First off - I like this song. Seriously, I could bump this for a minute. I like it despite the acidic female portion of the chorus and the beat’s lack of knock. Even with those shortcomings, this is a decent track for pre-gaming. I dig it.
That said. Omarion with facial hair? Bow Wow in a vest trying to rock a T.I. style? What the hell is that all about? And, video girls a full foot taller than either of these two kids? That is so far from realistic, even for a ‘tween’ aimed hip hop video.
I mean, it’s got to be hard to be in the hip hop game at 5 ‘ 7″, but damn. Even Mario rocks girls his own age/height in videos. I feel like Bow and Omarion are dating their older sisters when I watch this. Does that creep you out too?
Look out for some crazy moves by Omarion. Dude looks like he has to pee during the whole video. Also, I think this video should really have been released by O - with Bow listed as a guest/hypeman. Homie lays down one verse while Mr. Grandberry carries the entire track. That is fucked up. Let’s give the You Got Served star some credit!
We’re making our own headlines as we audio shock the Spice Girls, Baby Bash, Mary J Blige, J Lo, Avatar Book 3 Chapter 7, Lust Caution, Planet Terror, Dane Cook, Heavy Ink, Dynamo 5 #8, Iron Man Halloween ashcan, Kyle Baker, and way more.
I heard not a word about Special Forces #1 until I saw it at my comic shop yesterday. It was a surprise to see a new number one issue by Kyle Baker. It was also a warning sign. I remember what he did to me with Nat Turner - he put out two great issues in a row, and then the book dropped off and returned in a different shape as two combined issues.
Special Forces feels different though. More than ever, Kyle Baker is taking notice of his lettering. He does a particularly excellent job with the sound effects, dialog, and captions in this issue. In fact, when I go to letter my own comic in the next few months, I’m going to use Special Forces #1 as a blueprint.
This story has a lot of heart. I don’t like war stories at all, normally. But this spoke to me. It mattered how each individual soldier got there and why they went. By the time I read the last two pages, I had tears welling in my eyes. I don’t know why… it wasn’t a sad moment. It wasn’t especially victorious either. It was just the tragically beautiful humanity of the characters that moved me.
An interview with Chris Giarrusso, the creator and cartoonist behind Mini Marvels and Bullpen Bits, in Podcast Episode 046 on Tuesday, September 9, 2008.
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