American Popular Music

So, I was searching for music to listen to as I packed for Nicaragua and I came across Tila Tequila's new video. Personally, I think this woman lacks talent in all aspects of life, so I was curious to see what her video was like. I should have known better by the title, "Stripper Friends." Still curosity overcame me. Dear readers, do not watch this video if you don't want to view a soft core porn. The lyrics are along the lines of "all my stripper friends, all my ex boyfriends, we all want the same thing" I mean seriously. Sex. Sex. Sex. The video features a scantially clad Tequila pole dancing, mock sexing and getting both lesbian and hetero action. It is the most pointless music video on the face of the earth. It almost beats her amazing song "Fuck your Man" where the lyrics proudly boast, "I Ain't Gonna F*** Your Man, Everybody knows hes my number one fan. I've been there done that bitch and if you are mad I don't give a damn!" Horray Tila Tequila, a role model for American women. How to be a stripper, be sexy, and demonstrate no talent at all.

As I celebrated my distaste in the newest and hottest from Ms. Tequila, I stumbled across the new Soulja Boy video. It is called "YAHH" The chorus goes "YAHH BITCH YAHHH" and then he proceeds to utter some gibberish. The video begins with Soulja and his friend playing a video game. Some guy calls up Soulja and tells him to go to school. I'm assuming this guy is prolly his father who left his mother or some shiz like that. Anyway, suddenly Soulja's teacher knocks on the door (THE DORKIEST WHITE GUY EVER). They Boyz sneak out and a clay figure from the video game comes out of the screen. Why, I have no idea. It gave me recollections of Gumby, Africa style. Yes, I went there. Anyway the whole video is about Soulja boy telling off the mail man, the fans, a Britany Spears look alike, some fat white dude with a lawnmower and his "father" by saying "YAHH BITCH YAHHH" or for the radio edit "YAAA TRICK YAAA." Pointless. But the end of the video is the best. Soulja offers advice for all young African Amercians in school. He brags about his F papers and then says "man throw some D's on this shit." Referencing another popular rap song but applying it to grades. YAY YOUNG BLACK AMERICANS. THROW SOME DS ON YOUR SHIT. bump AS, BS, AND CS. YOU WANT SOME DS. I can only envision all the cocky kids in their class singing this to their teachers... At the very very end of the video Soulja tells kids to stay in school and says "yall know I gots me some straight A's right?" Well no, Soulja, if you did, you would speak English. Fortuantly I am fluent in ebonics, therefore I understood most of the song without having to consult lyrics.com. Shitty shitty shitty.

So I want to form this blog where I will provide my witty commentary on American Culture. I'm a sociologist and this is what I do, or some stuff like that. Read for your entertainment and argue with me if you don't agree. Let the enlightenment soak in.

On a side note, I watched Britany's new video "Piece of Me." It pains me to say this, but it was actually good. Her wig looks natural, she kind of dances, and the lyrics totally apply to her life right now. It makes me think all her shannigans were so she could apply them to this song. Horray Britany, may this video bring you back to life (and sanity).