Female Takeover?? Game Over!

Saturday night, 12am on 1Xtra, the whole of grime heads were tuned in, waiting patiently to hear the remix-female version of Tinchy Stryder's overly hyped up Game Over featuring Giggs, Devlin, Tinie Tempah, Example, Pro Green and Chipmunk.

Supposedly the females were all asked to do the track by Cherri V who also features on the track. Lioness, Lady Leshurr, Mz Bratt, Baby Blue, Roxxxan, Ruff Diamondz, A.Dot and Envy have all come together to show the man dem how it should be done...

My opinion? Well, if you know me then you know I've always got something to say. Now-a-days it has come to attention that not ALL females can MC. The track is cool, lyrically LadyLeshurr, A.Dot, Roxxxan, Envy and Lioness killed it for me. Bratt, Blue and Ruff Diamondz really did nothing. I thought they were actually pointless. The hook? The track did not need no chorus so why Cherri V thought she had to be on the track, lord knows.

But remember, this is just MY opinion. WHATS YOURS?

Click link to hear the track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r47R36lB-5U

R.I.P Naked Gun - Leslie Nielsen!

Without a doubt, Leslie Nielsen was one of the funniest men to ever find himself surrounded by craziness on a movie set.  It wasn’t because he could crack a joke, although he could.  It was because he could read even the craziest of lines, or get involved in the craziest of situations, without mugging.  He played everything straight-faced, which is why Leslie Nielsen was scene-stealingly hilarious in movies like Airplane!(alongside Peter Graves) and when starring as Lt. Frank Drebin in the Naked Gun franchise and Police Squad tv series. Yesterday, Leslie Nielsen passed away at a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from complications of pneumonia. He was 84.

Nielsen’s entire life is an incredible one. His abusive father beat his mother and his children, forcing Nielsen to run away from home and join the Royal Canadian Air Force at age 17.  Despite being legally deaf in both ears, and wearing hearing aids for most of his adult life, Nielsen made it into the armed forces and after that, took his act to Hollywood where he signed a 7-picture deal with Paramount and starred in the iconic sci-fi picture Forbidden Planet.  That lead to a long string of steady work, culminating in Nielsen’s roles in those Zucker-Abrams-Zucker spoof/parody flicks he became known and loved for.
Rest in peace, Leslie. You brought laughter to billions of people, myself included.

Kim Kardashian Is Dead?

There is no doubt that Kim Kardashian looks absolutely sexy as a corpse, but do not worry. This picture of the stunner is being used to focus on Worlds AIDS Day. Its in support of Alicia Keys' Keep A Child Alive charity. The small print on the picture reads: Kim sacrificed her digital life to give real life to millions of others affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India.

If you would like to support/donate to the charity, you can visit BuyLife.org.

Ker Hilson Has Been A Very Bad Girl!

Keri Hilson's  second new album entitled 'No Boys Allowed' is due to be released in the UK on the 31st January 2011. VIBE magazine have released the official cover featuring the sexy, talented lady. Lucky for you guys, I have it right here!

Keri Hilson: No Boys Allowed Album Cover.

Who Is Better? You decide!

The good folks over at New Yor Magazine recently broke down the two most successful rappers of our time…

Albums
So how do their best albums stack up against each other? There’s no public consensus one way or the other, so this is completely a judgment call. That said, we’re pitting The Black Album vs. Marshall Mathers, and we’re giving the edge to Jay.

Also worth nothing: Both have seen their skills decline as they’ve aged but, remarkably, this has had not much impact on their commercial relevancy: Eminem’s Recovery has had even more success than Relapse, and Jay’s “Empire State of Mind” — off the uneven Blueprint 3 — is the biggest single of his career.

Awards
Jay-Z: 10 Grammys; 6 VMAs
Eminem: 11 Grammys; 11 VMAs; 1 Oscar (Best Original Song, “Lose Yourself”).
Edge: Nobody remembers the winners of VMAs seconds after they are announced, and they’re pretty much even with Grammys. That Oscar, though, gives him the go-ahead.

Lyrics
In the broadest possible terms: Jay-Z is untouchable when it comes to talking about how incredible he is; Em’s untouchable when it comes to talking about how fucked-up he is. Em’s the better technical rapper, and, at the peak of his powers, his internal-rhyme-laden trickery would often make all other rappers seem irrelevant. Jay’s more methodical, staying away from overwhelming you with double-time flows in favor of killing you with rock-solid boasts it can take until the next verse to completely unwrap. (From “Threat”: “I dig a hole in the desert, they build the Sands on you / Lay out blueprint plans on you / We Rat Pack niggaz, let Sam tap dance on you.”) Both have sterling battle-rap bona fides (see “Notable Beefs” for more), and both are grand masters at sketching out scenes and stories, although Jay’s credentials in that department, from “Reasonable Doubt” to “99 Problems,” are arguably more heralded. Eminem’s both the intentionally funnier (the shrooming hookup with daddy issues from “My Fault”) and unintentionally funnier (the dated celebrities on “We Made You”) rapper. Also, for what it’s worth: The one time they rapped together, on “Renegade,” popular opinion is that Eminem — in the words of Nas — “murdered [Jay-Z] on [his] own shit.” All that said, making a fully objective case for one over the other may not be possible.

Barbie Fights Back!

We all now about the beef between Nicki Minaj and Lil'Kim... Kim thinks Minaj is swagger-jacking and Minaj says she is'nt and bla, bla, bla!

Minaj has actually kept very quite about the shots she's been recieving from Kim. Until now that is.

Nicki Minaj says,

“[Kim] just really jumped out of the window and you got to be careful when you pick fights. That’s what I learned in this business. You just never know. I think people get me mistaken with like a real Barbie… they forget where I’m from. If I have to revert back I can, and I will. Don’t play with me. I respect you and love you. I’ve said it in every interview, time and time again. And if that’s not good enough for you mama, then it’s something deep rooted in you. Something is bothering you inside….”

“Put your music out and when I see your name on Billboard that’s when I’ll respond to you. Other than that. Goodbye!”
-Nicki Minaj

After this response I dont think that the Barbie will be responding to anything else. Kim on the other-hand, will defo have ALOT to say!

Adidas - Are You Dumb Fam?

Adidas at one point was the biggest sports wear in the world. No doubt that it still is... But to who?
Yesterday I was walking home when the 83 bus (West Ealing) went past me. It had a BIG poster advertising the sports brand. Now you maybe thinking 'And whats your point?'. I found the poster very intimidating. It was who they used to advertise their brand that bothered me very much. They had Scorcher modelling their clothes.

As we know Scorcher is an Mc from North London who's got tracks such as 'Lipsin Ting', 'London Boy' and 'I Know'. Some people are probably thinking why I have a problem with this. Its because, Adidas used to use artists/celebs such as Missy Elliott, David Beckham, Run DMC and so on... Celebs who have made names for themselves, who are known world wide. Now somebody please tell me who Scorcher is outside of the underground scene?

Adidas have obviously lost their touch if they are promoting their gear to Tottenham and Peckham. I dont have a problem with anyone's grind, but I do have a problem when they start using people that my mother has never heard of. If they are going to use urban artists then why not just sponsor Boy Better Know and get them to start attacking people on the streets. That way, if the police ask 'Who attacked you?', you just draw out the 3 strips. SIMPLE!

Im not hating on anybody, this is called an opinion!

Kanye Has No Shame In His Game!

“I heard through Drake that Kanye wanted me on his album, and I got on the next thing smokin’ to Hawaii. I didn’t think that he was gonna like me. I always figured that he was one of those conscious rappers, so I thought that he wouldn’t want girls to be dressed overtly sexy—and I go to the studio and he has nothing but pictures of naked women on his computer that he’d invite me to look at. They were really artsy pictures, but you know he loves nudity, so it was a complete shock to me, ’cause I thought I had him all figured out, but I didn’t. He was watching porn when we were in the studio—no shame in his game.

Kanye kept askin’ me to come and eat breakfast, but I like to record in the morning. So, when they were eating breakfast, I was in the studio listening to music and writing. And he would always be like, ‘Yo, why you ain’t never come over for breakfast, yo?’ But I never went. I would get to the studio at like 10:30 in the morning and he’d be leaving to go home and eat breakfast and I’d be getting to the studio to just write and record. I stayed late sometimes, but I was always getting sleepy. I get up at 6 in the morning, so midnight is late for me. One time he caught me nodding off, and I thought maybe he would kick me out. I’ve never been so embarrassed in my life. You know how you’re sitting up and you don’t realize that you’ve just fallen asleep, but it feels like an eternity? When I picked up my head from sleeping, he was looking at me in the strangest way I’ve ever been looked at by a human being. He pulled his shades down and he looked and said, ‘Oh, she’s sleeping?’ I wanted to crawl under a rock and die. [Laughs.]“

Nicki Minaj - The Goddess of Hip Hop!

People place a ton of expectations on Nicki Minaj, from role model, to carry the torch female for all women MCs. All of which grossly exaggerates anything close to reality, and what any artist should have to bear. My honest opinion is that, she has the same responsibility as any entertainer, which is to be aware of the influence she wields, and make decisions that will continue to create opportunities for herself, and ideally others. However, the truth of the matter is that many people have been waiting for a female MC…for so intensely long, that they have a very distorted love/hate response. It’s like some people want to become her and engulf her to the point of extreme adulation and false idolatry, and the others are waiting for the second coming of Lauryn Hill. I want offer people a safe in between spot, that makes sense, and places her plight in its proper perspective.

THE KIM BEEF:
First point…it’s ok and perfectly acceptable for any artist to have influences that we can see and feel in their music. Although, she took pages out of Kim’s notebook, she’s clearly well versed in a variety of genres, case in point “ Right Through Me,” which literally snatches us back to the 80’s, and takes us down the hallway to “All Cried Out” with Lisa Lisa , and I wouldn’t be surprised….if Nicki is a Depeche Mode fan as well. It’s easy to find fault in similarities, but I dare to say…there is one undeniable difference…which is that Kim was Junior Mafia’s Mistress, and Nicki is Young Money’s Princess….you catch the drift…..let’s move on shall we?

SHE’S CHANGED:
Change is an inevitable part of life, and the mixtape Nicki might be what her die hard, first time fans are looking for, but that “around the way girl” doesn’t appeal to the masses, nor does that version 1.0 of Nicki allow access points for a variety of different people to enjoy. Nicki has taken a page out of the Kanye West handbook, and created a “backpacker” style of hip hop, that still feels pop…and can be played on just about any radio station that caters to people between the ages of 18-35….it’s about business people, if it offends you…then don’t be so naïve, drastically lower your expectations, and you’ll feel better about it…trust me.

Lyrical Ability:
Lyrical ability really should be the “I have a dream speech” of hip hop. Judge an artist by the content of their character, which translates to lyrics in hip hop, point blank…plain and simple. In this arena, I’d say the anticipation is high, but the verdict isn’t in yet. The best data point, that we have so far is that Eminem doesn’t get on tracks with just anyone, and he usually eats….just about everyone. On Roman’s Revenge, love it, hate it… her gimmicky voice changes may make your skin crawl, but she undoubtedly kept up…with one of the best lyricist in the game. She clearly has a few more hoops to jump through in this category, but if she did a song with Pharoahe Monch…that might be the ultimate litmus test.

The Middle Ground:
My suggestion is easy to do, just give the girl a fair chance, and don’t feel guilty about it either. Life is filled with binary decisions. She’ll either succeed or fail, win your heart, or not, have a hot album ,or one that flops, but l’d prefer to keep listening, and reserve my egg throwing for atomic bomb related offenses…oh yeah…and if you’re really not satisfied, there’s still Jean Grae…..it’s not over yet, and the doors are about to bust wide open. Nicki’s role…won’t be in vein….believe me on this one!

Finally Arrived...

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