Cassie...HO! This is NOT OK!!!

All I got to say is WTF?!???!?!?!?! And I will repeat myself....STOP TRYING TO BE DIFFERENT, CUZ EVERYBODY AIN'T ABLE!!!!!

A Small RECAP of the BET Awards 20-0H EIGHT...

So...um, fuckery was ACTUALLY kept to a minimum last night at the BET Awards which transpired in LA, California on last night. I tuned in sure that I would see phenomenal amounts of bull shit and mess, but I was somewhat pleasantly surprised when people seemed to (for the most part) know what they were doing. The observations that follow are MINE, and my opinions....(just a forewarning). I'd also like to note that I don't remember EVERY ASPECT OF THE SHOW...soo...

Starting from the tip-top (in no particular order)...

Ursh...what the fuck? Okay, his dancing was sub-par at best (a whole bunch of washed up MJ a la Scarecrow from the Wiz moves). His performance was just OK. He had voice-over music, which a lot of people think is NOT lip-syncing but to me it is!! That is one of my pet-peeves about artist. Whether I'm at the show in person or not, I want to see/hear LIVE singing. If you're out of breath that's your own fault for not doing your exercises and shit. So yeah, Usher gets a C- from me, performance wise. I honestly forgot about his performance til this morning when Alfredes from the Russ Parr Morning show reminded me...lol...do better next time, Mr. Raymond.

Ne-Yo. He did a good job, imo. His singing was good (no voice overs), and when he got ready to do complicated dance moves, he executed them w/o singing and did them WELL!! His dancing is MUCH better than Usher's these days. Hats off to the brother, for he is a true performer. To be noted that Ne-Yo received the first standing O for the night!

T-Pain. I am biased, because I love this ugly man. His stage presence is AWESOME and his vibe is contagious!!! That's all I have on him.

Marvin Sapp. Loved you!

RiRi (Rihanna). Girl, KUDOS!! That's what I'm talking bout. Fuck all that excessive dancing. That is not what people typically know you for, you SING! Thank you for standing still and still shutting it down with your voice! Your voice has gotten SOO much better over the years, and I love your music (was a fan from the start, but you started to piss me off, but you've redeemed yourself since then). Great Job, RiRi...

Alicia Keys. Lady, you are awesome. But you get like 50-11 COOL POINTS for bringing out my 2 FAVORITE girl groups of all time, SWV and TLC. I LOVED THAT. My bestest CoCo and I were texting each other like, "OMG!". Oh, and wow...last I heard EnVogue had a new member, but looks like Lucy Pearl (that's all I know her by) decided to come back for a reunion type situation. Cool Beans. Alicia, thanks Soror!

Keyshia Cole. I'm disappointed, and I agree with others that Lil' Kim pretty much saved you, and that's really sad and not saying much. You can do better, and should have kept that wack dancing to a MINIMUM!! THANKS!

Chris Brown. I love your funky draws!! Great singing, as always. For you to be one of the younger dudes in the game, you have a lot of what I like...*wink*. But no, you sing live WELL, and you can dance your pants off. Bringing CiCi out (who is the QUEEN of dance in MY DAY, sorry Janet) was a GREAT touch! Loved your performance buddy.

DJ Khaled and nim. Thanks for bringing Luda and Big Boy out, them my babies!!

Al Green Tribute:
Jill. Love you girl, and congrats on the engagement
Anthony Hamilton. I love love love you! You remind me alot of mine when it comes to singing.
MAXWELL. Nigga, where have you been with your flyy self!? Great job brother. Been missin you out here!

AL GREEN. Honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award, you are truly deserving!! You'll never know how much you have influenced the music world. I love your music, always have (since a youngin) always will. I loved your energy on stage. You showed that even though you are a minister, you haven't forgotten where you've come from, and that you made a HUGE impact on us with your R&B soul music. That is nothing to be ashamed of, and I'm so happy you embraced that and gave us a spectac performance!!

Wayne. Not too much I can say other than, you did pretty good. I agree with Fredes or Russ when they said your performance was anti-climatic. I was expecting something more, but whatever. Still love ya. A Millie was my fave part!

Oh...Nelly and Jeezy. I forgot about y'all...sorry...uhh...forgettable performances at best :-(. Nelly...Fergie is NOT a good look, holmes. That is ALL...Jeezy, you need more energy on stage. I got bored watching you and obviously forgot you did anything. DO BETTER!

General Comments on the show:

DL. You still suck ass. And I can't believe you called Marvin Sapp, Warren. What the hell were you thinking about when you were introducing him?

Quincy. I love you! Recipient of the Humanitarian Award

Niecey Nash. We don't need to adopt white kids. We need to adopt our own, because that's what makes up majority of the system. Don't do me!

Solange and all them that came out (D. Banner, Brandon T. Jackson, CASSIE , Souljah Boy ). Y'all look like a reject dance crew from America's Next Best Dance Crew. Do better, all of yas!

Cuba Gooding Jr. Baby, were you high?
Nia. I love you!
Morris. UGH!

Gabrielle U. UUUGHHH!
Ashanti. BANANAS!!!
Terrence Howard. I secretly think you are hot and sexy and I looooove you. Your swagger, though at times fruitacular, is VERY intriguing. That Spanish guitar mess you did was enough to make me...
Lauren London. You go girl!!
J. Hud. STOP, PLEASE
L.L. Ummm...relevance? Please go RETIRE FOR GOOD!

Kanye. You're a good dude, man.
Bun B. I POP IT FOR PIMP!!!!
Ummm...Keyshia Cole's folks . DO BETTER!!! Y'all were almost there!

Diddy's momfukin ass. GO A--W---A----Y!!!!

Anybody else that I forgot, Sorry...they were forgettable.

Oh and Debs Lee. No more yellow for you, boo!

Over all, the show was decent. I don't think I'll watch it again when it comes on on Thursday. I have better things to do with my life.

I am, however, excited about the new season of Baldwin Hills. How long has it been?? A year almost? I've missed my babies (Sal and MoMo, but looks like Sal gots a baby mama :-( ). Anyway, there is no more Garnette as far as I can see...GOOD!!! Season Premier is July 8th!! If you are interested, check it out. It is one of the only shows I watch BET for.

I'll probably do a post about BH as the premier approaches. You can find videos and photos of the Awards show here and here

I think that about sums it up for my recap. For all things BET Awards show 2008, just hit up BET.com right here. See y'all lata!!

Back In the Day Music Post

WOW!!!! Man, I'm a HUUUGE fan of all types of music, especially old school shit, and 90's hits from the likes of Boys II Men, Dru Hill, Mya, Aaliyah, even P. Shitty when he was Puff Daddy and Mase. Well, I sing a lil bit, and I tend to remember random parts of old songs. They get stuck in my head for days until I start humming out hooks. Urges get so strong to hear the whole song that I eventually download it on limewire.

Well, Miss Mya ("My Love is Like Whoa", "Take Me There", etc) is trying to come back out with a brand new single titled "Ridin'". Now truth be told, I am kinda skeptical as to if it is really her singing. I mean, Mya's voice has never been really strong (not that the female singing "Ridin"'s voice is), but hey it could indeed be her. There are certain parts in the song when I'm like, "Yeah that's her" and others where I'm like WTFITS (who the fuck is this sista)?! Anyway, Ashanti is supposedly on a new Jagged Edge track but the chick singing doesn't always sound like her either. I mean, sure your voice can change over time, but damn...these folks evolved THAT MUCH vocally? And to be honest these evolutions really did nothing for their voices...*cough* LOL...

Anyway, back to Mya. So I had the song "It's All About Me" in my head all last week. When I got home I decided to download it. Been bumping it every night since Sunday. Mya has a decent voice. Some of my favorite tracks by or featuring her are: "Best of Me (remix)" with Jay-Z, "Take Me There" with Blackstreet, "Ghetto Superstar" with Praz, "My First Night with You", and "My Love is Like Whoa"....and of course "It's All About Me" with Dru Hill's Sisqo.

But who knew that Mya had some other shit I would start bumpin on a daily basis. The songs I got stuck in my head now HAVE TO BE as old as Mya's career, but they are catchy and cute at the same time. I don't know if any of you have heard these songs, but if not, preview them on limewire. They're not bad at all. The names of the songs are "If you died I wouldn't cry cause you never loved me anyway" ft. Dru Hill (I know that's prolly not the name but that's what limewire said) and "No More Tears (on my pillow)". Both of them are about broken hearts (which I'm not experiencing at the present moment, but I can relate), and "Never Loved Me Anyway" (short title version) is obviously a "die nigga, die" type songs. And Miss Mya doesn't try to hide that fact, or that she's hurt...especially with lyrics like, "I hope you die, I HOPE YOU DIE!" and "You can get struck like ligthening, washed away by the sea, burned in a fire, just don't bring it back to me." (which is my fave part of the song)...

*sigh* but yeah...check those out...any girl is sure to like them if you are remotely interested in Mya. And don't forget to peep out her new song "Ridin". It's catchy, funky, and crazy--and has been deemed by some as the Stalker Anthem of 2007...much like "In My Mind" by Heather Headley was for '06...lol haha...But I'll HOLLA!!!!

Lyrics to Mya's "Ridin" via sing365.com

(V:1)

It's been five hours since you left here boy

Said you were goin' round the block, had to make a stop

So I kept your dinner, hot-hot-hot

And I've been waiting for you ever since, it's 3 in the morning yeah

But 3 turns into 4 and 4 turns into five

Then 6 rolls around whatchu tryna do, baby, make me cry?

I don't know what I did, but I know what I'm gonna do

I'm gonna find you

Chorus

I'm ridin', I'm ridin' past yo mommaz house

You got me ridin', I'm ridin' past yo boys' house

You got me ridin', I'm ridin', I'm ridin' tryna find you

Baby you got me out here lookin' for you,

I'm ridin, I'm ridin past that bitch's house

You got me ridin', I'm ridin' by all yo ex's house

You got me ridin', I'm ridin', I'm ridin' tryna find you

Baby you got me out here lookin' for you I...

(V:2)

When you stepped to me, you had nothing

But the shoes on your feet, no place to sleep

So I let you lay yo head on my pillow

You didn't have a dime, so I helped you find your grind, yo ass is just a waste of time

And I played the fool for you, it's 3 in the morning yeah

And it's not weekend, o ho

But 3 turns into 4 and 4 turns into five

Then 6 rolls around whatchu tryna do, baby, make me cry?

I don't know what I did, but I know what I'm gonna doI'm gonna find you

Chorus

(Bridge)

I been sippin' on Red Bull so there ain't gon' be no sleep tonight

Not gonna let you go oh no, without a fight

See you're the type to make a girl do things she know ain't right

5 gallons of gas, and I'm drivin fast

Where you at, where you at, where you at

Chorus

(Vamp)

It's 3 in the morning

It's 4 in the morning

It's 5 in the morning

Where you at, where you at, where you at

(repeat and fade)

LIL Man is GROWING UP!!!!!!

I don't have much to say here, other than these "lil" boys (child rappers turnt grown men) are growing the hell up and looking TASTY in the process. Bow Wow gets no love from me, but Romeo (Percy Miller Jr.--Master P.'s son) DOES!!!! Check out these pics from a recent photoshoot.

--Pics via Crunk and Disorderly (link in Favorite Blogs Section).

**Edit to add: On the post titled, "My Life's Devotion to a Light-skinned Man", I had Romeo as # 9 out of my top 10 sexiest light-brights...brother should at least be #6 or #7...He definitely looks better than Spectacular from Pretty Ricky, who is (these days) lookin a little Fruitacular!!! LOL--DEUCES!

I TOLD YOU SO!

Remember when we visited the topic of overexposure? Hmmm? Well, I'll be damned if a sign wasn't sent...Diddy, or Beaver as I like to call him, has officially been B-LISTED in the popular celeb vay-cay spot of St. Tropez.

Story via celebrity-gossip.net (gossipgirls.com) July 30, 2007:

"It must have been like a slow motion video as fading rap star Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs watched his star fall when he was refused entrance at an exclusive club, Les Caves on the French Riviera. What makes this insult even more close to home for Combs is that he once “ruled the roost” at the Riviera back during his superstar days.
However, it appears as if Diddy’s fan base has shrunk, as insiders gleefully pointed out that, “He is so B-List here. No one even acknowledges him.” Going a step forward in casting the ultimate celebrity putdown, one insider claimed, “Nobody even recognized him at the St. Tropez hotspot”. "

"This is a stark comparison to Combs’ first experience with the Riveria, when he arrived at the resort with a full-time personal entourage back in 2003. At the time, he was often spotted partying with other celebrities, including Uma Thruman , and indulging in bottles of Cristal champagne with the ladies.
Not content with just watching Diddy receive the cold shoulder at Les Caves, several insiders went out of their way to question why Combs was in the Riviera at all. “Nobody goes out there until the first and second week of August. Maybe he’s afraid he’ll get lost in the crowd once all the real celebs show up.”"

**http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/celebrities/hollywood/diddy-joins-the-ranks-of-the-b-team-201493/#blog--Find the story HERE!!

All I can do is give a hardy-har-har to ya, bud. God don't like U-G-L-Y! And you must not have believed that karma was real, because I'm sure this situation HAS YOU BAMBOOZLED !! And get this folks...Kimberly Cavalli, daughter of Roberto Cavalli (?), stole his fuckin Maybach and took it for a lil spin (see Crunk and Disorderly for full story)! Looks like things can only get worse from here, ey Diddy? Naw, I'm just jokin around...but for real, these things are evidence of some SERIOUS karma coming Diddy's way!

I mean, for the way he treated Kim Porter, mother of 3 of his children, Laurie Ann Gibson, someone who was ride or die for his camp for the longest, and COUNTLESS acts on his Bad Boy Label (that he continues to shelve and keep on the back burner (Faith--left, 112--left, Loon, Danity Kane, New Edition, Da Band, Total, and many more)) he deserves it. It's coming back to bite you in the ass man! Maybe if you were a little more considerate and kind to people in general, your life wouldn't suck right now! And let's not even talk about the child support homeboy is/will be paying for his 4 (*cough* 5 *cough*) kids. My number one question is, what the hell is he gonna do with this band he makes this season...what, they make one CD and get shelved too? Diddy, you suck! (other people/products he has fucked over: Biggie, Lil' Kim, Proactive, Pepsi)

Anyway...that's all I have to say about this rude, arrogant ass scum-bag. Maybe he and Pasta Ma$e should just elope to Alaska and start off fresh...Their lives in America are tarnished and basically ruined...*shrugs* (I'm exaggerating...a little bit. I wouldn't say ruined...completely)

Oh and 50, your shit is about to get busted too! You're number 3 on my list of overexposed celebrity mfs...naw...make that 2 since Diddy done got B-listed! *something you'll never see happen to Jay-Z*. 50...time to sit down...Vitamin Water my ass!!!

What Do you Think? WDYT?

Today has been moving kinda slow...I'm so ready to go home and take a damn nap!!! But I didn't want to NOT make a post today, seeing as I may not do it later on tonight. But anyway, I wanna make your "tummies tickle" (Husky Doug of the DBMS, lol) a little bit, just in case you are bored like me...so...

What do you think about this line-up I'm about to post? Can you see the resemblances? (click on the picture to get a "close-up")

Hahahaha esp. @ Fantasia and Trick Daddy... in the words of Craig and Smokey....

I'm bored, so please forgive my crudeness...HAHAHAHA!!! **this may get deleted. I'm just super bored right now!**

Overexposure (it's not good for your health)

Overexposure is defined by the Merriam-Webster Online dictionary as being "exposed excessively".

Excessive means "exceeding what is usual, proper, necessary, or normal"...

With that being said, and the words overexposure and excessive defined...I'd like to take this time to tell you who I think is OVEREXPOSED to the MAX and needs to SIT THE FUCK DOWN!

Take a wild guess, folks!

BEYONCE' KNOWLES!!!

Yeah! I said it! She needs to take a sit down at this very moment. This bitch has been rocking stages since the late 90s, and you mean to tell me she still ain't had enough?

Now don't get me wrong, I was a supporter of the ORIGINAL Destiny's Child when they first came out in 97. I was nine years old. But hold the hell up...it's been pain-stakingly obvious that Beyonce' has been in the lime-light ALL these years, with no intention of stepping down and letting the other girls get any shine.

And you know what? That's cool. I understand that you, your daddy, and your mama have a "plan"...Beyonce', to me, is like a MINI-DIANA ROSS, but DIANA did it and still does it SOO MUCH BETTER than Miss Knowles.

Call me a hater, but I'm just saying what MANY others are feeling and vocalizing themselves. She needs to saddown! I mean, give people a chance to miss your overexposed ass!!! I get tired of hearing your "recycled-sounding" music, seeing your lack-luster videos, hearing about you and Jay-Z's stagnant relationship, about your pitiful sister still trying to make a comeback in the midst of your shadow!

And let's not even TALK about shadows...Kelly mutherfuckin Rowland. She is equivalent to Cinderella and Beyonce' and Solange are the evil step-sisters...it's sad, but no matter how much Kelly tries, she is OUTDONE by both of the Knowles sisters.

Kelly should have GOT while the going was good when she and Nelly came out with the smashing summer hit "Dilemma" in 2002. She came out with her first CD and did okay, but she didn't create quite enough friction to make herself known SANS Beyonce'

Poor Michelle.....(that's all I can say).

Mama thinks that I'm being mean, but really I'm just calling it like I see it! Beyonce' is 25 years old...I mean, do you want kids? Wanna get married and start a life with Joe Kool---I mean Jay-Z? Sit your ass down somewhere and let some of these break-out artist get some shine!! Let the Ciaras and the Chrisette Michelles and the Tiffany Evanses do their thing and see what it feels like to be on top, for once.

If you're really the best, then what's wrong with taking a break, coming back, and handling biz...becoming the HEAD DIVA once again?

Lemme tell you who has their shit together and is well-balanced between public-life and stardom and keeping it on the private side: Alicia Keys! This girl knows how to work this industry. She gives us just enough to keep us wanting more, but knows how to take a seat and do other things (such as Charity work...*cough* Beyonce' should focus some of her energy on that *cough*). Alicia is a genius in the music industry, she finds time to give back to fans, finds time for a private life, and can STILL COME BACK AND COMMAND AN AUDIENCE! And guess what else folks! She's 25 just like Miss Knowles...

I believe Beyonce' is quite capable of doing the same. But her head has gotten so big, her daddy is pushing her so hard, that she just can't sit down. She's scared she's gonna lose the top-spot. But again...if you're so great--supposedly the BEST, then why CAN'T YOU TAKE A BREAK! PEOPLE THINK YOU ARE OVER-MUHFUCKIN RATED!!!!

Listen B, go chill, kick your feet up for about a year. Make some QUALITY MUSIC (that doesn't sound rushed), get married, get knocked up...hey! Maybe these things will make you more interesting! The industry is oversaturated with two people right now...you and that buck-toothed beaver Sean Combs a.k.a. P. Shitty!

Anyway, that's my rant for today, and I may be back for more (editing and what not). Until then...