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The album has garnered positive reviews, exclusively from those affiliated with Kennedy's website, http://jkssrecords.com/. However, critic Peter Grumbine, and many others on the internet, have denounced Kennedy's album as "amazingly bad", and claim that it offensive to African Americans, as well as taking a step back instead of forwards in race relations between whites and blacks. |
The album has garnered positive reviews, exclusively from those affiliated with Kennedy's website, http://jkssrecords.com/. However, critic Peter Grumbine, and many others on the internet, have denounced Kennedy's album as "amazingly bad", and claim that it offensive to African Americans, as well as taking a step back instead of forwards in race relations between whites and blacks. |
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==The G4TV Incident== |
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Jamie Kennedy released an album from his MTV show "Blowin' Up" in which he and his partner Stu Stone get advice on how to be successfull rappers. The album is on Warner Bros. Records and was cited by critic Peter Grumbine as being "more offensive to the African-American community than slavery". |
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This particular comment caused Kennedy to confront Grumbine on the set of G4TV's Attack of the Show, where both were guests that day. According to an article in GIANT Magazine by Grumbine, Kennedy attempted to ambush the critic with a film crew for an upcoming documentary he is making about hecklers and critics. After this attempt failed, and he was intelligently picked apart by Grumbine, Kennedy resorted to calling him "gay", a "fag", and a "queer". |
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The situation escalated further when a visably shaken and bothered Kennedy appeared on Attack of the Show, and after a few moments of typical banter, began to ask if he was funny, and if G4 had made a mistake picking up the syndication rights of his show, The Jamie Kennedy Xperiment. He then went on to say that Peter Grumbine thought he had no talent, and invited Grumbine, who was still onset, to join them and discuss this. Grumbine went on to tell Jaime that his album was offensive to African Americans, and that he should issue an apology. Kennedy then said he would, if 50% of the viewers emailed G4TV to say they were offended. According to Grumbine, soon after the show aired, G4TV locked threads on their forums denouncing Kennedy and his album. One possibility for this would be out of fear that it would reflect badly on the comedian, and therefore endager the ratings for the re-runs of his show on the G4 network. |
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You can Peter Grumbine's article on the incident, entitled "I Killed Kennedy" |
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[http://www.giantmag.com/2006/10/tv/i-killed-kennedy/ here.] |
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Jamie Kennedy told GIANT Magazine he would be writing a rebuttal to Grumbine's statements about his career and recent album, but has as of yet failed to do so. |
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==The ''Blowin' Up'' Album== |
==The ''Blowin' Up'' Album== |
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Revision as of 05:42, 3 November 2006
| Blowin' Up | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Jamie Kennedy, Stu Stone |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | MTV |
| Release | 2006 – Present |
Blowin' Up is a comedic reality show on MTV. The show stars Jamie Kennedy, an actor who follows his dream of becoming a successful rapper. The show was written by Kennedy after the success of the movie Malibu's Most Wanted, which he starred in. Along for the ride is his close friend Stu Stone, who keeps Jamie in check to stick to their rap career.
Throughout the show there are various celebrity appearances. From the beginning, Jamie expresses his dislike for fellow actor Jason Biggs (notable is the fact Biggs and Kennedy both appeared in Kevin Smith's 2001 film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back). Jamie and Stu also encounter many different rappers during the season, including Mike Jones, Ice-T, and a performance with the Three 6 Mafia. Jamie and Stu also try to recruit special guests on their album, getting Bob Saget formerly of the TV show Full House. The song was titled "Rollin' with Saget".
An album featuring the tracks recorded during the filming of Blowin' Up, sharing a title of the same name, was released on July 11, 2006. Some of the songs include "Circle Circle Dot Dot", "Rollin' With Saget", "1984", and "Crooked Stick".
The album has garnered positive reviews, exclusively from those affiliated with Kennedy's website, http://jkssrecords.com/. However, critic Peter Grumbine, and many others on the internet, have denounced Kennedy's album as "amazingly bad", and claim that it offensive to African Americans, as well as taking a step back instead of forwards in race relations between whites and blacks.
The G4TV Incident
Jamie Kennedy released an album from his MTV show "Blowin' Up" in which he and his partner Stu Stone get advice on how to be successfull rappers. The album is on Warner Bros. Records and was cited by critic Peter Grumbine as being "more offensive to the African-American community than slavery".
This particular comment caused Kennedy to confront Grumbine on the set of G4TV's Attack of the Show, where both were guests that day. According to an article in GIANT Magazine by Grumbine, Kennedy attempted to ambush the critic with a film crew for an upcoming documentary he is making about hecklers and critics. After this attempt failed, and he was intelligently picked apart by Grumbine, Kennedy resorted to calling him "gay", a "fag", and a "queer".
The situation escalated further when a visably shaken and bothered Kennedy appeared on Attack of the Show, and after a few moments of typical banter, began to ask if he was funny, and if G4 had made a mistake picking up the syndication rights of his show, The Jamie Kennedy Xperiment. He then went on to say that Peter Grumbine thought he had no talent, and invited Grumbine, who was still onset, to join them and discuss this. Grumbine went on to tell Jaime that his album was offensive to African Americans, and that he should issue an apology. Kennedy then said he would, if 50% of the viewers emailed G4TV to say they were offended. According to Grumbine, soon after the show aired, G4TV locked threads on their forums denouncing Kennedy and his album. One possibility for this would be out of fear that it would reflect badly on the comedian, and therefore endager the ratings for the re-runs of his show on the G4 network.
You can Peter Grumbine's article on the incident, entitled "I Killed Kennedy" here.
Jamie Kennedy told GIANT Magazine he would be writing a rebuttal to Grumbine's statements about his career and recent album, but has as of yet failed to do so.
The Blowin' Up Album
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Tracklist
- 1. Circle Circle Dot Dot
- 2. A Message From Bob
- 3. Rollin' with Saget
- 4. 1984
- 5. Rush The Club feat. Kardinal Offishall
- 6. Crooked Stick
- 7. Flirt
- 8. I Don't Want Beef (skit)
- 9. Knuckle Up
- 10. Car Rear
- 11. Mattress Mack feat. Paul Wall
- 12. Blane's Story (skit)
- 13. Bologna
- 14. F--- Jamie Kennedy feat. E-40 and Jason Biggs
- 15. Celebrity Stalker
- 16. Strip Club Dummy
- 17. Message from Iceberg
- 18. Guns performed by Gill T. Pleasure
The album was executive produced by Jamie Kennedy and Robin Bechtel
Episode List
- 1.01 - Dope-Ass Rapper
- 1.02 - Law & Disorderlies
- 1.03 - Grillz
- 1.04 - Up Your #@&%
- 1.05 - Guilty Pleasure
- 1.06 - Do It Yourself
- 1.07 - The Breakup (a.k.a. Starting Over)