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Two-Hit Wonder Flo Rida Owns Charts, Reminds Us He Exists

Chris Molanphy | February 20, 2009 2:00 am
Chris Molanphy | February 20, 2009 2:00 am

Obviously, we need to talk about the new song that takes over the top of Billboard‘s Hot 100, and the mind-blowing record it sets.

But before we do that, let’s talk about Hilary Swank.

I find Swank’s movie career totally incomprehensible: She either wins Oscars, or she tanks. Not even Meryl Streep has won two Best Actress statues, yet in under a decade Swank has gone to that podium twice, like some kind of modern-day Katharine Hepburn. You’d think that would make her one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, or at least its most respected. Sure, she wins roles in some blockbuster-type stuff (The Core) or prestige-like stuff (The Black Dahlia), but these movies are invariably flops. Swank’s successes seem to have had no impact on her career, or the way she’s regarded by the general public. She’s some kind of metaphor for the in-and-out nature of post-millennial fame.

All this leaps to my mind when I consider Flo Rida, the rapper who reaches No. 1 on the Hot 100 for the second time, with the kind of sales total that you’d think would make Lil Wayne, Kanye West or Jay-Z bow respectfully.

But if I were them, I wouldn’t. Because after all, who is this clown? How did Flo Rida become the Hilary Swank of pop music?

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noah | January 28, 2009 4:15 am
noah | January 28, 2009 4:15 am

Keri Hilson’s eternally delayed A Perfect World… More »


Keri Hilson’s ‘A Perfect World’ to Hit Stores?

noah | January 28, 2009 4:15 am
noah | January 28, 2009 4:15 am

Keri Hilson’s eternally delayed A Perfect World… More »



A Party Affiliation That Pretty Much Anyone Can Get Behind

noah | November 4, 2008 5:00 am
noah | November 4, 2008 5:00 am


I went to PS 112 in Astoria to vote this morning, and while the school’s lobby was bake-sale-free, casting my ballot and walking to the subway put me in a good mood. The sun was shining, the air was crisp, and the promise of not being bombarded with election-related speculation was close on the horizon, at least until some idiot commentator utters the word “2012” while scrambling to fill space on whatever cable-news channel has given him airtime. Which is probably why I had Andrew WK’s “Party Hard” in my head: Sure, it was barely after nine in the morning and I was on my way back to work, instead of heading out for the evening, but my heart felt right–like it was enjoying some wine, canapes, and total fucking raging. And isn’t that what matters? A counterpoint party song, and a rundown of some notable stories that got lost in the Election Day shuffle, after the jump.

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Ne-Yo Is An Interoffice Male

noah | August 22, 2008 11:30 am
noah | August 22, 2008 11:30 am

The video for Ne-Yo’s “Miss Independent” brings us to an office where women are in charge, dress codes are relaxed enough for some workers to flaunt their backless outfits next to the watercooler, and well-dressed male employees have nothing better to do than sit around and dream about the power… More »


Timbaland Masterminds The World’s “Sexiest” Bank Robbery (Or Something)

noah | January 16, 2008 2:45 am
noah | January 16, 2008 2:45 am

The latest single to emerge from Timbaland’s Shock Value is “Scream,” a Nicole Scherzinger/Keri Hilson track filled with bad sex metaphors (cake! pie! designated driving!) More »



Which Z100 Star Will Put On The Most Painful Performance At Tonight’s Jingle Ball?

jharv | December 14, 2007 11:05 am
jharv | December 14, 2007 11:05 am

avrillllscience.jpgTonight, Maura and I will be at Madison Square Garden for New York pop station Z100’s annual Jingle Ball, taking in the cream of Billboard‘s crop: Fall Out Boy! Alicia Keys! Avril Lavigne! The Jonas Brothers! Jordin Sparks! Colbie Caillat! Backstreet Boys! Boys Like Girls! Timbaland! With OneRepublic! And Keri Hilson! Is pop music really dead? Probably, but we’ll find out for sure tonight. As a friend put it, it’s going to be awfsome! But which iTunes bestseller is going to put on the most awfsome performance tonight? For the answer to that, we turn to the crystal ball of our handy poll software.

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Keri Hilson’s Album Could Be On Shelves Before <em>Curtis</em>

idolguest3 | July 3, 2007 12:05 pm
idolguest3 | July 3, 2007 12:05 pm

hilson.jpgAlthough Timbaland jacks the “yeah”s from “Sexyback” and the synth line from “My Love” for his grammatically atrocious “The Way I Are,” Atlanta-born singer Keri Hilson is the main reason the song is getting more play than his Hives dive–and she’s helping mask the overall stink of Shock Value to boot.

A recent MTV.com article mentions Hilson’s membership in the hitmaking collective the Clutch, which could help her upcoming album In a Perfect World avoid the delays that other artists have faced of late:

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