go as one of the best movies of the year and bigging it up like it was a change-the-game flick, but man this movie was a down-head. After an interracial couple (John Krasinski & Maya Rudolph) find out they’re going to have a baby, they start traveling to different states to meet up with old friends in order to get a feel for where the best place to raise their child would be. They soon come to realize that behind the “happiness” seeing friends brings their lives, there remains a canvas of misery. Through their friend’s pains and struggles they learn a thing or two about themselves and the direction they want to take in their life. Some of the dialogue was funny and characters interesting (I thought I couldn’t be less attracted to Maggie Gyllenhaal after Dark Knight. I was wrong), but the movie had too much of a message for my taste. It was just a sad movie. Damn near as sad as the fact that the last movie cast chock-full of Latino stars was Beverly Hills Chihuahua. And yet, they were only used for their voices. Just one long ass Taco Bell commercial.
3 Gangstas

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
Khalid described this movie as a “top 10 worst of all time.” I have to disagree. I mean Kha’s my muthaf*ckin’ man and I respect his opinion, but at the same time this is the same dude who said Kill Bill was trash. Given that the twin “ghetto” bots were offensive and as stereotypical as the “hoods” that Charles Bronson used to gun down in his Death Wish flicks, that was my only real beef with the movie. I thought the movie was funny, sexy (Megan Fox is wifey), and action packed. Naturally the storyline itself was iffy (Transformers built the pyramids? Since when?), but I’ve been saying that since they announced a sequel was in the works. You knew they were going to bring back Megatron somehow and he’d end up shooting the unfair one with Optimus. It was evident that this was going to be a movie based on more action, explosions and more Megan. And that’s exactly what it was. I don’t know what Kha was expecting, but I was hella entertained when I wasn’t offended by the “ebonics” that the twins were using.
3 Gangstas

July
Public Enemies
The story of John Dillinger and his crew of murderous men seemed like an absolute can’t miss. Especially when it’s starring Johnny Depp (Dillinger) and Christian Bale (Melvin Purvis). But I have to admit that I was a bit disappointed. I can’t put any of the blame on the actors or even the director. But I will place it on the writers. One minute John’s a common criminal doing a bid and the next he’s an infamous bank robber. No build up to his status or anything. Same goes for Bale, who played Purvis. They were just introduced as “them dudes,” na’mean? It was like when the Knicks drafted Fredric Weis. It’s like, “Who the F*UCK is you?!?!” The bank heists and the thrill of the chase scenes were damn entertaining, but at the end of the day, for me it lacked character development. Why were these men the best at what they do? How did John know he had ample time to rob said bank. And what made Purvis that good at tracking down his man? He shot a pretty boy and became famous. I beat up and robbed more pretty boys than Mike Tyson (who wasn’t prettier than him?), where’s my movie? Public Enemies was a cool joint, just not what I had hoped from two of the best actors in the game. Then again it could be worse: it could’ve been Righteous Kill 2.
3.5 Gangstas

Bruno
S. Cohen is a comic genius. I really didn’t think he’d be able to top Borat, but Bruno had me in tears like Stephon Marbury listening to Kirk Franklin. From the way he was freaking off his little lover in the hotel to the “interview” with Harrison Ford, the man had me eating out of his hand, but not in a Republican way. (“Not in a Republican way” is the new “No Homo.”) And the pics he took of Lil OJ? Aw man! I busted a gut cracking up when they showed them joints. While I was caught off guard by the full frontal nudity, it was still hilarious. Definitely one of the funniest flicks I’ve seen in years.
4.5 Gangstas

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
I don’t really keep up with anything British. Ever since my moms bought me a pair of British Knights in 4th grade and I suffered the kind of ridicule and abuse that Mel Gibson would’ve made a movie out of and blamed the Jews for, I swore off anything from “Great” Britain. So as far as the Harry books and flicks, it’s whatever to me. None of the movies or books really caught my attention. I saw this joint with L-Boogie at the Ziegfeld and it was cool for the most part, I guess. Harry catches a quick case of Jungle Fever; then son discovers a textbook that used to belong to the wizard formerly known as the Half-Blood Prince, which makes him a better but more dangerous magician; then he catches a body in the bathroom (not in a Republican way though, he’s not Bruno), and was ultimately betrayed by someone who he ain’t really like anyway. I don’t understand how everyone tries to kill each other with a magic wand and spells and sh*t. Tell Voldemort to send me a kite along with a magical shank — I’ll gets the job done. All in all, it was a cool movie, but in more of a cute Narnia way than in a g’d up Lord of the Rings way.
3.5 Gangstas

Funny People
When I first heard that Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen were making a movie together, I thought I was in for something funnier than Paris Hilton when she was being driven back to jail. But the story of a famous comedian (Sandler) who makes a return to stand-up after learning that he was battling a life threatening illness was as boring as Stephon Marbury’s talk show “Stars on Stars.” It’s bad when the funniest guy in a movie starring Sandler and Rogen is none other than The Ruler Zig-Zag-Zig Allah (aka RZA; his “Seinfeld” comments in the flick were fantastic). In this movie, Sandler hires Rogen to help him write material for his stand-up comeback, and in doing so, the two end up becoming close and affect each others lives in ways that…man, I don’t know. The sh*t was kind of wack. It was 2 hours and change of mediocre jokes, soul searching and making amends. Reminded me of this ghetto ass intervention I took part in years ago. It went from nearly becoming a free-for-all to almost turning into an orgy, but that’s nether here no there. The title of this movie was as misleading as The Neverending Story, dunn.
2.5 Gangstas

August
GI Joe
Yeeaaah riiiiiiiiight…

District 9
Two words: interspecies prostitution. Six syllables: In-Fu*k-In-Cre-di-Ble! You have to love the idea of the UN helping malnourished illegal aliens (Prawns) from another planet, meanwhile they won’t even look out for illegal aliens from earth. It was like the UN discovered a UFO filled with two million Elian Gonzalez’s from another world, except in the end they were treated better than he was. In D9, aliens accidentally land on earth in the ‘80s and have been living amongst us since. Shot documentary-style for the most part (the latest Hollywood fad), District 9 revolves around this fake-ass Steve Carrell named Wikus, who’s placed in charge of giving the aliens their eviction notices and moving them from District 9 to District 10. During a raid of one of the alien shacks he discovers a device and ends up getting prematurely sprayed on. The effects begin immediately and his body begins to mutate into that of a Prawn from space. Now on the run, the Government and a neighborhood Suge Knight wants his blood for the same reason: operating alien weaponry. Wikus’s only hope of curing himself lies in the hands and technology of the very Prawn he was trying to evict (that was kind of predictable, wasn’t it?). I thought D9 was a good look at society’s class systems and discrimination of the very people they exploit. Sort of like whoever greenlit Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Not to mention the graphic scenes where aliens and people were torn apart. That was just off the hook. You can never have too much blood and guts being spilled in a movie.
4 Gangstas

Inglourious Basterds
I was watching the classic film From Dusk Till Dawn the other night (I can’t go to sleep unless I watch some kind of horror movie before knocking out), and I realized that Quentin Tarantino and I have a lot in common. I, too, would let Salma Hayek quench my thirst for freakiness by letting her stick her foot in my mouth and pouring liquor down her leg. Not to mention the kind of things we think of. From the conversation about Madonna’s “Like A Virgin” in Reservoir Dogs to the true meaning of a foot massage in Pulp Fiction to the comparison of how people view a rat to a squirrel in Basterds, me and son really are on the same wavelength when it comes observations that your everyday “politically correct” person wouldn’t make. So naturally I’m a fan of this man’s demented and graphic dialogue and visions of violence. Now his manic imagination takes a shot at rewriting history. Inglourious Basterds takes us into an alternate World War II, where eight proud Jewish men led by Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) are dropped into the middle of Nazi occupied France with one mission: kill as many Nazis as possible and get at Hitler and his top lieutenants. With no remorse, they bat down, brand, stab, suffocate, gun down and ultimately scalp Nazis (Mel Gibson must be pissed!). While it was as graphic as QT could get on screen, I was expecting more blood and guts than what I got. I mean I’ve “witnessed” a few dudes in my time get their heads cracked with bats and golf clubs, and it was a lot more sloppy and gruesome than what I saw in IB. Plus, I was surprised that QT didn’t take this opportunity to make fun of Hitler’s rumored homosexuality. But I did appreciate the crazy dialogue, accents, violence and even the chummy nicknames like “Bear Jew,” “Jew Hunter” and “Little Man.” But after concurring with my degenerate associates over a bottle of hardcore liquor that was made in Flaco’s bath tub, we concluded that there should’ve been a gay Jew played by Jon Lovitz (God knows he needs a paycheck) who would have sodomize the branded survivors and left them with a story to never tell, American Me style. “Don’t scream. You might like it.” If you ever hear someone tell you that, you can bet your sweet ass you’re gonna scream and you’re not gonna like it.
4 Gangstas

THROWBACK JAY IN THE BASEMENT

NEW DIDDY / DIRTY MONEY JOINT

Diddy's Group Dirty Money Releases "Angels" Music Video from the.LIFE Files on Vimeo.

SLAM Presents The Kick of the Day: Clae Russell

FRATBOYZ WEBSITE. CHECK EM OUT!

JAY-Z COMMERCIAL

FOR MY WRITERS. PICK THIS UP!

AND YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD A CHIP ON YOUR SHOULDER...