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TGIF, right? Oh, and TGKWHPAARTHB! Oh, you don't know that one? It stands for Thank God Kanye West Has Posted An Awesome Rant To His Blog. Thought you knew!

The Louis Vuitton Don has taken time off from being in the background of incredible Amber Rose photos and decided to do what he does second best: blogging.

Today's act of raging against the dying of the light comes in the form of verbal pimp-slap to the faces of the haters (read: fashion bloggers) out there. See Kanye and Amber have taken some heat for their proclivity to wear Bambi as a coat. And Mr. West is mad as hell and not going to take it anymore.

It's actually somewhat coherent, as these things go. Kanye proclaims, "IT'S FUNNY TO ME WHEN FASHION BLOGGERS DOWN OUR OUFITS (sic) AND THEN SUPER JOCK OUTLANDISH S**T ON THE RUNWAY BUT THEN THEY DRESS MAD PRUDE AND DON'T LIVE FASHION."

You hear that, you mad prudes! He goes on to touch on Michael Jackson, haters, Catholic school teachers, haters, race, athletes celebrating after a good play and haters.

West ends the rant with this stirring sign off: "REMEMBER CLOTHING IS A CHOICE. WE WERE BORN NAKED!!! FRESH IS AN OPINION, LOVE IS OBJECTIVE, TASTE IS SELECTIVE, AND EXPRESSION IS MY FAVORITE ELECTIVE. NO MORE POLITICS OR APOLOGIES!!!"

2010 is going to be awesome, guys. Kanye is back.

Tags Amber Rose, Kanye West

Cobra Starship was obviously all partied out from the original "Hot Mess" video, which was basically a rolling soiree that ended at a late-night taco joint and Gabe Saporta getting drawn on with lipstick. Which is why Cobra's "Hot Mess Remix" video, off of the I'm A Hot Mess, Help Me - The Remix EP, features backstage footage, B-roll, and joke shots, including one not-so-funny clip of Pete Wentz and his mysterious busted face. As you probably already know, the "Hot Mess Remix" (the Suave Suarez On Pleasure Ryland version, specifically) features some tongue-in-cheek verse from Travis McCoy. Think of the video as the afterparty to the original "Hot Mess."

Watch the "Hot Mess Remix" video here.

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Tags Cobra Starship, Gabe Saporta, Pete Wentz

Somebody's been looking at their "Amber Rose" Google Alerts. And somebody must have considered Rose's fashion-forward (or fashion-backwards) statements from Paris Fashion Week something of a challenge.

After spotting Amber's ripped top/flesh colored look, her head-to-toe fur ensemble and her hooded golden gown/ Snuggie situation, it seems like Kelis looked at herself in the mirror and said those magic words of self-improvement (or destruction): STEP. YOUR. GAME. UP.

So what does she do? Well, she gets herself invited to the the first annual Data Awards in Hollywood. Then she goes and grabs a box of Just For Men hair color and gets her "distinguished gray" on, grabs the glue gun and puts the feathers of a small bird on the lower part of her eyes, threads a gold chain so that it goes from one earring, through her nose ring and into the other earring... and then, just for kicks, puts some metallic cones in her hair so that she looks like the second-coming of the Statue of Liberty. Only more Fritz Lang.

THEN...

Throw on some A. McQueen "heels" (as rocked by Lady Gaga in the "Bad Romance" video), and pink rubber body suit, and you're good to go!

This might surpass Amber's out-there moves and approach Gaga realms of insanity/awesomeness.

What do you think of Kelis' gauntlet-throwing style? And is all forgiven since "Milkshake" is still such a dope beat?

Tags Amber Rose, Buzzworthy Style Files, Kelis, Lady Gaga, video, WTF

Nicki Minaj, the Queens, NY-born queen of Lil' Wayne's Young Money crew, who just dropped her latest mixtape, Barbie World, is primed to have a pretty sensational 2010. You've already marveled at her Nurse-Barbie-rocking-an-Austin-Powers-accent in Mariah Carey's "Up Out My Face" video. Now find out why she's set to run this town in 2010.

+ Her Attitude
Nicki Minaj is some kind of unholy hybrid of Lil' Kim and Gwen Stefani. Yeah, she can be raunchy, but she can also be playful, beguiling, funny, flirty, and coy.

+ Her Words
One of the things that separates Nicki Minaj from the crowd is her playful, dexterous use of language, making mundane lines pop with her eye for detail: "I'm so pretty like, be on my pedal bike, be on my low startch, be on my egg whites." (not, "low scrunch...egg whites." OUR BAD, NICKI).

She's also managed to create an entire lexicon of slang. I mean, come on, how many rappers do you know of that haven't released their official debut album yet, but already have their own friggin' dictionary. (AKA the "Nictionary.")

+ Her Voice
Moving from helium-pitched heights, to snarling New York attitude, Nicki doesn't just come up with interesting words, she also figures out consistently entertaining ways to spit 'em; whether it's in foreign accents or using a double-time flow. She's basically the Jim Carrey of rappers.

+ Her Style
Borrowing from Stefani's infatuation with the Japanese Harajuku fashion sensibility, and combining it with her own tongue-in-cheekfaux-plastic look of a Barbie, Nicki's well on her way to becoming a style icon who's doesn't know from subtle.

+ Her Crew
Like any success story, Nicki Minaj has some help, and in her case it comes in the form of her Young Money family (and Barbie). Nicki fits right in, holding her own with Drake, Lil' Wayne and the other sex-crazed boys in the crew.

Tags Drake, Lil Wayne, Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, video, Young Money

+ Yesterday we mentioned that Quincy Jones was corralling the likes of Bieber, Cyrus and Will Smith for a "We Are The World" re-make to aid Haitian relief efforts. Not to be outdone, Simon Cowell is putting together his own all-star Haiti benefit single, "Everybody Hurts," (yes, R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts"...see bottom of post to refresh your memory) reportedly featuring Susan Boyle, Mariah Carey and Jon Bon Jovi. (Spinner)

+ Whatever Jay-Z does, Beyonce can do as well. A couple of years after Hova made a milestone appearance on 60 Minutes (remember him showing Steve Kroft how to "flow"?), Bey will go under the venerated television news magazine's spotlight this Sunday. It airs right before the Grammy Awards. Check out a snippet. (Concrete Loop)

+ Speaking of the Grammy Awards, don't go into your Grammy pool unprepared: let Pink and ?uestlove of The Roots handicap the nominees for you. (Rolling Stone)

+ Tired of waiting to hear Erykah Badu's much-anticipated new album, New Amerykah Pt. II? Well, today might be your lucky day. Badu has hinted on Twitter that she might leak/stream/preview some music on her site this afternoon. (Sound of the City)

+ Keri Hilson went on the Rachael Ray Show yesterday and played an acoustic version of "Knock You Down." More importantly, she showed the world her wild juggling skills! (Rap-Up)

+ With Fall Out Boy on an indefinite break, what better time for Patrick Stump to redesign his website, put up an esoteric Anais Nin quote and, oh yeah, prep a solo album, on which he will write, produce and perform all the music! (MTV News)

Tags Beyonce, Fall Out Boy, Jay-Z, justin bieber, Keri Hilson, Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Patrick-Stump, Pink, R.E.M., Simon Cowell, Susan Boyle, The Roots, video, Will Smith

After running their hometown of Memphis for years and taking having their fair share of Adventures In Hollywood, Three 6 Mafia has now packed up their traveling roadshow and moved it to Las Vegas.

The reason for this Sin City excursion? Their video for the first single from their new album, Laws of Power, "Feel It," featuring Sean Kingston and Tiesto.

The presence of these two guests is felt immediately, with the Tiesto-produced trance-rap track pulsing underneath Kingston's auto-tuned demands that the DJ turns the music up.

It's like Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, minus the "fear" and the "loathing." Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves tremendously, with Newey documenting it all with Hype-Williams-levels of gloss liberally applied.

FYI: the song features a verse from Sunshine State rapper Flo Rida, though he does not appear in the vid. Laws of Power is due out at the end of March.

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Adrianne Curry is a model, the winner of America's Next Top Model cycle 1, star and co-executive producer of  Vh1's The Surreal Life and My Fair Brady (which she co-executive-produced), and a Lord of the Rings devotee. She's also an opinionated Twitterer. But one thing she's apparently not is a fan of MTV's Jersey Shore. We know because she tweeted the following message this morning:

MTV's social media manager Tom Fishman took to the MTV Buzzworthy Blog with his own personal defense of Jersey Shore.

Just wanted to quickly address a couple things about your opinion of Jersey Shore. One is that, technically, MTV's target demographic is actually 12-34, which is older than the "12-20" demo you Tweeted, but still, I see your point -- the demographic is young, and young people definitely tune in.

I watched every episode of Jersey Shore, and I respectfully disagree with the idea that the show promotes violence and promiscuity. The show certainly depicts that kind of behavior, but that's not the same thing as promoting or encouraging it. In fact, I'd say the exact opposite is true.  Several cast members, including JWoww, Sammi, and maybe most notably, Ronnie -- who believed he'd never fall in love at the Jersey Shore -- were shown to prefer meaningful relationships over ''creeping'' for random hook-ups, and random hook-ups on the show often had serious consequences, ranging from violence in the house to, in JWoww's case, nearly ruining an existing meaningful relationship.

Finally, people who were violent on the show frequently faced legal consequences, like getting arrested and hauled off to central booking. Ronnie even spent a night in jail. The man who punched Snooki got arrested and ultimately lost his job as a result of his violent behavior.

Okay, look -- I get that the violence and sex on Jersey Shore can be entertaining, and of course the show benefits from that. But to say that it teaches underage kids how to be "violent sluts," in my opinion, just doesn't accurately represent the show's content.

Anyway, Buzzworthy readers, do you think Jersey Shore is a bad influence on young people? I'd love to hear your opinions in the comments. And Adrianne, I'd of course welcome yours.

Follow Adrianne Curry on Twitter at @AdrianneCurry.

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Tags Adrianne Curry, Jersey Shore

Today we have two videos for two new Mariah Carey singles, and like feathers plucked from Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, they show two sides of MC.

First we have "Angels Cry." Directed by her husband, Nick Cannon, this is classic Mimi balladry. Out in the rain, or in the studio, Mariah is dressed down, but she's still hitting the highest notes you can imagine. Like "H.A.T.E. U," "Angels..." is a break-up song, although it's one with a somewhat hopeful undercurrent; in the end, Mariah seems to believe that this lost love can be found again. (I'm tearing up over here!)

Second we have the way-more-fun "Up Out My Face" video, also directed by Cannon. "Up Out My Face" features Young Money's first lady, Nicki Minaj. No offense to the imperfect angel or anything, but Nicki kinda steals the show here, dressed up like Nurse Barbie, referencing Trey Songz' "LOL" in a British accent, she basically pops balloons all over this thing.

Funnily enough, "Up Out My Face," is a break-up song too. But as you can see from the video, it's a break-up that worked out just fine for Mariah. But watch for a Nick Cannon cameo that pretty much references the movie Drumline.

Tags Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, Nicki Minaj, Trey Songz, video

(Credit: Ryan McSorley, via The Pipeline)

This is a terrifying, albeit hypothetical, development in corporate branding!

We spotted this over at one of our favorite style sites Refinery29's The Pipeline. So, an art student named Ryan McSorley, when completing a product design course at the Central Saint Martins school in London, decided that, in addition to the skin care products he was already working on, he would create a Chanel headband that would leave the fashion house's famous double C logos IMPRINTED ON YOUR FOREHEAD.

Whether or not the kinda-fake Chanel forehead branding headband apparatus is a comment on the cult of Chanel and/ or luxe branding obsession, it's still cooler than Doritos nails. And less dangerous than the Chanel chainsaw.

Tags Buzzworthy Style Files, WTF

Not unlike yesterday's Buzz On artist, Nneka, Debi Nova draws on a diverse musical and cultural background to make a seductive sound all her own.

The Costa Rican singer has been a staple of the Los Angeles music scene for a couple of years now, adding her alluring vocals to tracks from Ricky Martin, Sean Paul and Black Eyed Peas.

She made an intoxicating collaborative EP with the late J. Dilla's brother, Illa J (Sounds Like Love, released last May), before moving on to begin recording solo material in earnest. On her debut solo album, titled Luna Nueva, due out in March, Nova makes what she describes as, "Tropical Soul."

Indeed on songs like "Drummer Boy," the usual beats of R&B and pop are subverted by the energy of Latin rhythms, while "Need 2 Be Loved," shows off her incredibly playful vocal dexterity.

Stay tuned for her "Drummer Boy" video, coming soon!

Tags Black Eyed Peas, Debi Nova, Ricky Martin, Sean Paul, The Buzz On, video