Archive for July, 2008

31
Jul
08

Big Boi feat. Mary J. Blige – Sumthin’ Gotta Give (Official Music Video)

 

 more about “Big Boi feat. Mary J. Blige – Sumthin…“, posted with vodpod

 

This is the new video from Sir Luscious Left Foot, aka Big Boi from Outkast. The title of the pro-Obama track is “Sumthin’ Gotta Give”.  It’s the first single from his upcoming album “Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty”. The album is due out in late September/early October.

kd

31
Jul
08

more barack odrama… barack: the self-elected Pres.

I was waiting for this to happen.  Have you all seen this Washington Post article?  Basically, it’s saying that Obama is acting a little too confident/arrogant/presumptuous.  The caption to the picture in the linked article reads “Congress offers adulation to self-elected president”.  Come on!  How is the brotha supposed to act?  If he didn’t have any swagger, these same people would then question his fortitude and strength.  They would assert that his demeanor isn’t Presidential enough.  Man, if you are black, there is simply no pleasing some people.  You are either not smart enough (get into good schools or get decent jobs as beneficiaries of affirmative action), or too smart (“slickster”, “uppity”).  And each label comes with its own unique set of negative/catastrophic social consequences.

kd

31
Jul
08

Shabby Wit #2: Urinals…the long & short of it

 

Fellas!  You know how in public restrooms there is always one urinal that hangs lower than the others?  Ever wonder why that is?  Well, contrary to what you might think, its not for junior.  Nope.  Its actually for dudes with really long penises.  I’m sure most of you had no idea.

“up”

Kd

29
Jul
08

WARNING: if barack becomes president…be wary my people

 

WARNING!!!  Everything is not going to immediately get better should Barack Obama become President of the United states.  Below are a few things that I think we need to be wary of, and prepared to sober-mindedly address, in the eventuality of an Obama Presidency.  I’m not saying that these things are destined to happen, but you never know.  Hey, prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

  1. White America will think and act as if America has finally overcome its race problem.
  2. Black America – myopic and forever looking for the next messiah figure – will verbally chide/dismiss/tar and feather President Obama, after only 6 months in office, for not immediately addressing every specific need of the Black community.
  3. Because President Obama shoots hoops, he will be able to relate to, and inspire, Black boys from coast-to-coast to become president — of the NBA.
  4. The symbolic image of a brotha as President will inspire/cause black folks (particularly the youngsters) to believe that they can do or be anything.  This is not a bad thing.  It’s great, but go on to #5…
  5. There will be a knee-jerk White backlash/push-back against those “uppity negroes”.  Segments of White America won’t immediately take too favorably to Black folks playing out of their socio-historical position.  I’ll let the late/great literary giant, James Baldwin explain what I’m getting at.  In a letter to his nephew he writes:

“They (white folks) have had to believe for many years, and for innumerable reasons, that black men are inferior to white men.  Many of them, indeed know better, but, as you will discover, people find it very difficult to act on what they know.  To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger.  In this case, the danger, in the minds of most white Americans, is the loss of their identity.  Try to imagine how you would feel if you woke up one morning to find the sun shining and all the stars aflame.  You would be frightened because it is out of the order of nature.  Any upheaval in the universe is terrifying because it so profoundly attacks one’s sense of one’s own reality.  Well, the black man has functioned in the white man’s world as a fixed star, as an immovable pillar: and as he moves out of his place, heaven and earth are shaken to their foundations.”

          - from “The Fire Next Time” by James Baldwin, 1962

Forward;

kdizo

28
Jul
08

On Vacation…Back On Tuesday, July 29

22
Jul
08

MGMT, ‘Electric Feel’ – Video of the Day – Spinner.com

 

This track comes from another one of my top albums for 2008.

More info:

www.myspace.com/mgmt

www.whoismgmt.com

22
Jul
08

Black Spade – Evil Love Video

 

more about “Black Spade – Evil Love Video“, posted with vodpod

 

This cut is from one of my favorite albums of 2008. More info:

www.myspace.com/blackspade

www.om-records.com

22
Jul
08

Bush Admin. and a light bulb…

I first read this a year ago.  The source is unknown.

kd

QUESTION:  How many Bush-administration officials does it take to screw in a light bulb?

 

ANSWER:  None.  There is absolutely nothing wrong with the light bulb; its conditions are improving everyday.  Any report of its lack of incandescence is a delusional spin by the liberal media.  That light bulb has served honorably, and anything you say about its going out undermines the lighting effect.  Why do you hate freedom?

22
Jul
08

heat (poverty)-related deaths…

My folks in Philly forwarded this article about “heat-related” deaths in the city of brotherly love.  From what I understand, most of the people that are succumbing to the heat are poor (and black).  Remember what happened during the Chicago heat wave of 1995?  These “weather related” deaths occur in the Winter as well.  What do all victims of these unfortunate situations have in common?  They are poor, and more oft than not, black.  That said, why does the press/media continue to use the term “heat/weather related deaths” when it seems that the real culprits are race and poverty?

22
Jul
08

new “stylo” forces black boys to wear clean undies

 

Please excuse the sardonic title of this post.  On the serious tip, have you read/heard about the new ordinance in southern Illinois that makes sagging jeans/pants/shorts a finable offense.  What is playing out in this small Illinois town is the latest in what seems to be a growing nationwide trend.  Let’s see: hats, cornrows, starter jackets, and now low-slung trousers. WTF are these people thinking?  Unfortunately, the only thing that will come out of this:  more opportunities for 5-O (the police) to fuck with black youth.  How come we don’t fine plumbers/handymen for flashing ass-crack?  And, I might be a little tardy on this, but wasn’t the recent American teen (and Hollywood) fashion craze all about low-cut jeans?  I’m out.  Thoughts?




 

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