Dance On Glass

Present.

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:04:37 -0400

Present.

3 reasons i can bag on skinny jeans and rock them at the same time without being hypocritical

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:13:00 -0400

1. I’m actually skinny. Your boy is just under 6 feet and weighs a non-threatening 160 pounds. If you have Earl Sinclair’s stomach and Loretta Divine’s ass, might as well for you not to wear ‘em.

2. I choose not to expose my drawers. It’s one thing to wear over-sized jeans that naturally sag, but in order to expose your drawers in skinny jeans, you have to consciously, purposely pull them beneath your ass. So not only do your calves now look like toothpicks but you also have this awkward baggy/tight area around your crotch. You’re a dumbass. I also don’t do stupid shit like roll them up and wear them with crocks and multi-colored socks.

3. I’m gay, so therefore I can rock anything and look good. (I can’t speak for some of my gay brethren, but more often than not we know what we’re doing.) More than that, my jeans frequently do not get any bigger than regular fit. I was already a step away from the skinny joints.

In short, when incorporating fads into your wardrobe, moderation is key, as well as knowing your lane. Get like me.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-12)

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:04:09 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-12):

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Oh dear. I think it’s time I finally, truthfully, go on...

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:07:00 -0400

Oh dear. I think it’s time I finally, truthfully, go on record about how I feel about this Beyonce person. Not that anyone particularly cares what I have to say unless it’s here, but for those of you still reading, here goes:

What is it with her? Like, is there anyone “at home” in there?

I think, at nearly 30, I’m way too young to feel like I’ve seen/heard everything there is to see/hear in music. When the current stuff gets dull, I often find myself digging into the archives, back to the good shit. That kind of discovery is always rewarding, especially since it is truly independent of modern tastemakers that so often piggyback one another. So when people gag and marvel at everything Beyonce does, I just don’t get it. Maybe she’s really, really trying to push herself to create something that is either visually or aurally fresh. But she can’t. There isn’t a single new idea under the sun, and unfortunately when it’s presented in the package that is her, I’m never really inspired to say “Oh she nailed that.”

Beyonce, the more famous she becomes, tends to remind me of a little girl playing dress-up. You look into her face, and at once you can tell she’s very serious about putting on a good show, but it always feels like a great big joke. She’s the perpetual drag queen in the Bob Mackey fashion show that is Urban Pop.

And the funny thing is, I’m supposed to have a genetic predisposition to Beyonce worship, what with me being Black and gay and all. And sometimes I think, maybe I’m not that moved because I’m almost 30, and her target is 12-year-olds, but time after time I find myself containing my laughter at 40-year-old Black gay men that think she’s Jesus. Like Diana and Tina didn’t happen. This phenomenon never fails to astound me.

So no, I don’t particularly hate her. Hate would mean that she stirs some kind of emotion in me. But I also don’t like her very much. She’s good for a cute, catchy single, but beyond that, I feel like we finally have a nationally-beloved Black “diva” that in her prime would hump the stage for coins and it would be boring, or at most slightly humorous.

Has Mariah Carey Psyched Out Her Voice?

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:29:40 -0400

Has Mariah Carey Psyched Out Her Voice?: (via idolator)

Look What God Made! (via everythingisterrible)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:34:57 -0400

Look What God Made! (via everythingisterrible)

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-5)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:26:32 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-5):

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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-28)

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:12:07 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-28):

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I can barely hold myself together.

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:57:59 -0400

I can barely hold myself together.

Gossip folks. I had to speak on it.

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:17:51 -0400

Gossip folks. I had to speak on it.

No sympathy here.

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:20:42 -0400

No sympathy here.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-21)

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:16:44 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-21):

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Whiny rappers.

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:53:00 -0400

Stylus: I love the unity of the Charles Hamilton hate
nOva: LOL
Stylus: Lots of people like him though-- LOTS. Who are these people?
nOva: People that love to mistake entitlement for ego. I hate it when people excuse the behavior of whiny-ass rappers as the prequisite ego thats always been present in Hip Hop. It's not the fucking same. Braggadoccio is saying "I'm the shit and here's why"; its NOT "I'm great and if you don't like me then fuck you." I'm danceonglassing this convo
Stylus: I figured. But still, who are the people that like Charles Hamilton? Not in the psych profile way...
nOva: I think there's some folks that think he's so fresh and new and is saving some shit or whatever. They jumped on board when the buzz was good, became fans, and stayed on board when all the fuckshit started.
Stylus: I fling boogers in their general direction.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-7)

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:37:19 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-7):

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More on 'D.O.A.'

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:38:27 -0400

Already left my thoughts on SoulBounce.com, but here are some additional ones on Idolator, just because too many of you are drinking the punch. (Take a bath, hippie. Get off my lawn. Etc.)

I’m sorry but I cannot give Jay a pat on the back for this, for several reasons, not the least of which has already been highlighted in the post. This seems awfully passive-aggressive and cowardly. So basically his friends can use it, but no one else can? Riiight.

Additionally, if artists stop using it JUST because Jay-Z said something, then they are proving themselves to be less autonomous than when they started jumping on the auto-tune bandwagon in the first place.

Jay-Z would’ve been better off keeping with his plan to not use auto-tune rather than recording an anthem heralding its death. It’s self-serving, gimmicky, and not a little hypocritical. He should’ve given us this track last year, but he was too busy recording “Swagger Like Us”.

Yes, auto-tune is overused, but this nigga ain’t nobody’s messiah. If he was, he woulda been did/said something about it.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-5-31)

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:43:51 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-5-31):

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DJ Class: “Dance Like A Freak” [zShare] [h/t MM]

Mon, 25 May 2009 23:59:50 -0400

DJ Class: “Dance Like A Freak”
[zShare] [h/t MM]

I had to get this outta my system

Mon, 25 May 2009 10:24:41 -0400

Video Phone    Beyoncé
Number One (Feat Lil’ Wayne)    Jamie Foxx
Turnin Me On (Feat. Lil Wayne)    Keri Hilson
Radio    Musiq Soulchild
Move (If You Wanna)    Mims
24’s (Main Version)    Richgirl featuring Bun B
Addiction    Ryan Leslie
Pop Champagne    Jim Jones
Arab Money   Busta Rhymes
Why R U    Amerie
G Is For Girl (A-Z)    Ciara
Imma Be     Black Eyed Peas
Donk    Soulja Boy Tell`Em
Set Your Money Up (Feat. Keyshia Cole and Trina)    Keri Hilson
Million Bucks (Feat. Swizz Beatz)    Maino
Who’s Real    Jadakiss
Echo    Ciara
Tell Me U Love Me    Amerie
He Ain’t Wit Me Now (Tho)    Richgirl
We Fuck You (Feat. Ludacris)    Electrik Red
I Don’t Need It    Jamie Foxx
Walkin On The Moon (Feat. Kanye West)    The-Dream
Pucker Up    Ciara
Boom Boom Pow    Black Eyed Peas
I’m The Shit (Feat. Kanye West & Estelle) DJ Class
Move (Remix)    MIMS Feat. DJ Class

nOvaMatic - “Side-Eye Mix” [zShare]

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-5-24)

Mon, 25 May 2009 07:29:23 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-5-24):

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Fuck yeah.

Sun, 24 May 2009 02:31:51 -0400

Fuck yeah.

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