Wednesday, August 13, 2003

Asian in da House

Asian in da House

A Chinese Rapper? Check this out. Jin is Asian-American, but he entered the Black Entertainment Television's "Freestyle Friday" Hall of Fame for going undefeated seven weeks in a row in the network's "106 & Park:Top Ten Live" rap battles. After graduating from a school in Florida, he moved to New York, not to seek his independence but rather to follow his parents. And now he has an album coming out.

Last night, my friend played for me Christina Aguilera's send-up of Eminem, a riposte to his continual jibes at her overhyped commercialism. Predictably, she poked fun at his overhyped commercialism, but 'Will the Real Slim Shady Please Shut Up?' contained some funny lyrics, including a comparison of 'Slim Shady' to 'Peter Brady'. Putcha bad self, Christina.