Well, at least it's better than Fantasia's cover.
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''I would love to sing with her, but unfortunately all eyes are on me.'"
Katharine McPhee on WHITNEY HOUSTON

Does she know what she just said? Who did she think she was talking about? Young B? Hannah Montana? YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT WHITNEY HOUSTON. LOL YOU DIDN'T EVEN WIN AMERICAN IDOL! For real, I had to read this quote about 100 times to make sure I read it correctly because I couldn't believe it. This is just as bad as when Bow Wow went up to Ronald Isley and asked ""My album went gold in it's first week. How many gold albums do you got?"

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John Legend debuts at #2 this week with 229,559 copies sold and even though I have no idea HOW (WHERE were his singles/videos in the radio/TV?!) I congratulate him. I find him boring but apparently he is shaping up to be one of those artists who can drop anytime and sell well.

The rest of this week's chart was a pretty abysmal showing for hip hop and R&B debuts, with Jibbs at #10, Shareefa at #20 and Lil' Boosie at #25.

In worse news, though, Brooke Hogan debuted at #28. Ouch! Not a good way to kickoff to Scott Storch's new label.
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This is the 83rd single off their album. I guess Nicole is releasing her solo album soon (with that shitty single "Steam"). Will she be able to do it without her background dancers bandmates? Probably.

Oh, and Timbaland's only been "back" for like a year and I'm already sick of him again.
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I found this over at C&D and I had to do a double take. Fresh is right, this random hook-ups are getting crazy. I already bet money that if Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake break up he's going to get with Letoya Luckett.

Tyra Banks is wasting no tears over ex-boyfriend, Madea's Family Reunion producer and star Tyler Perry. In fact, a source tells Star that the supermodel/mogul has been busy playing footsie with rapper Chingy! The pair first met on an episode of Tyra Banks' talk show last year when Chingy revealed to Tyra that he had a thing for fine women's feet. Tyra immediately tore off her shoes and plopped her tootsies right down on Chingy's lap -- embarrassing the poor rapper! (It seems that Tyra had neglected to have a recent pedicure.)

Hoping for a second chance with the handsome St. Louis native, Tyra recently invited Chingy back to her show to tape not one but two episodes for November sweeps -- and this time, Tyra made sure to have her toes done! "On the first episode, Tyra tried to kiss Chingy, and he seemed to be taken aback by her forwardness," an audience member tells Star, "But the next day, Tyra teased Chingy, saying, 'I have a fresh pedi!" Chingy immediately rubbed and kissed Tyra's bare feet and then said, "I know I was a little taken back the other day, but now I'm ready for a real kiss!' and the two locked lips! You could see the sparks fly!"( Star )

I'm sorry but...SHE WAS DATING TYLER PERRY? I had NO idea about that! Both of these hook-ups are random to me. Tyra is pulling a Brandy - She'll date anyone!
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Well Bow Wow is saying that he's going to come out with a serious record ( lol ) and be "raw and uncut" on it. He is going to come clean about what really happened with him and Ciara as well.

In particular, the junior rhyme-spitter noted a track called "System," on which he admits to having difficulties getting past a relationship with a girl he once dated. Bow was careful never to reveal her name, but a sly smile crossed his face when Ciara was brought up as the likely subject.

"It's one of the most heartfelt records that I've ever done," Bow explained after appearing on "TRL" last week. "It's about a certain relationship I was in, but how I feel about it now. And this [song] is a letter to that person. I'm finally getting the opportunity to get that off my chest. I look at The Price of Fame as a diary. And I'm just welcoming everybody into what's been going on from a year and a half ago until now with me. That song is the one that really speaks, because it's about me getting someone out of my system to make me feel good, but it's hard to do that when you really like someone."

Vh1

Whatever, he probably cheated on her with one of the girls from Cherish or that girl that Teddy Riley married on myspace.
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I'm mad they keep giving Diddimyer these hot beats, because he is squandering them. He better thank the heavens he had enough famous friends to turn this album into a Quincy Jones-esque compilation because without Donatella Aguilera on this song it would have been a MESS. But y'all already knew that.



Erin - lmao is this real
Erin - she sounds like brooke hogan!!
J - LOL
Erin - damn
Erin - did timbaland fall asleep on this one?

I actually like the Loose album but this track is always one that gets skipped. I thought "Maneater" was supposed to be the next single? She needs to quit with this mellow Dido shit.
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I know, I know, a lot of you out there are like "Who?" Teairra Mari came out in 2005 with the song "Make Her Feel Good" and the self-titled album came out the same year. It was a little messy but overall it was cute and I thought she had potential for growth. Apparently Jay-Z disagrees.

Teairra has been removed from the Roc-a-fella roster, and her official Myspace lists her label type as "indie". Hmmm...

One of her blogs also mentions that she's been dissed in the past by Roc-a-fella, since only "big" artists are allowed to put up new music on their Myspaces which she was barred from doing. Awwww. I just wanna comfort her cute lil' ass.

The thing I'm most mad about is of all these Def Jam-affiliated R&B chicks (including T, Christina Milian and Megan Rochell), Rihanna is the one who is getting the most attention, and she is the least talented. Ugh.
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The couple that has been married for 7 years has announced their seperation.

We are saddened to announce that Reese & Ryan have decided to formally separate. They remain committed to their family and we ask that you please respect their privacy and the safety of their children at this time."

Well I saw this one coming a mile away. I mean with him not being B- list and her being A-list, and her having that Oscar just fall in her lap, I guess she figured he was dead weight. People are saying that he felt threatened by her career and that it was just a series of things. I personally think that she saw that magazine spread he did recently and pulled a Nicole Murphy. Ryan was looking like a cupcake in that spread. This is really sad because they were together for so long.

TMZ
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I didn't know Jaleel White was still making movies!
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Tyrese - One

This one is really going to have to grow on me. It's no "Lately" but I guess it will do for right now. Tyrese is coming out with a double CD called "Alter Ego" and introduces his rapper ego "Black Ty". One disc will be full of R&B tracks and the other disc will be hip-hop. Don't really know how I feel about this and I'm not going to say anything bad about him rapping yet because I haven't heard any of those tracks. Tyrese use to be a rapper in the group Triple Impact, so maybe he can bring it? We will have to see. Production is going to be done by Scott Storch, Manni Fresh, All Star, and members from Frontline Boyz. Rappers featured on the album will be The Game, Snoop Dogg, Too Short, Kurupt, Method Man, David Banner, Lil Scarppy, and Manni Fresh.

TOUR DATES:
10/26 - Lincoln, NE - Pershing Center
10/27 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note
10/29 - Denver, CO - The Paladium Night Club
11/2 - Baton Rouge, LA - The Great Hall
11/3 - Spartanburg, SC - Club Liquid
11/5 - Atlanta, GA - South Beach Bistro & Bar
11/9 - Sacramento, CA - Avalon Nightclub
11/17 - Ventura, CA - Majestic Ventura Theatre
11/18 - Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theatre
11/19 - Las Vegas, NV - Empire Ballroom
11/25 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues San Diego
11/27 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues Anaheim
11/30 - Highland, CA - San Manuel Casino
12/2 - West Hollywood, CA - House Of Blues Sunset Strip


Album drops December 5th.
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New York and, well, everyone getting into it. This is UNREAL. Girls were running and shit. Word is Bootz got popped in the face by New York backstage, but then some other people are saying Bootz is the one who did the hitting. In any case, I know one thing - I wish I was in that audience!
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So, since my last post about her, Amerie put out her mess of a mixtape where she mumbled some random phrases about her "struggle" and "haters" (sounds like the comments section on this blog) over some current hip hop beats. The highlight that has music fans buzzing, though, is her alleged diss toward Beyoncé, which I will admit that I picked up on right away. She's implying that Beyoncé took some of her vocal stylings and song types (i.e., working with Rich Harrison) and ran with them, especially for the B'Day album. To be fair, though, Amerie's work with Rich was NOTHING like it is now until after Beyoncé put out "Crazy In Love".

Here are some lyrics to "Because I Love It":

Six months, and y'all done checked my style
Thinkin I was M.I.A., that's wishful thinkin', child
It's obvious to see,
Chickens try to bite it,
But they can't cop my delivery.
My style, my aggression on the track,
When y'all chicks know yall wasn't singing like that, yeah!
...
Go and chase that track.
Pay a hundred stack,
But you can't buy my sound,
Can't take my flow,
Can't bag my swag,
No, *Nooo-ooo-ooo*

*sung like Beyoncé's "Green Light"*

Listen to Amerie getting brolic here.
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The picture says it all, and I'm sure everyone has heard about and/or seen it at this point, but now Baby is responding to the photos of his intimate moment with his "son" Lil' Wayne.
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I don't know where Diano is going but by the look on her face you can tell that she doesn't give a damn what people think about her. I guess she's smiling like that in the second picture because she's plotting her revenge on Beyonce. Those boots have to go though! I didn't know people were still where still wearing those.
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This has been floating around the net, and I don't know if it's true or not, but you be the judge...


I don't know how I feel about this -- it's like Grace Jones-ish. The "feel" of it doesn't jibe with the music she sings, ya know? Maybe if it was a disco-themed gay-club record, then sure!

But for soul R&B, with a dumped-single called "Hood Boy" (Sidenote: we know you changed it up Fannie when people was like, "WTF kinda song is this!?" We love you though), this record cover just doesn't get me happy in the pants ya know?

Fannie, BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD.

However, it's GOT to be better than Ruben's album, talking about he sexy and ish. Ruben, BOY STOP.
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Nicole Richie is taking a break from The Simple Life to seek help in her own life.

The 25-year-old reality TV star is in an undisclosed private facility, her publicist exclusively tells E! News, "to undergo diagnostic treatment to determine why she's not been putting on any weight."

"She is working with a team of doctors and specialists whose focus is nutrition," says the rep. "It is important to Nicole that she achieve this goal in a healthy way, [but] this is not a treatment for an eating disorder."

Richie's treatment means work on the new season of The Simple Life, which will find Richie and recently reconciled pal Paris Hilton as camp counselors, is temporarily on hold.

In a joint statement, show producers 20th Century Fox and Bunim/Murray said, "Everyone...supports Nicole and wishes her well. We consider her a part of our family and look forward to resuming production on The Simple Life when she is ready."

(E!)

It's not for an eating disorder, y'all! I mean, what is it for then? Rehab on how to lift food and put it to your mouth? Knowing where to go to find food? In all seriousness, though, I'm happy she is seeking SOME sort of help because she is about one pound away from disintegrating. Get better soon, Nicole.
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This is sexy! Ciara is giving me what I need on this one. Since everyone has been telling us we are "haters" you will all be happy to hear I am feelin' her hardcore. ESPECIALLY after some of these dance moves. Damn.

"The Evolution" is in stores December 5th.
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I guess he is gonna address his "beef" with Cam'ron or whatever, as well as the new album. This gets a big *YAWN* from me but I know there are people out there checking for Fraggle Rock (shoutout to MiamiGreg). For someone who had such great potential he really is throwing it away. Oh, and XXL fell off so hard! They don't even try to be innovative anymore. There was a time when I used to think it was much better than The Source but now all the hip hop magazines are rags. I'm sticking with AllHipHop.
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Over at PageSix, the shithead that is Vincent Gallo has been quoted saying that he is dating 16 year old Cory Kennedy. Cory Kennedy is an up and coming fashion icon thanks to the hipster site The Cobra Snake.Vincent said to PageSix,

"With the psychotic, middle-aged Madonna out there on the loose buying up all the stolen Negro babies in Africa, I felt it my social and humanitarian duty to take in any young, beautiful and sexy orphaned Jew teens running wild in Beverly Hills. Cory's a great kid, and I'm proud to be her daddy."

This just kills me because when Joss Stone was dating Beau Dozier ( He was 25, she was 17 ) people were shitty bricks and she got kicked from Gap ads and everything but 16 year old Cory can date 45 year old Vincent. That dude is a fucking tool anyway. I was too through with him when he was on eBay trying to sell his sperm for One Million Dollars and I don't mean Monopoly dollars either! and specifically said "No blacks or red heads."
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I'm sure everyone has heard about Shaquille O'Neal's moonlighting gig as a deputy while he's not on the court in Miami. Well, if you didn't think it sounded like a bad idea when you first heard it, here's some more evidence for you.

In a botched child pornography raid in Bedford County, VA, Shaq and his cohorts with the Blue Ridge Thunder Unit reportedly kicked down the door of the wrong house and held the family inside at gunpoint and "taunted" them while they confiscated their computers.

Though it was later discovered the IP address used was incorrect, Shaq denied that he had been involved, saying simply "it wasn't me" even after the sheriff's office confirmed the story. Sure, it was that other 7'1" 325 lb. black dude.

(Miami Herald)
And since we haven't done one of these in a minute...

Throwback of the Day: "Kissing You" by Total (1996)

LMAO @ Kima playing that guitar. I'm surprised Raphael Saadiq didn't put on a dress and get all up in the video since he produced it. He would have looked more feminine than Pam, anyway. This video doesn't make no type of sense! But that's Bad Boy videos from this era for you... who remembers Faith's clip for "You Used To Love Me" with some chick calling up Biggie and about to jump out a window over a cat or something?
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I just about fell out when I saw this. This is just so bizarre! What is she doing there? She looks like she caught this wig at a Mardi Gras parade ( Moonpie! ). If she has any sense of fashion then damn, she sure as hell knows how to keep it a secret. I'm mad at Diddy for letting her just walk around like this. This is almost as bad as when Jay-Z admitted to selling drugs to his mother.
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Amerie's third album Because I Love It (?! yeah, I dunno either) is set to drop January 2007. A few tracks have leaked off this album, and what I like about Amerie is even though she doesn't have the best voice, she tries new stuff. That song "Some Like It" (Edit: snippet here) that leaked a few months ago straight up sounds like a Maybelline commercial - and I like it (no pun intended)! Anyway, this is the latest:

"That's What U Are" - Amerie

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I like this, but it could be better - also keep in mind it's an unfinished version. Some more info on the album: Amerie will be collaborating with Rich Harrison as usual, as well as Cee-Lo and The Buchanans, who produced some stuff for Jay-Z during the Black Album era.
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Lord! Just found out that Flavor Flav has "a shorty in Lag Vages" pregnant with his child. I'm amazed. He confirmed this on The Tom Joyner Morning Show recently and yes, he is still "with" London Charles. Flav has a new CD coming out next week also.

( Vibe )
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Well the people over at Vibe Confidential are saying that a reliable female source tells them that Cheri tried to pick her up at two music industry events. I can see this being true because since she's gay Diddy can't fuck her and this is why most of you have never heard of her. Apparently she goes to a lot of gay clubs and lives the life openly. I can't hate on that! At least she's sort out there with it, unlike Usher, Missy, Mario, etc.
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The Game - Let's Ride

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Prosecutors are considering charges against Snoop Dogg after authorities discovered a 21-inch collapsible baton in his bags as he boarded a New York-bound flight, authorities said Monday.

The rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, had the baton in his laptop case as he went through a security checkpoint at John Wayne International Airport on Sept. 27, sheriff’s spokesman Jim Amormino said.

Snoop Dogg, 35, told sheriff’s deputies that the baton was a prop for a movie he was filming in New York, Amormino said.

“He had a collapsible baton and it is classified as a dangerous weapon,” Amormino said, adding that the stick collapsed to eight inches.

District attorney spokeswoman Susan Kang Schroeder said her office received the sheriff’s report on Monday. She said prosecutors had not yet decided whether to charge Snoop Dogg, who was not arrested.

It wasn’t the first time the rapper has had a problem at an airport.

In May, he accepted responsibility for using “threatening words or behavior” in an April brawl at Heathrow Airport in London. Snoop Dogg and five other men were arrested on charges of violent disorder and starting a brawl after some members of the rapper’s party were denied entry to British Airways’ first-class lounge.

Seven officers received minor injuries — mainly cuts and bruises — and one suffered a fracture to the hand.

British Airways has banned Snoop Dogg from future travel on the airline, it said last month.

Snoop Dogg was convicted in 1990 of cocaine possession and was charged with gun possession after a 1993 traffic stop. Facing a possible three years in prison, he pleaded guilty in exchange for three years’ probation and his promise to make anti-violence public service announcements.

He also was acquitted of murder in 1996 following the death of an alleged street gang member killed by gunfire from the vehicle Snoop Dogg was traveling in.

(MSNBC)

Well, I'm sure this is just another case of "pre-album release promo", and at least he had the sense not to shoot himself like Fabolous did. But the thing I really love about these stories is how they have to bring up all this old shit. "Snoop Dogg was arrested in 1988 for public urination. Oh, and one time he almost hit a cat in the road in 1984."
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It kills me that Bobby Brown and Chyna had to wait in lines to get into this club ( I don't even know if they got in?! ) and someone that was born in 1990 can just walk in and have her picture taken. That's rough!

and how come no onee told me her and Freddy Adu broke up?
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KEVIN FEDERLINE will make his Hollywood debut in an upcoming hip-hop movie directed by rapper STICKY FINGAZ. Federline, the husband of pop superstar BRITNEY SPEARS, will star in musical CAUGHT ON TAPE. Fingaz, who stars in the TV series spin-off of the BLADE franchise, says, "This is a hardcore musical - lots of violence, sex, action, drama, plus sentiment and romance as well. "It's Kev Fed's (movie) acting debut. He's really cool."

( Contact Music )

This is killing me! I feel so sorry for Kevin Federline because I really think he's getting punk'd by Ashton Kutcher. I fell out when he got that role on...what was it? Law & Order? CSI?
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The world knows him as boy wizard Harry Potter. Now, Daniel Radcliffe wants the world to see him differently.

Next summer, the 17-year-old will take to a London stage in the Tony Award-winning drama “Equus” and will perform nude during one scene, according Newsweek magazine in editions that will hit newsstands Monday.

“Part of me wants to shake up people’s perception of me, just shove me in a blender,” he told the magazine in an exclusive interview on the set of the fifth Harry Potter film, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.”

(MSNBC)
Ugh! Now that is just foul. Can't we get Christina Milian to do a role like this? I know she needs the money. I'll even take the girl in the Harry Potter movies. Wait, she's legal, right?



The year wouldn't be complete if Paris Hilton didn't have something hacked. The heiress' Myspace friends are getting hit with a scam intended to put them on spam lists. The message from Hilton that is sent to her fans lures them in with the opportunity to meet her, but after filling out pages upon pages of information, all these losers get is a mailbox full of "MAKE YOUR P33N BIGGER!!" Sucks to be you if you filled this out. In more ways than one.

(MSNBC)


And in "sit down, your 15 minutes were over 10 years ago" news, former members of BLACKstreet, AZ Yet and Silk have formed a supergroup of mediocrity entitled The Blays. If the name isn't enough to have you on the floor, check out their Myspace for more LOL.
Edit: Wow, Marc Dorsey, one of the members, actually had a song called "15 Minutes". This is just too easy.
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I have a soft spot for Fergie, she seems like she is down-to-earth and fun to hang out with. I like the Candyland theme and Fatima's choreography is crunk. Oh, and the "Give It All You Got" sample is taking me back! will.i.am doesn't touch Da Backwudz on the Willy Wonka tip, though.
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Wendy "Noxeema Jackson" Williams and Kym Whitley at an Alize promotion for The Wendy Williams Experience, which airs Fridays at 11:30 pm on VH1. Everyone watch, Wendy is hilarity!




Keyshia Cole showed up to perform and spend some time with her formerly incarcerated mama, Franky Lons.




"My forehead is bigger than that." Rihanna promotes a new perfume from Clinique, happy.






What in the hell is Wilmer Valderrama, seen here making an appearance on MTV Tres, wearing?


Here begins the section of this post I call "Famous White Chicks Dyking." New BFFs Fergie and Ashlee Simpson look like Michael Jackson and his oft-veiled daughter, respectively, going to grab a bite at Mr. Chow's.


Rumer Willis really needs to start doing something other than being Bruce and Demi's daughter, because I'm getting sick of seeing her. I guess she's starting by indulging in a kiss with Lindsay Lohan. Whatever.

Throwback of the Day: "Candy Rain" by Soul IV Real (1995)


What was the production budget for this video? $100? I like the glittery streamers from Party City hanging in the background while they break it down like a poor man's Jackson 5. This song (and a few other songs they put out) were hot but you could tell they were gonna be over as soon as the youngest one (and lead singer) went through puberty. Enjoy!
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I found this gem over at C&D and I had to post it because clowning on Cassie is everyone's new hobby. If you ever asked yourself "Did Cassie really sleep with Diddy to get that record deal?" then watch this video. The answer is yes.

Someone should e-mail this one to Kim Porter with the words "WAKE UP!" in the header. C'mon now. On the C&D comments page someone said that they heard through the grapevine that Cassie is tired of being Diddy's side pieces and is about to come out with the dirt.
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So, as predicted, Janet Jackson's latest album has flopped due to lack of MTV/radio play.

But now, Janet's man Jermaine Dupri is ready to step down from his position as head of the urban department of Virgin Records, Janet's home, because of their purported lack of support behind the project.

To be honest, I really don't think this album is very good to begin with and probably would have flopped regardless. But JD is trying to be the "good boyfriend" and all that shit which is cute, but if I was Janet I think this would just make me more embarassed. Apparently JD is wanting to tack a Janet duet with his famous friend Mariah Carey on to a special re-release of 20 Years Old to help up the sales. I personally don't really wanna hear Mariah blowing Janet out of the water vocally so I think this is a bad idea but to each his/her own.

(SOHH)
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There was a lot of buzz over this diss track on the AllHipHop boards but I kept thinking to myself "Nah. I'll pass." but when I saw the above album art I just about FELL OUT and started caring for some reason. The art and the "Watch this homothug turn into a hardcore rapper overnight!" are pretty dead on, specially after I saw this.

"You ain't got no tears,nigga. You got buttaflies you tryin' to cover up with L.A. tats."

"Look at this black tickle-me Elmo."

WOW.

It's pretty crazy that all of this "The Game is gay!" stuff is going down right after I realized that he seems a little on the festive side.
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