They jus dont get it :-\

WHEN DOES THIS SHYT STOP?

http://www.blackvoices.com/blogs/2009/02/26/a-white-house-watermelon-patch-how-the-hell-is-that-funny/

20 QUESTIONS!

I am such a fan of Vibe Magazine's 20 questions section, that I decided to do 1 of my own! Ready? Okay!

*21.(BONUS) After Scary Movie 1 & 2, Aren't you excited about the Wayans' Dance spoof movie comin out August 14th?

20. Can Lil Wayne really pull off a Rock album?

19. Given her 5 album deal, can Whitney Houston make a real comeback?

18. Why the hell was Diddy twittering during his tantra sex sesh?! lol smh

17. If something happens to the president, are you ready to react?

16. Aren't you anxious for this season of "Dancing with the Stars"? (Lil kim, David Alan Grier, etc)

15. Is it just me, or has American Idol run its last course?

14. Aren't you waiting for a "Martin" Reunion?

13. Now that Obama has challenged us and raised the standards, do you think kids will actually start going back to school and staying there?

12. Oh, and don't you just love how he goes to bball games, and other public events?

11. Who does Stevie Wonder's hair, and y do they still have a job?

10. After 3 #1 albums altogether, why are Danity Kane and Day26 STILL broke?!

9. Is Ray J really serious about this damn reality show?!

8. Aren't you ready for Beyonce to take a damn break and sit down somewhere?

7. Why are people begging Will Smith to release ANOTHER album on twitter? lol

6. Diddy, wtf is train music?!

5. Its a little early, but aren't you wondering if the Republicans will pick a black man to run against Obama in the next election?

4. What exactly constitutes cheating?

3. Mac or PC? lol

2. Is Rihanna and Chris Brown the new Bobby & Whitney?

1. Doesn't VH1's BLACK TO THE FUTURE: 90's futher confirm that the 90's were the shit?!

p.s. People are asking how I feel about this Chrihanna situation.....I promise thatll be my next blog update. Still waitin for the shyt to develop. It's somethin new everyday....I wish yall would subscribe to this blog tho instead of jus coming to read it. I want some comments! Ttyl

NY POST UPDATE!

Yaaaaay 4 John Legend! Well I guess Obama really has stirred somethin in us Americans anytime big name celebs are willing to express themselves on controversial issues lol....many are usually to worried about losing sponsors, losing fans or losing money, especially on something as testy as race relations. But while Spike Lee and Al Sharpton led a protest the other day in front of the NY Post, singer/songwriter John Legend has also written a letter to the NY Post expressing his concern about the controversial, arguably racist political cartoon featured in their papers just days ago....Go here to read the letter, and express your own opinions:

http://amygrindhouse.com/2009/02/john-legend-writes-open-letter-to-ny-post.html

I'm so proud of him! And proud of us! Proud that we challenged this. The NY Post did offer a half-assed apology, an though it may not be what we were looking for, it is an apology nonetheless. And now maybe the NY Post will think twice about what is published. You can't be printin stuff like that! Our president is black! Or haven't they heard :-P

ALBUM REVIEW: "THE REBIRTH"

As my first album review, I couldn't figure out what cd to start with. So I decided to go with what's been in my cd player recently.....It may come as a surprise to some, but for others, we already know, that Bobby Valentino is one of the most underrated R&B artists out right now. And he has yet to let me down. Known for his consistent solid efforts among music lovers (I looooooved his 1st album!), his recent release "Rebirth" has once again delivered a plethora of memorable contemporary R&B tracks. "The Rebirth" has that old Bobby feel, reminiscent of his first album, and the throwback 90's feel of R&B. Under new direction, it's lead single, "Beep," has been blazing airwaves and video countdowns alike. Much of the album is laced with production from the Dream, so needless to say, songs like "Hands on me" are mesmerizing and standout among others. With its recognizable Dream "sound", this song is destined to be a radio and club banger. "Just me and you," a refreshing semi-cover version of Tony Toni Tone's original hit, is complemented by a guitar solo from Tony Toni Tone's own original member Raphael Saadiq. Hearing the opening instrumental was so refreshing that it was enough to hint that maybe that old 90's feel (or a lil more soul) is what's missing from the struggling R&B genre today. Bobby, you may be on to something....Remakes anyone? lol....My absolute fav song on the album is "Give Me Your Heart". Not only is this, in my opinion, Bobby V's vocal breakthrough on the album, but he succeeds in captivating the strong emotional cries of a desperate man pleading for his woman's heart. Though it sounds like he borrowed from D'angelo's "How Does it Feel" and vocally, combined it with his obvious church upbringing, it made for yet another classic Bobby V ballad. Now of course, there are many other satisfactory songs on the album. But for those, you're jus gonna have buy the album. Overall though, I can play this album from start to finish (minus 2 or 3 songs), excellent for a R&b album these days, and especially one with 17 songs on it! So I jus wanna let Bobby know that while this release still may not shoot him to super stardom fame, he has a solid fan base, and a lifetime Bobby Valentino album buyer in me :) Keep doin what you're doin Bobby. 2 THUMBS WAY UP! Yaaay bobby!

p.s. Oh, and Bobby? You can stop with the sound effects now lol....that's enough "Beep, beep beeping," and whaling like sirens :)

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DAMN CHRIS! SMH :-\

One mo gain'

See people, this is the shyt I'm talkn about! I don't know if you heard, but our president signed the stimulus package yesterday. And today? Well, the NY Post printed the above cartoon. When challenged by Al Sharpton, they claimed that the "chimp" in the picture represents the package, NOT Obama.........................::rolls eyes::.........::looking at the pic again::........ummmm, coulda fooled me. That's not wut I see. Seems to me, after shooting the chimp a.k.a. our FIRST BLACK president, someone will have to find another person to sign a stimulus......I mean, I could be being too sensitive, but this pic is a DISGRACE! The NY Post should not be able to get away with this, and they should be forced to print an apology to its readers, and an apology to Mr. Obama. This man (one of the first in a very long time, if ever) is trying to help the economy, trying to save peoples (minorities) lives and incomes and careers! Why are we allowing these people to attack him, in one of the most racially charged propaganda approaches?! A chimp?! Now of course overt racism has been under wraps in recent years, so this was bold. Black people, since they were forced to live in this country, have been held to nothing more than inhumane standards. We've been called all kinds of names, specifially "monkey" (which to me a "chimp" is the same thing, and a little close for comfort). So to so blatantly disrespect this man, and a group of people, my people, is not only inappropriate and uncalled for in this day an age, but is too serious to just blow over. Now while some of you may be surprised, I'm not. There's nothing that a white man in a position of power can do regarding black people, no matter how good or bad that can surprise me. What matters is our response. After 8 years....excuse me 400 years of a capitalistic "Democracy", it has taken the heart of this man, to challenge everything America claims to stand for. And I, as well as our ancestors as well as those who fought and died for him to be able to take that position, wouldn't hold kindly to this ignorant gesture. So I ask you, what are we going to do?

Singles Awareness Day A.K.A. Valentine's Day

Its Feb 14th, Valentine's Day.....and I'm still wondering what's so special about Valentine's Day? Now don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those VDay haters. I'm not one of those "OMG I don't have a man, so my valentine's day sux" kinda girls. Whether I have a valentine or not does not make me depressed. As a matter of fact, when I don't have one, I become my own valentine, and I treat my own self to as much love as I can give myself; something I try to do every day. So I just don't understand why Vday is such a big deal. I mean, I just can't get wit people who use this one day out of the year to show how much they love and care about someone. Shouldn't that be a daily thing? I mean, does chocolate and roses, and candlelit dinners make up for all the other fucked up things people do throughout the year? Am I just supposed to forget about those things just because somebody decided that Feb 14th should be a day that we splurge on the ones we love? I think not....so VDay to me, simply put, is bullshit. Let's try loving each other every day, to make this world a better place, and to get us out of the hellhole we've allowed ourselves to fall into. Don't just love your family members and spouses. Love your neighbors and your neighborhoods. And most importantly Love yourself. Don't let someone dictate how or when you should express that love....

Now, in other news, I worked the NAACP Image awards on Thursday, and what an experience that was! It was the 100th anniversary of the NAACP so I must say, I was honored to be a part of it, even tho I had to work. We had a lot of fun, and met a lot of celebs (including my man DIDDY! ::takes a deep breath to compose myself:: and oh, and that fine chocolate man Lance Gross from House of Payne, among many others...too many to name right now tho), but it was great. I was def pretty mad about some of the awards that were handed out (i.e. Jhud got anotha sympathy award :-\ ) but wuteva...and of course, once again, they did my girl Jazmine Sullivan shady....its iight tho, she gon show yall asses, and she's gonna get what she deserves. I went to her and Neyo's concert the otha night too, and OMG, if i wasn't already in love with her, im moreso now...she's amazing. Neyo of course was great too,

but Jazzy....man! As a matter of fact...see the video below, a snippet of her singing, "Lions and Tigers and Bears" (I apologize for the background noise and my singing, in case u can hear it in this video) lol:

And here's anotha of her tearin up the end of my song, "In Love With Another Man":

and thats all I have to say about that! ttyl :)

::sighs:: R THEY SERIOUS?!

Ummmmmm, so, the Grammy's lastnite sucked ass! Like seriously, who runs that shyt?! Man! 12,000 people vote on who will be nominated, and those same 12,000 vote on the winner, so I'm curious if those 12,000 people were on some kind of drugs during the voting process. Like, I honestly can't believe what I saw last night. For starters, I love whitney, and I want her to make a serious comeback, but wtf wuz she on last night? She seemed a little uncomfortable, and her voice sounded funny. Eitha she on that stuff again, or that crack fried her brain AND her vocal chords. Second of all, 5 nominations and not 1 win?! They did my girl Jazmine Sullivan SHAAAAAAAAAADY! Thats all I have to say about that. Third, I need for Chris Brown not to be beatin Rihanna's ass BEFORE the show! Come perform, make ya money, then you "slap a bitch" lmao j/k....seriously, Chris, that was def uncalled for, ur smarter than that! Fourth, MIA is a G! Not only did the girl perform looking 12 MONTHS PREGNANT, but she got 4 of the game's hottest rappers to sample her 1st US release, and got nominated for the shyt! She's a beast! And that "Swagger Like Us" performance, was the icing on the cake. That along with, the Four Tops tribute, Jhud's tear jerking comeback, and TI & J.Timberlake's collabo all did me proud. They wasn't givin us no love, so we had to show them what they were missin. Maybe we'll get some respect next year, but i'm not holding my breath. Another highlight of the night? Well of course, Kanye never ceases to amaze me. He always seems to find the most inappropriate time to say some of the most outrageous things. The reason it works for him though is because usually, whatever he's "whining" about, is the God's honest truth! Neitha him nor Estelle had ever been nominated for best new artist (when obviously they deserved the nom in their own respect), so why have them to present that award? So was he whining in his "usual egotistical manner?" (rolls eyes) Hell no! He's not a whiner....may be still a little off balance at times, but he's def not a whiner. Give that man his props, and he won't keep puttin yall on blast. Basically, I'm hoping that next year the Grammy's will upgrade. I understand they're conservative, but that does not excuse the fact that they ignored obvious winners. What a slap in the face, not only to those well deserving artists and musicians, but a slap in the face to authentic music lovers and industry hopefuls. I mean, this year, compared to last, the Grammy's fell flat. Even the rock performances were a dud. And Robert Plant and Allison Krauss winning album of the year? Who are these people?! ::sighs:: I don't know what else to say....smh.....

Startin' shyt lol

So of course, I had to start some shyt with my 1st entry lol....This is a piece I started a little before Obama's election, and finished it afterward....feel free to comment. Everyone's opinions are respected here:

The Great Black Hope

I hate to lay the responsibilities of a whole race, a whole culture in the hands of one man, but it seems that may be necessary for the rebirth of a nation. A black nation, who at a time, had more pride in themselves and their race than they were allowed to have. It is my prayer that this upcoming election will revive the pride that has, as of late, been so enthusiastically dormant in the lives of African Americans, children and men especially. It is an election of monumental proportions, a historical event that we have all been so blessed to witness.
Generations before us, are about to experience something they were told would and could never happen. The first black president! And now generations after us will live in a world where it seems the possibilities are limitless. Now, of course we are all excited, but what I hope will happen is that our pride will be resurrected in our communities and our children as they see the most feared image in America, a face that looks like theirs, the face of a Black man, in charge of the country in which they live, somewhat equivalent to the kingship he had acquired once before and has privately maintained for over 500 years.
But I must warn, don’t let the excitement fool you....

(cont’d 2/4/09)

What’s been bothering me the most as I have watched election and post inaugural coverage is the constant question that’s being raised. Has the American dream finally been fulfilled. It shocked and bothered me to see so many people, especially African Americans accepting that it has. In my opinion, the American dream has been recognized, but not fulfilled....not completely. And its dangerous for us to write it off so quickly that is has been. Why do I feel this way you ask? Well don’t get it twisted. Yes, America did elect a Black man as president. And yes, that is and was a very historically important event. Yes, it is a celebration of the advancement those before us fought and died for. No, they did not die in vain, because America did elect a Black president. They actually did it! But in my opinion they did it, out of desperation.
Under all the glitz and glamour of the initial shock, there is still a reality present. That reality? Well first off, look at his competition. There were only 2 options and while I’m not trying to take anything away from Obama, his presidency or his campaign, look at his competition. A deaf toad could have beaten that jackass of a running mate John McCain, not to mention his amusing sidekick Sarah Palin. Obama ran a near perfect campaign. McCain? Not so much. But the question we should be asking is, if Obama ran that same campaign 4yrs ago against Bush, or 12 yrs ago against Clinton, would he have won? Has America really changed that much?
Second, if Obama’s skin was a little darker, lets say like mine or maybe even of a Morris Chestnut, would he still have gotten elected, no matter how personable and articulate he is?
Finally, I see this election as of course, a huge step forward for Black folks, and it offers a huge opportunity to again prove and redeem ourselves to the nay-sayers. But why did it take the “Republicans” (a respectful term I’m using instead of the obvious), to run this country into the ground, and to start feeling the oppression and lack of economic stability that Black folks have grown accustomed to, to even consider ignoring a man’s race to place him in the most powerful position in the world, when they should have been doing it in the first place? Do you know what that means? That means that as the first Black President, not only does Obama have to pull a miracle out of his hat to save our land, but if he doesn’t do it, the spotlight will be on ALL of Black America!
So this time, more than any, is the time for us to come together, put all our differences aside, and make him OUR president. This is the time, for our men to start pulling up their pants, getting rid of the cornrows, getting on their grind the way they should be, and taking care of home. This is the time for our women to start raising their standards and demanding more respect than they’ve been given in recent years. Now of course we must understand that this man is not God. He is not OUR savior. He is a man, in charge of a country full of different kinds of men. He will work for everyone, not just us. But we have to have is back, through EVERYTHING.

Every night in my prayers, I pray for Obama, for his family, for his legacy and for this country. I pray for our future. I have as much faith in Obama as the next man. I want to see him succeed. I want to see him leave behind a legacy that is untouched by any president before or after him. I pray that this happens. And you have to pray too, and remain loyal because this man cannot do it on his own.
So, I’m just saying, in considering Obama, consider the Sankofa bird. It is expressed as a mythic bird whose face is always turned backwards (facing the past) that flies forward with an egg in its mouth (representing the future). Always remember your past. If not, you are destined to repeat it. Don’t let this event, make you forget that past. But allow it to take that past with us into an obviously promising future. Keep the faith ya’ll, cuz it’s that faith that got us here in the 1st place.

Welcome to my mind!

To everyone reading this:

This is my very 1st official blog! Yaaaaay! Im so excited! Those who kno me, know I've always been someone with a lot to say. They also know that I write it better than I can speak it. So in saying that, welcome to my blog! Expect articles, poems, short stories, essays, etc on everything from politics to music to my own personal ventures. Some of it may make sense. Some of it may not. Some of you may agree with it. Some of you may not. But all in all, I hope you @ least enjoy it because while this will be a stress reliever for me, it is strictly for entertainment purposes to others. So feel free to comment, and discuss. I will try to post on here as often as I can, but at least once a week. So check back often k? Thanks! and Much Love until we blog again :)