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ReyTheHussein Ret-Cons Hova.
And you better believe I’m gonna have an epic election post coming tomorrow or monday.
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No, seriously!
Okay, so, some of you might remember the epic, highly controversial “Alumnah’s March Maddness” series we did spanning March & April. Well, apparently those fuckers at Vibe Magazine decided to rip off our whole shit!
HipHopDX reported today that Vibe Magazine did a similar tournament, complete with brackets and junk, only instead of it spanning a buncha rappers from all time periods, they decided to have theirs be “Best Rapper Alive”.
I call bullshit.
Now I know that no idea is original, and while I presented our own tournament after thinking about The Source’s late 2001, early 2002 tourney, reading about this one just hit too danged close to home. So, having said that, PISS OFF, VIBE! If you want Alumnah.com content, cut me a fuckin’ check. Seriously. I could use the money, and one man’s “selling out” is another man’s “cashing in”.
Until then, I hope you all get the liquor shits.
Check out the thievery for yourself at: http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2008/10/the_best_rapper_alive_is/
Thanks for checking in,
–Rey.I.Is
I know, I know. Jesus Juice. Little boys. Vertiligo. Lisa Marie. Blanket. Bubbles. Surgery.
Blah Blah Blah Blah.
Fact is, MJ has always made dope music, even in the post-Dangerous era when he made giant inflatable statues of himself, made a $7,000,000 video with his sister, and accepted a fake “Artist of the Millennium Award” from the folks at MTV, he still made dope ass music, and more importantly, music with a message.
I strive to break through the walls of disaffected cool, annoying posturing and posing, and the insipid, tiresome bravado that seems to fester and grow throughout the internet, especially in our little corner of the Hip-Hop Influenced Lifestyle Magazine Blog world.
Soooo, that being said, I’ve been talking to my hot friend Peggy and listening to music courtesy of some new website called “YouTube” where you can post videos and junk. I eventually made my way from Janet Jackson songs to Michael Jackson songs, and I just dug the heck outta the above track. I’m not sure what album it’s from, but it doesn’t matter–the issues MJ is singing about are still, unfortunately, just as prevalent today as they were when MiJac was in the booth doin’ his vocal thaaaang.
Anyway, watch the video, and try to enjoy it from the perspective of someone who, despite their boasting, “ether” skillzez, and omnipresence online, is just as anonymous and insignificant as those of us who actually do give a shit.
–Rey.I.Is
