August 30, 2009
Somebody's Gonna Get Pregnant: Claudia Jordan No H8
August 29, 2009
Happy Birthday To The King!
Now, as many of you know this would also be Michael Jackson birthday if he was still with us. He would've been 51 years-old. Its still unbelievable that he's gone. I mean of course no one lives forever, but damn, that's Michael. Still crazy, but happy birthday and R.I.P. to the King.
August 28, 2009
Jay-Z - Ghetto Techno
I was about to get up and start dancing when this came on...then I remembered it was Jay-Z. There is NO excuse for someone of Hov's stature in this game to be making songs like this. I mean besides the fact that he's 39, this just isn't the kinda shit any Jay-Z fan wants to hears from the god MC. Man, and I thought Venus Vs. Mars was on some other shit, I had no idea! What the fuck were Hov, Kanye, and Timbo in the studio doing?? It clearly doesn't sound like they were trying to make good music. This is so depressing.
Now the question that looms is this: Is Ghetto Techno the worst Jay-Z song of all-time??
There aren't really many to choose from in the Jay-Z catalog. Basically there's this track, I Know What Girls Like, and Sunshine. That's the bottom of the bottom when it come to Jay. I say Oh My God from Kingdom Come is JUST on the outside looking in on the bottom 3, the beat was brutal.
R.I.P DJ AM
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Mary J. Blige - The One (feat. Drake) Video
I still feel like Mary shouldn't be making auto-tune records, but I can't front on this song, it grew on me. It doesn't hurt that Ryan Leslie Drake absolutely smashed his verse. That kid is not disappointing so far and making the most of all his guest spots.
As far as the video goes, I'm definitely not feeling the Vanilla Ice/Grace Jones hybrid hairstyle. That was just weird lol.
2Pac - Welcome 2 Death Row/Ambitionz As A Fighta
Damn, how pissed must Danny Boy be that this track didn't drop until now?? Pac said he was gonna be platinum plus, but this was probably gonna be his big break and it came out a decade plus after the fact. He's probably somewhere with his family angry as hell! I ain't mad at him though, this track is sweet! I think I'm gonna put All Eyez On Me on my phone for work tomorrow.
If there was internet in 1996 like there is today, there's no chance this doesn't leak, right?? I don't think so.
Anyway, if you hadn't figured it out, this was a tribute record to Mike Tyson. I'm assuming he made it some time in late 1995 while he was recording All Eyez On Me and Tyson was just out of prison and trying to get his belts back, which he did in 1996. Crazy! Nice shit though and All Eyez On Me is DEFINITELY going on the phone for tomorrow now!
2Pac - If There's A Cure/War Gamez
Can you say timeless music?? How crazy is it that this song is just as dope now as it would've been if it dropped back whenever they made it. How many rappers in that came out after 2000 can collabo on a freestyle that could also be a hit record?? And I'm not talking about any of this 2009 radio, dance, chant bullshit, I'm talking about some shit with a sweet hook and sick verse that you can ride to. What are there 3, maybe 4 that could do it??
I got Kanye, T.I., Lupe and Game, but who else is there? Drake maybe?? I don't know. If you think of anymore let me know.
Either way, this shit goes hard and its kinda sad to hear unreleased shit from the mid-90s that I'd rather listen to than the vast majority of new shit.
How did Death Row manage to hang on to this for this long?? I feel like this should've surface at least 10 years ago! All those 2Pac albums and nobody thought to include this?? I'd be interested to hear what this sounded like with a beat. Whoever did the beats on Better Dayz needs to get on this project ASAP! I'd probably still turn it off when the Outlawz starting rapping, but that's just to hold my 2Pac listening traditions in place lol.
Somebody's Gonna Get Pregnant: Intentional Flavors!
Random News Shit
As you can read in the link, Juvenile is said he doesn't really know what's going on with the project so we can go ahead and file this under the list of Cash Money albums that will never be made or released. Is Turk even out of jail though?? You can't have the Hot Boys without all 4 members and I think there is a good chance he's still locked up. Welp, I guess we shall see.
On another note, I got some new Juvenile stuff to post so I'm gonna try to get that up before football starts tonight.
2) Tiny & Toya Set Viewing Records For BET
Before all you ghetto birds jump in rejoice, remember the headline says "viewing record for BET."
Anyway, "Tiny & Toya" had 3 million viewers on its debut and average 1.8 million for the 8-episode season. Not bad, not bad. I have nothing mean to say about the ladies but needless to say I didn't watch the show.
3) Roy Williams Day-To-Day With Shoulder Contusion
Damn, I was hoping it was much worse.
4) J.R. Smith & Jason Richardson Suspended By The NBA
J.R. will miss the first 7 games of the season and J-Rich will miss the first 2. No big deal here.
The Video Board Wins! The CYST Is Born!!
This is probably the right decision for right now anyway. The Cowboys shouldn't be faulted and made foot the bill for raising the video board when it was built under the NFL's guideline and also approved by the league. I'm guessing the NFL didn't want to pay for it to be done either so 2009 will pretty much be a trial run to see if something actually needs to be done for 2010.
Here's my thing though, if you aren't trying to hit it you won't. If you're actively trying to hit it like the Titans' punters were in warm-ups and in the 4th quarter last week then its a problem. Now with the do-over rule punter will be forced to do it the right way so they don't tire out they're special teams unit by doing it over and over again.
On a sidenote, the "New York Yankees theory" (which I'm officially renaming the "Cowboys/Yankees Stadium Theory" or the CYST) is alive and well! Not only did both clubs lose their respective legendary stadium finales AND miss the playoffs in their 2008 seasons AND win their first exhibition games in their new place, but both of their new billion dollar stadiums were each built with a major flaw. The Cowboys have the "we built our video board too low and punters are gonna keep hitting it throughout the season" problem and the Yankees have the "we built our new stadium into a wind tunnel that turns routine outs into homeruns" problem. Two problems that are garnering a lot of media attention. Two problems that could've been avoided with a little more research. Two problems that are gonna have to wait until the offseason to be fixed. Two problems that could potentially work to each team's advantage. Oh yeah, its the CYST baby, and its on!
Now that the CYST campaign is under way I might even print up some "Do You Believe In CYSTs?" and "I InCYST Its Real" shirts with pin-strips and stars. By golly, I think I might be onto something!)
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Broncos Suspend Brandon Marshall Indefinitely
Why don't they just trade this man?? That's going to be the only way to resolve this problem. I know you don't wanna set the precedence that you give every player what they want, but there is no other solution here. The Broncos just need to realized they fucked up by bringing Josh McDaniels in who fucked up by wanting to bring in Matt Cassel which fucked around and pissed off Jay Cutler and now their QB is playing for the Bears and their best WR is understandable upset.
Yes, it really IS that simply. You can believe Brandon doesn't trust the training staff or front office or wants a new contract if you want, but the REAL reason he's unhappy is because Jay Cutler isn't there anymore. He knows its not gonna be easy to put up 100 catch, 1,200 yard season with Kyle Orton throwing him the ball. And why would he think its gonna be easy when Orton keeps throwing the ball to the other team??
Okay, so what are the Broncos options?? 1) They could keep Brandon and have him not produce for them because he's unhappy, but that doesn't help you win. 2) They could release him, but then they lose a Pro Bowl WR for nothing. 3) They could trade him and get some value for him.
I think I'm gonna have to go with option 3!
Undoubtedly the Broncos fucked this up in a major way because now that Brandon on the field as well as off the field, they're going to get much less value for him than they would have if they traded him weeks ago when he first asked. At the end of the day though, they can still, and should still trade him because they are going to get something.
If they're still interested in downgrading in the position they're trading away (Cutler to Orton was a MAJOR downgrade), might I suggest giving a call to Jerry Jones and inquiring about Roy Williams?? Yeah, I know it'd never happen, but check out this deal: Brandon Marshall to Dallas in exchange for Roy Williams and a 2nd round draft pick in 2010. Hell, I'd even give away a first round pick to get Brandon is a Cowboys uniform! How could you turn down that deal if you were the Cowboys?? You erase the mistake that was trading for Roy Williams and you get a big play thread WR again! Do it Jerry, do it!
Not to mention all the sense it makes for Denver! Kyle Orton can't throw that far to begin with. Roy Williams isn't a big play threat and basically only can get you about 10-12 yards at a time. Sounds like a match made in mediocre offensive Heaven! Do it Jerry, do it!
All this wishful thinking is starting to make this trade sound better and better to me and is making it feel like a real possibility lol. Okay so let me stop with all the speculations before my head explodes.
On another note, can't wait for that Broncos/Bears game in Denver this Sunday on NBC!
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August 27, 2009
Shots Fired By T.O.!
Anyway, you thought Mike Vick was gonna be the only big news out of the NFL for ESPN tomorrow?? Think again! Check out what T.O. had to say about the news that his "replacement" in Dallas, Roy Williams, had hurt his shoulder and watch ESPN blow it out of proportions tomorrow:
"The pressure has mounted n D-town...Stay tuned! This is WTEO81 reporting live frm Buffalo,NY. Wishing u a speedy recovery Roy!" Via @terrellowens
There is NO WAY ESPN is taking this and running with it lol. I love it though because T.O. should feel bitterness towards the Cowboys, they dropped him for the average-ness that is Roy Williams. I'd be bitter too. But I must say, there is probably more pressure on T.O. to get back on the field in Buffalo than there is for Roy to get back in Dallas. Though Roy is now the #1 receiver, there's no way he was gonna take us to the next level so its gonna be offense by committee this year and Romo will be spreading the ball around to a lot of different faces.
Put it like this, if Roy missed the entire season with this injury, the Cowboys would still be fine. If T.O. missed the entire season with his injury the whole city of Buffalo would probably explode. Got it?? Good!
Roy Williams Hurts Shoulder In Practice
ESPN.com is now reporting that X-ray's on Roy's injured shoulder were negative and he's likely done of the rest of preseason.
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Looks like the Romo/Roy era might have to be put on pause for a minute as Roy fucked around and got hurt in a collision with 2nd year DB Orlando Scandrick. I haven't seen the play, but I do know they weren't practicing in pads and this was supposed to be a walk-through. So far all we know is that its a shoulder injury (not a broken collarbone like Joe Buck and Troy Aikman said on the Fox broadcast) and Roy will have an MRI and X-Ray tomorrow. Also Scandrick has come out and said he didn't try to hit him and was just trying to make a play on the ball.
Guess what though?? I'm not even mad about it. Whenever your number #1 receiver gets hurt you're supposed to be concerned, but I can't lie, I'm not. Its no military secret that I'm no Roy Williams fan and I'm gonna stay consistent with that. This gives our young WRs a chance to show what they can do with the 1st team at the least. I see this as a win/win. Hopefully Miles Austin doesn't fuck around and get hurt too with the extra reps he's gonna get Saturday.
Welp, we'll see how serious this injury is in the morning. I don't wanna wish the guy any misfortunate, but I wouldn't mind seeing Miles Austin or Sam Hurd lining up next to Patrick Crayton on September 13th in Tampa.
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Vick Perfect In Eagles' Debut
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The Lady L Breakdown
Y'all know I LOVE the Twerk Team, but my girl Lady L hasn't been coming with it much lately. I don't know if she's injured and needs to spend some time on the P.U.P. or maybe a stint on the 60-day D.L. for my baseball fans out there. Well here's a theory: Maybe she's not getting enough camera time. Here's the breakdown:
Okay there are 3 official Twerker so the breakdown of camera time should be an even 33.3% or something close to it. In this video, Lady L makes just 2 appearances of 17 seconds and 24 seconds respectfully. In the 3:17 video that means she was only on camera for 20.8% of the video and Betty Butt and Mz. Twerksum split the other 79.2%! Maybe if Lady L was on the camera more she could work through her issues?? I don't know, I'm just saying. (By the way, Betty and Twerksum killed their parts!)
In this video Lady L makes 4 appearances of 12, 23, 11, and 16 seconds respectfully. That is 25.8% of 3:50 video which is an improvement, but still not her 33%. To give my argument some credibility, don't you think she made an improvement with the extra time?? I do! I mean she wasn't her old self still, but I saw her loosening up and getting back into the feel of the game. I think I might be onto something!
(And yes, I have too much time on my hands lol.)
Thursday Billboard Update - 8/27/09
No new entries into the top 10 this week, but the same ol' guys in a few different spots. Jay Sean's Down does reach a new high at #3 though.
The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold
1. Reba McEntire - Keep On Loving You (1)
2. George Strait - Twang (1-2)
3. Third Eye Blind - Ursa Major (3)
4. Kings of Leon - Only By The Night (5-4)
5. Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D. (3-5)
6. Neil Diamond - Hot August/NYC (2-6)
7. Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana 3 sdtk (12-7)
8. Taylor Swift - Fearless (9-8)
9. Daughtry - Leave This Town (8-9)
10. Various Artists - Now 31 (6-10)
- Did you know Sean Paul dropped an album?? Well he did and Imperial Blaze debuted at #12 with 28,000 sold. That's pretty good for an album no one knew about. I remember him dropping a single and in the actual post it does say its dropping August 18th, but I just figured it got pushed back since I hadn't heard anything else until now. I mean I didn't even see the album leak online or anything.
- Neo-Soul singer Ledisi also dropped an album, Turn Me Loose, last week and it came in at #14 with 27,000 sold. May be I was just out of the loop, but I had no idea this came out either.
first time top 10's in bold
1. Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling (1-1)
2. Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A. (2-2)
3. Jay Sean - Down (7-3)
4. Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me (4-4)
5. Jay-Z - Run This Town (3-5)
6. Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody (5-6)
7. Drake - Best I Ever Had (6-7)
8. Keri Hilson - Knock You Down (8-8)
9. Cobra Starship - Good Girls Go Bad (9-9)
10. Pitbull - Hotel Room Service (10-10)
- Fresh off of being named Billboard's Woman of the Year, Beyonce and her single Sweet Dreams jumps 18 spots 68-50.
- Flo Rida's new single with Ne-Yo, Be On You, moves up 12 spots 65-53.
August 26, 2009
Drake - Forever (feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, & Eminem)
Okay, forget Kanye and Wayne, this was a 2 man race between Drake and Eminem for illest verse (its like Swagger Like Us all over again lol...which is kinda funny because this drops JUST over a year to the date Swagger Like Us came out! A 3 day difference!). Okay, we'll set Wayne's verse to the side for now, but can we at least agree that Kanye is in last place?? Good.
Anyway, this is a tough one. I mean neither absolutely destoyed it, but both verses were above average. Drake gets points for doing Kanye's style better than Kanye and Em gets points for spitting with that crazy flow and never falling off beat.
I'm gonna shock some people here, but I think I'm gonna give it up to Drake in sort of a "Mark Sanchez is the starter for the Jets" way. Eminem is the vet so he's supposed to wreck shit, not spit a verse at pretty much the same level as the young buck we just brought in. Besides, Em could spit that verse in his sleep! Its like a 8 or 9 out 10 for most rappers, but for Em its more like a 4 or 5.
So here's the Forever break down:
1. Drake
2. Eminem
3. Lil Wayne
4. Kanye West
There you have it.
(On a little side note, how sure are we that Drake can really sing?? From what was displayed on the hook I say we need to call that fact into question.)
Jay-Z - Venus Vs. Mars (Prod. By Timbaland)
I wonder how 50 feels about Jay pretty much ripping off his song Get It In??
Anyway, I feel like at 39 and after catalog he's put together, Jay-Z shouldn't be making sophomoric bullshit songs like this. I mean seriously, he's been working on songs for this album for damn near 2 years and you're telling me this was in the top 15?? Outside of the last verse, this song was a doo-doo smoothe. Okay, that was a bit harsh because its not a terrible song, I just don't wanna hear it on my supposed-to-be classic BP3!
The disappointment for Blueprint 3 is officially back on.
Related:
Jay-Z - Reminder (Prod. By Timbaland)
Jay-Z - Off That (feat. Drake) (Prod. By Timbaland)
Hov Covers October XXL
And to answer their question, yes, Jay-Z IS bigger than Hip-Hop and its not even up for discussion.
Mark Sanchez Named Starter In New York
Now I think the concern should shift to what the hell the Jets would do if Leon Washington got her because from what I saw he's all they have.
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R.I.P. Ted Kennedy
Very sad news. The last of the Kennedy men is dead and gone now. It really is the end of an era, but you know the craziest part?? I heard from 2 girls last night who actually had to ask me who he was! Now, these weren't 10 year-olds either, we're talking about high grads who had no idea Teddy even existed. That's just crazy!
Anyway, Ted's charm and leadership will definitely be missed. If not for him coming out in support of President Obama, but he doesn't beat Hillary and get the chance to run and win the presidency. I just thank him for all the good he's done. R.I.P.
August 25, 2009
Random News Shit
The first time I looked at that headline I thought it said "five years in prison." It is only probation though, so good thing for Chrissy. I wish they really did give his ass 5 years in prison after he walked in the court room with Charlie Brown's shirt design on the side of his head. Seriously though, what's up with that??
2) Juelz Arrested For Threatening Girlfriend; Released
Fuck this story, did you know Juelz's real name was LaRon James?? He is literally 2 letters away from being the most dominate player in the NBA today! Why hasn't more been made of this?? Well needless to say I'm no longer calling his ass Juelz, I'm calling him some LeBron-based. Haven't thought of it yet, but when I will I'll let you know.
3) Woman Beat At 50's Mansion For Refusing Oral Sex
50 should now know its officially over for him rapping. When being cool with you can't even get a friend a blow-job that's really all you need to know about your future career in rap. Fuck getting your album pushed back, this is it lol.
4) Police Find Heroin, Weed, Cash In Jadakiss-leased Apartment
Basically this has nothing to do with Jada and the only reason we're even speaking on him is because his name was on the lease. Ain't like he actually lived there and he's not wanted by the police so this is really nothing.
August 24, 2009
Random News Shit: Current News Edition
1) Michael Jackson's Death Ruled A Homicide
Uh-oh! Its about to get even uglier for that doctor in a quick second. Its a damn shame he had to be black but oh well, tough break nigga.
Anyway, am I the only one who thinks it still feels weird that Michael Jackson is dead?? Seriously though, I know he wasn't doing much this past decade and that he wasn't gonna live forever but damn, its freakin' Michael Jackson! That doctor needs to know he's going down.
2) Michael Beasley Checks Into Rehab
This story is crazy! When I got off work I tuned into 790 The Ticket and heard Dan Lebatard talking to Charles Barkley about young athletes, lots of money, and drug use. Pure craziness.
Even though we don't really know the details of what kinda rehab he's entered just yet, I can say with all honestly I'm not shocked by this story one bit. Did it catch me off guard?? A little bit, but now that I sit back and think am I shocked, I realize I'm totally not. I mean I love M. Beas, but the dude always came off a bit weird to me. Plus, we already knew he's a poor decision maker (most noticeably for his decision to rock those skinny ass braids in the playoffs).
I hope dude gets the help he needs because we're gonna need his ass to have a real shot at anything this year.
On another note, Twitter takes down another and gives us reason #604 why most rappers/athletes/celebs shouldn't have a fuckin' Twitter.
3) Rivers Gets 6-Year Extension Worth $92 Million
Not quite what Eli got, but its still a damn great time to be a QB from the upper-echelon of the 2004 draft class. Well everyone expect J.P. Losman at #22 lol.
4) Vick To Play This Thursday Vs. Jags
From all accounts Mike Vick has looked pretty sharp since joining the Eagles and now we'll finally get to see what he looks like in his Philly gear in a real game. Ironically, the last time we saw him play was against the Eagles. I'm excited!
Random News Shit: Shit I Never Spoke On Because I Was Too Busy Playing Madden Edition
1) Gender Test Requested For Runner Caster Semenya
Now y'all know good and got damn well that's a man! Let me prove my case:
Exhibit A: "Her" dude body. (This bitch mo' swoll than T.O.)
Exhibit B: "Her" dude voice. (When I was watching this video with my eyes closed, you're telling me that wasn't Dikembe Mutombo answering the questions??)
Exhibit C: "Her" dude name. (I can't find one baby name site that says Caster, Castor, or Kaster isn't a dude'd name.)
Exhibit D-Z: "Her" father not sounding confident "she's" a girl. ("I raised her and I have never doubted her gender." If you had a kid and this popped up wouldn't you come off more confident about its gender?? He never doubted?? That should've been more like "Bitch are you crazy?? I cleaned her masculine vag everyday for 5 years!")
2) Rick Pitino Admits To Sex With Woman Extorting Him For Money
As Bill Simmons said, this may be the weirdest story of the decade! I mean Rick Pitino fucking some broad on the floor in the back of some restaurant and giving her $3,000 for "health insurance" was already crazy enough, but the fact that one of his either assistants or trainers went and married the chick just kicks it up a notch. How can you work with a man when you know he fucked your wife, let alone in the back of a restaurant?? I rather work at the restaurant that work for the man who fucked her there lol.
Oh well, this all just goes to show nobody is perfect.
3) 50 Cent's Before I Self Destruct Pushed Back To November
This shit is just sad. Nobody is anticipating this album now because the time to drop it has passed. You know who should feel even worse about this than 50?? That's right, DR himself, Rick Ross. How you let him destroy you with no buzz to be found?? Sad.
4) Eagles' Selling Customizable Dog Jersey
Come one, come all! Get your Eagles' customizable dog jerseys! Any size, any player... wait, so that includes Michael Vick?? Uhh...yes? Yes! This is the best unintential comedy moment since...well pretty much all of these stories I'm writing about right now lol.
To be fair, I'm sure you can get these jerseys for any team and make them for any player BUT I feel like the NFL or at least the Eagles' should've saw this coming when they signed Mike Vick.
On another not, if I had a dog, there is NO way I wouldn't buy this! I would just love to see the reaction of people when I walked my mut in his brand new Michael Vick jersey! It'd be like Ryan Jenkins wearing an "I love my wife" shirt before his umtimely suicide. I'll get into that in a moment lol.
5) Raiders coach declines to discuss alleged fight
By now we pretty much know Tom Cable didn't actually punch assistant Randy Hanson, but still, buddy ended by with a cracked jaw and took a trip to the hospital. How crazy is this?? Where else does this happen, but Oakland?? Could you imagine Wade Phillips or Lovie Smith or any other NFL coach physically harming one of their assistants?? I don't care if he didn't personally hire the guy, it just doesn't happen.
And you know what?? I love it! I absolutely LOVE it! Its just great, I mean I'd play for that guy because he's obviously not going for your bullshit no matter who you are.
Question: Is Al Davis next on the Cableman's hit list?? lol.
6) C-Murder Sentenced To Life In Prison
I don't even know what to say about this. I mean its kinda sad, but then again its really not. I don't know, I ain't fuckin' with it and I don't have an opinion on it.
7) Former WWE Champ Kurt Angle Charged With HGH Possesion
Comments you won't see in response to this story: "Wrestlers use HGH?? Really?"
Jay-Z - Reminder (Prod. By Timbaland)
And that concludes the Timbaland portion of the album lol. Hov absolutely destroys this track! I can't co-sign that hook or whoever that is singing it though (not surprised her name wasn't included in the tracklisting). I loved it though and shots to my homie Joel for giving me the heads up right after I got home from work lol.
On some real shit though, I hope this actually serves as a Reminder of who Hov is and what he means to this game. I'm not gonna lie, I was doubting him big time when I saw that weak looking tracklisting, but this track coupled with yesterday's Off That has me a bit more convinced. Then again, this is the last track not produced by Kanye on the album so it could easily go back down hill from here BUT I'm just gonna think positive thoughts.
Related:
Jay-Z - Off That (feat. Drake) (Prod. By Timbaland)
Jay-Z - Run This Town (feat. Rihanna & Kanye West) Video
The Final Blueprint 3 Tracklisting, A Disappointment Waiting To Happen??
Run This Town (Official Directors' Commentary)
"Is it bad if Memphis Bleek does rap to push a Rav4?" LMAO!!! So many funny jokes on here but that was the one! These guys come through again!
Raekwon - House Of Flying Daggers (feat. Inspectah Deck, GZA, Ghostface, & Method Man) Video
I can't lie, I never really liked the song (mainly because of the beat), but this video is gangsta ass fuck! This dude 1000Styles went in on the art work! I gotta learn how to do that shit. Make me a Fiyah style or something lol.
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Raekwon - House Of Flying Daggers (feat. Inspectah Deck, GZA, Ghostface, & Method Man)
Asher Roth - She Don't Want A Man (feat. Keri Hilson) Video
I'm probably just fuckin' up but I never connected the dots and had no idea that was Keri Hilson on the hook. Well, I can't say I had NO idea because I think I read it somewhere at one point, but it doesn't sound like her to me. It sounds more like "Track 13 Girl" aka Dina Rae from Eminem's first 3 albums to me.
Anyway, I always liked this song, though it never got great reviews overall. I guess that's why I'm me and they are... well, them.
Beanie Sigel - In The Ghetto
Okay, who was that on the hook?? That nigga sounds awful lol.
Anyway, this shit is dope and evidently Sigel has something dropping on Sept. 1st. That's news to me, but its very welcomed news. I'm assuming its the album we saw the cover for either in June or July. I know it'll be hot so I'm fuckin' with it.
August 23, 2009
Jay-Z - Off That (feat. Drake) (Prod. By Timbaland)
You know, I was actually a bit afraid to play this song once I saw it was out because all I was reading was poor reviews. I was prepared for disappointment. Then this sick beat drops, Hov starts ripping his verses up, and Drake kills the hook and I realized something I honestly forgot during my evening nap: Most niggas on the internet (which is pretty much everybody) don't know what the fuck they're talking about 7 times out of 10. For real though, what is wrong with this song?? You can't say the beat isn't hot because it is. You can't the hook is hot because it is. You definitely can't say Hov wasn't going in on the verses because he was. So what's the problem?? Are y'all that attached to your chains and rims that you're mad that he made a song saying it was over?? Are y'all mad because y'all still making it rain and he offed that?? Stop it! Stop it, stop it, stop it!
August 21, 2009
Cowboys Open Up New Stadium With A Win
Tony Romo and the first team offense played the entire first half in the first football game in Cowboy Stadium and looked crisp while doing so. Romo was 18/24 for 192 yards and looks poised for a big season. They definitely don't seem as explosive as they did a year ago, but there are so many weapons that you kinda have to spread the wealth around some. You have Barber, Witten, Felix, Roy, Crayton, Hurd, Austin, Bennett, just so many weapons. I was very pleased with how the first team offense looked, especially in the 2 minute drill. I could only imagine how much more dominant we'd look if T.O. was still on the roster.
The first team defense also played the entire first half, but they didn't have to put in much work because they looked super good tonight. I mean, I don't know if it was the Titans offsense being that bad or our defense being that good, but they only had the ball for about 7 or 8 minutes in the first half (they actually had the ball for 19 minutes while we had it for 40 and I like that split). Maybe less. It was 3 and out after 3 and out besides the touchdown drive in which Mike Jenkins blew his assignment. Better to get it out the way in preseason than the regular season when it counts.
As far as the reserves go I was pretty pleased tonight. The back ups never let the Titans get off like they let the Raiders get off last week which was great. Jon Kitna looked nice with the second team offense going 9/12 for 111 yards and a touchdown toss to Kevin Olgetree. Speaking of Olgetree, I think we've found our new 5th receiver! The kid looked damn good AND I'm sure he'd not as injury prone as Isaiah Stanback.
Special teams looks pretty decent too, could have been better though. Nick Folk missed a 49 yard field goal that he would've hit with his eyes closed in 2007 and I'm starting to see why they drafted David Buehler for insurance. There were also a few muffed punts which CANNOT happen in the regular season. Another concern is that huge jumbotron thing in the center of the new stadium. That thing is waaaaay too low and Tennessee's punter actually hit it once during the game and 4 times in a row before the game. Something is gonna have to be done about that at some point.
Oh yeah too many penalties too! 13 for 113 yards is just too much, even for a preseason game.
Overall, I was extremely happy with the performance put forth in the official first game in Cowboys Stadium. I still think we'll lose to the Giants in the actually opener in the regular season, but this win will help take away a little bit of the pain lol.
Drake, I Hope You're Taking Notes
Anyway, at the end of the day Omarion is no longer on Young Money and you know who that benefits the most?? That's right, Omarion! We all know Cash Money/Young Money don't release albums, its documented, so there's no question that O's project was already on the shelf indefinitely (if it was even there, that shit may have still been on the conveyor belt lol). If all he had to do was allegedly leak a mediocre to terrible song with Lil Wayne to get released then why doesn't everyone on the label with a shelved project (which is coincidentally everyone on the label) do the same??
By golly, Omarion may be on to something! Leaked record = a 2nd shot at a career?? Everybody, get the word out, stat!
Seriously though, if you're Freeway or Jae Millz and your career isn't really going anywhere and prospects of you dropping an album are looking slim, then why not give it a shot?? Wasting away your career under the Lil Wayne/Baby umbrella isn't exactly going to set you up financially in the long run, so why not?? Same thing goes for Drake, Nicki Minaj and the rest of them. Really it goes doubly for Drake because he still has a chance to become a megastar. Here's a suggestion the homie Tye offered yesterday on Facebook: "If I was Drake Ii would follow Omarion's lead and download Tha Carter 3 on LimeWire while filming it on YouTube." Again, why not?? At the least it gets you a little attention on the websites and blog, at the most it gets you off Cash Money or Young Money and give you another shot at actually releasing some music and making a living.
And if you haven't heard that mediocre to terrible Omarion and Wayne song this is all based on, check it out below:
There you have it in all its Wayne written glory. I would say Wayne didn't want this record out because its so bad, but we've heard him be proud to release much worse so that can't be it. I just don't see why anybody at Young Money would be upset about this song leaking because its not like it was the next big hit. That's way I don't believe it has anything to do with him being dropped/released.
Ocho Kicks!
THIS is what the preseason is all about! Trying out new shit and seeing what works. With kicker Shayne Graham out with a groin injury, the artist formerly known as Chad Johnson took over some of the kicking duties. He nailed a PAT right through the uprights and them kicked off and got the ball inside the 10!
Also, you may or may not have heard at the end of the video, Chad is considering another name change and this time it would be to "Esteban Ochocinco" in honor of his favorite sport, soccer. I applaud it and totally welcome it! I absolutely LOVE that this guy has found a way to have fun in the beyond the NFL's jurisdiction. There's simply nothing better lol.
August 20, 2009
Jay-Z - Run This Town (feat. Rihanna & Kanye West) Video
Alllllright.
First things first, who was the nigga that threw the molotov cocktail at about 30 seconds in?? That was the girliest throw up all time! Looks like that bottle was too heavy for him or something. He would've been better off throwing it like one of the college Softball pitchers lol.
Anyway, I don't really get the point of the video. I was hoping to see them run up in the mayors office at least, but that never happened. They just kinda rallied the troops and that was it. Not good enough if you ask me. Of course, sadly, no one asked me :-(.
Jamie Foxx - Digital Girl (Remix) (feat. Drake, The-Dream & Kanye West) Video
Damn, Ryan Leslie ripped that first verse, ain't it?? Wait, that wasn't Ryan Leslie? That was Drake?? What?? Nigga you jivin'!
In all seriousness though Drake absolutely murdered his verse (which I believe I stated somewhere at some point) and actually does Kanye better than Kanye on this one. Granted he got to write his verse months after Kanye wrote his, he still took Ye's style and kill it in such a way that I can't even be mad at him for it.
As far as the video goes, I like it. I love Foxx, but I must admit its a bit hard to look him in the eye after those nude pics of him surfaced last week. Its gonna take me some time to get back on Team Foxx after that lol.
Speaking of Jamie, he's bringing the Blame It tour to Broward County next week for Michael Jackson's birthday so expect to see an especially crazy show that night. Get your tickets now because I'm sure they're going fast!
Plax Pleas Guilty, Gets 2 Years Up North
On the other hand, REPORTS surfaced back in May that Plax's lawyers had worked out a plea bargain for 3 months jail time that would have actually ended up being 2 months with 1,500 hours of community service. According to those same REPORTS, Plax turned that deal down because he was "deathly" afraid of going to prison.
If those REPORTS are true (and I have a strong feeling they are), then I feel like Plaxico is even dumber than I thought. At the end of the day, was the 2 year penalty too harsh?? I say yes, but why not just take the 2-3 months and community service when offered?? I can't even defend that because once Michael Bloomberg came out and spoke on this he should have known they'd try to make an example out of him if he even thought about taking this to trail. He should have known better, but then again, he should have known better than to even put himself in this position.
At first when the story broke late November last year, it was pretty funny. Now, its just really sad. Like I actually feel bad for Plaxico because this was one case when being a celebrity backfired. You have to remember, there was NO police report filed in this case by the night club, hospital, or Plax and the only reason the authorities knew about it is because he was Plaxico Burress. If it were you or me in the same situation where neither the night club nor hospital reported it to authorities we would've gotten off with no jail time. Now his football career is pretty much all but over and his kids won't have a father for the next 2 years maily because he's a professional athlete. That's the toughest of the tough breaks.
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Thursday Billboard Update - 8/20/09
Last week I said Jay-Z was out to prove people wrong (including myself) about the strength of Run This Town and this week he does just that by soaring 63 spots to land at #3 in this just its 3rd week on the charts. This couldn't have come at a better time as the video for Run This Town leaked late last night and it will officially premiere on MTV tonight at 8pm. "What's up?" Just above Hov is Miley Cyrus' Party In The U.S.A. debuting at #2. Fire Burning and Boom Boom Pow are the 2 records that had to die to make this all possible.
The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold
1. George Strait - Twang (1)
2. Neil Diamond - Hot August/NYC (2)
3. Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D. (4-3)
4. Cobra Starship - Hot Mess (4)
5. Kings of Leon - Only By The Night (5-5)
6. Various Artists - Now 31 (2-6)
7. Maxwell - BLACKsummers'night (7-7)
8. Daughtry - Leave This Town (6-8)
9. Taylor Swift - Fearless (9-9)
10. Justin Moore - Justin Moore (10)
- Coming in at #26 is Slaughterhouse who only managed to move 18,200 albums. That sucks because its a really good album, but I knew my super high prediction last week was in danger when I went to buy my copy and it took me some time to actually find one.
first time top 10's in bold
1. Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling (1-1)
2. Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A. (2)
3. Jay-Z - Run This Town (66-3)
4. Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me (2-4)
5. Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody (5-5)
6. Drake - Best I Ever Had (3-6)
7. Jay Sean - Down (6-7)
8. Keri Hilson - Knock You Down (4-8)
9. Cobra Starship - Good Girls Go Bad (7-9)
10. Pitbull - Hotel Room Service (9-10)
- Fabolous' Throw It In The Bag is still headed north as it jumps another 15 spots 38-23.
- Jeremih may have a new hit on his hands as Imma Star (Everywhere We Are) soars 19 spaces 86-67 in its 4th week.
- Right behind Jeremih at #68 is Beyonce's Sweet Dreams jumping 83-68.
August 19, 2009
Run This Town Video To Premiere Tomorrow
The video is already out now, but some asshole put a huge ass watermark across it so I'll post it when there's a good, non-wack website wateremarked version out.
MTV will be the exclusive on-air and online outlet for the premiere of the new JAY-Z music video "Run This Town" with Rihanna | Kanye West. The video will debut on Thursday, August 20th at 8pm EST. "Run This Town" is the second video from the multi-award-winning rapper's highly-anticipated album The Blueprint 3, which releases on September 11th, 2009. Via Roc4Life.com
So there you have it, tomorrow at 8. Be there!
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Hood State Of The Union Ep. 3: The Light Skin Awards
Dammit, why didn't I think of this?? Awww man back to the drawing board! Fuck it, I'm still gonna contribute to this shit regardless.
The "Most Should-Be-Unnecessary Reaches for Attention by a Light Skin Person" goes to.... Cassie for her half shaved head and leaked naked pictures attempts. Come up and get your award girl!
The "Worst Possible Shirt Worn In an Apology by a Light Skin Person" goes to... Chris Brown for his orange Bobby Brown/Iron Chef/Underarmor with buttons shirt. I hope you burned that shit nigga.
The "Worst Possible Face To Be Put On a Light Skin Person" goes to... Sam Cassell for his uncanny ability to look sub-human and scare child for nearly 20 years.
The "Most Unnecessary Mismanagement of Light Skin by a Fine Chick Who Should Be Finer" goes to... Amber Rose for being bald when she'd be at least 45-50% hotter if she just had some damn hair.
The "Most Swollest Arms On a Light Skin Chick" goes to... Hoopz for having them full sized midget arms. Nigga you know them midgets be musclebound, don't front, well Hoopz has those kinda arms. And yes, I made up the word swollest fuck y'all lol.
Feel free to add on.
Black Eyed Peas' Streak Tops Usher's Record
The string of 20 weeks bests Usher's previous record of 19 set in 2004 with Yeah! and Burn. If anything I say it just goes to show how hard the quality of music has fallen in 5 short years.
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The Invention of Lying Trailer
Looks good. I hope Jonah Hill is actually in the movie more than the trailer shows though because he's the only reason I even knew this movie existed lol. Anyway, it'll be in theaters next month on the 25th so look to see a few commercial spots coming up in a couple weeks.
August 18, 2009
The Final Blueprint 3 Tracklisting, A Disappointment Waiting To Happen??
And to add insult to injury not only is it loaded with features, but its loaded with shitty features. Luke Steele?? I don't even know who the fuck that is and the nigga is on the intro! Young Jeezy?? I like Jeezy... just not on a Jay-Z album. Swizz Beatz?? I swear if he spits a verse I'm gonna delete the album. J. Cole?? I heard the nigga was nice, but really, who is he?? He's not ready for primetime. KiD CuDi?? Same thing that I said about Swizzy goes like times 8 for this nigga.
Most importantly though is the feature that is missing. On the original tracklisting Empire State Of Mind featured Nas, now it features Alicia Keys. What's up with that?? Jay-Z/Nas collabos were 2 for 2, why not go for 3 for 3?? I certainly wouldn't have minded it, but now we got Jeezy, J. Cole, Swizz Beatz, and KiD CuDi, but no Nas. Awesome.
Bottom line, I'm totally NOT loving the direction this album is going in right now. I'm very skeptical about it and I'm kind of contemplating not coping it. I work hard for my money, I don't want to waste it hearing my favorite rapper end his own career. This shit looks like its gonna be on some electro-pop shit, and I ain't fuckin' with that. I want to hear some classic music, not Jay-Z's rendition of Universal Mind Control.
The Weakest Confirmation Of All Time
"Lauren London, she fine," Los Angeles Power 106 jock Fuzzy said to Wayne. "She very pregnant with your baby."
To which Wayne responded, "Very pregnant, yes." Via MTV.com
That's it?? That doesn't confirm shit. I mean dude didn't even ask, he made a damn statement. Then Wayne didn't say it was his, he just said she was "very pregnant." And yes, I'm probably reaching on some Dhalsim shit right now, but they are too by trying to use this as a confirmation. Don't get me wrong, I do believe she's pregnant with his baby, but not because I read this alleged confirmation.
Oh, and Lauren London lost.
Vikes Already Have Favre In Pads
Training Day Parody Starring Common & McLovin
This is a tough one for me. On one hand it had a couple funny elements, and on the other hand it should've been A LOT funnier. I mean this shit is really bordering on being completely wack and its only saving grace is the fact that Fogell is playing Alonzo. That's it. At one point I was wondering if it was even meant to be funny. That's never good for a parody or comedy skit in general.
Surprise: Favre Signs With Vikings
Now, does Brett make the Vikings a better team?? Not neccessarily. I mean in essence he's better than Tavaris and Sage BUT he is 40 and how many successful 40 year-old QBs do you know of?? Exxxxxactly!
Either way, the more attention this gets, the less attention my Cowboys get and that's fine with me because I hope we're able to sneak up on some people this season and have a strong year. I doubt it, but who knows, right?? I got my fingers crossed.
Lastly, I'll leave you with this video of Cris Carter on First Take this morning ripping his old club for the way they handled this ummm situation:
That's just a lot of real talk right there. Reports came out earlier that Favre has a tear in his rotators cuff too so the chance he's gonna be able to play 16 games plus the playoffs is unlikely and you're gonna need 1 of those 2 guys you've been shitting on the past few months.
And speaking of people getting shitted on, how bad do you feel for John David Booty right now?? I mean not only is he gonna get cut, but he's gonna have to hand Brett his #4 jersey as he exits AND see it all over TV for the next 5-6 months. Tough break Booty.
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Ace Hood - Born An OG (feat. Ludacris) Video
being an OG and drinking NUVO (clearly a drink for females) doesn't really go together, but I'll give Ace a pass because this track is such a beast! Shouts to Ace, he took all those "#uknowuAceHood" Twitter attacks like a man lol.
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R. Kelly - Number One (feat. Keri Hilson) Video
First off, Kellz, lose that damn ugly ass fade. I don't know if its just because we're not used to seeing him with a fade (he always had braids, a 'fro, or was bald) or because it was just a bad fade but I thought he was Mike Jones when they video started. And am I the only one that gets kinda annoyed when Keri Hilson does the whole "Ms. Keri babe-bay" thing?? I mean it was cute at first, but now I'm kinda sick of hearing it. On another Keri note though, she might have the nicest small breasts in the history of titties!
I'm not even gonna get on the wardrobe in the video so as far as the music goes, I like this song and I've said it before. I think this is a good comeback record for Kellz, but whether it'll actually work or not is still yet to be determined. I can't say I'm rooting for him that hard (pause), but I'm definitely not rooting against him...just his fade.
Anyway, Untitled will be in stores October 13th. I'll leave you with a little behind the scenes:
R. Keri?? Hmm, I think I like it. No, wait, yep, I do! And upon further review, that isn't just a fade R. Kelly has, its like a fade/mohawk hybrid. Dare I call it a fahawk?? Fahawk it, either way the shit looks mad weird.
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August 17, 2009
Somebody's Gonna Get Pregnant: Keri Hilson Gets Complex
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Drake - The Mess Is On Ya Ass
LMAO!! Affion is fuckin' crazy! At first I thought the funniest part about the video was that Drake tape he had painted on his forehead, but then he kicks it up a notch when he does the Drake skip and fall towards the end. Then he kicks it up ANOTHER notch when he does the Lil Wayne Every Girl remix too! This video is a classic.
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