“The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because it invites defeat. It involves an emotional catharsis, but it must be followed by a sense of futility.”

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Freddy Krueger is an institution. There is nothing to change, there is no more story to tell.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go cry.

Witness the trailer for this abomination below.

This has been one of the busiest seasons for me, EVER, I’ve got work coming from everywhere. Which is a good thing and a bad thing.

I haven’t had much time as I’d like to update here, so often times it looks like I died. Don’t worry though, I haven’t (or do worry if you don’t like me, either way). I’ll hopefully be updating the portfolio with some of the new things I’ve been working on, some if it I can’t. You understand, right?

Oh, I did take some time out to learn some valuable lessons, which I will now share with you.

• 1. 103.6 fever is not normal.
• 2. Ghostbusters 2 is not as good as Ghostbusters. Period.
• 3. Always take a 50% deposit up front.
• 4. Don’t do business with friends.
• 5. Enjoy yourself.

So, there you have it. I’ve been busy, I pray that you have been too.

Peace out.

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I came to know about M.O.P the same way all of you probably did. Ante Up. By that time they were already 4 albums in and still beasting. On September 15 they are releasing their 9th album. Quit being an asshole and buy an M.O.P album. You deserve it and so do they.

M.O.P – Stop Pushing

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M.O.P – Brooklyn

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Two new tracks have been released just today, both Timbaland produced (hmmmm). Off That featuring Drake and Reminder.

Enjoy.

Jay-Z – Off That feat. Drake
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Jay-Z – Reminder
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1. I loved this film, so this review will be biased, sorry.
2. I am a sucker for a South African accent, I don’t know why.
3. If you go to the movies with a guy friend and you don’t have an empty seat between the two of you, you are gay.

Now then, on to the review.

Needless to say, the rest of this review contains spoilers, so if you haven’t seen District 9 yet, stop reading this and go handle that. Ok, I went to see this last night with my friend Rex, we followed proper ManDate™ protocol (empty seat, no refreshments, no talking) and I lived to make it home to my wife, who is a woman.

The first thing I have to ask is, when did the previews become longer than the movie? There were seriously like 16 previews, and I can’t remember one, so that is a huge marketing FAIL for whoever put those things together.

On to District 9. Peter Jackson gave Neil Blomkamp $30 million to film whatever he wanted after the Halo movie fell through. Neil chose this, and he chose wisely like Indiana Jones in the Last Crusade. It’s based off of Neil’s short film Alive in Jo’burg which chronicles the landing of an alien craft in Johannesburg.

The film is truly beautiful, you know that the bulk of that $30 million went into special effects, and with the exception of the completely CGI aliens, everything looked so natural that you couldn’t tell what was real and fake. Image Engine did a great job there, no complaints. I wouldn’t watch the Hulk because he looked like wax, so these things are important to me.

It’s not often that completely digital characters make you feel for them, but Christopher does. He is stoic, proud and at the same time, sad. I’m letting my emo out a little bit, but the emotions come through on this guy, truly. The guy that plays the human lead, Sharlto Copley absolutely kills this role. This is the first movie he has ever been in a movie (you can see him briefly in the short) and he absolutely destroys. There is a scene where he realizes that he is becoming a prawn and finally learns that Christopher won’t be able to help him for 3 years, and he just breaks down. That dude can act, plus he says the F word alot (BONUS!).

Go watch District 9, I usually complain about everything in movies, I can’t think of one thing i would have changed. If not for the story, just go watch it to see some people get blown up, like seriously blown up into liquid. That alone is worth the price of the ticket.

If you do go, leave a seat between you and your boy. Either that or go watch The Time Travelers Wife and make-out with a dude.

ACT 1 – THE END OF DAY

ACT 2 – RISE OF THE NIGHT TERRORS
4. Solo Dolo (nightmare)
5. Heart of A Lion (KiD CuDi Theme Music)
6. My World Feat. Billy Cravens

ACT 3 – TAKING A TRIP
7. Day N Nite (nightmare)
8. Sky Might Fall
9. Enter Galactic (Love Connection Part 1)

ACT 4 – STUCK
10. Alive (nightmare) Feat. RATATAT
11. CuDi Zone
12. Make Her Say Feat. Kanye West & Common
13. Pursuit of Happiness (nightmare) Feat. MGMT & RATATAT

ACT  5 – A NEW BEGINNING
14. Hyyerr Feat. Chip Tha Rapper
15. Up Up & Away (The Wake & Bake Song)

Rumor has it that they will be releasing an EP entitled Wall of Ice on Monday the 17th. Nevermind, it didn’t happen. So, here is a new Radiohead single found floating around the internet, These Are My Twisted Words.

Enjoy.

Radiohead – These Are My Twisted Words

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Earlier in the year sample pictures of these showed up on the internet and where called the “Toxic Avengers” but here we have for you the final design of these sneakers and they are now called the “Toxic Sea Robins”. These sneakers are set to be dropping on August 15th at NJ Skateshop and are going to be gone quick especially with that icey green sole. If you want to pick them up now they are available at Premier but if not check out the address below on where to pick them up.

via Sneakermaniac.com