Is It Just Me.....

Or does Kim K. look like Eva Longoria in this picture?

Wyclef For President

Mos Def For President

iPod Shuffle: Lauren Hill – Doo Wop (That Thing)

L-Boogie is the coldest; the game is truly not the same without her being in the fold, seriously. On my other site we posted a blog called “Why Hip-Hop Needs Female Rappers” and this song is a perfect example of it. Songs like Lauren Hill’s Doo Wop is what the game is currently missing, even today the song feels more relevant than ever. The game needs female MC’s spitting relevant lyrics that relate to what’s really going on in the times from a perspective only they can deliver.

L Boogie goes hard, from the first verse where she to air it on sista’s that get caught up in the game without even realizing it to the second verse where she completely breaks down the nigga with his priorities out of place, the "poppin' bottles, living at his moms house, still trying to act hard while ducking child" nigga. This song as well as the entire album The Miseducation Of Lauren Hill is an example of hip-hop excellence; being a reminder of Hip-Hops past glory days while at the same being a tutorial to the next generation of MC’s hoping to bring the game back to its prominence. Next Generation of MC’s good luck….but until then we always have L Boogie.

Here’s a few excerpts from the Doo Wop (That Thing):

“It's been three weeks since you've been looking for your friend
The one you let hit it and never called you again
'Member when he told you he was 'bout the Benjamin's
You act like you ain't hear him
then gave him a little trim
To begin, how you think you really gon' pretend
Like you wasn't down
then you called him again
Plus when you give it up so easy you ain't even foolin’ him
If you did it then, then you’d probably fuck again
Talking out your neck sayin' you're a Christian
A Muslim sleeping with the gin
Now that was the sin that did Jezebel in
Who you gon' tell when the repercussions spin
Showing off your ass 'cause you're thinking it's a trend
Girlfriend, let me break it down for you again
You know I only say it 'cause I'm truly genuine
Don't be a hard rock when you really are a gem”

And the verse she dropped on the men is like 5 or 6 niggas I know right now (Damn!):

“The second verse is dedicated to the men
More concerned with his rims and his Tims than his women
Him and his men come in the club like hooligans
Don't care who they offend, popping yang like you got yen,
Let's not pretend, they wanna pack pistol by they waist men
Crystal by the case men, still in they mother's basement
The pretty face men, claiming that they did a bid men
Need to take care of their three and four kids then
They facing a court case when the child's support late
Money taking, heart breaking now you wonder why women hate men
The sneaky silent men, the punk domestic violence men
The quick to shoot the semen stop acting like boys and be men”

Act like you know.

Fundamental Rights My Ass........Yes On Prop 8!

These No on Prop 8 commercial are pissing me the fuck off because they are feeding people misinformation and half truths, if they were really so proud of same sex marriage then why are they so afraid to say it? Why are they using such deceitful tactics for their commercials? In the commercials they never EVER EVER talk about the act of gay marriage, what they do instead in an attempt to deceive votes is use the word fundamental right

(repeatedly!) in place of the word gay marriage while trying to cry discrimination. That shit is not discrimination what so ever because men and men / women and women don’t get married and have NEVER been getting fucking married in this country. So how is it a fundamental right??? Do they even know what a fundamental right is??

They need to be fuckin’ beaten for such propaganda laces bullshit. Americans receive enough deliberate lies and misinformation from the government and mainstream news media already, now this? Personally I wouldn’t be so mad if they were just being real in the commercials but the way they trying to turn this into a battle over fundamental rights is a huge slap in the face to Civil Rights Activists who are actually fighting for “real” fundamental rights like fair wages, proper sanitation in their neighborhoods and equal opportunity in the workplace. I just want to strangle all these deceitful mutha fuckers…..

C’mon people see through this bullshit and

VOTE YES ON PROP 8!

As a democrat I just hate being on the same side as these conservative wacko’s but I have no choice because I am morally obligated to stand for what’s right. So though we agree on this one topic, I still say FUCK YOU CONSERVATIVE BASTARDS.

Whats Really Going On With The Nations Financial Crisis?

The circumstances that have led to our current recession are the controlled by the same pendulum that led to the great depression in 1920's. The doctrine that our very government has worked so hard to maintain, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. But when the top 1% controls too much of the money "critical mass" hits and a recession is right around the corner. When income inequalities in this country become too skewed, it screws up the system. "The top 1% own more wealth in this country than the bottom 90%" According to Delaware Senator Bernie Sanders.

FDR's federal chairman who severed during The Great Depression likened this sort of financial catastrophe to a poker game:

"As in a poker game where the chips were concentrated in fewer and fewer hands, the fellows could stay in the game only by borrowing. When their credit ran out, the game stopped."

Marriner S. Eccles
(FDR's Federal Chairman)
1951

Multi-Tasking

So its Monday morning....back to reality I suppose. Lately I've trying to juggling a lot more things than usual. I’m in the middle of looking for a new apartment, trying to buy a new (used) car, a new HDTV, and researching the prospect of a second job; while at the same trying to appear that I’m not completely asleep at the wheel at work (though heavily distracted). The whole search for the new (used) car has been by far the most stressfull of things on my plate. With my current car on life support I’m feeling the pressure to make some things happen and fast. But with my past financial short comings (credit) coming back to bite me in the ass, on top of the fact that the current financial crisis has banks very hesitant to lend, it’s been increasing difficult to make something happen with this car situation without getting accepting a bad deal. Almost every car dealership that I've encountered has had tried to give me their own variation of greasy, underhanded, high interest rate, hidden charges, everything but the sticker price bullshit. But withstanding all of that I’m determined to get back on the horse until I can get a reasonable deal.

As far as the apartment is concerned I say things are going pretty well. I found one place that I liked at the right price but as soon as I put the application in the manager calls my roommate and informs us that the apartment we were looking at is actually going for a thousand more than what it was advertised online for. So with my budget already about to reach critical mass it looks like I’m going to have to keep looking. But it’s early in the apartment search so I’m not worried. As long I can get in to my new apartment before the 1^st black president is elected everything will be fine. Black President party here I come!

With the economy taking a hit and my new apartment potentially costing 30 percent more than my last one I’m starting to feel more and more that robnigga may be right about it being a 2 job market out here in L.A. Now when it comes to my second job I’m pretty clueless as to what I want to or more so what I’m willing to do as a second job. But I do know this, I don’t want my second job to be more stressful than my first one; and my first job is surprisingly stress-free.

Obama = Jackie Robinson?

Sick & Tired Of This Fuckin' Election (It Can't End Soon Enough!)

I can’t wait for this election to be over. I am growing so tired of McCain supporters making racist comments and ludicrous accusations about Obama. I understand that so many people in this country’s very survival is based on racism and inequality. And it’s those Americans that fear that a black president will somehow loosen their strong hold on their position in society. But the fact of the matter is a black president isn’t going to destroy the mechanism of white privilege, so racist and bigots have no fear!

With or without a black president white privilege is sown deep into the fabric of the very foundation of America and its going to take a lot more than 1 black president to uproot that. Whites in America will continue to get first crack at jobs over their obviously more qualified non-white counterparts. Whites will continue to get slaps on the wrist for crimes that non-whites would get 5-10 for. White celebrities will continue to be caught with illegal drugs and then sentences to community service while over crowded jails around the nation are full of non-whites convicted on non-violent drug offenses. Whites in America will continue to get the benefit of the doubt in every given situation regardless of how red handed they're caught, while non-whites are inevitably guilty until proven innocent. With all that said I am disgusted at the blatant and outright racism I have seen displayed by some Americans over these last few months, disgusted! This election cannot end soon enough for me. And I PRAY that when this election is over the voices of these racist McCain supporters will fade into the background.

I can’t stress enough how disappointed I am that Americans are not above this sort of primitive behavior. We have the nerve to call our self the greatest and most civilized nation (while turning up our nose at the rest of the world) but in reality many of us are not very civilized at all. Everyone who has stepped up to voice their racist opinion and hate driven lies about Obama should be ashamed of themselves. And again I just cannot wait till this fucking election is over; this election though historic has put a huge spotlight on some of the ugliest parts, people and ideas in this nation. And I’m ready for that spotlight to cut off, indefinitely. If I had my way I’d turn everyone the same color (golden brown) and teach some of these mutha fuckas a lesson, how you gone be racist when we all look the same?

Obama 08. Change.

Angry Old Man

Rocker Chris Cornell Enlists The Services Of Super Producer Timbo On His Latest Album

Former Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell has enlisted the services of none other than super producer himself Timbaland for his upcoming album titled “Scream”. Timbo's had the midas touch as of late cranking out successful pop hits for Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, Madonna and One Republic. So it only makes sense that Chris Cornell chose to link with Timbo, who has some unexpected free time now that he’s not producing The Blueprint 3. Earlier this week on Ryan Seacrest's "On Air" radio show Timbo had this to say about the collaboration between himself and Cornell

"This is the best work I've done in my career."

Cornell was equally enthusiastic about the work and had this to say about how it all went down.

"For me, it was sort of a natural thing, to go out and make a record I hadn't made before. It wasn't a situation where I sat for a long time and thought about what my next move should be. It was quick, and the idea came to me after Timbaland had done a couple of remixes from the Carry On album. It got back to me that he was actually a fan and was interested in doing original material, and I got on the phone with him, and I suggested we go make a whole album. He was interested in that idea, and before I knew it, we were in the studio."

Reports are that the album should be out sometime next month. But the real question is Do I Care? And the answer is kinda. Since I’m a timbo fan and have been one since “One In A Million” my sheer faith in the quality of his production as well as his endorsing the album as the "best work of his career" will encourage me to at least take the time to check out the album.

Things That Black People Like

I was recently surfing the net and I came across this hilarious blog called “Things That Black People Like”. The entire blog it’s self is exclusively dedicated to spotlighting Things That Black People Like, while offering a short commentary to why that particular thing is so significant to blacks. The blogs contains a list of the Top 23 Things Black People Like….

23. Video Games…..Damn, you know a nigga loves NFL Madden!
22. Stand-Up Comedy…..From Richard Pryor to Chris Rock, black stand up comedians have been silent advisors in my life for many years. Shit a Richard Pryor stand-Up was the first time I heard the term blue balls; little did I know, I would become all too familiar with that feeling years later.
21. Movie Quotes
20. Chicken & Waffles
19. Angelina Joli
18. Fresh Kicks
17. The Hook Up…..oh how I missed the hook-up when I moved away from the hood for few years. Life just isn’t complete without a hook up here or there, or as we like to call it getting something on the Player Price. I couldn’t even begin to tell you how much shit I get below retail price, Shoes, Clothes, Electronics, TVs, Computers…I even used to know a nigga who would sell discount liquor out the trunk of his car. Shit I even got a few jobs off the hook up because one of the homie worked there.
16. Domino's.....A nigga just cant resist a game of Domino's
15. Baby Powder
14. Escalades….Ain’t that the truth
13. Maya Angelou
12. Wife Beaters……Niggas do love wife beaters, even 50 cent came out with his own designer line of wife beaters with bra straps.
11. Newports…..now you know you know some Newport spokin’ ass niggas. I know I do.
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T.I. vs. Jim Jones' Swagger

Thanks, SmashTime Radio

Sarah Silverman Understands The Real Issues!

This is Comedian Sarah Silverman's Obama Ad reaching out to the Baby Boomers. Many of Americas largest news outlets (CNN, MSNBC, etc.) have been making a big fuss over how many young voters are getting involved in this years election but if the Obama-Biden ticket doesn't get the baby boomer's who represent over 77 million Americans on board this election could get uglier than flava flav real quick.

Don't Vote.

I met a bright young El Salvadorian woman in Miami who said she wasn't going to vote because it doesn't matter, nothing is going to Change anyway. Well sweetheart this commercials for you.......

Homer Simpson Supports Barack Obama

Thanks, HHIR

Chris Rock: Kill The Messenger

This is Chris Rock's fifth stand up special Kill The Messenger and as with all his previous works this shit is CLASSIC. Rock delivers this brilliant special just months before the most significant election of my lifetime and hits every issues right on the head. Now I know that Chris isn't exactly as big with the female fan base as say Jamie Foxx or Martin Lawrence but withstanding all of that Chris Rock is the King of Kings in stand -up comedy right now and an All-Time Great.

To be so smart, funny, honest and insightful all at the same time is a rare combination in any comedian and Rock has proven he can deliver all that and more. He is truly a comedian ahead of his time. You want proof? Listen to Chris Rock's most famous and controversial segment "Niggas vs Black People" from his Award-Winning Stand Up Special Bring The Pain (1996) and then listen to Barak Obama's fatherhood speech (2008), and you'll see that many of the topics that Obama touched on (such as low expectations and the self-destructive anti-education/intellectualism ideology within the black community). Chris Rock did as well, only Rock did it 12 year earlier.

In a 60 Minutes interview Chris Rock later said this about the controversial segment:

"I've never done that joke again, ever, and I probably never will. 'Cause some people that were racist thought they had license to say nigger. So, I'm done with that routine."

Now for our FEATURE PRESENTATION:

Watch: CHRIS ROCK: KILL THE MESSENGER (VIDEO)

How To Raise A Baby

With Teen Pregnancy approaching an all-time high I figured now would be a great time to offer up some helpful tips to all the young mothers and fathers out there struggling with there loss of innocence and new found responsibilities.