Dark Blue Skies: 2009

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Beanie Sigel Goin' On Kanye West and Pharrell Williams "Come Out of the Closet"

"Now look who everyone wanna be like...they wanna be like Kanye and Pharrell! Them dudes is not cool! They not cool to be. That's not cool to be in the hood...like they whole image. Who would wanna be that. Like you wearin' Louis Vuitton driving shoes! Like who does that in the hood? Who dresses like that? Silk shirts with the buttons, with the chest hair out and all that? Who does that? Like they trying too hard."

"Where I'm from, you walkin' down the street like that, you liable to get something happen to you. Yeah, you might as well come out the closet, homeboy."

Kanye West "GAY OR STRAIGHT?"

In a rant on his online blog, he writes, "I know my life is the Truman Show for everyone to judge and comment on but I'm not doing a reality show. I'm not doing anything 'for the camera'!"
"I have some ego problems, b**ched out at award shows, have control issues and make some questionable fashion choices but never question MY manhood. This is a message to everybody out there!"

"I made a decision. I wanna make popular music, but I want less fans. I want the freedom of having less fans. It's like the freedom of having less money. If you have less money, you have less responsibility. It's like Björk. If she wanted to pose naked, you'd be like, 'Oh, that's Björk.' But if I wanted to pose naked, people would draw all type of things into it. I definitely feel like, in the next however many years, if I work out for two months, that I'll pose naked. I break every rule and mentality of hip-hop, of black culture, of American culture."

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Obama Takes On Letterman

President Obama and David Letterman shared a laugh, but the conversation quickly turned serious.
President Obama continued his alternative media outlet blitz Monday, telling David Letterman that he will be “asking some very hard questions” before deciding whether to send additional troops to Afghanistan.
The First Guest initially was looking relaxed during the taping of the “Late Show,” as he traded quips with Mr. Letterman about his daughters’ future dating prospects (their future boyfriends may get stressed out by the men with guns who hang around) and what happens to the parents of school-kids who have Malia and Sasha over for sleep-overs (they get frisked). There was even a head-scratcher that involved a heart-shaped potato. Read More in The Caucus …

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Ludacris Gives Away Cars To Needy

Talk about a one-man stimulus package: Grammy-winning rapper Ludacris has given away 20 cars to people who wrote about their struggles to keep their jobs for a lack of wheels of their own.

Ludacris said he was taken aback after reading thousands of essays by people struggling or unable to buy cars needed to get to and from work or find jobs. The 31-year-old rapper felt he could step in and move them ahead, partnering with a suburban Atlanta dealership for Sunday’s giveaway.

“People are getting laid off, and now are looking for jobs,” Ludacris said. “To be efficient, you need some transportation of your own to get there. That’s why I wanted to give back to those who need it.”

Each of the used vehicles included free gas for 30 days. Winning contestants were responsible for tags, registration, tax and insurance. About 4,000 contestants submitted a 300-word essay to the rapper’s foundation, explaining why they deserved a car.

Michael Jordan, “You Might See Me Play At 50″

On Friday September 11, 2009 Michael Jordan was inducted into the NBA Hall Of Fame. During his speech he made many interesting statements, including that it’s possible we’d see him play at 50 years old. Watch the clip for his rationale.

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