Bow in the presence of greatness

For all the flack we took for being arrogant, Wash U really fell off after May '06. I got love for my alma mater, I might even buy a WU t-shirt while I'm here, but cot durn ppl. Cot durn...

Some blame it on ResLife policies, others on the dissolution of the Info Desk, maybe it's all that durn construction. I can't say cuz I'm not there. Either way, the state of black student life at Wash U is in shambles. What isn't suffering though, is the crime rate. For all my alumni readers, somebody recently got robbed outside of Mudd, between 7-7:30 one night. Yes, you read that right. Oh, and it was at gunpoint. Another nigga (or group of niggas) scaled the walls of HIG-E and got niggas for their computers, flat screens, and whatever random belongings Wash U students have by breaking in through windows and sliding glass doors. This occurred during the day in broad daylight.

If I'm lying, I'm flying.

Reporting Live from Neon Valley Street

Word on the digital streets is that our favorite "alien from outerspace", Janelle Monae is Diddy's newest Bad Girl. Will the remaining Metropolis Suites see the light of day? Will she be shelved longer than the ever-benched Cheri Dennis. Or will she clown with her 15 seconds and become the next "blog-turned-VH1 darling" (i.e. grammy nom'd Raheem DeVaughn, Wale, Feist and so on...)

Don't believe me? Ask SoulBounce. I don't know about y'all but I'm actually excited about this.

30 Pieces of Silver

So Weezy caught a charge from his Arizona bus incident, but it looks like there mighta been some snitches in his camp cuz Young Carter goes hard at an unnamed member (or two or three, who knows?) during his first show after the incident.

Remember happy Weezy?

Blipster Season has begun

I thought long and hard about putting these on the blog.

Gnarls Barkley - "Run"
Erykah Badu - "The Healer"
N.E.R.D. - "Everyone Nose"

In other news, I'll be in STL from Thursday to Saturday on TFA business. I'm sposed to be recruiting, but it'll be more of a fact-spreading mission to combat all the propaganda TFA spreads on college campuses. They especially want me to talk to colored people. That includes all you Negroes. STL heads, holler at me. Number's the same.

P.S. I have an expense account, so dinner's on me. :-)

P.P.S. And if anyone wants to holler at a ticket for BA on friday, do that too.

South Cakalak Stand UP!!!

This nigga is HNL... Hol' Nutha Level

The "E" Stands for "Exploitation"

In case you didn't know, there's been a big hubbub lately between BET and The Boondocks. Long story short, Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder had an episode planned that harshly satirized BET. BET didn't get the joke and leaned HEAVY on the people pulling the strings at the Cartoon Network and Adult Swim to prevent them from airing it. BET won. Black people lost. They even went to such lengths as to pull every video clip they could find of the un-aired episode from YouTube a la Beyonce's face plant.

That's when it pays to know more viral video sites than YouTube. Here are two clips of the now infamous episode. Let's hope that the full episode sees the light of day sometime in the near future. There's no telling how long it'll take before Bob Johnson finds out about these other jawns so enjoy them while they last. I got the second one saved on my comp and if anybody has the first clip, holler at me.

BET, wake the eff up and get over yourself. When it comes to a rounded presentation of black culture, TV One and MTV have yall beat anyway (and sadly, that doesn't say much). Shoot, Fox News has yall beat.

It's like New York's been soft since Jay fell off

Daddy-O

... Make The Blipsters Go Crazy!

Meet Colin Munroe, my verdict is still out on this Flashing Lights flip, but I've gotta commend him for a viral video done well...

I Believe in Santogold

Santogold - "Creator"

You know the drill. I already made mention of her a few months back. She's the current cover girl of the cool kids music mag, The Fader. If M.I.A. is Lil Kim, Santogold is Inga Marchand (minus the deafness, anger issues, and legal drama.) Santi's also from Philly, but like all progressive musicians these days, lives in Brooklyn.

There's more, but for now, this is all you get. I may be a recovering music snob, but I'm still stingy. But really, if you look hard enough, it won't be difficult to find more of her stuff. The pleasure is in the doing.

Enjoy.

I Feel Like Dying...

So much for the Carter 3. But if Busta's recent mockery of the justice system is any indication, Weezy might get a slap on the wrist. Who knows?

And to think, right when Amy says "Yes, yes, yes," to rehab?

Bobby By The Pound, Whitney By The Ki'...

According to UK's Sun, she's finally checking herself into rehab accompanied by Mitch Winehouse. Hopefully she wont be the RnB Len Bias. [DMV 80's babies feel me...]

RIP MLK

10 MLK quotes. Watch. Listen. Marinate. Act.

Cuz Phonte Killed It

A-Ha - "Take On Me"

Dr. King would be proud.

Phonte - Take On Me

The World is coming to an end

No Whoppers? Nucka please...

Please. Stop.

Mike Jones felt it necessary to make 3 videos for this song. I thought this one was terrible enough by itself, but leave it to Houston's worst to find the bottom of the abyss. This one is by far the most inane and strangely very NSFW. It's time for retirement Michael.

281-330-8004. Let's all of us call Mike Jones and request that he stop.

Immediately.

Fresh Air

Solid releases from two artists who usually either hit or miss with me... Click the covers to download.

Baited Breath

• MTV
• Music Videos
• MTV Shows
• Entertainment News

Sometimes, I think me and the co-pilot David Kenneth are brothers from another. More Weezy.

Sorry For '07 (or the 2nd half specifically...)

I, like my partner-in-blog have been a lil dissuaded lately with a fellow we've come to know as "Styrofoam Cup Weezy".
After the flurry of ridiculous mixtape verses starting somewhere around Sqad 4 (shouts to Trey aka Bird tha Third), nearing perfection at Young Money Dedication 2 and carving a disturbingly appealing niche by blending lunacy with lyricism on Drought 3; I was sure Carter III would be the lost gospel of Thomas the apostle.

6 months of half-hearted, styrofoam-cup inspired lyrics would soon follow as Weezy's buzz continued to deafen amongst the hoods, hipsters and retards alike. Gotta admit... I wasn't feeling it.

Enter '08...

Either JR put the cup down or he longer feels like dying, because he's recently left me with 3 reasons to keep hope alive. As the greatest song ever made by a white person states, "Dont Stop Believing"

Rick Ross - Speedin Remix Feat. Birdman, Plies, Fat Joe, Gunplay, Brisco, Webbie, Gorilla Zoe, Flo-Rida, Busta Rhymes & Lil Wayne
Shawty Lo - Dey Know Remix Feat. Ludacris, Plies, Young Jeezy & Lil Wayne
Freeway - Step Back Feat. Lil Wayne

Back to... Blonde?

"Amy, Amy, Amy" ...an aptly named Outro.

Shoutout to my cuzzo (that lives down the street, but I never see) for this. One day we'll run into each other, but prolly in Kentucky.

Oh, the irony:

I Like Them Scandinavian Girls

Ace of Base - "The Sign"

This song was great because, in addition to its inherent musical greatness, there were countless juvenile versions of it sung on playgrounds everywhere to demean social rivals. Swedes are good for something.