March 14, 2005

Yes, Sire?

You may remember my post the other week about Sire Castro, the up-and-coming rapper who may be well on his way to re-popularizing Communist chic in hip-hop. Anyway, that promotion van they used must not have worked so well, because Mr. Castro is still hardly mentioned anywhere on the internet, and my post about him came up as #3 on a Google search of his name.

But then I realized something- if my blog is so high up in the results, there exists a chance that Sire has seen the blog and knows that I made fun of him- and if that’s the case, my life may be in danger (the same is true, oddly enough, of Peter Vecsey). And here I thought I didn’t have to worry about being shot by a rapper, so long as I stayed a safe distance away from the Hot 97 studios.

(Sire, incidentally, is not to be confused with Sir Loin, the fictional rapper from an episode of “Aqua Teen Hunger Force.” Since I was pleased to discover how many ATHF fans I have in my readership, I figured that merited mention.)

And speaking of rap beefs that lead to gunfire, who’s to blame for such conflagrations? If you believe the Village Voice, it’s… Clear Channel! According to an asinine Voice cover story (is there any other kind?) the corporations who own the radio stations and record labels bear ultimate responsibility for fostering rivalries between rap stars. Nevermind that they’re the ones shooting each other, or that the recent fracases have required the labels and stations to shell out significantly more on security and legal fees, or that it’s fundamentally NOT in the interest of the labels for their most popular artists to be shot and/or incarcerated. But I guess we shouldn’t expect such bohemians to actually understand capitalism.

Posted by Stephen Silver at March 14, 2005 03:14 AM
Comments

I took an acting class with one of the guys who voiced ATHF. But I dont know which character. His name is Adam though.

Posted by: Esther at March 14, 2005 04:44 AM

Get over yourself BLOGGER!!!!

Posted by: A at March 14, 2005 10:21 AM

To the Village Voice, there is only one form of evil more purely vile than Karl Rove. That evil is Clear Channel.

Posted by: mary at March 14, 2005 04:10 PM

Sire Castro Is A Maad Rapper
I Swear Same with Jymini & Down Street Playaz Why arent them cunts signed!!!

Posted by: Lil'Bizzie at March 24, 2005 02:44 AM

yO WHY ARE U POSTING SHIT ABOUT AQUATEAM AND CARTOONS.tHIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SIRE CAS.

Posted by: UZ A CORNBALL at July 17, 2005 06:49 PM
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