Comments on: Hitting The Links http://passionweiss.com/2006/05/08/hitting-the-links/ Because I'm naughty by nature, not cause I hate 'cha Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:00:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Passion of the Weiss http://passionweiss.com/2006/05/08/hitting-the-links/#comment-651 Passion of the Weiss Tue, 09 May 2006 19:55:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2006/05/08/hitting-the-links/#comment-651 Agreed about Pitchfork's hip hop coverage. Though, to be fair I don't trust ANY press outlet when it comes to good criticism hip-hop. Pitchfork is certainly uneven at best. They are pretty good with their coverage of MF Doom, celebrating his really good stuff, criticizing his more uneven work, and they do like the Def Jux stuff, the Purple Haze album and the Edan record, all stuff that I'm generally a fan of (with the exception of Mr. Lif records). However, any outlet that praises TI, the Clipse, AND L'il Wayne. How can their credibility not be shot? Agreed about Pitchfork’s hip hop coverage. Though, to be fair I don’t trust ANY press outlet when it comes to good criticism hip-hop. Pitchfork is certainly uneven at best. They are pretty good with their coverage of MF Doom, celebrating his really good stuff, criticizing his more uneven work, and they do like the Def Jux stuff, the Purple Haze album and the Edan record, all stuff that I’m generally a fan of (with the exception of Mr. Lif records). However, any outlet that praises TI, the Clipse, AND L’il Wayne. How can their credibility not be shot?

]]> By: Joey http://passionweiss.com/2006/05/08/hitting-the-links/#comment-650 Joey Tue, 09 May 2006 16:51:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2006/05/08/hitting-the-links/#comment-650 The Gnarls gnaws at me. And it's not good.<br/><br/>Great call on "Impossible," another abortion in what is turning out to be a year in which big-bank artists (Kanye, Mobb rolling with Mr. Billion Dollar Budget) are littering the musical landscape with fetuses.<br/><br/>And honestly, Pitchfork's hip-hop coverage sucks. It's often condescending and usually silly, written by a bunch of fans who seem intent on glorifying stupidity. Sometimes they get something right, but you know what they say about broken clocks.<br/><br/>Ian, it's not fair to cite New Orleans- and Houston-based rappers when compiling worst rap lyrics. It's sort of a given, no? I mean, just throw on a Choppa album and you have a ton of gems.<br/><br/>I'd add that Juelz Santana has a number of worthy lines, including "I see a town I'm likin'/See some niggas getting money in a town I like it" and "Tech blows and watch yo' chest close and tacos/Motherfucker I'm the best, I told y'all before/I showed y'all before, ay!" And those are from the same song. The Gnarls gnaws at me. And it’s not good.

Great call on “Impossible,” another abortion in what is turning out to be a year in which big-bank artists (Kanye, Mobb rolling with Mr. Billion Dollar Budget) are littering the musical landscape with fetuses.

And honestly, Pitchfork’s hip-hop coverage sucks. It’s often condescending and usually silly, written by a bunch of fans who seem intent on glorifying stupidity. Sometimes they get something right, but you know what they say about broken clocks.

Ian, it’s not fair to cite New Orleans- and Houston-based rappers when compiling worst rap lyrics. It’s sort of a given, no? I mean, just throw on a Choppa album and you have a ton of gems.

I’d add that Juelz Santana has a number of worthy lines, including “I see a town I’m likin’/See some niggas getting money in a town I like it” and “Tech blows and watch yo’ chest close and tacos/Motherfucker I’m the best, I told y’all before/I showed y’all before, ay!” And those are from the same song.

]]> By: Passion of the Weiss http://passionweiss.com/2006/05/08/hitting-the-links/#comment-649 Passion of the Weiss Tue, 09 May 2006 07:34:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2006/05/08/hitting-the-links/#comment-649 Nice call, that makes a lot of sense. Familiar artists thrown into a new context. Check. Album done by artists mailing each other copies of their work, rather than organic studio collaboration. Check. Catchy single. Check. Over-rated. Double check. <br/><br/>That being said, I'll take the Gnarls Barkley project over Arular anyday. I hated Galang, but at least I really liked Crazy the first 20 times I heard it. Can't say that about anything on Arular. Nice call, that makes a lot of sense. Familiar artists thrown into a new context. Check. Album done by artists mailing each other copies of their work, rather than organic studio collaboration. Check. Catchy single. Check. Over-rated. Double check.

That being said, I’ll take the Gnarls Barkley project over Arular anyday. I hated Galang, but at least I really liked Crazy the first 20 times I heard it. Can’t say that about anything on Arular.

]]> By: Ian http://passionweiss.com/2006/05/08/hitting-the-links/#comment-648 Ian Tue, 09 May 2006 03:54:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2006/05/08/hitting-the-links/#comment-648 You know, it just dawned on me: "St. Elsewhere" isn't the new "Arular." It's the new "Give Up," a rare album that somehow finds the overlap in the Venn Diagram between hipsters, teens and sorority girls and whose carcass will be picked to the bones for commercials. And it sucks far more than people are willing to admit. Beats that need to lay off the Sparks, lyrics that are flat-out embarassing: that's what we're working with here. <br/><br/>And if we're gonna talk worst lyrics, here's a sample of some I posted in an old blog joint:<br/><br/><br/>"Everybody's rapping like it's a commercial/Acting like life is a big commercial/So this is what I gotta say to you all/Be true to yourself and you will never fall."- Beastie Boys, "Pass The Mic" (lyric for lyric, possibly the weakest rap song ever made)<br/><br/>"I'M NOT A! NICE! PERSON!"- DMX, "What's My Name?"<br/><br/>"I pulled out my dick, she called me rude/But then she ate it like food."- Too $hort, "Big Booty Hoes"<br/><br/>"If sex was a sport/We'd a play rugby"- Master P, "Gangstas Need Love"<br/><br/>"If you about big things, then scream (hoody hoo!)/If you about HAVIN' things, then scream (hoody hoo!)"- Silkk The Shocker, "Hoody Hoo"<br/><br/>"I'm Jewish like Sammy Davis, Jr."- The probably not-Jewish Nas, "Bravehearted"<br/><br/>"My library card became a credit card."- Deion Sanders, "Must Be The Money"<br/><br/>"She got hot/Like in a kitchen."- Crunchy Black, "Ridin' Spinners"<br/><br/>"I might eat my money/I'm that damn hungry."- Murphy Lee, "Shake Your Tailfeather" You know, it just dawned on me: “St. Elsewhere” isn’t the new “Arular.” It’s the new “Give Up,” a rare album that somehow finds the overlap in the Venn Diagram between hipsters, teens and sorority girls and whose carcass will be picked to the bones for commercials. And it sucks far more than people are willing to admit. Beats that need to lay off the Sparks, lyrics that are flat-out embarassing: that’s what we’re working with here.

And if we’re gonna talk worst lyrics, here’s a sample of some I posted in an old blog joint:

“Everybody’s rapping like it’s a commercial/Acting like life is a big commercial/So this is what I gotta say to you all/Be true to yourself and you will never fall.”- Beastie Boys, “Pass The Mic” (lyric for lyric, possibly the weakest rap song ever made)

“I’M NOT A! NICE! PERSON!”- DMX, “What’s My Name?”

“I pulled out my dick, she called me rude/But then she ate it like food.”- Too $hort, “Big Booty Hoes”

“If sex was a sport/We’d a play rugby”- Master P, “Gangstas Need Love”

“If you about big things, then scream (hoody hoo!)/If you about HAVIN’ things, then scream (hoody hoo!)”- Silkk The Shocker, “Hoody Hoo”

“I’m Jewish like Sammy Davis, Jr.”- The probably not-Jewish Nas, “Bravehearted”

“My library card became a credit card.”- Deion Sanders, “Must Be The Money”

“She got hot/Like in a kitchen.”- Crunchy Black, “Ridin’ Spinners”

“I might eat my money/I’m that damn hungry.”- Murphy Lee, “Shake Your Tailfeather”

]]> By: Passion of the Weiss http://passionweiss.com/2006/05/08/hitting-the-links/#comment-647 Passion of the Weiss Tue, 09 May 2006 03:53:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2006/05/08/hitting-the-links/#comment-647 No, I completely agree with your points. THe Lakers were a team of castoffs that nobody wanted. No one expected them to get this far and I think it was a testament to Kobe that he got them to Game 7. However, they gave up and as a leader of a team (which an MVP obviously is) its partially Kobe's job to get them going. He needed to take control at some point in the game and hopefully have them make at least one run. That game was never in question. It will definitely be interesting next year if the Lakers pick up some quality players. I would've rather seen him get all selfish and try to take over than watch the game get decided by people who are at-best role players. No, I completely agree with your points. THe Lakers were a team of castoffs that nobody wanted. No one expected them to get this far and I think it was a testament to Kobe that he got them to Game 7. However, they gave up and as a leader of a team (which an MVP obviously is) its partially Kobe’s job to get them going. He needed to take control at some point in the game and hopefully have them make at least one run. That game was never in question. It will definitely be interesting next year if the Lakers pick up some quality players. I would’ve rather seen him get all selfish and try to take over than watch the game get decided by people who are at-best role players.

]]> By: DHarrisburg http://passionweiss.com/2006/05/08/hitting-the-links/#comment-646 DHarrisburg Tue, 09 May 2006 03:44:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2006/05/08/hitting-the-links/#comment-646 Substitute second quarter with second half. Substitute second quarter with second half.

]]> By: DHarrisburg http://passionweiss.com/2006/05/08/hitting-the-links/#comment-645 DHarrisburg Tue, 09 May 2006 03:43:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2006/05/08/hitting-the-links/#comment-645 If you caught the box score then you probably already caught these numbers, too;<br/><br/>Smush Parker: 9 points on 5-19 <br/><br/>Luke Walton: 16 points on 8-16 <br/><br/>Lamar Odom: 12 points on 5-18 <br/><br/>Kwame Brown: 8 points on 2-10<br/><br/>Sasha Vujacic: 11 points on 3-7<br/><br/>Devan George: 0 points on 0-6 <br/><br/>Ronnie Turiaf: 2 points on 1-3<br/><br/>Bryan Cook: 8 points on 4-14<br/><br/>Andrew Bynum: 0 points on 0-1<br/><br/>That totals up to 66 points on 28-94 shooting. .297 shooting.<br/><br/>Kobe did in the second quarter what he had been doing for most of the series: pass the ball around. If anyone thinks that he could have simply hit the "Kobe Switch" and dug his team out of a 30 point deficit they're out of their mind.<br/><br/>I can't wait until the Lakers decide to pick up some people who are capable of playing under playoff pressure. Sorry about the long comment. If you caught the box score then you probably already caught these numbers, too;

Smush Parker: 9 points on 5-19

Luke Walton: 16 points on 8-16

Lamar Odom: 12 points on 5-18

Kwame Brown: 8 points on 2-10

Sasha Vujacic: 11 points on 3-7

Devan George: 0 points on 0-6

Ronnie Turiaf: 2 points on 1-3

Bryan Cook: 8 points on 4-14

Andrew Bynum: 0 points on 0-1

That totals up to 66 points on 28-94 shooting. .297 shooting.

Kobe did in the second quarter what he had been doing for most of the series: pass the ball around. If anyone thinks that he could have simply hit the “Kobe Switch” and dug his team out of a 30 point deficit they’re out of their mind.

I can’t wait until the Lakers decide to pick up some people who are capable of playing under playoff pressure. Sorry about the long comment.

]]> By: Passion of the Weiss http://passionweiss.com/2006/05/08/hitting-the-links/#comment-644 Passion of the Weiss Mon, 08 May 2006 22:45:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2006/05/08/hitting-the-links/#comment-644 Sorrry...no golf here...just lots of complaining. Hey, I don't blame it on Nash...I blame it all on Leandro Barbosa...goddamn him and his Brazilian tropicalia music have been dominant this whole playoffs. <br/><br/>Sorry Nate, I had to slide in a Kobe hit after seeing that box score. And just when my respect was coming back after those Raja Bell needing hug Lines Sorrry…no golf here…just lots of complaining. Hey, I don’t blame it on Nash…I blame it all on Leandro Barbosa…goddamn him and his Brazilian tropicalia music have been dominant this whole playoffs.

Sorry Nate, I had to slide in a Kobe hit after seeing that box score. And just when my respect was coming back after those Raja Bell needing hug Lines

]]> By: silawe http://passionweiss.com/2006/05/08/hitting-the-links/#comment-643 silawe Mon, 08 May 2006 22:16:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2006/05/08/hitting-the-links/#comment-643 I was hoping this blog was gonna be about golf.<br/>Don't cry and blame it on Nash that the Lakers suck and Kobe should be fined $1000 for every time he should pass the ball and does not!<br/>GO MAVS!!!! I was hoping this blog was gonna be about golf.
Don’t cry and blame it on Nash that the Lakers suck and Kobe should be fined $1000 for every time he should pass the ball and does not!
GO MAVS!!!!

]]> By: Nate http://passionweiss.com/2006/05/08/hitting-the-links/#comment-642 Nate Mon, 08 May 2006 22:02:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2006/05/08/hitting-the-links/#comment-642 I might have to stab you for that one... I might have to stab you for that one…

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