Made Music: Hudson Mohawke

The world can now exhale as a breath of fresh air has hit the music scene by the name of Hudson Mohawke. Crafting a record using a mix of electronic and rap, Mohawke makes an atmospheric song, with lyrics that will no doubt get stuck in someone’s head after the first listen.

“Very First Breath” is a single off oh his recently dropped “Latern” album, after years of producing for the biggest names in music today.

The video is full of vibrant visuals that only adds to the picture the track already paints in the mind. I still don’t fully understand what happens in the video, but I learned that you don’t mess with a tough chick and her squad, especially one that fears face paint.(edm events just became scarier)

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Made Music: Jeremih & J.Cole

This song is so smooth my underwear disappeared while playing it. Forget about my need to visit a clothing store for a second & end your day(or night) on a high note with “Planes” from Jeremih.

J.Cole drops a charming funny verse at the end with Jeremih continuing to show why he still has a place in music today throughout the song’s verses and hooks.

There is a more soulful live version featuring Chicago’s Chance The Rapper, which might be the better version of the two, featuring horns,faster tempo and maybe a fainted girl or two.

Which version is the best? Let it be known in the comments along with any others songs or artist that should be featured in the next Made Music. Like and subscribe to hear tracks that will make that playlist even more incredible.( Happy One Year Anniversary to the ianmadesomething channel)

Made Movies: Ride Along Review

Kevin Hart and Ice Cube together on screen for the first time ever in Ride Along.Too bad this ride has barely any gas in it.

The story centers on Ben Barber (Hart) a small time security guard, who joins police officer James Payton (Cube), on a patrol of Atlanta to show he is worthy of marrying his sister. They should have replaced the ”ride“ with ”drag” in the title.

The first half of the movie has Hart throwing line after line of jokes; that often miss their mark. Truthfully, it is just a platform for Kevin Hart…to play Kevin Hart.

Luckily, other stars make an appearance in the supporting cast such as comedians Gary Owens, Jay Pharoah and rapper David Banner. They provide some memorable highlights, like a naked man covered in honey wrestling in a supermarket. Enough said.

Ice Cube does not do much besides stand there, and scowl at Kevin Hart’s antics. There is a cringe worthy moment in the movie where Cube says, “Today was a good day”, a reference to his hit 90’s song. It would have been no surprise if Ice Cube took a mic out, then just rapped the rest of his record afterward .

There is an interesting subplot involving James looking to takedown a crime kingpin called Omar. The story picks up halfway with a hilarious scene involving Kevin Hart and a shotgun. The chuckles turn into laughs as Hart slips in his comfort zone with psychical comedy.

Cube plays the straight man throughout the film to Hart’s over-the-top performance, but their chemistry falls flat. Both actors felt as if they were in different movies or even reading different scripts. Chemistry is what carries these buddy cop films like Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys.

Laurence Fishburn pokes his head in to play the villainous Omar, giving a sense of danger for the two heroes throughout the film. There is a chilling aura as Fishburn commands the screen with the little time he has on it. Expect anyone named thug one and two not make it to the end of the story.

Ride Along does overstay its welcome, like a buddy’s stay on your couch for the night turning into months. Clocking in at 100 minutes, the film moves at a fast pace, yet feels like it is going nowhere even quicker.

A saving grace is that Hart’s improv skills are the real star, especially since his costars look like they are about to break character by laughing along with the viewers.

Ride Along is an entertaining movie for the most part, filled with bad sections that drag along at times. All of the films funniest scenes are in the trailer, which is disappointing considering it had so much promise. (Some of you) might want to miss this ride and wait until it comes to Netflix or television.

Made Music: Schoolboy Q & Porter Robinson

Two artists who came into their own in 2014 and caught the eyes & ears of everyone their music reached. Porter Robinson and Schoolboy Q are gonna have long careers if they keep out great tracks like the ones in today’s Made Music.

“Hell of A Night”, is no contest the best track off the “Oxymoron” album. The chilling harmony and trap beat makes this song a blast to listen with headphones or a speaker. This is something that should be on every DJ’s playlist

Q has guys out here wearing bucket hats looking like they’re about go fishing, yet still trendy as anything else out here.Somewhere in Smalltown U.S.A, Fisherman Jones is being called the “swaggiest” by the young people and he doesn’t know why.

I was never the biggest Porter fan, til this year when he aimed to change what defines an EDM artist and DJ. The “Worlds” album is full of creativity and high points, with “Easy” not being on the album, but a great example of the quality of his work.

See the album and concert review on the homepage if you want to know know more about Porter.

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