Video: Eminem’s 6 Meets Bruno’s 9 or Vice Versa
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Zack Efron looks more confused than Eminem. Here’s the payoff: Relapse is already on sale and Brüno hits theaters July 10th.
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posted on Jun 1, 2009 in MUSIC VIDEO tags Bruno, Eminem, hip hop, MTV Movie Awards, Sacha Baron Cohen
Video: Sacha Baron Cohen’s Bruno Trailer
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Though it is quite hilarious, we get the feeling this trailer for Sacha Baron Cohen’s first post-Borat film doesn’t do it any justice. Why do we get that feeling? Let’s just say we know someone who worked on it and he doesn’t have a single pair of pants that doesn’t smell like pee now. Also, the baby’s shirt says “Gayby.” That is ridiculous. View the trailer for Bruno after the jump, as long you’re willing to say you’re 17 years old, because it is currently rated NC-17.
AmericaFAIL: Not Enough of You Bought Ryan Leslie’s New Album
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According to the latest numbers, Ryan Leslie sold 24k in its first week, landing him at #35 on the Billboard 200. Either something is broken in the Soundcan supercomputer or America has clearly lost the thread. Yes, we implied he was a Sacha Baron Cohen character (twice) (okay, three times), but we also have been listening to the shit out of his music for about three years now and would like to see you repay our, and his, effort with a little cash money. Leslie makes his own case, but he’s probably being too humble in his own totally weird I’m-a-nerd-who-went-to-Harvard-but-I-don’t-like-to-say-I’m-smarter-than-you-even-though-it’s-basically-inarguable-so-I’m-going-to-cloak-it-in-faux-magnanimous-posturing-that-I-learned-from-watching-tons-of-awards-shows-as-a-kid kinda way about how many jams are on this album. Here we’ll list the jams:
1. “Diamond Girl”
2. “Addiction (featuring Cassie & Fabolous)”
3. “You’re Fly”
4. “Quicksand”
5. “Valentine”
6. “Just Right”
7. “How It Was Supposed To Be”
8. “I-R-I-N-A”
9. “Out of the Blue”
10. “Shouldn’t Have to Wait”
11. “Wanna Be Good”
12. “Gibberish”
13. “How It Was Supposed to Be (Remix)” w Jadakiss
Oh wait, that’s every song on the album, oops. Oh well, buy Ryan Leslie on iTunes or wherever you can find it and watch him make “Addiction” all by himself in the video above.
Ryan Leslie is Ryan Leslie in… RYAN LESLIE
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Here’s the thing about the man calling himself “Ryan Leslie”: just when some new street posters start to make us come around on him being an actual person who makes incredible R&B, he goes and vlogs the damn things himself which just makes us think he’s a marketing hologram or Sacha Baron Cohen character again. Will we ever get to the bottom of this? Who knows, but we finally got our hands on the promo of his self-titled album this week, and agreed to never stop talking about this album. Lucky you. Buy Ryan Leslie in FIVE DAYS at your retailer of choice.
Ryan Leslie… The Ruse Continues, Expands to Celebrities and Auto-Tune
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Last week, we attempted to get to the bottom of this “Ryan Leslie” character, and it seems he, whoever he is, responded by inundating the internet with new and really convincing media. On his Vimeo channel, “Ryan” posted several new videos: in the studio with Slim (of 112) recording mega-jawn “Good Lovin’,” executing 17 heels spins while falsetto cooing at midcourt during a basketball game, surprising an assembly at the High School of Fashion Industries in Manhattan, and most importantly, performing alongside Busta Rhymes at DJ Enuff’s birthday party. He also leaked a new song that is getting instantly added to our pre-Valentimes playlist. If indeed “Ryan Leslie” is a real person, this is all just solid hustling prior to an album release. But if he is not a real person… man. If he is NOT? New York can get real crazy, if you know what we mean. Check all the videos after the jump and download “Gibberish” below. Ryan Leslie is purportedly out February 10th on Next Selection/Universal.
Download: Ryan Leslie, “Gibberish”
Download: Download FADER Number 55 to read our story on Leslie and Sean C & LV.
Is Ryan Leslie a Sacha Baron Cohen Character?
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From what we’ve heard about Cohen’s new film Bruno, he takes his comedic roles very, very seriously, so it would make sense if he’d decided to create a parody of a somewhat pompous R&B producer that he would then develop an entire persona and fake career around that character, including elaborate 1940’s-themed video remixes starring Tyson Beckford of his singles . What wouldn’t make sense, however, would be his ability to suddenly make good music, having been previously known only as a comedian. But, as they say, genius transcends. Watch Ryan Leslie/Sacha Baron Cohen in “How It Was Supposed To Be (Military Version)” above (get the original mp3 here), and after the jump, a skit starring Leslie/Cohen, Plain Pat and Kid CuDi.
