Dj Khaled came by hip-hop headquaters to drop  light on his upcoming cd “Victory” droping this tuesday (Mar 2,2010). He said he went back to his roots and shared with us he learned his B_Boy hip-hop  while growing up right here in the Boro(Greensboro) in the Archers. With his hard work and hustle Khaled feels he got another hood anthem with”All I Do Is Win”  Feat T-Pain,Ludacris(Who Murked it ) ,and Snoop. To me this joint goes sooo hard and feels good when I hear it look out for it on 102Jamz as “The New Heat On Da Rise”

Tiger Woods stood up in front of a selected number of people to address the world and confess his short comings and said sorry to those he hurt,his wife,friends,family,and fans.  Tiger said he cheated and he and only he is to blame. He said that he has long way to go to right his wrong. It took 84 days before he said it, so let us move on. Now I will always report the news, but I woukd like to see this golf great repair his marriage… maybe it is beyond repair… who knows? I do know he desrves a chance to try to make things right. So let’s move on give him his space and time he needs to these things. Good luck Tiger and Elin.

                     

This weekend we got the gridiron grand finale in Miami for Super Bowl 44 (Do not remember the roman numerals).  The tale of two cities the Indy colts with a shoe in future hall of fame quarterback and The New Orleans Saints rebounding from Katrina, fighting to bring home the grand prize of the Lombardi Trophy.  It’s hard not to pull for the Saints after decades of being called the “Aint’s” just 4 quarters way from being world champs. The images of Katrina is still sealed in our hearts and minds and makes all of want to pull for them on Superbowl Sunday.  But my biggest let down is no more football on Sundays!  What is a brother  to do?  Spend more time with that special lady, the family, etc…no thanks.  Just give me my PS3 and let me mark down the days to August for football all over again.

Ok so tell me this, you have NBA superstar Gilbert Arenas of the Washington Wizards plead guilty to felony gun charges for pulling out his guns during a agrument with his teammate Javaris Crittenton over a gambling debt.  To make things worse,  Arenas had a nonchalant attitude when asked about everything that transpired.  Arenas also made a shooting gesture during team introductions that promted commssioner David Stern to suspend the fallen NBA star. Then you have former number 1 draft pick Gregg Odom of the Portland trailblazers having nude pics of him leaked onto the internet. What makes me shake my head is that these guys are giving millions for their God-giving talent and try to throw it all away to be foolsh thugs. Charles Barkley said it best years ago: “athletes are not and should not be role models.”

Gregg Odom 

  Javaris Crittenton

Well here we are with the Confernce Championship games this weekend in the NFL. The Viking vs Saints and the Colts vs  Jets.  With that being said, it kills me that the end is almost here.  Football will be gone until next season.  Whhhhy!!  I mean feel like I kid who made out with the hot girl then she leaves, damn.   But I won’t get  get into all that right now.  Lets talk football.  I feel Bret farve will lead his Vikings to upset the saints in a classic NFL gun slinger shoot out.  In the AFC, I love the jets but Indy got MANNING.  So if my hunch is right, its the colts vs. vikings in the superbowl.  A hollywood finish for a hollywood story.

Jonathan Vilma

 

Reggie Bush

Peyton Manning

The year 2009:  What a year!  From Obama being swarned in as the 44th President of the United States Of America, and being the first African American to do so, to the death of the King of Pop.  Although there were many highs and lows, this year has brought us some some joy over the past year as we end this decade before embarking on another one…

Great Moments of ‘09:

In January at the beginning of the year, millions came to Washington D.C. for the biggest historical event of this decade.   People came to see Barack Obama take the oath of office, and millions more wacthed the event on TV on that cold January day at Washington’s Mall.   Performances by celebrities set the tone for this event and after the ceremony, millions gathered around to watch the President and his wife walk the streets hand-in-hand in the parade.   At the end of that historical day, the world was able to witness the beautiful inaugural balls.

New Breakthrough artist of ‘09:

And the award for new breakthrough artists for 2009 goes to:  Lady Gaga and Drake.  Lady Gaga has made a huge impression in the pop world with her music and crazy performances.  She has a lot of talent and she definitely stands out from the rest.  Drake also has made an undeniably  impression on the world of Hip-Hop.  The one thing I appreicate about this guy is he is doin his thing his way.  No outrageous bling, no gun talk or play, no dreads, just clean cut and just being himself and that’s ok with me.

Comeback Artists:

This year Gucci Mane and Trey Songz made the biggest comeback in music.  Despite the fact that Gucci can’t keep himself out of trouble, he has still been able to make his mark in music as an Indie artist.  Trey Songz has made some noise in 2009 as well with his album “Ready” along with great collaborations with other artist.  

Drama:

Tiger Woods… In the words of Jigga man “What more can I say?”  First it was the car crash late at nite. Then came the internet rumors of him being a playa-playa off the golf course, then he says the “T” word “Transgressions”.  Now we are up to the upteenth women who all have claimed that they slept with Tiger.  Then we have Chris Brown and Rhianna on Grammy weekend bringing domestic violence to the forefront with both of these young stars going through their darkest hour for the world to see.  The violent death of former NFL allp-pro Quarterback Steve Mcnair on the 4th of July, according to investigators by the hands of his mistress who then took her own life.  Was this giant of a hero in the  Nashville community living a double life?  And of course Mr. Kanye West’s outburst at the MTV VMAs towards country singer Taylor Swift. Lets face it, Kanye did more good for Taylor’s career and damaged his own ego as well.

Biggest News Headlines:

Michael Jackson’s death:  The media went into a frenzy about Michael and his cause of death.  We have finally left his soul to rest as we end 2009 and hopefully nothing but positive memories are put out about him as we enter 2010.  Another very tragic event happened this year.  Five-year-old Shaniya Davis captured the hearts of millions across the country after she was reported missing by her mother.  Prayer vigils and search parties looked frantically and kept a glipse of hope that this little girl will be found safe and unharmed.  That was not the case as her body was found on the side of the road in Sanford, NC.  Her mother was charged with prostitution and human-trafficking.  However in the world of hip-hop it was who’s who when it came to our favorite artist going to prison, T.I., Gucci again (SMH), Lil Boosie, and Lil Wayne to follow in 2010.

Unforgotten Loses:

Micheal Jackson

Billy Mays

Farrah Fawcett

Ed McMahon

Edward Kennedy

Steve McNair

Dolla

Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein

Brittany Murphy

Man oh man!  What a week!  Sooo much drama like Rick Ross and his baby mama lol. Ok, where do I start?  TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGer Woods. C’mon man.  Dude is slippin’ big time on his pimpin’ saying he’s sorry for his transgressions.  Look, Tiger is not the first nor will be the last to cheat.  Not saying it’s right but it is not the end of the world.  How about LA Lakers Power Foward Ron Artest saying he drank Hennesy during halftime while playing for the Chicago Bulls SMH.  Katt Williams arrested again this week (SMH).  And how bout Jeezy,Drama,and Gucci putting an end to their beef’lets.  Let’s all drink to that! If Ron Artest has anymore hennessy left lol.  This has not been a dull week for the headlines.

More stuff that happened this week:

Chris Brown responds to Rihanna on an interview with Robin Roberts ABC’S 20/20: 

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Are the Accusations about Pleasure P true or false?

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Earlier this week the whole country had it’s eye on North Carolina when our worst fears came to be with the discovery of the body of 5 year old Shaniya Davis off  highway 87 in Sanford.  Many pepole asked the question “Why did this happen?”  This question has been haunting everyone for several days now.  The image of this little angel being held by this monster in a hotel elevator unware that her short life will soon come to a violent end.  I feel that if you need a license to drive you must have a licence to have children.  The very thought that this little girl’s mother who carried her for nine months was the very one who handed her to the very person that will rape and killed her.  To call this crime a tragic is an understatement and leaves us to wonder “Why did this happen?”

 Shaniya’s Davis speaks to Nancy Grace about the death of his sister: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/podcasts/nancygrace/site/2009/11/20/ng.cross.exam.11.20.cnn

Shaniya’s Tragic Death: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2009/11/21/ng.girl.raped.murdered.cnn

Months after being beat down by her then boyfriend Chris Brown,  Rihanna finally speaks out and makes it very clear there is no room for dosmetic violence in relationships.   Ladies, please listen and hear from Rihanna in her own words about this disturbing behavior that continues to haunt our society.

 Check out Rihanna’s interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC News.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/rihanna-speaks-chris-brown-assault/story?id=8999410

This week the Winston-Salem Police Deparrtment mourned at the lost of their very own.   Twenty-Seven year veteran Sgt Mckey Hutchens lost his life in the line of duty.   Sargeant Hutchens took the oath to protect and serve the community, the very same oath every police officer takes knowing that any day they may never go home to their famlies again.  The family of the alleged suspect, Monte Evans, paid their respects to Sgt Hutchens at  his patrol car, a memorial his family set up, and ask the community for forgiveness, a burden I feel is way too much for them to bare. Not for one moment do I believe that they deserve to be held accountable for what their love one did, but it speaks volume about this family and the community as a whole. All this week since the death of Sgt Hutchens all I heard was nothing but unity from all parts of the comunity and asking for prayers for all those who were involved in this tragedy. This week  after dinner in downtown Winston-Salem I saw a patrol car in the parking lot.   I walked over to the two officers inside and said “Thank you for all that you do and sorry for the lost.”  I extended my hand and they both held it, fighting back their raw emotions.  They said “Thank you so much.  This community has been so good to us in our lost and it makes us proud to serve.”   At that moment, I said “Having you say that makes me proud that you and others like you are serving this community.”

To view pics from Sgt. Hutchens funeral visit:  http://www.wxii12.com/slideshow/news/21314673/detail.html