James Franco & Seth Rogen Star in Kanye Parody 'Bound 3'

So there's been a lot of talk about that Kanye video where he has sex on a bike in front of a green screen with a  naked Kim Kardashian. Personally I thought it was ridiculously self indulgent to the point of being just plain ridiculous. Which is  shame too, considering that the video is for a song that many people consider the most accessible off of his extremely inaccessible album Yeezus.

Apparently, I am not alone in my assumptions because yesterday a hilarious parody video starring James Franco as Kanye West and a hairy backed Seth Rogen as the baby mama popped up on the internet.

Check it out below:

Let's Keep Daisy & Kojjo in the game; Let's Vote!

Uganda's own Daisy Ejang, who has been dubbed in this year's Tusker Project Fame competition as 'the voice to beat' is on the chopping block this week along with Kojjo, Uganda's other contestant as well as with the rest of the academy. The infamous judge Ian was unhappy with last night's performances overall saying that at this point none of them deserved to be there. Let's keep our peeps in the game people so that one of them can bring home that money! Let's VOTE!

To save DAISY send TUSKER 7 to 8338

To save KOJJO send TUSKER 5  to 8338

You can also vote online at: http://tuskerprojectfame.tv/ . The voting prompt is in the bottom right corner.

and also at http://tusker.mobi if you are on your phone.

Like the Tusker Project Fame Uganda page at: https://www.facebook.com/tuskerprojectfameuganda

Numbers on The Boards (Track by Pusha T)

I heard this shit on Channel O last week. I'm so bossy--bitch get off me is a line from Jay-Z's American Gangster album. Not that I know that album, or the song 'Ignorant Shit', but this kid is in school. Properly. He's been studying Jay-Z. I do not have the term for Jay-Z scholars, Yale doesn't have a program dedicated to Sean Carter. This kid makes me proud. Because not only does he quote Jay-Z, he adds an actual vocal sample from Jay-Z's In My Lifetime ... Vol 1.



Critical bias:

- Hip Hop does have children and grandchildren.

5 Albums I've Had on Heavy Rotation This Week

1. The 1975 - The 1975 (2013)

This British outfit may call themselves The 1975 but they sound like something straight out of the 1980's. Their self titled debut is a party ready record that serves as an apt soundtrack for the young, hot, hip and happening.

Essential Track (s): "Settle Down" , "She Way Out"


2. Cut 4 Me - Kelela (2013)

The L.A. based singer of Ethiopian descent serves up a mixtape which is equal measure post-dubstep synths and warbles and mid to late 90's R&B. The result of a collaboration with UK based producers Nguzunguzu & Kingdom is stunning.

Essential Track (s): "Keep it Cool" , "Send Me Out"


3. Nothing Was The Same - Drake (2013)

With his third major label release, Toronto's very own cements his title as a hip-hop superstar which is quite interesting considering that Mr. Graham is, in all honesty, more R&B than he is hip-hop. When he does rap though, he sounds restless and invigorated. The look works for him.

Essential Track (s): "Furthest Thing" , "The Language"


4. Saint Heron - Various Artists (2013)

Mrs. Carter's little sister, Solange, has carved out quite the career for herself. She continually proves that she is worth more than the shrug than people often used to give her. To commemorate the next stage of her career, the launching of her own label Saint Records, Solange Knowles has released a compilation of music she deems notable in the rise of nu-r&b. If this collection is anything to go by, there is a lot to look forward to.

Essential Track (s): "Faded " Jade J , "Relax" Starchild


5. Sunbather - Deafheaven (2013)

I used to wonder how people could sit through 10 minute + songs...and then I met Deafheaven. They are all thrashing guitars, rolling drums and throaty screams...and I love it. They often offset these loud moments however with more quiet and tender ones which only adds power to the songs. At first I couldn't understand a single thing the front man was saying (screaming), and the truth is sometimes I still cant but when I listened to the album while reading the lyrics I realized that the angst, pain, frustration and wistfulness of the lyrics are mirrored perfectly in the soundscapes the band creates. And it is beautiful.

Essential Track (s): "Dream House" , "Vertigo" 

New Music: Know Bout Me - Timbaland Ft. Jay Z, Drake & James Fauntleroy

After a big year working on three of the biggest albums of the year (Jay Z's MCHG, both of Justin Timberlake's Experiences) that dude they call Timbo has decided that you really don't know jack 'bout him after all and thought it was time that he reminded you...and hence the new single that boasts features from Jay-Z (a 10 second intro), Drizzy (an aight verse) and James Fauntleroy (on crooning outro duty). What you do know bout Big Tim by the end of the song is that homie needs to stick to what he does best- producing.

The song is the lead of single off of his 2014 LP Textbook Timbo.

Listen to the song below:

Thoughts?