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Can Jerry Seinfeld Save Microsoft’s Ad Campaign?

With as much money Microsoft stacks from running businesses to Xbox 360, their advertisements should equate that success, right? Wrong. They haven’t been able to crack the “cool” market because Apple holds it down with straight-forward, minimally-styled clips. But when Steve Jobs recently took another shot at Bill Gates‘ Windows Vista operating system, the software mogul tapped Jerry Seinfeld to clap back.

We’re not sure if the $300-million dollar campaign will actually work, simply because Jerry’s been catching bricks since Seinfeld went off the air. The handful of other ads he did for the geriatric crowd (American Express, Hewlett Packard), and last year’s Bee Movie are, well, straight up B’s. So we figured we could jog Microsoft’s memory (zing!) by compiling five (2 of which ended up being banned) of their greatest hits for a little inspiration.

Did Charles Hamilton Fire Shots?

Photo: Jaeki Cho

Yesterday, rookie New York MC Charles Hamilton leaked a song called “Windows Media Player,” and a lot of folks have been asking about a line where he mentions Complex:

“I don’t pose, I hate pose-urs/Except for one photoshoot/For Complex, what the heck was I supposed to do?/I had fun, acted mad young/I was flyer than the rest of ‘em, why am I addressing ‘em?”

What exactly is Charles talking about?…

Porn Star Rap Battle: Tera Patrick Vs. Jenna Jameson

Long story short: in an interview last week, Tera Patrick talked kinda greasy about Jenna Jameson. Not a full-on insult, just a little sideways chatter. “There’s a lot more things I’ve done than Jenna. I wouldn’t say she has a mainstream presence….She has more of a porn look.”

So of course we thought, What if the two porn queens took it to the vocal booth? Both are known for outstanding oral work, so it stands to reason that a rap battle between the two would be an instant classic. So obviously we had to come up with lyrics for this hypothetical battle—check out the verses below then vote on who has the better spit-game…

Are Yung Berg & Tyga Built For Beef?

When you think of rappers talking smack, images of brolic heavyweight types like 50 Cent and Fat Joe come to mind. But recently, Yung Berg and Tyga—two light-weight MCs known for making teen-friendly crossover hits—have gotten caught in the crosshairs of rap beef. Berg claimed he would punch Florida MC Brisco, while Tyga released a video to clap back at G-Unit flunkie 40 Glocc, who claimed he stole the youngster’s chain.

For two positive kids who just want to make fun music, it’s sad that they’ve gotten pulled into the world of back and forth rap beef. But if they want to have a long career in the competitive hip-hop world, it certainly won’t be the last time they’ll make enemies. Which little guy will hold up better under the pressure? Watch both of their recent tough-guy videos and vote below.

Shawty Lo Answers T.I. On The “Foolish” Remix

This week will be remembered as the moment when the T.I./Shawty Lo beef finally came out of the closet. After throwing subliminals at each other for the last year, they both publicly acknowledged the tension for the first time in separate radio interviews—Tip on ATL’s 107.9, and Lo on Kay Slay’s show.

Now, on the brand new “Foolish” remix, which features DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Jim Jones and Birdman (on the vocoder!), Lo contunues his quest to bring Tip’s Bankhead origins into question: “Cross your T’s and dot your I’s / I’m the real Bankhead, that’s no lie!” It ain’t exactly an ether, but its the closest either of them have come to saying the other man’s name on record. Listen after the jump.

50 Cent Co-Signs Anti-Fat Joe Supergroup

A new thorn in Fat Joe’s side comes by way of Bang Bang Boogie, a (sort of) supergroup made up of a few overlooked MCs from the Bronx. The group includes Lord Tariq, Mysonne and Fat Joe’s former Terror Squadian Cuban Link, along with S-One and Hocus, two newcomers from the Castle Hill projects. And in a perfect example of “The enemy of the enemy is my friend,” 50 Cent even shows up to co-sign the Fat Joe diss by rocking the crew’s T-shirt and introducing the video. After the jump, watch the carnage.

Fat Joe And Papoose Talk To Big Tigger

According to Fat Joe and Cassidy, they were all in the same hotel room when Papoose allegedly tapped Fat Joe’s chin. In Fat Joe’s interview with Big Tigger, he claimed Yo Gotti, and Gucci Mane were there too. In all the comotion, there was no mention of the whereabouts of groupies.

[Via Rapbasement]