Hey look! Lupe Fiasco has just won the first ever Character Approved Award “to honor individuals from a cross-section of creative disciplines who are positively influencing American culture.” That’s right, the first ever because now that Obama is President and the roads are magically made of gold, miss me with that that bitches and hoes music you call hip-hop. From here on out, it’s all about Japanese cartoons and giant robots. Monocle is the new XXL. C-Span is the new BET. Oh look, they even have a website where they pledge all kinds of corny shit in a bid to combat intolerance and promote mutual respect, because they obviously weren’t promoting mutual respect when Obama wasn’t President. GET A LIFE, you fucking HYPOCRITES!!!.

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When I first received my copy of P.O.S. Never Better album, I thought to myself, “What, exactly, am I supposed to do with a poster of that guy from Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” Then someone from Rhymesayers sent me this video, which basically instructs you to rip the poster in shreds, reassemble it, and then set the whole thing on fire. Or something. It’s bad enough that you need a dictionary to fully absorb P.O.S.’ music, since he has a proclivity for big words like “cadaver” and “kettlebell,” now you’ll also need a sense of creativity and two hands to install the CD booklet.

No, that’s not an android, that’s the short-haired “model” from Ludacris‘ “I Know What Them Girls Like” music video. Her name is Amber Rose. Pop the lid for some more pics from her February Smooth magazine feature.
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The suits at Interscope who ruined America’s music business are now seeking to ruin America’s economy by adding 24 people to the unemployment pool.

Says Billboard:

Roughly two dozen staffers were cut at Interscope Geffen A&M on Friday, according to sources. The layoffs hit the A&R, marketing and promotion departments and impacted mostly mid- and entry-level staffers, according to one source. The layoffs come as Interscope plans for highly anticipated albums from 50 Cent, U2 and Eminem in the coming months.

I’m sure the layoffs had something to do with Jimmy Iovine’s depleted retirement funds, because seriously who can survive on $250 million a year? At least, they’ll have more money and less personnel available to help make Eminem’s Relapse LP a success.

Interscope Cuts Staff [Billboard]

Jay-Z – “When The Money Goes”
Some things never change. Like Jay-Z being one of the most creative, intelligent, charismatic, and articulate rappers of our time. Or Jay-Z being rich for so long he’s forgotten how it feels to be assed out. This is why even when he attempts to make an anthem for us broke folks he still comes off boastful. Dude, pawn shop is not where broke people go when they need new clothes. That would be Swap-O-Rama-Rama. And poor folks don’t ever feel like crying, they feel like shanking the next guy for his watch and sneakers.

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I’m currently enrolled in a Philosophy class, so this video presents me with a golden opportunity to practice my argument and reasoning skills. As you can see from the video, Governor Crazy Hair flirted with the idea of selling Barrack Obama’s seat to Oprah Winfrey. He backed down after realizing that Oprah didn’t have the balls — literally and figuratively — to accept a nomination from a governor who is incapable of governing.

Oprah hates hip-hop.
Blagojebitch wanted to appointed Oprah to the U.S. Senate.
Therefore, Blagojebitch hates hip-hop.

There, drunken reasoning at its best. And they say college is overrated?