Fantasia = Homewrecker Alicia Keys= American Sweet Heart?

I'm sure we've all been slapped in the face with media coverage of former American Idol Fantasia Barrino's suicide attempt and bombarded with details on her affair with married T-mobile representative Antwuan Cook. Yet Alicia Keys & Swizz Beats escaped negative backlash in its entirety.  Keys' wedding was painted as a fairy tale, even though she allegedly did what many women other than Angelina Jolie consider to be the unthinkable: steal another woman's husband and get pregnant before the divorce is even final. Most women on the receiving end of that behavior would take the pregnancy as a great big open-handed slap to the face. Of course, we don't know if Keys "stole" Beatz from his wife -- no one knows what goes on in marriages -- but it appears that she was romantically involved with someone who was married. Beatz's wife, Mashonda, maintains that she was blindsided by the affair with Keys, who was even a guest at her baby shower.


I'm wondering why the mainstream media are so willing to let Keys off the hook for what many would call socially unacceptable behavior at best, and immoral behavior at worst, while taking Barrino to task for similar behavior. Is it that Keys is too pretty to be pummeled? Wrong is wrong! A Homewrecker is a homewrecker!

Keys the rapper, The Problem, The Beast. A drink of water.

Who is Keys? Well... remember the  infamous "Nicki Minaj Diss" over the Soulja-Boy beat She Got A Donk? Which got her 2 million views on YouTube? and then an official video on Worldstarhiphop.com? Ah.....NOW you remember! Well she is much more than a YouTube disser....And she doesnt take ANY sh*t nor does her "Spartan" followers! (Shouts out to them) Keys a Baltimore native is drink of water to a dying breed of female rappers. I remember the first time I heard the Nicki Minaj diss, I wasn't instantly impressed. It wasn't until I listened to her Freestyle on BET's  The Deal (on YouTube) and the majority of her lyrics were HISTORY based did I stop and say... "wow, I haven't heard material like this in ages" I was nowhere near disappointed when I listened to her Mixtape Infiltration, in which she rhymed over the beats of (Lil Wayne, Drake, NaS, Lloyd Banks & The Party Boyz to name a few)  It helps that Keys cites KRS-1 & Lauryn Hill (legends) as influences. It certainly show's in her lyrical delivery.

Now I will attempt to not badger Minaj too bad, i must admit her style is catchy as well as her delivery, but
I often wonder what makes Nicki Minaj's slueth of fans so angry? Is it that Keys is more talented and poses a threat? OR is it just sheer ignorance and disgust for opposition? I would hate to think it's a little of both, yet i've yet to read or hear a credible reason to why Keys catches flack. In the 80s, Keys style and approach would have been praised heavily. Don't believe it? Chronicle the career of Roxanne Shante and her claim to fame. Battle rap was pretty much came with territory. It seperated the talented from the lack there of. Yet here in 2010, the radio airwaves happen to be FLOODED with dance songs & less than memorable lyrical content. Even the veterans must dumb down their content to garner attention. My how the times have changed. I would like to know what MC Lyte & Queen Latifah and even Roxanna Shante herself feel about up and coming rapper Keys.  I think there was a statement made when Minaj refused to address Keys diss and later went out with subliminal shots. Is she afraid of being upstaged? I say put the two in a ring and let them freestyle it out. But wait..... Minaj doesnt really....um....freestyle! :-/  I think it's so cliche to say "i dont respond to disses" IF indeed you have talent and are content with that, then kill the competition. Jay-Z & Nas did it.... Foxy Brown & Lil Kim have been doing it for YEARS (too many actually) ...it's music! Since when do we limit expression in it?

Whatever the case may be, Keys is here and doesnt seem to be leaving anytime soon. So we should all prepare for a revolution!  By the fire she ignites in her flow there is certainly no beating so JOIN her in revamping a culture that has been dying for far too long! Spartan salute!

What you need to hear from Keys:
Hit Em'
Butterflies N- Bellies
Go Off
Hello Good Morning Freestyle
Sponsor

(The first of MANY Keys blogs!)

Drake's less than 4 page letter to Aaliyah

Dear Dana,

I’ve never lost a parent, a friend, or a lover but I will never forget this day for the rest of my life. I remember getting the news that you had passed and it connected with my heart like a clean shot from Muhammad Ali. I was crushed. Not only was I one of your biggest fans but I was truly in love with you. I loved the way you carried yourself, the way you dressed, the confidence with which you addressed passion and relationships in your music. I said to myself that even if we never met, I wanted a woman in my life just like you. I am pained that we will never get to connect now that music ended up being my career path. But you should know, we all listen to you everyday and we remain inspired and moved by all that you’ve given the world. I hope I make the right life choices so I can end up in heaven where I know you rest your head. I’ll continue to make music in your honor until the day we finally meet. Dinner’s on me!

Love you always and forever,

Drake

beautiful! Nothing smart to say, it's ok to be sensitive.....sometimes. #RIP Aaliyah!

Top Female Rappers EVER!

With all this fuss about Nicki Minaj & the supposed comeback of Lauryn Hill.... My mind begins to think in retrospect. Female rap once flourished with sexy, raw & talented female rappers! These are the ones who made my mental space! What about the LEGENDS? The founders? The talent? (and lack there of?)

Lauryn Hill 

Her freestyles are amazing! She's mos def in a classroom of her own! Can she make a comeback? Post for a later time

Mc Lyte
The originator! I mean why not be listed as the greatest? PLUS she was raw? Does she age at all?

Queen Lah
Rep'd HARD for the ladies and she came in the game RAW! Not taking nothing and quickly earned her place along side the men of the rap world

Rah Digga
Have your ever heard any of her freestyles? If not YOUTUBE them! Don't sleep!
Roxanne Shante
Who else do you know can challenge male hip hop rappers in their prime? All by her lonesome? WELL she most certainly did and did a GREAT job with it "The Real Roxanne"

Lady Luck
No mic is safe if she is nearby! She is a BEAST!

Lil Kim 
She changed the face of hip hop (keep your comments)..Some say in a bad way, others disagree. Whatever the case may be... She DID change the game! Her lyrics were raunchy, sexy, slutty, sleezy & gutter! But weren't the dudes?? She did it in heels and little to no clothing!

Lisa Left-Eye Lopes
Her verse in the song Freedom (from the Panther soundtrack), her song The Universal Quest, I Believe In Me and a host of other raps prove her position on this list!

Jean Grae
She was being called the new age Lauryn Hill! Does that raise you eye-brows enough?

Foxy Brown
Blah...Im not a fan but she has a nice flow. She would be aiight if she could stay out of jail and stop attacking people with foreign objects!

Eve
The blonde bombshell. The 1st Lady of the Ruff Ryders. EVE-E !!! I shouldn't have to say anything about her! Before she tried to get all sexy.... her rhymes were RUFF & hardcore (not like Kims) she held her own! What happened? She got to comfortable with someone elses make up collection & kept the same weave and went downhill! :( Come back to us Eve...the bald headed one!

Honorable Mentions:
Mia- X
Shawnna
Rasheeda

Do you think I missed any? State your opinion!

My First Blog.

Well, well, well! Thank you for joining me! I'm about to release doves & balloons to celebrate! I don't know WHERE to begin! But i promise to attempt to be consistent and update A LOT! I promise to TRY to use correct grammar & punctuation (rolls eyes) AND I promise to speak my mind ALL The Time!!!!!! I promise to speak on a plethora of things traditional & non-traditional! If you have any ideas please feel FREE to contact me! Questions? What you want me to speak on? Suggestions open to it all!  :)

With that being said..... Lets get this started!!!!