Daylight

Some time ago I was asked to make a short movie for a little film festival we are having here in sleepy Tainan. I am far from a movie maker or a film buff but I have tried my hand a few times. For this movie I chose to make a video for one of my songs.

The song is called Daylight or Ti Mei Geng in Taiwanese. I made it about 4 years ago and I still like it. The video was all filmed in Tainan. It is a very budget production.

Enjoy.

Copyright Criminals

Just watched a wicked documentary last night called Copyright Criminals, an entrant in the 2009 Toronto Film Festival, and it gets a big Rap Nerds thumbs up. I posted about it a year ago, then forgot about it til recently. You can get info about it and buy it here, but being the criminals you are you might want to get it here. (I mean, come on, it was on PBS!)

It features interviews with Q-Bert, Mix Master Mike, Chuck D, Mr. Len, George Clinton and the Funky Drummer himself Clyde Stubblefield, among others. You'll wish it was longer, but it's definitely a must-see.

'My Head Nearly Exploded'

Wow.

I just got this posted on my facebook page. I felt it was worthy of the rapnerds.

Microphone Fiends

As a teacher at Tainan Girls High School I feel I get to e.f.f.e.c.t the future of Taiwan's movers and shakers. Most of my course is an attempt to get my students to think outside the box and step away from their test-based life. I confess that sometimes I do things more for my enjoyment than their English learning.

We make movies with the kids every year and this serves as a fantastic way for them to dabble with the concept of creative expression. The movies they make are great and they seem to have a lot of fun making them. However, as the students move to the second grade there is a lot of pressure from teachers and parents alike to concentrate on tests and test results. Hence, time 'wasted' on doing silly video projects that take up many sleepless nights is seen as an ine.f.f.e.c.tive use of their time.

This semester I told the kids we were still gonna do a video project of some kind but that we couldn't do movies due to complaints from the powers above. They were the first to suggest the idea of doing a music video. My ears pricked up as I imagined the Hype Williams style video we could make.

To cut a medium length story to a fair size, we ended up doing a video for Eric B and Rakim's immortal classic 'Microphone Fiend'. This has been a favorite song of mine for years an it has very little profanity so it was the ideal choice! It was that or La Di Da Di by Slick Rick but the 'with your wrinkled pussy, I can not be your loverrrrrrrrr' lyric made me go for the Eric B and Rakim joint.

It was simple. I told them to learn the lyrics, no mean feat, as they are not rap nerds like us. Then shoot some sections of the song for the video. Play the song when you are filming so I can edit it in time to the music. Only two groups did this making my editing job next to impossible. I also told them to find good places on the school campus to film and to take a few different takes of the same sections so I could edit them together. Get some clothes and props for the shoot I told them. The results I must say are quite fantastic and hilarious at times.

Here is the magic, please forgive the lack of lip sync at points.

Copyright Criminals

Just saw this over at http://rippedopenbymetalexplosions.blogspot.com & u can find out more about it here.

It's no Hood 2 Hood: Da Blockumentary, but it looks dope.

Chesaches

Chester P.

Lyrical hero of mine for some time now as you may well know. I have probably force fed you some Chester P at a few points in time if you are from North America. Well North London's finest has a serious skill with words.

This is a little 8 bars I found of his on the world wide web. Hope you are feeling it.



While we are in the UK people should see this clip too. K-Lash-Nek-Off from the Terra Firma crew killing bars over some thight beatbox by Faith FX. Big!

It's Skillz

I know your tired of bouncin so check this here
we got tha back breakin club shakin beat for this year
yeah..so peep the steelo and the flow
I gotcha head noddin cuz your neck already knows

Back with another rap up, this time for the greatest tv show ever. If you STILL haven't finished watching The Wire, shame on you & don't worry, there aren't any spoilers in the vid.



Any info on the beat?

Buy Some Land

Word up from the streets of the rough and rugged Oregon. The road trip is going well, we found a satellite station with pure old school hip hop bangers, we are playing guess the artist every new song. Rap Nerd style!

Just a little video I found on my travels. It's an oldie but a goodie.

No Drew, I have not given up yet, but the trip is not over yet!

MF Doom & Kurious - ?

you were right, dan - machetes & whiskey in the park.

fresh for '99, you suckaaaaaaas!