Welcome folks, to a special Thursday edition of Sick Sundays.  The aim is to bounce around the world of Hip-Hop and give a lil light to new jacks, give a bit of a history lesson, introduce a non-HipHop joint for the people, and hit you with a few recent joints.  The main aim however is , especially for new ones: NO SINGLES…or at least no big ones lol.  Enough with the jibba jabba and on with the show.  First things first, copy the below link into your browsers and get the soundtrack going.  This page is just talk if you don’t listen to the tracks. If it’s dope then bumps it, if you don’t think it is, you have bad taste! Always remember hit me up with any comments or suggestions @ od*****@*******op.com. If your group is wack (and you know whether you’re wack when you ask people if they like it and they go true but don’t actually say anything else, or they disappear into the bathroom to vomit even though they told you they loved it.) please don’t fill the box with your music. Just comments and feedback

 

 

http://www.imeem.com/odeisel/playlist/SEe3pEFE/sick_sunday_7132008_music_playlist/Tech N9ne “Poisonous” –Killer

 

Sparse beat with spanish guitars and uneven drums power Tech’s return to the darkside. 

 

I wasn’t really familiar with his work until recently then I went back to do some homework. 

 

His album just dropped a couple weeks ago.  Cop that double album.  He’s got flow, intelligence, and humor. 

 

Lyrically credible. Kansas City stand up!

 

 

Tech N9ne “Crybaby”- Killer

 

Considering the recent Soulja Boy Vs. Ice-T clash, this song speaks volumes as Tech takes the haters to task over crapping all over the young guys.  Get your money and keep it moving.  The chorus “whaaa whaaa whaaa crybaby”  pretty much sums it up.

 

Ice-T “6 In the Morning”  

 

Lest you young cats forget, Ice-T despite the recent backlash, is still a pioneer. 

 

While I think he was wrong, Ice-T got classics man.  Since before many of you were alive. 

 

Anyway enough with the tribute this was one of the first hardcore joints. 

 

Cats in the streets you already know what the sound track to the batterram is (Shout to Toddy T and R.I.P. Robin Harris)

 

 

Tha Dogg Pound “Who Got That  Gangsta S**t”- Murda Was the Case Soundtrack

 

Dope song from a dope soundtrack, but tell me if that first verse doesn’t remind you of something you JUST heard…

 

 

Eazy-E “No More ?s”-Eazy Duz It

 

The legendary and oft-overlooked Eazy-E with a slept on track from his debut album.  Showcased here was Eazy’s personality and Mic presence.  He wasn’t the greatest emcee but he was certainly necessary for a significant part of our history.  So much so that…

 

 

C-Murder “Tru ?”- Tru To Da Game

 

C-murder delivered one of the illest and original covers with his version.  There are tons of tributes to Biggie and ‘Pac, but Eazy-E not so much.  From the double Tru album, C-Murder completely changes the energy of this joint and owns it.  He also respectfully gives a shout to Eazy which was true class.  Tru ?s >>> Snoop’s Lodi Dodi. (P.S. this song was playing in I’m Bout It The Movie when they shot the paperboy…sigh). Moving on…

 

 

Common Sense “Watermelon”- Resurrection

 

If you don’t have this album you played yourself. 

 

If you can tear yourself away from “I Used To Love H.E.R.” you should give this song some bump. 

 

Classic example of wordplay, double entendre, and just emcee skills. 

 

Before he quit eating pork and all that, Rashid was a pretty fun rapper. Verbal gynastics.

 

 

Redman, Icarus, German Luger “Lik Shots”- Funk Master Flex Big Truck Series

 

Nothing complex here.  Just threee emcees going for broke over a Timbo-powered Missy throwaway beat from one of her albums.  Redman is just nasty.  Icarus the protege is going for broke and even the unheralded Luger held his own.  This song is a quickee: to the point, satisfying, and done in a flash.  F## fi bus!

 

The Agency “Uptown Main”- Tuxedo Road

 

What do you get when you mix Mya, Vanity, a dominatrix, and Catwoman?  You get Natasha Azar (You’d have to see her live to believe it). 

 

I am officially applying for number one groupie status. 

 

Okay now that I’ve stanned it up, just a break from testosterone glock poppin’. 

 

This is a lil’ retro, a lil’ alternative and a lil’ change of pace.  Enjoy. 

 

Her group is called the Agency, check for them. They got flavor.

 

 

Nas “Queens Get The Money”- Untitled

 

By now you should already have this.  If not consider yourself blessed.  Spare piano keys supplied by Erykah’s newest baby daddy (No hate no uterus eating).  Nas delivers poignant chaos bouncing around in this freestyle verse with rich imagery “Hip-Hop was aborted so Nas breathed Life back into the embryo.” Hip-Hop lives, and with albums like this, anyone right now talking about how they they Best or The G.O.A.T. should lock themselves in a room with this album on level 10.  And we close how Untitled begins.

Sick Sunday 7/13/2008

To this day, I am disappointed

in the fact that the 2008 NBA season is over. Congratulations to the newly

crowned champions, the Boston Celtics. However, there is one thing that I’m

glad I don’t have to hear for a while.

 

When a defensive team wins the

championship, you know what’s coming. A sports analyst will stand in front of

his/her teleprompter and drop this tired gem: “Defense wins championships!”

 

Really… stopping the other team

from scoring while scoring yourself can help you win a championship… super

genius. Every time I’ve heard “defense wins championships,” my face cringed, like

Tiger Woods after each swing during his U.S. Open victory. Sports clichés are

unrelenting – and they’re as empty as hearing “I love you” after the first date.

 

It’s not enough that you must

give 100% in what you do. There’s a whole other 10% out there to latch on it –

110% to be more specific. Here is a list of cliché’s that are sure to run you

up the wall:

 

We’re taking it one game at a

time.You can’t stop him, you can only

hope to contain him. (Kobe

was contained)Records are made to be broken.There’s no “I” in team.We played within our game.He has tremendous upside.They control their own destiny.And now, the real season begins. (Signaling the

beginning of the playoffs)

 

Today, we are celebrating

National Sports Cliché Week, and what would be a better way to celebrate than

to add a twist of urban culture to the fold? Just for fun, of course!

 

There’s a commercial for GEICO

that features celebrities “translating” the plight of normal people that

recently got into a car accident. So I got to thinking. What would happen if your

favorite rapper had the opportunity to translate a cliché-laced rant by a

professional commentator? Let’s find out.

 

NFL broadcaster John Madden, of Madden Football fame,

is commentating the second quarter of Sunday Night Football. When out of

nowhere, John makes a reference to his ‘Man Crush’ – retired NFL quarterback,

Brett Favre. And the crazy part would be that Brett’s not even playing in the

game. “Tony Romo and Peyton Manning are leaving it all on the field tonight!”

says an excited Madden. “People often compare Romo to Favre. But I know Brett

Favre. And Tony, you’re no Brett Favre.”

 

In the same scenario, Kanye West translates for John Madden:

“Tony Romo is nice, but he ain’t sh*t. Brett Favre is sorta’ cool, but he’s no

Brad Pitt. I need a Black Angelina (Jolie), Black Jessica Simpson  – they weigh about a buck, so you can call’em

slim pickens…”

 

Chris Berman and Roger Maltby called the early rounds of

the 2008 U.S. Open, and obviously, they were complimenting the high skill level

of Tiger Woods.

 

Roger Maltby: He’s have never

finished out of the Top 10 here. Pretty remarkable at Torrey Pines.Chris Berman: He knows where the

bodies are buried, and he knows where the putts are buried.

Roger Maltby: He buried that one.

 

Nas translates for

them both: “Tiger is Ether at Torrey, my n****s. He took each putt and bodied

them. And I don’t care what he says. He can axe that Cau-bla-asian sh*t. Minus

the millions, ‘the slave and the master’ effect still… [Due to technical difficulties, the U.S. Open will be back after we

relieve ourselves of a certain announcer]

 

NBA analyst Bill Walton will go down in infamy for over exaggerating every

moment he covers. An arena employee walks buy with popcorn in tow and Bill

Walton blurts out, “I’ve never smelled a better batch of popcorn in the history

of the NBA! This young man is walking the stairway to heaven, delivering

delectable buttery treats to the world.”

 

In the same scenario, Young Jeezy translates for Bill Walton:

“Take a whiff of dat popcorn homey! Pimpin’ pushin’ dat white like a certified

pro. He puttin’ on for his city. Yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!”

 

Harry Kalas,

legendary announcer for the Philadelphia Phillies, is calling a game between

the Phillies and the Red Sox. David “Big Poppi” Ortiz is in the batters box

with his team down by one in the top of the 9th. “And here’s the

pitch,” says Harry in his signature tone. “The swing. It’s a high drive to left

field… its way back… and it’s OUTTA HERE! David Ortiz has just tied the game

with his 24th homerun of the season.”

 

T.I. translates

for Harry Kalas: “Here’s-da-pitch! Shawty connects with it. The ball’s touching

the left field sky… and it ain’t never coming back! David ‘Big thangs poppin’ Ortiz

just tied this game with a homerun that sits him on 24’s for the season. What

you know about dat? I know all about dat, shawty.”

 

Even a classic announcer like Marv Albert could use a shot of Lawry’s

in his repertoire. On a three-point play, which wasn’t in high abundance this

past season for the New York Knicks, Marv screamed his patented, “Yes, and it

counts! Lebron James just tore the house down and will go to the line to

complete the three-point play.”

 

Jay-Z translates

for Marv Albert: “And one. My ace that I write songs about is going to the line.

After the game, we’re headed over to 40/40 for business. The takeover, this

game’s over. You ready, Bee?”

 

None of the recording artists were harmed or interviewed

for this article.

 

 

Kendra Wilkinson has made it known that she loves

Hip-Hop. As a star of the popular E! network show The Girls Next Door, a contestant on MTV’s Celebrity Rap Superstar and of course, one of Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner’s

girlfriends, Kendra is finding ways to fuse her love for Hip-Hop and fashion as

she builds her career.

 

Playboy has long been known for its lingerie and “cute”

logo apparel, however in recent years the brand has expanded into a complete

lifestyle for those who like to live like Hef, or look like a Bunny. Kendra has

her own flavor, and she’s got an edgy flair when it comes to rocking the

Playboy brand in her own unique way.

 

We talked with the 23-year-old trendsetter about

some of her favorite pieces in the Playboy line, her own fashion aspirations

and her experience on last year’s Celebrity

Rap Superstar.

 

AllHipHop.com: With so many extensions of the

Playboy brand, what is your personal favorite whether it’s the clothing or some

facet of the lifestyle brand?

 

Kendra Wilkinson: My favorite clothing in the

Playboy catalog would probably be the workout [line]. I love the workout one,

especially the new one. There’s a couple of them that I love, but there’s a

picture of me in this little Playboy jumpsuit thing on gossipgirls.com. I just

love the fabric that they use, the cut, and the style of the workout clothes

for Playboy.Photo from GossipGirls.com

 AllHipHop.com: On [The Girls Next Door] you

ladies review the line, whether it be jewelry or clothing. How much input do

you get to have with the designs?

 

Kendra Wilkinson: I get none, but I’m definitely

looking into designing my own line. I have my own style and there’s a lot of

people that look at my style and want to imitate my style. I have to be picky

because I have really small hips and really muscular legs. I’m actually about

to start designing my own clothing line, it’s gonna be for juniors and females,

it’s gonna be nice denim jeans and vests to go with it, cute stuff.

 

I’m very picky with my clothes. People look at me

like “Oh, she’s just lazy about fashion”, I’m really not. I really have a good

sense of what looks good. I can look at pictures like “Oh man, I shouldn’t have

worn that” but I’m really good at figuring out what looks good on my body and

different body types. So I’m definitely looking forward to coming out with my

own line.

 

AllHipHop.com: So the denim would have a little

more room in the leg for girls with muscles?

 

Kendra Wilkinson: I know Apple Bottoms make room

for a**es and everything, but sometimes girls have problems with bigger legs,

and not really a butt. So it’s sort of hard, because once the pants are over

the legs it kind of squishes the butt. I don’t know, there needs to be some

sort of stretchiness to the denim, not a cheap stretch, but a nice cut. I hate

all of these jeans that go way too high or too low. I know exactly what looks

flattering on a girl and what girls would need. I think by me designing this,

it’s gonna be perfect. It’ll be good on every butt and shape, I’m not gonna

make them too low cut, I’m gonna make them for everybody.

 

AllHipHop.com: From watching the show, we know you

love Hip-Hop fashion. How do you incorporate the Playboy style into your

Hip-Hop attire?

 

Kendra Wilkinson: I just have my own style and my

own way of walking and talking. It’s not even what I do for my outfit, it’s

just the fact that who I am is what makes my outfit. The way I walk, talk and

my body movements is what makes it more Hip-Hop looking. I can wear anything, I

love to dress it up looking more Hip-Hop than cute, because that’s my style and

what I grew up with.

 

I love the Hip-Hop style more than I like any sort

of girly cute stuff. Any kind of wifebeater I love matching that with [Nike] Cortez

shoes, I wear my Air Forces with them, hoodies, I love to mix and match. Say I

have a really nice Playboy wifebeater on, I love to throw a hoodie over it. I like

to throw my own style in it with the jewelry and a hat to the side. It’s not

even really what I wear, it’s how I wear it more.

 

AllHipHop.com: You mentioned your jewelry. Have

you particularly made any special pieces and have any of those custom pieces

made it to the line exclusively?

 

Kendra Wilkinson: No I haven’t really made any

jewelry, that’s not my department. I’ll wear it but that’s not really my thing.

I’m an athlete so I try not to wear too much jewelry, I’m always out there playing

sports and I work out everyday. There’s a really good picture of me with a gold

necklace with a pimp cup on it and a Playboy bunny on it. Now who do you think

they had in mind when they made that? [laughs]

 AllHipHop.com: You mentioned that you work out

every day. How much more physically active have you had to become over the last

couple of years [to keep your shape]?

 

Kendra Wilkinson: It’s been on and off, when I first

got here I blew up a little bit. I’m not saying I was fat, but I blew up. We

get pictures every week and I started to notice I was blowing up. That’s when I

got on my workout routine and invited my trainer to come work out with me, then

when I got tired of working with my trainer then I slacked off and started

doing my own thing. I stayed in shape, didn’t really go overboard with my

eating and started working out without my trainer.

 

I do a good job by myself, but lately I just hired

the best trainer in L.A. Jesse Bruno, he’s been working the crap out of me and

people have already noticed a huge difference. I’m working my way into the

fitness magazines and the fitness spotlights.

 

AllHipHop.com: What are the hot trends in

Playboy’s bikini wear right now?

 

Kendra Wilkinson: The metallic bathing suits are

the best. I like to stay with the simple bikinis, that’s what girls need. They

don’t need any fashionable looking ones because it looks disgusting after

taking the bathing suit off and having all of those stupid tan lines. It looks

ugly, it’s not impressing guys and it’s covering up way too much. All the

strings and all that stuff need to go away, keep it simple, light, normal and

make sure that they look good on your butt. The butt is the best part about the

whole bathing suit.

 AllHipHop.com: You’ve been on TV for a few years

under the reality TV spotlight, and you’ve made a few cameos here and there. Do

you see yourself actually getting into true acting gigs, and do you see

yourself getting into acting at any time?

 

Kendra Wilkinson: Yeah, why not? I’m, a very

adventurous person, I never knew that I was gonna be here today. This was never

a dream of mine, I’m the type of person that never dreams the impossible. At

the time I never dreamt it because it’s like why dream it if it’s never going

to happen? I kind of just took it day by day working my a** off for the moment

and the day and time. I never knew this Hollywood stuff existed, something I

did in my life was right and it picked me up and brought me here today.

 

I’m a strong person, and very smart when it comes

to decision making. I’m not the type of person that will just say yes to

anything. I’m a very adventurous person and I wanna have fun in this industry.

It depends on what  kind of role and

everything, but I would love to act. I’m not saying my goal and dream is to be

an actress, but I would love to do it, it would be fun for me and I think I would

be good at it because I was on TV and I think the first step to being good at

acting is getting used to the cameras and being comfortable. Let me tell you,

I’m very used to the cameras. [laughs]

 

AllHipHop.com: With Celebrity Rap Superstar, it was something you looked like you had a

lot of fun doing. What was the biggest lesson you learned through the show, and

what was the most fun about it overall?

 

Kendra Wilkinson: Celebrity Rap Superstar was probably the highlight of my life. I

love Hip-Hop, I’ve grown up on Hip-Hop, I like the real Hip-Hop instead of some

of the stuff that’s out today. I love Hip-Hop and to me it’s art. Nas says

Hip-Hop’s dead and I agree with him, and that’s why I’ve been staying away

right now. I’m staying 100% away from [today’s] Hip-Hop right now. Of course

I’m still listening to Jay-Z, but with all of this new stuff as long as I’m in

the club I’ll bounce to it and everything but when they put on Gang Starr, A

Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang, that’s when you’ll see me really shake my

a**. 

 

I love Hip-Hop and being on Celebrity Rap Superstar with MC Lyte, Redman, Too Short, Kurupt,

Tone Loc, Warren G, those are people I grew up listening to. It’s crazy because

I didn’t believe all of those people were gonna be on there, I thought it was

gonna be someone like Soulja Boy and I was like “Oh God, what am I getting

myself into?” Then I found out the people that were gonna be in it and I was

like, “I’m not doing it unless I have Too Short,” because he’s like my guy I

really grew up listening to. Even though it’s pretty bad stuff [with the nasty

lyrics], he’s the artist I grew up bobbing my head to in the car everyday of my

life going to high school and coming back from high school. He’s the number one

guy I remember as an artist. As soon as I heard he was going to be in it, I was

like, “Oh my God, I have to work with him.”

 

It was a hard decision because there were so many

people to work with. MC Lyte is the classiest, hottest woman in this world,

she’s above any woman I’ve ever seen in my entire life. She’s a true talent and

she definitely gave Hip-Hop a great name, working with all of them was a dream

come true. Everyday I woke up so excited to get right back on the stage with

all of them like, “Oh my God, pinch me right now. Am I living a dream? I’m

gonna record a song with f**king Too Short and be on stage with all of these legendary

artists.” I couldn’t believe my eyes, and couldn’t believe where I was. It was

a dream come true to me.

 

AllHipHop.com: You mentioned Soulja Boy. Have you

been following this Soulja Boy vs. Ice T “beef” at all?

 

Kendra Wilkinson: Ice-T is 100 percent wrong. Even

though I don’t agree that Soulja Boy is Hip-Hop. He should never say that

because who’s the one that’s going in the stores and going on the internet,

buying music and motivating these artists to keep going with their music? It’s

us, the listeners turning on the radio and listening to this crap. Good for Soulja

Boy, good for him, I say go Soulja Boy. He’s making money and doing what he

needs to do to survive in this world, and it’s us the listeners who are

listening to this crap. Everybody needs to make a living, so good for him. He

probably didn’t even know that this was gonna go far.

 

AllHipHop.com: How do you feel about the outcome

of the NBA Finals?

 

Kendra Wilkinson: I think Boston was the toughest

team throughout the whole season, period. As soon as they picked up Kevin Garnett

I was like, “They’re gonna go, there’s no stopping that team.” It was amazing

that the Lakers wet this far, how they pulled it off and everybody was excited,

but at the end of the day the Celtics were the toughest team, it was obvious

and no one could stop them.

 

The Lakers put up their best shot and I give them

props for making it so far, but the Celtics deserved it. They worked together

as a brotherly team. The Lakers love each other, but you can tell Boston has

that chemistry, and the friendship and brotherhood. Everybody knew from the

start that they were gonna be the ones to win it.

 

AllHipHop.com: For football, are you happy with

the choices that the Chargers and the Eagles made in the draft?

 

Kendra Wilkinson: Yeah, I’m very excited with what

the Chargers did, I’m really good friends with John Spanos and his family, and

I’m really excited that they made good decisions adding to their defense.  We’re good on our defense, but we just need

some good coverage. We’ve got a couple of good guards in the draft, I think it’s

just gonna add youth and quickness to our team and maybe get some of the holes

out there filled up.

 

AllHipHop.com: Is there anything else that you

want us to know about what you’ve got coming up?

 

Kendra Wilkinson: The [clothing] line is working

out, I have a great factory and design team and I think the stuff that I’m gonna

come up with is really good, but I don’t wanna promote it just yet.  Also we have a whole new 20 episodes of The Girls Next Door coming up, even

though I’m not on it as much as the last couple of seasons.Check out some more Playboy fashions at www.shopthebunny.com, and see what Kendra is up to at www.myspace.com/kendrawilkinson