Metal Lungies

Another new feature: guest appearances by rappers that make you scratch your head and say “WTF?”

I’m starting this off with a sublimely ridiculous pairing: KRS-One & nu-rap-metal 1 hit wonders Crazy Town on the latter’s song, “B-Boy 2000.”

I’m not even giving you an mp3 of this one because I’m so ashamed on KRS’s behalf.

The song starts with Crazy Town singer Epic (wish I was kidding) claiming “we’re taking hip-hop to a new level.” The then-34 year old Kris Parker sounds confused and old on this song, and his mercifully brief verse is not much better than Crazy Town singer’s verse. (I refuse to type his name again). Why is that?

If anyone has any other suggestions for future entries in the “WTF?” appearances, let me know in the comments or email me at aaron.shadescythe [at]gmail.com.

True, stealing is dangerous.

Since beginning law school last week (which has been both fun and overwhelming), I mentioned that I’d only be around to post when I was in a “posting sort of mood”. Such things that get me into that mood include:

• seeing basketball players make cameos in rap videos
• unexpectedly receiving a promotional copy of a CD that I had been interested in hearing (check for a review tomorrow — and it is not related to the 2-headed monster that is Kanyurtis)
• feeling as if I’ve been slighted by someone with more power than me

On the front page of AllHipHop.com, they are promoting a new blog series called “Gumsole Beatdowns“, in which they present a brief bio of a famed producer, followed by a list of some of his best productions. I emphasized certain words in that sentence because, here at ML, we’ve had our own blog series for a little while now called “Beat Drop“, in which we present a brief bio of a famed producer, followed by a list of some of his best productions.

In AHH’s first installment, they discuss DJ Premier, and start it off with a brief anecdote about Common’s lyric on “The People”, where he says that he’s found “the new Primo”. In ML’s Beat Drop on DJ Premier (which was done over a month ago), we started off with… well, you probably know where I’m going with this. At least they didn’t pick all the same songs as us, although, that could also be reason to believe that our post had some sort of influence on theirs.

Now, I’ll admit to being a little sensational in what I’m writing here. I certainly have no proof that our “Beat Drop” series influenced their “Beatdowns” series, I certainly can’t claim to be the first person to express outrage over Common crowning Kanye “the new Primo”, and I most definitely can’t claim to be have come up with the idea that offering audio of some of a well-respected producer’s greatest works would make for a great post.

But, since there’s no copyrighting in blogging, and it’s certainly possible that AHH (a site with a huge readership) is generously borrowing an idea from ML (a site with 4 readers… and growing!), then I’m simply going to present it as a possibility, and let y’all take it as you wish. I’m not going to sign up for an account on AHH and post comments about how I feel like I’ve been slighted, but I’m also not going to tell any of our dedicated readers — yes, I’m talking to all 4 of you — that they shouldn’t do as much.

On a brighter note, our next Beat Drop is focused on the one-and-only Pete Rock, and should be up on the site in the next week or so. And, on that note, be sure to check for AHH’s Beatdown on Pete Rock next month. I kid because I love hate.

I’m currently working on a huge hip-hop facts posts that all 3 of our readers should be on the look out fore reaaal soon, but while diggin through some news archives I found this:

Sinead O’Connor and George Bush may not quite be political allies, but they do seem to be on the same side of one hot issue: N.W.A. (Niggas With Attitude), the controversial L.A. rappers who made headlines with their song ”F — – Tha Police.” O’Connor, an ardent hip-hop fan, was scheduled to make a cameo appearance on the band’s forthcoming album, Niggaz 4 Life, but conflicting work schedules got in the way. Meanwhile, the band’s entrepreneurial leader, Eazy-E (above, a.k.a. Eric Wright, 23), jetted off to D.C. for-of all things-a ”Salute to the Commander in Chief” luncheon in Washington on March 18. The National Republican Senatorial Committee sponsored the fete, which featured a speech by President Bush and drew 1,400 Republicans. Wright wore a black leather suit to the event. Why was the rapper and self-proclaimed former drug dealer invited? Apparently his donations to various L.A. charities earned him an invitation to join the fund-raising Republican Senatorial Inner Circle. And Wright’s spokesman says the rapper ”really loves the President. He thinks he’s a great humanitarian and that he did a great job with Desert Storm.” Senators Phil Gramm (R-Texas) and Robert Dole (R-Kansas), who’d asked Wright to attend the banquet, had no comment.

For good or bad, I think my head would explode trying to figure out what a Sinead/NWA track would sound like, I guess the world will never know.

The most eyebrow-raising quote: “I’m the Ali of today. I’m the Marvin Gaye of today. I’m the Bob Marley of today. I’m the Martin Luther King, or all the other greats that have come before us. And a lot of people are starting to realize that now.”

source

Did he forget Malcom X? I respect R. Kelly as an artist and all that but someone should take a copy of the magazine that ran the quote. Then proceed to smack him with it to bring him to his senses.

I was flipping through channels and I came across Spike TV, and they had some wrestling on (I used to be a big fan of wrestling in my early teens, in the late 90s), I saw a familiar face but something was wrong, but I wasn’t sure…then I realized what the hell was wrong they had a segment with a wrestler wearing BLACKFACE, are you fucking kidding that in the year 2006 this is viewed acceptable? Where the hell is Spike TVs Standards & Practices lawyers?? If it was some other group of people being disrespected someone would have a big enough problem that it wouldn’t air. Everyone involved with this travesty from the racists that wrote the storyline to the wrestlers that apparently have no self-value. If I was a wrestler, even if it was my only way to make a living and I was instructed to do something like this, I would be leave. I wonder what the Black wrestlers of this company thought when they saw this?

Here are the pictures:

Non-Blackface

if you don’t understand why I’m so pissed maybe you should start some reading over here.

people, what are your thoughts?

EDIT—————-

wow… I sort of remember this, so I guess the TNA shouldnt really suprise me considering 2 of the same guys are involved in both. Probably more tomorrow.

Thanks to Syracuse, and Kansas aka half of my final four on the right side of the bracket is done, that’s just wonderful. Just when I though picking the loveable ‘Bama.

boys to go to the sweet 16 would be my worst mistake.. If Arizona & Gonzaga make it to the final four please wake me up.

SOHH had a nice round up yesterday.
P-Diddy is gonna have Talib & Common ghostwrite for him on his “last” album, I like how puffy can make it big news that he doesn’t write his own rhymes, but just writes the checks ;). And Benzino not paying his employees is priceless I mean look at that Boston gangster, does he (or even Dave Mays) look like he is the type of person to be maintaining the payroll of a (legal) business. Last but not least who knew Hittman (the guy at the end of the Forgot About Dre who goes Y’all better buy my shit *while a toilet flushes*, and was on chronic 2001) was Dj Quik’s cousin and that Snoop had a brother?? oooo weeee

late.

This is a classic, its old, but timely because Purple Haze was recently released. I came across it when I was doing a regular sweep of my computer. So here it is, Cam’ron and Dame Dash in November 2003 on the O’reilly Factor.

{Highlight} Cam: I’m gonna get at you in a minute dog.
Bill: You get at me.

Did ya heard? The Cops are looking for members of Game’s crew involved in the Hot 97 shooting.

And remember what I said about 50 cent and Newport News?…..I WAS RIGHT!!!! A local rapper released a diss aimed at fifty which has supposedly been making it’s way around the internet. We at Metal Lungies have yet to recieve a copy of the song. We will post it the minute we get it. The MC is named “Loc” and the track is called “Bad Newz VA (Violent and Aggressive)”. It is a response to 50’s track “Ski Mask Way”.

Track of the Day- Daz Dillinger: Gangsta Inferno (Its a Freestyle)