Not hating at all, more (wildly) amused than anything. A remix version with Freeway & Beanie would have my brain explode. For some reason, this makes me think of this (which I will admit to having in my music stash):

Scooped from Miss Info.

Shout out to the Bone Marrow connect RG for the link. The voice overs seal the deal.

So… dude (Donny Goines) felt the need to respond to his first tirade. I honestly think that he’s right and it is wrong to glorify violence and ignorance, but its entertainment. So who cares?

I would like to clarify, my earlier comments aside, that I really think Donny Goines is a great rapper. He has consistently given us good music and I have always liked him, since I started getting e-mails from the guy.

It’s just my opinion that people shouldn’t take entertainers seriously. People don’t hold Robert Englund responsible because he plays Freddy Kreuger. They don’t burn photos of Al Pacino simply because he was Tony Montana. But every day it seems like people blame an act of violence or hatred on music, or a video game. I’m not saying movies never get flack for violence or sex. But the blame often seems disproportionately placed.

In a book we read a story. In a film we see a story. In a song we hear one.

None should be taken seriously.

Unless its Soulja Boy… cause that makes me want to do bad things…

Donny Goines offers his point of view on the Rick Ross fiasco… without mentioning Rick Ross. This has to be one of the most ignorant video’s I’ve ever seen. Dude takes out his extensive criminal history report and goes over it on camera. Then dude basically says that rappers who talk about crimes (like Ross) are fake, while rappers who do crimes (like Him) are cool and never talk about doing dirt .

I don’t know when people stopped thinking that this is an entertainment business. Do I care if Ross talks about being a drug dealer? No. Do I care if he was really a corrections officer? No. Do I care if his songs are good? Yes.

The real message we should get from this whole Ross thing is that kids shouldn’t look at these rappers and think that they can be sucessful from a life of crime. Selling drugs doesn’t make you cool. Going to jail doesn’t make you rich and powerful. Lying about going to jail and selling drugs makes you cool, rich, and powerful.

Who cares if some dudes in jail think you aren’t real? They’re in fucking prison!

Dead to the fucking world.

Juan Epstein (Hot 97’s Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg) discovers a provocative young talent on the streets of New York City. Something tells me we haven’t heard the last of Prince Metropolis Nome.

via 2dopeboyz

Via Okayplayer

It’s crazy to think of a musical group actually capturing the moment of truth on video. Thank god for technology.

Bonus Beats

Like from Pac Div freestyles:

Pac Div takes over DJ Jamad’s Sirius Show “Afromentals”

And if you don’t know, now you know.

Once again, MTV Jams has angered me.
Usually, when I’m actively watching, I switch the channel whenever I see a Rick Ross video, but this time I let it roll and play the single “Here I Am”. After seeing it, I was truly outraged. Not just because its a bad song, but it’s an entire song about paying a woman to stay with you.

Let’s examine the hook:

I got a bunch of dollars
I can spend them on her
Cause she can be my lady,
She can be my lover
Call me on the late night,
Get right he ain’t acting right
Every super woman needs a super man
Here I am

That was bad, but when we here it from Ross himself:

He tell the truth baby like Fabolous
But you make it look glamorous
Here’s spaghetti strapped heals not for amateurs
Risk quite rocky, talk like foxy, job like roxy,
Spark that broccoli walk quite aky
*that means* sexy I will save you if you let me.
Fly with me, get high as me
*alot of* alphabet girl I’m a G
Time will tell, Rolex watches
We show stoppas, hoes just watchin

I bet he will “save her”. Be her “Superman.” He sounds more like Captain Save-A-Hoe to me. This dude talks about being a “boss”, being a “g.” But what part of the game is this!!!! Don’t make a damn song about your girl and talk about how all you do is spoil her!!! I could maybe understand if he talked about how she was with him when he was poor, a la “Song Cry“, but this dude doesn’t even mention that.

Now, you may say “I’m not paying for hoes, let Ross do him” or “Rappers do songs like this all the time.” NO!! Kids listen to this shit and I don’t want them to think this kind of behavior is okay!!

You know what a prostitute calls a man who pays her for sex, a Trick. Do you want your kids to be like Trick Ross?

Discourage Legal Prostitution!!!

Trick’s Video and a compensatory video after the jump.
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I just saw this on MTV JAMS (yeah… my TV stays on it) and I have to say that this was one of the most weird videos I have ever seen. The whole first 1/3 of the video is just the rapper (Lil Wil) standing on his front lawn getting uncomfortable looks from his neighbors and some random ho. Then they end it with scenes of a shirtless first grader caressing himself. I know other rappers have kids in their videos, but does he need to be shirtless, and doing that dance? This seems borderline illegal.

Plus, when I saw it on MTV it didn’t silence his vocals when he swore, it brought back the hook. So I was just stuck wondering what the hell this badly edited child exploitation is doing on JAMS?! And, not to sound like an old fart, but what the HELL is My Dougie?????

These damn kids…

Via Pitchfork Media

This guy reprograms animatronic robots at Showbiz Pizza (a sort of proto-Chuck E Cheese to perform pop hits.) The Jeezy verse being lipsynched by a puppet is hilarious.

Usher’s “Love In This Club”

Huey’s “Pop, Lock & Drop It (Remix)”

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A friend of ML tipped us off to this one. We can’t get enough of the Armani Exchange shirts (a first for rap videos?), the overly heavy bassline, and that magical hook.