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  • Not Necessarily The News – KFed, John Forte, 50 Cent and Britney Spears

    There aren’t many moments in life that you get to write about KFed and John Forte in the same blog. This is one of those moments.

    John Forte is trying to stay alive. (Billboard)
    John Forte hasn’t been seen since he was stayin’ alive with Wyclef Jean. You still a small timer. Drug trafficking charges put him behind bars, but thanks to President George Bush he will be released on December 22 after serving only half his sentence.

    KFed says he’s still rooting for Brit. (E! Online)
    What’s most interesting about KFed’s statement is that he admitted that the turning point in their marriage was when the kids were born.

    “For me, I’d become more concerned with my children. Not that I ignored Britney, but my kids are always most important…I mean, we were having complications.”

    Word to KFed just in case he ever gets married again. Your wife is most important my friend. If you put the kids above her, it’s no wonder that your marriage dissolved. What an admission for those kids to read when they get older. Yep, your birth is the reason your parents got divorced according to your dad. These people need to get a clue. Either that, or don’t have kids.

    Eminem is 50 Cent’s grandmother. (MTV.com)
    50 Cent was trying to say how special it was to work with Eminem. 50 is in the UK shooting a movie and the plan is to go to Detroit to work with Eminem for both of their upcoming albums. He said that Em is like a relative to him, someone who’s done something for him. “He’s like my grandmother.” Huh? What does that make Dre? Grandpa?

    Britney’s dancers are drug tested. (E! Online)
    Britney’s dancers are drug tested so that they are good influences for Britney. Shouldn’t Britney be the one that is drug tested? Well, she probably is too. Let’s just hope that they’re not testing for steroids, because all her male dancers would fail miserably. Oh, you thought they were natural? Don’t be so naive.

    Photo of 50 Cent by aleksey.const and shared via creative commons

  • Infatueighties: #64: Pass the Dutchie

    Ba-psssshhh! Dis generay-SHUN, brrrrap! ruuules the nay-TION, brrrrrap! with VER-shun!!

    Whether you’d been grooving to reggae since its’ inception or had never heard a song by a Jamaican act before, there was no doubt that Pass The Dutchie got asses wiggling and backs off walls as soon as it came on a sound system. A remake of a song called Pass The Kutchie, the title was changed because of the fact that the members of Musical Youth were all in their early-mid teens (for the uninformed, a “kutchie” refers to a joint. A “dutchie” is a pot that food gets cooked in. Pot? Pot!! Oh, those crazy Jamaicans).

    The members of Musical Youth, who were British of Jamaican descent, brought reggae to the Top 10 on the pop charts for one of the first times, presaging acts ranging from Shaggy to Shabba Ranks to Sean Paul. The reason this song sticks out from so much other music released around this period is that it sounds like everyone involved in the recording is having a blast. Must have been one good kutchie being passed around!

    Watch the video. I dare you not to dance or at least bob your head (because you might be reading this at work and if you start dancing, your co-workers might worry a little bit). I can even help you out with a translation of some of the Jamaican patois. Just don’t ask me why the kid croaks “ribbit!” at the end of the song.

  • New Video: Under the Big Top with Britney Spears

    I’ve never been the world’s biggest Britney Spears fan, but I have this desire to hear her new album, Circus (which should not be confused with my desire to spend money on it, something I don’t have). Maybe it’s the fact that Britney’s bounced back after her hellacious year and looks better than ever on the cover (how shallow). Maybe it’s that tons of people whose opinions I respect have given the album good reviews (including one review you’ll find later this week). Perhaps it’s the fact that the two songs I’ve heard so far have been not-awful-Womanizer has actually grown on me a little bit. Whichever way, I’m gonna try to get my grubby little mitts on a copy if I can find it for cheap (or free).

    Which brings us to the point of this whole post-Miss Spears’ brand new video. It’s for the title track of Circus, and it’s certainly a feast for the eyes. There’s a lot going on, and thankfully Britney actually goes with a circus theme here. It’s certainly worth checking out for the production values, even if you don’t particularly care for the song itself.