Ladies and Gentlemen, Amy Winehouse has involuntarily declared war on our ear drums. See how many seconds of this you can take before reaching for the ’stop’ button. Please excuse me while I go stab my ears with a screwdriver.
Now for those of you who don’t know who Andrew Schweizer is, he’s the very successful, very disease free gentleman standing by the mini-bar who happens to do a little bit of writing for your favorite neighborhood rap blog. And that being said Andrew’s come up with quite the late September notion: he wants to go as the late DJ AM for Halloween. Now before the sabre rattling begins we here at The Rap Up wanted to ask our readers what they thought about his idea – and considering that Andrew’s agreed to respect the wishes of our loyal Trubians your input will determine whether or not he goes as DJ AM to his Halloween party this year. Hit the jump for larger photos. Read the rest of this entry »
When I first saw this story it seemed so outrageous that I did a double take to make sure I wasn’t reading The Onion.
Six women were arrested last night after they allegedly assaulted a female karaoke singer whose performance they panned. The attack occurred at a bar in Stamford, Connecticut, where Leidy Alcantara, 25, had performed a song by Juanes, the chart-topping Colombian singer. According to a police press release, the six arrestees made “derogatory comments about the other female’s singing ability (or lack thereof) and then repeatedly punched, kicked and pulled the hair of the victim before leaving the bar.” Alcantara, who suffered a chipped tooth and was left with numerous bruises, was treated at a local hospital.
Apparently, beating the living stars out of lousy singers is common practice at karaoke bars.
Last night’s karaoke attack was the third in the past couple of years. A Seattle man was throttled in August 2007 after performing a Coldplay song, while a Wisconsin man was attacked last November following his interpretation of a Ronnie James Dio song.
The moral of the story is this: Just because you can sing a Juanes karaoke song doesn’t mean that everyone there is willing to endure the noises a drunk trying to read lyrics through blurred eyes makes. Pop the hood for full mugshots of all 6 assailants.
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This baby obviously agrees with Kanye’s assertion that Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” is one of the best videos of all time. Homeboy even tries to kick his leg when Bey does. He’s going to be really embarrassed when someone shows him this video 20 years from now.
Just when you thought the Kanye interruption meme was on its way out, Jack White gives it a new lease on life. Watch as White pulls a Kanye at the premiere of Under Great White Northern Lights.
[Raise one to: Prefix]
Impersonator extraordinaire Affion Crockett mimics Kanye and Jay-Z on his own version of “Hate.” Hilarious.
In keeping up with a long tradition of MIT hacks, pranksters installed musical notes on The Great Dome on the morning of September 11th, 2009. They were the first seven notes of Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.” I feel like such a nerd for even typing that.
Apparently, September 11 hacks are nothing new to MIT. On 9/11/06 an “MIT Fire Department” truck was placed on top of the dome, presumably to commemorate the event.
