Throwback Joint Of The Day

This song was a popular album cut off of this group's Gangsta Lean CD. The original version of this song samples The Time song Gigolo's Get Lonely Too but for the remix they made it more west coast with its laid back vibe and vocoder styling which is reminiscent of the late Roger Troutman. Here is the video for DRS's Skoundrels Get Lonely (Remix).

Laugh Of The Day

Here is another clip from last wk's premiere episode for the new season of Family Guy. They are making fun of Robot Chicken and towards the end throws a slight jab at Robot Chicken creator Seth Green.

Rumor Wednesday's

Here is another edition of Rumor Wednesday's courtesy of allhiphop.com. Click the link to see what is brewing. Rumors

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Throwback Joint Of The Day

This song was one of the many hits off of the sophomore album from the former New Edition member Bobby Brown. Don't Be Cruel was one of best selling albums of 1989 and he achieved even greater success outside of New Edition. Right now he is back (clean and sober) with Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant for the spin off group Heads Of State. Hopefully there will be another NE record soon. Here is Bobby Brown in Every Little Step.

Laugh Of The Day

Here is Family Guy making fun of the wonderful world of Disney. Isn't today a wonderful day for pie?

Nas's Open Letter

Here is Nas's Open Letter to the young people of Chicago after the senseless act of violence on Derrion Albert who was a 16 yr. old honor student at Fenger High School in Chicago. This open letter is courtesy of globalgrind.comOpen Letter To Young Warriors In Chicago

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PCF Question Of The Wk.

Here is the answer to last wk.'s PCF question. Five transformers from the 80's cartoon are Ironhide, Jazz, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, and Prowl. This wk's PCF question is name me the first anime show on adult swim. Remember if you know the answer e-mail it to me.

Throwback Joint Of The Day

This cut was off of their 1991 debut album Cooleyhighharmony and while the album cut was popular, thanks to the soundtrack for White Men Can't Jump the remix became a real popular track in the clubs. Here is the album version of Sympin by Boyz II Men.

Laugh Of The Day

This is super funny.

Rakim+New CD=Excitement

This is big news for all the old school hip hop fans. Rakim will be dropping another album. Read the article courtesy of allhiphop.com for further details.AllHipHop.com Daily News - : Rakim to Release Seventh Seal Nearly Ten Years After Last LP

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Throwback Joint Of The Day

Here is a throwback joint from the group that brought you rap classics such as One Love, Freaks Come Out At Night, Funky Beat, Five Minutes Of Funk, etc. They were one of the first rap groups to be on a corporate sponsored tour (Fresh Fest 85 sponsored by Sprite). They are still alive and kicking doing tours on the old school hip hop circuit and was honored a couple of yrs. ago by VH-1 during Hip Hop Honors. Here is Whodini with Friends.

Laugh Of The Day

Here is how not to interview Mr. T. I pity the fool.

AllHipHop Friday's

Today is allhiphop friday's courtesy of allhiphop.com. Read the article below to get details on how Lil Boosie got a chance to work with Jeezy before he starts his jail sentence.AllHipHop.com Daily News - : Lil Boosie Works With Young Jeezy Before Jail

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Throwback Joint Of The Day

This female singer got her start back in the 70's as a Soul Train dancer and later became a part of the late 70's/mid 80's group Shalamar. After she left the group she went on to have solo success with hit singles like I'm Looking For A New Love, Still A Thrill, Don't You Want Me, and Some Kind Of Lover. This song that she did was one of the many trailblazing R&B records of the 80's to really mesh rap with R&B thanks to some verses by one of the all time great rap groups Eric B. & Rakim. Here is Jody Watley feat. Eric B. & Rakim with Friends.

Laugh Of The Day

Affion Crockett this time is spoofing We Run This Town by Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Kanye West. Subscribe to his youtube page at youtube.com/affion crockett.

It's Time

It's Time to put away the talk about the money,cars, and clothes in music

It's Time to start looking at ourselves in the mirror and ask ourselves is this how I want to be portrayed

It's Time to start uplifting one another instead of falling into the crabs in a barrel syndrome

It's Time to get up and get involved in our communities

It's Time to start having respect for our woman instead of degrading them

It's Time to be of service to our communities by helping any and everyone the best way we know how

It's Time for the kids of America to make their mark and shape which way they want the future to go

It's Time to get back to parents being parents and being role models for our children

It's Time to educate ourselves

It's Time to motivate ourselves

It's Time to get fired up and ready to go

It's Time for us to go out and change the world

It's Time to redirect life's compass and point it into a steady direction

It's Time!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Throwback Joint Of The Day

For today's throwback joint we are going to go with an 80's group the paved the way for other British R&B acts to break in America. They had hits like Slow Down, Hangin' On A String, Stay A Little While Child and this song was another notch in the belt. Here is Loose Ends in the twelve inch (record)extended version of Nights Of Pleasure.

Laugh Of The Day

This is why dancing and a treadmill doesn't mix.

Rumor Wednesday's

Here are today's rumors courtesy of allhiphop.com. Shout out to Ill Seed and the whole AHH staff, keep doing what you are doing.Rumors : Hip-Hop Rumors: Pics From Foxy Brown Sex Tape? Jay-Z Fights Coldplay! Ja Rule Threatens DMX and Eminem!

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PCF Question Of The Wk.

Ok guys if you have been following me on facebook then you know all about Pop Culture Flashback (PCF). I have decided to move it here to my blog but the only difference here is that it will be one question for the wk. What you have to do is once you know the answer is e-mail me at the address above my blog information. Here is the PCF question of the wk.

Name me at least five transformers from the 80's cartoon.

Throwback Joint Of The Day

For today's throwback joint we are going to go with another Hall and Oates classic. This was one of their many hits they had in the 80's and solidified their place as the best blue eyed soul duo of all time. Here is Hall and Oates with Out Of Touch.

Laugh Of The Day

Here is Rickey Smiley on his morning show prank calling Church's Chicken.

Instant Success

Some say that success is fleeting but thanks to the internet and the new forms of technology, it can also be instant. Everyday you have millions of people hoping to become the next youtube sensation so that they can gain instant fame from doing something either very good or out of the ordinary. The downside of instant fame is that once your fifteen minutes is up then you will fade back into obscurity quicker than you can say Tay Zonday. Like I stated in a previous post if you want any type of longevity then you will have to work long and hard for it and be prepared to struggle because if you look at the stories of anyone famous then you will know that success doesn't happen overnight. Remember that you must prepare yourself for your destination and you can't get there by not being pro active.

Throwback Joint Of The Day

We are going back to 1982 for tonight's throwback joint. This R&B singer out of Florida had the dance floor packed with this hit. Produced by Kashif here is Howard Johnson in So Fine.

Laugh Of The Day

A funny commercial from Jack in the Box. Chipmunk voices in commercials for me always equals funny.

Showtime @ the correctional facility

This is courtesy of allhiphop.com. Da Brat is looking to start a talent show from prison. I would hate to see what happens when someone gets booed off stage. Read the article for more details. AllHipHop.com Daily News - : Da Brat Organizes Prison Talent Show

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Throwback Joint Of The Day

This song was released in 1987 and came off of the success of her first single Girlfriend which was produced by the Laface duo L.A. Reid(Who later became her husband) and Babyface. This song was produced by Charlie Wilson from The Gap Band and continued her string of hits up til the early 90's until she decided do behind the scenes work in the music industry and it was around that time she discovered TLC. Here is Pebbles with Mercedes Boy.

Laugh Of The Day

If you have seen the movie Friday then you know why this is funny.

AllHipHop Friday's

You know what time it is. It's allhiphop Friday's courtesy of allhiphop.com In today's edition 50 Cent talks about his new book and how he was able to turn his hustle into a brand. People take note diversifying your brand is the way to go.AllHipHop.com Daily News - : 50 Cent Speaks on New Book, Recession, Piracy

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We are going to celebrate New Edition's number one slot on my R&B group list with a song that kicked off their coming of age as a mature R&B group. With the addition of established R&B singer Johnny Gill this song serves as one of their most popular songs to perform in concert and the dance moves from the video were imitated by guys everywhere who wanted to be smooth like them. Here is New Edition with If It Isn't Love.

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Laugh Of The Day

Don't you know that bird is the word? If not then Peter from Family Guy will tell you so.

My Top 5 Male R&B Groups

This wasn't an easy task, picking five R&B groups to put on my countdown but here is my top five male R&B groups.

5.The Jackson 5-Two words Michael Jackson enough said

4. Boyz II Men- These four brothers from Philly brought back the acapella movement within R&B groups and experienced crossover success thanks to hits such as End Of The Road, On Bended Knee, I'll Make Love To You, etc. They actually had a hand in influencing Lou Pearlman to start Backstreet Boys once he saw their popularity with whites. Harmonies out of this world.

3. The Temptations- My Girl, Just My Imagination, Ain't Too Proud To Beg are some of the many hits that this legendary group put out over the years. They defined what an R&B should sound and look like.

2. Troop- I know some people are going to be like why Troop? I'll tell you why from the late 80's to the early 90's these brothers out of Pasadena, California gave New Edition a run for their money and really etched their place in R&B history with great remakes of All I Do Is Think Of You and Sweet November. They had style, can sing and dance. Not to mention a classic hit of their own with Spread My Wings.

and my number one R&B group of all time is......... New Edition- The only R&B that I know of where all group members had greater solo success outside of the group and paved the way for bands such as New Kids On The Block, *N'Sync, Backstreet Boys, etc. They had the look and choreography of R&B groups from yesterday and they can still pack out houses 26 years after their debut.

Throwback Joint Of The Day

Since we are on the subject of rumors it would be fitting for me to go with this song by a group of guys from Berkley, California. They were associated with 80's group Club Noveau and had another hit with the song Thinking About You which was sampled by Master P in the late 90's. Here is Timex Social Club in Rumors.

Laugh Of The Day

Here is Affion Crockett in another video about the Kanye West incident.

Rumor Wednesday's

This is another new feature on my blog where every Wednesday I will be featuring rumors courtesy of allhiphop.com. Now I just read rumors just for the fun of it and we shouldn't believe all that we hear on rumor oriented websites.Rumors : Hip-Hop Rumors: What Makes Russell Spazz? Guess Who 50's Dissing Now? More Kanye Rumors!

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Throwback Joint Of The Day

We are going to delve deep into the rich catalog of R.Kelly. This man has been cranking out hits since the early 90's and have had the ability to cross genres within songs. This song off his self titled album was in my opinion one of his best because he really bared his soul and had a real connection to the song. Here is R.Kelly in Trade In My Life.

Laugh Of The Day

Creative and funny. See for yourself.

All Hip Hop Editorial

This editorial is courtesy of allhiphop.com and touches on the outburst of Kanye West along with Lil Mama crashing Jay-Z's and Alicia Keys performance on the VMA's. It also speaks about the effect that the actions caused by a few of "us" can mess it up for the rest of "us" trying to make it.Editorial

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For today's throwback joint we are going to go with an old rap staple. If you listen to a lot of bounce music (sub genre of rap that is popular around New Orleans, Louisiana and states in the deep south)then this song should be familiar. Here are The Showboys in Drag Rap.

Laugh Of The Day

Here is Dave Chapelle before he was famous on Def Comedy Jam.

Kanye Blows Up Again

Here is Kanye interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech from her win last night on the MTV VMA's in case you missed it.

Throwback Joint Of The Day

We are going to go with an obscure new jack swing track. This group came from Connecticut and was signed to Mercury Records in the early 90's Here is Shomari with If You Feel The Need.

Laugh Of The Day

Here is Affion Crockett doing his thing impersonating some famous people. Check out his stuff on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/user/oskamill

Top 5 Male R&B Group

People I need to you name me your top five male R&B groups of all time. I will name mines next wk.

Throwback Joint Of The Day

For today's throwback joint we are going to go with a mellow cut off of Mary J Blige's debut album What's The 411? Produced by Dave "Jam" Hall of The Untouchables and written by the late lead singer of the R&B group Intro Kenny Greene it became a top five r&b hit back in 93 and later set the course for her career. Here is Mary J. Blige with Love No Limit.

Laugh Of The Day

Here is how to use pause in a professional setting.

AllHipHop Friday's

For today's edition of allhiphop friday's we have an article courtesy of allhiphop.com about well known Cash Money producer Mannie Fresh. The article talks about his new label and his distribution deal. Read the article for more details. AllHipHop.com Daily News - : Mannie Fresh Launches New Label, Signs Distribution Deal

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Throwback Joint Of The Day

We are going with another song by The Beatles for today's throwback joint. This song was off their last album which was 1970's Let It Be and Paul McCartney said that the inspiration for this song came from the tension that was going on with the group. The song was their last number one hit in the US and brought an end a legendary career by a legendary group. Here are The Beatles with The Long and Winding Road.

Laugh Of The Day

I've seen this video posted on a couple of blog sites so I figured that I might as well join the club. Here is a little boy getting his dance on in the living room.

Editorial : Hexmurda's Column: The Vice Of Fame

This editoral is by Hexmurda of allhiphop.com and it speaks on how fame can be fleeting and unforgiving. A must read for anyone that really wants to know the truth about fame and what it can do to you if you are not careful.Editorial : Hexmurda's Column: The Vice Of Fame

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Throwback Joint Of The Day

Speaking of Jamie Foxx we are going to go with one of his singles off of his 1994 debut album Peep This. A lot of people weren't really paying attention to his musical talent at the time because before that album comedians just made comedy/novelty records. Here is Jamie Foxx with Infatuation.

Laugh Of The Day

This was one of the funniest sketches on In Living Color. Here is Jamie Foxx playing a contestant on the game show The Dirty Dozens.

AllHipHop.com Daily News - : Pioneering DJ Disco Wiz Drops New Memoir

This is good news and if you don't know who DJ Disco Wiz is do some research because he is one of the pioneers of the art of deejaying. I can't wait for the memoir to drop because it will lay on you some knowledge about hip hop's humble beginnings.AllHipHop.com Daily News - : Pioneering DJ Disco Wiz Drops New Memoir

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Throwback Joint Of The Day

For today's throwback joint we are going back in the 60's this group is known for their hit single Happy Together but this song which was released in 1969 became a hip hop staple after being sampled by D-Nice on his 1990 single Call Me D-Nice. Here are The Turtles in Buzzsaw.

Laugh Of The Day

This is what happens when you take away a kid's bacon.

Editorial : The Death Of Record Labels: Artists: Take Charge!

Very important read for any independent artist or music fan. Shout out to Tolu Olorunda a real cool brother. You can check out more of his work at BlackCommentator.com. This piece is courtesy of allhiphop.comEditorial : The Death Of Record Labels: Artists: Take Charge!

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Throwback Joint Of The Day

This group out of Waco, Texas came out on the scene in the early 90's and had a big hit in 91 with the crossover smash I Like The Way (The Kissing Game) but this song was their first hit off their debut album. Here is Hi-Five in Just Can't Handle It. R.I.P. Tony Thompson.

Laugh Of The Day

Poor Leon Lett.

AllHipHop Friday's

Here is one of the headlines on allhiphop.com. Jin the rapper who became famous for being a contestant on freestyle friday on BET's 106 and Park has decided to become a Christian Rapper. Read the article for the full story.AllHipHop.com Daily News - : Jin The MC Becomes Christian Rapper

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Throwback Joint Of The Day

For today's throwback joint we are going to 1997. This song was from the Booty Call movie soundtrack and when I first heard this song I was floored once I found out who it was by because this group was known for such pop hits like Quit Playin' Games (With My Heart), All I Have To Give Larger Than Life, etc. This was right around the time when Backstreet Boys was starting to come back to America after achieving success over in Europe. Here are Backstreet Boys in If You Stay.

Laugh Of The Day

Here is Eddie Griffin doing a stand up routine on Def Comedy Jam.

Chris Brown Interview Summary

I didn't catch the initial airing of the interview but caught it at midnight and I found the interview to be all hype because he didn't go into detail about the incident which was probably the PR thing to do when you are in the process of rehabbing your image after going through a crisis. This interview was carefully plotted by the crisis team and I'm sure he went through hrs. of going through predetermined answers but at the end of the day I think he will be fine and we should all let him live his life and stop being so judgmental when we really don't know the specifics.

Throwback Joint Of The Day

We are going back into 1993 for today's joint. This three man group from NY made a name for themselves by doing records for Jeff Redd, Shinehead, and Mary J. Blige before even doing their debut album. Once the album came out everyone knew that these guys were to be taken seriously. IMO they had one of the most slept on R&B albums of the 90's and it was a shame that they didn't blow up like they should have. Here is Intro in Let Me Be The One. (R.I.P. Kenny Greene)

Laugh Of The Day

Gotta love Dave Chapelle and his multiple characters. Here is an anti drug speech by Tyrone Biggums. Wish this show was still on the air.

Roxanne Shante: Is The Story True?

For one of my recent blogs I posted a story about how Roxanne Shante beat her record label at their own game by finding a loophole in her contract saying that they must fund her education. Now according to the website Slate they are saying that the story was all a fabrication. Here is the link to the article (http://www.slate.com/id/2227090/?from=rss) and you can read for yourself.

Throwback Joint Of The Day

For today's throwback joint we are going to look at a song made by one of the few kid rappers in the 90's that had lyrical content to go with his image. He had other hits like Party Joint, Enjoy Yourself, and Move On. In the mid 90's you couldn't go into any urban club without hearing it blared out of the speakers. Here is A+ in All I See.

Laugh Of The Day

Here is Tay Zonday and the clip that made him an internet sensation. I present to you Chocolate Rain.

Editorial : Interview: Did the Marketing Department Kill Hip-Hop?

Read this editorial courtesy of allhiphop.com and find out from a former industry power player how marketing in the music industry really goes down. This is an important read for anybody thinking about trying to get into the business.Editorial : Interview: Did the Marketing Department Kill Hip-Hop?

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