It's all about me

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally posted by spookyfish
They're getting some play here as well. And funny you should mention Santana. I'm not sure which song of theirs it is (most recent single?), but I swear to God, the first couple of times I heard it, they sounded like Santana with Clapton as a guest vocalist. It was kind of odd listening to it with that thought in my head, but good nevertheless.

e/o was raving about them--she's got pretty good taste, so I listen to her recommendations. Yeah, I'm a sheep like that. I still can't get her to like Spoon though. Bitch.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Andrew Jackson is on the $20 bill.

It's all very confusing. Two impeachments, but only one of them was named Johnson.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
I haven't really listened to hip hop or rap since college.
Sometimes I'd hear something I'd like, but I just never followed up.

Flash forward to about a week ago, someone recommended a CD from a local group. awash in musical boredom, I bought the thing. I really like it, but a have a problem. N.B. this is a honest question, and I know several of you listen so maybe you'll have advice.

8 lines into the first song is the first "niggerz." After that it occurs on average every 3 lines.

Right now I am listening in my car with the windows up. I guess I've seen college white boys listening to it with the windows down. I cannot imagine a white lawyer doing the same. I cannot imagine playing it when we have friends over.

am I paranoid? riddled with some type-guilt?

Anyone worked throught this? Particular "clean" CD's for spring afternoons with the windows down?

Just listen to the CD. You have the street cred to pull it off.

Originally posted by spookyfish
I'm not sure which song of theirs it is (most recent single?), but I swear to God, the first couple of times I heard it, they sounded like Santana with Clapton as a guest vocalist.

I believe you're referring to "Real Emotion."

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by JoBu
I believe you're referring to "Real Emotion."

Exactly. Muchos gracias.

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
8 lines into the first song is the first "niggerz." After that it occurs on average every 3 lines.

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Just listen to the CD. You have the street cred to pull it off.

I disagree. If he had street cred, he would know that the term is "niggaz", unless you just want to see him get his ass kicked for singing along with his windows down.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by spookyfish
I disagree. If he had street cred, he would know that the term is "niggaz", unless you just want to see him get his ass kicked for singing along with his windows down.

He's from Detroit. They burn shit there. And they come down real hard on bad grammar and punctuation.

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
He's from Detroit. They burn shit there. And they come down real hard on bad grammar and punctuation.

I'm now picturing dtb and her posse of High School English teachers administering beatdowns all over downtown Detroit.

[Alex_de_Large]

Originally posted by spookyfish
I'm now picturing dtb and her posse of High School English teachers administering beatdowns all over downtown Detroit.

"I've got it bad, soooo, bad, I'm hot for teacher!"

[dtb]

Originally posted by spookyfish
I disagree. If he had street cred, he would know that the term is "niggaz", unless you just want to see him get his ass kicked for singing along with his windows down.

Hey!! Like Michael Bolton from Office Space!!

[dtb]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
He's from Detroit. They burn shit there. And they come down real hard on bad grammar and punctuation.

Whirrrrrd.

[the Spartan]

Originally posted by Alex_de_Large
Gizmodo is all atwitter about a recent photo of Lindsay Lohan with a) her tit hanging out of her shirt, and b) a custom Danger Hiptop cell phone. I was going to post this on the gadget board, but I figured the FB would enjoy it as well.

Fleshbot has the picture without cropping, and her nipple is clearly visible. Whether or not it's photoshopped is another story.

spree: the Fleshbot link has some nudity.

that is so HOT~!

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by spookyfish
I'm now picturing dtb and her posse of High School English teachers administering beatdowns all over downtown Detroit.

The whole neighborhood chipped in to get dtb educated. there was only enough left for me to go to WCCC. We're all proud when we see her correcting everyone, and showing her smarts.
dtb! Say again, you know, all about them hyphens.

[dtb]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
dtb! Say again, you know, all about them hyphens.

Aw Hank, you're makin' me blush! You know all that fancy book-learnin' ain't nothin compared to gettin' yo educashun in da STREETZ!

dt(proud to be from 8-Mile)b

Tuning into BB5 this week, I noticed a distinctly bluish effervescense emanating from the sleeveless shirt collars of the hunks and babes populating the house. There is not one single white collar person on this show. The closest thing is a yogatrix named Lori, but I really think that is a collarless profession. Its as if it has officially become socially unacceptable to have your life filmed on tv for a one in thirteen or is it sixteen chance for a mere half million bucks. It seems that at this point, it has become shameful to whore oneself on tv unless

1) it is a top notch Burnett project and

2)you are the first person in your family to have received a college degree or college degree plus

While one could see the tide was turning, like when Roddy the "writer" from New Jersey started banging or not banging Chiara the "marketing rep" (cold calls?, work from home?) ho from NYC, the genre is only really bottoming out. Here we hava a houseful of Eric Niew wannabes lifting weights and shaving their armpits while sporting sleeveless shirts to show off that de rigeur bicep tattoo that Pam Anderson invented. Its just so prole.

Now I cannot get through Amazing Race. I am sorry, I just cannot, as much as I try. Given the dollar prize and exciting and exotic travles, I would guess there are still a few token white collars playing, but really, I think that the Amazing Race too in destinted to end up in a lazy boy in rural Pennsylvania. Springer doesnt pay as well.

I really should have gotten that audition video together while reputaable Curtis types still played the game and I wouldnt be derailed from p-track. Thanks for playing, indeed.

OK, Salon, I will look for your coverage on this topic in about two weeks since you cannot invent anything.