Former Danity Kane singer Aubrey O’Day was the subject of a Los Angeles Times profile a few months back that discussed her fame online, and how she was a beloved target of gossip bloggers like DListed’s Michael K. Its discussion of her public image online—which has included rumors of bisexuaiity and a Playboy spread—could probably have another chapter added thanks to her just-released cover of Eddie Murphy’s “Party All The Time,” a song that’s only a year younger than she is. More »
Yesterday, New York‘s Vulture put up a post briefly outlining the history of white rappers, thanks to recent activity Asher Roth and Eminem making the whole enterprise two-thirds of the way to trend-piece worthiness. Friends of Idolator Christopher R. Weingarten and Sasha Frere-Jones spent much of yesterday afternoon picking over the list, noting omissions like Malcolm McLaren’s “Buffalo Gals” and Wham!’s “Wham! Rap”–but no point was more salient to this raised-on-morning-zoo observer than Weingarten’s 140-character rant about how Andy Milonakis was for some reason singled out, while “Rappin’ Rodney” and Joe Piscopo got ignored. After the jump, Chris helps me give crucial ’80s novelty raps their due. More »
Fat Joe has decided to drop his Diddy Sean John-assisted cover of Eddie Murphy’s “Party All The Time” from his forthcoming album, no doubt because he realized that you just don’t mess with success. More »
Diddy’s long history of plundering the most obvious pop hits from years past is apparently continuing, as MTV reports that he’s working with Fat Joe on a song based around Eddie Murphy’s “Party All The Time.” When I told Jess about this news, he just typed “no.” over and over again into his IM window–even though the prospect of a Ma$e remix is high! But his reaction prompted me to let all of you know something: I don’t think “Party All The Time,” which was a Z100 staple back in the station’s earliest days, is all that bad. Sure, Eddie Murphy can’t really sing and the whole song sounds like it’s been coated in an inch-thick layer of blow, but Murphy’s crap voice makes it sort of fun (and easy!) to sing along with. Not to mention that Ted Leo covered it on the street and it made him more money than any other song from Blender‘s worst-songs-ever list. So I throw it to you, readers: Is “Party All The Time” a secret smash, or does it deserve to be swept into history’s dustbin? Poll after the jump.
There were only a handful of musical moments at last night’s Golden Globes Awards: Puff Daddy introducing a best-supporting something award; Jay-Z looking Jay-Zzzz; and Justin Timberlake doing the third- or fourth-best best Prince impression of his career. More »
Rumors have been flying that Melanie “Scary Spice” Brown and Eddie Murphy are expecting a child, and we couldn’t help but wonder what a union between the man who crooned “Party All The Time” and the woman who put “zig-a-zig-ahh” on preteens’ lips would sound like. More »