Here are this years Winners and Hall of Fame Inductees
Away Goals Rule Forum Awards
Poster of the Year – Resurection Joe
New poster of the year (Must have joined After Dec 1st 2008) – The James
Best Thread of the year (Must have been started After Dec 1st 2008) – Moron of the day
None Away Goals Rule Awards
Man of the Year – Frankie Boyle
Woman of the year – Jessica Ennis
Film of 2009 – Star Trek & District 9 – Tied
Album of 2009 – Eminem – Relapse
TV Show of 2009 – Top Gear
Highlight of the year – Jenson Button winning the F1 World Title
Worst thing about 2009 – The Recession
Most deserving of a punch in the face award (otherwise known as the Jeremy Beadle award) – Thierry Henry
Silliest Mistake of 2009 – Tiger Woods and his Bits on the Side
Most Surprising thing about 2009 – Tiger playing the field & his fall from grace
Funniest thing from 2009 – Liverpool & Rafa Benitez
None football sports person of the year – Usain Bolt
Game of the year (PC or Console) – Fallout 3
Best non-football individual sporting event – Jenson Button winning the F1 World Title
Away Goals Rule Football Awards
Manager of 2009 – Pep Guardiola
Player of 2009 – Iniesta
Young Player of the year (AGR rules, must be no Older than 23) – Stephen Ireland
Football Villain of 2009 – Thierry Henry
Best Football Match – Liverpool 4-4 Arsenal
Away Goals Rule Team of the year (if a player should win 2 slots, left and right winger perhaps, we’ll take the 2nd highest)
Keeper – Given
left back – Evra
Right Back – Alves
Centre backs (2) – Vidic & Vermaalen
Central Midfielders (2) – Xavi & Iniesta
Wingers (2) – Ronaldo & Messi
Strikers (2) – Torres & Drogba
Away Goals Rule Hall of Fame – 2009 (MUST be Retired)
Players – Denis Irwin, Juninho, Gary Lineker
Manager – Herbert Chapman & Alf Ramsey
Overseas Player - Paolo Maldini
Overseas Manager – Johann Cruyff
Two orders of business if you love lists like I love lists: Gayrights.change.org names the Top Five Straight Allies in Congress for 2009. NYU-ers, let’s be happy that Senator Kristen Gillibrand is on the list! You should ALSO check out Out Magazine’s “Out 100” men and women of 2009.
Gays and Lesbians in the Cold on Immigration Reform Bill
TowleRoad reports that “the ‘comprehensive’ immigration reform bill introduced this month does not include gays and lesbians.”
Anti-Gay Marriage Ad Hits D.C. Public Transportation
Stand for Marriage D.C. has placed anti-gay ads on D.C. Metrobuses.
More, after the jump!
Why Do Some Come Out So Late in Life?
PlanetOut explores this issue in light of Meredith Baxter’s recent coming-out Dr. Allen Rix’s forthcoming novel Ex-Gay No Way.
Eminem’s Still Rapping Homophobic Lyrics
Disappointing (if not surprising), given our recent piece about Asher Roth’s fairly progressive comments on sexual orientation.
Economy Crushes Homophobia in Sports Project
Pat Griffin, the director of an initiative to fight homophobia in women’s sports, has been cut from her position due to economic difficulties.
A life of hard partying and hard drugs with her husband may have led to this.Brittany Murphy best known for her role as Eminem’s Girlfriend in 8 mile and for her unique brand of comedy roles such as Clueless was pronounced dead at Cedars Sinai Hospital upon arrival. Her husband Simon Monjack called paramedics and reportedly told them his wife had went into cardiac arrest. In the past Monjack had been involved in several domestic altercations with Murphy, He is also said to have been the one that got his wife hooked on hard drugs such as Heroin,Ectasy and Meth. We here at Heavenhollywood.com send our deepest sympathy out to theMurphy family and friends and we will keep you updated on any latest developments because something stinks here.
Good God. The world’s been dropped. And I will never be the same.
We always hope for these dream collabos between our favorite rappers and we very rarely get them. Lil’ Wayne and Eminem are, without question, the two hottest and most popular MC’s in the rap game right now. There are Jay-Z lovers out there and people will talk about Kanye West, T.I. and even — gulp — 50 Cent. But when it comes to 2009 rap royalty, it doesn’t get bigger or better than Marshall Mathers and Weezy.
So when I saw these two giants of the rap industry — and, more than that even — my favorite artists of all-time were going to team up for Rebirth, I got excited. I was skeptical, but excited. If this actually happened, it could be a moment for the ages.
The song leaked on Tuesday. And I didn’t believe it was going to be the actual song. How could it be? With Rebirth being pushed back more times than I can even remember, how could the biggest song on the CD get leaked two months before the scheduled release? But it did.
And wow, what a song it is.
It’s not an earth-shattering collabo the way Jay-Z and Eminem’s Renegade was. But what I can say is it’s two of the greatest rappers ever working at their absolute best murdering a beat made for both of them. Weezy’s got the chorus and the first two verses and doesn’t hesitate to murder it in the first verse:
I got ice in my veins, blood in my eyes
Hate in my heart, love in my mind
I see nights full of pain, days are the same
You keep the sunshine, save me the rain
I search but never find, hurt but never cry
I work and forever try, but I’m cursed so nevermind
And it’s worse but better times seem further and beyond
The top gets higher the more that I climb
The spot gets smaller and I get bigger
Tryin to get in where I fit in; no room for a nigga
But soon for a nigga it be on ma’fucka
‘Cause all this bullshit made me strong, ma’fucka
So I’mma pick the world and I’mma drop it on your fuckin’ head!
Obviously, the pressure of rhyming with Eminem has made Weezy F. Baby bring his best stuff and his delivery on this song is as good as it gets. He also provides a thumping chorus that fits perfectly with the space-noise beats in the background.
But, as is so often the case in any Eminem collabo, his verse is the one that sticks out and shines. At the beginning of the verse, the production mixes his voice as he sing songs his way through an intriguing first few bars:
It hurts but I’ll never show, this pain you’ll never know
If only you could see just how lonely and how cold
And how frosbit I’ve become, my back’s against the wall
When push come to shove I just stand up and scream fuck ‘em all
After he drops these pulse-pounding lines, he comes back with a classic. No accent, no gimmicks, just straight up the best of the best ripping a dynamite rhymefest:
Man, it feels like these walls are closin’ in, this roof is cavin’ in
Up, it’s time to raise it, then your tazin’ em like pages in my book of rhymes
Got ‘em cookin, boy, this crooked mind of mine got ‘em all shook
And scared to look in my eyes, I stole that fuckin’ clock I took the time
And I came up from behind this game and snuck up
And buttfucked this game up, better be careful when you bring my name up
Fuck this thing that ain’t what I came to claim
But the game ain’t gonna be the same on the day I leave it
But I swear one way or another I’m gonna make these fuckin haters believe it
I swear to God, won’t spare the rod
I’m a man of my word so your fuckin’ heads better nod
I’mma fuck around in this bitch and roast everybody
Sleep on me that pillow is where your head’s gonna lie permanently bitch, it’s beddie-bye
The world is my Easter Egg, yeah prepare to die
My head is swoll, my confidence is up, the stage is my pedestal
I’m unstoppable, incredible, hope you’re trapped in my medicine ball
I can run circles around you so fast your fuckin’ head will spin, dog
I can split your cabbage and your lettuce and olives
I’ll fuckin’…
And then the chorus hits and Weezy’s explodes back onto the scene.
It’s a perfect collaboration that will stand the test of time without question. If we’re lucky, we might see more Weezy and Em. Maybe on Relapse 2.
Another track surfaced from Lil Wayne’s new album Rebirth. The track “Drop The World” features Eminem and was produced by Surf Club producers Hit-Boy and Chase N’ Cashe. Reports claim Wayne has pushed back the release of the Rebirth album until February 2010. Listen below and let us know if your feeling Weezy and Eminem…
Usher’s new album Raymond vs. Raymond is growing in anticipation with every leaked track. The song “I Love You 2″ leaked today and it is a soft, guitar strung love ballad. Lovely track, produced by Maroon 5 member Adam Levine.
As we all know, Christmas is fast approaching and as we all also know, many of you will be struggling to think of interesting gift ideas for your nearest and dearest. ‘What shall we buy to show our love?!’ we hear you cry. Well, fear not, for we at the Fold know that sometimes, thinking beyond the usual DVD boxsets/smellies/Xbox games can be a little difficult, and so over the course of December we endeavour to bring you a new gift idea each day on the run-up to Christmas, totalling 24, and with each one we shall also bring you an accompanying song that somehow represents the gift in some way. ‘Gift ideas and related entertainment?!’ we hear you now crying! ‘How on Earth do they manage it?!’
Day #12 – Beats Tour In-Ear Headphones
We all need love a bit of music in our lives. Dr Dre says why not make that life a bit more sonic?
Here’s the details.
The Beats Tour in-ear headphones by Dr. Dre boast newly developed speaker technology to reproduce clear natural vocals, detailed highs and deep powerful bass without distortion. Wired with high-performance Monster Cable, they sound superb and are designed to stay completely tangle-free.
Features:
No more knots with tangle-free cable design.
Precision response thanks to low mass, wide bandwidth driver.
Sound-isolating eartips in multiple sizes provide a perfect fit to seal out noise.
Duraflex protective cable jacket for maximum tangle resistance and durability.
MicroStrand conductors to extend frequency response.
Patented magnetic FluxTube for more natural audio reproduction.
24K gold contacts that ensure maximum signal transfer and corrosion resistance.
Rugged protective case for superior protection.
Dre’s Beats Headphone range boasts an army of celebrity endorsements and positive reviews. Dre’s latest offering, the Beat’s Tour In-Ear headphones have a unique ribbon wire that make them impossible to tangle. Saving you precious minutes that could be filled with some rather glorious Aftermath beats – or something with a bit more weight. The price has been bumped up due to the name attached but the sound quality is rivalled only by the high-end audio products.
This is the perfect gift for that peroxide yappy friend of yours or a nice little treat to see you through the winter months.
You can buy them here for £119.95. But I would suggest heading to a certain online auction site where they sell for half the price.
Want to know what Rolling Stone thinks the 100 best albums and songs are of the last decade? Check out the new issue. Frankly, lists like these never please anyone. Your favourites never seem included. Here’s what they chose as the Top 10 songs. What do you think of their choices?
10. “Stan“– Eminem
9. “Beautiful Day“–U2
8. “Rehab“–Amy Winehouse
7. “Maps“–Yeah Yeah Yeahs
6. “Seven Nation Army“–The White Stripes
5. “Paper Planes“–M.I.A.
4. “Hey Ya!”–Outkast
3. “Crazy In Love“–Beyonce
2. “99 Problems“–Jay-Z
1. “Crazy“–Gnarls Barkley
As for my top picks of the decade? Well, I haven’t turned my mind to that yet, but maybe I should. I’ll do my best to come up with a list of some of the songs that moved me over the last ten years. Will there be any Springsteen on that list? Hmmm…
Nov 10 1977- Dec 20 2009 RIP Scorpio
