I'm on it. BOSS!!!

Unemployment Extension Bill FAILS

2010-07-07T15:49:00.000-07:00

The government recently had an opportunity to pass a bill that would extend benefits for unemployed workers and they failed to execute on behalf of the American people. They fell short by one vote from a Democratic rep. and immediately went into recession the following weekend. The bill will be up for a re vote mid-July, but until then the families that depend on the Unemployment benefits will have to struggle in order to make ends meet. Here are a few comments from the American people who are affected by the governments boggle.

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Hey folks, well just saw the latest polls on CNN, course they spent like 30 minutes bashing the democrats, but the new numbers show 46 PERCENT OF AMERICANS BLAME REPUBLICANS FOR THE CRAP ECONOMY.. Course I would be willing to bet that number is probably higher, but the government controlled media likes to play with numbers.. Hey folks plz remember what these criminals have done come November, I’ll bet their counting on us ‘lazy’, ‘drug addicted’ unemployed to just forget about how these criminals are making people suffer and lose everything they have. Personally I just had to sell some things to pay our electric bill.. THANKS REPUBLICAN SENATORS, SUCH A GREAT HOLIDAY INSTEAD OF CELEBRATING, AMERICANS GET TOSSED ONTO STREETS LIKE OLD CARPET…
Like I have been posting on different sites these criminals have no problem adding another 50 billion dollars to fund 2 wars we shouldn’t be in, they have no issue adding 3.5 Billion to Haiti, but when it comes to American citizens they look at us like we don’t even exist..
Course these same dirtbags still wonder as to why our economy is down the toilet.. Gee do they need some lessons in economics?? We currently import almost anything from China, but the USA is only allowed to export a very small amount into China to sell.. Big business only pays pennies for “tariffs”, meaning companies who were once here moves their company out of the country for cheaper wages… Then they turn round and sell their products back into the USA for us to buy.. Companies that do this pay “tariffs”, well right now companies would rather pay “pennies” than pay normal wages.. Untill things like this get corrected companies will continue to leave.. DOES ANYONE ELSE REMEMBER ROSS PEROTS FAMOUS LINE BACK WHEN NAFTA WAS SIGNED IT WOULD BE A GIANT SUCKING SOUND OF JOBS LEAVING THIS COUNTRY.. GUESS WHAT FOLKS, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED.. Soon this country will be a country of low level paying service jobs..
On a final note, to all the employed people who seem to enjoy kicking their fellow American when their down.. SHAME ON EVERY SINGLE ONE OF U! Your fellow Americans are suffering, some losing their homes and everything they own… When you lose your job, and if things keep going the way they are, you will and when you do remember all those cold postings you put up and don’t apply for unemployment. It’s already bad enough to have a bunch of criminals in office who care about other countries but could care less about the typical American, but you are worse then they are.. I’m sure there are thousands upon thousands of families that have someone who has served in the military, they fought for this country for you and here’s your thanks.. A BIG MIDDLE FINGER!! THAT IS HOW YOU THANK A VET, KICK EM AND THEIR FAMILY OUT ON THE STREET!! WHAT A WONDERFUL COUNTRY..

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"HELP I've fallen and I cant get up!! "( my government throwed me to the curb)
, "Cant sleep at night...?" (sominex isnt the cure, a JOB is to get some zzzzzz's), "Nationwide is on your side" (my Congressman sure the h**l isnt), "Nausea, heartburn, upset stomach, diarrhea?" ( YES, I just got informed I wont get any more unemployment checks I earned after working for 40 plus years!), "You're in good hands....with Allstate! (at least I know where THEIR hands have been!), and the list goes on...Here i sit, a few bucks left in my pocket, the Republicans killed the bill, again, now going on an 11 day VACATION to celebrate THEIR independence, while me and my 3 sons and 1 dtr sit at home, cause we dont have money to go see fireworks nearby, NO GAS, cant eat out and have Hot Dogs to celebrate, behind on bills, creditors calling, harassing ( i just blast an air horn in the phone now and hang up...try it...works wonders), the Democrats are a helpless bunch of wimps(so much for having Majority in the senate or house or such), yet the MEN of our States can do nothing better but shelve the NEEDED in order to have "time and leisure with their families over the Fourth of July holiday". I have to see my wife wipe tears and walk away, my kids look at me like I am a dirt bag dad, and walk off angry(I later hear crying in their rooms), and I, like the father I am, the "breadwinner", stomp out the door too(only to go out to the mower shed, sit down on the mower with no gas and cry my eyeballs out until I hear a voice calling me. I splash water in my face, and shirt, come out wiping my hands as to appear "working" on something and all sweaty.
THANK YOU MR PRESIDENT, MY CONGRESSMAN, MY SENATOR, MY GOVERNMENT.....FOR Absolutely Nothing.....I hope everyone of you get voted out come November, you deserve every bitter verb said about you all......now I think i will eat a mouthful of dirt and call it lunch.....

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CALL AND URGE PRESIDENT OBAMA TO TAKE EXECUTIVE ACTION! HE IS OUR ONLY HOPE!
WHITE HOUSE PHONE NUMBER 202-456-1111
EVEN BUSH USED HIS EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY TO EXTEND BENEFITS!

LIST OF SENATE PHONE NUMBERS AT SENATE.GOV.
LIST OF CONGRESS PHONE NUMBERS AT HOUSE.GOV
WHITE HOUSE DIRECTORY AT WHITEHOUSE.GOV

LETS GET OUR STRENGTH FROM OUR NUMBERS...THATS HOW THIS COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED AINT IT????? THEY CANT IGNORE ALL OF US......THEY JUST PASSED 70B FOR THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN YESTERDAY BUT THEY CANT AFFORD TO FEED STARVING AMERICANS WHO LOST THEIR JOBS THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN.......AND THEN GO ON A 11 DAY BREAK WITH NO REGARD FOR MILLIONS...LETS GO CAMP OUT ON THEIR LAWNS...SCREW BOTH PARTIES, WHAT ABOUT THE HUMANS??????????????

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Adding insult to economic injury, the Repubs have taken to dissing out-of-work Americans as unworthy of a helping hand. "We should not be giving cash to people who basically are just going to blow it on drugs," sniffed Sen. Orrin Hatch. Sen. Jon Kyl complained that $300-a-week jobless payments are a "disincentive for them to seek new work." Rep. Dean Heller worries that the payments are "creating hobos." And Sharron Angle, a GOP teabag candidate for senate, declares that unemployment benefits "really have spoiled our citizenry."

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*From the author:

This is the 1st time in American history that unemployment benefits have been denied. The government is on that bullshit. Always have been and always will be until the fall of the government. Food for thought: Every great civilization before us has fallen so what is the government doing to detour our inevitable demise? Not much, it seems to me.

Thank you for reading.

My Duty (Ding-A-Ling King)

2010-07-06T09:28:00.000-07:00

Immortal Technique Reports on Situation in Haiti

2010-07-01T15:32:00.000-07:00

Immortal Technique Reports on Situation in Haiti: "

This is type long, and alot to read (not really), but completly worth it. Tech offers a unique perepective on what is going on in Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake. A perspective you won’t get from watching or reading the news. Tech took the time to go to Haiti and do something substantial to help the people there so the least I can do is post his story on my site. More pictures after the jump.

I recently arrived home from Haiti.

While I was there I worked in a few aspects of the relief effort including a solidarity mission to aid the Earthquake survivors. In addition to all of this Myself, Cormega and Styles P participated in a show to support Haitian Hip Hop and rebuild the community. I would like to thank Arms Around Haiti and Hip Hop for Haiti for inviting me to be a part of this movement. While I was there I saw both devastation and rebuilding efforts. I also broke bread with people who had lost their entire family. Literally, everyone but them was deceased. Then there were those whose grief centered around losing a mother, father, brother, sister, son, or daughter as a direct result of what happened. It should make everyone reading this feel blessed to have anyone in his or her life. Think about that… Now think about it some more.

I saw so many different things as I walked through the slums and rode around Port-Au-Prince (as well as the area surrounding it.) I met mayors, townspeople, and the Arms around Haiti (Sobs staff) introduced me to several visionary Haitians with good ideas to rebuild the country that I am seriously considering investing my time into.

But one of the most powerful experiences came to me when I was holding this little baby girl who couldn’t have been more than a year old. She was crying because she was hungry, thirsty and tired. I picked her up and she hugged onto me with the newfound control her young muscles had recently provided her. She was one of the many orphans that I met while I was there, and as I held her I wondered what the future would hold for this little precious life. Her father would never hold her again and rock her back and forth to sleep while whispering stories to her. She might find good hearted and righteous people to one day adopt her, but her father, the man who created her would never tell her that he loved her or that she was special, save for the length of a dream or a subconscious memory. So I told her in French that I loved her, that she was beautiful and that she was special to me. I gave her all my water and her young face was immediately full of focus and comfort. After a few minutes of holding her, she fell into slumber. I gave her back to her to a 11-year old girl who had also lost her parents and was acting like a surrogate mother to most of the younger children.

Then I looked at my hands, they seemed like such strong hands before I went to Haiti. Strong like my will that is made of iron, and my resolve, which I consider unbreakable. But the strength of this young adolescent Matriarch and her newfound responsibility served as God’s gentle reminder and it humbled greatly as I realized what she carried on her shoulders. I am a Revolutionary but rather than just going to places around the world to bring people freedom, I seem to find it among them.

I felt great sadness leaving this place but I also felt anger at the things I saw. So I began to detail a few observations about Haiti and Revolutionary action associated with it in general. I wrote these things as I saw them or felt them but I waited until I was home for a few days so as to not elicit an emotional response but rather one of logic and understanding concerning the various things I saw.

The Spirit of Toussaint is Alive:

- Although the people have suffered here immensely, I still see their spirit still very strong, unbroken and defiant. Even though the sun floods the day with sweltering heat, the vast majority of people are working in some capacity. Many have their own small business or hustle and they take great pride in what they do. They find no shame in their work, however menial because, as it was told to me they felt blessed to have anyone to provide for. In the camps when dusk settles in, children play soccer with pieces of garbage tied up or maybe an old volleyball. They are survivalists as their history has taught them to be. The tent cities are home to usually 2 or 3 families per tent. Perhaps it is their past dealings with dictators sponsored by this nation, or by years of civil strife and a long Revolutionary history but they have become so resilient, so much so that they now serve as a personal inspiration to me of what mankind/original man can overcome.

All about the Benjamin’s, Mon Cheri:

Foreign Aid. That is a deceptive phrase. Many times the countries who, pledge money to a disaster-ridden nation are not giving that country money at all. They are really pledging the money to their corporation to rebuild the country at an inflated price set by the global conglomerate. It changes the very nature of what that means. Imagine if your house burnt down and I told the news and every local media outlet I was going to “donate” $100,000 to rebuild it. This is the catch the job really costs $20,000 to do. Yes, from the Capitalist pro business point of view I am providing a service that I deserve to be compensated for. But the characterization of what I am doing is purposefully altered so as to disguise the real motivation for “aiding” you. I’m not condemning the idea of foreign aid on a whole although there are aspects of it that create dependency and de facto vassals. But the system by which some of this “aid” is raised and distributed sometimes has little to do with anything resembling a humanitarian effort.

Let’s recap. I give you money, which you’re essentially giving back to me plus interest for doing something at twice the cost. I don’t give you fish anymore. That was Imperialism. This is Neo Liberalism, we teach you to fish, and collect 75% of the profit…forever. This system is actually the one that seems rational to first world powers now and is still implemented today all over the planet. Corporate Non Government Organizations (NGO’s) raise billions of dollars just to spend a fraction of that on the people who are actually affected and suffering. Then as if overpaying themselves wasn’t enough they act like they really did something. This system gives a bad name to real non-profit NGO’s and people that are selflessly doing something out of the kindness of their hearts. The Foreign Aid field is infested with corporate socialites and poverty pimps who troll around the mud with us dark people so you have something to talk about at your bourgeois industry parties. And where is the money going?

Waiting in Vain:

There is about 12 Billion dollars of Aid, waiting to be distributed, (conveniently earning interest for someone by the way) and since world agencies (take your pick) do not trust the shell of government left in Haiti, the situation has spiraled into a game of tit for tat in some instances. Corruption is not relegated to the surviving members of a fractured government. The customs area has thousands of pieces of clothing and non-perishable food that is simply sitting in store-rooms because customs is sometimes demanding $8,000 (US) to allow it into the country. You read it right, $8,000 American dollars to let a few boxes of supplies collected by people like you into the country. There are organizations such as the one I was there with, and Wyclef’s ‘Yele’ that use their longstanding connections with local power players and government officials to navigate around these bureaucracies, but it made me wonder how many good hearted people’s donations were just sitting there in some hangar collecting mold and dust. The supplies I handed out, the stuff I brought myself to give to people, the houses we put people in seemed like a good first step but now I wish more than anything to return and really make an impact having studied the situation. (* I remember after the Earthquake happened the mainstream media did a few stories criticizing smaller Aid Organizations on the ground and encourage people to direct their donation to the Major ones. Now I wonder if it was to promote efficiency or was it to safeguard their corporate partners monopoly?)

Children’s Story:

In Haiti, child trafficking is still going on, because it’s a lucrative business. It hasn’t stopped just because the news has stopped covering it, this right here is still happening. (http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/27/haiti.earthquake.orphans/index.html http://gvnet.com/humantrafficking/Haiti.htm ) I have even heard rumors about aid workers trading food for sex with little girls and boys. I’m not repeating these charges to try and substantiate them in any way. Because I hope they’re a lie, or at worst an exaggeration of an isolated incident. Far be it for me to try and pass innuendo off as fact but when you hear something like that from dozens of people from different walks of life, it makes you think. The reality after the Earthquake was that many of these children were (and still are) stolen and shipped out immediately or taken over to the Dominican Republic whose government is also very corrupt and sold to every corner of the world. Sad to think that the nation that showed the world that a successful slave revolution was possible has it’s sons and daughters sold into slavery in 2010.

The Almighty UN:

When I was young I thought the UN was a powerful entity, like the Super friends from Saturday morning cartoons. I was fed the idea that they provided a solution to arguing nations and would be helpful in taking the side of the underdog, the oppressed and colonized. But as I grew I realized it was just a way of making it look like America and Britain were not acting alone and it rewarded participants who conscripted their troops there. They are a Right Wing punching bag but really that’s duplicitous because they have been used to justify our actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. As if it is full of equal partners who are committed to the mission. Truth is the UN peacekeepers are full of many soldiers who would otherwise be getting paid $100 a week to be a soldier in their own country. The UN security-council resolutions have no teeth without the US’s approval, and sometimes they go to a country (like Haiti) and get a paycheck for doing very little. As I keep having interactions with them, my opinion just keeps on worsening. I by no means had any of those young teenage illusions about them going into this trip, but this is my observation. There is no salvation for the 3rd world in this entity. Truthfully, the UN are a war (with a real country) away from being as much of a part of history as the Hanseatic League. As we speak. They act as the de-facto military rulers of Haiti, with the US leaning over them looking at possible candidates. I think in all honesty they want a Haitian Karzai of their very own so perhaps their weakness is deceptive on purpose and they are just the arm of a face that has not revealed itself yet. “Le temps est un grand maître, dit-on, le malheur est qu’il tue ses élèves.”

Jesus’s Power Broker:

- Haiti is flooded with Christian missionaries. There were 40 of them on the plane with me headed to Port-Au-Prince. In case you don’t know what a missionary is kids, it’s not just a sexual position. (Although plenty of people have been fucked over the years.) It means someone who goes to other countries and tells people that their religion or native custom is savage and full of useless ceremonies to God’s & spirits that don’t exist. And while I know some of these people mean well, their very existence and purpose is in complete contradiction to what their religion actually teaches. Some are working to build schools and help out with social programs, but always with the agenda to prosthletize and solidify their religious control over the area. So no matter what their intentions are, they look like their peddling Jesus on a fishing pole with foreign aid wrapped in Bible paper on a hook. In the past they were dispatched to countries to make them as Christian as possible in a direct effort to bring them into the colonial power’s sphere of influence. You see Imperial powers could not win by military force, and so conversion directly aided in our subjugation and apparently still aids in our placation. As long as we let other people define God for us we will not only be the physical but also the spiritual prisoner of our oppressors vision.

Mission Impossible:

- Spain, Portugal, England, France and Italy, etc… did this “missionary work” all over Africa, Asia and Latin America. Many of you people reading this who are of the aforementioned faith have them to thank, not divine intervention for what you believe. I am not in any way shape or form trying to detract from the individuals who really have the message of Jesus Christ in their hearts. I honestly believe if we lived our lives by the teachings of Christ this world would be a better place. But there are too many frauds making money off of Yeshua these days. The crazy thing is, that as many Muslim and Jewish charities that are working in Haiti, I haven’t witnessed any effort by them to convert people to Judaism or Islam. What is it about this faith that we hold so dear in America that makes us so insecure about what other people believe in? You’re going to have to stop using the excuse you want to “save people” and just admit that you don’t feel comfortable around someone until they believe in what you believe, spiritually. What gives us the moral authority to go around the world and tell the indigenous people of every continent that their religion is a farce and the only real truth was compiled in Constantinople in 325 AD? Isn’t the most “Christian” thing in the world to give charity to the poor and suffering without asking for anything in return? (Least of all, the culmination of all their beliefs.)

Blood Roots:

As I walked through the tent cities full of families waiting for water and cooking whatever they could find for their collective I happened upon a long road. It led me through the scorching slums of the outer area of Port-Au-Prince. While I was walking these two young brothers who ere dressed in red asked me if I was a Blood. I looked at them both and I responded that I wasn’t and one of them then raised his eyebrow, “you Crip then?” He asked with a heavy Creole accent. I said that I was neither and I was more like a Black Panther. After all OG Black Panthers and people from the Indigenous movements have taught me a libraries worth of knowledge. The younger one asked me what a Black panther was. I searched my surrounding for an analogy and there just happened to be a small tree near by. So I walked them over to it. The tree had two branches littered with a few leaves. Holding one branch I said, “this one is the blood” and pointing to the other one I said, “this one is the Crip” and then putting his hand on the trunk close to the roots, I said “this one is the Black Panther”. “Ne de la Revolution” which means Born out of Revolution in my humble French. The young kid smiled at me and asked me more about the Black Panthers. I stood there speaking to him for a little while and then we saluted one another and went our separate ways. Although Haiti is twice as hood as any place in the US, they are such a young country full of children who must become adults before their time. If they are to succeed, someone must educate them to the fact that what people call Black history is in fact world history. I would be honored to be a part of that someday. Don’t worry I won’t NGO them for hundreds of G’s either. I’d settle for a room and some coffee in the morning.

La Revolucion de Latino America:

For those of us who are studying Latin American Revolution, Haiti is the prequel, the seemingly invincible power of France being challenged and overcome. The Napoleonic wars gave America a chance to breathe away from the eyes of Europe long enough to affirm itself. France’s assault on Spain weakened the European states enough for us to take the moment that we cherish as our time for ‘Revolucion’. The story of our Revolution doesn’t begin in the 1950’s but in the Indigenous revolts of the conquest era and the early 1800’s when a small island of enslaved Africans showed the world that it was possible. Estudiantes Latinos, estudia esta Revolucion, sus lecciones son unas de las mas importantes para apprender. Tienen te todo, de raza, de classe, de corrupcion, y por supuesto del sacrificio necessario para obtener la libertad.

In parting:

I learned something very reassuring about myself in Haiti, something I am proud to acknowledge and leave my people on a good note with. When I meet someone who is a better activist, or Revolutionary, (I’ll be happy to make that distinction later) when I see someone whose actions achieve more than mine, or who has a more complete perspective I become inspired. I don’t get bitter or jealous and think about trying to “out-revolutionary” them. That’s so pointless and yet it is something that I see sometimes in the movement, people who think that because another doesn’t adhere to the same ideology or the same faith that we must bring them down. I am a Revolutionary and I need no one’s permission to be. We were successful at breaking ground in Haiti, but my mission there is by no means complete, I wish to plan further actions with my friends at Arms Around Haiti and the staff at SOBS. I would like to thank Jube, Mario, Cormega, StylesP, Herbie, Clef, Yele, Arms Around Haiti, Parrish, BC, and my Haitian Soldiers there for making this trip possible I look forward to returning soon.

“Le travail éloigne de nous trois grands maux: l’ennui, le vice et le besoin.”

Peace & Respect,

Immortal Technique

Jay-Z, Russian Billionaire and NJ Nets Make Bid On LeBron James

2010-07-01T15:22:00.000-07:00

Jay-Z, Russian Billionaire and NJ Nets Make Bid On LeBron James: "Mogul Jay-Z, the Nets billionaire owner Mikhail Prokhorov, and coach Avery Johnson all made a presentation and pitch to LeBron James to woo the basketball sensation to the New Jersey Nets.
The trio, along with several other team officials, made a 90-minute pitch to the two-time NBA MVP. James officially became a free agent at 12:01 today.
The Associated Press offered a detailed account of the meeting, but reports have sprouted in various media outlets.
'Prokhorov left with a few members of the...(read more)"

Money, Power, Respect...the key to life?

2010-02-28T15:32:00.001-08:00

Money, Power, Respect...the key to life?: "Now...I know I may recieve some backlash from this, but hey! these are MY thoughts. Now a week or so ago, my best friend told me to youtube a few videos about Lady Gaga && Jay-Z, and it discussed the Illuminati. The videos contained some valid points && caused me to think about a lot of things. Now I am already observant && I know that people are easily influenced && that we ALL are robots due to my studies (sociology) BUT the responses from the people are what made me laugh && *twist up my mouth* the most.

Yes, we live in a capitalistic society. Yes, there are a FEW amount of people that run EVERYTHING in society. && well you know the rest. Karl Marx believed there would be a revolution from the result of capitalism, but in order for it to occur, people need to have a collective consciousness. Everyone had to realize to know what was going on && know where they stood in society. Personally, if it was to happen it would not be for centuries.

We are an mechanical society && have become more individualisic...plainly put we are SELFISH. Human beings do what they can && want to do to better their outcome. That is where I do not fault anyone that has become famous or whatever, because everyone wants to be successful. But when the ways you used to obtain your means are in question, thats when I question you.

Now Lady Gaga, a good artist I might add just sprouts the hell up virtually out of nowhere I question it. She really just popped on the tv, && from that moment on been famous. Jay-Z had more progress, he is a great lyricists && business man, but why has no other rap artist been able to "eat" like he has??? Diddy is a very smart business man as well, but he does not possess the control && influence over the people like Jay does.

When i tweeted my views on Jay-Z, I recieved backlash, NOT THAT I GIVE A FLYIN RATS BACKSIDE, but I was not mad at why they were saying things, I became mad at WHAT they were saying. Of course fans are going to stick up for their fav artist, but some folks just sounded plain f'n dumb. "if he wana worship the devil, idc, he's a gud artist' 'i mean, he can do what he want. he is a good business man, so what he does outside of that, idc...im just a fan of his music'...BASICALLY so you mean to fvkn tell me, that if this man killed people and etc you would not care, just as long as he makes good music<<
Money && power go hand and hand...i mean folks dont have to like you, to respect you. But how far is TOO far? I mean it comes to a point when it is not even respect anymore its the loss of the little identity that people have. Now Jay is not alone in this catergory...Jay said dont mess with Chris Brown, folks wouldn't let the poor thing perform. Weezy said drink cough medicine, now everybody off that lean. Rihanna cuts her hair every 5 seconds, females walk around damn near bald. Nicki Minaj says she a barbie now every poor soul has 'harajuku' 'barbie' 'minaj' && etc attached to their name. ITS RIDICULOUS! Now dont get me wrong, I am not an exception to this, I follow fashion trends(evidence of influence), I drink Ciroc cause Diddy advertised it, && etc, BUT i also have common sense (well most of the time lol).

Its just that a lot of us look at the material objects and say 'i wana be that' 'i wana do that' && tend to not care about the routes people go to obtain those things. All I am saying is we all are being used, just KNOW when you are.

Dr. Cornel West comes to Rutgers

2010-02-28T15:32:00.000-08:00

Dr. Cornel West comes to Rutgers: "
Wow. Wow is the only word that can describe his presence and speech. I was first introduced to Dr. Cornel West when I had to read his book, 'Race Matters' in high school. That booked was wrapped in so academic jargon, I could barely wrap my mind around it, but now I am older and can probably better understand it now.

I was excited when I heard he was coming to Rutgers to speak because I know he had a lot to say in his speech on 'Race and Democracy in the Age of Obama.' What I did not know was that he was a man of witty expressions and comic relief. I believe that is the best way to lecture to a group of college kids because we do not want to have to pull out a dictionary during a speech just to comprehend a point. Dr. West did an excellent job of expresing his ideas without losing his audience because he made us feel comfortable.

On to the speech!

His speech shed som much light on the struggle of African American people, in addition to the history of this country. You have to know the past, to understand the present. He talked of the many greats such as Sojourner Truth, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglass, and many more; key word 'GREATS'. The problem is that many people, especially African American people think that Obama is 'great,' but Dr. West broke it down about how he is successful. It all made sense. I am a fan of Obama, but there is a difference between being successful and being great. Will people remember your name because you accomplished something by going with the current or going against the current for a greater cause?

Many of the greats made a difference because they made a powerful impact, but doing something out of the ordinary, being a 'misfit' as Dr. West would call it. Is Obama a misfit? Its a question that can be argued by either side, I know he is still early in his presidency, but what has he done so far? He is trying to get the white politicans to listen and develop new programs, but is he demanding that they do(misfit)? In order for Obama to become 'great' he has to make an effort to put a dent in the old ways of this country, go against the grain not to be popular, but because it is only right.

Dr. West talked about the 'black agenda' and how the black agenda is not only for blacks, but has to be universal. Agreed. We(blacks) can try to make a change in our circumstance, but we would have to develop ways to change the people that control our circumstance as well. The 'black agenda' is not ALL good, you have to incorporate the 'funk'... the good and the bad. We have to get to the root of the problem and not just the problem itself i.e. white supremacy, black self hatred, racism, sexism, and etc. Dr. West said 'Don't talk about truth unless your allowing the suffering to speak,' the ultimate truth is the pure reality, not the romanicized side because then only half of the people can relate.

We as a people have to do better and stop ignoring what has happened(slavery, oppression, etc) and acknowledge it because keeping it suppressed is only hindering us. So I leave you with this quote of Dr. Cornel West 'folks cant ride your back unless it's bent.'

Dj Swift - Gucci Mane - The Mist

2010-02-28T15:27:00.000-08:00

NEW Gucci Mane & OJ Da Juiceman

I havn't listened to this, yet, but tell me what YOU think about it. Gucci!!

Dude-Where Is My Swag???

2010-02-28T15:23:00.000-08:00

Dude-Where Is My Swag???: "

Is it us or has Pooch Hall lost his sexy?? He hosted BET Rip the Runway last night in NYC looking like a little cornball.

More pics under the hood for the ladies, if you likey.

What Is Wrong With This Picture???

2010-02-28T15:22:00.000-08:00

What Is Wrong With This Picture???: "

SMH. Please people, we must do better than this ignorance!!!

Rihanna Drinking Again!!!

2010-02-06T23:04:00.000-08:00

Rihanna Drinking Again!!!: "

~~Singe~~r and model Rihanna was way too drunk after a night of club hopping in Miami Beach. It was so bad at one point she almost had to be carried into her car, says a spy.

More on this story plus drunken pictures after the jump...

Rihanna was partying it up at Mansion nightclub on S. Beach last night where she spent most of her time in VIP. “She didn’t look so hot,” said the spy “She could hardly keep her eyes open,”

Remember this story about her drinking...

Click HERE for that story...

Guess she like her booze...

Get it together...

SuperBowl TwitPics: Celebs Wildin’ Out in Miami

2010-02-06T11:48:00.000-08:00

SuperBowl TwitPics: Celebs Wildin’ Out in Miami: "

ERRRRR-body and they mama are in Miami for Superbowl right now and ERRRRR-body and they mama are on Tweeting from Miami. We came across a couple of different twitpics… Snoop at the Waffle House, Nelly turning up a BIG A$ bottle of Patron and more…

Pop the Hood for a Peek…

Lil Wayne - Maybach Music 3 + Girls On Girls

2010-02-06T11:36:00.000-08:00

Lil Wayne - Maybach Music 3 + Girls On Girls: "

Two tracks off the (unofficial) Tear Drop Tune 3 mixtape. Illy thinks this might be a snippet of Part 3 to “Maybach Music.”

Lil Wayne & Birdman - Maybach Music 3

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Sean Garrett ft. Lil Wayne – Girls On Girls (Lil Wayne Verse)

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Ludacris feat. Yelawolf & Rock City “How Low (Remix)”

2010-02-06T09:06:00.000-08:00

Ludacris feat. Yelawolf & Rock City “How Low (Remix)”: "

Keri Bottomless???

2010-02-06T08:21:00.000-08:00

Keri Bottomless???: "

Keri Hilson raised a lot of eyebrows when she performed at Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam concert she performed in this revealing top. Can't tell if that's a shirt or a leotard??? Whateva it is it's too much (TOO little!). And for her sake, I hope that's material I seeing tucked away in there (if U know What I mean)

What Is She Wearing???

17 Year Old Rapper Good As Lil Wayne ? - Videos @ DatPiff.com

2010-02-04T15:45:00.000-08:00

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SMH: Mother Robs Bank With Baby In Backseat

2010-02-04T15:11:00.000-08:00

SMH: Mother Robs Bank With Baby In Backseat: "

WOW!!!! I guess she couldn't find a baby sitter. idk

A 23-year-old Texas woman is facing federal charges after police say she robbed a bank with her 4-month-old baby in the backseat.

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MIKE TYSON ON ITALY'S DANCING WITH THE STARS (VIDEO)

2010-02-04T14:48:00.000-08:00

MIKE TYSON ON ITALY'S DANCING WITH THE STARS (VIDEO): "
As a black man, Brooklynite, boxing aficionado and huuuuuuge Mike Tyson fan, it pains me to watch the once baddest man on earth go out like this. However it's the funniest shit I've seen in this young 2010, but not as funny as this. - ICE

Don’t Feed Da Animals, ’Cause They Might Drop 28 Mixtapes in A Month

2010-02-04T11:43:00.000-08:00

Don’t Feed Da Animals, ’Cause They Might Drop 28 Mixtapes in A Month: "

The other night as I lay in my bed (pause), ready to turn my swag off after a long day of hip-hop work at 1115 Broadway, I felt an unexplained emptiness—a yearning, if you will. In this day and age where rap fans are just flooded with music, I found myself wanting more. I had already downloaded all the usual suspects off the 2Dopeboyz and Nahrights of the blogosphere, but it just wasn’t enough.

And then it hit me: Gorilla Zoe!

Not just a Gorilla Zoe song, or a Gorilla Zoe album; no, what I needed was a new Gorilla Zoe mixtape for every day of the month.

Yeah, that’s it!

I swear I got my finger on the pulse of this rap shit, because when I woke up the very next morning and checked Mr. Hood Figga’s MySpace page, I discovered my dreams had come true. Right before my eyes was an announcement that he’d be releasing 28 mixtapes in 28 days throughout the entire month of February. FUCKIN’ A!

But then I was met with another dilemma, where will I store all this music? I have an 80 gig iPod, but it’s digital cup has already runneth over. I mean, it’s Gorilla Zoe, right? So I guess I have to do what any sensible hip-hop fan would do.

Goodbye Illmatic— it’s been fun. But one deleted classic surely wouldn’t be enough, so I had to come to grips with parting with more music.

Here’s my list of the 28 albums that I’ll be removing from my iPod to make room for this Zoe-Travaganza. What will you be parting with? — Rob Markman, The Deputy!

1. Nas’s Illmatic: Sorry, Nasir, 16 years is long enough, I mean how many more times do I really want to listen to classical hip-hop? #C’monSon

2. OutKast’s Southernplaylisticadillacmuzik: Sure this was one of the greatest rap albums ever made, but the title is too damn long!

3. Ice Cube’s AmeriKKKA’s Most Wanted: O’Shea’s movies > O’Shea’s albums, right?

4. Mos Def’s Black on Both Sides: Let’s face it; True Magic is Mos Def’s best album.

5. Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter The Wu-Tang: Dust blunts + 40ozs of O.E. = Poorly mixed albums.

6. Slum Village’s Fantastic, Vol. 2: Who needs a fake ATCQ anyway?

7. Company Flow’s Funcrusher Plus: R.I.P. Def Jux and Rawkus, too!

8. The Pharcyde’s LabCabinCalifornia: So what the beats and rhymes were dope? Death to all albums with compounded titles. (See Southernplaylisticadillacmuzik)

9. The Fugee’s The Score: This album sold over 18 million copies worldwide, if I wanna hear it, I’ll just borrow your iPod.

10. Redman’s Muddy Waters: Whateva Man!

11. Kanye West’s The College Dropout: Sorry, Kanye, I’m happy for you and I’ma let you finish, but Gorilla Zoe’s Welcome to the Zoo is the greatest album of all-time.

12. Puff Daddy & The Family’s No Way Out: I blame Diddy for this shit, so it’s only right his debut album gotsta go!

13. 50 Cent’s Get Rich or Die Tryin’: Curtis’s mixtapes were better anyway!

14. Juvenile’s 400 Degrees: You think 28 mixtapes in a month is good, ha/You the one who replaced Jeezy in Boyz N Da Hood, ha.”

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BACK ON THE MAPLil Flip - Lyrical Mayhem Vol. 1 Mixtape Hosted by Dj Far * Datpiff * FlipGatesWorld @ DatPiff.com

2010-02-04T11:39:00.000-08:00

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I honestly figured that Lil' Flip wasn't coming back out but I guess he figured what better time to drop a Mixtape than Now due to the fact that the KING is behind bars. Let's see if he can capitalize with this banger. Lyrical Mayhem Vol. 1.

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Soulja Boy - Teenage Millionaire

2010-02-04T11:31:00.000-08:00

Soulja Boy - Teenage Millionaire: "Soulja Boy on a mission to become the next best rapper."

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Who Looked More Bangin??? Melyssa Ford Vs. Melanie FiFi

2010-02-04T11:28:00.000-08:00

Who Looked More Bangin??? Melyssa Ford Vs. Melanie FiFi: "

Both Melyssa Ford and Melonie Fiona both attended the Moves Magazine Annual Super Bowl Gala last night in Hallandale, Florida. Both ladies decided to hit the scene in red dresses that hit all the right spots. But all we want to know is out of the two…

Who Looked More Bangin??? Check out more party pics of Melyssa, Melanie, Terrell Owens and more once you pop the top.

KOBE CHANNELS BRUCE LEE IN NEW NIKE AD

2010-02-04T11:24:00.000-08:00

KOBE CHANNELS BRUCE LEE IN NEW NIKE AD: "Uhh yeah nice but more importantly if Kobe is the best player in the NBA and Nike the best athletic shoe maker period, why are Kobe's Nike's always the ugliest thing this side of male crocs?! - ICE

LIL WAYNE AVATAR

2010-02-04T11:23:00.000-08:00

LIL WAYNE AVATAR: "Ever wondered what Weezy would look like had he starred in Avatar? Well.... - ICE

'We are not the same I am an alien' - Lil Watne - 'Phone Home'

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Lil Wayne Covers New Rolling Stones Magazine

LIL WAYNE COVERS NEW ROLLING STONE

2010-02-04T02:06:00.000-08:00

LIL WAYNE COVERS NEW ROLLING STONE: "Lil Wayne must be pretty stupid throwin up Blood gang signs on the cover of the new Rolling Stones magazine (his second) just weeks before he starts his bid on Rikers. He should thank his lucky stars for PC. - ICE

Lil Wayne's "Rebirth" Projected To Sell 150K In First-Week

2010-02-04T02:04:00.000-08:00

Lil Wayne's "Rebirth" Projected To Sell 150K In First-Week: "Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne's Rebirth will reportedly chart next week with one-day estimates showing the rapper's experimental rock album selling up to 150,000 copies.

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Various Artists - Exclusive Tunes S.G. 19

2010-02-04T01:51:00.000-08:00

Biggy Jiggy Mixtapes - Various Artists - Exclusive Tunes S.G. 19: "Download Drake's New DVD "A Thing Of The Seasons" today at MixtapeEvolution.com for free!"

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Twitter Files: Nicki Minaj Sparks A Bonanza Of Boobz

2010-02-04T01:26:00.000-08:00

Twitter Files: Nicki Minaj Sparks A Bonanza Of Boobz: "

What kind of f*ckery is this???? Nicki Minaj’s legion of “Barbiez” lost their dang minds after Nicki offered fans the chance to be “signed 4 life” if they sent her twitpics of what else???? Pop the hood to find out!!!

Yup. If you guessed “Boobz” you guessed right. There’s no telling how many attention whores sent the female rapper pictures — or how explicit they got — but we at BOSSIP got our hands on most of of the lucky “signed for life” ‘Barbz” that Nicki retweeted. Let’s just call them ‘Bedtime Boobz’.

Yeah, Nicki, you’re an excellent role model … SMH. Think maybe it’s time YOU stepped your cookies up.

Ludacris - A Hustler's Spirit Mixtape {Feb. 2010} Free Download

2010-02-04T01:08:00.000-08:00

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I'm on it. BOSS!!!

Unemployment Extension Bill FAILS

My Duty (Ding-A-Ling King)

Immortal Technique Reports on Situation in Haiti

Jay-Z, Russian Billionaire and NJ Nets Make Bid On LeBron James

Money, Power, Respect...the key to life?

Dr. Cornel West comes to Rutgers

Dj Swift - Gucci Mane - The Mist

Dude-Where Is My Swag???

What Is Wrong With This Picture???

Rihanna Drinking Again!!!

SuperBowl TwitPics: Celebs Wildin’ Out in Miami

Lil Wayne - Maybach Music 3 + Girls On Girls

Ludacris feat. Yelawolf & Rock City “How Low (Remix)”

Keri Bottomless???

17 Year Old Rapper Good As Lil Wayne ? - Videos @ DatPiff.com

SMH: Mother Robs Bank With Baby In Backseat

MIKE TYSON ON ITALY'S DANCING WITH THE STARS (VIDEO)

Don’t Feed Da Animals, ’Cause They Might Drop 28 Mixtapes in A Month

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Soulja Boy - Teenage Millionaire

Who Looked More Bangin??? Melyssa Ford Vs. Melanie FiFi

KOBE CHANNELS BRUCE LEE IN NEW NIKE AD

LIL WAYNE AVATAR

LIL WAYNE COVERS NEW ROLLING STONE

Lil Wayne's "Rebirth" Projected To Sell 150K In First-Week

Various Artists - Exclusive Tunes S.G. 19

Twitter Files: Nicki Minaj Sparks A Bonanza Of Boobz

Ludacris - A Hustler's Spirit Mixtape {Feb. 2010} Free Download

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