Metal Lungies

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.

This gives me the heebe jeebes.  I dont know why, but anytime I imagine Condi as an actual human being it creeps me out a little.  Apparently C-Rice is nice with the keys.  Word has it Bush is gonna make a suprise guest appearance to perform “Ebony and Ivory”.  

For those who don’t know TMT breaks down the haunting story of C dogs musical career:  

In the early ’70s, our hott little teenage Rice cake was a student at the school for one summer, while her family was parked in Denver. She fell in love there with another young politician and musician by the name of Sonny Bono. Sonny and Condie fell deeply in love but had to keep it a secret from Sonny’s second wife, the famous Cher, who eventually divorced Bono because of Sonny/Condie sex tapes that she found in 1975. After Condie and Sonny’s summer of love, the two ended up never seeing each other again, per Sonny’s request, and Condie never returned to the music school. The following summer, Condie decided that she didn’t want to go to music school, because she wanted to study witchcraft instead. It’s said that, while listening to “I Got You Babe,” she conjured a spell that would cause Sonny Bono to die on January 5, 1998. Surely such prophetic madness couldn’t come true, but it did. Sonny Bono died in a tragic skiing accident on the very day.

Fake ad running in a boston mag.  Bitch ain’t even COLD in that poncho.  

I heard a lecture by a man named Daniel Levitin a little while ago concerning the brain and how it interacts with music.  He was saying how the brain is the only computer that can tell what a song is (in this case the tetris theme song) even if its not played with the same instrumentation.  I thought about that when I saw this at tmtd.  Then I began to think am I noticing the specific pitches of the notes or is it just my brain recognizing a specific configuration of note intervals? crazy.  

A true story that happened to me yesterday, had to share.

I’m driving to meet a friend for coffee. I get a little lost and decide to turn to a side street on the left side of the road. I file into the turning lane behind about 20 cars and patiently wait as the cars in front of me slowly turn out of the lane. Eventually there’s only a single car in front of me left, and I’m still waiting for it to turn.

I start to notice the cars behind me crossing over the middle lane just to get to the left side. Frustrated, I take a look at the car in front of me. I notice that there’s no one in the fuckin’ car, just two large dogs sitting in the passenger and driver’s seat! I’m getting really aggravated. I sit and wait for an open spot and while I’m waiting, a kinda haggard looking lady smoking a cigarette crosses the street and climbs into the car in front of me.

Good, I think, she’s going to move it! Apparently not; she just wanted to drop off her box of cigarettes in the car. At this point, I say “fuck it” and drive across the middle lane like everyone else. I should remind you that this lady left her car idling for at least about 10 minutes in a turning lane, during one of the busiest times of the day.

At first I thought this was a clip from Miss Rap Supreme.  Then, I thought this girl was a genius (Jeezy should kill George Bush).  But I finally settled on insanity; sweet dance moves though.  

DX reports that female MC Jean Grae is done with this rap thang. I’d be disappointed if it’s for real. That chorus on Soda & Soap is as fresh as they come. More importantly, the joint with 9th is so god damn fiery I strap on a jimmy hat just to listen to it. And knowing that little tidbit I’m sure Jean can now retire in peace. Job well done.

Masta Ace feat. Jean Grae-Soda & Soap

Jean Grae & 9th Wonder-Love Thirst (Clean)