Discourse & Dischord

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The Good

College Humor is afraid

Eminem isn’t afraid anymore. But unfortunately, his impersonator in CollegeHumor’s parody of Not Afraid is. Aliens, clowns, land sharks, ghost snakes”everything gives this guy the willies. Check out the super scary video below.

Kanye will release a song a week until Christmas

You heard it right. First up is Power, which you can download here. Merry Christmas!

The Bad

Songwriter George David Weiss dies

George David Weiss

George David Weiss, a songwriter best known for penning classics such as What a Wonderful World and The Lion Sleeps Tonight passed away on Monday. Weiss’ songs were recorded by artists ranging from Elvis to Louis Armstrong and Frank Sinatra. Weiss was 89-years-old.

The Ugly

Jay-Z woulda robbed Chris Martin’s ass back in the day

Jay-Z

Jay-Z and Chris Martin are good buds now, but if the Coldplay frontman had wandered into the Marcy projects back in the day, dude would have gotten jacked. As Jay-Z told Q Magazine, I was a different person then”I wasn’t open to the world and different cultures. I would have been, ‘Yo! Who are you? Give me your money.’ Not sure what Jigga would have done with 20 quid in the ghetto, but anywho ¦

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