http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/258570/december-15-2009/alicia-keys---empire-state-of-mind--part-ii--broken-down
I imagine that you all know who Alicia Keys is, but I don't know if you know who Steven Colbert is. Steven Colbert is a man who has a half hour show on Comedy Central (on around 7:30pm or so) called "The Colbert Report." It's hard to describe exactly what he does, but he plays a fictional anchorman character, described (by himself) as a "well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot." He basically mocks all of those political pundits (look it up) that are on those 24-hour news stations and talk about politics all of the time. Although the show is a spoof (look it up) of sorts, he interviews real people and has quite a following. Personally, I think he's hysterical. Recently, he had Alicia Keys as a guest on his show to sing her now-famous song "Empire State of Mind." This is not a posting that you need to do some serious commentary on -- it's a posting that you can just watch and enjoy and if you'd like to comment, feel free!
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/258570/december-15-2009/alicia-keys---empire-state-of-mind--part-ii--broken-down
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Justin
1/30/2010 05:32:50 pm
Umm..... wow! I was not expecting him to rap and be doing an okay job at that. That was really funny. Wow...... :)
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Justin
1/30/2010 05:36:09 pm
I had to fix my mistake before Ms. Cohen caught me. I meant to say to be doing an okay job at it. Sorry! :)
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Regina
1/31/2010 12:40:08 am
That was awesome. Before he came into view, he sounded like Jayz. I might start watching his show now.
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Randy
1/31/2010 07:04:46 am
The clip was okay. I only like the part where Alicia Keys was singing. I didn't like Steven's remix to the song because he sounded too stale as a "rapper".
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shelly
1/31/2010 07:35:52 am
Aww man... that was hilarious! He does an OK job at rapping than he looks!
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Ms. Cohen
1/31/2010 11:56:20 am
Randy - you're a tough critic, although you did teach me a new way to use the term "stale." I'd heard of stale bread or stale jokes, but never the way you used it. By the way, I keep forgetting to tell you (Randy) that you used a word in a posting that I'd never heard of - the word "palliate" (to relieve, alleviate, mitigate). I was with a friend and they'd never heard of the word either - I love learning new words!
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Andrew
1/31/2010 11:57:26 am
Okay. wOw... That is all i have to say. He was like a lame impression of Jay-Z , but really looking like Eminem.
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