Hip Hop Thursday (or, the Emancipation of chucky?)

Posted over 2 years ago

Artist:

Clipse
Album:

Lord Willin'
Track:
- PLAY
- QUEUE
Grindin'

There are very few things in life that mystify me. Like, how did Ludacris beat out The Roots for Best Rap Album at this year's Grammys? What's the deal with adults who've never tried an alcoholic drink? Why can't Carmen Electra keep a husband?

My latest addition to this list: how can it be that "chucky":http://mog.com/chucky dislikes Clipse? I saw her make a somewhat cutting comment about the duo on a post of hers several weeks back, and I've been scandalized ever since. Much like the woman herself, the pair's rhymes and beats are clever, heady, and infectious (and I mean "infectious" in the positive way). Is she one of those whackos that generally dislikes hip-hop overall (*ahem* Tyler and Dale)? No, this can't be it- peep her lyric of the week on her home page. Is her way of taking out her hostility for Virginia- her former home state- targeting these innocent geniuses? Nah, that's not really the her style...that's more like some immature garbage I would pull. Their debut Lord Willin' took over my life immediately after its release, plus I absolutely cop to being a sucker for the Neptunes. All prejudices aside, I still can't come up with satisfactory answer to this mystery. Perhaps I'll luck out and chucky stop by and shed some much-needed light. What say you, Ashley- what is it that makes you rage so against the awesomeness below?...

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watchbatteries says We're a Commonwealth. They're a great duo, who get the best beats out of the Neptunes. Also, I'm an adult (I can vote...once I register), and I don't ever want to try alcohol.

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Dale says Wow, I have been officially called out. Burn.

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tybees says ??Why can’t Carmen Electra keep a husband??? Uhhh, someone's been reading too much "defamer":http://defamer.com/ :)

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Viva La Britt says Heath> Yes!!! In fact, you too were on said post sticking up for Thorntons- props! One of my bggest thrills in life was meeting Malice in '03 when he popped into the drugstore where I worked. Dale> Would you like some lidocaine for that? ;) Tyler> Ha, very close! "Dlisted":http://www.dlisted.com is, like, my world. And please, like I'm the only person who isn't haunted by that question?!

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watchbatteries says Haha, sweet. Too bad they were in the wrong place at the wrong time in Norfolk (the metropolitan center here) a few months ago.

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tybees says DOH, defamer, dlisted.....defamer was the first to pop up when I searched for "gossip blog" and it seemed right! I guess her and what's his name must've gotten divorced then....dang, I can't even remember his name now....

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Viva La Britt says Heath> Hmm, what's the story w Clipse's trouble? (Oh, and the no alcohol thing? Totally made me pop a blood vessel.) Ah Tyler, like you don't have defamer bookmarked ;D

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tybees says Oh whatever! :)

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watchbatteries says http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=121962&ran=158094 for the Clipse story Addiction is genetic, so that's why I don't drink.

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Rawkkiddoh says I dont think Chucky is the only one on mog with a distaste for clipse

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chucky says Britt, man you totally called me out…haha. I haven’t mogged in a couple of days so when 2am rolled around I decided bed could wait for a little more mog and this is what I get as I scroll through my trusted. Thanks a lot..haha. Flattery, will of course, get you everywhere so when you suggested that these guys were as awesome as I am (paraphrasing here) I decided to really, really listen and I was completely ready to admit the errors of my ways. Yep. Then I started listening. Yep. So, I started to break it down and realized that the answer was so long that it should be a post of it's own. I'm gonna go put it up.

Permalink posted 07/14/2007
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chucky says Britt, man you totally called me out…haha. I haven’t mogged in a couple of days so when 2am rolled around I decided bed could wait for a little more mog and this is what I get as I scroll through my trusted. Thanks a lot..haha. Flattery, will of course, get you everywhere so when you suggested that these guys were as awesome as I am (paraphrasing here) I decided to really, really listen and I was completely ready to admit the errors of my ways. Yep. Then I started listening. Yep. But, to be fair – I’ll try to break it down for you. Let’s start with the video: 1. I’d lick Pharrel’s face. But that’s neither here nor there, I guess. 2. That percussion – they totally stole that. I think I must have gone to high school with these guys and they sampled our bleacher stomping at a pep rally. Normally, hearing the bleacher stomp in music gives me warm tingly feelings of nostalgia. But, here they seemed to have sampled on a day when we all got sloppy drunk before the assembly. 3. Lyrics: “call me subwoofer, because I pump bass like that….jack.” Clever. 4. Lyrics: “only big boys keep deuces on the ride” That’s a damn lie. It’s a tired lie too. 5. Lyrics: “Gucci Chuck Taylor with dragons on the side.” a. When did Gucci and Converse team up? b. His shoes have dragons on them. Lame. 6. Lyrics: “while Pharrel keep talking this music shit” Right there he basically admits he neither knows nor cares about music. He even called it *shit*. I’m, I’m….scandalized. ;) 7. Wait…wait…wait – now I am convinced that I went to high school with these guys because they have chicks in the video doing the same dance that chicks I went to high school with did. Please note that I graduated from high school in *1993*. 8. Lyrics “Patty cake, patty cake, I’m the baker’s man.” I wonder – do they have to play royalties to the great-great-great-great-great grandchild of the author of that hip rhyme? 9. Lyrics: “See a butthole like me shinin’” Since when was having oily skin a brag? (Sidenote: my husband introduced the idea today of substituting the word “butthole” for the n word in music so I just tried it out. I like it, I think it works.) Trill: ….I can’t. I was going to try but I can’t. Silliness aside – they bore me. I get no thrill from their music. It’s tired and worse, it’s tiredness that has been done before. Doesn’t mean I don’t heart you lady. Because you gave me Busdriver, I forgive you Clipse. ;)

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Viva La Britt says It's taken me awhile to respond to your post, A, because I had to recover from licking my wounds ;) In response to some of your genius above: 1. It's statements like this that affirm your awesomeness (and given your affection for the dude from Gym Class Heroes, I think I see a pattern here). 3. Yeah, a positive observation! My favorite line: "When I wasn't able, there was always cane". Have mercy. 6. Semantics are no one's friend, Ashley. 9. Ah, I see- so you and you husband feed off each other's awesomeness? However, I do think it's a toss-up whether I'd prefer to be called "n word" or "butthole"- it's a lose/lose either way, man. And I think you're being serious about the oily skin=shining, so I will add that "shining" is BPT (Black People Talk) for successful or wealthy. For serious, I appreciate you taking the time to listen and dissemble in spite of your distaste for the guys. Ok, case closed- they bore you. I accept that- it means you're dead inside, but whatevs 'cause I heart you, too :D

Permalink posted 07/22/2007
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chucky says (Haha...I am wondering if I said I'd lick the GCH guy's face too. I might have a problem as a result of spending too much time with my dog. Heh.) You got me on the semantics and the shining thing. Haha...I'd store shining away for future use, but I don't think I could pull it off. I am officially old that this had to be explained to me, le sigh. *I am not dead inside* ahem...haha.

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