Showing posts with label Self help. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Self help. Show all posts

Hot Cookie by Cam F.


Many of you know Cam F. For those of you who know him, there's a chance he's said something offensive to you or in your presence. This might have caused you to not like him. For those of you who don't know Cam, there's a good chance you know a Cam.

But how well do you know your Cam? Have you given him or her the chance to see he / she is an interesting person that isn't just an asshole, but also a smart, creative asshole that likes to go on hikes, night bike rides, and have long discussions about the problems of today? In my mind, anyone who's willing to say to himself "I'm an asshole and I'm going to try to be better" gets a second look. After a few rough patches of relationships and friendships gone bad, that's exactly what Cam said to himself. Most importantly, however, he's largely stuck to his promise and I've enjoyed watching the transformation.

Read on to hear about how the above pic came to be and what it turned into.

Afternoon Jam Of The Week: Reflection Eternal feat. Bun B. - "Strangers"


AMDAL'ers have been forced to swallow my hip hop video soap-box'ing, and today's no exception. Today's lesson: the feature. There's hardly a jam that goes by that doesn't have a rapper invited onto someone else's track. How hard/lonely can it be to be on a track on your own? I have no idea, but I think in the end, we're all better for it.

A particular interesting aspect of the trend is when features outshine their headliners. We've seen it a thousand times on JOTW (example 456 here). You might be saying, "MLR, Birdman gets shit on all the time, what about the greats?" Glad you asked - check out Eminem crushing Jay Z on "Renegade" (Nas called him out on it during their mid 00's feud on "Ether" at the 3:58 mark). Even Talib Kweli, who I talked up a few weeks ago as one of the greats, gets dethroned here. And badly. Check out a snippet of Bun B's lyrics discussing some pretty AMDAL-relevant stuff below.

Why the government want to keep me in debt for?
They want to keep me in debt for

Look at AIG and the bailouts
Stepping on the fish just so you can just help the whale out
Got its ass out or should I say tail out?
Need another job like a paper or a mail route
Bring the freshness in take the stale out
Make it rain DC and Imma put a pail out
Man imma put a pail out
Know what I'm saying?


I definitely know what you're saying Bun.
Bonus: A fuller breakdown of Bun B's lyrics in the comments

Jay feat. Em - "Renegade"


Nas - "Ether"


Check out more hot cuts after the break, including another group making a comeback and some new AMDAL regulars Making Waves (though not like that crappy Hanover hair salon).