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Thursday, December 26, 2013
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Dwyane Wade: Is going to the Chapel
Chiglo
Dwyane Wade: Is going to the Chapel
I knew it was coming and it’s finally here. Wait, why am I so excited ? I just love it. Omg, pass me some tissue that rock is making my eyes water. Congratulations to the Flash man and the beautiful and talented Gabrielle Union.
Alas, Dwyane has given Chicago something else to be a happy about. Seriously, Gabby said yes. I think this is absolutely amazing, and now it’s time to pick a dress, a caterer, flowers, flower girls and breathe. Exhale. Weddings are soo much work, and I’m sure that Gabby is about to make the best of it while reminding Mr. Flash to um put the cap back on the toothpaste, please, LOL. Thank you.
According to CNN.com, Dwyane made the announcement last night December 21 to friends, family and followers by tweeting “She Said Yes” !
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Rap: Chance the rapper
Chiglo
Rap: Chance the rapper
Chance tha Rapper
First of all let me say this, I’m all about seeing people from Chicago shine and reach success because Lord knows the ghetto needs the inspiration. So, I just happen to have my television on the other night during the Arsenio Hall show when Chance the rapper talked with Arsenio and then performed. Honestly, I was subscribed to his email list sometime ago but I never really checked out his music. I liked his logo,his artwork and presentation was original so I subbed. Needless to say, when he started to perform at first I was in it but then the lyrics hit me. I was like, What did he say ? Did he say Chainsmoker ? Suddenly, I was dumbfounded and confused by his performance, and I just didn’t know anything about rap anymore. I didn’t know if that was really rap, I didn’t know if he was really a rapper, I wasn’t sure if he was from the southside of Chicago and I wondered if maybe he was a distant cousin of Kanye West. You know with that you can’t really understand this cause it’s so intellectually strange and over the top-ish. All I know is that his performance left me knowing very little, and I don’t like that feeling. Everything I thought I knew about rappers from Chicago and rap music had been violated and well, that’s just not nice. It’s not nice at all. If Kanye isn’t thinking about signing him then it may be because he’s never thought that anyone can top him with being “different”. At least I can say I have a fundamental understanding of the different that Kanye is and does. This right here is something “entirely different”.
I know he wasn’t high, but it seemed that at some point he disconnected from the present moment and went into another place that only he could see and feel. I guess if you’re going to call yourself a performer then that isn’t a bad thing however for those of us watching well, its just NOT NICE. A performance should include the audience instead of turning all of us into unsuspecting spectators peering through our fingers afraid to look and afraid not to. Kanye knows how to do that too ! I had to google him to find out more about what I’ve missed and how did he manage to get by making rap music with a trumpet playing in the background ? I had a feeling that somewhere in his past and future was some LIL Wayne and yep that subtle hint of lil wayne strange is present. What is it with these rappers today ? It seems that everyone who’s making it has to have an element of strange. It’s like we don’t even appreciate the Tupac, Snoop Dog, Ice Cube, DMX style rappers anymore. Don’t get me wrong, I like Jazz and I like rap but I don’t get mustard with my peanut butter either. Somethings just should not be put together and of course it would be a peculiar kid from Chicago. I ain’t mad, but this is going to take some adjustments to get use to.
Go head Chance show the world that the influences of the Chicago ghetto can produce all kinds of “different”.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
R-Kelly: Old news new story
Chiglo
R-Kelly: Old news new story
Just as R-Kelly makes his rounds to talk about his new music the blogs get buzzing again with old news about his sexual exploits. As if to say “we” are still hurting and “we” have not forgotten. I’m lost by all of this mass victimization. How is it that African American women go from knocking each other down, stabbing each other in that back, and dragging each others names through mud to empathy ? I’ll tell you how, it’s all bull crap. This isn’t about African American women feeling that this is an injustice. This is about African American doing what they love to do, male bash.
I’m so sick of it! It’s weak, it’s immature and most importantly it’s counter productive. African American women need to woman up and accept responsibility for their own actions. If you want to be empowered this is the only way you are ever going to become empowered. You don’t become empowered by playing the victim.
Chiglo_R-Kelly
What R-Kelly did is illegal and depending on who you speak to it is also immoral. Is R-Kelly special ? No. Pull out your history books. This world was developed by men who slept with underaged girls because during those times it was legal. He participated in some activities that everyone “claims” they’ve never done. The reality is that in the fetish world anything and everything goes. Entirely too many of us are in the dark about what men enjoy sexually. I totally understand why so many end up in marriages built on lies. I am in no way defending or justifying his acts. I’m calling attention to the bigger topic that needs to be addressed like mature, intelligent women who want to save our families and rebuild our communities. F.Y.I when the family is broken then the community is broken. Instead of bashing R-Kelly for his “Fetish” I strongly suggest you find out what deep dark fetish your man is hiding.
Let’s not forget the fact that most of those native girls had never even heard of R-Kelly before. Every teenage girl in Chicago knew exactly who R-Kelly was and we heard all the rumors. We knew he was picking up girls at his former highschool and so did the entire south side of Chicago. The bigger question is why didn’t someone at the school or the police stop him if it were such a problem ? The reality is that it didn’t become a problem until those “girls” realized that R-Kelly had other “girls” and that they were not going to be his main chick. I don’t consider that being taken advantage of at all. Being taken advantage of requires some ignorance about the situation or person you are dealing with. These girls “knew” exactly who they were dealing with.
I recall the one girl driving around in her brand new PT Cruiser that R-Kelly bought her and sure didn’t seem taken advantage of to me. She was ready and willing. She didn’t appear to be suffering while joy riding through the neighborhood showing off her new car to all her friends.
This is not about injustice from the legal system. This is about African American women playing the victim. Each of those girls has mothers, they were not poor little orphans. They were raised by African American women who are responsible for teaching them, guiding them, shaping their character and morals. So, Why aren’t you bashing the mothers ? When your daughter is out all night, getting expensive gifts, getting new friends, suddenly becoming popular and cool don’t you notice ? When you sit down with your daughter and ask her how was school and whats going on in her life wouldn’t she tell you ? It’s time to accept responsibility for our poor parenting and disconnection from our children, our families and our community. This is the same cause of all the violence with our young African American men who were raised by single African American women. Still, you blame the absentee father for that. Exactly how is a man with little to no influence responsible for everything wrong with a child ?
I’m sick of it ! R-Kelly did not make those “girls” do anything they did not want to do. I saw him and his entourage with some girls a few times. They hung out at my job they Rock and Roll Mc Donalds across the street from the Rainforest cafe on the weekends. It was all fun, laughs and giggles. Not only that but I’m sure those girls had the chance to say no just like I did. Pick up your lip ! I was 19 it was 1999 and I told a member of his entourage NO and that was the end of that.