Sorry this blog has dissolved into a music video of the day. BUT, today's is awesome. A hit rap single with a video with a production value which can't be more than $45 (somewhat unique) and two references to nickelodeon (a once in a millenium occurence).
There usually isn't much that gets by me as far as hip hop vernacular goes, but I couldn't tell you what about 30% of that shit means.
Also, I once heard a criticism of Ralph Waldo Emerson that certain selections from his work are often greater than their sum, or at least there is as much to be gained from reading small selections as there is in reading his entire work. In this song, there is just rapid-fire quotability... it's pretty much all solid gold. I guess what I'm saying is F.L.Y. > Emerson.
There's so much to quote here, but these are the best:
"I swag when I surf
Now watch me surf and swag"
"My chain shinin hard it just gave my nigga a tan"
"Shawty check my dougie
Like she Patty Mayonnaise"
...this instantly becomes one of my all time favorite lines. I feel so sorry for you if you don't get this reference. You should probably buy this and lock yourself into a room and watch each episode in succession. You will be a better person for it (if you come out sane).
source (even though they fucked up the lyric for the best line)
Public Enemies:
The New Michael Mann/Johnny Depp/Christian Bale flick lived up to expectations. As usual Depp knocks the role out of the park. Depp plays Dillinger like a real criminal out for money. He remains loyal to those close to him, but at the end of the day his ambitions to get money and stay a step ahead of the law lead him to his demise. The greatest aspect of the film is that there is no attempt to paint him as any some sort of Robin Hood or other Hollywood hero worship infused into the plot. Bale plays an understated, but still boring, role as the head of the new Bureau of Investigation's Chicago branch learning on the job, and Billy Crudup (who played Prefontaine in Without Limits and more recently Dr. Manhattan in The Watchmen) is awesome as J Edgar Hoover. While reading about the actual story of Dillinger would probably serve to be a little more informative since the love story takes up a significant amount of the run time (which sits at over 2:30), it is still one of the better crime movies I have seen, and probably the best to come out in the past couple years.
It also doesn't break any of these rules (maybe #6, but I'll let it slide)
Rating: 8/10
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