  Again. Just thought I'd write this to pre-empt A-MOL's relegation tirade of abuse. First of all, I've mentioned this before, but how shit is it that while Huddersfield are busy throwing away their chances of automatic promotion, their former striker is knocking 'em in for fun at the top level, including the winning goal vs. Man U at the weekend? Second of all, went to the record shop downtown the other day. The bloke who runs it is always really nice to me and gives me discounts and stuff, possibly because I'm the only person in Korea who still buys albums instead of downloading them.
Anyway, there wasn't much that appealed to me but I have an uncontrollable urge to buy something when I'm in a music shop, so I picked up the new D12 album. The first D12 album was very hit-and-miss, but there were some great songs on it (Fight Music, Purple Pills), plus the new video is great. So I get home, put it on and.... (worst nightmare scenario) IT'S THE F*****G EDITED VERSION!!!!!
Now, 90% of rap music, I can live with listening to the edited version. But it's a huge problem with a band like D12, which has precisely 1 member with any lyrical talent, half a dozen mediocre rappers, and one fat guy whose idea of rapping is swearing and spewing out filth that makes Bret Easton-Ellis look like Enid Blyton. So, (and trust me, I'm not exaggerating on this), when we get to Bizarre's verse on song 2, we hear somethng like this: "I'm _______ like _____, then I'll____ ___ ______ ______ _____.
Come all over your ____ _____ ____ like you was ____ _____ ____. ____ ___ _____ so ___ __ ____ ____ mother ________ ______, you don't know how many ______ I be _____ ___ ___ ________ till you ___ __ ____. " And you know those 'clean' versions of songs that Eminem does? Well, he only does that for his singles.
So out of 20 tracks, there are only a couple that don't read like a Rebecca Loos text message transcript. Track 13 is simply entitled *****. So, aside from the joy of listening to hacked-up mediocre rap over average beats, I have two further problems with this. First of all, there was no sticker on the CD saying "Edited Version". Nothing. Not even a mention in the small print in the liner notes. Second, this is the official Korean release of the album. Now, I've bought other rap albums in Korea before (Black Eyed Peas, Outkast, N*E*R*D), and none of them were edited.
So why now? Why can I watch Goodfellas at 10am on a Saturday morning in all it's ball-busting glory, but I can't hear the word "bitch" on a CD? The whole thing pisses me off no end. More than I already was. 
