Song of the Day – ‘Thrilla’
Happy Halloween everybody! Be safe!
Happy Halloween everybody! Be safe!
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy There’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti He’s nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready to drop bombs, But he keeps on forgetting what he wrote down, The whole crowd goes so loud He opens his mouth, but the words won’t […]
First, the macro level: For my generation, we all looked up to Spike (with John and Reggie not far behind). and in those days, it’s fair to say we all had some form of a ‘hero complex.’ Without getting into a much bigger conversation about black leadership in America, what we grew up on […]
Life changes coming these last nine weeks of 2014. Some completely planned for, some things I probably can’t completely see yet but can only prepare for. I have no complaints really other than being forced to stretch out the limitations of my patience. The ‘Untitled 2014 Malik Aziz Project’ is on schedule (and actually […]
Giddy over not being sick anymore + writing one love story + editing another love story + the Weekend = enjoy super duper romantic Malik while it lasts people. Enjoy!
A little soul music to break up the movies. Enjoy!
Whether you consider Nas too be overrated or one of the best lyricists in hip hop history, Time Is Illmatic is a great documentary that captures a specific moment in hip hop history and how the artist and the album influenced so many who came after it. The story proper begins with Nas’ father, who as […]
I Am Ali is the newest documentary on one of the Great American lives. The early great ones (When We Were Kings) gives you an insight into his athletic greatness, last year’s fantastic The Trials of Muhammad Ali finally broke new ground on analyzing his role in the politics of his time. But just, as a man, […]
And so this week is the first but not definitely not the last week that will be full of movie reviews in this space. Interesting part of being around as long as I’ve been around: I’m a proud voting member of the guild I belong to, then I have friends who have projects out […]