by Felicia Daniels (@fdot415)

Amateur Rap Fest At Hangout: The Good, The Meh, The Ugly GIFs

VH1-rap-whitegirl

Hip hop acts have been in full effect at Hangout Fest the past two days. The Roots turned a crowd of 10K into a dance party while Public Enemy proved to thousands packed in the Boom Boom Tent that  ”911 Is A Joke.”

Then there were these three, um, aspiring young rappers who entertained the audience while they waited patiently for everyone’s favorite substitute teacher Kendrick Lamar to jet in after he missed an earlier flight.

One put mom’s spaghetti on notice, one’s poetic rhymes weren’t done enough justice and one nearly killed the crowd’s vibe. We broke down all three in hilarious gifs. Commence judgement. Read more…

by Felicia Daniels (@fdot415)

Hangout Hotties Chrissy Teigen + Katherine Webb Brave The Mega Drop

katherine_chrissy_mega_drop

Want to watch us drop two models from 10 stories? Good, because our kick ass correspondent Chrissy Teigen and hometown hero Katherine Webb were more than game to be hoisted 115 feet in the air to give you at home a birds’ eye view of the five performance areas plus thousands of fans, fun and surf dotting the Gulf Shores, Alabama shoreline for Hangout Music Festival. Read more…

by Felicia Daniels (@fdot415)

The Roots ‘Break Us Off’ Some Kanye, Chief Keef + More At Hangout Fest

the_roots

The sun was still bearing down hard on the beach, but the fans still filled the beach area in front of the Chevrolet Stage to capacity to watch The Roots tear it up for an hour of non-stop dance-worthy tracks on Day Two of Hangout Fest.

The Grammy-winning neo-soul hip hop band may be best known now for slow jamming the news as house band for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, but that was the furthest gig from anyone’s mind. Read more…

by Felicia Daniels (@fdot415)

Chrissy Teigen + Vinny Guadagnino Battle For Selfie Superiority At Hangout

selfie_contest

We’ve been watching Hangout Music Festival madness unfold through the eyes, and selfies, of ground correspondents Chrissy Teigen and Vinny Guadagnino all weekend as they document everything going on at the three-day, beach-side event. It’s only natural that we have them face-off in a selfie-taking battle royal of sorts. Read more…

by Felicia Daniels (@fdot415)

Chrissy Teigen Dives Into Macklemore Crowd At Hangout And It’s F***ing Awesome

chrissy_macklemore

We know you wish you were in the crowd during Macklemore & Ryan Lewis‘ amazing high-energy set at Hangout. But we’ve got the next best thing. VH1′s very own Model Employee host Chrissy Teigen got right in the middle of the crowd in the Boom Boom Tent to get an up-close view of one of the most exciting shows on day one of the three-day music festival, inflatable whales and all! Read more…

by Meghan O'Keefe (@megsokay)

Five Acts You Can’t Miss Today At Hangout Music Fest – And More!

hangout1

Hangout Music Fest is in full swing this weekend in Gulf Shores, Alabama, and we’ve got the five acts you can’t afford to miss today–plus some awesome photos from the festival and exclusive behind-the-scenes video with the bands.

Read more…

by Meghan O'Keefe (@megsokay)

The 10 Weirdest, Wackiest and Most Weirdly Good Songs From Eurovision 2013

eurovision

Today, the 58th annual Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Malmo, Sweden and the world (or all of Europe) will be watching.

So what are the rules? Honestly, I’m still trying to figure them all out. As far as I can tell it’s a combination of American Idol and The Hunger Games (the five nations who give the most money to the event get preferential treatment and automatically make the finals), but set in Europe. Read more…