The Tale of Ham-STAR

It began when an old friend introduced me to a rapping hamster. He was still spitting out someone else's words back in those days, so I had to convince him to get some new lyrics. Once we'd done that and gotten him a cool logo, I figured he was on the path to fame. He even applied to Blackalicious and attempted to break into the recording industry.

Although his application was eventually denied, he was not discouraged. Ham-STAR is a patient man. He decided to bide his time, and eventually teamed up with the late DJ Phonicoid (RIP) to produce one killer track. The track was released on the first Rhyme Torrents compilation CD, launching a music career of which the pinnacle was probably this Dungeons and Dragons rap video.

Links

Limericks

• The OEDILF - Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form. Just a few in my showcase, but I've written well over 100 limericks on the site.
  

Raps

• The News In Rap - A decade ago, I tried an experimental podcast where I freestyled directly off of the Google News feed. If that sort of thing appeals to you, go for it.
  
  
• The Big Cheese - With Johnny Z on guitar, probably my favorite rap I've ever written.
  
  

Poetry.com

    Poetry.com is a scam.

    Linking to them only helps them, so I haven't, but here is some useful information about their scam. Basically you enter their poetry contest, get told that you're a finalist regardless of your poem, and then they ask you to buy the book, attend the convention, and generally shell out lots of money to celebrate your achievement. Fairly devious, given the number of wanna-be poets out there. Well, I did enter years ago before I knew it was a scam, but thankfully found out before I spent any money. However, now knowing that whatever I write will gain finalist status, I've entered a poem or two purely for amusement value more recently. Alas, gone from their website is Tyson's classic entry "Lollipop of Endless Darkness", but here's the letter I got (still unopened) congratulating me on the finalist status of my latest poem: