Comments on: Perez Hilton’s Imprint With Warner: Slightly Less Wasteful Than Setting A Pile Of Cash On Fire?

By: Nunya B

Nunya B — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:00:16 +0000

@kisskisskiss: That should say "stop letting Jezebel steal all your moves."

By: Nunya B

Nunya B — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:00:00 +0000

Editors of Idolator: For the love of God, stop letting Jezebel steal all your mo....

By: katieee

katieee — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:58:57 +0000

Mr. Potato Head and a Bucket of Cash.

By: Tenno

Tenno — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:28:36 +0000

@MTS: It'd be a dark week of lolcats, hip-hop jabs, hometown bands and Rickrolls my friend; hardly what the masses need.

By: David R.

David R. — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:05:04 +0000

@extracrispy: Seriously? Could you stuff a little more hay in your strawmen? Or maybe return the "real v. mersh rap" argument to 2001?

By: MTS

MTS — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:16:52 +0000

With all the content kvetch on this thread, sounds like Idolator needs to do a “Reader Produced” day, week, etc.

By: Tenno

Tenno — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:22:21 +0000

@rad_matter: Yes, it'd be like an interactive minefield that would never, ever let you down, or hold you back.

By: Tenno

Tenno — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:21:14 +0000

@extracrispy: Ah but Soulja Boy allows for snark and humor. You can't crack wise on The Roots, most of us like them too much.

By: rad_matter

rad_matter — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:39:30 +0000

@Tenno: And any variations of Rickrolls crammed within the SXSW coverage.

By: extracrispy

extracrispy — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:31:16 +0000

Perhaps I exaggerated about the number of hip-hop posts. But I stand by my point that the hip-hop coverage on Idolator has increased significantly over the last year.

I guess the reason I find the rap posts so glaring is that the vain, over-commercialized, dumbed-down world of today's hip-hop seems so contrary to the sharp, sardonic, independent spirit of blogging, particularly the Gawker blogs. If you're gonna cover hip-hop, at the very least write about The Roots or Talib Kweli instead of fucking Soulja Boy and T-Pain.