Pop Culture and Politics on the Artistic Spectrum
A long time ago, you may remember that hip hop superstar, Cardi B (born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar) began to make a "stank" over the reality of her taxable income. Surely, the transition from being a stripper and hustler, allegedly robbing and assaulting clients, to a multi-millionaire rapper, wife and mother was nothing short of a… Continue reading Cardi B for Congress 2022
Admittedly…The Weeknd wasn’t on my radar until reading the Philadelphia Inquirer Music Critic Dan DeLuca’s article on the Canadian singer’s upcoming headlining performance the Sunday of the 2015 Budweiser Made in America Festival. It was surprising to see an artist (at least in my eyes) so fresh to the music scene headlining a festival with… Continue reading Fascination with Madness: Thoughts on The Weeknd
Run the Jewels may be the only hipster-friendly rap supergroup that has maintained its image and credibility. Made up of El-P and Killer Mike, Run the Jewels crossbreeds NYC beats with Atlanta hip hop--a perfect blend of East Coast sound. In the wake of Meow the Jewels (a remix of Run the Jewels 2 featuring all cat sounds instead of instrumentals...remember… Continue reading DJ Shadow ft. Run the Jewels, New Video Release!
DOWNLOAD THE LATEST EPISODE HERE!! or on iTUNES and STITCHER RADIO Marvel's Captain America Civil War finally gets us our pictures of Spider-man! / Alternate Spidey endings / Lucifer still sucks / Shamrock Local adventures / I Am Cait is back and it's time to #MakeAmericaCaitAgain / The truth about popular music / BuzzFeed makes people… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 188: Make America Cait Again
Hip Hop artist, A.G. Fernandez, joins us in the studio once again to discuss all of the top stories from Ray Rice's elevator assault to Iggy Azalea's non-existent sex tape. We listen to the top hits on the Billboard charts, play a special music edition of the Rotten Tomatoes Game, and Dan tells an embarrassing… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 111: Love and Elevator Music with A.G. Fernandez
Philly Hip Hop Artist AG Fernandez stops by the studio to talk about his career, music, and more! We go into some of the news of the week and learn a lot about youth in Saudi Arabia from additional guest Yazeed Khabiri! Let us entertain you with America's new favorite games "Who Would've THOT?!" and… Continue reading Talking Nerdy Episode 103: Hip Hop & Other Drugs with AG Fernandez
This week, we talk Obama's State of the Union Address, the Grammy Award aftermath, Justin Bieber's Deportation, people who believe in Ghosts and more! Sports, News, Iron Sheik Real or Jabroni--and a very special visit from our new favorite guest: The Fat Wiccan Girl! Tonight's episode is not one to be missed! DOWNLOAD HERE or… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Episode 79: The Fat Wiccan Girl
Life Lessons from one of Philly’s best: PATE! @SpaceHighPate If you haven’t read it, check it out!!#complex #pate(Source: http://superdps.com/2012/03/13/life-lessons-from-hip-hop-artist-pate)
Hailing from the Wynnefield section of West Philadelphia, Pate and his partner Reez joined forces to create Space High Music, an entity that works its way into all aspects of entertainment, media and style. Up and coming artists, fashion and production are just several of the undertakings of this company which plans to storm the… Continue reading Life Lessons from Hip-Hop Artist Pate
Get your present-face ready. You know, that expression you get when someone gives you a gift that you really don't want but you have to act as enthused as your mind can handle? That's the one. VH1 has made the nostalgia of the Nickelodeon generation (that is, adults born in the eighties to early-nineties) their… Continue reading VH1 to bring back ‘Pop Up Videos’
Consider for a moment that just about every human being knows someone who claims to have the capacity to 'rap.' We live for the cringe-worthy moment when this person drinks enough 32oz Smirnoff Ice's that he (or she, but more likely he) decides to prove it. We feel compelled to encourage the poor bastard, while… Continue reading “Depart From Me”–CAGE
It's no secret that we live in a world of excess. The zeitgeist indicates that we are no longer content in simply being good or even great, we need to be better--do more--even if that means dangerously shoving ourselves past the points of logic, common sense, and personal ability. I'd like to focus, for the sake… Continue reading What the Fuck Happened? Actors Turned Musicians
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