The Good, The Bad, and well..The Ugg-ly

Winter time is the time to break out the vast assortment of heavy coats, hoodies, boots, and crewnecks. Its always harder to style in the winter because of the layers factor but many find a way to act accordingly.

I have a personal love/hate relationsip with the Ugg Boots culture. While they are easily the ugliest piece of footwear made and the most ineffective shoe known to the human world (boots that cant handle water?). Women, especially the white girls, find a way to make it work and I'll never get it. I want to hate, and I will openly, yet I'll find myself in a room appreciating it all at once. Paradox like a mutha.

The homie NerdAtCoolTable will defend the Ugg boots to the fullest but in my opinion, I feel theres a different way to go about boots. I know all legs aren't meant for high boots, but shouldn't they be fashionable or not wear them at all? Ugg boots on women are like a man rockin some Suede sneakers in the winter. Useless. Plus they cost a grip, and dont last more then one season.

Also as a disclaimer, I feel that big women shouldn't wear the Uggs. Nothing against yall, but they tend to get all lopsided and then it looks like youre walking on the side of your foot which isn't a good look if youre trying to impress a man.

My question to the ladies. Are these popular because EVERYONE wears them or are they just another passing fad? Correct me if I'm wrong but there's nothing grown and sexy about Uggs.

How are these:


Better then these:

Nike MVP Puppets and KRS-One as Santa Claus x Lupe Fiasco as Blitzen: Dunkin On Reindeer

Well, there were shots fired from both sides in this Christmas duel and we definitely had to have a conclusion.

Watch as the MVP Puppets and Santa hoop it against Blitzen and the reindeer. Blitzen had a mean spit game but him and his crew's hoop game is something reminiscent of a 5th grade intramural league.

The dope beat was produced by Chuck Inglish of The Cool Kids. Nasty.

BlackRoc: Ain't Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo) Video

The BlakRoc music experience is one that is helping to change Hip Hop in a very good way. As I stated in the past, Dame Dash is up to some mischief and it can only go up from here. Makes you wonder if him and Jay-Z splitting was the best thing to happen in Hip-Hop and if he always had these ideas in the back pocket....

2010 will be an interesting year for the DD172 unit.

Check the video for the track Aint Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo) featuring Jim Jones and Mos Def. Make sure you have the BlakRoc album. Came out on Black Friday last month. GOOD MUSIC YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN HAD FOLKS

Blakroc: Ain't Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo) Ft. Mos Def and Jim Jones from Jonah Schwartz on Vimeo.

Nike Puppets and KRS-One as Santa Claus x Lupe Fiasco as Blitzen: Retaliation

Now after yesterdays FROSTY post, you know Santa wasn't going to just sit back and relax after all of those shots fired by Blitzen. Check out Santa's rhymes, spit by the legendary KRS-One.

To all the folks that say Hip Hop isn't worth anything and is all negative, Nike is proving you wrong this Christmas season. You'll be receiving coal in your stocking. Enjoy!

Nike Puppets and KRS-One as Santa Claus x Lupe Fiasco as Blitzen

Ahhh its Christmas time. You know the usual time of year filled with the spirit of joy, presents, family....and Blitzen spittin a hot 16 talkin smack to Santa, Kobe Bryant, and Lebron James...... Wait..huh?

Nike has done it again with the Nike Puppets and setting up a little showdown between the reindeer and Santa's crew. Check Lupe Fiasco as Blitzen kickin some fierce rhymes.

The Adventures of Mikey and Myke: Heinekin Green Room

Last Monday night, I was speaking with my compadre Mikey McFly and he brought up the fact that Black Thought and The Roots Crew was going to be in town at Silk City for the 215 Magazine x UBIQ x Heinekin Green Room event. Everyone knows how I feel about The Roots so I was HYPE. Luckily for me, Mikey had a spot so I tagged along with him on Wednesday night for the event. It was an ill concert all the way through and I credit that to the fact that it was a VIP +1 event, meaning "This aint a free for all, you have to have a connection." The crowd wasn't huge like normal Silk crowds and the vibe was HIP HOP and thats all one could ask for.

The dopest thing of the whole evening was the fact that I was able to tag along with Mikey to "The Studio" that Tayibb Smith, 215 Magazine Founding Publisher, invited him to. Was able to hang with some of The Roots and 215 Mag crew. All chill people just vibing. I walk in the door and there's Dice Raw. What most don't know is Dice's mom lives on my block by my soon to be old apartment so I had met him quite a few times. He's one of the most chill and genuine cool folks I've ever met. We had a convo on life and he congratulated me on finally being done college. So while me and Mikey are cooking up another scheme to take over the world, Here comes Black Thought from the side entrance. He came in and dapped us up and everything. Just real chill. In my mind im thinking, this dude's a legend and its an honor to be in the same room as him. Not all artists are arrogant and rude. This night proved it all.

Props to Mikey McFly for the pictures.

Jim Jones x Curren$y Spitta: Aerial(In Studio Video)

See I dont think folks are realizing what Dame Dash is doing. He's truely gathering troops and getting an absolutely INSANE music movement going. I've always been critical of Jim Jones, but since the BlakRoc album dropped, Ive been hearing him taking his rap game to a new level. Working with artists that are better then him lyrically and better producers such as Ski Beatz is really helping him.

Check out the video for the track Aerial made for the upcoming Ski Beatz tape: 24 Hour Karate School. WOW

'AERIAL' JIM JONES X CURREN$Y 24HR KARATE SCHOOL from Creative Control on Vimeo.

Jim Jones and Curren$y record "Aerial" featured on Ski Beatz Mixtape: 24 Hour Karate School.

The Incredible Phil Nash

The quest for Good Music in the world continues. I was fortunate to get a tip on the dude Phil Nash. He's one dope artist who spits hard and keeps it real on his tracks. I had a chance to ask him some questions to learn about the man they call Phil Nash.

-First off the Music is FIRE homie. How did you craft your flow over time and who gave you inspiration?

My flow is always a work in progress even at this point. I started
crafting it at a young age by mimicking how some of the best rappers
would ryhme over the track. I would ask myself questions like,"how would
Nas tackle this beat or how would DMX handle this joint." That started
giving me all different types of styles and cadences. Now that I've
found my own style I feel confident in rapping over any beat thrown my
way. I can rap to polka music if I wanted to.

-I see you have respect for old school Jams by using the Big Daddy Kane- Aint No Half Steppin sample. Alot of rappers nowadays hate on the older generation that set the way which I could never understand. How do you feel about that?

It's kinda upsetting when the young whipper-snappers don't respect
or vibe with the 1st generation of HipHop but they just don't
understand. They didn't come up in those times therefore they can't
relate. I'm not saying I agree but I understand why it is that way.
HipHop has changed but the corporations play the biggest part in HipHop
being what it is. The TV and radio are to blame, not the artist
themselves.

-What's it like to get a production from the Legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff? He give you any advice?

Working with Jeff is like a dream come true everytime. I was star
struck at 1st. I used to call him Jazzy and he was like "You don't gotta
call me that" (lol) but to me that nigga is Jazzy with a capitol J. I
love that dude. He's my big brother. He always gives me advice and he
trys to keep me a few moves ahead so I can get a checkmate one of
these days. He's truly a Dj Hero (shameless plug)

-I heard Skillz with the almighty cosign which is crazy legit to have on the tape. Hows that feel to get an established and respected artist on your movement?

Having Skillz cosign me was real big because that nigga is the biggest
HipHop critic I've ever met but rightfully so because he listens to every
single artist that drops something. He knows music like the back of his
hand and for him to say my shit is official was some cool shit. That's
my bro too. He's good to talk to and funny as hell!

-Anyone you want to work with in the game currently (producers or other artists?)

It's so many people I wanna work with. Too many to mention, but I can drop
a few names: The Neptunes because I know we'll be on the same wavelength: Jay
Electronica because he takes risk: Eminem because not many people can hang with
him and he's my G.O.A.T nominee: Blackmilk, MF Doom, and Madlib just to name a
few... And Ye' just to see what we come up with.

-What's the next move for Phil Nash?

The next move for me is my last mixtape for awhile. It will be
entitled Jayphilla. Its gonna drop February .8th. It's in celebration of
Dilla. I know cats are gonna be like "Damn, another Dilla tape" but just
wait and listen is all I can say.

Be on the lookout for Jayphilla and Make sure to cop his most recent tape: Phil of The Future Part 2

Props to the homie Phil Nash for the interview oppurtunity and Dead Denim Clothing Company for the heads up.

Check out Dead Denim Clothing Company on Twitter at @DeadDenim or their site Dead Denim

CO City: "Ayo!"

So I'm kicking it and the homie CO City from The 3RD drops me one of his tracks called Ayo! produced by Nicotene. This joint goes in so you folks need to check it out. The flow and beat is LEGIT. Don't forget The 3RD 1979 droppin December 14th. It's a "must cop"

Download "Ayo!"

Did You Just Call 3 Seconds?

This one goes out to all of my pick up basketball fiends around the world experiencing that nonsense, especially the homie @BoxdenFresh on Twitter. He knows where this came from.

Man there's nothing better than not being in the NBA but finding ways to still get your hoop on. So you're in a game and ready to start making your presence felt on the court. Games One's and Two's to 16 Straight. Teams out here looking ready to hoop and you know youve been itchin to play since lunch.

You come down the court ready to post your man in the paint and after a brief moment fighting for position he screams out: "3 SECONDS. OUR BALL!" and starts running down the court with a straight face.......

...Did you just call 3 seconds in a pickup game? This is a joke right. Unfortunately, no.

Listen here, all of you "I watch the NBA daily, keep stats' and molded my shot like my favorite player wanting to live the real thing" players need to stay at home and play NBA 2K10 because no one wants to hear that in a pickup game. The only valid calls in pickup are Travel, Double Dribble, and Foul. All other calls are invalid and should warrant you getting beat up, kicked off, or both. All depends where you're at location wise.

Leave these calls on T.V.:
Offensive Goaltending
3 Seconds: Defensive and Offensive
Moving Screens
Offensive Fouls of any type

Dick Bavetta isn't out here. It's a bunch of Weekend Warriors who want some competition and living old hoop dreams. Stop bringing that to the court.

Next Real Life Hoop Situation: The Case Of The "I Got Handles Dawg" Player.

No one needs games looking like this. And this is in the League messing up.

The 3RD: Escalade

"Those Ohio homies have something good here"

That was the first words out of my mouth upon hearing The 3RD (pronounced three-are-dee) Club In My Car Fixtape. The crew of Shaddy T, P.A. Flex, Shakes, C.O City, and Blaksmif. on the Fixtape, there are plenty of tracks with smooth beats and slick rhymes that anyone with an eye for fresh Hip Hop can enjoy. Make sure yall get your hands on it.

This video is the first single off their up and coming album 1979 dropping on December 14th. Definitely go get it on itunes. You won't be dissapointed. These guys are making that next level music.

The song is called Escalade and its a different look on the concept of having a nice whip to roll around in. Instead of making it seem lavish with Escalade's and video models laying around, they went back to the basics to show folks that you just don't get it like that. You got to put in the necessary work and effort to make that high rollin dream happen. That right there, is why I like these guys. Keeping it real is missing in the game these days and people are falling for that fake hustle song and dance, but there are artists coming up that are telling it how it is, you just have to find them.



Much respect to the whole 3RD team for getting me this video. Good dudes man. Check it out
Check them here: The 3RD

The 3RD "Escalade" from Palestra Creative on Vimeo.

I Didn't Ask You to Marry Me

Id be lying to say this never happened to me or any of my homies but this needs to be discussed today.

So, here you are in the night spot of your choice enjoying a good night with the fellas and possibly inebriated off your favorite vice. You spot a group of fine and qualified ladies and figure it's worth it to dance a bit and make the night more fun. As you approach the circle, the girls look at you like you just walked in on them and popped the question.

....Hold up. I didn't ask you to marry me. Just wanted to dance lady.

It seems like women are getting the idea that they are to good to dance with guys because they feel the man is out for one thing. While a man can be a savage, and I won't deny it, sometimes we just wanna dance with you to have fun in the comapny of the opposite sex. Getting all high and mighty because a man wants to solicit 3 minutes and 40 seconds to dance is a headache no one needs.

It's not a lifetime commitment ladies, its a dance. We didn't make plans to meet the family. Just dance. We weren't going to ask for your number. JUST DANCE.

Lets get back to having fun again. It feels like as the years have gone on, more and more uptight things are happening in establishments where they aren't supposed to. "Dance with a guy tonight at a dance spot? I couldn't imagine. Ill just act like he's crazy for asking...."

....Actually, try giving dudes a chance. I promise you'll have fun

were gonna use Kid and Play for reference. you know. the good days