I am grateful except for the fact that I woke up to find that I left my curlers at my aunts house waaaaaay back on Easter weekend. My hair is all over my head because I felt I didn’t need to tie it, so im at work with a hat on, needing to figure out something before 3pm.

I did find a cute shorter version (diff color) of Nics dress. The plan is to wear it with a short denim jacket and sandals that have blue stones going around the rim to match the dress (aqua blueish) and a bracelet.

just pray i can get my hair together!!! Jesus be a hawt comb!

TGIF my good peoples!

I’m grateful for a new start, new ideas, and a smooth execution. I’m grateful for daring to try something new and different.

I’m grateful for my family on and offline.
I’m thankful for this gorgeous day! The sun is awesome and makes me feel good (said inHalle Berry voice).

What it do this morning Mik?

Can you get an ER appointment with the beautician?

btw the flat irons i have to replace are only 20 bucks so thats a good thing lol.

Nic I also brought this cute grey dress at target too, I was in there for a longgggggg time trying to put that outfit together but i did it all by myself!! hopefully it looks as cute as i envisioned it in my head lol.

Target is theee bizness

U ain’t never lied, Jada.

My school semester is done.. I think I’ll get a second job. I dont’ need to get lazy. lol

“Girl school is OVER! You need time to chill and have fun. Only get the job if you feel it’s necessary for some reason. Otherwise HAVE FUN Do some traveling, or start on a hobby you’ve always wanted to do.”

On one hand, relaxing is great but on the other- I have no motivation to do anything, so what I’ll end up doing is coming home from work and sitting on the couch. Kid. U. Not.

When I say I lack motivation, I am not kidding.

Since my only really big hobby is reading, I’d do that, but that’s about it.

Ain’t nothing wrong with sitting on the couch for a while. Dang girl give yourself a break. Besides I’m sure you’ll find something to occupy your time.

@CB

HOW WAS YOUR B-DAY? WHAT DID YOU DO?

I’m thinking I can make this Taste trip from July 1-3. Will all ya’ll be around those dates?

I am thankful for a 3.835 GPA and that my school just created a new degree program that is exactly what I wanted to pursue originally AND all my current courses will apply towards it. Too bad, I can’t take the summer off… more classes and a potential job change.

@ Mik

I think I have the Every Woman’s Battle book.

” am thankful for a 3.835 GPA and that my school just created a new degree program that is exactly what I wanted to pursue originally AND all my current courses will apply towards it. Too bad, I can’t take the summer off… more classes and a potential job change.”

And this is great. I am really happy for you!

I’m thinking I can make this Taste trip from July 1-3. Will all ya’ll be around those dates?

I am thankful for a 3.835 GPA and that my school just created a new degree program that is exactly what I wanted to pursue originally AND all my current courses will apply towards it. Too bad, I can’t take the summer off… more classes and a potential job change.

@ Offy

I believe July 1-Jul 5. I’ll prolly get there July 2 and stay through 5th.

Congrats on that GPA that’s awesome. Glad everything worked out for you as far as your degree program. I’m finna be nosy and ask what is the new program?

Random: whatever happened to Donnie Simpson and Sharon?

“I wrote about it on my blog Nic, but lately i have been acting all kinds of nutty after the whole break up, then my male best friend asked me to “Give him a chance” my stupid behind said ok but i gotta sleep with you first lol”

WOW Mik.

“its gonna be DEEP!! Im thinking if i can commit myself to being debt free I can commit myself to this, because the benifits are so great on both instances..”

The benefits will be more than you can imagine and God will bless you more than you can even envision.

really J?? its a book geard towards young teens but I hear its something every woman should read at some point, im trying to keep an open mind before i crack it open.

Actually the authr has several different ones. There is a book for teens, a book for women (the one I have), and also one for men.

When I got saved a few years ago I had determined I was going to stay celibate until marriage. It was a goal of mine and for a while I tried really hard. When I made the decision I had already been celibate maybe 2 and a half years or so. Well after about 4 yrs I ended up messing up. The a year later I messed up again. After that, and some other events, I decided it just wasn’t right FOR ME.

In essence I guess it just wasn’t really in my heart and it was so hard to forgive myself for my slips. Then I got to wondering WHY I was putting SO MUCH pressure on myself. I had to leave it alone. But if that is your goal I wish you the best of luck and all the will power in the world to hold out.

@ Jada: International Relations

That sounds interesting. I took a class in International Business before, and though it was hard as hail, I enjoyed it.

re: Taste: I will be flying on on July 1 and staying through the 5th. I think Holliberry is coming in on the 2nd?

@ Mik do you have a date??

Good merning treehouse..i have a rept i have to finish by 1..so i’ll be off and on.

wow Jada thank you so much for sharing that with me. I am online and I see there is a book for women, im gonna return this one I have and get that one.

I think for me its more about where my focus should be (as Nic just stated) In the past my focus was finding a boo, in my heart I knew my focus should be God but I avoided it like the plague lol. After speaking with my girlfriend, I just felt so emotionally drained about my recent decisions and im like I gotta change and start respecting myself.

Now that Im on board about where my focus should really be, the whole sex/finding a man idea seems to be an after thought…..

BUT we know there is temtation and all sorts of things to get us outta line which I have to stay in constant prayer about. The choice just feels like it couldnt have come at a better time in my life.

Good morning y’all…

I’m grateful that I am able to enjoy life…. I have not worries

I meant no worries.

Junior just shared this video on SSSO. I liked it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVb_t_ao9gw

Good morning latecomers. lol

@V: Being cute always makes ya feel good!

“Nic the way I felt about church and God was the way i felt about going back to school HATED IT lol

but I don’t feel that way anymore about either of them surprisingly lol.”

I think a lot of people feel like they have to be perfect and make some big change before they can start their relationship with GOD… but you don’t. Christians fall all the time… GOD is just there to fix it.

I’m looking cute in my dress.

@V: I think you should letthe YoYo’s decide that! We will be standing by for proof. LOL

also, i think that people forget that God already knows EVERYTHING (”good and bad”) you’ll ever do…and even still He loves us unconditionally.”

AMEN!

“when it comes to falling short, people are hard on people. we are hard on ourselves. when we come before God he forgives, loves us, and puts us back together. he’s never hard on us. i love that about Him”

AND double Amen!

when it comes to falling short, people are hard on people. we are hard on ourselves. when we come before God he forgives, loves us, and puts us back together. he’s never hard on us. i love that about Him. so that expectation to be perfect comes from other people and ourselves…

This is so cute.

I think for me its more about where my focus should be (as Nic just stated) In the past my focus was finding a boo, in my heart I knew my focus should be God but I avoided it like the plague lol. After speaking with my girlfriend, I just felt so emotionally drained about my recent decisions and im like I gotta change and start respecting myself.

BUT we know there is temtation and all sorts of things to get us outta line which I have to stay in constant prayer about. The choice just feels like it couldnt have come at a better time in my life.

Mik I totally understand and commend you for your decision. Sometimes you just need to concentrate on yourself and the good LORD.

I also feel like for the longest I used the fact that “im a libra” as an excuse to just be out there and to cover up the fact that I wasn’t being loved the way I really should have been this whole time.

People keep saying relationships are not JUST about sex, and for the longest time I didn’t actually believe that lol.

yup Jada thank ya boo!!!

Beyonce and Idris Elba’s movie is released today! I’m not expecting Oscar quality — but who cares, I’m gonna see it anyway…lol. Can’t wait.

“eyonce and Idris Elba’s movie is released today! I’m not expecting Oscar quality — but who cares, I’m gonna see it anyway…lol. Can’t wait.”

Me and my girls are going to see it tomorrow!

lol. the learning, not the sex.. well that too. but u know what I mean

after I read this like 3 times, I laughed lol.

@V, Coco: Nah, in fact, I think most men don’t want their woman to have a butt like LaStarya. We definitely want our girlfriend too, but not necessarily our wife. Make sense?

I found my old beautician (who used to do some gorgeous wraps) on facebook (or she found me) and I’m going to her to see my hair today.

I told her I wanted to go natural and she said she had about four clients who’ve awready doing it so she’s gonna take a look.

I’m kinda excited to do this! I want it to grow longer but look like this ULTIMATELY. I love it big. lol

http://www.mtv.com/news/photos/e/elle_women_in_hollywood_redcarpet_101507/18.jpg

Nic I think you had a picture on Myspace a while ago with big hair, you look cute with it.

“Nic I think you had a picture on Myspace a while ago with big hair, you look cute with it.”

@Mik: That’s when I had a twist set.. thanks girlie!

“@V, Coco: Nah, in fact, I think most men don’t want their woman to have a butt like LaStarya. We definitely want our girlfriend too, but not necessarily our wife. Make sense?”

My bf and I discussed this last night. lol. I was telling him about Buffy the body’s booty secret. lol.

He said he wouldn’t want his woman to have a booty like that; it looked like too much to tackle. I died.

@Coco: They do a two strand twist to your hair and you sit under the dryer for three hours or just walk around with it like that for over a day or sit under the dryer for about an hour and a half and then take it down the next day and it’s wild… do u have myspace?

“that was all yours? why on Gods green earth with bananas and flowers would you cut all that?”

@Mik: Lol.. yes, that was mine. Girl, that was after I cut it the first time… it used to be short like Toni Braxton. I cycle all the time.

@Coco: Don’t know if you can see this, but it’s a twist set.

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=367645033&albumID=812384&imageID=10287174

“It’s size alone means it MUST be tackled. Besides, a big butt means nothing about a woman be able to handle things…. but a double-wide “cookie”??”

@off: LMAO.. U see it as a challenge!!!!! And I have been KILT at cookies.

This is why I hate bathing suits.. they SHOWCASE that area.

Never mind.. that stupid pic wouldn’t let me put it up, I see

yea nic u have to sign in to myspace and then it comes up

but thats the one i was talkinga bout, i swear im like lawd that can’t be all her hair lol

but it was cute, you got that peederican hair lol

nic — i added you. accept me s’il vous plait.

Shoot, yours can do that too!!!!!

ummm how?? im not sure id even look right with all that hair on my peanut head lol.

but gone and amuse me lol…..

V, maybe this works?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26126104@N02/?saved=1

Sometimes I wish I could grow my hair out. I just don’t have the patience. It gets about half way to my ears and I bring the scissors out.

“Sometimes I wish I could grow my hair out. I just don’t have the patience. It gets about half way to my ears and I bring the scissors out”

Short hair is soo fun!

oh ok Nic I got chu, but see I don’t have a perm either, i don’t think thats a good look lol

Realisticly I don’t think women like that will make a good wife.

Why do you think that? Because you would have to handcuff her? ha

“Have you NEVER had a perm? (I am a lil JEALLY)”

girl yes in the past, I think its been about 5 years now since I have had once.

“girl yes in the past, I think its been about 5 years now since I have had once.”

Shut up. I had no clue! Is it easy to do?

“I couldn’t imagine taking LaStarya to a State Dinner.”

oh here we go again….

The net is down at my job while theyfix it so -’m like a crack fiend trying to read on my crackberry.

“Shoot, it might earn you some pats on the back from those 2520s.. they’ll be like”

Some of them may. But according to some of the 2520’s at my job, they don’t appreciate a big butt like black men do. Or maybe it’s just the two I talk to…they’re pretty azz backwards.

Shoot, it might earn you some pats on the back from those 2520s.. they’ll be like

COTDAYUM

lmao why was i thinking the exact same thing, i wasn’t gonna say it lol

seems like black men have some idea that white men don’t care about shape lol

@Nicki: Nah, I know how those folks are. The men may think that, but the wives would HATE and made snide remarks and comments.

I mean, would a woman want to go out with a dude whose “junk” was so big their was a bulge in all his pants?? When you invite dude to your work functions, please believe the woman will be like COTDAYUM… but the men will call him gay, a horse, and a perve. They will HATE. At the club, it’s par for the course… at a professional venue, it’s triple bogey like a muhfuh. lol

I totally think many of them have fantasies about us Darkies. They want to sample the chocalate for sure.

I mean, would a woman want to go out with a dude whose “junk” was so big their was a bulge in all his pants?? .

This just conjured up all kinds of nasty images in my mind…..you’re right. I would be trying to tape my mans junk to the side of his leg so everybody couldn’t see his goodies.

“would a woman want to go out with a dude whose “junk” was so big their was a bulge in all his pants?? ”

I shole would lol

sike sike, that would be interesting though lol

I think men should be stared at like women do

imagine walking around having your groin looked at when being talked to just like women with big breast get there chest stared at lol

“imagine walking around having your groin looked at when being talked to just like women with big breast get there chest stared at lol”

Or we could just walk up and grab it. lol

“But large junk does not necessarily mean they know what to do with it. And that makes me sad!”

exactly that was my next sentiment but it doesn’t hurt to imagine!!!

lol

oh em gee for that freuadien slip…

I meant WANT kids. lol

put**

Been there… and women pursue exactly like men. The staring turned into a “let me hold it” and all conversation turned to “when can we…”

And it was just as much of a turn off to me as it would be to a woman. I like aggressive woman, but I do not like green hoe’s and ham, Sam-I-Am

Thats disgusting and distasteful. BAD FORM!

Mikki/Nikki: ““lmao Nic, I wish a mofo would but they hands on my tata’s put its funny that there are those who still do that lol”

LMAO.. but they do smack butts. or grab ‘em”

Women do too. And they get away with it.

“” like aggressive woman, but I do not like green hoe’s and ham, Sam-I-Am”

Bake me in the sun of Miami beach with a velour jogging suit on please.
”

I can’t tell whos comment put the killing dagger in me. Ima go with both.

“I can’t tell whos comment put the killing dagger in me. Ima go with both.”

LMAO!

@Jada: AANNDDD she was a cougar…. 47 to my 24. Surely that counts as child m0le$tati0n somewhere on earth

Aww hell nawl! At 47 she should know better! She gets the side eye and two hand smacks for that bullish!

Offdwall: “imagine walking around having your groin looked at when being talked to

Been there… and women pursue exactly like men. The staring turned into a “let me hold it” and all conversation turned to “when can we…””

Truth. Women talk about men staring and touching, but since they know most men won’t complain, they have no problem staring, making lewd comments or touching.

A woman butt smacking or pinching me is entirely acceptable and encouraged. Grabbing the schlong is unacceptable… I don’t know where your rusty azz hands have been.

I can’t do it cause I know I’d be uber pissed if it were done to me by some random. Totally disrespectful and cause to get you arm sliced.

@Jada: She was trying to get her groove back… she actually said that to me. I was thinking that she had plenty grooves in that wrinkled azz smoker’s skin. LOL

LOL! I can go die now!

Nikki: “@Hugh: And so do some of you, if you’re hot.”

I guess I’ve never been bold enough to try. Or maybe I’m not hot enough.

Offdwall: “A woman butt smacking or pinching me is entirely acceptable and encouraged. Grabbing the schlong is unacceptable… I don’t know where your rusty azz hands have been.”

Really. Butt or pec patting is one thing, but schlong grabbing is foreplay. I don’t think any woman thinks camel toe touching is acceptable.

” guess I’ve never been bold enough to try. Or maybe I’m not hot enough.”

I am sure you are hot enough… just not triflin enough.

And I haven’t tried either. lol

“Her man would’ve come home to find her in jigsaw puzzle pieces in the kitchen sink”

Schrieks: “WWWWHHHHHHY?”

lol

@V: Puhleeze!! I’m not easy! I have standards!

I love it!

Her man would’ve come home to find her in jigsaw puzzle pieces in the kitchen sink .

DOA thats me

Offdwall: “Her man would’ve come home to find her in jigsaw puzzle pieces in the kitchen sink. LOL”

Second funniest comment of the week.

@ offy – wait ol girl had a man?

@ Nic

So what did Diddy decide? I haven’t been watching MOTB4.

Nikki: “@hugh: 40 degrees? Do u live in Anartica?”

I might as well, Wisconsin is just as bad. The 40 degree dips in the winter are the worse. I can deal with 10 degrees. -30 degrees is no fun. And that’s not including the wind chill factor.

“I might as well, Wisconsin is just as bad. The 40 degree dips in the winter are the worse. I can deal with 10 degrees. -30 degrees is no fun. And that’s not including the wind chill factor.”

@hugh: Gosh honey, I empathize.. I’d be suicidal.. Are you happy there? Do u ever want to move away?

I liked Danity Kane….evey though the name is suspect

Nic and Jada I watched the show last night, it was all kinds of horrid

day 26 actually performed so they had like a question answer session infront of all of these screaming kids.

danity kane came out, and one of the girls was missing ( i forget her name) aubrey looked like a fake 2520 version of lil kim and d woods wanted to beat someone down lol..

the group is no longer, they all good serious issues and still no one will say what, i think everyone just wanted the spotlight, and they all said something about it never being right to start.

“I liked Danity Kane….evey though the name is suspect”

I liked them too.

And I agree about D’s hair. lol

“aubrey looked like a fake 2520 version of lil kim ”

MIK: LMAO.. why can I picture this in my head?

@ offy – wait ol girl had a man?

@V: Yeah, she talkin’ about he was out of town for the next two weeks. Do I look like Boo Boo the Fool?? She was at the bar picking up youngsters and really looking to get bent while her husband was away…

Shoot, Lil Kim is a fake @ss version of herself. She used to be pretty…now she looks like a freakshow. I flinch everytime I see her she looks so weird.

Nikki: “@hugh: Gosh honey, I empathize.. I’d be suicidal.. Are you happy there? Do u ever want to move away?”

Not really, I’m used to the cold as long as it’s not stupid cold. I’m definitely wouldn’t move down to hurricane alley or want to deal with West Coast earthquakes.

“I’m definitely wouldn’t move down to hurricane alley or want to deal with West Coast earthquakes.”

I agree…

Nothing about West Coast have ever appealed to me.

“Looking at Lil’ Kim makes me want to take out my contacts with sandpaper”

lmao

@offdwall
“Yeah, she talkin’ about he was out of town for the next two weeks. Do I look like Boo Boo the Fool?? She was at the bar picking up youngsters and really looking to get bent while her husband was away…”

This reminds me of a older lady I met back in the day. Trying to holla with her Used Jeans outfit.

I love you all.

I’m off to the gym to watch the Young and the Restless…talk to you all and talk to Ms. Gracie.

I will see you all this afternoon!

This reminds me of a older lady I met back in the day. Trying to holla with her Used Jeans outfit.

Aww dang Humster! Not the USED jean outfit!

@Jada
“Aww dang Humster! Not the USED jean outfit!”

What’s crazy is that it didn’t look old. She really maintained it. This was the late 90’s. I’m thinking “why does she still have this” and “why does she think it’s okay to wear it”

I loved that song. Now I want to hear it, but I didnt bring my earphones

“and “why does she think it’s okay to wear it””

LMAO

“Aubrey: Yo, Yo, Yo Where all my money makin brothers at”

wow just wow, 80’s u so silly !!!

@ 80’s

I wasn’t that into DK. I liked that song Damaged and was completely oblivious to anything else that came out from them.

I can’t even say I’m a Dawn fan (even though she got my baby sis name), but I just think she gonna go solo. I could care less either way really.

“Her trying to act ghetto was not what was up:”

Girl, Puff clowned her for that. LMAO.

I also love “ecstacy” and “Sucka for Love.”

I am up here looking at “The Office” and about died.

This is the funniest stuff

@Hugh: LMAO@ Chess King! That used to be my spot!

“Im about to hit up Ebay to see if I can find a Damaged outfit”

I need you to find a Cross Colors too.. we’ll have backwards day in the Treehouse

But back to an earlier conversation that was had….

So Mik what you gonna do about your hair for the game?

@Hugh
“Maybe she just bought it from Chess King.”

LOL!! No I think she got it at Merry Go Round or the Oaktree.

“…. And that is something I will not ever do…. I am too scared to try that….. ”

@80s: It doesn’t hurt, I promise… it’s way less painful than a wax

“@Nick – are you watching last night’s office?”

Girl, No I am about three episodes behind. lol. I was watching the one where they were playing soccer and Idris kicked that ball into whasername’s face.

I teared up for her. lol

“@Nick… Whatever.. I’ve walked by and seen people in tears…. I.don’t.believe.u…..lol”

LMAO. 80s, they were punks.

@80’s “I’ve walked by and seen people in tears…. I.don’t.believe.u”

LMAO. Maybe they had allergies.

@ Nick – oh ok. I haven’t seen that one. The one that came on last night was pretty funny too

“@ Nick – oh ok. I haven’t seen that one. The one that came on last night was pretty funny too”

@V: I’m gonn watch that too,.. girl, the show Kath & Kim that comes on before that is hilarious too

@Nicki: V: Chess King was a store chain for men’s clothes back in the 80’s and early 90’s. Think of it as Miami Vice meets old man at the Elks Lodge

“Think of it as Miami Vice meets old man at the Elks Lodge”

NOOOOOOOOO. lol.

gonna leave work an hour early n get some new flat irons from walmart, i think the ones i had was like 20 bucks.

@Mik… I must have missed that when I was skimming….. You still got a hat on???? lol

I am going for some threading of the brows today.

Is that the scary for you 80s?

Hey LP!

@ Nicki: I haven’t read the article yet but two things struck me:

1) She got that pose off of lLil Kim… one of the best promo posters ever.

2) I think she is hiding a Big Mac is her draws. Good LAWD!

Is that the scary for you 80s?

@Jac…. Heck yeah it’s scary… How does a piece of thread cut hair????? To me it seems painful and I’ve had people tell me it hurt…. I think Nick trying to pull the okey dokey on me talkin bout it hurt…..

Believe me I would get up out of the chair so fast like uhhhh I’m straight… LMAO

Hey B Grits and Lovely

@Bgrits
Let me know about Obsession. I can’t bring myself to sit through almost 2 hours of Bey murdering the English language, wearing bad weave and the simple plot even for sexy Idris.

I have to co-sign that statement. The trailers I’ve seen look horrible. That’s $9 I can spend more wisely.

@Offy… Did I see you say your lady looked like Ky Toi? Now why are you talking about big arses? Ky Toi has a big one too!

She look like she got gas. The Bg’s is a biznitch!

@80s it is not bad andf I hate pain.

Its like a slight pinch plus its quick and 10bucks every two weeeks

“@Mik… I must have missed that when I was skimming….. You still got a hat on???? lol”

girl sho du!!

@Off-Oh wow at that historical comment. I feel some kinda way about that. Which way I’m not sure yet but some way.

Ummm…has anyone ever been to a playdate before?

“Ummm…has anyone ever been to a playdate before?”

My cousin has been to one here in Austin…she said it’s super fun. You goin?

@80’s…
@Lovely… Is this your refund???? I got mine’s the other day and was just out trying to spend money….. I ended up buying a whole bunch of possible’s and that ish is bout to go right on back to the store.

Girl, why it is! I’m always late with my Tax refund… and the plan is to save to pay for next semester’s fees so I won’t be hurting too much around Thanksgiving….. but there are so many things calling my name right now…. (like a new spring work wardrobe…. *sigh*)

@Offy… If you say so, buddy. Dead @adventurous bodies. Lol!

“But it sure has its place… Not all music can be “conscious”, “pro-something” or the other… Sometimes, music is just meant to entertain…

*does the stanky leg… don’t judge, I rep for Texas!*”:

Don’t murder me on a Friday afternoon. LMAO.

Girl, I really can’t stand it. And my bf likes Gucci Mane.. when I went down to Memphis, they had an entire radio station for this mess. In that minute, I wanted to be deaf.

@80’s Hey lady. Threading is cool and it doesn’t hurt as bad as you think because the Indian ladies do it so fast. One of my best friends is Jamaican and Indian and she turned me on to it.

@SexyinHere Thanks for the explanation. 2520….hilarious!!!

@Nikki Girl not even for Idris, I can only deal with Queen Creole when she is singing. Bey seems to be a sweet person but that lack of education really comes through when she opens her mouth. Bey you can’t do everything..hoe sit down!!!

“Ignorance muzik makes me want to Shave my head like Cassie”

I’m waiting for the link to load, should I be scared of the upcoming fuckery?

Guurrl let’s not even go there…by the way..Halle Berry needs to sue those rappers for defiling her name. Off on a tangent, I smelled her perfume and it is great.

@Lovely Co-sign! When I was in the movies watching Doubt, the trailer came on and as soon as Bey appeared on the screen people broke out in laughter.

Bey you can’t do everything..hoe sit down!!!

awww wow this murked me, I agree that preview sucked by my ticket is free so im going lol….

but now im debating with that jamie foxx movie, it comes out today too

Y’all I might just have to try the threading then……. But if I end up looking like boo boo the fool cuz I can’t take the pain then I’m coming after y’all… Nick you know you right down the street…. LOL

Offdwall: “Yo, I need one of these to go with Chess King gear!
http://www.coatofarmsnyc.com/blizzog/wp-content/uploads/blizzogimages/2008/06/cimg19201.jpg”

Now all you need is an Africa medallion.

Nicki: “Yo yo’s what is this sleeziness?”

Another female rap artist who will be forgotten two years from now.

“Y’all I might just have to try the threading then……. But if I end up looking like boo boo the fool cuz I can’t take the pain then I’m coming after y’all”

gurl don’t do it!! its a trap!!!

lol

@Nikki I could only stomach 2 minutes of that video but yet Gucci Bandana keeps playing in my head……d——t!

As someone who wants to work in luxury goods marketing, this song would make want to do a drive buy in Chinatown on Canal Street.

“And then too they said that he had got too caught up in his role a lil bit…….And he didn’t know how to turn it off”

aww wow i didn’t know that, i been bumping jamie’s songs as of late, he got this new one out that with timbaland called i don’t need it

i really might like this new album of his

aww wow i didn’t know that, i been bumping jamie’s songs as of late, he got this new one out that with timbaland called i don’t need it

i really might like this new album of his

@Mik…. You probably will… The first couple of songs are the cd are like that…… I skip them… I start at number 5 I believe… I like his slower tempo stuff better…..

“But if I end up looking like boo boo the fool cuz I can’t take the pain then I’m coming after y’all… Nick you know you right down the street…. LOL”

LMAO. 80s, those Indian women have thee best brows. Kid you not. She told me their are raised knowing how to do that. They give facials and everything (their skin is on point!)

Why did they have to give her that role period? Way too many qualified actresses to go with someone super less than mediocre.

very true, it would be a super good movie with a different actor, Lathan, or that girl that was in the family thay prays.

80’s you have the album already?? you are fast lol, or im just slow

haha please don’t smake me with my own shat.

Speaking of actresses it wasn’t until I was at home that I was able to see the actress that Jac put up….. And No No was like who is this woman……. (that had me rolling)

But I think she’s pretty…. I just don’t think that was a pretty picture of her or maybe she’s not photogenic (sp?) Because I almost didn’t recognize her at first.

ok 80’s im listening to the cd on imeem

@Nicki Why do I keep mispelling your name? Jesus be a Leapfrog.

@80’s You will be fine. But go to an East Asian Indian not some person “who got some Indian in them”.

@Mikki “i just laughed when bey was like “if u don’t do something about her IIIII WILL” that was the fakest quote i have ever heard a person say in my life!!”

Yall know that Bey can’t string more than 4 – 6 words together at a time…examples:

“I’m a Survivor…”
“To the left…..”
“Can you pay my bills….”
“It’s bootylicious, baby…”
“uh oh uh oh uh oh oh..”

That line goes up there with Halle Berry in Queen screaming “I’se a negra, I’se a negra”.

I’m thinking about going to see Obsessed like while yall at work. I could let you know how it is though I was gonna check ut out tomorrow.

“@Nicki Why do I keep mispelling your name? Jesus be a Leapfrog.”

OHHHH GOD. I cannot take you this afternoon. LMAO

I mean

lmao

yep see thats why im on this bus

@80’s You will be fine. But go to an East Asian Indian not some person “who got some Indian in them”.

@BGrits…. Do I need to side eye the folks at the mall who do threading????? I’m bout to go in there like is this the pain-free or at the most a slight pinch threading.. If not, can you point me in their direction???

lmao 80’s L -A-M-O

@Mik… FUNNY!

And the 8Ball jacket

“That line goes up there with Halle Berry in Queen screaming “I’se a negra, I’se a negra”.”

Oh god.

Yaw are killing me today.

“dude said he would change his ways for her…..”

awwwwww

I just came back from lunch and just scanned the comments.

The previews for Obsessed crack me the f up. Especially when she’s on the phone and throws it like she’s about to handle hers. LMAO. Bey I dont believe you, I need more people!

That pinching thing made me think of Belly.. ole dude asked Ronni:

Did you even pinch the Batch?

@Nick.. Come on girl and name the correct movie…… Before I make you hand over your black card…. lol That was not Belly

[pats foot] I’m waiting……………

Dang it…. V. Renee you beat me…… I was bout to get Nick’s black card… LOL

“@Nick.. Come on girl and name the correct movie…… Before I make you hand over your black card…. lol That was not Belly”

Aw ooops.. I just saw it.

PLAYA’s CLUB

“Im not doing this tooodddaaaayyyyy (in my Whitney Houston voice)”

lmao

@Nicki
“Ignorance muzik makes me want to Shave my head like Cassie”

Didn’t you listen to Master P and No Limit?

@ Nick….Belly was also:
I just got shot but we still gon go to Africa……

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

“I just got shot but we still gon go to Africa……”

LMAO.. I know right? Who in thee he!! says something like that.

And why did they have to make the pretty dark skin girl look like she had Vaseline on? That was not right

“How is this dude so popular? Dude talks and raps like he dropped out in the 2nd grade.”

@Humble: Exactly! U can’t even understand a word he is saying. Sometimes I cringe when I hear southerners. lol..

My uncle (Memphis) was talking to me, and I promise I had to kept saying, “huh” and “I’m sorry I don’t understand.” I didn’t mean to disrespect and I know he prolly knew that, but I had no clue what he was saying

“Taral Hicks. That girl is beautiful and can SANNNGGG!”

Yes, that is her name… that was her video she was watching in the movie. what happened to her?

“Gucci mane makes my @ss itch.”

And my boobs sweat

Gucci that is.

Nicki/Humble: “”Didn’t you listen to Master P and No Limit?”

Throwing myself into a river (and I cannot swim)”

(jumping in right behind Nicki wearing concrete Nike Hyperdunks)

Nicki: “Song for Humble:”

After clicking that link and listening to that song for 15 seconds, I want to take two electric drills, turn them on to the highest setting, and stick them in each of my ears until the drill bits touch.

Yes, that is her name… that was her video she was watching in the movie. what happened to her?

I dunno? I remember first seeing her in the movie A Bronx Tale (love this movie).

Then I saw her in Subway Stories. She was on the pay phone singing to her Mom I think…beautiful voice.

I have a single she made. She remade Silly by Denise Williams I think and homegirl rocked that song. I love the original and she did it justice.

@Nicki
“Throwing myself into a river (and I cannot swim)”

“Song for Humble:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfWzTV7Vy0k”

You can have that song. And you should jump in the river for contributing to bad music.

Someof my friends love Guccie Mane…and they gets the serious Torian strength side eye from me.

“Then I saw her in Subway Stories. She was on the pay phone singing to her Mom I think…beautiful voice. ”

That one made me cry.. her mama was dying and wanted to hear her sing.

Gucci is usually at Annies….an extra hood spot.

“Kinda like how I sing: jump up outta beddddddd.”

Exactly.

As much as I talk ish about Souljah Boy, I have to respect his mind. That boy is out here making MONEY!! And his hit song was made in his basement or something like that. I would take a young boy making teeny bob music than hanging on a corner any day.

Yes, that is her name… that was her video she was watching in the movie. what happened to her?

@Nick.. The last thing I seen her was in one of the beauty shop movies…. She was in the one with Vivica Fox…

I am out guys have a good weekend!!!

I’m glad i’m not the only one that felt this. When I see the commerical i’m like come on. Idris Elba is a pretty established actor. How Beyonce got a leading role with him idk. There are so many actresses that could have been better than Beyonce. I just can’t believe her in the commercials for the movie. She comes off corny.

@Hummy

There is talk that she is to star in the biographies of Angela Davis and Eartha Kitt. Now if that’s true I just might have to picket or sum. I would be TRULY disappointed in that.

She is just not believable as an actor. She’s just not good, and instead of stinking up an otherwise enjoyable film she should stick to stinking up another album. So over her.

Yah, I’m not feeling B as an actress either…

Ninjas always crossing over..

U can sing so SANG.

When I do go out, I usually only go to Mixx (downtown) or Final Fridays (place varies). Other than that I hit up happy hour spots or bars.

@V.Renee…. I’ve been to Mixx…. But I had stopped going for a while… I went to Third Saturday in February but only cuz of a friend’s bday…. But I think it’s fell off because they done got money hungry…….. But I hear their Friday night happy hour is nice. I’m gonna have to check that out…And the last time I went to final fridays was in December… That’s another hit and miss…….

One Friday night me and the girls went and ate at Bootsy’s … I didn’t care for the food though… And then we went to Cadillac Ranch for drinks and had a ball….

Have fun Mik!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Take pics so we can see the outfit.

@Jada
“There is talk that she is to star in the biographies of Angela Davis and Eartha Kitt.”

You’ve got to be joking? These 2 women are serious business. She can’t get a TV show and start from there. I would consider Janet Jackson before Beyonce.

You’ve got to be joking? These 2 women are serious business. She can’t get a TV show and start from there. I would consider Janet Jackson before Beyonce.

I’d consider my Mama for I’d consider her.

@80s
“One Friday night me and the girls went and ate at Bootsy’s”

This sounds like a place where you’ll find dudes with orange suits and perms. It also sounds like they serve free ribs and greens to all women before 10pm.

“This sounds like a place where you’ll find dudes with orange suits and perms. It also sounds like they serve free ribs and greens to all women before 10pm.”

I cannot handle that… WOW. . orange suits and perms??? isn’t that what pimps in jail would look like?

“I think I’d rather have a drug-riddled community than YOOOOOOOOOUUUUU!!!!!!!-filled airwaves.” .

This makes me sad But he even had the YT’s doing the dance. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO don’t do him like that.

Jada: “She is just not believable as an actor. She’s just not good, and instead of stinking up an otherwise enjoyable film she should stick to stinking up another album. So over her.”

She was even bad in Goldmember, so she definitely has no business doing a serious movie.

@Nicki Girl I have to be funny today after looking at my bank account. Going to Chicago on the info interviews were 4 days of not getting paid since I am a temp. I pray that it will pay off.

“LMAO. 80s, those Indian women have thee best brows. Kid you not”

You are so correct because my girlfriend hair game is ridiculous. Plus because she is part black she is one of those ambiguous negroes so we always got some Persian, Italian, Latino, etc….following us down the street.

@Sexy I’m act crazy to keep from losing my mind in this damn economy. But u know it is true that Bey can’t talk. She sounds like a field slave trying to get in the big house trying to talk proper (so they talk s-l-o-w-l-y).

@80’s side ey on the mall stuff. Now ask Nicki for her person instead. If you don’t smell curry, see an 800-year old woman in a Sari sitting by the door and see the Goddess Lakshmi or God Krishna statues in the window-run!!!!
I will advise that you take an aspirin since you are a first timer. I noticed that the hair grew back in slower and prettier.

I MUST CONFESS THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE MOVIE BELLY……;(

80s U ARE STOOOOOPID for that article!

This sounds like a place where you’ll find dudes with orange suits and perms. It also sounds like they serve free ribs and greens to all women before 10pm.

@Humble… Actually I believe it’s supposedly Bootsy Collin’s resturant…. And it’s far from what you’d expect….. Heck I had trouble reading the menu…. I barely found something to order……. The decor is really really nice though… But the food…. Ummmm I’ll pass.

“Shout out to the slave masters! Without them we’d still be in Africa. We wouldn’t be here to get this ice and tattoos.””

He took us back to monkey times with that statement. Straight Cro-magnon

@B: “Going to Chicago on the info interviews were 4 days of not getting paid since I am a temp. I pray that it will pay off.”
And I am praying for you chica!

80’s: “YOOOOOOOOOUUUUU!!!!!!!- Hugh… That’s old…….. Now it’s Yeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol”

My apologies. I’m not fluent in ignorance.

Jada: “There is talk that she is to star in the biographies of Angela Davis and Eartha Kitt. Now if that’s true I just might have to picket or sum. I would be TRULY disappointed in that.”

Please tell me you’re kidding. Please. Lie to me, just tell me she’s not doing a biography of either of those women.

@Hugh Jazz
“Truth. I already hated the little ba$tard before someone allowed him to get his hands on some recording equipment and he polluting the airwaves with his retarded music. Then my brother e-mailed a comment that he said. Someone asked him in an interview if hip-hop is falling off, and this moron said something to the effect that he blames Nas, because no one was thinking hip hop was getting bad until he the Hip Hop is Dead album.”

I don’t have a problem with his music. The problem I have is that that is all they feed kids. So now it’s the standard. Right now you have people in their teens to early 20s that only know BAD music. When we were younger we had “Whoop There It Is” at the same time we had The Chronic, Onyx, and Digable Planets. All of them got radio play. Dudes don’t even respect the art of Hip-Hop. They look at like working at the post office or the assembly line.

Jesus be a how do a….. how do i catch up with these comments…

So you mean to tell me our paths cross on the regular?!?!?!?! Who would’ve thunk!!

@V.. Renee…. Exactly…. Are you on facebook or anything??? If so we gonna have to be friends so you can see what I look like…. So if we cross paths again we’ll know….. Because I don’t forget a face and I will come up to you like hey girl…. And I don’t want you playing me like I don’t know you… ha ha

I’m gonna email you my gov’t.

“Hey CB!

How’d your report go?
”

It went good JaJa..Thanks…!!!

Humble: “I don’t have a problem with his music.”

I do. But you are right, the problem is a lack of balance in the music. We had a Redman for every Paperboy. I think I might write a book equating the drop in education with the dilapidation of music.

Or you vice versa. My email is my name.

SMH. I’ve had plenty of 2520s and black folks say this to me. Ignorant @sses. Africa was cool until the slave masters got there.

Exactly Humster!

I do. But you are right, the problem is a lack of balance in the music. We had a Redman for every Paperboy. I think I might write a book equating the drop in education with the dilapidation of music.

Now this would be an interesting read Jazzy.

B Grits: “I MUST CONFESS THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE MOVIE BELLY……;(”

Count your blessings. That’s like me saying I’ve never seen the movie Sprung. I have no intentions of seeing it, ever. I don’t have to lift the manhole and jump into the sewer to know what’s in it.

Im on facebook. Ima find you and request you!

@V.Renee…. Uh oh you got me scare now… You sure your name ain’t Danger… You know that episode of Ray J she kept telling Unique… I’ma find you….. She gonna make me find her… ha ha

But the ninja turtles do .

Why do yall insist on killing me over and over??? WHAT DID I DO?

Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yaw my lil bro and cousin ate peanut butter on their pizza bc the ninja turtles did.

My lil brother also used to carry a blankey around like Linus. LMAO

Nicki: “But the ninja turtles do”

Yeah, but they were trained in martial arts by a giant rat. They belong in the sewers.

@V

Umm….are the reason the bushes were moving just a moment ago?

Yall hungry?

I got some food on the stove

Master P came out that it was over

I thought I was losing my mind when master p came out. I could not believe people actually liked his ignant music. And there kicked off the demise of hip hop.

My lil brother also used to carry a blankey around like Linus. LMAO

I can’t say nothing Nick. I still got the pillow my grandma made me when I was four. Poor thing is beat up…but it is 24 yrs old! LOL.

Nah jac.. I been killing this water trying to do the 80 oz. lol

“I still got the pillow my grandma made me when I was four. Poor thing is beat up…but it is 24 yrs old! LOL.”

@Jada: awwwwww. that is sweet. I had one as a kid that I would take everywhere… one day my mama snuck and threw it away.

Scarred me for life.

So hold on to your pillow tight.. and don’t u pay dem folks no neva mind

**dark place, dark place.. .rocking back and forth ***

I am cooking lemon pepper and garlic fish in olive oil

cabbage and dirty rice

I am cooking lemon pepper and garlic fish in olive oil

cabbage and dirty rice

Not a fan of fish but I’ll take a plate of cabbage and rice!

@V Renee
“The counter-argument that I heard is that Africans had slaves and the African slave masters sold us.”

More ignorance. Slavery b/w Africans was not the same as slavery with Europeans.
African slavery=servitude.
European slavery=dehumanizing.
Not only that but there was no sense of we are black so I shouldn’t sell you to the white man. If everybody around you is black how are you going to know you are black? They differed by ethnic group not color. Just like the Native Americans when Africans found out they were black it was too late.

“I would have had a fit Sunny!

When I was in NY I had a small pillow I carried everywhere. When we moved to NC when I was 4, my brother lost his legos and my pillow was lost. So my grandma made me a new one. Had it ever since…love that thing.”

@Jada: I did have a fit… I cried forever.. I think I woke up from a nap and she’d trashed it and tried to tell me it was lost.. she did the same thing to my brother and his blankey!

Dude, I know the feeling about moving and losing stuff.. that’s how my newborn baby powder Cabbage patch lil black boy dressed in blue was lost.

Ain’t it crazy waht u can remember?

I am S-T-A-R-V-I-N-G right now…and whatever Jac is cooking over there is smelling good…lol.

I went to the mall on my break…ran out of time so I couldn’t get food…ugh! I’m sitting here eating almonds. On a positive note, I bought two dresses and a pair of sandals.

chow wagon?

I need more info.

@Coco-Maxi dresses? What kinda dresses?

You can have some cabbage and fish, but no rice…carbs…but I give you some juice two cups…drink when you like.

“@Nicki…. Uhhh what’s the chow wagon like???? I guess I’m supposed to be going there tomorrow with some friends… .I was like is this a restuarant?”

The best, unhealthiest food you have ever had in your life…

Shake em up lemonade (I don’t know the technique but it is soooo good)

Polish Sausages (don’t get me started)

Those things with deer meat (forget what they called)

Just a whole bunch of junk. lol.. but it’s good

And note to you: It is expensive.

Keith Sweat is performing for free (with a Pegasus pin) on Tuesday. lol

@Coco-Maxi dresses? What kinda dresses?

One of them is a maxi type…but not full-length. It’s black with beading on the top…hard to explain the neckline…kind of halter like…where your shoulders are exposed, not spaghetti straps.

The other dress is just a cute sundress.

Since last summer, my goal has been to wear more dresses.

And why don’t I get rice…are you putting me on a no-carb diet or something??

@Coco: Those dresses sound too cute!

@ nic – they really are! i’m so excited about them.

hey did you cancel your shoe thing-a-ma-bob?…i need to still. what kind of name is shoe dazzle anyway…lol.

“Girl my long term memory is off the chains! But ask me what I ate this morning and I draw a blank! LOL.”

LMAO.. Me too (*etwins*). At one time I could remember stuff from being a baby… not anymore though.

@Coco

I didn’t think you’d want the rice….

*scoops some rice for Coco*

@80s…

You need to eat the food I got right now!

“hey did you cancel your shoe thing-a-ma-bob?…i need to still. what kind of name is shoe dazzle anyway…lol.”

Coco, I am so prcrastinatory (is that a word?) that I have not did it yet. lol

“Uh oh this stuff sounds tooo confusing for me…..[whispers: hopefully this idea gets canned] lol”

LMAO.. don’t get discouraged, 80s… it’s stupid. I don’t understand why they do it that way… but it’s not so bad.

@ v renee – found them at torrid…super cute store.

LMAO.. Me too (*etwins*). At one time I could remember stuff from being a baby… not anymore though.

I can remember things as far back as about 3 yrs old.

Man y’all got me wanting to go shopping.

Good thing it’s payday.

Humble: “Or what me and my brother call Monte Carlo naggas.”

I have to use that one.

@Nicki
“I need a polish sausage in my LIFE. Girl, they are not to be messed with.”

How should I take this?

@V. Renee…. How is your “store” coming along???? I might have to view your merchandise and see what you got… Have you put anything out there on ebay yet?

And now I am hungry. lol. this is a set up

And now I am hungry. lol. this is a set up

@Nick….Girl, I’m hungry too….. I went to our cafeteria and they didn’t have what I wanted and I was too lazy to go out and get me something….

Jesus be a snack… LOL

Wasn’t hot boyz with cash money??

I don’t care what yall say – I LOVED THE HOT BOYZ!!!

BLING BLING, TUES & THURS, I NEED A HOT GIRL

I loved it all!

@V. Renee…..Don’t forget the Block is hot!!!!! lol

Here’s one of the dresses I bought. Personally, I think it looks better on me…and I would never wear those hideous shoes with it.

http://www.torrid.com/torrid/store/product_zoom_display.jsp

Hanging my head in shame….my “store” is hanging on a clothings rack in my room. Nothing has been put on ebay. I’ve been lazy.

@V.Renee… And what kind of stuff do you have again????

Cash money hot boys made me want to drive off a cliff.

Wayne was always the best out of them al…and that ain’t saying much cause I am NOT a wayne fan. Especially with that slow moaning fuggery he doing now.

Humble: “What happen to all of those artists?”

They probably took V Renee’s position at Popeye’s.

Humble: “What is funny is that I’m asking where the artist are and not the people who listened to them.”

The people who listened to them are now listening to Gucci Mane.

@ 80’s – dresses, skirts, shirts (like going out tops)….a little bit of this and a little bit of that.

I just listed some handbags in Ebay.

Mystical (I know he was with Master P, but still) raped his hairdresser and taped it

WHAT?!! Wow I never heard that. What is wrong with folks. And these are the ignant folks saturating the radio waves.

@V Renee
“I don’t care what yall say – I LOVED THE HOT BOYZ!!!

BLING BLING, TUES & THURS, I NEED A HOT GIRL

I loved it all!”

*snatches points from V Renee*

I don’t get it. I like Juve. But the rest of em? They were wack. What is the difference between these songs that were hits that they released?

I Need a Hot Girl
Project Chick
Gangsta Girl

Bye Nick – have a good one.

@Coco
I went to the mall on my break…

I keep running *cough, cough* errands on my lunch break as well… Yesterday I missed a team meeting and then came back with different pants on (and my nosy project manager noticed!).

@Hugh
“The people who listened to them are now listening to Gucci Mane.”

I see. So the garbage continues.

This trend started with the bad West Coast artists. We got NWA, King Tee, and Above the Law which are all legends. After them it seemed like anybody that was a former crip or blood got a record deal.

Wack West Coast artist begat Master P who begat Cash Money who begat Lil Jon/Ying Yang twins who begat Gucci Mane.

“Yesterday I missed a team meeting and then came back with different pants on (and my nosy project manager noticed!).”

@lp – hilarious. so did i see that you live in houston?

@Syanthe-Congrats on the car! What color’d you get?

Are you going to be in Chicago?

It’s black and I’m not sure about Chicago.

@ Jac

Here’s one.

The other ones should show up at the bottom of the page.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140316189170&_trkparms=tab%3DSelling

@Humble…

I am trying to understand if ignorant music is a new thing. No it’s not. It has always been somewhere. It’s more popular now because people need to escape.

Granted I’m not a hip-hop head, but I am a music lover and music (or any art form) serves several purposes and evolve in different forms. It may morph into something we do not like (like the current state of African Pop music for me), but that’s the beauty of Art it’s fluid. It doesn’t negate the beauty or relevance of the past forms, it just means the art form has matured. I am a jazz aficionado and I don’t think what Kenny G. does can be called Jazz, but I don’t think it’s ignorant either. It serves a purpose for a particular audience.

The argument that kids are being fed that “mess”… Well, kids listen to the music their parents listen to. I grew up listening to Salsa and Meringue and Bossa Nova and can cite you the major acts because that’s what I was exposed to. Parents/adults need to be more involved in their kids’ lives.

*meanwhile I’mma keep doing the stanky leg… hit the bootie do… *

@Coco….

@lp – hilarious. so did i see that you live in houston?

Yes Ma’am. Are you coming down here anytime soon?
I was actually thinking of going to Austin in a couple of weeks.

Congrats on the car Syanthe! I love the smell of a new car. And I love the Chevy Malibu.

Humble: “Wack West Coast artist begat Master P who begat Cash Money who begat Lil Jon/Ying Yang twins who begat Gucci Mane.”

It started when Death Row dominated music and the East Coast lost its influence. Snoop was decent, Kurupt was the man (what happened to him?), and Rage is one of the best female rappers ever. But there was a slew of wack rappers around them. And the West Coast dominance gave an audience to Too Short’s Dangerous Crew, E-40’s Clique, Dru Down, C-Bo, and other “rappers” that made you want to put a revolver in your mouth. Because of Dr. Dre, DJ Quik and Warren G, it became about the beats, then whatever naggas that were in the hood with them made it to their albums. Then when Death Row fell apart, No Limit rose up. And the rest, to my chagrin, is history.

“Yes Ma’am. Are you coming down here anytime soon?
I was actually thinking of going to Austin in a couple of weeks.”

@ lp – not sure. i have a lot of family in houston…i just moved here to austin, via seattle, last july and i hardly get over to houston. i must admit, this last time i went (early march) i loved it. i went to see a friend who flew in from seattle and for the first time got to just experience some of houston without the fam.

what are you gonna be up to in austin?

Thanks V. I had the same car since I was 16, so I was waaaay over due for a new one.

@ LP “*meanwhile I’mma keep doing the stanky leg… hit the bootie do”

Me too. I don’t mind “ignorant” music….at all. I like a little bit of everything. But I guess it’s the same way rock lovers argue about the new “rock” artist. Whenever a new “generation” of music comes out, people hate on it. Oldies hated motown when it came out.

and to this “Parents/adults need to be more involved in their kids’ lives.”

SO TRUE!!! I know alot of old school because that’s what my parents (really my daddy) listened too. I love it too, but when I came of age, I listened to everything else. I had to buy Ice Cube’s Death Certificate tape MANY times because my daddy kept breaking mine. He couldnt stop me I had to tell him ” Take that take that Daddy”

Black cars with black leather upholstery. I like my cars black on black, like crime.

You are a nut for sure.

@Syanthe-One second I don’t have my notifier on…

@Hugh Jazz
“And the West Coast dominance gave an audience to Too Short’s Dangerous Crew, E-40’s Clique, Dru Down, C-Bo, and other “rappers” that made you want to put a revolver in your mouth. Because of Dr. Dre, DJ Quik and Warren G, it became about the beats, then whatever naggas that were in the hood with them made it to their albums. Then when Death Row fell apart, No Limit rose up. And the rest, to my chagrin, is history.”

I agree. Dre, Quik, and Warren G got beats. But I think there beats covered for a lot of wack rappers. New York music in 91-93 was hit or miss. That also gave way to this happening.

@Coco…
Houston is a lot of fun. It’s one of the best kept secrets in the US. The next time you come in, let me know… I’m like the tourist board up here.

what are you gonna be up to in austin?

I absolutely love Austin. I have great friends who live there (my camping and outdoors buddies), and recently one of my partners in crime moved there. I may want to get out of Houston… it’s an easy, nice drive through the hills.

(By the way, I love love love Seattle. Just spent 3 months there, but it was fantastic).

@ Subway

“All of my cars are black on black except for one. That one black on black/grey”

How many cars do you have?

@V…

I think people (like Nas) are just giving too much credit to the Soulja Boys and the rest. When you know your craft and you’re proud of it, and you do it for yourself, you don’t have to go around crying wolf because people don’t buy your recordsfollow in your footsteps. You’re doing it for the love of it… When Hip-Hop is Dead becomes your schtick, I have to question the validity of your craft.

I probably don’t listen to as much hip-hop or RnB as a quintessential hip-hop/RnB head, but for me it gets a bit irritating when people keep complaining about “the state of hip-hop” when you have acts like Jean Grae, Cunnilinguist, AOTP, Lil’ Brother out. That’s not bad music. So if the music on the radio is annoying, turn it off and seek the “good” stuff.

@Coco,

Small world! I lived in Queen Anne as well, at the Oaktown corporate apartments (right next to the Safeway in QA). I was working on the coolest project which is probably why I loved it so much. The office was a quick 20 minutes away on Elliott Ave by the pier(old Microsoft building), my gym was downstairs in the apartments, everything was a skip and a throw away… I loved the laid-back attitude… and grunge is like one of my fave music genres… So I was in hog heaven.

I actually wouldn’t mind moving there at all. But living downtown in the Queen Anne area is kinda expensive so I don’t know if I would have loved driving in Seattle.

lp – did you live in lower QA?

yes, keep me posted as far as venturing to these austin parts. take care girlie!

Lovely: “I think people (like Nas) are just giving too much credit to the Soulja Boys and the rest. When you know your craft and you’re proud of it, and you do it for yourself, you don’t have to go around crying wolf because people don’t buy your records follow in your footsteps. You’re doing it for the love of it… When Hip-Hop is Dead becomes your schtick, I have to question the validity of your craft.”

This was something Humble and I were discussing earlier. It’s not necessarily Soulja Boy and the rest of the untalented rappers, it’s the fact that there is no alternative to balance it out. In the late 80’s, we could listen to NWA for ignorance and Boogie Down Productions for lyricism. In the 90’s there was Too $hort, then there was Gang Starr. Hip hop is dying because the talented rappers don’t get any play.

I’ve been saying hip hop is dead since 2002. A lot of people who love hip hop have been saying it. Nas just used that saying as the title to his album.

Lovely: “for me it gets a bit irritating when people keep complaining about “the state of hip-hop” when you have acts like Jean Grae, Cunnilinguist, AOTP, Lil’ Brother out. ”

Jeanius = Album of 2008. That’s saying something, because I don’t think a female artist ever had an album that could be considered in the running for the hip hop album of the year.

Have a good weekend Coco and 80’s!!!

Preach. That’s why I rarely listen to the radio, and when I do, it’s usually talk radio or listening to a Bucks or Brewers game.

I abhor talk radio. I make myself CDs of what I like that’s the only way…

Seriously I think I am about to go see Obsessed.

@ Bgrits – all of them had me dead today!

@Jac – Go see it!! Take one for the team.

It’s 11:45 p.m. EST but still Friday. So…

I’m grateful that this weekend brings warmer weather to Columbus, Ohio (finally), OSU’s Spring Game, NFL Draft (for my husband’s sake), an Idris Elba film, a Jamie Foxx film and only 10 days until Chrisette’s Epiphany album.