weekly ramble

Rant: Jin, Learn Chinese

        Okay, look, it's great that an Asian has finally broke out into the rap scene. Great accomplishment, yeah yeah. I was kinda disappointed though. I thought his songs would be something new and fresh and exciting. Instead, it's the same old, same old hackneyed arrangement. Take a guy in uber-baggy pants, put a couple of anorexic girls in bikinis, and flamboyantly show off how rich he and his record company is.  Except with Jin, he throws in pointless Canto phrases, like "Fai dee jiu ah!" (Run away quickly!) This is a big mistake. Now they're will be hundreds of kids going around saying this wrong, like "Fai jee jiu ah!" (Chopsticks are running away!)

        And then also, it's the point that Jin sounds mega-weird. I mean, I sorry to stereotype, but Chinese people sound strangely off when rapping. (And this is coming from a Chinese person herself.) I don't know, but it freaks me out. Like on 1480 where in the morning the RJ's go "Wassau? Wassau?" and start rapping about their show in Cantonese. :Shudder:

Rave: The Darkness, I Believe In A Thing Called Love

        To all the people that believed glam rock was dead, AHA! Well, it's revived anyways. Truthfully, when I first saw this video, I was like, "What the heck?" This mousy-looking guy in a glittery purple jumpsuit was strutting his stuff on the TV, which kinda scared me. But I soon found my self humming their infectous tune all the time. The music of The Darkness is like metal, but without the angry redneck and the head-banging. Check them out!