So, Drake “Best I Ever Had” video, directed by Kanye West, has been out for a couple days now, and while the video has received its fair share of flack, I for one actually like the video. I mean, what kind of man wouldn’t love a video with hot chicks and big boobs (cause basically, that’s all the video is about…*Young Jeezy voice* Kanye, you’s a fool for this one).

I know there was all kinds of anticipation leading up to the premiere of this joint, but what the fux did people expect, a cure for cancer? It’s just a fuxing video. Yeah, yeah, the concept could have been a lot better, but did you see the titties, nucca? (Yeah, I’m a perv, are you just now knowing that?).

To me, the video is different. They could have easily put out a video with a nice leading lady, and it would have looked like this, or that, or God forbidden this. But all that stuff has already been done. This one is different. And if you don’t understand it, Drake attempts to breakdown the video in his Complex interview here. But you probably have to understand the concept of “The Team” to really understand it (which I do, although my team is in a major rebuilding process right now).

But hey, ladies, I understand your displeasure with the video, but for nuccas…once again, what kind of man complains about seeing some titties? Actually, I watched this video with a lady friend the other night. And to my surprise she actually liked it. She explained that she likes seeing beautiful women, and respects Drake and Kanye for displaying beauty in the video, and that she wishes she could be a lesbian, so she wouldn’t have to put up with men, but she’s not attracted to women in a sexual way. (Damn, you shoulda seen my face). The conversation that ensued was priceless, as I tried to spit my Young Dro and T.I.  “Girl Gotta Girlfriend” game on her, but her bicuriousness (yeah, I made that word up) hasn’t reached it’s peak yet (I’ll keep ya’ll posted).

Anyways, where was I? Oh, yeah the “Breast I Ever Had” video? I mean, the “Best I Ever Had” video. So, yeah, if you’re a male and you have the audacity to call this video wack, I’m sorry but I have to question your sexuality. I can understand if women call the video wack. Ok, fine, I understand where you’re coming from. But men to say it’s wack, again, what kind of man complains about seeing some tiddays?

Ok, I digress. Maybe I’m bugging out, maybe I’m on a spaceship. But I’ll be damned, if I haven’t watch this video about 20 times since it premiered on Wednesday night, and I’m about to watch it again. You the man, Kanye. And Drake, you’re aight with me dude. This is the breast video ever:

Ace Hood’s new album came out yesterday too, Charlamagne. He’s new blood. You could have at least bought one copy of Ruthless.

Previously: Charlamagne & R.E. on Drake

Bonus: Jeremih’s interview w/Charlamagne

(The following is a series of text messages taken straight from my Palm Pre. This exchange took place throughout today, Monday, June 29th, between myself and the homie, Charlamagne Tha God. The topic…what else? Drake).

Charlamagne Tha God: I’m tired of the game man, this sh*t aint for me. If Drake and Wayne are really what yall into then what’s the use man?

RE: Man I still dont understand why you dont like Drake? The dude is nice

Charlamagne: Dude sat on a stool last night and rapped I just want f*ck every girl in the world w/ teenage girls around him. F*ck that guy.

RE: He had a torn ACL! And the kids…man blame that on lil wayne that was his daughter. You cant deny Drake’s talent Charla

Charlamagne: Well he should of came out and performed in the wheelchair since kids know him from that. Average person don’t know he had a torn ACL… I thought he was just acting light skin.

RE: Its real simple. Drake has very witty, introspective lines and deliveries about f*cking hoes and being successful over good production. Its that simple

Charlamagne: I don’t see or hear nothing special. He’s just another product of the machine and being surrounded by the teenage girls while you talk about f*cking is beyond lame

RE: He’s been nice regardless of the machine behind him now. I’ve been saying that before the hype. Start listening to me. I try to tell yall before it happens.

Charlamagne: You still ignoring the act of R.Kellyism he pulled last night.

RE: Just as you’re ignoring the fact that he’s nice

Charlamagne: He’s ok Rope. I haven’t been moved to say Wow yet. He’s looking like Maurice Williams or Paul Gasol right now, good when on the right team but no franchise.

RE: If he’s Williams or Gasol, Maino & Nipsey are Delonte West and Jordan Farmer

Charlamagne: Now you talking about some real rap. You sleeping on Nipsey and Maino gonna do 100k plus this week

RE: Nipsey is ok but rapping about killing people in ‘09 is corny. Maino is average at best. I never heard him say something I had to rewind. Maino’s gonna do young buck numbers.

Charlamagne: Ha! You stooooooooopid. Drake gonna do Ace Hood numbers.

RE: That’s funny. You might not like Drake but you dont honestly believe that. That SC heat is getting to you. Drake signed to young money/Universal. He’s gonna sell more than maine and nipsey combined.

(The moral of this story, Charlamagne is an idiot. Catch him Mon - Fri from 6 am - 10 am on the all new morning Beat, on 100.3 The Beat in Philly).

First Lil Ru debuted his “Nasty Song” video on WorldStarHipHop. Then those “Crank Dat Elroy” boys got signed to Grand Hustle Records (yeah, these nuccas). Plus, another rapper from SC with a major single just got an offer from another ATL label you might know (but that’s not official, so I won’t put the names out there just yet). But even with all that, the best news coming out of South Carolina has to be that yesterday, SC Gov. Mark Sanford admitted to having an affair with a woman from Argentina and that ish is all over the news. Like I said, SOUTH CAROLINA IS HAVING THE BEST WEEK EVER!

If you recall, last week the news reported that no one knew of Mark Sanford’s whereabouts, not even his wife, and then a story came out about Gov. Sanford was hiking in the Appalachian Mountains. But turns out that story was all bullsh!t, and this nucca was somewhere with his Argentina jumpoff. As a man that has an appreciation for women of foreign cultures (my new nickname International Rope, don’t forget that), I ain’t mad at Mark Sanford one bit for lying to everyone about his whereabouts (that’s what players do to cover the tracks). But I am mad this dude was p*ssy whipped (c’mon Mark, never fall in love with the side piece, man. That ain’t pimpin’, pimpin’).

Maaaaaan, the media got a hold of emails that Mark Sanford was sending to Maria (that’s the Argentinean jumpoff’s name), and this nucca was so sprung. Hold up, let me take an exurb from one of the emails:

“I could digress and say that you have the ability to give magnificent gentle kisses, or that I love your tan lines or that I love the curve of your hips, the erotic beauty of you holding yourself (or two magnificent parts of yourself) in the faded glow of the night’s light — but hey, that would be going into sexual details …”

Yo, Mark Sanford was going in! Or as the new slang goes, he was going ham! Like I said, you can’t be mad at Sanford. He was just trying to get from Argentinean booty. Ain’t like he was killing dogs or anything. I don’t care what nobody says about you, Mark. You’re alright with me. I mean, I don’t want you in office anymore, and hopefully this will be your downfall (which began when you took that L to my LB and his homegirl), but hey, you a player, dawg. You did lose your balance over this chick, but you a player nonetheless.

Hit the links below to read the news stories on this. You gotta see the emails. Mark Sanford…you dirty dawg, you. South Carolina, we’re making headlines, ya’ll.

CNN.com: Sanford e-mail to mistress

TheState.com: Sanford admits to affair

TheState.com: Emails detail intimate affair

And my dude is rocking my homie’s Fab 5 Brown Derby t-shirt. I actually have this Brown Derby t-shirt on right now.

My homegirl Tanika has been bugging me about doing a Classic Randomness post. She’s the type of person that sits at work reading blogs, when she really should be working, but since she asked me to, and that’s my dawg, here goes. I haven’t really been keeping up with the news or pop culture over the last couple of weeks, but I do know that Transformers 2 starts tomorrow, I will be seeing it and that’s the only thing that really matters in life (Megan Fox…I love you). But that’s not until tomorrow, so for today, here’s some Classic Randomness for you:

Dorion Is Having The Worst Week Ever

This negro right here is having the worst week ever. I know you guys probably have no idea who he is, but Dorion was a cast member on that BET show College Hill Atlanta. I usually don’t watch BET, but I actually watched that season. 1) Cause it was in Atlanta, and I like seeing the city I reside on television. 2) I thought this girl was fine as hell (even though she’s a video hoe model). That season has been over for awhile now, and the cast has been an afterthought. But yesterday, Dorion (who was kinda fruity on the show) had his email and twitter accounts hacked. And whoever hacked his accounts was posting celebrity phone numbers and addresses, and pictures of Dorion that are even gayer than the one posted above. Well Charlamagne interviewed this Dorion guy yesterday. The interview is pretty funny if anyone wants to take a listen.

Charlamagne Tha God - Interview w/ Dorion from College Hill Atlanta

Usher Is Down With Love Is For Suckers

I guess you all know by now that Usher is getting a divorce from his wife Tameka Foster. But lets be real, this is not much of a surprise to anyone. Not to be on another man’s d*ck like this [II], but this is Usher Raymond. He can find a chick way hotter than Tameka Foster. Maaaaan, I’d take Chili over Tameka any day. I mean, not to be superficial (which I am), but Tameka Foster was as good looking as the lunch lady. Now this chick right here, now that’s more like it Ursher. But I will say this, with Usher and Tameka, and Nas and Kelis getting divorced, the Love Is For Suckers movement is stronger than it’s ever been. I’m trying to tell ya’ll. Like DMX said in Belly: “BItches will f*ck your whole sh*t.” (Wait, did he say that in Belly? Or did I make that up?). Just asked Usher, that’s why his last album flopped.

No Jail Time For Chris Brown

Chris Brown was in court yesterday for beating on Rihanna. Luckily, he got off with some probation. They would have tore his light skin azz up in jail [II]. (Read more here).

No Basketball, No Football, WTF Is a Nucca To Do?

I swear, for a sports fan, the period between the end of basketball season and the beginning of football season is the worst. Baseball is on all summer, but who wants to watch baseball? Man, this ish sucks. It’s like this every year, but still. I’ve found myself turning to tennis this week. But that ain’t gone cut it. Well, the NBA Draft is on Thursday. I might have to break down my roster again this year, but we’ll see how I feel when Thursday comes.

Further Proof That SC Is Ran By Idiots

For four days, no one knew where South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford was (not even his wife). I guess they finally found out that dude is hiking in the mountains (although, I wish he would permanently take a hike), but this solidifies my claim that South Carolina is run by idiots. (Read more here).

I Think I’m Getting Tired of Chicken

So, my grandfather died this week, so I was at my grandmother’s house, and you know people bring food to the deceased house. Well, I went into the kitchen last night and the only thing in there was chicken. Fried chicken, BBQ chicken, and baked chicken. No rice, no salad, no vegetables, no nothing. Just chicken. And at that point, for the first time in my life, I felt like I was sick of eating chicken. Now, that’ll probably fade away, but I really felt like I’d reached a point where I wanted no chicken. Well, I don’t eat beef or pork, so chicken, turkey and fish are the only meats I eat [II], so I don’t have too many other options. But I’ll figure this out. I might just take a chicken break for a couple days, and then I’ll be right back in Wild Wing (I love that place).

Cause I Know Ya’ll Don’t Watch The News

I know a lot of you have no idea about what’s going on in Iran. Just watch this video, so you don’t sound stupid when someone brings this topic up in conversation.

That’s It For Now…

Stay thirsty, my friends…

These nuccas stupid. But that Slaughterhouse album is gonna be a monster.

This probably means absolutely nothing to most people, but for me and people like myself, this is quite interesting. So, my homeboy Preston, who is one of my homies that I used to sit around the dorm room with back in college, listening to music for hours at a time, arguing all day about who were the best emcees. To his credit, I have Preston down as the first person to put me up on Lupe Fiasco, so you can say the guy is up on his hip-hop. So Preston, myself and my dude Lank, pretty much have this hip-hop bond where we share new music via email, and when we get a chance, we’ll get together and hit up a show.

Anyways, Preston just hit me with the mp3 sample to Drake’s hit single “Best I Ever Had.” The song is called “Fallin’ In Love” by Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds, who were a soft rock trio back in the ’70s, and the song was #1 on the Billboard Hot 10o in 1975. (Hmmm…could the same fate be on the horizon for “Best I Ever Had”?).

Boi-1da is the beatmaker who produced “Best I Ever Had,” and he was obviously digging in the crates to find this one. Nice work 1da. I’m actually supposed to interview 1da soon, so I’ll definitely ask him about this sample, and the structure of this beat (producer jargon, you wouldn’t understand).

Like I said, this is pretty much nerd rap talk, in which I am a rap nerd, so it’s probably boring to most people. But this is what me and my friends do. But it’s part of the reason I know a lot about rap music, and it’s another reason why my ear for music is quite keen (if I do say so myself). I upped “Best I Ever Had” in case for some odd reason you’ve never heard it, or you just don’t remember what it sounds like.

Drake - “Best I Ever Had” (prod. by Boi-1da)