The NFL Reigns Supreme... Commercial Wise

MLB peaked with the old "Chicks dig the long ball" commercials, and those face morphing ones the NBA did last season were just creepy, so since the Steven Jackson/LT Last of the Mohicans commercial and the ESPN Fantasy ones the NFL has been delivering the goods.

Interesting People It Doesn't Hurt To Learn About

I like knowing stories about people,  so I'm going to add another ongoing part of my blog along with The Coolest Shit... which will be people with interesting stories, updated when I think of them.

When I was 15 I was playing baseball in California and after a game a guy on my team was playing some rap in his car that caught my ear. Mostly because the person rapping was doing so on what sounded like a phone. So when I asked who it was he proceeded to skip to a track that started with an operator's voice, "You have a collect call from- X Mothafuckin' Raided- an inmate at Sacramento County Jail." He then told me the story of X-Raided and how he recorded his album Psycho Active over a pay phone from prison, and I've been a fan ever since.

Shortly after releasing his 1992 debut album Psycho Active, Anarae Brown (X-Raided) was convicted for the murder of a woman during a home invasion robbery. He has stated that he believed the home he was invading was that a member of rival gang Meadowview Bloods. Shortly before the album was released X-Raided was arrested and charged with murder in the first degree with gang-related murder. He was accused of murdering a rival gang member's mother.The lyrics in the album were used in his trial because they contained mirror images of the murder. The Gun on the cover of the album was said to be the murder weapon. The album's violent lyrics were cited as evidence at his trial. He is currently serving a 31 year sentence.

Read more here.

His album The Unforgiven Vol. 1 is also a gangsta rap classic, and much improved sound wise due to bribing a guard to allow him to sneak real production equipment into his cell. Here's my favorite track from it, Misanthropy.

The Coolest Shit You're Gonna See All Day

Interactive artist Daniel Rozin works in a very particular artistic milieu, making mirrors from unreflective surfaces. 
Ine of his creations, 'the wooden mirror' is a testament to his skill in this area. The mirror uses 830 square pieces 
of wood which are hooked up to an equal number of small motors which move the wooden blocks according to a 
built in camera. The camera picks up movement in light and somehow transfers the signal to the wood. The result 
is an eerie representation of reality depicted in tiny wooden pixels.

Check his page here

A-Wax- Offica Rawze

Was only a matter of time before the Rick Ross disses started, and I think it's fitting Waxfase is the first one I've heard now.

Listen Here

Kingpin correctional officer, we will not accept it

Why's he wearing Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince around his neck?

Lupe Fiasco, Wale and Kardinal Offishall- Dopeboys Remix

Jacked from nahright, this song's crazy. Listen here.

Paper Rival- Cassandra

Created by Casey Crescenzo of The Dear Hunter.

Dear & The Headlights

Working on their new album "Drunk Like Bible Times", in stores September 30th.

Good Old War- Coney Island

I could go for a dog right now.

Mega Mega White Thing

Get Well Soon- Born Slippy Nuxx (Underworld Cover) Live In Vienna.

UFC 87 Teaser

Huerta, K-Flo, Texas Crazy Horse, Brock, Fitch and GSP all get a word in. Countdown to UFC 87 airs on Friday the 7th on SpikeTV with the event taking place the next day. I can't fucking wait for this.