The Prodigal Sun

Something positive for a change

Ok... with all this negativity I have been talking about lately, I need to brighten it up a bit. So I will NOT tell you about my macbook pro drama and my screen going black and me being without my laptop for a week, or that I have to bring it back to get repaired and be without it another 7 to 10 days... nope... I am NOT here to talk about that... (ARRRRRRRGH!)

What I do want to talk about is my girl Jennifer Hudson. As you know, if you have read my blog in the past... I am a big fan of JHud. I have loved her ever since her AI season and I even stopped watching in protest when she was voted off after singing the best non-Whitney version of 'Run to You'... (well... I did tune in to the finale to see Fantasia win... I couldn't help myself... I loved Fantasia too... lol)

We have all heard about Jennifer Hudson's tragedy, losing her Mother, Brother and Nephew in one fell swoop... and our hearts went out to her. I know I really felt for her... So I am really glad to see her back on the scene, and come back in such a major way...

No doubt you have all seen her performance at the Superbowl singing the National Anthem... well if you haven't, here you go...

I have said it before, and I will say it again... JENNIFER HUDSON IS ONE SANGIN' AZZ HEFFA!!!!! WOOOO... THIS GIRL CAN SAAAAA-HA-HA-HA-HAAAAANG! I mean dayum... its crazy. I LOVE her voice. And I love her runs... I love her power. I just love to hear her sing.

And immediately after the superbowl, the press was all over the fact that she lip-sync'd. So fukking what? She had to sing it at some point... its still her voice... and its no less amazing. And really, she didn't need to lip sync. She can perform like that live, and has proven that time and time again. JHud is one artist who doesn't need studio magic... that is for sure.

I am just glad to have her back. If she can overcome losing 3 family members at once... and still shine... how can I be upset about a laptop issue... or a houseguest that is a pain in the azz... or a friend who has drama in her life... 

Looking at what she has overcome makes my issues seem so small and insignificant... Just goes to show that no matter what happens, you have to keep on moving... and that you can overcome anything. Kudos to JHud.

Usher's Ladies Night, Every Night...

Usher recently announced that he is planning an intimate 15-city, Ladies-Only Tour to promote his latest album, Here I Stand.

"There's only a few artists that can pull that off," he said. "I feel like I've had such a connection with my audience. This album, I felt like, was definitely the type of one that was more intimate. So what better way to get up close and personal than to make it all women?"

Usher says he wants to prove that he is a family man AND a sex symbol. By having this tour called 'One Night Stand'...?

*blank stare*

This is stupid on soooooo many levels.

He is smelling himself too much and his record sales DON'T justify it. He is living off of past glory.

And the women only thing was attempted already by Tank, Tyrese and Ginuine, and it BOMBED miserably. When your records are not selling like they used to, you need to collect EVERY dollar that people are willing to give to you, which includes men.

Then there are the logistics... how is he going to restrict it to women? Ticketmaster does not screen by sex, and even if they did... how could you prevent folks from lying?

What about the fellas who aren't even Usher fans but who would take their girls to see him?

This is stupid and career suicide if it goes wrong. Too risky. A failed album AND a failed tour when you are trying to make a 'come back' would turn this into a cautionary tale of how NOT to become a 'has-been'.

Usher is becoming whacker by the day. He needs his momma to step back in and handle the bidness cause he is a dumbass.

Even though I have never been interested in seeing Usher live... I hate being told I CAN'T do something... lol I still don't want to go... but its about the PRINCIPALITIES SMOKEY!!! lol

Rhianna Covers?

Ya'll remember when Rhianna's 'Umbrella' single inspired a zillion and two covers? There were different people singing everything from techno to accoustic, from rock to reggae versions of that song. And surprisingly, despite the OVERKILL of that single, I actually liked a few of them.

Well... Rhianna is at it again. Despite Rhianna's having no outstanding singing talent, she still inspires covers of her songs. I guess it makes sense since it wouldn't be difficult to out-sing Rhianna. So you would expect marginal talent type folks to attempt it... but I just heard a version of 'Take a Bow' by Terrell Carter and its almost not fair... lol His talent is not marginal in anyway shape or form. And he blows her out of the water.

You might know Terrell if you have ever seen any of Tyler Perry's stage productions. He is usually the eye-candy villain... or the eye-candy blue collar worker dude... or some other variation of eye-candy character who can sing his azz off. He also played the preacher in 'Diary of a Mad Black Woman' singin in the end. His voice is crazy. He has a phenomenal range and ridiculous control. Its surprising to me that he has not blown up on the music charts like he has in theater. He has the talent and a good fan base. Hopefully this new album will get some promotion and airplay. Look at Tamla Manne performing at the Gospel awards... she is another Tyler Perry production alum with a PHENOMENAL VOICE that is starting to get some long overdue play, so you never know. And I really love his version of the song.

Check it out and let me know your thoughts. This track and a few others are on his myspace page, along with plenty of galleries for all you ladies (and some fellas... lol) who might want to check it out. Terrell has an album coming out soon, so keep your eye out for it and support it when its released.

Incidentally, I found this song while doing research for my current role in a gospel theater production, where I play the eye-candy villain... that can sing... LOL I will post the details soon so if any of you want to come support, you can. But don't come thinking you are bout to see a body like his cause you will be sadly disappointed... lol He is like 6'5, 220-230 lbs.... I am 6'1 185.... but I am still drinking milk though... lol

And since we touched on the topic of Rhianna... can I just say that Rhianna is one of the luckiest heffas on the globe right now? If VH-1 was having a best couple of years show, Rhianna would be #1. I mean, look at Rhianna... When she first came out, she was a less cute Beyonce look-a-like with no real singing skills who pigeon-holed into reggae type songs.

NOW LOOK AT THIS HEFFA!!! She is a drop-dead gorgeous multi-platinum selling megastar fashionista... that can even make open-toed knee-high gladiator sandal boots hot. (Open-toed knee-high gladiator sandal boots doesn't even sound right... lol) But she has them on in the picture below... and you can't tell me she is not FIRE!

Rhianna's best accessory is her subtle nose job. Isn't it amazing how it went so under the radar? Her nose job and the hair cut, changed her life. Rhianna has a quality team behind her machine... from music selection, to her stylist, to her publicist... everything is coordinated with perfection.

RHIANNA BET NOT EVER FIRE NOBODY ON THAT TEAM!      Real talk.

Celebrity Exhaustion

I just read an article about  Lil' Bow wow being hospitalized for stress and exhaustion....

Ummm... I need to know what the hell is making modern day celebs and entertainers so da dayum tired. Everyone from Kelly Rowland  to now Bow wow has succumbed to fatique and exhaustion. And I just dont get it.

Have any of yall ever seen a tape of Tina Turner performing? Now if she can perform rolling on a river with a fifty pound wig of horse hair on her head, AAAAAND withstand getting her azz beat like she stole something every night, and NEVER have to go to a hospital for exhaustion (except after giving BIRTH), NONE of these new artist or performers have an excuse.

Modern day performers are wusses... They need to take some dayum multi vitamins or something. I just feel like people today make everything an emergency these days. And usually, its so unnecessary. I also feel like its all publicity stunts to keep names in the news when the buzz dies down. Kelly and Lil Bow wow were on tour when they had their bouts with exhaustion. And I bet that ticket sales were lagging at the time of each break down... I know its supposed to be the frantic tour schedule that causes the collapses, but people have been doing much more hectic tours and much more tiresome shows for years and pulling through it. Hell, look at the late great James Brown. Remember how much sliding and splitting and everything else he did during his shows? And he was doing that shyt WELL into his AARP years without any exhaustion incidents.

Normally when people go the hospital, I would say get better soon, if I believed any of the hype... but since I don't, I will just say... Booo to Lil Bow wow, grow some freakin' balls and suck it up. And that goes for the girls too. But especially Lil Bow wow cause that nigga don't even dance in his show. Double boooooo!

VMA random questions...

Were you as unimpressed with Britney's 'Comeback Performance' as I was?

Aside from Britney's crazy behavior of late, I actually used to like Britney. 'Slave for you' was the shyt. The video, her associated performances, I loved it all. We all know she is not a good singer, and her saving grace was her great performance ability. This time... not so much. In the first few minutes, she stumbled twice like it was her first time dancing in heels. And on top of the whack performance... she looked a little... soft. Not that she had to be Nicole Richie skinny, cause the world does NOT need another anorexic white girl. But if you are gonna prance around half naked, work it out hard before hand, or cover it up. She wasn't dancing hard at all... And the song was BLAAAH! What do you get when you take an artist that is known for performance and good singles, and remove the performance and good single? This train wreck from the trailer park. Boo.

Did you think Sarah Silverman's ranking on Britney was a little fukked up too?

I may have been unimpressed with Brit's performance, but I still feel for her. She has lost her dayum mind, is about to lose her kids... AND she got a bad weave before her comeback performance. What else can go wrong? And right after her comeback performance, you clown her like that? Just seems a bit foul.

Despite the foul nature of it all... did you find yourself trying hard not to laugh, but laughing out loud anyway?

I didnt want to laugh, but Sarah Silverman is funny, in that mean, comedy roast kinda way... when she said, "Britney's babies are as cute as the hairless vagina they came out of", I fell the fukk out... Heeeeeeee-larious!!! lol

Did anyone else get a 'how you doin' vibe when Timbaland randomly went on stage with Justin for the Male Artist of the Year award and presented it to him?

See? Now that is how rumors get started. LOL Not to say that I believe they are gay. In fact, I never even considered that until that very moment. But then I realized that I have not seen the two of them apart in the last year. Thats a little Baby and Lil Wayne-ish. Don't you think? Maybe they are just BFF's... but the awkwardness of the moment seemed like Timbaland not only liked Justin but, like-liked him.

Did Chris Brown's untucked shirt bother you as much as it did me?

Now, I know know that tucking in your shirt may not be a popular trend for dudes his age, but that sloppy look does not work with tux vests, suspenders and fedora hats. I realize that it came out cause of the performance, but do they test out outfits before performances? Couldn't they pin the shirt tails in or something, or make a one-piece type costume?  I thought his performance was great, but he looked like a slob to me the whole time. boo.

Do you love Alicia Keys and her look as much as I do?

Alica has been killing it styling-wise for a minute now and the VMA's were no exception. She rocked a polished look early in the show, and later, she wore that black tight get up OUT! She looked absolutely beautiful. It even made me like that random azz song a little more.

Were some of the results random as hell in your opinion too?

Justin Timberlake best quadruple threat over Beyonce or Jay-Z?
Gym Class Heroes best new artist over Amy Winehouse? Ok, she may be a crackhead or alcoholic, but her album was the shyt.

Is it me or did Dr. Dre Blow the hell up?

What the fukk is he taking? Creatine? Protein? Steroids? I mean, dayum... He looked SWOLE AS HELL! I need to get on his work out program.  He was diesel but  not overly diesel  like Timbaland. Timbaland only looks diez in  tank tops. In anything more, he looks fat. I dont care what yall say. lol

Is it crazy to you too that Kanye and Fiddy can stand on the stage together without violence after all that bullshyt Fiddy is talking, but Kid Rock and Tommy Lee can't walk past each other without duking it out?

Apparently, Kid Rock was leaving the stage, and KERPLOW!!! Tommy Lee cracked him in the face with his DICK! FROM ACROSS THE ROOM! LOLOLOL Ok... no, he just punched him in the face, but wouldn't that have been funny as hell though? lol Weren't you glad it was too WHITE guys fighting? I know I wasn't the only one. lol Don't you wish you coulda seen it? White guy fights are funny. Brothers try to box and shyt. White guy fights are all over the place like gay/girl fights minus the windmill move (sometimes with the windmill move... lol).

WHITE ON WHITE VIOLENCE HAS GOT TO END!!! LOL

Anyway... if you have any answers for me... feel free to share.

Lauryn's not so crazy train...

I went to see Lauryn Hill on Monday at a free concert in Brooklyn, along with 10,000 other fans. And I am really happy to say that Lauryn wasn't that crazy. Well... aside from the orange afro wig, the way too heavy exaggerated make-up and her wearing a leather fringe jacket in blistering humid summer heat... she seemed pretty sane.

The show got off to a rocky start. It started late. Then I had to endure Sean Kingston, who looks like a young Biggie Smalls with a Jamaican accent and corny songs. He did like 5 cover of songs while he ran around shouting Brooklyn to try to get the crowd hyped, then 3 of his own cornball sing-songy crap songs. Boooo!

Then after he left the stage, they announced that Lauryn still wasn't even there. Not a good look when you have 10,000 hot black people crowded on a field standing for hours waiting for her. Maybe a half hour later, they announce that she was there, and the band set up.

Literally, the band jammed without Lauryn for a good 20-25 minutes. And I swear we were about to start a RIOT if she didnt come on stage soon...

But when she finally came on stage, it was all love. The crowd lost it, myself included. I know she is a bit crazy sometimes, but I still love that crazy bytch. She started off doing stuff we had no clue about. The first few songs were uptempo and unrecognized by the audience. And literally, people were walking out in masses. But when she got to the familiar stuff... again, it was all love again.

I left early because my back hurt from standing up so long. (I didnt get there 12 hours before so I wasn't lucky enough to get a seat... I was stuck in the waaaaaay back of the field.) But I heard her second set rocked even better.

I am glad that Lauryn came and represented. I am glad she wasn't acting crazy. She overall seemed to be the old Lauryn, aside from the crazy outfit and the tardiness. Maybe there is hope for her sanity coming back after all.

Anyway, here are a few bad video clips from the concert. I apologize in advance. I need a new digital camera. Its 3 years old, and it basically sucks. Plus in one of the videos, a security guard was harrassing me about having a camera so the video gets jumpy as I argue with him.

Anyway, enjoy.

Lauryn Hill and the crazy train

While the craziness of white celebs doesn't really concern me, when I see Black celebs looking or acting crazy (sometimes both...) I do worry a little. And Lauryn Hill's crazy azz has me saying prayers for her lately. I mean, she has been riding the crazy train for quite some time now, I was really hoping that her acoustic album (which sounded to me like one really, really, really long song) was the extent of it. I was really hoping that she would come back to her senses, or at least some semblance of sanity. But lately, it only seems to be getting worse and crazier by the minute.

Have you seen these photos of Lauryn Hill?

Every concert appearance she makes these days is followed by some crazy report of how crazy her crazy azz is acting. She makes ridiculous demands about people not looking at her or talking to her or standing 10 feet away, and if you make a mistake and address her or look at her, she flips the fukk out. And these costumes? Lauryn was so fashion forward before... but not by 4 centuries. She looks like a nerd from the year 2512 or something in this crazy get up.

And have you seen these? What is with the makeup caked on like that? And what the hell is she wearing? And what the hell was she singing about that made her look so dayum crazy?

Despite it all... I still love that crazy heffa. She is performing at a free concert in Brooklyn this weekend, and despite my aversion to long subway rides... I am sooooooooo going. I really hope that she puts on a good concert and nothing crazy happens, but even if she acts out, it will be entertaining at least. But I am still praying for her... I think we all should. She needs all the help she can get.

WAIT! There's more!

As if the Shesus Khrist cartoon mixed tape cover wasn't enough... this heffa has an actual song to go with the whole Shesus Khrist thing AAAAAAAAAAAND a video teaser where she is dressed up in white rags and a crown of thorns! Now... with my overly religious and strict upbringing, I am not a fan of organized religion, but I wouldn't do any of this crap in a million years... just in case. How much of a heathen must you be to go to this extreme?

This bitch is crazy.

Speaking of crazy... have any of you seen Deelishis's new video Rumpshaker? Did any of you know that Deelishis was trying to become a singer? Do all of you even know who Deelishis is? I ain't think so... lol Deelishis is the second winner of Flavor of Love with the biggest gravity defying azz I have ever seen in my entire life.

Deelishis-rumpshaker
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Now admittedly, her azz is ridiculous. No. Really. It's THAAAT big. But, ummm... unless she can make a whole career with songs about her azz, I don't see a long career in music for her.

Stay tuned for her next two singles, Badoonka doonk, and Big Ol' Butt.

Beyonce does a Michelle

Have you seen this clip of Beyonce busting her azz at a concert?

Since that one was taken down, I posted this one... its the next best one.

[ UPDATE!!! DANG! They took that one down too... The slow motion part was the best... but here is a pic that they CANT take down. Its not as funny as the slow motion, but the Michelle pic at the end is kinda giggle worthy. hee hee]

And this is why I love this heffa. lol She busts her azz and hops right back up, flings her huhr and keeps the show going. That is a PROFESSIONAL... lol By the time you get to the end of the song, you done forgot that she busted her azz face first at the beginning of the number.

How do you BUST YOUR AZZ, not slightly stumble... but BUST YO'AZZ and STILL put on a hot number?!? You almost dont even have time to laugh cause by the time you giggle, she is back up, flips her weave, and has you rockin back in the groove and singing along. That is a bad azz bitch. (And I mean that in the most complimentary way...)

Matthew Knowles may have played a big part in getting her to where she is today, but this girl was born to do this. I will always give props where props are due, and Beyonce is one beautiful and talented chick. No snide remarks or sarcasm today... just admiration of talent, skill, and showmanship.

I am gonna add her to my list of people I want to meet when I blow up.

(But I would suggest she shortens that long robe costume a couple inches in the future... (that was not a snide remark... just helpful advice ;-))

Ok... the slow motion instant replay part was just a little bit funny. LOL Just a little bit... what? it was. lol Besides, we know she is ok.

Rappers and guns

Ja Rule and Lil Wayne were both arrested on Sunday for gun possession in two separate incidents.

Ja Rule and two others were speeding on the west side highway here in NYC, got pulled over and they found .40 caliber gun in the car.

Lil Wayne and his homey were walking down the street smoking weed, got stopped by police and they found that Lil Wayne had a .40 caliber gun in his possesion. (guess that is the gun of choice among rappers...)

First of all... Are the lives of rappers really in that much danger all the time? And if so, why not have a registered gun? Or better yet, body guards...? Maybe Remy Ma shot her girl with her hip hop issued .40 caliber gun? Apparently, every rapper has one...

Second of all, who in the hell is checking for Ja Rule? That nigga aint had a hit since 1982. Why does he have or even need a gun? Boo. (And what is up with that Adolph Hilter crap on his top lip? Double Booo!)

And Lil Wayne... why the hell was he walking down the street smoking weed AND toting a gun? I mean, dayum... how stupid is that? Uggghhh... Both of these negros need Beat Down IOU's for this nonsense. My black people, we gotta do better.

(How much you wanna bet that Baby went and bailed him out.... lol)