It’s been awhile since the first instalment with KRS-One and Crazy Town but seeing this song on a blog was what inspired me to start this feature.

This time around, Slim Thug is paired with former Disney teenybopper Hilary Duff for a remix of her song, "With Love".

I can’t vouch for what the original sounds like (honest!) but the remix puts Slim over a synthy beat with hard drums. His verse isn’t AWFUL or anything; it’s just very generic.

But what really detracts from the quality here is that he’s rapping on a FUCKING HILARY DUFF song. I ain’t heard of that!

Anyway, here’s a video of the song with the remix dubbed over. Prepare to be weirded out.

 
Just a heads up for you slackers watching TV at 3:30pm on a weekday.. Lupe will be on TRL later today. Keyisha Cole will be performing as well. Word on the street is, later in the week they’ll be showing the new Snoop Dogg video for Sensual Seduction & having One Republic perform. More info about Spankin New Lyrics Week here.

This YouTube phenom recently signed with JT’s label Tennman Records after a year of posting videos online, covering the likes of Beyoncé, Ne-Yo and throwing in her own improvisions. Looking at some of the old posts from nearly a year ago, it’s simply amazing how this Dutch beauty’s voice carries through even on a crappy webcam.

Look for big things from this girl.

So that’s what $200,000 (or talent recognized by MTV) can buy you from Jacob the Jeweler (you can’t keep him down, he is also debuting his own Vodka, no word if it’s liquid platinum). This is the ‘moon man’ award for this years VMAs. We might be lining up to trade in our home for one. You might’ve forgotten while drooling over that Rihanna pic that the VMA’s are this Sunday at 9pm from Las Vegas. Sadly, we won’t be in vegas nor will we be watching live (there go our chances of spotting any Janet super bowl-esque moments, which Britney may be ripe for), instead we’ll be curiously watching the joint on tivo (WWKD=What Will Kanye Do?), as to why this is, stay tuned….

It’s been wayyyy to long since our last Diggin. I had to throw this one up real quick for you. One of the many unique things Outkast have pulled off, making No Doubt listenable to a hip-hopper. Check the vintage Killer Mike.

No Doubt Ft. Outkast & Killer Mike- Hey Baby (Stank Remix).

Photo credit: ViewImages.

Jealous of our Virgin Festival Coverage? In Ontario? Well then worry not because you can go experience a Virgin Festival on Sept. 8 & 9 in Toronto, on an ISLAND! ML will be in Toronto covering the Canadians getting their chance to rock out. Be sure to check back here for our genius thoughts. We look forward to checking out M.I.A. & Smashing Pumpkins who we missed in B-more.

Day 1

· Arctic Monkeys
· Bang Camaro
· Birds of Wales
· Björk
· Clothes Make The Man
· DJ Dopey
· Dragonette
· Enter Shikari
· Hayley Sales
· Interpol
· Jon Levine Band
· k-os
· Kevin Shiu

· Matt Costa
· M.I.A.
· Mute Math
· Noah’s Arkweld
· Paolo Nutini
· Princess Superstar
· Robbi K
· Souljazz Orchestra
· Spectrum
· Sybris

· The Most Serene Republic
· The Reason
· The Vincent Black Shadow
· The Wildbirds
· Tommie Sunshine

Day 2

· Biffy Clyro
· Blonde Redhead
· Closedown
· DD/MM/YYYY
· Dirty Vegas
· Earl Greyhound
· Editors
· Evan G
· Explosions In The Sky
· Honeycut
· Jamie T
· Jelo
· Justin Nozuka
· Liam & Me
· Louis XIV
· M.A.N.D.Y.
· Metric
· Museum Pieces
· Peter Bjorn & John
· Sean Miller
· Stars
· Steve Porter
· The Carps
· The Cinematics
· The Clientele
· The Heights
· The Killers
· The Postage Stamps
· The Red Romance
· The Smashing Pumpkins
· Tokyo Police Club

Our collabo project continues haters! The finale of the Helio Pool Party series went out with a bang. I wish I could’ve checked out the Baltimore Bass Connection!

Here’s what Tien thought:

Sunday’s McCarren Park Pool Party was the last one for 2007, and possibly the last one ever. With future use of the pool in question (http://gothamist.com/2007/08/15/mccarren_2.php), music fans and artists made the best out of the final show this year under overcast skies and rain. Yacht was a one man show with the artist stopping at one point to field audience Q&A and getting into the crowd to sing and dance. Following Yacht was a group of artists performing with The Baltimore Bass Connection with guests The Cool Kids, Kid Sister, Betty Black, and Pase Rock. The collective was followed (after a dancing banana) by the headliner Ghostland Observatory. While turnout was much smaller than it would have been on a nice day, the crowd was excited for the duo from Austin, Texas. Watching singer/guitarist Aaron Behrens, it’s clear why they say he’s drawn comparisons to Freddie Mercury and Prince. 

Spank Rock (B-more legend.)

Santo Gold

Kid Sister (Signed to A-Trak’s & Catchdubs’ Fools Gold Label, appeared on that little mixtape. peep her.)

Cool Kids (Dope up & comers)

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Hate it or love it the MTV VMA’s are still the best award show in town (at least for us, sorry VIBE award fans). They know how to market a show as best as anyone as evidence in the pic above. They hooked up with a Dave LaChappelle for a series of photos to promote the show, and having a history of being big on Rihanna’s pop prowess (looks aren’t too bad either) we had to post. Kanye also shot a set of photos (we’ll share those when we get em).That we can definitely guarantee won’t be modest. Speaking of Kanye, we kinda want the Justice video to win video of the year just to see what he’ll do, both videos are dope.  In the end how can you hate on an institution that brought together 50+Vivica, Nas + Kelis, Snoop+ 2 randoms.

The VMA’s air live on 9/9/07 @ 9pm.

Bermuda-bred dancehall artist Collie Buddz drops his self-titled debut tomorrow, off the strength of his first single, “Come Around”. You know the song — “finally de erbs come arowwwnd!”

Though I wish dude the best of luck, it’s worth pointing that introducing one’s self to the masses with a weed anthem of such epic proportions as “Come Around” can be equivalent to digging one’s self a hole for self-burial. Sometimes, artists pigeonhole themselves by coming out with a weed-anthem-first-single, so when their next single strays from the topic, people are like, “What gives?” Other times, these artists are true-to-form as being weedheads, and pretty much have no memory and/or work ethic for putting out a quality second single (I’d consider Afroman a prime candidate for that). Peep the following examples of artists who have made classic songs about weed, and not much else. And, unless you’re just mean like that, let’s hope that Collie doesn’t follow in their footsteps.

Download: Afroman - “Because I Got High”

Download: Channel Live - “Mad Izm” featuring KRS-One

Download: The Luniz - “I Got 5 On It”

Download: The Luniz - “I Got 5 On It (Remix)” featuring Dru Down, Richie Rich, E-40, Shock G & Spice 1

[At least The Luniz had the foresight to make a massive remix to their hit. Collie Buddz is off to a good start in that regard, with a "Come Around" remix featuring Young Buck and Tony Yayo, and another remix featuring Paul Wall, B-Real, Shaggy, Aztec and Ray Cash.]

Download: Mista Grimm - “Indo Smoke”

Download: RBL Posse - “Don’t Give Me No Bammer Weed”

[And while we're on the topic of forgotten rappers and marijuana -- hold your head, Paperboy. Before there was ever a Diddy, there was the Ditty.]

Apparently, before you get to stand under Rihanna’s umbrella (ella, ella, ay, ay), you need Poppa Hova’s approval. According to People magazine, Jay-Z “screens” all of Rihanna’s potential dates:

“I just found out from a mutual friend that guys will talk to Jay first before they try to approach me… He’s very protective. Jay has my best interests in mind. If it’s a good guy I know Jay won’t shut him down. But if he’s not, Jay will be like, ‘No, no, no.’”

So young, so naive. Myself previously having been a potential suitor of Rihanna (… oh, just play along …) who has been through this so-called screening process, I’m calling “bullshit” here. I spoke to Jay about trying to set up a date, and I found out the real reason why he’s keeping tabs on the young star. And also, don’t think for a minute that Jay’s really spending time trying to “screen” dudes for Rihanna — I never even got to see Jay in person, only speaking to him through an intercom (on some Charlie’s Angels shit) and honestly, I don’t even think Jay was on the other end, it was just someone playing lyrics of his. Peep the transcript and see for yourself…

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