Blogcritics Comments of the Week 5

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Just when you're starting to think some BC internet phenomenon like the Pretty Ricky post and it's bloated yet repetitive comment chain is fading away, another Blogcritic gives the embers a stir and sparks new life into the beast.

The latest feature on the teen love sensations takes a rather different line, going for a straightforward critical mauling in Bluestars by Pretty Ricky - Worst Album of the Year by Al Barger. For reasons that escape me, the conversation has evolved into a peculiarly uneven dialogue between the kids squealing shrilly about who exactly is Pleasure's boo on the one hand and some of the BC regulars on the other.

With Christmas barely behind us and the end of 2005 appearing faster than a polaroid picture, the Comment of the Day for Monday 26th December 2005 comes from one exchange between the belligerent yet romantic "Trey" and our own gonzo marx, which gave us the following as Comment #53.

well Trey, about this "gangsta" bit

i'm from the Jersey Shore myself...representing Asbury Park, a "playah" from back in the crack wars of the 80's...got my Respect from all the street, including the 5 percenters who called me "Viking"

so spare me the wanna be little kid shit about "gangsta" cuz my graveyard is bigger than your 'hood

sho, how about you try not telling folks what to do, you want to express yourself..go for it

but you will go a lot farther if you look at the Topic of the Thread, and state your case for your Position...one way or the other

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