Wild Splash Review

Wild Splash 2010 was phenomenal. No lies. We go there late, of course, but we got there just in time to see Yo Gotti. He was so early in the day that he was really less than memorable, but he did have a lot of bling. And then my girl Trina came on and rocked it. I swear she's worn that outfit before, but the girl is thick and bad and therefore can do whatever she likes. Even rock a less than celebrity-worthy weave. She's still a million-dollar girl, tho.




And then the New Boyz-- Oh LAWD- did anybody else realize that the New Boyz are cuter than cute? I was going to say sexy, but our age difference will not allow it. But give them a couple years and some meat on their bones, OOOOOO BUDDDY. Hehe.




****Now it's Bobby Ray, aka B.O.B's turn. Yup, it was love at first site. He'll tell you-- "Nothing on You" was all about me! But real talk, I enjoyed B.O.B's performance, I like how he's so daring and doesn't give two fucks what anyone thinks. In the middle of a Rap and R&B concert he brought out a live band and had everybody just moshing and rocking out. I don't know if he was perpetrating, but he was holding a guitar like he knew how to play. Lol. Teach me! B.O.B come to me!







All the performances were great- I'm biased towards B.O.B, but everyone at WildSplash will agree that Damien Marley was that fiyah! Maybe because that's when everyone started blazing - it smelt like a marijuana field and everyone was burning all the 2 for $1 Good Times possible. Hehe, Good Times.






Needless to say, everyone was high and happy when the final performer came on... my nigga from the 239 mother-effin PLIES! Never in my life have I been smushed to the point where I couldn't breathe...only with Plies. These females were going insane, they (including myself) bum-rushed the stage just to get a taste of this lil' nigga.I've always liked Plies cause he's from Fort Myers and that's not to far from my hometown Port Charlotte. But this man knows what he's doing - he's got game, skill, money (he gave $10,000 to a 12-year old girl on stage) and swag- the only thing he's missing is height (I'm sure he makes up for it somewhere else.) But damn, there's something about Plies... don't know what it is tho. Wild 94.1, ya'll did it! WildSplash 2010 was well worth the $35. I have no complaints, except that ya'll could have had more seats. Pretty girls with pedicured toes don't like to stand.

Wild Splash 2010

Hottest Spring Break Concert in Coachman Park in Clearwater, Florida. Tomorrow! I'm so excited! The line-up is as follows:
2:30 p.m.: Lil Kee and Javon Black

3:05 p.m.: Roscoe Dash

3:25 p.m.: Real & Chance

3:35 p.m.: Yo Gotti

4:10 p.m.: Trina

4:45 p.m.: New Boyz

5:45 p.m.: B.O.B.

7 p.m.: Damian Marley

8:15 p.m.: Plies & Fella

I love B.o.B- He's got this funky edge that I can't wait to see live, and Damien Marley-- I definitely need to be vibin' for that one! Keep checking back for pictures and stuff!

T♥ time

On my Ipod:
The Lil Boosie album'SuperBad'. I know it's a little old, but I'm still bumping
to it. I can't get enough of “Miss Kissin' on You” featuring Trina and KaDe,
“Bank Roll” and my favorite “Mind of a Maniac.” I keep it going by following up with some Wacka Flocka Flame. He got a song featuring Soulja Boy called “Iced Out” and one called “O Letz Do it” featuring Young Show- its that down-south ignorant nonsense you can't get enough off. Also big-bellied Rick Ross along the Triple C's and Young Jeezy came together for the hood anthem “Erryday.” Tight work.


In My Hair:
Kinky-Curly. Its a set of shampoo, conditioner and pomade that brings out the best waves you got by detangling and removing frizz. If your going natural, this product will make your locks look as good as the stuff you buying at the store.


Common Misconception:
Golddigger.
Technically, a golddigger is a ruthless female, with no regards for male emotion. Her only motivation is money. First- I would like to take this time and address this. We aren't 'Gold Diggers', we are 'Gold Getters.' You don't have to be a man to enjoy making money. Its 2009, and love doesn't exist, money is motivation. I make my own damn money, so I'll be damned, if I let a nigga sit on my couch and beg for Becky, if he ain't paying no damn bills. Oh honey, I am not the one. Only a real hustler can handle a true gold-getter, and if your one of them gold-getters, go ahead girl, get that money, dig the hell out of them pockets, I got some extra shovels in the back if ya need one.


What I'm Waiting For:
DJ Jazzy Jeff is coming out with a 49-song mixtape honoring Micheal Jackson called “He's the King, I'm the DJ.” I know the man's been dead for almost six months now, but I love me some MJ. I guess we really “Don't stop until we get enough.” On the album, there will be the traditional classics, in addition to rare songs and new remixes. There is no offical release date, but I'm headed out to see the Micheal Jackson “This is It” movie while I wait.


The WTF:
Them old ass men in the club, what I like to call 'out-of-placers.' You know the one I'm talking about- the one with the 10-step routine, sweating because he's the only one dancing, buying young girls drinks, lying saying he's 25, covering up them gray hairs with a fitted cap. Nigga shouldn't you be in a cubicle doing my taxes? Isn't it past your bed time? You need to get the hell up out the club, and do something with your life. (Applies to females as well)


In My Cup:
Midori Sours.The sweetest thing to get you faded. For those little ladies who want to sip on something a little different, three of them will get you right. Make them at home with Midori melon liqueur, whiskey sour and Sprite. Delicious, tastes just like a green ICEE.

Local Artist: Strangeez

Strangeez

By: Attiyya Anthony

I’m mad that I’m 10 years late.

With nine albums under their belt, and preparing for their 10th—it’s clear that Rod and Rude of the Strangeez have been doing their thing. Ears perked up when their last album “Beyond the Fame” dropped in 2005, with corner store anthems like “Coasting” and “Good Life” featuring Lil Boosie, and club bangers like “Stop” and “Bounce with Me.”

On the surface, the Strangeez are two typical hood niggas— rapping about weed smoking, female chasing and money stacking, but unlike those other catchy-hooked, major record-deal southern artists— the Strangeez don’t just rap about being real, they live it.

Staying real seems to be an underlying theme to all the things you guys do-- even in the case of refusing major contracts with record labels like DefJam, Interscope and Slip-n-Slide Records that many rap acts would jump at. What was the reasoning behind not taking one of those deals?

ROD: We saw it as whatever they were offering we could do it on our own. Those deals were for rappers looking for chains and cars, but they end up owing all that money back to label. We on some life-changing shit over here, we eating— we ain't countin’ pennies.

RUDE: Money makes the world go round, but we ain't in it for the fame. We like what we’re doing— we’re able to eat and pay the bills.

So, honestly, all the money and the celebrity status didn’t appeal to you guys at all?

RUDE: Money isn’t everything. I could step up to some of these niggas who got money and be like, ‘What you gonna do?’ And they gonna fold— they ain’t gonna do shit, because money ain't got anything to do with it. It’s about what you got inside— it's about heart.

ROD: Our last album sold almost 4,200 digitally in 28 major chains like Best Buy and FYE. Our "Ride Wood" album in 2003 sold 4,600 copies and was in 41 chain stores. And you can find us in a million corner stores. So, we’re good. We gave up that trying to be famous shit a long time ago.

Now you guys have established your own record label-- Major Weight Entertainment. You guys also have a recording studio, distribution company, upcoming TV show, magazine, and do club promotion. What do you have to say to those that thought you wouldn’t make it?

RUDE: I’ll make another song for them and let them hate some more.

ROD: If they don’t hate… It ain’t real.

Are you guys trying to be role models?

ROD: No, we examples of what not to do.

You guys have a very unique style? Where do your musical influences come from?

ROD & RUDE: Scarface, Jay-Z, Biggy and Tupac.

RUDE: 2 Live Crew.

ROD: We first called ourselves the Strangers because our style was so different, we sounded like we were from everywhere. We traveled a lot and picked up a lot from surrounding cities and brought it back. The hood gave us the name Strangeez, because we've been in the game so long— we’re like OGs now.

I hear there used to be four members. How has the Strangeez group dynamics changed since the split?

ROD: You got through life, trim the fat and figure out the shit that you do and don’t need. Rude and I have known each other for 20 years. He’s always whining and complaining, and always wants to argue, but he’s like family to me. He’s my Road Dog.

RUDE: Rod’s the boring one and I’m Rude, ya feel me— the total opposite—full of life. I’m night, and he’s day. But you need both night and day to make life.

Rod— you called Rude your “Road Dog.” That’s also one of the songs on your “Beyond the Fame” album. What’s that about?

ROD: It’s this movement we got going on. It’s about brotherhood.

RUDE: We rap about life—we more on that homeboy shit, about making someone’s life better— about changing things. Like don’t be spending your money on jewelry when you know you should go pay your bills with that shit. We rap about sticking with each other through thick and thin and keeping it 100% real. I lost a lot of friends and I got people in the ground that ain’t coming back, but that’s life and that’s war.

You two have been in the game for 10 years strong and have nine albums under your belt. When can we expect from the next Strangeez album?

ROD: We looking to drop our 10th album “From Crumbs to Bricks” on Thanksgiving Day at our album release party at Club Zanzibar in Ocala. We'll have Trina in the house. She hasn't been in this area before, so we are trying to show her a good time.

You guys have opened for major artists like Rick Ross, Lil Boosie, Webbie, Plies, Jim Jones, Jeezy, Fat Joe and Baby. Do you have any special guest on this album?

ROD: 8Ball & MJG, Lil Boosie, OJ da Juiceman, Javon Black, Pastor Troy and some local artists.

So what’s next for you two?

RUDE: There are no limits. I'd try anything. If someone said to me let’s try acting I‘d do it. I might be good— I might be bad, but at least I did it. If I want to do something, I’m going to do it— just show me once and I’ll do it.

ROD: Whatever is positive and feeds the family— I’m down.