Rest In Power: Whitney Houston

We've lost another talented inspiration in the music world recently. While in town for the Grammy's, Whitney Houston was found dead in her hotel room earlier today, Saturday. No other details have been released. It's never seems like the right time for people to die...

The elusive B.I.C.

Some people really need to get off their computers and go outside

The Carter family graciously set up a tumblr, releasing some photos of their pride and joy, Blue. Breaking records on Billboard's charts, having all that hair already (yes, I'm aware some people were blessed with a full head of hair right out the womb)-who knows what's next for Big Blue before 2012 is said and done. Do I hear a Grammy in the workings this weekend for Brightest Future Music Career?

My president is black

Finally a post to use this picture.

...but he likes white people too! And other minorities! Sorry, had to get that out there because some people (Rush Limbtard) still think Obama let's the race card dictate his actions (fighting for the middle class and their homes). Anyway, the Administration recently released a playlist it put together and it seems like the soundtrack to their campaign trail. No Juicy J? SMDH. Maybe I should make a campaign mixtape. Thoughts?

Here's the playlist:

01 No Doubt – “Different People”

02 Earth Wind & Fire Experience feat. Al McKay Allstars – “Got To Get You Into My Life – (Live)”

03 Booker T. & The MG’s – “Green Onions – Single/LP Version”

04 Wilco – “I Got You”

05 The Impressions – “Keep On Pushing – Single Version”

06 Jennifer Hudson – “Love You I Do”

07 AgesandAges – “No Nostalgia”

08 Ledisi – “Raise Up”

09 Sugarland – “Stand Up”

10 Darius Rucker – “This”

11 Arcade Fire – “We Used to Wait”

12 Florence And The Machine – “You’ve Got The Love”

13 James Taylor – “Your Smiling Face”

14 REO Speedwagon – “Roll With The Changes”

15 Raphael Saadiq – “Keep Marchin’”

16 Noah And The Whale – “Tonight’s The Kind Of Night”

17 Zac Brown Band – “Keep Me In Mind”

18 Aretha Franklin – “The Weight”

19 U2 – “Even Better Than The Real Thing”

20 Dierks Bentley – “Home”

21 Sugarland – “Everyday America”

22 Darius Rucker – “Learn To Live”

23 Al Green – “Let’s Stay Together”

24 Electric Light Orchestra – “Mr. Blue Sky”

25 Montgomery Gentry – “My Town”

26 Ricky Martin – “The Best Thing About Me Is You Feat. Joss Stone”

27 Ray LaMontagne – “You Are The Best Thing”

28 Bruce Springsteen – “We Take Care Of Our Own”

Collaborations are great

Kool AD of Das Racist and Chairlift of Chairlift cover Beyonce's "Party." Man, Kool AD's steez is like that of that one weird kid you knew who climbed stuff and jumped off high places-you want to do it but you're afraid how it'll look in public. Shout out to Watch the Throne?

Note bene: Patrick Wimberly (of Chairlift) produced a majority of the tracks for Das Racist's album, Relax.

Rappers Are Extravagant: No, you break.

How else would you break half a millie? Mad props to Los again. But please don't make me eat my words, Diddy. I'll take a few handles of Ciroc though. Just saying.

More black people in Paris!

After hitting double platinum, the Throne's theme song finally gets a video (which, I'm sure will break records somehow). It's pretty wild. And it better be. They had a crazy amount of live footage from the tour to use. Maybe too much. And Yeezy in the director's chair.

Don't watch if you're epileptic or just downright frightened of any visual stimulation.

Rappers Are Extravagant: Twins!

BIRDMAN BLOOD LOVE feat WEEZY & MACK MAINE from DERICK G on Vimeo.

On this edition of Rappers Are Extravagant, Birdman continues to shower his babies (Tunechi and El Presidente of Young Money Entertainment aka Mack Maine aka ok I'm done) with brand spankin new Bentley Mulsannes (~$285,000 each base price). You know it's expensive when you can't figure out the keys to the car. Or maybe Mack Maine was too hyped over his new gift that he couldn't decipher the foreign language of a picture of an opened lock. Adrenaline can be a bitch sometimes.