Sweeten is now Sweating

I started my morning out just like every other person today that was black and had a chance to catch the news this morning before starting in on the days work.

This liar who decided to blame random black men for her lack in life was captured. It is because of people like this African Americans, till this day have to deal with the BS in this country. It is hard to trust people across the tracks when you have women like this who will run around and do God knows what with their lives and when things get rough find some unsuspecting black person to take the fall. In this case the fall guys did not exist(Unless you count every black man in America then you have many fall guys). It is thinking like this, that has brought about the over population of the jails in this country, and a strong reason why that population is predominantly black.

However there is some form of vindication to see that for once the lie did not spread to long and that their were no African American Males Harmed due to a lie.

I am done with my rant here is a snippet of the story:

This whole ordeal began around 1:50 p.m. Tuesday when Sweeten called 911 to say she had been forced into the trunk of a black Cadillac at the intersection of Street Road and Central Avenue in Upper Southampton Township, Bucks County. She went on to tell the operator that she had been in an accident and that two black men in the other car then abducted her along with her young daughter.

Police found Sweeten’s abandoned SUV early Wednesday morning at 15th and Chestnut Streets in Center City Philadelphia. Cracks in her story started to appear after it was revealed that the Sweeten’s GMC Yukon Denali had a parking ticket on it with a time stamp of 2:20 p.m. Tuesday. That 30 minute window from when she told police she was abducted and when the ticket was issued would be an incredibly tight time frame to get from the suburban Bucks County town to the heart of Philadelphia.

Furthermore, police say they traced Sweeten’s first 911 call to a cell phone tower near the location where the SUV was found, indicating it may have been there the entire time. Additionally, investigators say Sweeten gave conflicting stories about where her daughter was; whether she was with her in the trunk of the Cadillac or taken along with her SUV. On Wednesday, police recovered a surveillance video from a restaurant nearby where the SUV was found. However, they have not said what, if anything, was on the tape.

Larry Sweeten says that he is just as much in the dark about this ordeal as everyone else. “I think I’m in a dream. This has taken me by such a surprise. I just want her to know she has tons of support, and whatever it is we can work through it.”

“I’m begging you, please come home,” Sweeten said, addressing his wife. “We have a new daughter, she needs you,” he said, referring to their 8-month-old baby.
38-year-old Bonnie Sweeten is jailed in Florida, awaiting a trip back to Bucks County to face criminal charges.

Sweeten’s 9-year-old daughter, Julia, is safe and sound. Julia’s father, Sweeten’s ex-husband, will be boarding a 10:15 a.m. flight bound for Orlando where he will be reunited with his daughter.

In the meantime we are learning more details about Bonnie Sweeten and why she may have fled.

Bucks County D.A. Michelle Henry held a press conference Wednesday night to make an important announcement: “This evening at approximately 7:50 p.m. Bonnie Sweeten was taken into custody.

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Late Class ::: Rihanna Heats up daily

There are many stars on that walk of fame and I think it that it has room for one more. Rihanna simply put, once she proves that she can grow in all directions with her music, then taking it up a notch with experimentation, she will be unstoppable. On top of that she is working with a Coach in NY to cultivate her acting chops. That will be something that I will keep my eye on, for sure.

But please tell me how sweet it is to look at her in this video. When she gets a bit more cultivated she will have more depth to her character. I look forward to her bringing that to the big screen and her music.

Look at her latest stint in the Mr. West's new video 'Paranoid'

Late night Linkage :::: Kerri Hilson soaking wet

Kerri Hilson shows the ladies how not to hold back : Bossip

 

Jay-Z and the lady out and about plus new single : Bossip

Lady Ga Ga makes bubble look oh so good : Dyfuse

Abortion Rights Group word about new judges Stance :LA Times

Chris Brown "I aint a monster" : Evil Beet Gossip

HIP HOP - PIP POP :::: What Is The Next Stage?

As of late I have been having a rough time accepting a few things in the world of entertainment. Specifically of the Hip Hop Variety. I am a well educated person of the streets, or so I like to think. Many things capture my attention these days when it comes to the music genre. 

There are many Hip Hop artist out now. Whether it is by major label or they are pressing their independent works or having a mix tape flood their local scene. I have been let down time after time with the nonsense that is being called rap. I am cool with gangsta rap, I am cool with Back pack and I am cool with bubble gum. So my argument does not concern the genre as much as it does the quality. 

What happened to the lyrics? In the past 10 years I have witnessed the quality fall short of spectacular. I no longer see the art form growing as it should. What happened to the word play? Every thing seem simple and contrite as all possible. The vibe is gone. 

Rappers today are trying way to hard to have a persona and are forgetting about the lyrics. The only thing that keeps me listening is the beats. The production is way up, the lyrical content, you guessed it..way down. I prefer watching American idol two days in a row before buying another rap album.

I did not write this to name any names. However I hope that those who do come across this that have a career or plan on having one. To take the time out to rethink their approach. Don't let the record company sway you in to thinking without a brain, it is impossible to do. The end result is no thought equals no lyrics. It is that simple.

The record companies have drain the art out of Hip Hop. It is all sales now. Hip Hop is just PIP POP. Pop music, that claims it is real over heavy baselines. Mix tape rappers who consider themselves the toughest on their blocks may be the toughest on their block, but what about the world. You can not and will not run it all. Matter of fact, it is better to drop art, tell us what really going on in your mind and souls. I have heard a million and one song this years that consist of how many guns, women, dollars, and cars you have. I think it is time for something new.

Some may hate Mister Dress code for stepping out or MR. Team owner for stepping off and on the stage. You cant blame them or be mad at the growth in these individuals. The problems with the Hip Hop community stem from the problems in the hood. So of course the hood will buy anything that sounds tough, if they don't have any other options. Give the world variety and it will eventually take it as it is. 

So I dare the next decade of Hip Hop to be better. You have the year 2010 to begin the work, and to start a new era. This is a six month heads up. The world expects more and nothing less.

What is the next stage? No I am not saying for everyone to get on the vocoder or to make an EMO RAP Album, but I am saying take a cue from those who have taken the risk. Hip Hop is about fusion of the world around it. The problem is that it has gotten to cocky with itself and stop growing in the direction it began growing towards . Is it now too old to change its ways? Are you the next act to bring the change? Look around you, that is where Hip Hop is.

The Universal meaning behind JRU

Here at the JRU ( I will often call it the Univeristy), I must do every thing to offer a wide variety of topics. My job is to give you a sense of the universal mind set that I have as a person. In the past I was not too sure what I wanted to offer. All I wanted to do was get to writing. So I have been quite scattered. I have had some hits, and many misses. Now that I know what people appreciates and look for in what I do. I can not only be myself, I can expand in many areas as I wish. 

It is time to create the sections that will paint the picture of who I am and what I pay attention to. From Art, to reality, literature, 

Since I am not longer stuck as a person. I want nothing more than to share with the world what I am. This is my 15, minutes, hours, years, decades (I am aiming for). 

I do not know any of you our there, however I hope that in time around, I get to know you guys as you follow my journey. JRU is all about my universal thoughts. I will no longer focus on one theme, idea, or area of interest. This blog will be bits and pieces of what I see as the world around me-us.

JRU will be the new home to the new school of living. If you are with the movement. Then join me. Every one of us has a school within. Are you teaching? Are you sharing? Are you giving? Are you learning? What is your school? Is it part of the universal systems or is it against it? 

Here is a taste of what I think about in the form of music:

NAS ' If I ruled the World'

Common 'Retrospect for life'

Saul Williams 'Coded Language'

The Alchemist: How to conquer when you have nothing left!

I love that face ::: Jennifer Aniston

It does not take rocket Science to figure out that Jennifer Aniston has a face that you would not mind growing old with. 

This is of course from the set of her new movie 'The Baster'

Links ::::: Back at it and loving it (Again)

I am pleased to see that Pink and Reality star/Tattoo Artist Carey Hart, are back together. There is hope that my own on the rocks with no chaser relationships have a chance to ignite with love again. Although I have wishful thinking I am happy that these two are back in arms. 

By way of Evil Beet

When the Chips are down ::: Teen Atempts to rob store with Banana

Nothing surprises me any longer. It seems that as time goes on, the past is repeating itself in some way. Many cities would like to paint the picture that it is free of certain images and actualities. In the case of Winston-Salem, N.C., it is true, they are what they say they are. Crime is not a big issue there apparently, because they have not one real weapon in town. 

Imagine being able to eat the weapon that you used to rob with. This is something that may become an epidemic as the criminals become more desperate to make ends meet. Next you are going to hear stories about banks being robed with Cucumbers and plantain.

Here is the story:

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Authorities say a North Carolina teen who was thwarted as he tried to rob a store with a banana ate it before they could arrive.

Winston-Salem authorities say 17-year-old John Szwalla held the banana under his shirt when he entered the store Thursday, saying he had a gun and demanded money.

Owner Bobby Ray Mabe says he and a customer jumped Szwalla, holding him until deputies arrived. While they waited, Mabe says the teen ate the banana.

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A Degree In WTF Starts Here :::: Gucci Mane

Who has his album is all I want to know?!

Buying all that jewelry when you look like that is not going to help much. Perhaps a tube of Colgate and a shower will help you bling better than this Gucci. 

All these jewels - X amount of dollars

The look on the jewelers face when you arrived - Priceless

ID 10 T!

Coping with idiots :::: Rush Limbaugh is a terrorist.

It seems many folk on top of capital hill are not the pleased with Wanda Sykes. I do not know why. As far as I am concerned she called it like it is. I can agree, maybe it was not the place and time to speak ones strongest views in a comedic platform, but let be honest with who Rush Limbaugh truly is. 

I was not shocked when I heard that Rush said he wanted Obama to fail, but I sure was appalled. Here is Wanda Sykes response to such a statement made by Rush.

"So you’re saying, 'I hope America fails.' You’re like, 'I don’t care about people losing their homes, their jobs or our soldiers in Iraq.' He just wants our country to fail."

As far as I am concerned that is what it balls down to. I am sick of these power hungry politicians and the in pocket political pundits who get on TV and start planning the failure of a leader before he gets off the porter pot. Let be honest with this America, it is important that we support those in power with all that we have. President Obama asked for our help in is acceptance speech, and we were happy American showed growth as nation. However we have dudes running around by the name of Rush Limbaugh who makes his money running his mouth about anything that comes to mind, that contains venom, and can scar the person of topic in some way. 

Wanda is a funny person and the truth be told you can find much fact in that which you hear come from her mouth. Although this part right here sounds way off, think about where she is going with this, pick it apart in the most profound way, you will see that this is poetry with a laugh track.

"To me, that’s treason," she added. "He’s not saying anything differently than Osama bin Laden is saying. You know you might want to look into this, sir, because I think Rush Limbaugh was the 20th hijacker but he was just so strung out on Oxycontin he missed his flight."

I can not say anymore about this. Here is the source you read for yourself.

BTW...Barack think about this one for a minute.

Say it aint so Rihanna

This weekend is one filled with surprises. I am sure we all have our share of surprises in our lives that cause us to sit back hours later and ask ourselves one simple questions. WTF? I need not spell it out, its meaning is universal, it desire to understand resonates with all people, not matter their walk of life.

So this lead me to ask Rihanna the questions I so often ask myself? WTF? But then it led me to wonder is this really Rihanna. If so I am pleased, but at the same time disappointed the princess is not vulnerable to much more scrutiny. 

So is this her?

Here camp is fighting the release of these photos, but it does not seem anyone is denying them.

Living In A Cave

It seems that I do not know anything else but my own thoughts. I can not seem to see past it. With my lady driving me crazy and work taking from me my soul. I am losing the grip on my persona. This is something that I can not allow to happen.

So as I am driving on my way home, I decided for once to turn on the lame ass choices we have for Phoenix, Arizona radio stations.

I am flying down the I-10, and a song catches my attention. As it is pulling me out of my funk, from a long day of politics and Bull Shit. I realize that there is a song that is taking me beyond where I want to be, at that very moment. However, it will not let go of me. So I turn the volume up higher.


I want to know who that is, so I prop my I phone up to the stereo. It showed me who it was an artist by the name of Cudi. Kid Cudi to be exact. I heard the name before, but I did not pay it any attention. Since I have been a little less impressed with the options that we have in Hip Hop. However this one song has allowed me back in, more so inviting me back in. Telling me that I can not stray far without suffering the pain of loss.

As it is stated in the title I have been living in a cave, a deep state of thoughts that did not allow me any social ability. Also it has caused me to drop in and out of this Blog with no respect to the readers that actually stopped in to show love from time to time.

The song that was playing is called 'Day and Night'. I can not believe that there is a song that was written and fills the exact level of thoughts that I contained in my mind. Although I am not a stoner or a smoker of any kind or a loner. This song has hit the spot, like a meal after a long journey on foot. You guys out there know what I am talking about. Act as if you do not.

Not to give a short Memoir. That is not what I am here for. I am here to give you this video. I am sure that you have heard it before. That song is about us the people that struggle. If you find your self in a cave. Listen to this song and realize that you are not alone and keep it moving.

So in saying all of that. I just want to leave you with the video and the proclamation that I think:

This song rocks. Simple as that.



Yes I have written about the dude before. So sue me!

Jamie Foxx is a soloist in many ways

It is now noted that Jamie Foxx needed to see a Mental doc, to get his marbals back in order. The role for him was very draining and causing the fragility of his mind to sucumb to malfunction.

Here's a brief report on the matter:

JAMIE FOXX almost walked away from his new movie about a schizophrenic musician, because the role was so gruelling it left him needing therapy.

The Oscar winner struggled to make the transition from his real personality to that of homeless cello prodigy Nathanial Ayers in The Soloist - and he admits the role pushed him to his limit.

Foxx says, “It was something that I enjoyed, but it shredded me. I went to places that I never thought I would ever go. I just remember being in mybathroom broke (sic) down, talking to my manager like, ‘I don’t know if I’ll be able to finish this.’

“You had to lose your mind every day you’re on set, and sometimes you didn’t have enough time to get your mind back before the weekend.”
Foxx’s manager was so concerned, he even sent the star to a psychiatrist.

The actor adds, “(He told me), ‘Just so you’ll have a way to get out of your head.’”

And Foxx now regularly uses a therapist during movie projects, explaining, “I had no idea that the mind could be that fragile.”

I guess when you are into your job the affect is that it takes you with it.

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POETRY CORNER :::: Def Poetry - Julian Curry - Niggers, Niggas & Niggaz

Every once in a while a poet comes along that has the ability to educate you. In the midst of our applause a light sparks on and our hearts change, for but a moment

we are enlightened. Wether we maintain that truth or bring about some aspect of change in our lives, that is subject to the scrutiny of time.

Julian Curry has allowed us into a mind consolidated on an era that has us deadlocked. Pay attention you may learn something. This is my sunday preach.

Q-tip 'Manwomanboogie'

Q-tip never fails to drop something that is classic. His ability to remain true to himself has become the expectation. However much so that he does, he is able to push the envelope with his lyrics and being to you a buffet of thoughts every time.

Manwomanboogie should and I predict will go down in history as one that holds true. It is almost Shakespeare on beats. 

True Artist underrepresented ::: Joe Budden 'In my sleep'

Joe Budden is a rare artist in the rap genre. Without true representation, he has been able to compile his work into diverse approaches. Within his art he has been able to offer

a mixed bowl of lyrical content that is unrivaled by many of his peers. With this video he has further proven that he is a forced to be reckoned with and that

the industry does not know true artist when they see them.

This is not catchy it is real. I believe this is what the problem is. Our short term memory is so short that we need Sesame street lyrics and hooks in order to be

entertained. I guess since the majority of us are raised on such ways of learning why would out lives be any different? Joe Budden just keep cranking out

the truth, when the Hall of Fame has to announce years from now, the artist with solid work, your name should come up, minus your first album effort you will

go down in history. Keep it true and eventually the community around you will demand more.

A walk back to film making -When movies were made :::Do the right thing, Five Heartbeats, New Jack City

Looking at movies being made today and movies that were made in the 90's there is a huge difference in the presentation. Not to knock all films being made, but the problem is clear that Hollywood, black Hollywood has not been allowed to product the films that matter. After '94 the films became redundant with a few gems in between. Do not get me wrong there were some classics that, were released but they were too far-too few, between each other.

Here are some scenes from movies that held it down from the late 80's to the early 90's. I dare you to argue.

The five heartbeats:

New Jack City (brief nudity)

Do the right thing:

The Trailer ( bonus)

This is but a short look into my series. A walk back to film making-When movies were made!

Ne-yo, Method Man, Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding jr in Red Tails

The diversity behind this film is great. It will showcase a broad range of personallity, once on screen will pop. 

What’s better than a historic film based on the Tuskegee Airmen…. the answer is a cast that rivals that of recent blockbusters including Dreamgirls, Stomp The Yard and the forthcoming flick ‘Fighting’.

Noted producer/talent George Lucas has put together a diverse cast for the anticipated World War II action/adventure ‘Red Tails’ that not only includes Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Ne-Yo but both Terrence Howard and Hip Hop veteran Method Man!

The trio, noted for their roles in other films including ‘Stomp The Yard’ and ‘Hustle & Flow’ will be joined by Cuba Gooding Jr., Bryan Cranston, Nate Parker, Elijah Kelly, Jesse Williams, Tristan Wilds (90210, The Wire), David Oyelowo and Lee Teregesen to name a few.

So just who exactly are the Tuskegee Airmen you may ask and why are these gentlemen on board for the film?

In the event that the Tuskegee Airmen were overlooked in your history textbook, as they often are breezed over, the group of young men from Tuskegee, Alabama became the first African American fighter pilots in the U.S. Military. In fact, their planes featured red painted tails — thus the title “Red Tails”.

According to Variety, “Red Tails” is slated to be shot in Europe this year and will likely hit theaters in mid-late 2010.

George Lucas, also known for “Star Wars,” recently conveyed excitement over the forthcoming picture:

“I’ve been wanting to do ‘Red Tails’ for 20 years, and we’ve finally got the means to showcase the skill of the Tuskegee pilots,” Lucas tells Variety. “We’re working on techniques which will give us the first true look at the aerial dogfighting of the era.”

Lucas will executive produce and finance “Red Tails” through Lucasfilm production company with Anthony Hemingway directing.

Grammy-nominated R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan is also slated to make her acting debut in the film centered around the young pilots’ struggle to overcome institutional racism in the early 1940

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How to Kill Kings?

Kings...one of the best new shows television has offered in a long time is in its last eight breaths. How can something so well written, be given so little of a chance to survive? Putting the show on on a Sunday is the first mistake that the network made in bringing the kings to the masses. Everyone knows nothing last on Sunday but Church and picnics in summer. 

Look at Star Trek, it was cancelled and not only is it a hit in reruns it has spawned followers of all ages, spin offs and adaptations that you can not count in one lifetime. 

So How do you Kill Kings. Have the appear in court on Sunday and no one will listen or stand around to watch. Lucky for me I have nothing to do on Sunday but hate that Monday is on its way. So I am around to watch the show and enjoy every bit of it.

Personally I think that prime time should begin at 7pm and reruns start a bit earlier and we get rid of all these TV judges who do nothing by look like Jerry Springer in a robe. Seriously who wants to watch that stuff? 

Save the Kings!! Save the Kings!!

Before I go I want you to read what I a fellow blogger had to say:

Well, exit the Kings. NBC has moved its lush, sweeping, and increasingly good dramatic experiment from its valuable Sunday night slot to Saturdays, where it will play out its remaining eight episodes, then die. Sad.

Though the show—about an alternate reality where a monarchy reigns in thinly-disguised New York—can be a tad too sweeping and bombastic at times, and some of its conceits play pretty clunkily (see: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern as palace guards), it's still intricate and intriguing. It's at turns sexy and violent, bitingly well-written and fascinatingly ambitious. It's full of magic and heavy-handed religiosity and some weird old dramatic ideal that you rarely see off the Shakespeare stage.

The production values alone are worth slobbering over. Getting a Terrence Malick look on a TV budget is not an easy thing to pull off, and the series' cinematographers (including Darren Genet) have so far pulled it off beautifully every week. Plus, you know, there are lots of pretty people on it—whether they're swaddled in proper military uniform or slinky ballgowns.

So if you haven't yet checked it out, I still strongly suggest you do. It might not be your cup of tea, but certainly give it a chance. Artistic derringdo—from the flowery, lyrical writing to the evocative, Gladiator-esque music to Ian McShane's gravelly, stylized towering performance—is so rarely recognized and fostered on network TV. You wonder, sadly, (or maybe hopefully!), how this show would fare on the pay cable stations. Maybe they'd give it more of a chance. After all, Rome wasn't built in a day. It took two whole seasons.

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