Sunday, January 18, 2004
Hot whips and "No President has ever done more for human rights than I have."
I'm not trying to encroach on the turf of my man Gabe's hip hop 'n' cars blog Almost Phamous but with the Detroit Auto show having just passed, I have to mention some of the new whips that caught my attention.
Pontiac has a hot looking sportscar?: the Pontiac Solstice.
And has Chevy figured out how to make station wagons looks cool again?: the Chevy Nomad.
If Saturn puts this into production, they might finally have produced a model people aren't embarassed to drive: the Saturn Curve.
Range Rover tries to bring it to the Porsche Cayenne: the Land Rover Range Stormer.
Do people with money really want to drive a Mercedes minivan (especially when the flop Chrsyler Pacifica can probably be bought for 30-grand less)?: the Mercedes-Benz Vision Grand Sports Tourer.
And is this the next truck for rappers with too much money to buy?: the 2004 Infiniti QX56.
Or is this?: the Lincoln Mark LT.
But for all y'all ballin'-on-a-budget like me:
Kia's fake Merecedes: the Amanti.
And Chrysler's fake Bentley: the 300C.
And, finally, a guy can dream: the 2004 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti.
Now everybody's writing articles on the marketing of hip hop culture: Say yes to logos -- Unlike rock, hip-hop has never been hung up on the idea of 'selling out.' (Canada.com)
The De La AOI action figures are now on sale at Spitkicker.com.
The Alicia Keys bootleg reggae remix of "You Don't Know My Name" is finally available to buy on wax.
And also spotted at the Lab: O-Dub has a mixtape called Deep Covers.
Teenagers are taking over sports:
Michelle Wie just misses the cuts at the Hawaiian Open by one stroke but makes history by becoming the first woman to shoot a sub-par round in a PGA Tour event. (Reuters UK)
14 year old scccer phenom Freddy Adu goes as the number 1 pick in the MLS super draft signing with DC United. (CNN/Sports Illustrated)
Blogged about on many sites already but worth noting again, this has got to be best idea for a conceptual hip hop album since Prince Paul was hot: DJ Danjer Mouse's Grey Album.
How I missed this article when it came out the same day I wrote a whole post on the new Air album Talkie Walkie I don't know, but here ya go: Pause for a deep breath. (Guardian UK)
And finally, this really encapsulates why I don't like George W. Bush: George W. Bush tells the New Yorker writer Ken Auletta: "No President has ever done more for human rights than I have." (New York Daily News)
