Life is Like a Beach Chair…

Ray: We love Jay-Z’s music for a number of reasons. Here’s the introspective side of him that the masses don’t usually get to hear. This is a great song with alot of metaphors and similes, but also very inspirational. Give it a good listen:

“Beach Chair” by Jay-Z featuring Chris Martin of Coldplay

Get Smart #6 – This freakin elephant can paint!?!?

Ray: Never underestimate any of God’s creatures. Geeze…

The Freestyle – Mos Def Vs. Kanye West

Ray: By all means, I’m a hip hop head. I guess that means that I love the art of rhyming to beats. But it’s much more than that. It’s the creativity, the metaphors, similes, double entendres, swagger, and delivery that comes with being a great rapper. Some folks don’t understand hip hop because of all the negative images that the media likes to portray. But at it’s heart, hip hop is fun, challenging, and drives creativity through mastery of the spoken word. This is hip hop:

By the way, Mos Def (One of my favorites of all time) is clearly on another level. We still love Kanye though.

Dave Chappelle Does Poetry?

Ray: I thought this was cute. It’s always good to see Dave. I hope you enjoy

Warning: This poem contains some profanity

Kanye West and Pharrell Williams in the Studio

Ray: As much as we love politics, religion, and everything else, we also love the arts. I know many people are interested in breaking into the entertainment industry so I decided to post these two videos to show you how two of my favorite music producers do what they do. It’s hard work, but the results are classic. I hope this inspires you:

Kanye West working on “Stronger”

Pharrell Williams working on “Midnight Hour” with Natasha Ramos
Someone needs to tell the camera man to shut up and let the man work! You’ll see what I mean.