Making Of Dope Boyz Remix – Don Cannon from Decatur Dan on Vimeo.
Didn’t really get much from watching this video but everyone else posted it

I know this is so old but man, these commercials were sofa king funny. Check out www.youtube.com/GilTheCrab for others

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The song (Peter Bjorn and Young “Young Folks”) is a little played out for the clubs but sounds great in this teaser. The commercial has a great rone to it; love the little wrist shake as he pickss up the mic followed by an activation sound (very MJ). Not really feeling the second song in the teaser as I think it really kills the vibe and has no soul.

For once I’m not posting Wale press right? LOL. Not gonna lie; I’m pretty excited about this. I’ve worked very hard for 2.5 years building up Wale and his brand and haven’t done much self-promoting along the way, so when I get a little recognition here and there, it feels good. URB was one of the first magazines to really fuck with Wale and almost a year later, it seems like they had a crystal ball; putting Wale and Justice on their 150th cover took some balls! It was my job (and Wale’s) to make them feel good about their decision. I will never forget driving from Vegas to LA the morning after the VMA’s to get Wale to the photoshoot on time and meeting Xavier and Gaspard (dudes from Justice) at Smashbox Studios in Culver City and them being so genuinely excited about Wale’s music (”other than Will Smith,” Xavier said, “Wale is the only rapper we want to work with.”) Anyway, so URB did this piece on music managers in their Power Issue, a few of whom I am friends with and somehow I ended up first on the list (yes! not that it means anything). So along with Corey Smyth (Talib Kweli), Gee Roberson (Kanye, Wayne), Ian Montone (MIA, White Stripes, Shins, Raconteurs, Vampire Weekend) and a few other managers I’m not familiar with, here I am mentioned because of Wale and Paper Route Recordz. Awesome! It’s really an honor to be mentioned amongst people I look up to, especially someone like Ian who has been somewhat of a mentor to me for the past year. Thanks URB!


And in case you can’t read what it says:
Certainly something of a newcomer, Weisman has quickly put DC’s Wale on the map (and URB’s 150th cover). He works on building the brand and not just setting up gigs, though he does that too (Elitaste note: with the help of Jesse K at Nue Agency). Alabama’s Paper Route Recordz is up next.

Alien Puppy

I don’t think all the movie magic in the world could recreate a dog that looked like this

Image from Paul Rosenberg’s blog (Paul Rosenblog)…whattup Paul, didn’t know you had a blog!
“And just like that, the greyhound-thin Fontana native has become one of the most sought-after musicians in hip-hop, having given his patented rock “remix” once-overs to a constellation of rap and R&B luminaries’ songs. Among them, Barker’s label-sanctioned remixes of Rihanna’s “Umbrella,” Busta Rhymes’ “Don’t Touch Me (Throw Da Water on ‘Em),” the Game’s “Dope Boys,” Flo Rida’s “Low” and Wale’s ‘G Told Me.’”
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Click HERE to download TRV$AM “Fix Your Face” mixtape. This tape is pure awesomeness. Perfect for the gym, it features dynamic and diverse mixing, very effective scratching and some pounding percussion. Unlike some lesser hybrid mixtapes, TRV$AM have one goal in mind and that’s to rock your fucking face off and leave you to FIX YOUR FACE (I just came up with that…does it work? lol). It features Chemical Brothers, Jay-Z, Johnny Cash, Eazy-E, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Biggie, Michael Jackson, Kanye, Daft Punk, Timbaland, Lil Wayne, Billy Joel, DJ Assault, Damian Marley, Outkast, Rick Springfield, MIA, theme to Rocky (heard him do that blend live…he goes from some bmore club horns to the theme song…ridiculous), Phil Collins, Joan Jett, Beastie Boys and more. It’s okay if you did a double take to that list of artists. Shit is bananas.
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Album for album, no new artist except for maybe Kanye, has been as consistent as The Game. LAX is a classic in my opinion. “Angel” f. Common might be my favorite track. Go cop that shit!

This is hands down the best thing T-Pain has done for his career since discovering autotune. This kinda reminds me of Michael Jackson “Leave Me Alone” video from 1987 mixed with a little WALEDANCE.