Even tho B-Mello always clowns me for this,  I download a whole lotta music.  Actually I don't download it but I have my friend Tony get it.  That's cuz, as I'm always complaining about, my internet aint nearly fast enough to get this stuff.


Thanks to Tony and his remarkable downloading skillz, today I got a GRIP of new music and wow I am pumped.  Lemme take this opportunity to brag about all the hot new shit I got.  I take that back...it aint new, but it is new to me and it is definitely all hot. 



Justin Timberlakes latest joint (yah I know that is old shit but hey I said this stuff aint necessarily new).  Actually I been having this CD but a couple of the songs were missing on my version and I wanted the real deal.



Rihanna's latest album.  Clown on this choice all ya want but what can I say?  I love pop music.  In fact every CD I'm listing is pop music and it is all filthy.  Ya gotta give it up to the cats that make music that have crazy crazy amounts of mass appeal


The Beach Boy's- Pet Sounds




Talkin on pop music, this is one of the best joints ever.  My homie Kyle, who is a dope musician and plays in a sick band called Kay Kay recommended this CD to me.  He said the arrangements are ill thruout the whole thing.



He even was reading a book on this album.  That's how we started talkin' bout it.  The book is part of a series called 33 1/3, anyone hearda them?  These books can fit in your pocket and they break down classic albums.  They get all geeky and go into the most minute details of every note of every song so yea, they definitely for music nerds. 



Back to the list:


Nirvana- Nevermind  I gotta say I'm pumped to get into this album cuz I aint listened to it since I was a kid it seems.  I still feel like a kid it seems.  I am a kid trapped in a man's body it seems.



The Who- Who's Next?  I dunno much about The Who but I guess this supposed to be their best joint.  The first song is an anthem fasho and I can ever get enough anthems. 



Last but not least, Bob Dylan's second big album A Change is a Comin'.  I been bumping The Freewheelin' for a minute now.  I love that disc and I'm pumped for more.  From what I heard, this one seems darker and the writing seems more potent so I'm sure I'll like it.



My wealth of music knowledge is quickly increasing.  Jus gimme a while and cats won't be able to fathom the abyss of music knowledge I got.  Ya right that will probly never happen but at least I make the attempt of bangin' everything worth listening to.

Yo this is the stuff I woke up to this morning.  Heard it on the radio. 


This guy:

The state agreed that back in 1980 he was wrongfully convicted of killing a girl he had been dating.


They realized this after finally looking DNA evidence.  The crazy part is that most of the other other cities in Texas threw away all their old DNA evidence.  To make it even more crazy, Woodard is the 17th man to be released using DNA evidence just from Dallas alone.  And so far they only looked into 40 cases. 


So that is 17 fuckups out of 40 investigations. 


There is a new guy in charge and they're supposed to be fixing everything (good luck completely fixing that) but they expect there are over 500 wrongfully accused people who have been locked up for decades. 


The whole situation is wack.  The article talks about how Woodard kept his head up for 27 years and refused to apologize for something he aint do, even when they offered him a lighter sentence.


That is somethin' to inspire us folk who think we got it bad.  At least we aint been locked up for three decades over some fallacy.

If you feel unfulfilled in life.  Seeing Busta Bus in a King Kong outfit should fix that.



 


The flow is crazy and i think the King Kong steez is gonna catch on.  I think it's gonne be the next big thing. 

I'm sorta getting frustrated cuz the Taybot Phil&Numberman Mixtape is takin' so damn long to drop.  Turns out the blue Starburst colored disc I described in my last post is not gonna fly.


But it's all good.  It was written in stone that my ish will come out in due time.



yes that is the stone i was talkin' about


Is it just me, or is Obama losing his "buzz"?  And if so, WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?  I was never one of them Obamaniacks (I swear I seen that somewhere I'm not making it up, some people call themselves that) and I never even thought he was gonna win in the first place, but I always had the hope in the back of my heart that he would somehow pull thru. 



Now it seems like cats are losing interest in him.  I'm sorry he isn't "hot" no more but he is a politician ok, he's not an actor/rapper/sitcom, you can't let him be "hot" just for a minute and then become interested in something else, like electronic music from the U.K.  You gotta rock with him for a while til the end.  That is how people actually win and you know, accomplish things. 



I walked all the way to the laundrymat tonight, carrying my two bags full of clothes only to find it was closed.  That is very annoying.  Walking block and blocks carrying heavy ass clothes only to return with them just as dirty as when you left...that is not what dreams are made of.



I find today's Quote of the Day hilarious.  I really cannot read this quote without cracking up, no matter how many times I read it.  It's from the movie Bottle Rocket (never seen it) but it reminds me of somethin' straight out a Salinger novel.



Quote of the Day


"One morning, over at Elizabeth's beach house, she asked me if I'd rather go water-skiing or lay out.  And I realized that not only did I not want to answer THAT question, but I never wanted to answer another water-sports question, or see any of these people again for the rest of my life."

Can I say that Barnes and Noble is my shit?  Well I said it. 


After work today I decided to hit Barnes and Noble and veg out to magazines and dope literature instead of doin' my usual routine, which is go home.



So lemme say it again, Barnes and Noble is tight.  If you think I'm wrong I'd say you are off point and couldn't hit the broad sign of a Barnes and Noble.







DUMBDUMBDUMBDUMB BADJOKE MYJOKES SUCK



I read an article in Newsweek about this cat who started a business of sending inspirational text messages to subscribers every morning, specifically to help out people tryin' to stay sober.  I was gonna post a link but I forgot to make a note of the business's website.



Tonight I spent like an hour looking for it on Google, Newsweek.com, etc. and couldn't find it anywhere.  Way to market your business!



I even walked to the grocery store to look it up but they aint carry Newsweek.  Newsweek is not that unknown of a magazine.  They had Nintendo Power but they aint have Newsweek.



this my favorite game of all time my friends



Why is it impossible for me to get outta bed before 10am?  What the hell.  One of my favorite things to do is drink coffee at like 7 or 8am but there is no chance in hell I can be awake by then.  Well I take that back, I can get up if there is somewhere I absolutely must be, like work.  Other than that tho, it's hopeless.  I don't even know why I set my alarm cuz I just pound the snooze button over and over like I'm playing rock-paper-scissors on top of my alarm clock. 



I know I'm always braggin' bout my uncanny ability to make predictions, but here is one more for ya...the Sonics will stay in Seattle.



I know that sounds hella stupid to most people but that is just what my gut tells me.  I dunno why. 




Quote of the Day


"I dunno how well the purple taybot logo fits over a light blue background.  It reminds me of the blue pack flavor of starburst, but I also love those so I don't how I feel about it."


- Phil, in reference to the Taybot/Phil&Numberman Mixtape artwork

I think Pharrell is goin thru a weird phase or something. 


I get the whole concept behind his new N.E.R.D record and that is all good.  But at the end of the vid it just gets kinda, I dunno what's the word, awkward?


I mean at first you think he's clownin' on people who don't condone weed.  That's definitely what it sounds like anyways.  Then alla sudden, he switches and he sounds like he's seriously tellin' people not to puff. 



Then again, maybe he's jus tryin to make cats think about their financial decisions.  That is probly it.  It threw me for a loop tho.  







Actually I'm glad I wrote this lil blurb cuz it made me fully understand the message Pharrell is tryin' to get across.


I think he's tryin' to say,


"Don't smoke weed becuz if you don't you can see sounds and the color of sounds is a collage of life...and be responsible with yo money!" 


Or somethin' like that...

I think I'ma make this an unofficial Street Sounds Update just cuz the show was crackin' las night.  I missed las weeks show since I was outta town so it was definitely nice to be back.  I guess las week there was hella people thru the studio and it was kinda a crazy show so that sucks that I missed it.  Then again, today's show was real chill and full of good music and I actually prefer that better.


But I aint here to talk about my personal preferences.  I'm here to talk about this cat:




if yall aint know this is the RZA and he got a new album
comin' out as his alter ego, Bobby Digital!


We played the single las night and I got real pumped.  We were playing tons of good shit all night but this one stood out to me somehow.  I decided RZA is definitely one of the best producers on the mic ever (top 5) and he is also so filthy with the artwork, the concepts etc...basically he's killin.







That is the joint, Rza f/ Inspectah Deck- U Can't Stop Me Now and I definitely gotta give it the title of Street Sounds Weekly Banger.



A couple years ago Ill Bill actually spit over that same sample.  Rza flipped it way harder tho.  Then again, I don't even like Ill Bill so my opinion is probly biased.

It was beautiful out today, but I spent the whole day working.  After that I went home and wrote a song about how I don't got time to do anything else but work.  It's basically true story and the song came out tight. 


I wrote it to a Young Jeezy beat that I don't even like that much.  I had to do it tho cuz I am running outta mentals.  If anyone has any instrumentals, can ya please email them to me at Taybot3@gmail.com?



I would just download them myself except Clearwire is so not crackin' and it's too slow for me to download anything.  When I first got Clearwire I gave it hella props and now it gets two big thumbs down, Siskel and Ebert style. 




"this movie sucks" is probly
what they thinkin



Speaking of movies does anyone even realize that Speed Racer the movie is about to drop?  Well that is pretty tight in itself but to make it way iller, the Wachowski Brothers made the joint.  Ah my bad, they aint actually brother's no more since last September Larry Wachowski had a sex change and now it's Lana. 



Anyways, these are the people that made The Matrix flicks, which I love.  Yo if Speed Racer is even half as deep (I'm not tryin to sound all movie hipster intellectual but I'm sure it comes out that way) as The Matrix trilogy I'll be pleased.


Look, The Matrix movies were filthy.  ALL OF THEM!  Not just the first one.  I get hecka annoyed when people try to tell me only the first one is tight and then they fell off.  Reloaded kills, I like it the best actually.  The third one is pretty good too.  Altho that one shoulda been way nicer, I'll admit.

None of yall will believe it but I actually started my new valet job.  Today I worked hecka hours and I must say, it beats the hell outta Telemarketing.  Actually I take that back, I'ma call it telemarketing with a lower case t case cuz the job aint even tight enough to deserve the Capital. 


Ok well I won't front I'm probly still gonna have to take some telemarketing shifts here and there but that don't mean I gotta rep the job all crazy like I love it.



One definite good thing about this new gig is it's giving me tons of new material for Taybot3.com.  I was thinkin' about that today while driving.



Yea that's another tight thing about it.  I finally get to drive again.  Nice cars too!  I aint gotta whip, I been bussing it for G-d knows how long and I forgot how much I like driving.  Well I like driving nice cars that work like they're supposed to.  Driving wack cars is what I am used to, and that sucks.  Wack cars that are always bout to break down or get a flat tire or run outta gas or, you get the picture.



yes this is the perfect pic.  take one look at this car
and you know the engine will smoke at around 55mph. if ya
ever been stuck with a beater like this, i feel your pain.




One thing I noticed is alot of people with money drive HUGE CARS!  I guess we see these things on the road all the time but man...when you get behind the wheel of one of these monstrous, gas-guzzling, crazy-big "I'm-cruising-a-spaceship-down-the-street" type cars, it's real strange to get used to.



It feels like I'm driving a tank or the US Enterprise or somethin.  The dashboard is super wide and add that to the fact that the car actually talks to you (mid-drive it'll say things  like, "It's 56 degrees outside," or "You have arrived") and I really do feel like I'm the commander of a space shuttle.




The stupid thing is the car decided to tell me I "had arrived" midway between the front of the hotel and the parking garage.  I hadn't arrived anywhere, I wasn't even at a traffic light.  I guess these whips are kinda like talking parrots...they can say the words but they really have no idea of the context to use them in or even what the words mean. 






who cares what there is to do in Hawaii?  You don't even know what you're saying parrot. 
you don't even know what those words mean.

The Taybot/Phil&Numberman Mixtape is getting pretty close to being out!  It's mastered and even the artwork is finished.  Peace to Pat for killin' the graphic design game.  He will do big things in the future I can see it comin' like Cleo.


All I gotta do is basically send it away to get it printed up.  I'ma be doin' a bunch of "official" promotion for it as soon as I get a spot booked to hold the release party.  Not sure what the difference is between this type of promotion and "official" promotion but there's gotta be a difference.



One cool thing is the release party is gonna be ALL AGES and that is a guarantee.  My las show, March Badness (hot name), even tho it went pretty well, it made me realize I would way rather rock all ages shows and not these crazy bar shows where everyone's just there to drink. 



Nah, nah, I'm about the MUSIC.  You know, the actual music not just kickin it and gettin' drunk.  I'm tryin to get heads to come out to the shows who are about the MUSIC.  Ya know, melodies, verses, hot beats, DJing, dancers, (if we talkin' about a Chris Brown show I suppose) and innovation. 



About the most innovating thing poppin' off at bars is sometimes they have them robot bulls you're supposed to ride and to me, that is jus not crackin.



So that's that, I'ma try to make most of my shows all ages from now on.