For a comedy group that was born and raised in visual mediums -- web videos and the Saturday Night Live television show -- the Lonely Island are still way ahead of the curve when it comes to the comedy album format. Of course, music was at least half the reason links to their series of SNL Digital Shorts would dominate in-boxes every following Monday. The smart mimicry of teen pop ("Dick in a Box"), Euro-disco ("Jizz in My Pants"), or old-school rap ("Lazy Sunday") is half the attraction, and when you add the "aw shucks" look of on-camera Islander Andy Samberg, you can get away with a lot of shocking material. So many mentions of naughty bits would be tedious if Samberg and SNL writers Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone didn't have the brains to pull it off, and dealing with the differences between races seems much less dangerous when the trio show they're well-versed in the works of their hip-hop guests, E-40 and T-Pain. Their hiring of eccentric underground rap producer J-Zone shows their in tune with what's next and when white rasta wannabe "Ras Trent" complains of his "bomboclat parents" and declares he can make a chalice out of a Sprite can, the snarky commentary is made all the sweeter by a lyric that drops two deep reggae references: "Me night nurse never want to plant de corn." The track has also been updated so that a visual joke from the original SNL version is removed, and with all the interludes and new material, plus fake alternative album covers throughout the booklet, this isn't an afterthought but a fully committed comedy album. On top of that, it's a hilarious comedy album that's just as hip, inventive, and inappropriate as their digital shorts.
Andy Samberg and company have finally released a full-length album- and it is just as funny, absurd, and car-shaking, rim-rocking, and pulse-pounding as you expected. So pop a cold Santana Lite and enter the world of Incredibad. Let's start off discussing the "greatest hits," which comprise about half [...]
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Not too bad of a week. There are a few silent killers on the list that are worth checking out. I'm personally looking forward to possessing the Lonely Island album.Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's YouBuddy Holly - Memorial CollectionIndia.Arie - Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & PoliticsThe Lonely Island - IncredibadRyan Leslie - Ryan LeslieRed - Innocence & Instinct2002 - A Word in the WindNapalm Death ...
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Andy Samberg pulled Lonely Island writing partner Jorma Taccone on cam (also Justin Timberlake, Molly Simms, and Meadow Soprano) for an orgasmic digital-short song on SNL this weekend. It's the first single from LI's forthcoming album Incredibad (out 2/10). If ever an LP earned a Premature Evaluation , it's one with a song called "Jizz In My Pants." Until then, watch it .
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Not too bad of a week. There are a few silent killers on the list that are worth checking out. I'm personally looking forward to possessing the Lonely Island album.Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's YouBuddy Holly - Memorial CollectionIndia.Arie - Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & PoliticsThe Lonely Island - IncredibadRyan Leslie - Ryan LeslieRed - Innocence & Instinct2002 - A Word in the WindNapalm Death ...
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The boys behind Lonely Island; Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone, are brilliant. There, I said it. They’re quite honestly the best part of SNL in the current season {probably the best parts ever since Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon left the show} and it amazes me how they somehow convince big stars across the board to partner up for a quick song and accompanying music video in the f
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Yeah, part of the story here is that the the Lonely Islands' "Jizz In My Pants" was about the only funny part of last night's SNL (though it's not been bad lately). However, the big part is that the Lonely Island will apparently be releasing their debut album next February. Who'd have thought that years [...]
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Andy Samberg and company have finally released a full-length album- and it is just as funny, absurd, and car-shaking, rim-rocking, and pulse-pounding as you expected. So pop a cold Santana Lite and enter the world of Incredibad. Let's start off discussing the "greatest hits," which comprise about half [...]
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If you make something funny nowadays, Seth Rogen is probably involved somehow. So it's not surprising to see him in the hilarious video for Lonely Island's Like a Boss.
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Back on May 13th, The Lonely Island performed On A Boat live for the first time with the Roots backing them. Jimmy Fallon is cool, and the Roots are cooler but how in the hell did Jimmy get them as the house band on Late Night? It's not a knock to Jimmy or the Roots, [...]
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I was feeling kinda down today and thought it might help to bust out some Lonely Island - Bing Bong Brothers. It's the club banging white-boy follow up to "Wait (The Whisper Song)" by the Ying Yang Twins. It's no "On A Boat" but still hilarious. Enjoy.
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Saturday Night Live's funny musical group Lonely Island just released their first single called "Jizz In My Pants" from their debut album Incredibad, hitting stores on February 10. The group consists of Andy Sandberg and writers Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. This video is strictly for laughs but it is, like, the best thing ever. [...]
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