My Son Wants to be a Rapper pt. 2

The drama concludes on the Bob Rivers Show where a listener wrote in about his son losing his job and doing bad in school in pursuit of becoming a rap star. The show plays some of the rappers songs.

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Part 1

Dear Flabby: My Son Wants to Be a Rapper

On the KZOK Seattle Bob Rivers Morning Radio show, a listener sent in with a question I think could apply to several parents or kids out there now, and it was quite humorous.

Dear Flabby,

I have a 17 year old step son that has decided that his dream is to become a rapper to the point of that's all he does. He has lost his job, he is doing very poor in school, and is living in three different homes.

He and a friend have recorded six songs that don't sound too bad but I am not a rap fan.

My wife and myself have talked with him untill we are blue in the face about school and a job first and rapping second... but nothing seems to sink in with him. Got any ideas?

- Future Eminem Dad

Listen to the show on www.Bobrivers.com

And find out what happens Monday when the show continues and talks to the future rap star on Monday morning, 6-10 AM on 102.5 KZOK. Subscribe to the podcast on itunes as well.

As for Drop-Bombs advice... we'll stick with Cons mom on this one. :)

Rap Jewlery For Sale!

An auction house will be putting 70 pieces on the block in an effort to raise in $3 million. The event, dubbed “Hip Hop’s Crown Jewels” will benefit three non-profit organizations under Russell Simmons‘ charity Rush Community Affairs. It will be open to the public (you’ll need tickets) and everyone will get a chance to try the pieces on in person. The signature bling being auctioned off used to grace hip-hop icons like MC Lyte, Biz Markie, Slick Rick, and modern-day flossers like Pharrell, Diddy, and 50 Cent. See which pieces will be available at Complex.

Of course if you can't come up with the cash, you could always young berg his ass when you see him in the streets. Till then...


Kiss the RIIIIINNNNG MA FUCKAAAAS

The Best Rapper Alive - Vibe Magazine

I remember when this was going on at first and then I forgot about it. It's the finals week and it's down to Jay-Z vs Eminem.

Which is a respectable final. But let's look at the process it took to get here.

Final 4 / Elite 8:

Jay-Z > Kanye West
Eminem > Nas
Ludacris > Lil Wayne
The Game > Andre 3000

You can make an argument for all of these. Except THE GAME over Andre 3000. smh. That's all I can do. Everyone is sippin the Game juice right now. His album is getting amazing reviews everywhere I turn from normally level headed people. I think I need to listen to it again. Maybe it's just The Drop-Bomb Crew that thinks the shit sucks. Except for Fresh. He probably loves it. lol.

The Best Rapper Alive - VIBE.COM

If you're any good at those NCAA Mens BBall Tourney Brackets. You might appreciate Vibes new approach to finding out who is the best rapper alive.

Everyone has to vote for a week or two and then the person with the most votes advances. From 64 Emcee's down to 1. Although some of the seedings are tough for certain rappers who might deserve to go further and vica versa overall the good ones get through.

Click HERE to vote and if you want to view one mans opinion you can click here.

If I had voted before 7.15.08 the outcome might have been different but as of late I've been very impressed with a certain GANGSTER RAPPER. Those that know me. Might be surprised.

Now if we were going to do a pool of who is going to win. I would fill out my bracket a little differently.

A few upsets I WOULD pick differently:

Beans over Jada
KW over Q-tip
and MAYBE
Common over 3000

but other than that. It should come down to the typical battle.

Kanye West - Flashing Lights First Video

So, we're starting to see that EVEN the BEST have to work hard to stay on top. You see that kids? Remember the words of Nassir Jones "Nothing comes easy, it takes much practice" (c) Nas "I Can"

The first two flashing lights videos were not that great. Fans would have thrown a fit and said Yeezy fell off. Now, you either love the final one, or you're just jealous Yeezy was kickin it with Rita G.

DREW
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Lil Wayne Blender Interview & Contest

That is an UGLY Mothafucka. Why is he cryin out his mouth? oh... that's probably... never mind... Anyways...

Blender Magazine Interviews Lil Wayne. Sort of. They have Fan's send in questions and he answers them. Some of them = outright HILARIOUS!

Who do you want to take the White House?
candida.efrom, Detroit

Barack, I guess, but I can’t make a real opinion. I ain’t watching no debates. I just want my people to understand that Hillary and Barack are not running for president—they running to be able to run for president. There’s a Republican party, too—we ain’t about to win, fool! A woman or a black man versus an old white dude? Fuck no! They gonna be like, This black-ass nigga trying to come in my Oval Office? Fuuuuck no. The world about to end in 2012 anyway. ’Cause the Mayans made calendars, and they stop at 2012. I got encyclopedias on the bus. The world is gonna end as we know it. You can see it already. A planet doesn’t exist: There’s no more Pluto. Planes are flying into buildings—and not just the Twin Towers, but dudes who play baseball are flying planes into buildings. Mosquitoes bite you and you die. And a black man and a woman are running for president!

You’ve been arrested three times in the last six months. What’s the secret to
surviving a weekend in jail?
hellsrells145, Passaic, NJ

It’s just like you living in a bad apartment. That’s how I look at it: Here we go. Fuck. Somebody gon’ fuck with you, but ignoring a nigga is cool. You getting out of there in a few days. That nigga just trying to make your stay longer. One tip is: If you only gonna be in there a few days, even if it’s a whole week, don’t eat. Who wanna shit in front of anyone? Everyone gonna smell you. Some niggas in there don’t care, but me, I’m a hygienical nigga. You gotta hold that in.

You’ve said you want to retire and become a French hip-hop star. What dirty French words do you know?
Planter_6, Middletown, CT

Uh, ménage à trois? Man, I don’t know when I said that. I be saying all kinds of shit, ’cause I be wanting to do all kinds of shit. I be high, y’all.

50 Cent has called you a “whore” repeatedly. Where is your comeback rhyme already?
Endlesslurve, Phoenix
Man, I have to call him and say thank you. He’s catapulted me. Nigga, white people know me now! Thank you! Diss rhyme? Fuck no! That nigga thrives off that. I am not feeding that tiger. I’m smart. Do you see his size? I’m small. I saw a YouTube video of this dude playing a concert; somebody threw water on him—he took off his hat, went in the crowd, grabbed that nigga and boom! I was like, This nigga’s the hardest nigga on planet Earth. So, no, I’m not dissing 50. And I’m not throwing water on him, neither.

You call yourself the Greatest Rapper Alive. Prove it: Can you make up a rhyme on the spot using the words doughnuts, koala and Conan O’Brien?
SufferFools, Modesto, CA

Whoever asked that is just as crazy as me. [Thinks quietly for a half-minute.] OK, I got you...

Click here to read the FULL interview.


Also: Lil Wayne Contest

Do a bunch of work for free, and you could win a bunch of bad music with the exception of maybe one or two discs besides tha carter II. I'm just sayin. I ain't gettin off my ass.