disRESPECT. The Huffington Post’s "Watch The Throne" Liveblog

I thought liveblogging was for events that unfold by the minute — like an unannounced speech by the president or riots in London. Yet the Huffington Post has revolutionized news again by “liveblogging a track-by-track, line-by-line reading of [Watch the Throne].” Brilliant!

Starting 45 minutes after the Throne‘s midnight release, Culture editor Gazelle Emami penned a narrative that perfectly complements the epic listening experience. Mostly, she copies and pastes lyrics from the booklet. Sometimes, she explains the unGooglable — “If you haven’t heard of Swizz Beatz, here’s a little to catch you up. He’s a DJ, producer, rapper, painter, and fashion designer.” Other times, she adds her illuminating interpretation of complex songs — “‘Gotta Have It’ is more than just a Bueller reference. Simply, it’s about money as a driving force in the black community.”

At 3:18 in the morning, she signed out. Not five hours later, she was back — more lyrics! YouTube videos of samples! Fun little tidbits! (Did you know the opera singer on “H.A.M.” teaches yoga in Brooklyn?)

Rap blogs, take note: the comments section was popping! For instance, Valois (who has commented on 951 Huff Post articles) wrote “I love rap, I’ll check this out.” Jaguar man opined: “I grew up in a time when there was real talent. Because of stuff like this I only listen to talk radio, this kind of ‘music’ has killed what was once great.”

I hope the Huffington Post liveblogs my eyeballs as they roll to the back of my skull!