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When people talk about Paul Wall, they invariably talk about his teeth. It's his own doing, of course -- not only does Paul Wall rap about grills, but he also makes and sells them. But when it came time to list the most important factors that influenced his new album, Fast Life, grills didn't even crack Paul Wall's top five.

What did? Beef jerky and baseball. The essentials.

Also notably absent from Paul Wall's list are Fast Life collaborators Travis Barker, Yung Joc, Gorilla Zoe, Too $hort and Tech N9ne. No room for Mr. Boomtown (the Dirty South's leading video director responsible for Paul Wall's "Bizzy Body" clip, as well as new joints from Mike Jones, Slim Thug, Gucci Mane and Bun B) either.

That's how important beef jerky and baseball are to Paul Wall. Don't forget it. Fill in the blanks on the rest of his list in the video below.

Tags Bun B, Gorilla Zoe, Gucci Mane, Mike Jones, Paul Wall, Slim Thug, Tech N9ne, Too $hort, Travis Barker, Yung-Joc

We've already seen proof in the original run of "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" ads that time has transformed A Flock Of Seagulls (and I ra-a-an) from a pack of fops with Pomeranian haircuts into straight-up thugs. Paired with a Miami sunset and a fleet of matching neon sports cars, not much else sounds as sinister as the one-hit-wonders' new wave Hail Mary, "I Ran."

Cut to a bird's-eye view of late-night Houston where native son Slim Thug is doing FOS one better by transforming their old lyrics to match their new thugged-out sound:

I run/ the streets all night and day (the hood love thug)/ cuz I still run/ the streets all night and day/ I rep for my city/ go hard for the hood/ still posted on that block what's good/ I run the streets all night and day/ can't stay away

A Flock Of Seagulls couldn't be in better hands. The O.G. who's so G that Lupe Fiasco based a whole rap narrative ("Hip-Hop Saved My Life") on his hustle, puts the classic '80s hook on a whole new level. Produced by Jim Jonsin (T.I., "Whatever You Like" and Lil Wayne's "Lollipop"), "I Run" is the first single off of Slim's upcoming Boss Of Bosses record, his first in three years. And if it's anywhere near as tough as the Mr. Boomtown (Bun B, Scarface)-directed video, Slim's got big things to look forward to in '09. So do you.

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Tags A Flock Of Seagulls, Bun B, Lil Wayne, Lupe Fiasco, Scarface, Slim Thug