Showing posts with label Supervillain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Supervillain. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Ghostface Killah to Martin Shkreli: You"re a Fake-Ass Supervillain on Ritalin!

Of all the random, completely unexpected celebrity feuds of the past year, none has been such an endless source of entertainment as the beef between Martin Shkreli and Ghostface Killah.


It all started when Shkreli bought a $ 2 million Wu Tang Clan album, which presumably contained the secret for making for cancer-curing cocaine out of common household items in the lyrics.


Maybe there"s a different reason for buying a $ 2 million record, but we can"t think of one.


Anyway, the Wu failed to pay Shkreli the respect he felt he deserved after he shelled out for the ludicrously-priced LP, and some members of the legendary hip hop crew even took jabs at the so-called "pharma bro" in interviews.


This led to the 32-year-old former hedge fund manager making the (possibly ill-advised) decision to threaten Ghostface Killah in various public forums, including an interview with The Breakfast Club in which he stated that he"d happily smack Ghost in the face.


It took a while, but today, Ghostface finally responded with the video below.


"You must be on Ritalin or something, man," Ghost tells Shkreli in the clip. "You a fake-ass supervillain."


Ghost is pissed, to be sure, but he also takes a moment to implore Shkreli to lower the price of the prescription medication Daraprim.


You may remember that Shkreli first became a household name when he was involved in the decision to jack up the price of the drug during his time as CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals.


Ghost actually spends a good chunk of the clip encouraging Shkreli to "get down with" him and lower the price for the good of the average consumer.


It"s worth noting that Shkreli has assured the public that he has a program in place to ensure that those who can"t afford Daraprim will still have access to the drug, and as he"s no longer with Turing, he may not be in a position to lower the cost.


Anyway, Ghost saves face (no pun intended) with a few light jabs at Shkreli, but ultimately seems more interested in offering an olive branch at one point even bringing out his own "goons" (his mother and sister) to shame Martin for his public attacks.


So, it looks like Shkreli v Ghost may soon come to an end. Enjoy it while you can:


Ghostface killah to martin shkreli youre a fake ass supervillain

Monday, December 14, 2015

Taylor Swift Attempts to Trademark "Swiftmas," "1989," Might Be a Supervillain

It’s not uncommon for celebrities to trademark certain words and phrases that are commonly associated with their brand, but no one has ever wanted to own the words that come out of your mouth quite as much as Taylor Swift.



Earlier this year, Taylor trademarked the phrase “this sick beat,” so we probably owe her a dollar or something just for using it in this sentence.


Now, T-Swizzle is coming for another chunk of the English language, as her team has reportedly filed for trademarks on the phrases “and I’ll write your name,” “1989,” “blank space,” “Swiftmas,” and “a girl named Girl.”


A Girl Named Girl is the title of a novel that Taylor wrote when she was 15. We have to idea what the hell Swiftmas is, but yours won’t be very merry if you piss off Taylor’s legal team!


As for copyrighting a year, well that’s just an act of cartoonish supervillainy that brings Taylor one step closer to global domination.


So you better get those references to the fall of the Berlin Wall out of your system now, because soon enough all things 1989 will be property of Ms. Swift.


The whole thing sounds insane, but we think we know what this is all about.



You see, 2015 was supposed to be looked back upon as The Year of Taylor Swift. Then some strange things happened.


Adele broke Taylor’s sales records. Kendrick Lamar earned more Grammy nominations. Worst of all, Taylor’s sworn enemy Katy Perry was the year’s highest-earning musician


Taylor celebrated her birthday over the weekend, and there’s not a doubt in our minds that when she blew out the candles, a high-ranking member of her squad asked her what she wished for and Taylor replied, “The world, mijo,” in her best Scarface voice before picking her teeth with a machete.


Okay, maybe that’s just how we like to imagine things went down.