Miscellaneous Randomness....

Jay-Z's Water for Africa special


"I got rich and gave back/to me that's the win-win!"

The special really does bring to light how serious the crisis for clean water is in certain parts of Africa.

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Gnarls Barkley takes a shot at your favorite rapper's favorite rapper



Puppets. I wonder why they chose puppets? My man Woo asked me if this is a shot at rappers or a shot at gospel music or a shot at both? I'd say the former moreso than the latter.

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Jamaica gets the world a slave holiday resolution! Yipppeeeee!



[Let the cynicism begin...]
Mark your calendars folks. March 25 of every year is the International Day for the Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. Be sure to bring your all your family members, chains, whips, excrement (to lay in), life vest, and air freshner.
[Let the cynicism end...]

The best part of this "resolution" is:

"In a statement to the assembly, Jamaica's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Raymond Wolfe, stressed the need for compensatory measures to address the lingering impact of slavery and the slave trade...He said it also underlined the firm resolve of the international community that such horrific acts, which dehumanised the victims of their dignity, spirit and self-worth, should never be forgotten or allowed to recur...The resolution urged member states to develop programmes to educate and inculcate in future generations, including through school curricula, an understanding of the lessons, history and consequences of slavery and the slave trade."

I'll believe it when I see it. What's amazing is that this resolution was spearheaded by Jamaica and not a country like say, the United States, who has benefited an immeasurable amount from the slave trade.

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My man, DJ CD-R got the bangin' Christmas Music CDs



DISK 1

1. The Temptations – Merry Christmas
2. James Brown – Hey America
3. Whitney Houston – One Wish
4. The Jackson 5 – Santa Clause Is Coming
5. Diana Ross & The Supremes – My Favorite Things
6. Nat King Cole – Chestnuts Roasting On An open Fire
7. Boyz II Men – Let It Snow
8. Ashanti – Hey Santa
9. The Temptations – Silver Bells
10. James Brown – Christmas Is Love
11. The Jackson 5 – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause
12. Eartha Kitt – Santa Baby
13. Donnie Hathaway – This Christmas
14. The Temptations – The Little Drummer Boy
15. Toni Braxton – The Christmas Song
16. The Jackson 5 – Give Love On Christmas Day
17. Rockin Around The Christmas Tree
18. Smokey Robinson – Jingle Bells
19. Mariah Carey – All I Want For Christmas Is You
20. TLC – Sleigh Ride
21. Stevie Wonder – What Christmas Means To Me
22. James Brown – Soulful Christmas
23. Destiny’s Child – Opera of The Bells

DISK 2

1. The Jackson 5 – Have Yourself A Merry Christmas
2. The Temptations – Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
3. Stevie Wonder – Someday At Christmas
4. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – It’s Christmas Time
5. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Twinkle Twinkle Little Me
6. Ray Charles – That Spirit of Christmas
7. B.B. King – Merry Christmas Baby
8. Marvin Gaye – I Want To Come Home For Christmas
9. Charlie Brown Christmas – Linus & Lucy
10. James Brown – Santa Clause Go Straight To The Ghetto
11. James Brown – Santa Clause, Santa Clause
12. The Jackson 5 - Christmas Won’t Be The Same This Year
13. The Temptations – Let It Snow
14. Stevie Wonder – One Little Christmas Tree
15. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
16. The Temptations – The Christmas Tree
17. Vanessa Williams – Have Yourself A Merry Christmas
18. The O’Jays – Merry Christmas
19. The Jackson 5 – Frosty The Snowman
20. Ray Charles – Christmas Time
21. Whitney Houston – Do You Hear What I Hear
22. James Brown – Go Power At Christmas Time