While this is obviously Trey’s song, Busta and Nicki steal the show as both employee quick-tongued flows for the remix of “Bottoms Up.” Read the rest of this entry »
I try not to get too excited about any musical events or traveling period. All of the pre-planning and coordinating involved usually does well enough at distracted me from the anticipation anyways. However, I fell head over heels in love with A3C rather quickly. Read the rest of this entry »
As a product of the Michael Jackson-Weird Al parody era, I realize that a song has transcended bounds when other artists decide to reinterpret it. While it may have been intended for one audience, it becomes long-lasting once outsiders latch on to it, helping to give the music legs to reach thousands more. Here, folk rocker Lissie puts her hooks into Cudi’s “Pursuit Of Happiness,” transforming the rapper’s tune and bringing out a desperate, rebellious tone that really didn’t expose itself in the original.
Football is a dirty game but grabbing another man’s family jewels is a whole different level of being competitive. K1NG said “He figured it’d be safe considering he was in San Francisco.”
“Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Shaun Smith has been accused of grabbing an opponent’s private parts for the second consecutive week. Read the rest of this entry »
Since Sesame Street has gained relevance recently, I thought of the classic “One Of These Things” song as soon as I saw this picture. Enh, I guess we all had an awkward stage. Read the rest of this entry »
Some guy said back in 1996 learning to live with regrets was an unavoidable life lesson. It’s still one of the truest testaments saved on wax to this very day. Never have I ever truly believed in the “I-wouldn’t-take-anything-back-because-it-made-me-who-I-am-today” mantra. No one is perfect and the human brain is conditioned to always think “what if?” regardless of how head strong we try to convince ourselves to be. Read the rest of this entry »
The Halo franchise played a huge part in Xbox’s success since Halo: Combat Evolved dropped in 2001. Halo is still a phenomenon as evidenced by Halo Reach‘s (Xbox 360) huge launch. But it’s grip on the FPS genre has been shaken by the emergence competitors like the Call of Duty games. With that said Reach has some big shoes to fill as Bungie’s, the series’ main developer, swan song. So, is Halo Reach more of the same, inviting to new players, or an all around dud? Take a look and see if Reach is a fitting entry in the Halo series.
Starting off, Halo Reach‘s campaign takes place before the events of Halo CE. You play as a member of the Noble Team in a fight against The Covenant army, the series’s long standing archenemy, as they invade Reach: the last viable human colony in the galaxy. The story unfolds from there as you take part in a roughly 6-10+ hour operation depending on your difficulty settings and skill level. You can go it alone or invite three friends to play with you in person or mostly lag free online over Xbox Live. I’ve found the campaign to be most fun, and challenging, with at least a friend in tow on Legendary: the highest setting. The enemies seem crazy overpowered at times but they’re formidable opponents that try to pick apart your squad. The impressive visuals and fun set pieces with some twists throughout pull everything together and make the campaign well worth playing.
Halo Reach‘s many hallmarks greatly boosts its caliber. Changes like dropping dual wielding as well as the battle-rifle with its “spray and pray” tactics, re-introducing fall damage and health on top of the slow, regenerating shield makes Reach play like Halo CE in a few respects. Then the game touts new weapons, re-balances old ones, daily & weekly challenges, a customizable soldier and simple class based system with novel inventions that flesh it out. Some of my favorite new tricks include armor abilities like the jet pack and the active camo. They let you fly for a limited time and go invisible respectively. But the Holographic Decoy is the front-runner so far. It sends a body double to a location to distract enemies. Then, if you’re cunning enough, you can sneak around and get the drop on the opposition. It’s one of those things that sounds alright in words yet needs to be seen to get full effect.
Multiplayer modes are plenty with the new Invasion mode being a personal favorite. It’s a team based mode where each side takes turns attacking and defending points with a capture the flag-lite objective at the end. But much of the enjoyment online in Reach, like any shooter, depends on who you play with. Fun and tons of laughs aren’t hard to have with a team of friends. But It’s a crap shoot on your lonesome. You’ll end up with teammates that want to work together, a bunch of Ritalin-deficient kids or basement dwellers that could’ve used a hug, or a whupping, from mom & pops. Those types usually don’t play firefight: an enjoyable cooperative mode that pits a team of 4 against increasingly difficult waves of enemies. But, like anything else online, you’re bound to run into your fair share of idiots regardless. Thankfully the mute options are easy to use and robust file sharing system for game types, custom forge maps including the impressive forge world locale, flicks and pictures are compelling to mess around with when matchmaking isn’t enough.
Reach is rife with features and it shines with much needed improvements. I can’t fault it for much outside having few invasion maps, of some brief choppiness during hectic campaign fights, the inability to watch flicks in a party and a community that sometimes acts like they’re a few chromosomes short in the gene pool. You’re probably playing Halo Reach already if you’re a die-hard Halo fan. Shooter aficionados who are on the fence or, in my case, don’t like previous Halo games that much may likely find something entertaining about Reach. It’s worth it to at least rent the game or try it out a friends house to see if it’s right for you. With that said it’s one of the most complete games I’ve played this year and it has extensive replay value.
Find the nearest person you know that smokes weed. If he or she is a true stoner, then I’m willing to bet they have a playlist for whenever they decide to pay herbal tribute to Bob Marley. On this playlist resides at least one Devin The Dude song. And if by chance there isn’t, then they probably aren’t getting high off weed. Read the rest of this entry »
Jamiroquai will always carry the virtual insanity diagnosis to us Yanks but don’t think Jay Kay and the boys have reached a drought on in their creative wells. On the contrary, they’re still illuminating dance floors worldwide with their infectious melodies and enticing visuals. And wouldn’t you know it, Jam-Q is strapped with a new album and not one but TWO brand-spankin’ videos to suck you inside their galaxy. Read the rest of this entry »
Whether MI residents know it or not, Flint’s own Jon Conner dropped one of The Mitten’s most well-rounded Hip-Hop releases of the past few years back in 2008 with The Calling Pt. 2: The Second Coming. However, despite the lines of dope, a building buzz and backing from Flintstone OG Mo Cleaves, Sarah Conner’s son hadn’t been heard from since. Until now. Read the rest of this entry »
The battle for Tri-State supremacy is a neverending saga in Hip-Hop. Once someone stragetically eyes the crown and makes their move, there will always be an opposing factor looking for their share of the pie. The Kid Daytona recently laid claim to the title belt with DJ Ted Smooth acting as his cutman and now there’s a familiar figure looking to knock him out of his spot. Read the rest of this entry »
Terrace Martin is one smart cookie. He knew that his musical expertise associated with any project would make it respected. He knew that by paying homage to Marvin’s classic baby-maker would garner some interest. And he also knew that throwing Houston’s newest angel, Devi Dev into the fray would just sexify the entire thing up 10x. Seriously, have you seen the smile on that woman? Yeah, Snoop, Wiz Khalifa, U-N-I and few other notables are present but Devi’s personality puts this project in a whole ‘nother perspective. Read the rest of this entry »
For every schoolyard fight shown on WSHH, there should be ten times the coverage given to PS22′s school chorus. These kids and director Gregg Breinberg are phenomenal and nail every song they choose to do. Read the rest of this entry »
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