Carol S. Daniel

Twitter Reacts Hilariously to the Great East Coast Earthquake of 2011 [Uproxx]

Khia Arrested Again, Under New Alias [The Urban Daily]

MSNBC Officially Hands Its 6 P.M. Slot To Rev. Al Sharpton [Roland Martin] Read the rest of this entry »

It’s been a year and I still miss The Wire and all its characters. We said our final goodbyes in 2008 but recent endless viewings of the DVD box set had me feeling sentimental and inspired. It’s the “Who would play me in a movie?” game further realized and repurposed, i.e. which rappers would play characters on The Wire? So, without further adieu…

Charles Hamilton as Duquan “Dukie” Weems — These two have more of an uncanny physical resemblance than Blu and Bubbles. Besides their connection as look-alikes and being coincidentally homeless at different points in life, both are bright, yet can’t seem to get the formula quite right to move on to a higher level of success. Coincidentally, and both lived in the streets.

Nas as Avon Barksdale — Okay, so maybe Nas isn’t really a hustler or a gangster. But he is an older figure who has seen more dominant days, finding his way in an environment that may/may not be suited to his tastes any longer. Oh, and he evolved as the opposite of…

Jay-Z as Stringer Bell — The intelligent hustler. Does/did anyone so knee deep in their respective field have a more savvy business sense than these two?

Andre 3000 as Lester Freamon — These wise vets are intensely cerebral while having a creative outlet that helps them make money while expressing themselves. Both have also expressed discontent or disinterest with the state of their environments. Read the rest of this entry »

I had a witty idea for TWTW…and then I realized we did roughly 60+ posts between Monday & Friday.

Fuck that lol. It’s Saturday & I want to see the city my damn self, not sit in this cpu chair.

Therefore, here’s a summary of some of the things you may have missed this week.

– Joe Budden – Who (Part 3) (Full)

…because Regular Joe hit the nail on the head.

– “Written All Over Your Face”

…Still fresh.

– Murs & 9th Wonder – Sweet Lord!

Thank you Jesus! Like a tsunami in a drought. Read the rest of this entry »

Someone brought to our attention Khia’s critique of Trina’s Still Da Baddest. Realistically, Trina ain’t shit but if you got her Goose’ed up the Diamond Princess’ freestyles would run circles around Khia’s albums. So fuck it, we’re repaying the favor.

Originally, we started to break tradition and pull a blind rating, word to Maxim & The Black Crowes, no listening necessary. But, we knew that would be unfair & that you would want further explanation. Spearheaded by TC, we got together as a Crew (so that one person wouldn’t be alone in the suffering) to come up with a track-by-track assessment of said musical composition.

1. “Nasti Muzik” – Janet called… and she wants her intro back. Control this is not.

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2. “My Swag” – Khia has the swag of a flamingo and this song sounds like it was a bonus track for BET Uncut’s Greatest Hits. “My swag is the best pussy ever had…” I can’t take this line seriously, especially knowing how she looks.

3. “Be Your Lady” – “I’ll fix you breakfast buttnaked while you eating me out” ??? Since when is perch served in the morning?

Really though, she kinda had me liking her in this joint – talking about cooking my dinner and folding my clothes…then, I remembered what she looks like.

4 . “Shit On Me” (Skit) – This ain’t a skit; she couldn’t squeeze another beat out the budget. I just thank God this isn’t about what I thought it was gonna be about.

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5. “Like Me” – All the beats sound so much they same they’re almost running together. Cheap-ass, 1987 Casio-type beats, shitty lyrics, horrible production….I wager this was recorded on a $12 mic from Radio Shack. “Looking extra thick in a short white tee”. I’ll bet she looks “extra thick” in just about anything she wears. Wear black, Khia. I hear it has a slimming effect. Read the rest of this entry »

While being unequivocally sucked into a Miss Rap Supreme-athon on VH1, I Googled it’s first loser, Khia – formerly of “My Neck, My Back” infamy. She was booted from the show for spitting 16 unoriginal bars during the freestyle. And those fabulous pre-writtens may happen to be on her forthcoming album, Nasti Musik.

“Nasti,” indeed.

Pay no mind to the fact there’s nothing but a thong and a prayer coming between her and the drum, there’s something more intensely vulgar about this cover.

First, the phallic undertones sort of negate Read the rest of this entry »