Saturday, September 9, 2006

Stop The Dumb Shit


PA: "Some dude just pulled up outside the venue and he's performing out of what we believe to be an ice cream truck..."

VMA show manager: "Who? What?"

PA: "I'm not sure yet... wait... he looks like the black guy in that movie with the mini coopers and Marky Mark."

VMA show manager: "Stay on that shot of Paris!"
(turns back to PA) "so he's an actor and he raps? is it Nick Cannon? Those shit heads at Wildin Out didn't tell me diddly squat about a street performance..."

PA: "no no... who is that...what's his name...Most Def! That's who it is!"

VMA show manager: "Who!?"

PA: "Most Def...the rapper/actor...he keeps shouting something about "Katrina Clap"."

VMA show manager: "What the hell is a "Katrina Clap"? (turns to the black sound man) Reggie, is this street slang for an STD?"

Reggie the black sound man: "..."

PA: "no no i think he is rapping about hurricane Katrina..."

VMA show manager: "Aw... (brief moment of silence and contemplation) Look I don't have time for this so call NYPD and get his ass out of there!"

PA: "Yes Ma'am."



So Mos Def pulls up in an ice cream truck and performs Katrina Clap unbeknownst to passerbies and teenage girls waiting outside the VMAs... aside from the hilarious part where NYPD rushes Mos and straight up bully him, who gives a fuck!? Really! Everyone up in arms talkin bout "GO Mos! Free Mos!!" how bout "better music Mos and less movies Mos!"...or "go home and feed your seeds Mos!"

Katrina Clap gets points for effort but the shit stanks of red black and green arm bands left over from the last Free Mumia march that ended with folks going home and watching BET and downloading a Talib Kweli ringtone cause THAT shit is revolutionary son.

Is the song effective? Does Mos have enough pop culture clout and relevance for ppl to even care about what the message is? No and for the very same reasons, I woulda payed to see Juve do the same shit with "Get Ya Hustle On".

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