Comments on: Brain Rot: Hip Hop Family Tree, Mr. Magic on WHBI http://boingboing.net/2012/03/20/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-11.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 12:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Ed Piskor http://boingboing.net/2012/03/20/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-11.html#comment-1375435 Ed Piskor Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149871#comment-1375435 Sometimes you hear about the differences between "rappers" and "emcees". Go to 4:25 in this video to hear Grandmaster Caz bust on a heckler in the crowd, and the reaction of the audience. A true "master of the ceremony, not a fake and not a phony". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNQSS8w5ZP8 Sometimes you hear about the differences between “rappers” and “emcees”. Go to 4:25 in this video to hear Grandmaster Caz bust on a heckler in the crowd, and the reaction of the audience. A true “master of the ceremony, not a fake and not a phony”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNQSS8w5ZP8

]]> By: Ed Piskor http://boingboing.net/2012/03/20/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-11.html#comment-1375431 Ed Piskor Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149871#comment-1375431  Hey grs. They go unsigned unless you prompt me to do it. I feel like a weirdo asking "Would you like these signed?"  Hey grs. They go unsigned unless you prompt me to do it. I feel like a weirdo asking “Would you like these signed?”

]]> By: grs http://boingboing.net/2012/03/20/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-11.html#comment-1375374 grs Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149871#comment-1375374  No lisp and no abnormal eye movement?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZAcfTHI_Uk It's just how Simmons is and when presented in comic format, well, it makes perfect sense.  No lisp and no abnormal eye movement? 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZAcfTHI_Uk

It’s just how Simmons is and when presented in comic format, well, it makes perfect sense.

]]> By: grs http://boingboing.net/2012/03/20/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-11.html#comment-1375369 grs Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149871#comment-1375369 Ed, keep up the good work. I'm also enjoying the follow up videos you've been posting in the comments. I look forward to your Tuesday posts. [Edit] Follow up Ed, on those Etsy cardstocks, do you sign those or is that an option? Ed, keep up the good work. I’m also enjoying the follow up videos you’ve been posting in the comments. I look forward to your Tuesday posts.

[Edit] Follow up Ed, on those Etsy cardstocks, do you sign those or is that an option?

]]> By: dscott http://boingboing.net/2012/03/20/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-11.html#comment-1375156 dscott Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149871#comment-1375156 Ooh, those prints are tempting...  Ooh, those prints are tempting… 

]]> By: Ed Piskor http://boingboing.net/2012/03/20/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-11.html#comment-1375128 Ed Piskor Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149871#comment-1375128  Doug E Fresh is one of the last guys on Enjoy Records, plus, his routines with Slick Rick! He's an important bridge between the old school and the Def Jam era. It's gonna take a while though.  Doug E Fresh is one of the last guys on Enjoy Records, plus, his routines with Slick Rick! He’s an important bridge between the old school and the Def Jam era. It’s gonna take a while though.

]]> By: Mister44 http://boingboing.net/2012/03/20/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-11.html#comment-1375112 Mister44 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149871#comment-1375112  I watched a couple videos and I do see how one eye migrates. I didn't hear the speech issue except for a couple times I thought I heard a "W" instead of an "R". Maybe he worked on it since then.  Anyway - still loving the series.  When is Doug E Fresh going to appear?  I watched a couple videos and I do see how one eye migrates. I didn’t hear the speech issue except for a couple times I thought I heard a “W” instead of an “R”. Maybe he worked on it since then.  Anyway – still loving the series.  When is Doug E Fresh going to appear?

]]> By: Ed Piskor http://boingboing.net/2012/03/20/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-11.html#comment-1375072 Ed Piskor Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149871#comment-1375072  They're not crossed, but, they'll get what I call "Wall-eyed", where they point outwards. Sometimes they focus, but, they definitely wander away from each other.  They’re not crossed, but, they’ll get what I call “Wall-eyed”, where they point outwards. Sometimes they focus, but, they definitely wander away from each other.

]]> By: blueelm http://boingboing.net/2012/03/20/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-11.html#comment-1375062 blueelm Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149871#comment-1375062 No offense to the guy, but he totally does have a lisp. Don't know about the eyes though, they're definitely not crossed. Maybe a little bit of the sleepy-eye look, but not crossed. No offense to the guy, but he totally does have a lisp. Don’t know about the eyes though, they’re definitely not crossed. Maybe a little bit of the sleepy-eye look, but not crossed.

]]> By: Ed Piskor http://boingboing.net/2012/03/20/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-11.html#comment-1375042 Ed Piskor Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149871#comment-1375042  More to chew on.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfh2cKl1hjs  More to chew on…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfh2cKl1hjs

]]> By: Mister44 http://boingboing.net/2012/03/20/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-11.html#comment-1374876 Mister44 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149871#comment-1374876 I've been meaning to ask - why is Russel Simmons crosseyed with a speech impediment? I've never noticed him having either before... I’ve been meaning to ask – why is Russel Simmons crosseyed with a speech impediment? I’ve never noticed him having either before…

]]> By: wizardru http://boingboing.net/2012/03/20/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-11.html#comment-1374839 wizardru Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149871#comment-1374839 Can't wait to see this whole thing collected and in print.  Can’t wait to see this whole thing collected and in print. 

]]> By: Jorpho http://boingboing.net/2012/03/20/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-11.html#comment-1374632 Jorpho Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149871#comment-1374632 So... At what point exactly did being successful require one to be really, really loud, again? A silly question, I'm sure. So… At what point exactly did being successful require one to be really, really loud, again?

A silly question, I’m sure.

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