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    Everybody knows non German nazis are soft.

    Cycles?  The way that Bobby Brown was just ampin' like Michael?

    Cycles?  The way that Bobby Brown was just ampin' like Michael?

    Jay Z and Man U.  Yeah, that works. Yankee fan too, right?

    Jay Z and Man U.  Yeah, that works. Yankee fan too, right?

    Agreed.  Frankly, I'd rather have my kids listen to shit like LMFAO.  Sure, they're just trying to sell records, but at least they admit they're just fucking around, instead of acting like they are badasses.

    Agreed.  Frankly, I'd rather have my kids listen to shit like LMFAO.  Sure, they're just trying to sell records, but at least they admit they're just fucking around, instead of acting like they are badasses.

    Execrable.  Unless Prince Paul was involved.  Some of those were tolerable.

    Execrable.  Unless Prince Paul was involved.  Some of those were tolerable.

    Holy. Shit.

    Holy. Shit.

    Good list.  I think Snoop has to be in there.  And LL, just for influence.

    Good list.  I think Snoop has to be in there.  And LL, just for influence.

    I'll play.  I could basically give a rat's ass about the meaning of a tune, hip hop or otherwise.  It's about the music, or, if you prefer, the beats.

    I'll play.  I could basically give a rat's ass about the meaning of a tune, hip hop or otherwise.  It's about the music, or, if you prefer, the beats.

    What really sucks is that he got known as CoCo's husband

    What really sucks is that he got known as CoCo's husband

    Slow is a HUGE part of it.  See: everything Eminem has ever done except "Guess who's back" (or whatever it's called).  The rapping is so fast, but the songs are so slow.

    Slow is a HUGE part of it.  See: everything Eminem has ever done except "Guess who's back" (or whatever it's called).  The rapping is so fast, but the songs are so slow.

    Might be that the popularity of it is now hurting it creatively.  When people are making serious $$ on hip-hop (an increasingly large % of a drastically shirking pool), record company execs are all up in that shit, homegenizing it.