Budding hip-hop group has potential

Sex, drugs and hip-hop beats mixed in with jail time and murder raps are an unfortunate side to the realism of music.

Viral hip-hop group Odd Future may indeed end up going down in the history books alongside such groups as N.W.A. and The Wu-Tang Clan.

Although not nearly as polished as the above-mentioned groups, Odd Future has such a wide fan base that this premonition may actually become reality.

The song “Yonkers” by Odd Future creator Tyler has a cool and slightly angry lyrical flow. It is a good song that flows well, if one can get over the blasphemy against Jesus.

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‘Bridesmaids’ could be best movie of the year

If “Wedding Crashers” and “Something About Mary” had an affair, “Bridesmaids” would be their love child.

Easily the best comedy of the year, even in the face of adversity with such films as “The Hangover Part II” out, “Bridesmaids” holds its own.

Judd Apatow, the King Midas of comedy producers, and Kristen Wiig, with her spot-on comedic timing, joined forces to create a dream team of sorts.

The two ingeniously created a balance of the unforgiving honesty of boy humor and effortless chemistry among the cast.

The two-hour comedy starring Wiig and Maya Rudolph follows two friends through the sometimes-absurd rituals of marriage.

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Familiar story line produces same results

Let us recap for a moment. In “The Hangover” there was a wedding that was almost missed, four friends, a missing person, and strippers.

This plot was the anthem for the summer of 2009. The movie was refreshingly funny and brought scenarios to the silver screen that had not been seen in that light before.

In “The Hangover Part II,” Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and Doug (Justin Bartha) travel to Thailand for Stu’s wedding.

After the unforgettable bachelor party in Las Vegas for Doug’s wedding, Stu is taking no chances and wants nothing more than a pre-wedding brunch.

However, with this group of guys and Alan behind the wheel, things don’t go as planned.

What happened in Vegas is one thing but what happens in Bangkok is another.

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Pizza joint makes OKC debut

In south Oklahoma City, good pizza is hard to come by.

If your taste favors the cardboard-flavored, heavily processed fare from joints like Mazzio’s and Pizza Hut, you should probably stop reading now.

But if you’re a southsider who yearns for something more than the usual suspects, then Marco’s Pizza, newly opened at 12201 S. Pennsylvania Ave., is the place to go.

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Vocal chameleon doesn’t disappoint

Philly neo-soul singer Bilal released his most current album, “Airtight’s Revenge,” last September.

While possessing many vocal ranges, Bilal sometimes puts his listeners in the mind of modern-day Prince, but incorporates his own style without sounding like a wannabe.

Many times Bilal is placed in the neo-soul genre, but he also infuses rock, pop, reggae, and even heavy metal into his music.

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Game invites players to join the ‘Robolution’

“Borderlands” might have come out in 2009, but like older women, older games have a certain appeal to them.

“Borderlands” is a sci-fi shooter that has taken several things from “World of Warcraft.”

The list is quite expansive, actually. One of the borrowed concepts is the talent sheet, which modifies your abilities and gives you new ones.

Another is the actual use of quests in a shooter, which is quite novel.

But I’m not here to talk about the original version of the game.

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Latest ‘Vampire’ book packs a weak bite

Sookie Stackhouse returns in the 11th installment of Charlaine Harris’s “Southern Vampire Chronicles” in “Dead Reckoning.”

This is the book series HBO’s hit television show, “True Blood,” is based on.

In “Dead Reckoning,” Sookie finds her life threatened at every turn, just like in every other book so far.

Sookie spends much of the book alternating between being a quick-thinking, resourceful woman and a whiny, naïve girl.

It’s amazing how some realizations creep up on her like they do, while she somehow manages to work out problems with solutions that even centuries-old vampires can’t grasp.

This book doesn’t seem as believable as earlier books in the series.

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‘Thor’ brings comic to life at movies

Yet another Marvel classic leapt onto the big screen this past month. “Thor” hit theaters May 6, and the comic’s version of the god of thunder is taking the world by storm.

The epic flick, directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Chris Hemsworth as the titular god, tells the story of the arrogant Norse thunder god Thor’s fall from grace when he goes against his father’s wishes.

His subsequent redemption and return to his place in Asgard, the Norse god’s home, forms the bulk of the movie.

The special effects in this film are incredible. The renderings of Asgard are breathtaking, sweeping panoramic views of a golden city in the clouds.

And the fight scenes are believable, with effects used judiciously enough that the audience never loses the suspension of disbelief.

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Tweeny band delivers on adult level

With almost every tween kid wanting to be a superstar, four 13-year-old boys wearing flashy clothes, and dancing and bucking around on stage, hoping to be the next big thing is not an uncommon sight to see these days.

Comprised of four talented little dudes Ray Ray, Prodigy, Princeton, and Roc Royal, Mindless Behavior is bringing back a lost art to the world of music and entertainment.

Mindless Behavior effortlessly blends superb dancing abilities with serious musical talent and are sure to be the next big thing.

With already a large and growing fan base, MB believes in giving more-than-eager fans a hot show.

The video to their now famous hit song “My Girl” is mind blowing and is more than overly hyper kids dancing around, attempting to sing to synthesizers and flashing lights.

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