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Jamaican Dancehall Star Beenie Man Has An Epiphany, Begs Gay Community Forgiveness for Homophobia

May 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Jamaican Dancehall Star Beenie Man Gets An Epiphany, Begs Gay Community Forgiveness for Homophobia (Jamaica Observer)

Jamaicans have historically been conservative in many of their views, particularly where the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is concerned. As I have always maintained, I believe marriage should be between one man and one woman, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to stop two people of the same sex who loved each other from spending the rest of their lives together. What I find interesting is how the tables have turned and people are clamoring to get in the “good graces” of the LGBT community.

Enter Beenie Man, Jamaican dance hall star — he is begging for the forgiveness of the gay community. Um, that is all about money and his career. Nothing more, nothing less. Beenie Man, whose real name is Moses Davis,  apologized for his gay-bashing lyrics in a YouTube video, capping 10-year acrimonious battle with gay rights groups. Sorry, Beenie Man didn’t have an epiphany and realized the error of his ways. It’s all about his upcoming performance in Spain at the Rototom Sunsplash.

“Please I am begging you do not have me up for some songs I wrote a long time ago. I love each and every one and am just begging each and everyone to do the same,” he said.

Beenie Man also expressed his respect for every human being “regardless of which race or creed, regardless of religious belief, regardless of which sexual preference you have including gay and lesbian.” Source

Beenie Man looks ridiculous and like a wuss coming out at this juncture and begging for forgiveness. We all know he didn’t write his “speech.” Hah. Don’t be fooled. His mea culpa is motivated by MONEY. You see, homosexuality isn’t frowned upon in Europe and he would have certainly been boycotted and heckled over his homophobia. He now joins Buju Banton, who is in prison for drug charges, and Capleton in signing the Reggae Compassionate Act. which was drafted by the organizers of Rototom to appease the gay community. The above cartoon, which  appeared in Thursday’s Jamaica Observer, is priceless and hysterically funny. LMAO!

Watch YouTube video of Beenie Man begging and pleading with the gay community:

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Godfather of Go-Go Chuck Brown Dies at Age 75 After Battling Pneumonia

May 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Godfather of Go-Go music  Chuck Brown dies after battling with pneumonia. He was 75 years old.  My first experience with the Chuck Brown style came during my undergraduate years at Ohio University. My roommate, Sybil Felton, during my sophomore year was from Washington D.C. and boy did she rock to Chuck Brown and the Go-Go sound. I fell in love with the beat from that point onward. Rest in peace Chuck Brown — your music will live on!

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Jay-Z, A Laughable Advocate of Same Sex Marriage, Has a History of Using Racist Slurs Against Gays in Rap Songs

May 15, 2012 By 4 Comments
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Jay-Z, A Laughable Advocate of Same Sex Marriage, Has a History of Using Racist Slurs Against Gays in Rap Songs (Real Talk NY)

I am amazed at the hubris of “celebrities” like rapper Jay-Z and championing the cause of gay marriage. Jay-Z has used racial slurs to denigrate not only blacks, but women and gays, so it’s immensely disingenuous that he is quick to back President Obama in his endorsement of same-sex marriage. Um, I guess Jay-Z has “evolved” since his daughter, Blue Ivy was born.

From “Jigga What” rap song:

Faggots wanna talk to Po-Po’s, smoke em like cocoa
Fuck rap, coke by the boatload
Fuck dat, on the run-by, gun high, one eye closed
Left holes through some guy clothes
Stop your bullshittin, glock with the full clip
Motherfuckers better duck when the fool spit
One shot could make a nigga do a full flip
See the nigga layin shocked when the bullet hit
Oh hey ma, how you, know niggaz wanna buy you

From “Heart of the City” rap song:

What’s up you all niggas all fed up ’cause I got a little cheddar
and my records moving out the store?
Young fucks spitting at me, young rappers getting at me
My nigga Big predicted the shit exactly
“More money, more problems” – gotta move carefully
’cause faggots hate when you getting money like athletes
Yung’uns ice-grilling me, oh – you’re not feeling me?

Um, I wonder if President Obama has taken the time to listen to some of Jay-Z’s rap songs? These lyrics are enough to make anyone blush. It’s laughable for me to believe Jay-Z really gives a hoot about gay marriage. Here’s his statement to CNN:

“I’ve always thought it as something that was still, um, holding the country back,” Jay-Z said of not allowing same-sex coupled to wed. “What people do in their own homes is their business and you can choose to love whoever you love. That’s their business. [It] is no different than discriminating against blacks. It’s discrimination plain and simple.”

Why they bothered to ask him is beyond me, as though he is somehow the moral compass for the black community. I guess the interviewer didn’t bother doing her homework in as far as his misogynistic lyrics are concerned. If Jay-Z wants to be a credible source on endorsing gay marriage, then he needs to apologize for insulting the LGBT community with gay slurs in his songs. Well, to his credit, he showed some class when talking about Mitt Romney and didn’t diss him. Maybe there is hope for Jay-Z after all.

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Rohan Marley, Son of Late Reggae Legend Bob Marley, Set to Wed Brazilian Model Isabeli Fontana in Ethiopia

May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Rohan Marley, Son of Late Reggae Legend Bob Marley, Set to Wed Brazilian Model Isabeli Fontana in Ethiopia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Rohan Marley, son of the late Bob Marley, is set to walk down the aisle with Brazilian supermodel Isabeli Fontana. Um, I guess Lauryn Hill wasn’t good enough to marry, just good enough to live in sin and keep pregnant all the time, right? How come I don’t hear any outrage coming from Jamaican women about why Rohan Marley isn’t marrying a black woman, as they did with Usain Bolt dating Slovakian-born designer Lubica Slovak.

Of course, I found the reaction to Usain Bolt’s choice of a white woman as his girlfriend from the Jamaicans incredulous, since interracial relationships aren’t unheard of on the island. It should be noted that Bob Marley was the product of an interracial relationship — black mother and a white father.

Rohan Marley and Isabeli Fontana are set to wed in Ethiopia, the Veja magazine reports.  She is quoted as saying, ”Rohan told me we have to return to the roots so the marriage will last forever.” Wow, that’s a new line.

Fontana has two children from her first two marriages, while Marley has two children from his first marriage to Geraldine Khawly and five others with singer Lauryn Hill, the Jamaica Observer reports. You will recall Marley and Hill split last year, after a 15 year relationship,  after she came up pregnant from an affair with another man.

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WTF: Singer Rihanna Declares May National Masturbation Month, Are You Kidding Me?

May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

WTF: R&B singer Rihanna, fresh off her horrible SNL performance, declares May National Masturbation Month. Um, so now we know what she does in her free time sitting on the couch or lying in her bed. She is by far a talented singer, but a disgrace to the Caribbean island of Barbados. Ronald Fenty, her father, is right to say he’s worried about her.

The fans were right there to carry on this bullsh*t from the singer:

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Charles Grodin Defends Phil Mushnick on Racially-Charged Column, Jay-Z Remains Silent on “New York Niggers” Dig

May 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Charles Grodin Defends Phil Mushnick Racially-Charged Column, Jay-Z Remains Silent on "New York Niggers" Dig (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

The Phil Mushnick New York Niggers story continues as pal Charles Grodin stepped up to defend him.  You will recall Mushnick railed against the newly branded Brooklyn Nets saying they should be called the “New York niggers” and the “cheerleaders could be the Brooklyn Bitches or Hoes,” mocking rapper Jay-Z’s part-owner of team.  Grodin wrote in his Daily News column, “I know Phil Mushnick. He is a friend of mine, and he is the opposite of a bigot. He is a satirist and satire can easily be misunderstood.” There was nothing to misunderstand. Phil Mushnick took an aim at Jay-Z by writing a racially-charged column. No satire there. Grodin added, ”Phil Mushnick is not a bigot. He is a champion for equal rights and equal dignity for all, and he writes about this more than anyone I’ve ever read.”  Be that as it may, the article was still offensive.

I wish Jay-Z would come out and say something, but he won’t because he obviously doesn’t care. Why? He uses the same language in his rap songs that Phil Mushnick wrote in his article. I’m not excusing the columnist. On the contrary. His screed was racist and offensive to New Yorkers of every race. Jay-Z had an epiphany and suddenly realized he cared about women once his daughter, Blue Ivy, was born. That’s not good enough. Here are some lyrics from his song “99 Problems:”

99 Problems but a bitch ain’t one
If you having girl problems I feel bad for you son
I got 99 problems but a bitch ain’t one
Hit me

Now once upon a time not too long ago
A nigga like myself had to strong arm a hoe
This is not a hoe in the sense of having a pussy
But a pussy having no God Damn sense, try and push me
I tried to ignore him and talk to the Lord
Pray for him, cause some fools just love to perform
You know the type loud as a motor bike
But wouldn’t bust a grape in a fruit fight
The only thing that’s gonna happen is i’mma get to clapping
He and his boys gon’ be yapping to the captain
And there I go trapped in the kit kat again

Here is Phil Mushnick’s full quote:  ”As long as the Nets are allowing Jay-Z to call their marketing shots — what a shock that he chose black and white as the new team colors to stress, as the Nets explained, their new “urban” home — why not have him apply the full Jay-Z treatment? Why the Brooklyn Nets when they can be the New York Niggers? The cheerleaders could be the Brooklyn Bitches or Hoes. Team logo? A 9 mm with hollow-tip shell casings strewn beneath. Wanna be Jay-Z hip? Then go all the way!”

Phil Mushnick’s column was very shocking and offensive but he insisted, “Such obvious, wishful and ignorant mischaracterizations of what I write are common. I don’t call black men the N-word; I don’t regard young women as bitches and whores; I don’t glorify the use of assault weapons and drugs. Jay-Z, on the other hand…..Is he the only NBA owner allowed to call black men Niggers?” Um, he has a point and on that basis, Jay-Z won’t respond. What’s he going to say? I never said that or I didn’t mean to call women bitches and hoes?

Why hold Phil Mushnick to a higher standard when we tolerate such denigration of women by other rappers? We are sending the wrong message and validating this hate speech from black rappers about women. It’s odd that Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are mum on this controversy. I would urge them to lead a movement against the record labels that tolerate this vitriol on albums they back. When we clean up the rappers, such as Wiz Khalifa, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, and others, along with the record industry, then attacking someone like Phil Mushnick for turning Jay-Z’s words against him will carry more weight and make more sense.

Here’s the reaction on Twitter:


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Rihanna SNL Performance Cheapened by Gyrations & Constantly Touching Herself, Dirtiest Performance This Season

May 6, 2012 By 7 Comments

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Rihanna SNL Performance Cheapened by Gyrations & Constantly Touching Herself, Dirtiest Performance This Season


Rihanna’s father, Ronald Fenty, is right to be worried about his daughter spiraling out of control. Her performance on Saturday Night Live (SNL) was the dirtiest I have seen in a long time. She couldn’t stop gyrating and touching herself, as she sang “come and get it.” Some role model for young girls. If this wasn’t bordering on an X-rated performance, then I don’t know what was. If this is the image Rihanna wants to portray, then her career will be over sooner than later. Her singing or lip syncing was truly horrible. She’s fast becoming a disgrace to entertainers everywhere. Rihanna started off with an intro of the fan-favorite “Birthday Cake” and then sang “Talk That Talk,” the title-track of her latest album. Here is the reaction on Twitter:

Here’s the hot mess of a performance:

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Will Samuel L. Jackson Be Criticized for Playing Role of Nick Fury in “The Avengers,” Like Idris Elba in “Thor” Because of Race?

May 5, 2012 By 2 Comments
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Will Samuel L. Jackson Be Criticized for Playing Role of Nick Fury in "The Avengers," Like Idris Elba in "Thor" Because of Race?

COMMENTARY:  Actor Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) is in yet another highly anticipated movie, “The Avengers,” which also consists of a stellar cast including Robert Downey, Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Mark Ruffalo (The Incredible Hulk), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), and Scarlett  Johansson (Black Widow). He is a big man in the movie, expected to be a runaway success at the box office. He calls the shots at S.H.I.E.L.D., and helps save the world, like Will Smith saved the in “Independence Day.” It’s ironic that people haven’t gotten bent out of shape about a black actor playing another role in a super hero flick, as they did when Idris Elba played Heimdall in Thor or the reaction from fans over a black teen in “The Hunger Games.” Maybe I am jumping the gun. We’ll see how this plays out over the weekend. The role was played by a white man David Hasselhoff, in the 1998. Yeah, I’m sure the haters and naysayers will have something to say after seeing the movie this weekend.

Let’s revisit “The Hunger Games.”  You will recall there was some outrage over the character of Rue, played by Amanda Sternberg, because she is black. These same fans who took offense to Rue, were also upset that two other black characters took roles they felt should have gone to white actors — Lenny Kravitz (Cinna) and Dayo Okeniyi (Thresh). Yeah, some were foaming at the mouths like rabid dogs over these roles. There were a few Internet sites spewing venom but we got some measure of redemption after “The Hunger Games” was knocked off from its’ No. 1 position by black film, “Think Like A Man, Act Like a Lady.”

I know Samuel L. Jackson won’t lose any sleep over the criticisms of his role. He is a force to be reckoned with and is an entity unto himself. He has over 100 films under his belt and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the “highest-grossing film actor.” He raked in $7.5 billion in box office sales. So, to criticize him for playing a role that should have gone to a white actor will be laughable, at best. Nick Fury isn’t Samuel L. Jackson’s first foray into the Superhero world. He played Lucius Best/Frozone in “The Incredibles.”

Samuel L. Jackson is by far one of the best actors out there — black or white. When asked if he had to choose an Avenger he could embody, he said, “It would probably be the Hulk, so I could kind of lose it every now and then, just kind of blow it all out and tear some stuff up. And then be OK.” Um, I guess that would tick many off, but who cares? Samuel L. Jackson will be laughing all the way to the bank, thanks to the success of “The Avengers.” Well, my kids and I will be going to see “The Avengers” this afternoon and I can’t wait to see Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Downey Jr. in action.

UPDATE#1 (05/05/12):  Samuel Jackson went nuts last week over a negative review from the New York Times, calling for firing of film critic Anthony O. Scott (@AOScott):

The Avengers literally slew the weekend box office raking in more than $200 million in its debut. The reaction on Twitter says it all:


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Michael Baisden Starts Petition to Get His Radio Show on WBLS After Accusing Station of “Buffoonery”

April 30, 2012 By 3 Comments
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Michael Baisden Starts Petition to Get His Radio Show on WBLS After Accusing Station of "Buffoonery"

Michael Baisden’s radio show was a casualty of the merger of WRKS (KISS-FM) and WBLS, which was effective April 30. He and Tom Joyner have found themselves literally squeezed out of the New York City market, while Steve Harvey’s show remains on the airwaves in this important black urban market. Well, Michael Baisden isn’t taking this lying down. He wants the listening public to know what happened and help him get on WBLS. Here’s his statement:

Buffoonery Over Activism: Do we really prefer music and jokes over content?

After I received the devastating news on Thursday that 98.7 Kiss FM in New York was taking my show off and going to an all-sports format, I thought to myself: who is going to sound the alarm in New York when the next Jena 6 happens–or Trayvon Martin–or Presidential election? And who’s going to promote mentoring to save our children, and talk about domestic violence, and child molestation? When you come up with a radio personality’s name who can be trusted to consistently and passionately address these issues on mainstream FM radio, please let me know.

I don’t know about you, but I think we’re going down a dangerous path as African Americans, and as Americans in general, when we allow our voices to be silenced on FM radio while personalities like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and others continue to spew racist, divisive, and sexist language over hundreds of radio stations across the country. The public cannot be expected to act if they don’t know there is an emergency, they cannot march if they don’t know whose rights have been violated, and they cannot fight if they have been put to sleep by buffoonery and the repetitive recycling of what is often bad music.

Now, let me be clear, I have no problem with a radio station turning a profit; this is the advertising business after all. Our sponsors buy commercial time based on the ratings, but The Michael Baisden Show was the highest-rated afternoon urban adult program in New York at the time of this change. That’s a fact! And the show has been competitive in every book…or winning its time slot ever since I arrived at the station in 2003. How then do you explain every other show being moved to WBLS except this one? Is it personal or is there something more disturbing going on, a conscious effort to dumb down and silence any voice that uplifts and informs “The People?”

I have no desire to be the sore loser in this. If people prefer one programming to another, then you accept the outcome and keep it moving. But in these times of Republican policies that rob us of our voting rights and the legal system that is locking up more people of color than ever before, we cannot afford to have jokes and slow jams be at the center of our information outlets. Isn’t it funny that during one of the most critical times in our nation’s history, there are fewer African-American AM and FM shows giving information than ever before? What’s really going on, and more importantly, what can we do about it? Well, believe it or not, “The People” do have the power! Source: Radio Facts

Well, I’m not sure if this will work, but you have to give him credit for trying. Michael Baisden’s show was ranked pretty high in New York City but to call the whole process “buffoonery” won’t help his cause one iota. You can’t accuse the station you are trying to get on of being buffoons and be taken serious. We wish Michael Baisden luck and will keep you updated on this drama….

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Frantic 911 Call Made by Jennifer Hudson’s Sister, Julia Hudson, Released in Court as Evidence in Trial of William Balfour

April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The frantic 911 call in the murders of singer Jennifer Hudson’s mother, nephew and brother was released in court today as evidence in the trial of William Balfour, who stands accused of the murders. The frantic 911 call was made by her sister, Julia Hudson, who made the gruesome discovery when she came home from work and noticed a bullet hole in the door. She saw her mother lying on the floor and ran outside to call the police, saying “somebody killed my mother.” At that point, she didn’t realize her brother was also dead inside and her son, Julian, missing, TMZ reports. His body was found days later in a parked SUV.

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Frantic 911 Call Made by Jennifer Hudsons Sister, Julia Hudson, Released in Court as Evidence in Trial of William Balfour
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