Sa-Ra & Strong Arm Steady Rapper-producer Unite to Form WHITE BOIZ: Krondon & Shafiq Husayn - "Mothership Intro" & "Main St." (Stones Throw)

"White means purity, purity means GOD and GOD means the ruler of the land," @ShafiqHusayn profoundly replied, when asked what the name "WHITE BOIZ" actually meant, along with their stark white-stylized aesthetic; "'white" means different things to different people — from their record label to the Los Angeles Police Department to The Nation of Islam. In the 1700's, "white" did not represent race, but a state of freedom versus servitude. Today, however, white can be powder in the trap or a party in The Hamptons, which are seemingly worlds apart. Or are they," Husayn and primary WHITE BOIZ emcee Krondon continued in a Stones Throw-penned press release. Peanut Butter Wolf's latest rapper-producer pairing formed organically out of mutual admiration when the Strong Arm Steady emcee would randomly show up to performances from Shafiq Husayn's then G.O.O.D. Music-affiliated Alt. Hip-Hop collective, Sa-Ra (Creative Partners). "The seed for [Neighborhood Wonderful] was Krondon's birthday in 2011, when the two chopped it up at Shafiq's home and began a year and a half of conversing before any music was recorded... which allowed the musical connection to fall into place with early recordings and appearances on separate solo projects in 2013."

Neighborhood Wonderful, which was just unleashed this past Friday, October 2nd, bears the weight of being billed as Husayn's self-proclaimed "FIRST FULLY-produced RAP album" that boasts spirited vocal assists from the likes of The Stepkids, Planet Asia emcee Chance Infinite, bassist Thundercat, Jimetta Rose, newly-signed label mate Anderson.Paak, Blu, and even Shafiq Husayn's rapping alter-ego "Earl Leon'ne." It seems as though Eric Coleman, the man behind Guilty Simpson's recent Detroit's Son album, has been recruited by Stones Throw to handle the artwork, photography, and film work behind Krondon & Shafiq Husayn's Neigborhood Wonderful album campaign, as well; Coleman has directed a simple no frills black-and-white video treatment for WHITE BOIZ's Earl Leon'ne-featuring mid-album neck-snapper, "Main St," which is preceded by album opener "Mothership Intro." Just when it seemed like Husayn had parted ways with his Sa-Ra creative partners Taz Arnold and Om'Mas Keith, the Neo-Soul-leaning group has seemingly raveled plans to unleash their long-delayed pre-Hollywood Recordings (2007) G.O.O.D. Music "debut," BLACK FUZZ: "SA-RA 'BLACK FUZZ' THE CONTINUUM 2016," reads the tagline of an eerily cryptic nearly minute-long album trailer transmitted from "the dark wide galaxy."

"Let Me Shine for You:" Lindsay Lohan for Playboy (Winter 2011-12 Leak)

Lindsay Lohan essentially embodies exactly "What NOT to Do In Hollywood :" Fame, fortune, success... sex, drugs & Rock "N" Roll . Within a fairly short period of time, Lohan somehow managed to obtain a plentiful helping of POWER @ a very young age. This gradual rise-downfall was captured on film; Between 1998-2010, she portrayed a wide array of roles across the silver screen in movies including: Mean Girls, Bobby , Herbie Fully Loaded , Georgia Rule, Machete , and Freaky Friday . Between rapid-paced film shoots, Lindsay Lohan also found time to record 2 Pop Rock albums for Casablanca , Speak (2004) and A Litter More Personal-Raw (2005). Needless to say, Lindsay Lohan has gotten roped up in a lot of troubles and woes with the law over the last 3-5 years... a vicious cycle of drugs, arrest, court, rehab, "daddy issues," jail time [Repeat]. That's the pure basics of it - But Google that shit for additional info, if necessary. Towards the end of

[W]reckless, Topless American Youth: Lana del Rey - "Born 2 Die" (Britney Spears Birthday 30)

Lana del Rey [Lizzy Grant] effectively became 2011's "It Girl" with the release of her phenomenal debut single, "Video Games" (Stranger) . Like many struggling singer-songwriters, Grant has been signed, dropped, and significantly changed her public image since bursting onto the scene (2009). With that said, it can be assumed that Lana del Rey has collected just as many "haters" as she has avid supporters. To be perfectly honest, the only other artist I can think of that made this much commotion... garnered so much wide-spread buzz/hate and critical acclaim -- right out of the gates -- with just one track is Britney Spears . And maybe in this post- Mike musical era, that's the true synthesis of Pop Culture: Britney Lynn Spears . After months of repeated teasing and speculation, Lana del Rey 's major label debut, Born 2 Die will [finally] be released this coming Jan. 30-31, 2012. Pitchfork reports that it will feature "Off to The Ra

Liberty Bell Cracked In 1/2: Ween - "Freedom of '76" (Gene Ween's Final Send-Off)

Chocolate & Cheese (1994) was one of the first albums I bought with my own money. I was in some sort of BMG Music Club , where you'd buy 5 CD's and then get 10 for "FREE." It was all sent through mail order and you picked the titles from some special booklet. I'm almost positive that Chocolate & Cheese's side boob-baring album cover was what initially drew me in... mind you, I was 12-15 and the zany Ween logo/middle finger CD graphic really didn't hurt either. Honestly, I forget how I really felt about it @ the time, but a few years later, my older cousin Josh told me that Ween were this BIG college "jam band." CKY did some sort pf 93.3 radio takeover to promote their new album and played "Freedom of '76" late that night on air. Needless to say, I re-visited Chocolate & Cheese @ about 20-something this go 'round and I fucking loved it! Ween were really weird, yet talented... almost too talented. I can vaguel

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