the seasonin: March 2009

March 31, 2009

I'm Back Tricks

It really has been a hot minute since I've last updated and Kizz has not been doing a very good job of posting (Bad Minnelli) but at last I have returned! I've actually been on a little vacay in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Visited the fam and and whatnot, was rejuvenated, but now it's back to the grind. Internship and work all picks up to full speed on Monday. But I see that there are some things that need reporting on in my city. But first let me just say that Calgary was cool for the most part except for the lack of people of different ethnicities. A bunch of white people who have no problem showing their distaste for blacks. As frustrating as it was for my fam, I found it oddly comical. *sidenote: I had to bad up a receptionist at the doctor's office just to get some service...fun times* This sad, sad store was the only thing close to an "urban" store I encountered :

But like I was saying, about Toronto, I'm just going to touch on a few topics that are fresh in my memory.

I missed Fashion Week, but I hear it was F.A.B.O.
There are some people in the city who are getting some attention, and that attention is getting to their heads. They think because some people know their name/face they are TO celebs...try again
Woo HAS FINALLY OPENED!!!!! I swear this restaraunt has been the running joke b/w me and Kizz. It is a buffet/lounge (I think) at Yonge/Dundas (Toronto's time square) that has been "opening soon" FOREVER. But I cam back and it's finally open, so I will most def be going there and reporting back tres soon.
There is no snow in here. Can the choir say AMEN!? I purchased a new pair of shades today and it made my skin tingle with excitement

Anywhoo. Tis all for now. I shall be back soon. Until then. Adios Amigos!

March 26, 2009

"Just Breakfast"

Another day, another grind. Since more internet sites have been blocked at the the office I'm blogging from I Phone. Lord knows how much I adore this man and this video makes me giggle. The M.J shoulder dance...BEST! I've had this song in my head all day. I hope it makes you giggle too.
Enjoy!!!

March 24, 2009

Windsor Sports Weekend

Windsor Sports weekend just passed and I had everybody and they momma ask me why I wasn't there. I hope this post provides some insight (written by my homie MR. Wonder) I had to re post this!

For all our readers that aren't from Toronto, Windsor or Detroit here's just a little background on the Windsor Sports Weekend...

WSW is an annual event that usually takes place in February or March at the University of Windsor and some venues around Detroit. Windsor is about 4 hours away from Toronto and 10 min's away from Detroit. The Event has roots in sporting events that take place during that weekend and over the years it morphed into something slightly similar to Urban Beach week in Miami, Black College Reunion in Daytona Beach or Spring Bling/Spring Break in Florida for mostly college students and underage teens with a good fake ID.

Windsor Sports Weekend! I went in the 90's and early 2000... Some people I went with, went in 2009. Problem? Yes!

10 Signs Windsor Sports Weekend is not for you.

10. Your student card was issued in 19**.

9. You avoided your landlord to spend your rent in WSW.

8. Born in the 70's, with no possible way of making a dollar while you're there.

7. If you left WSW and went to "Jamaica Me Crazy" in Detroit.. (Shot out Dee, Marcel, Sweet Lady, and 90's border jumping team)

6. If you don't have a secure ride there and back, DON'T GO!

5. You stayed with family who's diapers you used to change.

4. You told your family you were going and they laugh and say "AGAIN?"

3. Your husband/wife doesn't know you went.

2. You left Sunday to get your kids to daycare Monday.

1. Gas was .45 cents a litre the first time you went.

March 19, 2009

Jesus take the wheel

We are way past the intervention stage. Why isn't DR Phill covering this ish?

We see you CI CI

Promo pics from Ci Ci's single "Love Sex Magic" ft Justin Timberlake

Listen to the single here

March 12, 2009

Chrisette Michele "Epiphany" video

Finally a full version of this video has been leaked! I've been bumping this song on the pod for a min. This woman is truly talented, and I really hope this time around with her new album she gets more shine. Toronto's own Drake has a cameo as Chrisette's love interest.

Epiphany

March 10, 2009

OMG, I Have to Come with One More

BEST

Could Somebody Give This Man the Prize!

Black people have been thinking these things for years, but finally this team of people were able to capture it in 1 minute and break it down in a way that people of all races can fully understand what we think. If you haven't seen this video yet, here you go :

Here is another one that has been less circulated around the web that had me dying until the end SMH:

Check out one more after the jump:

March 9, 2009

R.I.P Biggie

Today marks the unfortunate anniversary of the murder of a hip hop icon Christopher Wallace AKA The Notorious BIG. 12 years later and the case is still "unsolved"
Rest in peace homie

WTF MTV Canada!? P.1

Firstly, let me state that I used to LOVE going to MTV Canada's MTV Live for a multitude of reasons, such as, the celebrity guests/performances, the show's content, and the free swag. There were meaningful discussions about current events that allowed people from all over the city to get a chance to voice their opinion without it being screened in advance. I made friends and acquaintances just by showing up. I was even starting to friend up the crew. But that all changed sometime last year.

Someone clever thought, let's change the show from 1hr to 30 mins....and let's stop the audience interaction...yeah. Bad move. They changed the format of the show so that viewers and audience members alike just get to sit there and watch pointless bits and listen to Daryn Jones (the host of the show) talk with occassional applause and laughter from the few people that show up in studio.

There used to be funny/interesting/thought provoking segments like Jessi Cruickshank's Dirt, or Gilson Lubin's Word from the Street, or Dan Levy's Modus Poperandi where each host got their respective shine. Now however, MTV Live might as well be called the Paul and Daryn Show. There are only "internet style" bits done where the two play off eachother leaving Nicole Holness to do her little monkey dance on the side. She gets her very own segment featured, once in a blue moon, called Scarborough Farms where she dons the "hood" mentality and accent and talks about ghetto antics.

Needless to say the show is shot to hell. I want to know what happened to my show where we discussed issues like the Black Focused School or offered advice to people who wrote in? Where are the performances by artists like Adele and N.E.R.D? Where are the interviews with people that are really talented? I'm so confused and unfortunately I think there is no going back to the early days. WTF happened Canada? We were doing so well...

March 8, 2009

How's Your Sunday Night?

March 7, 2009

Tell em wha gwan blood!

You have to watch the whole video!
I need to book these guys for an event, this is just too much.

March 6, 2009

Hello Kitty Fabulousness

So you should know by now, unless you have been hiding under a rock, MAC cosmetic's has released a line of products inspired by Hello Kitty. As a Hello Kitty fanatic I waited to view the products in person and pick up a few pieces before my evaluation of the line.

Lipglass $16.50 Can. each

Last week I picked up "she loves candy" lipglass. It's a slightly shimmery pink swirl of cuteness. Its packaged in a tube and comes with an applicator wand just like other MAC lipglass products. The gloss is just a hint of pink, with metallic gold flakes making it great for women of color. I really love "she loves candy" and wish it was in the permanent line of MAC lipglass. Days later I picked up “mimmy” lipglass, its also a light pink gloss with a more frosted pink pigment and less metallic flakes. Its a great colour to use for blending with other glosses or lipstick.

I placed an order for makeup application brush holder and brushes (which was overpriced in my opinion) but I got the hook up from an old friend in the biz so I got it at MAC pro cosmetic artist rate. I might be enticed to pick up “too dolly” eye palate collection this weekend, the palate colours complement each other well.

Too Dolly eye shadow palate $46.00 Can. Makeup brushes with holder
$58.00 Can.

Overall the attempt to capture hello kitty was decent but it just seemed that something was lacking. I was a bit disappointed by both the packaging design and lack of products available. Most items were overpriced and the colour palate for both "mild kitty" and "wild kitty" was limited. With the overwhelming commercial success of the hello Hello Kitty line, I hope that MAC will expand on HK and introduce permanent products in the future. I can see the direction they were trying to go with the campaign...Mild vs. Wild kitty etc. and I'm hip to the game. I peeped how the "wild kitty" is the black model trying to seduce the "mild kitty"...the innocent white model kitty who helpless. MAC you aint' slick...

more info on the hello kitty products can be found here

Jam says: I give Kizz nuff ratings for calling out the RACIST antics by MAC, heaven knows I love MAC, but why, why must I cry?

March 5, 2009

IT'S OFFICIAL: Breezy is a Felon!

Earlier today (March 5) the L.A. County District Attorney charged Brown with one count of making a criminal threat and one count of felony assault both against Rihanna. He will be arraigned later this afternoon. A spokesperson for the D.A. told TMZ he could face a maximum of four years and eight months in prison. See what happens Chris when you lick down a woman, hopefully this will teach him, but unfortunately I highly doubt it.

Here are the official documents via TMZ

I say we start a petition: SEND BREEZY TO THE SLAMMER! ...lmao

New Keri Hilson

New track by Keri Hilson feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo, Knock You Down

knock you down - keri hilson ft ne-yo & kanye west

And here is the "diss track" that's been floating around:

March 4, 2009

New Videos

Here's Lil Wayne's 1st single off of his new rock album, Prom Queen. I love this track although I'm not the biggest Weezy fan. *you know there were girls in middle/high school whose panties stuck out of their pants like that lol*

Musiq Soulchild also released his new video for, So Beautiful. I first heard this song when it was remixed for the Obama's, and I can't find it anymore. I really want that version, but the original is still really good.

Musiq Soulchild - "sobeautiful"

Loves It

This video of JD, Johnta Austin, Usher, Bryan Michael Cox, and some other dude (aka the "Ocean's 5") was floating all over the web yesterday. Tis a vid of the boys making fun of Christina Milian's new hair and giving their two cents about the RiRi Breezy situation (which I'm pretty much over BTW). I love it, just cuz you're famous doesn't mean that you are not entitled to vocalize your real opinion, not some PR statement.

And in case you've been under a rock, here is the hair in question:

1ST 100!!!!

March 3, 2009

Death to The Game?

So the buzz is that The Game may be getting the axe because it did not show up on the CW's fall roster. However, BET has acquired the rights to the show and it's on the network’s rotation. As of right now there are just reruns and there is no confirmation for new episodes. It has been rumored that they wrapped the season with special guests Soulja Boy (which he did tweet and make a youtube video about) and Stacey Dash, but those episodes have not yet aired.

All I have to say is I love the Game. Black shows are always getting cancelled. I still want to know WTF happened to Girlfriends? If it does end up going to BET we might as well consider the show over, because there is no way it's going to have the same quality. Network bigwigs will probably start pressuring the writers to make it more "ignant" and that is not cool. BET has never run a successful sitcom and I highly doubt that that will change now.

Someone needs to start a petition : KEEP THE GAME ON THE CW!

March 2, 2009

Let this be an example...

The other day Kizz and I went to Drake's Mixtape Release Party and lo and behold, LeBron James' name was added to the bill. We don't really get star struck (maybe because we don't see basketball players as stars per se) so it didn't make us any more excited. But we boogied and got our drink on until we saw the Troop of all white (this is not an exaggeration ppl) girls following behind him and the rest of the Cavs. My first thought, "doesn't he have a girlfriend or something?". So I immediately formed a bond with his fiance Savannah (pictured above at a private party in Atlanta) whom I've never met, and kept an eye out for her. But Lebron was very good. He chilled with his homies, got his two step on, took some photos and sipped some water. I later found out from a source that the females were hired escorts. Whatevs.

The moral of this story is fellas, use LeBron as an example. Money in the bank, travelling all over the world, but he still kept it PG with the other ladies, who I KNOW would've been down for whatever. But let me interject on my own damn self and say that just because he played it safe in the club doesn't mean that things didn't go down later or even before then. Or that he was just playing it safe in T.O. But I'm just gonna give him the benefit of the doubt, and say on the record, that LeBron rocks. Monogamy is always haute. And it doesn't hurt that she looks like a real brown skin female. Good job "King James"

I didn't want to be a crazy fan, so Kizz and I got slick with the photo taking, and that the back of Drake's head BTW lol.

Pic via: Prince Williams

Ricky MuthaEffin Bobby

Ok, so these "dance crazes" may be new to the states, but us Jamaican folks have been pulling these out of our asses since day 1. From the pepper seed, to the butterfly, to the go go whine (youtube these to be schooled) so things like the mother effin g-slide can sit down. Now looky here, we've got the Ricky Bobby. All I have to say is this dance is reason enough for a break up. If i saw my boyfriend starting to do that bouncy shake thing, it would be a done dadda, no questions asked.

Kanye's New Ting..

I'm pretty sure I stated this before. But we love Kanye. He's pretty much misunderstood, but we get him. People take him and his antics too seriously, he's just chill and a practical joker (kinda like us). Anywhoo, he's been spotted all over with his new play thing, Amber Rose. She's getting nuff pub and is on all the blogs. People have been scrutinizing her fashion choices and digging up her past, all we really think is that babygirl is gorgeous. As a new member to the Short Hair Brigade, i can attest to the confidence booster it gives. She walks around with such swag, and hate all you want I think the spaceman shades are DOPE. And one last nosey tidbit, Amber is a lesbian, so I guess Kanye is just her plaything too. Smart pair.
Pic from: YBF

Thank You and You're Welcome

Well thank you for coming to the blog and hopefully giving it a read. I purposely didn't post this hello as our first post because I wanted to post it when we started to gain steam. On this blog, we don't censor ourselves and we are VERY OPINIONATED. If you agree, let us know, if you disagree let us know. Shoot us comments or e-mails, follow us on twitter. Whatever. We cover everything from Sports to Fashion. We thank you for coming and reading, and we say You're welcome for giving you real shit to read.

March 1, 2009

The Beginning of Racism

Now this is the first of a series of posts to come about the prevalent topic of RACISM. It is 2009 but this topic is as relevant as the recession. There is so much to say from both me and Kizz, so I'm going to say pardon us from now if the things that come out of...our keyboards (i was going to say mouths but you can't hear us)...are a little all over the place. So forgive us if we go off into tangents. This is not thought out, planned, or censored, so if you have any questions, thoughts, comments or anything, please feel free to post.

So let me start off by saying that we are all Racist. Some of us a little more (or a lot more) than others, but we are ALL racist. We all carry preconceived notions and thoughts around about one another. As humans we judge people by their appearance before they even open their mouths. If anyone says they don't , they're liars. But don't get me wrong, because I am not condoning this behaviour nor am I saying that it's accepted, I'm just saying that it's fact.

I am only racist a little bit. I have the sense to know that people do not fall into the same category just because of the melanin (or lack thereof) in their skin. I know that demographics are not the sole factor in determining who people are and what they believe in. After all I am a prime example. I have had every opportunity to go down the "wrong" paths, and I've fought hard not to. Lots of people I know/knew are teen parents, into drugs, are high school drop outs, and everything in between. But that didn't mean that I had to. I've learned that you cannot judge a book by it's cover, but also that the cover is very important for people to get to know you (or to pick you up going back to the book reference).

Where I think I am a bit racist is the "usual" (unfortunately) remarks and imitations about other races. I usually catch myself and say "I am so racist", but that doesn't stop me from continuing. Allow me to clarify that when I say imitations, I am not talking about Miley Cyrus physical racism, more like accents or name calling, which is probably on the same playing field I guess. It's funny how we try to downplay our racist tendencies, always thinking that what we do is harmless and unoticeable. But I'll tell you about one thing that Kizz and I most def noticed, this commercial is racist as hell, "Black people like music. Blacks like R&B, yeah let's use that" Who do you think you are fooling McDonalds? This ish has got to stop:

Oh, and I'm in Calgary right now, aka Home of the White People (see just a tad bit of racism) so there will def be a post about life here for the next few weeks.

Get Into It..

Just because..

This is a screen capture of someone playing the interactive music video game for MGMT's song "Electric Feel". There are 625 to the 229th power different ways the video can turn out. Download the interactive video at: whoismgmt.com/efvideo

Drake vs. Degrassi

In an except from an interview Drake "Drizzy" Rogers did with Vibe Drake talks about his relationship with Degrassi (which is a Toronto based high school TV show that Drake appeared in for 8 years) :

"I can’t really say I left that show. One day we came in and all the names were just changed on the dressing rooms. Everyone got cut. We go upstairs and it’s like, “Who are all these people auditioning in the front?” They owe us a lot of money. The amount of loyalty, the years we put in with these people…they did us foul. As far as the producers go, I don’t talk to anybody over there. "

This to me is crazy, cuz I used to love that show lol. Degrassi was full of drama and they kept me coming back every week. (*sidenote When Emma started sucking dick and the whole school started catching Chlamydia/Herpes was one of the all time best episodes) But I must admit every since the cast I grew up with (Drake's cast) left (or I guess got booted off according to Drake) the show has gone down hill. The story lines suck and the cast is boring. BOO BOO BOO. Well if there is any truth to Drizzy's claim, that ish is messed up and I hope he gets his rightful gwop back.

For all of you who are unfamiliar with Degrassi, here's a little vid of one of the TOP DEGRASSI moments of all time:

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