We Almost Lost Detroit…

November 19th, 2007

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My homey, The Big Homie, over at My Hangover went in with the latest published crime statistics for big cities. Detroit, Michigan is the best of the worst, back on top where they belong.

I have never been to another city quite like the ‘D’. The rate of homelessness for African American males is totally absurd. This hyper-realized poverty is what drives the crime rate up. Detroit is so poor that I witnessed a shuttered and derelict Foot Locker store. When Black folks are too broke to buy sneakers then you know that shit is fucked the fuck up over there. Shout to GIL SCOT-HERON on this track…


‘We Almost Lost Detroit’

Here’s the list of the top twenty five U.S. cities if your goal is to live on the bottom…

1. Detroit, Michigan
2. St. Louis, Missouri
3. Flint, Michigan
4. Oakland, California
5. Camden, New Jersey
6. Birmingham, Alabama
7. North Charleston, South Carolina
8. Memphis, Tennessee
9. Richmond, California
10. Cleveland, Ohio
11. Orlando, Florida
12. Baltimore, Maryland
13. Little Rock, Arkansas
14. Compton, California
15. Youngstown, Ohio
16. Cincinnati, Ohio
17. Gary, Indiana
18. Kansas City, Missouri
19. Dayton, Ohio
20. Newark, New Jersey
21. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
22. Atlanta, Georgia
23. Jackson, Mississippi
24. Buffalo, New York
25. Kansas City, Kansas

A few notes come to mind as I review the list…

  • Ohio as a state should just kill itself
  • Philly is so fucked the fuck up that they even made Camden shitty
  • No matter which Kansas City you live in, you stay losing
  • T.I. singlehandedly helped Atlanta get their weight up with his arsenal collection
  • The south stays winning, er, losing

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    STAND UP FOR HIP-HOP…

    November 19th, 2007

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    On December 6th, 2007 at PIANO’s club on Ludlow Street, NYC it is going down so i.C. OhWord dot com and Liberated Matter presents STAND UP!

    *with the iNTERNETS CELEBRITIES as your hosts!*

    Five dope emcees doing their thing…

    DONNNY GOINES
    HIRED GUN
    CAUSE
    NYOIL

    + a special guest that will give you the oops upside your head like you already know. Shit will be church up in that piece so don’t monkey around and miss this night of true underground Hip-Hop. Copp your ducats online here.

    The i.C.’s will NOT be rapping, but we will have our Nike Dunks on.

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    DP Dot Com Super Heroine Series: BATGIRL

    November 19th, 2007

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    I want to conclude this series with the G.O.A.T. of all red-headed superheroines, hell, the GOAT of all super-heroine chicks period. How hardbody was Batgirl to stand down an attempted murder from the Joker at point blank range? The Joker’s bullet left Commissioner Gordon’s daughter paralyzed but she still continued to fight crime from her wheelchair. Before that fateful moment Barbara Gordon was an even more capable complement to the Batman than Robin was.

    The Batgirl was sassy, but she was’nt all wisecracks with red lipstick, wide hips and high heels. She had to be more of a detective than the Batman to make up for her lack of physical training and fighting skills. I like how the character developed as a bodyguard to her father. Batgirl appeared on the campy 1960’s television series before she was introduced to the Batman comicbook series readers. YVONNE CRAIG’s shocking red hair will forever be burned in my mind’s eye. ALICIA SILVERSTONE’s performance as Batgirl was like VAL KILMER as Batman. Erase that shit from your memory.

    batgirl

    Throughout Batgirl’s different incarnations she has been a peer to apprentice Robin and in some cases she has been an independent heroine who directs her own team of special super-heroines. What I enjoy the most is that no matter which artist illustrates Batgirl they all make sure that she has a big fat booty.

    You know Batman had to hit that?

    Official DP Dot Com ‘Batgirl’ Nike Dunks

    batgirl

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    STEVIE IS WONDER-FULL

    November 18th, 2007

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    The STEVIE WONDER M.S.G. concert after-party that KeiStar Productions jumped off was the truth as usual I danced my fat ass off until my Polo rugby was soaked through. If you aren’t connected to KeiStar Productions via their listserv or their MySpace page I suggest you connect to them ASAP.

    KeiStar Productions featuring DJ SPINNA do the Prince versus Michael Jackson party, the James Brown tribute, the Motown tribute, the 90’s party, the 80’s Hip-Hop party. They are dedicated to making you move your ass for the love of music. Whenever they are in your town I suggest you make sure you are in the building.

    KeiStar Productions @ MySpace

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    A Tree Grows In Brooklyn…

    November 18th, 2007

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    Let’s begin this day with the acknowledgment that GOD is good. All the time. For the simple fact that you are reading this drop from a computer in your home is the proof positive. For the simple fact that I am writing this drop from a computer in my home is the affirmation.

    Just a few days ago I was writing my drops from the public library. Why? Because I hadn’t paid my cable bill and I allowed the service to be disconnected. I become a bit contentious at the thought of spending $140 per month mostly for internets access. Yeah, I have the basic cable and telephone service as well as the DV-R setup, but I get mad at the cable company for charging me so damn much for that shit.

    So with the cable disconnected and the internets shut off it was back to the good ‘ol public library to get off my world wide web jones. The Brooklyn Central Public Library on the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Eastern Parkway is still my spot. The public access terminals in the Career Opportunities section never have a line. They aren’t the best computers for pr0n access, but rarely if ever have I needed to pull that shit up from a public library. If I did it was for research purposes, of course.

    The library just underwent a multi-million dollar facelift. There’s a retrofitted entrance plaza with Wi-Fi access and a brand new state-of-the-art auditorium in the basement. They are using the new space for hosting movie nights and book readings along with musical performances. Hotdamn if I hadn’t met my lady at the museum up the block I would have met her at the library. Picture the library as a cultural hotspot where young progressive people can get together to share ideas. What a novel idea (pun always intended).

    Having my cable service deactivated ended up being a good thing because I got a chance to see why my community will flourish for the next generation. Libraries are as important as firehouses and police precincts in the poor and underserved neighborhooods. I’m glad that amidst all of the billion dollar residential development that a nigga who can’t pay his cable bills will never have access to, there is still some million dollar re-investment in the social infrastructure that only requires my free library card.

    Brooklyn Public Library website

    Did I say that GOD was good?

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