Eh, a few quick bullets. Only thing–no specification for what pleases, annoys, and angers. Figure that out on your own.
1. One fair reader told me this weekend that I don’t know anything about rap music because I don’t have Tupac as one of my top ten emcees. Even suggested I stick to U2 lists, which is funny considering I didn’t do that list. Since (s)he says such a view puts me in the minority–and it does, though not as overwhelmingly as many would believe–that means I don’t know anything about rap music. Yep, because adherence to majority opinion is always the greatest measure of knowledge. Yanno, because only a genius agrees with everyone. Yep.
2. Another adulterous crank call. This one’s old, I’m told, but it’s a doozy. I’m also told many women are really hurt when they hear the depression in women’s voices on these calls. In that case, this won’t hurt you at all. In fact, it might give you an endorphin rush.
3. The gubment plans to lock down the Internet. I gotta start watching what I say.
4. The Seahawks did not get robbed yesterday. That is, unless Jerramy “Stone Hands” Stevens dresses as the Hamburglar at kids’ birthday parties.
5. Got a piece going up tomorrow about the Carolina/Duke game. And I’ll be there!
6. I have to go BACK to Raleigh to pick up a t-shirt after having already driven out there today. That’s no fun.
Have fun.
***Forgot to add this one.
7. On Russ Parr this morning–I’ve got to immediately plug up the boPod in the morning–some chick called in upset that Queen Latifah did the voiceover on the Pizza Hut commercial with Jessica Simpson. “What, Queen Latifah isn’t sexy enough to do that commercial but Jessica Simpson is?”
Ummmm, yeah. I don’t care if you bleed red, black and green, we know this one’s a no-brainer. This is augmented by how totally unattractive Latifah’s become in her new career as the loud negress in movies. But independent of that, Jessica Simpson’s no joke. If you deny that, you–yes, you–are just lying.
11 Comments
by Kirk
If you had gotten married in high school and had some young’uns, you’d know Tupac is the #1 all time rapper. Ok, that’s enough of that.
Seriously, who is dumb enough to start criticizing a subjective list? That there is a special kind of fucktardedness. It’s one thing to disagree or add your own suggestions, but that’s a whole different game. Brilliant.
by Kirk
If you had gotten married in high school and had some young’uns, you’d know Tupac is the #1 all time rapper. Ok, that’s enough of that.
Seriously, who is dumb enough to start criticizing a subjective list? That there is a special kind of fucktardedness. It’s one thing to disagree or add your own suggestions, but that’s a whole different game. Brilliant.
by williethepimp
The things the gubment’s about to put on the net are at least as (if not more) frightening as they’re proposed monitoring practices. Get ready for a potentially much more McCarthyisic govt. On a less conspiratorial note, J. Simpson does have J. Simpsons. Nice attempt on the personality tip, though. Pizza Hut is still terrible.
by Rex
I cringe every time I see/hear Jessica Simpson sing on TV. Uugh! Even Ashlee sings better than her. I remember thinking when I first saw her that she was parodying the current pop and R&B singers with her body language and unsuccessful vocal gymnastics. Then I realized, “Oh no, she’s serious.” Not into her looks either.
As for Tupac, I am a much bigger fan of his acting than music. I thought “Gang Related” and “Grid Lock’d” were shining examples of entertainers from the music biz crossing over into acting. Currently Mandy Moore is doing great with acting (has anyone seen “Saved?”–she nailed that “Christian Bitch” role perfectly), and of course, the best music bizzer turned actor–
Mos Def
Do yourself a favor. If you haven’t seen “Something the Lord Made,” rent it tonight.
by Rex
I cringe every time I see/hear Jessica Simpson sing on TV. Uugh! Even Ashlee sings better than her. I remember thinking when I first saw her that she was parodying the current pop and R&B singers with her body language and unsuccessful vocal gymnastics. Then I realized, “Oh no, she’s serious.” Not into her looks either.
As for Tupac, I am a much bigger fan of his acting than music. I thought “Gang Related” and “Grid Lock’d” were shining examples of entertainers from the music biz crossing over into acting. Currently Mandy Moore is doing great with acting (has anyone seen “Saved?”–she nailed that “Christian Bitch” role perfectly), and of course, the best music bizzer turned actor–
Mos Def
Do yourself a favor. If you haven’t seen “Something the Lord Made,” rent it tonight.
by eauhellzgnaw
I say this despite the fact that he made some very good songs, but 2 Pac is one of the most overrated rappers in the history of hip hop–partially because of his early, violent death, and partially because of the “thug” persona he cultivated toward the end (some people don’t know that it was fake and/or don’t care that it was idiotic). Eminem is without question THE most overrated rapper ever (hell, he is right up there with Madonna as the most overrated music figures of the last t yewo decades). As for Jessica Simpson, ehhhh. Not really feelin her, though she had a decent shape before she lost some weight. But this “Latifah is obviously flyer than Simpson” stuff? Latifah has a cute face, but she could probably body slam Bam Bam Bigelow. Though neither is my cup of tea, the caller who proposed this is wrong (and by that I mean that no matter what you think, the VAST majority of this country finds Simpson sexier than Latifah. Choosing Latifah over Simpson would have been a terrible business decision).
by LBJ
Seattle got robbed, Why didn’t they just give the Steelers the trophy before the game, if they wanted them to win THAT bad.
by Left Coast Vic
Time for this West Coaster (no Payless though) to chime in on this 2Pac thing …
When looking at pure lyrical skill, 2Pac probably isn’t in the top ten. As far as just the rapping goes, there are a slew of cats that can just eat him up. 2Pac’s hits can rival that of any rapper, but aside from the hits most of his cuts kinda suck. Conversely, there are few cats that can claim to be bigger rap stars. The dude had flash, swagger, and mad charisma. Its important to not get the two twisted. I almost want to say that 2Pac was the rap James Dean: Thoroughly cannonized beyond the actual.
Seattle was not robbed. To be robbed, you must imply that you actually had something in your possession. Seattle never had the game sown up.
by thatman
1. Latifah & Simpson… I don’t like Jessica Simpson. She’s not that hot to me. But really, I never saw Queen Latifah as potential president of the Black Female Sex Symbols of America Club. There are just better candidates to root for. Hell, most candidates are better. No hate though.
And yeah, americans are stuck on the whole Jessica Simpson type-blonde, big boobs, flat ass (though she tried to hide it in the awful dukes of hazzard movie), a bit dumb (or at least pretending to be)… it just makes sense for a company to have Simpson in their commercial rather than Latifah. Although what the hell attractiveness has to do with selling pizza, I’m not sure.
PS. That commercial really gets on my nerve. Mostly because it uses a really bad play on a really bad remake of a song I don’t really care for.
2. I don’t know, it almost seems like it’s cool to say you don’t like 2Pac nowadays. It’s like if you say you’re a 2pac fan, you’re seen as ignorant or populist. Like “oh, he says that because he doesn’t know Rakim/De La Soul/Kool G Rap” or some shit. Maybe that’s just the Internet. Me personally, I don’t feel concerned by the next man’s musical tastes, so if you don’t feel him that’s not a problem with me, but I find he made a great number of really dope and yes, powerful songs, and that the notion that he never really made good albums but just a few hit songs is bullshit. Even then, he’s not my favorite rapper, but shit, I still like a lot of his music.
by Auroon
I think you should listen to homeboy up above. Oh, yeah, and I hit you back with an e-mail. I’m actually proud that you wrote me back, unlike Bill Simmons, who never writes me back. For the record, I like to pick on you two because I actually like the writing, I just don’t agree with the opinions all the time. It makes my life more interesting. I still think you HAVE to put Pac in the top ten emcee’s all time. It’s Pac man. I think Connie Chung and Barbara Walters even know Pac’s contribution to the game. Cats like DMX and Ja Rule wouldn’t have careers if it wasn’t for Pac (which could have been a good thing, I suppose). You just have to give him some props, that’s all I’m saying. He was a real dude. You gotta respect that, especially considering the garbage that’s readily available now.
by Auroon
For the record, I realize that it was a subjective list, however, I was just trying to get an explanation for leaving Nas off the list, and citing Biggie’s “Victory” over his other songs. I think my inquiring was founded. If you put things out in a public forum, I think you have to expect the criticism. The whole Tupac thing came about because you said ‘Pac wouldn’t be in your top ten, which doesn’t make too much sense to most hip-hop fans. For the record, I realize that it was a subjective list, however, I was just trying to get an explanation for leaving Nas off the list, and citing Biggie’s “Victory” over his other songs. I think my inquiring was founded. If you put things out in a public forum, I think you have to expect the criticism. The whole Tupac thing came about because you said ‘Pac wouldn’t be in your top ten, which doesn’t make too much sense to most hip-hop fans.