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I guess you can say I'm multiblogging!
I'll still have exclusvive content on this site, with a weekly or bi-weekly cross-promotional, more music industry-related, blog on HHNLive.com.
Shout out to Adam Aziz and Scott Willemsen.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Raekwon in the studio
Check out Raekwon buggin out over a Frequency track (near the end of the video) at Groove's studio in Atlanta with Prolyfic, Soudtrakk, Lil' Mama and her management team, and No ID in the background on the drum set...
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Uh-huh, OK, what's up...SHUT UP
Alright, by now, we all know that the music industry is collapsing and that TVT filed for bankruptcy (hold ya head Chris B!), but what we (or at least I) didn't know is that a big part of the TVT bankruptcy is based on the $9 million judgment that Slip-N-Side obtained against TVT last year because TVT interfered with Slip-N-Side's rights to release an album full of previously-recorded Pitbull songs. (Source) Not to mention the fact that TVT lost its $132(!) million judgment against Def Jam over the Ja Rule Cash Money Click album on appeal (shout out to Andy Frey). That woulda helped. Poor Cash Money Click, by the way, forever relegated to Ja's shaddow (that album was their big break).
So, in any event, I guess the rumors are true that it is (was) virtually impossible to get a clearance from TVT, which was a potential problem because the song Juganot did with Pitbull and Nina Sky is fire.
But it begs the question, why wouldn't TVT just let Slip-N-Slide put out the record? Who really wants to buy an album full of previously unreleased Pitbull tracks? Just let them put it out.
While I was surprised to learn that Pitbull's '04 album "M.I.A.M.I." sold over 600,000 copies (well, it was 2004, "Culo" was a smash and "Damnitman" was hot), a Pitbull album of old songs on Slip-N-Slide ain't gonna interfere with a Pitbull album on TVT, especially since the TVT album had his huge Spanish club hit "The Anthem" and still only managed to push 22,000 in its first week (and 9,000 in its second week). Was "Culo" that much of a bigger song????!?! Or is the music industry really tanking that bad. YIKES!
Pitbull went from 600,000 in '04 to 300,000+ on a REMIX album(!) in '05 to 198,000 for "El Mariel" in '06 to 70,000 (in 3 months to date) on "The Boatlift."
Talk about "Slip-N-Slide"! HA
But seriously, lets talk about Slip-N-Slide. Ted Lucas must be fucking rich. First Trick Daddy & Trina, then Rick Ross, then Plies and now $9 million after NOT releasing a Pitbull album. Maybe this TVT lawsuit was a blessing in disguise for Ted Lucas. For Steve Gottlieb (founder of TVT), not so much.
And on a completely unrelated note, I know this was business news, but my source for most of this post was the NY Times, which has been covering Hip-Hop pretty extensively over the last year or so (shout to Kaleefah whats his face). Last week they had an article on Bun B AND reviewed the fucking mixtape release from Princess from Crime Mob. WTF? But this isn't the first time the Times reviewed a mixtape. I'm pretty sure they also reviewd Joe Buddens' Mood Music III. Is this a further sign that Hip-Hop is dead and the industry is collapsing, or has the Hip-Hop generation finally taken over?
POST A RESPONSE! I KNOW I HAVE READERS!
So, in any event, I guess the rumors are true that it is (was) virtually impossible to get a clearance from TVT, which was a potential problem because the song Juganot did with Pitbull and Nina Sky is fire.
But it begs the question, why wouldn't TVT just let Slip-N-Slide put out the record? Who really wants to buy an album full of previously unreleased Pitbull tracks? Just let them put it out.
While I was surprised to learn that Pitbull's '04 album "M.I.A.M.I." sold over 600,000 copies (well, it was 2004, "Culo" was a smash and "Damnitman" was hot), a Pitbull album of old songs on Slip-N-Slide ain't gonna interfere with a Pitbull album on TVT, especially since the TVT album had his huge Spanish club hit "The Anthem" and still only managed to push 22,000 in its first week (and 9,000 in its second week). Was "Culo" that much of a bigger song????!?! Or is the music industry really tanking that bad. YIKES!
Pitbull went from 600,000 in '04 to 300,000+ on a REMIX album(!) in '05 to 198,000 for "El Mariel" in '06 to 70,000 (in 3 months to date) on "The Boatlift."
Talk about "Slip-N-Slide"! HA
But seriously, lets talk about Slip-N-Slide. Ted Lucas must be fucking rich. First Trick Daddy & Trina, then Rick Ross, then Plies and now $9 million after NOT releasing a Pitbull album. Maybe this TVT lawsuit was a blessing in disguise for Ted Lucas. For Steve Gottlieb (founder of TVT), not so much.
And on a completely unrelated note, I know this was business news, but my source for most of this post was the NY Times, which has been covering Hip-Hop pretty extensively over the last year or so (shout to Kaleefah whats his face). Last week they had an article on Bun B AND reviewed the fucking mixtape release from Princess from Crime Mob. WTF? But this isn't the first time the Times reviewed a mixtape. I'm pretty sure they also reviewd Joe Buddens' Mood Music III. Is this a further sign that Hip-Hop is dead and the industry is collapsing, or has the Hip-Hop generation finally taken over?
POST A RESPONSE! I KNOW I HAVE READERS!
Friday, February 15, 2008
I'm a blogging machine
I had to post this because it is a youtube video of my cousin that I found today looking like a *@!ing iditot:
Juganot Interview on AllHipHop.com
Check out the Juganot interview on AllHipHop.com:
Last year rapper Juganot made an impression as sizable as his gerth with "En Why Cee." A numbing, Frequency produced (with additional production from Scram Jones) groove, guest verses from Joell Ortiz and Uncle Murda equaled a heater of a record chock full of NYC pride. After years of dues paid Juganot plans on maintaining his momentum, recently dropping a high caliber remix ["En Why Ceequal"], songwriting and seeking distribution his Strictly Live Music imprint. Down with DJ collective The Heavy...(Read More)
Shout out to Gilat & Aqua!
Last year rapper Juganot made an impression as sizable as his gerth with "En Why Cee." A numbing, Frequency produced (with additional production from Scram Jones) groove, guest verses from Joell Ortiz and Uncle Murda equaled a heater of a record chock full of NYC pride. After years of dues paid Juganot plans on maintaining his momentum, recently dropping a high caliber remix ["En Why Ceequal"], songwriting and seeking distribution his Strictly Live Music imprint. Down with DJ collective The Heavy...(Read More)
Shout out to Gilat & Aqua!
Big L Rest In Peace
When I'm gone, I wanna be remembered like BIG, anyone: Big L, Big Pun or Notorious...
What up Digga and Mike Heron!!! Lenox Ave!!!
Watch Big L eat Jay Z:
Big L's first joint:
Big shout to Herb McGruff:
This song was so fire...and I think they used this beat before Pac and Teddy:
What up Mike Heron!
MVP Remix Video
Put It On
What up Digga and Mike Heron!!! Lenox Ave!!!
Watch Big L eat Jay Z:
Big L's first joint:
Big shout to Herb McGruff:
This song was so fire...and I think they used this beat before Pac and Teddy:
What up Mike Heron!
MVP Remix Video
Put It On
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
Winehouse @ Grammys > Spears @ MTV
I'll try to make this one relatively short and sweet compared to my book-long Super Bowl summary.
First off, hats off to Amy Winehouse who ran through the Grammys like she was Tom Hanks in Dragnet running through the drug buffet at the P.A.G.A.N. rally. She won 5 joints (3 televised) for really only having one hit song!
She also killed it live (or semi-live from London (it coulda been pre-taped)). She actually looked semi-decent compared to all the pics of her recently all over the internets. She definitely looks better (to the extent you can say she looks good at all) with black hair vs. blonde.
Other than that, Alicia Keys looked great and her performances were pretty stellar (despite what Shanna has to say). I really can't get over how she's transformed herself from the little hood-rat chick who everyone thought was a dyke to this elegant music-industry savior. I mean, she's always had the talent, but she must've been a PR person's nightmare in those earlier days.
Before and after:
She actually almost looks like a white chick these days. Which is even weirder because I'm pretty sure she was wearing a weave last night. I always thought that it was her real hair. It's all good. She still looks good. Even if she is gay. And her talent really is something else.
Beyonce looked thick as hell last night, but not in a good way. Seriously, I think she weighs the same as Tina Turner. And trust me. I am not a Beyonce hater.
I am, however (and speaking of Sickamore), a Rihanna hater. I really don't get it with her. She is not fine. She looks good from time to time, but I really don't know why dudes sweat her like that...And did you see her holding Jay's hand when she went up to accept the award? You know him and Beyonce were fighting last night on some "I know you like her cuz she's skinny!"
And not for nothing, having Tina perform at the Grammys was mad disrespectful to Ike. This dude died this year and he INVENTED ROCK AND ROLL. He should've received some kind of tribute. Instead, they just put his name up with all the other people who died this year, essentially equating Ike Turner with Pimp C. No disrespect to Pimp C, but he was no Ike Turner. Kudos to the Association, however, for paying respects to Pimp C, who by the way, as I suspected, did die from lean. How many more Houston rappers/DJs do we need to die from that shit before people realize that coediene, cough syrup, or whatever SHOULD NOT BE USED RECREATIONALLY!!!
First DJ Screw, then Big Moe, now Pimp C. I'm sure there are plenty others. Now, I love screw music just as much as the next almost 30-something Hip-Hop fan from New York, but at what point is it not worth it anymore?
That shit is deadlier than smoking crack! What ever happened to the good old days when all rappers used to do was smoke weed?
By the way, the Houston Hip-Hop scene is dead (but isn't all Hip-Hop?). Just a couple years ago, Slim Thug, Paul Wall, Mike Jones, Chammillionaire (sp?) were taking over. Scarface and UGK were getting their just due...But now? Yikes.
What's next?
As an afterthought, how many months does Lil' Wayne have left? Dude bangs H and drinks lean like Kool Aid...
Back to the Grammys...
Roselyn Sanchez, the cougar she is, looked better than any other woman on stage. I can't find any pics from last night, but here's something to tide you over:
By the way, why the hell were they showing pics of Burt Bacharach while she was talking?!?!?
In any event, it was still good to see Cyndi Lauper in full effect. You better go cop that album! DJ Emz got a joint on there!
Aretha, on the other hand, looked scary as hell! I don't wanna disrespect her too much, but Jaba the Hut comes to mind. Her damn arm looked like a fat chick's leg!
A Pic because the YouTube link was removed:
And Luda looked like a damn fool introducing her in that young ass tux. Why do rappers where tuxedos and everyone else was dressed down? Classy I guess, but...a little weird.
Other random thoughts
I know this was the 50th Anniversary, but how many life time achievement awards can you give out in one night???
Justin Bateman is a damn fool, but his career has gotten a very nice second wind. Where's his sister been?
Ann Marie Calhoun killed it in the "fiddle off" (c) Shanna to win a spot performing with the Foo Fighters (ho hum). It wasn't even a competition. But what was up with old boy's mini-violin? I never seen nothing like that.
Kanye's performance of "Hey Mama" was very touching and "Stronger" with Daft Punk was hot. And kudos for the Grammys for actually shutting the music off upon Kanye's request while he was accepting his award and talking about his mom.
Speaking of Kanye and awards, they didn't televise it, but did you know he also won:
Best Rap Duo with Common for "Southside," best Rap Song for "Good Life" and best Rap Solo for "Stronger?" Decent night...Vince Gill did get in his ass though..."I just got an award given to me by a Beatle. Have you had that happen yet, Kanye?" Interesting side note: I always thought Vince Gill was the lead singer of Motley Crue who decided to start doing country music ala Kid Rock. Nope. That's Vince Neil. Woops.
But Ye shoulda won best album. Grammys are typically out of touch with this category (see Tony Bennet Unplugged and O Brother Where Art Though Soundtrack), but Herbie Hancock doing Joni Mitchell songs? Did anyone else even know he did this album? And how many of my readers even know who Joni Mithcell is? Be honest. Herbie looked mad nervous on stage...I bet he thought Kanye was gonna bum rush the show...
There was a lot of Beatles stuff last night...Was it cuz the Maharishi died? By the way, the Maharishi was their "spiritual advisor" for like 8-months before he was accursed of trying to rape one of his disciples...This guy has gotten a lot of media attention for like 40 years...Pretty amazing...Interestingly enough, he's credited for weaning them off LSD, and yet getting their spiritual juices flowing. For some reason, I don't think John stopped using LSD...The "Let It Be" performance was moving. The Cirque D' Soleil version of "Day In The Life" was just weird...And I LOVE THAT SONG...
Somebody called someone an "OG" (Original Grammy winner or somesuch). And the camera panned to Jay Z. LMAO. And then at one point, the head of the Association said "This is the next 50 right here" when introducing the kid who played piano. Eat your heart out 50 Cent.
Um, what was Solange wearing?
As much as I had to flip through the channels during the Josh Groban Pavarati tribute, the Aretha gospel set, the Kid Rock 1940s collab, etc., the worst performance of the night goes to: will.i.am. I can't believe this dude produced recent records for Nas and Game and whoever else...
And WOW re: Stevie Wonder having 25 Grammys and Quincy Jones with 27. Prince & Machavelli were sorta nominated for Keyshia Cole "Let It Go" and same with Prolyfic a couple years back for Lupe...There's still hope...Frequency's up next...
This was longer than it was supposed to be.
First off, hats off to Amy Winehouse who ran through the Grammys like she was Tom Hanks in Dragnet running through the drug buffet at the P.A.G.A.N. rally. She won 5 joints (3 televised) for really only having one hit song!
She also killed it live (or semi-live from London (it coulda been pre-taped)). She actually looked semi-decent compared to all the pics of her recently all over the internets. She definitely looks better (to the extent you can say she looks good at all) with black hair vs. blonde.
Other than that, Alicia Keys looked great and her performances were pretty stellar (despite what Shanna has to say). I really can't get over how she's transformed herself from the little hood-rat chick who everyone thought was a dyke to this elegant music-industry savior. I mean, she's always had the talent, but she must've been a PR person's nightmare in those earlier days.
Before and after:
She actually almost looks like a white chick these days. Which is even weirder because I'm pretty sure she was wearing a weave last night. I always thought that it was her real hair. It's all good. She still looks good. Even if she is gay. And her talent really is something else.
Beyonce, on the other hand, didn't look that good. Sorry Sickamore.
Beyonce looked thick as hell last night, but not in a good way. Seriously, I think she weighs the same as Tina Turner. And trust me. I am not a Beyonce hater.
I am, however (and speaking of Sickamore), a Rihanna hater. I really don't get it with her. She is not fine. She looks good from time to time, but I really don't know why dudes sweat her like that...And did you see her holding Jay's hand when she went up to accept the award? You know him and Beyonce were fighting last night on some "I know you like her cuz she's skinny!"
And not for nothing, having Tina perform at the Grammys was mad disrespectful to Ike. This dude died this year and he INVENTED ROCK AND ROLL. He should've received some kind of tribute. Instead, they just put his name up with all the other people who died this year, essentially equating Ike Turner with Pimp C. No disrespect to Pimp C, but he was no Ike Turner. Kudos to the Association, however, for paying respects to Pimp C, who by the way, as I suspected, did die from lean. How many more Houston rappers/DJs do we need to die from that shit before people realize that coediene, cough syrup, or whatever SHOULD NOT BE USED RECREATIONALLY!!!
First DJ Screw, then Big Moe, now Pimp C. I'm sure there are plenty others. Now, I love screw music just as much as the next almost 30-something Hip-Hop fan from New York, but at what point is it not worth it anymore?
That shit is deadlier than smoking crack! What ever happened to the good old days when all rappers used to do was smoke weed?
By the way, the Houston Hip-Hop scene is dead (but isn't all Hip-Hop?). Just a couple years ago, Slim Thug, Paul Wall, Mike Jones, Chammillionaire (sp?) were taking over. Scarface and UGK were getting their just due...But now? Yikes.
What's next?
As an afterthought, how many months does Lil' Wayne have left? Dude bangs H and drinks lean like Kool Aid...
Back to the Grammys...
Roselyn Sanchez, the cougar she is, looked better than any other woman on stage. I can't find any pics from last night, but here's something to tide you over:
By the way, why the hell were they showing pics of Burt Bacharach while she was talking?!?!?
In any event, it was still good to see Cyndi Lauper in full effect. You better go cop that album! DJ Emz got a joint on there!
Aretha, on the other hand, looked scary as hell! I don't wanna disrespect her too much, but Jaba the Hut comes to mind. Her damn arm looked like a fat chick's leg!
A Pic because the YouTube link was removed:
And Luda looked like a damn fool introducing her in that young ass tux. Why do rappers where tuxedos and everyone else was dressed down? Classy I guess, but...a little weird.
Other random thoughts
I know this was the 50th Anniversary, but how many life time achievement awards can you give out in one night???
Justin Bateman is a damn fool, but his career has gotten a very nice second wind. Where's his sister been?
Ann Marie Calhoun killed it in the "fiddle off" (c) Shanna to win a spot performing with the Foo Fighters (ho hum). It wasn't even a competition. But what was up with old boy's mini-violin? I never seen nothing like that.
Kanye's performance of "Hey Mama" was very touching and "Stronger" with Daft Punk was hot. And kudos for the Grammys for actually shutting the music off upon Kanye's request while he was accepting his award and talking about his mom.
Speaking of Kanye and awards, they didn't televise it, but did you know he also won:
Best Rap Duo with Common for "Southside," best Rap Song for "Good Life" and best Rap Solo for "Stronger?" Decent night...Vince Gill did get in his ass though..."I just got an award given to me by a Beatle. Have you had that happen yet, Kanye?" Interesting side note: I always thought Vince Gill was the lead singer of Motley Crue who decided to start doing country music ala Kid Rock. Nope. That's Vince Neil. Woops.
But Ye shoulda won best album. Grammys are typically out of touch with this category (see Tony Bennet Unplugged and O Brother Where Art Though Soundtrack), but Herbie Hancock doing Joni Mitchell songs? Did anyone else even know he did this album? And how many of my readers even know who Joni Mithcell is? Be honest. Herbie looked mad nervous on stage...I bet he thought Kanye was gonna bum rush the show...
There was a lot of Beatles stuff last night...Was it cuz the Maharishi died? By the way, the Maharishi was their "spiritual advisor" for like 8-months before he was accursed of trying to rape one of his disciples...This guy has gotten a lot of media attention for like 40 years...Pretty amazing...Interestingly enough, he's credited for weaning them off LSD, and yet getting their spiritual juices flowing. For some reason, I don't think John stopped using LSD...The "Let It Be" performance was moving. The Cirque D' Soleil version of "Day In The Life" was just weird...And I LOVE THAT SONG...
Somebody called someone an "OG" (Original Grammy winner or somesuch). And the camera panned to Jay Z. LMAO. And then at one point, the head of the Association said "This is the next 50 right here" when introducing the kid who played piano. Eat your heart out 50 Cent.
Um, what was Solange wearing?
As much as I had to flip through the channels during the Josh Groban Pavarati tribute, the Aretha gospel set, the Kid Rock 1940s collab, etc., the worst performance of the night goes to: will.i.am. I can't believe this dude produced recent records for Nas and Game and whoever else...
And WOW re: Stevie Wonder having 25 Grammys and Quincy Jones with 27. Prince & Machavelli were sorta nominated for Keyshia Cole "Let It Go" and same with Prolyfic a couple years back for Lupe...There's still hope...Frequency's up next...
This was longer than it was supposed to be.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Highly Recommended: Breaking Bad
Just found out about this show and I'm hooked (you can watch the first 2 full episodes online). The show airs Sunday nights at 10pm on AMC (wait, AMC has other programming besides Ben Hurr?? apparently so) and could be a contender to fill the "Sunday night drama series" void left in all of us now that Sopranos is gone.
Breaking Bad stars Bryan Cranston (the father from Malcom in the Middle, in possibly his first real leading role) as Walter White. Walter is a highschool chemistry teacher who has just been diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer, which instead of forcing him into a deep depression, actually energizes him to live life.....and start cooking crystal meth with one of his highschool students. Story of my life, basically.
The show is dark but has many funny moments and I'm looking forward to seeing how the rest of the season pans out. HOLLA.
Congressmen of the Caribbean
Steve Novick basically represents the can-do, put your mind to it spirit of the Democratic party. He's 4' 9". He has a hook arm....and he's not afraid to show it off. Check out his "Have A Beer With Steve Novick Ad"
Also, in this interview on Fox it is clear that Steve Novick is actually Jason Alexander with a bad toupee. It is also clear that Fox News is probably the worst channel on television and this host is a douchebag.
Monday, February 4, 2008
They might be Giants
Hats off to the New York football Giants and their improbbable victory over America's favorite team those scumbags from Boston, the New England Patriots.
While I am a Jets fan, the Jets/Giants rivalry only truly matters during the last pre-season game of every season, and once every 4 years when we actually play each other. Jets/Patriots, on the other hand, much bigger rivalry. So, I wanted to see the Giants win, but hate rooting for the underdog when the underdog is not my team. I mean, come on, I'm a Mets and Knicks fan for Christ's sake. Instead, I just watched the game from a neutral standpoint for the fun of it. Thank God I don't bet on football, because the smart money was on New England.
I must admit, however, that I was a Giants fan until they won the Super Bowl in 91. Weird, right? I honestly believe that I really don't like rooting for teams that win. Imagine how easy it would have been to be a front-runner Bulls fan in the 90s (what up Jose) or to switch my allegiance to the Yankees (like I thought my father did until I learned that he really switched his allegiance to the Mets in the 80s and then back to the Yankees in the 90s).
What really happened is that I just started using the Bruce Coslet/Ken O'Brien-led New York Jets in TecmoBowl during the off-season and went undefeated for like 10 straight-season (how you like dem apples, Belichek?), scoring 100s of TDs with Rob Moore. It even inspired me to use #85 and become a wide receiver in High School. Not even Al Toon...It was Rob Moore...I'm always rooting for that second-best, role player type of player that I feel like nobody else notices...John Starks when he was still on the bench, Adrian Murrell, Anthony Mason, LaMont Jordan, Benny Agbayani, Kurt Thomas, Timo Perez, David Lee. Whatever. Damn TecmoBowl.
In any event, what I really set out to do today was give my thoughts on yesterday's game...So, in addition to the New England Patriots, I present to you:
Other Super losers
- Fox. I don't even know where to begin. From the pre-game show "Get out and vote" encouragement to the fucking Declaration of Independence reading! What the hell was that!?!?!??!?!?! That was so tasteless. First of all, I don't need the NFL and Fox to remind me that I'm free. Second, what purpose did that serve? It's not like anyone was actually paying attention or has the ability or desire to follow a word by word rendition of the Declaration of Independence. Third, why would a black person do this commercial? Black people were still enslaved when this document was drafted. Finally, using Ground Zero as a backdrop like that is disgusting. Shame on you Rupert Murdoch.
- Jordin Sparks. She sounded good singing, but, is it just me, or does Jordin Sparks look like a dude doing Beyonce in drag? And why did some dude have his hand on Junior Seau's shoulder during the National Anthem?
- Antonio Pierce. That pass interference call in the first quarter should've cost the Giants the game. Lucky you.
- Kina Grannis. This is the chick who won the Doritos contest and got to sing a song during a Super Bowl commercial. I think the song was called "Bum Bum" or some shit. It was wack. Metaphor shoulda won. I'm sure J Records will sign and drop her. And then that Dorito commercial with the human-sized rat sucked.
- Derek Jeter. Did he actually say, "Gatorade: for every kind of 'mo there is." Hmm - subliminal message as to why he's still single? And the next Gatorade commercial asked "Is it in you?" Suspect.
- GoDaddy.com Did anyone bother to go see (what I'm sure was some BS) Danica Patrick (or whatever that Nascar chick's name is) online? Doubt it.
- Cars.com 2 wack ads.
- Stain stick. I wouldn't hire that shmuck even if he didn't have a stain on his shirt.
- Jim Carrey. Where has his career gone? Props to Jenny McCarthy though for bagging him and getting him to take her to the game. You know her career's much further down the tubes than his...And at least he made some serious money.
- Bud. That Rocky/horse ad sucked. Bring back Bud Bowl! That English-class follow-up commercial was decent, but the original was better. The flying commercial sucked. I'll give them props, however, for that one commercial that had the "Budlight: suck one" slogan. I'm surprised Derek Jeter didn't do that ad.
- Toyota. That commercial with the badgers in the Corolla sucked.
- Ahman Bradshaw. Giants running game sucked and this kid fumbled in the second quarter...Shoulda cost them the game. Lucky recovery, cuz the Pats had it. And then the illegal bat forward on the Manning fumble?!?! Jeez this kid got lucky.
- CareerBuilder. Was it just me, or when the heart jumped out of that girl's chest, who else thought it was a silicone implant?
- LifeWater. Gecko's dancing to "Thriller?" Enough with the cute/talking/dancing animals in commercials. Who hires these ad agencies?
- AntiDrug organizatoin. I forgot who ran this ad, but what up with the mid-Western junkie drug dealer reminding parents to guard their prescriptions so that their kids won't get high on Cialis, Lipitor and Nexium? Although that later Zantac commercial has me wondering if that will work for my acid reflux.
- Planters. Why you gotta make fun of people with unibrows???
- T Mobile. They could've done a lot more with Wade and Barkley. Ho hum.
- Ideacast. Why did they have this dude run around town naked? There was a perfectly fine hot naked chick with him in the beginning of the commercial. Would have made for better TV had she been running around.
- Axmen. This show will get axed.
- Tom Petty. God, he looked like shit. And was this pre-taped? You could hear "Free Falling" playing in the background during the Terry/JB half-time broadcast...This would've been much better if a breast was somehow involved. Yet they still pre-taped. Were they afraid Petty would expose himself? And when was this guy's last hit? 1991? He should've done this song:
That video was so ill.
- Pam Oliver Did she say "Green zone" instead of "Red zone"? What the hell is the Green zone? Isn't that where you drop off passengers at the airport?
- Joe Buck. This guy is such a shmuck. And he loves to say "Osi Umenyora." Don't ask me why. And WTF with "Get your flatscreens ready America?"
- SalesGenie.com. Um, their ads were pretty racist. WTF??
- Chase Blackburn. Caught as the 12th man on the field on 4th down...Coulda cost Giants the game. You don't do that in the big game. Brilliant challenge by Bellicheck, but, ha, you still lose!
- Bridgestone. Did they actually have a commercial where Richard Simmons was in the middle of the road and they swerved to avoid hitting him?
- Wall E. This is the new Disney movie, but this thing suspiciously looks like a mini Johnny 5.
- Amp. Disturbing commercial involving nipple clamps. And the NFL had an issue with Janet Jackson?!?!
- Asanti Samuel and Ellis Hobbs. The former dropped an INT that coulda changed the game in the 4th. The latter got burned by Plaxico for the game-winner.
- Payton Manning. He did not look happy when his bro won MVP. I guess all the focus will be away from him at this year's family reunion. Time for Eli to get some endorsement deals.
Other Super Winners
- The Terminator. Decent spot where the Terminator beat the shit out of the Fox pseudo-futuristic robotic football player. What the hell is that thing anyway?
- The Giants defense. Back to back sacks late in the second quarter made me think Brady can be human. Maybe it was the ankle. And then Brady fumbles in the last 2 minutes of the second quarter! 81 yards for the Pats in the first half. Wow. The crazy thing is that Brady wound up creating a Super Bowl record with number of completions (and Welker (aka the new Chrebet) with receptions) and he still looked like shit! I kept thinking during the 4th Quarter that it was about to be Brady time. Never happened.
- Pepsi Brilliant ad. Who wouldn't want to beat the shit out of Justin Timberlake?
- Bellichek Screw the Jets, and this is what you get. Sweet revenge. Well, sort of. By the way, what the hell was he wearing? And how the hell do you go for it on 4th and 13 on the 30 with the lead on the first possession of the second half...That probably cost them the game.
- Vitamin Water Shaq as a jockey. Funny. Woulda been better if were 50 Cent.
- MySpace Check out Super Bowl ads on MySpace. Brilliant. Say what you (I) will about Murdoch, but he ain't dumb.
- Hyundai No gimmicks on the commercial, but that Genesis looks like the new poor man's Bentley. Say goodbye to the Chrysler 300.
- E Trade. Aww a talking baby. It actually worked.
- Chester Pitts. I think this was an NFL ad. Best commercial of the night.
- American Airlines. Decent spot, but only cuz I had a week-long BS training in Chi-town too. I know what it feels like.
- Frank Caliendo. He's not that funny. All of his impersonations are from the 80s. But his wife's pretty hot. By the way, was LL with Kelis??
- Kevin Boss. Jeremy who? And why wasn't Shockey with the team?
- David Tyree. Touchdown catch that gave the Giants their first lead and the one handed helmet grab that saved the game. Perhaps should been co-MVP. On the flipside, he did have a huge drop in the 4th Quarter after the "catch." Plaxico made up for it.
- Chad Johnson and Ben Rothlesberger. They played better than Randy Moss and Tom Brady in the Super Bowl. LOL. E = Ocho Cinco. Decent.
- Victoria's Secret. Don't remember the commercial, but they got my attention during an exciting 4th Quarter.
That's all I got for ya...By the way, who else thought that that blue confetti they were spraying out after the game was some poisonous anthrax-type substance? I'm just sayin'...
Who were your Super winners and losers?
And will Super Tuesday > Super Sunday?
While I am a Jets fan, the Jets/Giants rivalry only truly matters during the last pre-season game of every season, and once every 4 years when we actually play each other. Jets/Patriots, on the other hand, much bigger rivalry. So, I wanted to see the Giants win, but hate rooting for the underdog when the underdog is not my team. I mean, come on, I'm a Mets and Knicks fan for Christ's sake. Instead, I just watched the game from a neutral standpoint for the fun of it. Thank God I don't bet on football, because the smart money was on New England.
I must admit, however, that I was a Giants fan until they won the Super Bowl in 91. Weird, right? I honestly believe that I really don't like rooting for teams that win. Imagine how easy it would have been to be a front-runner Bulls fan in the 90s (what up Jose) or to switch my allegiance to the Yankees (like I thought my father did until I learned that he really switched his allegiance to the Mets in the 80s and then back to the Yankees in the 90s).
What really happened is that I just started using the Bruce Coslet/Ken O'Brien-led New York Jets in TecmoBowl during the off-season and went undefeated for like 10 straight-season (how you like dem apples, Belichek?), scoring 100s of TDs with Rob Moore. It even inspired me to use #85 and become a wide receiver in High School. Not even Al Toon...It was Rob Moore...I'm always rooting for that second-best, role player type of player that I feel like nobody else notices...John Starks when he was still on the bench, Adrian Murrell, Anthony Mason, LaMont Jordan, Benny Agbayani, Kurt Thomas, Timo Perez, David Lee. Whatever. Damn TecmoBowl.
In any event, what I really set out to do today was give my thoughts on yesterday's game...So, in addition to the New England Patriots, I present to you:
Other Super losers
- Fox. I don't even know where to begin. From the pre-game show "Get out and vote" encouragement to the fucking Declaration of Independence reading! What the hell was that!?!?!??!?!?! That was so tasteless. First of all, I don't need the NFL and Fox to remind me that I'm free. Second, what purpose did that serve? It's not like anyone was actually paying attention or has the ability or desire to follow a word by word rendition of the Declaration of Independence. Third, why would a black person do this commercial? Black people were still enslaved when this document was drafted. Finally, using Ground Zero as a backdrop like that is disgusting. Shame on you Rupert Murdoch.
- Jordin Sparks. She sounded good singing, but, is it just me, or does Jordin Sparks look like a dude doing Beyonce in drag? And why did some dude have his hand on Junior Seau's shoulder during the National Anthem?
- Antonio Pierce. That pass interference call in the first quarter should've cost the Giants the game. Lucky you.
- Kina Grannis. This is the chick who won the Doritos contest and got to sing a song during a Super Bowl commercial. I think the song was called "Bum Bum" or some shit. It was wack. Metaphor shoulda won. I'm sure J Records will sign and drop her. And then that Dorito commercial with the human-sized rat sucked.
- Derek Jeter. Did he actually say, "Gatorade: for every kind of 'mo there is." Hmm - subliminal message as to why he's still single? And the next Gatorade commercial asked "Is it in you?" Suspect.
- GoDaddy.com Did anyone bother to go see (what I'm sure was some BS) Danica Patrick (or whatever that Nascar chick's name is) online? Doubt it.
- Cars.com 2 wack ads.
- Stain stick. I wouldn't hire that shmuck even if he didn't have a stain on his shirt.
- Jim Carrey. Where has his career gone? Props to Jenny McCarthy though for bagging him and getting him to take her to the game. You know her career's much further down the tubes than his...And at least he made some serious money.
- Bud. That Rocky/horse ad sucked. Bring back Bud Bowl! That English-class follow-up commercial was decent, but the original was better. The flying commercial sucked. I'll give them props, however, for that one commercial that had the "Budlight: suck one" slogan. I'm surprised Derek Jeter didn't do that ad.
- Toyota. That commercial with the badgers in the Corolla sucked.
- Ahman Bradshaw. Giants running game sucked and this kid fumbled in the second quarter...Shoulda cost them the game. Lucky recovery, cuz the Pats had it. And then the illegal bat forward on the Manning fumble?!?! Jeez this kid got lucky.
- CareerBuilder. Was it just me, or when the heart jumped out of that girl's chest, who else thought it was a silicone implant?
- LifeWater. Gecko's dancing to "Thriller?" Enough with the cute/talking/dancing animals in commercials. Who hires these ad agencies?
- AntiDrug organizatoin. I forgot who ran this ad, but what up with the mid-Western junkie drug dealer reminding parents to guard their prescriptions so that their kids won't get high on Cialis, Lipitor and Nexium? Although that later Zantac commercial has me wondering if that will work for my acid reflux.
- Planters. Why you gotta make fun of people with unibrows???
- T Mobile. They could've done a lot more with Wade and Barkley. Ho hum.
- Ideacast. Why did they have this dude run around town naked? There was a perfectly fine hot naked chick with him in the beginning of the commercial. Would have made for better TV had she been running around.
- Axmen. This show will get axed.
- Tom Petty. God, he looked like shit. And was this pre-taped? You could hear "Free Falling" playing in the background during the Terry/JB half-time broadcast...This would've been much better if a breast was somehow involved. Yet they still pre-taped. Were they afraid Petty would expose himself? And when was this guy's last hit? 1991? He should've done this song:
That video was so ill.
- Pam Oliver Did she say "Green zone" instead of "Red zone"? What the hell is the Green zone? Isn't that where you drop off passengers at the airport?
- Joe Buck. This guy is such a shmuck. And he loves to say "Osi Umenyora." Don't ask me why. And WTF with "Get your flatscreens ready America?"
- SalesGenie.com. Um, their ads were pretty racist. WTF??
- Chase Blackburn. Caught as the 12th man on the field on 4th down...Coulda cost Giants the game. You don't do that in the big game. Brilliant challenge by Bellicheck, but, ha, you still lose!
- Bridgestone. Did they actually have a commercial where Richard Simmons was in the middle of the road and they swerved to avoid hitting him?
- Wall E. This is the new Disney movie, but this thing suspiciously looks like a mini Johnny 5.
- Amp. Disturbing commercial involving nipple clamps. And the NFL had an issue with Janet Jackson?!?!
- Asanti Samuel and Ellis Hobbs. The former dropped an INT that coulda changed the game in the 4th. The latter got burned by Plaxico for the game-winner.
- Payton Manning. He did not look happy when his bro won MVP. I guess all the focus will be away from him at this year's family reunion. Time for Eli to get some endorsement deals.
Other Super Winners
- The Terminator. Decent spot where the Terminator beat the shit out of the Fox pseudo-futuristic robotic football player. What the hell is that thing anyway?
- The Giants defense. Back to back sacks late in the second quarter made me think Brady can be human. Maybe it was the ankle. And then Brady fumbles in the last 2 minutes of the second quarter! 81 yards for the Pats in the first half. Wow. The crazy thing is that Brady wound up creating a Super Bowl record with number of completions (and Welker (aka the new Chrebet) with receptions) and he still looked like shit! I kept thinking during the 4th Quarter that it was about to be Brady time. Never happened.
- Pepsi Brilliant ad. Who wouldn't want to beat the shit out of Justin Timberlake?
- Bellichek Screw the Jets, and this is what you get. Sweet revenge. Well, sort of. By the way, what the hell was he wearing? And how the hell do you go for it on 4th and 13 on the 30 with the lead on the first possession of the second half...That probably cost them the game.
- Vitamin Water Shaq as a jockey. Funny. Woulda been better if were 50 Cent.
- MySpace Check out Super Bowl ads on MySpace. Brilliant. Say what you (I) will about Murdoch, but he ain't dumb.
- Hyundai No gimmicks on the commercial, but that Genesis looks like the new poor man's Bentley. Say goodbye to the Chrysler 300.
- E Trade. Aww a talking baby. It actually worked.
- Chester Pitts. I think this was an NFL ad. Best commercial of the night.
- American Airlines. Decent spot, but only cuz I had a week-long BS training in Chi-town too. I know what it feels like.
- Frank Caliendo. He's not that funny. All of his impersonations are from the 80s. But his wife's pretty hot. By the way, was LL with Kelis??
- Kevin Boss. Jeremy who? And why wasn't Shockey with the team?
- David Tyree. Touchdown catch that gave the Giants their first lead and the one handed helmet grab that saved the game. Perhaps should been co-MVP. On the flipside, he did have a huge drop in the 4th Quarter after the "catch." Plaxico made up for it.
- Chad Johnson and Ben Rothlesberger. They played better than Randy Moss and Tom Brady in the Super Bowl. LOL. E = Ocho Cinco. Decent.
- Victoria's Secret. Don't remember the commercial, but they got my attention during an exciting 4th Quarter.
That's all I got for ya...By the way, who else thought that that blue confetti they were spraying out after the game was some poisonous anthrax-type substance? I'm just sayin'...
Who were your Super winners and losers?
And will Super Tuesday > Super Sunday?
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