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LMFAO

Add Comment | Comments: 0 | Posted Nov. 24, 2009

The best thing about LMFAO is its name precisely because it’s unclear whether the joke’s on its party rap inspirations or the listeners lapping it up. Graduates of the ironic-because-it’s-insipid school, the Los Angeles duo gets 2Live in the house with enough “booties popping” to deafen a man. Plying rhymes like “Hey-ho, I’m a gigolo,” threatening to “slap you like your daddy,” or suggesting “if you wanna have fun and do something crazy, flash your titties,” their Party Rock debut goes back to crunk’s strip-club roots, with goofy shout-along anthems about fat asses, liquor and getting blown like a whistle. Which is fine, if all you want to do is throw your hands in the air, but it’s a bit juvenile even by Lil Jon’s standards. Sure, dance club hedonism and hip-hop braggadocio go together like hot dogs and buns, but why drink bug juice when you can pass the Courvoisier? (Chris Parker) ■

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