Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur, also known as 2pac and temporarily Makaveli, is considered by many as one of the best rappers of all time. Shakur was born June 16th 1971 in East Harlem. His parents were Afeni Shakur and Billy Garland, both members of the Black Panther Party. Shortly before Shakur’s birth, his father was charged with 150 charges of conspiracy against the United States of America. In Shakur’s early years he was surrounded with high ranking Black Panther members, many of whom were charged with criminal offenses.

By June 1988 Shakur moved with his family to Marin City, California where he attended Tamalpias High school. Shakur took part in several drama productions here and was also exploring poetry at the time. Shakur states in early interviews that he then switched over to rap because it was more respected and listened to over poetry. This allowed him to follow his passion while also gaining a following. Shakur’s poetry teacher Leila Steinberg organized a concert for his early rap group “Stickly Dope” during his senior year. This concert resulted in Shakur being signed by Atron Gregory. From here he started as a roadie.

Shortly after in the 1990s Shakurs career took off with features in Digital Underground and his first album 2Pacalypse Now. From here he gained publicity in music as well as his acting career. In 1992 Shakur played a lead role in hit movie “Juice”. He was also in seven other movies in his career.

Shakur’s second album “Strictly For My N.I.G.G.A.Z.” had much more success and is considered to be his breakout album. For this reason it is slightly ironic that I am writing about this. The album didn’t only have success in the black community but also with white people all over the U.S. and world. The album even remains successful as it is still widely listened to and played on the radio.

Shakur went one to release other equally successful albums that are still enjoyed by many today. He was killed in Las Vegas in September 1996. He was survived by his record label Death Row and will always be known as one of the best rappers of all time.

Pandora is in trouble

For all you people who love and use Pandora read this. The great free internet radio that we all take for granted has been unfairly charged by the music industry. Pandora has been well over charged for music rights to play artists music. Pandora is being charged 51% of their revenue to pay the music industry. Other radios like Serious XM the satellite radio only pays 8% of their revenue. This makes it almost impossible for Pandora to compete with other companies like it. Pandora is trying to change music royalties in congress to stop this. Of course many artists are opposing it, even big name artists like Rihanna and Katy Perry, and its not like they need the extra money. What these artists don’t realize is that Pandora makes it easy for listeners to buy music straight from the app giving musicians great referrals just by playing their music. However the unfair royalties for the music license could potentially lead to Pandora going out of business. I couldn’t think of any better way to help Pandora than by posting this. Please just tell your friends and make them aware. That is all we can do now.

Three Things You Should Know About Movie Theatres

Most people have been to the movie theatres before but here are a few things that I would want to know if I had never been to one before. I try to avoid seeing movies in the movie theatres mainly because of price. I would much rather watch a movie in the confines of mine or someone elses house than pay ten dollars and watch a movie with a bunch of strangers. However, when I can’t wait for a movie to come out on On Demand or DVD, I brave the movie theatre. I recently saw the new Bond movie Skyfall, and here are three things that I will tell you folks who have never been to a movie.

1. Buy your tickets in advance: When a new big name movie comes out like Skyfall or Batman you must buy your tickets in advance. It is inevitable that throughout the first weekend these big name movies will be sold out. A great place to buy tickets in advance is Fandango.com. Here is a link http://www.fandango.com/

2. Go with friends: When I go to the movies I always go with friends. The last thing you want is to sit next to that annoying person that is always trying to take your armrest. Though sometimes when the movie theatre is sold out it is hard to get seats together if you are in a big group. All you have to do is get to the theatre a little earlier.

3. The Theatre is expensive: And Bring lots of money. The Theatre is very expensive. Tickets are 10 dollars and food is more.

I hope I have helped you.

Youtube to MP3 Converter

 

Since I can remember illegal downloads for music has been everywhere. The first free music websites, such as Napster, changed the music game. The makers of these websites make all of there money with adds. The RIAA, recording industry association of America, has been in a war with these people through out it all. Some down loaders have been prosecuted but with the millions of down loaders illegally downloaded music usually goes unpunished and will never be stopped. According to the RIAA 4 out of 5 digitally downloaded songs are done illegally. Other sources say that in 2008 as much as 95% of downloaded music was done illegally. However there have been new ways to obtain or listen to music for free, these ways not illegal. One way that many people use is Pandora, this lets you listen to music you like with some adds. The next way that actually lets you obtain the music as a file and download it to your iTunes or your MP3,  is video2mp3.net, also known as youtube to mp3 converter. This website gets around legal issues by converting files off of youtube. Youtube is a free website and anything on it is free as well. I have no doubt that they have been sued by the RIAA and others but the website is still up and running. Many people have assured me that this website is not illegal but there is still a chance that is may be. I also would like to know out of curiosity how many times they have been sued.  Here is a link to the website, Click at your own risk. This website may be illegal and may give your computer viruses. Enjoy.   http://www.video2mp3.net/

 

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TV – NBC: No Love for Dwight Schrute

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This blog I have also recently followed. It reviews movies and shares new music. Check dem out

How to Make a Scary Movie Less Scary

It is getting close to Halloween which means horror movies. If you would like to know how to be less scared here are some helpful ways to do this, just follow these steps.
1. Take away your senses: This can mean a few things. Most people just cover their eyes to prevent themselves from seeing the movie but plugging your ears is also very helpful. Most horror movies use eerie music and other sounds to create suspense.
2. Give in: If it is really to much you can just give in to the fear. This could be balling up into the fetal position and maybe crying silently. And if its still to much you can just leave the movie.
3. Run with the pack: Watching the movie with a bunch of friends and family also really helps. Being with other people makes you feel more protected.
4. Laugh: There will always be one person who is watching the movie with you that will be laughing or cracking jokes. What this really means is that they would pee their pants if they actually shut up and paid any attention to the movie. However this is a great way to make the movie a little less scary and look like your not scared.

I hope this is enough to get you through Halloween. Good luck.

hopes for postseason baseball

It is October again which means baseball playoffs. The time of year when everyone routes against the Yankees. But this year my home team, the Giants, are in the run for it trying to repeat their 2010 year when they won the World Series. All though the Giants have made it to the NlCS and the Yankees losing bad to Detroit, I am very frustrated with the broadcasting and announcing. Here are some things I hope not to see in a few years.

1. I have Comcast and one problem I have had every night is finding the game. When you go to the TV guide the game is often not shown as MLB Playoff Game which it should be. It is always switching networks and it usually it says that a show like the Mentalist is on. This loses many possible viewers right away.

2. Another thing I hate is the change in announcers. Fox has all TV playoff rights so they have there own announcers. I wish there was a button you could click that you could chose to hear the Giants usual announcers or for the other fans they could choose their usual announcers.

3. The change in the announcers would not annoy me very much except for the fact that they are all from the East Coast. For many years major networks like ESPN and Fox have been very biased to the East Coast. As much as I like hearing Joe Buck saying how good the opposing team is then watch the Giants beat them, it still gets on my nerves when they don’t respect any West Coast teams.

Sky Fall

The new 007 movie is here. The new James Bond movie, Sky Fall, comes out November 9th making the Yahoo top ten most anticipated fall movies. In this new movie, 007 orders a Heineken instead of his usual Martini, shaken not stirred. This has outraged many die hard 007 fans. This is just a cheap way to get some more money, but it is needed. After the last 007 movie, Quantum of Solace, the 007 studio, MGM, went into bankruptcy. I am excited to see some of the intense action and explosions. Hope its good.

The Pandora App

Pandora started as an internet radio website but for a long time it has also been an app. I love the Pandora app because you dont need to be at a computer to listen to great music.It is a free app and all you do is pick an artist or genre and it will play music that is similar to that artist or genre. You can bookmark and like songs to specify you radio further. This is a great way to find great new music. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pandora.android&hl=en

Kyle Mooney

This man is hilarious. He is a pretty well know youtube star and all his stuff is funny. You can find his channel by searching Kyle in the youtube search bar. He is truly talented and is one of the few great comedians. He takes his videos to the next level of awkward. This is LOL material. Be sure to watch some of his other videos.