Man listen. I’m going to watch this movie. And you know what? You probably should too.

Initially, when the girls over at RBN tried to put me on to it, I kinda hit the snooze button and rolled over.

My initial thoughts were all negative. Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry? Give me a break and a damn Kit-Kat bar. That sounds like the directorial tag team from Hell for cliché black movies. And they got Mariah and Monique in the mix too? Word? This can’t be good. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m not a Chicago native. And frankly, I don’t even know if having the Olympics would have been the economic boost this city needs. Past hosts such as Montreal (1976!) are still paying off crushing debts while London’s budget keep rising for 2012. In truth, this entire push for the Olympiad boiled down to what Chicago politics is usually about: an excuse for the Mayor’s office to pleasure itself and line the pockets of Daley’s buddies. That’s whose good fortune was riding on the success of the Olympic bid, not necessarily the good citizens of the Windy City. Read the rest of this entry »

A few thoughts on The Black Eyed Peas performance*.

1. If Oprah wasn’t involved I might be inclined to believe this was a flash mob & not just a publicity stunt.

2. Where the hell does a group of people this large practice, let alone coordinate something like this? Read the rest of this entry »

….because Obama wants our penises. Amongst many other unpaused fantasies about Jay’s sac. Read the rest of this entry »

She rocks my socks yo and I kinda felt like I was taking her for granted by giving you fools doses of Keri and neglecting to drop off some Keys.

…like that woman right there.

Winfrey Will Support Obama At Democratic Crowning [Contact Music]

Words By David D.

Pic By The Warfare Collective

Like all popular music, Hip-Hop is all about trends and fads. All trends, though, come to an end and it takes a certain benchmark moment to kill these fads.

Back in the day the ultimate trend killer was, well, white people. When Black culture assimilated into the White American psyche, Black folks moved on to something else. I remember getting rid of my Wu Wear shirts when I saw a group of white people rocking the same brand. With the increased cross over appeal of Hip-Hop, White people have been able to keep their fingers on the pulse of what’s going on in the culture. I can’t just look to my White friends anymore to tell me when something has run its course. I have to rely on other signs that a fad has run its course. Ladies and gents, let’s look at some fad killers.

Oprah

When Oprah introduces something on her show, it’s a wrap. I remember coming home from school and my mom showing me some new dance she learned on Oprah. Oprah has single-handedly given many moms across the country the liberty to induce their children’s gag reflexes by shaking their tailfeathers or Chicken Noodle Souping. Remember when her show would open with the studio audience raising the roof in, like, 2002? Exactly. Read the rest of this entry »