Who Runs the World? [Color-Struck] (Girls)!

Um where to start...

The video has no point. Its a series of random costume changes in the desert. What was with all the male extras? If the theme is female empowerment then a danceoff would seem to be in order, that is, in the ridiculous vernacular that this video foists upon us.

The costumes were cute for the most part, but those boots? I can't, I JUST CAN'T!

My biggest problem with the video and the song, besides the fact that the song has absolutely no point, is Beyonce's look. She isn't even black anymore. Its easy to see over time a progression away from a more black, more ethnic lock. At first, I was willing to cut her some slack. With money comes the refinement that money can buy. Better makeup, better hairstylists, etc. But IMHO, she has gone to far. In the far shots, its hard to tell whether it's her, or Shakira or any of a dozen similarly blond and carmel-skinned women who arent black. At this point, Beyonce is almost in L'il Kim territory, albeit with MUCH better surgery and access to makeup and wigs and makeup and costumes and makeup (The bitch is wearing A TON of makeup in this video. Her neck and chest are a different color from her face! I have seen drag queens with a more natural look.)

I am certainly not a huge Beyonce fan, but neither am I a hater. She is a woman with a killer body and a truly great voice who seems to be using her money to run away from her physical blackness with all deliberate speed. This is the message she sends to young black girls, even if on a subconcious level.

Beyonce is a beautiful and talented woman. I am disappointed and saddened by her choices.

A New Low

Ok, it's amusing to poke fun at the hoodrat ways of some of our less-educated brethren, but sometimes you see something that is downright shameful. I would usually say something funny about this is why we can't rise. This is not a representation of me or anyone I know. This is some ignorant, hateful shit. These boys' mamas should drag these niggas behind the woodshed and beat them until they cant grow anymore!

Now on the other hand, this is still ghetto, but this is some hotness right here!

They're HUGE in Europe

For anyone who has been watching the pathetic attempt by the surviving Jackson brothers to milk the death of their beloved and much more talented brother Michael, you know that for at least one episode, Tito was pimping his children and trying to convince them that the time was ripe to release a new album.

Tito's children, Tariano, Taryll and TJ, were known in the mid-90s as 3T, a trio of tight-bodied, light-skinn'ded young brothas (all with serious cases of gayface) who could sort-of sing. According to Tito, everytime he goes to Europe, he is inundated with questions about when 3T is going to release another CD.

Unfortunately, the tite and toned teen trio is no more. In their place is a trio of slightly balding and a little pudgy late-20 and 30-somethings. That said, I would still hit it with a glittery single white glove.

Now lets all pinch our nipples together with this walk down memory lane...

Today's Playlist

Music has always played a central part in my life so I am going to start including some of my favorite tracks. All of the links below are direct download from Rapidshare, in .AAC format (that's ITunes' preferred format). Enjoy!

Today... House/Club Music.

Family (Blaze Roots Remix) - This is the song "Family," from the movie Dreamgirls, set to a hot beat. The first time I heard this, I was at Blackout in Atlanta. We LIVED!!!

Women Beat Their Men - a NYC house classic by Submission. This is Cevin's Peak Hour Dub. If anyone has a longer version than this one (It's about 7 minutes) let me know.

Closer - Subkulcha House Remix - Ne-Yo produced a whole CD of remixes of his song Closer. This is one of my favorite mixes.

Loving is Really My Game - Remember that episode of Noah's Arc when Alex and company did that highly improbable impromptu drag number? This is the song they did. The group was called Brainstorm, featuring a pre-I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor.

Batucada - Latin Percussion Mix - A drum and bass classic.

Beautiful People (Masters at Work Mix) - Barbara Tucker

Strut (Liza Dub mix) - The legendary Kevin Aviance

You Don't Even Know Me - Armand Van Helden