The A Crew » inspiration http://the-a-crew.com Design, Technology & Testosterone Sun, 09 May 2010 00:39:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Kanye West Dies (in a movie): We Were Once a Fairytale http://the-a-crew.com/articles/kanye-west-dies-in-a-movie-we-were-once-a-fairytale/ http://the-a-crew.com/articles/kanye-west-dies-in-a-movie-we-were-once-a-fairytale/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:36:23 +0000 Eric Azares http://the-a-crew.com/?p=438

What the #&*@ Did I Just Watch?

In a blurred drunken stupor, a Kanye West stumbles through a night club making awkward conversation with everyone within vomiting distance. I’d say the real miracle was his ability to focus long enough to make whoopee with a supermodel for 20 seconds.

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But Kanye wakes up and discovers the sexual encounter was all a dream and and was dry-humping a pillow the entire time. This self-destructive romp ultimately leads him puking rose-petals, spraying Ragu tomato sauce from his stomach and removing a tiny creature from his body. Man, I miss college.

Kanye's Blood Type

Kanye's Blood Type

“We Were Once a Fairytale” is a 14 minute short film directed by Spike Jonze. And yes, he’s the same guy who directed the recent film “Where the Wild Things Are“. This Kanye/Jonze collaboration debuted on June 25th 2009 at the Los Angeles Film Festival.

What’s with the little seppuku-committing Master Splinter muppet at the end?

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The meaning behind the video is open for interpretation. Does the creature symbolize the demons that claw at Kanye’s insides and  inhabit his very existence?  Does the removal and destruction  of the demon symbolize the death of Kanye’s old arrogant ways?  Or maybe the rodent’s  lease on his lower abdomen expired and Kanye needed to make room for the  giant tape worm that’s moving in next month?

What song is in this video?

See You in My Nightmares (featuring Lil Wayne)

Why’d Kanye take it down from his site?

On October 19th, Kanye was mysteriously ‘forced’ to take the official video down from his blog. “SORRY I HAD TO TAKE IT DOWN : (“. According to a Rolling Stone interview, Spike Jonze had the link pulled because it was still in the editing process.  Hopefully this means that an official, higher quality version will be available in the future.

Behind the Scenes

Here’s hilarious footage of director Spike Jonze who is apparently fed up with Kanye West’s text-messaging habit:

Behind the Scenes With Kanye from We Love You So on Vimeo.

]]> http://the-a-crew.com/articles/kanye-west-dies-in-a-movie-we-were-once-a-fairytale/feed/ 3 Rap Songs that Sample Michael Jackson’s Music http://the-a-crew.com/articles/rap-songs-that-sample-michael-jacksons-music/ http://the-a-crew.com/articles/rap-songs-that-sample-michael-jacksons-music/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:01:02 +0000 Eric Azares http://the-a-crew.com/?p=239 Exhibit AWhat’s a Michael Jackson Sample?
Whether it’s art, technology or music, new creations are spawned by creatively reassembling existing ideas.  In rap, producers can sample by taking snippets of a sound recording or old song and  reusing them as an instrument in a new song.

So, a couple months ago I paid tribute to the great Michael Jackson by compiling a video of my favorite rap songs that sample his music. Enjoy & share with other Michael Jackson fans!

Bonus:
Michael Jackson’s song, P.Y.T. Pretty Young Thing  samples Carl Carlton’s ‘She a Bad Mama Jama’

Want More Samples?
Ever hear a new song a wonder if it’s been sampled? Well you’re in luck! Your question can be answered here: http://www.whosampled.com/
It’s basically the ultimate online database of sampled music and song covers.

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