Damn, I reckon this is old school now. I feel like Jazze Pha was waiting for his part for the whole video, lol. Damn Tip is sexy in this video. Mmmm. 
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Amber Rose and Nicki Minaj are buddy-buddy these days. Amber Rose reportedly has a major girl crush on Nicki Minaj (or crush-crush, since we know how Amber Rose gets down). Nicki Minaj has already made a name for herself by being controversial in carrying on the legacy of nasty rap chicks and having major ‘tude toward anyone doesn’t totally love her. Seems these two ladies are ones people love to hate. For me, I hate to love them.
Why? Because they aren’t good girls. They aren’t feeding children, providing clean drinking water to people, or saving the music. Why should I like these chicks? They ain’t doing shit. Yet a part of me is intrigued. It’s clear that these two aren’t posers who try too hard to be bad girls (Rhianna, I’m talking about you), it just comes naturally to them. Typically, good girls tend to fall into obscurity. It’s the bad girls that capture our attention and keep us in suspension, waiting for what the hell they’re going to do next.
I can’t hate on chicks doing their thing. When you’re young and living the life, it’s your time to be a hot ass mess. You only live once. Carpe diem!
That said, I’ll be watching for future fuckery resulting from the friendship of these two hoochies. Play on playettes!
There’s nothing worse than being out and about, thinking you’re cute…until you stop in the mirror and see a big ass zit staring back at you. Eek!
What to do? You’re not at home, you don’t have an arsenal of creams and potions at your disposal. First, take a breath. Wooozah. Next, stop at the nearest food place and grab a cup of ice.
Ice? Yes! Grab an ice cube and put it on the zit to soothe the swelling. I swear by this. Once upon a time, my skin broke out badly for the good part of a year. I went to a facialist who advised me to rub an ice cube over my face every morning and night after washing my face but before moisturizing. And voila, not only did the tone and texture of my skin improve, but the intensity and duration of my breakouts decreased. Some say that ice makes your skin firmer, too. Home remedies ftw!
Check out my guest post on Alphanista.com, “Dating a Baller: 101″
http://www.alphanista.com/dating-a-baller-101/
Thanks Maryann!
I always have an ear out for female emcees. They’re pretty sparse in the game, and really good ones are even further few in between. So when I saw Rasheeda’s video for “Boss Chick” on MTV Jams one Saturday, I had to stop and watch.
Initially I was ambivalent about her flow, because on “Boss Chick” I thought she sounded like a female Young Jeezy. But the more I thought about it, “Boss Chick” is a cute, radio friendly track that taps into the current ATL sound. Radio singles are simple and easy to understand. So I granted a pass on “Boss Chick”. I can’t judge a person based on a single. I need to hear more.
Alas, a press release comes across my RSS feed announcing the release of Rasheeda’s mixtape, “Certified.” Upon doing a little research, I found that Rasheeda has been in the game for a long time, and she’s the person responsible for that song “My Bubblegum.” Listening to her mixtape, I gained more respect for her. She’s dope. She can flow. She does not disappoint, lyrically and delivery-wise.
Talent aside, I like the fact that she presents herself as a lady. Her lyrics can be nasty at times, but she presents sexually charged lyrics metaphorically . That’s the mark of a lady. Remember back in the day when you were ear hustling when your mom and her sisters or friends were having girl talk, and they spoke in metaphors so you wouldn’t know who was doing ATM with whom? It’s kind of like that.
Even looking at Rasheeda’s photos and the way she presents herself, she’s fully clothed yet sexy. Real sex appeal isn’t in the amount of flesh shown, it’s in the silhouettes. The more skin you show, the less people respect you. Like it or not, that’s how it is.
So from one grown ass woman to another, Rasheeda is the real deal. I hope to see her succeed, as there is a place in hip hop for real, classy, independent women. She gets the Hip Hop Muse stamp of approval, something I very rarely give out. To me, Rasheeda is “Certified.”
Click here to download “Certified”
After a rigorous, and what seems like never-ending process, Sonia Sotomayor has finally been approved to join the US Supreme Court.
Talk about making moves. Sotomayer’s story is not only inspirational because she’s the first Latina to be a member of the Supreme Court (though this is a major accomplishment) but also because of the hateration she’s had to ensue since she announced her intention. There are many, many people who did not want to see her take a seat on that bench. But Sotomayor kept it cool and assumed her position without breaking a sweat. It seems like it was hers to take, and maybe so since she was handpicked by the President. When the judiciary committe had her in the hotseat, grilling her like a rack of ribs, she deflected the negative questions and gave intelligent, thoughtful answers. That’s the type of woman I want representing on the bench.
Stories like hers are inspirational to minorities and those who feel hopeless. It’s not easy to rise above the bullshit life dishes to us, but it is possible to take those lemons and make sweet lemonade.
Jay Z still isn’t entertaining this “beef” with Game.
”…a lot of beefs are either misunderstandings, ego or just stupid or just done for publicity purposes.”
It’s starting to sound like Game is antagonizing Jay to come hard on The Blueprint 3. This is just a ploy Game is using to make Hov stay on top of his game.
Game is reminding Hov that he’s getting old, and he better not come with another whack album (like that Kingdom Come ish). In essence, Game is saying, “Jay, hold down your spot, or I’m coming to take it.”
This is a classic move that rappers do to push each other to come hard in their music. Good old-fashioned competition. That’s what hip hop is all about, competition to show who’s best. Who’s the hottest emcee? Who’s the greatest DJ? Who styles on his opponent in a break-dance competition? Who smashes other emcees in a freestyle competition? Showing who’s the hottest is at the very core of true hip hop.
“…If Jay responds with a song, it’ll be on his album because he’s a pretty smart dude, witty, and he knows it’ll benefit him more to put it on The Blueprint, if and when he does, just be on the lookout for ‘400 Bars’ …I’m a really put my pen on the paper and really strike a match.”
The Game loves real hip hop, so I think he wants to see a top notch, really dope project when The Blueprint 3 drops in September. He’s a fan of Hov, he wants to see him come back hard. Game is just a hip hop head taunting one of his favorite artists to bring the dopeness.
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YBF is reporting that Wendy Williams, the radio shock jock people love to hate, is retiring from radio. Her radio career has been dwindling over the past few years due to politics and the fact that mainstream radio is pale to other forms of media. Her transition from radio shock jock to full time TV personality was bound to happen.
What do you think of Wendy Williams? She’s one of those people you either really love or hate her guts. I personally love her, she has big balls for saying the shit she says to people. Many in the hip hop community hate her because she’s always outing their business, but it’s entertaining. When you do crazy shit you can’t be mad when people talk about it. That’s the job of media, to constantly talk about you. When the buzz dies, so does your career. It’s all about rise, fall, and redemption.
She’s on five days a week on FOX and BET, so do not fret people. You get your fix, or if you hate her, you can throw darts at the TV.
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If you live in LA or will be here this weekend, check out De La Soul this Friday at the Key Club! I would go to the show but my money is mad funny. I need a hookup on tickets, I’m a blogger for Chrissakes. Meh. I don’t feel too bad since I saw De La at UCLA Jazz Fest Memorial Day weekend, and they fucking rocked it. They still got it. People, THIS is hip hop. You. Must. Learn.
*Dropping the mic*
Tel: (310) 274-5800
Web: www.keyclub.com/
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So you moved to a new neighborhood, you’re unfamiliar with the area. Or you go out of town on a conference, and your compadres are teetotalers. Oh, what to do. How do you find the chief?
Don’t fret stoners. Your Iphone will save the day, assuming you’re in a state where weed is legal. “Cannibus,” a new app for your Iphone, helps you to locate a nearby medical marijuana facility.
Uh oh, you got caught by the po-po on a weed run? No biggie. The app also helps you find a lawyer that handles marijuana related cases. Damn!
Right now there are only a few states where it’s legal to purchase marijuana, but I imagine the local street hustlers are itching to get in on this! Mobile web has officially become hood.
Iphone FTW!
