It’s been a pretty busy end to the summer over here at re.definition. We hope you enjoyed the guest posts by Beans- our wonderfully entertaining fashionsista (the term ‘fashionista’ is a little played out now, don’tcha think?). More posts coming from Beans in the very near future so stay tuned!
Also, our African Diaspora Lecture Series debuts September 26th so if you are in the area come through to the Bohemian Café on 7th and Harrison Streets in Wilmington, DE…Learn about the greatness of Africa and fill your belly with authentic and delicious Spanish food afterwards!!! BLACK AND BROWN UNITE!!!
On to other news…
At some point—and I am really not sure when this occurred—Irv Gotti and Kanye West gave some much undeserved kudos to the bi-sexual bandit Ms. Nicki Minaj for her lyrical ability. According to Gotti, Minaj is comparable to Lauryn Hill (*gasp*) and per Mr. West, Minaj is possibility the second best rapper alive (next to Eminem, of course). What in the….when in the…how in the…???
Since when did Nasty Nicki become a Lauryn Hill??? I’ll tell you when….NEVER! From what Nicki says, Gotti’s comparison makes sense, since Gotti has heard some of her work that we haven’t; work that apparently depicts Sextastic Nicki as a Ms. Hill.
I don’t know about you but I’m not falling for this mess. To be lyrically as good as Ms. Hill you have to talk about something. And by something I mean substantial stuff, not just some lollipop sex lyrics that sound good because you have thesaurus. You have to know some ish to be compared to Lauryn Hill. And based upon the way Nicki Minaj is allowing herself to marketed and used in the industry, I’d bet she knows very little about anything…………But hey, you never know, I could be wrong…
And Kanye, I am at a loss for words. The sheer fact that you placed Nicki Minaj as #2 after Eminem is heart breaking. I mean, I know Em’s lyrical capabilities are incredible but do you have to remind me that he is possibly the best rapper of my lifetime? I mean really? And then, did you have slap me in the face by telling me the 2nd best rapper out right now is NICKI MINAJ?! Dag, Kanye, in one statement, you almost killed me dead…I’m only 24 Mr. West, I’m not ready to die just yet….
And while Nicki was becoming hip hop royalty…..the summer came crashing to an end. I know the summer is not technically over until September 22 but in my world, once the wheels on the yellow busses start going round and round, the summer is a wrap. Leaves start to change colors and jackets become mandatory. Where did Summer 2010 go? Ugh…another one bites the dust. Well even though it’s almost gone, Summer 2010 brought us many memories and stories to tell…Like----
BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico dumped an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil in the Gulf, and they tell us that the Gulf seafood is safe and the clean up mission was/is a success…poppycock!
Shirley Sherrod was labeled a racist and the NAACP made a fool of themselves just about every time they were in the news…
Katrina 5 years later came and went. And Spike Lee made a pretty decent documentary about it all...
Haitians died….and are still dying…
An African couple (pure blood Black Africans) gave birth to a blonde hair, blue eyed daughter (go figure)
New Black Panther Party member Samir Shabazz advised you to “kill cracker babies” (on numerous occasions)
President Barack Obama did some president stuff and declared an end to the war in Iraq (whooohooo!)
Men’s jeans got tighter
Al Sharpton staged a March in D.C. for unknown significant reasons…most importantly, that Glenn Beck booked the Lincoln Memorial on the anniversary of Dr. King’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech
CNN began advertising Soledad O’Brien and her darn Black in America Series coming in October…
Trey Songz was an utter failure on BET
Chris Brown reappeared (as if he ever disappeared) as a new man. Kanye did too…but probably not as a new man…
People started to really care about the Illuminati
106 and Park remained on the air L (but it’s been 10 years, anniversary celebration coming soon! Free, AJ, where you at?!)
World Cup in South Africa, brought excitement to the land and jobs to the people…wonder how South Africa is doing now that the hoopla is over…
Alicia Keys crawled on a piano with belly full of baby @ BET awards
Despite this being the hottest summer in history, Jay-Z is still in [almost] all black everything…
[New] solar systems were charted
Janet Jackson cut her hair (or took the weave out) and Jill Scott possibly got a relaxer…
Fantasia swallowed some pills in a suicide attempt…
Wyclef tried and failed to run for president of Haiti
BET showed a documentary about women in hip hop (about time!)
This list could go on forever but I think I'll end it here...
I hope your Summer Solstice 2010 has been wonderful! Enjoy the last days of the warm weather and sunshine!
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