Month: February 2010

How To Make It In America

Interviews

HBO’s newest series How To Make It In America starts this Sunday, but you can preview the first episode in its entirety right here, thanks to HBO leaking it on YouTube.  I guess they’re trying to get a buzz brewing in the blogosphere (Green Lantern also made a promotional mixtape, get it at NahRight).  The show follows a group of young men hustling to make it in Manhattan.  Think east coast Entourage, except these boys haven’t blown up yet.  Seems like it has potential to be pretty good.  And it has a cool cast of young guys, including Kid Cudi.  Check out the first episode below…

Well, what do you think?  Any good?  Let me know…

*Bonus*

My favorite interviewer Nardwuar recently filmed a one on one with Kid Cudi, and asked him about the new TV show, as well as a bunch of other music related questions (until Cudi abruptly ends the interview and bounces).  Check it out.  And keep your eyes open for Nardwuar vs. Matisyahu, coming soon…

Larger Than Life

My Dudes

Today is the 10th anniversary of Big Pun’s death, and here at Westcheddar, we would like to honor one of the greatest rappers of all time by offering this classic mixtape to our readers for free, courtesy of my close friend and White Plains native DJ ROZ.  As you may know, Big Pun spent the last days of his life in White Plains at the Crowne Plaza hotel, where he died 2/7/00.  Back cover with tracklist, and download link, below…

DOWNLOAD DJ ROZ BIG PUN LARGER THAN LIFE

Check out more classic Big Pun pictures, videos, and music, at UP NORTH TRIPS, which is a great hip hop/sports site that I am contributing to now.  Perfect for those of you from my generation who want to take a trip down memory lane through the 80’s and 90’s, or those of you younger or older readers that want to dive deep into “our” golden era of hip hop and sports.  Click HERE for a history of all Big Pun content, including today’s #PUNDAY memorial posts.

*UPDATE*

Here’s a couple more links to check out….

Up North Trips Pun Day Complete Recap (All Links In One Post)

Peter Rosenberg’s Hot 97 Real Late Big Pun Tribute Mix

RIP BIG PUN

Making The New Sade Album

Uncategorized

Sade’s new album Soldier of Love comes out next Tuesday, and I’m definitely excited about it.  I’ve been purposely avoiding the leaks, which I never do, because I want to buy the album and listen to it the way she put it together.  The single (title track), which came out many weeks ago, has been enough to hold me over.  Check out this behind the scenes look at the making of Sade’s new album…

Did you really think that was all I was gonna give you?  Come on now!  Sade got MAD CLASSIC SONGS.  But have you ever seen the videos for them?  I haven’t.  Until now.  Here’s a couple of my all time fave Sade tracks…

“Hang On To Your Love”

(remember when me and K-Wet sampled this? Click HERE to hear)

“The Sweetest Taboo”

“Kiss Of Life”

“Smooth Operator”

Oh, you want to see her new video?  Well I posted the link last month when we played the song on Westcheddar Radio #2.  Check it out HERE.  The next Westcheddar Radio episode is coming very soon.  And go cop that Sade album on Tuesday!  Just in time for Valentine’s Day!!!!!

New School

My Dudes, Youth

My young boy Rell from the BX is still at it, writing good songs and making cool music videos for the streets.  I support this dude 100 percent, and have posted his stuff a couple times on Westcheddar (he’s one of Matty B’s students).  Here’s his latest, over Jay-Z’s “A Million And One Questions”.  It’s called “I Feel”…

Check out all his videos on his YouTube channel HERE.

Another dude I’m checking for right now is my geee Killa Whale.  I’ve known this kid since 7th Grade, and he lives up to his name on the mic.  He’s ferocious.  Even as a 7th grader his bars were so ridiculous you would’ve thought some grown ass man was ghostwriting for him.  Now he’s a senior in high school, and still doing his thing.  I’m looking forward to hearing some new stuff from him (his latest mixtape cover is above and is available on his Myspace page).  Check out this two part interview with Killa Whale below.  Thanks for the shout out Whale!  White Plains stand up!

KILLA WHALE MYSPACE PAGE

Now please, download this song onto your nearest Ipod or computer or whatever the hell you listen to your music on.  These are my high school boys from Mount Kisco, and trust me, they are focused.  All original beats and rhymes.  Alon “Life With Stars”.  I fux with this hard body…

DOWNLOAD/STREAM ALON “LIFE WITH STARS”

One more.  This is from my boy Chase (from White Plains but lives in Mt. Kisco).  He is writing every day, and recording every night with me where I work.  Great kid, and he’s got some dope lyrics.  This is his newest track, which he said is one of his best, so I thought I’d leak it out here.

DOWNLOAD/STREAM CHASE “WINNER”

Who else is nice around the way that we should be checking for?  Let me know in the comments section.  Peace…

Jerk Off

Youth

If you are in tune with the youth of America right now, then you know that the biggest dance in the country is called the “jerk”.  It’s basically like a backwards running man.  Where I work, all the kids from Kindergarten and up can do it.  It’s awesome.  I think I’ve got it down too.  Check out the video above of a couple of my fly whiteboy middle school kids (Killa Cam and Fettucini) doing the “jerk”.  I join in towards the end. LOL

Now, watch the OFFICIAL tutorial of how to do the dance, by the guys who started it all.  I guess the move we are all actually doing is called “the reject”, and something else is the “jerk”.  Huh.  Well, around the way it’s all the same…

Now you try it!