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Music Review- Chiddy Bang “Breakfast”
Chiddy Bang is back with a splash with their new album “Breakfast.” And I personally could not be more excited because I have been a huge fan of these boys from Philly for quite some time. One of my favorite aspects of their music is all the sampling they do from such varied artists. Though they are a hip-hop duo, they aren’t afraid to take risks and sample other artists from all over the music spectrum.
A Lin, Tebow Connection?
Linsanity, a week ago this phrase carried no meaning to anyone, including Jeremy Lin. Now it seems you can’t go anywhere without hearing it uttered, but really can you blame us? The meteoric rise of Jeremy Lin is unlike anything we have ever seen in recent sports history; and after a cold as ice game winning three pointer against the Toronto Raptors, followed by a masterful display of passing against Sacramento’s own Kings, the legend has reached heights no one could have ever predicted in such a short time. A week’s worth of play has even prompted the NBA to include him in the All-Star Game festivities by way of the Rising Stars game.
Amongst all the attention and craze, the nation’s newest sports flavor has drawn comparisons to the hot button topic of our sporting world from just a few months ago; that’s right, America’s darling, the one and only Tim Tebow. My question is why? Before us we have two different athletes whose claim to fame took two different paths. They share some common bonds, but let’s be real about this, they are nothing alike. We need to separate Linsanity from Tebowmania once and for all. Read more
NL East Preview
The NL East looks to once again have some good luck in the postseason with the Phillies looking to win the division like it has been for the past couple years. The Phillies, led by slugger Ryan Howard and pitcher Roy Halladay, won 102 games last season, leading the braves by 13 games at the end of the regular season. The Phillies pitching staff looks to, once again, dominate the MLB with ace Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Cole Hammels and Roy Oswalt on the hill in 4 consecutive games. The Phillies have picked up Dontrelle Willis that may give them an advantage, depending on how Dontrelle decides to play this year. If he comes to Philadelphia and has another 1-6 season with a 5.00 era, then his career as a Phillies pitcher won’t last too long. Read more
Music Review: Hyper Crush “Night Wave”
Music Review: Hyper Crush “Night Wave”
By: Josue “Josh” Alvarez Mapp (a.k.a. DJ Mappquest)
So as predicted, Hyper Crush’s newest album “Night Wave” came out this past week on February 7th, 2012. I covered three songs that I had heard a month ago: Werk Me, Fingers Up, and Flip the Switch. Now I was going to leave it all at my preview I wrote earlier, but I felt moved enough to write a review (now that I got my ears around the rest of the album).
In “Night Wave,” Hyper Crush shows off their diversity in songs with the varying speed, beats, lyrics, etc. ”Werk Me” and “Flip the Switch” can be considered the hyper, hard hitting beat and lyrics. ”Fingers Up” slowed it down a bit. ”Chrome Pipes” is a bit slower than one might expect but it is a nice transition in the entire album. Read more
Santa Barbara Film Festival Wrap Up
The 27th International Santa Barbara Film Festival wrapped up on Sunday after 11 days of events including film screenings, awards presentations, and panel discussions with the industry’s leading writers, directors, and producers.
Highlights included the opening night film Darling Companion starring Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline, awards presentations to Viola Davis, Christopher Plummer, and Martin Scorsese, and the centerpiece film Samsara, which is considered the highest quality film ever created or seen. At the end of the week brilliant actors Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo were also presented with awards for their performances in The Artist and made for an unforgettable evening at the historic Arlington Theater.
Photos from some of the events can be found after the click.
Photography: Benjamin Schwartz Read more
AL West Preview
The AL West is going to be a close race this year with the addition of Albert Pujols to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the Texas Rangers. Texas, as you all know has gone to the World Series the past 2 years. With help from Ian Kinsler and Josh Hamilton, who just had a relapse from his drug and alcohol addiction. Last week, he “went to dinner and had a few drinks.” He then realized what he had done and called Ian Kinsler, but didn’t tell him that he had been drinking. They then went and hung out and talked at a nearby “place across the street from the restraunt and talked baseball and family.” Kinsler then drove Hamilton back to his place and asked if he was going out anymore tonight. Hamilton said no and a few minutes later, he was back at the place to buy a few drinks. He apologized in his press conference for “hurting those that have looked up to me.” ESPN analyst Richard Durrett spoke about how this will affect his free agency for the 2013 season. With the fact that he has only played one full season, and is still struggling with the drug and alcohol addiction, he is saying that it is going to take a huge affect whether or not he plays next year. But that’s next year. This is this year. If Hamilton can stay healthy for the entire year and He and kinsler, along with the rest of the Ranger lineup can do what they are known to do, they should have no problem, whether or not Hamilton stays healthy. Read more
Raising Hope
I would say I had it easy growing up as a kid. My brother had the chores really. My chore? Do good in school. I never had to do the dishes (though I did every here and there). I never had to take out the trash, make my bed, etc. I did have to keep my room relatively clean and kept’ish. It was a good life.
I have yet to have kids of my own, but I’ve heard quite a bit. A friend of mine who use to be my advisor in my youth group teaches at an elementary school in my town. He told me how many of his students have smartphones. These are kids under the age of 12 with Android and iOS devices! Some could be cheap, but if they were rocking Razr’s or iPhone’s, those are costly items. I still wonder why they need such an advanced device really. All they need is a simple phone to call and receive calls from the family and friends (maybe include SMS too I guess).
But that is life, at least in the past 100 years. The next generation gets more than the last. Like I sometimes wonder how my parents made it by without Google (research papers seem so much more difficult without the advent of the internet). Read more
Racism is a Two-Way Street
It’s February! Which means that we are to celebrate and appreciate the accomplishments and potential of the African-American community. Other than the fact that this month has Valentine’s Day, it’s really not too bad. I may not do anything all that special to acknowledge the month, but as someone of African descent I am glad to see that this country has progressed into an era where black Americans can do anything they set their mind to, as equally as caucasians or any other race.
But there are still a few people who haven’t been updated on the “good news”.
They’re not always ones who were around during the Civil Rights Movement or have lived in the south. Sometimes they are as close as living in the same building, 30 feet away. Read more
nominate KSSU for an mtvU college radio woodie award!
Don’t forget to nominate KSSU, Sacramento State University, for an mtvU college radio woodie award!
Nominations run from 2/9/12-2/17/12. You can even tweet your nomination!
The link below will take you to the nomination field.
http://blog.ratemyprofessors.com/collegeradiowoodie/
Thank you for your nomination! Go KSSU!
Music Review: Common – The Dreamer, The Believer
Despite earning a reputation as one of the most respected lyricists in hip-hop, Common is still in a sense underrated. Any time there is a top emcee list, his name doesn’t always ring a bell with many people, myself included. I enjoy his music, but for whatever reason, I don’t place him in a higher echelon than I should. That being said, his catalogue is very solid with only one real dud in Universal Mind Control (Electric Circus can also be considered coaster music depending on who you ask). So here he is with his ninth offering in The Dreamer The Believer, proving once again that Lonnie Lynn Jr. should start being considered as one of the greatest rappers to ever hold the microphone. Read more
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