Just like last season, as the DP Dot Com Football Pool winds down to the final week shit is getting tight up at the top. Peep the leader board…
Belizean Pum Pum Killaz 98 DubbleUP 97 Furiou$tylez WILL RISE AGAIN!! 96 Zilla Rocca 96 Patriot Games 96 Are1 96 alex2.0_is_stuck_in_neutral 92 BurDenDer 91 i will not lose 91 Desert Sole 90 bears rule 90 UR Getting Beat By A GYRL 89 Cashus Clay 88 Dogfighters Anonymous 88
BELIZE retains first place by the skin of his teeth, while longtime DP Dot Com pool loser DubbleUP is making a serious push to pwn this year’s NFL pool. Don’t sleep on Alex2.0 or Candice, who has quietly crept back into contention. That four-way tie at 96pts is the sickest shit evar. This week’s contests can’t come quick enough.
To the folks that haven’t made the leader board… Don’t despair and keep on pooling. Anything can happen in these last four weeks.
Or, when does a suicide bomber become a terrorist? Hip-HopDX’s the Ambassador goes in on the recent hostage drama at the HILLARY RODHAM-CLINTON campaign offices.
Perhaps while Bill was getting blown by Ms. Lewinskeet back in the good ol’ days, Hillary was out getting some carnal revenge of her own on her husband. Could it be that this was a past flame of Hillary’s who was pissed that she didn’t leave her husband for him because she indeed possesses a bomb ass pussy?
Ha! OK, for serious now – let me stop. That’s unfair of me. Speculating that sort of nonsense ain’t a good look. But if it comes out that it was true…don’t forget who said it first.
Real talk though, there was a fact that emerged in this hostage drama situation, that although left unsaid by most, has been running rampant through my mind. I have not heard one media outlet refer to the hostage situation caused by the aforementioned guy with the shit strapped to his chest (who was identified as Leeland Eisenberg), as an instance of terrorism. It pains me to have to admit this, but it feels like the American media is at the point that to report something as being an act of terrorism, a person hailing from the Middle East (or at least that has a name that sounds like it was picked out by the local Imam) has to have been behind the act in question.
I began to wonder if perhaps my definition of “terrorism” was just skewed. This is where online dictionaries come in handy, and not just because I’m too lazy to walk across the room and pick up one of those heavy, bulky-type dictionaries. Even though I really am that lazy sometimes… Anyway, type the word “terrorism” in at dictionary.com, and this is the first definition you will be presented with:
“ter-ror-ism. [ter-*uh*-riz-*uh* m]. –noun. 1. the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, esp. for political purposes.”
Let’s review this a little bit. Eisenberg strapped a bomb-like device to his chest with duct tape. That’s pretty intimidating, if you’re going to go storming into places and showing it to people while taking them hostage. Furthermore, he was using that intimidation to coerce people (to allow him to talk to Hillary personally). Was he violent? Well, I’m not sure of details as to how he detained the hostages, but walking around with devices capable of igniting in some way, shape, or form, would imply that you intend to be violent. That leaves the last part of the definition to be dealt with – “for political purposes”. Well, this was a candidate’s campaign office, and he wanted to speak with a political figure for whatever reason. That seems like a pretty damn political purpose to me. He fucked up politics for the day in the process anyway; what with the Democraps’ most notoriously dysfunctional couple cancelling all of their public appearances, and causing two other democratic campaign offices to be evacuated as well. So…how is this not terrorism?
Oh, right. Eisenberg was just that. An Eisenberg. Not a Bin Laden or an Al-Mohammed-Ibrahim-Khaled-Ali-Baba-Abdul-Raheem, or some direct Al-Qaeda affiliate.
What is the difference between what Eisenberg did, and what a suicide bomber in Israel does?
Device to cause some damage? Check.
Duct tape to secure the device to yourself, ensuring a successful suicide? Check.
People nearby to blow up along with yourself? Check.
A goal in mind through all of it, even if it’s not necessarily going to make sense to anybody else but yourself? Check.
The only difference is that Eisenberg didn’t actually end up blowing himself up into a cloud of pink mist. He gave up and let the SWAT team have at him. But really? He scared the shit out of a good number of people, and the definition of “terrorism” said nothing about having to actually kill yourself or some other people.
Maybe this is just one of those fuck-ups of the English language that I just never understood. Kind of like how in the hell you get “colonel” to sound like “kernel”. Maybe I just don’t understand the concept of terrorism – I must have slept through the class periods in my government related studies when my professors talked about it. Although…maybe it’s not that simple. Or perhaps this observation is just a figment of my insomnia-induced imagination, and I’m just being an overly sensitive bitch who should stop complaining about the media (seeing as how my journalistic aspirations would benefit from having them on my side anyway…). I’ll leave that up to you to decide.
The Ambassador says…
“You say terrorism, I say terrific. Let’s call the whole thing off.”
Yes, yes, y’all. We are entering the home stretch for the cMFL’s 2007-Q4 session. Thanks to everyone who signed up this quarter. Stay on the lookout for the registration drop for the 2008-Q1 period. If you aren’t already part of the crap music mogul mailing list get a comment up on this thread. I will notify everyone when it’s time to register their rosters.
I’ve got an added little bonus this week. Click the following link to upload a copy of the cMFL Excel spreadsheet.
Shouts to El Gringo Colombiano for building the document. Dude is a genius with that shit because he made it exactly as I asked him to. It gives us all the information we need to score our cRappers and the label owners that have selected those cRappers.
I have been too busy to populate some of the periphery fields on the spreadsheet. If you want to earn some DP Dot Com Free Shit you could help me fill-in those fields. Get at me if you can fuck with the spreadsheet.
Also, if you think you have an event that your artist(s) wasn’t given points for you can review the ‘S'(scoring) page and submit your event. Get up off your ass and get active if you want your label to win these new NIKE Dunks.
Here’s a look at the Top 10 cRap Music Moguls…
WindBreaker Records 8850 America Done Fell Off Records 8850 Krack Ko Kaine Entertainment 8675 Incilin Productions 8350 All Starz Entertainment 8150 Gain Green Records 7875 WDISL Records 7300 CRap-A-lot Records 7225 Funk Town Records 7225 Bang 2 Dis Entertainment 7150
Here’s a look at the Top 10 cRappers (bluechip all-stars)…
TI 1625 Kanye West 1450 Jay-Z 1350 Common 1300 Alicia Keys 1150 50 Cent 950 Lil Wayne 525 T-Pain 500 Ghostface Killah 450 Jill Scott 300 DMX 300
Sometimes, BILLY X. SUNDAY talks about rap music he actually likes over at XXL Mag Dot Com
If you fuck with the internets and Hip-Hop with any type of regularity then you already know that the new Wu-Tang album ‘8 Diagrams’ has received the seal of the shit sandwich. I typically don’t believe anything I read on the internets except when there is some hate involved since that and pr0n are all the world wide web is good for. With everyone from the webs along with even the Wu shitting on their collective’s new album how could it be any good? It turns out that the album is actually damn good. It falls short of ‘Wu-Tang Forever’(which was also a double album), but it certainly eclipses ‘Iron Flag’ and also the ‘W’ albums.
The internets were quick to shit on this album because it seemed like the Wu itself was at odds with the release. Rae and Ghost seem to be separating themselves from the RZA. I feel Raekwon’s frustration though. Last year at this time I went to see Raekwon open up for Redman and at the show then he said that Only Built For Cuban Links 2 was going to drop first quarter of 2007. Oops. It has to be somewhat frustrating for an artist when they are dependent on other people to make sure their music gets into the ears of the fans. I trust RZA though and he hasn’t really ever disappointed me. Okay, ‘Iron Flag’ was on some lackluster, end of the Wu Tang shit, but even that is just some stan bullshit talk.
The Wu hasn’t gone anywhere. They still spit collectively like they are happy to be here. No one is rhyming about holding more money than they can count. No one in the Wu acts like rap music is some shit they do for a hobby. For no other reason I appreciate that from my emcees. After circling the globe several times can you imagine what perspective you might have for the world you live in? And then try to deliver that experience and state of mind to people that haven’t seen what you have. Shit ain’t easy talking to the masses. Peoples’ first instinct is to hate on some shit they don’t understand. Remember when niggas shitted on Moses for bringing those directives from God? The Wu’s new album doesn’t contain any directives from God, but it is definitely inspired by the most high. So if you fucks with real Hip-Hop you won’t be disappointed by this album. No matter what Ghost or Rae says.
The album starts off nice with a track called ‘Take It Back’. This is the Wu realizing that people want to see them bouncing off the walls as if this shit was 1987 in the Prince Rakeem days, but the Wu stays grounded and keeps grinding(ouch – MGG). Yes, the Bob James track ‘Nautilus’ is re-sampled. True story is that Bob James is so Hip-Hop they may need to rename Hip-Hop ‘Bob James’.
‘Take It Back’ featuring Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah and U-God
When the third song ‘Rushing Elephants’ comes in you realize you are deep inside a Wu-Tang project. Rae, the GZA, the RZA and Masta Killa all go in hard on this joint. The beat is heavy and ‘Triumph’-ant. I just wish the song were longer and featured all of the clan on it. You will bump this shit in your whip for sure.
‘Rushing Elephants’ featuring Raekwon, GZA, RZA and Masta Killa
‘The Heart Gently Weeps’ is some shit that would have been on OB4CL2 if that shit would ever get released. Rae, Ghost and Meth all bring that manic Wu shit to this track. John Frusciante from the Red Hot Chili Peppers has an axe solo too. If you don’t fuck with the Red Hot Chili Peppers you should stop reading this drop now and go drown yourself in the toilet bowl in your parent’s apartment.
‘The Heart Gently Weeps’ featuring Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Erykah Badu, Dhani Harrison and John Frusciante
I fucks with Meth’s verses on ‘Wolves’. Method Man is slept on by so many people, but he needs to be on your top 10 rappers from the 90’s list. When you see the Wu perform live Method Man makes it worth your money just by himself. I respect him and Redman for being in the arena for nearly twenty years and still being down to jump into a crowd and get wild.
I can’t begin to say enough good shit about the track ‘Stick Me For My Riches’. This might be my favorite song for 2007. It’s classic Wu-Tang Clan shit that frames the ghetto perspective on life and success. ‘C.R.E.A.M. 2007’ is what this shit should be called. It’s that good, mad soulful, real survival music. Meth, Deck. RZA and GZA go in righteously. I want to hear the remix with Cappa, Golden Arms, Ghost and Rae. That shit will be harder than hell. Copp the album for this track alone.
‘Stick Me For My Riches’ featuring Method Man, Inspectah Deck, RZA, GZA and Gerald Alston
‘Windmill’ is another fly joint that I thought was probably originally slated for OB4CL2. Six members of the Wu throw in eight bars and bounce. Cappa crushes the shit even though his spit is brief.
‘Windmill’ featuring Raekwon, GZA, Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck, Method Man and Cappadonna
How ill is the Wu that they have almost all of the greatest rappers from the 1990’s? I mean, the niggas that made you want to start rapping. It’s that witty, unpredictable fly shit these dudes display. The Dungeon Family is the closest collective to have a stable of incredibly talented artists, but even the DF is so far behind the Wu-Tang’s rappers when you look at the metaphysical properties of rhymes. How rhymes go up into the atmosphere and change the weather and shit.
R.I.P.O.D.B.
I can’t wait to see the Wu again in concert. This album reminds me why they are the most important collective in the history of Hip-Hop. The definitive descendants of the Cold Crush plus more than you ever bargained for. Go copp that new Wu-Tang shit when it is available in your area. Real talk.
My parents used to sleep in late on Sunday until 11am so I would wake up and make myself a big bowl of King Vitaman and watch my favorite cartoons.
I love the Merrie Melodies series and they aren’t as racist as Disney cartoons. Well, Bugs Bunny has been shown to be racist too, but forget those things for now and just laugh for a minute. Racism, classism and supremacy will find you again when you get up from the computer.
For now, just get naked and run around your parent’s house again.
Even though you’re nearly forty years old, and you weigh over 300lbs.
