INFLUENCERS is a short documentary that explores what it means to be an influencer and how trends & creativity become contagious today in music and fashion.

Directed by Paul Rojanathara and Davis Johnson, the film is a Polaroid snapshot of New York influential creatives (advertising, design, fashion and entertainment) who are shaping today’s pop culture.

Looks pretty cool, but I wish we could see influencers in other industries, like in agriculture, or in medicine. Or even if that concept of an influencer even exists in those spaces.

coming fall ’09, i believe. and did you know the dude who does cleveland’s voice isn’t even black? he had me fooled for the last 8 years. i got some video for this monumental show, and it all looks like the process is shaping up to be incredible. i heard kanye is already scheduled to show up in one of the first episodes, as well as sanaa lathan and other prominent celebrities. my only question is, does the show have black writers? i’m just asking.

anyway, make sure you watch the videos.

i feel like you shouldn’t ever really critically judge music until you sit in on a studio session. then you see how much talent and hard work and grind and hustle and elbow grease it takes to be an artist.

as you can see, all that plus a mini bar does the trick for jermaine. i’m looking forward to what this “warm up” mixtape is gonna sound like. i heard it’s crazy, and features some beats from and that song at the end sounded especially vicious, didn’t it? if you need some more j. cole in your life, check the links below, they should hold you over until the mixtape’s released.

PREVIOUSLY: j. cole – i get up [audio]
ALSO: let’s just eat cheese x j. cole [interview]

let’s get it. and wasn’t that last x-men joint extra weak? you’re supposed to go out with a bang, not a fart. hopefully, this will make up for it all.

because it’s the movie of the year, no question about it. i even got caught in the theater crying as i subtly attempted to wipe the solitary tear that streamed down my face. no shame over here, though. trust. not sure what it’s about? just watch the trailer below.

i actually never saw a preview for this. i just got the good word from some trustworthy peers that it was a must-see film. that’s the best way to go into movies, honestly. sometimes it can backfire, though. like when my dad told me to come see this movie called independence day with him. i thought it was gonna be all patriotic and stuff. damn. he got me.

i digress. slumdog millionaire is definitely an all-time favorite. everybody came out the theater smiling. i think i’m calling all my homies “slumdogs” from now on, too. oh, and from what i could tell, the soundtrack is crazy. my dude smokeYYY threw me one of the M.I.A. tracks featured in the film, “o…saya”, and i just got the entire soundtrack. can’t throw it all your way, but i got a few samples. download below!

DOWNLOAD: M.I.A. – o…saya
BONUS: M.I.A. – shells

goodbye, t-mobile. wzup, AT&T. that’s what this bberry bold will be coming out on, and that’s what i need in my life. ASAPital. august 15th is the day of resolution.

squeezed fresh (all hetero) from the guys over @ real mango juice.