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A Good Idea Gone Bad.

Sunday, March 29th, 2009
The good idea: Trying to raise awareness about domestic violence among young people.   The bad idea:  Props to Read More

New Chris Brown and Ri Ri Duet in the Works

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Just when we thought this story couldn't get any more bizarre the Los Angeles Times reports that Chris Brown and Rihanna were recently in the studio together recording a love song. The producer of the untitled duet,  Polow da Don, said he wrote the lyrics prior to Chris Brown allegedly pummeling Ri Ri the night of the Grammys.
Polow da Don wrote the lyrics and music for the R&B-flavored song… Read More

Proper Talking Points

Monday, March 9th, 2009
It's breakfast time out West and lunch time in the East. Here are a few random things to digest as you consume your nutrition (unless you're like me and 2,564 other twitterers who are  starving themselves  fasting with Jay Electronica):   -Even though he used to have beef with Mugabe, Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says he doesn't suspect foul play in the car crash that killed his wife Friday.   -Obligatory Chris Brown/ Rihanna… Read More

There’s No Excuse.

Friday, February 20th, 2009

rihanna beaten

  I'm glad people have a chance to see this. You've probably seen it, but I posted it because I want you to see it again, and again and again.   Nobody can provoke someone else to do this to them, fuck what you read in somebody's comment section. And it may have been easy to crack a joke about the situation when it was still abstract, but damn if this picture doesn't make it all concrete.   People who condone abuse in… Read More

It’s About More Than Text Messages and Rented Lamborghini’s..

Monday, February 16th, 2009
We're late on this (I blame Dallas Penn, $5 Alize, my new buddy Marc and the fact that the day grind is a killa), but this video is still worth sharing. Jay Smooth of Ill Doctrine enlists the help of writer Elizabeth Mendez Berry to discuss the relationship between hip hop culture and domestic violence:   Read More

Opportunism, Thy Name is MTV

Friday, February 13th, 2009
Everybody and their mom is using this whole Chris Brown-as-Ike-Turner tragedy as an opportunity to snag some ratings, but MTV is a shoe-in for the Biggest "Chrihanna Scandal" Douchebag Award with this right here:  

MTV To Air 'Chris Brown & Rihanna: Love In Trouble,'

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