"Mom. Mom! Sit yo @$& down!"

I'm glad everyones been focusing on how racist sports commentators are and letting shit like Lebrons blatant disrespect for his Mother slide.  To me, this says if you make enough money you can ignore the guidance of your parents... Fcuk That! Your parents or guardians were responsible for putting you in a situation where you could succeed, money doesn't trump that.  As far as I'm concerned, she was looking out for his best interest... kids these days 

Kanye gets down at GLow in the Dark Tour!

On this groundbreaking tour, Kanye West mixes 'flashing lights' with his energetic music and outfits that literally glow in the dark. Can't hate on the first minute of this video... He's going bad!

Rising Down, Rising Up

Ok... ha, I'm still not sure how I feel about "Rising Down".  I know I know, the image isn't from "Rising Down" but when I think about the Roots, "Rising Down" is not the sound that comes to mind.  And while I do encourage bands to evolve and change their sound, I have to question the direction in which the change is going.  The electric and synthesized instrumentation that we were introduced to on "Tipping Point" is now at the forefront of their style, while songs like "Rising up" and "I will not apologize" fossilize the near extinct sound that the Roots once played.  Aside from the aforementioned songs the album does have some bright moments.  "Singing man", "The Show" feat. Common, and "Criminal" are melodic masterpieces with a message... hows that for alliteration?  Also, like always, the interludes provide flashes of brilliance in the form of recorded phone conversations, clips of songs, and comedic relief (i.e "Oh shit, somebody just hit the fuckin rental car").  Overall, I'm not going to give the album a rating, or even say that its "good" or "bad".  I'll just say this, I miss the "old" Roots and to me, "Rising Down" well, "It don't feel right".