May 31, 2012
Thursday Billboard Update - 5/31/12
Another boring week on the Hot 100 as Phillip Phillips' Home debuting at #10 is literally the only change from last week.
The New Orleans Hornets Win Anthony Davis The NBA Draft Lottery
Oh, and ignore this picture of Anthony Davis in N.O. Hornets swag, which was allegedly taken 3 weeks ago.
(Side note: Let's all agree to ridicule the Brooklyn Nets as much as possible, whenever we can for trading their lottery pick to Portland for Gerald Wallace, who will be a free agent.)
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May 29, 2012
Jay-Z & Kanye West - No Church In The Wild Video
I was gonna make a joke about a sports team with a passionate fan base rioting after a loss (I'm looking at you Vancouver), but I decided not to show up like Jay-Z and Kanye for this video.
The Real World: St. Thomas Trailer
If you want to see more of the new cast, click here.
This Week In Flops 5/30/12
Terrell Owens Cut By IFL Team
"Our fans are amongst the best in the league, and it is impossible to maintain a player when even our fans notice and comment on a player's lack of effort both on and off the field... We need to do what is best for this team, our fans and this community... It's disappointing and unfortunate, but [he] could no longer be tolerated by the Wrangler organization."
Sad, sad, sad. How do you get cut by an IFL team?? I'm still not totally positive it's a real league, and even they didn't want him. You know he just skyrocketed to the top of the Lamest Athletes leaderboard for the 2012 L.A.M.E. Awards.
I've been thinking about it and maybe he should've just let himself O.D. back in 2006? How would you rather your Hall Of Fame career end, overdosing on painkillers or getting cut by the fucking Allen Wranglers? Exactly.
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Pusha T - Exodus 23:1 Video
This video was a bit disappointing, I mean, they could've at least shot the shit at night to fit with the feel of the song. Oh well, the song is so dope, it really doesn't even matter.
Pusha T - Exodus 23:1 (feat. The-Dream)
Lil Wayne Twitter Disses Pusha T
Slaughterhouse Tour: Episode 7
This very well may have been my favorite of the episodes.
Related:
Slaughterhouse Tour: Episode 6
Slaughterhouse Tour: Episode 5
Slaughterhouse Tour: Episode 4
Slaughterhouse Tour: Episode 3
Slaughterhouse Tour: Episode 2
Slaughterhouse Tour: Episode 1
May 28, 2012
2012 NBA Playoff Predictions: Eastern Conference Finals
Coming into this series, I thought more people would write the Celtics off because they're so injury riddled, but it's been quite the opposite, and some folks are actually picking them to win. That's shocking to me, not because I don't think Boston can win, but because I just figured everyone would want to saddle the Heat with as much pressure as possible and predict sweeps. I don't know, it's just hard to believe with Pierce on one leg, Ray Allen with 2 bad ankles, and no Avery Bradley all the "analysts" wouldn't use this opportunity to jinx Miami. Weird.
Speaking of injuries, the Heat are a 100% healthy team either. Though he did do some practice drills yesterday, Chris Bosh is still out. The knee that cause Dwyane Wade's 5 point, 5 turnover Game 3 isn't magically cured because he finished Round 2 on a tear. And don't even get me started on Mike Miller, the guy looks like running in mud with a gorilla on his back when he's going up and down the court. Oh, and don't forget that LeBron did tweak his ankle back in Game 6. Not making excuses, just saying.
Boston's Key To Victory: Out-of-this-world team defense. If Boston let's Miami score 100+ points a game, they don't stand a chance. The only way they can win is if they can keep things in the mid-70's or 80's, and the only way they can do that is by playing out-of-this-world team defense.
Miami's Key To Victory: Help from the role players. Yeah, LeBron and Wade played incredibly in Games 4-6 of the Indiana series, but if Shane Battier, Mike Miller, Mario Chalmers, Udonis Haslem, and Joel Anthony never stepped up and took pressure of them, we could be talking about a Pacers-Celtics series here. The Heat's supporting cast needs to show up for them to win. They just need to.
Boston's X-Factor: Ray Allen. Most folks aren't expecting much from Allen, but if he's not able to stay in front of Dwyane Wade or hit 3's on the other end, Boston cannot win.
Miami's X-Factor: Guys 3-10. To expect to keep getting 60-70 points a game from LeBron and Wade is unrealistic, so if the other guys aren't doing their job, Miami is in trouble.
Prediction: Heat win in 6. I expect Miami to take Game 1, but Boston won't back down and will steal 2 games before Miami closes it out in Game 6 in Boston. That's my pick and I'm sticking to it.
May 27, 2012
2012 NBA Playoff Predictions: Western Conference Finals
Oklahoma City's Key To Victory: Shoot 50+% from the field. I know, I know, if any team makes more than 50% of their shots they're likely to win, but this especially hold true for OKC because they are primarily a jump shooting team. Yes, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook can drive to the hoop, but they much rather jack up jumpers. If those jumpers aren't falling, they're going down quick.
San Antonio's Key To Victory: Keep playing like the Spurs. That's it. There's a reason San Antonio hasn't lost a game since April 11th and it's because they are a fucking good team. Yeah, they played a defeated Jazz team in the first round and a depleted Clippers team in the second, but the Spurs have looked great regardless.
Oklahoma City's X-Factor: James Harden. It is imperative that James Harden wins the 6th Man Of The Year battle with Manu Ginobili for the Thunder to win this series. If he wins, OKC will probably pull off the upset, but if he gets outplayed, the Spurs will sweep or win in 5.
San Antonio's X-Factor: Manu Ginobili. Again, whoever wins the 6th Man Of The Year battle will likely win the series and a trip to the NBA Finals.
Prediction: Thunder win in 7. I'm expecting a back and forth, eye for an eye type of series, and it's only right this one goes the distance. Yeah, the potential Game 7 would be in San Antonio, but everyone thinking the Spurs are going to win makes me think the Thunder will.
Nas - Daughters Video
What a dope video! Definitely didn't hurt that it had Paige Hurd aka Tasha from Everybody Hates Chris in it. She was always a lil cutie to me (and yes she's legal so shut the fuck up).
Anyway, no new news on Life Is Good, but it's still on schedule for a July 17th release, so that's always a good thing.
3D Na'Tee - No Love
HOT! Na'Tee is about 3 more hot records from being the greatest female rapper the South ever produced.
Lupe Fiasco - Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)
Not sure why I never got around to posting this (especially with all the back and forth between Lupe and Pete Rock), but here is it 6 days later.
...And I still can't find an mp3 for it. Damn.
Anyway, Food & Liquor 2 hits stores September 25th.
Big Boi Makes Album Announcements On Twitter
I like that Big Boi didn't put any timeline on these album to save us from disappointment, but there's no way Andre 3000 is ever dropping another album, right? I'll put it like this: I have more hope for Detox than I do for a new Andre LP.
Moving right along....
I like it!
Mystikal - One Night (feat. Jae Millz, Birdman & Detail)
Gotdamn Mystikal wrecked that first verse! It's truly unfortunate he had to get Cash Money's D team for features instead of the A team (mainly Drake) like it deserved. Oh well, at least Birdman didn't do a verse.
Childish Gambino - Black Faces (feat. Nipsey Hussle)
Definitely feeling this shit, but you already know that since it featuring 2 of my favorite younger spittas.
Niiiiiiccccceeee! *Fabolous voice*
Lately we have this one featuring Flynt Flossy and Yung Humma from Turquoise Jeep (think Lemme Smang It)! I can't even believe, but this shit is actually really tight. Who know Flynt and Humma had it in them?
Freddie Gibbs - Pull Up (feat. T.I. & Young Jeezy)
Nice! Wish Jeezy would've contributed a verse, but this shit is still dope with just Gibbs and Tip.
Tito Lopez Destroys The 5 6 Fingers Of Death
"Talking hard behind your computer, put a R on yo' IP nigga!"
GOTDAMN! Get familiar with Tito Lopez!
May 26, 2012
David Banner's Mission of Empowerment
Just thought this was a cool little mini doc y'all might dig.
Also, if you want to be a part of the 2M1 Movement, go ahead and head over to DavidBanner.com and donate your dollar (come on nigga, it's one damn dollar!) now.
May 25, 2012
Lil Wayne - Goulish (Pusha T Diss)
Wait, did Lil Wayne bother listening to hear Exodus 23:1? I feel like he would've decided against dropping this and went with something completely different had he heard how hard that record is. If this was just a random freestyle, I'd say it was okay; there's some good lines in there and there's some bad ones. BUT as a response to Exodus 23:1? This shit is WEAK!
I could imagine Pusha T hearing that Lil Wayne dropped a diss record and feeling some nervous excitement, then actually playing this shit and laughing as he remembers that he's now the Thunder to Lil Wayne's Lakers. Yeah, you were good at one point, but there's no question who's better now.
It'll be interesting to see if Pusha even feels this is reply worthy, or just let Lil Wayne continue to hang himself struggle diss by struggle diss.
G.O.O.D. Music 1, YMCMB 0
Lil Wayne Twitter Disses Pusha T
Tracy Morgan Kills It On Conan
Since I'm posting late night hilarity from earlier this week, here's Tracy Morgan destroying on Conan.
Jim Gaffigan On 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon'
This is actually from the other night, but it was so ridiculously funny that I had to post it. Buy Mr. Universe off of JimGaffigan.com, you won't be disappointed!
Knicks Finally Name Mike Woodson Head Coach
Awkward Black Girl Season 2 Trailer
Great news, "The Mis-Adventure of Awkward Black Girl" is not only coming back for season 2, but that shit is starting in just a little over 2 weeks from now on June 14th! I believe Justin Bieber would categorize this as "swaggy."
In other ABG news, the show is moving to Pharrell's new iamOTHER YouTube channel, so if you don't want to miss an episode, I'd suggest you go subscribe...well, unless you don't want to. That's cool too. No pressure...but it'd be nice.
May 24, 2012
Eminem Beginning Work On New Album
I'm glad to hear Slaughterhouse will be on Summer Jam, but I can't go to that shit, so the most important part of this interview is hearing that Eminem has begun working on a new solo album! I'm sure we won't see it until some time in 2013, but I'm still already excited.
Also, shout out to Peter Rosenberg for standing up for Hip-Hop time and time again.
Thursday Billboard Update - 5/24/12
For the most part, nothing changed from last week's Hot 100.
The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold
1. Adam Lambert - Trespassing (1)
2. Adele - 21 (2-2)
3. Carrie Underwood - Blown Away (1-3)
4. Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts (5-4)
5. Tenacious D - Rize Of The Fenix (5)
6. Various Artists - Now 42 (4-6)
7. Beach House - Bloom (7)
8. Glee Cast - Glee, The Music: Season Three - The Graduation Album (8)
9. Lionel Richie - Tuskegee (3-9)
10. One Direction - Up All Night (7-10)
- Killer Mike's R.A.P. Music debuts at #83 with just 5,300 sold. What a travesty.
The Billboard Hot 100 1-10
first time top 10's in bold
1. Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (1-1)
2. Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe (4-2)
3. Maroon 5 - Payphone (2-3)
4. fun. - We Are Young (3-4)
5. Nicki Minaj - Starships (6-5)
6. Flo Rida - Wild Ones (5-6)
7. One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful (7-7)
8. The Wanted - Glad You Came (8-8)
9. Justin Bieber - Boyfriend (9-9)
10. Train - Drive By (10-10)
- Usher's Scream hops another 10 spots 25-15.
- Nicki Minaj's Right By My Side featuring Chris Brown jumps 18 spots 78-60.
- J. Cole's Nobody's Perfect with Missy Elliot debuts at #90.
Lil Wayne Twitter Disses Pusha T
Hmmm, this couldn't have anything to do with that Exodus 23:1 record Pusha T just dropped that was widely reported to be a Drake diss, could it? And the plot thickens...
Wale & Meek Mill - Actin Up (feat. French Montana)
Can't wait to hear the radio edit if they decide to push this as a single.
Anyway, this song it self definitely isn't as hard as it should be. The track is incredible, and the verses were fine, but that hook was lazy as fuck. "Deez hoes be actin' up, deez hoes be actin' up, deez hoes be actin' up, and deez niggas be lettin' 'em." That's it? Uhh, okay then...
Pusha T - Exodus 23:1 (feat. The-Dream)
The internets say this could possibly be a diss subliminal diss to Drake and/or The Weeknd, but all I know is this shit goes hard! If anything, I'd say Pusha dissed himself by saying, "Contract all fucked up, I guess that means you're all fucked up. You signed to one nigga, that signed to another nigga, that signed to three niggas, now that's bad luck." You know, since Pusha T is signed to one nigga (Kanye), that's signed to another nigga (Jay-Z), that's signed to three niggas (Sony Music Entertainment), much like Drake, and the vast majority of other rappers.
Oh, and if you were too lazy to Google Exodus 23:1, the scripture reads, "Do not spread false reports. Do not help a wicked man by being a malicious witness."
Fat Joe - Pride N Joy (feat. Kanye West, Miguel, Jadakiss, Mos Def, DJ Khaled, Roscoe Dash & Busta Rhymes)
"What happened to the Jadakiss, Mos Def and Busta Rhymes verses?" I'm sure that's what you're asking, and really I don't know. If you're also wonder why it says they're featured on the song, it's because they are. Jada, Mos, and Busta, along with DJ Khaled, are the collage of voices you hear on the chant part, while that's Miguel and Roscoe Dash you hear on the shitty hook. A bit much, right? Right.
On another note, are we trying to bring back auto-tune already? Really? Rappers, please let that shit remain dead. Please.
NBA Announces All-Defensive Teams
Now you may be thinking, "How does Defensive Player of the Year, Tyson Chandler not make the First Team?" That's a fair question, but the answer is that coaches vote on the All-NBA teams, while media members vote for the individual awards (MVP, DPoY, etc.). I guess the coaches just didn't fear Chandler defensively as much as they feared Dwight Howard.
Honestly, I have no problem with this because I don't think Chandler should've won Defensive Player of the Year in the first place. Since when did being the best defensive player on a shitty defensive team make you the league's best? Chandler winning the award was actually a mini travesty, if you ask me. Serge Ibaka lead the league in blocks by over a block and a half per game! On the other hand, Chandler (89) only had 4 more total blocks than Greg Stiemsma (85)! Greg Stiemsma! Stiemsma only played in 55 games and started just 3. Again, he only had 4 less blocks than Chandler on the season.
Of course blocks aren't the only thing that matters, but I'm just saying, Tyson Chandler wasn't the best player in the NBA this season, in my opinion.
(Side note: Who in the hell gave Carlos Boozer a vote for the All-Defensive team? That coach should have his vote taken away.)
May 23, 2012
Udonis Haslem Suspended For Game 6
In addition to the BS suspension of Haslem, Dexter Pittman was also suspended, but not just for one got, he got 3. I was actually expecting more, but I guess Stern realized the insignificance of Dexter Pittman throwing a Metta World Elbow at Lance Stephenson. Neither play, not really a big deal either way.
As far as Game 6 goes, with Chris Bosh already out, this Haslem injury really puts us in a bind. You know Ronny Turiaf is gonna get in foul trouble and our only other serviceable big man is Joel Anthony, so it looks like either Juwan Howard or Eddy Curry is gonna have to give us 10-15 minutes. This series could easily be heading towards a Game 7. I hope not, but we're small as fuck.
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Will Smith Talks About The Possibility Of "Bad Boys 3"
A lot of sites are saying that he confirmed that "Bad Boys 3" was coming out today on 106 & Park, but I sure as hell didn't hear that in this clip.
If you don't want to hit play on the clip, this is all Will said:
"I talked to Martin [Lawrence] about that a couple of weeks ago. Martin is into it and we got a couple of screenplays and the story's gotta be right."
That's not exactly a confirmation in my book. If anything, his facial expression and "the story's gotta be right" closer gives off more of an "I don't know, we'll see" kinda vibe to me. I guess we will see soon enough.
Jay-Z & Kanye Music Featured In "The Great Gatsby" Trailer
Well that sure was random...and hilarious! I mean, it's not as random and hilarious as when they put Dubstep in the "Red Tails" trailer, but it's definitely up there on the unintentional comedy scale.
On another note, did we really need another Great Gatsby movie? I mean, if Leo decided to do it, I'm sure it's an awesome film, but come the fuck on Hollywood, come up with some new ideas!
(Side note: How cool is it that real life friends Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire did a movie together? That usually doesn't happen with actors, unless one of them is producing the film.)
50 Cent Says He's Releasing His Album July 3rd, With Or Without Interscope
Fresh off of releasing his first Gangsta Grillz mixtape with DJ Drama, 50 Cent is planning on dropping his 5th LP July 3rd (a long cry from last July when he claimed he would not put out another album). No word on how he's gonna release it, but one would assume if Interscope doesn't give it a proper release (which they probably won't) he'd just leak it on the internet. Then again, in that Twitter last July, 50 also said he was gonna leak a Dr. Dre record and that never happened, so who knows?
Either way, look out for a new 50 Cent album this July...maybe.
SuriTV
Over the few months I've had the new BlackBerry Bold 9900, I've come to realize it's nothing more than a piece of shit, so I'm in the early stages of shopping for an iPhone. Somehow that led me to this brilliant video by the creators of Shit Nobody Says. Awesomeness!
Also, if you're a Cowboy fan like me, feel free to check out Tripp & Tyler's 5 Questions You've Never Been Asked with Miles Austin and Tony Romo.
May 21, 2012
Jay Pharoah Spoofs Stephen A. Smith
Classic, classic, classic! If SNL is gonna survive post-Kristen Wiig and Andy Samberg, they're gonna have to feature Jay Pharoah in every other skit next season. That's just what it is.
Amazon Mother's Day Ad
This is obviously a week or so old, but I just saw it over the weekend and it's hilarious! Amazon needs to consider using this as an ad for real lol.
And speaking of "50 Shades Of Grey," check out Gilbert Gottfried reading it after the jump.
Embarrassing Sounds In The Ladies' Room
This doesn't have anything to do with anything, but it was hilarious, so fuck it, I'm posting it lol.
Stan Van Gundy & Otis Smith Get Fired By Magic
Well, I see why they would fire Otis Smith, he's been mostly terrible, but I just don't get the dismissal of Stan Van. I mean, yeah, if they wanted to keep Dwight, they probably had to get rid of Stan, but does this really mean he's any more inclined to stay? Remember when the Cavs fired Mike Brown the summer of The Decision? That sure as hell didn't stop LeBron from bolting Cleveland, and I don't think it will stop Dwight from being a pain until he's finally shipped off.
Oh well, Stan will definitely land on his feet, so don't expect him to be out of work for much longer than he wants to.
Hey, maybe the Magic can try to bring Billy Donovan to town again?
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May 20, 2012
Kanye West Announces G.O.O.D. Album Title, Film
If you're looking for more Cruel Summer possibilities, Marc Hogan of Spin wrote 5 safe assumptions about it. Not a bad read.
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Muscles Glasses Returns!
First they made a fast food sacrifice, then they got attacked by vegan zombies, and now Muscles Glasses is finally back! I'm so happy right now.
Quick fun fact: the Boss Bacon Burger has over 109,000 calories in it! What you know about diabetes, hater?!
May 17, 2012
Thursday Billboard Update - 5/17/12
For the most part, nothing changed from last week's Hot 100.
The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold
1. Carrie Underwood - Blown Away (1-1)
2. Adele - 21 (4-2)
3. Lionel Richie - Tuskegee (6-3)
4. Various Artists - Now 42 (3-4)
5. Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts (2-5)
6. Silversun Pickups - Neck Of The Woods (6)
7. One Direction - Up All Night (8-7)
8. Jack White - Blunderbuss (7-8)
9. Tank - This Is How I Feel (9)
10. Luke Bryan - Tailgates & Tanlines (13-10)
The Billboard Hot 100 1-10
first time top 10's in bold
1. Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (1-1)
2. Maroon 5 - Payphone (3-2)
3. fun. - We Are Young (2-3)
4. Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe (4-4)
5. Flo Rida - Wild Ones (5-5)
6. Nicki Minaj - Starships (7-6)
7. One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful (9-7)
8. The Wanted - Glad You Came (7-8)
9. Justin Bieber - Boyfriend (8-9)
10. Train - Drive By (11-10)
- Rihanna's Where Have You Been jumps 11 more spots 29-18.
- Pitbull's Back In Time skips 9 more spots 30-21.
- Usher's Scream surges 21 more spots 46-25.
- 2 Chainz's first single No Lie featuring Drake debuts at #45.
- Justin Bieber's Turn To You debuts at #60.
- Usher's Lemme See featuring Rick Ross debuts at #98.
May 16, 2012
Nicki Minaj - Right By My Side (feat. Chris Brown) Video
A few thoughts about this video:
1) Has anyone checked on Drake yet? He got snubbed for his kiss at the end of the Moment 4 Life video, only for Nicki to go on and kiss Nas at the end of this video? You know he's somewhere crying his little light skin heart out.
2) Awesome career move by Nas. I don't know when the new album is dropping, but he name will definitely be buzzing because dumb niggas will think (and say) this video means he and Nicki are dating now. Hopefully he can capitalize off of it.
3) What if Nas really is fucking Nicki Minaj? That would be an even better career move than being in this video, and it's definitely a 1,000 times better than when he hooked up with that cunt Kelis.
4) Why was Chris Brown here? I know he was on the hook, but was his presence really needed? It was just weird for the most part.
5) Chris Brown's is no longer blonde. I don't pay much attention to Chris Brown, so I could be late, but yeah, his hair is black again. I see he went with a little 1999 Puff Daddy too. I see you Chris!
6) This slow motion shot at 1:22 is my favorite part of the video. Word!
Okay, that is all.
May 15, 2012
This Week In Flops 5/15/12
Anyway, I doubt R.A.P. Music will make much noise; I'm thinking it'll land somewhere in the 5-15k range.
Tenacious D - The Roadie (with Danny McBride)
I thought the groupie sucking off Sebastian was the best part, but then he had to go and say, "She'll do anything you guys want, she's totally awesome at fucking people," at the end. That shit was hilarious!
By the way, Tenacious D has a new album called Rize Of The Fenix today, so check it out if you can.
May 14, 2012
Mystikal - Bullshit (Prod. by KLC)
Sadly, Mystikal had to turn himself in this morning to do 3 more months in the slammer, but he left us with a gem called Bullshit.
Unfortunately, KLC didn't live up to his end of the bargain with this extra average ass beat, but Mystikal saved the track with some vintage Mystikal lyricism and delivery. Feel free to download the track below.
Mystikal - Bullshit (Prod. by KLC)
Kris Humphries Is A Douchebag
I see that lil jab they took at Kanye with that shades about 1:50 into the video lol.
Chris Bosh Out Indefinitely
(Side note: Is there any doubt that someone will take one of these pictures of Chris Bosh bent over in pain and put some type of gay caption on it? You know, because sexualizing another man bent over with an injury isn't gay at all.)
Kyrie Irving Wins Rookie Of The Year
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May 13, 2012
2012 NBA Playoff Predictions: Conference Semifinals
(8) Philadelphia 76ers @ (4) Boston Celtics
Thoughts: The Sixers can't beat the Celtics. That is all.
X-Factor: Health. The only way I could see Boston possibly having trouble is if someone gets hurt. Paul Pierce is playing on a sprained knee, Ray Allen has a bum ankle, Avery Bradley has one available arm. If any of those injuries worsens, or God forbid we have another Derrick Rose/Iman Shumpert situation, the Sixers could fuck around and be in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Prediction: Celtics win in 4.
(3) Indiana Pacers @ Miami Heat (2)
Thoughts: Man, the Pacers sure have been talking a lot of trash, huh? They are a really good team, but they need to chill and act accordingly.
And with that being said, I think it's absolutely fucking ridiculous that Pacers coach Frank Vogel got fined for his comments. I want my Heat to punish him for his words, not David Stern. Besides, if he wants to talk shit, let him. The NBA hasn't made any effort to stop flopping, so you can't expect no one would ever say something like Vogel did. That's just unrealistic. Then again, so is David Stern at times.
X-Factor: Rebounding. If the Heat can control the boards against a much bigger team, this one could be over fast. Conversely, if the Pacers can do a good job of keeping the Heat off both the offensive and defensive boards, it's not inconceivable that this series would be much closer than it probably should be.
Prediction: Heat win in 5.
(3) Los Angeles Lakers @ (2) Oklahoma City Thunder
Thoughts: Go ahead and prepare yourselves to hear some of the loudest boos in NBA history when Metta World
As far as the actual basketball goes, this series should end up being a lot closer than many others think. If Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol carry their Game 7 performance with them to Oklahoma, and Metta can hold Kevin Durant reasonably in check, things could get interesting. One major concern for the Lakers is Ramon Sessions (aka Tall Lil Duval) on defense. In the last round he got cooked by Ty Lawson, so what do you think Russell Westbrook is going to do to him? It could get ugly.
Another concern would be the back-to-back for Games 3 and 4. Yeah, they're home in L.A., but that could be a lot to ask of Kobe and some of the older Lakers after a 7 game series and against a young team that's been resting for over a week.
X-Factor: Andrew Bynum's attitude. Sessions getting ate up by Westbrook is a forgone conclusion, but Bynum giving a fuck surely isn't. If his effort is minimal and his interest wanes, the Thunder could be looking at back-to-back sweeps.
Prediction: Thunder win in 6.
Thoughts: Too much rest for the Spurs, not enough rest for the Clippers. This series shouldn't take long.
X-Factor: L.A.'s health. If Chris Paul and Blake Griffin aren't 100% or damn near it, the Clippers might as well not even show up.
Prediction: Spurs win in 5.
J. Cole Confirms Album With Kendrick Lamar
(If you don't want to listen to the entire interview, click here to fast forward to the announcement.)
I have zero confidence that this album will ever come out, I'm just happy to hear they're working and we might get a leak or 2 one day. That's good enough for me.
Shout out to Bootleg Kev with the exclusive.
May 12, 2012
LeBron Wins 3rd MVP In 4 Years
Some folks will say this will only add pressure for LeBron to finally win a ring, but honestly, could there possibly be any more pressure on LeBron at this point? I don't know if there's a pressure limit, but if there is, there's no doubt he's currently at it, so this trophy didn't do a damn thing.
"Lark Voorhies" Seems A Bit Different...
I'm so sad I can't unsee this.
See, I told y'all that was an imposter! Here is my boo Lark looking normal with some make-up artist dude.
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May 10, 2012
Papoose Destroys Sway's 5 Fingers Of Death
Shit! Is Papoose back? He fell out hard after Jive gave him that $1.5 million in 2006 because he kept trying to make club singles instead of just making good music, but this is an awesome sign. Salute to Pap for this regardless.
Thursday Billboard Update - 5/10/12
For the most part, nothing changed from last week's Hot 100.
The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold
1. Carrie Underwood - Blown Away (1)
2. Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts (2)
3. Various Artists - Now 42 (3)
4. Adele - 21 (2-4)
5. B.o.B - Strange Clouds (5)
6. Lionel Richie - Tuskegee (3-6)
7. Jack White - Blunderbuss (1-7)
8. One Direction - Up All Night (4-8)
9. Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman - Smash sdtk (9)
10. Marilyn Manson - Born Villain (10)
- Following the death of MCA last week, the Beastie Boys' License To Ill leaps back onto the Billboard 200 at #18 with 19,100.
The Billboard Hot 100 1-10
first time top 10's in bold
1. Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (1-1)
2. fun. - We Are Young (2-2)
3. Maroon 5 - Payphone (3-3)
4. Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe (5-4)
5. Flo Rida - Wild Ones (6-5)
6. The Wanted - Glad You Came (4-6)
7. Nicki Minaj - Starships (8-7)
8. Justin Bieber - Boyfriend (7-8)
9. One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful (9-9)
10. Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) (10-10)
- B.o.B's Both Of Us featuring Taylor Swift (Word?) debuts at #18.
- Rihanna's Where Have You Been soars 49 spots 78-29.
- Pitbull's Back In Time off the "Men In Black 3" soundtrack flies 18 more spots 48-30.
- Usher's Scream jumps 24 spots 70-46 in its 2nd week.
May 05, 2012
Maybach Music Cartoon
It got a little corny once the car started talking, but other than that, this shit was classic.
May 04, 2012
Somebody's Gonna Get Pregnant: Kate Upton Topless Outtakes
And since we're talking about Kate and 2 of the loveliest titties in the game, enjoy the video that set the internets ablaze earlier this week. (Trust me, it's the sexiest video of a nonrhythmic white person dancing that you'll ever see.)



Amare Stoudemire Tweets A Pic Of His Cut Hand
Whatever, I'm just hoping he cut off those struggle braids of his that have brought so much misfortune to his team.
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R.I.P. Adam Yauch aka MCA
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Kanye West - Lost In The World Video
I'm not an artsy fartsy hipster, so this video was pretty stupid to me, but it's Kanye, so fuck it.
May 03, 2012
Justin Bieber - Boyfriend Parody "ExtenZe"
If you've been on Twitter today, you know Justin Bieber's Boyfriend video came out today. Well in addition to that, my new parody of Boyfriend is out as well. Enjoy!
Thursday Billboard Update - 5/3/12
Gotye's Somebody That I Used to Know also remains at #1 for yet another week, and that's about it.
The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold
1. Jack White - Blunderbuss (1)
2. Adele - 21 (3-2)
3. Lionel Richie - Tuskegee (1-3)
4. One Direction - Up All Night (5-4)
5. Lee Brice - Hard 2 Love (5)
6. Kip Moore - Up All Night (6)
7. The Wanted - The Wanted (7)
8. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (6-8)
9. Gotye - Making Mirrors (7-9)
10. Jason Mraz - Love Is a Four Letter Word (2-10)
The Billboard Hot 100 1-10
first time top 10's in bold
1. Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (1-1)
2. fun. - We Are Young (2-2)
3. Maroon 5 - Payphone (3-3)
4. The Wanted - Glad You Came (5-4)
5. Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe (7-5)
6. Flo Rida - Wild Ones (6-6)
7. Justin Bieber - Boyfriend (4-7)
8. Nicki Minaj - Starships (9-8)
9. One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful (8-9)
10. Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) (10-10)
- Wiz Khalifa's Work Hard, Play Hard debuts at #17.
- Pitbull's Back In Time off the "Men In Black 3" soundtrack jumps 17 more spots 65-48.
- Flo Rida's Whistle debuts at #64.
- Usher's Scream debuts at #70.
- John Legend's Tonight (Best You Ever Had) featuring Ludacris flies 18 spots 97-79 in its 2nd week.
May 01, 2012
Chief Keef - I Don't Like (Remix) (feat. Pusha T, Kanye West, Big Sean, & Jadakiss)
Yep, just as shitty as the original. Maybe 10% better, but still pretty trash. This nigga Chief Keef makes 2 Chainz sound like Biggie lyrically, he's that bad. I don't give a shit if he's only 16, dude is GARBAGE. Real nigga shit, is he any better than Lil B? Seriously, go listen to that nigga's verse again (if your ears can bare) and tell me he's that much better than Lil B. I'm so disappointed in Kanye. Helping out wack ass rappers, that's that shit I don't like.
Speaking of shit I don't like, did you hear the original producer, Young Chop, is pissed at Kanye because he remixed this struggle music? Go ahead and take a listen to what this extra moist ass fool had to say.
Sigh. Where do I even begin?
First off, how are you gonna sue someone for remixing your track for free? I hope he doesn't think garbage ass Chief Keef actually paid for this feature. (Then again, judging by the stupidity of the nigga I heard on the audio above, it's a possibility.) I'm sure Keef has made a few coins since this doo doo ass record popped up, but not enough to afford a verse from Kanye. Regardless, what is he gonna sue Kanye for? Enhancing his profile? Extending his 15 minutes of fame? Really, what? Besides, I seriously doubt it's against the law to remix a track this nigga probably made on Fruity Loops with a Lex Luger drum kit.
Second, did this idiot really just say Kanye better call his phone before he snaps? Nigga, who are you, and what exactly is you "snapping" gonna do? I'd like to know what Young Chop "snapping" entails, what is he gonna do, go hunt down Kanye and beat him up? He can't do shit but sue Kanye and eventually get his case thrown out, so yeah, snap away pal.
Lastly, why is the FUCK is the dude mad at Kanye, when essentially all he did was do he and Chief Keef a favor? The record was doing okay, but it's not like it was a huge smash hit. If anything, it was dying down and Keef was on a steady path to YC-dome until Kanye idiotically decided to breathe life into it with this remix. And this is how you re-pay him? You don't ride the wave, you go on Twitter and some little radio show and diss him? ONE OF THE BIGGEST RAPPERS IN THE WORLD JUST TWEAKED AND RAPPED OVER YOUR BEAT AND YOU'RE BITCHING ABOUT IT, PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THIS MAKES ANY FUCKING SENSE?!?!
People always wonder why some artists don't go back to where they're from and help others out once they blow up, but ungrateful ass bitch niggas like Young Chop are exactly why they don't. I swear niggas are just getting dumber and fucking dumber, and that's that shit I don't like. Sad.