things that make me go "hmmm..."

i originally posted this earlier and then added my two cents afterwards. then i decided that i don't wanna make any waves so i erased the whole post and started anew. all i'm gonna say though, is that it's good that other people are starting to catch on to certain things that i've felt for a long time now. read the following article and figure it out for yourselves. i wish i knew who this author was...

originally posted at atlstatus.blogspot.com on July 15th, 2008

Ludacris & Dj Drama appeared on MTV recently to talk about Luda's new mixtape that's about to drop called "The Prequel" as a part of DJ Drama's "Gangsta Grillz" series. They both comment in the video as to why it took them so long to get together in collaborating on a mixtape. Well let's see.....maybe it's because T.I. & Ludacris had beef at one point? (Maybe they still do, but T.I.'s got bigger issues to worry about these days)

It's not a secret that DJ Drama is T.I.'s deejay & they've made big moves together throughout their careers thus far. Sooooooooo...you don't want to appear to be biting the hand that's feeding you so maybe that's one of the reasons why it took them so long to get together. Then again maybe it's because the dollars or business outside of the creative part may have been an obstacle. Anyway who knows & who cares as long as Luda keeps flexing those lyrical talents. Over here we don't care about the business because we are consumers of good music & solely focus on the music. Which is why we all noticed something very interesting in our discussions about Ludacris with his very successful career thus far.

Although Ludacris is a very talented lyricist outshining many other rappers on the same song & has plenty of solo hit singles, it feels like he's never put out an album that you could listen to all the way through. He has yet to make THE classic album like an Illmatic, Ready To Die, Reasonable Doubt, Atliens, The Chronic, KING, Low End Theory, All Eyez On Me, & Only Built For Cuban Linx, among others. Quite simply Ludacris is "Paid In Full", but he's yet to make everyone in the game "Follow The Leader". It's not that he's not talented enough, but maybe he could take the advice of a group of people including one that's already close to him. His deejay...DJ Jaycee. DJ Jaycee is one of the most talented deejays in Atlanta & is very knowledge about hip hop music. Why hasn't Ludacris done a high powered mixtape with the direction & ideas of his own deejay? Jaycee is definitely not a "internet" deejay because the kid has skills & can battle the best of them. We're postive the mixtape would be interesting with the choice of tracks used & the deejaying talents being exploited.

If Ludacris's new album "Theatre of The Mind" is already completed, then it's understandable that some of these ideas couldn't come into play immediately. But for an artist like Ludacris, why not employ a team of a few deejays he respects to A&R or provide a musical & creative direction for the next musical project? Many deejays put out creative mixtapes so for Ludacris's elusive "Classic" album he should have a good A&R team of deejays to sit in the studio & provide ideas. Most artists should employ a team of deejays to maybe go in the studio with the artist & work. It's just a suggestion. Also it would be a wise idea to start at home & to drop a mixtape with one of the few people who probably knows Ludacris best at this point. His name is DJ Jaycee & he's already Ludacris's deejay.


*Editor's note: We're not trying to get Dj Jaycee fired, but it was an observation by many of us here at ATLstatus.com

fucking GENIUS!!!

Prince Paul once said that "if you have a creative mind, you can do ANYTHING!!!"

you're probably wondering why on earth is Jaycee quoting Prince Paul?

well, take a look at this picture.



yeah i know. you're probably thinking "what the fuck are you posting a pic of that old cheap ass Casio keyboard that niggas used to see in Kmart (on Glenwood or the one on Old National before Creflo got to it) and Zayre (on Candler Road) back in the day?"

well, take a look at this album cover...



now you're probably thinking "THAT album was made with THAT cheap ass Casio keyboard???"

my answer is "not entirely, but it played a HUGE part".

don't believe me?

take a look at this video and pay CLOSE attention to the 1:08, 3:02, and 3:59 markers and you'll that the above pictured keyboard is prominently featured in the production setups of Prince Paul and Maseo.



just for the simple reason that this was used AT ALL in the making of an album that was so monumental in hiphop, is reason enough for Prince Paul to be considered as one of the all time greats. next time u listen to that album, refer back to this piece. i guarantee you'll appreciate it even more than you already did...

the biggest farce that we've seen thus far...

lotta my favorite blog sites have already spoken volumes on Rick Ross being exposed so i'ma just post this video and leave it at that.



damn homie.

i won't front, although i never really got into his whole "drug kingpin" scheme, some of his tracks are musically on point. "Luxury Tax" and "Maybach Music" were my personal favorites from the new album that got a decent amount of burn from me in my sets. where his career will go from here, who knows. i mean, if Wayne can be seen kissing a nigga in the mouth and still sell "a milli" in the first week, then i guess he'll be okay lol...

it's a Detroit thang, you wouldn't understand. (part one)

one night while browsing YouTube, i came across some old ass commercials and shows i used to watch on tv when i lived in the city. a slight tear began to fall (lol!!) so i had to repost them here. if you're from the D like i am, you'll enjoy these clips. if not, it's all good. this post really isn't for you to understand anyway, haha...

the old Detroit Zoo joint



who DOESN'T remember the Highland Appliance commercials?



or Ollie Fretter?



and what about these nigtastic commercials on Channel 62? (take special note of the R.J. Rice studio commercial, that's where the late J Dilla (RIP) crafted a lot of the memorable Slum Village material at, in MY hood nigga! it used to be the old Northland Mall movie theater that me and my cousins used to walk to and catch flicks at)



and speaking of Channel 62, most of us tuned into that channel to watch The Scene ahem, The New Dance Show. it was our local version of Soul Train (ha!) hosted by the one and only Nat Morris. don't front, your city probably had their own version of it too ("cough" Atlanta Jamz "cough") but i'm sure it wasn't as niggtacular as these clips, lol...







if you thought THAT was fresh, bust this...






i'll be back with more joints later...

i hear that too much chocolate can give you cavities...

well call me a cavity creep then...






ATTACK!!!! haha...










Young Berg what is your problem?

i'm goin' to Diznee World...

and just in case you may be thinking that her curves are a product of good ol' airbrushing and Photoshop, check the vid at the bottom...






and she's only 19!!! where the hell were all the chicks who were built like this when i was 19??? dayummm...

that Obama's so ILL....

my man KayDee out in Phoenix put me up on this song the other day, but i just came across this video a few minutes ago. it was only a matter of time before someone did it and i can already hear DJ's bringing back the "obama obama obama obama obo obo" a few zillion times once (if) he wins the presidency. vid's kinda funny, felt like i should share it with you all...

contains the notable quotable "he's okay, but his wife's sick, and her back's thick, and her walk's slick, she's a fly chick....I'D HIT!!!!"


that Obama's so ILL...

from labia to YAY-bia, lol...

this is ridiculously funny...