SIGN OF THE TIMES: Full Body Scans to Debut in Canada

Where the hell have I been? Apparently, some airports have been using full body Xrays for over a year now! Now they are in LA and in Canada. That mark of the beast chip or bar codes on wrists don't seem so farfetched anymore. In the latest move by the "people in charge" being overbearing because of how many times they have messed up, when this gets to JFK or MIA, I promise there are going to be a lot of unhappy people. Why you ask? Because ever since our former president destroyed the twin towers (do some research), and we have been embroiled in this "war" with an unnamed opponent, the regular joes have been subjected to increasing searches, restrictions, lack of privacy, and overall hoops to jump through to do just about ANYTHING. Does it stop anything? Of course not. The other day a guy waltzed onto a plane with a bomb in his tighty whities! I understand people needing to feel safe, and the goverment trying to accomodate that need, but when they don't have something planned, they are always 10 steps behind. We really don't need to discourage people from flying any more than they are now, not in this economy. I really hope this doesn't blow up in our faces (no pun intended).

OMG This kid is a problem (as you will hear the idiot screaming)

Just really quick. 1) I don't know who AraabMuzik is yet, so I have to do my Google research. 2) I TOTALLY GANKED THIS off of Drake's blog 3) This is ridic, and I thought Timbaland was a monster on an MPC! This kid abuses it 4) I want to shoot the guy recording.

Digital Gucci Watch

Since I work a 9-5, and don't have a crazy amout of disposable income, I do not own very much Gucci, LV or Prada (though I do own a few pieces). That said, I love high fashion, even though many of the things I look at I couldn't afford (I don't believe in credit cards). Anyone who knows me knows that I am an accessories whore; I love shoes, chains, bracelets, sunglasses, backpacks, cufflinks, and of course, watches. I probably own 15 watches, and of those 15, 4 are casio Gshocks (the 80's staple that have turned into the trendiest 80% price markup. Who knew?) which I purchased BEFORE the trend, so they were pretty cheap. Though you can get Gshocks flooded diamonds now, I didn't know that the high fashion brands were doing digital watches too (!!) Apparently, right under my nose Nordstrom has been selling these amazingly hot Gucci digitals (but for a cool 1300 dollars). Also, check out what Ben Baller and IF&CO did to one of these bad boys. SICK (scroll to the bottom).

Video: Jay-z x Swizz Beatz-on to the next one

Yawwwwwnnnn. No hate, because Jay is one of my 3 favorite MC's ever, but since the "retirement," and comeback, his swag hasn't nearly been on the same tilt. Sure, he married arguably the richest, hottest, most talented young singer out there, and he's a regular in Forbes and all that, but this is where purists (like me) have problems: THE MUSIC JUST ISN'T AS GOOD AS IT USED TO BE. Case in point: The Blueprint 3. It had a few things going for it: Highly anticipated (especially after the first 2), first Jay album in a while, and rumors of great callabos (Drake anyone?). Long story short, it was praised and sold well in this watered down musical climate, but I feel like Jay is getting worse and worse. DONT GET ME WRONG. I like this album (though its a solid 9th place in Jay's catalog) but songs like this turn me OFF. To me, Swizz Beats should NEVER speak. EVER. So a Swizz Beats hook is NOT HOT. EVER. His beats? Usually GREAT, he has a tremendous body of work. This boils down to being a poppy club song with a good beat, catchy sample, horrible hook/bridge, subpar rhymes. Add a weird video, with (to me) only a few cool visuals, overall it's a FAIL. Check it for yourself, and let me know if I'm crazy.

"You don't have anything better to do?!" Part 1

LOL. I have to start this with a "laughing out loud", but its not so much because its funny, but because there's nothing you can do about it. When someone priviledged does something so stupid, I usually say:"doesn't he have anything better to do?!" Granted, there have been 500 million examples of this, and we see a few on the news everyday, and even one of my previous blog post (Brittany Murphy) could qualify. However, I'm going to give the inaugural "you don't have anything better to do" post to one of my favorite bball players (who apparently was dropped on his head at some point) Gilbert "Agent 0" Arenas.

If you follow hoops, you've known about Gil since his days at Arizona. Gilbert went from being a second round pick to one of the highest scoring (and highest paid) superstars. He was praised for his eccentricity, and his blog was very popular as well. Then everything went sour when he hurt his knee.

Fast forward 2 years: Gilbert misses the majority of the past 2 seasons after 3 knee surgeries, though he is on a new 111 MILLION dollar contract. He works his way back, even though you can see signs of rust, and the Wizards aren't playing too well. Then ESPN breaks a story about him storing guns in his locker (which is against NBA rules). Then this morning a story breaks about Gilbert Arenas pulling out a gun on his teammate ON CHRISTMAS EVE, who pulls out a gun while trying to collect a gambling debt. Really?!? This brings up a few questions in my mind. Gilbert, I believe in your right to protect yourself, but who is going to rob you in the locker room? How much money do you owe? Why are you so disgustingly rich, and so disturbingly stupid? DIDN'T YOU ALREADY LEARN YOUR LESSON ABOUT GUNS?! The teammate that also pulled out, Javaris Crittenton, is 22 and making 1.4 million dollars this year. So that leaves us with 2 under 30 millionaires, getting paid obscene money to play a game, and they still feel the need to pull out guns on EVERYONE. Drumroll please...................YOU DONT HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO?!!! Apparently not.

Skillz "2009 Wrap Up"- (HAPPY NEW YEAR)

I was going to do a write up about the biggest stories of 2009 (to me, so octomom would not qualify), but there were so many (Obama, Healthcare, Lakers, Yankees, Iraq, swineflu, Bobby Bowden, the economy, Usain Bolt, smartphone battle, Drake, Tiger and many more) that I wouldn't have been satisfied with it without making it ridiculously long. That said, I can do a pretty good job recapping by just giving the mic to Virginia MC Skillz. Anyone who is a real hip hop fan knows about Skillz and his pen game, and the VA musicians he's affiliated with. I'm a lot more than a fan, much less a casual fan of Hip Hop, so I've known about him since he was "Mad" Skillz and dropped the "nod factor" in 1995 (I was in 7th grade). Long story short, he hasn't been embraced for his talents over his long career commerically, but he has kept himself relevant through ghostwriting for many huge names, and more recently his 6 years running "year wrap up." They are all very clever and creative, and usually touch on every subject, with more attention to the Hip Hop scene. This years is no exception: He covers almost everything I would have. so without futher ado, check out Skillz- 09 Wrap up, and Have a safe, happy, healthy and prosperous 2010!

OMG (Literally!) IF & Co Black Jesus Piece!!

Since the 80's (yeah, that long ago) gold Jesus pieces have been in style (there are some old pics of Aaron hall rockin' a jesus piece!) Ironically enough, most of the people giving this "glory to God" are killers, drug dealers, or just plain ungodlike people. Jacob Arabov (aka the Jeweler) injected new life in Jesus Piece when the Notorious Big (aka Biggie Smalls aka the grestest rapper of all time) started purchasing some with his rap money in the early to mid 90's. Since, we've seen expensive diamond encrusted jesus pieces on everyone from Usher to Kanye West. I even got one a few years back. These days, Jesus pieces come in all shape, sizes, and materials, even WOOD. As seen on trendsetter Jayz of late, here comes the (as I call it) triple black Jesus piece. Click HERE to find out more about it, and see more pics (all courtesy of IF&CO). RIDICULOUSLY HOT.