Zach: “Does anyone ever tell you, you seem like the black Byron Allen?…”

I hadn’t watched any of Zach Galifianakis’s “Between Two Ferns” interview series on Funny or Die until I saw this clip today on EW’s PopWatch blog. How did I miss this all this time? I know how…because Zeus was waiting for this special day to rain absolute hilarity on my crappy mood. So  I’ve spent the past 30min. watching these clips, and now I’m fully ready to hit the streets again and be my normal moderate-to-very grouchy self! Sunshine!

But seriously, these are awesome. I posted a couple other favorites after the jump…including Zach with Natalie Portman, and Zach with Bradley Cooper (The Hangover), and Zach with John Hamm (”Mad Men”)
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honestly, I cringed when I saw the footage of Manny’s Filipino film venture in the most recent HBO “24-7″ series leading up to last weekend’s gory Pacquiao vs Cotto fight. It looked beyond embarrassing. But now watching the finished trailer…it looks more campy than clown-y. And according to ChannelAPA, the “Wapakman” satire is being compared to Stephen Chow’s ‘Kung Fu Hustle,” which (along with my other Chow favorites, like “God of Cookery” and “Shaolin Soccer,”) was hilarious and fun. We’ll see, but that’s setting the bar super high. Either way, the contrast of Pacman the deadly weapon vs Manny the karaoke-singer, always cracks me up.

(ps: also, Nicole from the Pussy Cat Dolls is in the movie too…..um. random)

Now this is amazing…well maybe it’d be less so if you weren’t an avid fan of The Wire, one of the most underappreciated unrewarded shows ever (along with Arrested Development, and maybe The Corner, and Deadwood….and Cheaters ; ). But as a fan, this totally makes me want to rewatch the series. Thanks to Illionaire/UHTN for sending over the link.

Note: I wish I had a combination Snoop x Buboy in my life.

Bonus: I noticed that the same youtube-er created a montages of great movie lines that weren’t included in the official AFI compilations….also endlessly entertaining. I might have picks different quotes, but still good stuff…after the jump…

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Ok, it was inevitable…Taylor Swift hosting Saturday Night Live equals Kanye-punchline for the 1080’s time. Remember how corny those BET HipHop awards Kanye jokes were? Snore! But thankfully, SNL got it over with early and quickly during Taylor’s cute “Monologue Song.” (Kanye jab at around the 2:50 mark. Lightweight.) Meanwhile, the lanky Miss Apple Pie was way funnier with her jab at her ex- Joe Jonas at 2:59. And I was surprised at how often I laughed throughout the show…

This Twilight spoof was my favorite. Because even though I’m Edward-obsessed too, I know how ridiculous the whole movement is. Great job!

More of my favorite skits after the jump…
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(ah HA! Like parallel universes colliding via a frozen donkey wheel, these 2 doppelgangers Bun B and Eskay meet on “the Island.”….and by “the Island” I mean, on the island of Manhattan, lol. This was taken at Drake’s SOBs show. Ok, for the record, No. I am not trying to lick Eskay’s sweatshirt. I’m just really awkward in photos and sometimes try to offset my awkwardness by being goofy. Also, my eyebrows look too thin here. Anyhoo…)

Robbie Ettelson and folks at UnKut did a fantastic 2-part Q&A with Nahright’s big tuna Eskay…I think that, along with the interesting backstory on Eskay’s life (Yonkers, his graff days, his early career, and his time at XXL.com), what’s most interesting to see Eskay’s personality in print. Because it helps explain why the Nahright aesthetic is what it is…a no-nonsense, telling-not-selling, music-first, pandering-last, catch-all for hip hop culture.

Make sure you read the Unkut feature part 1 and part 2, but here are some excerpts:

(On “crabs in the barrel” blog beefing….)

What can you do? When you reach a certain point or level of success I think that just comes with the territory. I think a lot of that shit is misguided though….I’m definitely not one of these bloggers who feels he needs to talk shit – miscellaneous shit – and call people out for no reason to get attention or get traffic. I’m not with that ’shock blogging’ shit. I may say something crazy that you may take as a ’shock blogging’ tactic, but it’s really not. I really mean it.

(On the focus of Nahright as a place for the critical music fan…)

There’s something to be said for just giving people music and letting them form their own opinion about it….

Continuted after the jump….

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Tonite’s game started out with Mary J. Blige owning that Nat’l Anthem, and from there on, it was a good night for NYC. I guess I picked the right week to try out this whole sports fan thing ; )….

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battle of the TV tell-alls. How bout if there’s so much mutual concern and respect…don’t have release dates in the same quarter so we’re not inundated with this massive avalanche of promo confessionals.

Between the Chris/Rihanna melodrama, and all the big album leaks to come, and the video premieres, and the shots fired, and the release parties, and the holiday-related tweets to come…..I’m thinking about groundhogging myself in the crib, with my Xbox and a Shin ramen bowl, and catching up come Spring ‘10.

UPDATE: after the jump…another preview clip, where Chris tells Sway that he knows some people want him to be in jail…

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Alot of gamers and music fans are gonna be so happy someone took the time to put this together. Even if you don’t play DJ Hero (I haven’t gotten the time to fully perfect any songs….it took a while for me to get that Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Maps” just right on Rock Band : ), you’ll still appreciate the diverse blends on the game…created by DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ AM (R.I.P), DJ Shadow, and more. We’re talkin’ 88 tracks here…mixing Rihanna into the Killers, Q-Tip into Billy Squier, Bobby Blue Bland into Tupac (!) and more.

DJ Hero soundtrack: Part 1

DJ Hero soundtrack: Part 2

(NOTE: if you’re having trouble downloading, I’m not sure what the issue is, but try going here to download it. Godfree said he was able to download the audio from both his site and from this post too…so it may be an individual issue)

(Previously: Eminem talks about battling DJ Jazzy Jeff)

(PS:….6 More Days Until Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2!)

Thanks to my friend Godfree at GamertagRadio for the link….check out the very extensive tracklisting after the jump…
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Jay-Z answers Beanie Sigel from la rue du hiphop.com on Vimeo.

So, yeah, I know, this happened yesterday and it hit the web last night. In fact, the good guy Splash sent it over but I didn’t see it ’til this morning. Why? Because I’m in full Halloween crisis mode. Who knew how hard it was to find a little lycra-spandex in this damn city?

Anyways….Jay-Z addresses Beanie Sigel’s “What They Talkin’ Bout” gripe: “Beanie had a record deal, a record label, a clothing line, and never went platinum. I dont know, in the history of rap, anyone who’s done so much with so little. So I dont know what more you can do for a person at that point…if that’s not pushing a person, s–t!”

But my favorite part was from the interviewer: “Let’s stay in the complaining zone…”
LOL!

But as for the actual Beanie vs Jay-Z debate: it seems that these men are talking at each other but looking in different directions. Hov’s response is not quite about the things Beans mentions in the interview. Meanwhile Beans is griping at Hov without itemizing his own liability.

Related:

Beanie releases “What They Talkin’ Bout” Jay-Z diss record

Beanie calls into Charlamagne’s show to air out his grievances

Memphis Bleek reacts

Jadakiss and Styles P: my favorite part of the show. They killed it!

The ill-fated OJ da Juiceman set…read Eskay’s take on the boo-birds here…and for the record, I heard “Make the Trap Say…” last night in the club, and yup, still liked it.

After the jump….more of the NahRight/Onsmash footage: Raspy Raekwon, Kidz in the Hall,

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