happy birthday sam cooke

still one of the saddest things ive ever seen

i think i posted this video last year and i dont think ive watched it since. its easily one of the most heartfelt performances that ive ever been able to witness, but its just so hard to watch. unfortunatly, my generation has a negative perception of michael jackson because of all the controveries he was surrounded with while we were growing up. luckily, i was fortunate enough to have parents who appreciated what he had acheived during his musical career and the profound statement he has made on music in general. i think everyone is old enough now to put all the accusations aside and purely focus on how amazing his music is. to the greatest performer of all time, nobody will top your achievements. j5 joints still get pumped steadily. rip.

rest in peace ryan dunn

this is a huge bummer to me because i still remember the first time i  saw cky2k and the impact it had on my life which was mostly negative, but i wouldnt take it back for anything. me and my buddies would ride our bikes to the skate shop every week or so to pick up the newest skate videos to check out. the day we picked this video out of the display case would change our lives forever. we thought it was just a regular skate video until this scene came on and realized we had no idea what we were about to get ourselves into for the next hour or so. needless to say we watched the video repeatedly for weeks and were amazed and inspired by it. the next few years of middle school were filled with us trying to emulate stunts in the video, devising ellaborate pranks, getting hurt, skating, and making everyone else in school hate us. cky2k single handedly made my middle school and beginning of high school years significantly better. these guys were way more of celebrities to me growing up than say like leonardo dicaprio(i feel like he was in a ton of movies when i was in middle school) or someone along those lines. ryan dunn was hands down one of the funniest guys out there and will certainly be missed. thanks for all the laughs.

seth putnam was a senstive man

blessing the world with such hits as 'sweatshops are cool', 'women: natures punching bag', and 'the word homophobic is gay', seth putnam was found dead of a heart attack over the weekend at the age of 43.

shitty weekend

real shitty weekend

r.i.p. biggie

Frank Drebin

this used to have me in stitches when i watched it as a kid. i havent seen it in like 10 years so its brand new to me again. most comedy actors and writers need to take some notes from my man right here or else CHILL THE FUCK OUT with all their shitty parody movies.

rest in peace

Weekend Jams - ODB

6 years ago tomorrow, the world lost a truly talented and truly grimy individual
rest in peace

Russell Tyrone Jones. November 15, 1968 – November 13, 2004.

rest in peace eyedea

i never really got too deep into his music but ive heard a lot of his freestyle battles and cyphers and the man has some serious talent. i picked up the most recent eyedea and abilities cd when it came out, its not really my style but it definitly had some jams on it. even though im not all that familiar with most of his stuff, its unfortunate when a musician/artist/poet passes away before their time is up. 28 is too young to go out. rest in peace eyedea. rhymesayers for life.

at blaze battle. the second round is wild.

the king of the underground

17 year anniversary of gg allin's death
thanks for bringing the fear back to rock
rest in peace you grimy mother fucker

michael jackson

it was a year ago today that michael jackson died
and this is still one of the saddest things ive ever seen

god's gloryhole

theres a disaster like once a week now what fuck is going on?
this is the hole god is using to fuck us

people say bad things come in threes




2012

king of hearts

around this time last year, hip hop lost an iconic member of its community, Tero "Camu Tao" Smith. Camu died at the age of 30 after a battle with lung cancer. in honor of his death, def jux is releasing an lp camu was working on before he passed entitled the king of hearts lp. i was lucky enough to see camu perform on a trip my buddies and i took up to toronto a few years back. it was one of the dopest shows i can recall and the entire trip was an insanely memorable experience. the lp is going to be released august 17th. for a taste of the lp check it here.

the nighthawks cd is one of the hardest albums ive ever heard. the whole album is set on the perspective of two corrupt nyc cops and its just so fuckin raw. bump this shit in your whip at night when theres no cars on the streets and just cruise. its unreal

rip

gifted unlimited rhymes universal

rest in peace

the rock n roll photographer

jim marshall passed away last week
in his new york city hotel room at age 74
you may not know the name jim marshall
but you have most likely seen some of his photography
hes photographed iconic bands and musicians such as
the beatles, the rolling stones, miles davis, and jim morrison


jimi hendrix spraying lighter fluid onto his flaming guitar
at monterey international pop festival in 1967


ray charles


probably the most famous photograph of johnny cash


johnny cash at folsom prison


bob dylan


his ability of naturally capturing musicians on and off stage was unparalleled
you are an inspiration to me
rest in peace

sleep all day. party all night. never grow old. never die.

im not gonna lie, i thought he was dead already
but this is a sad day for all the kids who grew up in the 80s and 90s
the lost boys is gonna have to be watched tonight in his honor



corey haim
December 23, 1971 – March 10, 2010
rest in peace