I slept yall. I saw this movie almost a month ago and I have been meaning to tell you about it. East of Havana is about Hip Hip in Cuba. The filmmakers ? who are Cuban-American themselves ? zero in on a collective called El Cartel, composed of the charismatic Mikki (a flirt who raises [...]
Archive for February, 2007
Go See East Of Havana or You Ain’t Hip Hop.
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007I Miss Lil Kim.
Monday, February 26th, 2007There is something sorely missing from hip hop. Hip hop is missing the the voice of a woman that is sexual, raw and self possesed. A woman who has created and stays in her lane and is clearly unapolgetic about who she is. I usta be scared of the d*ck/ now I throw my lips [...]
This N*gga said I couldn’t call him a N*gga.
Saturday, February 24th, 2007So I am newly single. I got a lil e-date jawn poppin off. So me and this cat are talking, exchanging info, via email last Thursday morning, in between my evidence assignment. Peep the interaction. Me: So are you seperated as in she has a drawer fulla pannies in your bedroom and a toothbrush in [...]
Chip Johnson is an Irresponsible Journalist for the SF Chronicle.
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007Chip Johnson wrote an article on crime in Oakland that I have major beef with. He calls himself drawing attention to the lack of police presence in the well heeled neighborhoods and how long it takes for them to respond, in the event that they do. What he failed to do was realize how biased, [...]
I Sold Watuh Last Year or Beyond Beats and Rhymes is Dope.
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007My top ten favorite moments in the Documentary: Beyond Beats and Rhymes: 1. Seeing Stephen Hill from BET walk away from Byron when asked how he felt about the Black male images on BET. 2. Hearing dude being interviewed on the street say, I SOLD WATUH last summah. WHAT! 3.Seeing dudes grab girls booties and [...]
The New York Times Loves Dramagate.
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007How Assimilated Negro gon’ get a New York Times Mention. Shhh***T. Hummingbyrd wanta Times Mention. THE White Castle on East Fordham Road in the Bronx shimmered as if glazed. A Valentine?s Day of snow and freezing rain had left a thin layer of ice on its crenellated exterior and several inches of accumulation in the [...]
Currrrrtissss: 50 Starts ’07 Off w/ a Bang.
Thursday, February 15th, 2007Do you think Jay would have answered the phone if Cam called HIM while he was Hot 97? The top ten funniest things about this video: 1. Setting the tone w/ the GQ photograph. 2. Cam Ghost ridin’ tha whip. 3. Dude @ at the end of the video saying: If you don’t f*ck with [...]
17 Billion Spent on Valentines Day.
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007Whenever I see Black women on magazines I am reminded of the fact that when Black women are on the cover of magazines, the mag’s sell 30-40% less than when a white women is on the cover. According to the magazine editors, black faces do sell – at least, if the personality is well-liked. If [...]
The Female Brain 101: Pick up a Pen, Cop a Squat and Take Notes.
Monday, February 12th, 2007Dr. Louann Briendine breaks down the women, men, communications and hormones in her book The Female Brain. Her general thesis is that because of evolution women are hard wired, and largely regulated by hormones, to pay attention to non verbal cues, emotional expressions and body language, because THEY are historically primarily responsible for and ensuring [...]
America Likes Nice Black Men.
Monday, February 5th, 2007I was on the train from Harlem last night after the superbowl and I heard this white boy going on and on about how Dungy was such a “nice” guy and it was great that he won the superbowl. And I began to think. America Likes Nice Black men. So here is my list. Nice [...]
