Happy New Year!!

Approaching us is a new year. a year like all the others full of possibility. a year hopefully i can figure out how i break free from the same road i have traveled down so many times. i know as well as my heart knows i am the driver of this car that I call life that seems to lose control with one song on the radio that apparently my ears didnt understand how to process causing my hands to lose grip and for the shell i'm sitting in to crash. realizing that even with a seatbelt and airbags you still suffer the bruises and pain from being shaken up the only way a head on collision can do.


A new year calls for new changes, make all yours positive in 2009, leave all the negative people behind because with change comes a new attitude & you don't want those people around clouding your better judgement also we need to start humbling ourselves because the lord giveth and he taketh away... Happy New Year, have a safe & prosperous one.

Year End Fashion Faux Pas

So, This year is coming to a close and the reason I'm writing this post is because I'm tired of my uhm....... plus size brothers & sisters (I was trying to find a word to use besides fat so I wouldn't be anatomically offensive and hurt feelings) trying to dress with the latest trends....knowing DAMN WELL that the outfit they have on doesn't go with their body types, now mind you, I'm a big dude too....so I'm not trying to ostracize the Chubby Community... but, I do know what looks good on me and what I can & can't wear....you will NOT catch me in J Crew buying t-shirts that looks like I went searching through my Jr. High wardrobe...with that being said.

My fellow hefties, can you please do me a favor and find your own style especially for those females who have extra meat like around their thigh, knee, and calf region PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!!! stay away from that whole tights and skinny jeans phase please, because it seriously looks like two big christmas hams stuffed in a grocery bag. b.t.w. don't do the whole belted shirt thing if your stomach is big because it looks like your stomach is eating your belt also invest in a girdle there's no harm or foul in wearing one...and a pair of spanx they both tuck and lift and gives you a nicer silhouette and gives the illusion you have curves.

Big dudes, don't think I forgot about yall because I didn't!! you need to find a medium between wearing clothes that are too tight and clothes that are waaaay to big it makes you look extremely slouchy....if you have man boobs and you KNOW they stick out why put on just a wife beater? Serioulsy, throw a t-shirt on over it. PLEASE stay away from leather blazers and please stay clear of tucking your t-shirts and shirts in alll the way especially if your a "dunlap" which means your belly "done lapped" your jeans.....boot cut jeans? GROSS and can we stay away from flipped collars for those big dudes who have no neck because you look like a turtle in it's shell.....

If you feel that this message is in error or I have somewhat offended you then you my friend are the culprit and need a DRASTIC change for 2009

Beyonce Single Ladies AMA Performance

I think this was like the best performance of the night......& it's good 2 see she brought the dance who was cuttin up in the video....(the chick who everybody think's is a dude)...but, at any rate..enjoy...

SexEd 101: For Novice Sake

So, like, uhm, yea…..idk wassup with my friends thinking I’m their sex therapist….I’m neither Dr. Drew nor Dr. Sue so when I give you advice I give it from what I’ve read, what I’ve saw and what I’ve done…so don’t blame me if I tell you to try something and your partner don’t like it….I mean if she don’t like face shots and he don’t like you to play in his ass right before he ejaculates sounds like a problem the 2 of you should discuss together!.....I mean don’t come at me after it’s done & tell me she’s mad at you because some of your kids got in her eye by mistake….like I said that’s between you 2!

Communication is key in a relationship in every aspect ESPECIALLY when it comes to both of yall getting yall rocks off, so if yall don’t talk about what you both like and don’t like during intercourse then 9 times out of 10 you’re setting yourself up for bad..HORRIBLE sex…and I know you’re thinking that “if I say what I want then sex is gonna seem planned or rehearsed” BUT, it doesn’t have to be that way, you can explain what you want before sex, it doesn’t make you a freak and its definitely not taboo to talk sex before you actually have it, honestly I think it should be a requirement…you can’t be a prude when it comes to having a mind blowing sexperience. Sex should be a sporadic concept, mix it up…don’t do the same thing over and over if you start with 4 play then oral then straight to the nitty gritty ALL THE TIME it get’s a bit predictable start with something different hell start from the end to the beginning see how that one works

Me personally, I’m no novice....no sexpert either…I like to play pretend so I have a few characters in my head that come out on occasions…..(no I’m NOT schizo).
I’m all about making love (yes there’s a BIG difference in sex & love making) to your favorite slow jams but I think you haven’t had it good until you’ve done it 2 rap music I like to call it “gangsta fuck” & sometimes it’s required for me because I tend to get off track & sing the songs that’s playing…sooooo yea rap music works best 4 me (you shouldn’t go trying this with out your partners consent).

Basically I said all that to say this, if you hear something interesting that you want to try talk it over with your partner if they don’t like it try to reach a compromise but don’t just slip something new on them and expect them 2 like it, next time before you have sex, hold it off for a week and yall just talk about yall likes & dislikes in sex and see if it’s anything like the first time, or better…


EDITORS NOTE: I know there are some who claim “I can put it down” so for you who do claim that, this is not for you..this is specifically for the beginners well not actually beginners but the inexperienced ones who THINK they’re doing a good job but really aren’t & no one wants to hurt their feelings & tell them their not.

Welcome To My Life.....

Do you know what it feels like to feel as though everyone around you is living life in motion and you're standing completely still? Well, that kinda sums up what's been going on with me.......let's see, I have a very small circle of friends which has been dwindling down these past couple of months but it's like when I'm around them I always feel out of place, it's like I'm in there company but I feel alone (idk if you understand but w/e, continuing...) like I don't belong. I'm usually at school and work and I don't really converse with people there either and from school I'm home so most of my days are spent at home all day on the computer or watching tv bored out of my mind while everybody else is out there enjoying life........

No you don't know what it's like 

When nothing feels all right

You don't know what it's like 

To be like me

I guess you can call it a PP (personal problem) because I don't really have a hankering to go out and socialize with the people that i live around or on campus because we have absolutely nothing in common! I've always been the "different" child growing up sort of the loner...I had a close small group of friends but they were just school friends when i got home it was my cousin and I & I was older so it was like what I like, but that started to change but IDK what i'm trying to say....  

To be hurt To feel lost 

To be left out in the dark

To be kicked when you're down 

To feel like you've been pushed around

I guess I'm just having one of those days and this song/video by Simple Plan describes what I'm going through...  

To be on the edge of breaking down 

And no one's there to save you 

No you don't know what it's like

Welcome to my life....

I VOTED TODAY, DID YOU?

the two people who were in front of me they were there @ 6

I am soooooo happy today, I'm living in something that I thought I could've only read in History book.....I woke up very early @ 5:00 this morning to get ready to stand in line @ the poll, I made it there at about 6:00 and went and joined the other 2 people who were standing in front of me...and as time went on a few more started pulling in and saying good morning and laughing and telling jokes..and this is my first time in a long time seeing my people woke this early in the morning and HAPPY about it....which made me feel even better!

waiting in line...didn't have my ipod grrrr

But with happiness comes the devil, now at my polling place ever since I've voted there for the past 4 years I've always voted from the back door of the school...even if I came in the front door, they would ask me to walk across the hall & go wait in line by the back door so I can give my name & all the other stuff now everybody else seemed to have known the rules too because they were in line @ the back doors..

Polls opened at 7:00 pm sharp after the poll workers said their prayers (which i was happy and surprised to see) and they let us in the backdoor in and went opened the front door & told them they have to walk outside through the backdoor to wait in line which at that time were only 15-20 people maximum so it shouldn't have been a problem.

but NOOOOOOOOOO little miss fugee wanted to turn into Angela Davis and start a 4 woman revolution with the other 3 women who were behind her in line telling the poll manager (who was an older lady) that "I can't believe this shit, (mind you we vote in an elementary school) I've never had a problem like this, we always come through that door to vote" so the poll manager still trying to remain civil told her "sweetie, please don't do this, this is a historical moment for us, please don't mess it up" which little miss fugee and her mignons replied "The damn moment messed up when you told me to go wait in another line to vote"

That really really really upset me because for 1 it's a small polling precinct and it has never had a high volume of voters at one time so that was a surprise to the poll workers as well, but little miss fugee and her hyenas seemed like they were outside plotting what they would say if somebody said the wrong thing to them this morning.

I VOTED TODAY!!!!!!!!!!

BUT WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID...I VOTED BRIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING, THE THIRD PERSON IN LINE AND TO CAST MY VOTE AND I FELT A SENSE OF RELIEF that's why I decided to post this video of a song I think is fitting for today and I think it's something we're all hoping for, A Better Tomorrow.....

Notorious-Trailer

This is the official trailer for the biographical film "Notorious" which depicts the life of hip hop star Notorious B.I.G. It's set to hit theaters January 16, 2009...& I can't wait because it honestly looks like a really good movie...I wonder if puffy had a say in who played his role....




It's a pretty good cast except for Anthony Mackie as Tupac.....i honestly don't see it...but the two who play Biggie & Faith look just like them!....

Jamal Woolard as The Notorious B.I.G.
Angela Bassett as Voletta Wallace
Anthony Mackie as Tupac Shakur
Derek Luke as Sean "Puffy" Combs
Naturi Naughton as Lil Kim
Antonique Smith as Faith Evans
Sean Ringgold as Suge Knight
Marc John Jefferies as Lil Cease
Anwan Glover as Snoop Dogg
Edwin Freeman as Mister Cee

The Soundtrack Of My Life...

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
So, here’s how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that’s playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don’t lie and try to pretend your cool…

Opening Credits:
Here I Am- Rick Ross feat Nelly

Waking Up:
Good Morning- Kanye West

First Day At School:
Can't Say Goodbye- Snoop Dogg

Falling In Love:
You're My Baby- Robin Thicke

Fight Song:
The Sweet Escape- Gwen Stefani

Breaking Up:
Lay Down- Floetry

Prom:
It's On- Mary J. Blige feat. R. Kelly

Life:
Searching- Mary J. Blige

Mental Breakdown:
Creator- Santogold

Driving:
Moving Mountains- Usher

Flashback:
3peat- Lil Wayne

Getting Back Together:
Heartbreaker- Danity Kane

Wedding:
How Will I Know- Whitney Houston

Birth of Child:
The Last Hope- Drake

Final Battle:
Live A Lie- Jazmine Sullivan

Death Scene:
Can't Be Good- Janet Jackson

Funeral Song:
Hold Me Down- Danity Kane

End Credits:
My Drive Through- Pharrell feat Santogold and Julian Casablancas

Why You Playing?

Okay, So I've recently been noticing that weird shyt has been happening to my page...first a whole blog disappeared then comments have been being deleted..now I know that the person who post the comments can delete them BUT this has been happening on old post like WTF?!?!?! has someone hacked my blogger and trying 2 make me seem crazier than I really am? or am I secretly doing it in the middle of the night while i'm sleep??.....I have the slightest inkling but ah well.....anyway...

IN OTHER NEWS!!!!

I decided to come home because our trip to Texas was postponed.....and I'm in MONROE, LA (my hometown) and OMG!!! can we say PODUNK!!....I've been asking people about wireless and they revert back to slavery times...& they eyes get all wide and they lips poke out...& they look @ me like I just asked them to read with me in front of 'massa'....but I finally found it in the most WEIRDEST place that I won't name because I don't want yall to think I'm web junkie 2 stoop 2 this level just 2 get online....but ah, well.....TTY SOON!!!

Caffeine Rant

I honestly see why Coffee House's on black campuses don't usually last.....My school has this coffee house called "Java & News" now correct me if i'm wrong but any normal coffee house would be open at say 6 am when people really want/need coffee??.....NOT AT A HBCU.....I came on campus this morning running to the coffee house because the starbucks up the street from my house was super packed!!.. I walked into the building just KNOWING I'm about to get me a cup of green tea with honey & a splash of lemon...(EHHHHHH) WRONG! they don't open 'til 10:00 WTF?!?!?!?I'm not gonna want any caffeine at 10:00 I'll be woke by then, but only @ an HBCU will a coffee house run on CP time and I'm really upset because i REALLY wanted that green tea...but ah well...I guess i'll just stop by the campus store & pick up a red bull..

FOR THE BETTER?

So, for the past couple of days I've been sitting back thinking about some stuff....I lost one friend over some he say she say....but I SAY that if it was lost over something so trivial then it really wasn't a friendship 2 begin with.... but moving on.....

I haven't been in touch with one of my gbff's and I know she's gotten a promotion at work & she be busy but since she's not at school anymore it's like we're out of touch...and that makes me wonder if we're just school friends.... but last night I sent her a text message and she was like she's been going through some stuff but she misses me soooooooo I don't know.. but on 2 more exciting news about ME!!

I will be in Dallas, Texas next week from the 23-26th my BFF's birthday was this week and he wants 2 go out of state 2 party....he's the Gail to my Oprah! so of course I said yes, I really don't know NOTHING about Dallas...When I usually go to Texas, I hit Houston soooo hopefully dallas is as fun as Houston....just don't wanna run into none of them folks from the cliff (Oak Cliff)

Random Rant II

Okay, I know we all tuned into the MTB4 Finale last night why does diddy keep these antics up..

Still on the MTB4 topic….Diddy had me die’n laughing when Sway was talking to him…& I’ve noticed it in past episodes 2…..WHY when he always finish talking he gives that damn Derrick Zoolander look with the perched mouth and squinted glare..

Could Que’s hair get ANY slicker? It looked like a cat licked it..but that was nice of him 2 fight his womans battles

I think there's still beef with Dawn & Aubrey bcz when Sway announced she was coming out.. Dawn gave this look of disgust!

I am soooooooooo sick & tired of this damn scarf trend ever since school has started that's all i've been seeing.... PEOPLE IT'S FUCKING 85 degrees and THEN some had the nerve 2 wear fur boots with it honestly it's okay 2 be trendy & how there's no pain when it comes 2 fashion... I refuse 2 suffer from heat asphyxiation just 2 look trendy!

Why do asian people say the most funniest stuff!! it's like they don't know the adage "some things are better left unsaid" my art history teacher calls this guy a girl almost everyday & we've told her too many times that he's a dude....& she tells us.. "welllll, he start to look a lot-a like-a girl" & yes that's how she really talks..she gives me my kicks & giggles 4 the morning

VOTE 4 ME!!!!!

THIS IS MY CHANCE 2 BE FAMOUS BY NOT DOING NOTHING!!!!

Beyonce-Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

So, like this is my favorite of the 2 videos....I've noticed that Beyonce is giving Bob Fosse major life but I noticed that there are a few j-sette moves going on 2...but this is nice & kinda plain & I'm a sucka for black & white videos & photography.....

What in the sam hill....

.....happened to my blog?!?!?!?!?!?! Now I KNOW I'm not crazy, I posted a blog on here Thursday called the "3rdBrane Mix"....and when I posted my blog Friday it was on here & I had a comment....now, I don't know what kinda tom-foolery this here is...BUT dammit i'm gonna be posting it again.....& i'll be DAMNED if that one gets deleted!! but anyway....i'm off 2 go take this midterm for Non-Western Art History....wish me luck! I studied but I did make me a small note card just in case I forgot something (cheat sheet)

Seriously?

Boy, I tell you about these country Mississippi folks EVERYONE and they momma got personalized tags but this one takes the cake....

what honestly possess someone to put "CLEARLY" on their car? I guess if he ever gets stopped (& yes it's a guy by the way) by a cop and they ask him their most rhetorical question every...."Sir, Did you know you were speeding?" ..... I guess he can just point him 2 his tag

Political Crunch Time!

We are exactly FOUR WEEKS away from electing a president and it's crunch time, if you haven't seen the first presidential debate or the vice presidential debate I'm sure you can youtube it so you can be caught up... Tonight the Presidential Candidates will be doing their 2nd debate out of 3, and this one will be in the style of a town hall meeting where patrons attending the debate can ask questions themselves and hopefully get a straight forward answer that's not sugar-coated.

It's imperative that EVERYONE gets out to vote on November 4th 2008, I don't want to come off on my blog as being biased so I'm just going to say that it's not about who you vote for as long as you exercise your right. ESPECIALLY College students who are depending on Financial Aid/Grants/Loans and so on & so forth, with the financial crunch the economy is in, you really need to watch AND pay attention to the debates so you can decide on which candidate will help in allowing you to further your education. I'M BANKING ON CHANGE!!
(I know I said I wasn't taking the bias route, but dammit it's my blog!)

Janelle Monae- Many Moons (Video)

It premiered on 106 Friday as the "New Joint".....now, if yall know me..yall know I hate BET and I aint watched 106 since I don't know when....but I was flipping through the channels and saw Janelle and I went on & watched.....this song is great and the video is AMAZING!!!! I'm surprised that BET actually had her on the show, I think they might end up doing her like they did Solange, played her video is a new joint then told her that the video doesn't appeal to their target audience....anway if you all don't have Metropolis Suite you should go & pick that up!!! it's only 7 songs but it's worth it, because it's told in the story so this album is just Chapter I out of IV

Erykah Badu- A.D. 2000

This is like the most powerful, political protest song that I've ever heard..and it's one of my favorites. The song is about how in '99 the NYPD police gunned down a 23 year old unarmed Guinea man named Amadou Diallo, after he was mistaken for an unidentified rapist....the four officers were acquitted of all charges. Badu wrote the elegy for Diallo (hence his initials in the song) and this is a video of her performing it live.. & if you haven't gotten a chance to see her perform live you are really missing a show.

FALL WATCHLIST!!

OH EM GEE!!!! I'm like super stoked that fall television is FINALLY back! It gives me something to entertain myself other than my thoughts, & believe you me they're mine and very entertaining they are WIERD!!! but enough with that...back to the TV Line-up of my fav-rite shows.... and I'm kinda upset because I have a late night class on Mondays so, I Can't watch The Big Bang Theory & How I Met Your Mother but I'm also glad that they've moved "The Game" on the CW to Fridays (October 3rd) Which is kinda strange because they moved the whole monday night line up to friday nights which is gonna lose A LOT of viewers and I'm sure they aren't going to do Encore shows on Sundays like they do with the other shows.....but what I'm watching this fall?!?!? check it out.

Premiering (Tomorrow) Thursday, Sep 25th....UGLY BETTY we will all find out what her decision is... will she marry Henry or travel the world with Gio?

Sunday Sep 28th DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES!!!! Season 5 premieres and we will have fast forwarded 5 years into the future Gabbie has two kids and she's become DOMESTICATED!!! Mike has been killed off the show..Edie's back with husband... I don't wanna give it all away so just tune in this Sunday.....don't know if I'll be doing Episode Reviews and giving away spoilers for other episodes.....just depends on my mood....but i'll keep you posted

Raphael Saadiq-The Way I See It

Raphael Saadiq has been a dominant force in R&B for over twenty years as the front man of groups Tony Toni Tone and Lucy Pearl. As a producer he's worked with everyone from D'Angelo to Joss Stone. Now with his fourth studio album, Saadiq bravely takes on the R&B sound of the '60's and shows great homage to a wonderful era. "The Way I See It" is one of the best R&B albums released in the last six months and I can guarantee if you like REAL music then you won't be disappointed. With this album Saadiq defines what Rhythm & Blues truly is. Although he holds it down on his own, he reaches out to some influential artist, including Stevie Wonder, who plays harmonica on "Never Give You Up", British singer Joss Stone, on the "Just One Kiss" duet and Jay-Z is featured on the bonus track "Oh Girl" remix...which I really don't care for and I'm a huge Jay-Z fan, but I think he should've had Andre 3000 on this song, I can hear him doing something on that track....but, with the exception of the songs with Jay-Z and Joss Stone, if first heard, the album could easily be mistaken as something your mother, or grandmother would play with sounds resembling those of the Delfonics, Temptations, The Chi-Lites, and Smokey Robinson


I love this era because it takes us back to a time when everything was done with respect, class and dignity. Men and women addressed each other by their whole names with Mr. or Ms. in front of it...2008 is the 60's soul revival thanx to Solange and Raphael!

Seriously?

So, I was riding around today and decided to go out on the reservoir because it was such a nice day out and I went to take some random pics for this photo assignment for class and sooooooooo I'm riding and I hear something coming up behind me with some bass....I look to my right and guess what I see yall........................ this big dummy pulls up next to me in a (GET THIS) TOYOTA YARIS!!!!! and he's leaned back in the seat smoking a blunt trying to mean mug...

Now, I'm so far from being a "thug" but, from what I've been around, I KNOW you can NOT be hard and thugging in a TOYOTA YARIS!!!!! I mean, I know the gas prices got people in a financial crunch and they're trading their big cars in for smaller ones....but dude, seriously though? a yaris? you couldn't just get you an old Nissan Altima that got good gas mileage or something?

Someone seriously needs to pull his "thug" card because not only was he 1.) had bass in the Yaris. but, 2.) He was loked out (leaned back in the seat) in the car...in a Yaris all he had to do was take the driver seat out and just on the back seat and still be able to touch the gas and break pedals....and 3.) smoking a blunt......

STOP THE MADNESS MY PEOPLE....PLEASE STOP THE MADNESS!!

Cassie: Official Girl (VIDEO)

Okay, I'm not a big fan of Cassie but I LOVE this song....it had to grow on me though, and they play it so much in the morning that you can't help but to listen to it....and I honestly think this song is about Diddy, like if you listen to the words that's sooooooooo their relationship...but I think the main reason I love it is because she reminds me of Aaliyah in this video...especially when she's dancing in the brown sweat suit, kinda reminiscent of "4 Page Letter" and when she walked in the building with the glasses on that's the first thing that popped in my head...she favors her BUT she doesn't look anything like her..anyway check out the video Official Girl feat. Lil Wayne

Kanye Arrested

Not 2 minutes after posting this previous post I find out dude JUST got arrested today in LA for going after a TMZ reporter (damn they be everywhere, they be on it!) the way it went down...

West was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport and booked on charges of felony vandalism. West and his road manager were taken into custody after West allegedly rushed at a TMZ photographer and grabbed his camera. A struggle followed and West took the camera and threw it to the ground. West's manager then ripped off the mic and viewfinder and smashed it to the ground. The incident took place about 7:50 a.m. outside the passenger security screening area in Terminal 4. According to reports, the camera valued at more than $10,000. According to TMZ.com, the attack was caught on tape and was posted on their website shortly after.

The folks at TMZ made a statement; also check out the VIDEO of the incident on the TMZ website

"Erik (TMZ cameraman) says he was at Terminal 4 (American Airlines) when he noticed a still photog taking several pictures of Kanye West. Erik says West rushed the photog and grabbed his camera. A struggle ensued and the still guy was screaming, "Police, help!" Erik says Kanye then took the still camera and threw it on the ground, breaking it into pieces.

Erik then went over to Kanye, his camera rolling, when Kanye's bodyguard walked up to him, realized Erik was taping, and said, "Give me the camera, give me the camera." Erik responded that he had a press pass and had a right to shoot. The assistant then grabbed the camera, ripped off the mic and viewfinder and smashed it to the ground.

Erik says Kanye then tried to leave to board his plane, but cops stopped him before he got to security. The cops then interviewed Erik, the still photog, Kanye and his assistant..

This is where it gets crazy. The cops asked Erik if he videotaped the incident and Erik said he had. That's when Kanye lunged toward him and said, "Give me the fu***ng videotape." Cops had to restrain Kanye as he tried coming at Erik"

Smash or Trash? Kanye West

Kanye West- Love Lockdown (Listen/DL)

Everyone was wondering where this song came from when Kanye performed it on the VMA's, well it's his first single off his upcoming fourth album which is slated to be released December 18.....I'm glad because it's been a year ago today! since Graduation was released and he's tried to pull a janet jackson by releasing the majority of the album as singles..he's released 6 to be exact...but back to the lecture at hand.....The new single Love Lockdown I'm feeling it, because I'm loving the beat BUT that whole voice synthesizer/vocodor thing I'm really starting to get tired of it was Amazing when Roger Troutman of the Zapp Band did it and interesting when T-Pain brought it back out...but NOW it's starting 2 get like...OMG give it a rest!!!! now EVERYONE wants to get on the talk box in their songs...I just hope his whole album doesn't consist of this!

Obama Hustle Line Dance

I think this would be an AMAZING site to see if and when Obama wins this November the whole world starts doing the Obama hustle....because these old broads are GETTING IT!!!!! Especially the lady to the left with the cut up oversized Obama t-shirt lol....check it out.

Smash or Trash? Beyonce

Beyonce- Settle for You (Listen/DL)

LINK 2 (Listen/DL)

Well, it seems another one of her tracks has "leaked" (Thanks Matthew!) but I don't know...I'm not really feeling it....if this is the direction her album is going then I think she can keep that BULL!!! I don't wanna hear nothing that takes a year to grow on me...and don't be giving no 10 songs that's like 3 minutes long... If you gonna do 10 songs, hell do like Badu and let them bitches be AT LEAST 7-10 I mean, seriously!....but anyway you be the judge

oh...& I was bored so I decided to add color to the pic..the original is b&w. & I just like her with black her....soooo yea

WTF: Potential father of Bristol Palin's child

WTF!! I knew there was a reason McCain hasn't let this lady go out without him and speak on his behalf because he & his team knows the media will eat her alive!!!!! and especially after this video has leaked! but he claims it's because "We're having so much fun together" (OH MALARKY!) Republicans are deemed to be soo conservative and go against soo many things but here she has a teenage daughter who's unmarried and pregnant.......but from this video that's not the ONLY socialist thing she's done....she has split dark oak!!! & the father of her unborn child COULD be a black man, now I respect him for this video because he want's to be apart of his child's life....or at least I think because he DID state in the video that he's trying to get his "urban rap career" started (his words not mine!). So all in all this could just be a publicity stunt OR maybe not.... seems to me McCain didn't dig deep enough in her closet to find all her skeletons, because, honestly I think he just picked her to win over the voters who said they were gonna vote for him since Hillary didn't win the Democratic nomination and because she wasn't nominated for VP but, hey I give major kudos to whomever his PR team is because they are thinking smart.......... anyway without further ado here's the video of the guy.

WTF&OMG O' The Day

FORRE ST CITY, AR – Police say a Forrest City, Arkansas man has been charged with raping his 8 day- old baby. 

According to a police report, officers were called to the Forrest City Medical Center, September 1, 2008, about a baby that had been sexually assaulted. Forrest City police say the baby also had a skull fracture and had to be transferred to the Arkansas Children’s Hospi tal in Littl e Rock because of the severity of the injuries. 

Investigators say the father attacked the infant during a visit at her 15 year-old mother' s house . Police say other people were at the home at the time of the assault. 

Police say Davis had no criminal record since turning 18, but could not say whether Davis had a juvy wrap-sheet . The information could not be released under Arkansas state law, said investigators. 

Police say the infant’s father, 18 year- old Reginald Davis , has been charged with Rape and Second- Degree Battery. The case is still under investigation and it is unknown if any other arrests will be made, said Forrest City Police. 

**Editors Note** I hate hearing stories like this and it bothers me even more to find out the guy is black!...I hope they beat him senseless wherever he goes, this sick fuck needs to be put UNDER the jail....UGH! just makes my skin crawl. and what's even more disturbing is that there were other people there!!! where were they when he was doing this to the baby WHY did they leave him alone with the baby and for him to even attack her... that baby is 8 days old, what could so do for him?she did NOT ask to come into this world and if it was from something the momma did take it out on her NOT the baby...he looks retarded anyway but that does not excuse him for what he did....i hope he rots in hell!!**

WTF O' The Day

Well, this is a new lil blog segment I want to start and I'm going to call it my WTF of the day.... It will consist of pictures, videos, questions, statements and anything else that makes you wonder WTF! (W=Who, What, When, Where, Why).........busting down the WTF door with a GRAND ENTRANCE........ none other than LUDA (and when I typed it I said it like him)


WTF....is Luda carrying a murse? (man purse) I think after he cut the hair off he jumped too fast in the metrosexual realm.

The Tings Tings: Shutup & Let Me Go (Video)

Okay, I first heard about them from iTunes, if you have it I advise you weekly to check the little tab on your right hand side that says "iTunes Store" and scroll down they have this thing called "Single of the Week" and you can find out about great new artist Jazmine Sullivan is the artist this week....

But, anyway...this video/song is contagious I love it because it kinda reminds me of  Justice D.A.N.C.E. video which had the most coolest graphics and t-shirt designs in there (check out the video after The Tings Tings video)

The Tings Tings- Shutup & Let Me Go


Justice-DANCE

Random Rant

****Why am I in school today? knowing damn well that some or all of the 18 tornadoes could hit this state... everyone else is out of school but nooooooooo we here, stuck, looking stupid! like last semester it was 4 tornados hit the city (we were in class) the alarm went off and everything..... why they tried to keep us in class and told us that that was the alarm for the town over...like WTF?!?! all you have to do is go right up the street and you're in the next town/city soooooooo shouldn't we be leaving too? *sigh* I tell you 'bout black folks who get a bit of authority under their belts...

****People don't date anymore? wassup with that!?!?! like that's the main reason why relationships fail because people refuse to take the time out to date and get to know the person they're trying to build something with, because honestly if you really take the time out to get to know them you'll see that they probably aren't what you were expecting in a mate, don't meet for the first time and think that's you're date....go home f*ck, and then the next day yall a couple....that sooo won't cut the mustard.

****What don't you understand when you call me and I tell you i'm in class?!?!? that means i'll be in there the next 50 mins or hour and 20 minutes soooo don't call me back and ask me am I still in class ESPECIALLY if I answer the phone with a whisper or I send you to voicemail plz, don't leave me messages talking about some "oh, fa real? that's how you wanna do it now?...so you acting like that?" SERIOUSLY?? 

****I find it humorous and kinda ironic that the Republican National Convention had to take a backseat to the very thing they neglected 3 years ago HA!

****Why does everyone have a clothing line?

****Why does everyone who can't rap want to be a rapper?

 

****Why is Mary J. Blige hoping on folks remix like that would make the song better? because to me that made me dislike "Magic"

****These songs are like totally guilty pleasures and I can't believe i'm finna actually tell yall this Miley Cyrus- 7 Things; Miley Cyrus- See You Again; The Jonas Brothers- Burnin' Up.

****People bother me when they just stare at me for no reason like they waiting to say something but can't find the words... DAMMIT LOOK AWAY UNTIL YOU THINK OF SOMETHING!

****Don't you hate reading people dating profiles or myspace pages and they make you feel like your IQ has drastically dropped because you're trying to decipher what they meant to say in that phrase...UGH! give it up tards!

I guess that's all for now...

Fraudulent Life

So, I was on the phone chatting with an old "friend" the other day and we were discussing our "10 year plan" the conversation just came up out of nowhere, and I don't know if this is just me but personally I've never been the type to plot my life out on paper, it just makes me feel compelled to follow that plan and sometimes you have to venture off course for something better. Well, we had the same 10 year plan and he told me last night that he copied it from me when we had to write a paper on it back in high school (even though I really hated to do it, it was for a grade.)

I was shocked because that's like you're stealing my future and I don't know how I should take that, because I was seriously surprised, like that's what built our "friendship" because we had so much in common and, my plans changed from jump, but not for the better, after high school I was suppose to attend Howard University, got accepted and everything but my mom and dad shot down all of my top 5 choices for Universities because I was "too young, to be so far away from home."

I thought he never got accepted to Howard, because he never mentioned it to me after I said I couldn't go, he was stuck on his second choice, Grambling (which was sooo NOT in my plans, I had to get out of my state!) but after last nights conversation I'm a bit touched/pressed because he's living out my plan, I found out that he actually did get accepted to Howard and he's graduated with the degree I'm seeking, he's done an internship with a great company like, I've been trying to get to DC since I turned 20, but my credits wouldn't transfer and I did NOT wanna start from square one all over again.

But, my question is what to do when someone copies your life's dreams? should I accept it as a form of adulation and move on? or, should I question his moral standards?. Like, is that even ETHICAL?!?!?!

SMASH or TRASH-NKOTB feat. New Edition

New Kids On The Block feat. New Edition- Full Service(Listen/DL)


Wow!!!! out of all my years of living I would've NEVER expected this collaboration. New Kids on The Block & New Edition uhm, again WOW! what can I say, the song sounds like something they would've done back in the mid '90's & because I was (keyword was) a teeny-bopper then I probably would've loved it (i.e. Jordan Knight's Give It To You) but *deep sigh* it's sad to say, this track falls short with me, but hey, people will do anything to make a comeback. You check it out and be the judge, I've spoken my peace.. hope I wasn't too brash... so now you decide..
SMASH? or TRASH?

'I Miss You'

As some of you may know, I'm a huge Aaliyah fan, & seven years ago today Aaliyah was killed in a small plane crash after take off from the Bahamas. here are just a few of my favorite songs/videos by her:

Michelle Williams-Unexpected

UNEXPECTED ALBUM
(zip download)

This is Michelle's third solo studio project which she decided to venture off more into the secular field giving us a hoard of contemporary/pop/dance tracks, Michelle describes the album as a "dance-euro-club-pop type of album" which you can hear all through her first single "We Break The Dawn" which is produced by Wayne Wilkins and Andrew Frampton, who co-write the song with Solange, with other production collaborations from Jim Jonsin, Rico Love, The Heavyweights, Soulshock and Karlin, and Stargate.

Although the album does fall into ballad territory, but that's not a bad thing. In fact, "The Greatest," an anthematic slower-paced jam, is one of the best tracks on the album, showcasing Michelle's upper-range vocals and offering romance-ridden lyrics.

The album ends with the inspiring "Too Young for Love," a powerful conclusion that features some electric guitar shredding and big-sounding studio drums. It's a sweet closer for Unexpected, which, to steal inspiration from its name, is an unexpectedly delightful pop confection from a traditionally gospel solo singer. Michelle has proven that she can do pop-&-b as well as, if not better than, her DC sisters, but also turns that style into her own strain of electro-dance. It's a good "debut" from a veteran artist, one that continues to impede expectations by taking chances.


Standout Tracks: Hello Heartbreak; Private Party; Hungover; Too Young For Love

B-Side Tracks: Stop This Car; Unexpected

Next Single: The Greatest

Solange- Sandcastle Disco (Video)

So, like uhm again...I know i'm Solo'n yall out BUT I can't help it...I'm loving the direction she's taking musically... like I seriously can't wait until her album drops next week because I will be @ the mom & pop shop picking it up... this her second video to her official second single Sandcastle Disco I like it, I think it's cute, different and uuber retro which I've noticed a lot of artist are starting to go that route.....I just hope they don't begin to over popularize it though, because the industry can make us soooooooo tired of a certain thing (i.e. Hype Williams with the videos being in widescreen mode)..but @ any rate check out the video.....

Musiq Soulchild- Radio (Video)

Maaaaaaan I LOVE this song, totally unexpected coming from Musiq but the beat is hot..... but it looks like Musiq ain't the "Soulchild" he once was...he has succumb to conformity with that whole Mo-Hawk thing (which btw is PLAYED OUT!) but none the less..the video is hawt, the song is hawt & it has my baby mama in the video Tanisha Scott (oooo she can get it!). but, uhm, yea... my bad, kinda got carried away. at any rate if this is his first single I can't wait to see what his album sounds like because urrr uhmm..... i think the neo-soulers would be sooooo disappointed if its nothing like his other work (but hey, I love to see an artist take risk and make changes).

"Penitentiary Philosophy"

Wow, it's August already, this year is ALMOST over & I still hadn't done any of my resolutions (that's another reason why I hate making them) but I was reading "Who Moved My Cheese" for like the ump-teenth time, & out of all of my times reading the book, I've always read "The Story Before The Story" then "The Story" but I've never read "The Discussion". I've always taken something from the story after I've read it but I decided to go ahead and read the WHOLE book yesterday, & I took soo much more than I expected to take.

I came to the realization that some of the people in my life are Hem's and though I love them dearly, I think the only thing that's right for me to do is to go on in my life's "maze" and find my own "cheese", I know that sounds like I'm being mean & unfriendly but after trying to be a friend for soooooo long, you kind of get tired of trying to help because it starts to get you caught in their same mind frame, and tho it's not the fear of change that holds me back, it's more of the thought of losing a confidant and learning to trust new people because I'm kind of shy but outspoken on some aspects.

All and all, this book has asserted me to make those changes in my life when I think of them & don't just leave them lingering as thoughts and also try not to be so afraid of what's to come after they've been made because I've learned that I can whether the storm, it's just the calm before it that makes me apprehensive. But I guess it's time I leave some people behind with their silly hang-ups because it's becoming more & more obvious that they are not trying to travel the maze, but stay in comfort waiting for their cheese to come back or nibble off others cheese.......
I've realized my cheese has been taken, now I'm on a journey to get my shyt back so I can make it through that maze happy and satisfied for those who I'm leaving behind I won't forget you, but the writing is on the wall....read it and take heed to it, because it WILL help you out in the long run.

**EDITORS NOTE: If it seems as though I'm rambling I do apologize, but, I was kinda typing this in a rush.**

Smash or Trash? Solange

Solange-Fuck You (Signed Sincerely) (Listen/DL)


okay I know I must be Sol Angel'n y'all out BUT I effing LOVE this song.....the chick seriously came on this one because I know where she's coming from...this track is SERIOUSLY smash worthy for me! So I guess there's trouble on Hadley Street, wonder if they messed with her album release date....



SIDE BAR: I know i've been gone for a minute but that's another blog in itself but I will be back soon just going through some thangs right now & I don't really have the time to post daily like I want....but I will be back.... I just HAD to share this cut with yall...deucez & holla!

Trina: Look Back At Me (Video)

Woooooooooow I can't believe this was the third single.....I thought she would've picked something a little less uhm, vulgar for radio/video play even though this IS my ish off the album but making a video for it with all the bleeps and stuff takes away from the video/song..I think she should've did an underground one or an online one and kept all the smut as is.....

Help Choose Jazmine Sullivans Next Single

Wanna help Jazmine choose her next single? Call 215.789.4753 to listen to three new songs off her upcoming album "Fearless" and vote on your favorite one!
MYSPACE.COM/JAZMINESULLIVAN

Angela Simmons: Center Of Attention (Video)

Well, first of all, honestly I didn't even know she had a song out, let alone shooting a video for it...& secondly uhm.............................yea, uhm, I know you mouth the words over the track while shooting a video BUT I think she over exaggerated the mouth movements a little too much...it's a cute video for her, & I'm loving the lil shameless plug of their "Pastry" line...lol but when she was in that closet posing did she NOT look like B.Scott? or was that just me???...

Center of Attention
by yardie4lifever2

No Homo....

Okay, can people please, please, PLEASE stop using this ridiculous "no homo" tag on everything they post!?!?!?....Cam'ron or Juelz Santana, whoever made it up was gay for starting this lil phrase in the first place & THAT'S HOMO!...I hate hearing this with a passion, because personally I think if you have to say "no homo" as a disclaimer before and after you've said something ambiguously gay then you already knew what you were saying had all kind of homosexual context which 9 times out of 10 you probably really meant & you were just using "no homo" as a front. IMO that word is just a word invented where DL dudes can be gay in public and not receive the ramifications (LMAO, NO PUN INTENDED) of a gay dude....I've come to the realization that people say "no homo" more for themselves than for others, and that's just to reassure themselves of their masculinity and heterosexuality when saying things that, under other circumstances, they would not dare consider. But in all seriousness "no homo" is not funny by any means..it's played out, immature & asinine.

THE GAYEST QUOTE KNOWN TO MANKIND BUT WAS JUSTIFIED WITH THE "NO HOMO" SAYING“There aren’t too many men that can go after Ray-J. The man’s got a huge meat okay. He’s short the man is packing know what I’m saying. He’s got length on him, he’s got length…I got the width, shit is wide. It’s just, he got a foot on him, he may have a foot on him. Much respect Ray. Man to man no homo. I know when respect is due…man is swanging. Ya’ll seen that shit, ya’ll know the man is swanging.” T-Pain

***(Oh yeah, and by the by, can people also PLEASE stop saying "that's wassup" after someone says something to them? because seriously tho people WHAT is wassup?!?! I still haven't figured it out yet and it bothers me even more when I ask "what's wassup?" & they retort "that"...honestly, just let it go....we didn't make fetch happen sooo let's just let these 2 sayings go already!)***

Poster Girl Badu

Erykah Badu is the poster girl for Tom Fords new fragrance "White Patchouli", this story broke back in February (I wasn't blogging then) but they weren't sure about the name of the fragrance, which I just stated earlier that it's called White Patchouli & I see why they chose her as the poster girl for it, because Patchouli (oil) was popular in the 60's & 70's and was mostly used by the free spirits & hippies some also use it to keep their dreads conditioned..others say it's used as an insect repellent....but at any rate, Badu looks great in the picture (i'm a sucker for black & white photos) I thought it was Eva Marcille (Pigford) at first.

Marge Simpson Dunks SB

these shoes are SUPER STUPID SICK, the color scheme is outrageously something I would wear. but it's sad to say that these shoes haven't been released in US yet, & no word on if they will be or not, they are only available in the asian market (which sucks monkeys ass!) but hopefully by the time they drop here the price will be reasonable!....

Smash or Trash? Jazmine Sullivan

"New Jazmine!"


Jazmine Sullivan-Lions & Tigers & Bears (Listen/DL)

I Love this song, she's basically talking about how she can conquer & face the most scariest & difficult things but she just can't bring herself to face the most simplest task and that's falling in love or giving in to love i've listened to this song like 10 times now & the two lines that stick out the most 2 me are "why do we love love when love seems to hate us" and "just cause i love you & you love me.it doesn't mean that we're meant to be" I thought she couldnt get any better than Resentment (HER VERSION) but I was wrong..this is my new fav. your thoughts?

Art? or Porn?

this is a positive way to use naked people

Solange Album Cover

The sophomore album cover for Mini B Sol-Angel & The Hadley St. Dream has hit the net.....I like it....it's different but yall KNOW a Knowels seed would NOT be caught dead standing in front of side road garbage like that, she was sooooo pasted there..think i'm lie'n...check out the lower part of the picture like by the legs & what not you'll see the pixelated areas & how her shadow doesn't cast on the ground nor the tuba 

Stupidity In The Work Place

Okay, these are the top 10 STUPIDEST questions I've been asked at work, & sometimes I'm too baffled to respond (this came about because I was asked 4 out of the 10 today)

1.) "Hey, are you busy?"
(uhm..lets see i'm sitting in front of the computer with papers on the desk AND in my lap..what do you think?!?!)

2.) "Are you about to go to lunch?"
(it's 12:00 & I'm walking towards the door with my keys.)

3.) "Are you making copies?"
(I swear I'm not just at the copy machine for my health.)

4.) "Hey, you at work today?"
(UHM HELLOOOOOO STUPID...did you NOT just see me clock in?)

5.) "You know how to work with computers?"
(DOUCHE WAD...dont I have the job?!?!?)

6.) You call the office and ask "Where you at?"
(uhm....where did you call?!?!?)

7.) "Can you come here for a second I've got a computer problem".....I walk in the office & their question is... "Where Can I go to listen to music online?" (uhm... shouldn't you be working?)

8.) "Oooh is it raining out there"
(do you NOT see me soaked holding an umbrella?)

9.) "Did you get that work I left for you?"
(uhm...isn't it gone off my desk??)

10.) "Hey guy, you still here?"
(did I NOT just walk by your office?!?!)

Rihanna: Disturbia (Video)

This is a very gothic video, & I love it!! Rihanna watching this video leads me to believe that she's headed for Madonna status because it seriously looks like something Madonna would've used to reinvent herself back in like the mid to late 90's....wasn't crazy about the song at first but the video makes me love it! I wonder who the choreographer was? because it looks like something Wade Robson would do.

Rihanna - Disturbia clip video ( New)
Uploaded by rihanna-live

I've Lost It.....

& no I'm not talking about my mind.....I'm talking about the gift of HTML coding, wtf is wrong with me?!?!? I can't remember the simplest of codes, like to place an image anywhere, to add scroll box, font styles..just UGH!!!! you see what happens when you stop using blackplanet & switch to myspace where everything is already laid out for you.... you get LAZY!! I seriously need a refresher course IMMEDIATELY!

Ryan Leslie gets Addicted

With his single "Diamond Girl" heating up the charts Ryan decided to take another stab at it and release another single from his forthcoming self titled album "Ryan Leslie" with the song featuring Cassie & Fabolous "Addicted" has been out for a good lil minute (but it's someones "new favorite" she knows who she is) AT ANY RATE....his album is slated to be released in September don't know the exact date, but will keep ya posted on that & the album cover once it's released. check out the the Addiction song.



here's the remix with fabolous Ryan Leslie feat. Cassie & Fabolous- Addicted (Remix) (Listen/DL)

and checkout Ryan on Myspace at MYSPACE.COM/RYANLESLIE
or his Youtube channel at YOUTUBE.COM/RYANLESLIETV