Kendrick Lamar is the best rapper out right now. I didn’t say he had the best project, or is the best in a certain lane (mainstream, underground, etc.), I said he is the best rapper out right now. I don’t have any time for debates or conversations, because they’re pointless. Watch this damn video. Get ready to full screen this b*tch, get out your seat, and start doing that dance Yung Joc did in “It’s Goin’ Down” because this joint cranks.

Don’t wuwwy.

Yeah, I said turducken. Turkey, duck, and chicken, combined into a frankenstein-esque meat that apparently people chow down on during special occasions, such as Thanksgiving and other momentous events and cheerful holidays. Americans are indeed savages. Let’s take it back to ’83, when cajun-creole fusion chef Paul Prudhomme popularized this dish at a food festival in Washington State. Good grief.

Lordamercy. What the heck kinda person wants to eat these three birds stitched together like this? NFL’s John Madden used to give these things out to every play on the winning team of the Thanksgiving bowl when he was announcing. I’m not even joking, either.

Enjoy your Turkey Day, and if you can find one, grab one of these  turduckens and let me know how it tastes. Also, warn your local hospital in advance, because the ‘itis from one of these bad boys is most likely the kind that’ll leave you bedridden.

I don’t blog much anymore, but when the people who made me the people I am do something big, I gotta support.

Hip Hop Update was like the first big stamp I had in the blog world, no joke. They respected my site for what it was. Not even just the music, either. The writing, too! They appreciated that, and even allowed me to collabo on a project with them. I can’t tell you how much that meant to me. Even triller, I know J.D. (its founder) in real life, and we take New York over when I come back into town. Ask him, don’t take my word.

That’s neither here nor there. This is probably the best interview they’ve done, and it’s with Childish Gambino, otherwise known as comedian/director/artist/everything else creative in the world Donald Glover. If you’re familiar with my site, you already know how I feel about the guy. I think his mixtape Culdesac was one of the biggest surprises as far as the stuff I listen to. I’ve been a fan since his earlier tapes, but this joint was full of original production and even showcased some awesome vocal ability. All from a guy who you never knew could make music like that. My man Taylor, a HHU correspondent, went in on this video interview, so I figured I’d share with my readers and supporters who appreciate this guy’s musical talent. Enjoy.

If you need a starter’s guide, check my posts here and here.

One day in early August I got an e-mail from Trent and Walker, two ambitious filmmakers hailing from Sin City (that’s Vegas for anybody who just completely missed that), explaining that they’d be making a documentary on Eli Porter, the rapper famous for his unintentionally hilarious YouTube video which I blogged about and did play-by-play commentary a couple years ago.

They told me they wanted to interview me, and were flying to DC to do exactly that. I didn’t really believe it, but I figured I had nothing to lose, so I sent out my contact info and gave them the address to where I’d be around Friday, the day when they said they’d get in. I thought nothing of it until my phone rang a week later on that Friday evening and they said they were five minutes away.

Wowzers. I was over at my man Greenwood‘s house for another epic gathering that I put together with some friends (you don’t believe me!? The video footage from that event was documented here. All from that party. That’s just how I do it in DC. Don’t sleep on us, please!), and before they called, I had completely forgot that I had told them to fall through. Five minutes later, these guys were up in Greenwood’s house, enjoying the wild party atmosphere outside for a quick second before getting down to business.

Yep. It looked like that. Anyway, they mic’d me up (like all those wires and stuff you see in that behind the scenes footage! It was cool.) and we sought refuge upstairs, somewhere much quieter to talk to me about the viral video that moved them enough to dedicate the last year of their lives following Eli Porter, the Iron Mic Freestyle champion.

I won’t go into much detail, because I don’t know what I can spill and what I can’t. I do know that we talked for about an hour or so about other viral video superstars, about the video’s impact on the world, and whether or not to take him seriously. At the end of the day, he’s an actual person with a real dream, and I can respect that. I was blown away by the in-depth research that Trent and Walker did, both on me (and trust me, there’s not much to know about me) and on viral videos in general. I respect their hard work and dedication; the guys were so damn cool. I’m still surprised that they came all the way to DC because of a damn blog post I did. They told me that it was the play-by-play commentary that had them dying, and although the breakdown was kinda hilarious (shout out to my roommate from college and best friend, Ricardo aka @InternetGoon for watching that video like 100 times with me while we shoulda been doing homework), it was pretty thorough. I found pretty much everything ridiculous in it and wrote about it in detail. Click the link if you don’t believe me.

I say all that to say this: these guys are working hard, man. The documentary is shaping up, and they really have been following Eli around like celebrity stalkers/paparazzi. In a good way, though. They just dropped this extended trailer today, and I figured I’d share it with you guys. I’m in it, as are some e-contemporaries:

- Jay Smooth of illdoctrine.com/​ (twitter.com/​jsmooth995)

- Andy Milonakis (twitter.com/​andymilonakis)

- Jeff and Eric Rosenthal of itsthereal.com/​ (twitter.com/​itsthereal)

- Rafi Kam & Dallas Penn of internetscelebrities.com/​
(twitter.com/​rafikam & twitter.com/​DPZ4Reezy)

So yeah, here it is! Enjoy.

What you see above is a screen shot of my Facebook profile page, a couple of hours after my friend since the sandbox, Jordan Nichols, left this heartfelt post on my wall.

You ever seen anybody beg for mercy like that on Facebook before? Sorry, Jordan. You kinda just put yourself all the way out there with that one. I accept your apology, but don’t ever question me when I give you music again.

This post wasn’t much, guys. I’m just working and stuff. Tryna get things moving. Thanks to everybody for the resumes you sent in; looking for more Final Cut champs; there’s a lot out there, but I want people who can designate their time and energy to my projects. I guarantee when you see what we’re working with, you’ll wanna rock with it. We got more access than a skeleton key, man. And if you don’t know how much access that is, you better read up on the Wikipedia definition.

As usual, I’d just like to thank you guys for staying on the boat during its unusually lengthy docking period. In a few weeks, it should convert into a fully-functioning ship. A spaceship, that is. Kinda like the joint in Overdoz‘ “Crumbling Therapy” video. Shout out to Ezekiel Phillips for directing this joint. Definitely one of the trillest videos I’ve seen all year. Watch.

Yep. Admit that was a pretty damn good blog post that you didn’t even expect to read all the way through like that.

Yep. We’re almost ready. But now I need to round out the last bit of the squad that can help me make this joint epic. I’ve been talking about it too long for it to suck, you know?