Weekend Plans: November 21-23 Edition

This weekend, I'm having some friends over to make a movie. Making movies has always been something I've enjoyed doing, but I haven't had time to do it recently so I can't wait to get back into it. After discussing ideas with my friends, we came upon a story idea, and I started writing the script. They're coming over tomorrow and we're going to start filming. I already have all the costumes and props at my house, so I'm ready to film. I'm also seeing the movie "Interstellar," and I can't wait for that either. I saw the trailer and it looks right up my alley!

The Interesting Specs of Detroit Culture: Surreal Estate and Underground Hip-Hop

If I had the choice to move to the Motor City of Detroit, Michigan, I would probably say no. I would love to visit, regardless of the city ranking number one on the top ten most dangerous cities in America.
It would be easy to get a house in Detroit though. Look up Detroit Real Estate, I guarantee that you will find homes for under 1,000 dollars. Seems like a good investment. However, these foreclosed and abandoned homes are stripped off almost all of the necessities by thieves. Most Detroit homes for sale have boarded up windows, horrible structure, and usually need a new roof. No one would be surprised if they found squatters in a foreclosed Detroit house. Regardless, I still kind of want to buy a dilapidated house with four bedrooms and half a bathroom for $800.
Another cool aspect of Detroit culture is the music. Lots of hip-hop artists came from Detroit. Of course, everyone knows the Real Slim Shady grew up in Detroit. But not many people know of his earlier solo and group albums, including his debut album, "Infinite", released in 1996, and his first EP, "Slim Shady EP", released in 1997, which is known for being the first album where Eminem portrays his insane alter-ego Slim Shady. Multiple tracks from the Slim Shady EP ended up being placed as tracks on the Slim Shady LP, Eminem's breakout album which was produced by Dr.Dre. There are some even more obscure tracks of Eminem from 1988-1995, when he was a member of the now-defunct and deeply underground rap group "Soul Intent".

Eminem sitting in front of his dilapidated childhood home in Detroit.

Another group that Eminem is a member of is D12, which was underground until 2001, when they dropped their first album under a label. They've made one other studio album and several mixtapes since then. The group is still a bit underground, but received media attention in the early 2000's since Eminem is a member.
Other rappers from Detroit are Xzibit and Obie Trice, who are both affiliated to Eminem and Dre. Technically, the horrorcore rap duo Insane Clown Posse also comes from Detroit, but no one likes them and no one recommends them.

Fear and Loathing at ACL: A Quest for Some Eminem

I went to ACL last night, and it was literally the best night in my life. I didn't have twinkies though, but that's okay. Nothing could have made the night better. Mr. Mathers played all of my favorite songs, even titles that I would like to say on here but I can't because they're inappropriate. He did not forget about his older albums obviously, and that's awesome. I even got a cool shirt, and my crew pass did absolutely nothing except make all of my friends think I could go backstage. I couldn't. I was gonna get this hawt Iggy Azelea shirt, because I thought it could pick up chicks. I didn't buy it and I haven't picked up any chicks so maybe I should've bought it. In all seriousness, I have never had as much fun as I did at ACL.

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ACL fun