Paper Magazine - Sounds Like Paper Show

Yours truly will have the esteemed pleasure of attending the Paper Magazine Sounds Like Paper show tonight featuring Ke$ha, Rye Rye, and Spank. Most of all I'm excited to see Rye Rye (M.I.A.'s protege for those who aren't familiar). I got the chance to see her a few weeks ago at Hardfest NYC along with Skream + Benga, Sleigh Bells, Die Antwoord, and M.I.A. All was well til M.I.A. hit the stage as the sound was complete crap. Once they finally got it together, the skies opened up and rained like there was no tomorrow. Needless to say the show was cut short and I was soaked. But I digress and will post pics later.

Not only will I be at the show but I have VIP tickets thanks to Paper Magazine! Hopefully I will have glorious stories to post after the show! Follow me @thethoughtful1 to catch updates from the show!

Live Fast Die Young

So last Saturday I randomly crashed the Def Jam Rapstar Video Game party. Def Jam Rapstar is basically a rap karaoke game coming out in October. I was out at a bar called Slate with my brother and the vibe was wack so heard music bumping next door and went to see what was going on. Little did we know it was a Def Jam party but I soon learned that some stars were in the house.

Manning the ones and twos were DJ Webstar & DJ S&S so that explained the hype music. Next thing I know, I see Jaslene from America's Next Top Model Cycle 8. Me being the fan that I am got a photo opp.

Later on in the night, a friend of my brother points out that DJ Clue is there, and immediately I was on the lookout. Because I'm such a hip-hop fan, sitings like these really are one of a kind to me and its just an ill thing to physically see the people who were responsible for fueling my love for hip-hop as I was growing up. I luckily got a photo with him as well

I also saw the great AZ in the house too but was unable to take photos. Nonetheless, just sharing my experiences as I move from the bottom to the top. Stay tuned!