Articles Posted September 2010
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Ghetto Physics: Will the Real Pimps and Ho’s Please Stand Up!
The dynamics between pimps and hos has been well documented in hip-hop music. Directors William Arntz and Raymond E. Brown explore this topic further in their new documentary GhettoPhysics: Will the Real Pimps and Ho’s Please Stand Up!.
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Rose Colored Glasses
I hope you like rain and doves, because there’s plenty of all both in Kelly Rowland’s not-so-groundbreaking 3D video for “Rose Colored Glasses.”
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Cuban Linx – Astro Travellin
Welcome to another installment of your favorite link dump section, Cuban Linx. Pop the lid for some linkage goodies.
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Snap Judgment: Kanye West – “Runaway”
Leave it to ‘Ye to craft a cut that is simultaneously selfless and selfish.
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Top 10 New Rap Albums for September
10 albums worth checking out this month.
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7 of Diddy’s Unluckiest Associates
A recent Bad Boy brainstorming session here the TRU offices (as regular readers might imagine, we have them scheduled every Tuesday from 10:32 – 10:33am) birthed an interesting observation: Given the track record of some of his past associates, does anyone really want to work for/with Diddy?
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Antoine Dodson: Famous for the Wrong Reasons
In case you just crawled out of a cave in Kandahar, there’s a new Internet sensation named Antoine Dodson. The Huntsville, Alabama native took an unusual route to stardom.
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Cuban Linx – Shroom Music
Welcome to another installment of your favorite link dump section, Cuban Linx. Pop the lid for some linkage goodies.
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Insanely Hilarious “Fuck You” Parody
Cee-Lo’s “Fuck You” has spawned a chain of parodies on YouTube. The best one I’ve heard yet is “Clearly Obsessed,” a response clip by crystalline-voiced performer Whitney Avalon.
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Analyze Dis: Taylor Swift’s “Innocent”
This song is endlessly fascinating. Just candid enough to seem like an indictment on the surface. On closer inspection, though, it’s a narrative about forgiveness. Peep the words.
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Get Your Popcorn Ready
I caught this on NFL Countdown and couldn’t resist the urge to share. It’s by DJ Steve Porter, the same mastermind behind “Press Hop” and “Press Hop 2″. It’s almost as funny as T.O. and…
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Kanye West – GOOD Friday (Ft. Common, Pusha T, Kid Cudi, Big Sean, and Charlie Wilson)
In which Kanye flaunts his industry clout by collaborating with everyone in his phone book.
