What The Hell Is A Thugaboo?

Posted on March 9, 2006

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Call it Charlie Brown with a twist.

Brothers Keenen Ivory, Shawn and Marlon Wayans, of Scary Movie and In Living Color fame, have created a series of animated children’s shows, with books and toys to follow. Its name: Thugaboo. The series of three specials will premiere on Nickelodeon, then air on the network’s all-animation channel, Nicktoons, a network spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Inspired by the Wayans brothers’ favourite childhood cartoons, Thugaboo follows the misadventures of nine kids growing up in the inner city. “It’s like hard meets soft,” Shawn Wayans said. “The thug is how they dress, kind of street, but they’re good kids and they make the right decisions.” Three specials are planned – an hourlong show and two half-hour programs – centred on important times in children’s lives. (continue)

*Extends arms to the sky* When I first heard the concept of the show, the African booty scratcher scene from “Boyz N Da Hood” immediately popped into my mind. Hell, the kids on Thugaboo might even find a dead body also. But at least they are smart enough to report it to the proper authorities. Television execs if you are reading this you guys should really make a cartoon about Jeezy Da Snowman. You could have an angry, bandanna-clad snowman chasing after rival drug dealers in back alleys. The NAACP would mos def hand out an Image Award for it. [/sarcasm]

Fresh Flicks

Posted on February 28, 2006

Fresh Flicks

Mos Def At The Premiere Of “16 Blocks”

Kimora Lee Simmons Signs Her Book “Fabulosity”

~~Beyonce Jr.~~ Rihanna Performs At Jamm X Kid’s All-Star Dance Special

Buzz Quickie

Posted on February 15, 2006

Buzz Quickie

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- I can’t wait to see Mr. Bankhead Ambassador getting his trap/skate on in “ATL”. The stills from the movie looks like they were shot in my neighborhood, I can appreciate it. I’ll guess we will have to find out a few months down the road if ol Clifford can really act. In the meanwhile, the making of his video “What You Know” airs tonight on BET at 7:30 pm et/pt. Wild as the Taliban, ya’ll.

- Tyra Banks was on the set of “The Price Is Right” last Friday along with Bob Barker’s old, decrepit nasty ass. If you familiar with the history of all the sexual harassment law suits this man has had in the past you know exactly why I called him that. Be sure to check out a future “Tyra” show for that footage.

- Mos Def’s umi must’ve told him not to pay child support.

- There is a rumor running around that Taraji Henderson is pregnant with Common’s child. Of course there are no confirm reports but I highly doubt it.

- I’ve accidentally left my curling iron plugged up while I was at work, forgot to feed the fish, an’ shit like that. Those are accidents. Shooting somebody in the face? Intentional.

- MC Hammer has a new video folks. And its deciated to the girls with “the ebony eyes and thunder thighs.” Is that Sisqo in the beginning?! Thanks Essy for showing me this a few days ago.

Freshly Squeezed

Posted on December 20, 2005

As you can see things are slowly changing around here. Gimme a little time. I’m trying to enjoy my holiday season too! Moving along, Rolling Stone just released their list of the top 50 albums in 2005. Mr. Whiney Pants came in first place. Here is a list of the *ahem* melanin-rich artists (and a few white ones) who made topped the list.

Wait, no DL4?! Oh my gosh!

1. Kanye West, Late Registration

10. 50 Cent, The Massacre
16. John Legend, Get Lifted 21. Common, Be
25. Young Jeezy, Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101
27. Stevie Wonder, A Time to Love
29. Franz Ferdinand, You Could Have It So Much Better (I fucks with Franz)
34. Paul Wall, The Peoples Champ
37. Missy Elliott, The Cookbook
43. Mariah Carey, The Emancipation of Mimi
44. Daddy Yankee, Barrio Fino
49. Damian Marley, Welcome to Jamrock

You know its not easy being a female emcee. Lil’ Kim in jail, Foxy is going deaf, Trina can’t spell, Eve thinks she can act . . . it’s just all fucked up. Who shall we call to the rescue?

Queen Pen! Damn homie, I haven’t seen the queen since I was in junior high! 2005 has mos def been the comeback (attempt) year.

Anyway, earlier today while I was watching “Steve Harvey” (shut it) and I saw a commercial for a show called “Daisy Does America.” At first I thought it was a reality series of a white chick’s exploits across the U.S.A. in the porn industry, but I think its actually a show about a British woman traveling America to learn more about the cultures here, no? I wouldn’t know since I’ve never watched it. This week Daisy makes her way down to the ghetto. The show airs at 10 pm tonight and it looks like it should be pretty interesting.

Wait, while I’m on the subject of white people I have a question. Why do white people love green bean casserole so much? I was at a pot luck a few months ago and a few of my former co-workers ~~bitches!~~ were about to fight each other over the last scoop of it. Green bean casserole = the white man’s collard greens?

+ Shar Jackson needs to preserve her back’s sexiness.

Buzz Notes

Posted on October 24, 2005

I’m Having Testicle Difficulties!

Haloscan is working once again. Sorry for the inconvience.

Rumor Control

There is currently a debate on different message boards about Halle Berry appearing in one of R.Kelly’s videos back in the day. Rumor has it that Halle was the video vixen crawling on the kitchen floor while Kelz fed her milk in the video for “Honey Love.”According to AOL Music the rumors are true. On the 11 Things To Know About R.Kelly (other then the fact that he loves girls 16 and under), Halle Berry’s appearance in the video is rank number three. Damn I learn something new everyday.

Freshly Squeezed

- Soul veteran Aretha Franklin threw lavish parties at a hotel in Detroit, Michigan last week for survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Approximately 40 survivors enjoyed the festivities. Franklin performed, chatted and posed for photographs with guests. She says, “It’s the right thing to do. Hopefully some of the other performers in town will follow suit.”

- Actress Gabrielle Union has so many relatives; they have their own parade each year. Union hails from Omaha, Nebraska where her family is legendary for its size. She says, “I’m actually from the largest black family in the state of Nebraska. We have our own parade in downtown Omaha every year.”

- At first glance these 13 year old twin sisters remind you a lot of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. But what remains unsaid is their message of hate and racism through their music. (More)

- The finest “Brothers On The Planet” according to Essence are:

Boris Kodjoe

Terrence Howard

Will Smith

Denzel Washington

Blair Underwood

LL Cool J

Michael Ealy

Idris Elba

Larenz Tate

Mos Def

Yet another list that fucked up. Where in the blue hell is my Morris Chestnut?

- “When he laughs, sometimes he scares me. I’ll tell him a joke, he’ll start laughing too hard…and I am like, ‘Hey man, what the fuck?” – Jamie Foxx on Tom Cruise (via Gabsmash)

- Bun B has one hell of a street team (NSFW–exposed buns, B)

Bonus Material

Can you keep up? I bet in this picture Beyonce is thinking “I was dancing in one of these in the video for “Naughty Girl” but it was a lot bigger. Hmmm?”

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Let the congregation say “hell to the nah.” Its Passa Mase, ya’ll. I’m laughing at the fact that his stretch marks remind me of Star Jones’.

Kanye and Adam Levine of Maroon 5 on the set of “Heard Em Say.” Although I listen to the album on the average of once a month, this is my favorite track off “Late Registration”. Its about time Kanye did something I liked!

Buzz Notes

Posted on September 20, 2005

Buzz Notes

One Last Drumstick

A less than glamorous Lil’ Kim wears shades, an oversized T-shirt and jeans, as she arrives at the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia. The queen bee has a new hive – and she’s not liking it. Raunchy rapper Lil’ Kim walked into a federal prison yesterday to start a year-and-a-day sentence for lying about a shootout with a rival rap crew.

Kim strode into the Federal Detention Center in downtown Philadelphia without saying a word, but vowed in a statement that she “will come out a stronger, more confident woman.”"I am blessed to have so many great things in my life – family, friends and God,” said Kim, 30, whose real name is Kimberly Jones. “All will be in my thoughts daily.”She groused over not getting assigned to a less-strenuous prison camp. “I am not certain that this constitutes fair and equal treatment,” Kim said.

Still, she promised to make the best of her stint behind bars. “Today begins a new saga in my life which I expect to strengthen me and allow me time for reflection,” she said.The nation’s new most famous federal inmate drove down the New Jersey Turnpike in a convoy of five luxury vehicles from her Englewood home. Trailed by a reality TV crew, she stopped at a rest stop for fried chicken at Roy Rogers before beating a 5 p.m. deadline by 30 minutes.

Only in America will Black people will risk getting into further trouble with the law just for a damn white meat and biscuit combo. Check out the farewell dinner Kim’s friends had for her.

They Lootin’ – - Made You Look

Business owners return to New Orleans “The Wal-Mart store in uptown New Orleans, built within the last year, survived the storm but was destroyed by looters.”They took everything – all the electronics, the food, the bikes,” said John Stonaker, a Wal-Mart security officer. “People left their old clothes on the floor when they took new ones. The only thing left are the country-and-western CDs. You can still get a Shania Twain album.”If the store had not been looted, it could be open in two weeks, Stonaker said. Now he doubts it will be open by January.” (continue)

It’s Cheaper To Keep Her

I’ve been hearing horrific and bombshell allegations regarding R. Kelly’s estrangement from his wife Andrea. If these allegations are true and the Kelly’s divorce, R. Kelly would be better off agreeing to an out of court settlement. He wouldn’t want these allegations to come out in an open arena. Also, we have received word that the tabloids are snooping around. If they decide to do a story, I’m sure the allegations will be included in their account. R. Kelly is worth between $75-$100 million dollars, the Kelly’s have been married for several years and they have three children.

Superhead Got Competition?

So the word is Mos Def got on some drugs and married a stripper. Sources say she was a stripper in Toronto for years along with her mother. Yes her mother was a stripper too. The funniest part is that her name was Ecstacy which is what some people say they were on when they got married. This chick has never worked a day in her life but a bag of rappers and ballplayers send her money and the streets are saying she’s a professional. Toronto got their very own Superhead. Mos is not her first victim. (shout out to Soli for the tip)

UPN = Under Paid Niggas

. . . Did anyone catch the new fall line-up last night? While I the opening credits to One on One played I saw that Ray J. would be on the show, so I didn’t watch. Oh well. The best show on television last night was this week’s episode of ~~spoiled white teens~~ My Super Sweet 16. I’m not going to hype it up because its something you have to see for yourself.

Buzz Notes

Posted on September 11, 2005

Nigga Please
Jim Jones “breaks it down” for us on “Summer Wit Miami”

They say rap music is subliminal / but the music for us is like our own diary / something like a confession /they tell me life is a bitch / she something like the seasons just like mother nature / she comes and go as she please / thats why they get their period once a month . . .

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Buzz Notes

Paris Hilton Drops The N Bomb
Maybe this is why her and Nicole aren’t friends anymore?

Mekhi Phifer To Play Al “Hot Grits” Green In Upcoming Movie

Actor Mekhi Phifer is set to play Al Green on the big screen in a new movie about the singer’s life. The working title is, Tired Of Being Alone, and it will trace Al’s life as a singing superstar who had hit after hit in the early 70′s. In 1974, his life changed forever when a disgruntled girlfriend threw a pot of hot grits on him in a moment of rage. Al recovered from the burning, but the girlfriend went on to commit suicide. Al later turned his life over to the Lord, and the rest is history.

Mos Def Claps Back

Mos Def’s “Katrina Clap” blasts Bono and The Prez. Taking back his position as Brooklyn’s own controversial and conscious emcee, Mos Def addresses the hurricane disaster, racism, the president and Bono on “Katrina Clap.” On the song, which uses the original beat from Juvenile’s “Nolia Clap,” Mos cries out to God to “save the streets” and each person to donate at least “$1″ for relief efforts. To Bono, who has staged relief efforts for AIDS and other causes, he offers this frustrated refrain:

It’s enough to make ya holla out / like where the fuck is Sir Bono and his famous friends now / don’t get it twisted man, I dig you too / but if you aint about the ghetto, then fuck you too”

He reserves most of his heat for President Bush who he says “shouldn’t be the boss anymore” and echos Kanye’s sentiments about the President’s disdain for blacks saying “He got a policy for handling the niggas and trash.”

BTW, Mos did not marry a Becky. That’s not the real issue at hand however. Lets not forget about those 87 kids he has. Mos Def is the new Bob Marley . . .

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BET S.O.S. Telethon Flicks
- Al still looks prettier than Star
- Floetry getting their Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie on.
- Choppa and Twista teaching each other the latest gang signs. (Please note that Young Titty’s face looks 500 percent better than on Making The Band. Maybe Diddy assisted him in preserving his sexy)
- Lil’ Mo looks cute for once.
- David Banner looks like he has on one of those knock-off shirts from the flea market.
- Tyson and Foxy – - and yes she’s still wearing that fucking fushia lipstick from Fashion Fair
- Someone give Joe ‘more and more’ chapstick please.
- Jill Scott looks like an extra from School Daze.
- Erykah Badu looking in the crowd for her next victim.

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I don’t know how I could’ve manage to leave the King of R&B (rocks and blunts) out! I’m speechless for once.