Kanye vs 50 Cent: Who Shall Prevail?

‘Ye versus Fiddy. Chicago versus Queens. Gangsta versus….not gangsta…

With two of the biggest names in hip-hop releasing albums on the same day, comparisons and speculations are unavoidable. You may have heard about it, one of the biggest music rivalries of recent times: Kanye West versus 50 Cent. Both rappers recently released their new albums on Tuesday , September 11th. What started off as just a coincidence soon escalated into a highly publicized rap battle. Only, unlike those of the past, guns and dissing of hometowns have hardly been on the agenda. Instead, it’s all about the Benjamins, and for 50 Cent, keeping himself in business. Recently, the rapper stated that, "If Kanye West sells more records than me on September 11, I'll no longer [perform] music. I'll write music and work with my other artists, but I won't put out any more solo albums."

And it looks as if he’ll have to do just that, that is, if he’s planning on sticking to his word. While his album, Curtis, has moved 691,000 units as of September 18, Kanye’s Graduation sold 957,000 copies in the first six days following its release. Will Fiddy really quit the music biz? It seems as if he might; he has already cancelled his promotional European tour due to “unforeseen circumstances”. Could this be ‘unforeseen’ as in his album isn’t doing as great as he thought it would? He had every reason to believe that Curtis would kill Graduation in sales; his last release, The Massacre sold over four million copies in its first year, while Kanye’s Late Registration comes in far behind with 2.8 million to date. But many fans, not just of hip-hop, but of music in general are saying that Kanye West has a newer, more progressive sound, using synthesizers, piano and electric guitars and sampling songs such as techno band, Daft Punk’s ‘Harder, Better, Faster Stronger’, but Fifty keeps on doing the same thing: hardcore, street, gangster rap. Which by looking at his current sales figures, isn’t appealing to the masses as much as it used to. So while 50 Cent may be ‘laughing to the bank with this’, Kanye is going to be laughing louder and with way more ‘this’ in his pockets.

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My article for the school paper, enjoy if u wanna.

peace, aria

Listen to the sounds of the world and watch it turn...

I've just started on a Killers kick right now. I'm listening to 'This River Is Wild'. what a great song. All of Sam's Town is amazing actually, i think. ha when i listen to this CD i think of the movie Marie Antoinette. I love that movie. Just saying.

YEah just thought i'd mention this to the nobody who read this.

-aria

Elevate Film and Music Festival 9/15

Ok so, this blogger had to go to a film festival with their dad because he directed a music video for it. Said blogger was not informed of how fucking awesome the entire thing was going to be.

Held at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, The Elevate film and music festival was 'uplifting people' and 'changing the world' or wahtever. I was excited because the entire theme was WAY Panic! At the disco. They had circus type performers mixed in with the crowd as they filed in or waited to get their tickets. A zebra woman on stilts, winged crazy dudes, and ring masters all danced and flipped around as the fest-goers sippped their Vodka and Tonics.

A semi-hipster event for sure. Of course no one had infoormed me of that beforehand so i wore a mildly cool outfit. But everyone else seemed to have known, and dressed for it. There were people from a hippie commune in Topanga, CA, where my dad shot the video. They actually kind of blended in with the dancers....

It was all pretty crazy at first. Then things were a little less awesome when the event started. i mean, seeing my dad's video up on the projecter at the KODAK THEATER where they hold the OSCARS, was awesome. BUt the event was put on in part by Agape Church, which is this place that scares the shit out of me, its so cult-like. But that's not something i should talk about, in case they come hunt me down or some crazy shit like that. Al i can say is: The Secret...yeah thats their stuff. And their 'reverend' dude, he's seriously got a cult following.....Stopping now. Before the secret agape police come and catch my ass. JUST KIDDING....hehe

But yeah, so the films and videos were good. Maybe if i can find a copy of my dad's i'll post it. The other entries were short films, documentaries, and commericals. All wwer pretty good. there was one particularly funny one that was called 'The Rub of Attraction', which if you are familiar with The Secret, is a play on 'The Law of Attraction'. The short was kind of dissing the secret, voicing most people's beefs and uncertainties about it. Then in the end it proved that it was all true...ish. What the secret is saying.

And then there were mini-documentaries n stuff. Did u know that the academy awards are the only awards allowed to be given out in the Kodak Theater. You can hold events there, but no one is allowed to give out any kind of award in that building except for the academy. How....interesting is that?

Then after we went to the after pparty upstairs. Cuz we were special and all. But it was really jsut a meet n greet type thing. So no flashing lites and awesome music. : l

So it was pretty lame. And i was exhausted.

so then we left. And went home, where i slept.

annnndddd my only pic from the after party!:
I'll post other pix later.

tscha. aria

PWN bitch

Ohhhhhh what now, Fiddy? Kanye's album totally kicks your album's ass! Check the iTunes reviews, sucka. Nobody likes your 'Ayo Technology' crap.

And Kanye is keeping with the times. He knows that indie music is way freaking better than whatever the hell everyone else is trying to do. I don't really have the energy to rant on about how great kanye is and how nto great 50 is. So yeah. But uhhhhhh, Stronger is lke the only hip-hop song rite now that when i hear it, i don't cringe. Unless i'm at a dance or something. Because even 'Ay Bay Bay' sounds good when ur having fun.

-arrrria

Play nice, kids

Hello friend(s)!

And haters. Haha, we're making so many friends! :)

S'all good though. Really, that one hate comment we got really did warm my heart. Please, anyone happening to hate our ramblings, please do leave hateful comments. We deeply apreciate it.

In other news, I and a couple other friends just saw the movie, Stardust, and it was pretty good. Oddly funny at times, too. Dude, I totally wasn't expecting Robert Deniro's character to be gay.

Yeah, gay!

It was hilarious. Cross dressing, the whole bit. I quite enjoyed it. And also, the main guy, Rupert Everett, I believe. He was oddly more attractive when his hair got longer. But at some points, he wasn't at all, so yah, I donno what was up with that. His father when he was younger, though, wasn't bad on the eyes at all.

Hm, I'm getting a little carried away with this.

Also, I have no earthly idea, but suddenly My Chemical Romance sounds so good to me. Like ... well, not any different, but I like it a whole lot more for some reason. It's very odd. Not so much their first album, but Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge. Even songs that I didn't much care for, such as "The Jetset Life is Gonna Kill You" are my favorites.

What is wrong with me?

I already liked them, but man. ha.

At the moment I am listening to a CD I borrowed from Aria, Writers Block, by Peter Bjorn and John. It really is an excellent record. Like smoggy summer in the 60s/70s, or something. Which sounds gross, but that's what first comes to mind. Anyways, it's really good, and definetly worth checking out.

Random Thought of the Day:
Have you ever noticed how some guys who wear skinny jeans have, like, REALLY skinny legs? And you can't look away, really, cuz it just hits you like *bam!* "Hey! They have REALLY skinny legs!"

Daily Song: "Immagrant Song" - Led Zeppelin

---------skitz

random kicks

Ok in the past year I've been on 3 big kicks. Well maybe two cuz I don't think Avenged Sevenfold kinda counts. But anyways, lately i have been obsessed with Fall Out Boy (that one is coming to an end) and Linkin Park. Already I have all three of Linkin Park's albums on my mp3 player and I know all the words to Fall Out Boy songs. I know it sounds pathetic now but hey what can i say. Shit happens *shrugs*.


Hey I think we're getting famous, we already have one hate comment.
Yay go publicity.
Aria took care of the idiot though, she beat me to it...darn.

-Michelle

ps.
If your gonna leave a mean comment, at least have the BALLS to leave a link. I mean cmon

Hey,Mikey...she likes it.

Mwhaha my blog title sucks. Hard. But anyways. I officially <3 Michael Cera. I saw Superbad last night and it was awesome. HE was awesome. And cute...and funny...and sweet.....*sigh* It was like, it was funny but you jsut feel bad for him, his character Evan. he was just a really nice guy, and he kept getting sucked into this crap. lol. And Jonah Hill was great too.

But even thoough I'm totally in love with Michael Cera (you should be too if you have any sense!) the best guy int he whole thing was Christopher Mintz-Plasse a.k.a Mclovin. he was so gangsta. Hahaha. Booya motha'fucka'!

hehehe

"Sounds like a sexy hamburger" - Cops on the name McLovin.

I'm SO buying that t-shirt. Fo sho.

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Sooooo i'm off to go watch every episode of Clark And Michael. Because i'm a dedicated fan. And then i'm going to try and figure out a budget that includes saving for a new iPod AND the DVD box set of Arrested Development.

Oh yes. I AM the ultimate geek.

---Your Cera lovin' friend, Arrrrriiiiaaaaa (roll your r's, baby, roll those r's)