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The Evolution Of Common

I love music...ALL music...It's my life...Without it my soul would be tormented...Like seriously...Clothes are fly and jewelry is nice but music...That's what I live for...I recently lost my entire iTunes catalog...Over 4,500 songs and I think it might be a loss I'll never get over...The pain is worse than any breakup I've known...The first two Common singles (The People and The Game) were in that catalog...I got them back in May and as soon as I heard them I instantly fell in love with Common...Again...

Growing up in LA you knew who Common Sense was...You remember the infamous beef with Ice Cube and you knew Common for the lyricist he was and you always knew he'd be a force to be reckoned with but never in a million years would you have seen the evolution of Common Sense coming...

The man we see now is Common Sense grown up...He's come full circle...Of course he's always been a great lyricist but in the "Can I Borrow A Dollar?" days he was a lil hardcore and a lil thug...He was young and proving his manhood...He was caught up in beef with gangster rappers and doing things that you could never imagine Common doing today...Then the battle for the name persued and he had to drop the Sense and he became Common (which is crazy...'cuz he's anything BUT common)...Then Common fell in love with a woman with such a strong soul the men she dates can't help but let her soul permeate theirs and let their souls meld (at least for a hot sec)...During this time we got Common in love...In love with her, with himself, with hip hop...We got albums like "Electric Circus and Like Water For Chocolate"...Then it was over and he was a free man...He was no longer the young Common Sense or Common in love...He was a grown Common who had now experienced a lil more life and had a lil more loot but he was also single and so in his new found glory we got the album "BE" which was liberating but this new album "Finding Forever" shows Common is back to his roots...Back to the people...Back to the music that both he and I love so dearly and it's classic hip hop that will be loved forever...

- Quick Common Fact: He's the first rapper to have his album sold in Starbucks

*NOTE: I wrote this BEFORE I went to the Heineken Red Star Soul Concert last night...All I can really say is after that show I love Common even more...His freestyle is still sick...His stage show entertaining...He's what hip hop is all about...

Blackle-iscious...

In other form's of Blackness...Check out Blackle (yeah at first glance I thought it said Blackie too and I was almost offended)...It's a new energy conscious website that is "powered by Google custom search" (in case you're worried about switching search engines)...Like I always say we all should try to do our part for the environment and this is a simple way to save energy...Hey as long as you can still find me by Googling or should I say Blackling (but it is still a Google search so maybe it is still Googling) 'wildfireishot' I see no reason not to switch...

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- I don't blame Chanel...I'd work for shoes too...Especially those D&G's she's wearing! Give me any excuse to talk about Chanel...She's my favorite model right now and from the looks of it she'll be a supermodel and that's good ish...

- Rhianna is most def Jay's artist and ish like this is how you can tell...I'm not mad tho...Get yo paper Rhi Rhi...One day this girl is go'n be bigger than B...Watch...I should shut up 'fore she ends up missin' one day...We see how they got Kelly's career...Shit I should shut up 'fore this blog ends up missin' one day...

- Speaking of Knowles'...The mother of all gaudiness is releasing a line on the Home Shopping Network...The line is called Miss Tina...Now don't get me wrong...I have no problem with HSN...When you can't find DiorShow mascara (which is the best mascara ever! I must say) HSN usually has it in stock...They actually carry a lot of really good Sephora items...Trust...I LOVE HSN...It's Miss Tina I'm worried about... I just don't want to walk into my mom's house and see her or my abuela in a catsuit of some sort or in some 'fit made entirely of denim...See my mom is the Queen of HSN and my abuela ain't too much better...We get crab, prime rib and jewelry delivered all in the same day...Oh yeah and a bird feeder...So I'm just hoping she doesn't fall under the spells of Miss Tina (like so many other people seem to have) and buy me any of that crap 'cuz I may have to hurt someone's feelings...

- Good to know the Jason Markk Sneaker solution really works...Water stains on kicks are the worst...

Marcel Wanders X Puma Collabo

I LOVE Fashionista... They always show me ill collabos...This one the 'I Hate Camping' collection from Marcel Wanders and Puma is absolutely the illest picnic/camping gear I've seen...It includes a lounge tent, a cooling case for fruits and your Clicquot champagne, bags, flip flops and inflatable mattresses...I think I have to agree with him when he says...'I hate camping but I love lounging in style'... because this does indeed make lounging outside much more bearable...

This Might Explain Remy's Bad Luck Streak

I saw this over at Nah Right and all I can say is Remy Ma has lost her mind...I think Miami Kaos might be right...This whole shooting situation might be some kind of divine retribution...When are ya'll go'n learn to stop playin' with God?

Oh The Places We'll Glow

I just started wearing blush...I was so against it for so many years and then something happened in the last 6 months that made me fall in love with it (what? I dunno)...Now I'm trying all brands all shades...So I saw this O-Glow months ago and I have to admit I was skeptical...VERY skeptical...It's a clear gel that is supposed to react with your personal skin chemistry to turn cheeks the exact color you blush, naturally in just seconds...Yeah right...Yeah they say it works on all skin tones but a lot of people say a lot of things...Sometimes these things don't work on us with a lil more melanin in our skin...So I had to try it and can I say? I'm in serious LOVE! LOL! It's the best blush ever...It does match your natural tone so there's no need to worry about the color but you do have to watch how much you actually rub on cuz too much and you will mos def resemble Raggedy Anne's cousin other than that it's good ish...

Spinning Monkeys And Gangsters...Oh My!

I've always been into phone charms...Best believe when I shelled out $600 back in '03 for the Baby Phat i95 I had to decorate it and make sure everyone knew mine was different...Most people just ended up thinking it belonged to a teenage Asian girl due to the plethora of Hello Kitty charms dangling from it and the fact that back in '03 the phone charm craze hadn't completely caught on in the States even tho it was all the rage in Japan...

Since '03 phone charms have evolved into a whole new product...My 'kick is now decorated with felt Murakami charms, metal and ceramic Hello Kitty charms, a huge plastic Corpse Bride and a multitude of other Hello Kitty charms my good friend whateyesaygoes picked up for me while he was in Japan...Let's just say I really don't need anything else dangling from my phone...Then I saw these Mopods... They spin and flash when your cell receives a call or text...Now that's something none of my other phone charms do no matter how cute they are...They come in about 8 different characters (I'll mos def be buying the monkey) but if you really do some Googling you'll find some real interesting, hard-to-find ones...Like the gangster pictured below...

Thrillist vs Daily Candy

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My mom says I'm a wealth of useless information...I like to think I know a lot of things about a lot of random things...Sounds better that way...One way I get my useless information is from Daily Candy ...I've been a fan for years...I subscribe to multiple editions...the travel, the LA, the Miami (my home away from home), the everywhere and the kids (even though I have none)...They always have good tips and info and it really is one of the better e-letters to subscribe to...

A couple months ago I received an evite to join Thrillist...From what I gathered it was a Daily Candy for guys...Now we all know I like to embrace my inner tomboy and have a penchant for mens mags...I mean the only magazine I subscribe to is Complex...So I figured what the hell? lemme add my name to the distribution list...All I can really say is I was pleasantly surprised...It IS like a Daily Candy for guys but it's a lil more...it's a lil more fun, a lil more ill and seems like its a lil more relevant for younger ages...So props to the guys at Thrillist... I think they filled a niche that was lightweight barren and very honestly they made Daily Candy seem a lil less sweet...

Braggin' Rights...

I've been a fan of Lucien Pellat-Finet since about '97...His use of skulls and marijuana leaves in high fashion was something that I always found endearing...When I spotted a collabo he was doing with Vans in the Complex back in early '06, I worked myself up into a shopping frenzy...See I LOVE Van collabos...They're just always so ill... I have a suede pair from a collabo they did with Rebecca Taylor a few years back that are so ill guys always jock even though they're women's shoes...So I hunted for these LPF Vans...I called Maxfield in LA and the LPF store in NY AND FRANCE every other day trying to get these shoes and I had no luck...A year later my friend eBay came to help...I was originally looking for the green LPF chukkas that were featured in the Complex but after a year of looking trust I'll take whatever pair is still available...I can't wait for them to get here! And just in time for summer...

How to Save Black Tees...

I dunno if you're like me but I don't wash my black tees...From my $250 Dior Addict tee to my $20 Marc Jacobs loves Lil Kim tee...Doesn't matter how much they cost cuz they'll all fade if you stick them in the washer...Then I discovered Fewa Black Magic...Once only available in Europe, it is now available in the States...Unlike most detergents formulated to keep black clothes from fading, Fewa actually INTENSIFIES the brilliance of your black clothes so 10-15 years from now I can pass my vintage Dior Addict tee on to some lil Dior Addicts of my own and that's good ish...

Paris Hilton Ordered Back to Jail

I usually don't post about the antics of the mainstream pop crowd BUT THIS is COMEDY!! By the way...She needed to go back to jail...

And yes...I know it's been a while since you've heard from me...Those who know me well know I like to drop outta touch every now and then...and NO I was not in jail...Well...Not this time...

Murakami X Adidas Collabo

Look what I found over at Fashionista...This should be interesting and I can't wait! WOO HOO!!!!

Will.I.Am X Antik Denim Collabo

Will I Am will be designing a line of jeans call i.am.Antik for Antik Denim...Now I'm gonna try to be nice cuz I actually like Will.I.Am besides being a native Los Angeleno like myself...the guy is actually a nice guy...BUT I'm having a couple problems with this whole thing...First Antik Denim sucks...Simple as that...Second...WHO in the HELL would ever wanna take fashion inspiration from Will.I.Am? I'm all into expressing yourself through yo garb and I'm all for PERSONAL expression but that's where his style needs to stay...Between him and himself...

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Anna Wintour slept with Bob Marley? Is he serious?

Murakami will be designing the new Kanye Cover...That's pretty ill altho you know Kanye just knows who dude is cuz of LV...

Lil Cease has lost his black mind...Them niggas sittin' there laughin' are pretty suspect tho...Like my homegirl said I dunno a nigga that would just sit there and laugh...

Homemade Bling...Now we can all floss like Puff...I think I'll stick to having peeps buy me mine...

The next time you see a weave think to yourself...'Did someone steal this off the head of an Asian woman?'... So I guess we're just taking it back to the old days and scalping people now...

In unrelated Asian women news...Kimora is looking hot in the new issue of The Source...

*Update

- Nike Members Only just released the Amare Metro Collection...

- Karmaloop just got the Free TK shirt...

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My girl Dukes sent this over and I just thought it was pretty funny...Thought I'd share...Have a good weekend!

It's Pilot Week Over at Adult Swim..

Crook'd Sipp is the new cartoon from David Banner..It premieres this sunday night on Adult Swim (The Cartoon Network)..Catch this and a couple other hilarious cartoons (I like The Drinky Crow Show)...You can catch them all on TV starting May 13th or online right now...

CONGRATS TO ERIC CUBICHE!!!

Congratulations go out to long time LA DJ Eric Cubiche... He and fiance Jaime Pressley had a boy, named Dezi today...Let's wish them all the best!!!

*On a side note...anyone think the baby had the initials "DJ" on purpose?

Hermes Leather Bathtub...

I wish...Wonder how you clean it? Hmmmm....

BeBop to Hip Hop

presents

BeBop to Hip-HopA national initiative connecting the dots of popular music and American culture from the bebop era to today.

Join acclaimed hip-hop artists YoYo and Tre (formerly of The Pharcyde) with Special guest members of theThelonious Monk Institute Of Jazz Performance Ensemble and the talented jazz and hip-hop students from LA'sWashington Preparatory High School

Monday, May 14, 2007, 7:30 PM

Nate Holden Performing Arts Center

4718 West Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Admission is FREE

For More Information Contact:Douglas E. Nelson (310) 751-2080 or (323) 253-3303
The Madrid Theatre is a facility of the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles

Anything that teaches peeps about the history of music is all good with me...