graduation’s looming right around the corner, as is my inevitable quarter-life crisis.
what I’m feeling right now has absolutely nothing to do with the subject matter of this song, yet it’s the mood and atmosphere it creates that captures exactly what’s running through my head.
“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.”
My thoughts go out to the family of Steve Jobs. He saved a company simply through innovation and changed entire industries along the way. Steve Jobs was a true visionary of our time, a man who helped spark my interest and love for tech in the first place.
I still remember my first Apple product, an iPod mini, and it was unlike anything I’ve ever used or held in my hands before. I’m now the happy owner of an iPhone, and it’s astonishing how every single product of Apple is a testament to how much the company has evolved under the leadership of Steve Jobs, and how far they’ve come because of his creative genius.
Steve, you will truly be missed.
Jay-Z releases the Life + Times version of his hit “Empire State of Mind”, starring models, models and more models.
I discovered a lot of great music this summer, but it’s definitely Hoodie Allen that stands out the most. His two mixtapes, Leap Year and Pep Rally, are a solid blend of upbeat, electronic rap, with great sampling and production throughout. I love that both mixtapes are kept short and sweet (11 and 13 tracks respectively), avoiding the all too common mistake of throwing every single unused track on the tape and overloading it with filler, something many rappers are guilty of. Every song on these tapes is well produced, catchy, quality music.
Hoodie’s been touring North America since the release of Pep Rally last year, and has built up a huge fan base through the internet and word of mouth. All pretty impressive considering he’s still unsigned.
Download his mixtapes below, you won’t regret it.
(Click album covers for direct downloads)
Leap Year (2011):
Pep Rally (2010):
