People who don’t get enough credit:
Sir Ben Kinglsey: The guy played Gandhi in Gandhi, a jewish accountant in Schindler’s List, Don Logan, the scariest mob dude i’ve ever seen in the British crime film Sexy Beast and a feisty rabbi in Lucky Number Slevin, he’s the greatest actor of all time right after Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
White People: The constitution and the law and shit be crazy complex. After like 300 years there are only 27 amendments, wow.
Jesus Christ: “Well, I’m just happy that Jesus Christ did not let me lose my teeth when I was 20 years old. ‘Cause I was wondering, like, what if you kept your baby teeth until the age of 18 or 20, and then you lose ‘em? That would look pretty bad. And I was just like, wow, what if I lost my teeth, like, today? And I’m [21]. You know? And then my new teeth would grow back in. You know? I was just thinking about that. And I was like, that’s really pretty brilliant; he actually thought about like people’s image and, you know, persona and things like that. ‘Cause you would be pretty ugly with no teeth at the age of 20, 18, you know? So not only did he build the world in seven days, seven nights, he also said, OK, let them lose their teeth early, rather than late”
Aaron Hernandez: Our boy found the time to catch 175 passes for 18 touchdowns while being Dexter Morgan on the side. Impressive.
Every Hip Hop Producer: Totally forgot that’s what this article was about. Without 40, there is no Drake. Without Harry Fraud, there is no Wiz. Without Mike Will there is no 2 Chainz. God damn you Mike Will. Their knowledge of music goes beyond Pubic Enemy and NWA and Slick Rick and Big Daddy Kane. They whip up beats using samples from the music your grandparents listened too. So the next time you think these dudes are hard body, picture them bumpin’ to Aretha Franklin, the Isley Brothers and Bill Withers, because that’s exactly where your favorite songs came from.
Empire State of Mind – Jay Z ft. Alicia Keys
Sample: Love on a two way street- The Moments
Hit Em Up: Tupac
Sample: Don’t look any further – Dennis Edwards
Today was a good day – Ice Cube
Sample: Footsteps in the dark – The Isley Brothers
Finally Moving – Pretty Lights
Sample: Something’s got a hold on me- Etta James
Ms Fat Booty- Mos Def
Sample: One Step Ahead – Aretha Franklin
The Recipe – Kendrick Lamar
Sample: Meet the Frownies – Twin Sister
Poetic Justice – Kendrick Lamar ft. Drake
Sample: Anytime, Anyplace – Janet Jackson
Knock Knock – Mac Miller
Sample: I’ve told every little star – Linda Scott
I wonder – Kanye West
Sample: My Song – Labi Siffre
Blood on the Leaves – Kanye West
Sample: Strange fruit – Nina Simone
Kenny Lofton – J Cole
Sample: Hurt – The Manhattans
Now you know.
It’s magic.
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