I only watch about eight television shows on anything resembling a regular basis. I realized recently that three of those shows are sitcoms airing on Thursday nights.
I usually watch all three and informally think to myself, “Show X won the night.” Because I’m always looking for new content ideas, I figured there was no good reason not to make this a regular feature on The Axis of Ego. On the other hand, there are several reasons to make this a regular feature. Among them, (1) I’m going to be watching all three shows anyway, (2) formulaic pieces are easier to write (see, e.g., my entire sportswriting career), and (3) it gives me guaranteed content for the late-week spot, taking pressure off for Saturdays.
Put simply: I’m lazy, and this is easy and fun to do.
Let’s see how the three shows in question stacked up last night:
An Entirely Qualified White Professional Previews this Year’s Grammy Nominees (Rap Categories)
There are many benefits to living in a post-racial society: The rise of the minority-owned business, political de-polarization, proliferation of “possession receivers” in the NFL, King Magazine, etc. One important benefit (to me, at least) is that a thirty-something, well-to-do white guy is perfectly qualified to comment on state of rap music.
Sure, I’ve only listened to rap music as a cultural voyeur with no real-life exposure to the hip-hop lifestyle, but so what? Rick Ross was a cop. So, suck on that, Kevin Powell.
With 16 nominations from both Eminem and Jay-Z, the 2011 Grammy Awards is loading on up on the hip-hop. And with good reason. According to SoundScan, all music sales dropped 2.4% in 2010, with one notable exception: Rap/Hip-Hop, which actually increased by 3%. As a consequence, the Academy is finally taking notice of the genre, which saw the release of a number of critically and commercially successful records this year. As such, I am breaking-down the rap-related categories from this year’s show in the most thugged-out 2500 words you will read this year. So, sit back and enjoy my explicit content.
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