 Charlie Murphy on Pauly, Obama & CB4
"Charlie Murphy’s gonna whip Pauly Shore’s ass!"Listen to the interview here...
 My Journey With Books - shaloveinc.blogspot.com
Reading is fundamental. Some of us may remember learning that from the RIF commercials during the eighties that flashed on screen in between afternoon cartoons and after-school specials, via analogue signal from these glowing tubes that used to look like furniture. Some people grew up loving to read while others didn’t find the 'fun' in it. On her blog, Aisha Shillingford shares a story about her journey through literacy, siting the book, ‘The Power of Now’ in recent years as being an integral part of adding to her love for reading. Read it.[Click Here]
 Tupac: The Leader That Almost Wasn't.
What started as a discussion on a message board concerning a statement made recently by Alicia Keys in an Blender Magazine, leads to a discussion about Tupac and whether or not he was headed toward being the next great 'black leader'. Read it. [Click here]
 Sick New Lloyd Banks Album Says,'Les-tor Manchestor'of Thee Review Blog
Once one of the strongest members of G-Unit lyrically, Lloyd Banks somehow in a very short period of time became almost as uninteresting and mediocre as Tony Yayo. Now with this new effort the tables have most definitely turned as Banks not only redeems himself with this new release but actually outshines most of his peers in the game. In contention for best album of 2008. Listen to a preview here...
 The Message vs. The Messenger
A lot of times when we hear someone we normally disagree with, or simply don’t like, speaking we have a tendency to only look for the faults in what they have to say. We do this in conversations and even when reading or watching interviews. Unfortunately, a lot of the time we end up missing out on great pieces of information because of this. Recently XXL put an interview with DMX up on their website that ended up being linked to in a lot of places because in it DMX claimed he had never heard of Barack Obama. Yes, that makes for a great headline (even if that part of the conversation was strangely buried in the article), but there were a few great points DMX made during the interview that most every missed because they were too busy cracking jokes about his supposed ignorance. Read more... [Click Here]
Feeding A Few Birds With One Loaf
Someone once stopped me in the middle of a conversation when I mentioned, 'killing more then a couple of birds with one stone'. This person then suggested I say something to the effect of, 'I fed a few birds with one loaf'. I understood the sentiment immediately, and could not disagree with the suggestion. Read more here... |
