What Year Is It?

And i think his NATE piece was made out of cardboard...

Float On...

Today's Way Back Wednesday joint was released in 1996 by Bad Boy.

A 'remix" of the Isley Brother's song "Floatin' on Your Love" featuring Ron Isley and Angela Winbush is The Float on Bad Boy Remix of the same title also featuring Ron Isley and Angela Winbush as well as Lil' Kim and 112.

So did you peep all the other 'stars" in the video?

I know you saw Jermaine Dupri in there looking like a lost hobbit?

Uncle Luke was there looking just as pervy as ever...

Of course the Isley Brothers up on stage supporting Ron aka Mr. Biggs and his finger waved conk...I love how even when this video came out in the 90's he was about 30 years behind the times with that 100% lye perm.

And don't you just love the over acting in the video. I love how older videos actually have a lil' story going on, but dag Kim, why'd you have to come out the cake like you had a "Gun Inna Baggie"?

Oh Snap, I used to love this song...



No wonder my Mom's stayed jacking my music...Just raunchy!

And while I was cleaning recently I came across this joint...

I'm sure I listened to these songs as well as nasty a$$ R. Kelly's, 12 Play (who knew he was talking to me when I was 14), Public Announcement (thanks Maria, who bought me a copy after my Moms took my 1st one), Salt & Pepa and of course some Slick Rick.

My girl told me she saw a dude trying to get one of these to work on the train recently. I knew they were built well but 15 years worth of play time might be a stretch...

Lena Horne Passes at 92

R.I.P. Lena Horne

Lena Horne is in one of my favorite movies, Cabin in the Sky (1943).



Check it out if you have time. Great film.


Lena Horne was born in Bed Stuy Brooklyn on June 30, 1917 and passed yesterday, May 9, 2010. She attended what is now Boy and Girls High School (Formerly Girls High School on Fulton street, Brooklyn but dropped out before graduating.

She started performing in New York's Cotton Club at 16 years of age. As well as being a serious triple threat (singer, dancer and actress) she had strong political views and was black listed in 1947.

Here's a great time line of her life.


Here's a clip from when she was on another of my favorite TV shows, A Different World. She enters at 1:33.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKk8xS4iPJI&feature=related

Here is the rest of the clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jcp9JFvEQAk&feature=related



I love her line towards the end...

The best thing about living is being able to keep on doing it!

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Guru Update....

In typical web fashion many blogs reported that Guru (a.k.a. Keith Elam) had passed away but the real deal is he underwent a successful surgery yesterday and is expected to make a full recovery...

You Know His Steez....

And speaking of the world revolving on it's axis (yeah he says that in the song), the recent earthquake in Chile reportedly knocked the earth of it's axis by 3 inches and could result in a 1.26 millisecond shorter day... Source

Way Back Wednesday...Ooochie Coochie La La La....

I now totally understand why my mother stayed confiscating my tapes when I was a kid.



This and R. Kelly's 12 Play got snatched as soon as I got them...

Get Well Guru

Guru of Gangstarr went into cardiac arrest yesterday and is in a coma.

Say a prayer for a brother that brought us many hits in the 90's.



I will never forget seeing Guru on 6th avenue 7 Waverly outside of the Pizzeria Uno in the village when I was at lunch in High School (around '94 or '95). He was nice to me but kind of rude to a dark skin girl friend.
I won't make any speculations on that.


Just get well soon Guru!

Paper Thin...

I've always loved me some MC Lyte so to pay a tribute to one of the original REAL female rappers, here is her 90's hit Paper Thin...
ladies heed the words...




Wow times have changed..." You got this bad Jetta sitting her and wanna take the Subway'. LOL...

And to bring it all full circle here is Lady Gaga with Paper Gangsta

The Brown Bomber

I know that wall Busta does not say 2009...How in the hell could he put this on, knowing good and well Louis Vuitton did make any of this? That's a Chinatown special if I ever saw one. It doesn't even look like he gave them real leather to work with. SMH!

Busta you are dead wrong for rolling up there looking like someone's nasty uncle your Mom tells you to stay away from...I know it's a tribute to the Hip Hops past but that does not mean it is Ok to break out the outfit you wore in Leaders of the New School's first video.

And the hat...Oh I can't!

Way Back Wednesday...Ghetto Heaven

I always though Sounds of Blackness sang this song,
but it actually it was a group called Family Stand...

The group Family Stand was made up of Peter Lord,
Jefferey Smith, and Sandra St. Victor. Their song, Ghetto Heaven was huge hit
back in 1990 and Common used the hook for his song of the same title in 2001.

I used to love this jam but I sure couldn't figure out what they
were talking about....Was it good loving, was is drugs, liquor? Yo No Se, but her are the lyrics...they didn't help me though.

You know I love my baby
My baby loves me
My day, it gets so heavy
I need a little company
It's quarter to 11; it's time to make some ghetto heaven...

Ghetto heaven
I need a little ghetto heaven...

Nana likes brandy, especially peach
She keeps it by the radio
And listens to the Reverend preach
It's 10:07, and time to get some ghetto heaven...

Ghetto heaven
It's time to get some ghetto heaven
Ghetto heaven
She needs a little ghetto heaven...

Baby, baby, baby
All I need in this world is you
And when you're gone
Baby, baby, baby
Your touch, your kiss always gets me through

Sister needs her sugar
To get her through the day
She doesn't have the money
But always got a way to pay
It's 2:07; it's time to sell some ghetto heaven...

Ghetto heaven
It's time to sell some ghetto heaven
Ghetto heaven
She needs a little ghetto heaven...

You know I love my baby
My baby loves me
My day, it gets so heavy
I need a little company
It's quarter to 11; I need a little ghetto heaven...
Ghetto heaven
My baby needs some ghetto heaven
Ghetto heaven
I need a little ghetto heaven
Ghetto heaven

(repeat to fade out)

So What's Your Ghetto Heaven?

And I know it was the 90's but that hair...please people, lets not bring this back.


Thanks for the song suggestion Suga Shack!

Way Wednesday - Jon B. - They Don't Know

Remember the soulful white boy from the late 90's, Jon B?

Well he's trying to make a come back. He was out at Summer stage this year with Jazmine Sullivan and Deborah Cox and all them and I came across a pic of him and wife and figured I'd share...



Every wonder what his wife looks like...a sister! Aww yeah!

Here's a lil blast from the past with, Jon B's They Don't Know.





I couldn't get the code for the actual video but here is the link to it over @ youtube.com.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO4Sp0qr6PY

Code 10, Man Down Situation!

This is just tragic! Remember Maia Campbell from the 90's sitcom In the House?

Many of us heard about the loss of her mother, author, Bebe Campbell Moore back in, 2006 and that she is bipolar and on drugs...well it is time for a serious intervention on Mama!

LL, Tyrese and Debbie Allen need to hop in a van and go scoop this broad up real quick.

TRAGIC!

I can't even fathom how anyone could think this is funny...She very obviously need help, ASAP!

She said so many off the wall things it's just sad...

"L, M, M O, Pation?"

"You will never have a dental plan, f*cking with me like that..."

"Standardized testing"

"Cash Me Out!"

"Back Up Like Michael Jackson!"
"Do you know how many embryos I will blow out you mother f*cking solity?"

"Anti horny a$$"

"A faggot a$$ tree with a faggot ass star on top"

"Back up off me before I get Brad Pitt to smack you in your mother f*cking grill."

And busting down them chips like it was her first meal in weeks...come on! Then going on off about her Mom and daughter come on...talk abut a cry for help...Pray for the sister for real!

Where is her ex-husband? I pray that they have at
least tried and that she will come back from this.

They were dead a$$ wrong for messing with her like this and
then one of the guys from the video comes back with this mess. Acting as if he doesn't even know her like that and just picked her up at a store.