It's great when you can support people's music because it's good and not just because you know them from back in the day.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Video: Gods'Illa ft. Maimouna Youssef - You Don't Have To Be A Star
Shot out (again) to the homies from back in the Suitland High School days. I'm not sure how long the video has been released but I'm glad Gods'Illa decided to shoot a visual for this song. Not sure if I like this joint or Sal's Pizzeria better.
It's great when you can support people's music because it's good and not just because you know them from back in the day.
It's great when you can support people's music because it's good and not just because you know them from back in the day.
Monday, April 9, 2012
THROWBACK!!! Monie Luv - Monie In The Middle
Monie sure did have some boy problems when she was young.
I've been on a real streak with these throwback posts lately. I think Imma chill for a little while.
I've been on a real streak with these throwback posts lately. I think Imma chill for a little while.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Friday, April 6, 2012
Politics As Usual???
It was a nice day on Tuesday so I decided after my mid-day workout that I'd walk to Subway to get some lunch. As I was walking to Subway to grab a sammage I was approached by a woman that I initially thought was homeless (whoopsie) who handed me the flier below.
The woman then said to me "making history together" in a somewhat uninspired tone, thanked me, and walked away. My first impression of the flier was "why is this black man on the flier with the President?" Then I flipped it over and saw the following image:
If you can't make that out, on the left side it shows all the names that were on the Baltimore City primary ballot (Tuesday was primary voting day in Baltimore City) with Barack Obama's name checked along with C. Anthony Muse's. On the right side it lists the composition of the 112th Senate and highlights in red that there are zero black members in the U.S. Senate but that we make up 12% of "US Demographics" (I assume this means population).
It was at this point that I just shook my head, realizing that this was a blatant and obvious attempt to race-bait my vote. I got a little insulted by it actually. I was insulted because a flier like this assumes a few things like: 1) if I'm Black I support Barack Obama, 2) I will vote for any Black man "aligned" with Obama (and by "aligned" I mean Photoshopped onto a flier with him), and 3) THAT IT'S THAT EASY FOR YOU TO GET MY VOTE!!!
He may as well have just said on the flier: "You black, I'm black, Obama's black, vote for me!" That's what the flier boiled down to for me.
When you consider that there was no mention of what this man stands for, no one-liners about his platform, or even a website address for me to visit to learn more if I actually wanted to, what this says to me is that it's acceptable to go into a community and race-bait their votes because you assume they don't know any better way to pick their political candidates. And coming from a Black man running for a public position in the Obama era, that's pretty insulting to a person even if that person doesn't have a college degree, a white collar job, a mortgage to pay, or any of the other things we assume come with being "better-off" in this country. This flier actually made me NOT want to vote for him and to tell others to think a bit deeper about why they would vote for him.
Even with all that said, it's not C. Anthony Muse's fault that this kind of political tool is very well tried-and-proven in garnering the votes of poorer, less educated voters. It's just a "tool of the trade" I'm sure and it's up to US to hold our candidates to better measures than promotional materials like his. But by choosing to use it you're effectively saying "I don't expect any better from you than to see me and Obama and as a result, hand me your vote."
I can't wait for the day (if it ever comes) when ALL people will take the time to think deeply about who they're voting for and why on both the local and national levels. The assumption that you don't have to give me any information as to what you stand for on a flier or a website where I can learn more about what you stand for is insulting to me and those who actually put some real thought into who they vote for. And it's the main reason why I did't vote for someone like C. Anthony Muse (at least not in this election) even though I'm sure to him it's not insulting, it's just a means to an end or a "tool of the trade" and once he gets in office he gon' "look out" for us. Yeah, I'm sure that's exactly what's going to happen.
The woman then said to me "making history together" in a somewhat uninspired tone, thanked me, and walked away. My first impression of the flier was "why is this black man on the flier with the President?" Then I flipped it over and saw the following image:
If you can't make that out, on the left side it shows all the names that were on the Baltimore City primary ballot (Tuesday was primary voting day in Baltimore City) with Barack Obama's name checked along with C. Anthony Muse's. On the right side it lists the composition of the 112th Senate and highlights in red that there are zero black members in the U.S. Senate but that we make up 12% of "US Demographics" (I assume this means population).
It was at this point that I just shook my head, realizing that this was a blatant and obvious attempt to race-bait my vote. I got a little insulted by it actually. I was insulted because a flier like this assumes a few things like: 1) if I'm Black I support Barack Obama, 2) I will vote for any Black man "aligned" with Obama (and by "aligned" I mean Photoshopped onto a flier with him), and 3) THAT IT'S THAT EASY FOR YOU TO GET MY VOTE!!!
He may as well have just said on the flier: "You black, I'm black, Obama's black, vote for me!" That's what the flier boiled down to for me.
When you consider that there was no mention of what this man stands for, no one-liners about his platform, or even a website address for me to visit to learn more if I actually wanted to, what this says to me is that it's acceptable to go into a community and race-bait their votes because you assume they don't know any better way to pick their political candidates. And coming from a Black man running for a public position in the Obama era, that's pretty insulting to a person even if that person doesn't have a college degree, a white collar job, a mortgage to pay, or any of the other things we assume come with being "better-off" in this country. This flier actually made me NOT want to vote for him and to tell others to think a bit deeper about why they would vote for him.
Even with all that said, it's not C. Anthony Muse's fault that this kind of political tool is very well tried-and-proven in garnering the votes of poorer, less educated voters. It's just a "tool of the trade" I'm sure and it's up to US to hold our candidates to better measures than promotional materials like his. But by choosing to use it you're effectively saying "I don't expect any better from you than to see me and Obama and as a result, hand me your vote."
I can't wait for the day (if it ever comes) when ALL people will take the time to think deeply about who they're voting for and why on both the local and national levels. The assumption that you don't have to give me any information as to what you stand for on a flier or a website where I can learn more about what you stand for is insulting to me and those who actually put some real thought into who they vote for. And it's the main reason why I did't vote for someone like C. Anthony Muse (at least not in this election) even though I'm sure to him it's not insulting, it's just a means to an end or a "tool of the trade" and once he gets in office he gon' "look out" for us. Yeah, I'm sure that's exactly what's going to happen.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Video: Stalley - Party Heart
Why Tity Boi aka 2 Chainz is not in this video is the question that needs to be answered. This is definitely one of my favorites off Rick Ross's "Rich Forever" mixtape and it's now on Stalley's "Savage Journey to the American Dream" mixtape. Stalley's been mentioned here before and maybe after I listen to his latest mixtape I'll have something else to post about him. We'll see.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
THROWBACK!!! Ahmad - Back In The Day
"Back in the days when I was young I'm not a kid anymore. But some days I sit and wish I was a kid again"
Back in the Day by ice1906
Back in the Day by ice1906
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Movie Clip: Cleopatra Schwartz
Disclaimer: There is a millisecond of a woman topless in the video. You have been warned.
Taken from 1977's Kentucky Fried Movie. The best part of this is that even though today is April Fool's Day, this is not a joke, lol.
LMAO at "she was six feet of black dynamite. He was a short, Hasidic Jew" and the crappy "special" effects.
Taken from 1977's Kentucky Fried Movie. The best part of this is that even though today is April Fool's Day, this is not a joke, lol.
LMAO at "she was six feet of black dynamite. He was a short, Hasidic Jew" and the crappy "special" effects.
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