Metal Lungies

I don’t know how many of ya’ll are comic heads (I am), but this movie is shaping up to be a classic. Hopefully it’ll be better than the Punisher movie. It’s Tony Starks, ya’ll!!! Show some respect. Word up!

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….

The final season of my favorite show of all time has just wrapped filming this past weekend. Now, the wait starts for February, when the final season will air. If you need time to kill between then, I highly recommend coppin the DVD set of The Corner. Aw screw it, go take a stroll or two through B-more. BTW, Season 4 set coming for the holidays. Hope your Labor Day was gully.

You thought chapter 16 didn’t offer much? With chapter 17 it looks like they are really starting to streeeeeeeeetch it out. We don’t even have much thoughts.

• Sylvester is going to joint GLAAD fo sho.
• Thank god Twan didn’t forget his velour jacket, otherwise even considering starting a fire with the jacket still inside would be plain silly.

Here is a highly disappointed PD:

Chapter 17:
Why was Sylvester going to shoot them if he didn’t like it?
There is absolutely no lyrical flow to this chapter…in fact, there are hardly any lyrics at all in this chapter so far…wait, that’s it? WTF? That’s not a chapter, that’s a paragraph.

Wow, After all that Chapter 16 is sort of a letdown. Here’s hoping its like a slow 24 episode that just leads up to a lot of crazy shit, because this chapter didn’t do much.

• It looks like Twan doesn’t cause  high blood pressure, but rather some pimping smacking turrets syndrome spinoff  to kick in.
• Sylvester is a good life coach.
• Will Sylvester’s cigarette start an inferno?

Of course here is PD:

Chapter 16:
 Roxanne says, (sound)
 Tina busting out the twitchy eye…not exactly Oscar-worthy.
 I don’t have any idea where this whole epic is going right now. I mean, I never really did, but now? Even less.
 A pimp hit her in the eye and that made her develop a nervous condition? You sure that’s not a physical condition, Roxanne?
 Within 20 seconds, Twan is convinced to leave the streets behind and start a new life with Tina. But then Roxanne drops the bombshell.
 This was probably, no, definitely, the worst chapter in the whole series so far. I hope R. starts stepping his game up after this. If it’s just going to be this kind of ongoing argument, I might as well go watch Maury.

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.

As promised! First watch Chapter 15 here. THEN read:

• Looks like the n-bombs are gonna start dropping like shit in WWII from here on out.
• Seems like Twan didn’t enjoy his 3 years huh? You’d think based on his physique, pause, that he would be running shit in jail? We need elaboration on his jail bid.
• Sending people to the moon is a threat? Aren’t people like Lance Bass (nh) willing to pay like gazillion money for that?
• Where does the skillet disappear to by the end of the chapter??
• Green screen scenes are just jaw-dropping.
• R. Kelly kinda read our mind after this chapter we too were going “Yeah. Yeah” in a serious tone.
• Oh yeah, is Twon wearing a knockoff Cubs hat? That shit doesn’t look like New Era fitted. Wearing a hat to match your outfit that’s NOT a New Era is urban fashion suicide.

PD’s Take:

Chapter 15:
Twan makes a Laverne and Shirley reference. That was unexpected.
“Bitch, don’t ‘Hey Twan’ me.”
Twan is rough, man.
“Then what? THEN WHAT?”
I don’t understand the issues with Tina and Roxanne at this point.
“Reckless endangerment.”
THE HELICOPTER! Bwaahaha.
I’m relatively sure the one cop is Principal Onyx Blackman from “Strangers with Candy.”
Oh shit. The saga just keeps dropping bombs. Twan was going to be Tina’s baby daddy. Or maybe…he is? Where’s the baby? Dammit, don’t keep me waiting another day!

Over the Years Ashanti (more her producer Irv Gotti) has ripped the beats off a good many classic rap tracks for her songs. Now, I know a lot of other artists do this too. But Ashanti does it a lot. A lot. Some examples.

Ashanti- Foolish:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAPOtmqio1k&eurl=[/youtube]

Notorious B.I.G. (One More Chance Remix):
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHDRkO_UmXY&eurl=[/youtube]

Thats kind of an easy one. Lets Step it Up.

Ashanti- Baby:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMI2d4HaFRQ&eurl=[/youtube]

Scarface- Mary Jane:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB5hZUvNiVk&eurl=[/youtube]

Damn! She even jacked the video!!!! Wow. Lets Move on….

Ashanti- Rain on Me:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfXN9JCiv-M&eurl=[/youtube]

Jay-Z- Can I Live:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC7MJ8l73SQ&eurl=[/youtube]

I mention those because Irv Gotti produced both songs. Back when he produced Can I Live he was known as DJ Irv. They both sample The Look of Love by Isaac Hayes. Moving on…..

Ashanti feat. Black Child- Breakup 2 Makeup (Remix):
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIjWo24wZe8&eurl=[/youtube]

Notorious B.I.G.- Dreams (Just Playin’):
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4cYoDVRB9E&eurl=[/youtube]

That Ashanti video kinda started out like the Video for the Flava in Ya Ear Remix. I didn’t think you could make a sucessful RnB song with a song about raping RnB singers. And you can’t. Moving on…

Ashanti Feat. Paul Wall and Method Man- Still on It:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ity9YwE_QQI&eurl=[/youtube]

Masta Ace Inc.- Born To Roll:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjxBPZfvEdE&eurl=[/youtube]

I gotta thank MTV Jams for that last one. I knew that Ashanti song was taking a great old song, but it was on the tip of my tounge. They played these back to back and it was awesome.

So thats it for now. But Ashanti is working on a new album and that means there is plenty of room for some throwback beats.

No hate though. I would have never been listening to Masta Ace Inc. after all these years if it wasn’t for her.

I know I’ve never posted all the videos on here, I tried once but the post came out FUBARed, but I’m sure you’ve seen them all otherwise.Well, finally the masterful series is back. You can view a new episode each day all the way up to chapter 22 over at IFC.

Ch.13 Highlights:

• R. Kelly as an old man minus the unplanned golden showers.
• “you’re crazier than a fish with titties”

Ch. 14 Highlights:

• The perverted way R. Kelly says “thicker” to introduce chapter 14.
• Thankfully, R. Kelly not playing a waitress.
• Twan feeling the music a bit too much on his own.
• Trying to guess based on lips, pause, who Twan’s info connect is.

Note: does anyone buy the DVD of this? Thats like buying a DVD of youtube videos.

Check back tomorrow for Ch.15 thoughts.

(Sorry for no embeds, looks like IFC is trying to keep their shit exclusive like a mixtape dj.)

EDIT: ML Homie and more importantly self proclaimed TITC expert historian, PD will be providing his daily analysis as the rest of the chapters are unveiled. Here are his musings for chapters 13 & 14.

Chapter 13:
After a completely enlightening “Chapter 12.5” to catch everybody up, the legendary saga resumes, complete with commentary from R.
Sylvester does not appreciate Twan’s wearing his hat crooked. That’s just Twan. Don’t try to change him.
“Said you crazier than a fish wit titties” should become a well-known saying. I’ve already started using it.
I hope the Rosie the Nosy Neighbor subplot pays off, ’cause I’m just not feeling it right now. But I’m sure R. will make it work. You’ve got R. in full Eddie Murphy mode here as an old man who makes responses like “What you lookin’ at…what you lookin’ at…hmm?” (Which is pretty funny, actually.)
Classic exchange:
“I hope a pigeon fly by here and shit on your face.”
“If it do…if it do…then I’m goin’ wipe the shit on you.”

Chapter 14:
First of all, that is the craziest diner I’ve ever seen. It’s a dive and a classy joint at once.
Hold up…Sylvester going home with Kathy…was a plan? R. explained before the clip that it was going to get people thinking. Guess what? It worked.
The waitress talk is spot-on.
“Try me…Kathy? (Yes?) …Try me.”
Twan is holding it down, no doubt. Holding it down by just sitting there in the car, enjoying his music.
We’ve got another character…I’ll call him Twan’s Connect for now.
“Do I look like En Vogue?”
But damn, Twan’s Connect is quick with that info. Took him like 5 seconds, tops.
Oh shit. The infamous Tina. And Roxanne!
“We take Tae Bo classes.”
Notice how Twan has to get right down to his wifebeater as soon as he enters.

Ed. Note: failing to mention how neatly Twan places down his clothes when he enters the restaurant, unacceptable!

You gotta love the wordplay on the title yo! From the man that brought you gems like this (before Killa Season was even a thought in cinema greatness):

Comes Black Supaman:

We might have our 2007 equivalent of Killa Season in terms of Hip-Hop watching entertainment. Only it looks like Percy Miller doesn’t take his role as serious as Cameron Giles does in his project. There is also a smaller camp of potential cameos (Dipset > No Limit; in terms of how deep the roll these days, Dipset & friends can fill up 3 1/2 tour buses these days (with cam & jim on separate buses of course)). But there is hope, maybe there is smuggled footage of C-Murder locked up beautifully edited into the film.