tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13876418735592971502024-03-13T23:03:19.231-04:00The RealERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05625570762198140944noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-23461689090548768802008-04-07T00:16:00.002-04:002008-04-07T00:18:46.405-04:00Failed Ideas in Hip-Hop 2: More FailureYou keep coming to this site, and it's really getting on m' nerves and stuff. Let me tell you something: not updating your bookmarks is soooo 2007. http://itsthereal.com for more lolz4evR<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440" height="293" data="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=867526&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF"> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="scale" value="showAll" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=867526&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" /></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/867526/l:embed_867526">Failed Ideas in Hip-Hop 2</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/jrosenthal/l:embed_867526">jeff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_867526">Vimeo</a>.Jeff Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00906472086525791995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-68507268525835018342008-03-31T02:13:00.002-04:002008-03-31T02:13:47.490-04:00Please Be Our Facebook Friend, DJ Dramahttp://itsthereal.com - stop living in October and fix your bookmarks.<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440" height="293" data="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=843502&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF"> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="scale" value="showAll" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=843502&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" /></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/843502/l:embed_843502">Please Be Our Facebook Friend, DJ Drama</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/jrosenthal/l:embed_843502">jeff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_843502">Vimeo</a>.Jeff Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00906472086525791995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-23335508840299880362008-03-23T22:30:00.000-04:002008-03-23T22:31:12.543-04:00Def Jam's Secrets to Success!Update your bookmarkz: http://itsthereal.com<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440" height="293" data="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=815461&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF"> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="scale" value="showAll" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=815461&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" /></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/815461/l:embed_815461">Def Jam's Secrets To Success!</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/jrosenthal/l:embed_815461">jeff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_815461">Vimeo</a>.Jeff Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00906472086525791995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-6371728998082468342008-03-10T01:04:00.000-04:002008-03-10T01:05:46.643-04:00Auditioning's No B.I.G. Dealhttp://itsthereal.com<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440" height="293" data="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=768925&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF"> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="scale" value="showAll" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=768925&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" /></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/768925/l:embed_768925">Auditioning's No B.I.G. Deal</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/jrosenthal/l:embed_768925">jeff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_768925">Vimeo</a>.Jeff Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00906472086525791995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-88574817739435663912008-03-03T01:44:00.002-05:002008-03-03T01:45:14.760-05:00Electability: The Supreme HustleSeriously, update your bookmarks, n00bs. http://itsthereal.com<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=747014&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" height="293" width="440"> <param name="quality" value="best"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showAll"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=747014&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF"></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/747014/l:embed_747014">Electability: The Supreme Hustle</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/jrosenthal/l:embed_747014">jeff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_747014">Vimeo</a>.ERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05625570762198140944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-22353660094502983092008-02-25T13:54:00.002-05:002008-02-25T13:55:13.523-05:00Writing to Riker's<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440" height="293" data="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=724249&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF"> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="scale" value="showAll" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=724249&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" /></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/724249/l:embed_724249">Writing to Riker's</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/jrosenthal/l:embed_724249">jeff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_724249">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />Breaking up is hard to do - except when she's behind bars.<br />Also: stop looking at this site, and update your bookmarks to http://itsthereal.comJeff Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00906472086525791995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-8212741799827487152007-12-10T11:55:00.000-05:002007-12-10T11:56:51.594-05:00With a Little Help from A&R FriendsThe answer seems pretty clear channel.<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=426206&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" height="293" width="440"> <param name="quality" value="best"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showAll"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=426206&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF"></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/426206/l:embed_426206">With a Little Help from A&R Friends</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/jrosenthal/l:embed_426206">jeff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_426206">Vimeo</a>.Jeff Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00906472086525791995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-55296895029085522792007-12-02T23:11:00.000-05:002007-12-02T23:13:30.298-05:00Deconstructing 50 Cent: High School ReunionGraduation wasn't the end. The joke's of you - we still alive.<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=413738&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" height="293" width="440"> <param name="quality" value="best"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showAll"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=413738&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF"></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/413738/l:embed_413738">Deconstructing 50 Cent: High School Reunion</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/jrosenthal/l:embed_413738">jeff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_413738">Vimeo</a>.ERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05625570762198140944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-27213896751828463942007-11-28T01:20:00.000-05:002007-11-28T01:21:44.257-05:00Fat is the New SkinnyMy mom says I need to get my weight up...off the couch.<br/><br/><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440" height="293" data="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=406539&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF"> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="scale" value="showAll" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=406539&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" /></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/406539/l:embed_406539">Fat Is The New Skinny</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/jrosenthal/l:embed_406539">jeff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_406539">Vimeo</a>.ERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05625570762198140944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-49593567360783667262007-11-19T15:57:00.000-05:002007-11-19T16:03:30.876-05:00The ATF's Paper Trail For KidsThanks for sending in your letters about TI, gang! Your parents are now being audited.<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=393478&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" height="293" width="440"> <param name="quality" value="best"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showAll"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=393478&server=www.vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF"></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/393478/l:embed_393478">The ATF's Paper Trail For Kids</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/jrosenthal/l:embed_393478">jeff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_393478">Vimeo</a>.Jeff Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00906472086525791995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-84418837784357052272007-11-12T10:18:00.000-05:002007-11-12T10:24:39.001-05:00Ghostwriters on Strike<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=382710&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" height="293" width="440"> <param name="quality" value="best"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showAll"> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=382710&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF"></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/382710/l:embed_382710">Ghostwriters On Strike</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jrosenthal/l:embed_382710">jeff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_382710">Vimeo</a>.<br />G's Up, Pencils Down.<br />G's Up, Pencils Down.<br />G's Up, Pencils Down.<br /><br />Also, come check us out at our new website, <a href="http://itsthereal.com/">ItsTheReal.com</a>! It's totally worth it.Jeff Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00906472086525791995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-11464609470222957662007-11-04T22:24:00.000-05:002007-11-04T22:27:05.868-05:00Jada's Big MoveMight want to change the LOX on your new apartment.<br/><br/><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440" height="293" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=371380&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF"> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="scale" value="showAll" /> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=371380&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" /></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/371380/l:embed_371380">Jada's Big Move</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jrosenthal/l:embed_371380">jeff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_371380">Vimeo</a>.ERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05625570762198140944noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-8946479642141811182007-10-28T21:38:00.000-04:002007-10-28T21:40:10.484-04:002Pac's Revenge 2: More RevengeThis Halloween brings some real scary news; a nightmare, even. Still, expect a lot of heart-racing from the Scream Tour set.<br/><br/><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440" height="293" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=361363&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF"> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="scale" value="showAll" /> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=361363&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" /></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/361363/l:embed_361363">2Pac's Revenge 2: More Revenge</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jrosenthal/l:embed_361363">jeff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_361363">Vimeo</a>.Jeff Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00906472086525791995noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-32018712444888598292007-10-21T22:18:00.000-04:002007-10-21T22:20:39.505-04:00Failed Ideas in Hip-HopJust like Papoose these days, some things in hip-hop just don't work.<br/><br/><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440" height="293" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=351706&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF"> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="scale" value="showAll" /> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=351706&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" /></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/351706/l:embed_351706">Failed Hip-Hop Ideas</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jrosenthal/l:embed_351706">jeff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_351706">Vimeo</a>.ERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05625570762198140944noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-62622921344398355332007-10-15T01:51:00.000-04:002007-10-15T02:03:08.515-04:00Deconstructing Jay-Z: Losing My ReligionBased on His latest song, it appears that the God MC - He, Jay Hova - is about two things: signing Young Jeezys and reading Old Testaments.<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=341928&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" height="293" width="440"> <param name="quality" value="best"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showAll"> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=341928&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF"></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/341928/l:embed_341928">Deconstructing Jay-Z: Losing My Religion </a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jrosenthal/l:embed_341928">jeff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_341928">Vimeo</a>.<br />Shout to Joey at <a href="http://straightbangin.blogspot.com/">Straight Bangin'</a>. Great minds think alike, and so do ours.Jeff Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00906472086525791995noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-37081459341020943212007-10-09T02:09:00.000-04:002007-10-09T02:16:51.373-04:00Twin Speaks: Say I Yi YiAccording to the always-reliable <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>, there are approximately 125M twins and triplets running all willy-nilly around the world, wearing matching outfits, causing confusion, and speaking some indecipherable imitation of a language. Still, Bill O'Reilly and other correct-wingers shan't have too much to worry about: these 'undesirables' seem pretty polite, even if you can't understand a word they say. HYEAH?!<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=335015&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" height="294" width="440"> <param name="quality" value="best"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showAll"> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=335015&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF"></object><br /><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/335015/l:embed_335015">Twin Speaks: Say I Yi Yi</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jrosenthal/l:embed_335015">jeff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_335015">Vimeo</a>.Jeff Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00906472086525791995noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-87270931515775286062007-10-01T00:23:00.000-04:002007-10-01T00:31:16.013-04:00The Hunger for MoreIt looks like someone made a store just for me, and while Herb & Rae Dioh's Groceria doesn't have a name that fits into any worthwhile commercial jingles, they're still able to create low-budget videos with big value. You know, as long as you put more stock in 'bana-Nas' than 'clever writing'.<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=325307&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" height="300" width="440"> <param name="quality" value="best"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showAll"> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=325307&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF"></object><br /><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/325307/l:embed_325307">The Hunger for More</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jrosenthal/l:embed_325307">jeff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_325307">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />PS: Some of you may be scratching knuckles to heads and saying, "Hey, we've seen this darned sketch before." Welp, you (might) have. But seriously, gang, if Kanye West is allowed to recycle some of his (admittedly good) mixtape rhymes years later, we can re-publish a two-month-old clip after an exhausting week of moving to our new apartment.ERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05625570762198140944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-37464075017570800002007-09-23T23:28:00.000-04:002007-09-23T23:31:28.663-04:00Breakfast with Mr. SmithThough the Bible strictly prohibits the worshiping of golden calves and the like, nothing is mentioned of praying to idols baked golden-brown. <a href="http://recognizereal.blogspot.com/">The Real</a> takes a bite into the stale, hard truth behind hip-hop's obsession with honoring thy elders.<br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=317202&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" height="294" width="440"> <param name="quality" value="best"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showAll"> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=317202&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF"></object><br /><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/317202/l:embed_317202">Breakfast with Mr. Smith</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jrosenthal/l:embed_317202">jeff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_317202">Vimeo</a>.Jeff Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00906472086525791995noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-50628386024887192932007-09-17T00:35:00.000-04:002007-09-17T00:38:36.590-04:00Deconstructing Digital Underground: Do Me, Baby!Shock G and his smaller-nosed friends may have run Oaktown, but they definitely repped BK. Let's just say that, as you chew through that (gross) Whopper, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/recognizereal.blogspot.com">The Real</a> might be able to explain one reason for the bad taste in your mouth.<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=309740&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" height="294" width="440"> <param name="quality" value="best"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showAll"> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=309740&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF"></object><br /><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/309740/l:embed_309740">Deconstructing Digital Underground: Do Me, Baby!</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jrosenthal/l:embed_309740">jeff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_309740">Vimeo</a>.Jeff Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00906472086525791995noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-45471396130440481082007-09-10T02:14:00.000-04:002007-09-10T03:14:34.164-04:00The Battle of BillboardsburgThe date of September 11th, 2007 will come and go within 24 hours, but the possibility of a larger impact will last all week. Could 50 Cent - banking on his name value alone - beat out [||] a radio-dominant Kanye West in a first-week sales competition? Will he pull a sore loser move and retire? Is it possible for Tony Yayo to sound thoughtful when speaking? In a groundbreaking documentary screened exclusively online, <a href="http://recognizereal.blogspot.com/">WREL-TV</a> answers many of these questions...with questionable answers.<br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=302981&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" height="294" width="440"> <param name="quality" value="best"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showAll"> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=302981&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF"></object><br /><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/302981/l:embed_302981">The Battle of Billboardsburg</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user244681/l:embed_302981">jeff</a> and <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_302981">Vimeo</a>.Jeff Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00906472086525791995noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-91346145995980516862007-09-03T22:22:00.000-04:002007-10-18T01:03:46.979-04:00Bring It Back, That Old Ringtone RapAyo, tired of using technology? How could you be in this day and age, when you can make your Nokia cry out with T-Pain? We suggest you go into your spam folder and download whatever pop song (disguised as hip-hop) that the kidz are listening to. You'll be the coolest faux-thug on your block! Until, you know, next week's hot ringtone comes out. Regardless, get ready to party like it's $1.99.<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="266" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=345960&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=01AAEA"> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="scale" value="showAll" /> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=345960&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=01AAEA" /></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/345960/l:embed_345960">Bring It Back, That Old Ringtone Rap</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/erfilms/l:embed_345960">Eric</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_345960">Vimeo</a>.Jeff Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00906472086525791995noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-46440534452999486202007-08-27T12:28:00.000-04:002007-10-17T23:52:48.810-04:00Deconstructing Biggie: UPS is HiringThe Notorious BIG's lyrics speak to many fans' ears, across all swatches of culture, drawing both on gleeful exaggerations of violence and somber reflections of personal introspection, tied together with deft wordplay and inflection. Still, it seems that Mr. Smalls - like Jesus Christ - drew his fair share of enemies as he spoke the truth.<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440" height="293" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=345395&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF"> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="scale" value="showAll" /> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=345395&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" /></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/345395/l:embed_345395">Deconstructing Biggie: UPS is Hiring</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jrosenthal/l:embed_345395">jeff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_345395">Vimeo</a>.Jeff Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00906472086525791995noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-4357722820632233512007-08-27T11:50:00.000-04:002007-10-23T18:54:54.804-04:00Hip-Hop is the Single Most Destructive Force in SocietyAs 2007 crawls out of August's dog days, we must pray for the souls of Michael Vick's purebred victims. America must now fully realize the threat that's broadcast every day through Hot97's speakers. We're not mathematicians, so we rarely get hyperbolic, but we at <a href="http://recognizereal.blogspot.com/">The Real</a> can honestly attest to the only-negative effects that hip-hop dumps on a otherwise perfect society.<br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="266" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=355075&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=01AAEA"> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="scale" value="showAll" /> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=355075&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=01AAEA" /></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/355075/l:embed_355075">Hip-Hop is the Single Most Destructive Force in Society</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/erfilms/l:embed_355075">Eric</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_355075">Vimeo</a>.Jeff Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00906472086525791995noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-12597713294912467612007-08-20T14:41:00.000-04:002007-08-20T14:58:12.502-04:00Can't Tell Him NothingOn September 11th, Kanye West and 50 Cent will release their latest opuses to the masses. This is no simple coincidence, and so <a href="http://recognizereal.blogspot.com"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Real</span></a> enlisted the Bad Re-Enactment Players to clear up the situation, the only way that they know how. Interesting to note that these thespians appear to be reading from blank pages and drawing from blank minds.<br /><embed style="width: 400px; height: 326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=2894527645823425113&hl=en" flashvars=""></embed>Jeff Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00906472086525791995noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387641873559297150.post-52914476679256698092007-08-09T19:56:00.000-04:002007-10-25T18:38:24.945-04:00Lloyd Banks' Retirement Party<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lloyd Bank$ - a majorly minor-league player on 50 Cent's G-Unit squad - hasn't exactly been clearing out the record stores in a few years. We thought we'd throw him a retirement party, because - hell - he definitely threw in the towel, right?</span></span><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="266" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=357722&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=01AAEA"> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="scale" value="showAll" /> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=357722&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=01AAEA" /></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/357722/l:embed_357722">Lloyd Banks' Retirement Party</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/erfilms/l:embed_357722">Eric</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_357722">Vimeo</a>.Jeff Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00906472086525791995noreply@blogger.com0