Throwback Tuesday: Stagga Lee - Roll Wit M.V.P. (We Be Like!)

I actually expected dude to be around longer. I mean its not like dude was garbage or anything

Purple City's Shiest Bubz - "The International Bud Dealer"

The longtime Dipset affiliate, CEO of Purple City, connoisseur
of piff, and Harlem hero Shiest Bubz is back on the map. Since
Purple City's last release in 2007, "Jim Jones Presents:
The Purple Album," Shiest has quietly refined his flow, his sound
and reconfigured the core members of the Purple City movement.
Now he returns with "The International Bud Dealer" (a/k/a "The I.B.D.")
which is really Shiest's effort to make himself the most important
solo artist in the Purple City movement. "The music business is funny.
When Purple City first came on the scene in 2005, a lot of people brushed them
aside as an insignificant Dipset spinoff group and then their debut album
sold over 65,000 units worldwide. Now, here we are in 2009... Dipset
looks to have dissolved and along with Jim Jones' Byrdgang and
Juelz's Skull Gang, Shiest's Purple City movement is as relevant as ever in
terms of New York street rap. A lot of people are going to be surprised by
the quality of the music on this new album. It also does not hurt that Shiest
probably has the most entertaining overall persona in all of New York hip-hop
right now... if Cheech and Chong ever wanted to be a rapper, they would definitely
want to be Shiest Bubz," Says Chuck Wilson, the CEO of Babygrande Records.

Law 6: Court Attention At All Cost (Joaquin Phoenix's Rap Career)

I dunno how many of the readers are familiar with the 48 Laws of Power but I just happened to be reading the chapter on that law when I caught this video. I had originally planned to use the title for a post on 50 leaking Rick Ross' baby's mother's sex tape but this clown is doing everything written in the chapter.



The book states:

Part I: Surround Your Name With The Sensational And Scandalous

Draw attention to yourself by creating an unforgettable, even controversial image. Court Scandal. Do anything to make yourself seem larger than life and shine more brightly than those around you. Make no distinction between kinds of attention - notoriety of any sort will bring you power. Better to be slandered and attacked than ignored.

The whole concept of dude rapping is just so sensational that it screams scandal. Plus that ridiculous beard is definitely unforgettable.

Part II: Create An Air Of Mystery

In a world growing increasing banal and familiar, what seems enigmatic instantly draws attention. Never make it too clear what you are doing or about to do. Do not show all your cards. An air of mystery heightens your presence; it also creates anticipation - everyone will be watching you to see what happens next. Use mystery to beguile, seduce even frighten.

This is what Joaquin has been doing since he announced his rap career. Since day one his career has been shrouded in mystery and we still don't even know if he is really serious or if its all one big elaborate hoax. Throw a "documentary" chronicling his career that neither confirms or denies his seriousness and we are still left asking if he is just doing what he does best, acting. When you take into account that most of us have never actually heard his music the situation starts to resemble the story of Mata Hari that is outlined in the book.

Joaquin Phoenix has done an amazing job getting people talking about him, dude wasn't this popular when his movies where hot. If he his serious then I hope the best of luck to him.

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AB The Producer x Stussy

AB The Producer x Stussy from ricky parker on Vimeo.

I dunno if people really know about Stussy other than surfers(who I doubt even read this), the skaters and the hypebeasts that stay up on their streetwear shit. I mean I'm out of the loop on "normal". Just yesterday I found out my sister didn't know who Leah McSweeney was and never heard of Married To The MOB so like I said I dunno what people are up on but Stussy is official.

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