Throwback Thursday: "Rumpshaker" — Wreckx-N-Effect

It's hot as hell in July, and we all need something lighthearted to take our mind off social issues.

Mother Nature's a Dick

If you're going to film yourself doing just about anything on the beach, you'd better keep one eye on the shoreline. Mother Nature ain't to be trusted.

Monday Kickstart: It's All in the Wrist

If this doesn't perfectly sum up Mondays...



I guess Frisbees are new in Bosnia. Of course, that would make the Frisbee the only "new" thing in this video. I can't tell if this was shot 20 years ago, or if that's just how Bosnia looks. The pumping Euro-techno beat isn't helping, either.

Maybe that wasn't actually music, though. Maybe that loud thumping was just my blood pressure, thanks to this week's inspiration, Ms. Arianna Varella:

Let's go.

Respect My Gangsta: Old Man By the Sea

This is sweet, sweet poetry. If you act like a douchebag, you deserve to get knocked the fuck out.

Monday Kickstart: Bye Felicia

Everyone who ever put their heart and soul into hip-hop, only to watch Oprah's shady comments over the years insult everything they stand for, is mentally hugging Common for this moment at last night's Academy Awards.

COMMON IS MY NEW FAVORITE RAPPER COMMON IS THE REALEST FOH OPRAH https://t.co/ENAMYaJqav
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) February 23, 2015

And speaking of sending out mental hugs, this week's inspiration is Swedish beauty Ms. Kenza Zouiten:

☀️

A photo posted by Kenza Zouiten (@kenzas) on Feb 3, 2015 at 10:20am PST

Let's go.

Tuesday Kickstart: This is 40

That SNL 40 was a great ride. So many great actors and so many great characters brought together in a three-hour mashup video. And this Jeopardy sketch was one of the night's best.



Am I crazy, or would "Whore Ads" be a great Jeopardy category?

With the weather being what it has been lately, summer feels so, so far away. Maybe Jacinta Rokich can help make it feel a little closer:

Let's go.

All Hail Broke Loose

If you ever plan on hitting the beach in Russia, be sure to bring along some sunscreen...and a force field.

Throwback Thursday: "Fantastic Voyage" -- Coolio

Now that it's unofficially summer, I think we need some theme music. 20 years ago, this was the official song of summer. I wouldn't be mad if history repeated itself, just this once.

Monday Kickstart: Sand and Surf

It's Monday morning. That means you're probably looking for something to jolt you awake, like someone throwing cold water in your face.



You can always count on Blake Griffin.

This week's motivation is brought to you by the one and only Ms. Teyana Taylor:

A good booty says it all, doesn't it? Let's go.

Snow F**k Yourself

Jimmy Kimmel dishes out a little bit of justice. (Just a little...)

Monday Kickstart: Curiosity Kills

Sometimes you don't want to know what you already know.



Key and Peele nailed it on that one. The struggle is real.

Know what else is real? Iesha Marie is real:

Te amo. Let's go.

In Case You Were Wondering...

...yeah, Alicia's still doing it.

*throws shade at Swizz*

F.O.H.: Mehow and the Babe

Is there a single part of this video that makes sense? This douchebag is a player? (Ok, a douchebag getting hot chicks does make sense in a it-happens-all-the-time-for-some-ungodly-reason kind of way. But that's typically handsome douchebags. This guy looks like a blonde burrito in hipster frames.) And this gorgeous chick is having a hard time getting guys? This douchebag calls himself "Mehow"?

Fuck outta here with this nonsense.

Throwback Thursday: "Gangsta Nation" -- Westside Connection ft. Nate Dogg

Some Left Coast love from 2003. And mami in the white business suit at the end...lawdamercy.

It's the Weekend

Time to sweep them off their feet...

Throwback Thursday: "Ain't No N***a" -- Jay-Z ft. Foxy Brown

"Ain't no question, had more Black chicks between my sheets than Essence..."

Back in '96, only New York cats really knew who Jay was. And no one knew who Foxy was. Then this track started making the rounds, and was included in the soundtrack for The Nutty Professor. Not long after that Reasonable Doubt dropped, and the game was never the same again.



My girl Steph with another assist.

Throwback Thursday: "It's Mine" -- Mobb Deep ft. Nas

Love this track. Queensbridge's finest set fire to a beat that samples the Scarface theme music.

"Know how to leave anything in 30 seconds,
When you feel the heat comin', then flee with the murder weapon"

Monday Kickstart: Brazil Nuts

Meanwhile, in Brazil...



Ever get the feeling people in other countries are just plain having more fun than we are? I love how this guy just strolls off through the city streets in his boxers, triumphant. Impressive, sir. (thanks to my boy Serge for the find)

Onto other impressive things...like Miss April Summers relaxing on the beach:

Yup. Let's go.

Tail Report: Christina Milian in Cosmopolitan for Latinas

I'll hold of on the dissertation I could write on the inherent racism of there being a "Cosmo for Latinas", and instead focus on Christina looking like a plate of "MMMM-MMMM" with a side of "good god" in this photo spread. Easily one of the hottest women on the planet. Makes you wonder how much The Dream is hating himself these days.

Tail Report: Catalina Otalvaro

This gorgeous Colombian model is all that's right with the world. I'm almost convinced a simple wiggle of that booty could restore a blind man's sight. Te amo, senorita.