Irate Irene's Hip Hop Hitlist...

In honor of Hurricane Irene's pending arrival this weekend, I'd like to present the playlist I will be jamming to while I build my ark and while I'm stocking up on water, batteries, and non-perishable items.

1. Bob Dylan: "Hurricane"- there is no better song to kick off this playlist. 


2. Jars of Clay: "Flood"- pretty self-explanatory, right?


3. Seals & Crofts: "Summer Breeze"- okay, so it's a little more than just a summer 'breeze', but you get the point. If you need this song, please refer to today's
"Stuck in my Head" post.

4. Milli Vanilli: "Blame it on the Rain"- I will be lip syncing to this selection (get it?)


5. Notorious B.I.G: "Warning": just want to make sure everyone stays safe.


6. Bob Dylan: "Blowin' in the Wind": this is one of his more coherent songs and is quite appropriate for what we'll be experiencing. Good job Dylan, you've made the same "Takeover" playlist twice!


7. Mobb Deep & Lil' Kim: "Quiet Storm": It may or may not be a quiet storm, depending on its track. Regardless, this is a song that belongs on the list.


8. Fabolous: "Lights Out": There's always a decent chance of losing power during these types of storms, so make sure your boombox has a fresh set of batteries so you'll be able to listen to this playlist.


9. Peter Gabriel: "Here Comes the Flood":


10. Nat King Cole: "Goodnight, Irene": I figured this would be the perfect way to close out the playlist.


-KC Jones

*Big Ran Note:  Bravo!  Bravo!  I will say, seeing two Bob Dylan songs on here was a surprise.  In high school a Jimi Henrdix song cam on the radio and KC asked me if it was a new song.  Fact.

Bitch Set Me Up!

Earthquake Catches D.C. Mayor Off Guard

WASHINGTON (AP) - District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray says he was in the car when an earthquake that hit Virginia was felt in the nation's capital.

Gray had planned to spend much of the day at the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall, greeting visitors and advocating for the district to gain full voting rights in Congress.

He had left the memorial for a meeting when he felt the car shake. He says he asked, "What the heck's wrong with this car?"

After the earthquake stopped, the car started moving again, and Gray says he saw people evacuating buildings. He didn't know it was an earthquake until he turned on the news.

He scrapped plans to return to the memorial and huddled with emergency officials and senior staff.

That guy?  Caught off guard?  No way.  I don't believe it.  Honestly, is this the most pointless article ever written?  It has to be up there, right?  Who isn't caught off guard by an earthquake, especially on the east coast.  I would love to see a reporter go up to a person right after a decent earthquake and have the person say, "Yeah, that was an earth quake.  What's the big deal?  The east coast gets one of these like once every fifty years.  Big whoop."


If Marion Barry was still the mayor, you know what he would have said about the earth quake?  "Bitch set me up!"  Then smoked crack right in the report's grill.




-Big Ran

KC Jones' Comment: Imagine a city where both Marion Barry AND Buddy Cianci were in charge? If that ever happens, you know where I'll be living!!

Amateur Sketches....

Is it just me or are there a plethora of terribly vague sketches done of possible suspects when a crime is committed? Sometimes, you'll see a very good one---very detailed, clear, and professional looking with certain details that distinguish that person from others in the general public. And then, more often, you see something like this:

Really? This isn't really helping me at all. This could be anyone and I just tend to think that it's not going to result in the capture of the suspect. They say he's a white male in his 20's between 5'7" and 5'8"...that really narrows it down for me. But this sketch seems to suggest that maybe he's Asian as his eyes are more almond shaped than other races. Are we sure he has those bags under his eyes? And how do we know about the earrings? Were those just added as a fun detail or was this dude really wearing them? And, in reading the article and hearing about it on the news, it seemed to have happened very quickly, so I'm not sure the victim in this case would have really noticed the earrings (or lack thereof)....I don't know, I'm just saying....this picture doesn't really help me anymore than this picture would:

Amateur Sketch of the Leprechaun in Mobile, Alabama

-KC Jones

Lunchtime Look-a-Like

So, Big Ran's LTLA from yesterday was truly perfect, and I felt a tremendous amount of pressure to do a good job with my selection today. I think this is a great comparison and might be on the same level as his. Clearly, this is an instance of twins being separated at birth:

No, it is not two pics of Will Ferrell, it is Will Ferrell on the right, and Red Hot Chilli Peppers' drummer Chad Smith on the left. Seriously. Can you believe this? Chad is clearly a little more 'rugged' looking, but that's what happens when you lead a rocker lifestyle. But, other than that, I have a very difficult time telling them apart.

 Now, I don't know if Chad Smith is as funny as Will Ferrell, but, based on his performances in "Stepbrothers", we know that Will is musically gifted! It's also been said that his voice is a cross between that of Fergie and Jesus....




-KC Jones

Holy Sh!t, Look at Hanson!

Get a load of John Lennon after lasik surgery, KD Lang with light facial hair, and an Andy Samburg character on SNL!  These are the Hanson Brothers and they're performing in Boston!

This was the first time I have ever seen this video and let me tell you something, my emotional state fluctuated between rage (wanting to punch their parents in the reproductive organs) and honestly thinking about suicide.  That video just put me in a really bad place.

-Big Ran

OMFG Look at His Hand!

I am all about slide shows today.  I came across a slide show for celebrity defects.  A few notes:  you will get my title when you get to slide 12, and wow do a lot of celebrities have either webbed toes or third nipples.

-Big Ran

Breaking News....

Levi Johnston Drops Plan to Run for Mayor of Sarah Palin’s Hometown 

Updated: Wednesday, 24 Aug 2011, 8:21 AM EDT

(NewsCore) - Levi Johnston has decided he will not run for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska -- the hometown of his ex-fiancee Bristol Palin and her mother, Sarah Palin -- Radar Online reported Tuesday.

Johnston, 21, announced his plans to run for office in August 2010, filing a letter of intent with the Alaska Public Offices Commission to run for "state or municipal office" in Alaska in 2011.

His campaign reportedly would have been chronicled in a reality TV series titled "Loving Levi: The Road to the Mayor's Office."

Johnston's manager, Tank Jones, said he decided not to run because he "doesn't want the office of the mayor to be a joke and so he's not going to do it right now."

Jones went on to say, "There are a lot of issues that he would need to study up on and he thinks that this isn't the right time for him to be mayor now."

Instead, Jones said, Johnston is focusing on "Deer in the Headlights: My Life in Sarah Palin's Crosshairs" -- a book he wrote about his dealings with the Palin family. The book is set to be released on Sept. 20.
Johnston began dating the eldest Palin daughter before the family was thrust into the spotlight during the 2008 presidential campaign, in which Sarah Palin was the Republican vice-presidential candidate.

The young pair -- who have a son, Tripp -- became engaged when her pregnancy was announced during the campaign but the two had a public falling-out, reconciling one more time before announcing they had split up for good.

Read more: http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpps/entertainment/levi-johnston-drops-plan-to-run-for-mayor-dpgonc-20110824-fc_14698319#ixzz1Vx3fCTqy

Couple of thoughts/questions:

1. Is the reality show still going to happen? I sincerely hope so, I'm sure there are plenty of other things to 'love' about Levi besides his failed attempt to run for mayor.

2. What grade level will his upcoming book be required summer reading for? I'm guessing 4th grade, because that's probably as far as he got as far as reading is concerned. I'm thinking there will be a lot of pictures and large font involved in this book. Can I pre-order this? And, better yet, will there be a book tour & if so, when will it be coming to Massachusetts?

3. Does ANY male in Alaska have a normal name? Look at this article---we've got Levi, his manager Tank, his son Tripp, and then you also have to look at Sarah Palin's sons names....I just don't get it. 

4. I am so happy I found this out before I made my big move to Alaska--he was my only reason for going. I guess it all makes sense though, you should probably KNOW the capital of Alaska before you run for mayor of one of the cities there---something tells me he probably doesn't know it though.

5. When is he going to be on "Dancing With The Stars"?

-KC Jones

*Big Ran Note:  Wasn't there a plan for him to be in Playgirl?  Did that happen?  I am not Googling that on my computer.  Not that there's anything wrong with that.

How awesome would it have been if Levi was on Dancing with the Stars the same season as his baby mama? That would have been epic.

Still the best pic ever, especially with the bro ripping a butt in the background:

13 Biggest Hip Hop Conspiracies

As we make our way to the 15th anniversary of Tupac's death, TruTV lists some of the top conspiracy theories surrounding hip hop.  Obviously, Pac is alive, he's been spotted a bunch of times.  My other favorite was Jay-Z being part of the Illuminati.  Dan Brown's next book is actually about HOV.   

BIGGEST HIP HOP CONSPIRACIES

-Big Ran

Stuck In My Head

I am so angry that I can't get this song out of my head. It's been in there for well over 24 hours now. I hate it, it's creepy, and I have NO idea what 'the jasmine of my mind' is. Any thoughts? I think this song was recorded prior to actual videos being made, so I decided to supply the YouTube clip showing the lyrics."Seals and Crofts"--sound a LOT like Phil Collins---I'm just sayin'.

For some odd reason, this song has popped into my mind from time to time over the years, and yesterday, my friend and I were laughing pretty hard about it as we've made up our own lyrics in the past. So, I'm sorry, but I have to infiltrate all of your minds with it! I can't suffer in silence.

*As an added bonus, you'll be seeing this song on a playlist I will be putting together within the next day or so.



-KC Jones