The Sowmya Life

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Here’s a little pre-drinking fun from The Simpsons…what happens when prohibition hits Springfield.

A very tan and scrumptious Drake talks to MTV about shooting the music video for his first single “Over”. Working with helmer Anthony Mandler (who I just realized was on Twitter!), the eye behind Jay-Z’s “Run This Town” and Rihanna’s “Russian Roulette” among other noteworthy vids, the Driz seems in great spirits and his knee is doing just fine.

Drake says “The album is about finding love, feeling ‘Have I sold my soul’ as far as ‘Will I ever be able to gain the trust of a woman? (*cough* Sowmya) Will I only be able to be around the dark, evil women? (*cough* Sowmya) Will I ever find that pure love? (*cough* Sowmya)‘ Those elements are in the video. I look strong, I feel great, my knee’s feeling great. I’m jumping around, doing all kinds of stuff.”

Diggy Simmons, one of Rev. Run’s sons and star of Run’s House drops his take on the Nas classic “Made You Look”. The “Flow Stoopid” freestyle is not all that bad (and believe you me, I wanted to take some #shots) and the young Simmons is definitely a smedium cutie. I’m sure the tween set will heart this but Diggy will have to push in order to overcome the stigma of the rich celebrity kid rapper (see Exhibit A: Schwayze). As long as the Digster can create music with universal themes that go beyond not being able to borrow Dad’s Bentley, while balancing authenticity, his rhyme book might stand a chance.

Diggy – Made you look Freestyle (Flow Stoopid) from Diggy Simmons on Vimeo.

Lady Gaga and Beyonce’s “Telephone” video is more than 9 minutes of violence, sex, product placement, and bright colors. Director Jonas Akerlund takes references from flicks like Kill Bill and Thelma & Louise and incorporates camp, pop culture references, Coke can hair rollers, and Tyrese Gibson (huh?). Per the Lady herself, the video embodies “the idea that America is full of young people that are inundated with information and technology and turns it into something that was more of a commentary on the kind of country that we are”

Personally, the jury is still out on whether the visually dazzling video is a brilliant take on feminism and consumerism or just 10 minutes of randomness.

Getting married? Why not let MySpace plan it for you? The social networking giant has launched a new series where with partners like JC Penney and Hewlett Packard foot the bill for your nuptials and fans determine your photography, ring, and other wedding details. Ayo technology …word to 50 Cent.

Married On MySpace Ep. 1 Part 2: Winners Unveiled

Married on MySpace | MySpace Video

The alternate version of Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness”, my favorite song off Man on the Moon. Love this version way more than the original!

Young Jeezy talks Fela, the Nigerian-born musician and composer and inspiration behind the popular show Fela!. I love how he talks about being “taken to a different place” away from 808s and hi-hats. What a cultured young man. Do I sense dinner and Broadway date with Young Jizzle? Hmmm. Shout outs to GoodFellaRadio for the linkie.

The Oscars got a little bit more interesting when producer Elinor Burkett bogarted director Roger Ross Williams’ acceptance speech for best documentary short, “Music By Prudence”. The awards were pretty ho-hum but this moment stood out. According to Burkett, “But there have been all these events around the Oscars, and I wasn’t invited to any of them. And he’s not speaking to me. So we weren’t even able to discuss ahead of the time who would be the one person allowed to speak if we won.” Wow Lawrys x 1000. Source: YBF

Only on the Internets… rapper Fabolous (who’s looking pretty tasty here if I do say so myself) calls out the homie Low Key for hating on his music. Low has a pretty good sense of humor and actually sent me this video. It’s all in fun boys…all in fun.

Fabolous Calls Out LowKey For TINC2 Critique from LowKey on Vimeo.

The Cudster enjoyed some PDA from a very passionate male fan at a recent show. Scroll to 1:40 for the lip lock. Gotta respect dude’s determination. That’s how you snag a man!