I don't consider myself some over hyped, movie critic working for some literary magazine or something, getting paid too much to write reviews on movies that consist of single word statements such as, "Powerful," or, "Inspirational." I don't buy all of that. I go see a movie, then I like to spit it how it is, if it sucks, I'll tell you WHY it sucks.
1. Braveheart. I hate this movie. I hate people who like this movie too much. This movie also happens to be the longest movie of all time, with a running time of approximately eleven hours. Its actually a little less, but you will undoubtedly have to take breaks and go do something less painful, such as having a group shower with your toaster or something to that effect. People have a lot of arguments about why they think this movie doesn't suck. I've even meet someone with the audacity to rank this movie amongst his top three. TOP THREE. His only argument was that it won best picture that year. Seriously? Best Picture? Doesn't that award get passed out to a movie EVERY SINGLE YEAR? As in, if you were to rank movies on whether or not they won Best Picture, it would be in the top eighty movies or so? That's a lot different than the top three. Another thing that really pisses me off about this movie is all of the fighting scenes. I hate it when the camera starting moving wildly, making it near impossible to have the slightest idea what's actually happening. Ditch this movie. 2/10.
2. Star Wars Episode I, II. This might possibly be the biggest Hollywood scandal of all time in my opinion. So you're telling me, the most notorious, diabolical villain of all time, had his roots as a little nerd building ugly robots and entangled in arguably the most painful love scenes to ever plague American cinema? HELL NAW. First off, any scene that includes both Padme and Anakin for more than five seconds by themselves should be taken out. Completely. Replace those scenes with random space dogfights, anything, but honestly, those scenes pissed me off. And, I'm probably not the first one to bring this up, but was the train wreck known as Jar Jar Binks, really necessary? Why was this even implemented. Did George Lucas even once think about what he was doing to his old school fans? These movies are terrible. 1.5/10.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
I hate McDonald's
It recently came to my attention that McDonald's is still open in the United States. After I was pulled off the guy who said that, for I had been beating them up for merely suggesting such a gruesome thought, I was told that it was true: McDonald's is still serving millions of people a day.
Let me explain something for those whom may be a little confused. Last year, it came to my attention that I was being served food at school that was quite possibly a step down from food that prison inmates receive. I felt quite irritated, and demanded that I find a new place to eat for lunch. Being a Sophomore, I wasn't allowed to leave school campus for lunch, shoving that silly little technicality out of the way, I asked my friend if he wanted to go out to eat somewhere for lunch that day. Naturally, the first place that came to our American, mind washed minds, was McDonald's.
So we went. And we liked it. So we went again, and again, and again. This McDonald's binge lasted for what I think was roughly three weeks. Every, single, day, we would drive to McDonald's for lunch. We fell victims to this corporate monger, we became attached to the smell of barbecue sauce and McChickens on a bun. I would watch with sheer lust and longing, as the employees would toss those golden sticks up and down in the pool of boiling grease, sprinkle obnoxious amounts of salt on them, and shovel generous portions into little red pockets, emblazoned with the notorious "M" that came to me sometimes when I slept. And all it took to rightfully own these precious foodstuffs was a little scavenging in the bottom of my car, where I was sure to find enough dimes and nickels to exchange for this medium sized bag of ecstasy.
Soon enough though, we started to tire of the same old routine, so we started being more liberal in our meal selections. Sometimes going for the fish, the occasional shake, and very rarely, the salad. Okay so the last one was a joke, but really, we started getting seriously dissatisfied with eating the same thing over and over again, but we still went there anyway. Why? I don't know. I honestly don't know what it was that made us return every day, even though we were sick of the place. But soon it started turning into a little more than than mere distaste, I started hating the place. The sound of "Double cheese, medium fries, apple pie" was almost less tolerable than listening to thrash metal.
BUT WE STILL WENT. Eventually though, the end of the school year caught up to us, and we were forced to take a break. Over this experience I have learned many things. Such as: eating McDonald's gives you mad diarrhea, increased pulse rate, sweaty armpits, a crusty, overworked heart, and an overall sense of extreme discomfort. For a while I couldn't make the connection, I didn't know what/span> it was that brought about these symptoms, until one (1) weekend day I skipped out on my dosage, and all my symptoms went away. Then I realized what a terrible mistake we had been making, and I vowed to never eat McDonald's again. Of course this vow has been broken, but every time I break it, I am very quickly reminded why I stopped eating there...
Let me explain something for those whom may be a little confused. Last year, it came to my attention that I was being served food at school that was quite possibly a step down from food that prison inmates receive. I felt quite irritated, and demanded that I find a new place to eat for lunch. Being a Sophomore, I wasn't allowed to leave school campus for lunch, shoving that silly little technicality out of the way, I asked my friend if he wanted to go out to eat somewhere for lunch that day. Naturally, the first place that came to our American, mind washed minds, was McDonald's.
So we went. And we liked it. So we went again, and again, and again. This McDonald's binge lasted for what I think was roughly three weeks. Every, single, day, we would drive to McDonald's for lunch. We fell victims to this corporate monger, we became attached to the smell of barbecue sauce and McChickens on a bun. I would watch with sheer lust and longing, as the employees would toss those golden sticks up and down in the pool of boiling grease, sprinkle obnoxious amounts of salt on them, and shovel generous portions into little red pockets, emblazoned with the notorious "M" that came to me sometimes when I slept. And all it took to rightfully own these precious foodstuffs was a little scavenging in the bottom of my car, where I was sure to find enough dimes and nickels to exchange for this medium sized bag of ecstasy.
Soon enough though, we started to tire of the same old routine, so we started being more liberal in our meal selections. Sometimes going for the fish, the occasional shake, and very rarely, the salad. Okay so the last one was a joke, but really, we started getting seriously dissatisfied with eating the same thing over and over again, but we still went there anyway. Why? I don't know. I honestly don't know what it was that made us return every day, even though we were sick of the place. But soon it started turning into a little more than than mere distaste, I started hating the place. The sound of "Double cheese, medium fries, apple pie" was almost less tolerable than listening to thrash metal.
BUT WE STILL WENT. Eventually though, the end of the school year caught up to us, and we were forced to take a break. Over this experience I have learned many things. Such as: eating McDonald's gives you mad diarrhea, increased pulse rate, sweaty armpits, a crusty, overworked heart, and an overall sense of extreme discomfort. For a while I couldn't make the connection, I didn't know what/span> it was that brought about these symptoms, until one (1) weekend day I skipped out on my dosage, and all my symptoms went away. Then I realized what a terrible mistake we had been making, and I vowed to never eat McDonald's again. Of course this vow has been broken, but every time I break it, I am very quickly reminded why I stopped eating there...
how to be lazy:
This week has been a drag. Its still Wednesday, and I don't think I can make it to the end of the week with my sanity still intact. The sheer thought of not doing anything productive or worthwhile seems more than inviting right now. I'd rather be caught watching an episode of "The Real World" than start studying for my impeding Pre Calculus test that I have tomorrow, which will more than likely hand my ass back to me. Just having to move my fingers across teh keyboard is a pain. I know a misspelled a word a little bit ago, but I'm too lazy to reach for the backspace key to fix it. I'm also quite thirsty for some Mountain Dew, and in dire need of some nourishment, in the form of beef jerky. But I'm too lazy to go down and grab it. Even though the can of Dew is literally an arm's reach an a half away from me. So I've written a small guide on exactly how to be lazy, and what not to do when lazy, for all those whom wish to share my feelings of lack of productivity and morbid procrastination.
No No's:
1. Never reach for anything that's more than arm's reach away. Even if you have to lean over slightly, don't do it. You might seriously injure your back attempting such an obscene stunt.
2. Never settle for a parking spot more than ten parking spots away from your destination. If you have to shop for a spot for fifteen minutes in the lot until something clears up, go for it. Nothing is worth walking in the freezing cold morning air for, ESPECIALLY not school.
3. NEVER, EVER, do something yourself when you can have someone else do it. If you drop your pencil in class accidentally, wait, even if it takes five whole minutes, until someone thinks you can't reach it and picks it up for you.
4. Tying in to number three, never do anything for someone unless you're getting direct compensation for it. Unless they're someone who commands more power than you, in which case make a big deal out of it and make it obvious you are quite displeased with what's going on. And by direct compensation, I mean something tangible, and right NOW.
5. If you can't think of something to write, much like myself right now, move on. Don't waste precious time working when you can spend it reclining on a couch gazing at a TV screen.
What to do instead:
1. Instead of reading a thick, heavy textbook filled with superfluous information on topics no one will ever discuss outside of their respective classroom, browse Facebook for a solid two hours.
2. If you ever feel bored of being lazy, try the hand on the hot stove method. Go and attempt some work (placing hand on hot stove out of curiosity), and realize it really isn't all its cracked up to be (sizzling your skin off).
3. Stuck in Physics with a thick, multi- dozen page packet filled with problems only someone without a cellphone would have the sheer attention span to do? Pull out your cellphone and make pointless texts like "Hey whts up?" to people sitting a few rows next to you.
4. If texting doesn't work, because the respondent it too busy being too lazy to reach into their pocket and grab their phone, pull out your graphing calculator, have someone brush off the dust for you (ask if they want to play it a little, after they brush the dust off, pretend that you suddenly need it for a problem) and play Tetris.
Well there you go folks, a quick piece of advice from none other than the guy who managed to pass an entire year of Chemistry with a B+ average without once opening the textbook, and still thirsty for some Dew but I can't drink it because I don't want to reach over that far for it.
Too lazy to post a relevant/ witty picture/video.
No No's:
1. Never reach for anything that's more than arm's reach away. Even if you have to lean over slightly, don't do it. You might seriously injure your back attempting such an obscene stunt.
2. Never settle for a parking spot more than ten parking spots away from your destination. If you have to shop for a spot for fifteen minutes in the lot until something clears up, go for it. Nothing is worth walking in the freezing cold morning air for, ESPECIALLY not school.
3. NEVER, EVER, do something yourself when you can have someone else do it. If you drop your pencil in class accidentally, wait, even if it takes five whole minutes, until someone thinks you can't reach it and picks it up for you.
4. Tying in to number three, never do anything for someone unless you're getting direct compensation for it. Unless they're someone who commands more power than you, in which case make a big deal out of it and make it obvious you are quite displeased with what's going on. And by direct compensation, I mean something tangible, and right NOW.
5. If you can't think of something to write, much like myself right now, move on. Don't waste precious time working when you can spend it reclining on a couch gazing at a TV screen.
What to do instead:
1. Instead of reading a thick, heavy textbook filled with superfluous information on topics no one will ever discuss outside of their respective classroom, browse Facebook for a solid two hours.
2. If you ever feel bored of being lazy, try the hand on the hot stove method. Go and attempt some work (placing hand on hot stove out of curiosity), and realize it really isn't all its cracked up to be (sizzling your skin off).
3. Stuck in Physics with a thick, multi- dozen page packet filled with problems only someone without a cellphone would have the sheer attention span to do? Pull out your cellphone and make pointless texts like "Hey whts up?" to people sitting a few rows next to you.
4. If texting doesn't work, because the respondent it too busy being too lazy to reach into their pocket and grab their phone, pull out your graphing calculator, have someone brush off the dust for you (ask if they want to play it a little, after they brush the dust off, pretend that you suddenly need it for a problem) and play Tetris.
Well there you go folks, a quick piece of advice from none other than the guy who managed to pass an entire year of Chemistry with a B+ average without once opening the textbook, and still thirsty for some Dew but I can't drink it because I don't want to reach over that far for it.
Too lazy to post a relevant/ witty picture/video.
Monday, April 6, 2009
T.I.:Road to "Redemption"
If you aren't aware(which I don't care to chastise you if you aren't, no one really cares anyway), the southern rapper T.I., is awaiting a year long (actually 366 day) jail sentence due to illegal weapon charges.
Now, this has been stirring up quite a buzz in the Hip Hop community, for reasons which I don't quite understand. This isn't the first time a rapper's been sent to jail during his career. Hell, DMX has been in and out of jail multiple times during his, and he's in jail right now as well. Its not the end of the world. What's more, he had the audacity to start a new MTV show called "Road to Redemption." I don't know exactly what its about (I don't watch MTV, or TV in general for that matter), but I've been told T.I. brings in seven teenagers to try and show them that they can live a life without crime. Awww.... that's so sweet right??? Too bad more than half of his songs are promoting drugs, violence, and the like. Seems a little hypocritical if you ask me. You can't pretend to be two different people like that. If you listen to the song "What You Know" by T.I., the song that won the Academy Award for Best Solo Rap Performance a couple years ago, he explicitly discusses his cocaine dealings on the streets. So how can he in good conscience, try and preach a more pure life, without all of this crime, to those who listen to his music?
I don't know the man's intentions, but to me, this sounds like a petty attempt at some more publicity before TIP is sent behind bars for a year. Because I honestly don't buy what this show is trying to sell. So in the commercial breaks, after just watching T.I. lecture these youngsters on how they should live their lives, I get to see a music video of him riding in a stolen car puffing on a marijuana blunt? No, this all sounds like cheap, corporate, bulls#!@ to me. I'm sick of all this garbage that's being mercilessly shoved down my throat wherever I look. Here's a statement released by those whom visited T.I. during his trial period, He felt that he was undergoing a karmic reckoning, a time when he would have to balance the scales of his life and integrate who he was with who he is. We've never seen someone so introspective, so smart about how who he was back in the slums of Atlanta is affecting who he is now." I have never seen more fabricated corporate garbage in one sentence.
Whoever watched this show and liked it, or took it to heart, needs to rethink their life and learn to not accept anything they see on TV. Particularly mTV, this is not a "real" channel, nor a place to get good advice. Need proof? Go to the links on the left side of this page and click on the best page in the universe. Look for the guy's post(s) on mTV and the type of people who watch it. I think it speaks for itself.
Now, this has been stirring up quite a buzz in the Hip Hop community, for reasons which I don't quite understand. This isn't the first time a rapper's been sent to jail during his career. Hell, DMX has been in and out of jail multiple times during his, and he's in jail right now as well. Its not the end of the world. What's more, he had the audacity to start a new MTV show called "Road to Redemption." I don't know exactly what its about (I don't watch MTV, or TV in general for that matter), but I've been told T.I. brings in seven teenagers to try and show them that they can live a life without crime. Awww.... that's so sweet right??? Too bad more than half of his songs are promoting drugs, violence, and the like. Seems a little hypocritical if you ask me. You can't pretend to be two different people like that. If you listen to the song "What You Know" by T.I., the song that won the Academy Award for Best Solo Rap Performance a couple years ago, he explicitly discusses his cocaine dealings on the streets. So how can he in good conscience, try and preach a more pure life, without all of this crime, to those who listen to his music?
I don't know the man's intentions, but to me, this sounds like a petty attempt at some more publicity before TIP is sent behind bars for a year. Because I honestly don't buy what this show is trying to sell. So in the commercial breaks, after just watching T.I. lecture these youngsters on how they should live their lives, I get to see a music video of him riding in a stolen car puffing on a marijuana blunt? No, this all sounds like cheap, corporate, bulls#!@ to me. I'm sick of all this garbage that's being mercilessly shoved down my throat wherever I look. Here's a statement released by those whom visited T.I. during his trial period, He felt that he was undergoing a karmic reckoning, a time when he would have to balance the scales of his life and integrate who he was with who he is. We've never seen someone so introspective, so smart about how who he was back in the slums of Atlanta is affecting who he is now." I have never seen more fabricated corporate garbage in one sentence.
Whoever watched this show and liked it, or took it to heart, needs to rethink their life and learn to not accept anything they see on TV. Particularly mTV, this is not a "real" channel, nor a place to get good advice. Need proof? Go to the links on the left side of this page and click on the best page in the universe. Look for the guy's post(s) on mTV and the type of people who watch it. I think it speaks for itself.
Righteous Kill: Severely Underrated
So I saw Righteous Kill for the first time a few days ago. You know, "one of the worst movies of 2008"? I couldn't believe it. Its been said that watching DeNiro and Pacino reading a notebook together would be fun to watch. Two of the greatest actors, what's not to like? The problem people had with this movie is that they were being extremely childish. If it isn't a Godfather II, Scarface quality movie, then its terrible. "What a waste of talent" seems to be a popular description of this movie. That's the most asinine thing I've ever heard in my life. Now everyone thinks they're a critic who works for some big name magazine or something, labeling Pacino's acting as supbar, and the story is predictable, and that the editing was bad. Again, who said that if it isn't a classic, then its automatically on the other side of the spectrum?
WARNING Spoilers below:
Righteous Kill is a crime drama starring DeNiro, Pacino, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, and Carla Gugino. DeNiro and Pacino are two grizzled, NYPD veterans who aren't ready to retire. After a criminal is left to run rampant in the streets, DeNiro takes it upon himself to get him behind bars. The movie than goes on a twist, where Pacino is a covert serial killer, killing corrupt criminals that managed to slip through the cracks of the courts. After murdering them at point blank range, he would leave a four line poem explaining the horrors these men have committed. DeNiro is not exactly the most beloved man in the force, and his coworkers are quick to label him as the killer. After many attempts to uncover his "righteous kills", he is found to be uninvolved in any of these, leaving the cops to believe that it might not have been him. But, throughout the entire movie, scenes would play were DeNiro was speaking to the camera, "confessing" to these crimes. At the end, the audience finds out that he was reading the personal diary of non other than his long time cop buddy, Pacino. Held at gunpoint, he was ordered to read these confessions into the camera and turn himself in. Pacino and DeNiro tangle for a little bit, which ultimately ends in Pacino getting shot.
SPOILERS OVER
While I don't think that this story is most riveting, the term "wasted talent" is just over the top. These two men still acted profoundly in this movie, the movie's storyline and plot itself was what led to its alleged demise. I don't think the DeNiro/ Pacino combo is easy to pull off, I think this movie pulled it off.
WARNING Spoilers below:
Righteous Kill is a crime drama starring DeNiro, Pacino, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, and Carla Gugino. DeNiro and Pacino are two grizzled, NYPD veterans who aren't ready to retire. After a criminal is left to run rampant in the streets, DeNiro takes it upon himself to get him behind bars. The movie than goes on a twist, where Pacino is a covert serial killer, killing corrupt criminals that managed to slip through the cracks of the courts. After murdering them at point blank range, he would leave a four line poem explaining the horrors these men have committed. DeNiro is not exactly the most beloved man in the force, and his coworkers are quick to label him as the killer. After many attempts to uncover his "righteous kills", he is found to be uninvolved in any of these, leaving the cops to believe that it might not have been him. But, throughout the entire movie, scenes would play were DeNiro was speaking to the camera, "confessing" to these crimes. At the end, the audience finds out that he was reading the personal diary of non other than his long time cop buddy, Pacino. Held at gunpoint, he was ordered to read these confessions into the camera and turn himself in. Pacino and DeNiro tangle for a little bit, which ultimately ends in Pacino getting shot.
SPOILERS OVER
While I don't think that this story is most riveting, the term "wasted talent" is just over the top. These two men still acted profoundly in this movie, the movie's storyline and plot itself was what led to its alleged demise. I don't think the DeNiro/ Pacino combo is easy to pull off, I think this movie pulled it off.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
The Last Nail in the Coffin
In my previous post, I published a video of arguably the second worst song of all time, "Stanky Leg" by the GS Boys. Now, I don't know WHO the GS Boys even are, I don't know what "stanky" means, and I don't know why they have ATVs in the gym in their music video. All I know is when I heard this song for the first time, I had to stop before my blood pressure skyrocketed to obscenely unhealthy levels. Now that I can actually focus on the monitor I can get back to blogging about how much I hate this song.
The fact of the matter is, its not just this song. Rap these days is, in my opinion, a perfect fit to all of the negative stereotypes that people who don't like rap claim rap has. What I'm trying to say is today's rap is all about drugs, getting money, getting loose women at bars, and how big their car's rims and houses are. First of all, they all have the same things. So when eleven different rappers all talk about their watches, private jets, and seven course meals, it sounds they're all living in the same house together. Second of all, I wonder how people who are this one- sided and narrow minded actually manage to make good use of all their money and don't end up broke within months. Some do actually. But when all they spend their money on is one hundred grand necklaces and multiple walk in closets filled with shoes, its kind of hard to see them hanging on to their small fortune for a long time.
I don't know what brought about this abrupt change in Hip Hop music. I don't know what album it was that sparked this shift, or what song or whatever, but there was a time when these problems didn't exist. There was a time when rap consisted of real life stories and narratives, and songs with topics that were actually relevant to the time. Every rapper did it his or her own different way. They each had their own style, which is something today's artists are entirely lacking. Everything about a new album was exciting. From the back cover art to the intros and outros, everything was original. And when new artists came out, it took a while for them to get noticed, and they weren't appreciated until they released a song that people actually liked, unlike now where as long as a rapper who's already famous claims you're a good rapper, it automatically becomes fact.
That's another problem with rappers these days, well actually this is a problem with the entire community, the artists and the fans. It seems as if whenever a rapper makes any sort of claim, AUTOMATICALLY, without any second thoughts or nothing, the claim is taken as a fact. Some random Lil Wayne fan claimed that Wayne had an IQ of 140. And just like that, everyone believes that Lil Wayne has an IQ of 140. Its not worth my time trying to argue against this claim, but the point is, things like this happen all the time.
I consider myself a pretty well educated individual. Rappers back in the day catered to my sort of listeners. As time progresses, I feel as if the minimum level of intelligence required to understand what's going on in the song keeps going down and down. Until eventually its going to come to a point where the rappers themselves are going to feel ashamed of some of the lyrics they've created.
Every time a rap arist looks like he might be able to turn it around, he gets shot down and eventually forgotten. He gets disgusted as he realizes that if you aren't screaming gibberish and moving to some dry rehash of some odd dance move that may be hard to actually do, but still looks terrible, you aren't ever going to be appreciated or listened to. Its gotten to the point where I'm almost embarrassed to tell people that I like listening to rap. Either some drastic changes have to happen very, very soon, or every modern day rap artist is going to be charged with corruption of a minor's mind or whatever, because listening to songs like "Crank Dat" must have a negative effect on a human's mind.
The fact of the matter is, its not just this song. Rap these days is, in my opinion, a perfect fit to all of the negative stereotypes that people who don't like rap claim rap has. What I'm trying to say is today's rap is all about drugs, getting money, getting loose women at bars, and how big their car's rims and houses are. First of all, they all have the same things. So when eleven different rappers all talk about their watches, private jets, and seven course meals, it sounds they're all living in the same house together. Second of all, I wonder how people who are this one- sided and narrow minded actually manage to make good use of all their money and don't end up broke within months. Some do actually. But when all they spend their money on is one hundred grand necklaces and multiple walk in closets filled with shoes, its kind of hard to see them hanging on to their small fortune for a long time.
I don't know what brought about this abrupt change in Hip Hop music. I don't know what album it was that sparked this shift, or what song or whatever, but there was a time when these problems didn't exist. There was a time when rap consisted of real life stories and narratives, and songs with topics that were actually relevant to the time. Every rapper did it his or her own different way. They each had their own style, which is something today's artists are entirely lacking. Everything about a new album was exciting. From the back cover art to the intros and outros, everything was original. And when new artists came out, it took a while for them to get noticed, and they weren't appreciated until they released a song that people actually liked, unlike now where as long as a rapper who's already famous claims you're a good rapper, it automatically becomes fact.
That's another problem with rappers these days, well actually this is a problem with the entire community, the artists and the fans. It seems as if whenever a rapper makes any sort of claim, AUTOMATICALLY, without any second thoughts or nothing, the claim is taken as a fact. Some random Lil Wayne fan claimed that Wayne had an IQ of 140. And just like that, everyone believes that Lil Wayne has an IQ of 140. Its not worth my time trying to argue against this claim, but the point is, things like this happen all the time.
I consider myself a pretty well educated individual. Rappers back in the day catered to my sort of listeners. As time progresses, I feel as if the minimum level of intelligence required to understand what's going on in the song keeps going down and down. Until eventually its going to come to a point where the rappers themselves are going to feel ashamed of some of the lyrics they've created.
Every time a rap arist looks like he might be able to turn it around, he gets shot down and eventually forgotten. He gets disgusted as he realizes that if you aren't screaming gibberish and moving to some dry rehash of some odd dance move that may be hard to actually do, but still looks terrible, you aren't ever going to be appreciated or listened to. Its gotten to the point where I'm almost embarrassed to tell people that I like listening to rap. Either some drastic changes have to happen very, very soon, or every modern day rap artist is going to be charged with corruption of a minor's mind or whatever, because listening to songs like "Crank Dat" must have a negative effect on a human's mind.
SSSHHHH.... Don't Awaken the Beast
I'm taking a break from my short lived miniseries, because I feel the need to get back in the groove of discussing music, and right now seems like an excellent time to do that.
The beast I was talking about is the "Three Headed Monster", a trio of rappers, 50 Cent, Eminem, and Dr. Dre. These three powerhouses are set to release a TON of work this year. Debuting with Dr. Dre's long awaited album, Detox. Since sometime in 2004, Dre has been promoting this title, every now and then dropping a single or something, but for the most part its on the down low. To many a veteran rap follower, Detox has been patiently waited for for years now, and its the final hope for Hip Hop these days. With the amount of buzz and promotions Dre has been making for this album, if it has just one bad song on it, people will be pretty pissed off.
Along with working on this mysterious album, Dre has been producing a handful of other albums, including Eminem's Relapse, and Relapse 2. Many people thought Eminem was already retired, but he is far from done. With the highly successful single "Crack A Bottle," people are starting to remember the old Eminem that every loved and couldn't get enough of back in the day. Initially, he was set to release only one album, Relapse, but he realized he had too much work for one album and quite frankly, to this date Eminem hasn't had a single bad album, so I'm quite confident that both of these will be hits.
The third "head" in this trio, 50 Cent, is also set to release a couple of albums this year, both produced by Dre, titled Before I Self Destruct, and another one, which hasn't been titled yet. He's dropped a couple of singles for BISD, including "Get Up", and "I Get it in", both hits on the billboard charts. This album was supposed to be his last with the current record label he's on, but, just like Eminem, he decided to drop another one because of the amount of work he had.
I'm really anxious for this influx of kick ass music. FINALLY, FINALLY, a little break from the T- Pain, T- Wayne, Souljia Boy sh*t that makes me sick to my stomach whenever I have the displeasure of hearing it in my ears. I can't stress enough the magnitude of rap that's coming out this year, I honestly think Hip Hop is not dead yet, its almost dead, actually, it DID die, but only for a second until it was quickly shocked back to life with a few nice artists around these days, including Busta Rhymes, The Game, and Kanye West. But ever since around 2004-5, Hip Hop has been heading downhill too fast to reel it back. With the latest garbage single hitting the streets, "Stankly Legg," I hope that 50, Em, and Dre can find a way to save Hip Hop before it humiliates itself even further.
Yeah, Hip Hop is f*cking dead.
The beast I was talking about is the "Three Headed Monster", a trio of rappers, 50 Cent, Eminem, and Dr. Dre. These three powerhouses are set to release a TON of work this year. Debuting with Dr. Dre's long awaited album, Detox. Since sometime in 2004, Dre has been promoting this title, every now and then dropping a single or something, but for the most part its on the down low. To many a veteran rap follower, Detox has been patiently waited for for years now, and its the final hope for Hip Hop these days. With the amount of buzz and promotions Dre has been making for this album, if it has just one bad song on it, people will be pretty pissed off.
Along with working on this mysterious album, Dre has been producing a handful of other albums, including Eminem's Relapse, and Relapse 2. Many people thought Eminem was already retired, but he is far from done. With the highly successful single "Crack A Bottle," people are starting to remember the old Eminem that every loved and couldn't get enough of back in the day. Initially, he was set to release only one album, Relapse, but he realized he had too much work for one album and quite frankly, to this date Eminem hasn't had a single bad album, so I'm quite confident that both of these will be hits.
The third "head" in this trio, 50 Cent, is also set to release a couple of albums this year, both produced by Dre, titled Before I Self Destruct, and another one, which hasn't been titled yet. He's dropped a couple of singles for BISD, including "Get Up", and "I Get it in", both hits on the billboard charts. This album was supposed to be his last with the current record label he's on, but, just like Eminem, he decided to drop another one because of the amount of work he had.
I'm really anxious for this influx of kick ass music. FINALLY, FINALLY, a little break from the T- Pain, T- Wayne, Souljia Boy sh*t that makes me sick to my stomach whenever I have the displeasure of hearing it in my ears. I can't stress enough the magnitude of rap that's coming out this year, I honestly think Hip Hop is not dead yet, its almost dead, actually, it DID die, but only for a second until it was quickly shocked back to life with a few nice artists around these days, including Busta Rhymes, The Game, and Kanye West. But ever since around 2004-5, Hip Hop has been heading downhill too fast to reel it back. With the latest garbage single hitting the streets, "Stankly Legg," I hope that 50, Em, and Dre can find a way to save Hip Hop before it humiliates itself even further.
Yeah, Hip Hop is f*cking dead.
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