—Damon Young (aka “The Champ”)
Sh*t Bougie Black Girls Say: The Video
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7 things i’ve thought about erykah badu and her “window seat” video
1. after making a few jump shots in a row, occasionally lebron james will race down court the next time he gets the ball and shoot an uncontested 35 to 40 footer with 20 seconds left on the shot clock (watch from 0:29 to 0:59 here for an example). for those not familiar with basketball, doing this is the equivalent of approaching your manager to ask for a raise and your own parking spot, receiving both, and then approaching him later that day to ask for a blow job.
in basketball terminology this is known as a “heat check“. basically, you’re doing something seemingly outrageous to test the limits of how far your “hot” streak will go. in lebron’s case, it’s also a way of saying “i’m lebron f*cking james. i’m better at playing basketball than anyone on earth and any other alternate dimensions were basketball might be played. i can do whatever the f*ck i want.”
this idea isn’t limited to basketball. from kanye’s 808′s and heartbreak and the ipad, to the entire career of ray j, pop culture is filled with popular artists heat-checking themselves, and erykah badu’s uber-controversial “window seat” vid is another example of that. Continue reading
Great Expectations: Analysis & Debate on Drake's "Best I Ever Had" Video
The most difficult position to be in for any artist is for everybody to be paying attention to what you’re doing. In the hip-hop/R&B/Black music community, right now, Drake is that dude.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I do not understand dude’s buzz. He’s a good rapper/singer combo guard, but I’m just not wowed. However, I have to come to homey’s defense right now since it seems like everybody and their mama is upset at young Drizzy for his video for “Best I Ever Had”. Continue reading
Different Women Like Different Things…
It’s Friday. Thankyajeefus.
I hope and pray that you all can access youtube wherever you are because what I’m posting right now…is that gospel.
As ridiculously retarded as this dudes philosophy seems, it’s right on point. Or at least highly entertaining.
Definitely VSB-topic worthy. In fact, this dude is making the video version of what could easily have been a post here at the relationship dope spot. Hmm…video discussions of posts? Hmmm….
So…
VSB meet Mr. Chi City. Mr. Chi City, meet VSB.
This video is entitled: Keeping your refrigerator stocked will get you many women.
Watch. And learn.
Annnnnnnnnnnd discuss. Is dude full of bullmalarkey or is there truth to his shenanigans?
Just where is the Honeycomb Hideout?
-VSB P aka THE ARSONIST aka TANGLE JIG P aka YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD 3
link of the week: “who’s gonna save my soul?”
“it’s not you, it’s me”
the perfunctory “nice” way to break up with someone, these five words have become the king of all relationship euphemisms, a quick and easy way of masking anything from “i tried, i really, really did, but i just couldn’t get past that bite-sized pretzel stick you’re packing down there” to “i’ve seen your family pictures, and theres no way in hell i’m gonna potentially mix my sperm with your wretched gene pool“.
yes, i’m aware that there are times that “its not you, its me” really means exactly what it says. shit, i’ve actually said that to someone, and i actually was telling the truth, lol. regardless of the reasoning behind it, though, the person who’s being broken up with usually feels as if it is them, and nothing thats said or done can convince them otherwise.
thing is, although we claim to despise this cliche, are we really ready for the alternative? are we really prepared to hear the truth, or would you rather assume what that “truth” might be? would you really rather hear “i never really was attracted to you, but i started dating you because i thought your brother would be a good reference for me to use on my grad school application. now that i’m in school, i really dont need you around anymore. plus, your brother is way hotter” instead of “i need to figure some things out“? hmmm.
these are just a few of the many questions behind the break-up dynamic, a phenomenon addressed by gnarls barkley in their video for “who’s gonna save my soul”
quite possibly the best song of 2008, gnarls barkley examines the break-up act in their usual unusual gnarls barkley fashion, its premise a darkly humorous look at what sometimes happens to the break-upee.
watch.
discuss.
—the champ