Anyways let's commence. Here are my thoughts of the week...
HIP HOP
Pusha T dropped his sophomore album on Friday and it's sounding eurgh! Surprisingly, longtime collaborators The Neptunes do not feature but in spite of this the production is still dope. Apart from the tunes I've mentioned in previous posts, other songs I'm feeling include Keep Dealing, MPA, Sunshine and the Intro. There's a Timbaland-produced track called Got Em Covered. The unorthodox instrumental seems like it would've been more suited to Missy Elliott but I feel it could grow on me. Either way, Pusha always puts out quality music and this is no exception. Even better is that this is just a warm-up to the main course King Push which should be out early 2016.
Chi-Town spitter Lupe Fiasco has revealed on Twitter that he will be dropping THREE full albums in 2016 with Drogas being first up. He didn't reveal much else apart from that there will be a follow up to Mural (one of my fave songs this year) titled Mural Jr and that lyrically it is a '*bunch of emoji's* of life'. I'm going to assume that Lupe bought his A+ game on that one like he did on the first. Anyone that knows me knows I hold Lupe Fiasco's mic skills in high regard and I consider him to be one of the best rappers of this era. So if he raps to the standard that we all know he's capable of then 2016 and the new-school rapper crown almost certainly belongs to him.
The production for the highly-anticipated biopic of hip hop icon 2pac has finally started. The movie which is named after his classic double-disc album All Eyez On Me will be directed by Benny Boom. The cast consists of the gorgeous Kat Graham as Jada Pinkett-Smith. Demetrius Shipp will play the role of the star and Jamal Woolard aka Gravy will reprise his role as Brooklyn legend Biggie Smalls. I look forward to seeing this film and hopefully biopics of our hip hop heroes will continue.
When West Coast rapper Game isn't putting trolls like Stitches back under their bridge, thirst-trapping or doing interesting things with females in the park, it seems he likes to make music. Releasing two full length albums this year was a giveaway to be fair. He isn't slowing down and he posted a pic on Instagram of his upcoming project 1992. He would have been an early-teen at this time so I assume he will be speaking about his childhood. The release will have no features (massive surprise... Who's style is he going to Shang Tsung?) and will be produced solely by Bongo (who produced On Me on The Documentary 2). Game impressed with this year's LP's so this should be worth a listen.
Apparently the reason why Tyga was dumped by the woman with two mums aka Kylie Jenner is because she had discovered that he was sending texts to a 14 year old. I don't know if that's true or not but SMH if it is. Getting tired of hearing about that fool tbh.
FOOTBALL
Crazy week of football. Certain people are out of management jobs, going into different ones and I'm just about managing to keep up. With Chelsea just a point above the relegation zone, Roman Abramovich finally swung his axe and Jose Mourinho no longer manages Chelsea. Man Utd lose yet again to Norwich (a team just two points above the drop zone) and the fans and seemingly the players have had enough of the Dutchman. Listen yeah, I have an A in A-Level Philosophy (well RS but it's the same thing) so I certainly know a philosopher when I see one and LVG ain't no b*oodclart philosopher. Mourinho has stated he doesn't want to take a sabbatical and the timing to make changes is perfect. LVG Out, Mourinho In. Take away this nightmare half-season and 'the special one' has one of the best CV's in the business. Leave it in and he still does.
Pep Guardiola has announced he will be leaving Bayern Munich next season with Carlo Ancelotti set to take over. The Spaniard has been heavily linked to Manchester City (sick emoji) though Chelsea and Man Utd are thought to be keeping a close eye on things.
The prospect of seeing Jose Mourinho, Arsene Wenger, Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp and Diego Simeone next season in the prem is definitely an exciting one.
Big up to both Watford and Leicester City. The newly-promoted side achieved an impressive victory over PL giant (on paper) Liverpool. Scored some great goals in the process also. Leicester City are still at the top of the mountain with five wins in their last six. It's a marathon not a sprint but fair play to them.
As much as I dislike Arsenal I'm not going to front on them. Major injuries haven't stopped them from achieving Mission: Highly Unlikely in the CL and winning their last three games. Their most recent being against PL favourites Man City. I'm not gonna say much else but yeah... Might have to mute some Arsenal fans from my social media accounts still.
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R&B superstar Chris Brown has been no stranger to controversy since 2009 and last Wednesday he went
on Twitter to condemn America's justice system and predicted that an uprising is imminent. I personally think a lot of people are scared to speak their minds so it's always refreshing to see people telling it like it is.
There was a poll that implied that young white men are 'the most hated group in Britain'. I found this rather surprising considering the demographic of people targeted by the police or portrayed negatively by the media look rather different. I'll leave it at that.
A millionaire was found not guilty of raping a young woman after he claimed he fell on her... SMH if you think money isn't important then this is clearly the reality check that you need.
Some idiots were unhappy with Serena Williams winning sportsperson of the year and feel that a horse should've won. I don't know how a horse could've won given that the title is called sportsper... why am I even explaining this? We all know why some people are angry. All I'm gonna say is big up Serena. Big up John Boyega too.
Bill Cosby has been silent in regards to the accusations of him committing rape. The actor who's reputation has been damaged (possibly beyond repair) has decided to fight back by suing seven of the women who have accused him. It will be interesting to see how it all ends.
Grime artist Stormzy has had a great two years becoming one of the biggest faces of the genre. Refereshingly, he has not let the fame get to him and is very much for the people as he showed up to a fan's house to watch soccer AM and bun a zoot lol. Fans are an integral part of any person's career (ask Drake, ask Beyonce... ask Meek Mill) so it's good to see that Stormzy values them. By the way #ShutUpForXmasNo1.
And that concludes this week's TOTW. Feel free to comment but please keep it civilised.
Merry Christmas and Peace Out!
