INDICUD! All about the music

By now, it's evident to true cudders that Kid Cudi relationship is almost like a rebellious child and a disconcerted parent. When he debuted in 2009 with The Man on The Moon: The End of Days, I was disappointed that it didn't live up to his 2008′s A Kid Named Cudi. By the time Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager landed in 2010, I found hope by realizing he’d never be that man on the mixtape. Now, with his third solo album, Indicud, Cudder’s at a career precipice: one small step from obscurity or one confident stride toward achieving potential.

Cudi’s once-promising rap skills are now without depth emotion. “Solo Dolo Part II” sees him team with lyricist Kendrick Lamar. Lamar brings lyrical fire (“Eternity, no such thing as time will tell / Infirmary, burn like magnetic combustion / Bad credit with me, and paramedics are hustling”).

“Young Lady”, a hackneyed number about talking to a pretty girl, actually sounds good in his stoner phase. And even though “Brothers” features Cudi rhymes (“Hey yo, alright / This is how it’s supposed to be”). When he’s not singing about his personal demons, Indicud springs to life.

Where it falls apart for Cudi is “Afterwards (Bring Yo Friends)”which incudes people i have never even heard of. “Unfuckwittable” as for the title of this song, I think Scotty has coined a new phrased which potentially will be used by the masses. It’s a 4 and half minute long track with only a handful of lyrics. This isn’t a bad thing though; it gets his point across with no filler. Plus it brings out the dopeness of the beat. Cudi never fails expressing his song’s message. This one is to be played when you’re feeling in the zone.

“King Wizard” generates more of Cudi’s bro-ish words of triumph and celebration. Still, “Red Eye” is by far one of the best songs, in the entire collection in Indicud. With the lovely harmony of the Haim sisters, Cudi creates a bubbly groove. It’s mostly on the sisters, but Cudi makes them operate in a new, more stereotypically-accessible manner, further understanding the power of leaving your comfort zone.

"Just What I Am", whoever is delaying Kid Cudi’s albums needs to be fired. Remember how much longer his album was realised after “Day ‘n’ Night” came out? Maybe the songs are just leaking earlier than expected but this banger has been out since last year! Anyway the track itself is one of the best stoner anthems since “Hits From The Bong”. The production and chorus are trippy. The lyrics are smooth as ice and King Chip has one of the slickest lines around:

"Cold Blooded" is fucking it! Some fucking life shown! Thank you. A beat that will have your head boppin’ and Cudi’s flow is catchy as hell. Finally a switch up in his vocals. He even dares you to think any different of him.“Only good for a hook huh? Let me show you flows”. It’s kind of amazing how he can make a song about being the man and still show some honesty by admitting that he isn’t scared of anyone besides his late father. This sounds like what Rick James might have made if he lived to see the year 3015.

The point is, this record just proves that Kid Cudi has a lot of sorting to do, and continuing down the same old path simply won’t cut it in the long-run. Following a little personal overhaul, listeners like me might actually be proud to be Indicud.

Favorite Tracks: “Red Eye”, “Young Lady”, "Cold Blooded"

Samyueru Yagami

Simple Plan - Your Love Is A Lie

Good JAM!! Listen and Enjoy..

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Life is A Highway - Rascal Flatts

Thought it was a pretty good song.
Enjoy...

Samyueru Yagami

The most anticipated games of 2013

It's been sometime now but for all those who read my blog, be prepared for a review on this years highly famed games. For you game lovers, most of you already know which games your eagerly anticipating, so my job will just be a brief summary on them. Now, i'll tell you a little history about my gaming history so far before I start. I started playing games when i was about 7 or 8 yrs old, and was highly addicted to them. Back then all we had was the PS1 which was a big deal then if you remember, the culmination of technological advancement they said anyway. I can't remember the exact game i started playing with, but i do remember the games i became fond of as a child. Lion King, Spiderman, NFL and FIFA but i'm sure there others. Ever since that point in time gaming became one of my hobbies though these days it's more costly :p
Anyway, don't want to bore you. Let's get straight to it, and first up is:

#1:- Devil May Cry (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/PC, 18 January)




British developer Ninja Theory may have come in for some stick for its 'emo' reworking of DmC hero Dante, but their track record with story-based action-adventures are exemplary. Early previews suggest this reboot is shaping up to be something special, with terrific combat and a bewitching aesthetic.

#2:- Watch Dogs (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/PC, TBC)



E3 2012's surprise package is due for release this year, a technological open-world thriller following hacker Aiden Pierce in a Chicago run by an artificial intelligence. The demo at E3 suggested a video game that outstrips the technological limits of the current crop of home consoles. Could well be a launch title for new hardware. Either way, Watch Dogs is one to keep an eye on.

#3:- Dead Space 3 (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3, 8 February)



The third entry in the most successful new survival-horror series in over a decade, Dead Space 3 will feature co-op and seems to be following a more action-orientated route. Will the sci-fi scares be diluted?

#4:- Crysis 3 (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/PC, 22 February)




How do you marry the jungle warfare of Crysis with the urban setting of Crysis 2? Easy: encase New York in a nanodome which turns the city into a lush, verdant forest. Taking the best bits from two of the most emergent shooters ever made sounds good to us.

#5:- Tomb Raider (Xbox360/PlayStation 3/PC, 8 March)



Rebooting the legendary Lara Croft is no easy task, and a worrisome focus on bombastic action and controversy over the games themes hasn't made it any simpler. However, Crystal Dynamics have a fantastic record with video games most recognisable heroine, so her origin story on a mysterious jungle island should be nothing if not fascinating. Rhianna Pratchett on writing duties also intrigues.

#6:- God of War: Ascension (PlayStation 3, 15 March)




Ascension has been most notable for the introduction of online multiplayer. Multiplayer! In God of War! Has the world gone mad? We shall see, but Sony Santa Monica has a 100% hit rate with the series, so we expect familiar excellence. The single-player campaign serves as a prequel to the entire franchise as Kratos kickstarts his celestial feud with Ares.

#7:- Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3, TBC March)




Grand Theft Auto is rarely short on ambition, but the first game in the series for five years is aiming higher than ever. The biggest open-world game in Rockstar's history, a full eco-system, improved driving, better combat and multi-layered missions as the three protagonists team up on heists are the marquee technical goals. As ever, though, it will be the setting --this time Los Santos-- and the characters that are most likely to thrill.

#8:- The Last of Us (PlayStation 3, 7 May)




Naughty Dog take a break from the matinee bombast of Nathan Drake and Uncharted to deliver a bleak post-apocalyptic tale. Burly survivor Joel and young girl Ellie are an unlikely duo trekking across America, evading the Infected and the remnants of humanity. Expect Naughty Dog's usual skill with characters, setting and cinematic action.

#9:- Beyond: Two Souls (PlayStation 3, TBC)




Heavy Rain creators Quantic Dream's next project casts Hollywood starlet Ellen Page in the leading role. A psychological and supernatural thriller, Beyond follows the life of Jodie Holmes, a young woman seemingly accompanied by a wandering spirit called Iden. Technically spectacular and thematically fascinating, you're not likely to play another game quite like it.

#10:- Splinter Cell Blacklist (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, TBC)




Sam Fisher returns, seemingly younger and certainly more violent. Blacklist follows the newly formed Fourth Echelon as they track down terrorists threatening US cities. A bombastic E3 2012 showing featuring torture and hyper-violence does leave concern that Splinter Cell has left its incision stealth behind, but this is a great series always worth keeping on your radar. No Michael Ironside lending his voice to Sam is a crushing disappointment though.

So we have quite the year of games coming through for us and hopefully you'lll get the time and money to enjoy these delights brought to us by the likes of Square Einx, Microsoft, Eidos, Ninja Theory, Quantic Dream and Rockstar.

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Heard It On The Radio (From Austin & All)

In my opinion i prefer this song to all of the 1D songs......but i'm not saying this is a really good song. Just doing a small comparison of the two. HATE these type of music!!

Samyueru Yagami

By My Side - Hemenway

Song of the week!!

:)

Naruto Manga Chapter 618: The One who knows Everything

HOOOOLLLYY SHIT!!! Naruto 618. At this point if you've ever given your respect to Kishimoto, i suggest you take that back and respect him again.....WOOWWW!!
So this is simply the Chapter that i've been anticipating, you've been anticipating, the entire Naruto Universe has been waiting for. Now, alot of debate had gone into whether the Kages could be revived seeing as the all were sealed away within the Shinigami of the Shiki Fuujin. Now, only a few people can honestly justify that they saw that coming, cause i did not in anyway see that you could attempt to do that.......but seriously the EPICNESS in this chapter is unreal.

So there a few things in the chapter that particularly interested and puzzled me, for starters being the mask. Now if memory serves correctly i do recall the 3rd Hokage saying that only a few shinobi could perform that jutsu, seeing as the 4th who was exceptionally talent could perform it as well, so i ask why is it that the uchiha possess these masks? I also noticed the Kishimoto perceives to us of Orochimaru's knowledge on the scroll, hence creating the assumption that it may have been his plan all along.
This also makes much more sense as to why he needed Sasuke's body so badly, as obtaining it would grant him access to the uchiha shrine thus the mask. What orochimaru's motive at this point is unclear, seeing as he had a number of objectives when he was previously alive.
Now i won't lie, i didn't expect that the 4 Kages would be revived, i was more along the lines of seeing the Rikuudo Senin which btw would have totally BLOWN MY FUCKING MIND!! but i guess that was a bit too over-exaggerated. Anyaway, what knowledge does Sasuke intend to gain from these 4 to make his decision on whether to destroy Konoha? Will this development drastically change the tide of the war? Will edo madara and edo hashirama battle? What will be naruto's reaction to seeing minato? Who are the two remaining souls? 
So many questions have been asked, and will only have to wait 7 more days to go :P. But overall remarks for this chapter get a 10 out of 10. Lovely change of pace, by Kishimoto.
Sincerely,

Samyueru Yagami