I haven’t written on this blog for quite some time now. But what I was just so bad, it gave me enough ignition to write something new.
I’ve been a fan of Drake, and anyone who follows Drake knows the quality of music he delivers. I just found out Drake finally released a video for his hot track “Best I ever had”. I went on to check out the video, only to see one of the worst music videos ever. It does not even have anything to do with the song!!!
I hate to say, but I almost feel like Kanye West and Lil Wayne are trying to kill the guys career quicker than a speeding bullet. This video was directed by Kanye West - Yes, the same Kanye who has some of the best videos out there. Also, during the BET Awards, Lil Wayne had young underage girls up on stage with Drake….WTF!!
You know, the whole news about this whole Economic Stimulus package is starting to drive me nuts. It’s on the news everyday and no one seems to know how it should be applied. Here is a suggestion:
(NOTE: I am working with rough numbers here and just trying to demonstrate a simple concept).
According to Google, the US population stands at 303,824,640 (as of July 2008).
For simplicity sake, let us approximate this number to 304,000,000.
Since the stimulus package is given to tax paying citizens only, let us drop this number to 303,000,000.
Using 2005 numbers according to Wikipedia, 15.73% of the population earn $100,000 or more.
Let us now assume 10% of the population makes $150,000 or more.
Let us also assume that the gov’t decides to cut off 10% of those top earners from the stimulus plan, we are left with a population of 30,400,000 eligible for the package.
The new bill being put forth is $800,000,000,000
If we divide the money amongst all eligible tax paying citizes i.e. $800,000,000,000 / 30,400,000, we get an approximate amount of $26,316 cash per tax paying citizen.
Now tell me if this would not stimulate the economy if you got this much money from the government. To make matters worse…let’s assume the government did not throw away the first $750,000,000,000 at bailing out banks, each individual would have first gotten appx $24,671 ($750,000,000,000 / 30,400,000). This means with the second stimulus plan included, every US tax paying citizen would get a total of $50,987.
What do I know, but common sense tells me that $50,987 in my pocket would go along way then any other type of stimulus plan. Why?…because the money would go to:
Lower level employees and managers who lost their jobs, including those whom the government is trying to bail out and those especially in manufacturing industry.
People in debt who have no way out and are trying to make ends meet
Those who don’t have as much debt can actually spend that money and put it back into the economy. Think about it, people will go on a shopping spree….cars, TV’s, vacations, deposit or payoff of a house etc.
Again, what do I know…after all I’m just a regular tax paying citizen. Share your thoughts and opinions.
I just had the time this weekend to watch my DVR recording of America’s Best Dance Crew. It was just yesterday I posted about the Dance craze going on.
First off, I think the bottom 5 really should have been the top 5, just like ‘lil Mama said. The bottom 5 performed their heart out. But the votes were already in and the bottom two ended up being Fanny Pak and Distorted X. This was very disappointing, and I know how the judges must have felt. It must have been a very tough call for them on Distorted X. Those two should not have been in the bottom to begin with. Personally, I think SassX7 should have got the boot.
On another note, I have to give kudos to Super Cr3w, I thought they had the best performance of the night. Phresh Select is also up there and Fanny Pak is definitely slept on. America, please get it right next week.
Lately, the whole world is going dance crazy…and so am I. Music is good for the soul and dancing is a good way to stay fit and active while having fun. If that is not a good enough reason for you, especially the fellas, ladies appreciate a guy who can groove.
There are so many TV shows these days dedicated to dancing — So you think you can dance, dancing with the stars, America’s Best Dance Crew, Dance this, Dance that, this Dance, that Dance etc….it’s all over the place. It’s even rubbing off on the movie industry.
This year has brought out many hot dance tracks that make you wanna move hard: Lil Mama - Get Loose, Ne-Yo - Closer, Kat DeLuna - Whine Up, Pit Bull - The Anthem (Calibria Remix), Flo Rida - Low and Elevator…just to name a few. Of them all, Missy Elliott’s Ching-A-Ling is probably the hottest right now on heavy rotation. It’s one thing to have a sick song, but complementing it with a sick video, shows the skill of a true genius.
Missy Elliott’s Ching-A-Ling is almost like a track dedicated to dance crews. There were so many dance crews in this videos, it’s bananas. Their skill level is way beyond the average dancer. The dance crew that caught my eye were the four Japanese dudes doing the popping moves. I did some research on them and found out the name of the group is U-Min. These guys are Japanese Poppers. Their moves are insane, to say the least.
For a treat of what these guys are capable of, watch the “U-Min Routine” below:
So as usual, I was gliding through YouTube and happened to find this guy named David Sides. This guy can play literally any track fully on the piano, even with eyes closed. I’m not evev talking simple arrangement either, some of the most complex music. You just have to listen to understand. Below is one of his videos where he plays 3 mainstream tracks on the piano:
