Like many I am a rap fan, or hip-hop, whatever you want to call it. I think everyone knows by now that rap has become accepted in the music industry and is bigger then rock and roll in some peoples eyes. The thing I have against rap these days is there is a bunch of no talent idiots who tend to just rap about cars, women, and money, hell I could make a list of ridiculous Lil Wayne lyrics that will have you laughing your ass off (I’ll make a post on that topic soon). But below are some very highly respected, and rich rappers in the game today, that still say some awkward and terrible lines from time to time, here are 10 that come to mind.

Jay-Z – $63 Million


Diddy – $30 Million

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So if you don’t know by now we think Insane Clown Posse, ICP, and the Juggalos, their fans, are the weirdest/funniest/dirtiest/scariest/coolest/don’t give a shit about anything/ nicest people on Earth. We did a post about them and the Gathering, a festival held by ICP, once a year which includes a bunch of musical acts and last a few days. You can find that post here, but the 11th annual festival just ended and it was a shit show of course to say the least. Below is a video of Tom Green interviewing different Juggalos at the Gathering. It is funny not because he does anything funny, it’s funny because the people in the video are so bat shit insane and out of their minds on drugs and alcohol it’s hard not to laugh, especially at the kids at 2:00 minutes in, WOW.

Next headline from the show……. below.
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There’s nothing quite like hearing the tune of one of your favorite cartoon shows to send a jolt of nostalgia right through your body. But anyone can line up a playlist of a bunch of cartoon themes, so DeStorm wanted to do something a bit different. He’s used the power of multiple voice tracks to record a series of videos called “Soul Tunes” where he uses he R&B song stylings to cover the themes of many classic show themes. The first video below has Tailspin, Chip and Dale, Pinky and the Brain and more. I’ve posted two more videos after the jump with even more tracks. Did he get your favorite?

Episode 1

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Today its hard to find new fresh music that hasn’t been saturated by the influence of marketing giants. All we ever are exposed to is this fake world of rap music that projects an image of money, cars, women, and fame. I’m not sure when this really all happened, but I’m temped to call out Bad Boy or No Limit on this one. At some point hip hop made a drastic 180 from the gritty raw sound of Wu Tang, and even the first NAS album, to the flashy sampled computed generated radio friendly party rap we all hear on the radio today. A good friend has been building an empire in Brake Fast Records and that crew is single handedly breathing life back into the hip hop genre. Their latest project, Crew Cuts Volume 1 is an instant classic. With production work from Tom Delay and a cast full of talented lyricists, this album is perfect from front to back. My personal favorites are track 2 , Meet Me Half Way by Dirt Platoon, and the cult favorite No No No. There have been rumors circulating that Inpsychlopedia Brown will be back in the studio sometime soon, penning new rhymes, so lets hope and pray that the whispers are true. Check out the full Crew Cuts album here and stay up to date with all the upcoming events by Brake Fast Records. If you are a fan of hip hop, you wont need any convincing that this is a label to keep your eye on.

To start off today we present you Press Hop 2 by DJ Steve Porter from ESPN’s Sports Nation, the best sports show on ESPN in my opinion. This song/video is put together so great with clips from awesome sports sound bites. When you start listening to it there is no way you can’t just start bobbing your head and shaking your hips. I seriously want this to be played in a club in South Beach. My favorite part is from 1:04 to 1:12 but the whole thing is classic, enjoy.

Of Haiti.  There are a few reports out there that Wyclef Jean is seriously considering running for president of the earthquake ravaged nation.  According to E!, Wyclef’s brother Sam Jean told them “there is a very good chance” the former Fugees front man will run for the office.  Wyclef’s  Yéle Haiti foundation has raised millions in disaster relief for his homeland so it seems like something he really cares about.

Wyclef still hasn’t confirmed.  He tweeted “Just to Clear up the rumors I have not announce to the Press that I’m Running for President of Haiti.” A statement from Yele Haitit: “Wyclef’s commitment to his homeland and its youth is boundless, and he will remain its greatest supporter regardless of whether he is part of the government moving forward. At this time, Wyclef Jean has not announced his intent to run for Haitian president. If and when a decision is made, media will be alerted immediately.”  Seems like that country could use a fresh face in politics who has strong moral values.  Vote Clef Haitians!

Jewel, with the help of Funny or Die, goes to a karaoke bar disguised as a frumpy account rep and fake-reluctantly agrees to sing ‘Foolish Games’ and other Jewel songs, wowing the boisterous crowd, their reactions are priceless. Then she reveals her true identity and everyone smacks their foreheads and says, “OMG. No way!”

I’ve been a Zeppelin fan for years, not sure how I missed this and I could be way behind the ball, but whatever, someone else has to be too. Knowing this changed my view of LZ as truly innovative artists, so if you don’t want to lose that stop reading now. LZ has been accused numerous times of plagiarism throughout the years, most cases were settled out of court for undisclosed sums or not at all. Heard talk of this on the radio this morning because songwriter Jake Holmes is suing them for plagiarism of “Dazed and Confused”. Most notable is they ripped the guitar line from “Stairway to Heaven” from a band Spirit they used to open for. We live in an age of rip offs and re-makes, but you would of hoped a band that helped to build rock and roll would be more original. You can find more about everyone who sued them on their wikipedia page LZ WikiPedia I won’t stop listening to LZ though, just think “Stairway to Heaven” should be moved down a few notches on the best rock songs ever list, always its #1. Time for Lynrd Skynrd – “FreeBird” to take the top spot for once.   Here are the best example put together by youtube user clashboy77. Don’t want to plagiarize his good work.

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Unless of course, it’s your wildest dream to get crushed by a stampede of dudes. Here’s a nice succinct little recap of everything that’s wrong with the Electronic Daisy Carnival. Thousands of kids rolling on E in close confines is never a good idea. I guess the only thing cool about this was kids flat out fucking with cops, pushing them and then running away unable to get caught by fat cops who just fall on their face when attempting to catch a 5 foot tall crackhead darting through a crowd. This happens at the 6 minute mark and again at the 6:35 mark if you were wondering.