Random Thoughts: BET Awards

 

Everyone that knows me knows that I hate BET. I was home from work last night...and I wasn't going to watch it at first.  But when you put BET, ignant niggas, technology, and Birdman all in the same room hilarity is bound to ensue.  And boy they didn't disappoint.  I got put in Twitter jail last night because I was buggin so hard.  Here are some of my thoughts about last night.

-I'm going to need for Tiffany Green to enter the Witness Protection Program.  That EPIC FAIL was one for the ages.  I'm not sure who was to blame for the discrepancy between the tablet and the teleprompter but she's gonna take the fall for it.  BET could have handled it better too...but you know...they're BET.

-Where was 50 Tyson?

-My exact reaction when Cee Lo came out looking like the black bomb bird from Angry Birds: "LJHFDGLJBGLJNFALKaaaaflksdfgk;KFGSF!!!!!" I couldn't breeve.

-Jill Scott...my lawd.  She can have all of my musically talented babies.  And Free?? DAT. ASS.

-Those new artists were dope...but their wardrobe?  Chick had a tutu on...I was done

-Hey Al Sharpton? I AIN'T TEXTING SHIT!

-Man...I don't know who who was doing the censoring but they need to get fired after last night.  It seems as though they thought cuss words were cool but the word directly following it was a bad one.  The FCC is caking up today in fines.

-Rick Ross...c'mon son....you messing it up for big dudes everywhere.  Put a damn shirt on man.

-Braxton from the Jamie Foxx show >>> The Braxton sisters

-Chris Brown STILL has blonde hair?

-I'm gonna need someone else other than Kirk Franklin or Mary Mary to win a gospel award.

-BET did do one thing right...loved the tributes to Nate Dogg and Gil Scott Heron.

-Dub

Buggage: GGN News

Snoop is a damn fool.  Still ain't figured out why Don Magic Juan smokes weed through his nose.  But that list? I. WAS. DEAD.

-Dub

What I'm Listening To: Ashley Mar Shell-Witch Vodka

Check out the new hotness from my home girl Ashley Mar Shell.  She's doing her thing here in Raleigh...had a couple of showcases and tearing up every show she does.  If you haven't picked up her joint on iTunes check it out here.

-Dub

What I'm Listening To: Body Head Bangerz feat. Youngbloodz-I Smoke, I Drank (Remix)

Been talking about some deep stuff the last couple of days...figured I'd lighten it up and keep it ignant.  Been listening a lot of ignant songs from my formative years...this joint came on BET (back when it was ok to watch) and me and my brother got mad crunk in the room.  No reason at all, just jumping around.  IDK why they even put Joy Jones Jr.'s name on the track...he says two words. Hold on...

*Busts out ATL Stomp for good time's sake*

-Dub

No Justice Anywhere...

In Oakland a couple of years ago a BART officer shot and killed an handcuffed and unarmed man named Oscar Grant.  Of course this caused a firestorm of controversy about use of lethal force which was compounded by the fact that the officer was white and Oscar (pictured above) was black.  Check out the cell phone footage here.  The cop that was involved only received a 2 year sentence..how he got off that easy is anyone's guess (I'm not gonna play the race card...I'm gonna play the Justice System is Fucked Up card).  Well today the ex-BART office was released from prision early for good behavior.  No words are strong enough to properly describe the amount of fuckery at work here...a two year bid should have been warm up...they should have put him under the jail.  He shot a handcuffed, unarmed man that was on the ground...got two years...and the got out EARLY??? I know the Bay is on fire right now and rightfully so...no justice, no peace.  Maybe one day there will be a justice system that doles out the right punishment every time.  But maybe that's too much to ask of Amerikkka.

-Dub

Tracy Morgan & America's Interest Group Bullies

Everyone's favorite 30 Rock cast member Tracy Jordan...I mean Tracy Morgan is in VERY hot water over some jokes he made at a recent stand up show.  During what I'm sure was a outrageous set Tracy said some very homophobic remarks about if his kids were to tell him they were gay.  Homophobia is a topic I currently struggle with because, contrary to my best attempts, I slip up and say something I probably shouldn't (primarily when I'm playing Call of Duty and some cat pulls some monkey shit for a kill).  But as a black man I can't stand by and be silent when anyone of any minority/opressed group has been affronted...so I'm not a fan of the feelings conveyed by Tracy.  But, with that being said, you're a fool for paying attention to ANYTHING he has to say.  He's one of those cats that when he speaks you don't expect to learn anything from him...and I mean that in the most positive way possible.  His whole career has been based on random and outlandish comments.  I've seen his stand up and he doesn't have to stretch far, if at all, to play Tracy Jordan on 30 Rock.  As vile as his comments may have been to some, I'm sure that in the context of the joke it would have made more sense (if only someone would have given him the Michael Richards treatment and recorded it.  C'mon people...it's 2011!).  Maybe not to the point to where some people would be less mad, but to a place where you can see where he was trying to get at....words are almost never as bad as they seem when they're placed in the proper context.

The thing about this story (and many like it) that kills me is the constant (over)reaction that inevitably occurs when a public figure makes a controversial statement.  This is a rough timeline of what usually happens in these situations:

STEP 1. Figure makes controverisal statement.  Live goes on as normal.

STEP 2. The innanets take the story and put it in everyone's face (if it's anything dealing with gay people Perez Hilton will be in the mix.  He's like a gay blogger prophet or something)

STEP 3. Public figure makes a public apology, almost certainly written by someone in their camp who went to college and double majored in mass communications and damage control.  Colleagues/co-workers starting to pan the comments so they can keep their jobs

STEP 4. Talking heads say the apology isn't good enough and start calling for their head.  The mindless drones that hang to every word they say (read: the public) start chanting for the figure to quit/resign

STEP 5. After a firestorm of controversy and the threat of sponsors pulling out, the embattled public figure resigns and goes to some type of rehab

In today's uber senstive/politically correct society anything that's seen as offensive is magnified by some marginal group that's looking for its 15 seconds of fame.  It seems as though the heads of these organizations peruse the headlines and look for anything that will possibly give them revalance (wait...what am I saying?  That's EXACTLY what happens).  In this story, that group is GLAAD, who recently called for Tracy to remove the joke from his act and apologize to those affected by gay violence.  A noble act that I'm sure crossed his mind (or the mind of that person in his camp that went to school for damage control) but here's a better question: who died and made GLAAD the king of gay rights?  Why does he have to bend to their will?  You know why?...because if he did buck them and went about it his way he'd be panned as REALLY being homophobic and the rage of America's closet homophobes would come down upon him.  That's what sad about these stories...these groups use this fact to bully people into doing things there were probably going to do anyway.  I'm all for Tracy Morgan showing contrition and attempting to heal the wounds his wounds caused, but do you know what would show the public serious?  If he did on his own accord...but GLAAD won't let that happen.  I truly hope that Tracy Morgan learns from the situation and matures as a person.  Not only because I genuinely hope that for all people when they have trials...but 30 Rock wouldn't be the same without him.

-Dub

What I'm Listening To: Big K.R.I.T. feat. Ludacris and Bun B-Country Sh*t (Remix)

Dope track...definitely doesn't hurt that it has two of my all time favorite MCs.   I went to see K.R.I.T a month or so ago...by far the best show I've ever seen.  The energy was there and the crowd was giving it back to him.  I wasn't a big fan before because I hadn't heard much of his stuff, but now I'm definitely a fan.

-Dub

Random Funnies-Rage Comics Edition

The funniest set of memes this side of LEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANKINSSS!!! These comics give me life through laughter...the innanets are powerful.

-Dub

Ruck Fihanna

This is the new video from America's favorite Caribbean crazy chick songtress Rhianna.  Let me start by saying this:  I don't like what Chris Brown did to Rhianna...I don't agree with hitting women.  But, honestly, I've been close and know that's another level of rage I hope to never reach again.  So no I don't like it but he's human and it's easy enough to give in to that raw emotion. With that being said...I'm getting really tired of Rhianna capitalizing off of that incident. Yes...she was indeed a victim when she was beaten...but no one else found it odd that she didn't do interviews until more that 10 months later right when her new album came out?  Plus they're two sides to every story...not saying she deserved the Mike Tyson treatment but if a chick throws my phone out the car she's at least getting shook (I'm 29.4% choking...I mean joking).  There are many stories about Rhi being a crazy horny chick...put two and two together and it's easy to guess that she was talking cold shit to Breezy that night in the Lambo.  It's just a hella double standard...if Breezy was to make a video with any reference to that infamous night he'd be a immature kid that needs to go to anger management again.  But it seems like she's being celebrated for a video that shows her fighting back...by killing a dude.  So...if she would have had a gun that night Chris would be dead?  Maybe I'm stretching with that one...but I think it's high time for Rhianna to move on and be back to being known for being an artist rather than Chris Brown's speed bag.  It's also time for all these uber-urban-feminists to realize that Rhianna is crazy as hell and stop telling us that every time she acts out it's because of Chris...miss me with the the bull.

-Dub

Random Funnies-Mixtape Edition

Some...sometimes...you shouldn't give ninjas Photoshop.

-Dub

You Gotta Be Kidding Me

*le blank stare*

I've seen some wild stuff in my day...but this takes the cake...no pun intended.  Because she'd prolly eat it.

-Dub