It’s day 3 of Complex’s week-long guide to getting the best D.I.Y Halloween Costumes. After showing you how to dress like Kenny Powers and Kanye at the VMAs, we now offer up a costume fit for a boss—and by boss we mean BAWSE. Yup, the Officer Ricky joke has been a mainstay in the rap world, and now we’re giving you the opportunity to be the biggest crime fighter Halloween’s seen thus far. Everything from Rick’s police hat, to his fat padding is available online, and we put the whole look together for you below…RAWSE!
If you haven’t noticed, 2009 is a pretty big year for Def Jam Recordings. And it’s not because they’re home to some of the biggest names in pop music (Rihanna, Kanye West, The Dream). The iconic label that put rap on the mainstream map turns 25 this year, an anniversary that’s being commemorated by a special CD box set and last night’s VH1 Hip-Hop Honors tribute.
Well, as any fan of Def Jam’s amazing musical catalog can attest, last night’s event left a lot to be desired. Even Russell Simmons is rumored to be pissed about the half-assed production. But regardless of how dissapointing it was, it probably wasn’t the most embarassing moment in the label’s history. Take a look back at 10 moments that Def Jam probably wishes they could forget…
Word to Eli Porter’s rap battle and horrifically amateur home jams, there are things in this world that we can’t help but laugh at, even while realizing that laughing at them just adds frequent flier miles onto our ticket to hell. And thanks to an ill-fated on-stage slip this past week, Rick Ross has given us a new one: “fat dudes falling over.” Trilla!
In honor of the BAWSE, we’ve compiled some of the funniest examples of our new favorite guilty humor pleasure, so read on to see Officer Ricky and other endomorphs waging a fruitless war against gravity. Enjoy!
Left To Right: Pill, Apple Juice Kid, Rick Ross, Sin Fang Bous, Killah Priest
Each day Complex scours the music blogs for 5 fresh songs that you should listen to in our 5 O’Clock Shuffle post. Instead of going crazy trying to keep up with your RSS feeds everyday, just head over to Complex.com to stay up-to-date on important leaks and releases.
We have a pretty interesting Shuffle line-up for you guys today. New school Southern rap mixed with some of the most underground stuff we’ve listened to in a while. Hip-hop’s resident correctional officer dissing one of boxing’s biggest stars. Hell, we even have a DJ mixing up hits from Kanye West, Taylor Swift, and Beyonce in light of Sunday’s small incident. Stop waiting and starting listening after the jump…
You’ve heard the news by now: Slate has found that rapper Roxanne Shante was not nearly the business-savvy teen that she bragged about being–and that rather than holding her label accountable for her college costs as she went on to get her doctorate degree, she actually didn’t ever get a degree at all, let alone make her label pay for it.
But more on that later! Hip-hop (and R&B) is as full of self-mythologizing bluster as the next genre (you ain’t no killa, Kenny Chesney!), but sometimes we’re amazed at what people try to get away with..which is why we rounded up the biggest fibbers in the biznass. Dear bad liars: try to stay away from polygraphs in the future…
There have been many Rick Ross impersonators over the last year, but we’ve got to give it up to Miami’s WickLow Entertainment for taking it to the next level with the latest in their series of parodies starring Officer Ricky impersonator Alain “Plus” Pierre-Louis. Beyoncé & Kanye’s “Ego” gets flipped into “Big C.O.” (yes, there’s singing) for a music video at the “Big Bawse Rick Rawse Police Academy.” Amazingly, this joke is still funny a full year later.
Pandemics aren’t usually good for anyone, but there are a few groups turning a bad day into a profitable one with nicelydesigned versions of dust masks to keep the disease at bay. Why wear a crappy painter’s mask when you can rock a Gucci gas mask, right?
If this disease spreads the way we think it will, the amount of money to be made in protective masks is in the billions. Dear Diamond Supply Company, Rogue Status, Nike Sportswear, Mighty Healthy, L-R-G, and Dee + Rickey: get on this, and cash in before this whole mask trend dies out! We’ve mocked up some ideas for you, modeled by our favorite pig, Officer Ricky Ross. Read on to see the six companies who should cash in on the Swine Flu hype as soon as possible…
