Barack Obama is the president elect. BARACK OBAMA IS THE PRESIDENT. I CAN BECAUSE HE CAN! YES WE DID

I voted for Obama! I voted for the 44th president of the United States of America. He is the country's first African American president.

My first venture into supporting the election was participating in Walk Across America. With this even rapper/actor Bow Wow decided to travel to several states with Declare Yourself and Black Youth Vote to register voters 18-25 and encourage them to vote. In each state he traveled to he walked through cities and spoke to the young eligible voters.
When he came to NYC I walked with him. I had previously met Bow Wow before, so this was about getting out the vote more then his celebrity. Here is video from that day.


Why did I vote?

When I first heard people encouraging Barack Obama to run years ago I said I like this guy. Then I watched him. He gave me hope to live with an unselfish president. He gave me hope to see the economy be better managed, and hope for racial equality. He cares about prison and sentencing which is important to me due to what the rockerfeller drug laws do to drug abusers who need help not bars, at the same time he's passed laws to toughen up sentencing on VIOLENT crimes. And education. I went to one of those inner city high schools you see in movies, but we didn't have the "lean on me " principal. I'd I liked to think those under me can benefit from better higher AND early childhood education. He gave me the audacity to hope!

And I said, God I would love to see him in office. Something about him makes me feel so inspired. Whoever thought election day would feel like Christmas! Now I can look to the white house and see a great black family. How encouraging!

I woke up at 4:30 after going to sleep at 2am (like Christmas Eve..I just couldn't go to sleep despite knowing I'd be getting up early) went to the polls at 5:40ish and was home by 7.
In NY we have mechanical voting machines ( we have to pull a lever and switch) it was weird and I was so anxious/ nervous until I voted then I was overjoyed . Instant energy that lasted 24 hours.

I am a first time voter. MLK had a dream, and I just had a great night!

GO VOTE!

canivote.org if you still don't know where to go.


Go vote, just do it


I did!

CHANGE GON' COME

Love it
Great use of the Sam Cooke classic "a change is gonna come"
A new song by a few of hip-hop's ones to watch Charles Hamilton, Asher Rother, and B.O.B



As B.O.B. said..I had to blog about it. But, no I couldn't diss it!

And yes he is the rapper of the catchy song "Haterz Everywhere". He's quite dope. He also performed "On Top of the World" with T.I. and Ludacris at this year's BET Hip Hop Awards.

Check out his myspace for more of his tracks.
www.myspace.com/bobatl

For more on Asher Roth
www.myspace.com/asherrothmusic



And of course check out Charles Hamilton
www.myspace.com/hamiltonsmusic

New Nas video featuring The Game and Chris Brown

aka "the new young prince with Mike Jackson on the same track"
....Really Nas? Let's not gas his head up. He can be great at being Chris Brown, but the Micheal Jackson comparisons before the age of 21...ehhh hold that.







Nice. Good visuals. Everyone is sharp. I didn't like the song before. I like Nas, The Game, and Chris Brown , but didn't understand or care for a collaboration with them. The video definitely makes the song easier to listen too.

BOW WOW ENCOURAGES YOUTH VOTE THROUGH WALK ACROSS AMERICA

Good Speech, young man






Declare Yourself, you have the right to vote!

new video from Kanye

Love is a battlefield, and apparently their is a war in his mind.

Think of it that way, and it will make sense for you.

So keep your love locked down, or you lose.

Hmm, What if I Wrote Again

Tiffany Evans is coming back. New album is to be titled "Ponytail Krush". I love Tiffany Evans, but the concept boggles me.
but I get her ...from her blog


Well,Well,Well!

So what does my fam think? Are you liking the new effort?Well,I just wanna say that "Ponytail Krush" is not meant for just kids and its not meant just for adults. Its meant for the people,and also people who love music and fashion period. My Manager and I sat down and talked about the name for the second album and automatically "Ponytail Krush" popped up.
Honestly,Ponytails are very Universal...a guy can wear a ponytail a female can wear a ponytail anybody young and old can rock a ponytail.Its very universal,and instead of being limited on this album, I wanted to create something that is going to make a statement that everybody can relate to.Now the Ponytail is just the fashion side of things that were going to do...(and you will also see alot of different styles of ponytails throughout the shows that I do,videos,etc.)but as far as the songs go,it puts me in a different light that people will be able to understand. I honestly believe in this album and all the people that have been working to make sure this album is great(my manager,my a&r,Sony) they believe in it to. I truly believe that this is my time now. And regardless of what happens in my life GOD is still going to see his plans for me through.So no man can shut the doors that GOD has open for me.Im so excited!This is going to be a great album....WAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY BETTER than the last I promise you guys wont be disappointed.So look further in to see where we are going with this. I think you guys will love the creativity that we are putting forth.You will truly see the growth in me vocally,dance wise,lyrical wise,and just me becoming a YOUNG WOMAN.It is an Emancipating Experience for me.(Wink,Wink)I love you guys. new music coming soon.Keep GOD first.=))


Miss.Tiffany Evans.



P.s.Think big,dream big,work hard, be lazy once,be determined,Dream and come true. Chase your dreams!!




"When I sat down with my manager and the record label, I told them I did not want to be limited in the type of songs I recorded this time around. I want to make music for everyone. I describe this album like turning a radio dial and no matter what type of music the station plays, you can find a Tiffany Evans record on the playlist".












Her last album was actually pretty good, but Columbia Records sucks. I honestly planned to buy her record , but I didn't even know it was out...and I pay attention to entertainment news. Also people aren't buying "kids" records anymore. When I was Brandy, Aaliyah, and Monica were doing it at 14,15,16 they were well received. People feel they are too kiddy, but acting too grown. Monica's "miss thang" faced that problem, but she still got support.

As for Karina and Tiffany


Karina Pasian
First Love
Released: August 19, 2008
Chart positions: 57 (US)
U.S. sales: 15,039



Tiffany Evans
The album debuted at #134 on the Billboard 200 in April 2008 , selling 4,700 copies in its first week and #20 on the Top R&B/ Hip Hop Albums. It has went on to sale over 25,000.

This is Talent, Support. Go buy Tiffany Evans self-titled album and Karina Pasian "First Love".

Janet... Miss Jackson if you're Nasty... Pays Homage to Big Brother.

Janet Jackson, whose latest and 10th album, "Discipline" hits stores tomorrow is featured on "Vibe" magazine's latest cover. In one version of the cover she pas tribute to Micheal Jackson with an "Off the Wall" inspired shot.


If you're in the New York Area you can check her out at these locations.

"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" Review

Last night I went to Broadway. I sat close to the stage preparing to experience something I never had. Here on this stage Tony Award winning actress Anika Noni Rose would be playing Maggie the Cat from "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". This was a play created by Tennessee Wiliams about a southern family's tale of lies, betrayal, , greed, and the dying. I took part in history, by being in the audience for a preview performance of this play featuring an African American cast for the first time. My eyes grew wide to see Terrence Howard enter the stage after hearing his character Brick, an alcoholic, talk to his wife Maggie off stage. The crowd also uproared in applause when the esteemed James Earl Jones and Phylicia Rashad arrived on stage. Much of the remaining cast was recognizable from their film and television role including Giancarlo Esposito ( "Fresh", "Homicide: Life on the Street" ) and Lisa Arrindell-Anderson ( "Madea's Family Reunion", "Clockers"), who played greedy husband and wife Gooper and Mae.

The play was entertaining, and I was very pleased to see the show. The story itself is one that that you will go on talking about after watching. Brick is a former football player whose athletic dreams are gone. His one "great good true thing", was his friendship with a fellow teamate named Skipper. Their friendship had come before his college girlfriend, who became his wife Maggie. She believed it was much deeper then a brotherly friendship and slept with Skipper to try and prove her thoughts were wrong. It ruined Skipper's life and Brick can never let it go. After the death of Skipper he became an alcoholic. This is how we meet Brick, as an alcoholic. He drinks thorought the play and Terrance Howard does a fine job playing a southern, cynical, alcoholic. His wife talks to him, but he never listens. He can't communicate with anyone.

His mother, Big Mama (Phylicia Rashad) wants him and his wife to have children like her son Goober and his wife Mae. Mae has five children (one of these children is played by Terrence Howard's real daughter Heaven). Maggie has none, and now Brick won't even sleep with her. Mae knows this as a nosy woman, a few characters note how the walls have ears. These characters live in Big Daddy ( James Earl Jones) house. He's a millionaire with lots of land, and even more surly then his son Brick. The parrallels between the two characters is a very interesting thing to watch. The cruel way they talk to other characters, especiall their wives. The things they laugh about, it's all about of their character and Big Daddy and Brick are similar characters. How James Earl Jones and Terrence Howard play in scenes together is amazing and beautiful to watch.

The characters are layered, and the acting is great. They were all convincing of the characters they played from the loudness to the tenderness of their voices. My only complaint was it did seem long. It was three acts with two intermissions. The first act with Maggie's talking was funny and made you understand her character, but after a while it got long. Honestly it was hard to tell if James Earls Jones talking in circles so much was all Big Daddy or a Mr Jones flub. This was a preview show. The official opening night is in March, so by then the kinks will be all worked out. At first I thought the acting was amazing, but the story was limiting. After leaving the theater talking to those I had seen the show with I realized the subtext, the things they didn't say was just if not more powerful then what they did say. This made me realize that the play itself was awesome :)

The story itself has to be thought about to truly enjoy what you've witnessed. Is Brick a repressed homosexual? Why or when did Big Daddy stop loving Big Mama? Did he stop, or never really start. What would happen after the play ends?

I'm definitely glad that I did go see this. I reccommend it to all theatergoers, and even non-theatergoers just for the experience of seeing these actors work together. The director if this show is the acclaimed Debbie Allen, and she put together a wonderful piece of art. It makes you laugh, and makes you think. It kind of makes you want to see it again. It's a strictly limited engagement, so if you're in the New York area in March, put it on your schedule quickly! Tickets can be found on telecharge.com

From the Website, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" Summary

In CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, a powerful Southern family gathers at a birthday celebration for patriarch Big Daddy (Jones), who does not know that he is dying of cancer. In a scramble to secure their part of his estate, family members hide the truth about his diagnosis from him and Big Mama (Rashad). Front and center as tensions mount are alcoholic former football hero Brick (Howard) and his beautiful but sexually frustrated wife Maggie "the Cat" (Rose); as their troubled relationship comes to a stormy and steamy climax, a shockwave of secrets are finally revealed.

http://www.cat2008onbroadway.com/

Does Beyonce know the words to "R.E.S.P.E.C.T?

After a month long hiatus, I'm back at it again. Why wouldn't I be?

I could discuss the Grammy's. Although I don't agree with all the winners or even the nominations 2008's Grammy Awards Show was a watchable one. So much emotion and spirit. Yet, I don't want to go into it. I don't want to go into the after party headlines either.

I do need to mention one part of the show, you may hear about later. Now, when I watched the Grammy Awards I was looking forward to seeing Tina Turner. Beyonce was to be a part of the performance. I wasn't sure how, because I was sure she'd performed all her "B'Day" songs and wouldn't have any material to present. Somehow, Beyonce, who I usually refer to as Psych Ward B, because I'm confused she's a few crayons short of a box. It's like the "Ring the Alarm" video and her twitches at her concerts aren't acting. Her alter ego Sasha..... Yes. Well you know what? Let's hope for Beyonce's sake that Sasha was totally responsible for Beyonce's performance at the Grammy's. As I watched Beyonce come out introducing Tina Turner I thought two things. 1.) What is she talking about, her music doesn't encompass all those legends. She's not that versatile. And 2.) Did she just call Tina Turner , THE QUEEN?

When did Aretha Franklin lose her title? She didn't right? I'm sure Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul. Michael Jackson is the King of Pop. Mary J Blige is the queen of hip hop soul. R.Kelly is... or Bobby Brown is.. well nevermind. Still, there are titles you just KNOW. Somehow Beyonce didn't know. She didn't know on the same stage that Aretha Franklin herself would soon grace. Aretha Franklin..the queen who sung opera in Italian at the last minute for a Grammy Show filling in for the now deceased Pavarotti, and she KILLED it.

In Beyonce's defense, she didn't specify what Tina was queen of. Tina has loosely been referred to as the Queen of Rock n Roll and headlined a concert with that title. But then again I can't defend Beyonce now. It's too late, because Miss Aretha Franklin herself is ticked off about the matter. In a statement to the Free Press, Ms Franklin stated “I am not sure whose toes I may have stepped on or whose ego I may have bruised between the Grammy writers and Beyonce, however I dismissed it as a cheap shot for controversy."
She went on to state, “In addition to that, I thank the Grammys and the voting academy for my 20th Grammy and love to Beyonce anyway.”

Now, I can't agree with that exactly. I don't think it was meant to start drama, but if the Queen feels disrespected, then that's the bottom line. Her highness has spoken. Sasha just lost her mind again, can we really blame Beyonce. We have to watch who we place blame on these days. Poor Clifford Harris remains on house arrest for something T.I.P obviously did. It never ends.