Golden Goodness

I just recently loaded this to my Ipod and I'm finding it harder and harder not to break out into the chorus in the middle of work. Check out the hard ass dancing in this video. Check out the complete regularness of the video chicks. Check out the girls wearing their "real" hair. Check out the bad graphics. This, is what I call entertainment, people. Clowning aside, this song probably possesses one of the best beats of the era. When it comes on you have to take notice. Combine that with T-Ray's husky yelling and it's a wrap. Plus, the song is just hilarious.

Because I Can

Check out all of this hilarity.

1. Greg Nice doing the wop.
2. The swimsuits.
3. Kid Capri looking so young.

The list goes on. Premo is awesome and that's really all I have to say. Enjoy.

This Is It

What were you doing when this was the joint? I used to love, love, love dude in the orange hat. Thought he was the hottest thing walking. I used to play this in the Altima with the sun roof open (don't laugh), knowing I was the shit. This song is still hot right this second. Orange hat? Not so much. Sorry baby. That aside, this is a classic pure and simple. Enjoy.

Truce

I know its been a million years since I've had anything to say, but as you know I work hard for the money so most times I'm tired as hell. Sometimes too tired to even go to sleep. Regardless, I do apologize and today I want take this opportunity to send a little love out to all the ex-boyfriends. Specifically, all my ex-boyfriends. I just want to thank you all for helping me learn so much about myself. I hope you all are having a wonderful, successful life and are being treated beautifully by everyone you all deeply care about. Whether you are "single", "in a relationship" or "married", I hope you are truly, truly happy. God bless you all.

Hopefully that was convincing enough because I really tried.

But seriously, I was thinking the other day and I realized life is too short to be holding grudges against people who are probably not even thinking of you and if you're honest, you really don't think about them that much. I mean, my life is so in the upswing of greatness that I don't have time to even celebrate all the good stuff that's jumpin' off let alone whine about some old ish. People come and go, but I'm most thankful for the people who managed to stick it out and stick around. So to all homies, I want to say "I love you" and I'm so thankful that y'all are still apart of my life. Oh and remember this: the best is yet to come. Have a great pre-Thanksgiving. Later.

I Blame This

As far as I'm concerned, this video started the whole "too grown to be so young" R&B star (male category). I used to love this song though and for about 15 Good Minutes I used to really really want those Manolo Tims. Thank God I didn't give into my material desires on that one. Sometimes you gotta know when to hold 'em and fold 'em.

What's the Holdup?

Where are any of these dudes? If you see them on the street or wherever kindly point them toward the nearest studio. Consider it community service.



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Special tactics should be used if you see either of these gentlemen. They must be escorted to the nearest recording device. Be it a cell phone, tape recorder or an old school answering machine. Just keep the master recording and we'll figure out the rest later.

I'm Going Back to Cali...

Naw, I don't think so. But sometimes when I remember how free and relaxed and just "me" I felt out there, I really want to go back. Currently, I can't because I lost that half of the country in the divorce. So until I can handle the possibility of running into some very interesting situations without resorting to immediate assault, it's a good idea for me to keep it to the east coast. Who knows what the future holds though? All I can say is of all the places I have ever lived that was where I felt the most home.



This is probably my favorite Brandy song besides "He Is". I love this video b/c there is nothing like driving down the Pacific Coast Highway day or night with the road winding through the hills and the ocean as the backdrop. Simply gorgeous.

God Bless America!

I had the pleasure of enjoying left over Halloween candy all day at work. The great part is that Reese's cups are second in line to being crowned the "Nectar of the Gods."
(sweet tea currently holds the title) The not so great part is b/c of all the Reese's that I ate, my morning gym visit was cancelled out. I suck. Oh well. But since we're on the subject of Reese's can anyone tell me where they get that peanut butter from? There is not a peanut butter that exists in nature that is as sweet and perfectly textured as the peanut butter found in a Reese's cup. I remember when Reese's came out with their own brand of peanut butter how absolutely devastated I was that it tasted like regular old peanut butter. That's brand loyalty and recognition right there. I am and will always be an advertiser's target market. You put it on tv and I really want it. I've been practicing self control. I'll let you know when it starts to work. I'm exhausted and don't have much to say. I've been annoyed from all angles this week and I need to take a nap, so I'm gonna make it happen. Watch this. JYR sent it to me and I. love. it. Made me want to do few more back raises so my poppin game is strengthened. Enjoy.

That's Some Bull

After I checked my email this evening, I accidentally ran the mouse over the horoscope link. I read it. It was inoffensive. I then decided to read my Chinese horoscope. Bad move. It pretty much said 2007 is a complete wrap! Pack it up and move it out! It actually read: "overall year 37% favorable (and the 37% makes it look better than it is)" end quote. How f'ed up is that? To make matters worse, I casually went to check the Chinese horoscope of a non-friend of mine (an ex-boyfriend to be exact) and the exact opposite was listed. It honestly read as the best year of life for this dude. Love: Woman of your dreams. Money: Never stops coming. Career: Never been hotter. Overall: You're doing waaaaaaay better than your stupid ex-girlfriend. All this would be fine if I felt like all this goodness made sense. You see, I'm not a hater. Although I don't have good feelings about said person at this time, I hope that passes and the day will come where I don't feel mild hatred when he is mentioned. Ok. It's more like supreme disappointment when he's mentioned, not mild hatred. But it's still an uncomfortable feeling. Mostly because I feel like this person tricked me. He tricked me into really loving him and then he changed the game. I won't go into the whole sordid story b/c it's not important. Just know that he made some interesting, unnecessary and somewhat questionable confessions for absolutely no reason at all expect to be rude to me. So while I am fully aware that he is an extremely talented individual, I am also aware that he has morphed into an asshole. And I have a problem with an asshole having a higher percentage of yearly success than me. Call me petty, but it is what it is. Maybe when I zen out and get all spiritually correct all up and through my soul I can feel for real happy for his year, but not today. That Chinese horoscope was just too much and to keep it real, sometimes just sometimes, I feel like that dude should pay. Sorry. I'll go and work on my soul now.

Sweet Jesus

Keep me in your everlasting arms. My ears are literally burning. My workday was cut short again today and while I'm not pleased about it, I'm keeping a positive frame of mind. My co-worker is not. She took this as her opportunity to whine the day away in my ear on the way to the parking lot. She whined about the inconsistency of our project. She whined about why some people were asked back and why some were not. She whined about the lack of hours we've been getting. She then whined about the possibility of working on the weekend b/c she wants to be able to spend a weekend with her family since she worked last weekend. Whine, whine, whine, whine. Great day in the mother f***ing morning! A rational person can only take so much. It speaks volumes of my resolve that she is still able to speak, let alone whine to me about things that I too have to deal with. That's the part that's on the verge of driving me crazy. This shit is not just happening to her, it's just that everybody else is handling it better. Take this whining BS to your husband. He made some sort of vows to you about sickness and in health, richer or poorer, so take that poor me ish to him. I absolutely detest whining and whiners in general. Take that shit outside, fix your voice and speak to me like an adult please. I don't like it from kids and I definitely don't like it from grown-ups. Thank the sweet Lord that I can write all of this here. As a result, I was able to politely tell co-worker that I am remaining positive about the situation so I choose to remain quiet while everything works itself out. Because the truth is this: Thank God we have a job. Thank God we get paid. Thank God that we worked this weekend or the next check would be on life support. Thank God we got off early today b/c you got to take your kids treat-or-treating (something else you complained about yesterday). And since we got off early everyday this week and didn't even go in on Monday (the day you took your kids to the movies) you effectively got to be home just as they were getting in from school. Where and what is the problem? The gift and the curse of common sense makes understanding some thought processes so difficult at times. I need to go run this irritation out. Later.

Thicker Than Your Average?

So, I went to work out with my trainer last night and he wanted me to do some crazy ass ab work where I lay on my back, hold my legs up 6 inches from the ground and then draw the alphabet with my feet. He showed me the example and I asked him what was really going on. He explained and I told him it looked crazy and that I was going to have to take a pass. He rightfully agreed that I could. When I got on the bench to do our usual crazy 6 inches like abs, he told me to be careful b/c I have an "insane" arch in my back. I was like "what?" He went on to explain that he could slide his entire hand underneath my back when I lie down b/c of the arch. Which is true, but as I explained to him, not uncommon for most women with some curve in the back. He agreed but looked as if his heart wasn't really in it which led me to believe maybe this is not normal or average. That is weird to me. I have a pretty good relationship with my body and I don't find myself to be ridiculously curvy. No, I am not shaped like a boy, but I'm not shaped like Melyssa Ford or Kim Kardashian either. And if I was shaped like that it would be great, it's just that I'm not. So it seems crazy to me that my trainer is acting like I'm all Jessica Rabbit or Buffie the Body. If I were a seventh grade boy I would say "arch deez." But I'm not and I really can't think of a better comeback at this time, so I'll just stick with "whatever."

R.I.P.

Like I mentioned, the past few weeks have been rough. In my rush, I failed to mention the passing of Houston legend Big Moe. So consider this my apology and acknowlegement of a great loss.

Random

I was going to title this entry "My Ex-boyfriend Is Lame" but I figured that was a little salty and I don't feel particularly salty today. And although my ex-boyfriend is lame, for a host of reasons, he hasn't done anything (lately) to warrant such a mention. He was on my mind today though. I hope he's safe. Moving right along.



This right here is my new song. Ever since the first time I heard it on the radio I've been looking forward to hearing it again. It just reminds me of that spring or summer song. You know the one that comes out just when you're about to get out of school for the year. Love it.



God Bless Pastor Troy, King Tut goatee and all. This song will forever and always get it crunk up in any spot in the nation and abroad. And that's that.



Tonight's the night like Betty Wright and I'm chillin. What's amazing is the way Snoop aged 50 years from 1992-1998.

I guess that's all. Earlier today I think I had some thoughts about what I was going to write and what songs I was going to post but that went completely out the window and you got stuck with this instead. Have a great weekend.

3 Hit Wonder

"This is How We Do It". I distinctly remembering NEVER liking that song. I also remember it being on everything from BET to Now That's What I Call Music 5411. While it was everywhere it was not a good song. It was, however, and much to my complete disdain, a hit. So big of a hit, some people probably wonder why he hasn't shown up on any one hit wonder shows. Well, I like to think it's b/c he's a three hit wonder. Honestly, he might just be a 2 1/2 hit wonder, but 3 hit wonder has more of a ring to it, don't you think?
See the evidence below:

Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It
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Montell Jordan ft Master P - Let's Ride
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Montell Jordan - Get It On Tonite
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Ok, I can't even front on "Let's Ride." That was seriously like my song. Even tried to learn the dancing from the video. And as a bonus I have posted this:

Montell Jordan - Somethin for da honeyz
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Ha! I know this is the equivalent of "I Like the Crotch on You" by R. Kelly or "Summer Bunnies" also by the R., but it was available and since it's no more offensive to me than "This is How We Do It", I made an executive decision and posted it. It's all about my personal entertainment folks. Have a great day.

1997 or Hype Williams

About two days ago I was out running errands, making money or something like that when the DJ decided that he wanted to revisit 1997. It was crazy b/c 1997 was a pretty good year for me. School was good. The boys were good. I could drive and I had a car. I still had about 4 jobs though, but there was obviously money. Anyway. There were about 4 songs that I equate 1997 (and truth be told some might actually go with 95/96 but I wasn't that old back then so it all seemed the same) Let me take you back.

702 - Steelo
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Can't you see
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Only you - 112 Ft. Notorious Big & Mase
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112 ft Lil Zhane - Anywhere
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Breath -N- Stop
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Vivrant Thing
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Ok. I admit that I ventured into 1999 really hard and sort of waived to '97 but these were my feel good songs. I remember my little sister and I first saw "Vivrant Thing" we were so happy b/c we thought that the girls looked so beautiful. At the time we thought that was a positive for the black female, but a good thing is only good in moderation. Oh yeah and Qtip is hot. Enjoy the videos and have a great day.

Hell Week

I know, I know. I've been busy in all aspects of my life. Except the male aspect and that's actually cool with me. I have waaaaaaay too much stuff going on at this juncture in my life for any side piece distractions. Anyway. As we all know, A LOT has happened in the past two weeks. I went to Atlanta for the Hip Hop Awards, ran errands for a friend of a friend and still didn't get to go to the show, which in hindsight was a blessing b/c we all know what went down at a certain Walgreen's parking lot. Complete devastation. As a result of my totally non-judgmental stance, any comments on the matter would be perceived as biased, so I will refrain. However, I will say this, I have never met a perfect person in all my years of living on the planet earth and I don't expect to meet one. This being said, the sheer magnitude of mistakes, mishaps and such that we as humans will make in one lifetime could be viewed as downright embarrassing. The beauty is learning from these things serve to make us better people in the end. In sum, he's no better than me and I'm not better than him. We're all just trying to make it. My heart is still full of love for him and his family.

Because It's Only Fair

I know yesterday I got a little heated about the whole Lupe Fiasco thing, but that's what I do. I get heated about things that are close to my heart like hip hop. And if something doesn't make sense to me, I'm going to have to speak on it. Again, that's what I do. However, it's only fair to direct you to Q-Tip's response.
It's really neutral given how heated most have gotten over the whole thing. I'm guessing this is mainly b/c Q-Tip is a grown man and has sense beneath his belt. Anyway, the whole thing is pretty tired at this point. It's on every blog from here to Zimbabwe and honestly, dude probably doesn't deserve all this attention. In a slight way, I'm sorry I spoke on it, but it illustrated a bigger point to me: the decline of respect. Again, at some point we are all going to have to learn to live with one another and respect each other. But to get to that point, people are going to have to start with self. I had a slight argument with my trainer this morning b/c he was complaining about the state of music today blahblahblah, etc. He agreed about the lack of respect and then just kept complaining. I told him, sitting around complaining about how lame people are isn't helping anyone. He looked shocked but agreed. The main reason why kids are so pissy is because somebody's always telling them what they like isn't shit, which is interpreted as them not being shit. That's really why Lupe acted up and to be quite honest, it's why I act up from time to time. We all just want to be respected.


LOL at those dudes dancing down the sidewalk behind Def Jeff.


Tone Loc was AVAIL-A-BLE! He obviously was at the forefront of the nonviolent movement! The best part of both of these videos is the dancing. It just comes out of nowhere. Hilarious.

So What's the Scenario?

I was on Bossip this morning and I read a little something about Lupe Fiasco which disappointed me. He was picked by Q-Tip to perform at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors, where they honored Tribe, Snoop, Whodini, Missy and New Jack Swing. It was a great show. My sweetie Tip (T.I.) rapped the brakes off of "Deep Cover". He even wore a Dickie's suit and a LA fitted. So proper and respectful. When the Tribe tribute came on Common did "Bonita Applebaum" and Pharrell and Lupe did "Electric Relaxation". Lupe fumbled on a few lines and I have to be honest, I did cringe a little bit b/c that's like one of my all time favorite songs but I wasn't through with him, just a little embarrassed for him. So imagine my surprise when I read Bossip this morning and Lupe is talking ish about Tribe. Notably that they they didn't sell alot of records and in so many words were not that influential. I try to be a fair and open -minded person, but I'm slightly disturbed by this. At some point, we have got to start respecting each other. I don't think forgetting the words to "Electric Relaxation" was disrespect like some, but I do think those comments on Bossip were straight unadulterated disrespect, through and through. I don't care if you never heard of A Tribe Called Quest in your whole life. What I do care about is that you take responsibility for forgetting the words and sitting down. All that other commentary is unnecessary. I've never net Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was long departed when I entered the world, but I would not open my mouth to say he wasn't relevant to my life today. If music, more specifically, hip hop is your career, you should not disrespect the people that created the genre. It's just not cool. I don't care if you felt them or not. I don't care if they influenced you or not. It's disrespectful to shit on the people that came before you. Period. Just as it's not cool for Clarence Thomas to shit on Thurgood Marshall and affirmative action, it's not cool for you to shit on Tribe cuz. And just to get it straight, I'm not a hip hop elitist. I like snap music, "backpacker" rap, gansta, etc. It's all "real hip hop" to me. So Lupe, I'm not saying you aren't "real", nor I'm I saying that you are talented, but I am saying that your comments were rude and disrespectful. You may not have found Tribe relevant, however, an entire generation must have since they were honored for their contributions to the genre. And you may not know this, but when a producer is directly influenced by a particular group or style of music (as Pharrell has said he was with Tribe) and he produces a track for you, you are benefiting from the contribution that they made to the game. Just something to think about. I know this so too long, but I just love hip hop so much and I always have. And it gets so frustrating when all people do is fight and blame each other for stuff and act like babies. There are two golden rules. 1) Do onto others as you would have them do unto you and 2) Don't disrespect your elders. If you don't agree with your grandma you just nod and say yes ma'am. You can disagree in your head. I promise you'll live longer.

American History

Can I tell you how amped I am to see this movie?! When "Heart of the City" starts playing, I seriously get chills. Today, I read an article about the real Frank Lucas. Truth be told, I find his story to be incredibly fascinating. And before all the righteous start to judge, let me briefly explain myself. I know that crime is "wrong" and "bad" and "reprehensible" and many other strongly used adjectives. To be quite honest, I'm not really impressed with the physical criminal aspects of what he did. I'm more impressed by the strategy behind the crimes. Again, I am well aware that crime is not the business, but you can't deny that this was or is (b/c he's still alive) a very intelligent man. I'm impressed and disappointed by his intelligence. Just as Chris Brown is ADHD gone right, Frank Lucas is intelligence and common sense gone wrong. It's really sad because now he's old and broke and has this legacy that won't get him anything but the wrong kind of respect. This is a man, if given the opportunity or if he had the will to make legitmate opportunities could have been a positive force. But he chose otherwise. I know it's not as cut and dry or black and white, but it's a pretty close summary. It's hard to be upstanding. It's hard not to take fast, large sums of money. But I'm thinking it's really hard not to be able to sleep at night. And I really like to sleep. Your mileage may vary. He did have the right attitude though about this being his country and not going anywhere. I totally agree. I'm here America and I'm not leaving. Deal with me. The article is good though and the movie will definitely be hot. Moral confusion aside, I still can't wait.

On Strike

Ok, so I was doing my morning web browse of celebrity gossip and learned some terrible things. Apparently, Karrine Steffans has touched on young ass Chris Brown. That makes me a lot uncomfortable. I mean for real, he just turned 18 like three seconds ago. And 18 isn't even a respectable age for touching on someone if you're over 25. 23 year olds don't even want to touch on 18 year olds. Hell, most 18 year old girls don't want to touch on 18 year old boys. I'm so disappointed that I can't talk about it anymore. Go to "A Hot Mess" to read about it for real. The thought of sweet kids getting turned out is too much for me to take on a Thursday morning. Getting turned out is a vicious cycle and I don't wish it on anyone. My main concern about Ms. Steffans is out of all the people she's slept with, only a few were satisfactory or better. That's a lot of work for no real return. I know she gets stuff like money, but I don't like to be worn out for no good reason. Not even for money. Call me lazy, but my entrepreneurial spirit only goes so far. I'm not hating. Differences make the world go 'round. Hope she sells a lot of books and takes good care of her son. That's about all I can say. That and poor Chris Brown. SMH.