Who stole Busta Rhymes' powers?

Why can't Busta Rhymes be anything more than a 1 verse rapper? From 96-99, Busta was RED FUCKING HOT. Then he did that horrible Violator shit and that weird Janet Jackson jam and it's like everyone turned the station on his entire career. I have this theory that Ludacris stole his powers.

Just like in "Undercover Brother." The downfall is always in the chicken.

So they both rhyme fast, get in your face and yell, crazy long braids, supporting roles in horror films and movies about racism...and then magically within months of each other, this happened...

So, then Busta Rhymes basically disappeared. he pretended to rap for the masses while he apparently just took steroids and ate a lot of food cause he showed up with a new Young Money/Cash Money contract and all of this going on with his jugular.

Nothing about this dude says "Young Money"

Busta is a "legend" in the game because anyone that dropped a hot verse in a song with Biggie or Q-Tip in the 90s gets those credentials (it's true, Wikipedia it).

Ludacris, on the other hand, looks to be going in the same direction Busta Rhymes headed. His Disturbing Tha Peace label, much like Busta's Flipmode Squad is pretty non-existent and absent of any artists besides himself. He puts albums out that get 1-2 singles released and you can never reference them to any friends because they aren't big enough hits to strike a chord in their memories, no matter how well I try to sing "My chick bad, my chick hood" in my best chopped & screwed voice.

And if this isn't the biggest sign for Luda, he hasn't dropped an album in 2 years and nobody cares. Yet, he occasionally gets on remixes, usually for DJ Khaled, which will just make us all pretty complacent with hearing no more than 16 bars from Luda.

Busta Rhymes put out a free mixtape called "Year of the Dragon" which by all accounts is pretty bad. But I did manage to find one gem on the album.

Busta Rhymes feat. Rick Ross & Trey Songz - Til We Die

Where I come from, Saturday mornings are for Wrestling: Monday Nitro 3/16/1998

This is one of the most historically horrible promos in WCW's history because it's funny for all the wrong reasons. WCW used to do these live Spring Break shows at bars surrounded by a pool where only 1/3 of the crowd was there for the wrestling. But of course, you put Scott Hall in a spring break party and he's going to show up to cut his promo drunk. 

The ending is classic and makes 0 sense and anytime wrestlers wear flip flops, well to quote a guy I once worked for, "It just feels right."

    

SummerSlam Isn't What It Used To Be

So I just realized tonight is WWE's SummerSlam. The countless automated commercial on my Comcast On-Demand became background noise. This weekend I've been in an old-school wrestling kick so I thought it'd be appropriate to break out an oldie but goodie. I finally opened up Volume I of my SummerSlam Anthology. I opted to pop in SummerSlam 89.

 My initial reaction was, 'How could I have picked a Tony Schiavone show right off the bat?' Anything involving Tony Schiavone is horrible.

Anywho, why does WWE refuse to use their own music for pay per view events? Ultra/pop/alternative/classic/rock songs are annoying and gives me bad thoughts when I actually hear the song on the radio and think of the pay per view I didn't enjoy.SummerSlam Music is so awesome

I'm the wrong audience and I'm a snobby pro-wrestling purist and I grew up on way too much Coliseum Home Videos.

Disclaimer: I don't have any idea who is actually wrestling on tonight's card and this is strictly based off my own, stubborn, uneducated opinion.

Random iPod Tips

If you're a music enthusiast like me, you have a lot of music in your library. Because I have over 20,000 songs, I can't possibly listen to them all but if I just listened to my favorite songs, I'd get bored pretty quick. I made a playlist of songs with a 0 play count. That way I know I've never listened to these songs.

Here's what I've randomly come across this afternoon

Exposé: Seasons Change

Seasons do change and so do people. I wonder how people explained turbulent relationships prior to this. This is a pure example that girl power was alive and well before the Spice Girls and Destiny's Child came into the picture. Again it's okay to listen to something like this because it's random and therefore comes across as classic.

Justin Timberlake: Losing My Way

Sometimes I think every song JT does sounds exactly the same. A couple of years ago, pop enthusiasts were all like "CLASSIC!" While it's very catchy and surprising that anyone spawned from a boy band has any musical talent to carry a solo career, I got half way through this song thinking it was "Cry Me A River" or "What Goes Around Comes Around." Real JT fans are saying, "Well, that's cause you don't know Justin!" And they're right. That's why this song has never been played and made it on this random playlist.

50 Cent: Many Men



GAAANGSTAAAAAAAAAA! I got into 50 Cent about 3 months after the rest of the world because I didn't need any more characters in my world of Dr. Dre & Eminem and truth be told, I kinda liked Ja Rule. One night in a party with 7 white kids changed that as they knew every word once the double quarter bounced in the intro. It's very refreshing to hear someone talk about how many people want him dead. Sometimes you don't even need to put a number on it...leave it at many men.
I've got to go now, Tesla just came on and it's hard to air guitar and type at the same time. Only one can win out.

Throwback Thursday: In My Bed (So So Def Remix)

No lie, "In My Bed" was like the hottest R&B song the hottest song on the radio in 1996. And in the mid-late 90s Jermaine Dupri was the KING of remixes. Why do you think he always assumes that "y'all know what this is" after the first beat? Because in 1997, we actually did! Still, this song features a great bass loop and the return to when rappers wore big baggy clothes. And because it's the remix, the other dudes of Dru Hill just keep singing the chorus while Sisqo screams. This was probably the hottest remix J.D. has ever done and the only thing that comes close is the "Let's Get Married" remix with Run DMC.

I do just want to put it out there that Da Brat is probably the only female rapper to stay relevant in songs for the last 20 years, thanks to J.D. and So So Def remixes. My only question about this is what the fuck is up with the band-aid on her face? I always assumed she was in some accident right before the video shoot.

ABCs With RSP Podcast 3.23.11

Today's ABCs with RSP includes discussion on President Obama's handling of the Libya situation, an update on Japan, Chris Brown, the NFL Rule Changes, and much more!

Remember That Time...Magic Johnson Got HIV?

Remember that time Magic Johnson got HIV? I do. I was 8 yrs old. And up to that point, Magic Johnson was the guy I hated because he wasn't Charles Barkley.

In fact, I hated any player that wasn't Charles Barkley or didn't play with Charles Barkley. That was a long list.

But then Magic announced he was retiring and had come down with a bad case of the HIV. Well, no one knew a lot about HIV at that point. The assumption that everyone pretty much jumped to was that Magic must have been gay. Because if there's one thing we knew about Magic Johnson, it's that he REALLY loved kissing Isiah Thomas.

Hand it to Magic, though. He didn't run away from the rumors. He stood up to the stereotypes and helped educate the world on the truths about AIDS and how to help prevent it. For instance, one good thing to have is a lot of different names for your pet condom.

In fact, HIV and AIDS were topics that a lot of people didn't want to discuss because sex overall is an uncomfortable topic. But, it's an issue that people were beginning to realize was going to become a problem if people didn't speak out about it.

So, with Magic's help, celebrities all over began taking a stand on safe sex and practicing abstinence. Stars such as Jaleel White as Jaleel White but dressed exactly like Urkel so that you recognize him and listen to his important message.

That's right, it was and still is cool to say, "No" to sex. Especially if the other has AIDS. 

Today Magic continues to contribute to the NBA as an analyst, ambassador and overall pretty healthy looking dude.

For the record, Magic and Isiah are still real tight.