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Jaxx
Jun 23, 2014
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The Artists
Capitalizing on the East Coast West Coast Rap feud, we have a VH1 film where Jaxx; a rising star in the East Coast Rap scene, is plucked by a tyrannical manager from the West Coast. If you followed what happened with the Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur, then we don’t really have to tell you how this ends. This wasn’t a bad film, and we wonder why it did not get more of a life on reruns.
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Play’d: A Hip Hop Story (2002)
Actor:
Rashaan Nall
Songs you might remember:
Actually, there really aren’t any.
Why you should vote for him:
How about because his wife was played by Toni Braxton?
Why you should not vote for him:
If it debuts on VH1, how successful do you really think it was?
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James Roberts
Jun 23, 2014
Published in
The Artists
“Hard to Hold” was meant to be the vehicle to take Rick Springfield to the next level, but the film was destined to be the tail end of soap star’s peak. Springfield played a womanizing pop star (which we are sure was a big stretch for him as an actor) in a formulaic and predictable piece. The Soundtrack however with songs all done by Springfield did do well and generated three Top 40 hits, though don’t we really only remember him for “Jessie’s Girl”, which is not on the Soundtrack?
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Hard to Hold (1984)
Actors:
Rick Springfield
Songs you might remember:
Love Somebody
Don’t Walk Away
Why you should vote for him:
Does the fact that Springfield sang everything count?
Why you should not vote for him:
This was not a hit film.
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James "Thunder" Early
Jun 23, 2014
Published in
The Artists
We have no problem stating that we believe that Eddie Murphy was screwed out of the Best Supporting Actor Award and that his performance as the Marvin Gaye inspired role was brilliant. We would even go as far as saying that we loved it so much that if Early got inducted into our Hall of Fame before Effie, we would be totally cool with that. Seriously, we thought he was that good.
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Dreamgirls (2006)
Actors:
Eddie Murphy
Songs you might remember:
Cadillac Car
Jimmy Got Soul
Why you should vote for him:
This should have been an Oscar winner
Why you should not vote for him:
This was a Marvin Gaye knockoff.
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The Jackson Decker Band
Jun 23, 2014
Published in
The Artists
It only lasted thirteen episodes but the Jackson Decker Band was a big hit in the fictitious rock universe. The show “Live Through This” had the children of the band members urge them to do a comeback tour. Basically, this show ignored the rules of teen drama, that being that teens don’t want to watch their peers have parents who are cooler than they are.
The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
Live Through This (2000-01)
Actors:
David Nerman (Keith Rooney, Bass)
Jennifer Dale (Annie Baker, Lead Singer)
Bruce Dinsmore (Rick Parsons, Drums)
Ron Lea (Drake Taylor, Lead Guitar)
Songs you might remember:
None
Why you should vote for them:
Ummm…well, they sounded kind of like Heart.
Why you should not vote for them:
It only lasted thirteen episodes, and nobody remembers it.
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