Owen
Kali
LeightonPixar, get up on it. This what 3D animation should look like. Fuck that photoreal shit.
Filed under: Music, Politics | Tags: 2008 election, alaska, daily show, hip hop, kid cudi, man on the moon, quitting, rap, sarah palin, suck, vice president
I think we’re all familiar with Sarah Palin, 2008 vice presidential candidate. One of the more compelling new political figures to emerge on the scene. She is revered by some and hated by others, but either way people are passionate about her.
Within the hip hop community Kid Cudi is just as divisive, and the similarity’s don’t end there. Lemme run down some more of the striking similarities between Mrs. Palin and The Cudder.
1. They’re both originals.
What I have to give both Mrs. Palin and Kid Cudi for is that their new. It’s rare to see big national politicians that aren’t from the American mainland, especially not female ones. Nonetheless a moose-hunting hockey MILF. And suburban film students from the American heartland don’t typically break on the rap charts. Particularly those who emo rap over techno music. So yeah, they’re “breaths of fresh air”, a refreshing departure from the norm. And they both had the courage to be themselves when I’m sure many told them that people with their perspectives don’t make it. Fortunately for them they did make it. Unfortunately for us, being new doesn’t require and skill or talent of any kind.
2. They both suck at their jobs.
Sarah Palin is an idiot. That’s an exaggeration but even those who like wouldn’t argue that she’s the brightest bulb in the drawer. She’s a moving speaker, a charming, feisty and likeable figure, and cute as hell. I’m sure these qualitites served her well in her earlier career as a sportscaster. But now, she’s a politician. And she appears to know very little, or at least be very uncomfortable, discussing actual political policy. So as nice as it would seem to be to have someone like her in a national office, she wouldn’t be capable of it. She just doesn’t have the tools to be good at it, and were all better off that she isn’t in office.
Filed under: TV | Tags: 11:30, colbert report, conan o'brien, daily show, jay leno, late night, nbc, tonight show
Dear Conan,
Last night was Jay Leno’s return to the Tonight Show. I didn’t watch it. Not out of solidarity to you, or a vindictive grudge. I just didn’t care much. I saw a bit of his monologue on Hulu this morning, and he didn’t mention you. He was charming and comfortable and it was like he had never been off the air. The transition was so smooth that in a few years it’ll probably seem like you never hosted the Tonight Show. And I wanna apologize for that, because it’s partially my fault.
Filed under: Music | Tags: hip hop, how to make it in america, kid cudi, lyricism, man on the moon, Music, rap, taste
Because of a recent post I made on my other blog, I wanted to get the conversation started again in what I’ve started to affectionately call, The Monkey Room.
The post was about the new show How To Make It In America. It features Kid Cudi as part of the cast and although he has a pretty minor role, my esteem for him as an artist was why I tuned in in the first place. Writing about Cudi reminded me of a conversation Me, Kali, L and another friend of ours had about him on a car ride home one night.
Basically, Me and L are big fans of Cudi and Kali thinks that he’s terrible, (which he is). But as the conversation went on it turned from just a squabble over taste to a discussion of fundamental preferences when choosing who and what we listen to.
Before I go on, here’s a perfect example of why you can either love or hate him.
