St. Paddy’s Special: The Wild Rover

To help you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, here’s a contemporary interpretation of the famous song “The Wild Rover” by The Pogues, with an NMA twist. This is an intoxicating-ly heartwarming story of a poor Irish son’s journey as he travels the world to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Next Media Animation! Lyrics: I’ve been a wild rover for many a year And I spent all my money on whiskey and beer, And now I’m returning with gold in great store And I never will play the wild rover no more. And it’s no, nay, never, No nay never no more, Will I play the…

NMA sings ‘Deck the Halls’

Still haven’t done all your Christmas shopping? How do you think Santa’s elves feel?!?! Whether it’s a flat-screen TV, iPhone 4S or martial aide, those presents don’t get manufactured and put under your tree all by themselves!!! At Santa’s workshop in Guangzhou, China, little elves are working around the clock to make sure this year’s Christmas is a joyous one. Next Media Animation is here to provide a special, behind-the-scenes look. Enjoy! Grease the press with motor oil Fa ra ra ra ra, ra ra ra ra Tis the time for Chinese toil Fa ra ra ra ra, ra ra ra ra Cos’ Americans are buying Fa ra ra ra ra, ra ra ra ra…

No Girls Born (in China Anymore)

We have a country-style song for you today, about one of the consequences of China’s one-child policy: a massive gender imbalance in the country. The Chinese government imposed the one-child policy in 1979. It has prevented 400 million births and allowed China to limit its population growth much faster than most developing countries. But the one-child policy has also resulted in gender-selective abortions and female infanticide that have distorted the ratio of male to female births, with 118.1 boys currently born for every 100 girls. The natural ratio of boys to girls at birth is 1.05:1, according to UN figures. How does this make some young Chinese people feel? Listen to our song. A Next…

The Student Loan Rap!

Do you have student loan debt? Join the club! By some accounts, there is now $1 trillion in student loan debt outstanding. Wow! With all that money spent on higher education, Americans must be the smartest workforce in the world! But funny enough, graduates are having a hard time paying back all the debt. What gives? The grand bargain used to be that higher education was a guarantee of higher wages upon graduation. Yet students are finding that’s not the case anymore. They’ve taken on more debt than their meager incomes can support. Thankfully, President Barack Obama has come to the rescue with several relief measures! Want to find out how you can benefit from…

The 53 percent rap video

The 53 percent rap video is now live and available for viewing. Check out the Radio version above. Download the song now! The 53% Rap – Radio Version – Single The 53% Rap – Original Version – Single A Next Media Animation / Jayse Wan of Good Lyfe Addikts collabo About the 53 percent rap song The 53 percent rap song is an ode to the struggles of a 53 percenter who, like others in her cohort, does not expect help from the government. Despite her troubles, she is fiercely proud of the hardships she must endure and believes in personality responsibility. Who are the 53 percent? “The 53 percent” is an opposition group to…

The 53 percent rap song

“I am the 53 percent.” You’ve seen on the online petition and Tumblr blog. Now hear the rap song! Exclusive from Next Media Animation, we present to you the 53 percent rap song. This track is available now in iTunes, with the full animated version to be released the week of November 7, 2011. Download and hear the song now! The 53% Rap – Radio Version – Single The 53% Rap – Original Version – Single A Next Media Animation / Jayse Wan of Good Lyfe Addikts collabo About the 53 percent rap song The 53 percent rap song is an ode to the struggles of a 53 percenter who, like others in her cohort,…

The US-Sino currency battle is on (again!)

The US-Sino currency battle is on (again!). On Monday, the US Senate voted to engage in a week-long debate on China’s currency, the renminbi. The vote passed 79-19 in a rare show of bi-partisanship because, hey, if there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that foreigners are to blame for America’s problems. The focus of this talk shop is whether China artificially suppresses the value of its currency (ANSWER: Yes) and whether the US can or should do anything about it (ANSWER: Fat Chance). You see, the US can threaten to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese exports all it wants. But are you really going to piss off a major buyer of US…

Oil Prices Today: NMA raps on crude

Oil at $100 per barrel? Gas at $4 per gallon? These are the new economic realities. Allow Jen-Jen and Vanessa to explain what’s driving up the price of crude. LYRICS: Life’s hard nowdays for the average Joe. I don’t have a job, that’s the way it goes. On top of it all I gotta break the bank, just to buy the gas to fill my tank. Four bucks a gallon? That shit is whack! We went to war for oil, I want my cash back. Who can tell me why this time around, oil is up while the economy’s down. Joe my man, you’ve been watching the news? World events have been driving up the…