I have always admired the complexity of the name “Elvis”. You get both “Lives” and “Evils” right out of the gate. However, add Kool Keith to the mix and all of sudden you end up with “Black Elvis”. You know, somehow subtlety changed and even more complex….“Black Elvis” is like the monolith from the 2001 movie, it just looks at you and dares you to ask all sorts of mind numbing questions. Which is why I am especially feeling that Japanese artist Verbal from Teriyaki Boyz decided to go ahead and produce the “prized object” of Kool Keith’s alter ego. I’m talking about that insane “hat” he ran (perhaps still?) around with while solidifying the Elvis remix.
check it: I mean think about it, how many times have you seen the lame afro wig? This here is on a whole different level… Its ok…I know you want it too… oh and finally here is the MC known simply as Verbal, now does it all make sense? He rocks the Black Elvis and other fashion gear on his label called AMBUSH…
1:the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world2 a:egotism 2b:self-esteem 13: the one of the three divisions of the psyche in psychoanalytic theory that serves as the organized conscious mediator between the person and reality especially by functioning both in the perception of and adaptation to reality — compare id , superego
— ego·lessadjective
Main Entry:
al·ter ego
Pronunciation:
\ˌȯl-tər-ˈē-(ˌ)gō also -ˈe-(ˌ)gō\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Latin, literally, second I
Date:
1537
:a second self: asa: a trusted friendb: the opposite side of a personalityc:counterpart 3
Main Entry:
ego trip
Function:
noun
Date:
1967
:an act or course of action that enhances and satisfies one’s ego
— ego–tripintransitive verb
— ego–trip·pernoun
kurtis knew what was up...
so Bollweevil just did his magic thang again and coined the next hottest VIRTUALITY term of the century. it is amazing to actually witness new fjords like these being created as he not only DROPS science but also BOUNCES science if ya feel me. anyway here it is:
“trading for ego”
i will let the cat out of the bag in another post, so for now just ruminate on this little gem. a whole new subcontext of a universe is born…and my god, its full of stars…hahaha!!!
SRSLY folks…I have been sleeping on this for awhile, watching it blossom and grow. Been tracking its slithering patterns as it makes its way virally across the interwebs. Been reading all the comments people are writing about this particular phenomenon…everything from the religious right to the club kids. However, today it kinda came back around full circle and found its way back to me via a myspace blog update from Flying Lotus. The title of FlyLo’s post was simple enough, it just said one word, “Church”. That is when it kinda hit me hard and I came to the realization of what I was witnessing in the guise of the movement that is media in the Obama era. Yeah, I know it sounds confusing to some of y’all. You got that dazed look on your face considering just what I mean when I say media IS a movement…not only that but oddly enough it is a movement that exists below the level at the grassroots…something akin to source material when dealing with sampling. After you get over the smug recoil of the cleverness tag embedded in this media, you can start to get a feel for its actual texture. It is a very complex texture to be sure. Not yet convinced?
Have another bite then…this time chew a little bit longer…
*feel free to hit the replay button before reading further.
Of course, Ishmael Reed had this to say in ‘Mumbo Jumbo’:
“The Jes Grew epidemic was unlike physical plagues. Actually Jes Grew was an anti-plague. Some plagues caused the body to waste away; Jes Grew enlivened the host. Other plagues were accompanied by bad air (malaria). Jes Grew victims said that the air was as clear as they had ever seen it and that there was the aroma of roses and perfumes which had never before enticed their nostrils. Some plagues arise from decomposing animals, but Jes Grew is electric as life and is characterized by ebullience and ecstasy. Terrible plagues were due to the wrath of God; but Jes Grew is the delight of the gods.”
Hmm, a cultural impulse or imperative?
Duke Ellington writes in his libretto to “The Drum is a Woman:”
Rhythm came from Africa to America.
Do you know what it does to you?
Exactly what it’s supposed to do.
Methinks the Duke was onto something…have another look…
So the questions hangs, ever lingering in the air, as MC GQ put it, “who wants IT, who WANTS it?!?”. I can almost imagine the chorus of nodding “yes-we-can-ers” chanting “WE DO, WE DO!”. Cut to Obama’s graceful and sincere smile and fade to black…
make no mistake, this ain’t no coincidence, this is emergence. (now puzzled faces muse, “Do we?”)
Perhaps this media movement has a leg up on us and we lost the quick draw? So now what?
The byproducts of BAPTAZIA are destined and bound for commercial upkeep and brand name pre-cognition for sure. I have to before I forget give a MASSIVE shoutout to the entity or crew known as Airloaf (the creators of the meme). In the most recent creations, Airloaf has made sure to impart the virus back unto itself with some clever insertions of composited graffix, the runtime equivalent of digital graffiti. This will have to suffice for now lest they figure out a way to encode beats with IR data or some such…
Have one final taste and remember the word FlyLo used: Church
I know, I know…been a nanosecond since there has been a new post. working on that. meanwhile, came across this just now on the interweb…this playing nicely off the *new ipod/itunes* shuck and jive routine from Apple as they announce their new consumer media products today. so I had to post it.
trying now to figure out the “Genius” *feature* in the new iTunes. SRSLY APPLE? aww shucks.
just when I thought things were getting better, I see now that they are in fact getting worse…
***as a bonus make sure to read the full EULA before starting up the “Genius“. All your media are belong to Apple, haha!
I normally stick images in the gallery so if you haven’t clicked through the links above, go ahead and make yourself at home.
I mean think about it, how many times have you seen the lame afro wig? This here is on a whole different level…
Its ok…I know you want it too…
oh and finally here is the MC known simply as Verbal, now does it all make sense? He rocks the Black Elvis and other fashion gear on his label called AMBUSH…
