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So much to talk about in "Hunt 4 You," the new Teairra Mari jam! First of all, how about when Pleasure P drops this bomb in his cameo verse?!

"I'm a green fiend I be out here chasin' spinach/ She said I don't want your cars/ I'd rather have your heart."

Chasin' spinach?! Amazing! Is that some everyday slang I been missing out on? Probably. I write these blog entries from the computer at my real job as a greeter at the nursing home, so I don't get much of a chance to talk to the young people. Gotta chase that wilted kale, nahmean?

Next up, a few weeks ago we talked about how everything nowadays is a remake, sequel or prequel. "Hunt 4 You" is no exception. The song/video is clearly a loving adaptation of Margaret Wise Brown's illustrated nursery classic The Runaway Bunny. Look:

Teairra Mari: I'm not gon stop fighting/ I'm gon' keep searching/ I'll go to the end of the world if I have to/ I'm gon' keep trying as long as I'm hurting/ Tell me what I gotta do/ cuz boy I'm on the hunt for you

Margaret Wise Brown: “If you run after me,” said the little bunny, “I will become a fish in a trout stream and I will swim away from you.” /“If you become a fish in a trout stream,” said his mother, “I will become a fisherman and I will fish for you.”

And dudes. What is it that bunnies do all day? That's right. Chase spinach. Boom! Hidden meaning revealed. Watch the video and be blown away by the epic time-lapse photography and dangerous make-up. Oh and p.s., SERIOUS jam here, boi. Now, back to the elderly.

Tags Pleasure P, Teairra Mari

Despite the fact that most everyone is in a pretty "yes we can"-ish mood as of late, a few of our fave celebs are bucking the trend and rocking more of a "oh no you di'int" tude. Not surprisingly, this has resulted in a whole mess of feuds amongst the glittery glam.

Personally, we're more of the "make love, not war" frame of mind, but OF COURSE we still want to give you guys the real-deal scoop. Thus, herewith are a few of our favorite famous feuds:

+ Lil' Kim vs. Voletta Wallace: Bad girl rapper Lil Kim was none too pleased with the way she was portrayed in the recent biopic, Notorious -- the movie about her former lover and mentor Notorious B.I.G. Biggie's Mamz Voletta co-produced the movie and didn't really give a rat's ass that Lil Kim wasn't likin' it. In fact, she basically told her she could go shove it: "Tell Lil' Kim to go find herself, go drink a cup of green tea and get a life!" Ouch.

+ 50 Cent vs. Mostly everyone (except for Eminem): A better question might be who ISN'T 50 Cent feuding with? So far, he's got beef with: Kanye West, Oprah Winfrey, Young Buck, Lil Wayne, Ja Rule, Rick Ross, and ??? (TBD).

+ Jay-Z vs. Chris Brown: Recall that Jay-Z discovered Rihanna, so it's not surprising that Hov's reportedly verrrry, verrry angry about the recent nastiness that went down between Rihanna and Chris Brown. The rapper has allegedly said of Brown that he's basically "a dead man walking." Y-I-K-E-S.

+ Lily Allen vs. Perez Hilton: This feud has reached a fever pitch over the last week or so, and it's all going down in the Twitterverse. These two crazy kiddos do NOT seem to like each other very much. Lily Allen to Perez: you're a "jealous and bitter lonely old queen." Perez to Lily: "Congrats on your album doing well in America, though. It's REALLY HARD to sell copies when u discount it to $3.99. Desperate!" Meow!

+ Kanye West vs. HIS KEYBOARD CAPS LOCK: Kanye has had a long and well-documented battle with his CAPS LOCK key... and he pretty much always beats that marfar into submission. If you've ever visited the Martin Luther Louis Vuitton Don's blog, you've likely been privy to some of his ALL-CAPS RANTS!!!!1!! They really are a work of art and so, ok fine, we hope this feud goes on 4evs. But everyone else, where is the love?

Tags 50 Cent, Black Eyed Peas, Chris Brown, Eminem, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil' Kim, Lily Allen, Notorious B.I.G., Perez Hilton, Rick Ross, Rihanna, Twitter

Kuroma sounds like about a million different bands. Some of them are British, some are American, old, new, rocky, hippie, indie, everything. "In New York, Everything Is Tropical," for example, sounds like MGMT covering a super poppy Hood Internet mash-up of Wilco's "War On War" and Fiery Furnaces' "Tropical Iceland" with a South African accent.

Also, Kuroma -- whose real name is Hank Sullivant -- has actually been in about a million different bands. Or at least two, anyway: Whigs and MGMT. And his all-over-the-place sound is totally appropriate for a band-hopping Brooklyn longhair, one who happens to be your New York City tour guide for the next few minutes.

Follow Kuroma down the graffiti-bombed back alleys of Williamsburg and the leftover tenement-lined avenues of the Lower East Side as he lazies out the lyrics of "In New York, Everything Is Tropical," amid constant-popping psychedelic animations. Kuroma disagrees, Pete Wentz. This is a scene, and he seems to know it inside and out. Watch the video and just wait... Your kids are gonna be like, "Whoooaaaaa, so that was what it was like?" And you're gonna be all, "No way, kid. That's just a music video." More Kuroma after the jump!

+ Listen to most of Kuroma's debut album, Paris, for free!

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Tags Fall Out Boy, Fiery Furnaces, Hood Internet, Kuroma, MGMT, Pete Wentz, Whigs, Wilco

And now, please welcome Travis, who'll be infusing Buzz Bites with his own uniquely hilarious brand of sarcasm.

+ Spencer Pratt thinks his Pocket Barbie soulmate Heidi Montag's version of "Fashion" is waaay hotter than Lady Gaga's. Really, Spence?  Is that why the track was left off Heidi's album entirely?  Not that I know... I read it somewhere. (Life & Style)

+ Chalk another one up for Katy Perry, who won Best International Female Solo Artist at the 2009 Brit Awards (can we say "Hello-Kitty-goes-Sandra-Dee?" MeROW!), after which she promptly threw up backstage. Oh. Coldplay went home empty-handed, if you care. (PopCrunch)

+ Just when you thought you knew everything about Lily Allen's body (third nipple anyone?), the pop tartlet Twitters the world about her new ink. (Mr. Paparazzi)

+ Speaking of nipples: Solange Knowles, we love you and everything, but ENOUGH about your nip slip, kay? Love you! Mean it! Call me! (AceShowBiz)

+ In her ongoing effort to make the most music videos by anyone EVER, Beyonce was photographed on location in Malibu. Flowy dress? Check. Very attractive man? Check. Smoke machine? Check. (JustJared)

+ Miley: We saw those new photos of your boy Justin in VMAN, and all we can say is we'll take him when you're done! Nice work! (Celebrity-Mania)

+ Can we take your order, David Archuleta? (Blogamole)

+ Kanye, we get it: You're the greatest. Now what's for lunch? (Starpulse)

+ STOP PICTURING TAYLOR SWIFT NAKED, OKAY? (Radar)

Tags Beyonce, Coldplay, David Archuleta, Heidi Montag, Justin Gaston, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, Miley Cyrus, Solange Knowles, Spencer Pratt, Taylor Swift

According to the Internet, James Morrison got that scratchy signature singing voice of his from a "severe bout with the whooping cough" as a kid. Isn't that just so British? When I first saw his "Broken Strings" video, I pictured a teen James Morrison waking up one morning, looking in the mirror and thinking, "Hey, I look eg-bloody-zactly like Chris Martin from Coldplay! I'm gonna be famous!"

And Fantasy James Morrison, you were right. You're famous as can be! I mean, you don't get David Archuleta telling everyone to buy your record without being a liiittle bit famous. And you certainly don't get Nelly Furtado singing harmony and longing for you through a hotel wall in your video without being a pretty major big deal. Right, Timbaland? Right.

Wanna do an experiment? Watch "Broken Strings" with someone you have a crush on. Just be like "Oh, oops, look what happens to be on... James Morrison. Weird." I bet you anything that JM's husky croon and Nelly Furtado's lusty replies will create so much tension in the room, that you'll end up married by the time the second chorus hits. Here, try it. It's a great idea.

Tags Coldplay, James Morrison, Nelly Furtado, Timbaland

At the ripe old age of 16, Miley Cyrus has already had kick-ass hit songs, blockbuster movies, a dance off (!), and sold-out tours. But all of that hasn't come without its fair share of controversy. While we still think she's firmly planted on the good-girl side of the fence, she hasn't quite managed to keep herself scandal-free. So, herewith are the Top 5 Most Major Miley Cyrus Scandals Evarrr (so far):

5. HaXxZorZ: Miley's no stranger to technology, but being sooo web 2.0 has its consequences. Her YouTube channel was hacked earlier this year when some random weirdo posted a fake message that said she had died. And just this past week Miley's Twitter account was hardcore hacked ("Demi Lovato wears hair extensions," wha???).

4. Vanity Fair: Apparently peeps don't dig 15-year-old superstars gettin' all nekkid and posing in a sheet on the pages of Vanity Fair magazine. Lesson learned.

3. Demi/Selena Fight: Okay so this one was kinda Miley's fault. She and her BFF Mandy Jiroux made a YouTube video where they kinda/sorta made fun of Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato. Miley claimed that it was all in good fun and that they were JKsies, but considering Selena's maybe-relationship with Miley's ex, Nick Jonas, it was hard to tell. And speaking of Nick Jonas, that brings us right up to No. 2!

2. Jonas Brothers: As hard as we try, it's pretty near impossible to think of Miley without thinking of the JoBros. Nick and Miley were obvs TLF for awhile, and though things didn't work out (see "7 Things"), we can't help but always feel like they'll forever be king and queen of the prom.

1. Asian Gate: Miley, honey, walk away from your digital camera (and, uhm... drop the racial pantomiming?) Just sayin'. Love Buzzworthy.

Oh wait... "She's just bein Miley!" (We forgot!)

Tags Demi Lovato, Jonas Brothers, Mandy Jiroux, Miley Cyrus, Nick Jonas, Selena Gomez

Last week we (and the whole rest of the Internet) leaked the new Sixten-inspired album art for Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown, and we've been making out in alleys all over the city ever since. Well, that is, if you consider our minds to be alleys... Which we definitely do. Anyway, since us Buzzworkies have been so wrapped up in other people's mouths, that grouchy genius FNMTV panelist / MTV News anchor James Montgomery beat us to the album preview. And it's a good thing he did! That guy really knows how to put a sentence together, I tell you what. Here are a few choice clips:

["21st Century Breakdown"] takes off on a multi-sectional sprint, featuring big, clean guitar chords (played windmill-style, à la Pete Townshend, one imagines) one minute, cacophonous drum breakdowns the next — not to mention a "We Are the Champions"-style interlude. Armstrong yelps couplets like, "Video games of the towers' fall/ Homeland Security can kill us all," before the whole song comes crashing to a close with him singing, "Oh dream, America, dream ... / Oh, scream, America, scream."

"Restless Heart Syndrome" starts with piano, and Armstrong sings "I've got a really bad disease/ It's got me begging on my hands and knees." He keeps going — again reaching that upper register — as the song picks up a swing tempo, eventually interrupted by a buzz-saw guitar section and some lock-step bass and drums. "21 Guns" — which, if it's not Breakdown's final song, really ought to be — is a cell-phones-in-the-air anthem...

Hungry for more? Yeah you are! What did I tell you about that Montgomery? That guy is GOOD. Read his full analysis of the 21st Century Breakdown preview, and realize how bad you been missing Green Day since American Idiot!

Also, Billie Joe turned 37 on Tuesday! Whoa! Check out this clip of Green Day playing the amazing "Christy Road" on 120 Minutes back in '94 to see how far he, Mike and Tre Cool have come in 15 years.

Tags Green Day, James Montgomery, Queen, The Who

Wanna own a piece of Katy Perry? Stupid question. Naturally you do.

So go scrounge up at least $570 (and how you do that is, of course, your business), and log on to eBay to bid on the REDONK Hello Kitty corset Katy Perry wore JUST last night to the Brit Awards, where she won Best International Female and then promptly barfed. No guarantees that there isn't a little vommy residue on the corset -- which was made by The Blonds (check out the Blonds-designed piece I saw Teyana Taylor in the other week!) -- but that just makes it more special, right? Proceeds benefit The Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries. Bonus: Free shipping, kitties!

Tags Katy Perry, Teyana Taylor, The Blonds

(Credit: Gregg Delman)

Sure he put out that iSouljaBoyTellem record back in December, but we don't need a special occasion to take a good long look at our dude Soulja Boy Tell'Em. Especially when we got the exclusive new MTV photos to share. Looks like that incredibly rude January house-jacking hasn't put too much of a limp in his birdwalk. He's dropped the granny BluBlockers and is looking tough as ever. Must be all them kisses coming through the phone this Valentine's Day, eh? Anyway, we're glad you're back to feeling as good as you look, Soulja Boy. Now Tell'em 'bout how you like those kisses again.

Check out Soulja Boy Tell'em's exclusive MTV photos.

Tags Soulja Boy Tell 'Em

HOW many wireless devices does Lily Allen need? How many packs of cigarettes? Which beauty products? We wanted to know too. So we asked her. And she showed us.

See what it takes to get Lily Allen through her day as she takes you on a tour of her handbag. Why? Um, why not?

+ Plus: Watch "The Fear." Again.

Tags Buzzworthy Style Files, Lily Allen