Open Letter to Debra Lee

Dear Debra Lee,

I see you have a thing for open letters, well I do to.
Recently Teresa Wiltz wrote an article about BET in the Washington Post profiling of your head of “Entertainment” Reggie Hudlin’s demise from cutting edge skewering of BET founder with Aaron McGruder ( Creator of the Boondocks): to Hudlin’s current position at your network.

Apparently Teresa’s honest criticism of the network got your thong and booty shorts in a knot, (what? You don’t wear those? But the videos you air show that all of colored women were those!) because you felt the need to take time from your busy job of exploiting black people, to write a letter to the Washington Post defending your exploitation of Black people.

Concert Review- Kanye West “Glow in the Dark” Tour

Sugar Babies, Sugar Babies!!! Last night I went to Kanye West’s Glow in the Dark concert. There was so much right with this concert, but first I’ll talk about what was wrong.

Alicia Keys Cancels Tour Dates

Alica Keys has cancelled a tour date or two to recover from vocal illness.

Nas single leaked- “Be a N***** Too”

After months of speculation, controversy and conversations the first leak from Nas’s new Album “Nigger” is out.
The song is called “Be a Nigger too”. I said I was going to wait until I heard it to make a judgment, but I’m still not so sure about this.
Take a listen.
• Disclaimer- if you are squimish about bad language, racial slurs, derogatory speech, poor grammar etc. do yourself and favor and do not press play!! Just don’t! At the same time I’d prefer that you listen to it before you post your opinion. It just makes sense that way.

It’s Official- Bigga filed the paperwork

This Just in! Jay-Z and Beyonce filed their signed marriage license! So it’s really official naysayers. Jay and Bey are legal! source

B****A**ness Alert- 50 Cent

Two quarters is mad at Alicia Keys for her comment in Blender Magazine. Curtis had this to say about Alicia Keys and her thoughts on gansta rap.

What did you think of Alicia Keys’ comments regarding gangsta rap in Blender?
50 cent: I don’t like Alicia Keys no more.
She clarified the comments, though.
50 cent: If she thinks what they consider [to be] gangsta music is [made] to bring black people down then I think my sh*t falls into that category. I don’t like people who don’t like me. I don’t like her then because that’s what provides the life for me. I think if you ask Ice Cube the same shit, he’ll tell you, “F*ck Alicia Keys” for even saying that. Because the success he’s had as an actor and a businessman, there was no opportunity for that sh*t without N.W.A. But I don’t think that [her] classical sh*t is cool. I don’t give a f*ck if you can classically play the piano. I haven’t been classically trained, because my upbringing, nobody put me in front of a piano at that time. If they did, I would know how to do it as well as she does. I could learn how to play the piano if I was passionate about it right now. That’s obviously my perspective evaluating what she does, and I could f*ck*ng care less about the sh*t. So she don’t like the music that embodies the harsh realities because they’re not her realities. She hasn’t been subjected to the same things.
Source

Rappers doing good- Ludacris’ AIDS benefit

One of my favorite guilty pleasures is doing something good for Aids Research. Ludacris is hosting a $100 a plate benefit at his new restaurant in Atlanta, and fundraiser at Lenox Mall with Ciara.

B****A**ness Alert!!- Fake Crime doesn’t pay, A-”Con”

Yeah you SHOULD feel “Konvicted”!

Diddy was right, Bitchassness is a disease affecting our community and Akon is the newest victim. This dude has faked his jail time! You know how he supposedly went to prison for 3 whole, horrible years filled with violence and moments that inspired his hit song “Locked up.” Well turns out that’s a big fat lie!!

MC Cosby??? Bill Cosby makes Hip Hop CD

Stop! Collaborate and Listen, Cosby’s back with a Brand new mission

Bill Cosby is releasing a rap album, filled with positive lyrics and whatnot called “Cosby Narratives Vol. 1: State of Emergency.” He’s not actually rapping but he’s enlisted the help of some unnamed MC’s to carry out the CD’s anti-profane message.
Bill Cosby’s very public disdain for all things hip hop is what makes this an “ironic” situation but he’s trying to reach a new audience (probably the lower economic blacks that he talked about in 2004)

Alicia Clarifies the “Gansta Rap” comments

Alicia Keys got on Ryan Seacrest’s Radio show today in order to clarify her comments in Blender Magazine