hey mama - kanye west

     ok so iv noticed different people have there own idea of what "real hip-hop" is. some say its the rythem of the rapper others say its just about the sound.  i think that real hip hop is about the content of what the person is rapping about there own struggles and issues in society, instead of the usual things they rap about witch are drugs, girls, violence, money. to me real hip hop is when an artis uses the music to express him or her self and tallk about issues that people werent aware of.

    people say that kanye west has changed and that he dusnt talk about real things in his songs anymore, and i agree. heres something that u can compare to his new music wich is amost all about money and fame. this ones about his mom and how much he loves her.    (something that makes him seem  more human and relatable)

Zion I - Coastin' feat. K. Flay

so this i another hip hop video from two underground artists. but what i like about these songs is that there very unique by taking a old almost jazz style of music and rapping to it shows just how  universal hip hop can be

i wish i knew natalie portman - K-os

    This song was origanaly named "on the run" by  saukrates (the artist featured in the song) but later on was named "i wish i knew natalie portman"by the main artist in the song  K-os. In a interview K-os explained the the name came of the top of his head while beeing pressured by this producers to come up with a name for the song.    But who cares about that? This song probably sounds familier to you, because is based on the song California - Phantom Planet but this version of the song has been given a completly different meaning wich i think is them on the run from the pressure of being an artist. the video is also done like a old movie car chase movie from the 70s. i really like this video because the video itself has a very old style to it and the misic is a hip hop vesion of a new and popular song thats used alot.

acura integra

     The acura integra is a small light car that gets its power from a four cylinder engin that is capable of reaching 9,000 rpm witch is alot seeing as my 6 cylinder car goes up to 6,500 rpm. This car is pretty fast because of its decent amount of horse power and light wight, but what really makes this car special is all the avalable aftermarket parts from engin upgrades to convetion kits (putting the frong end of another car onto yours). this allows people to customise there car to the way they want it so there car can contribute to there identity and brings more individuality into the cars people drive.

k-os

    k-os is not your tipical hip hop artist, his songs all tell a story and are very linear. Also he has a very original sound created by many differant instruments insted of the computer generated sound used in the majority of music today, even hip hop songs are starting to get more of a techno sound and a fast beat to them, but k-os is definitely one artist that isnt afraid not to follow the crowd.

pocket bike racing

ok so when i was a kid me and my friends used to race our pocket bikes up and down pur neighborhood. but now i look at pocket bike racing as a art form because the lack of size and power that the bikes have is almost comical. but the pocket bike racers take racing pocket bikes just as seriously as people would take real superbike racing. wich to me this defamiliarizes the competition and intesity of real motorcycle racing because the same intensity and competition can be found racing bikes that are 10 times smaller and cheaper. it truly is racing for the everyday person.

^ these are kids but adults race pocket bikes too.

jones soda

Jones soda is not the most popular brand of beverages but it is one that really caught my eye. Whats interesting about jones soda is not only there many  differant flavors but its the way they get there customers involved in there final product. For example jones soda has a large picture on its lable that is differant for every bottle, but every picture is picked out from ones that customers upload and submit to be put on a label aswell as a small fortune one the inside of the cap and a little description or artical about the photo.