just change to best rapper alive to best popular relevant rapper and the list is fine.

btw, Shit, uh, Chubb Rock? Don't Curse is a fresh song

you mean heavy d, and heavy d has more than 5 really good singles. Chubb Rock too for that matter.


Das Efx is a really good group and put out like 5 singles that people still play. FuShnickens too altough they did use a lot of that diggety diggety stuff.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 9:48 AM on July 16, 2008

where I live, in one of the biggest music scenes in the world, salvador bahia brasil, rarely are great singers/guitar players/etc... also great composers. The same with composers.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 10:51 AM on April 16, 2008

for the record, Justin Timberlake is doing a Michael Holman impression a la Graffiti Rock from the mid 80s. Here´s a clip. Michael Holman appears around 1:20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oHiAtNIsgA
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 1:38 PM on March 9, 2008

did they have to use somebody from baltimore to do the voice. Listen, just because the wire is wildly popular does not give us a pass for our horrible accent. oeu Kay.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 4:46 AM on January 10, 2008

my dad has to read me this poem every year no matter where I am or what I am doing. I am sitting here right now in Bahia Brasil making sure that my cell phone is in range because he is going to call any minute. In all my 31 years he has not failed to read it. I remember when I was in my early 20´s I didn´t really know how much of a tradition it was to him and almost blew off letting him call. This was the days before cell phones. I think he almost got on a plane from baltimore to read me it.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 1:07 PM on December 24, 2007

for the record, and sorry to ruin christmas and easter for some of you guys....

dj Johnny Juice Risado did all the cuts on these albums. Terminator X was more of a prop (and a good one). Johnny didn´t really fit the role they were looking for. Terminator X couldn´t cut for crap.

I have no idea why people hate on rage, they are one of the best rock acts of the 90s. Zach de la rocha has one of the strongest deliveries since Chuck D. That... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 5:26 AM on December 6, 2007

its funny, people in brasil love sepultura, they are always on mtv, the lead singer is like the gringo ambassador to the us. If he continues to sing like this I can´t imagine that his throat will last much longer.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 5:35 AM on December 6, 2007

man, hydatius I don´t know why that´s funny, but I´ve been cracking up here for the last 5 minutes.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 8:15 AM on November 24, 2007

look, if grandpa Joe had recently, due to his age, and/or health became suddenly bed ridden than I would have been alright. But that wasn´t the case was it. He layed in that bed for twenty years. He must have been in his sixtys when he first layed down. I hated the fact that charlie picked that son of a bitch to go to the chocalate factory. Three times he chose him.

And what somebody said about the soda. They broke the rules. All they had to do was not drink the... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 4:55 AM on November 19, 2007

there are actually really great economists on this board that I have learned a lot from in the last couple months of the dollar´s steep decline. I live and work in brazil and I find myself discussing the weak dollar quite frequently. My general speal is this.

The weak dollar isn´t the result of the war in the middle east, it is the result of years and years of strong dollar philosophy from allen greenspan tied in with the low interest rates, and sub prime loans. It... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 6:13 AM on October 30, 2007

as being a part of the balitmore/dc/virginia rave scene in the mid 90s I can say the following things contributed to the end of the rave scene.

-cops, they made it impossible to throw parties any more. everyone was getting busted no matter what, clubs had to move into legit venues.

-therefore drugs were harder to bring in and it had to be way more discreet. I´m sorry to the dismay of anyone who doesn´t believe this but that scene was fueled by... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 10:20 AM on October 24, 2007

theres also a new movie called milagre em candeal with carlinhos brown about his youth project in salvador bahia brasil. Very great movie at least to learn about the afro brasilian culture in my city of residence.

b1trot, afro-reggae is not associated with drug use.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 2:00 PM on October 12, 2007

I actually think this is a bad stereotype about Americans. I find traveling abroad that other nationalities are so much more prone to loud and obnoxious behavior. At least from my travels.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 1:47 PM on April 16, 2006

They are a doing a lot of capoeira movements as well. At least they aren't saying what they do is capoeira though. For a good demonstration of capoeira you can go to this link, it's my group at the Kennedy Center. Look at the 2002 demo, its kind of long but really good.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 7:56 AM on February 28, 2006

Whoops, here it is
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 7:57 AM on February 28, 2006

I don't think that dj kool ever released a version of let me clear my throat that wasn't live. Why would he anyways, that's the whole purpose of thhat song is gettting live reactions over popular cuts. There is a another version of that song with Doug E. Fresh and Bizmarkie but its also live.

BTW, the 900 number is just a sample of a Marva Whitney record "Its My Thing". He literally just looped the beginning.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 8:20 AM on February 21, 2006

wow, hilarly clinton just looked really hot to me.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 6:36 PM on January 31, 2006

and she lost it.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 6:37 PM on January 31, 2006

did he say electronic records. Cuz I got a whole crate of detroit techno in my garage.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 6:47 PM on January 31, 2006

there goes the rain forest.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 6:49 PM on January 31, 2006

Stop saying America. It's the United States or the US.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 6:54 PM on January 31, 2006

as a dj who has opened up for the BEP's like 8 years ago as well as other groups such as gangstar, dj qbert, jeru, de la soul, and a tribe called quest, and a bunch of other people, I can say that this song is actually good.

If you don't like it then that's fine but it actually is an innovative song reminicent of old freestyle, LA electro, and Miami Bass. Since these forms of music have pretty much died out its good to hear another group rehashing some of that same... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 3:02 PM on December 8, 2005

Well, then. Let me just say. Ahem. Fuck, Martinez. Fuck, fuck, Martinez.

best use of a 2 live crew quote ever.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 10:57 PM on December 7, 2005

this is actually what I hate. Can't we have sports for sports sake. The human interest stories make me ill. The real competitors who compete in any kind of endurance event or sport always get overshadowed by some dude who's missing a finger or some lady who's kids were eaten by a gorilla or something.

You know what I appreciate, people who are favored to win, they set up their life so they can compete in these events and then they win. They have nothing to prove... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 10:39 AM on October 14, 2005

Hey! He's a crossdresser!" "So? Some people like their cucumbers pickled!" "Huh?" "What?"
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 5:55 AM on June 14, 2005

I tried to buy a Daewoo TV with nickels at Best Buy, and they anally raped me.

I don´t know why but I just laughed for like 5 minutes after i read that.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 7:03 AM on April 8, 2005

i have a secret for all of you. 99.9 percent of all hip hop songs come from samples.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 1:13 PM on January 24, 2005

SWEET!!!!
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 9:48 AM on January 19, 2005

"Disproportionate portion, I'll buy. But there's been plenty of bad music unleashed by black people, too. Jodeci? New Edition? Shannon?"


Whoa, whoa, whoa. What did New Edition and Shannon do? Let the Music Play is one of my favorite songs. And lately I've been getting complaints from my neighbors about playing New Edition too loud.

I understand the point that there is alot of bad "black" music but not NE, and... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 7:27 AM on January 5, 2005

"Why would an election be run on 14 year old PCs?"

You go to elections with the PC's you have, not the ones you want or wish for.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 7:58 AM on December 17, 2004

My favorite Ol' Dirty moment was when he was promoting the single with Mya and Pras and was asked what kind of things he was doing in the community or what projects he was working on in the community.


His response after a 10 second pause...

"Nothing."

Btw, the randomest thing that I own is a "Free Ol' Dirty" softball jersey that is signed by Gallegher that is signed "free ODB,... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 7:06 AM on November 15, 2004

what I think is that its good to heckle players in a somewhat respectable way. Just assume that the player is your friend who is on the other team. You can harrass your friend until the cows come home but there are certain lines you do not cross. For one, that is still a person, and two it is disrespectful to the families around you.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 10:24 AM on September 16, 2004

when djing (with turntables and vinyl records) and you are getting sound problems out of one turntable like it's only coming out of the left side. 9 times out of 10 if you unscrew the needle and lick the back of the connectors of the cartridge this will fix the problem.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 10:02 AM on August 24, 2004

Gilbert Godfrey has enjoyed an excellent career as a stand-up comic among other things. The problem is that people judge the success of a stand-up comic by how many sitcoms they have which can be two totally different things.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 9:35 AM on July 8, 2004

yeah, but what good ALBUMS did they put out. They put out good singles, but not great albums. There's a difference. This is a good list. I would put a couple other albums on there. Like Eugene McDaniels- Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse, and James Brown- Pass the Peas, and Stevie Wonder- music in the Key of Life but overall its a hundred times better than all the lists I've read lately.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 9:32 AM on July 1, 2004

That frog is going to kick batman's ass in like 20 years if my comic book knowledge serves me right.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 5:50 AM on July 1, 2004

Btw, The best PE record is Yo! Bumrush the SHow then It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, THEN Fear of a Black Planet.

thanks,

Cool DJ Lobo.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 10:09 AM on June 22, 2004

I (briefly) got real excited when I read the first sentence...I thought soyjoy was referring to Mtv's "The State".

that's the first thing I thought as well. awwwww yeaaaahhhh.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 12:11 PM on June 9, 2004

is it an art? I don't know, I'm not an art critic. But I know its a crime.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 9:38 AM on May 12, 2004

two things. This bill is ridiculous. As a professional club dj I would hate to see my friends suffer any hardships due to what some would see as a right of passage for youths. The vagueness of the bills also make them completely open to abuse.

Second, I've gone to raves/parties or whatever for 11+ years. Although they are as much about the music as a rock concert they are also as much about the drugs. Please come off your high horse if you think anything different.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 10:17 AM on April 28, 2004

I can't believe how much press this horrible list is getting.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 1:54 PM on April 23, 2004

A coworker and I were looking at all the pictures and I was saying its funny that Kirk was with mostly different nationalities. He says because if he was with white people then all they would do would say "Hey, aren't you that dude from 'Growing Pains'". I actually sent this link to HowardStern.com. They used to have these ABC execs in who told stories of when Kirk was on Growing Pains and would start in with the religious stuff and how he got that girl who was on the show, who also... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 7:38 AM on April 22, 2004

"To me Capoeira seems pretty much useless as a fighting technique"

Capoeira isn't meant to be strictly a fighting technique. Capoeira is a dance, a fight, a game, and to many a way of life. What happens in the roda (circle) mimics life. Sometimes you play the other person nicely, sometimes playfully, sometimes serious, and sometimes violently. The goal of each games isn't to win, lose, or tie. The goals change and at times are extremely complicated just... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 9:53 AM on April 12, 2004

it was the best of times it was the blurst of times!!!
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 8:26 AM on December 31, 2003

When are people going start driving tanks around?
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 7:57 AM on December 17, 2003

You know you're a super computer when, Gary Kasparov challenges you to game of chess.

that's all I have.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 7:33 AM on November 19, 2003

Born for fun
Loyal to Nun
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 6:40 AM on November 7, 2003

Super Scout Web filter does not classify nra.org in their weapons category. Just happened to notice here at work.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 9:27 AM on November 3, 2003

I was really mad at Rod Roddy for a long time after he didn't call me down when I went to a taping of the Price is Right. My only regret now is that he died without knowing that I forgave him. He probably didn't know I was mad at him. Actually, yesterday my only regret was that Rod Roddy didn't know how mad at him I was for not calling me down. RIP Rod.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 10:08 AM on October 28, 2003

IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON 50 AND PULLING A UHAUL, MAKE SURE YOU FILL UP AT EVERY GAS STATION. There are stretches of 50 in Nevada that will span over 125 miles between gas stations without warning.
posted to MetaFilter by LouieLoco at 2:08 PM on October 27, 2003