I think I was scammed by a scalper last night. The Justice concert at Terminal 5 was sold out when I got there - - desperate for tickets, I stooped to buying a pair off the street. I paid a scalper for two tickets, but walked away from the transaction with only one in hand. Did I drop one of them? Did it magically find its way back to the scalper's pocket? Who knows. Leave it to me to find a magician scalper.

Anyway, once I realized my loss, I found the gentleman who sold me the ticket and asked him if there was some kind of mistake. He casually shrugged and offered to sell me another ticket. This slight concern was appreciated, but I was still not satisfied. I decided to inquire further about the lost ticket, and in the process got to know the fellow a little better.

The scalper wouldn't give me me his name, but didn't hesitate to tell me about his myspace page. Apparently, when he's not scalping, he's rapping under the alias Dre Hot. His myspace page address? myspace.com/drehot07. Whoa, sweet address man. But what will you do in January '08?

Anyway, I decided to take a listen to Dre Hot this morning. As bitter as I was from losing money, I actually really dug the songs on his page. For no budget recordings, his beats are solid and slightly addictive. His lyrics? Lucky for me I was wearing headphones. These beats are totally NSFW Mother F*%#ers. In his single "Lip Gloss," Dre Hot examines the correlation between a lady's use of lip gloss to the quality of her fellatio. Brilliant, to say the least. If you're into underground hip hop, this guy might be for you.

Oh, btw. Justice was boring.