Keep Moving Podcast Episode 4: The Reboot

It's been a long wait but the Keep Moving Podcast is back. We're on youtube now, so subscribe to Milwood Productions to always be in the know, ya know.

Keep Moving Podcast Episode 3

Here's episode 3 of the Keep Moving Podcast. I think this is our best one yet, we go in depth on a lot of things like, Instagram models, fall fashion, and transitioning into adulthood. It's lowkey a week late but as a great man once said "Sorry for 4 the wait". Be sure to check out MilWood Productions on soundcloud to listen to the previous 2 episodes as well.

My Review: What A Time To Be Alive

What's good y'all, it's me again yourboy_john aka 2 Scoops aka John "don't forget the C" Williams. I'm going to give my take on one of my favorite albums of the year, the Future and Drake collabo What A Time To Be Alive (WATTBA).

When I first heard about this album happening, I knew I'd seen this movie before. An artist is hot, Drake notices, then he hops on a track with them, and on said track the only part people want to listen to is Drake's verse. For example, the Versace remix by Migos feat. Drake or Tuesday remix by ILoveMakonnen feat. Drake or most recently My Way remix by Fetty Wap feat. Drake. So it's only natural for Drake to work with Future because he's been pretty hot in these streets and DS2 is 100% fire. But the only difference with WATTBA is that Future out shines Drake on this project, which is a little crazy when you think about.

Oh yea, can anyone tell me what this collabo actually is. I thought it was a mixtape but then it cost like 10 bucks on iTunes so that makes it an album I guess?

But anyways lets get back to the music.

• This is essentially a Future album with a bunch of Drake features and I love it 

A lot of the songs sound like they could've been on Futures most recent album, DS2, and I'm ok with that because after DS2 all I wanted was more Future. During every song I'm thinking "where's Drake at?............Oh, sweet there he his." So can you really call this a full collabo, my opinion is no but I'm not complaining because all the songs are bangers.

• Even though this seems more like a Future project, Drake still finds a way to shine

Coming into this I had ZERO idea how Drake was going to sound like. Cus first of all, I think we can agree that Future is "harder" than Drake. So hearing about this collabo at first I didn't Drake would mesh well with Futures style of hip hop. But it all ended well. The song Live From The Gutter, Drake went off lowkey. Who knew Drake could spit about that gutter life. On Digital Dash, I'm not going to lie, Drake surprised me a little bit. That's a good thing.

• The songs that sound more Drake influenced are really good, Diamonds Dancing is my favorite song on the album

Even though Future was essentially in charge of this project, Drake still finds a way to get his work in to. Diamonds Dancing, Plastic Bag, Change Locations, and 30 for 30 freestyle feel more like Drake songs than Future songs. Diamonds Dancing goes all the way in, it's super smooth and it's basically Drake and Future singing a duet which I never thought would happen in my lifetime. Plastic Bag is your classic anthem for all them strippers out here makin a livin. In Change Locations, Drake has a crazy nice verse and 30 for 30 Freestyle is classic Drake.

• Why is Jumpman such a great song?

I know I said Diamonds Dancing is my favorite song off the album but Jumpman tho. That's the song you play after you played a couple of throwback songs at a party. Jumpman is the type of song you play when read your email before going to class and you found just got paid. Jumpman is the type of song you play when that one girl you've been peepin at in class comes up to you and starts talkin to you and in your head you're like, "Jumpman Jumpman Jumpman....." There's a plethora of scenarios where this song is appropriate.

• WATTBA is one of my favorite albums of the year

This isn't the very best of the year but it's for sure in my top 5 along with these works of art (in no particular order) Compton, To Pimp A Butterfly, Coming Home, and Surf

Keep Moving Podcast

What's good everyone, it's been awhile since doing one of these but it's whatever. Me and the homie, Patrick decided to start a podcast, the Keep Moving Podcast. This basically a few friends talking about whatever we want. We start out with a weekly top 5. This is where we list 5 of our favorite things from the week. Then we educate the people on what we're listening to with our weekly playlist. After that we like to introduce our guest, if we have one, then we go to our main topic which we decide behind the scenes. So basically whenever a new episode of the podcast drops, you'll find it here. Below are the first two episodes, we touch on a lot of topics so it should be an entertaining listen.

2 Scoops International: Joao Pessoa, Brazil

I’m going to get straight to the point, I’m in Brazil and everything is gorgeous. First of all the ladies here must eat something or maybe it’s in the oxygen because the people down here are too fine. Secondly, the food is pretty tasty. They got something called empanadas, they’re like these muffins that are stuffed with a bunch of stuff. 

The ones I ate had bacon bits (even though the menu said sausage) and cheese and these other ones had this weird meat paste (even though the menu said some type of beef) and cheese. The bacon stuffed one was straight fire but I’m not a fan of my muffins being injected with meat paste. Yo, there also this acai ice cream type stuff, it is the best thing I've had in my whole life. I can't be more serious with y'all. 

I guess acai is some kind of berry and then they put all kinds of stuff in it like nuts, bananas, condensed milk and honey. To top it all off they just give you a bunch of frozen acai to cover all your ice cream needs. 

Let me talk about the people down here for a second. Brazilians either look Hispanic or black, I don’t think there’s a certain Brazilian look. I probably couldn’t distinguish a Brazilian guy from a Puerto Rican in a crowd or a black guy depending on his complexion. But the women on the other hand... 

I just wish I knew Portuguese before coming down here. It’s like I said before, it’s got to be something they eat. Other than looks, the people down here are really nice. I’ve gotten lucky a few times where the person in front of me in line knew English so they were able translate my order for me when I’m trying to get some food. I have been mistaken for being Brazilian of few times maybe that made a difference of how nice these strangers were.

Let’s talk about the place I’m in for a second, Joao Pessoa. The city has around 700,000 people so it’s not too big and it’s not as developed as Milwaukee is. But, like Milwaukee, Joao Pessoa is on the coast except down here it’s right on the Atlantic Ocean and the water is the perfect temperature. There are a lot of slums like in the movies that are based in Brazil and a lot a palm trees. It’s currently winter down and it’s been in the 70s all week...

If the winters in Milwaukee were in the high 70s I’d actually make an effort to go to class everyday. (Low key I still go to class with snow on the ground but the struggle is real)

That’s all I’m going to say right now, I think I’m going to try to make videos about the trip so I can go more into detail with all the interesting things that happened while down here. Plus, this is about all I feel like writing to be real.

Special s/o to Parisa she came up with the name of this whole thing, 2 Scoops International, it has a nice ring to it.

The Wrap Up

What's good y'all, it's yourboy_john (follow on twitter if you like) aka 2 Scoops. Now I'd like to start doing a little something called The Wrap Up where I sort of go through some stuff that happened this past week. These will be a little longer than usual but it'll also give you something to look forward to on Mondays.

Germany won the World Cup!!!

It's about time the World Cup ended if you ask me. It's not that I don't care, I just low key lost interest when America got beat by Belgium awhile ago and because I don't really care. I'll still take anyone on in a game of FIFA though, I'm unstoppable with AC Milan. And Mario Gotze is super clutch for that game winning goal. But I sort of forgot about the World Cup this week because of that whole Lebron going back to Cleveland thing, much more important.

Cleveland has got to be the luckiest and unluckiest franchise at the same time in all of sports. 1) They get every first draft pick whenever they want and 2) They get to have Lebron whenever they want. The only unlucky part is that they still suck and will probably always suck. 

There's also word on the street that Drake is looking at houses in Cleveland. This is almost to good to be true. I'm all about Drake but he's an avid nut hugger of Lebron, so is ESPN. But that's none of my business either.

Another really important thing that happened this week is that I started playing Roller Coaster Tycoon again. That was best thing that could've ever happened to me last week. That game is such a great game, I had to tweet about it. 

John's Fun Place is a good name for a theme park right? Yes, yes it is.
— 2 Scoops (@yourboy_John) July 10, 2014

Your six flags doesn't have a tiger show, don't worry, John's Fun Place does
— 2 Scoops (@yourboy_John) July 10, 2014

Ever since opening John's Fun Place to the public, I've been able to live again. Such a great feeling. When I was little my theme parks were lame because I didn't know then what I know now. But now as grown man my brain is full of things that should be put into a theme park. Hence the giant system of swimming pools carving through the park like it's the Mississippi River and all the tigers and camels walking around. John's Fun Place is so fun you'll never want anything else in your life, facts only.


Here's some tunes I ran into since my last post, it's been awhile. Happy Monday.

Buy The World - Mike Will Made It feat. Future, Lil Wayne and Kendrick Lamar


Old English feat. Young Thug, Freddie Gibbs and A$AP Ferg 


Seen It All - Jeezy Feat. Jay Z

USA vs Belgium preview and prediction

America wins 2-1, so simple it hurts. There's no reason why you would even think about the result. What's the first thing you think of when you hear Belgium........waffles. Let's see what the authority over American breakfast has to say about that.

We don't believe in Belgium waffles
— Waffle House (@WaffleHouse) June 30, 2014 

There you have it, if the Waffle House doesn't believe in Belgium waffles neither do I. Anyways that was the prediction part, now for the preview.

AMERICA

Team USA is so good at soccer. We basically gave the Germans first place in the Group of Death. We didn't need to win that game to advance anyway. So I'm not worried, you saw my prediction, everything will be good.

BELGIUM

I like this team. Hazard is the man to watch on the pitch, his name his cool and he's solid player. They're pretty fun to play as in FIFA too. A special s/o goes to Fellaini aka Afro Thunder. I'm mad he's the only one the team with a fro.

UPDATE: Fellaini isn't the only one on the team with an afro

@yourboy_John your post is inaccurate. Axel Witsel also has an afro
— Good Guy Gee (@DarienGee30) July 1, 2014

S/O to Good Guy Gee #GetGeeTo1k

Side Note: Top 5 places to eat before you die:
Chick Fil A
Waffle House
In n Out Burger
Gates BBQ
Culvers

These places are regional, especially Gates BBQ (there's only like two in Kansas City) so you have to be in the right place at the right time you want to eat at these places.