Embrace the Ghetto in You

I knew giving Flav a show would start something that just can't be right for the state of black people world wide! Well, Plies has a similar reality show coming up... you be the judge.

They Want to Dance on His Grave

Castro is stepping down as leader of Cuba. The exiles in Miami can't wait to dance on his grave. I can see everyone at the White House rubbing their hands trying to get their grubby fingers in the pie!

Matthews Phosa is Bob Johnson-ing us... Pimp Pimp Hoe-ray!!

I’m not a straight out feminist. I use all sorts of words pretty freely. Sometimes, I call women chicks, or bitches, or tricks. In the nicest way possible (it’s possible. Or is it?). I can’t be fully blamed for the language is use- I’m a product of my environment: MEDIA AND SOCIETY (both of which apparently inform one another).

For years, the US corporate world has been in the firing line for using hip hop to make money- from paying artists big money to endorse their products, to putting their money behind the most mediocre and self-destructive ideas and artists, and to some extent, fuelling misogynist lyrics in songs because “it aint gonna sell if it aint about bitches, hoes, pimpin, cash, money, cars and moving weight”. In a nutshell, corporate America has been in shit for PIMPING the culture of hip hop- effectively pimping BLACK PEOPLE. Surprise surprise.

Matthews Phosa- former Premier of Mpumalanga, South Africa turned business man strikes a deal with Nelly’s Pimp Juice brand. He’s got the distributing rights for the drink in South Africa. Before I go any further- a bit of Phosa’s history: Before he became Dr. Matthews Phosa, he was just Matthews Phosa- an ANC stalwart; leader of the youth movement and poet. So anyway, the ANC stalwart and former youth leader goes out and signs a distributing deal with Nelly’s Pimp Juice brand. Nelly thinks himself a pimp. ‘Member the Tipdrill video? Let me refresh your memory.




Anyway, so this guy Matthews Phosa then makes a deal with Umsobombvu Youth Fund (UYF) and they’re giving money and opportunities to the youth, whom they are calling PIMPS. Yes. Pimps. Phosa and the UYF say it means “positive intellectually motivated person”. Really? Ok, scuse my really bad education- I thought a pimp is someone who uses womens’ pussies to make money. Sorry, did I offend YOU? Damn, I thought I live in Africa. Oh sorry, South Africa is but a cheap duplication of American culture. I don’t know if you would find influential members of other African societies and their government-sponsored youth agencies calling young people pimps, and feeding them such poison. I have nothing against pop culture, which they say is reflective of the society from whence it comes. What I do have a problem with are those that are in power using it for their own good while destroying young people en route to making their bag of riches. Don't get me wrong- I want a piece of the pie too, but I cannot let my aims mess with a young and impressionable African child. I don’t want my niece thinking that a boy is only good enough for her if he’s reached “pimp” status (whatever that may be), and I certainly don’t want to see my younger boy cousins and brothers growing up thinking that they’re real cool men if they reach “pimp” status. This partnership is wrong to the core, and I’d like to thank Mr. Phosa and Umsobomvu Youth Fund for putting a product like this on the market, and I’d especially like to give them props (when you do something cool, young people commend you by giving you “props”. I guess you would know that, since you also knew that the word “pimp” is cool because it actually means “positive intellectually motivated person”) for taking one more step in turning young peoples’ brains into a mass of bubble gum.

Now, chew it and spit it out.

AFTER THOUGHT:

When bob johnson started BET a lot of people were happy, thinking that his channel would properly represent so much of what's been misrepresented by the white owners of the entertainment industry machine. Years down the line, the channel has been accused of being everything black/hip hop culture is NOT. Over the last few years, incidents have occured with BET refusing to play "intelligent" or "underground" hip hop

BONUS LINKS: Who is BOB JOHNSON?

HOUSE NIGGER?

BET SAYS LITTLE BROTHER IS "TOO INTELLIGENT" FOR THE MARKET- 2005

DE LA SOUL AND THE BEATNUTS REJECTED FROM BET PLAYLIST- 2004

VIDEO OF THE DAY: LITTLE BROTHER FT JOE SCUDDA- LOVIN' IT
FROM "THE MINSTREL SHOW" ALBUM.

When Amy Discovered Alcohol

i found this hilarious. shouts out to amy for winning those grammies. i love amy.

TWMOP - 1 - When Amy Discovered Drink

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For Today...Katt Williams on Haters

Shit I know I got haters lurking everywhere, it's cool though- Katt has the perfect advise. This is one of my favourite Katt moments.

Loving It...

This man is too cool. I'm no photography fundi but I love him.



His name is Hiroshi Sugimoto and he's a Japanese photographer and in his opinion, "art is possible even without artistic intention". CLICK THE PITCHAS FOR MORE

I've been Warholized!!!

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Now playing: M.I.A - Mango Pickle Down River (With The Wilcannia Mob)
via FoxyTunes

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A Few Kilometers out of Jozi City

My siblings and I set out together with my new sis in law to get measured for our outfits for the traditional wedding. Before I go on with the story, I need to quote my sister:

Anything out of Johannesburg is a whole different country

So yeah, we negotiated through the really tough streets of Sandton, through the ghetto of Randburg to make our way through to Roodepoort. It's like a fifteen minute drive from Joburg to that place but I swear it really is a whole different country!!! Anyway, I took pitchas of the little things on my adventure. Feel free to peruse :)

I rocked my satin Premium AF1's (hate on me hater) and Sam repped Paez.







JUST STATING THE OBVIOUS

ONLY THE FINEST IN SHWESHWE PRINTS

She's Camera Shy!!

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Celebs Without Makeup!! Wowzers

Ages ago, See Here Blog had a whole feature on this but I have to say I've seen pics of Beyonce she's a pretty girl; Halle is beautiful; and we always knew that Charlize was just witkak from Benoni (sorry, am I offending YOU?); and that Renee Zelwegger wasn't the hottest on the block. Don't hate on Scarlet (that doesn't even look like her) just cos she's early twenties and gets a few pimples here and there lol

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*Loves this Pitcha*

EVENT: WOODSTOCK 2004
Somewhere between Jozi and the North West, our asses landed at Woodstock- mostly because Michaela's mom was (and still is) convinced that I was a great influence on 'Caela and that my presence at Woodstock would mean that Michaela wouldn't get into too much trouble. Yeah right. At least we weren't the ones with our faces plastered onto the boulders, or the ones that got peed on by our friends. Back to the point; I think I remember this guy being hot but I took a pic of his tee because it said such pretty stuff on.

People have fallen in LOVE here
People have broken up here
People have laughed here
People have cried here
People have been thrown out of here
People have come back here
People have fought here
People have made up here
People have never been lost here
People have met their best friends here
People have made their enemies here
And then forgotten
Memories have been made here
This is where the real people are
Where are you?
You should be here.

"Burn"
Set the Night on Fire

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Now playing: Amel Larrieux - Trouble
via FoxyTunes

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First post-I popped the cherry whuttttt?

So I finally created a new blog and it feels like a whole new chapter. tears. G'bye Black n Whole. Shame on you if you don't know what that was. I can't really define what this blog is going to be about just yet. Think of it as a window to a part of Jozi life. Anything can happen, anything can be written and I may shut it down in two weeks→ just like those downtown Jozi here today, gone tomorrow joints. It could happen. Meanwhile, come back and read my scribbles, enjoy my cynism, sarcasm, emotion and most of all, TAKE PART IN THE MADNESS OF IT ALL.

Goodbye Street Stalker virginity, felt good to pop ya!