Kickin' It Old School: Run DMC - "It's Tricky"

Another fave from my college days...

 

Afternoon Flashback: Doug E Fresh & Slick Rick

Please indulge me whilst I sashay down Memory Lane a bit...

I began my 6 (count em!) years at Penn State during the fall of 1985. Around that same time, hip-hop pioneers Doug E Fresh (AKA "The Human Beat Box") and Slick Rick (AKA "MC Ricky D") released a single with The Show on one side, and La Di Da Di on the other.

That first semester, my friend Alan would introduce me to the joys of these two tracks and other early hip hop. Other (AKA "whiter") dorm-mates would introduce me to classic rock like Pink Floyd ("Comfortably Numb" became our unofficial anthem); and others to bands like the Violent Femmes and Depeche Mode. But, I must say, hip-hop was the most fun - so when my friends and I got drunk (which was often) The Show and La Di Da Di were played loudly and repeatedly. And even the white guys rapped along.

FYI for you young Bitches - these songs were contained on something called a RECORD, which had to be played on a machine called a TURNTABLE. These "turntables" were made out of Dinosaur bones, Model T Ford parts, and old milk churns - just so you know ...

Intelligence + Confidence + Nerdy Sexy = Jay Smooth

Jay Smooth is hip-hop's preeminent Vlogger - and even though hip-hop is not a music genre I know much about, I always enjoy Smooth's videos.  Jay, a self-professed nerd who just happens to be straight, is not afraid to bring up topics that aren't discussed much in the hip-hop world, like homosexuality...

 

When we find ourselves believing that killing a man makes us more of a man, and loving a man makes us less of a man - then it's time to re-examine our criteria of "manhood".

In this video, he takes on one of my pet peeves - "No Homo"...

Check out Jay Smooth's Vlog - Ill Doctrine - HERE.

I told you he was cute - don't you agree???

Hip Hop Hottie of the Day - Nelly

LL Cool J isn't the only Hip Hop artist that has built his body into a thick slab of beef - St. Louis rapper Nelly is also spending a lot of time in the gym these days.

I have always liked Nelly - even before his body started getting huge. There's just something about him that says "fun" and "adorable"... and his music is as cute as he is.