Francesco Schettino's got the falling game on lock. You can keep fallin' into oceans and shit if you want to, nigga. People fallin' off buildings, fallin' off boats, and bridges and shit, nigga, shit is scary out here. But this nigga Francesco fell into life. Who does that?? Cap'n Francesco does.
I'm talkin' about the Costa Concordia cruise ship going down in Italy. Here's what my mans had to say:
"The passengers were pouring onto the decks, taking the lifeboats by assault. I didn't even have a life jacket because I had given it to one of the passengers. I was trying to get people to get into the boats in an orderly fashion. Suddenly, since the ship was at a 60- to 70-degree angle, I tripped and I ended up in one of the boats. That's how I found myself there."
You hear that? He gave up his life jacket though. He did all he could to help you niggas 'cause he knew you fall in water. He fell in a lifeboat. You mad?
Before you even ask--yes, it just went down. Of course, I'm talkin about this vid:
Common has some serious words for Drake, and this is also one of the first times in awhile that a rapper was willing to address the target directly. For those who don't know the story, go here.
Personally, I'm torn. Oh, not about who's killin' who. To me that's obvious. I'm torn because I like both rappers and appreciate what they bring to the table. I bump Take Care and The Dreamer/The Believer. But I'm here to tell you once and for all that Drake brought this shit on himself and started this whole thing. Like that article I just mentioned said, that song Sweet, when I first heard it, Drake didn't even come to mind. He took personal offense to it and here we are. So what does he do, he puts down some more subliminal verses on Ross's Stay Schemin' talkin' about "nowadays when niggas reach it's just to sell they record." Again, that could be directed at Com, might not. Com kills it because he calls him out directly, so there's no mistaking who it's for. Now there's nowhere for Drake to run, and it's pretty exciting. Com's legend, but some of y'all still forget that Wheelchair Jimmy can rap. It's not like all he does is sing and cry about females.
Don't do it. Please. Don't do it.
'Cause he catches bodies, too. To be honest, I'd like to say Common was the bully pickin' on Wheelchair Jimmy on the playground, but really I think the only reason these two even decided to go at each other because for Common, Drake is about the easiest target to go on. I'm not all that impressed that you chose the softest man in the game to tease. Come on, Com! He be droppin' tears over just about every record he makes. But that's him doin' him. People like him. I like him. It is what it is.
The pot calling the kettle black, maybe?
On the other hand, Common is fighting a losing battle against the nature of the industry. He is undoubtedly the most successful of a long list of rappers to have survived the test of time, a list that includes Andre 3000 and Black Thought, indisputably two of the greatest to ever live. A lot of Drake's passive-aggressive lines fired in Com's general direction, to me, were more dismissive then anything, "all I ask is when you see me, speak up, nigga, that's all." Drake can dismiss Common if he wants. Because ultimately, as sad as it is, he has the younger generation behind him. Little girls are gonna love him for at least the next three years, 'til the next thing comes along. But let's address the real issue. And by the real issue, I mean Mr. Kanye West.
The very first thing Drizzy said in Take Care, the very first thing. "I think I killed everybody in the game last year." That includes Ye. That includes Em, that includes Hov. Drake is startin' to sound like one of those dudes that forgets what he says moments after he says it. I use these three as in example because they are three Drake would never go at. Perfect example: Common's not the first rapper to call out rappers who sing too much. Did you forget Death of Autotune off of Jay's Blueprint 3? "My raps don't have melodies." "You niggas jeans is too tight, ya colors too bright, ya voice is too light." Drake would never go at Kanye. He'd never go at Jay, since he already said he'd cry when he dies, but he probably forgot that too.
So, a cop gave this woman $132 speeding ticket, then looked up her address on the police database, found her house, and left a note asking her out, in probably the most awkward, stalker-ish way possible. The woman responded with not only a 'fuck no,' she took it even further and bitchslapped him with a lawsuit. Look at what he said:
"It's Chris … that ugly bald Stickney cop who gave you that ticket. … I know this may seem crazy and you're probably right, but truth is I have not stopped thinking about you since. I don't expect a girl as attractive as you to … even go for a guy like me, but I'm taking a shot anyways. "
Now, obviously, the cop saw Bridesmaids, where this cop asks the woman out after dropping the ticket he was going to give her (which means the dummy didn't even get the movie right), but he left a note, and a creepy one at that. Which brings me to my first point:
The results are in: the opening pick-up line "Hey, let's fuck," has now reached a higher approval rating than "I've been watching you all night and..." Not that I'm saying the first one works (all the time), but damn, leaving a note at somebody's house who doesn't know you is probably the weakest shit I've ever heard. That's about as weak as when Roy Williams sent a ring to his Miss Texas girlfriend--and $76,000--asking her to marry him. She said no, and was initially hesitant to even give back the ring. Personally, I thought she should've kept the ring. That bad press in itself wasn't punishment enough.
Trick of the Year 2011: Roy Williams, looking baffled
Seriously, if you have no game, women should have the right to put you way on blast. The dude gave her a ticket in the first place, then tried to trick for some dinner. She not only said no, but probably wrecked his little self esteem for life with that lawsuit. This isn't just rejection, which he would've gotten if he had the balls to ask her in person, it's national news, and will probably cause a bit of a sensation. Now the whole country will know you have no game.
My last point: fellas. Stop this lil' dick nonsense of Facebook messaging, poking, leaving notes, having somebody else talk to the girl for you, and whatever other wimp things you can think of. The answer will always be no.
