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What's In Jay-Z's Wallet?

Is it just me, or does the video for "Empire State of Mind" seem like those American Express ads from a couple of years ago? Low APR is the gulliest!...  CONTINUE READING WHAT'S IN JAY-Z'S WALLET?»

Posted on November 2, 2009 in (6 comments)
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Did The MTV Video Music Awards Hand Out Stupid Pills?

So, you may or may not have noticed on Sunday that a child ran up on stage during Jay-Z's and Alicia Keys's performance of "Empire State of Mind." That tiny, tiny creature was Lil Mama. And today, she has...  CONTINUE READING DID THE MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS HAND OUT STUPID PILLS?»

Posted on September 16, 2009 in , (43 comments)
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The Jay Leno Show Is Awful

No matter how bad things get in one's life, there is always the held-out hope that they will eventually get better. We all dutifully push our own shopping cart through the falling ash as we carry our personal fire to...  CONTINUE READING THE JAY LENO SHOW IS AWFUL»

Posted on September 15, 2009 in , , (65 comments)
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Jay-Z Runs This Town (With The Help Of His Aides, Rihanna And Kanye West)

In the Revolution (or the Apocalypse) it is impossible to tell how things are going to shake out. No one realizes what they are capable of until that realization is forced upon them. Are you a leader, or a...  CONTINUE READING JAY-Z RUNS THIS TOWN (WITH THE HELP OF HIS AIDES, RIHANNA AND KANYE WEST)»

Posted on August 20, 2009 in (34 comments)
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Jay-Z Needs To Get Out More

"Death of Autotune" video, you guys. Aw, poor Jay-Z! Don't get me wrong, Jay-Z is an Old God, wandering the Earth because he got bored in HEAVEN. But this video could double as a documentary about the loneliest day! He...  CONTINUE READING JAY-Z NEEDS TO GET OUT MORE»

Posted on June 29, 2009 in (27 comments)
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Cookie Monster Has 99 Problems But A Cookie Is Not One Of Them

This is making the rounds today. I might be the only person who doesn't like it. That's OK. I don't have to love everything (because of how usually I love everything). Besides, fake rap is fake rap and it...  CONTINUE READING COOKIE MONSTER HAS 99 PROBLEMS BUT A COOKIE IS NOT ONE OF THEM»

Posted on February 5, 2009 in (15 comments)
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The Comedy Team Of Bill O'Reilly And Dennis Miller

Bill O'Reilly and Dennis Miller recap the inauguration (with a focus on Jay Z and "Little Jeezy") and they're so old and emasculated and unintentionally funny because they think they're still powerful. This is the first time Bill O'Reilly has...  CONTINUE READING THE COMEDY TEAM OF BILL O'REILLY AND DENNIS MILLER»

Posted on January 22, 2009 in (7 comments)
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I've Got 99 Problems But Suspicious Interference With My Right To Place A Non-Provisional Ballot Ain't One

Whoa. When did Jay-Z become Professor of Voting Rights at Know-It-All U? Also is that MGMT's "Time to Pretend" playing really faintly near the end? (EASTER EGG FOR THE SUPERFANS!)...  CONTINUE READING I'VE GOT 99 PROBLEMS BUT SUSPICIOUS INTERFERENCE WITH MY RIGHT TO PLACE A NON-PROVISIONAL BALLOT AIN'T ONE»

Posted on October 17, 2008 in , (2 comments)
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The End Fake Rap Movement: Global Outreach

I can understand why maybe the international community wasn't fired up about the news that Ed McMahon was going to be producing fake raps for FreeCreditReport.com. It didn't seem like it would affect many people outside the U.S. and we've...  CONTINUE READING THE END FAKE RAP MOVEMENT: GLOBAL OUTREACH»

Posted on October 9, 2008 in , (0 comments)
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Jay-Z Makes His Own Brand Of Axe Bodyspray

If there's one thing I've learned about beautiful, sophisticated women, it's that they love rolling around in the bed with dirty laundry to pass the time. They just check the voicemail messages on their LAND LINE ANSWERING MACHINE real...  CONTINUE READING JAY-Z MAKES HIS OWN BRAND OF AXE BODYSPRAY»

Posted on October 7, 2008 in (4 comments)
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The Amy Winehouse And Jay Z Live Videos People Are Discussing At Barbeques

This is what everybody seemed to be talking about all weekend so here goes: Oh hey, did you hear that Amy Winehouse punched a fan while performing at the Glastonbury music festival and there's video of it? And did you...  CONTINUE READING THE AMY WINEHOUSE AND JAY Z LIVE VIDEOS PEOPLE ARE DISCUSSING AT BARBEQUES»

Posted on June 30, 2008 in , (2 comments)
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The Ultimate Argument Settler: The 10 Best Fan Made Hip Hop Videos With Sims Of All Time

Fan made music videos featuring The Sims aren't exactly new. Electronic Arts kind of blew the lid off of the underground nerd hobby last spring when they had Lilly Allen make a video for "Smile" in which she sang the...  CONTINUE READING THE ULTIMATE ARGUMENT SETTLER: THE 10 BEST FAN MADE HIP HOP VIDEOS WITH SIMS OF ALL TIME»

Posted on June 25, 2008 in , , (14 comments)
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