Gary Coleman Makes His Transition

Well Readers, on this afternoon, Gary Coleman was taken off of life support and made his transition into the after life. I'd like to extend my condolences and prayers to his wife, family, friends and loved ones.

The Music Experience magazine!

Hey there Readers! I want to introduce you to a brand new magazine called The Music Experience. The Music Experience is a collection of things; a record store, a website, a monthly show showcasing today's top notch R&B and Gospel artists and now a print magazine and a soon to be online magazine.

These wonderful collection of sorts are owned and operated by Chicago's own Dedry Jones. Dedry is truly the go to man for music! I'm telling you, if you want to be in the know, stay abreast as to what's hot and poppin, subscribe to The Music Experience Magazine.



Go to www.themusicexperience.com and purchase your copy 2DAY!!

PRAY 4 GARY COLEMAN

I want to extend my heartfelt prayers to Gary Coleman. The 42 year old child sitcom star best known as Arnold Jackson from the television show Different Strokes was hospitalized on Wednesday in Utah. No real reports are being given other than he suffered a fall in his home which cause a severe head injury and he is in critical condition.

All throughout his life, Gary has been in and out of the hospital due to congenital kidney disease and has to undergo daily dialysis treatment.


*photo courtesy of: Starpulse.com

HAPPY PRIDE!!

Wassup to all the KIDZ!? well, as you all know, it's Pride season. This weekend there are two Pride events. Miami Sizzle and Washington DC's Black Pride. I just want to say to all of you who are attending these functions to be careful, I pray you all have safe travels, and be safe in all of your activities.

I have to give it up to J.Holiday who's the headline act now that Wale backed out of performing. When are these artists going to get it? They have gay fans as well as heterosexual fans and just because they're performing at a gay pride event, doesn't mean they will be perceived as being gay...Jeesh!

Please enjoy this video from Kid Fury, I LOVE HIM! He is really the truth!

What's Really Goin On?

Hey Readers! I have been blown away; there are recent stories out there that have blown my dreads back. Well here's one I want to discuss. In Conyers, GA a set of 16 yr old twins brutally beat, stabbed and killed their mother. The twins whose names are Tasmiyah and Jasmiyah Whitehead better known as Tas and Jas flagged down a sheriff deputy after they came home from school on the afternoon of January 13th.They claimed to have found their mother lying in this state, but the authorities suspected the twins from the start when evidence proved Ms.Whitehead knew her killer or killers.

Now that this tragedy has occurred, neighbors and friends are coming forward saying how she was afraid of her daughters, they were troublesome teens. Even her boyfriend of ten years said " I'm not at all surprised they have been arrested, but I highly doubt it was their idea" He honestly believes another family member is involved.

These girls were no angels. They were sent away to live with their great grandmother when their mother could no longer control them. While living with the 80 year old woman, they terrorized and stole from her. She had to purchase a deadbolt lock for her bedroom door to prevent them from entering and stealing money. When they returned home, the twins stole $200.00 from their mother 8 days before they killed her.

Here's a quote from CBS news.com "The mother was kind of afraid that something like that might happen," neighbor Angela Avery told CBS affiliate WGCL. "I can't explain why because the mother didn't do a lot of talking, but she did have that particular fear. Yes, she did."

My question is, what's really going on? When did it become so common for children to kill their parents with no remorse? During the questioning procedure, Officials say neither twin showed any signs of sorrow or remorse. My mind goes to the bible where it speaks on Unnatural affection; and this right here is a sign and example of Unnatural affection.

I honestly believe someone knows something and isn't coming forward. Too many people know vivid details of how this entire family operates. Just Five days before the incident, Ms.Whitehead threw a welcome home diner party for the girls. Despite what happened in the past, she was determined to gain control and make and mold her daughters into the sweet little girls they once were. All she wanted was for them to be a happy family.

I'm not a parent, but I still say if your children are so unruly that they've been removed from the home once for attacking you, don't let their asses back in! A lot of these kids of today are unruly, out of hand, angry, bitter, and just flat out fucked up.

I often wonder what makes them this way? Some of it's a lack of parenting skills, but what else is it? Y'all, we as adults have to come together and be a solution, start showing LOVE. Somewhere, the bottom line is there is a lack of unconditional love somewhere beneath it all. We as a people have to learn to LOVE GOD, Ourselves and each other.

Newe Music Alert!!-Fantasia

Hey Readers, here's a new song by Fantasia titled OVERLOAD! Enjoy! Hopefully her entire CD will not leak; no one will buy it when it's released because they'll have it.The music that has leaked is really good (IMO).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY- BIGGIE!!

Wassup Readers? I want to wish HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the late GREAT rapper The Notorious B.I.G. and here he is featured on the official remix of Monica's Everything To Me. I hope you all enjoy this, I think it's hot like fire!! Missy Elliott remixed this one.

Janet's New Look

Hey there Readers! I was sitting here going thru some of my other favorite blogs and stumbled upon this photograph of Ms.Jackson. Now I'm not feeling this hair style, but you all tell me what you think. I'm all for change, but only when it's a good thing. Maybe this is for her up coming role in Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide...

New Video Alert: YAHZARAH!

Hey Readers! Here is the official video for Why Dontcha Call Me No More? I LOVE her 80's approach with the adaptation from the cartoon Jem!.. How many of you all remember that?

News - Teacher Caught Beating Student Speaks to INSIDE EDITION - InsideEdition.com

This is the teacher's response to the beating she placed on the 13 year old student. I understand what she is saying, but it sounds rehearsed and I still say she needs counseling because clearly she is suffering from some type of psychological disorder; why did she wild out and lose total control?
The video where she is talking about what happend, she has a smirk on her face; I still say she needs the shit beat out of her!












News - Teacher Caught Beating Student Speaks to INSIDE EDITION - InsideEdition.com

Toya minus Tiny

I'm sure by now all of you have heard about the cancellation of the hit BET show Tiny & Toya. I for one couldn't get into the show and never saw the purpose in it. Well, according to several blog sources, T.I. apparently feels the same way. He has issued BET with a cease and desist order and for them to stop production immediately!

According to several sources, T.I. watched the program while incarcerated and was totally embarrassed by the way BET portrayed his fiance'. The only reason he agreed to "allow" her to do the show was so she could have her own income and for her to revive her career. BET says they have no plans on pulling the show mid season; I guess T.I. thought he had that much pull? Well, obviously he has some when it comes to Tiny. Starting next season, Tiny will no longer be apart of the show and the show will focus solely on Toya. The show will follow her as a mother, author and reality superstar? Okay..superstar...well, I'll talk about that word in a later blog because it's really being thrown around very loosely!

Well, I guess Tiny will return to being T.I.'s baby mama..WoW! Well, I wish her the best in whatever she decides to do.
Hmmm..now if we can just get Frankie & Neffe off the air.

Is It Really Our Business?

Hey Readers! The other day, I was in my monthly forum meeting and by coincidence, Queen Latifah's name came into conversation. We were discussing black celebrities vs. White celebrities and the difference between them coming out of the closet.
One guy stated:" It's really no one's business how Queen Latifah lives her life..." and I for one happen to agree with him.

I honestly think we have access and are privy to too much information of our favorite and not so favorite celebrities. Well, here we are again with information about the Queen and her friend/personal trainer Jeanette Jenkins; seems the twosome have purchased a million dollar home in the Hollywood Hills area(For Full story go to www.realestalker.blogspot.com).

Why this is considered important is beyond me, If she purchased the home with her male personal trainer would it have been considered news? would it have been a big deal? If she were a white celebrity, would it still be a big deal? In my honest opinion, NO!

The black community places too much emphasis on a person's sexuality.So what if she and Jeanette are a couple; that has nothing to do with her being a successful and outstanding rapper/singer/actress/producer/spokesperson/and entrepreneur.

If she never discloses her sexual preference publicly that's fine. She nor any other celebrity doesn't owe us anything except good music and movies. She is to do only what we pay for her to do. I just wish the black community would get a clue and start concentrating on the things that truly matter.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MS.JACKSON!!!!!

and that's ...THE READ would like to extend a heartfelt HAPPY 44th BIRTHDAY to my girl JANET "MS.JACKSON IF YA NASTY" JACKSON!!!
Look at this sistah!!! 44?...she looks better than a lot of 24 year olds! Let me get on the good foot my damn self!

New Music Alert: KELLY PRICE!!!!

Hey there Readers!! Well we the lovers of REAL SOUL/R&B have waited and the wait is OVER! The TRUE QUEEN of R&B IS BACK!!! Ms.Kelly Price!! and her latest offering simply titled "TIRED" was well worth the wait! Upon listening to this song, I honestly felt Ms. Price is sick and tired of being tired! It also left me wanting more...more music! I can NOT wait until the release of the full length CD. Take a listen for yourself and you'll agree with me. As usual, you did a great job Kelly!

EX Porn Star Now Born Again Christian.

I thought this was very interesting. Tell me what U think.

Farewell Ms.Horne 1917-2010

On last night, the world lost an incredible and wonderful woman named Lena Horne. Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was born June 30th,1917.Here is the story according to Entertainment Weekly:

Lena Horne, the ground-breaking singer, actress and civil rights activist who, in 1942, became the first African-American performer to be put under contract by a major studio, died on Sunday, May 9, at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York. She was 92. According to the New York Times, Horne’s death was announced by her son-in-law, Kevin Buckley.

Though her movie career spanned nearly six decades and included a smattering of well-regarded films, like Stormy Weather (1943), Ziegfeld Follies (1946), and Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956), Horne was best known for her singing. Her music highpoints include blockbuster collaborations with Tony Bennett, Grammy-winning recordings of her Vegas nightclub act (1981′s The Lady and Her Music, Live on Broadway, and 1995′s An Evening With Lena Horne), and her Tony-nominated performance in the Broadway musical, Calypso. Horne grew up in an upper-middle-class African American enclave of Brooklyn, raised primarily by her grandparents after age 3, when both her parents left the family. By the time she was 16, Horne had scored a regular singing gig at Manhattan’s Cotton Club. Her knack for dramatic flourish and romantic renditions of jazz standards led to appearances on TV variety shows including The Ed Sullivan Show and The Dean Martin Show, as well as a role in the big-screen musical, The Duke Is Tops (1938). Though she never found the substantial, satisfying work she sought on film, Horne did make an impact, later in life, on TV in recurring roles on The Muppet Show and The Cosby Show.

Throughout her career, Horne was equally dedicated to her advocacy for civil rights. She was an early pioneer in the movement for equality, fighting for desegregation alongside such legends of the movement as Paul Robeson and Medgar Evers. She also fought with first lady Eleanor Roosevelt to pass anti-lynching laws. The combination of Horne’s disarming talent and fierce individuality created a powerful force in breaking down racial barriers in Hollywood and beyond.

Horne is survived by her daughter, Gail Lumet Buckley. Horne’s husband and her son both died in 1971, the latter of kidney failure

New Music Alert!!:Yahzarah

Hey there Readers! well, I have been waiting on this day to arrive! today is the official release of Yahzarah's CD titled The Ballad of Purple St.James. Some of you may recognize this dynamo vocalist as one of Erykah Badu's former background vocalist and she is also a member of the Grammy nominated powerhouse group Foreign Exchange. If they or Yahzarah come to your city, please do yourself a favor and attend the show. I promise you will not be disappointed. So in the meantime, pick up this CD or go to itunes or Amazon.com and download it! Let's support this sistah with a remarkable gift! REAL MUSIC is making a comeback!!!

I Don't Get It!

Wassup Readers? I came across something that caught my eye on Necole Bitchie's blog and I had to add my 2 cents to this story about the talentless LisaRaye.


Vibe Magazine caught up with actress LisaRaye and followed her around with cameras for a “Day In the Life Of…” pictorial. During her exclusive video interview, she talks about why her marriage failed, why she decided to do a reality TV show and being a gold digger.

On her marriage to Premier Misick:
“Maybe I didn’t give my relationship the time to get close. I let a lot pf people into the relationship. I didn’t make time to be a wife.

On why she decided to do reality tv:
“When I first decided to do a reality tv I needed money. It was a business decision.”

On being perceived as a “gold digger”:
“People think that I’m a gold digger. I’m digging for platinum. I can’t do nothing with a Burger King man unless he own about 20 or 30 of them.”- courtesey of NecoleBitchie.com

Now, we all know why her marriage didn't work; she was after two things, money and prestige. That is no foundation for any relationship. Her reality TV show is a complete farce! You can tell it's scripted and when I saw Ray Cunningham (From BET's College Hill Season 5) as a guest at her daughter's birthday party I was done. She can't even act in her own UN Real reality TV show which ought to be renamed (in the words of Deana Dean) a shitcom!
I guess my rant falls under disgusted! I'm sick and disgusted over no talented people invading my TV screen and my radio!

Yes LisaRaye is a beautiful sistah (on the outside), but what talent has she displayed worthy of being on television? There are women who have more talent in their pinky finger than she does in her entire body! Can we please return to the days when talent was a requirement for the arts?

Shh! ...Sneak Peak!

Hey Readers! For all you Beyonce' fans, here's a sneak peak at her new video titled Why Don't You Love Me? her latest single from her CD I AM... SASHA FIERCE! Now I'm not one to start rumors, but I find it odd that she's releasing this video the same time Kelly Rowland is releasing her new song titled "Commander"
I don't get it, why she isn't off somewhere barefoot, pregnant and enjoying the fruits of her labor instead of sabotaging her "sister girlfriend" Ms.Kelly Is beyond me.

"Why Don't You Love Me" - Sneak Peek from Beyonce on Vimeo.

MONICA: She's Back with a Vengence

Hey Readers! well, I must say slowly,but surely REAL singers are making a comeback and Monica is proving that to be a fact! Her latest CD Still Standing debuted on the Billboard charts at #1 and sold another 80,000 it's second week.
There is No stopping Ms.Thang, she announced to her hometown on Atlanta's Fox 5 News that she will accompany Trey Songz on a tour this summer slated to begin in August.
The two of them are doing spot dates together just to tease their loyal and awaiting fans.

Monica also announced via Twitter that her up coming single Here I Am will have the added vocals of her label mate Jamie Foxx. She adds" We put an interesting kind of twist on the song". Rumor has it that's the version that will be released a s the single.

Well, I wish Monica the absolute best and I for one am glad she has returned to the music scene; she is exactly what's been missing.