May
04

Forgot About Shea: Jadakiss’ “The Last Kiss”

Heavily slanted towards panegyrics to Z-Ro and UGK, Shea Serrano’s Houston Press archive can be found here. With Citi Field currently serving as the home to the Mets, and Shea Hillenbrand out of baseball, Serrano aspires to be the nation’s best known Shea.  Few rappers have had a more frustrating career than one-time wunderkind, Jadakiss.… Continue reading »

Mar
12

Forgot About Shea: Joe Budden’s Padded Room and the Art of Getting Jobbed

If given the chance, Shea Serrano would punch Ed Hardy in the nose.  In 2004, a somewhat mildly attractive girl that I’d met only once prior, gave me an over-the-pants hand-job in the laundry room of an apartment complex; I suspect it was due in large part to Joe Budden(1). It’s a common tale, really.… Continue reading »