20 Answers (January 2009)

I read Vibe Magazine... Surprise! Seriously, I consider Vibe a genuine journalistic approach to hip-hop. XXL has a bunch of interviews, with all the ignorant things rappers say preserved (and they are on 50's jock way too often). The Source looks like a friggin tabloid now and it's impossible to take serious... er, read. I don't consider Ozone a legitimate piece of reading material (and your awards suck too!). Lastly, KING is good for one thing (and tissue for the clean up).

On the last page of Vibe, they have 20 Questions, in which they ponder some issues that had occured during the time of the issue. Some of the questions are funny as hell, but not as funny as some answers that people have given in the past. I figured I'd take a crack at them every time an issue comes out.

1. Who is Lil Wayne's new baby mama?
Someone with a coke habit or really bad eyesight. Or both.

2. Rich Boy, where's your album?
On the shelf, Interscope can't afford buying a million copies of his next brick.

3. Why do Diddy's Making The Band finales always end on a bad note?
Because it's Bad Boy? Or because you can't apply autotune to a tv show like Diddy uses it on his records.

4. Do you really need a Nelly/Akon/T-Pain/Pharrell supergroup in your life?
Only if the cd comes with a complimentary dose of Ritalin to get through it.

5. Can you call a tour No Limit Reunion without Master P, Silkk The Shocker, and Mystikal?
There is no limit to the amount of jokes that travesty would be.

6. Shouldn't Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears stop acting like they don't want to collaborate?
They should get over the whole "Cry Me A River" issue and take it back to the Mickey Mouse club!

7. Are Dwayne Wade and Gabrielle Union officially an item?
Not if Wade knows what's good for him. I'll end your career!

8. After admitting he was a correctional officer, doesn't Rick Ross look silly boasting about "gettin rich" off cocaine?
He lied about making an honest living. Hm. It's deeper than a rap...

9. When D'Angelo makes his inevitable comback, are all Maxwell's fawning fans going to turn on him?
I'm sorry, but I really couldn't give two sh*ts about either one of these dudes. I thought D'Angelo was fat and in jail anyway.

10. Did the cost of the A-Rod/Kobe/Tony Hawk/Michael Phelps commercial for Guitar Hero World Tour kill the profits from the game?
Most likely, but it's still an almost uber-cool commercial (get rid of Kobe, the camera hog lol).

11. Wouldn't Soulja Boy AKA Sambo Boy make a killing as a full-time choreographer?
He'd make even more as a full-time minstrel.

12. Do you believe Ne-Yo lost his virginity at age 9?
Yes, and I'm sure he was a lucky dude... lol...

13. Do you believe in Santa Claus, too?
YEAH, and that b*tch *ss n*gga is gonna pay what he owe! All I wanted was some rims, not even the whole car!

14. Wasn't it a really good idea for Diddy to buy Enyce?
No, it was a really Bad one... duh.

15. Memo to Webbie, Lil Boosie, and Lyfe Jennings: Didn't you learn anything from the O.J. Simpson chase? (Hint: The police can drive fast, too!)
And they always get their man. See you in 9 years, O!

16. Doesn't Gravy sound more like Shyne doing B.I.G. than B.I.G. doing B.I.G. in Notorious?
At least B.I.G. and Tupac are dead, may they rest in peace. How do the living people feel about being imitated in this movie?

17. Don't you feel bad for making all those Isiah Thomas jokes now?
Nope. Throwing his own daughter under the bus... SMH. He need to take his *ss to bed again.

18. How long before MTV turns Hoodfab into a real game show?
Barack needs to order a hit on whichever producer is bold enough to try that bs.

19. Are guys out there still sour over Beyonce's "If I Were A Boy?"
Nah, I'm good. In fact, I'm more upset with R. Kelly's response... making us look even worse. Piss off!

20. Yung Berg: Huh?!?!
That boy been slapped so many times this year and still doesn't have any common sense.

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The Hood Addresses Jared

This is hilarious! I peeped this at my homeboy Internet Goon's blog. This is the funniest thing I have seen out of the hood since Boondocks Bootleg (I'll be putting you soon). Jared, STFU.



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Negro Please... of December 27, 2008

Burning $100,000 to show how much money you get. I doubt ANY of it is real money but my britches are in a bunch regardless. Recession, anyone?!

*sigh*

N*ggas.

Edit: This is some really really REALLY ignorant sh*t!



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Big Mike and Big Stress - R&B Jumpoff Vol. 48

Big Mike and Big Stress - R&B Jumpoff Vol. 48


Tracklist:
01. Tommy Stars - Can I Get A Lil Love?
02. T-Pain & Lil Wayne - Snap
03. Keyshia Cole & Lil Wayne - I Love You
04. Chris Brown & Lil Wayne - Forever (Remix)
05. Beyonce ft. R. Kelly - If I Were a Boy (Remix)
06. Ryan Leslie ft. Jadakiss - How It's Supposed To Be (Remix)
07. Jamie Foxx ft. Lil Wayne - Number One
08. Kanye West & Lil Wayne - See You In My Nightmares
09. T-Pain & Justin Timberlake - Can't Believe It (Remix)
10. T-Pain & R. Kelly - Chopped n Skrewed (Remix)
11. Jazmine Sullivan ft. The Dream - Bust Ya Windows (Remix)
12. The Dream - Right Side Of Ya Brain
13. Chris Brown - Froze
14. Avant ft. Snoop Dogg - Attention
15. Bobby Valentino - Butterfly Tattoo
16. Joe ft. Diddy - Triple Back Room
17. Joe ft. The Game - Man In Your Life (Remix)
18. Shontelle ft. The Tream - Your T-Shirt (Remix)
19. The Dream - Rocking That Thang
20. Ne-Yo - She Want Me
21. Usher - Trading Places

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$1 Million to Redisign New Year's Ball

Didn't Diddy say he was going to cut back on the extravagant spending since we're in a recession? SMH.

In any case, Diddy and Ciroc Ultra Premium Vodka announced an $1 million dollar charity offer for New York City to redesign the iconic New Year’s Eve ball.
As if a 172-ft. tall billboard wasn't enough, the "Bad Boy" wants to further expand his influence in Times Square. One of the most famous, and smelliest, places on Earth.

If approved by New York City, Combs and Ciroc would alter the famous ball’s appearance to resemble the well-known blue stone emblem of Ciroc Vodka. This, in my most personal of opinions, is retarded.

Of the city, I have accepted Diddy as the shameless narcissist that he prides himself on being. The blue stone image of Ciroc traces back to the “pastel” plant that was once native to the Gaillac region of France. The dye produced from the plant was commonly used for painting and clothes during the 15th and 16th centuries.
Its distinctive look eventually made the dye a symbol of wealth in the region, and earned it the phrase “Pays de Cocagne,” meaning “the land of plenty.”

New York City copy anything from the French? God forbid. I'm not hating on the French (too much) but, if anything, it should be shaped like an apple. I actually like Ciroc Vodka, but I love the Big Apple more.

In addition to their New Year’s Eve request, Diddy and Ciroc will soon announce an additional campaign focusing on responsible drinking and partying during the holiday season. Some silver lining.

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iCannonBall, iSprint

I like this, bigups to Twitter for being unable to fit CannonBallSprint on one line. I love Apple iPod and the whole iRep movement. While I hate Soulja Boy AKA Sambo Boy, I'll rock with this. Now just iCannonBall, but uSprint with me? Lame... but it's my blog and I'll do what I wanna. Go kick rocks, but visit next time for more updates.

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50 Cent Vs. Lil Wayne... Finally

Louisianimal ft. Lil Boosie - Lil Wayne

It has finally started, 50 Cent has to put a record out... I mean, the beef between he and Lil Wayne has ignited. Yay, another war between Black men with money, because they didn't like what each other said about them. While I believe this beef started looong ago (read below), people believe that Fiddy took the first shot when he called Weezy a "whore" for appearing on everyone's records and questioned his sexuality for kissing Baby in that picture years ago.

Those are fighting words for sure.

"The Best Rapper Alive" (smh) didn't want no parts of beef with the G-Unit General. At first he took the whore insult as a compliment, stating that he likes being a whore because it is a man that sleeps with everyone. He would have been more insulted if he was called a ho because they can be taken advantage of. Really? Now I paraphrased that, so I'm sure the actual quote is so much more ignorant.

Later he admitted he just didn't want beef with 50 Cent. It was okay, that gorilla is a career killer. However, the beatdown "Curtis" received at the hands of "Graduation," the loss of Young Buck and the platinum-in-a-week Carter III might have changed the tides.

In any case, " Louisianimal " began making rounds on the internet, as well as appearing on "The Drought is Over Pt. 6" mixtape. In it, Lil Wayne proclaims defiantly, "All about a dolla, f*ck two quarters/B*tch I'll pour syrup in that Vitamin Water/I hope you die ugly, and tonight will be gorgeous."

Although message boards and blogs have claimed the track was old and leaked, 50 did not retaliate, but is now addressing the matter in an interview. "It doesn’t matter if it’s old or not. Now I know how you feel,” said 50. "I'll leave it like it is right now and wait till I'm comfortable and then I’ll do what I do. Think about it, no one from his camp said it was a leak. We could assume it was leak but he's a celebrity. If it was a leak, he would come out and say something."

I’m really not surprised by this. 50 came at Ja Rule and Murder Inc. for “Get Rich or Die Tryin’.” He came at Fat Joe, Jadakiss and NaS for The Massacre. The previously mentioned “Curtissssss” was marketed against Kanye West. Obviously Lil Wayne is his next ploy for “Before I Self Destruct.” HELL, “Power of the Dollar,” his first mixtape, featured “How To Rob,” which came at all the rappers around in 2002. It was Jay-Z’s response to that single that put this nuisance on.

Dammit Hov.

I have to sound off on this one. What actually annoys me is his response on the state of hip-hop, "I wanna bring hip hop back to where you can actually rap and sell records… The format now is to go get T-Pain or go get someone who consistently has radio airplay and hope it translate into sales for you," 50 continued. "Think about it, which average rap artist has a record out and it’s just them. You gotta respect Kanye for that; he's the only one who made his own record. He made an R&B record but it was still his own record."

This man is talking about music for the sake of sales? The entire premise of his career is based on how much he has sold and not how much he has influenced. Hip-hop is true to the art form and the message (however diluted from the artist’s real life). This man still does not understand that Jay-Z will always be more important to hip-hop AND New York City no matter how many albums he sells worldwide or how big his share of Vitamin Water is.

Also, 50 Cent is one of the main reasons that guys are collaborating with R&B artists. Actually… Ja Rule is the biggest… but ole Fiddy made it cool again. Hello? “21 Questions ft. Nate Dogg,” “Candy Shop ft. Olivia,” “Best Friend ft. Olivia,” “Ayo Technology ft. Timbaland and Justin Timberlake,” “Follow My Lead ft. Robin Thicke.” Those are just his: forget the sob stories by out G-Unit members and the R&B singles he’s featured on.

Asked if he would be experimenting on “Before I Self Destruct” like Kanye West did on “808's & Heartbreak,” 50 replied: "It's an experiment because it's me seeing whether I can go back to the original format and bring the art form back. I’m sure next year my camp is gonna be influencing a lot because they are gonna see all three of us come out next year. Me, Em and Dre."

I hope he self destructs before the album comes out. Or at least bricks afterward.

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