is shorty the new sweetheart?

i had fuse on today and they were playing the top hip-hop list. at number 9 was sean kingston and his ode to shorty (if you've never heard of this song, it's called "replay"). he confides that "shorty" (a pretty girl shows up later to represent this lady) is "like a melody" that he can't get out of his head. it's almost as if his ipod is stuck on replay (hm, that doesn't sound good at first, but i assume sean kingston only puts songs he thinks are super awesome on his ipod).

he likens shorty to a poster girl and says she's a "dime", etc. so, sean likes shorty a lot is what i'm saying. he's even going to cook her something nice. (awww..)

romantics of the world can only hope that sean is singing to a real girl (maybe even the girl in the video!) and that their love will always be the illest ipod playlist ever (i believe the young people use "ill" to describe things positively these days, i'm trying to be modern to suit the ipod).

but, "shorty" is a bit of a strange word to become an endearment. nothing's wrong with it and, as far as i know, it doesn't have any negative connotations. but, it must be the new sweetheart because this isn't the only song to "shorty" that is out right now.

here's what i'm wondering, what about tall girls? are they still shorties? does the guy have to be taller than they are? or could any girl potentially be called a "shorty"?

i know "shorty" has been around for a while, but busta rhymes once referred to himself (i mean himself as a child) as a "little shorty". so, this indicates it's not always been just for girlfriends. pf course, that may have been back in the late 90s when ipods were not yet dangling from ears around the world.

most commonly, i guess i have heard it applied to girls/women (depending on the ages of the people involved) whether referring to a group or an individual. it seems that it may have come to mean a guy's special girl more recently, but i'm not sure about this... i don't know... it does sound kind of cute.

oh, biggie

fuse has decided to play a few videos (i know!) from the notorious B.I.G.
one video has smoothing through the club advice. approach the target, see if she's got a date already, engage in humorous banter, then ask her "what numbers to dial." it appeared to work really well because he brought home so many women he had to have diddy entertain the spare ladies in a hot tub.

in another video, biggie assures us that he's doing quite well financially. this is demonstrated by the large number of friends he has alternately lounging, dancing, or playing video games. and the maid serving champagne and the accountant making sure biggie wasn't too inconvenienced by, say, a bill from direct tv where he was over charged.

biggie mentions he has not forgotten his humble beginnings, as depicted as him approaching his mama's smallish refrigerator. my goodness, you know she was glad when he started paying the food bill.

finaly, biggie and diddy along with an assortment of ladies go off to search for mermaids. fortunately, they decide to use a speedboat because they do get chased by helicopters.
back on land, they're strolling toward diddy's convertible when they see the same killjoys are after them again. this time on motorcycles and in hummers (i guess the helicopters were getting refueled).

fortunately, diddy graduated from driving backwards school and they get away. I guess diddy had places to be because he leaves (the car, I know!). so, biggie proves his driving backward skill is legendary as he does so one handed. from the passenger seat.

fortunately, biggie arrives at his fabulous mermaid party. yes, having gone through the best of the land women, biggie has a luxury aquarium filled with beautiful mermaids. all of biggie's locations have a dance floor where he and diddy and the ladies (well, mostly the ladies) do some dancing in a big golden dome.

i'll keep an eye out for more educational videos!

lady gaga prances in and takes over fuse

I know the loons over at that so-called church are avidly watching fuse today because it's lady gaga day.

as for me, I have watched on and off... I thought they'd let her play videos or something... maybe later?

so far, she's revealed that she shares her wig hair with her "little monsters." that's her pet name for her fans. haha the wig hair comes with a cd set, but it may be available other ways. she says she has a lot of wigs.