|
|
    
|
Written by B. David Zarley
|
|
 Lead in by the bewildering lunacy of Kool A.D.'s The Palm Wine Drinkard, released in the dark shadow of SOPA and briefly dying with the removal of Megaupload, those who found Das Racist's second tape, Himanshu's Nehru Jackets, were well rewarded for their efforts.
|
|
Written by B. David Zarley
|
|
It takes a special kind of aplomb to hop on another rapper's track. The courage needed is often dictated by the fame differential between the original and the newcomer: if both are equally famous, the second can feel free to step in, but better be swinging hard lest they look like a fool. If the freestyler is well below the other rapper's radar, the pressure is off, and there is nothing to lose from putting a famous beat on your tape to build buzz. But when the second is just barely on the peripheral, jumping on another's track can seem like a challenge.
|
|
|
Written by John Ishmar
|
|
Man on a Ledge is the kind of movie that will have you at the edge of your seat from start to finish. The movie can be compared to a roller coaster. Starting off slow to build up tension and suspense but once it has reached the peak, let the onslaught of action begin.
The movie starts off with Nick Cassidy (Sam Worthington) checking into a hotel and having an exquisite meal. Once complete with the meal he steps through the window and onto the ledge where he is spotted by a nearby pedestrian. The audience is then left with a cliffhanger as the story back tracks to explain the story that led up to that moment. As the movie goes back to explain things it may actually make a few people more confused. The hints and clues given are too few and far in between and by the time everything is caught up, you’re sitting in your seat scratching your head wondering if you just missed something important because you’re still lost.
Returning back to the ledge, we find out that the streets have been blocked off and a crowd of eager onlookers have gathered to see if Nick will really jump. When the initial officers who arrived on the scene fail to talk him off the ledge Nick makes a request for Lydia Anderson, (Elizabeth Banks) a professional negotiator. At first she seems inept and this idea is further continued when we discover that in her last case she was unable to talk the jumper down and they took their own life in the end. Lydia speaks to Nick gaining his trust and getting him to really tell her why he is out on that ledge. A good deal into the movie the full story is finally revealed to us. That also reveals some of the other power players of the movie, Ed Harris, Jamie Bell and Genesis Rodriguez.
Overall it was a good movie. There were many twists and even a handful of jokes that will surely keep the audience intrigued. If not for the delay in the beginning this could have been a highly successful movie. I would recommend people to go see it but if they are easily bored and give up on a movie after the first few minutes then this is not the one for you. However, once you do get hooked you’ll be wondering when it happened and what was it that finally got you to fall for this movie.
Man On The Ledge receives a PAR
Rating:
P…Horrible
PA…Tolerable
PAR…Good
PARL…Kinda Great
PARLÉ… Classic
Also Check Out:
Man on a Ledge is the kind of movie that will have you at the edge of your seat from start to finish. The movie can be compared to a roller coaster. Starting off slow to build up tension and suspense but once it has reached the peak, let the onslaught of action begin.
|
|
Written by B. David Zarley
|
|
Styles P "Float Good"
Styles P provides a few bars over an unlikely source on "Float Good." The subdued sounds of Frank Ocean's "Swim Good" seem to play well with Styles P's loose, faded flair at first, until one begins to listen to the lyrics and comes to the realization that he is saying nothing. Lines which should seemingly hold weight about religion, the nature of good and evil and the perpetually changing, slippery grasp the apex exerts on the throne are simply flotsam bobbing along on the surface. There is seemingly no heavier meaning, despite a somewhat cryptic and admittedly enjoyable delivery.
Ocean used the beat's mellow throb to dance and weave a sparse tale haunted by echoes of suicide and new life. Styles merely seems to dive in. Float is apt verbiage for the track’s title, since one must do nothing to achieve it properly.
“Float Good” receives a PA
Rating:
P…Horrible
PA…Tolerable
PAR…Good
PARL…Kinda Great
PARLÉ… Classic
Also Check Out:
 Styles P provides a few bars over an unlikely source on "Float Good." The subdued sounds of Frank Ocean's "Swim Good" seem to play well with Styles P's loose, faded flair at first, until one begins to listen to the lyrics and comes to the realization that he is saying nothing. Lines which should seemingly hold weight about religion, the nature of good and evil and the perpetually changing, slippery grasp the apex exerts on the throne are simply flotsam bobbing along on the surface. There is seemingly no heavier meaning, despite a somewhat cryptic and admittedly enjoyable delivery.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Page 1 of 18 |
|
|
Spotlight Feature
Sometimes, it must fall upon the journalist to ensure that what they are hearing in an interview is clear enough that they can truthfully and accurately present their subject's words as quotations. This may require asking for an answer repeatedly, admitting you missed something that could have been important, or actively picking and choosing which quotes should be completely captured in a form of verbal triage. Other times, it may simply require asking the subject to slow down because your cell phone's speaker is woefully inadequate. Such was the case with Kirko Bangz, and regrettably, I did not follow the advice laid out above. The following is what I can transcribe from my conversation with the Houston hopeful, whose Drake on promethazine approach has been reverberating within the scene.
|
|
Read more... |
|
