I’m addicted to The mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl!
It’s a web series that I was told about in the late Summer by my coworker homie, who actually knows creator, Issa Rae. He told me he thought I’d like it (probably because of my own awkwardness), and that I should check it out. At the time, Episode 2 was on his screen, I watched maybe a minute, didn’t understand what was going on, and just forgot about the show. Another month later he told me about it again, but I still didn’t check it out. It wasn’t until over the last couple weeks, I started seeing the web series’ name continuously popping up in my Facebook news feed, and being mentioned by quite the many females that I think are pretty darn cool. Finally I was swayed, I was having some technical difficulties during an all nighter, so what the hell, I had time.
Within the 1st 10 seconds of episode 1…
“Am I the only one who pretends I’m in a music video when I’m by myself?”
I was hooked. There are only 11 episodes, the 11th which just came out December 1st, so that night I sat and watched all of them back to back. Sadly, I have to admit, I did the same thing the next night; watched the whoooole series…and half the episodes again, the day after that… I said I was addicted.
No one has really ever attempted to entertain my demographic, and although rapping isn’t my way to deal with stress, there were so many things throughout the episodes that were relatable! Both the story and character(s) are ACTUALLY relatable to me and my life, currently or in the past. Plus I was continuously laughing because the writing is darn good, better than half these sitcoms on TV.
Anyway, I can go on and on, but check out the series here. I took the liberty of posting Episode 1 below.
See what others have been talking about…it really is that good.
WHAT GETS YOU MOVIN?: hotness
4 Dec
WHAT GETS YOU MOVIN?: music
3 Dec
Thanksgiving week I listened to this nonstop. I’m kind of obsessed.
I’ve been a Florence + the Machine fan since that fateful winter day in February 2011, when my neighbor gave me her debut album, Lungs; I’ve literally listened to that album on a weekly basis ever since. That’s why I was surprised to see Florence Welch was on SNL, being her fashionable, fabulous, but shy self, and promoting her newest project Ceremonials with a choir. I’ve clearly been in a bubble the last few weeks! She did a stellar job on SNL (you can see it here), but instead of showing that clip, see her cover Drake and Rihanna’s Take Care on BBCR1’s Live Lounge.
Apparently she had the opportunity to go to LA, and make a big studio pop album for her sophomore effort, which she actually considered, but pulled out. Instead, she stayed in London and recorded Ceremonials at the infamous Abbey Road Studios, a project that is supposed to be a better Lungs, with bigger drums. Thank good she did that! …I don’t know if its better than Lungs though, there’s a quirkiness about Lungs I enjoyed more…this album is almost produced too well, but I’m not going to complain about something being too good.
I know some people won’t get Florence or her music, but I think it’s amazing! There’s something about the big drums, with her voice, a set of headphones and walking down the streets of NYC, that has this overwhelming, ethereal like feeling. love it!
What the Water Gave Me (check the video below, set mostly during studio sessions at Abbey Road) and No Lights, No Lights are probably my favorite songs on the album.
WHAT GETS YOU MOVIN?: music
21 Nov
Check out DJ Dummy (J.Cole and Common’s DJ) talk about roughing it out on tour, J.Cole’s initial reaction to the success of Cole World: The Sideline Story, and why he thanks crappy DJs.
WHAT GETS YOU MOVIN?: inspirational souls
13 NovI just finished watching Red Bull Academy’s 2 hour lecture series with Erykah Badu! It’s hard for me to watch movies because I get antsy watching a screen for too long, but this was time very well spent, quite the engaging 2 hours!
The video came at the perfect time. I had literally finished writing my 1st journal entry in 16 months, and had written about finding inspiration, and getting reconnected with my soul again. And then BAM, right at the top screen, I see a Tweet Deck notification from Witches’ Brew saying “Erykah Badu – Up Close.” My photographer’s mind figured it was a picture so I clicked, but it turned out to be an interview with Ms. Badu.
As a music lover both on the creative side as well as the business side, the interview was enlighting, vivid, warm and refreshing. And made me wish i had reached my goal of being a producer by 30. More importantly is that you can’t help but love Erykah! I know she’ only 8 years older than me, but I want to be her when I grow up! She’s so chill, level-headed, funny, sexy without realizing it or trying know who she is and knows what she likes. Some how what most the video resonated with me so much in regards to today’s journal post today is how’s she’s ever evolving, how it drives her. I think somewhere in my trying to reach these many goals of mine, the movement towards them and the person controling the movement, got out of sync. And that person, that soul, is quite a few steps behind my movments. But anyway…
She might not affect you in the same way, but there’s no doubt in my mind that her energy will consume you in some way. So if you have some time, check, check, it out!
Anyway that’s something I’ll have to figure out, she may not affect you in the same way she did me. But there’s no doubt that her energy will consume you in some.
WHAT GETS YOU MOVIN: video
27 Oct
On Tuesday, Duck Sauce (A-trak and Armand Van Helden) debuted their new video Big Bad Wolf. As some know, not only am i a big fan of A-trak as a DJ, he’s sort of my weird entertainer crush, so of course I was delighted to check out the video!
I’ve watch Big Bad Wolf 2 or 3 times, and i’m not sure how i feel about it. It’s amazingly innovative, captivating, funny, perfect for Halloween; it’s disturbingly good. It’s just something about A-trak representing gentalia, or just being that close to another man’s crotch that weirds me out. Fortunately i know those or camera tricks, so i’m more entertained than disturbed. I do wonder though, how it was on set, because I’m pretty sure the guys, and girls for that matter, had to bare it all, so that they could super-impose the genitalia heads. The outtakes are probably the most disturbing footage, hahaha.
Enjoy!
WHAT GETS YOU MOVIN?: video
20 Oct
It’s been a good month! Like the Adele video I posted, here’s another video that goes with the words and vibe of the song.
Rihanna’s new video We Found Love, is so good, that I can give the very weak dance song a pass. I end up just wanting to rave, have a great, hazy-weekend, that ends with a few interesting stories, and maybe, just maybe, love.
WHAT GETS YOU MOVIN?: music
14 OctSince Wednesday, I’ve been listening to the Shady 2.0 Cypher, from Tuesday night’s BET Hip-Hop Awards. Out of all the cyphers, Shady Records brought the strongest team, and pretty much slaughtering everyone. The Slaughterhouse crew included my boy, Yelawolf (who you may remember made Hotness of the Week, 2 weeks ago), Joe Budden, Crooked I, Joel Ortiz, Royce the 5’9″, and of course, Emenim.
Everyone came strong, Joel was probably the weakest if you have to draw comparisons, but that’s only because we’ve heard him come harder on other tracks. Regardless, everyone brought their own flavor, and Em killed it, everyone’s faces at the end of his verse says it all.
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