When two bizarre Internet sensations come together, it can be truly diabolical. To wit: The "Chocolate Rain" deluge meets the Rick-rollin' downpour in a perfect storm of music and viral videos. This recording of Tay Zonday covering "Never Gonna Give You Up" makes me think Tay should do an entire Rick Astley tribute album, stat. Read more

The boys produce a viral vid and want to cash in on their success, so they report to a governmental office (which doesn't exist in the real world) to collect their pay. Of course, every Internet superstah we've ever ridiculed and enjoyed is up in that joint, waiting to be compensated for the humiliation and exploitation that comes with virtual fame. Tay Zonday and his big chocolate ego won't shut Read more

Thanks to Tay Zonday, the little croaker that could, cherry-chocolate rain is in the air. The viral video star sold out to the Dr. Pepper folks and got bikini-clad backup dancers, rapper sidekicks, and some mouth gold in return. Fame may have changed our talentless train wreck, but a couple things remain the same: zero sex appeal and surreal lyrics. Yup, he's still not got it. What a relief. Read more

Well, not really. Our boy is back to tell us he can't dance, which comes as no surprise. I'm just waiting for a song acknowledging that he can't sing either. But as "Chocolate Rain" demonstrates, he's a mighty fine lyricist. He also has the market cornered in the frog croaking department, so the kid has a bright future ahead of him-- no? (So maybe the fluorescent yellow lighting in this Read more

It's the viral video that won't die. Not if I can help it, anyway...  read more Read more

You would think a stunt like this would kill a perfectly good running joke, but it doesn't. "Chocolate Rain" still lives on in my book! Watch the following dude order his food to the beat of Tay Zonday's drummer. What's even funnier is that, despite all of his antics, the chick at the register completely follows his order-- just another day at the drive-thru, eh?  read more Read more

I am seriously busting a gut over here. I know I was supposed to let this phenomenon die, but these spoofs keep coming out! Chad Vader's version of Chocolate Rain definitely has the most coherent lyrics. This one's for you, Jennifer_2sugar!! Read more

Yes, I'm obsessed. Internet celeb Tay Zonday,--who, last week, reminded me of Harry Belafonte--this week reminds me of singer Lena Horne. Read more

"Chocolate Rain" perpetrator/singer/internet celeb Tay Zonday and actor Sidney Poitier Read more