Neatorama » rap http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:46:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Klingon-Language Rapper http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/16/klingon-language-rapper/ http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/16/klingon-language-rapper/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:42:35 +0000 John Farrier http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26916

(YouTube Link)

Klenginem is a German rapper who performs in the Klingon language, mostly modified Eminem songs. Here is his performance of “SuvwI’pu’ qan tu’lu’be”, which is known in English as “Without Me.”

Official Website via Popped Culture

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(College Humor link)

David from Southwest Airlines has a shtick that’s a welcome break from the usual pre-flight instructions! -via Digg

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No, not "Hip-Hop Explained to Grandma" (though that would be very interesting) but more like the difference between sub-genres of rap,  like why the Dirty South sounds nothing like East Coast or West Coast and why Dr. Dre is different stylistically than P. Diddy …

Eric Shafer of Audiotuts explains:

In the realm of popular music, perhaps no genre has been as popular in recent years as hip-hop. However, hip-hop is hardly a new phenomenon, so in this article, we’re going to take an in-depth look at its history and try to make sense of it all.

Link

From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by JKirchartz.

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(YouTube link)

Alexandra and Lizz encourage YouTube commenters to learn proper grammar and spelling, and scale back on the hate talk. -via Everlasting Blort

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This is adorable, Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg are Bonding through mashed potatoes. My favorite part is Snoop demanding black pepper instead of white pepper.

Link Via BoingBoing

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