Action Bronson: Stamp of Approval

I know I've been gone a while, but don't let that lead you to think that I've been sleepin' on what's really hood... Speakin' of hood, I need to direct your attention to my dude Action Bronson who is really doin things...



Anyone who knows me, knows 2 things as the absolute gospel of pope truth about me... #1. I am a self loathing asshole w/ a silver tongue and a knack for general "notgivafuckness" and #2. I very rarely will even listen to, let alone give a stamp of approval to, ANYONE in the hip hop game that wasn't doin' the damn thing prior to, let's say........... 2004, give or take a year... Save for a few very select individuals, my personal opinion is that hip hop has done nothing but go downhill since right around 2004... New jack rappers, auto-tuned bullshit, and an overall lack of talent have been ABUNDANT since I gave up on hip hop music. Thus the reason "Throwback Thursday's" came about. Hip hop music has been vital to my upbringing. It groomed me into the man I am today. So I hold the torch, with the sincerest conviction for those that really knew what it took to craft quality music back when quality music was being put out, and more importantly, back when it mattered... Nowadays, in order to be successful in the hip hop world all you need to do is write a hook teaching me how to do some bootsy ass dance, or flood the airwaves with "songs" about lovin' a woman (cough..DRAKE..cough). Long gone are the days of grimey high hats, hard snares, and diggin' for old jazz records to find samples to produce a beat... The internet has made making beats and recording tracks easier than scoopin' your mom dukes for a one night stand after 2 appletini's at happy hour, which has led to a shameless oversaturation of garbage rap music gettin passed onto the people as quality hip hop music. WRONG. The shit is soft. Hip hop is too nice these days. FUCK that. I want cocaine raps, I want diss tracks, I want "I want to kill you" music.

BUT, I did say above "save for a few very select individuals"... Enter my man Action Bronson. He is the perfect mix of ghostface killah (Wu-Tang) with a sprinkle of Ill Bill of Non-Phixion fame. My man AB is bringin' back that good ol' fashioned agressive delivery/gritty beats/grimey persona that blend so well together you can't help but nod your head and want to punch people in the face. Long live hip hop music...

And one more for the road...



-Ollie da Don

I Still Love Lindsey

Yo, I've had my eye on ms. Lohan for like 5 years now. I know she has seen her share of ups and downs (more downs than ups tho), but when she needs to, she can still bring that sexy.







is it wrong that my favorite part of this picture is the cigarette?



She is still defying all laws of nature. Skinny white girl with red hair but humongous tits? That's like finding a pink striped zebra indigenous to the metropolitan Detroit area...

P.S. Am I the only one still prayin for that sex tape?

-Ollie

In Your Face Like A Buck Fitty Wit a Razor

Pure. Raw. Classic.

OC - Far From Yours. On my '97 shit yet again. Man I miss the days...

-Ollie

Terribly Awesome

Dude, I had no idea what to expect when i clicked on this video, but damn am I happy that I did. That auto-tune in the hook is just unreal, and that 1981 apple computer frankenstein monster he's using to create this masterpiece just makes it that much better. ha.

****Update****

I'm lookin at that mess on the table, am I seeing a weedwhacker motor? Man, this guy is dangerously smooth.

-Olls

Throwback Thursday: Necro - Underground

I remember knockin this shit really tough my Junior year of high school. The thing that stands out most in my mind is that my punk rock homies were hella into Necro, but nothing else that I was showing them at the time. I guess Necro's absurd brutal death rap transcends genre's for impressionable youth. Me? Not so much. I've been steadfast in my appreciation of hip hop music for the better part of 2 decades. That may date me a bit, but new jacks gotta know where all their favorite underground artists came from, and what impact they had in the years before you discovered them.

What were you knockin in 2000?

-Old ass Ollie

New Makeshift Leak: NPB Exclusive

Been slackin on that j.o. last few days. Shoulda never left you, but I'm here, and I come bearing gifts.

Talkin to the homie Shift this morning and he blessed me with a new joint.

"You be puffin Stress"...



According to my dude, the BAMA is the first blog to get this up, so enjoy.

And because I'm such a good cat, here's a link to download the track and have it for your ipod. I know, I know, I'm too good to the streets.

Download Here

New Crem De La Crem T's in the Streets

Big ups to my mellow, my man Dustin and the rest of the squad over at Crem De La Crem for throwin down some buttery ass new designs for the fall run of Crem De La Crem T-shirts. You have got to get you some. Click Here to get laced...

Have a sneek peek:











and my personal favorite...



From what I can gather, all t's are available in different colorways. If you want my opinion, get 2 of everything, in BLACK.

This shit is fire for real.

Big ups to Makeshift for puttin me on to Crem De La Crem. These guys got it figured out...

Yo Dustin, I'll take the whole run, Black, sz. XL!! HAHA.

-Ollie the Fashionista

Hold Me Closer Tiny Dancer

Is this who Elton John was talking about in the classic '70's love ballad "Tiny Dancer" that was made famous by everyone's favorite awful movie "Almost Famous"?? Man that movie sucks. It just kills me you know it? I watch it every time it is on the tube and always end up asking myself, Why? Why Olls did you subject yourself to this train wreck. There was a time when I used to think that Kate Hudson was the business back in my younger years, well before I learned about the benefits of the thick white chick and the power moves they were making to take over the internet, er WORLD!!

Anyways, Sorry. This post has nothing to do with "Almost Famous", but I got a little sidetracked. I just hate the fact that that movie has the power to suck me in the way it does. I'll prolly end up watching it this weekend now, because for some strange, unexplainable reason, I do indeed own that piece of shit on DVD and VHS...

Moving on, peace to Brock and Lake over at Us Versus Them for gettin' the drop on this amazing little piece of video magic...



Wow. Just, WOW player.

Did you watch that? Please tell me you did and didn't just skip over for the commentary...

A few quick thoughts...

She has to be aware of the irony of the song she chose right? I mean, I really don't want to have to explain the hillarity of "Shorty gettin low", cause she is damn near sweepin' the flo' wit' it just by dippin'... HA.

Why in god's name is this video 4 minutes long? I mean, I appreciate the effort, 4 minutes of steady cuttin rug is tiring, but on the reals, homegirl was only really workin with about 3 actual moves that just got looped and interwoven in different combinations to create this cinematic masterpiece.

I KNOW I'm a pervert now (whereas before I just kind of assumed it), it's official, because the whole time she was dancin' all I could think was, "Damn, she's got the fat ass"... HAHA. Savage.

I really want a little person as my sidekick. Preferably an aggressive alcohol abuser with no morals or shame to compliment my oh-so-endearing "i hate everyone" approach to life.

Get it low "Shawwwwwty"... We ain't mad.

-Uncle Ollie

Keep That Pussy On A Leash

Yep, those are real, and you can Buy Em Right Here.

HAHA.

Peace to Ignored Prayers for being the coolest blog on the planet. EVER.

And while I'm feelin extra perverted, What number do you prefer??



Stay classy internet. Stay classy.

-Uncle Ollie strikes again

NickelPlatedBama.com

It is official, your mother's least favorite blog is now a dot com.

We have arrived.

Sorry for the lack of updates, it's been more than a hectic week. Just trust in your boy, shit will be back and badder than ever come monday.

In the meantime, change all your favorites, change the links in your blogrolls, cause this shit is only getting bigger from here.

I hadn't mentioned yet, I will be back at AGENDA next week for round 2 with the streetwear fags.

Makeshift is performing at the JSLV party, and in case you were wondering, YES, he still is the hottest dude doin it right now (no homo).

You already know what it is, but Imma tell you one mo' time again...

NickelPlatedBama.com you filthy animals.

-Ollie "the animal" Steele

He's Bo Yo

Wow. This kid is nothin nice.

Emcees step yo game up.

-Olls

I Love Beards

Meet Hope:



Loyal BAMA reader who has decided to take on the blogging world for herself.

Hope hit me up like 2 or 3 weeks back to let me know about her new blogging project and I was impressed. Not because of the layout of the site or anything, but because of the originality of the topic.

The criteria to get on Hope's blog is quite simple: Have a beard.

I Love Beards.

Hope's a cool chick, support her fetish for all things grizzly and go visit her blog.

P.S. Fellas, Hope is single, so if you want a chance, get that beard game right and holler at her on her myspace.

-Young Ollie da Don

Sneak Peek of my New Painting

As it sits about 65% complete.

-Olls

Dear Makeshift:

Why are you so much better than everyone else??



Thanks for supportin' fam. Big ups to Larelle too!

For those of you brain dead goons that have yet to download the best mixtape of 2009, quit trickin' and treat yo'self!





20 tracks of pure fire. No filler. Quit bullshittin'.

Download “No Doze” Here For Free!!

Yeah Bitch I said FREE!!!

Check the NickelPlatedBama shout out on "Dying Breed"...

After you get familiar, go find Makeshift on Myspace, add him as a friend, and tell him how grateful you are that he is single handedly saving hip hop music and giving it to you ingrates for free.

What can you expect at a Makeshift show??



I mean, seriously, what are you waiting for??

P.S. I'll see you and Larelle at AGENDA. We gon' get it slappin'... HA.

-Ollie the Hip Hop Scholar

The Verdict on Drake:

Let me start by saying that I STILL watch the television show Degrassi, so when I heard that little wheelchair Jimmy Brooks was the hottest thing buzzin on the net, you can imagine my skepticism.



All I wanted was to know that this cat Drake was all hype. I wanted him to be mediocre at best with a buzz because of his ties to Young Money and Lil Weezy.

I mean, anyone with any common sense would assume that just because this kid:



updated his look to this:



it doesnt mean that he is worth a shit right?

I mean seriously, NO FUCKING WAY is "Jimmy Brooks" that muufucka out here.

There is no way possible right? RIGHT?

Wrong. I heard this...


(DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND STOP THE TRACK AT ABOUT 2:38 BECAUSE IT IS COMPLETELY RUINED BY WEEZY'S RIDICULOUSLY ANNOYING GIGGLE-RIDDEN STUTTERED OUT BULLSHIT RAP)

...and I am convinced. This kid has something. I don't know if it is Drake that is ghostwriting for Weezy or vice-versa, but I do know that something is fishy here. These cats are far too similar in delivery, flow, wordplay etc. to not be writing for one another.

I am not going to co-sign Drake entirely, but if this kid's album is even half as good as the streets (internet) are claiming, the kid has a bright future.

Here's the drawback on Drake tho...

He has absolutely ZERO street cred and as we all know, the hip hop industry is completely fueled by a rapper's ties to the streets.

Young Drake here is straight out the mean streets of the Toronto suburbs. He has been swimming in white girls since he was like 12 at Degrassi High School. He got shot on the show by the biggest dork ever cast on television...


(Fuckin Rick the girlfriend beater and high school shooter) LOL...

So I'm sayin this and moving on, as long as Drake stays in his lane and continues being a good rapper/singer and stays out of the trafficing of the white girl (no Degrassi) I think he'll be fine.

He's got a bright future from where I'm sittin'.

-Olls

Makeshift - No Doze

The wait is finally over. The day is upon us. After months of build up and hype, NickelPlatedBama is very pleased to present:



Thats right folks. It is here. The "No Doze" mixtape is available for your listening pleasure.



24 tracks of pure fire from the BAMA's current favorite emcee: Makeshift.

You can download the whole mixtape, free of charge, right now!

Makeshift – No Doze for PC

Makeshift – No Doze for Mac

Do Not Sleep.

-Ollie

Gangster's Paradise

I saw this and just had to post it:



I don't really remember what website I jacked the photo from and honestly don't care.

I am blown away.

That's an ice cold casket right there dog.

-Ollie

Great Fight Scenes From India

Ok, so I am sitting at the office clickin' around the web, checkin' what's out there and shit, when the boss comes over and wants to have a chat. So I close down all my open tabs and we bullshit for a good 45 minutes.

The conversation consists of nothing more than him one upping me when explaining his back pain as compared to mine and how he gets more pain killers than me, etc. etc.

When he finally decides to leave, I come back to the computer and open up my browser and for some strange reason, and I am dead serious when I say that I don't know why this happened, but this video is playing. It is so fucking awesome that I had no choice but to share it with the Bama faithful.



How did I end up with that in my browser? I'll never know, but what I do know is that I am very happy I found it. Those moves are spectacular. The end of that video offers up several other "related videos" and out of curiosity I went ahead and clicked on this one...



Oh man.

Why did he wipe the sand in his own eyes?

How is he knockin' these fools out when he is blatantly missing with those huge backflip kicks?

Is that the "little superstar"? Oh yes, I believe it is.

For old times sake, let's run that video of the little superstar...



Upon further inspection, I believe that the last 2 clips are from the same movie. I will be looking into this theory over the next several days and be back with a report for the readers very soon.

These clips make me want to beat the shit out of high school kids.

-Ollie

Wolverine Will Rock Your Shit

Homemade Real Wolverine Like Claws X-Men - These bloopers are hilarious

Pure, unadulterated badassness.

Watch out cardboard boxes, home made Wolverine is comin' for that ass.

On a serious note though, the mechanical workings of those claws are pretty tech. Props to the guy for building em. Unfortunately, his mechanical skills will forever be overshadowed by this video of him whoopin' some serious cardboard ass.

He should take it to those DB's from Cardboard Robot. hahaha.

-Ollie the Shredder

West Coast Champs Mixtape Vol. 1

Peace to my girl Dauche over at The Blurbs for the info and link. Good Looks!!

Download the West Coast Champs Mixtape Vol. 1 for free Right Here.

Straight heaters. Big ups to my dudes wreckin shit on the mixtape.

Makeshift.

O-Phrap.

And watch out for Piff (California) Herrera on Vol. 2 coming soon!!

Do yourself a favor and download this mixtape. It's a banger.

-Ollie