Crewd Podcast #23: IDFW

We literally IDFW…

Crewd Podcast #22: 24/8

RIP Kobe and Gianna Bryant.

Crewd Podcast #21: MarLu Da Kang

Shoutsout to the forever OG MLK… From the 3 dreamers

Crewd Podcast #20: Return the Flowers

Just 4 brothers on a back-to-back…

Crewd Podcast #19: Orange Juice Orange Soda

WE BYKE with some orange juice and orange soda… enjoy

Crewd Podcast #13: Sweet Chin Music

Crewd Podcast #12: The Invitation

Crewd Podcast #5

Move Makin’ Monday: 2/26/18 (Off-Screen)

Hello? Monday? Readers? Anybody? We byke! Yes, again, we missed last week’s installment in what is supposed to make this a weekly thing. However, it was President’s Day and seeing how we lack a sense of respect for the President around these parts I never really felt inclined to type shit last Monday. So I got drunk instead. Not gunna lie, great decision by me.

Wrong Side of the Bed

Hmmmm, where should I start with this one? Probably money. It’s always some shit with money.

1.) Bills are trash, garbage, basura, waste, Smush Parker. You get the idea. I currently am rolling over in my self-dug grave of financial instability as I watch myself take my hard-earned money and shoot it towards all my bills. I don’t deserve this. I slave away at work day-in and day-out. THEM HARD HOURS BO! Let a young guy get fly and live man

2.) Trump, the NRA and their stupid ass vision for a gun-toting future America. After the Parkland shooting we’ve seen the students from that fateful school bound together extremely well to create some upheaval in the mass-produced gun sector that has an enormous reach in terms of politics, economics, and now public safety. Trump and the NRA don’t like this. Which is fine cuz all them hoe ass people affiliated with both camps are some soul-less sellouts and could give two shits about the well-being of future generations. But the Millennials are on the up and up and these times are-a-changing. Slowly, but against the older generations’ will nonetheless.

3.) Hiking is a terrible, terrible thing. I wanna know who the first idiot was that decided it’d be a great idea to scale a fucking mountain and say “Hey, this is fun! Let’s make this commonplace!” Because I wanna beat their ass. Because of that notion, whenever they received it, I was deceived into believing going hiking yesterday would be a fun activity. Wrong. WRONG. WROOOOOOONG. The only time you don’t hate yourself for hiking voluntarily is when you reach the summit. Seriously, that’s the only time.

The Clock-In

Black Panther has done numbers and Wakanda is officially everywhere, forever. Wow. What a film man. You can tell the culture is gunna be on one for a hot minute because of this production, and rightly so. I have to admit I got around to the hype waaaay late and finally watched it to start my weekend. It was just as hype as I’d imagined it to be. Character portrayal? Flawless. Cinematography? Unreal. Cultural influence/utilization? Oh you already know, A1. Shoutsout to the entire cast and Ryan Coogler for directing an instant classic that has all but set the world stage on fire, as it has yet to debut in a few countries. The box office numbers when this thing goes global?? Pheeeeewwwww… let’s just say “BBBig!”

*Shoutsout Lavar Ball the GOAT*

Shifting lanes to sports, per usual, I stumbled across an interesting article documenting Demar DeRozan’s lifelong battle with anxiety and depression. It’s always sobering hearing about grand celebrities in the public sphere being so open about struggles of the common-person. It reels in our blissful idea that celebrity status and money can rid us of our ever-so-human mental strife. Although it was brief, Demar was incredibly candid about his demeanor, his reality, and ultimately what makes him the person he is today. As someone who can empathize in various aspects, it was comforting to read. Link provided here via Bleacher Report.

Speaking of anxiety… who likes where AI is headed? Everybody? Nobody? If you affiliate with the latter of those two statements then you probably don’t want to clue yourself in with this next article. In short (REAFFIRMING WHAT I’VE BEEN SAYING FOREVER, THE ROBOTS ARE PULLING UP HOES AND WE GON DIE) it details a report by in-the-know minds of the tech world and AI specialists addressing all of the ways AI is advancing and coming to wreck the human race. Who’s responsible for all of this? Us, of course! It’s not like we have a genre of art and culture that could possibly outline a scientific prediction of the future in the form of loose fiction and teach us what we shouldn’t do in order to avoid a dystopian tech nightmare! How have we gone so long in this world without such a genre? Where is it? We need a guide! Here’s your death note courtesy of Dazed Digital. (A1 mag btw)

Setting the Pace

There’s not too much to look ahead to in terms of upcoming storylines, but we’ll try our best to prep a few this week.

Winter Has Gone – The Olympics, not the actual weather. Sorry East Coast (and apparently California??) Winding down a refreshingly intriguing Winter Olympics for a lot of people, including myself, Olympians are packing up the medals and heading home. The closing ceremonies have concluded and the medal tallies are rounding out. It’s been fun, but now I’m back to not caring about 94% of those sports.

DACA Stays, For Now – The Supreme Court ruled today that it will not hear Trump’s request to put an axe to DACA by March. What that means is that Dreamers still have a fight through the Fall. Good for the Dreamers who deserve their spot in this polluted American fabric, and shame on Trump for keeping up with the efforts. ‘Disappointed but not surprised,’ as the great meme says. Trump should have a field day on Twitter to commemorate the ruling.

Gun Control, Now? – The haze from the Parkland Massacre has lingering effects that look to induce real change going forward. Young adults with ties to the school and people simply looking to do the right thing have joined forces to put the political pressure on policy makers. And they want results now rather than later. It’ll be interesting to see how this continues to play out, as some small victories have been earned since the Valentine’s tragedy. Hopefully the adults pick up the slack on the “adulting” part of this crucial issue which the kids have had to champion themselves, so far.

What’s the Move?

You know how this goes by now. Holla at ya boy. Let us know exactly how you feel about anything. Literally, anything. We don’t care what it is. But we do care about you 😉 So kick the shit with us fine folks here at Crewd with any and all questions, comments, and concerns. We are your canvas. Now paint you beautiful people!