I'm not kidding. The song is catchy as hell. My favorite part: when she says in-TER-net.
Enjoy.
If you have some free time, I suggest you check this video out. I found this video the other day and I must say, I was intrigued. I had never heard of Sun- Ra before, but after doing some research (read: Wikipedia) I learned that he was an experimental jazz artist that....made videos like this. I like the psychedelic backgrounds a lot. I wonder how they did that effect? I always wonder stuff like that when I happen to catch a silent flick or something. Like how did they get the text on the screen if they didn't have computers and programs like Final Cut and iMovie? Maybe I'm just ignorant of early movie making techniques. Can you tell me? Because I'd really like to know.
Enjoy the soothing jazz music. Goodnight/Goodmorning/Goodday.
My friend Dekota is one of the most stylish dudes I know. He used to work at American Apparel (how hip is that?) and is always coming up with ways to switch his style up. Tonight, I went to see him model in a fashion show and decided that I would surprise him by jacking his swag a little bit. I wore a bow tie.
Personally, I think bow ties on women (and men, of course) are a good look, even in casual settings. They add an air of sophistication to even the most dull button ups. Now, I'm not saying that I think bow ties are ok all the time. Don't go out there wearing a tie with no collar under it a la Chippendales, 'cause that is not cute.
Swing that weave.
During the day, I went shopping with a few friends and picked up a black 60's button- up from a local vintage/junk/punk clothing store and wore it with a vintage bow tie that I got from the same place for free on accident (I was going to put a $3 bow tie on my debt card and the lady said it wasn't worth it. They get charged $1 every time someone uses a card to buy something. WTF?). Check it out.
No full body shots, yet. We're just friends.
Add a bow tie to your wardrobe and see if you don't love it. I know you will. So go cop one from your local thrift store. Now.
I love dirty rap music. I've heard bits and pieces of 2 Live Crew's music over the years, but just recently, I started looking up some of their more popular songs on Youtube. The one above, "Get It Girl," just happens to be one of my favorites. Their creative use of samples and minimalist use of background dancers are the main reasons I like this video so much. And I really just like Fresh Kid Ice's voice. When I think about how much trouble 2 Live Crew got into back in the day, I wonder how they felt when they were writing these dirty raps. I mean, it's obvious that they didn't give a FUCK, but did they even think of censoring themselves? Ever? Probably not. They must've felt like kings when they performed in front of the children of the people who were trying to get their CDs banned. It had to have felt good being that bad.
I love the 90s, dancing, rap music and Youtube and this video contains all of those things. I am constantly scouring the internet for all of my favorite songs from back in the day that give me that warm, fuzzy feeling inside. This is one of those songs, kinda. I remember this song from my childhood and looking at the video today after not having seen it for a few years, a couple things are painfully evident:
1. Budgets for videos in 1997 weren't nearly as generous as they are now.
2. People in the 90s wore some weird shit.
3. Computer graphics really have come a long way.
4. "Princess Leia's" buns are black. Her hair is brown.
OK, enough with the song ambiguous intro. I present to you, DA DIP by Freak Nasty.
Can you dig it?
