Just saw "Nightmare On Elm Street" 2010...

Hey everyone! Sorry for the delay on the posts, been quite busy around these times.  I've managed to see the new Nightmare On Elm Street flick with my date for the night, completely crowded theater. Mind you, this is in Washington, DC.  I avoided taking her to my usual spot in MD, which is the Magic Johnson Theater, because it's a pretty ghetto, loud atmosophere full of obnoxious teenagers running around.  But over where we were in the "nicer" area of the city, we've experienced some of the same obnoxious talking, "Ooooh Freddy gonna cut you up, bitch!"  But they, the scissor-handed child molester does bring out the worst in people.


My opinion about this flick? I'm a big fan of the original. I have the DVD in my possession, but I'm not a huge movie geek where it has to appeal to my standards in order for it to be a good film.  But not only was this 2010 version just "okay" to me, they really took all of the cool shit from the movie out! I mean c'mon, this is Nightmare On Elm Street.  You mean to tell me you're gonna cut out Johnny Depp's death scene? You're gonna half-cut the famous Bathtub scene? You're not gonna make the mother as an alcoholic, but a damn flight attendant?


That's some of the things you should know about this without spoiling it for you. They did added some pretty cool elements within this new one, but you can tell that this is the age of depressed teenagers that slice their wrists while watching Twilight Part 39 and needed to accommodate that crowd. *Sigh*  The scares and suspense was a good balance, but I wanted to see more action and less plot development.  They really explored the "child molestation" aspect of Freddy, which was lightly touched on in the original but went deeper into the second. The new actor who plays Freddy did an impressive job with the little resources he was given, so I applaud that.


Over all, I give this movie a solid 3/5.   Here's Complex Magazine's index of all of Freddy's exploits, including his famous one liners throughout the films.

Björk - "Wanderlust" (Ratatat Remix)

I'm a huge fan of Ratatat. They're a great hiphop/electronica band from Brooklyn, NY. I've used a lot of their tracks myself for an upcoming project. This is an example of their greatness. Enjoy!

Janelle Monae covers "All The Way Turnt Up"

"All The Way Turnt Up" - Janelle Monae Style from TatiKing on Vimeo.


I love this woman. Her music is amazing to me. I hope to do a record with her one day.  Props go to my home girl Tatiana King.

R.I.P. Keith Elam aka Guru 1966-2010...now this Solar guy?

I'm sure that you have all heard the story of the medical conditions that Gangstarr frontman Guru has been in the past few months.  If you've heard about that, you have also heard about the controversy surrounding his "friend" Solar, a producer who has been working with him in the years where most hiphop fans didn't care too much about since DJ Premier wasn't around to put his signature sound to it.  Not to discredit the effort, but it's pretty much mutual understanding.  For those that don't know, Solar became the mystical Gatekeeper to anything involving Guru and blocked his entire family and friends from being in any contact with him to ask about his condition.  Guru's nephew also tried to reach out online for an answer, but to no avail.  On August 19th, 2010, Guru passed away due to cancer.  Not long after, Solar released a death letter that he claims that Guru wrote for the fans and family.


What makes this letter extremely interesting is the idea that Guru keeps referring to Solar as the greatest thing since Pizza Hotpockets and that DJ Premier (or as stated "ex-DJ") is the alleged scumbag that can't be involved in any tributes, presentations, etc. that involve him.  Dude can't even stand within 6 feet of a picture of Guru, according to this letter.  These points, among other things, leave others within the music world (especially The Elams) questioning the authenticity of this, and strengthens the belief that it was Solar who wrote this himself.  After all, Guru was reportedly in a coma since February 2010, and has never regained consciousness.  Some even questioned just how close Solar was to Guru and why he's been so protective of him...





I believe that we can all look at this and come with our own opinions and thoughts on this one.


But alas, Rest In Peace to Guru.  You will be missed and GANGSTARR will continue to live in our memory. 

2DopeBoyz.com loves Kyla Pratt...

I'm happy about this particular posting because I'm a huge fan of 2DopeBoyz.com, which houses a lot of the craziest hiphop and r&b songs that don't normally get a lot of attention on the radio. They shine light on artists that are truly "dope" and I appreciate their post about me immensely!


They have posted a mixtape track I have called "Kyla Pratt", which I did with my friend Malik-16.  And yes, don't worry about my fascination with her, she's 23 years old so therefore she's GROWN and sexy.  You got me? Haha!


Anyway, check it out when you can

http://2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com/2010/04/06/redhead-malik-16-kyla-pratt/

If you think this Geek/Nerd thing is a joke....

Then you obviously think that bullying is just a joke, too...



Everyday, thousands of students in school get harassed and ridiculed by classmates for being considered different and strange.  At a time where its an institution in modern society where we are developing our sense of pride within ourselves, as well as an understanding of the world around us, it's imperative that we become more encouraging of that instead of discouraging. When I was in high school, I was a pretty quiet kid.  I did my work and was on the Honor Roll for about 3 years, except the last year because I was basically hanging out and doing other things which had me lose focus. But as time went on, I was getting jumped by classmates for whatever reason, as well as joked on constantly.  I was popular as a person, had a couple of female admirers, but still had to go through these instances of disrespect. It really kind of messed with my emotions and had me think twice about my life and where I intended to go from that point. My parents weren't exactly the ones to help me for better understanding of myself in this case; they had their own problems around those times as well.  If it wasn't for my penchant for videogames, animation, and music, then I probably would've ended up lost, confused, and end up just like this girl in the video.  I thought that all I wanted was acceptance from others, when in reality, I needed acceptance from myself.


That's why I do the things that I do now.  There's many people who go through this type of turmoil on a regular basis, who don't have the same outlets of self-expression and confidence that I had in my possession. Some just need guidance in order to gain the strength to continue to live their lives throughout the nonsense.  Everybody has had humble beginnings throughout their time until they reached something extraordinary when they were capable of reaching that status.  It's up to us to help each other, because as we know, the so-called geeks and nerds that have been looked down upon for years in society and the media are the ones that make a lot of money and became ridiculously successful with a lifestyle that they can pass on to their families for generations, while others who were considered the "class clown" or "bully" were out working at Kinney's Shoes and JC Penny just trying to figure out their own lives. I mean, can you blame them? They were busy with disrupting yours instead of developing theirs. 


This is essentially what my "Steady Building" phrase is about.  I encourage you all that if someone asks you how were you doing today, you would reply "steady building".  It's ambiguous; you could be saying you're having a good time and nothing is going to stop you, or that you're not having the best of days but you're striving to make them better. We're all essentially a work in progress. Plus its a good way keep your business to yourself away from your stalkers, haha.  


Please be respectful to each other.  You have the power to inspire, so don't perspire.  Steady Building.

URB Magazine shows me love

Much love to the homie Erica Lamar for letting the people up there know what's going down in the world of Redhead and the movement.  They posted a record I have called "Stephen Vs. Redhead", which is intended for my life-story mixtape The Schemata.  Hopefully you guys can check it out when you can.

http://bit.ly/djExZC