Saturday, June 27

LYRICS: I AM WHAT I AM

chorus:
i am what i am
because of what i'm not
i can't go around showin off
the money that i got
just cuz i don't remember ever
runnin' from the cops
doesn't mean i didn't have
struggles to the top
man
i am what i am
just cuz i don't remember ever
runnin' from the cops
doesn't mean i didn't have
struggles to the top
verse 1:
my momma always told me
just be myself
don't ever get stuck
tryna be someone else
there's always gon' be someone
one step ahead of ya
you can try to catch up
but just forget it brah
don't let them change you
into something that you're not
don't be afraid
to show the world what you got
live life like tupac
true right to the end
be true to yourself
your family and your friends
live each day like your last
live life to the fullest
cuz once you've passed
you can't feel all the bullets
so go out hot
i am what i am
because of what im not
chorus
verse 2:
i'm not tryin' to be
the next kanye
but i've met a few heartless
girls in my day
if i had it my way
live life with no regrets
i run on the policy
what you see is what you get
so if u don't like me,
i don't really care
you can critique me
while you're standing over there
and while you're waitin'
don't bother with debatin'
i'm not seeking your approval
i'm not hurt by your hatin'
all i'm sayin'
you can love me or hate me
like wayne said
it won't make me or break me
carefree 'till i die
so ima go out hot
i am what i am
because of what i'm not
chorus
verse 3:
so the bottom line is
take me as i am
i may not be nice to you
but i'll do the best i can
gonna be the best i can be
gonna win the race standing
love me for who i am
not who i can be
so i just grab my pen
and say what i've been feeling
so i can let loose
these thoughts i've been concealing
like, what's the point of life
if you spend it being fake?
how can you appreciate
the friendships that you make?
so i'll just skip the acting
and give you the real me
what a crazy idea
it's got my head reeling
folks i can assure you
that this is the real me
these are the genuine
things i have been feeling
so while i sit here dreaming
of making it to the top
these words just keep flowing
and i can't make em stop
so when you reach the end
of your life go out hot
i am what i am
because of what i'm not
chorus

KID CUDI - MAN ON THE MOON: END OF DAY TRAILER

here's the trailer for cudi's album that is set to drop on august 25th. cant wait. this trailer is playing in select theaters during the previews for transformers 2. check it out.

THE HUNT FOR HOPE MIXTAPE: VOLUME 1

download the mixtape with some good music you probably havent ever heard before. leave a comment below and tell us what your favorite song(s) is(are). enjoy!

Wednesday, June 24

H4H AROUND THE WEB

just wanted to give everyone a heads up on where you can follow hunt for hope around the web.
facebook: HERE
twitter: HERE
cameron on twitter: HERE
spencer on twitter: HERE

STONES THROW RECORDS

stones throw records is an underground record company that was started by beat expert peanut butter wolf in los angeles. some of the many eclectic and fresh artists on this label include quasimoto, mf doom, madlib, mayor hawthorne, and dam funk. hey, at least take a look at their site. you may like what you find!

p.s. - it's my (cameron's) favorite record company if that means anything.

Tuesday, June 23

VIMEO ROUNDUP

vimeo.com is a great site for filmmakers and artists and stuff. its just like youtube but it doesnt suck. here are some of my favorite videos i have found on the site. :)

ARTIST: KAWS

kaws is for sure one of my favorite artists. if you have never heard the name... you have most likely seen at least some of his work. most people would recognize THIS. check out the video below to see a basic look at his show a while back at the gering & lopez gallery in nyc.
check out the official site: HERE

MY PROJECT: 808s & HEARTBREAK IN VIDEO

so a couple months ago i decided that i was gonna make videos for each song off of kanye west's latest album, 808s and heartbreak. so far i've got treatments done for almost all of the videos and the actual videos done for 4 songs. you can check out all the videos for 808s on my vimeo channel. (be sure to subscribe) HERE
the most popular video so far is the street lights video which has actually gotten some love on dj semtex's blog which is cool. you can watch that below.
to see all the videos i have done, check out my vimeo profile page HERE

Monday, June 22

TIM BURTON: ALICE IN WONDERLAND

here's a little sneak peak of director tim burton's latest creation alice in wonderland.
Text Via USA Today: hose who have grown curiouser and curiouser about what the offbeat reinventor of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory might conjure up in his version of Alice in Wonderland can feast their eyes on this array of concept art and publicity images, due to hang in movie theaters this week to promote the March 5, 2010, release. "It has been Burton-ized" is how producer Richard Zanuck describes the director's vision of the Lewis Carroll classic. Many elements are familiar, from the enigmatic Caterpillar (Alan Rickman) to the fierce Jabberwock (Christopher Lee). But none has been presented in this sort of visually surreal fashion. "We finished shooting in December after only 40 days," Zanuck says. Now the live action is being merged with CG animation and motion-capture creatures, and then transferred into 3-D. The traditional tale has been freshened with a blast of girl power, courtesy of writer Linda Woolverton (Beauty and the Beast). Alice, 17, attends a party at a Victorian estate only to find she is about to be proposed to in front of hundreds of snooty society types. Off she runs, following a white rabbit into a hole and ending up in Wonderland, a place she visited 10 years before yet doesn't remember. Among those who welcome her back is the Mad Hatter, a part tailor-made for Johnny Depp as he collaborates with Burton for the seventh time. "This character is off his rocker," Zanuck says. Aussie actress Mia Wasikowska, 19, best known for HBO's In Treatment, has the coveted title role. "There is something real, honest and sincere about her," Zanuck says. "She's not a typical Hollywood starlet." There is the usual Burton-esque ghoulishness (Helena Bonham Carter's Red Queen, whose favorite retort is "Off with their heads," has a moat filled with bobbing noggins), but Zanuck assures most kids can handle it. "The book itself is pretty dark," he notes. "This is for little people and people who read it when they were little 50 years ago."

YOU CAN RUN (LIVE) - BRYAN GREENBERG FT. KID CUDI

cudi just performed a new song with artist bryan greenberg. check this out. pretty nice. audio download below.

THE NEW BLOG

what up people. just wanted to give yall a heads up on what the blog actually is. just check back everyday too see something cool. art, music, film, movies, poetry... its all here. me and my cousin are gonna try to stay on top of the for everyone so i hope you follow us... if not. we understand... we dont like you either.