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...times on YouTube and appears on Lonely Island's comedy album Incredibad, along with other SNL digital shorts such as "Dick in a Box," "Like a Boss" and a rap song Natalie Portman performed when she hosted SNL back in 2006. Samberg says he has no idea why "I'm on a Boat" is considered legitimate music. "The Grammys didn't give us a reason," he says. "Although having T-Pain on there helps tremendously...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Is SNL's Andy Samberg Nominated for a Rap Grammy? | 12/9/2009 | See Source »

...appearances - including on Jamie Foxx's alcoholic anthem "Blame It," for which he earned another Grammy nod this year - that it's nearly impossible to turn on the radio without hearing his digitally altered vocals on someone else's song. In fact, his participation is what makes the "I'm on a Boat" satire so spot-on. Well, that and the fact that the video directly parodies actual rap videos, like Akon's yacht dance in "I'm So Paid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Is SNL's Andy Samberg Nominated for a Rap Grammy? | 12/9/2009 | See Source »

...president of awards. Lonely Island's record company, Universal Republic, submitted the track, which was then approved by a screening committee. "They listened to it and said, 'Well, there's rapping and there's singing. Sure, why not?' " After that, the academy's 12,000 voting members gave "I'm on a Boat" the nomination. Freimuth agrees with Samberg about the T-Pain bump, saying the Auto-Tune master's participation "gave it that much more legitimacy" as a real song...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Is SNL's Andy Samberg Nominated for a Rap Grammy? | 12/9/2009 | See Source »

True, the lyrics - "I'm on a boat, I'm on a boat/ Everybody look at me/ 'cause I'm sailing on a boat" - are ridiculous. But they're not that far off from Foxx's "Fill another cup/ Feelin' on your butt." This year, those songs are some of the best the music industry has to offer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Is SNL's Andy Samberg Nominated for a Rap Grammy? | 12/9/2009 | See Source »

Cooperative living is fundamentally about taking responsibility for your own life, according to Dudley House Master James “Jim” M. Hogle, and cooking meals is a large part of this lifestyle...

Author: By Stephanie B. Garlock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dinner at the Dudley Co-op | 12/9/2009 | See Source »

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