Asshole Songs

I like playlists. They make it so easy for me to play only the songs that I'm really in the mood to hear. My copy of Windows Media Player is full of playlists, and I rely on them a lot - especially the "recently added" section that WNP creates for me by default.

Sometimes, I just feel like an asshole. Not in the "I kick kittens" sense, but in the "I'm the greatest ever" sense. We all feel this way sometimes, and what better way to embrace the inner jerk than to celebrate with appropriate songs? I like my "asshole songs" playlist when I'm at the online-poker table, and when I'm writing. These are two things that I do very well - so, sometimes, I have a bit of an ego about it.

However, I should mention here that online poker and writing are both private things. I don't use the poker table's chat box to tell everybody else how awesome I am, and I certainly don't write essays about my greatness. But when I'm alone in my room, doing my thing with one or the other, I'm all about the ego.

The playlist includes a lot of rap, because rappers are pretty good at telling the world how awesome they are. Songs like Bow Wow's "Fresh AZIMIZ" and Ludacris' "Blow It Out" are perfect examples. So are 50 Cent's "If I Can't" and Jay-Z's "Dirt Off Your Shoulder." And for a little bit of comic relief, while still giving my inner jerk some breathing room, I included Insane Clown Posse's "I Stab People."

Actually, most of the playlist is rap, which isn't surprising considering the nature of the genre.