Shahrukh, Glastonbury and The Best Rapper Alive...

Just to revisit Fahad's post from earlier this week regarding Jay Z's performance at Glastonbury, I think it would be a disservice to our loyal Bihari Shababis (whether you like it or not, that's your nickname folks), if I didn't encourage you to take the time out to watch the entire performance. Also I thought this would be a good time to point out the striking resemblance between Jigga Man and Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan.

Possible byproduct of a 1969 drunken Jackson Heights outing

Look at them! They could be brothers. Or I may be losing my mind. Either way, since I haven't seen anyone else make this comparison, I'm going to claim this find in the name of BihariShabab, so any other desi pop culture blog that makes it will be accused of plagiarism and will be subject to fines, penalties and public flogging (I don't know what that is, but it sounds saucy). Suck on that Sepia Mutiny!

Anyway, back to the performance. You can watch the whole thing on youtube here. It's broken down into 9 videos and take our word for it, it is worth all 90 or so minutes. It's more than just a rap concert, it's high end performance art. And it's so good that I don't even feel like a douchebag for writing that last sentence. But in case you don't have that kind of time to spare because that is time that could be better spent stalking somebody on facebook, you can find clip 4/9 below, which happens to be my favorite. It features "Jigga What", "H to the Izzo", "Can I get A" and finally "Beware of Boys"(how appropriate!). Oh and this should go without saying but yes, these are NSFW. Ho!

Ask Nas You Don't Want it With Hove.....NOOO!

KUTTI!

When my life as a troubled superstar blogger who transcended race only to be struck down by a crippling case of carpel tunnel syndrome the year after I win the Nobel Peace Prize is translated into a biopic, the part depicting my childhood will have the alternative rock stylings of the 90's as the accompanying soundtrack, while the depiction of my maturation into adulthood will be set to the mainstream and underground rap groovings of 1999 and on. So it is without surprise that I was very excited to see Jay-Z performing Oasis' "Wonderwall" at the Glastonbury music festival in England. I was so excited that I was able to discount the fact that Jay-Z wasn't performing as much as he was mugging for the camera. It's cool though because Jay-Z's song choice was the gentlemanly equivalent of Jay-Z performing "Takeover" at Summer Jam (yeah I sampled your voice you were using it wrong, you made it a hot line, I made it a hot song). You see, the Gallaghers, of Oasis fame, had been publicly criticizing Glastonbury officials for making Jay-Z the headlining act at the traditionally rock music festival (understandable). In response Jay-Z strutted out there and displayed the rap bravado that scared white people back in the day to the joy of all attendees at Glastonbury (also understandable....I'm trying to maintain my neutrality). This could be the sign of the first inter-genre music wars. I expect Oasis to hit back with something substantial while Jigga should be a little rusty from his last battle with DeShawn Stevenson. In the end I expect Noel Gallagher and Jay-Z will sign the treaty that I wrote to end the "ReVoLUtIoNaRy WaRz" and a few months later Beyonce and Amy Winehouse (who's still as dysfunctional as ever) will sing a duet together in honor of the lasting peace I ushered in. I can't wait.