Swagga Like Us at the Grammys

The performance is pretty cool and the video is worth watching if only to see M.I.A.'s pregnant ladybug costume.

Swimming in the Mainstream

Nick has been holding up this blog quite impressively, so I thought I should drop in to rep the mainstream a little bit.

I have not heard much from T.I. at all, aside from the occasional guest verse with Kanye, Destiny's Child and Justin Timberlake(!?). Anyway, here's a strange song he did with Rihanna, where he grabs the hook from the "Numa Numa" song that became famous on the internet a few years back - Live Your Life.

Surprisingly, his voice reminds me a bit of KJ-52, a (white) Christian rapper. I don't know much about T.I. apart from the occasional interview in XXL and the odd article online. I like what he tried to do with T.I. vs T.I.P., his alter-ego album. I don't know if it's worth checking him out much more, but the couple of songs I've heard, I reckon I could listen to his voice for a whole album.

Another thing I learned about T.I. that surprised me a bit is his close relationship with Eminem. Apparently Em's been giving him heaps of advice through all his legal troubles.