What the Kids are Listening to: A Bay Bay!
July 15th, 2007 by Pete - - Posted in Hip Hop |
Look out, Billboard Hot 100, Hurricane Chris is stormin’ up the charts! I’ve expanded my weekly look of the Billboard Hot 100 from the top five to the top ten (since the same five songs have been in the top 5 since I started this a couple of weeks ago).
Hurricane Chris comes in at #8 this week. Chris is from Shreveport, Louisiana. He was born in 1989 (!), and he’s got a hit single. It will make you a) bob your head, b) shake your head and ponder the current state of popular music, or c) both.
Warning: whether you care for or loathe this song, the phrase “A Bay Bay, A Bay Bay” will be ringing in your head for the foreseeable future.
http://www.myspace.com/hurricane
One more thing…
A Bay Bay.
A Bay Bay.
July 16th, 2007 at 10:14 am
This looks like all the videos I catch on the Jamaican TV. Same shots, more cars and bling, less girls movin’ it. Otherwise it could be straight from the island.
July 16th, 2007 at 6:39 pm
a bay bay
a bay bay
Stop the madness!
July 17th, 2007 at 12:46 am
Wow. It’s as if they said “let’s make an incredibly infectious song AND coin a catchphrase.” Success on both counts.
A BAY BAY
A BAY BAY
I’m going to get it tattooed on my forearm. Tomorrow.
July 17th, 2007 at 7:37 pm
This is such a disgrace to hip-hop. No substance whatsoever. I remember my parents calling me rebellious for listening to Public Enemy. At least Chuck D. had a message in his music. If this is what the children are listening to, I’m never having kids. I would not want them to suffer from having to hear this.
July 17th, 2007 at 8:49 pm
Chuck D is planning to launch a cell phone company. “Fight the Power” gets lost in $1.99 ringtones. Maybe I am just “hatin’” with this post but…
http://www.forbes.com/technology/wireless/2006/04/18/chuckd-mqube-wireless-in_nh_0418unwired_inl.html?partner=rss
You decide.
(Well, iit ain’t footnotes, but we will see if this starts some serious posting
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July 17th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
Crazy thing is, it’s this low budget, cookie cutter video that’s gonna put this kid into a mansion with an aquarium, a giant Scarface poster, and a fridge full of Cristal.
July 18th, 2007 at 7:49 am
Agreed. Is Chuck D the Sam Walton of Video Music?
July 23rd, 2007 at 7:52 pm
I’m lost on the Chuck D/Sam Walton comparison…