Michael & Janet Jackson- Scream (Dir: Mark Romanek)
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Oh my bad, this Lil Mama feat Chris Brown (& T-Pain)- Shawty Get Loose
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Oh. (Dir: R. Malcolm Jones)
matei-alexandru mocanu, March 11, 2008 6:46:12 PM CET
yet another study in rip-offprogosk, March 11, 2008 7:04:58 PM CET
it's an homage, innit? (some antacids, matey?)true_fiction, March 11, 2008 8:41:41 PM CET
not a good one thomatei-alexandru mocanu, March 11, 2008 9:13:59 PM CET
well, as long as 'get it in control/ like janet jack' legitimizes rip offs, then this is an homage alright.ps: but, alas, wut do i no about not-so-silent nods to oldies but oldies, re-packaged as homages.
captainmarc22, March 11, 2008 11:54:57 PM CET
wow, what a great rap/pop song. Seriously. Is she a great rapper or am I out of touch?The video isn't breaking any ground but it's fun to watch. I bet it looks great on TV. And again, Lil Mama is charismatic as hell.
loz, March 12, 2008 2:43:46 PM CET
i know i shouldn't care... but that is piss-poor. all that money and nowhere to go. and frankly if it's meant as a homage that only makes it worse; doesn't hold a candle to the original. which in itself was a massive spunking of money, but at least a decent video at the end of it.
and captainmarc, not to accuse you of being out of touch, i don't know you, but no she's not a great rapper. please point out to me one thing of worth she says in the whole song? one decent/interesting rhyme?
and for fucks sake, 'shawty'??? bad enough calling every woman shorty, now they can't even spell.
sorry, ranting over.
lisanowak, March 13, 2008 6:27:02 PM CET
loz, please qualify 'they.'loz, March 14, 2008 4:44:49 PM CET
er... you know, them, over there, those guys...okay that was a bit vague, what i meant was something witty and well thought out about the decline of the English language, especially as perpetrated by mainstream hip-hop/r'n'b acts, eg nelly's 'hot in herre'.
"i'm well street so i can't spell an' ting innit bra, yeah shawty gon bam bam" etcetera.
spelling. it matters.
matei-alexandru mocanu, March 14, 2008 4:54:15 PM CET
:))articulate and adamant but not at all streetwise. however, i bear with you, bro'.
loz, March 14, 2008 5:10:36 PM CET
thanks dude.i dunno, i've got nothing against street talk, IN THE STREET, hell, i indulge in it a fair wack myself... but there's something about deliberate misspellings in song titles that really get my goat.