:: mike errico diary ::

:: Monday, May 9, 2005 ::

LUDACRIS/LESLEY GORE connection

Luda has a new single out called "Number One Spot" which, strangely, occupies the number two slot on his new CD. The song is basically all about him, and his song, "Number One Spot", going to the number one spot on the charts. I have no idea if that has happened, although his video is getting played a lot. In it, Ludacris reworks an Austin Powers theme, even strapping Verne Troyer (reprising his role as Mini-Me) on his body for continuity. Perhaps he didn't watch Verne on VH1's The Surreal Life, where he battled alcoholism and his propensity to urinate freely.

The Lesley link? In the beginning of the video, Quincy Jones makes an appearance, while a sample of one of his songs plays in the background. Quincy produced, among other things, "It's My Party" for Lesley, which did, in fact, go to the number one spot. Quincy went on to appear in bit parts alongside The Surreal Life's Verne Troyer in hip-hop videos.

Oh yeah. And he produced Thriller, too. But don't make me post a Michael Jackson picture.



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:: mike 1:38 PM [+] ::