The Fire: 50 Back On His NY Shit, Weezy & Superhead, Beyonce Or Rihanna
Published: Friday - July 6, 2007
Words by WWW Dot
It's Fri-day and your boy came to fix y'all a hot plate. We're going in with 220 on the dash and I'm still going to mash. Let's go!
After 50 Cent released the certified classic, Get Rich Or Die Trying, it's obvious that New York's Own Bad Guy has gotten too astray from straight spitting. Let me take it further. Curtis criticized Jeffrey, but then stole his spot. "Candy Shop" made me shake my head and "Amusement Park" had me straight cringing. (Editor's Note: Dancing shirtless in your own video is not a good look... ever.) But just when I thought 50 has lost touch with reality and the "How To Rob," "Ghetto Quran" and "Back Down" track days were behind us, your boy 'Fif drops a gem in "I Get Money." Now I'm not saying it's one of his best records, but it's definitely a huge notch above the bullshit he has been putting out lately. "I Get Money" is the 50 New York wants. He's still talking about how rich he is, but he's doing it with swagger. The record is so New York. At least dude is moving in the right direction. FINALLY.
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"I Get Money" - 50 Cent (press play to hear the track)
Moving on, a loyal Fire reader once commented that I can't write The Fire without mentioning either 50 Cent or Lil Wayne and they're probably right, man. They're prominent, fella. But the reason why I'm mentioning Wayne today isn't for his music. It's for who he maybe allegedly boning: none other than the semen straw a.k.a. Superhead. On her site, Karrine.com -- damn, why am I plugging this chick, when I didn't plug this chick!? -- Superhead has a video posted entitled, "Say The Baby," where she shows various items in her Miami hotel room. She shows the camera a pack of Philly blunts, some sneakers, Andy Cap Hot Fries, Champagne, some Hawaiian Punch and then she says something like that's not all that her baby has. "My baby has me. Weezy," she says. Wow. This just means Weezy is going into her next book. This chick done ran through hip-hop. She got hip-hop ran all the way through her. I don't know. That's all I'm going to say about her.
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Early reports are indicating that T.I.'s sales from his newest album can possibly reach the 600,000 mark in its first week. We'll have to wait and see if that's true, but if it is, that's great for hip-hop. We need it. "5-9 with the soul of a 6-4 ni—a." Jheah!
Yung Joc isn't going to do big numbers if "Coffee Shop" is his lead single off his new album. That song just sucks. I'm sorry Joc. I can't believe dude is rocking a Gumby either, but that's neither there or here. Keyshia Cole is looking better and better to me. Yeeeeah, Jeezy.
True story, the other day I'm driving back to the crib with the R. Kelly album in the deck and the song, "Zoo" was playing. Anyone that knows the song knows that the hook is accompanied by monkey and chimpanzee sounds and also elephants' roars. Well, that part happened to come on when I was at a red light and I got the weirdest look from this lady. She wanted to know what the fuck I was listening to. So, I told her... "It's your boy R. Kelly." She shook her head.
Bone Thugs have been around for years. Someone give me an age check.
Fellas one night and one night only -- do you take Beyonce or Rihanna? This is the kinda shit we argue about, ya diiig. Truth be told, I'd take Lauren London over both. YEA I SAID IT!
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