From Necole Bitchie
By now I’m sure you’ve heard about Ms. Rachel Dolezal. If you haven’t, you can read the full story here. My favorite part of this saga was the #AskRachel hashtag where Black people (including me) and Black Twitter tweeted things about Black culture like rap lyrics, hair issues and soulfood ingredients wondering if Rachel was abreast of them since she “identifies” as Black. Think pieces followed the hashtags, as we knew they would.
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Hey Lovers, sorry I missed last week’s review. Work got crazy. I think I’m starting to develop a Lil Wayne problem but we’ll discuss that some other time. Keep reading for my latest review. Continue reading
Hey Lovers,
Remember how I spent forever and a day in school and wrote this about what not to do in class? Well, let me begin by saying that I recently received a “promotion” at work and I am very thankful. It makes me feel like an adult which is right on time since I’ll be 30 soon; talk about the social extension of childhood. I’ve had the opportunity to work at some very prestigious organizations from the nation’s oldest legal services organization to the world’s largest investment banks. Continue reading
Hey Lovers,
It seems like just last week we were saying #ByePhylicia. Wait. . .that was last week. Anyway, last week I got a text that said 2 Chainz was on Nancy Grace. I looked at my phone. Then looked again and again. I kept thinking to myself “2 Chainz on Nancy Grace, that shouldn’t be a thing.” I later found out that 2 Chainz appeared on Nancy Grace to “debate” her about the legalization of marijuana. If you haven’t heard, Denver legalized marijuana. You must be over 21, you cannot drive under the influence or smoke in public. If you haven’t seen the interview check Rolling Stone.
Whenever I hear that rappers are going to appear on “news” shows I get nervous; very nervous. I have flashbacks to Cam’ron on Bill O’Reily. The only thing funnier than Nancy Grace attempting to recite 2 Chainz lyrics was the way 2 Chainz gave Ms. Grace a college educated read. Continue reading
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Hey Lovers,
I’ve been trying to stay away from this whole Bill Cosby rape thing. I wish Ms. Phylicia would’ve done the same thing because last week she made the whole #ByePhylicia thing relevant; again. If you haven’t heard about what happened check out the story here. Basically, Ms. Phylicia was quoted as saying something to the effect of forget the women, someone is trying to destroy the Cosby legacy. Later she told NBC that the “forget these women” part was a misquote.
What I need to know is why did she even comment on this? Were you sitting at home like, I wonder what Phylicia Rashad has to say about Bill Cosby’s rape allegations? I know I wasn’t. Continue reading
Hey Lovers!
I hope 2015 is treating you well. I’m not one for New Years Resolutions. Why wait until Jan. 1? In my field of work, the holidays are actually the most busy because we aren’t allowed to carry certain tasks into the new year. I’ve been working like a Hebrew slave since before Thanksgiving which is why I haven’t had time to give you what you like. That said, now that things are stabilizing, there are things that I want to do. Below are just a few. Continue reading
If you haven’t heard by now, Monday, Kanye West visited The Breakfast Club on New York’s Power 105.1. If you haven’t heard it, check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1W_QWDWHiI.
Let me begin by saying I loved this interview! He gave us the Kanye Crazy we love and a social message that people need to hear. Let us not forget that there is a thin line between genius and insanity (see Howard Hughes). After listening to this interview I think Kanye needs an outliner. He needs someone to organize his thoughts old school style. You know Roman Numeral “I”, sub point “A”, sub-sub point 1. . .
There were some Yes Yeezus moments and and even more WTF moments. Let’s discuss! The following moments had me saying “Yes Yeezus”
There were a few moments when I felt like I should’ve been high or Kanye got too high before the interview.
If I were directing the Yeezy’s movie I’d insert the intro “Money, Power, Respect ” where Lil Kim says “First you get the money, then you get the power. After you get the power ***** gonna respect you.” It is easy to call Kanye crazy. However, if you take out the parts about Kim being Marilyn Monroe and the desire for a White trash video and think about his point about the billionaires he’s actually on to something. Lucky for you, I did the research so you don’t have to. I checked Forbes. Kanye is right about there being 7 Black billionaires. They are:
Now that we know the only 7 Black billionaires names according to Forbes, let’s think. 4 of the top 10 richest people in the world are Waltons, of Walmart fame. Each of them are worth about $32 billion. In other White people stay winning news, let us not forget that if King, I mean, Mayor Bloomberg lost $28 billion he would still have Oprah’s money. This made me remember Chris Rock’s “I’m not talking about rich. I’m talking about wealth skit.” If you’re unfamiliar with it check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kglXIoiXDFM.
Finally, I really need to understand why Kanye kept cheer-leading for Drake. He said it’s Drake season multiple times. To that I say “since when?” Do you feel like it’s Canadian, biracial, Jewish, actor, rapper/singer season? Let’s file that under the visionary stream of consciousness. After this interview I wish MTV still did “Diary.” I’d love a few days worth of Kanye Crazy. I’m not a God but I am a little crazy which is why I’m into Kanye-type rants. Thanksgiving is upon us. We should be thankful that Kanye feels marginalized enough to give us Olympic level crazy.
What are your thoughts on the interview? Loved it? Hated it? Comment below and let me know!
Image obtained from MTV.com
Hey Lovers,
Tuesday night gave us the premiere of Catfish MTV Season 2. We met Cassandra who thought she was in love with an aspiring rapper named Steve from Atlanta.
The first question I have for this season is, where were these people season 1? Did they not watch season and do their Google image search? I was sure that after Season 1 and Manti Teo, “catfish” the verb would be a thing of the past. Cassandra proved me wrong.
For those of you who did not watch, log off now because the rest of this may be a spoiler and I don’t want you to say I didn’t warn you.
At first, I was distracted by Cassandra’s awful wig but as she began to tell her story I realized Cassandra’s issues are bigger than a horrible synthetic wig. Any time you start an email with “I need you to help me meet my fiancee,” there is a problem to say the least.
I’m no geographer but last I checked Florida and Atlanta are not that far a part. You mean to tell me that in 2 years the fact you never met your online lover in person isn’t alarming?
Let’s fast forward to the big reveal. As you probably guessed, “Steve” wasn’t who he said he was. Not only was “Steve” not the person who Cassie thought he was, “Steve” was actually Cassie’s best friend, Gladys, and her cousin. According to Gladys she developed this fake guy for Cassie because Cassie turned into a big hot mess after her dad got murdered in Haiti. In order to fully perpetrate the fraud, Gladys enlisted her male cousin to have phone sex with Cassie, as Steve. Has Gladys never heard of an intervention? It really did look like Gladys wanted the best for her friend but I’m confused as to how luring her into a fake online relationship was a good idea. It does sound like Cassie made her vagina less friendly as a result of her relationship with “Steve” which is good. However she is no longer close Gladys; that said, I’m wondering if it’s worth it. You stopped your friend from being a buss down but now you’ve lost your friend.
Overall, this episode was crazy enough to make me want to see more so, I will be tuning in next week.
Did you watch the season premiere? What did you think? Comment below and let me know!
Hey Lovers,
Have you heard about this kid from Massachusetts calling himself Lil Poopy? If you haven’t watch the video. Apparently Lil Poopy is signed to French I don’t know any of his songs Montana. Long story short, the authorities got wind of Lil Poopy’s hood stardom and his father is being investigated by the child protection authorities. Read more of the details at: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/lil-poopy-raps-latest-kid-sensation-da-club/story?id=19432255
Bow Wow was a child rapper. I don’t really know how well that’s working out for him since he used to perform on 106 & Park and now he seems to have the hosting job no one wants. I vaguely remember Lil Romeo’s “rap” career. Do I see it for Lil Poopy? Not really. But the person for whom I really do NOT see it is French Montana. Isn’t he signed to P. I’m the only one who makes money on Bad Boy Diddy? Since I’d lose a $1 million bet to name a French Montana song I think his priorities are sideways. Out of this whole story I think I’m the most mad at these ratchet borderline child molesting women. How poorly is your life going that you have to twerk for an elementary school student? And I’m sure half of those hoes have kids older than Lil Poopy.
While we’re on the subject, can we admit that every combination of words isn’t going to become a “thing,” ad lib, catch phrase, etc? “Coke isn’t a bad word,” is almost as bad as the ghetto girl from BBW trying to start “shimmer.” While everyone wants to say they thought of the next “It’s Barbie Bitch,” the phrase actually has to be catchy. Remember, catchphrase isn’t a misnomer. I digress.
All in all I think Lil Poopy could turn out to be fine or we could see him on Locked Up Boston in 7 years because clearly no one with good sense is in charge of him.
What do you think of Lil Poopy? Too cute or too much? Comment below and let me know!
Hello Lovers,
As many of you may know this past summer I had to leave you. I had to leave you here, in person, and on Facebook. I had to leave you because I was studying for the mammoth that is the New York bar exam.
Last night while with 2 friends who also took the bar exam I found out that I passed (and so did they)! Fun Fact: John F. Kennedy, Jr. was unable to pass the New York bar exam on his first attempt (and his second).
In addition to having to leave you for 63 continuous days of studying topped off by 12 hours of testing over 2 days; the reward was waiting another 98 days to learn my fate. I’m no expert but I’m pretty sure that whole setup is inhumane.
I’m just writing this quick post to thank everyone who has taken time congratulate me. I also want to congratulate all my friends who passed too. We cried together, bitched together, ate our feelings together and now we passed. . .together! In the words of my favorite rapper, I guess I got my swagga back! Aren’t you excited that now I can be a lawyer in case my blogging career doesn’t pop?
We have some other things to discuss. I think I have an excitement hangover right now but stay tuned for posts about Hurricane Sandy and Black Girls Rock.
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