About a bajillion Halo-related videos have popped up in the last few days in anticipation of the release of Halo 3, the third and (ostensibly) final installment of the mega-popular video game franchise. Among the best of these is Team Tiger Awesome’s “Halo Nights,” a boy-band-esque music video about a man’s love of Halo and how it ruins his life. This video is especially timely not only because Halo 3 comes out next week, but also because we are a mere two weeks away from the release of the Backstreet Boys’ latest attempt at a comeback album, Unbreakable.

I incited the ire of BSB fans last week by writing a “snotty” (sic) post about their lead video “Inconsolable” (okay fine, it was snotty, but come on, it’s the Backstreet Boys. Am I supposed to be sincere?). But, after watching this, I can say with confidence that while Team Tiger Awesome may not have millions of record sales, at least they still have their youth and good looks. And relevance. And none of them look like a Puerto Rican Mr. T.

From Liam Sullivan, the man who brought you "Shoes," comes another music video starring the delciously bitchy Kelly (Sullivan himself). Actually, first there's a four minute, non-musical intro with a quirky look at Kelly's whole family, and the hilarity that ensues when her Aunt Susan, an earthy lesbian folk singer, comes to visit.

But then Kelly's neighbor Caitlin comes home with a cute new top, and the musical highjinks get underway. Chearleaders! Ninjas! Heaven! Riots! LisaNova! Dave Navarro! Margaret Cho! This video has everything!

Seriously, betch. Let Kelly borrow that top. She's earned it. (Don't make me have to betchslap the dumb out of you.)

As we've previously covered here, John Mayer is a funny guy. He likes to goof around, be silly, etc. But in this clip from Best Week Ever, Mayer takes it one step further and has his fun at the expense of one of the "little people" -- YouTube semicelebrity song stylist Tay Zonday.

One of the best and worst things about YouTube is that it gives anyone with a vision the opportunity to let their freak flag fly, and Zonday is no exception. His vocal gymnastics have earned him many fans and many slams, but it's "Chocolate Rain" that won him the Mayer treatment.

Mayer, accompanied by BWE's Sherrod Small, does not so much cover "Chocolate Rain," Zonday's earnest commentary on racism and poverty, as he does take the title, set it to Nelly Furtado's "Say it Right," and improvise new lyrics about poop.

Granted, putting oneself on YouTube is an invitation to mockery. And Zonday's an odd duck; he's easy to make fun of. But he's also a kid with a passion for music who's working his ass off to make a name for himself and make his dream happen. So it doesn't seem all that clever and funny when a rich and famous musican takes cheap potshots at him. It seems, to be honest, kind of poopy.

Okay, maybe I'm just frighteningly susceptible to the charms of white people rapping for comedic purposes, but I think this is pretty good. In this rap video, King Solomon and the Giggles explain exactly what it takes to join their entourage -- the skill to deliver a hard back massage while wearing camouflage. Up in the garage.

King Solomon and the Giggles bring more than just helpful specificity to the table, though; they're actually not bad rappers. Plus they have cute chicks in camo and several impressive dance breaks, including one that features that Milli-Vanilli-esque, side-to-side jiggy thing that I don't know the name of but was mighty entertained to see again.

Plus, I like that the one guy is a "soldier with a camouflage backpack, camouflage juice box, camouflage fruit snacks." Stealthy and tasty.