rap
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.
07/25/2007
Crank dat Soulja Boy with Barney
Some time when I wasn't paying attention, "Crank dat Soulja Boy" seized the imaginations of... well, everyone but me, apparently. Now the Webiverse is crawling with dance tutorials, karaoke editions, and many, many homages.
You got your Soulja Spongebob, your Soulja Naruto... even Winnie the Pooh's kickin it Soulja-style. But for flawless editing, unbridled whimsy, and sheer joyous surreality, you simply can't beat the Barney edition.
Sure, the hours the creator must have spent voluntarily watching Barney might make you worry a bit. And every once in a while you may get distracted wondering what the hell those Barney kids were originally supposed to be doing. (There's one move I've dubbed the Hitlercize.) But the fact is, this is just a beautifully put-together video.
Simply put, this shit is tight, yo.
06/04/2007
X10, "802"
Named after the area code for the rough-and-tumble streets the X10 posse calls home, "802" is a tongue-and-cheek homage to the Green Mountain state. Now, thanks to the YouTube and the Times, X10 may be the best known rap group (if not the only rap group) to emerge from Vermont, and for that they deserve props.
When Zizema's piece was published, the clip had logged 55,000 YouTube views. A day later, that number has nearly doubled. It may not hold a candle (or a mic) to "Lazy Sunday," but maybe you'll find it amusing.
