Apparently when B.I.G. died, Jay-Z was at the funeral all like, “Cool, now it’s my turn,” because that’s how hip-hop works. Later, another hip-hop giant died. His name was Steve Jobs, and his passing allowed Kanye West to become Kanye West, who is like the “Steve of Internet.” It’s all clearly explained in this New York Times interview with West. Yeezy’s been getting a lot of flack for the piece, mostly from sites looking for a list of the craziest thing X Entertainer had to say (see below), but if the Kanyes and Taylor Swifts and all the teenagers who unabashedly absorb Pop brands aren’t the best people to talk about pop culture, who are (RIP Adorno)? Having spent years listening to academics drone on about the network aesthetics in Homeland or host an actual conference on Jersey Shore, I’d rather listen to the batsh*t celebrities.
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The Morning Links
Dave Grohl Drops The Hammer On Singing Competition Reality TV Shows Like ‘American Idol’ |UPROXX|
The 12 Most Intriguing 2013 Emmy Ballot Decisions |Warming Glow|
Craig Robinson’s This is the End premiere date assembled her own stripper pole |Film Drunk|
Jimmy Kimmel Humiliates Miami Heat Fans |With Leather|
‘The Terminator’: Five Reasons Why Paramount Shouldn’t Bring It Back |Gamma Squad|
J-Kwon Reappears, Disses Pusha T & Odd Future In New Song, “Pushing The Odds” |Smoking Section|
The Sex Cannon Lives |Kissing Suzy Kolber|
12 Old Words that Survived by Getting Fossilized in Idioms |Mental Floss|
Friends Who Have Similar Last Names Share Best Picture in Yearbook |College Humor|
YouTube HOF: Apocalypse Then |Grantland|
5 Beloved Celebrities Who Were Nothing Like You Think |Cracked|
The 15 Most Delightfully Enjoyable Instances of an Actor Playing Him or Herself in a Movie |Pajiba|
The Worst Movie Dads Ever |Clip Nation|
Hella Weird Dancing Queen Video |The Chive|
6 Art Installations That Will Bring Out Your Inner Child |BuzzFeed|
Supposedly This Is Miley Cyrus & Justin Bieber Hooking Up |The Superficial|
The 6 Best Bachelor Party Cities |Made Man|
Kanye Has Been Cheating on Kim This WHOLE TIME, GUYS |IDLYITW|