We Eatin’ Good!
Ladies and Gents,
We at The Artistic Insanity are officially eating good! And we want to share it with you. There is nothing better than a good meal set to good music! And what music is better than that of our good friend, @DJ_View.
Tune in every day at Noon for the #Epic VIEW DAY LUNCH MIX!! Follow us on twitter( @DJ_View, @ArtisticInsaniT, @MrCollinZZ) for the URL and we will keep you in the loop!
~Jaren
P.S. Didn’t we say bigger and better? Well aight then…
The Kid With The Broken Halo
Matt told me about this group in December and I’ve had this post sitting in the Drafts section of the dashboard for almost 6 months. My apologies.
SN: I’ve also realized I have the worst problem with having music and not listening to it.
The Black Keys: Sinister Kid by -gaga
Sinister Kid
The Black Keys
Brothers
This song just makes you feel like a badass. Apologies if this wasn’t what you were expecting, but here at The Artistic Insanity, we’ll listen to just about anything. Well when Matt tossed me his headphones and told me to listen, I was instantly jamming in the computer lab. The guitar riffs are incredible and this song has an old western vibe. Just listen and jam.
08 – Too Afraid to Love You by naoalinhados5
Too Afraid To Love You
The Black Keys
Brothers
Let’s face it. We’ve all had that moment where we’re not ready to put all our chips on the table and bet your love life on one person. Too Afraid To Love You describes this feeling perfectly.
Tighten Up
The Black Keys
Brothers
All in all, The Black Keys sound like a new age Blues/Rock/Alternative combination mixed into one. Its not a very likely combination, but they make it work.
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Pheno
Legendary
Progression. Sir Isaac Newton said, “in order for the motion of an object to change, a force must act upon it.” Honestly, I feel as if Jay-Z has been in motion moving forward and has yet to meet an object strong enough for that to change. A high school dropout has one the most lucrative entertainment deals in the history of music. He’s gone from peddling cocaine down to Virginia & Maryland to being on Forbes list. This year in order to even qualify for the list this year, you had to be a billionaire. In other words, this high school dropout is a billionaire. More than the streets are watching now…
Streets Is Watching/Where I’m From
Jay-Z
In My Lifetime Vol. 1
Coming from Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, its not a long shot to say that the odds were against him. He’s come from living in what most would consider to be a ghetto to unparalleled success. When I heard that Jay-Z was finally writing a book, I was more than enthused. After reading about his new book, Decoded, in The Wall Street Journal, one can’t help but think, “How does he not get complacent?” I mean, he generally has achieved everything that’s possible in his field of artistry. I’ve come to think that he honestly doesn’t know how to do anything else. Let me rephrase that, he can’t sit still and not make music. I think that music is his drug, its a habit he can’t kick. In what was supposed to be his last song, ironcially titled “My 1st Song” he used a Notorious B.I.G. sample to describe his determination. As the 15 year anniversary of his debut album, Reasonable Doubt, he’s still making the music he loves.
In these 15 years, I’ve developed a tremendous amount of respect for his business savvy. He’s a 40 year old black man in the United States of America and is just as marketable as Justin Timberlake. He’s continually shaped and redefined himself every year and it seems he’s still progressing. His only “competition” and I say that lightly is Diddy because Mr. Combs can’t put out the #1 albums he’s had in the past. He’s one of the few men I admire in the business sense. It seems he’s stayed true to himself, while maintaining the street edge which got him on a national level to begin with. However, back to the music. His music has been sampled countless times. The Black Album has even been mashed up with The Beatles, the only group with more number one hits and albums on the Billboard charts. He’s worked with everyone you could even want to. He owns the hip-hop genre. He is HIP-HOP. You can’t compare him with anyone, because he’s one of a kind. The man is clearly in a league of his own. Let’s “Clap for him, clap for him.” *Jay-Z voice*
Honestly, what more can I say?
Pheno
what more can i say – Jay z (The black album) by reptart
