Almost two weeks after I saw the thing, I'm still remembering Kanye West ripping and flowing over the friendly competition on Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'N Out.
For some reason I haven't, yet, set my remote to skip past MTV so I flipped and saw a group of mostly black men and women coming to the end of acting out ... something. Everyone else, dressed in long black, white or red Jersey shirts and "whickity-wack" skewed caps, casually sat in lawn chairs.
Someone won a point - graphically popped on screen as a microphone tally - as the Red and Black teams squared off on the circular, low stage.
The vibe was good, so I stopped. Good enough where I sat through the immediate commercial. Nick "Feeling' Freaky" Cannon's doing what now?
Coming back from commercial, I turned the volume back up and one of the guys on stage announced "The Hating Game. Two men - for laughs - tried out their best come-to-me, pick-up lines. The idea being the men didn't want nothing to do with trying to win the woman's heart - I think Christina Milian in this case.
I didn't know who they were, but one was putting in a seriously smooth freestyle rhyme. Found out later in the show that was Kanye West.
The group on stage was a multi-cast, multicultural set, though I didn't see that at first. I can't honestly say any comparisons came to mind as I watched - not In Living Color or Whose Line Is it Anyway. I think I was still in deep shock that something was worth watching on MTV (aka Mind Thought Vacuum).
Each team acted out whatever interpretation and scratch-spin they wanted to put on Pinocchio and Robin Hood. In a "Fractured Fairytales" vein - set in the projects - they developed plot and roles. I haven't seen it since then, and remember I may have been suffering some sort of Post-Traumatic MTV Disorder, but it was improv and lathered up hard. It was fresh.
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1 - cody tengan
yo yo yo this cody from hawaii! ur show is off the hook! keep doing the great job homie!
2 - cody tengan
o and i forgot how did ur movie go nick cannon?? i hope it goes good well any way holla comin from the 808 email man if u can ??
3 - cody tengan
o and i forgot how did ur movie go nick cannon?? i hope it goes good well any way holla comin from the 808 email man if u can ??
4 - cody tengan
o and i forgot how did ur movie go nick cannon?? i hope it goes good well any way holla comin from the 808 email man if u can ??
5 - Cathy
Yo Nick
you show Wild n Out is awesome. I love that show. I like it when one of your crew member made fun up the 7up guy. Keep up the good Nick
Cathy
6 - KRAFT
You a seven up bitch and that aint right. No wonder they fired yo ass , we're all drinking Spriiiiiite! *funny as hell*
7 - cody
can you teach me to rap and and skool a kid nextdoor plz.
8 - Nick
yo man your show is crazy, i loved it when kanye ripped every 1 up in the freestyle battle.
cant wait till 50 is on there to battle yall
9 - Nick Cannon
Yo pops dont like me
10 - Kayla
Hey Nick! I think Wild N' Out is Awesome keep up the good work by the way im all the way from Atlantic Iowa!
11 - SAJA
Yo Nick how do I get some Wild'N Out gear. I was lookin but I guess tou cats aint salin any but get back at me on that.
12 - j money
yo nick i always see someone on your show wearing a red sweatshirt with white crowns on it. who makes thoes and how can i get on those sweatshirts are the bomb
13 - paula strickland
how can i get some wild 'n out gear? i love the hoodies and shirts ya'll be rockin'!
14 - josh
yo nick wear do u get that wild n out gear cuz i want some gear. hit me back on where i can get some sick gear. thanks
15 - terri
hey nick,
where can i buy the offical clothing for wil 'n out from?? I love your show!!!
16 - mike
yo nick where can i get one of those red sweatshirts with the white crowns on it that i always see u wherin. just wonderin who makes it cause they're tight!
17 - Sabrina
i think your show is really funny i love it oh and tell taren i said hi he is really cute