After taking off the whole of October for no reason at all, Ask-a-Robot is back to its regularly scheduled programming, keeping in mind that there is no schedule. Anyhow, I would be remiss if I didn't recap the last few weeks, as eventful as they were. Let's see if I can keep this under 40 words: 5 Weeks of Review!*
Bailout.
Bobby McFerrin becomes 10000th artist to remix SLU.
Political master debators have at it a few times.
Sarah Palin on SNL.
Phillies win World Series.
NBA season!
Halloween.
Obama wins election, Ciroc Obama can stfu (finally)
Michael Crichton died.
Damnit. I was so close.
Now that I've gotten that out the way, regular blogging can take place.
This may very well be the winter of my discontent. Over the last few weeks I've heard a few more singles from Kanye's upcoming 808's and Heartbreak, including "Heartless" (my favorite track so far). The others I've heard, "Robocop" and "Coldest Winter"...eh. Then again, my ears are probably jaded since everyone else has already used the Auto-tune thing on guest verses, and he's used it on a couple guest appearances himself. So the idea of an album full of Love Lockdowns doesn't appeal to me. In the least. So, next.
Another highly anticipated (I use the term loosely) album is 50 Cent's Before I Self Destruct. I've only heard the one track "Get Up," which seems to be another one of his uncanny "I go hard" type club songs. And while it gets the job done in that respect, it's still a far shot from "I Get Money", one of few redeeming tracks from Curtis's Curtis, and that speaks volumes. Maybe I liked him more because I wasn't hearing his name/seeing his face all the damn time, which apparently won't change anytime soon. Next.
Jay-Z, in a very Brett Favre fashion, is releasing another album this winter, Blueprint 3. Hip Hop's Iron Man is supposedly releasing his 11th studio album sometime in early December. The nickname is fairly accurate, as they are both known for their proclivity for "touchdowns", number of interceptions, and seeming inability to gracefully retire. Don't get me wrong; "History" is pretty raw, but he only had the 2nd hardest verse on SLU by default. Even worse, I feel like Jockin' Jay-Z is only popular because of the beat, something that's supposed to happen to Lil Boosie or Hurricane Chris. If you find yourself saying that about someone who's supposed to be one of the GOATS, that doesn't bode well for the next LP.
But there is hope, albeit not in album form; Notorious is supposed to hit theaters January 16th. From what I've seen in trailers and what not, it looks like it'll be worth seeing in theaters. I've never seen the cat who's playing Biggie before, but although he doesn't look like him, he does a damn good impersonation. Derek Luke plays Puff Daddy, and seems like he fits the part well. The movie also incorporates Pac, Faith, and Lil' Kim in what should all be interesting supporting roles. Even if it's terrible, it will be worth it to see Derek Luke pull off some of these dance moves. I'm back, bitches.
*5 Weeks of Review contains events that may/may not have actually happened, like Halloween.