The Only Good Thing That Came Out of the BET Awards…
Besides Ne-Yo basically owning the whole show with his MJ Tributes, Eddie Levert cursing & whatever the hell you might want to call that Baby Boy segment.
…And It Just Gets Worse.
And now I get the news that one of my favorite magazines in the world has to shut down.
Cue Florida when she found out James died.
My Hero Ain’t Molest Them B*tch Ass Kids! – An Essay by Phonte
One of my favorite rappers in the world, Phonte of Little Brother went in-detail on how much Michael’s death affected him. Not by Twitter or Facebook status.
By an old school essay.
One Picture Sums Up That Lil’ Wayne/Drake/Young Money Performance
*DEAD*
UPDATE: Apparently BET decided to switch their stance and apologize for the distasteful nature of that performance. Too little, too late.
Love, KO’d by Hate.
Twenty years ago, this movie was released onto the viewing public and even now it still can get somebody hot under the collar.
As hot as it is here in Houston/Missouri City, I wouldn’t be shocked if for one day, I walked to my job, wondering about my check and getting paid and then the whole day just culminated with a good friend of mine being murdered by the police and then the whole building gets shut down.
Let’s be clear, racism is still in America, regardless of where you are. Just because you have a black president doesn’t mean black folks won’t do things most thing deemed “black” by pop culture.
Even when speaking about the film, Spike Lee had this to offer, “White people still ask me, “Why did Mookie throw the trashcan through the window?”
Retorting, “Black people in twenty years have never asked me why.”
I Hear The Water Coming…
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…and don’t ask me where 
Weirdest. Week. Ever.
I know death has been a hot topic recently but I mean, even Billy Mays caught the Grim Reaper around the corner today. It’s just kind of crazy how you can’t take nothing for granted.
Oh, and Transformers basically killed the box-office this week from Wednesday to Sunday, pulling in $200 million in five days. The Friday sums were really low compared to Dark Knight from last year ($158 million Friday to Sunday.
BTW, I’ll be re-blogging the BET Awards diary on Tuesday (since I missed some performances and EVEN POISON FROM BELL BIV DEVOE! I wanted to do the Roger Rabbit and the Bobby Brown Dance to that so damn bad.) I mean, Jay-Z finally cut his damn hair, Don Cornelius arrived out of his hyperbolic time chamber and even though its supposed to be a tribute to Michael Jackson, the fuckery that happens to be some of our black youth just won’t EVEN let a good night come to fruition.
Speaking of Jay, the D.O.A. video drops after the awards, which will probably be the last appearence of the sham that is that nigga’s hair grown like he never met a brush/comb/beyonce’s mane stylist. And also, who in Heaven finally gave BET the rights to have HD? Is it me or was that shit a long time coming? Now you folks at home can see the fuckery with special effects. SMH.
Now I’ll sit back and wonder who the hell does Joe Jackson’s eyebrows.
Michael Jackson: The King (4-Disc Mixtape)
For two days now since he passed, I’ve been compiling this mix, my dedication, my way of saying that I was a fan, that I appreciated everything he did in this world and that there is no denying his impact on music. So I encorporated all of what he has done and the impact he has made into four disc. I annoited him what everybody had done already: The King.
Trans(coon)mers?
Forewarning: if you haven’t seen the movie then don’t read this post.
If you want to know what the hell the uproar is about the movie and why I even titled this post what it’s titled, then keep on reading.
Again, you have been warned.
R.I.P. Michael Jackson (1958-2009)
Forget all the b.s. they portray him as in the media, fact it – Michael Jackson set the standard for all of the dancers, r&b singers and entertainers who dreamed of selling out stadiums across the world. There’s no denying his musical talents or impact on the world. Put it like this, they interrupted TV across the globe to report his death. I can’t think of anybody else (sans 2Pac for the hip-hop fans) who inspired and basically created a pattern for so many different musicians to follow.
I Gotta Give You A Zero: Louisiana Edition
This is Hurricane Chris.
This is Hurricane Chris performing in the Louisana Legislature.
Something is terribly wrong in the world.
I Gotta Give You A Zero: Uncle Ruckus Edition
Now, I’m a Boondocks fan up and effin’ down. It’s hilarious when I see something ripped straight from the headlines prove to be true. I finally have my course of action in finding a real life damn Uncle Ruckus.
Clarence Thomas.
I Gotta Give You A Zero: Tattoo Edition
Remember the broad who got 56 star tattoos on her face? You know, the one who decided it was super cool to get three stars but then supposedly fell asleep and the tattoo artist decided to keep going and create a mural of 56 that would make Mike Tyson and Lil’ Wayne’s facial tats seem minor?
Yeah, broad straight sold a wolf.
God Of War III (13-Minute Preview)
*Mouth waters*
I’m gonna need to borrow my light skinned Mexi-Black friend’s PS3 when this drops. SERIOUSLY.
Spotted over at Nerd Like
Chris Brown Pleads Guilty In Assault Case
After all that hype, it ended with a whimper. Thank God, because I couldn’t picture myself watching Breezy dance his way into handcuffs and trying to protect himself in jail.
B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray: The Mixtape (Mixtape)
I’m a fan of B.O.B., personally thinking that the ATLien is one of the freshest emcees to hit the scene in a while. He’s got charisma, he has some wordplay and he’s not from Canada. While he may not have a #1 hit or a co-sign from Lil’ Wayne, best believe he’s got T.I. and Grand Hustle behind him. This tape has him feeding into the T.I./T.I.P alter-ego sense with B.O.B spitting and Bobby Ray (his current moniker I suppose) with the singing. Here we go! Tracklist + Link after the cut.
Uh Oh…
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“…I bet they’ll steal his chain too!”
I thought Niggadom was dead and buried a while back. Oh wait, that was a dream of mine. Then again, seeing T-Pain sport this around his neck made me wonder, I bet you somebody is going to replicate this (that’s re-try for the SAT-impaired) shit.
And then I found this out.
It’s So Hard….To Say Goodbye…
To Zordon, Alfa & the little hell children that were spawned after the first show in ’94 (c. Dave Chappelle)
Raheem DeVaughn – The Art of Noise (Mixtape)
Fresh new Raheem DeVaughn for the masses. Should have been posted last week but y’know, sheeeeit happens. Tracklist + Link on the low, low.
Well Damn…
I have tattoos. Most of my friends have tattoos and get them while sober. However, one Belgium teen fell asleep at the damn tattoo parlor and has ended up with well….judge for yourself.
AD² Presents: 77 Rap Songs About Girls
Let me drop some history on this project. About a week or three ago, my man Young Sea gives me the idea to make a giant playlist strictly geared towards rappers and women and said that it could possibly be a double disc. Actually, it turned out to be three.
After numerous delays (this tape was supposed to be up last Friday, forgive me.) it’s finally here. So what took forever and a day finally gets released to the public, which is my interpretation of all the hip-hop songs intended for women. Or, the 77 I could think of while I was at work making the list, LOL. Featuring tracks from Jay-Z, Pharrell, Drake, Common & The Notorious B.I.G. Crappy Photoshop image aside, hit the jump for the INSANE tracklisting and download links.
