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Happy Post Valentine's Day from the Ace. Yeah, I would have had this up on February 14 but, when I saw this, I had a laugh the whole day. This is for the guys that gave candies, flowers, and all the goodies and their Valentine did not like. Mickael Pietrus, aka "Air France", guard from the Phoenix Suns, is here to help you out for next year.
Like everybody was doing yesterday, I was watching the Super Bowl, loving the commercials (s/o to Em for his Chrysler commercial showing Detroit, it is much needed in this day in America), and eating lots of food. Unlike many of the Super Bowl fanatics, I just could not stand watching Bill O’Reilly given his no-spin zone to Barack Obama because Bill O’Reilly love going after people he know he can control and get away with it (try that with those protesters in Egypt then I will give you some type of credit.), nor did I watch the Super Bowl halftime show with the Black Eyed Peas because I have a disdain for people who sold out on hip-hop. Here is my gripe on “The Black-Eyed Peas.”
Me and my blogger brother in the N.C, Citizen Ojo, was having a nice conversation about this during the Chicago Bears- Seattle Seahawks NFC Divisional Playoff Game. Decades ago, I really thought that the Black-Eyed Peas were going to be the West Coast version of my favorite group “A Tribe Called Quest.” Not because the elements that was similar,(Will.I.Am being the next Q-Tip,Taboo and Apl.de.ap being the next Ali Muhammed and Phife Dog) but because they were different in their own way of race (one black, one Filipino, and one Hispanic). I remember the first album called Behind the Front due to their hit “Joints and Jam” with artist Kim Hill.
It is still to me a bonafide hip-hop classic in many cases. In 2000, they collab with singer Macy Gray on “Request Line”. It was a pretty nice song that it hit 2 on the Rap Single. Yes the same time the Hot Boyz (Juvenile, B.G., Turk, and some lil knucklehead name Lil Wayne) was blazing the whole U.S. The same year Bad Boy was at their peak. So the question to me from 2000 to 2001 what happen.
Well development at Interscope came. Dumped Kim Hill because she wasn’t black enough and got a singer that was not black at all to coincide with the Rainbow Coalition that was already happening. Fergie did so much up and down to this group. She gave them international appeal and killed the once coined “one of the last few rap crew in the game.” What happened is that they became more pop than hip-hop. Sometimes I really think the Black-Eyed Peas played a part of the “Who killed the hip-hop group?” theory. It was a big….and quick decision to either get back into hip-hop or go pop. Well, three double platinum LPs, a song (and parody thanks to Aaron MacGruder) for our nation’s president , and many tour around the world, we see where this group went.
Now I am sitting here thinking three things. “Was it worth it,” “Would I still think of Joints & Jam the same way I think of Imma Be,” “Are they the expanded version of A Tribe Called Quest?”
….Well I don’t know, but I tell you my friends. That playing College Football 2010 on PS3 was worth playing than the halftime show.
I think would have either ran out the bathroom, pulled a Vince McMahon, or just sweet-chinned him like I am Shawn Michaels. Either way, this commercial is hilarious at the beginning but the rest needs a little tweaking.
You remember when you were in high school and whether you are popular or not, there was a girl that was a senior that was dating a freshman. That freshman at one-time was dating a girl that was like popular or just that girl-next door to the freshman class but she was not really popular with the senior class. You would think when you got older that this only happen to people when they are in high school or in college. That regular guy just got her by luck of the Irish or she sees potential in him. I can never say that will it be success or failure because you never know how things turn out.
Well that case for Antuan Cook is just like that.
Fantasia Barrino has admitted she got pregnant by her married lover Antwaun Cook and had an abortion around the time of her failed suicide attempt, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
The American Idol winner made the sensational confession in a North Carolina court on Monday during Cook’s divorce proceeding with his ex-wife Paula.
Facing questions before a Mecklenburg County Court judge, the famous singer, 26, was pressed on whether she knew Cook was living with Paula when they embarked on their illicit affair.
The Idol season three winner has acknowledged she dated Cook “off and on for about 11 months” but said she believed he had separated from his wife.
When I think on Antuan Cook, I really think of another guy by the name of Kevin Federline. We all know him as K-Fed. Now for those who lived under a rock through the 2000s, let me put you up to speed on Kevin Federline.
Kevin Federline broke up with his finacee, former Moesha co-star actress Shar Jackson to date and eventually marry pop star Britney Spears. Well short years and a couple children later, they were divorced. K-Fed made Britney Spears look like a train wreck (….and sometimes she did it to herself), got custody of the kids and made Britney look like a shell of herself.
Now you all are wondering “How is that dude connected to K-Fed?”
They both had small-time jobs – Even though Kevin Federline was a dancer, a dancer in the West Coast is equivalent to what Mr. Cook was doing working at a cell phone company.
They both were either married or close to marriage with children – Although Paula Cook haven’t had the mainstream attraction like Shar Jackson (Who don’t remember Neicey from Moesha?), they both have the same thing in common, big time stars took their man.
Both are literally “opportunist” – Love them or hate them for it. You cannot deny the fact that that both K-Fed and Antuan status rose to the roof after they started dating their new women.
Both are still “opportunist” – K-Fed milked his way into stardom for about 15 seconds and Antuan looks like he is going to do the same. Don’t you remember this….
……Yeah me neither.
…..And both endings will become the same – For some reason Fantasia used a publicity stunt for her new reality show almost commited suicide was a train wreck waiting to happen. Britney Spears train wreck was of epic portions. Who don’t remember the baby on the driver side knowing paparazzi is going to take pictures and the police is going to wonder that they made have to get child services on-call for you.The point is K-Fed and Antuan is going to look the same after that. high status opportunities on celebrity miscues.
What do you think about the relationship between Fantasia and Antuan Cook. Do you feel that this is for real, or just Antuan opportunity to stardom? Do you think Fantasia will have a meltdown like Britney did and lose a glimpse of her stardom like Britney did?
(Oh I little off and little on subject. Years ago I believe everybody said that Jennifer Hudson and David Otnuga was going to be train wreck, including me. I actually like the fact that their lifestyles (her as an actress, him as a wrestler) don't really collide and they are still doing the thing.)
In September 23rd news, students at Grambling State University are now denied basic 1st Amendment Rights. More specifically, Grambling's president Frank Pogue e-mailed all students prohibiting political expression through its university e-mail system. GSU's justification? Because the university has an e-mail policy that forbids usage of university e-mail for spreading hate, inciting violence, and among other things, political beliefs. I find it puzzling that malicious intentions like "spreading hate" and "inciting violence" get lumped together with expressing political beliefs. I can agree that freedom of speech doesn't extend to promoting violence, but having political opinion is a fundamental 1st Amendment right. If there's an election coming up, why shouldn't students be allowed to have an intelligent conversation about it? As Marjorie Esman, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana said, "'Grambling students have the right to make political statements, including those in support of political candidates.'" I try to play devil's advocate, but it's hard to come up with a good reason for why students should be denied such a basic First Amendment right. It's not like these students are history professors or professional political analysts. Having a political opinion does not jeopardize the integrity of anything. Plus, these college students are already adults. They're at GSU to learn; why shouldn't they be allowed to express their political beliefs? In fact, they should be encouraged to share their political beliefs and to take an active role. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education called on GSU to revise their restrictive policy on freedom of speech. Hopefully GSU realizes what the right thing to do is.
I honor Kanye West with his song “Runaway” last night at the VMA Awards because you would have thought he was trying to get his last word at Taylor Swift. Well he did get the Last Word. But when you think about Kanye, some of his songs actually have some type of meaning even when he does not mean it. So for today let’s give a toast to…….
“The douche bag”
Wakka Flocka Flame (Sorry, his name sounds something like Fozzy Bear from “Muppet Babies” spitting lame fire at someone)- for this antic.
I really didn’t know what to say, but any racist loves this for a N____ joke.
Floyd Mayweather- Unless you are in the heavyweight of the class or the old school De La Hoya, Trindad, Sugar Shane era, I pay attention to boxing just like I play attention to Latin Fury on pay-per-view, just don’t care too-much. So Floyd “Money” Mayweather does his rant on Manny “Pac-Man” Paciaqou, the word SMH isn’t just enough. I mean not only did he put African-American 10 years back, but give Caucasian-racist people enough ammo to say that we are just as worst as them.
“The jerk–s”
The Mighty Congressional Black Caucus – Saying that plans to attack the joblessness situation inblack Americaat its legislative convention next week. The convention is set to be held from September 15 - 18 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The goal of the organization is to have several sessions discussing the link between education and employment. I am really going to agree with most of the white people by saying this.
“Some of you politicians are life-long politician, so how come you are thinking about this now.”
As much as some of my fellow blogger would and would not agree with me, but seriously if black people have been saying this since the 70s and you still do not find a way. Why are you still in office. This is not the era of the Chuck-D “Fight the Power” movement, this is more of the “We trying to feed our family” era. So CBC if you hear my voice. Stop talking and start making progress. Trust me, your community will love you for it.
So let’s make a Toast.
So what douche bag, a__hole, scumbag, or Jerk__s you want to toast to?
Well I am back. After summer school , grades, promotion, new position, wedding plans (Yeah, The Queen of Hearts been said I do and ready to be in my 52 cards) and moving. I have been a busy man, but I am coming in with some new stuff after seeing some of the wildest things happen between July-September.
