August 6, 2007

Although we had a great time with our first logo which was designed by Aronld T. Pants's first grade cousin, we have grown with the times and have deceided to go semi-legitimate. We will still write the same crap as before but we will now have a cool logo. Thanks DWP!!

INTERVIEW WITH JOHN BROWN

John Brown is two things. First, he is a marketing genius. Second, he is a good dude. Most of you will know him from the (White) Rapper Show, which to be fair is logical. Beyond television glory, Brown has built a successful career as a producer and is poised to be a monster behind the microphone. His company is Ghetto Revival, his mission grand and his future bright. Brown has also been popping up all over the net, from Dante Ross' blog to this picture with my dude Rob of Weekly Drop. Scratch what I said in the first sentence. He is three things. The third is that he is an insightful guy.

I had the pleasure of talking with John Brown for Ballerstatus.com a few months ago and exchanged a few emails about his videos and stuff. I was doing something else I thought he might be able to help with and thought, "Shit, the nakashon readers love John Brown, let me see if he won't do a little something with us." Being that John Brown is a good dude, he said yes, and being that he is an insightful dude, his answers are much better than when I interviewed Jla. For the record, Jla's interview is so bad that we will never run it. Anyway, big up Mr. Brown, cop his album, ring tones, ghetto revival tee-shirts (they might get you laid!) and go to his concerts. While Gritz might be upset that John is not a huge Rock Paper Scissors guy, our man on the e-streets will be excited about a little surprise we have in store for him.

Click here to read the interview and find out what Gritz gets!

 Gritz's World 

In Bret Easton Ellis' novel American Psycho, the psychotic narrator Patrick Batemen muses, "Each model of human behavior must be assumed to have some validity. Is evil something you are? Or is it something you do?" While he spends most of the book either describing peoples' outfits or brutally torturing them, this meditative moment manages to spawn a couple of interesting questions. Like most human beings, I have often pondered the "root of evil." In spite of common wisdom, I've decided that it's not money based on my refusal to define apples as currency. For one thing, they do grow on trees, and I know for a fact that you can get them free in hotel lobbies. Yet, by the same token, I know that money can make us do mysterious things.Read on.

Smith and Wessun 

Was rap better in the 90s? Browsing on youtube we managed to find tons of classic videos that made the staff at nakashon.com feel very old. We began to remember the good old days where your only true source of New York Rap was on Video Music Box. But then we were quickly reminded of Camron's dedication and perseverance in striving to keep rap as ostentatious and pretentious as possible. Nakashon.com appreciates the Old Skool.  

INTERVIEW WITH A BOSS: BIG JED, aka Mo Sweetness

Things to know about Jed: He is a boss. He owns a house. He lives dangerously close to Scoops, a moderately priced ice cream shop and eats 5 generously sized kid's cones a week. His favorite food is a chicken wing, but he will also consume ribs as needed. He has a lovely lady who is often the star of hard hitting interview segments on local tv and hates this other lady, Michelle McD. His cat, Seuss, can beat up his ladies cat, Otis. I am pretty sure he doesn't have a favorite symphony. He also neglected to answer the nakashon.com super question "Who has the best boobs?" and if wasn't gracious towards me I would be mad about that.

Learn more about Jed by reading this interview!

Bollywood Fight Club

Vikram Chopra, "the Indian Michael Bay," has done it again. He has been breaking new ground in the Bollywood genre for years and he has finally tapped into the American Mainsteam by creating his opus. Vikram transcends the boundries of Indian film making. Nakashon.com fully supports Fight Club, Members only.

Interview with Jesus Martinez – aka Drunken Stepfather

Christobal, for all his good intentions, is a bit of a cunt. He works really hard to alienate his friends and disregard their feelings. That all being said, Pants was completely shocked when he hooked up this great interview with Drunken Stepfather for www.nakashon.com out of nowhere. As young college students with short attention spans and a lust for life, we discovered Mr. Martinez's work to great relief. Like our boy Handsome Boy Shipping, Martinez tosses two fingers at the moral majority and tells it like it really is… for example the other day he put up some pics of Lohan and wrote "Here are some pictures of Lohan showing us all how she is a broken down teenager with major fucking issues." True story, excellent summation, we are still sold on your brilliance. Boobs and witty commentary will never go out of style.  

Well, since that intro was basically a waste of time, you should just read the interview now. click here to read the interview

University Sneak In - Pant's

During my second year at "Badger Nation," I was unfortunate enough to live with current editor at large, Arnold T. Pants. Not only did he frequently high-five to Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories, purchase the occasional tatoo, purchase pirhanas, and pass out on the bathroom floor, he may have also snuck into the university without remorse. Unlike his elusive tenure in the Wisco dorm system, Kim aka the "Stanford Dormroom Bandit" was not so lucky and was kicked out of her dorm room for posing as a student. The elaborate scam is described here. Seriously, I have heard of sneaking into concerts but into a university? This takes dedication and perseverance. Bravo Pant's ... Bravo... 

Gravy Train's Con Edison - Scam of the Day

Have you guys ever had people come to your door claiming they are from ConEd and that by reviewing your bill they can reduce your monthly bill up to about 7%?  Well, apparently those people are not from ConEd and they could be part of a bit of a fishy operation.

Steak and Cheese was actually hanging out at my apt when I actually got a visit friom these folks (at the time i didn't have knowledge of the above info), they asked me to locate a paper bill but I couldn't find anything for some reason that day. It was a wierd scene as these kids were patiently waiting for me to dig through the entire apt, and they even waited for me to look for my bills online on my computer.  I never managed to produce anything that day and sent them away....

well, some dude actually went undercover to look into the shady operation and he is writing about this experience here.  i think it's gonna be a pretty good read.  i guess this may be bit irrelevant if you live in a legit doorman bldg - nonetheless shady biz are always fun topic to read about.

Gravy Train   

After a conversation with Gravy Train the crew at nakashon.com have deceided to increase the size of the video on the right side so you don't have to strain your eyes. In honor of Gravy, this video represents my life in college living with him. It was an awkward experience, kinda like the fact that he won't accept my fantasy baseball trade. Marino and Magglio for Beckett and Reyes? let us know what you think.