This shit is hilarious to me lol.
July 30, 2010
July 29, 2010
Jersey Shore Season 2 Starts Tonight!
I'm sure everyone has seen the trailer by now, but just putting the reminder out there that tomorrow TODAY is the day!
Just When You Thought He Couldn't Get Any Worse...
Trash right?? Well it gets even worse.
Huh?? It's unconscionable how wack this is. I don't think I've heard ANYTHING worse in my entire life. What, there's more?? Oh Lord....
Oh my God! Stop, please, no more!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! .....Dead.
Thursday Billboard Update - 7/29/10
Teflon Don sold 176,295 in the first week (give The Industry Prognosticator his props!), and I was as shocked as anyone when I saw that STILL wasn't enough to overtake Eminem's Recovery at #1. Recovery sales were only down 4% from last week, and sold 187,187, which all but guarantees it'll remain #1 next week with no major releases Tuesday.
Like Recovery, Eminem's Love The Way You Lie featuring Rihanna remains at #1 for another week.
The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold
1. Eminem - Recovery (1-1)
2. Rick Ross - Teflon Don (2)
3. Sheryl Crow - 100 Miles From Memphis (3)
4. Drake - Thank Me Later (3-4)
5. Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop 18 (5)
6. Justin Bieber - My World 2.0 (5-6)
7. Jonas Brothers - Jonas L.A. (7)
8. Various Artists - Now 34 (12-8)
9. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now (11-9)
10. Lady Gaga - The Fame (13-10)
The Billboard Hot 100 1-10
first time top 10's in bold
1. Eminem - Love The Way You Lie (1-1)
2. Katy Perry - California Gurls (2-2)
3. Taio Cruz - Dynamite (4-3)
4. B.o.B - Airplanes (3-4)
5. Travis McCoy - Billionaire (7-5)
6. Enrique Iglesias - I Like It (8-6)
7. Mike Posner - Cooler Than Me (6-7)
8. Usher - OMG (5-8)
9. Drake - Find Your Love (9-9)
10. Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo (10-10)
- After debuting at #19 last week, Usher and Pitbull's DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love is up to #12 this week and looks poised to cross into the top 10.
- B.o.B's Magic has some great momentum and moved up another 22 spots 49-27. No excuse to not give him a 2nd album after to #1's and 3rd potential top 10.
- Soulja Boy's Pretty Boy Swag is up 51-39. I thought this shit was terrible, but have you heard any of his new "songs"?? Eli Porter/50 Tyson status. Makes PBS sound like some Hov.
- Bruno Mars' Just The Way You Are debuts at #43.
- Flo Rida's Club Can't Handle Me flies 29 spots 81-52.
- Rick Ross' B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast) featuring Styles P jumps 15 spots 82-67.
- Ne-Yo's Champagne Life debuts at #75.
- Rick Ross' Aston Martin Music debuts at #98.
This Week In Flops 7/27/10
Let's get a consensus going, Fat Joe has fallen completely off, right?? Oh ok, just making sure. I have this album, but haven't heard any it yet, and I'm assuming not many will. I'm guessing just 15-35k for the Fat man.
Miles Austin Sports Illustrated Cover
(Side note: If Miles breaks his leg in a preseason game I'm going to the Sports Illustrated headquarters and slapping the shit out of the editor. Bet.)
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The "Kardashian Luck Theory" Needs An "I"
July 28, 2010
Kanye West Spittin' More Acapella Verses
I guess Kanye is on some kinda social network, acapella verse tour because yesterday he was at Facebook's headquarters and today he was at Twitter's.
And speaking of Twitter, Kanye is on it on now. Yeah, I guess he had a change of heart since his all caps, anti-Twitter rant of May '09. Yeezy didn't waste any time making a big announcement via Twitter, his third tweet was one informing us his upcoming album will no longer be called Good Ass Job. Personally, I wouldn't give a shit if the album was called "Fiyah Blows Girthy Cock," I just wanna hear it.
(Side note: Kanye, please don't name your album "Fiyah Blows Girthy Cock." Thank you.)
Sarah Palin's Fifty Nifty United States
I've been meaning to post this, it had me rolling when I first saw it lol.
Double Rainboy Guy On Jimmy Kimmel Live
This is from last week, I just never got around to posting it with finishing that Teflon Don review and non-stop tweeting taking up so much of my time. Welp, better late than never, right?? Right!
The 2nd part and a hilarious double rainbow spoof after the jump.
Here's that spoof. The Double Down!
Hilarious!
You know, I love this double rainbow shit so much I actually considered buying this shirt. I ultimately declined because of the possibility I'd run into people who had never seen the video and would think I was trying to come out of the closet. I just couldn't risk that lol.
Kanye West Spittin' Acapella Verses
Don't put Rick Ross' name on that album of the year award just yet, Kanye is back! Those verses were mean and vicious acapella, so who knows what they're gonna be like with beats underneath. I'm excited to find out. Now let me get as far away from this video as possible before I know the verses by heart before the songs are even out.
T.O. Chooses The Bengals
What am I talking about?? Well yesterday I wrote a column urging T.O. to join the Bengals over the Jets, then later that day we're hearing about T.O. picking the Bengals over the Jets (presumably right after reading my column). And no, I don't care if the Jets never made a formal offer and the Bengals were the only team with a deal on the table, I'm taking the credit any damn way. So yeah, Cincinnati you're welcome.
Anyway, as if I couldn't wait enough for the August 8th Hall Of Fame Game (the first preseason game of the season) between my Dallas Cowboys and the aforementioned Cincinnati Bengals, this happens. Romo, Miles, and Dez going up against the likes of T.O., Carson, and Ocho! It promises to be the most exciting 2 or 3 series of the first week of the preseason! Yes, yes, and more yes!
Now as many people have pointed out, the Bengals now employ a sizable amount of Cowboys castoffs in Tank Johnson, Roy L. Williams, Pacman Jones, and now T.O., so I'm thinking they're in need of a name change. I juggled through a few and decided "Cincinnati Cowboys" would be most appropriate (besides, "Cincinnati Castaways" and "Porkopolis Pariahs" just seemed mean). Any others??
(Side note: How many are those jokes about Jerry Jones gonna be in that locker room?? Man, it's gonna be brutal in there lol.)
The last piece of business that needs to be settled is who's gonna wear #81. As of right now, Antonio Bryant (aka the guy Cincy originally picked over T.O.) has the #81 jersey, but as we all know, T.O. has worn 81 since forever. As Skip Bayless pointed out, Bryant is the highest paid Bengals WR and that's not to mention he might see T.O. as a threat to his playing time, so maybe it won't be so easy getting him to give up the number?? We shall see.
Either way, drunk white women for everyone!
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July 27, 2010
The Decision: Jets Or Bengals??
Terrell: No, I wanna hear what my man Fiyah has to say first.
Jim Gray: Take it away, Fiyah.
Thanks Jim. Terrell, look man, you have GOT to pick the Bengals! I know everybody is talking about the Jets and them being Super Bowl favorites, but it's a setup. Mark my words: the '10 Jets equal the '08 Cowboys.
Think about it, there are a lot of similarities between the '10 Jets and the '08 Cowboys. Everybody thinks they'll represent their conference in the Super Bowl, they're going to be on Hard Knocks, and they have a fat defensive-minded coach. It's all there. And if you sign there, guess what happens when they don't win the Super Bowl?? That's right, just like on the '08 Cowboys, you'll get ALL the blame. Do you wanna go through that again?? Yeah, it'd be good drama for your VH1 reality show ("The T.O. Show" Sundays at 10:30pm ET), but that couldn't have been much fun in 2008. Stay far away from the Jets.
Now, the Bengals on the other hand, that's your best option. I know they picked opt-injured Antonio Bryant over you earlier this offseason, but now they clearly regret it and want to make amends. The owner, coaches, quarterback, and current top receiver all want you in town, that same current top receiver, Chad Ochocinco, has already said he's willing to concede top billing to you, and there's plenty of white women in Cincinnati. Win, win, and win, my man!
My only concern with joining the reigning AFC North champs is their brutal schedule, which ranks 4th toughest in the NFL (the Jets is ranked 18th, if you're keeping score at home). Other than that, you avoid all the unneeded pressure of having to win a Super Bowl this year and again becoming the scapegoat when it all falls down.
Make the right choice, Terrell. Pick the Bengals. Take it away, Jim.
Jim Gray: Now are you ready to make your decision, Terrell?
Terrell: Yes.
Jim Gray: And the answer to the question all of ESPN wants to know, Terrell, what's your decision?
Terrell: Umm, in this fall, this is very tough. In this fall I'm gonna take my talents to Porkopolis, and join the Cincinnati Bengals.
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July 26, 2010
Caviar Bethany Benz Is Back With Another One!
But wait, that's not the only thing going on in the world of porn. Nope! This just in: 3D porn has arrived!!!! If you still have your 3D glasses from Avatar or Toy Story 3, here's the link.
Click this pic above to enlarge it and read the "about her" section. I love that they have categories such as "pussy hair," "ass," "pussy type," and "tit type." Hilarious...yet useful.Related:
Ooh Bethany Benz! ...Wait, Isn't That Caviar From Ray J's Show?!
Dez Bryant Refuses To Carry Roy Williams' Pads...Good!
Which brings me to my next point: Who the fuck is Roy Williams to put another receiver in his place?? Roy and Dez have done about the same production-wise for the Dallas Cowboys, the only difference is that Dez has yet to play in a game. Roy hasn't earned the right to rookie haze anybody, especially Dez Bryant. Tony Romo? Fine. Jason Witten? Fine. Miles Austin? Fine. Patrick Crayton? Fine. Roy Williams? Negro please!
(Oh, and this just in, Dez's mom was in attendance at practice Sunday, which makes me believe even more that Roy was trying to show him up.)
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July 24, 2010
Rick Ross - Teflon Don (Review)
1) I'm Not A Star
First and foremost, shout out to everybody that was a "rockstar" in 2007, but will now say they're "not a star" because they like this song. I know y'all out there.
Anyway, what a marvelous way to start the album. J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League kills the beat (as expected) and the lyrics were perfect for it. No negatives, only positives, the momentum has been set.
2) Free Mason (feat. Jay-Z & John Legend)
In a perfect world that Jay-Z verse would put the kibosh to all the retarded "Jay-Z worships the devil" rumors. Unfortunately it won't, but that verse was so masterful in its composition that it doesn't even matter. Forget a 2 bar quotable, the entire verse was a quotable in itself. Applause for Hov.
Don't sleep on Ross' verse though, it went quite hard as well. Obviously it wasn't on Jay's level, but it didn't have to be, it was still one of his best.
The hook was fine, and the beat was too, but the verses were what took this from being a good song to being a great song. John Legend getting back to his soulfulness was a nice touch as well.
(Side note: Rick Ross is claiming to not write now too?? When will this end??)
3) Tears Of Joy (feat. Cee-Lo)
The Black Panther intro (not sure if it was Bobby Seale or Huey P. Newton, I've heard it was both and I'm not gonna claim to know) was fine the first listen or 2, but after that it's annoying having to fast forward 60 seconds to get to the actual song. He did the same thing with Mafia Music 2 (I'm wondering how/why that didn't make the album), and it's like damn, this couldn't just be an interlude before the song?? And that's not to mention it has nothing to do with the song it delays. Rick Ross, stop attaching long ass intros to good ass songs, please.
(Side note: I know I'm not the only person who laughed at Rick Ross, of all people, putting this anti-law enforcement speech at the beginning of one of his songs. Maybe he really has forgotten he was on the opposite end of the crime spectrum once upon a time.)
On the other side of that obnoxiously long intro is the incredible Tears Of Joy. An A+ track from No I.D. sets the mood and Ross and Cee-Lo Green take turns making sweet, sweet love to it. What else can I say besides thank you to everyone involved because this song is a pleasure to listen to. Yes, it is that good, though I'm sure it won't be the background music to any VladTV interviews.
4) Maybach Music III (feat. T.I., Jadakiss, & Erykah Badu)
"Beautiful" is the best word to describe the production by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League on Maybach Music III. I'm sure making music is easy when your production is this outstanding. And that's no knock against Ricky, credit to him for putting them to work on such classicness.
Anyway, I could attempt to find something wrong with Maybach Music III, but what's the use? I could listen to this song 100 times in a row and find no fault with it. All positives, from Ross to T.I. to Jadakiss to Erica Badu in providing lyrics. They all did great jobs, not only not messing up this blessing of an instrumental, but also enhancing it. The sound and feel of this record is simply incredible.
5) Live Fast, Die Young (feat. Kanye West)
If Rick Ross' goal on Live Fast, Die Young was to let Kanye outshine him, then this was a great beat selection. If his goal was to keep the classic momentum going, then it was a terrible choice because this track was literally tailor-made by Kanye West (and No I.D.) for Kanye West. Rick doesn't even rap on these type of beats, so he might as well had not shown up at all.
Now, I'm not saying Live Fast, Die Young is a poor song overall, but it was a rare poor beat decision by Ross because this track highlights none of his strength and leave him sounding like Charlie Brown's teacher. I can hardly remember what he was talking about in either verse, but I could give you a few quotables from Kanye's. Bottom line, Ye knocked it out of the park and Ross popped up to the catcher.
It's all good though, straight A's and a B+ so far isn't too shabby.
6) Super High (feat. Ne-Yo)
Ricky gets things back on track with the smooth sounds of Super High. This song has been out for months and it's no military secret that is dope so we can just move on to track 7.
(Side note: Thank goodness this is a music review and not a video review, because the Super High video is stupid as shit. Stacy Dash is in it, so that was good, but am I to believe that Winnebago of a bike Ross was on actually hawked down a Lamborghini?? Negro please.)
7) No. 1 (feat. Trey Songz & Diddy)
Do you realize we're 7 songs in and there has been 10 different featured artists, 6 of whom have rapped or sung a verse?? Though this album has been magnificent thus far, that figure is a tad high.
Anyhow, the beat to No. 1 sounds an awful lot like the one of Hello, Good Morning (also produced by Danja), but it's still a heater. Personally, I wouldn't have paid for it, but it's not my album. Either way, the finish product is so hot it doesn't even really matter.
Ross commands the track as he did the Hello, Good Morning Remix. Trey Songz brings out the goods on his verse and the hook as well. Diddy offers a very Diddy verse, most likely via Rick Ross' pen...oh wait, he "doesn't write anymore," I meant via Rick Ross' mind. I'm not mad at Diddy for having ghostwriters, I really just wanted to make that Rick Ross joke.
No. 1 is a jammin' ass song that should probably be a single, but never will because of the existence of the aforementioned Hello, Good Morning.
8) MC Hammer (feat. Gucci Mane)
I have seen a lot of people complaining that Styles P shouldn't have been on B.M.F. for some reason, but have yet to hear a peep about Gucci Mane just being thrown onto MC Hammer. On the original version of MC Hammer, as featured on The Albert Anastasia EP, there was no Gucci Mane. On that same EP there was also a song called Blowin' Money Fast that featured Styles P. Hey, wait a second, B.M.F. and Blowin' Money Fast are the same song...in the same format! I'm blown away. Seriously though, at least SP was a part of the orginal record and not a late throw-in.
Back to the music, MC Hammer takes things back down South and gives Ross' original fan base something to bump way up loud in the car. I like the Gucci Mane-less version better, but it's a good song regardless because Gucci doesn't start "rapping" until 3 minutes and 30 seconds in, so I can just hit "next" as if it were a skit at the end of a song on Sir Lucious Left Foot. Having Gucci come on well after Ross is done spitting almost makes up for him being on the song in the first place.
9) B.M.F. (feat. Styles P)
Wait a gotdamn minute, isn't this the same beat as MC Hammer?? Hmm, both were produced by the same person, Lex Luger. Did Lex and Ross figure nobody wouldn't recognize that?? I mean, the tracks are back to back on the album. Maybe they figured they'd just flow together like one long track and we wouldn't realize they were actually 2 separate songs? Who knows. And now that I mention it, I'm Not A Star sounds very similar too, but it was produced J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League though.
Oh well, B.M.F. is more of that good down South ish that maybe folks from other regions might not dig. But me?? I dig! Jammin' ass tracks, catchy hook, decent lyrics, oh yes, I dig! It really is a shame it sounds almost exactly like MC Hammer. Southerners won't mind, but I think others will.
10) Aston Martin Music (feat. Drake & Chrisette Michele)
Aston Martin Music is another J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League production, but unfortunately this one isn't as classic as the others. It's still very good, just not as good as the others. Actually that's how I feel about this song in general. It's good, but not as good as the others in the Rick Ross "Music" collection.
Now let's get to this Drake verse: what the hell happened to it?? Did Rick Ross or Def Jam not like it and removed it? Did it not make the album deadline? Was Drake an asshole and wanted to save the verse for himself? What happened??
Even before I heard the Drake verse on Paris Morton Music (or knew one existed), something just seemed to be missing from the song. Now it's clear. It also doesn't help that the Drake portion that was used sounds like some random sample from So Far Gone or Thank Me Later. Whatever, all I know is that Drake's verse went hard and it should've been on the song or the song shouldn't have been on the album. I mean, we already have 10 other featured verses so far, why not one more, especially one of this caliber?? Again, the song is good, but it could've been much better and you can't just go around putting out incomplete songs all willy nilly!
11) All The Money In The World (feat. Raphael Saadiq)
All The Money In The World is a nice note to close things out on (though I wish there were a few more songs in between it and I'm Not A Star). A lot of people think talking about money and drugs is "keeping it real" but personal songs like this is actually doing so.
Lyrically, Ross is at the top of his game on the final track of Teflon Don and makes up for a very average beat from The Olympicks. The hook was okay, but it was a poor use of Raphael Saadiq. Any run of the mill singer could've done this. If you're gonna break the glass on Saadiq, it might as well be to do something classic. This chorus is far that. Nevertheless, the strong lyrics from Ross take this from being a downer to a nice addition.
Favorite Song:
Tears Of Joy (feat. Cee-Lo) (Prod. By No I.D.)
Least Favorite Song:
Aston Martin Music (feat. Drake & Chrisette Michele) (Prod. J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League)
Overall:
Rick Ross said something powerful in the first verse of Tears Of Joy: "Biggie Smalls in the flesh, I'm living life after my death." That's exactly right, because 50 Cent killed him last year. That fact makes it even more remarkable that Ross has recovered to make it to this point. Good job by him musically, and I'm also glad he decided not to mention 50 at all on the album.
Now, before I heap the rest of the praise I have for Teflon Don, let's take a moment to go over some of its slip ups. The first problem is it's too damn short. Eleven tracks?? Come on Ricky, that's just not acceptable, especially when we know you have tracks such as Mafia Music 2 and Cigar Music laying around unused. Eleven tracks is fine for Common because of the depth and time it probably takes to create them, but it should be no problem for Ross to offer at least 13.
The other problem I had was the excessive use of features. There were 15 features spread over the course of 11 tracks (16 over 12 if you include the iTunes bonus track Audio Meth), with 9 of those artists performing a verse. It's fine to have features, but that's just too much (not to mention that one of the best featured verses isn't even included on the album!!!!). BUT I'm willing to partially overlook this flaw since the Triple C's weren't apart of that featured artists list.
The positives of Teflon Don are easily spotted. If you're musically blind (which may be the case), here are a few: phenomenal beat selection (for the most part), strong lyrics, well crafted songs, and great mood muzik.
Let's cut to the chase, Rick Ross' Teflon Don is now in pole position for Album Of The Year. At this point, the only person who can release his grips from that award is the man featured on track 5, Kanye West...or if Jay-Z wakes up tomorrow and decides he wants to drop an album before 2011 (let the records show I highly doubt the latter will happen). Kanye's Good Ass Job is tentatively set for a September 14th release, and all signs are pointing to classic status from that project, outside of an extremely odd Soulja Boy feature (let's just hope it's only a beat, or that if it's a verse, the song doesn't make the album). But for now the winner is Ross.
4.5/5
July 23, 2010
Joell Ortiz - We Don't Believe You (feat. Joe Budden & Novel)
And I was JUST wondering what ever happened to that YAOWA mixtape the other day too, it was supposed to drop in June. Well now they're talking about October, so we'll see.
Anyway, Joey rips this shit apart. I wish the beat would've been harder, but it's a decent song.
Anyway, Joey rips this shit apart. I wish the beat would've been harder, but it's a decent song.
Nicki Minaj - Your Love Video
Though Nicki does look hotter than she has in a long while, this video is stupid as fuck. Normally we (meaning everybody but me) give passes to people when they try to be creative, but this video just looks cheap and poorly executed. If that's what they were going for then fine, but I don't think it was.
Oh well, Nick will be fine, now let's see if she can do the impossible and get Cash Money to release her album as well. All Drake had to do was become the hottest rapper on the planet to get them to finally get him a real release date, so we'll see if her November 23rd date will stick.
Speaking of Nicki Minaj, outside of Lady Gaga, does any female artist have a weirder or worse looking fan base per capita?? Doesn't it seem like all the "barbies" are either super flamboyant gay dudes or big burly bitches?? Maybe it's just me?
Cowboys Agree To Terms With Dez Bryant
Oh wait, the news just keeps getting better as the Cowboys have also come to terms with 2nd-rounder Sean Lee and now have all rookies signed and ready to go for tomorrow! *Fist pump!*
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Random News Shit: NBA Headlines
Welp Cleveland y'all can give all LeBron jersey burning and hate speech a rest for a second and deflect your anger at a new target: Chris Paul. If he had made this trade request weeks ago, Dan Gilbert and everything to get him in Cleveland and maybe LeBron stays. As great as his situation is now with the Heat, I'm sure potentially landing CP3 would've at least made him think harder about his "decision." So yeah, Cleveland, be mad at Chris Paul for asking for a trade this late in the summer.
Anyhow, I fully expect there to be no trade. Chris has little, to no, leverage with 2 years still remaining on his contract. But even if N.O. did want to trade him, he doesn't have a no-trade clause, so they could essentially send him to Toronto or Minnesota if they wanted to. I don't think they'd do that to him though, so my guess is he'll sit his ass right there and play out his contract the next 2 years.
2) Matt Barnes Signs With Lakers
Another new team for "Basketball Husband" Matt Barnes this year. This is Matt's 7th team in 7 years, he's like the Latino Jim Jackson. And at this rate he can coast to surpassing Jimmy's 12 teams (13 if you count the Hornets whom he was traded to but never played a game for) in 14 seasons mark.
Now Matt tweeted the news himself, but when he arrives L.A. he's gonna have to change that @Matt_Barnes22 Twitter handle because he won't be wearing that number for the Lakers. Twenty-two was Elgin Baylor's number and it's retired up in the rafters.
(Side note: Can we skip the regular season and go straight to the Heat-Lakers NBA Finals?? This match-up gets more and more intriguing by the day.)
3) Wife Of Bobcats' Stephen Jackson Robbed In North Carolina Home
Man, you hate to hear stories like this. It obviously could've been much worse, and that goodness it wasn't, but it must be a very vulnerable and infuriating situation for Stephen Jackson. Well at least his wife is alright.
4) Allan Houston Front-Runner For Knicks GM
And people actually thought LeBron James was coming to play for them?? Hilarious! Welp, this is better than the rumor they were bringing back Isiah Thomas lol.
July 22, 2010
Adam Carolla Interviews
Adam's book "In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks" doesn't come out until November (the 2nd to be exact) so I'm not to sure what's with the media blitz, but I'm always up to hear Carolla ranting. In fact, I'm gonna start posting some of the classic clips from his show soon, but for now enjoy these videos.
Fiyah The Industry Prognosticator??
Hmmm, those predicted figures sound very familiar...oh, I know why, because they're from Tuesday's This Week In Flops! I wrote that Tuesday morning! And yes, I could change those dates and times to say what I want, but I can't change the date and time of this tweet. BOOM! Get it on, your boy Fiyah is an industry prognosticator now!
I'd like to thank God, and my momma, and my 2-3 readers, and everybody who believed in me! Double rainbow! Where Brooklyn at?!
Oh, and no I don't care if this is just a coincidence, I'm taking my new title and running with it!
Thursday Billboard Update - 7/22/10
Eminem's Love The Way You Lie featuring Rihanna finally overtakes Katy Perry's California Gurls for the #1 spot. It's crazy Eminem only had 1 #1 single in the first 10 years of his career and has had 3 in the last past 2.
The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold
1. Eminem - Recovery (1-1)
2. Korn - Korn III: Remember Who You Are (2)
3. Drake - Thank Me Later (2-3)
4. Newsboys - Born Again (4)
5. Justin Bieber - My World 2.0 (5-5)
6. Sting - Symphonicities (6)
7. Jerrod Niemann - Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury (7)
8. Hellyeah - Stampede (8)
9. M.I.A. - /\/\ /\ Y /\ (9)
10. Various Artists - The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (4-10)
- Curren$y's Pilot Talk debuts at #39 with 10,800 sold first week.
- Paul Wall's Heart Of A Champion debuts at #58 with 7,600 sold.
- Capone-N-Noreaga's War Report 2 fails to cracks the top 100 debuting at #104 with 4,700 sold.
- All signs point to Stat Quo's Statlanta not charting on the Billboard 200.
first time top 10's in bold
1. Eminem - Love The Way You Lie (2-1)
2. Katy Perry - California Gurls (1-2)
3. B.o.B - Airplanes (3-3)
4. Taio Cruz - Dynamite (6-4)
5. Usher - OMG (4-5)
6. Mike Posner - Cooler Than Me (7-6)
7. Travis McCoy - Billionaire (5-7)
8. Enrique Iglesias - I Like It (8-8)
9. Drake - Find Your Love (9-9)
10. Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo (10-10)
- Usher and Pitbull's DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love is this week's top debut, checking in at #19.
- Maroon 5's Misery jumps another 16 spots 44-28 this week. Good momentum building for this record.
- B.o.B's Magic soars 19 spots 68-49.
- After Rick Ross' B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast) featuring Styles P debuted at #98 last week, it flies 16 spots 98-82 this week.
- Monica's Love All Over Me debuts at #94.
Bruno Mars - The Other Side (feat. Cee Lo Green & B.o.B)
This song is GREAT! How has it been out since May and I had no idea until I saw the video today?? What the fuck?? Anyway, Elements of Chris Isaak's Wicked Games on the hook (love that shit!), and strong contributions from B.o.B and Cee-Lo. I must say, I'm rapidly becoming a Bruno Mars fan.
**UPDATE**
I'm so out of it as far as listening to and posting new music that I didn't even realized I already had this song on my computer. I was looking in my music folder for Drake's Paris Morton Music and scrolled by it lol. Aight well here's the mp3 if you're not an owner of it.
Drake - Paris Morton Music
Hot, awfully hot. I'm not sure if Def Jam made Ross take the verse off or if Drake just finished it after Ross' deadline, but either way production should've been halted to include it. I'm just saying, this would have made Aston Martin great...or at least more cohesive because as it, it sounds like a Drake sample more than a Drake feature.
Welp, here's how it may have sounded blended all together...but probably not. It's still dope though so check it:
Rick Ross - Aston Martin Music (feat. Drake & Chrisette Michele) (Extended)
Then again, this long ass shit might've worked. The album is only 11 songs, so an extended song wouldn't have hurt.
Rick Ross - Audio Meth (feat. Raekwon)
Okay, I see why this didn't make the album, it's not that impressive. It's average at point.
July 21, 2010
Ralph Macchio Is Back!
Daniel LaRusso aka Billy Gambini aka Johnny Cade aka Ralph muthafuckin' Macchio is back! The first video is a FunnyOrDie.com exclusive, and the second (after the jump) is from Jimmy Kimmel Live last night.
Also, check Ralph out on Twitter @RalphMacchio. Last night I promised that after I get Bob Saget to follow back Rick Ross (still not sure why Ricky follows Bob Saget in the first place), I'm going to attempt to get both to follow Ralph. This will be a tall order, some say the tallest in Twitter history, but if anybody can do it... well, it's probably not me but that won't stop me from trying anyway.
Kevin Hart's "Seriously Funny" In Stores Now!
"Seriously Funny" was just that, so if you ain't got it, go get it!
NBA Jam First Look Coverage With The Irate Gamer
If you're not familiar with the Irate Gamer, he's a popular YouTuber known for his creative and hilarious video game reviews. I've been watching his videos for a couple years now, and I can't believe this is the first time I'm posting something from him.
Anyway, NBA Jam looks dope! I'm not gonna lie, I'm seriously considering investing in a Wii just to play it...well I'd go buy Mario and some other shit too, but NBA Jam could be what pops shit off. I wish my cousin was free so we could play this like we used to in the 90's, but hopefully he'll be out by the time I get it. NBA Jam hits stores October 5th.
July 20, 2010
A Few Thoughts On Jordan's Thoughts On LeBron
First, let's take another look at the exact quote from MJ: "There's no way, with hindsight, I would've ever called up Larry, called up Magic and said, 'Hey, look, let's get together and play on one team.'
Look, I love Mike, I learned to love the game because of the man, but his comments were kind of, ummm, what's the word, oh yeah, dumb. Of course he wouldn't have called Bird and Magic, by the time he was at the same point in his career as LeBron is now, Bird and Magic's careers were basically over. After the 1990-91 season (Jordan's 7th pro), Larry Bird and Magic Johnson played a combined 77 more games in the NBA, including Magic's failed comeback attempt in the 1995-96 season. Jordan and the Bulls had also just won their first NBA Championship in that 1990-91 season, so what use would he have had with them in the twilight of their careers while he was in his prime? So yeah, in hindsight I'm sure he wouldn't have been calling on Bird and Magic.
Hypothetically, let's say Michael did team up with either Bird or Magic after the 90-91 season. Do you know what that would've been like? It would've been like if LeBron had teamed up with Shaq at the end of his career. Oh, wait a minute, that really did happen. The guys in the Cleveland Cavaliers front office actually brought in Shaquille O'Neal, at age 37, to help LeBron win a championship. Hilarious! (Even more hilarious: A wise man once predicted that trading for Shaq would not only not bring a championship to Cleveland, but also would not help the Cavs keep LeBron this summer. I wonder who that wise man was??)
That brings me to my next point: Jordan's supporting cast was not only better than LeBron's, but it was waaaaaaaaay better than LeBron's.
The great part about this is that it can (and will) be proven as fact. After the 2010-11 season, we will be able to take the LeBron-less Cavs and directly compare them to the Jordan-less Bulls of 1993-94. The 10-11 Cavs are going to be virtually the same team, just minus LeBron, as the 93-94 Bulls were when Mike decided to retire the first time.
(Side note: Jordan retired in 1993 and cited a lack of desire for basketball as the reason, so he is really the right guy to be schooling LeBron? Yeah he came back, but like LeBron, Jordan is no stranger to abandoning his teammates.)
In actually, we don't even have to wait until the end this upcoming season, I can tell you right now that the 93-94 Bulls are better than the 10-11 Cavs. The 93-94 Bulls (without Michael Jordan playing one game) notched a 55-27 record and earned the 3rd seed in the playoffs, where they swept the Cavs in the first round, and took the Knicks (who went on to advance to the NBA Finals) to 7 games in the second. Let's see the Cavs do that next year. Not only will they not make it to the second round of the playoffs, but they won't make it to the first round either. The Cleveland Cavaliers will NOT play in the 2011 NBA Playoffs, I guarantee it.
In fact, I'm so confident the 10-11 Cavs won't make the postseason that if they do, I'll buy an authentic LeBron James Heat jersey and burn it live on the internet. Bet it! The Cavs, led by Mo Williams and Delonte West, will struggle to even win 20 games.
Anyway, what these older players (Jordan, Barkley, etc.) have to understand is that this whole LeBron-Wade-Bosh thing is a new and unique situation in a new and totally different NBA. Back in the day the game was MUCH more physical and rivalries and disdain were allowed to brew. Those guys weren't doing NBA Cares, they were doing white women and snorting the occasional line of coke. Now-a-days these guys are encouraged to be buddy-buddy and taunting and competitiveness is frowned upon by the guys in charge. You can barely even touch a guy without a foul being called. Oh, and don't let 2 players look at each other the wrong way or have words, that's an automatic double technical. Basketball has gone soft, so as far as I'm concerned, this kind of joining of forces was inevitable.
Lastly, everybody talking down about the new Heat need to realize they're just adding fuel to their fire. Of course they wanted to win before, but everybody coming at them (fairly and unfairly), is going to make them go that much harder to prove naysayers wrong. And don't look now, but Pat Riley has silently build a nice team around LeBron, Wade, and Bosh. Comments like Jordan's are only serve to make these guys mad, and they will take it out on the NBA this season, especially on the Charlotte Bobcats.
This Week In Flops 7/20/10
Okay, so we know there's no competition, but is there enough interest in Teflon Don?? He's getting a lot of mixtape and underground play, but not much as far as the mainstream is concerned. I mean, he is practically non-existent on the Billboard charts. That doesn't necessarily mean something big isn't brewing, but I'm not positive he has the juice with the mainstream crowd as he does with the urban.
The quality of the music suggests 500,000, but the interest level suggests far less, so I'm setting Teflon Don's ceiling at 200,000, and I think it's going to fall somewhere in the 150-180k range. I'm all for good music, so I'm open to be proven wrong, but I don't think I will.
Pauly D Dropping His New Single Beat Dat Beat
First The Situation dropped a single (which I don't think I ever officially posted...hmmm I gotta make that happen later today), and now DJ Pauly D is following in his buddy's footsteps and releasing his new single Beat Dat Beat, which you can hear at the end of the video.
Now, if you're a sick person who's mind is constantly in the gutter, like myself, then you've already started writing "Beat Dat Meat" parodies in his head. They better never let me get an instrumental to this!
(Side note: I'm hoping and praying the Snooki single is next!)
July 19, 2010
Young Jack Thriller Presents So Disrespectful Ep. 11
50 must be paying this dude real decent because he'll behind him 100%...or is 50 behind him, if you know what I mean? lol.
Random News Shit: 'Damn He Got Off?' Edition
When it first broke that Delonte was arrested with 3 guns in Maryland last September, I thought it was over for him, but he accepted a plea agreement that helps him avoid any jail time. He's gonna be on house arrest and get probation, but whatever, it's better than being in the booty house and not collecting those NBA checks. Good for him.
(Side note: What are the chances Delonta was strapping up to tell LeBron that he was boning his mom?? It's a possibility. Oh, and does Gloria know about this alleged girlfriend that Delonte West has??)
2) Jaleel White Cleared of Battery Charges
Wait a minute, how sure are we that this was Urkel and not his ruffian of a cousin O.G.D. (Original Gangster Dogg)?? I'm guessing whomever was in charge of the investigation figured the same, hence the cleared of all charges decision for the Urk-man.
3) Steven Seagal Sex Harassment Suit Dismissed
No reason was even given for the dismissal of the suit?? Sounds like Stevie went back to his old school whuppin' ass ways to me. How often does this happen?? No reason was given?? Even if he paid her there would still be a reason given, right??
I say Seagal went to the courthouse, locked the doors, and dispensed some ol' fashioned street justice. And maybe afterwards he groped his accuser one last time for the road.
4) Shaun Rogers Avoids Felony Gun Charge
So pretty much all he has to do is go to that lil program and he escapes felony gun charges?? Man, I know Plaxico wishes he shot himself in a Cleveland nightclub rather than a New York one. That would also marks the first time anybody has wanted to be in Cleveland over New York.
5) Packers' Johnny Jolly Suspended Indefinitely
One guy who didn't get off was Mr. Purple Drank himself, Johnny Jolly. He's been suspended indefinitely by the NFL and many think it's gonna be for the entire 2010 season. Tough break nigga.
July 18, 2010
Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty (Review)
1) Feel Me (Intro)
Decent sounding intro. The "damn, and that wasn't nothing but the intro" comment at the end wasn't all that necessary, and it actually makes me like it less. Sorry, I just hate when people brag about stuff that isn't that impressive.
2) Daddy Fat Sax
Great way to start things off, as far as complete songs are concerned. The production is hot, as are the verses, hook, and bridge. This actually would've served as a good intro since it's short, clocking in at just 2 minutes and 36 seconds. Oh well, doesn't make that much of a difference.
3) Turns Me On (feat. Sleepy Brown & Joi)
What was with the "niggas don't fuck with a nigga like me because a nigga like me don't fuck around" part at the beginning?? What purpose did it serve?? It was just vulgar for the sake of being vulgar, and had nothing to do with the song. I know 'Kast albums don't need a reason to do things, but it was just odd.
Anyway, Turns Me On is some good ol' OutKast shit (kind of sounds like it belonged on Idlewild). The beat, the hook, the feel, it's just so OutKast and I love it!
With that being said, it would've been nice to hear Andre 3000's voice on it. Unfortunately Jive wouldn't allow any tracks featuring 3000 to be on the album, so that could be why he's not on here, and definitely why Lookin' 4 Ya and Royal Flush didn't "make the album." Still a super dope song either way.
4) Follow Us (feat. Vonnegutt)
Nothing against Vonnegutt, but I'm not really feeling his vocals. They aren't egregious enough to ruin the song, but I just don't like his voice that much. That's just me though, you might love it, so no points off for that.
Either way, Follow Us is still a useful track. The beat and lyrics were cool (favorite bars: "With so many bosses why are they still, layin' niggas off they job? Nigga for real!"), so I can find little fault with hit, though it is no homerun.
In my opinion, the best part is the extra few bars (I think Big Rube?) spit at the end. He ripped that shit, and unlike the intro on Turns Me On, it doesn't feel odd or unnecessary.
5) Shutterbug (feat. Cutty)
Shutterbug is a nice little song and was a decent choice for a single. I don't really love any element of it, but I still like it overall and it's not all that skippable. That's always a good thing.
6) General Patton
Loud, very loud...but I like it! Dope beat and lyrics by Big and Big Rube, though it was kind of weird to hear spoken word over such a loud track.
I would've loved to hear Ludacris on here, this beat is right up his alley (think Coming 2 America from Word Of Mouf). That probably would've taken the song to the next level, and also allowed that Big Rube verse to be used elsewhere. But as is, it's still hot.
Oh, and the "David Blaine" was hilarious! I'd never try it, but it'd be funny to see done.
7) Tangerine (feat. T.I. & Khujo Goodie)
Super hot! I love Tangerine! Then again, what's not to like about it?? Awesome in all aspects and a great use of a feature (T.I. has been very vintage T.I. lately, am I the only one noticing this??). Now I'm not saying it will become a big hit record, but if it does, I would be less than surprised. Great summer record as well.
(Side note: Are they stripping to this in Atlanta yet?? If they are, it might be time to put my hate for road trip to the side.)
8) You Ain't No DJ (feat. Yelawolf)
We have an Andre 3000 sighting, I repeat, we have an Andre 3000 sighting! Unfortunately it isn't in the form of a verse or hook (thanks again Jive, smart move), but 3000 offers up some production.
You Ain't No DJ can't truly be appreciated until you hear it in a car with a system, or really anything with bass. This 3000 beat is bumpin'! I already thought the song was good, but hearing it how it was supposed to be heard, only elevates it more.
Did anybody bother telling Yelawolf the hook or what the song was about before he submitted his verse?? He mentioned DJ Toomp at some point in his first verse, but that was it. Oh well, I still enjoyed both of his verses so it's all good.
Funny skit there at the end (though the chick said "participation" instead of "precipitation" at the end lol). It's easier to overlooked the placement of skits when they're actually funny.
9) Hustle Blood (feat. Jamie Foxx)
Another hot one, and potential single for Big (I actually think I read he was shooting a video but don't quote me on that). The subject matter is a bit curious for men of their age, but that slows it down 0.0%. Foxx does his thing, and Big tears it down with 2 blazing verses. Hustle Blood gets no complaints from me.
(Side note: This song was made even more special because the Jamie Foxx feature was a surprise, I had no idea he was going to be on the album. This is why I don't like looking at tracklisting beforehand anymore, you start forming expectations for songs based on who's on them and what they're titled. I'm not saying I wouldn't have liked Hustle Blood regardless, but maybe I see someone is on a track and expect something totally different from what I get. I may feel disappointed by that. I just prefer a blank slate coming in, that is all.)
10) Be Still (feat. Janelle Monae)
Again, was that piece at the beginning really necessary?? It had nothing to do with Be Still, or even Hustle Blood for that matter. I don't get it, but whatever.
Anyway, Be Still is a solid record. Not outstanding, not out of this world, but very solid. Don't get me wrong though, it's still a useful record, just not anything overly spectacular. After The Archandroid, my bar for Janelle Monae is extremely high, so I was expecting to be blown away. Oh well I love Janelle anyway, so hearing her was a treat regardless. Everything else was good as well.
I don't have much to say about the skit, but maybe I'd like them more if they weren't attracted to the songs?? The ones at the end aren't that bad, but I hate having skits at the beginning of songs.
11) Fo Yo Sorrows (feat. George Clinton, Too $hort & Sam Chris)
Hot! Fo Yo Sorrows leave little to be desired. Grade A production from Organized Noize, dope flow and verses from Big, great use of features, it's just a tight song. I love how Too $hort was incorporated into the record, even if it was for only 6 bars or so.
If I had to give Fo Yo Sorrows a letter grade, it would undoubtedly be an A+.
12) Night Night (feat. B.o.B & Joi)
I'm not even gonna say anything about me having to hear that skit everytime I want to hear this song.
So no B.o.B verse?? We need to start putting some kind of indicators in song titles to let us know whether a rapper is going to spit a verse or just sing the hook. When I heard B.o.B's voice I was expecting a verse, then when it never came I was disappointed. If there was something in the title or something at the beginning of the song to let me know he was only on the hook, I could've prepared myself for it. Let's work on that.
Anyway, this song is pretty good. Nothing too special, but good enough to pass. The beat is aight, the verses were hot, and the hook was ok.
13) Shine Blockas (feat. Gucci Mane)
How much better would this track have been had Gucci Mane not been involved?? 10 times? 20 times? 50 times?? I say the number can't be counted, and if Big had left the space Gucci rapped blank it would've sounded better. I don't know, the whole "I'm mentally challenged but I'm still a human being dammit!" flow doesn't do anything for me. I guess he was OK on the hook, but his verse sucked.
Other than Gucci Mane's involvement Shine Blockas is straight heat. The beat is love and Big does his thing with his verses. Put just about any competent rapper on that middle verse and it's infinity better, but overall it's still a strong record.
14) The Train Pt. 2 (Sir Lucious Left Foot Saves The Day) (feat. Sam Chris)
Here's the sequel to The Train from Idlewild. Very OutKast, very futuristic, very funky, very useful song. All aspects of a good song were covered.
Not sure what was going on with that Rumba inspiring ending, but that's just OutKast.
15) Back Up Plan
B.J. (before Jive) Royal Flush was set to be the last track because Big wanted 3000 to have the last word. Just putting it out there.
Back Up Plan is a fine way to go out regardless. I really liked the hook and it's cadence. The beat is pretty dope and Big doesn't disappoint lyrically either. I like, I like. Again, a fine note to close things out on.
Favorite Song:
Tangerine (feat. T.I. & Khujo Goodie) (Prod. by Knightheat & Big Boi)
Least Favorite Song:
Follow Us (feat. Vonnegutt) (Prod. by Salaam Remi) (Please note that it was tough for me to pick one because there is no track that I didn't like.)
Overall:
Even though we had to wait for what seemed like forever for Big Boi's first official solo effort, it was well worth it. There's very little to complain about musically with Sir Lucious Left Foot, and that's whether you're a diehard 'Kast fan, or a casual listener. I really did have to think long and hard about what I picked for my least favorite record because all 15 tracks were above par. I didn't absolutely love them all, but there was not any stinkers as well.
It sucks that Jive deprived us of Andre 3000, but that's the business I guess. You can't hold that against Big. You can still add the two 3000 tracks to your playlist if you want though, Lookin' 4 Ya would supposed to go after Hustle Blood, and we know Royal Flush was supposed to be the last track.
Jive, give us that Andre solo album and we'll be square.
4.25/5
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