Top 5 Hip-Hop Fails of 2009

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The year is more than half way over and hip hop has had a tumultuous 2009 so far. With that said, we couldn’t wait ’til December or January of 2010 to put together our list of hip hop fails. With that being said, we present to you the Top 5 Hip Hop Fails of 2009:

#5 Ace Hood

Seattle: Who? Oh the dude from Twitter. Yeah…  ::Shrugs shoulders::

Slim: I really didn’t know too much about this guy…until he became a trending topic on Twitter. In most cases, becomin’ a trending topic is a good thing. However, as Ace Hood has proved, it can be a major #fail to one’s career. Last week there was a string of #uknowuacehood messages followed by some joke pokin’ fun at the rapper and his less than stellar career. I felt as sorry for this dude as I did for @drakesknee. Nonetheless, a fail. Speaking of Drake…

#4 Drake’s “Best I Ever Had” Video

Slim and Seattle in unison: Worst we ever seen.

Slim: Slow head (pause) shake at Kanye for co-signing this. I like titties just as much as the next man, but damn. Really? You crushed a lot of women’s dreams of a rapper that truly respects and honors women with his music.

Seattle: I like how you’re keeping the ladies in mind Slim, but eff all that. Above all else, this video just had no concept. Which is cool if it’s a regular music video, but you can tell they really tried to make this have some kind of storyline. Well they obviously failed. Basically, this joint was the music video version of “The Happening”.

#3 Nas & Kelis’ Marriage

Seattle: Dude, I didn’t agree to this.  C’mon man.  I really can’t co-sign to this one.  ::Throws on headphones and listens to Nas’ “Life’s A Bitch”.::

Slim: I guess the milk shake went sour. Black love takes a hit once again. As for the lack of a prenup…well, he was screwed either way.

#2 Soulja Boy

Slim and Seattle in unison:  Youuuuuuuuu SUCK!!!

Seattle:  It’s one thing to make bad music, it’s another to dumb down the next generation of Black America. I’m tired of folks saying that he’s just a kid or that he’s getting money. You can get money without messing up the art man. He doesn’t even rap! He just says the hook over and over again in an inaudible voice. It’s like giving Barney a fifth of Jack and telling him to get in the booth. I’d welcome Diddy, Nelly and Mike Jones back into the game if that means I wouldn’t have to listen to this guy.

Slim: We’re doomed.

#1 Black Lackluster Entertainment Television (BET)

(We Refuse to Put the BET Logo on Our Website)

Slim: As I stated a little bit back durin’ the Black in America 2 series, CNN should have done a segment on BET’s struggle to produce quality programmin’. Seems like it’s an adversity they’ve yet to overcome. 2009 has been a particularly sh*tty year for “our” channel.

Seattle:  I hate this channel. With a passion. CNN, MTV and even TVOne do a better job at depicting Black Americans in a positive light. The channel run by our own people falls shorter than a midget jumping off the curb. What happened to Teen Summit? What happened to Tavis Smiley? I’d take the mysterious Mama Tigger and her son calling every one his cousin over the crap they have on air now. BET Spring Bling and some bull—t Award Show that can’t decide if they want to be the Image Awards or the Source Awards? My ulcer is acting up as I type so I’ll just end this while I’m ahead. I said it once and I’ll say it again, F**k BET!

Honorable Mentions Go To:  Mariah & Eminem’s Beef and subsequent “diss” tracks, Officer Rawse, Anything 50 Cent nowadays, and Pleasure P just because his name is Pleasure P.

Well that’s the top 5 we decided on. Anything we missed? Disagree with the list? Fortunately, there are brighter spots in hip hop. But for today, let’s get the party going…

Hip Hop’s Siskel & Eibert,

Seattle – Wait, so there’s really a rapper named Ace Hood? – Washington

Slim – Somebody’s gotta do it – Jackson

Tagged as: 50 Cent, Ace Hood, Best I Ever Had, BET, Drake, Eminem, Kelis, Mariah Carey, Nas, Pleasure P, Rick Ross, Soulja Boy

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