Fails of the Week: Ne-Yo’s Giant Head, Lauryn Hill’s Refusal, Elevator Fu**ery & More!

Schadenfreude is a psychological terms used to describe someone who takes pleasure in the failure of others (aka haters), and while I certainly didn't derive any enjoyment from some of the epic f**k ups below, they were too egregious not to be called out. In the third of an ongoing series that will include the best...or worst...fails of the week from the world of hip-hop, sports, pop culture and beyond, I examine Ne-Yo's enormous cranium, elevator fu**ery, a very special "Saved by the Bell" episode and much more...

Lauryn Hill Refuses "Battle of the Sexes"

(Lauryn's crushed she wasn't in this photo)
In a recent interview with the Associated Press Ludacris said that in addition to recruiting Nicki Minaj, Shawnna, Trina and others for his smash "Battle of the Sexes" album, he also invited multiple Grammy winner Lauryn Hill to contribute, but that while he was hopeful that she would, in the end it "just didn't work out." Really? You mean to tell me that the five time Grammy award winning Lauryn Hill, who we haven't heard from since 2002's "Miseducation", passed on the chance to be on a "Hey Ho' remix? I wonder why? I guess we'll never know.

Fuck You Lazy Elevator Guy

This is actually a pretty damn good video, so the fail goes to the aforementioned dude on the elevator who presses the second floor button. Walk mofo! And what bothers me even more are people who press an already light elevator button while you're waiting, as if you pressing the button wasn't good enough and the elevator will only come until they press it. Good material for the remix.

Ney-Yo's Gigantic Head

Ever since I posted D'Angelo's mugshot I've been keeping an eye out for great hip-hop/r&b mughosts, and I'm proud to carry on the tradition today with a flick of Ne-Yo's 2008 arrest for reckless driving and driving without a license in Cobb Country, GA. Sweet baby jesus, now I know why the dude wears hats all the time. That is one enormous head. It's like a watermelon on a toothpick. NASA should study his dome for their rockets.

In a Very Special "Saved by the Bell" Episode

I'm pretty sure I knew Saved by the Bell's "special episode" about Jessie's drug use was horrible when I first saw it in middle school, but it's even more hilariously atrocious know that I'm older. "I'm so excited, I'm so excited, I'm so...scared!" Classic. One of the greatest fails of all-time. No question.