You know, it's so easy to spot a native New Yorker from the out-of-towners, because they get off on random sightings in the city that most of us wouldn’t bat an eyelash at.
Hmm. Maybe using Bow Wow to demonstrate is a bad example because, well, he’s a wuss, but... it proves my point.
Peep Bow Wow in a car wild n’ out because he sees a white woman who’s one of those girls N.E.R.D. was rapping about in “Everyone Noseâ€, because now she’s lying in the street naked, berating a cab driver that opted not to have her pass out in his backseat. Typical night out on the town. Instead of being like Bow Wow and screaming like I saw Ciara coming to handle some unresolved issues, I would’ve yelled at her to stop blocking crosstown traffic. F-ck, I’m trying to get my party on, too!
I’ll tell you what. That white chick needed to hijack Bow Wow’s ride and kick his bitchass.
As usual, hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and made their Mommas (and the Daddies that step in as Mommas) feel special yesterday :)
Anyway, let's get right into the vids I got for y'all today.
I'll start off by asking a question. Does anyone actually watch Flavor Flav's sitcom, "Under One Roof"? I’ve NEVER watched this show. EVER. I can’t bring myself to watch a full-episode of anything involving Flavor Flav (hence, the reason why I don’t recap that dumb ass hoe stroll of a VH1 show). But I saw this clip on World Star and I thought I’d check it out, mainly because Fredro Starr had a cameo. It's nice to see that he's still trying to make it happen in the biz... but a lil' disturbing to see that he's actually SHORTER than Flav. Damn...
"The only heat you ever held was a blow dryer"? Oh my damn...VH1 needs to sue, My Network is stealing their coonery!!
And isn't Fredro a lil' old to be doing this crap?
Sheeeit, he was too old when he was playing Q on "Moesha"... but I loved him on that show (until his character pulled a buster move & tried to get Mo to give back the engagement ring because he was broke, but that's another story...)
You know what? I have to admit something to you. I am slowly but surely becoming a Lupe Fiasco fan. I've been feeling every single that has been released off of The Cool (and I'm also feeling that track, "Gold Watch" as well) and I even wanted to check out his concert at S.O.B.'s on May 14th. And believe it or not, I've made peace with the whole A Tribe Called Quest thing (don't ask me to reiterate). I'm sure Tip and Phife aren't losing sleep over it, and neither should we. Bottom line: ATCQ and Fiasco as separate entities that alot of wack emcees neeed to sit back, relax and take notes from.
Speaking of "Gold Watch", I had to check out this video clip of Lupe appearing on Tim Westwood's show. I swear, Westwood is an annoying little prick if I ever saw/heard one. He's always trying to make an a-s out of someone.Check out how he dissed Lupe Fiasco's chain:
Wow. You gotta give Lu credit, though, 'cuz if it were Kanye, all hell would've broken loose. Ya man is changing up his style a little bit and get his quiet swag on, but if he don't wanna rock the big pieces, then eff it, he doesn't have to!
Shame when ignorant people try to keep us in a box...
Hope everybody's weekend went well. I'll get into to the specifics of how you may or may not have spent your weekend (especially yesterday-- 4/20-- but for now, check out these videos I got for y'all today.
The first one up is the 20 minute interview of Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige on Tavis Smiley's show. Personally, I thought this interview was kind of blah-- I mean, Jay's restating things that we've heard a million times from him about him originally not wanting to rap, about him selling Roc-A-Wear, blah blah blah. But if you HAVEN'T heard him talk about any of these things (which, I'm trying to figure out how) then this may be a good time for you to take that coffee break.
"It's really an extension of being creative, it's part of the whole culture." -- Jay-Z about Roc-A-Wear. You gotta listen to his tone of voice to get the humor..
Okay, here are MY comments:
1-- Uhh... y'all know I love Mary. But is she stoned? Chick looked stiff as a mannequin for like, half of the interview!
2-- Oh wait, I get it! She's pissed because someone told her she'd look fly in that get-up, and she comes across as the blonde Naomi Campbell.
3-- I dunno, Jigga-- you were a little too much into Mary's black lipstick during the show!
4-- I swear... it happened all at once starting with that VH1 American Gangster Storytellers Show so I didn't have time to witness the progression... but when did Jay-Z get a personality?!
I swear, I wonder if when Snoop penned “Sexual Eruptionâ€, he knew that it would be one of the most spoofable songsâ€" EVER. Well, I have yet ANOTHER spoof for you all entitled “Sexual Dysfunctionâ€. Yeah... it's exactly what you think it is. The brain behind this parody is comedian Eric Schwartz (known to Comic View and “White Boyz In The Hood†viewers as Smooth-E).
Do y’all think this one is as funny as the “Marijuana Lover†one? Check this out...
Ehhh... I don’t think it’s hee-freakin’-larious, but it gave me a few laughs. That “A 3-pack of condoms lasts me 52 weeks†line was kinda funny, as well.
Wassup, y’all! Yup-- it's another Monday Morning Mayhem going down!
First of all, let me say Happy St. Patty's Day to all my drunkards! I I "Henny-N-Coked" it (Coca-Cola, not the Lindsay Lohan Special) over the weekend, 'cuz I gotta be straight for the work week. But drink a Stout for me tonight!
Sigh... After ten weeks (DAMN!) Mondays mornings without The Wire to talk about still seem a bit unreal to me, but still, we must perservere together.
Let me start off by talking about a disturbing fact that was revealed to me on Friday that was also discussed on the News portion of SOHH. Apparently, VH1 is doing a reality show entitled “Miss Rap Supremeâ€, hosted by Yo-Yo (yeaaaaah!) and MC Serch. The premise: 10 girls (a few of them melanin-challenged, admittedly) will compete in a series of tasks that will challenge their strength as rappers (don’t know if I wanna associate the word “femcee†with this show as of yet, except when talking about Yo-Yo.)
When I received the press release in my mailbox, I thought, “okay, I’ll at least check out the first epiosde when it premieres April 14th.†Mostly, I want to see whether or not this show would turn out to be another Celebrity Rap Superstar-- mostly a joke with only two females worth watching.
Heh. What I found MOST AMUSING?
When I read said e-mail more carefully, I noticed that there was a picture of the contestants attached. And sure enough, I was in for a helluva surprise. And I knew it was her. I could spot those unwaxed eyebrows anywhere.
If you’re still in the dark... one of women competing for “Miss Rap Supreme†will be none other than...
Wow. Common said it best: “it’s hard out here for these pimps, but extra hard for these hoes.â€
Now I know I’m not supposed to call out a chick, especially in March, but come on... I always found this video HEE-F*CKIN-LARIOUS because the dude doing her toes looked like he didn’t even want to touch her, like he’d somehow contract syphilis through the toe nail polish.
But seriously.... was Babs from the first Making The Band too busy that y’all couldn’t get her? I checked out her Myspace, she ain’t doin’ sh*t worth mentioning!
Damn, reality TV makes my job WAAAAY too easy sometimes...
Thoughts/comments about Khia being on the show? Will you check it out just to see if she goes on ANOTHER rant about Janet Jackson?!
I know I've been keeping y'all hanging on this one for more than a lil' bit (production issues, sorry) but now it's FINALLY HERE... yep... the interview I promised y'all with actor/comedian/emcee Johnollie Nelson, b.k.a. John O. And for those of you who may need a lil' reminder of exactly who he is, not only does he portray Juelz Santana in the "Black Mexican/Republican" Spoof, but he's spoofing Michael Bivins in this very popular YouTube series:
You know they was DEAD WRONG for that. "Laurie-Ann, you supposed to be a sista!"
I know you guys want to get the scoop on what inspired the MTB4 as well as the "Black Mexican" spoof, and you know ya girl Breezy got the HOOKUP for ya. I have to honestly say this was one of my most interesting interviews I've ever done-- son is BUGGED forreal for real. But he was gracious enough to let me ask whatever I wanted, and you know I did :)
You know, once in awhile I breeze through TMZ to see what scandalous tings a gwan in the world, you know? But you know what they say... if you go looking for trash, then you damn sure will find it.
I've told y'all times before how I'm also a big rock chick as well as a hip-hop fiend, ya know. But this... this makes me rethink my stance on the rocker thing. I don't know if y'all noticed that lately, Travis Barker has been dabbling into the hip-hop arena, making rock remix of some popular hits (although his "Umbrella" remix sounds kinda like the original).
But... Travis... my dude... "CRANK DAT SOULJA BOY?"
WHAT. THEE. F************CK?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Trav, are you making a music compliation called "Sh*tty Songs: This is The Rock Remix"?
At least he's leveling the playing field... Soulja Boy gave teenage Black kids an excuse to dance retardedly, now Travis is giving teenage White kids an excuse to dance retardedly. Equal opportunity stupidity. KUMBAYA!
Peep back here later on... you know I got more shyt for ya.
Hope everybody had a good weekend, and for those of you who were buried under a mountain pile of work (like myself), keep ya head up. The ends always justifies the means.
ANYWAY--
I know some of y'all (again, like myself) have been suffering from a condition called SDCWS-- Severe Dave Chappelle Withdrawal Syndrome. You know what I mean. Everytime you flip past the Comedy Central Channel, your eye starts to twitch in reponse to the many, many times you laughed until you squirted tears watching Chappelle's Show. I feel your pain.
Let me just get straight into it. I’ve been a Joe Budden fan since “Pump It Up.†But I know that he has even hotter material out there than that.
So, that being said, let’s pop things off with this inspirational song/video from Joe Budden entitled “Star Inside Meâ€, that I stumbled upon over the weekend. The video was directed by Rik Cordero, which I have to mention ‘cuz this dude’s got music videos on smash right now!
QUOTABLE LYRIC:“I’m not saying don’t cop a Benz son don’t have a ring whatever thing’s timely/ those things help to unwind me/but those things don’t help define me.â€
Hope everybody got some big things poppin’ and all that goodness this past weekend. I definitely did, but I won’t get into that because I know y’all maw’fuggas don’t care. Well, for today, I’m going to let you guys know from JUMP that Monday, October 29, will be a Breezy's Off Her Rag Day. That’s only because y’all swear I can’t write a post without sh*ttin’ on somebody, and that’s not true. I sh*t where sh*t is due, and those of y’all who keep it 100 should know that (oh, and by the way, PLEASE stop with the “you’re on 50's payroll†comments... that’s just WACK). But today, every person responsible for each of these videos deserves their shine, so I’m definitely giving props all around.
So, to start off things here, I’m throw this new joint from Guru featuring Slum Village on here. It’s called “I’m Jazzy,†off of the Jazzmatazz Vol. 4 joint. I didn’t put this up here to critique the video, I posted it because this track is tight. But don’t listen to meâ€" peep it for yourself.
Hey, Fam-- I know y'all hate it when I make the blogs too long, but this one is a lil' lengthy for a reason. Please read the entire thing-- there is an important question at the end that I would really appreciate your thoughts on. Thanks.
You know what? Last night, I realized that I haven’t spoken my peace about The Street’s Disciple deciding to name his new album, N*gga .
Before I can get on my soapbox and offer my two cents (me being a person who admittedly uses the N word on this blog, but never it in personâ€" true story as hypocritical as it may be), I thought that it would be interesting to share some clips of people linked to the hip-hop industry voicing their views on it.
I know that this first video was posted on other SOHH blogs earlier this week, but for those of you who haven’t caught it, I’m posting it again. Below is a clip of the FOX News interview featuring Allhiphop founder Chuck Creekmur and SOHH CEO Felicia Palmer as expert hip-hop panelists.
Wow... first of all, from a journalistic point of view, every one knows that Fox News is HIGHLY right-wing, so of course they’re going to collect any clip they can to shed Nas in the harshest light. This is why I can’t stomach Fox News at times. Does anyone here typically watch FOX News on the regular? What’s your opinion on them?
Wassup, mi familia! Let’s wake those a$$es up and start our week off, right, aight? Time to make that paper!
Speaking of which, we’re gonna start out today’s first video with Rich Boy’s “Let’s Get This Paperâ€.
Is it me, or does Rich look like he’s getting punched in the grill every day? I mean, you got another reason as to why it seems that he can’t close his lips?
This is one of those things where the song actually generates more feedback than the video, so that’s what I’m going to talk about.
You know after every up-and-coming rapper releases his “Flashy and Fly N*gga†joint, then his “Tryna Tap Dat Azz†joint, then his “I Reads And Watches CNN While Smoking a Fat One!†joint is soon to follow. That is, if he has the right marketing team behind him. Apparently, this Bama boy does.
But... he took it a step further, thus making this his “I’m - a serious - person - with - real - feelings - and - real - emotions - and - sh*t - and - I’ma - put - it - out - there - for - y’all - to - feel - me†type track. I’m sorry... I just can’t get past the fact that this is the same dude that told us to throw some d’s on that bytch... I mean... come the fawwwg on, now... let's be real. I can't make it rain and be righteous at the same time.
I’m not going to lie to you guys. I actually DO have Rich Boy’s album, and he does have some songs on the album that are supposed to plant seeds of thought into a listener’s head. And it's not like I'm not feeling the track. However, it’s REALLY hard for me to take him seriously when the next track I hear from you is probably gonna be “Balla Life†or something similar. Who do you want to be, Rich? Make up your mind! But... if I can overlook Kanye (who, let’s keep it 101%, is guilty of the same thing, albeit not as blatantly as Rich Boy) and still pump his sh*t on a daily basis, I can at least throw this up on the blog.
The video is supposed to be dark, deep, and reflective... just how he meant the song to be. Hence, the inclusion of the headstones at the “graveyardâ€. And oooohhh, he even got “political†and spit a few about our soldiers in Iraq... impressive! And there’s a church scene! Wow! (PLEASE NOTE MY SARCASM). I’m kinda feelin’ this, although Rich’s voice makes my ears itch. More than anything, I’m feeling the line that went something like, “I got a million dollars and I’m still broke†, because having a million dollars in the bank only makes you semi-paid... not wealthy. Mad props for letting these starry-eyed snappers out here know what’s really good. But that’s just my opinion.
Lord, forgive him for that crack sellin’... and for those ugly @$$ fronts... He not know what he do.
Hope some of y’all are enjoying this day off from work and school. And for those of y’all who don’t have it off, well, at least you got something to read today while you’re chained to your cubicle, pretending to do work.
So, I decided to check out the new T.I. video mostly because I wanted to see if the song is worth downloading. I do not own the album because I couldn’t bring myself to spend money on T.I. vs. T.I.P. after I saw that interview on BET. Furthermore, until someone wises up & starts the Clifford “Tip†Harris Schizophrenia Fund, I will continue not to do so.
But I did download “Big Sh*t Poppin’†and the joint with Wyclef (ONLY BECAUSE THEY SOUND HOT BLASTING THEM ON THE STEREO WHILE RIDING UP THE WEST SIDE HIGHWAY) so I was like, maybe I can add this to the mp3 player as well.
I was reading comments on another board, and someone described this song as “Gangstalicious†... and I agree. I think it’s the perfect definition for a song done by someone who OBVIOUSLY has a Napoleon complex...
What I’ve learned from watching the video is that steroids and cocaine DON’T do a body good.
