#Liljon asks

[memurfevur-archive]

U GOT THIS LILJON I BELIEVE IN U

Your shout fills him with DETERMINATION.

[thestarlightbrigade]

Head Honkcho! You know how Liljon asked you to take him to the perigees ball? He seemed nervous right? It's because he has a crush on you! He's falling in love, breaking your code of conduct!!

"You know it's not nice to lie to me. Liljon would never defy my rules. He's loyal to a fault and it would destroy him to disregard my code of conduct. Since you have such a bold accusation, where is the proof? Otherwise I think someone needs to be reprimanded."

[thatspants]

Turndownable

Jon [7:38 AM] set the channel topic: liljohn wrapper

Brad [7:39 AM] classic liljohn wrapper

Brad [7:39 AM] it gets the request and says "WHAT?!" then rejects it

Jon [7:40 AM] “503?! 503?! 200!!!”

Brad [7:41 AM] 422 Lil' John did not understand your request

José [7:54 AM] so you create a TurnDownRequest with a Turndownable

but what receives the request lilJon.turnDownFor(what: TurnDownRequest(turndownable))

what does lilJon conform to

Brad [7:56 AM] yes

José [7:56 AM] if we get this api right I can try to get it into the standard library

Brad [7:57 AM] lilJon is a dynamic proxy

he responds to any message you send him with "WHAT?!"

but in your example he is implementing Turndownable

you are asking him to turn down

most Turndownables will turn down if the criteria in the TurndownRequest are met

but in the liljohn implementation all requests are denied

he's like the /dev/null of Turndownables the null implementation

he fatalErrors each request so the top of the stack trace is turnDown(for what:)

José [8:00 AM] I thought the Turndownable was an input to the request

Brad [8:00 AM] which is why it seems like he is shouting it back at you

I don't know why Turndownable should be the input to a turn down request

that's the thing you send the turnDown message to

José [8:01 AM] because you need to know what you’re turning down for

Brad [8:01 AM] that's a turndown request or reasoncode or criteria

Brad [8:02 AM] or whatever you want to call it

ooh maybe a TurnDownStrategy

doesn't matter though, the liljohn Turndownable is going to reject it

José [8:03 AM] OK, so a TurnDownRequest could really be anything

the Turndownable evaluates the request and decides if it is, in fact, appropriate to turn down

Brad [8:03 AM] it could be a person

or a messege sent by a person

correct

it's important to note that a reasonable implementation of Turndownable should turn down for certain requests

Brad [8:04 AM] but liljohn is not reasonable

Brad [8:04 AM] and refuses to turn down for any request

[youngandhungryent]

Swizz Beatz Postpones Teddy Riley vs Babyface Battle: “We’re Taking Quality To The Next Level”

Source: Paras Griffin / Getty

When iconic producer and hitmaker, Teddy Riley, announced that he was up for the challenge of battling legendary crooner and fellow hitmaker Babyface–the internet exploded; but after creating the frenzy, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland announced to fans that they may have to wait just a little bit longer.

On Sunday (Apr 5), Swizz Beatz took to Instagram and posted the announcement that the monumental Verzuz battle had been postponed, but that they would be announcing the new date soon. The announcement also noted that the rescheduled event had nothing to do with either producer backing out, but that the two wanted to step the quality of the event, which usually takes place on IG live, for the iconic event.

“The date is changed but keep your outfits on deck because the new date is coming back ASAP and we’re taking the quality to the next levels for these 2 Kings #VERZUZ !!!!!!! @timbaland let’s go !!!! You will understand later trust me!!!!! Nobody backed out FYI !!!”

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The date is changed but keep your outfits on deck because the new date is coming back ASAP and we’re taking the quality to the next levels for these 2 Kings #VERZUZ !!!!!!! @timbaland let’s go !!!! You will understand later trust me!!!!! Nobody backed out FYI !!!

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Since the debut of Swizz and Timbaland’s Verzuz battle kicked off with their Instagram Live battle, fans have fallen in love with the format. When one fan asked if the pursuit of quality would diminish the vibe of the raw experience by making it too refined, Swizz assured that the upgraded quality is necessary but won’t be overdone.

“We need quality, but [still need it to] be simple,” Swizz said. “You’ll thank me later.”

Although the iconic battle between Teddy Riley and Babyface didn’t take place, fans were treated to another legendary faceoff between T-Pain and Lil’ Jon on Saturday (Apr 4).  As previously reported, the four-hour battle featured the two hitmakers not only showcasing 20 of their monstrous hits, including “Hey Baby”, “Shawty”, “Damn”, and “Goodies”, but the duo also dropped a few mindblowing facts that left a lot of fans taken aback.

During the battle, Lil Jon dropped the trivia knowledge that the infamous “squeaking” sound in Trillville’s hit “Some Cut” isn’t mattress springs, but instead a rocking chair that Jon was sitting in at the studio that was accidentally picked up in the audio.

“Fun fact everyone,” Jon said after seeing fans put up the bed emoji during the battle, “that’s not a bed making that squeaking sound. For years everyone thought it was mattress springs, but when we were recording in the studio I was sitting in this chair rocking while were recording, so when the engineer played back the audio he kept asking ‘what that sound was’, but I didn’t know what he was talking about. Then we took the mic and put up to the chair and found out it leaked in the audio, but it made a dope addition to the beat. So yea, all by accident.”

Lil Jon also added that his first number one hit was Capleton’s 1994 hit “Tour (Dynamik Duo Remix)”.

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Wow never knew @liljon did the beat to the hit reggae song “tour” by #capelton

oh this #djbattle is

@tpain cooking too #tpainvsliljon #music #clash #dj #hiphop #rap #reggae #mixing #vinyl #battle

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Before the battle concluded, the duo chart dominators previewed two unreleased new songs, including a new song by T-Pain and collaboration single with Ludacris, Lil Jon, and Usher, which Jon noted was completed in 2018.

“You know how long I have been sitting on that record,” Lil Jon said. “For two years because Usher won’t let me put it out. Everyone tell Usher in the comment section to put the record out.”

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During the epic battle on Saturday night, both #Tpain and #LilJon previewed unreleased music and both joints are

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Check out snippets from the epic battle below.

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@producersplay Hey did you guys happen to catch the beat battle last night with T-Pain vs. Lil Jon? It was Lit!!! It was over 2 hours of non stop hits from both of them. We have Lil Jon winning the battle. Here is a bit of part 2. If you get a chance to watch the whole thing do so. It will inspire you as a producer! . . #producersplay #beatbattle #verses #tpainvsliljon #verzuz #verzuztv #rapbattles #rapbattle #swissbeats #timbaland #swizzbeatz #liljon #tpain #musicproudcers #flstudio #flstudio #coronavid19 #discoverpage #ınstagood #akaimpkmini #akaiprofessional #bedroomproducer #atlantaproducer #atlantaproducers #atown #usherraymond #jermainedupri

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TPAIN mixed it up with some fire blends during the battle. First one is #buymeadrink blended with #bigsean #ass joint. Second clip is #iminlovewithastripper blended with #TravisScott #sickomode. Last one is #blameitonthealcohol blended with #GEasy banger #NoLimit. . . . #tpainvsliljon #tpain #liljon #verzuz #verzuztv #quarantine #quarantineradio #covid19 #coronavirus

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source https://hiphopwired.com/851906/swizz-beatz-postpones-teddy-riley-vs-babyface-battle-were-taking-quality-to-the-next-level/

[opsikpro]

Lil Jon Teases Collaboration With Usher and Ludacris on ‘Confessions II’

Lil Jon Teases Collaboration With Usher and Ludacris on ‘Confessions II’

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If you were hoping for Usher, Lil Jon, and Ludacris to do a collaboration again then you’re in luck.

A fan asked Twitter, “Are Usher, John and Luda ever going to do it again?” To her surprise, Lil Jon responded: “WE DID IT ALREADY

COMING ON @Usher NEW ALBUM

”

WE DID IT ALREADY

COMING ON @Usher NEW ALBUM

https://t.co/STH4zRtNb1

— LILJON (@LilJon) November 13, 2019

Ludacris followed up…

[optimisticsoundz]

Finally available on iTunes! Link in the bio. Just asking for 8 minutes of your time. Let me know your thoughts and catch thee pop summertime vibez #djsnake #davidguetta #skrillex #diplo #tiesto #zedd #afrojack #calvinharris #steveaoki #pharellwilliams #liljon #summer #pop #djkhaled #william #theweeknd #mikeposner #marshmello #kygo #dimitrivegasandlikemike #yellowclaw #dondiablo #r3hab #jayz #brysontiller #rihanna #drake #ovo #portofmiami2 #meekmill (at Milwaukee, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0qiJH6Bqva/?igshid=cldii50k7ia8

[plusorminuscongress]

New story in Politics from Time: Trump Keeps Saying He ‘Never Met’ People He Clearly Knows. Here’s Why

When Donald Trump says he’s “never met” someone, it can mean a lot of things. One thing it doesn’t: that they literally have never met.

On multiple occasions over the last few years, the president has plainly stated that he doesn’t know someone, has never met them or doesn’t even know who they are — even when he clearly does.

One example came at a press conference in November of 2018, when he was asked about the rapper Lil Jon, who said that Trump had once called him an “Uncle Tom.”

“I don’t know who Lil Jon is. I don’t — I really don’t,” Trump replied.

But Trump not only knows who the rapper is, he knows him personally. Lil Jon was a two-time contestant on “The Celebrity Apprentice.” Trump has referred to him in the past as an “amazing and wonderful guy,” a “terrific guy” and a “great friend.”

Fan favorite @LilJon once again shines in the record 13th season of 'All Star' @CelebApprentice. He is an amazing & wonderful guy!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 4, 2012

.@LilJon once again made it to the Final Four. A true talent and great friend to #CelebApprentice @ApprenticeNBC. Great job!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 13, 2013

Thanks @LilJon for coming to my defense in Rolling Stone Magazine. As I have often said, you are a terrific guy!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 22, 2014

In that case, Trump was claiming he didn’t know someone who had accusing him of poor behavior. He used a similar defense against a former Trump Tower receptionist who said that Trump once kissed her “directly on the mouth” against her will during an introductory meeting. Trump responded that he didn’t know her and had never met her.

A woman I don’t know and, to the best of my knowledge, never met, is on the FRONT PAGE of the Fake News Washington Post saying I kissed her (for two minutes yet) in the lobby of Trump Tower 12 years ago. Never happened! Who would do this in a public space with live security……

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 20, 2018

And he used the line when defending himself after mocking a New York Times reporter at a 2015 campaign rally, claiming that his curled-up hands and shaking on stage were not a reference to the reporter’s disability since he doesn’t know him or “what he looks like.”

The reporter who pulled-back from his 14 year old never retracted story is having fun. I don't know what he looks like and don't know him!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 28, 2015

But Trump also uses the same line against his critics, as a way of arguing that they don’t know what they’re talking about. That was the case with George Conway, the husband of one of his top aides. “I barely know him,” Trump said on Twitter. He later retweeted his campaign manager claiming that “POTUS doesn’t even know him!”

George Conway, often referred to as Mr. Kellyanne Conway by those who know him, is VERY jealous of his wife’s success & angry that I, with her help, didn’t give him the job he so desperately wanted. I barely know him but just take a look, a stone cold LOSER & husband from hell!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 20, 2019

A total loser! https://t.co/vm3Vv2f9jf

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 19, 2019

The Washington Post later published a 2006 letter from Trump in which he thanked Conway for his help on a problem in one of his buildings, adding in a postscript “you have a truly great voice, certainly not a bad asset for a top trial lawyer!”

Trump has also used the line against critics that he really doesn’t know, including former Defense Secretary Robert Gates and retired Marine Gen. John Allen.

I never met former Defense Secretary Robert Gates. He knows nothing about me. But look at the results under his guidance – a total disaster!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 17, 2016

General John Allen, who I never met but spoke against me last night, failed badly in his fight against ISIS. His record = BAD #NeverHillary

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2016

It’s also a way for Trump to diminish someone as unimportant, since he presumes they would have met if they were. That was the case when he attacked Democratic Sen. Bob Casey during a 2018 campaign rally for his Republican opponent.

“I’m not sure I ever met Bob Casey, I never met him,” Trump told the audience at a Pennsylvania arena. Then, he added: “And I’m sure I did, I shook his hand. His father was a good man, a totally different person. I don’t think, I don’t know this man. He’s a senator, there’s 100 senators, I don’t know him.”

A Philadelphia TV station then dug up a photo and transcript of Casey and Trump at a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House talking about proposed tariffs on imported steel earlier that year. A spokesman for Casey’s campaign cited three other interactions in previous months as well.

Trump has also used the line to distance himself from people when a relationship might be problematic, as he did when former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos got into legal trouble.

“I don’t know him. I saw him sitting, in one picture, at a table with me. That’s the — that’s the only thing I know about him,” he said.

But Trump had previously cited Papadopolous as a member of his foreign policy team—”an energy and oil consultant, excellent guy,” he said an interview with the Washington Post — and once tweeted a photo of a meeting in which Papadopoulos sat near him.

@realdonaldtrump/twitter/reuters George Papadopoulos, a former foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents

Trump even used the line against his own acting attorney general — “I don’t know Matt Whitaker” — contradicting what he had said a month earlier on Fox News — “I mean, I know Matt Whitaker.”

He did the same with WikiLeaks, the website that worked with Russian intelligence to publicize stolen Hillary Clinton emails. During the 2016 campaign, Trump regularly brought up WikiLeaks, saying at one rally “I love WikiLeaks.” But when WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested in London, Trump took the opposite tack.

“I know nothing about WikiLeaks,” he told reporters. “It’s not my thing.”

Trump made a similar about-face with Russian president Vladimir Putin. From 2015 to 2016 he went from saying that he has “a relationship” with Putin, that Putin once gave him a present, that he’s spoken with him and “got to know him very well,” to saying “I don’t know who Putin is,” “I have no relationship with Putin” and “I don’t know Putin.”

Trump, as the saying goes, has “never met” a person he doesn’t like.

By Ryan Teague Beckwith on May 03, 2019 at 11:03AM

[freehiphopnews]

Lil Jon Teases Collaboration With Usher and Ludacris on 'Confessions II'

Lil Jon Teases Collaboration With Usher and Ludacris on ‘Confessions II’

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If you were hoping for Usher, Lil Jon, and Ludacris to do a collaboration again then you’re in luck.

A fan asked Twitter, “Are Usher, John and Luda ever going to do it again?” To her surprise, Lil Jon responded: “WE DID IT ALREADY 😉 COMING ON @Usher NEW ALBUM 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥”

WE DID IT ALREADY 😉 COMING ON @Usher NEW ALBUM 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 https://t.co/STH4zRtNb1

— LILJON (@LilJon) November 13, 2019

Lud…

[memurfevur-archive]

Ok we promise not to tell him this time. Pinky swear on it. But what sort of worst are you talking about?? like, nya gotta know!

"nya! oh, i can't distrust a pinky promise. you know how painful it would be if you were to lie to me and i have to break your pinky or cut it off? it wouldnt be pretty! nya! so i'll hold you to it.

"he didnt use to be like this, nya. we had come from the same place, ya know? the same church-- not this one, not his, but a different one. he used to be softer, more open. but then something happened. he never told me about it, but i could see it, how it changed his entire being. how love and happiness drained from him, how he put up so many walls to keep me and others out. it was like, he saw the fiery hells of hopelessness, and never could bounce back. whatever they did to him, he hasn't been the same since.

"i think over time the metaphorical wound healed, but it healed with the metaphorical sword stuck in it. and now he's more of a bastard than i remember him being.

"....kind of a hot bastard, though. nya!"

[thestarlightbrigade]

hey honkcho, do you know anyone bythe name of Liljon?

"Perhaps I do. Perhaps I don't. Depends on who is asking."

[annamonnika]

#vegasbaby This city never sleeps. Tourists are walking around with their drinks in enormous glasses. So much lights. Interesting and unique hotels. Promoters are trying to get you in somewhere. We were walking on the street and a guy asked "do you want to a free concert?" we thought it is probably not as cool because it's free..there is trick for sure. Surprisingly.. It was #LilJon gig! 😲 We paid nothing for the entrance and had sooo much fun! It happens often there. (at Las Vegas, Nevada)

[memurfevur-archive]

Liljon, are you going to try to get to know Teagan? he's going to the ball so you could talk there

"Of course he is."

His shoulders slump a little, but he doesn't stop what he's doing-- which is finishing some last minute details for the upcoming show.

"If that's what comes to pass, sure. If those two aren't too busy trying to choke each other, that is."

[memurfevur-archive]

Maybe we are wrong! We are voting for you lil! You can do it. Otherwise... if you can't get him... can someone else have u? Owo

"W-what?"

He chokes on his breath. Once calm, he glances incredulously, trying to find the words to say.

"I dunno? That's... that's a weird question for me to answer. I guess it's possible but um, who? I'm not the most eye-catching."

[memurfevur-archive]

Liljon... you should totally confess your feelings for Cazdor at the ball.

"Ah, yeah, wouldn't that be the most romantic dream you faceless get to drool over."

He laughs lightly and rubs the back of his neck as blush dusts his face.

"I dunno. What makes you so sure it'll be well received? You all keep advocating that I'm wasting my time, after all."

[memurfevur-archive]

I don't know though. Cazdor seems to react better to your presence vs the dog boy. Maybe he needs a balance!

"A balance?"

[memurfevur-archive]

I mean, you could probably build your confidence a bit. But what someone finds attractive in pitch is usually NOT what they're into in red, or at least not 1:1. There's exceptions but it tends to just lead to quad smearing right?

"I dunno. You're right, yeah. But it's still a bit frustrating, when you've been trying to get this guy's attention for sweeps and then someone comes around and it's... instant. I know it's a different quadrant, but damn what buttons do I have to hit?

"Hm. I'll laugh this off later, I know it. In truth I'm happy that Cazdor has someone at least, allows him to have some sort of outlet instead of bottling everything up like he does. I help Cazdor by setting up shows and performing in them, and... that usually should be enough for me to be happy. I've been acting a bit silly, huh?"

His expression reads of uncertainty, but it also bleeds into his usual smile as he falls back into place.