And the award for best Mug Shot goes to..

My man Akon! Supposedly he went to court because he threw a kid off the stage at one of his shows. Who cares about that though when I can focus my attention on the great use of color in his whole ensemble he's got going on here? Ok, now that I got that out of the way, what song(s) does he sing again? I get him mixed up in the large array of black (alright Robin Thicke, I hear you too) R&B singers that sing about their past fling, current flame. Oh right, he's in that Gwen Stefani song that I hate.


T-Pain feat. Akon -"Bartender" (MP3)
MIA feat. Akon "Boyz" Diplo Remix (MP3)

COOL KIDS W/ M.I.A. PT.2

@The Vic 11/23








My camera died early in the night, but it wasn't working well anyway... most of the photos sucked.
There you have it though. I will say this show was WAAAAAAY better than the H.O.B. show!!

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Top Albums, 2007

PRODIGY FEAT. ALCHEMIST - "RETURN OF THE MAC"



Hands down, this is the best album made this year. I forgot how I even got my hands on this, but I'm glad I did. I'll find myself cracking up in the middle of a song..and let me tell you why. The whole album has this awesome 80's funk vibe to it..and then some crazy lyric will pop in that will go something like, "I'm so compulsive I'll start gunnin' right in front of Jesus, Mary and Joseph." Whoa dude, really? That's some hardcore shit. Now honestly, I sometimes wonder what the people who are driving next to me are thinking when they see a woman in her business like attire coming home from her 9-5 listening to lyrics that deal with drugs, gangs, stabbing, and dudes who refer to their fathers as "niggas." I've officially gone off the deep end.


M.I.A. - "KALA"



YESSSS, I love this album. I wasn't into her that much before and I even forgot about the little Indian chick for a minute until I saw her in this picture wearing a Chicago Bulls zubaz overall type outfit. I love this entire album..it makes me wanna do shrooms just by looking at the cover no joke, but what doesn't?


KANYE WEST - "GRADUATION"



Kanye..that's more like it, you know I'll never forget about my sexual chocolate king. This was actually somewhat of a toss up for me. Should I put Common's "Finding Forever" on my list? Should I put "Graduation?" When I first heard this album, I was so disappointed. It seemed like my habits involving the other two albums were completely different. I would go out, grab the album and listen to it on repeat for at least a few weeks..at least. I rarely had to skip through any of the tracks and with this one however, I found myself constantly doing that. I'm actually still doing it. In general, I think the album is good but for Kanye, I don't think it's that great. "Flashing Lights" though? That's my hit.




FEIST - "THE REMINDER"



The total outcast of the group because a girl like me needs a little easy listening once in a while. I really don't have much to say about it, I like it on days where it's maybe raining outside, or I'm feeling especially "emo". YEA I SAID IT.



JAY-Z "AMERICAN GANGSTER"



I don't feel like reviewing it because it's still so new in my system but I love it and I still hate Beyonce.

For the fans....

Our boys, THE COOL KIDS, on a US tour with M.I.A...... if they're coming to your city, check them out and give them a big hug for me!

Oct 29 2007 8:00P
Studio A. w/ M.I.A. Miami, FL
Oct 31 2007 8:00P
Earthlink Live w/ M.I.A. Atlanta, GA
Nov 2 2007 8:00P
Verizon Wireless Theater w/M.I.A Houston, TX
Nov 3 2007 8:00P
Hogg Memorial Auditorium w/M.I.A Austin, TX
Nov 4 2007 8:00P
House of Blues w/M.I.A Dallas, TX
Nov 7 2007 8:00P
The Fillmore Auditorium w/M.I.A San Francisco, CA
Nov 8 2007 8:00P
The Mezzanine w/M.I.A San Francisco, CA
Nov 9 2007 8:00P
The Wiltern w/M.I.A Los Angeles, CA
Nov 10 2007 8:00P
*Purchase Tixs @ Ticketmaster.com Everywhere
Nov 11 2007 8:00P
Canes w/M.I.A San Diego, CA
Nov 14 2007 8:00P
Commodore Ballroom w/M.I.A Vancouver, BC
Nov 15 2007 8:00P
Roseland Theater w/M.I.A Portland, OR
Nov 16 2007 8:00P
Showbox w/M.I.A Seattle, WA
Nov 20 2007 8:00P
First Ave. w/M.I.A Minneapolis, MN
Nov 21 2007 8:00P
*House of Blues w/M.I.A Chicago, IL
Nov 23 2007 8:00P
*The Vic Theater w/M.I.A Chicago,IL
Nov 24 2007 8:00P
Majestic Theater w/M.I.A Detroit, MI
Nov 26 2007 8:00P
Metropolis w/M.I.A Montreal, PQ
Nov 29 2007 8:00P
9:30 Club w/M.I.A Washington, DC
Dec 1 2007 8:00P
Electric Factory w/M.I.A Bala Cynwyd, PA

Meanwhile, guys, I'm at the place eating your scarce food, playing your video games, watching your cable tv, using your dvd player for movie nights, doing my laundry, and stealing your internet