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Saturday, March 15, 2008

Movie to reconsider ::: Dirty

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Cuba Godding Jr. ; rips the screen apart in this California; good cop, bad cop, portrayal. It is reminiscent of Training say, however with all of its twist and turns it keeps you at the edge of you seat and is by no means a knockoff of the critically acclaimed Denzel Washington, Award winning film. It is the next chapter in a book on Los Angeles and the police forces that has sworn to server and protect it.

Dirty stands on it own two feet and delivers a wallop that you will feel for weeks. It sticks with you like ribs from Crenshaw Blvd on a hot Saturday afternoon, and you will love every minute of it. With Clifton Collins Jr, who is one of Hollywood hidden gems that you can always count on to deliver a solid performance, within the boundaries of Dirty, he deliver a powerful one, and I do not use this term loosely.

With a supporting cast that delivers the grit all that way to the end. Keith David, one of Hollywood's solid supporters, you can always count on him to add the realism to the screen that very few supporting actors can. Keith David brings the grit and and the subtle edge you need to fill out the story with elements that leaves a lack to question.

The movie is also starring in no particular order, Wood Harris, Wyclef Jean, Aimee Garcia, Brittany Daniel, and Cole Hauser.

This film is a must see if you love cop films with edge and twist that keep you in suspense long enough to lose any surety that you may have about the directions the plot is taking you.

Enjoy this clip :



This scene is really interesting once you know how it began and what the kid is about to do next.

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I am not a movie spoiler so dust off your DVD player and take a look at this fine film that slid under the radar.

Friday, March 14, 2008

Parody Video :::: "Allah Ludakris" Way Out TV { Damon Wayans }



I want to know one thing. Is this taking it too far and at the wrong time? I am not apposed to the hilarity behind it, but it is a little too mocking for me to believe Damon Wayans is not going to feel some blow back from this. Tell me people what do you think about it? Your Opinion Counts at Enterpolics, where Entertainment Politics are run by the people.

Laugh and Lose :::: Celebrity Fit Club : Rookies vs. Veterans


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REMIX ::: Tone Loc & Peaches : Wild Thing :




Tone Loc is back baby and it is the same old song and it never gets old. He will be 90 with a cane doing the remix with Busta, P-Diddy, Fergie, and Rhianna, with Jay-Z on the ad libs, unhuh yeah, its ya boy...Wild thing, its the Roc.

The Reinvention of B Movies :::: Lost Boys : The Tribe :

I will say very little about this movie. I am not all that excited about its DVD release either. I am a huge fan of the original, it is an awesome film that showed the world the budding acting skills of Keifer Sutherland, but, to many, this is a cult classic. I love the original, but this is butchery for a buck.. For Corey Feldman this is a come back trail that he needed for a long time. However he is re-vamping his old role. Who did he have to sell his soul to? This role is all he will ever be known as. See what it did for Alicia Silverstone of clueless fame. No one will remember you if you revamp the same role that has already went down in the history books.

This is the reinvention of B movies. Maybe I need to give it a chance! Watch the Trailer tell me what you think.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Video Premiere ::: Lil Wayne F/ Static Major - Lollipop

Here is Lollipop Off of Lil Wayned Much anticipated album release the Carter III.

The video has a bit of clarity issues, when I find a better version I will be sure to replace it. Let me know what you think of the concept.

Video premier ::::: "Sexy Can I" - Ray J F/ Young Berg



I guess Ray J felt that he needed to revamp this video from its original. Maybe if he gets reggie Bush's girlfriend back for a love scene in the video he would not have to make so many videos for the same song. I dont know...Just a thought.

Super Dad Eddie Murphy are the rumors true?



Eddie, oooh Eddie what have you done for her lately Eddie? It seems he does not want to do a damn thing as far has his 11 month old baby girl is concerned, that he conceived through Scary Spice. Eddie is at the point where he is just lost, when it comes to what to do with his offspring, based off of what sources, and gossip kings and queens have to say. I cant make the call on that one just yet so I will keep you posted.

Let me give you a run down of what has been running around the rumor mill. Eddie Murphy allegedly stated that he thought scary spice was on the pill and that this was a casual relationship with no ties. OK buddy, who goes with out a rain coat in a casual relationship? Wow! That is a thought.Well it seems that the public has a thought on this already "What was supposed to be a casual relationship ended with her having his baby and taking him to court for millions." If you have ever caught an episode of Maury Povich you would know not to trust that I am on the pill talk, if you did not see the pill go down. That is not a risk that you will be willing to take.


That is not the half of it, from what is being said, this guy does not plan on going to see his daughter. I don't know how true that is, but I do know if it is, he is not being smart about it. Tricked or not, see your child, that is the bottom line. Anything else just does not make any sense. How I think that it should be is that he sees his daughter, help raise her as a person and also come to some sort of agreement that will allow him and scary to have cordial relationship for the sake of the child. Just a thought!

I don't know what else to say, but there is another blog that seems to have its own thought about it. So go take a look at D listed.

Sex Scandal Pay Day larger than the night that started it all...


Ashley Alexandra Dupre the beauty behind the resignation of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is cashing and and much sooner than I thought she would. The 22 year old behind the shame of NY City has reached superstar status virtually overnight. As I posted before, I felt that if she played her cards right she will see pockets that would swell. Well that is the case so much so, she is getting more Myspace Hits out of this than your favorite Rock Star, and she was Unknown prior to this. Now that is good publicity and you cant buy promotion that is any were near hers at this time. Britney Spears Move over, you are no longer going to be Paparazzi Love Number One.

The money is rolling in, from the spins she just received on Thursday alone. Disc jockey JJ, on the New York Radio Station Z100 which has country wide listerners, took her song "What We Want", For a spin on Thursday. Her Page hits over at Myspace went through the roof, from low 6 figures to a whopping 5 million and counting.

JJ had this to say, "Z100 is all about playing what's hot, and we can't think of anything hotter than a song from the woman at the center of a scandal that took down the governor of New York," says Tom Poleman, SVP of Programming for Z100 New York. "On top of that, it's a surprisingly good song. Looks like she may have a new career; this time in music."

Well if you want to see her Myspace page because you were under a rock or did not care at the time, click here it has all the information you need and links. Amie Street is also hock digital copies of her songs, so take a look and see if you want it.

Side Note: You are going to have every low life Scam Artist thinking of ways now to slip themselves into the media by way of immoral methods. Politicians keep it in your shorts, it is not worth it, and plus , didn't Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton did not teach you anything? You have to go for the Interns, and office staff, not hookers, dude you are not on your A Game. Eliot bounce back and call it a night and fix your family.

Funky Free Download:::: Talib Kweli with DJ Mick Boogie presents The MCEO Mix Tape


By way of Youtube and Inverse:

Allstar DJ Mick Boogie and champion MC Talib Kweli have hooked up to create The MCEO Mixtape, a free offering featuring exclusive new music from Talib Kweli and his Blacksmith affiliates. Boasting appearances from Strong Arm Steady, Jean Grae, Planet Asia, Res, Chace Infinite and more.

The free artist permitted download offered directly from the source. Talib Kweli and Mike Boogie has put together a compilation mixtape of great freestyles that will blow your mind. I downloaded my Copy now it is your turn. After you do so, let me know who you like it, and if I should continue to look out for these types of promotions. If so you will find it in Funky Free Download.

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This is an artist promotion and any music offered on this site will always be an artist promoted dowload, at not cost to you. I look forward to making this a section that please music enthusiast.

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Tracklist:

1. Mick Boogie and Talib Kweli: Intro
2. Talib Kweli f/ Busta Rhymes: Follow The Leader
3. Talib Kweli: Independent (Amadeus Remix)
4. Jean Grae: Think About It
5. Talib Kweli: Hard Faces
6. Interlude: Origins Of Blacksmith
7. Jean Grae: Mean
8. Strong Arm Steady f/ Planet Asia: A Problem
9. Talib Kweli: D’Evils 2008 (produced by 6th Sense)
10. Talib Kweli f/ Fly Union: Say That Again
11. Talib Kweli and Buckshot: Hold It Down
12. Interlude: MCEO Breakdown
13. Talib Kweli f/ Krondon and Phil Da Agony: Hunters
14. Jean Grae: Love Thirst
15. Talib Kweli and Phil Da Agony: Dat Piff
16. Interlude: Kweli speaks on Strong Arm Steady part 1
17. Strong Arm Steady: Stack It
18. Krondon: Big Homie
19. Interlude: KRS-One Speaks
20. Talib Kweli and KRS-One: The Perfect Beat
21. Talib Kweli, Nina Sky, Blu & Joell Ortiz: Hostile Gospel Remix
22. Interlude: Kweli speaks on Idle Warship
23. Idle Warship f/ MC Chris: Screamin’
24. Talib Kweli and Jean Grae: Thas Wassup Now
25. Interlude: Kweli speaks on Jean Grae
26. Jean Grae: Number Eight
27. Talib Kweli, Jean Grae and Ne-Yo: Hot Thing Remix
28. Talib Kweli and Dr. Cornel West: Bushonomics
29. Talib Kweli & Novel: I Am
30. Idle Warship: Industry Diary
31. Talib Kweli f/ UGK: Real Women
32. Talib Kweli: Outro

Trailer ::: "The Incredible Hulk"


The is not a remake but an entirely new saga for the Hulk. Sorry Erick Bana, But this one is for Ed Norton! The Incredible hulk is heading to movie houses across the country this summer. June 19th, 2008, to be exact! From this trailer it look like David Banner is up to par and this hulk look less like CGI in the earlier millennium version with Erick Bana, which was not a bad movie, but rushed and unpolished.

Ed Norton attended the San Diego Comic Convention in 2007 with his Director and a few questions were asked about the direction the film will be taking. When asked by a member of the audience whether they were using the comic books or the television show for inspiration, both Ed Norton and director Louis Leterrier responded at length.

"I don't always just want them to race through that origin and get onto the story because it seems like obligatory, like you're hustling through it. So one of the first things we talked about was let's grapple with what our own version of the history in this story is, but spool it out and artful way throughout the story. I certainly wouldn't say this film is rooted in the television show at all. The fun in this was not to remake anything, but to just 'spin our own sort of fantasy' between the interface of all these things. Many characters have nothing to do with the television show but are deeply rooted in the comics…"





Enjoy the Trailer:

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Barack Obama has a fan base that extend beyond America :: Coco Tea - Song for Obama


Barack Obama is heating up the world. He has an impact that will reach beyond boarders, many will be pleased to see that America is willing to grow and head in direction that shows its true effort as the nation The effort will finally bring to fruition, the nature of our country, that it has always proclaimed to have. From what it look like Barack Obama will be the glue that mends the broken pieces that are internal and external alike.

From Cocoa Tea's Song I get the sense that America is a nation that is always being watched. As a country, but more so as a super power, we have the right to uphold our big brother status far better than we have in the past. Now I am not one who like the Big Brother status, but that is the cards they were are playing with at this point. So if we are going to play the game we should play as fair as possible.

Barack Obama will be the catalyst for change, and not just the one that brings it about. He will once and for all show that America has evolved to a level that can be respected on a global scale and not just for it capitalism. Many have come to our county for the American dream marketing pitch, now they will come for the fact that freedom has evolved. For once a nation that is about true progress and forward thinking directives, that will bring about the next stage in global unity.

As I have found on the Irie Jamaica Blog spot, Cocoa Tea puts together a song that seems to have the soul behind the election. He states in his song, "This is not about class nor color, race nor creed," as it is posted on Youtube, also adding, "It's about the changes, what the Americans need."

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Scandal :::: Eliot Spitzer resigns and Hooker revealed


This Story has rocked New York to the core, and who cares. This is nothing new, I am sure that Eliot Spitzer forgot to pay back a favor to one of his fellow Politicians, and they vowed one day to give him the sh*%s. The normal case of he will Bleep in himself if his wife and fellow public find out that he like to sleep with Pretty women. Heck if I really know but the accused Hooker is speaking out about her side of the story and Page six has blessed us with a look into the song and dance, literaly.

Ashley Alexandra Dupré is her name and she goes by Kristen. Unfortunate for Spitzer, fortunate for her, she will be off the hook, and her first single will be out in a few years or less. A book deal may be in the works, and a mass amount of marketing exposure may take place on this PYT.

She spoke up saying:
"I just don't want to be thought of as a monster," the governor's prostitute told the New York Times. "This has been a very difficult time. It is complicated."


Now lets keep in mind, she has done something wrong, but no one is going to look at her like she is a monster. However they will give her heck for a while, and she will have some emotional dues to pay, and this will be with her for the rest of her life. As bleak as that may seem as I said her pockets will swell, if she plays all her cards right. Come on, she "Bleeps" people for a living, I am sure she can bounce back. The governor is at fault for taking her down to the nations capital, to "boink" at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C. back in February, he will eat this one, and I hope that his wife forgives him and they work out the reason(s) behind him needing extramarital contact with another woman.

One that has now admitted a few things, she stated to the press that will not make his case any easier. She said; "I have been alone. I have abused drugs. I have been broke and homeless. But, I survived, on my own. I am here, in NY because of my music," also saying, "I can honestly tell you to never dwell on the past, but build from it and keep moving forward,"

As far as knowing anything on her currently she is reportedly in the, Flatiron area of Manhattan. Ashley's mother, Carolyn Capalbo, told the New York Times that her daughter "is a very bright girl who can handle someone like the governor." She also said, "But she also is a 22-year-old, not a 32-year-old or a 42-year-old, and she obviously got involved in something much larger than her."


Dear Eliot Spitzer,

Keep you head up, you are a smart and intelligent Politician, you are not alone in these mistakes. However it is time that you serve as a catalyst for making amends to ones wife. Do not do like Bill Clinton and allow you wife to get loose, because she will eat every man in her path, with no satisfaction in appetite.



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The woman involved in the scandal that rocked New York and led to a history-making gubernatorial resignation earlier today is a 22-year-old singer who, according to her online profile, fled "an abusive home" at the age of 17. In 2004 she arrived in New York City, where she says she spent two years making contacts, trying to make it in the music biz.



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Sneak Peak ::: Beyonce as Etta James



Thats right you can put all the doubts to rest, as to whether or not the superstar was going to be able to pull of the likeness of Etta Jame for her role in Cadillac Records. Although Etta James feels that Beyonce does not look like her, she feels that the star will be able to slip into the role with out any issue, as reported on Page six.

The superstar R&B singer was caught getting out of her trailer today. Look more like Etta James Each Day. I can not wait to see what she will do with this role. It is a big pair of shoes to wear, but if she can do anything like her role in Dream girls, she may have a shot a trophy.

Video Premier ::: Snoo Dogg F/ Too Short, & Mistah F.A.B. - Life of da Party




This is the S N Double-O P D O Double-G Third Single off of his recently released album "Ego Trippin". Tell me what you think of this single featuring Mistah Fab, and the Alway s Great Too Short, Life of da Party.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Video Romp :::: Panic At the Disco, Leona Lewis, Chris Brown, Lupe Fiasco, Jonas Brothers,

Panic At the Disco - "Nine in the Afternoon"



Leona Lewis - "Bleeding Love"



Chris Brown- " With You"


Lupe Fiasco- " Superstar"



Jonas Brothers - When you look me in the eyes"

Caption Please :::: Bill and Hillary Clinton

American Idle :::: Minds are burning from the media smoke


Entertainment has taken a tole on "Americans", to the extent ,that they do not know any longer how to grow on their own. They have taken to the televisions and to checkout counter tabloids for their information and entertainment. Considering the tabloid a form of literature that's informative and thorough. They have no sense of what is correct, and what is not. It's is as much an epidemic as any other, that is masked behind glitz, glamor, and sexual charge. When will the madness stop?

The press is not guilty of misleading. This is a public demand that is fed by the media. If the populace decided, that it needs more than what it is getting, then it will get more.

As I have mentioned you have Television and Movies, that has a huge impact on parent-less homes and idle adult minds. Homes that are run by the Television, which is great entertainment, but that is all that it is. Adults have the same exposures that of their young offspring and those who look up to them. Causing an imbalance of pure knowledge versus pseudo Knowledge.

Homes that are not of the orphan type; but of the I have my mother and father or at least, one of the two, but they are not there, to guide me type. So in turn when no one is watching they find that which is forbidden or most entertaining to them. In many cases they tend to fall on that which they do not have the proper understanding of. Life will imitate art, there is not one doubt about it, and we can see this today, right this very moment you can turn on your news and see what I am writing in living color.

As far as the adults are concerned well you know how to figure this one out. You see them in the office hanging around the water cooler or stopping by your cubicle at least 3 times a day with nothing important to dispatch to you. They stop by to gossip and breath your clean air and dirty up yours with the emissions that will stifle your thoughts. Who cares if the lady on the other side of the room is overweight? Go talk to her and let her know how you feel and be nice about it, and maybe she will join the gym with you and you could train her to get in shape. Also who cares if the boss drives a 300C and he cheats on his wife? Too many people pretend to be something that they are not, because they forgot a long time ago how to be themselves. So they find fault in others and seek them out to destroy them. When in turn they are just as deficient or more so than their target of interest.

In closing what are we to do? Should we turn off the tube? I think at least once a week or better yet an hour or two on the weekday to get to know your family and yourself. If you take time to talk to your wife you will learn more about her and wives the same should be done by you. If you would help you children with ideas they have, homework, etc., you can grow with them, and what they watch on TV will be of no value to forming their identity. In saying this the same goes for you as an adult. Take the time out to build something, with your home whether it is just you or several in a family setting, even roommates work in this experiment. Get out on the town not to drink but to learn new things. The media will always be there, we have TV Record, Tivo is for you who needs to build your minds, not just for those who cant catch it because they are too busy to watch at the time. Utilize these tool for good. America is falling behind in production, and I think if we can rebuild our minds, our creativity will come back, and our economy will begin to grow again. The divorce rate will begin to fall, and relationships will have less turnover. If we spend to much time emulating what we see in the media, those who we come in contact with will never have a chance to know the true person behind your facade. BE REAL!

Writers Note:
In all seriousness I will do my part as a citizen of this country and of the globe to search this as deeply as I can, and I will return here weekly to give you a does of my view of the media as it is structured today. Topics will range in focus, but will have one aligning theme and that is the huge misconception that it has placed in the minds of the people. I hope that this journey that I about to embark on reach those who has the power to change the media and its approach. Also for the parents and adults in this world; to become better role models, that will teach our children the difference from entertainment and reality.

As I have promised I will bring you the Politics and the policy behind entertainment. Which means for me is to share with you as much as I can, as far as my take on the media and entertainment, in all its forms, as I can. I hope as I embark on doing so I am informative and if you meet my opinions with question(S), feel free to leave a comment. I will respond to all comments in timely manner.

Now lets return to my regularly scheduled BS reporting. Ha Ha.



Monday, March 10, 2008

New Video :::: The Roots - "Get Busy" Feat. Dice Raw, Peedi Crakk, And DJ Jazzy Jeff

Matt Damon and Wife expecting :: The Bourne Conception


It seems that Jason Bourne(Matt Damon) and wife Luciana, has added some more twist to the role of The Bourne Father Hood. The story has become a little more family oriented and will now be called The Bourne Conception : Awaiting the second Damon seed. Which is good for all the fans of this role he has played for the past 37 years and his wife has portrayed for 32 the role of Luciana. So I think they can handle it at this time, being that it is her 3rd child, being she has her first from a prior marriage. So all will work out.

As reported by People by way of his rep Jennifer Allen : "They couldn't be happier," says Allen. "They're so excited!"

Dont worry this will not slow him down one bit he is currently filming the CIA thriller Green Zone in Morocco. Set to be released in 2009. So this is a good thing, and as always you know I will keep you posted on the progression of Green Zone.


Brief plot IMDB:

"A thriller about a pair of CIA agents on the trail of certain Weapons of Mass Destruction and a foreign correspondent following their mission. Inspired by Imperial Life in the Emerald City."

Educate yourself on the Actual Green Zone. It is a placed that has many names, but Little America seems to be one of them.
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Baghdad GreenZone : Global Security
Wikipedia Entry : Green Zone
Inside the Green Zone : Time
Welcome to the Green Zone brief Insert below continue @ The Atlantic

"The Green Zone is a little America embedded in the heart of Baghdad. It is the former preserve of Saddam Hussein and his favored associates—an uncrowded district of villas, palaces, and monuments set in a parklike expanse that spreads for four square miles inside a meander of the Tigris River at the center of the ruined city. During the thirty-five years of Baath Party dictatorship it was neither gated nor strictly delineated, and it did not need to be, since the public's survival instincts were well honed, and people just naturally understood that special unwritten rules applied there. The Green Zone was the seat of Saddam's power. You could cross it along the three or four grand boulevards that were open to traffic, and you could reflect on the glory of the regime, but you could not safely linger or gawk. If you had a car and happened to blow a tire, you kept driving on the rims, and made a good show of it too. I know of one young man, the son of a high official in the former regime, who made a U-turn there, and was arrested for the indiscretion; he was held and questioned until his father intervened, and explained that he was innocent and just a bit feckless. Ah, youth."









Sunday, March 09, 2008

Video Romp ::: JAy-Z "I know" , Timbaland " Scream", Natasha Bendingfield " Love like this ", Jordin Sparks " No Air", Kanye West " Flashing Lights"



Kanye West - "Flashing Lights"



Jordin Sparks " No Air"



Natasha Bendingfield " Love Like this" Feat. Sean Kingston



Timbaland - " Scream"