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Ghost Ride the Whip

This is definitely one that belongs at the top of the list. This was probably the dumbest thing to
come out of Hip Hop this year. Yes, lets take our 98 camry which we bought for $2,000, pimp it out with over 10,000 worth of useless junk that makes its resell value at about $500 and drive it down a busy street and jump out so no one driving it. If only Harvard had reduced their fees a year earlier for these rocket scientist.

Ringtone Rap

Wow, really uplifting the art form with this little trend. We went from uplifting spiritual movements with groups like Public Enemy, and the Native Tongue movement, to teenagers proudly quoting in their lyrics “I can make a million without saying nothing on the track”. Like the old Kool cigarette billboards that colored the skyline in anyghetto, usa “we’ve come a long way baby”. I swore i would not be the guy that would talk bad about the younger generations music just because I got older but Damn, really. We had Das Efx, you guys have Soulja Boy. Which one was at least trying to be creative. And for Jermaine Dupri who just wrote an article on Huffington Post last month claiming that consumer should lick the music industry balls and give all of our money to them. thanks for helping start this idiotic trend with that damn Franchise Boyz song - “I think they like me”. One hit wonder, didn’t see that coming. Yeah keep making shit like that and the music industry will be lucky if they make as much profit as candle pin bowling.

Wearing your clothes Backwards

Another winner helped by Jermaine Dupri. I am not trying to pick on him but it was either this or people spraying painting grafiti on their clothes. And when it comes down to it grafiti is way more Hip Hop and a lot less ignorant than wearing your clothes backwards.

Dumb ass dances

Hip Hop come up with some of the most innovative dances that have ever been seen. But we also have come out with some of the dumbest dances ever set to video. But yet no matter how dumb the dance somebody will without doubt post a video to youtube of them doing the superman, krunking, going dumb, or chicken noodle soup. Yes post that video so that years later it will come back to haunt you in your job interview. Explain in your interview at Cider Sinai hospital why you have a 5 year old video of you and your friends shaking your ass at the camera screaming that you are going “to super soak that ho”.

Going Dumb

Harlem Shake Vs. Chicken Noodle Soup

Grillz

This like many things have been around for awhile but was brought to the mainstream by Hip Hop. There is no reason that grown men should run around looking like they haven’t brushed their teeth in days. Nothing screams sexy to an educated female more than the look of being scared of a toothbrush. Everytime you smile you say to the public my child is not going to college, I have their tuition on my teeth. And for the people that can’t afford real jewelry and put fake jewels on their teeth. You should be forced to get up every morning and look in the mirror and recite Nas ’s song “I know I can”. Maybe then you can get a little dignity restored to your self esteem.

Don’t get it wrong, I love Hip Hop and even these days there is still more to love than there is to hate. It just sometimes I am going to have to call some things out that bug the hell out of me.