There's not much to say except, gimme more, when listening to the music of Laura Izibor. I must say that I mistakenly thought her song, From My Heart to Yours, was actually performed by India.Arie, another of my favorites.
Izibor's Irish upbringing is a rarity (Irish mom, Nigerian dad) and another reminder that black people live all over the world. It's unfortunate, but the consciousness of many people need a reality check to understand just how big and small the world is and how we all are connected.
Here's a cool video on learning to speak Irish. It's deadly!
I was channel flipping and came across an awesome documentary, This Is the Life. It's about hip-hop and a movement spawned at this obviously legendary place called The Good Life Café in Los Angeles. I am so in love with the talent introduced to me tonight. Giving up mad love to Freestyle Fellowship, Medusa & KoKo, Abstract Rude, Figures of Speech, 2000 Crows and a slew of other folks whose names I can't remember right now.
If you love real hip-hop, music history or pop culture; this is one film you don't want to miss.
I know The Last Poets are smiling as the next generation spits truth in poetry and lyrics.
You knew it would happen, right? Here's AlphaCat's latest video after Barack Obama's inauguration.
The film, NOTORIOUS, chronicles the life of gone too soon rapper, Christopher Wallace AKA Notorious B.I.G, Biggie and Biggie Smalls. The movie stars Derek Luke as Sean "Puffy" Combs, Angela Bassett as Biggie's mom Violetta Wallace and introduces Jamal Woolard as Biggie. There are other talented actors in the flick; check out the official site at http://www.foxsearchlight.com/notorious/. The film opens on January 16.
L'il Kim has slammed the movie big time. For starters, she criticized her portrayal in the film and the actors chosen to play her and Biggie. She's also threatened to disclose damaging information about Biggie's mom and widow, Faith Evans. We'll see what bomb L'il Kim drops, if any. Faith Evans said Kim's actions are just sad.
Oh, well, I guess it couldn't be a movie involving rap without some beef involved too.
Do check out the video below. It shows a portion of the celebration of the 132nd anniversary of the Greater Travelers Rest Baptist Church of Decatur, GA. E. Dewey Smith, Jr. is the pastor.
That was fun. Which generation are you? Builders, Boomers, Busters or Bridges? I'm in the Boomers category. While Miss Aretha's "Respect" is an excellent song choice for that generation, I think I would have chosen this….
What song would you choose for your generation?