hip-hop
08/06/2007
My Entourage Gives U the Back Massage Wearing Camouflage
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.
02/02/2007
Kanye West- Wouldn't Get Far
This hot new vid for The Game featuring Kanye West gives new insight into "the life." With pop-up windows that reveal industry secrets and censorship blocks that create a “for our eyes only” vibe, this video first embraces the hip-hop lifestyle, then takes a moment to laugh at how extreme it is.
Wanna know the secret behind free cars, fast money, and girls, girls, girls, girls? Can't tell. But one thing's for sure, to keep up with all the Biggie's and Jay-Z's of this life, a playa’s got to keep up his rep on-set. Without a scantily clad entourage, a few of your boys, and a bottle of Crystal, it’s hard to get shit done.
12/08/2006
Nas Says "Hip-Hop Is Dead"
Saying that hip-hop has died when your new video for your new single off your new album is one of YouTube's top favorites - a bit of a stretch. This heavily bleeped video (available uncensored here) is slick and rhythmic, never quite capturing a post-apocalyptic vibe but still making its point.
One could argue that the reason hip-hop is less than vital has something to do with its reliance on sampling classic rock riffs (in this instance, Iron Butterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"), but Nas chooses to blame the commercialization of the genre. With lyrics like "Get cash, live fast, body their man's mama/Rich ass n***** is ridin' with three llamas", it's a bit disappointing that they didn't choose to take a literal approach to this video. Nas's ability to triumph over his lack of llamas is an inspiring victory, indeed.
