Daily Archives: June 4, 2012

Flagship mixtape by D-Pryde

Flagship mixtape by D-Pryde (front)Flagship mixtape by D-Pryde (back)

With over 50 million YouTube views, D-Pryde is the incredible 18-year-old Canadian rapper/singer/songwriter with a fan base that extends into the hundreds of thousands. This Toronto Filipino artist has released a series of wildly popular “freeverses”, covers and originals building his fanbase along the way. With one successful mixtape behind him (Mars Mixtape), his label, Mars Music Group is thrilled with the new release of his second mixtape, Flagship. Often compared to a cross between Drake and Eminem, D-Pryde is the next superstar to come out of Canada and take on the music world. Once you listen to Flagship you’ll be hooked and inspired. With songs like Hometown Hero featuring Bun B, Mobbin’, Mistress and Bottom Dollar you’ll be addicted to his flow, pop sensibility and witty lyrical interplay. Stay tuned to witness the birth of a superstar. Here’s the tracklisting for Flagship:

1.Flagship Intro (prod. K Beatz & Scena)
2.Fat Lady (prod. K Beatz)
3.Mobbin’ (prod. Den-Z & Gynus)
4.Hometown Hero feat. Bun B (prod. K Beatz)
5.It Only Gets Better (prod. K Beatz)
6.Glitter To Gold (prod. Reefa & C2)
7.Mistress (prod. Reefa)
8.Bottom Dollar (prod. Den-Z & DJ Linobo)
9.Normal (prod. Den-Z)
10.Ready Set Go (prod. The Theorist)
11.Applause (prod. Den-Z)
12.Pray (prod. K Beatz)
13.Wings Up (prod. Den-Z & K Beatz)
14.Palisades Parkway Flow (prod. Den-Z)
15.Outro Flow 2 (prod. Den-Z)

You can download the mixtape FREE here.
Wings Up by D-Pryde

Powerhouse Season 2 Episode 13

Powerhouse Season 2 Episode 13

In the Powerhouse episode “It’s a Terrible Life”, Rick finds out what life would be like without roommates. After Tim and Pedro knock Rick unconscious his guardian angel gives him a tour of what his life would be like without his idiot roommates. (Baby Kanye West is his guardian angel.) Will things be better or worse for Rick? Let the truth bombs drop.

Previous episodes:
Powerhouse Season 2 Episode 1
Powerhouse Season 2 Episode 2
Powerhouse Season 2 Episode 3
Powerhouse Season 2 Episode 4
Powerhouse Season 2 Episode 5
Powerhouse Season 2 Episode 6
Powerhouse Season 2 Episode 7
Powerhouse Season 2 Episode 8
Powerhouse Season 2 Episode 9
Powerhouse Season 2 Episode 10
Powerhouse Season 2 Episode 11
Powerhouse Season 2 Episode 12

Powerhouse Season 2 Episode 13 (contains explicit language)

Beyoutiful by Ruby Ibarra

Beyoutiful by Ruby Ibarra

Spoken word artist Ruby Ibarra released her latest piece “Beyoutiful”. It directly addresses society and media’s sense of the beauty standard. She breaks down everything from height to to clothing to eating disorders to meet this unattainable standard. Women do things like try to reach it such as cosmetic surgery and makeup. Instead of meeting what is shown in magazines and TV, Ruby suggests that you let your “sister” know that she’s beautiful in her own way and doesn’t need a disguise to reach your dreams.

Listen to more Ruby Ibarra: Game Up, (San Lo) Rebel, Mad Izm, Lost in Translation, Ching Chong Asian, and Apartment Raps.

Beyoutiful by Ruby Ibarra

Lyrics to Beyoutiful by Ruby Ibarra

I wanna be 5’5″ with brown eyes
Big breasts, small waist, and nice thighs
‘Cause I only see myself through your eyes
So I don’t eat, but I’m fed with more lies
So I try and I cry and I purge and I vomit
The urge to be honest with no courage to just stop it
I see society’s ideals, so I feel I need a shield
Skipped another meal so I can keep my appeal
But my skin starts to peel so I can no longer feel
What it means to be real so I fall on these heels
‘Cause who cares about the frame that holds my diploma?
Or the train of my thoughts that molds my persona?
Or the way I’ve been brought up to be as a grown up?
But it’s the body’s frame, trained, by the way of society’s boner
‘Cause I have to be 5’10” and in trend
And only feel good about the clothes that I’m in
Experience defined by the beds I’ve climbed in
Shadowed by a mask that I’m forced to hide in
Of course I lie then, thinking each night I need to lie beside men
Drinking each time my pride inside is rising
Trying to find me but I’ve lost what I’ve been
Who would’ve thought that it’s me that I fought each time, and
All at the cost of what I’ve become
When I look into the mirror I feel numb
Staring back at me are supersized thighs, empty, hollow eyes
Heart full of cries, brain filled with lies, body materialized, so I
Nip and I tuck, I snip and I pluck
Lips covered in muck, hips controlled by these cuffs
Can’t stick to my gut, I’m fixed and I’m stuck
I’m tricked by this bluff ’till I’m sick and throw up
This sh*t is corrupt, I’m forced to grow up
Can’t fit in this stuff, this change is abrupt
Stick thin ain’t enough, must be thick with C-Cups
Tears drip as I rub off this make up that’s rough
Society’s planted silicones so we end up being sickened clones
Stuck in this cyclic flow of afflicted bones
So don’t let your sister know that she’s worth more than lipsticks and combs
Or that her blisters will show everytime she vomits at home
When your parents aren’t home and she’s all alone
Only seeing what these magazines and TV’s have shown
See I wanna be a Cover Girl, so I cover the real girl
But if you peel off these pearls, under’s a concealed world
Of a girl with hopes and dreams, brighter than things that gleam
Knows that she’s a queen, knows what her life means
‘Cause I can only be 5 feet with slanted eyes
Geek and kinda shy, small feet and crooked smile, just me with NO DISGUISE!

Mister French Taste : Episode 6

Mister French Taste : Episode 6

In episode 6 of Mister French Taste, Mister French is getting ready for a date with Lily. His hairdresser can’t believe it and demands to know Mister French’s secret. Etiquette is the answer. Mister French tells him about greeting etiquette, drinking etiquette and the most important of all: Love’s etiquette… Unlock the secrets in this episode entitled “The Secrets of Etiquette”.

Previous episodes:
Mister French Taste : Episode 1
Mister French Taste : Episode 2
Mister French Taste : Episode 3
Mister French Taste : Episode 4
Mister French Taste : Episode 5

Mister French Taste : Episode 6

YOMYOMF Network launches

YOMYOMF Network launches

Meet the creative minds behind the new YOMYOMF Network — Director Justin Lin (“Fast Five”), YouTubers Ryan Higa, Kevjumba, Chester See and their friends including Jessica Alba, Tyrese, Sung Kang, Masi Oka, Wayne Brady, Harry Shum Jr. and more. Now see what happens when this team actually attempts to launch their YouTube channel. The BANANAPOCALYPSE has begun.

The YOMYOMF network kicks with guns blazing in a star-studded video including Jessica Alba, Ryan “The Pink Widow” Allen, Wayne Brady, Bruce Buffer, Parvesh Cheena, Tanya Chisholm, Jamie Chung, Briana Evigan, Rick Fox, Tyrese Gibson, John Hennigan, Gillian Jacobs, Sung Kang, Masi Oka, Amy Okuda, Mikey Post, Harry Shum Jr along with Ananda Abreu, Shalin Agarwal, Nikki Alba, Robert Arevalo, Derrick Beck, Maile Brady, Jon Breeden, Jon L. Brody, Alexandra Cason, Wesley Chan, Bing Chen, Camille Chen, Christine Chen, Chuck Cobb, Kevin Dyer, Ted Fu, David Fung, Maya Gabay, Andrew Garcia, Shad Gaspard, Justin James Hughes, Joe Jo, Jordon Jones, Jeanette Krejcik, Bart Kwan, Annie Leetham, Jimmy Lin, Anuhea Lopez, Arnelle Lozada, Michael Ludden, Chris Marrs, Todd McClain, Lana Mckissack, Nathaniel Meek, Amie Nguyen, Rigo Obezo, Brittany O’Brien, Robert Olmedo, Meuna Paez, Joe Picchetti, Maya Michelle Rew, Gavin Riley, Joe Riley, Crystal Seth, Billy R. Smith, Jeff Snodgras, Nikki Soohoo, Ivy Teves, Nikki Todd, Mary Tran, Malia Vaifoou, Linane Valenzuela, and Philip Wang.

Can you find them all?

One of the first projects from YOMYOMF is Waking Summer with Kevjumba. Stay tuned for a lot more.

YOMYOMF Network launches

KevJumba the action hero

Ryan Higa behind the scenes with YOMYOMF

Chester See gives you the full access to YOMYOMF with plenty of celebrity cameos

More about the YOMYOMF network
The YOMYOMF Network is founded by entertainment, technology and web video veterans including Lin, Ryan Higa, Kevin Wu, Abdul Khan, Philip W. Chung, Cash Warren, NBA star Baron Davis and Chester See.

Asian Americans continue to be one of YouTube’s largest demographic. Many of the top YouTube stars are Asian Americans like Kevin Wu (KevJumba) and Ryan Higa (currently the 2nd most subscribed personality on YouTube). Meanwhile, Asian Americans continue to make inroads in Hollywood with films like A Very Harold and Kumar 3-D Christmas and Lin’s own Fast Five, which broke box office records globally and had the biggest opening in Universal Pictures’ history. The new channel will bring these two worlds together and tap into the ever-growing audience—both Asian and non-Asian—embracing this new generation of talent.

Lin is overseeing the slate of shows being developed for the channel, which will include both scripted and reality series, and cover a wide range of genres from comedy to animation to music to lifestyle programs.

Pimpin by Mike-Dash-E

Pimpin by Mike-Dash-E

Rapper Mike-Dash-E dropped a music video for his single “Pimpin” off his #IAMHUSTLE album. He offers split screen visuals for the track. It kinda reminds us of big head mode on NBA Jams. His track explains his pimpin ways while flashing his kicks, drink, and threads along the way.

Listen to more Mike-Dash-E : Why they never say my name, Stay Wit Me, #IAMHUSTLE mixtape, Raging, Get Up On It, Enough, Yea Right, I Believe, Thrill, Get Off Me, Ripped, and Shawty Like Ohh.

Pimpin by Mike-Dash-E