Inception Decoder

     Inception will end up being the movie of the summer of 2010.  Starring Leo DiCaprio, this is definitely a thinking persons movie, but has enough action and intrigue to keep everybody's attention.  I finally saw it today considering I haven't heard one negative opinion and I wanted to see what the fuss was all about.  I did it enjoy it very much, but I think I need to see it again to give it my true opinion.  I did come across this graphic that definitely makes the movie a little easier to comprehend and follow the process of what they were trying to do.  Pretty neat stuff.

El Retrato Del Poder

     Mr. West has been making a full public come back in preparation of his new album being released this fall.  His first single Power, produced by Symbolyc One, has been out for a month or so now and he just released this video by Marco Brambilla.  Yeezy says it's a portrait, not a video, and the more you look at it, it definitely looks like a painting, a moving one.  Pretty brilliant.  It's not the full song but it definitely looks epic and something like no other artist has done.  Peep the portrait below and this link has more information on the video director and Ye's inspiration.

Best Catch Ever?

     Straight from the Pro Yakyu League in Japan, this is arguably one of the best catches ever.  Masato Akamatsu of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp defies gravity to make this astonishing snag.  

Happy Birthday To A Classic

     Today, August 1, 2010 is the 15 year anniversary of one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time.

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon the Chef featuring Ghostface Killah or otherwise known as the Purple Tape is a classic.  It was Scarface on wax, basically a movie through sound, provided by the RZA.  It's amazing to think that this much time has passed since it dropped, 1995, wow.  That was the summer before my senior year of high school and this was part of the soundtrack.  I eventually got a pair of Clark's Wallabee's a couple years after, but it's the intro to Glaciers of Ice that made me do it.  Even beyond the influence Rae and Ghost put on hood fashion and swag (before people even called it that), the album had it's own supersonic, soul, comic book, drug, kung-fu flick sound that was mind blowing.   You could never skip a song and each ballad is it's own masterpiece.  RZA completely produced the entire record and most of the Wu-Tang members and other guests all guest spot.  I still listen to this album often in it's entirety and there are so many singles on here I could call my favorite.  As a tribute, peep one of the best Wu video's and singles that was from this album, Ice Cream.  This album gets a very rare 5 Z out of 5 Z, all time classic rating in the catalog.
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Senor Donovan

     Another reason Landon Donovan is the man.  The dude can speak fluent spanish as you can hear in this commercial.  Donovan is really embarking on being a global star after his great performance in this summers World Cup.  The next 6 months will be very interesting to see how he finishes up the MLS season and what transfer offers he will receive in the winter.  The LD show is just getting started.  Click here or view below.

Kobe V USA

     I'm really liking this simple USA colorway of the Kobe V.  One of the most comfortable sneakers I've ever worn and who doesn't love a red, white, and blue sneaker.  I would assume the V's are probably Kobe's most popular shoe to date since there seems to be a new color released every few weeks.  I'm not mad at em, but my wallet might be.  More info here.

AT-AT Day Afternoon

     Pretty cool video by Patrick Boivin, especially if you're a Star Wars fan and had the actual AT-AT toy back in the day.  See it below or click here.