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Fashion FAILs: When Pop Stars Dress Like Rappers

Posted 7/9/12 5:15 pm EST by in Celebs, Funny, Hip-hop, Music


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We don't pretend to be fashion authorities in these parts -- we leave that to our trendier pals on the other side of the building. That said, we know a fashion disaster when we see one. Like when Justin Bieber arrived in the Tokyo airport today.

When the Beebz broke out his "freestyle" a few months ago, the world momentarily stopped spinning, the oceans became still and a globe of humans tried to process what was happening. And now, he thinks he can wear a 2Pac bandana, MC Hammer pants and Kanye-circa-2004 backpack. It's like childhood Ellen went through some sort of time portal and just randomly bumped into those clothes as she flew through the wormhole to 2012. Maybe "Terminator" was wrong all this time, and you don't end up naked on the other side of the time tunnel after all?

Anyway, the Beebz isn't the first pop star to adopt hip-hop fashion to disastrous results. Below are seven others who copped rappers' styles and had no idea how ridiculous they looked.

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Renaissance Woman Tina Fey Raps On Childish Gambino Track

Posted 7/6/12 2:09 pm EST by in Hip-hop, Music


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We can't think of a single reason why no one has invented a reality show called "When White Girls Rap." It's one of the funniest forms of entertainment, and there's no shortage of white girls who pretend they can spit. Just play "Get Low" in a club and watch the girls transform into Lil Kim wannabees. Because white girls rapping is so hilarious, it makes sense that our favorite female comedian, Tina Fey, jumped at the opportunity to get laughs by making her official rap debut. Fey is featured on Childish Gambino's song "Real Estate" on his new mixtape. She comes in at the end of the track with an amusingly bad freestyle that includes lines like "my president is black and my Prius is blue." Maybe Fey was inspired by Natalie Portman's epic rap on "Saturday Night Live," which struck fear in the hearts of haters. Fey's may not be quite as convincing, but it's definitely worth listening to.

Listen here, but beware, there's NSFW language. Tina's part comes at 4:55.

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It's A Family Affair For Sway On 'Hip Hop Squares'

Posted 7/3/12 4:31 pm EST by in Hip-hop, MTV2, Video


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We're pretty psyched to watch MTV's own Sway Calloway on "Hip Hop Squares" tonight, and apparently, so is he. In this backstage clip from the new episode, premiering tonight at 11/10c on MTV2, Sway is as giddy as a pyromaniac on the Fourth of July as he discovers who his co-stars are. For Sway, it's a family affair; Jessica White is his "future bride" and Lil Duval his "little brother."

Sway might be reaching a little too far there (we've already called dibs on White, FYI), but who knows? Maybe he'll adopt Nick Cannon as his illegitimate son. In any case, it's nice to see Sway get back to his hip-hop roots because we've been seriously craving some Sway & King Tech. Maybe he'll reprise his inner rap star and grace us with a throwback rendition of "The Anthem." We can only dream.

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Kanye Bought Jay-Z A $34,000 Gold Skull For Father's Day

Posted 6/29/12 11:10 am EST by in Celebs, Funny, Hip-hop, News

 

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A few weeks ago Jay-Z celebrated his first Father's Day, no doubt a momentous occasion in his life. The significance was not lost on Kanye West. Kanye, always one to turn moments into MOMENTS, knew the perfect way to honor this landmark event in Jay's life: he got his pal a $34,000, 24-karat golden skull encrusted with red topaz gems. And he shipped it on a private jet.

First of all, is this a thing now? Do we have to get Father's Day gifts for our friends? We have to suffer because they made a monumental life mistake?

And secondly, it's mad tacky, right? That skull looks like it belongs on the desk of a Mexican drug cartel leader, between piles of coke and silver handguns.

Non-rich people are so much better at being rich than rich people. Just think of the stuff you could get with $34k. Lots of awesome "little" things like a 60-inch LED TV and arcade machines. Maybe a better mattress. Or if you're gonna spend that much money on something stupid, at least be totally weird about it. Nicolas Cage would've bought an ACTUAL human skull filled with gold.

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19 Popular Rapper Names Explained

Posted 6/26/12 1:15 pm EST by in Celebs, Hip-hop


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Last year we brought you 23 Perplexing Band Names Explained and 18 More Perplexing Band Names Explained, investigating the origins of various head-scratching band and musician names. We included a few rapper names, like 50 Cent, Wu-Tang Clan and Waka Flocka Flame. But so many MCs sport ridiculous monikers consisting of puns, slang and made-up words that we thought it was high time we dedicated a name-origin list specifically to the rappers out there with perplexing names.

Before we jump into it, here are some common things we noticed while researching:

-If you didn't have a childhood nickname, your chances of becoming a rapper are greatly reduced.

-There's a premium on acronyms.

-Despite their generally bizarre names, uncovering rapper name meanings was a much easier endeavor than doing the same for bands.

So without further ado, here are 19 hip-hop names explained.
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Beef Update: Tony Parker Sues Over Chris Brown-Drake Brawl

Posted 6/22/12 10:30 am EST by in Celebs, Hip-hop, News


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San Antonio Spurs guard and Eva Longoria ex Tony Parker was right in the middle of the fight between the crews of Chris Brown and Drake at a New York club on June 14. The Frenchman claims he was there because he's friends with Brown, and so was right in the middle of the brawl, taking a few punches which left him with "a corneal laceration of the left eye and other injuries."

How do we know all this? From court papers, because Parker is suing the nightclub for $20 MILLION! Gah, what a classic French move! Parker's case for the pricey punch? He thinks the owners should have known better than to let the two hip-hop rivals in the club at the same time, because of their tension over Rihanna. Look, this ain't exactly 2Pac and Biggie in '93, Tony. If you're gonna bar people from your establishments because a Twitter beef might escalate into a real-life brawl, then nobody would be allowed in any clubs.

We know the details are sketchy, but based on Brown getting pegged in the face and his celebrity pal getting clocked in the eye, it sure seems like Drake's crew was victorious, doesn't it?

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A Comprehensive List Of Successful Ginger Rappers

Posted 6/21/12 5:15 pm EST by in Funny, Hip-hop

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Teen rapper Kitty Pryde blew up last month with her video for "OK Cupid"--the song sounds like a wizard cast a spell on a junior-high girl's notebook and it started rapping. Though it hasn't quite reached "Gucci Gucci" viral levels, the song quickly garnered buzz in the burgeoning world of Internet hip-hop. And so a few days ago saw the premiere for Kitty's video with fellow walking meme Riff Raff ("Orion's Belt") and Stereogum just named Kitty's Haha, I'm Sorry their Mixtape Of The Week.

The most shocking thing about Kitty Pryde's ascent is, of course, that she's a ginger. Gingers are the one sect that have yet to really make a statement in the hip-hop world. Beastie Boys broke the glass synagogue ceiling, guys like Donald Glover gave nerds a home in the genre, Lil B opened the door for deity-MCs and Karmin for slumming music students. And now, finally, gingers are having their hip-hop moment.  So read on to see the full list of gingers who, against all odds, made it in the rap game.

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White Fang: The Lo-Fi Rock Version Of Odd Future?

Posted 6/19/12 2:30 pm EST by in Hip-hop, Music


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You probably feel like you're already aware of the Portland band White Fang, and it's not because they share a name with the eternally badass book. It's partly because their new album, Positive Feedback, sounds like the familiar brand of scuzzy rock that's been around since your parents were babies. And partly because they're the bizarro rock version of Odd Future. We're not just talking about the wolf-themed names; we've listed five more reasons why below. If White Fang gets a sketch show on Adult Swim in a few years, we'll be here to say we told you so.

1. Awesome cover art

Designing their own album covers, helming a sketch show and publishing a photo book, Odd Future could even be called an art collective. Same goes for White Fang: they design their covers, do their own videos and have a pictorial blog called Riff That Spliff.

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Beef Update: Drake Cryptically Breaks Silence About Chris Brown

Posted 6/18/12 11:06 am EST by in Hip-hop, News


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At last, we have an update to the epic beef between Chris Brown and Drake. After a few photos of people not named Chris Brown and Drake bleeding from the head, and the nightclub WIP temporarily shutting down, finally Drake has spoken. Unfortunately, it doesn't really clear anything up.

At his show in Long Island this weekend, Drake cryptically dropped a few hints onstage. "When I woke up this morning, I had to think about a lot of things...But the only thing I gave a f*** about was that I was in New York City tonight." Later, he went on to say, "It's last call and you're really too drunk to give a f***...A n**** in the corner is standing there looking at you funny. You bump elbows with him on the way to the bathroom, but really there's only one n**** that you got to think about."

Not quite as cut-and-dry as Chris Brown's window-into-his-soul Twitter feed. But then, would you expect anything else from the complicated Canadian rapper?

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What's Good: 'South Park' Game, Ice-T Doc And Kevin Durant

Posted 6/15/12 2:00 pm EST by in Hip-hop, MTV2, Sports, Video

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MTV2's Peter Rosenberg is here with the rundown of this week's crucial pop culture nuggets. First, move over Halo 4 -- the king of buzz at E3 was the forthcoming "South Park" video game, "The Stick Of Truth." The game allows you to use flaming farts and sex toys as weapons. Need we say more? Of course not. But you'll want to check out the awesome footage Peter got his hands on. Also, Ice-T's documentary "Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap" opens this weekend, and hip-hop fans have no excuse for not seeing this one. It features some 50 MCs waxing poetic about waxing poetic (to a beat). Finally, this weekend, watch part two of "Nothing But Net" as Kevin Durant drops in to give some pointers to an Oklahoma high school basketball team vying for the state title. Find out if he gave them enough of an edge to win the championship this Sunday on MTV2.

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