Anthony Bourdain visits my hometown on an upcoming episode of No Reservations. I always feel a pinch of pride when I see my old stomping grounds on the tube. One of the fun things about leaving your hometown is finding out what outsiders think of your hometown. Within the caucasian-dominated suburbs of jersey, I've learned the difference between "being from Maryland" and "being from Baltimore". If you are from Maryland, they envision rolling green suburbs, lacrosse, preppy people, Johns Hopkins, and tourist spots in the Harbor. If you're from Baltimore, they envision you grew up as a hoodrat rubbing shoulders with Avon, Stringer and Marlo. I'm exaggerating...but not by a lot.
Much of the reputation that Baltimore enjoys (or suffers from) nationally is derived from crime stats and TV shows. The majority of these TV shows are "urban": Fox's "Roc", NBC's "Homocide" and HBO's "The Wire" (all among my favorites). The one exception is FoodTV's "Ace of Cakes". Its refreshing to escape into the whimsy of Charm City Cakes instead of Bodymore, Murderland. I mean, what's happier than cakes?
bourdain does baltimore
sour video
very cool music video shot entirely by webcams: sour's "hibi no neiro" (tone of everyday).
randoms
n.a.s.a. (feat sizzla, amanda blank & lovefoxxx) "a volta" video:
The Alchemist feat. Maxwell & Twista | Smile
Clipse feat. Pharrell | I'm Good
randoms
Tanya Morgan feat. Blu | Morgan Blu
Amerie | Why R U
Chrisette Michelle | Mr. Right
David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland | When Love Takes Over
Lady Gaga feat. Busta Rhymes | Just Dance (Ted Smooth Remix)
DJ Class feat. Kanye West & Estelle | I'm The Shit Remix
Steve Aoki (NASA Gifted Remix)
Mos Def | Casa Bey
utada come back to me video
Complex mag has a nice entry on 7 youtube Utada videos with her commentaries. Her new english language album "This is the One" is pretty decent.
n.a.s.a gifted video
Nice animated video for n.a.s.a - gifted (feat. Kanye West, Lykke Li & Santogold):
we fight/we love / buggin out 09
Q-tip feat. Kanye West & Consequence | We Fight/We Love (Remix)
Consequence feat Kid Cudi | Buggin' Out '09
Consequence & Kid Cudi - "Buggin' Out 09" from Three/21 Films on Vimeo.
lush life
Nat King Cole | Lush Life (Cee-Lo Remix)
Novel | Makes You Happy
Keri Hilson (feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo) | Knocks You Down
secret identities: 9066 preview
Secret Identities is an Asian American superhero comic book series. Here's a video preview of "9066" - featuring a Japanese American superhero dealing with Executive Order 9066 which sent Japanese Americans to internment camps during WWII.
nothing to worry about
Peter Bjorn & John's video, "Nothing To Worry About" features a dancing Japanese biker gang and awesome hair.
100 yard dash
Raphael Saadiq - 100 Yard Dash video:
Ryan Leslie | How It Was Supposed To Be
Teriyaki Boyz feat. Kanye West | Teriya-King
Kid Cudi | Day N Nite (Bingo Players Remix)
Wale | Good Girls (AEON Remix)
yao ming tranformer
First Yao Ming does a funny T-Mobile commercial:
Almost as funny as his old Visa commercial:
Now he's a Transformer. Just in time for xmas...or chinese new year. This plastic bball transforms into yao with wings.
brooklyn go hard
Jay-Z's Brooklyn Go Hard video by Evan Roth of Graffite Search Labs. The song was made for RED & the Global Fund to Fight AIDS in Africa and for the upcoming Biggie biopic. Who knew Jigga was into typography?
Jay-Z (feat. Santogold) | Brooklyn Go Hard (prod. by Kanye West)
nike af1 x darbotz
Indonesian artist Darbotz produced this video to promote the classic Air Force 1 model's position in the Nike Sportswear division.
Nike AF1 x Darbotz from Randy Rais on Vimeo.
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