You may not recognize the name Matt Alonzo when seeing it, but you have definitely seen some of this guys music videos. Alonzo has made videos for artists such as Tyler the Creator, the Game, Ice Cube, Eminem, and many more. He is now a strongly pursued director for the 2nd generation of Hip-Hop music videos. Alonzo is known for creative, narrative-based music videos that push the envelope visually. The video above, "Up Close", gives an inside look into Matt's life, while providing a glimpse into what is soon to come from this rising director. Check out "Up Close" directed [...]
In Ice Cube's classic 1992 single " It Was A Good Day ," the L.A. rap legend, flowing over an atypically laid-back Isley Brothers sample, lists off all the reasons why the day he just had was a good one: He got laid, he beat his friends at dominoes, he saw the lights of the Goodyear Blimp and it read, "Ice Cube's a pimp." The song had a serious point to make: For a resident of California's ghettos, a good day is one where you don't have to use your assault rifle and none of your friends get killed. But [...]
Murk Avenue's Donovan Strain followed the clues and determined it was on January 20, 1992 . Deadspin isn't so sure , however, I've just about given him a Pulitzer for investigative journalism. [ Thanks, Zimmer! ]
This is making the viral rounds. I don't usually repost shit like this, but I think it's worth noting in case you haven't seen it: via I FOUND ICE CUBES 'GOOD DAY' CLUE 1: "went to short dogs house, they was watching Yo MTV RAPS" Yo MTV RAPS first aired: Aug 6th 1988 CLUE 2: Ice Cubes single "today was a good day" released on: Feb 23 1993 [...]
Sure, "it" was a good day in Ice Cube's "It Was a Good Day," but exactly which day was it? The internet put one of its best minds on the case and came up with the exact date Ice Cube was singing about. Incredible work, guys.
Well, another year has gone by. 2011 seemed awfully quick and in reflecting back I didn't feel as though it was as hectic for me, meaning I didn't shoot as many shows in previous years.... Read the rest on Speakerboxxx.com
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Ice Cube Celebrates The Eames for Pacific Standard Time the birth of the LA art scene. For more info on Ice Cube & The Eames visit http://pacificstandardtime.org . </a Ice Cube drives Inglewood blvd. describing the Los Angeles that he knows. He talks of landmarks like The Forum, Five Torches, Cockatoo Inn, Brolly Hut, and Watts Towers. He refers to the 110 as "Gangsta Highway". Cube says coming from South Central LA teaches you how to be resourceful. The video cuts to [...]
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Before he became Ice Cube, O'Shea Jackson studied architectural drafting at the Phoenix Institute of Technology. That's a pretty strange thought. What's not strange is this video of Ice Cube driving around and discussing the architecture of Los Angeles and specifically, the Eames House. "They was doing mashups before mashups even existed. It's not about the pieces, it's how the pieces work together. You know, taking something that already exist and making it something special. You know, kinda like sampling," Ice Cube says. Indeed. The New York Times has a great [...]
Who knew that before he was Ice Cube, O'Shea Jackson was on the path to becoming an architectural draftsmen? Sharing his thoughts on the brilliance of designers Charles & Ray Eames , this latest version of Pacific Standard Time is a lesson in history and architecture. Celebrated for creating the Eames Lounge Chair amongst other notable creations, the couples contributions to the realm of architecture and furniture design are nearly unparallelled. Beautifully shot, I find myself more pleased to see Ice Cube in this than Are We There Yet? Hit the play button [...]
Ice Cube just delivered the tweet of the day and possibly the week. While he didn't go into any details, the Honorable O'Shea Jackson gave word that a new installment [...]
With it's iconic status and a storytelling structure that seems like it would be pretty easy to translate into a more traditional, non-rap format, it's kind of amazing that there hasn't been a million "ironic" coffeehouse covers of Ice Cube's 1993 classic "It Was A Good Day" (at least that we are aware of) to come down the pike. Holmes has come up with one (as part of his new Covers album) and it's a pretty genius remake, transforming the summery, soul-baked bliss of the Isley Brothers-sampling [...]
Download Holmes' drastically rearranged cover of Ice Cube's gangsta-rap ode to joy 'It Was a Good Day.'
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Had to do it. Here's a playlist of some of my favorite West Coast tracks, mostly from the G-Funk era. When people think West Coast, this is some of the stuff they'll hear playing in their head. I hope you enjoy this gangsta sh*t. 11/5 - Brousin' The Luniz - Playa Hata Watts Gangstas - Fuct in the Game [...]
Photo by G. Dali and Ice Cube What do Dali and Ice Cube have in common? Absolutely nothing. However, they both appear as stencils on this wall at 5 Points in Queens. <!-- Share/Save
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