Archive for September, 2008

30
Sep
08

Video: Janelle Monae: “Many Moons”

Artist: Janelle Monae
Label: BadBoy (Diddy says she may be the most important signing of his career)
Album: Metropolis Suite I of IV (recently re-released)
Sound: Soul, R&B, Rock, Funk…
Put On/Discovered by: Big Boi (OutKast)

I’m really feelin’ her right about now.  Reminds me of a time when there was creativity/thought/passion in our cultural work.  The song/video are pure fire!  How does she taste 2 U?

***IF THE BELOW VIDEO ISN’T WORKING USE THIS LINK (HERE)

 

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30
Sep
08

Racism: Black Man in Elevator (Official Video)

This video has been making the rounds as of late.  Give it a good look and share your reactions with me. How does it sit with you? Any issues come up?  Like the word – uhmmm – bitch!  I’m very very interested in getting your take on this. You don’t have to offer up a dissertation or anything.  All responses/reactions are welcome.  Pretend like we’re sittin’ around the kitchen table talkin’ shit…

 

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29
Sep
08

the vp debate: key(s) to a palin victory…

   

 

 

All she has to do is string together a couple of complete sentences.  A minimum of 3-4 over the course of the debate.  I’m not sure if it will help the ailing McCain/Palin ticket at this point, but at-least she could secure a moral victory for herself.   You go girl!!!

kdizo

29
Sep
08

I’m Back!!!

Long story short:  Most of my faithful preferred this site (kdizo) to www.thisblacklife.wordpress.com

I’m here to stay.  Nuff said…

kd

27
Sep
08

Obama/McCain 1: My Observations

Issues:  Barack excelled on the economy, and expectations/vision for the future.  He held his own on foreign relations.  I’d have to say Barack won on the issues.

Suit:  I give the edge to Barack.  His suit was twice as shiny as McCain’s.

Sarcasm/Contemptuousness:  McCain gets the edge here – big time.

Skin Tone: Obama came out lookin all golden-bronze and shit.  McCain was his usual pasty white self.  Gotta give it to Obama.

Hair:  Again, Barack was strong in this category.  By the way his hair laid I could tell that he was rockin’ a doo-rag back stage.  Looked like he coulda used a fresh line, but other than that he looked good.  McCain’s hair was…  Barack wins.

Eye Blinks:  Both candidates blinked alot.  But there was somethin a little too twitchy and crack-headish about the way McCain blinked.  Obama blinked cooler/slower – like a pimp-wink-blink.  Slight edge to Barack here.

Pronunciation of Foreign Words/Names/Countries:  This is a key indicator of foreign policy experience, so I’m a bit surprised that McCain had such a hard time with Ahmadinejad and Perestroika.  Obama gets the nod here.

Rattled Off the Most Foreign Words/Names/Countries:  It’s a draw.  But again, considering McCain’s foreign policy experience, I was sure he’d blow away Obama here.  He didn’t.  So, a tie in this category is actually a win for Obama.  The “O” gets another one.

Voice:  McCain does something weird with his “S’s”.  The shit is annoying.  Barack wins on voice.

Lips:  McCain has no lips.  Barack’s lips look all extra-purple like he be smokin’ hella weed.  This is a toss up.

Capacity to Mis-Characterize: McSame McCain.

Capacity for Truth and Accuracy:  This one goes to Barack “The Truf(Truth)” Obama.

Eye Contact with the Opponent:  I don’t think Grandpa Simpson looked at Barack once during the entire debate.   That’s a tell-tell sign of weakness.  McCain lost his street-cred with that punk move.  Another one for Barack.

Those are my unbiased/objective professional observations.  You can decide for yourself who won Obama/McCain 1.

27
Sep
08

MUST SEE! Church + Drum and Bass + The Holy Ghost = This Video…

Props to whoever edited this joint. Your work is masterful! Hey, towards the end of the video watch for the crip-walkin Reverend.  I first saw this over at www.illseed.wordpress.com

 

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27
Sep
08

kdizo is gone…

…his spirit lives on at: www.thisblacklife.wordpress.com

26
Sep
08

MUSIC BREAK!!! Gil Scott-Heron: “The Bottle”

Thought you could use a brief break from the tangled and mind numbing Campaign 2008.  Enjoy.

 

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26
Sep
08

Larry King/Chris Rock Interview (link)…

Here’s an excerpt from last night’s Larry King/Chris Rock interview on CNN:

KING: You must be … proud that at this stage in our history a black man is running for president on a major ticket.

ROCK: Um, you know what? I’m proud Barack Obama’s running for president. You know? If it was Flavor Flav, would I be proud? No. I don’t support Barack Obama because he’s black.

See the entire story (here)

25
Sep
08

OMG! Palin is an…

From the Couric/Palin interview:

COURIC: You’ve cited Alaska’s proximity to Russia as part of your foreign policy experience. What did you mean by that?

PALIN: That Alaska has a very narrow maritime border between a foreign country, Russia, and on our other side, the land– boundary that we have with– Canada. It– it’s funny that a comment like that was– kind of made to– cari– I don’t know, you know? Reporters–

COURIC: Mock?

PALIN: Yeah, mocked, I guess that’s the word, yeah.

COURIC: Explain to me why that enhances your foreign policy credentials.

PALIN: Well, it certainly does because our– our next door neighbors are foreign countries. They’re in the state that I am the executive of. And there in Russia–

COURIC: Have you ever been involved with any negotiations, for example, with the Russians?

PALIN: We have trade missions back and forth. We– we do– it’s very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where– where do they go? It’s Alaska. It’s just right over the border. It is– from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to– to our state.

Uhmmm…WTF…Dude…Is this really happening?!?

Thanks to www.jackandjillpolitics.com for first bringing this excerpt to our attention.

***UPDATE:  more of palin/couric (here)




 

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