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Socio-Political Groovin’ | VACATIONLAND #7 – Body Move Skonky

Posted by Jasmine McGee ⋅ November 2, 2012 ⋅ Leave a Comment

Here is some socio-political groovin’ from VACATIONLAND. It’s Mix #7 and it’s called “Body Move Skonky.”

So sit back and get ready for a cool introduction with Romney and Obama, and hints of nostalgia thrown throughout the mix.

Once again, here’s the music.

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‘Call Me Maybe’ | Covers by Tay Zonday and The Roots + Jimmy Fallon + Jepsen [Videos]

Posted by Jasmine McGee ⋅ June 12, 2012 ⋅ Leave a Comment

To be honest, at first I really hated the song. I just couldn’t stand hearing it on the radio and I surely couldn’t stand the annoying simplicity of the lyrics. But then (perhaps invasion of the body-snatchers took place,) the song began to grow on me. “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen somehow got stuck in my head and I realized that yes, even though it’s such a cheesy pop song, it’s actually kind of cute.

It’s cuteness (or perhaps annoying-ness) has become somewhat of a pop culture phenomenon. Dudes are making business cards and having it say “Call me, maybe.” It’s the new way of attempting to pick up girls. SMH. And oh, it’s so popular that heck, President Obama was even singing it. Then Jimmy Fallon and The Roots teamed up with Jepsen to do a version of the song using only kids musical instruments.

And now, The “Chocolate Rain” dude, Tay Zonday, did a cover of the song. Let’s just say that his version isn’t cute…more like awkwardly creepy, yet funny. I don’t anyone will be wanting to “call him” after watching him sing the song. Call him…maybe? Um, no. More like lose his number. lol. Sorry, couldn’t help myself.

Anyways, watch the covers below. Are y’all tired of this song yet? Or do you find yourself randomly singing it while waiting for your latte?

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WHCD | Pres. Obama & Jimmy Kimmel Deliver a Heavy Dosage of Laughter [Full Speeches]

Posted by Jasmine McGee ⋅ April 29, 2012 ⋅ 1 Comment

So, I’m not really big on politics. Yeah, I watch the news and I typically have a general awareness of what’s going on, but I don’t live and breathe the logistics of politics. It’s just never been my cup of tea. As long as whoever is in charge is trying to improve our society, promote some level of equality, and is decently environmentally conscious, then that’s typically all I’m usually concerned with.

But it’s hard to avoid political enthusiasts and conversations of politics, especially due to my geographic location. Living in close proximity to Washington, D.C. I’m always encountering young professionals who are so passionate about politics (I usually try to avoid those lengthy conversations.) I’d rather discuss art, music, and perhaps sociocultural issues, but I refrain from political jargon. Yet, that doesn’t mean I’m immune to the desire to tune in to the White House Correspondents Dinner.

Every year I end up watching the White House Correspondents Dinner (WHDC.) Usually I tune in to see the “who’s who” and of course, the speeches given by the president. Luckily, we have a president in office who is actually quite funny (even if the jokes are written by someone else.) President Obama is quite the charismatic and humorous guy. He killed it last year at the WHDC, so I knew this year was going to be an even more hilarious feat. And I was right! Obama was pretty funny last night!

I really liked how they set up his speech. It all began with him walking off stage and then making it seem as though he accidentally left his mic on. So the crowd got to listen to Obama crack some jokes and express his thoughts, while making it appear as if he didn’t know the mic was on. It was classic! Then of course, he came out on stage and rocked the crowd with his jokes. He even joked a little to Newt Gingrich (who was in the audience,) and he told him that there was still time to get in the game. Newt himself had to even laugh, even if he wasn’t the biggest Obama supporter.

Following a round of great jokes and of course, commentary from Obama, Jimmy Kimmel then came on stage and did his thing. I was waiting for him to mention the obvious thing that apparently nobody was going to address; why the hell was Kim Kardashian at the dinner? She came with Lindsey Lohan and both of them just seemed so out of place. George Clooney’s presence and even the cast of Modern Family (Jimmy made fun of Sofia Vergara’s cleavage and the Colombian secret service scandal) seemed appropriate, but I was just shaking my head that Kim was there. Sorry, but yeah, I just don’t like her. She’s famous for what? Having a sex tape, and it wasn’t even that good. LOL. So yeah, I’m glad Jimmy at least poked fun at her.

Jimmy’s entire speech was pretty hilarious, and he truly did a kick-ass job! I could sit here and mention all my favorite jokes, but honestly I loved every moment of it. So instead of sitting here breaking everything down, I’d rather have you engage in the laughter and watch Jimmy’s speech below, as well as President Obama’s hilarious speech.

I hope you like both of the speeches just as I did.

President Obama WHCD Speech

Jimmy Kimmel WHCD Speech

Awesomesauce | Barack Obama ‘Sexy & I Know It’ Mashup Video

Posted by Jasmine McGee ⋅ March 28, 2012 ⋅ 6 Comments

Whether you’re an Obama supporter or not, one thing that we can all hopefully agree on is that our President can sing, I mean he can saaaaang!

America had the opportunity to hear him sing a snippet of Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” back in January at the Apollo. Since then, it’s been no surprise that every now and then you’ll catch President Obama wailing out a tune.

He has yet to officially sing LMFAO’s hit song “Sexy & I Know It,” but Baracksdubs on YouTube decided to do yet another mashup of the President, resulting in an awesome rendition of President Obama singing “Sexy & I Know It.”

Baracksdubs has great timing when it comes to creating his mashup, and it’s just as good, if not better, then his Obama Mashup of Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way.” That video easily got millions a view when it was first uploaded, so it won’t be too long before this video is getting passed all around the Web and becoming yet another popular viral video.

Watch Obama “sing” to LMFAO’s “Sexy & I Know It” below.