tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75966882221983295992012-01-01T08:25:09.297-06:00The Honest man strives to give the public honest viewpoints about all facets of life.Great Waldinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11148298631491956514noreply@blogger.comBlogger2111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7596688222198329599.post-69419531106276858482011-01-18T22:14:00.002-06:002011-01-18T22:24:59.418-06:00

How does one describe Erykah Badu? The face of 90s Neo Soul? The epitome of random weirdness? The mother of children who likely will face job discrimination because of their crazy names? The voodoo mistress who impacted every rapper she crossed paths with (see Andre 3000, Common)? Pioneer? Truth Teller? Borderline down ass/earth chick?? Honestly I dunno. I do know that I was an instant fan back

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There will not be any funny comments today. No smart alecky or sacarstic commentary from the Honest Man. No duplicate post like two years where I expressed displeasure on certain pop culture topics. Nope I am coming at you openly, seriously, and honestly.Today is Martin Luther King Day. Technically his birthday is January 15th but we always celebrate his day on the 3rd Monday every January. But

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The Honest Man decided yet again to launch another recurring blog entry. You might be going damn Honest Man, how many recurring blogs are you going to have? Well I thi....it's DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU THINK JABRONI!!! The Honest Man will launch, deactivate, reactivate how ever many recurring themes for as long as the Honest Man wants to. And that's the bottom line, because The Honest Man SAID SO!!

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I think you'll be hard pressed to find a more motivational movie filled with unintentional comedy than "Lean on Me." Seriously, it's got enough one liners and moments for a lifetime. Mr. Clark telling Sams to jump. Benson telling Mr. Clark he's the real HNIC. The man who cheated on Vanessa Williams in Soul Food but's a football coach in Lean on Me getting all Incredible Hulk and flipping over Mr.

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Today's post was inspired by a lot of different things today. Let me first start with the good. The Honest Man is America's Next Top Corporate Negro (or at least I'm trying to be). I've been fortunate to accumulate awards and recognition for the grind work I've been putting in. The most recent just happened and brought the normal "You Go Boy!" from the family and closest friends plus some love

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Wow, I haven't dropped an entry in this series since OCTOBER?? While I'm usually critical of the new music that comes out, I ain't that naive to think nothing good comes out. Besides what I'm about to drop today, I'm feelin' the Eminem-Nicki Minaj collabo, Kid Cudi's joint, that Michael Knight by Wiz Khalifa, you get the gist. It's no secret, I'm a fan of Jay Electronica. Everything I've heard

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"I couldn't keep it home, I thought I needed a Nia Long.I'm trying to write my wrongs,But it's funny these same wrongs helped me write this song" - Kanye WestSanaa Lathan. Nia Long. Which one would you choose? That is the question today readers. It's one I've been asking my friends on email, Facebook, instant messenger and other social outlets. And it's one I've where the choice is not one sided.

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I'm flipping it up on ya in today's Songs post fam. You probably thinking that after my recent bootylicious posts, I'm probably would hit you with a Luther Campbell or Doo Doo Brown classic to re-emphasize my point. Nope, I'm feeling the Love Movement, especially after watching "The Best Man" today :-). 1998 was the year Lauryn Hill dropped her debut (and only) solo album. From top to bottom,

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"Well it's no mystery that ass has always been tits' greatest enemy. It's almost like a Muslim-Jewish thing, but with tits and ass" - Kenny PowersLast month, I talked about how the snowflakes of the world are coming up in the bootilicious world. I wanted to come back with part 2 of my ongoing "Booty Call" entries but this time address a different subject. That's right my African queens, no

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Happy New Year Readers!! The Honest Man is already a day late in posting the first blog of 2011 but that's because I was too busy partying and running the streets. And that requires about a 1-2 da....aw who am I kidding. The Honest Man was enjoying not having to pick cotton during the holidays so I celebrated by doing a favorite pastime activity of mine...taking naps! Yep no getting drunk and

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If you couldn't tell from previous posts, most notably the ones entitled "Da Art of Storytelling", I'm an Outkast homer. Since they burst onto the scene in '93, I've ridden with Big Boi and 3 Stacks on pretty much every thing they dropped. This past weekend, VH1 Soul did me a solid by playing 5 'Kast songs in a row. And one of them is one of my all time favorites in "Ghetto Musick".The 808s on

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Leaders of the New School. LONS for short ha! Busta Rhymes, Dinco D, Charlie Brown and Milo. When they dropped "Just another case of the PTA" I was hooked. It's hard to describe to their style, it was just different yet dope. Then when I heard them on the classic posse cut "Scenario", I was like, their CD is mine. And I wasn't disappointed. The only thing I was disappointed by was their breakup a

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There's an epidemic sweeping across America people. And honestly it has been happening for quite some time now. I dunno when this marvel occurred or when it started but I damn sure have taken notice. You with me? Still trying to figure out what I'm talkin' bout Willis? It's not science related, not sports related, and definitely not money related. It's human related or to be more specific glutues

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The Honest Man is in a sad state of mind readers. And sad because of the current state of rhythm & blues music, better known as R&B amongst the bruhs. But I have christened it rhythm and bullshit lately because of all the bad music I've heard on the radio. And I don't know if it's me just becoming more of an old fogie and clinging too hard to the past. Or maybe it's me not embracing how r&b has

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"To the Honest Man,I don't hate Black Mamba but I pity the fool" - The Sports Guy The Honest Man is an avid reader of Bill Simmons, better known to Sports Junkies as the Sports Guy. If you're unfamiliar with him, he offers a hilarious take on sports often citing 80s movies references to emphasize his points. And while technically he is a sworn NBA enemy of mine by being a Celtics fan, I look past

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I told you earlier this week my new crack is the SNL sketch "What Up with That." What I didn't know was that this sketch started last year (thanks Wikipedia) and that this joint has filmed 6 different sketches. So in honor of that readers, I'm posting the remaining four. Ooooo weeee, what up with that, what up with thatFeaturing Paul Rudd and Zach GalifianakasFeaturing James Franco and Gerard

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HBO has been showing a cult favorite of mine for the past year or so and that is The Street Fighter starring Sonny Chiba. No not that foolishness with Guile, Ryu, Ken, and friends but the 70s kung fu flick that generated an X rating for one crazy scene. While that scene is bananas and there are some graphic scenes, trust me it's not X rating stuff. If you want pure gore, peep Lone Wolf and Cub (

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I'm not a big Saturday Night Live fan. Every now and then they have a few good sketches but overall, I think a good portion of their stuff is corny. But it seems every so often, they hit paydirt with one sketch and I'm like this shit is hilarious. The latest is with Kenan Thompson and this spot called "What's up with That!". It started during whatever episode Kanye West was on and last weekend

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You make sure they remember, FOREVER, the night they played the Titans! - Coach YoastTennessee Titans football. Tennessee Volunteers football. Georgetown Hoyas' mens' basketball. North Carolina Tar Heels mens' basketball. Los Angeles Lakers basketball. Those are the teams I follow hard core. Period. Been a fan of each for 20 plus years. Yep I was there when my Oilers were "snuck" out of Houston

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1994. Senior Year High School. Summertime in da SC. While I'm waiting to embark on one of my greatest rides at Morehouse, I'm at home just killin' time. One way I killed time was renting movies, especially after the family hooked me up with the TV/VCR combo for college. So the first movie I rented was one I had been waiting to watch for a year...Menace II Society.If you've never seen Menace,

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Hey folks! Yep, it's been 2 weeks since a post. And that has happened for bunch of reasons. The primary one is the Honest Wife has suffered 2 deaths over that time and I've been supportive of her. If you've been reading the blog this year, you know between the missus and myself we've had a lot of setbacks this year on the family front (8 deaths in 2010, 9 total since November 2009). Honestly,

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Is there any child of the 80s that is NOT a fan of the "Karate Kid"? And I mean the original one with Ralph Macchio, not the remake with Big Willie Style's kiddo. For that matter do any of the Generation Yers know who Ralph Macchio is? For shame I say if you never saw this movie. It has all the elements of those "classic" 80s bully movies. New kid in school that has "problems" making friends. New

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The Honest Man just saw "Avatar" for the first time over the weekend. Yep that Avatar. Nope not the cartoon show on Disney XD, but that marvel James Cameron dropped on people in December 2009. Yep almost a whole year went by before I saw it for the first time. I posted that on my facebook page and the peanut gallery went literally nuts (pun intended). Some even hit me up on personal emails or IMs

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The Honest Man is going to keep it real with you today. I'm hurting people. This has truly been the most trying year for me in terms of dealing with the losses of loved ones. Starting in November of last year and to date, my wife and I have lost 7 people in our families, with the most recent being my first cousin this past Saturday. I've dealt with death for awhile now but never in this frequent

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The Color Purple is one of America's greatest tragedies. And I mean great in the sense that it was nominated for 10 plus Academy Awards in 1985. And lost every single category. To...drum roll...Out of Africa. If you've seen both, then you understand why even 20 years later, I'm still bitter over that shit. Like seriously?? That boring ass movie was better than one of the greatest films of all

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1992. High School. Who knew that two little boys who wore their clothes backwards would set not just hip hop but pop culture on fire? I know it's not "cool" to throw disses on Kris Kross but true heads know these cats have every damn body going "I'm the mickety mickety mickety mickety mack mack..." during lunch breaks. JD was smart to take a Jackson 5 sample, add in some drums tunes, and you have

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Alright America, it's November 1 and what does that mean to you? Maybe it's a countdown until Thanksgiving for you. Maybe it's your day after to recover from all the Halloween parties and trick or treating you did over the weekend. Or maybe it's just another day to kick off in your mind, another fucked up week of work. But to the Honest Man, it's the day before Election Day across the

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It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown!! Nope readers, really it's not. I felt that today's video post was necessary, simply for just this one bar. "This year Halloween fell on a weekend, me and Geto Boys are trick or treating." Period. And this year, Halloween indeed falls on a weekend, Sunday to be exact, but my kids, not the Geto Boys, will be trick or treating....Geto Boys - My Mind's playing

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It's the Honest Woman's birthday today. And I felt considering we are both generation xers and grew up during the Golden Age of Hip Hop, that one song was appropriate to celebrate the occasion. Nope, not Marilyn Monroe's birthday song. Nope not Stevie Wonder's birthday song (a great song by the way). Yep, a icon back in the day, the man that beat the Man in his right for freedom of speech. The

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Teaming. It's a wonderful thing when you work in on a great team. It can feel like family in a sense. You know when you are a close team when you do something like what the Lakers did Tuesday night during the ring ceremony. If you didn't see it, man, I'm just saying. And don't start rolling your eyes or talking that cynical shit about "Yea right, they're fake" foolishness. Thought this was

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It just dawned on me that the NBA regular season starts Tuesday. As in tomorrow. As in the 2010-2011 season will officially be upon us tomorrow. As in my team, your team, America's team, aka the back to back NBA Champion LA Lakers begin defense of their crown tomorrow. And I feel I owe it to the sports readers on my page to give you the Honest Man's own NBA 2010-2011 Season Preview. Don't worry,

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After Commissioner No Class posted up the emergency Honest Man emblem in the sky, it dawned on me that my readers have been robbed of the Honest Man's current musical rotation. So instead of the normal one current song per what I'm listening to post, the Honest Man is hitting you with a barrage of goodies that should keep the sucka music criminals on ice for at least the remainder of the month.

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1991. Columbia, South Carolina. West Columbia to be exact. A random Saturday night in the Honest man's room, which is part of the Honest Mama's house. Channel 19 aka WLTX aka CBS shows a movie that will change my life forever. That movie was "Do the Right Thing." Released in 1989, the movie was Spike Lee's breakthrough movie. Critically acclaimed, Oscar nominations galore (Supporting Actor,

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I told you cats if we cool and you come with something I can get behind, I will pump it on the blog. Well today's spotlight is courtesy of my musical brotha from anotha motha, the infallible HaaL Electronica. My man HaaL has been laying beats for years. He's also one of the few members of my musical council that I actually will listen to and respect the opinion.javascript:void(0)So he hit me with

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It was a café on the westside, midtown Said they had the best cap of cappucino around So I stepped in, and I ordered a cup Someone grabbed me by my throat and said, "Shut the fuck up!" - MC LyteThe title and above 4 bars basically sum up my thoughts about the rapidly becoming famous Carl Paladino. Man's been making headwaves all over the great state of New York as he is seeking to become governor

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I miss the 70s. Specifically the soul of the 70s. There was great range of soulful sounds in this decade. Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Jackson 5, Isaac Hayes, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, I could go on forever. What made that decade (and for the most part the 80s) so great was the creativity in place. And at the forefont was the man they called George Clinton. And he was backed by the funky

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Have you ever seen Good Will Hunting? If not, you are seriously depriving yourself. The movie is dopalicious. Yep, you know it's big time when I'm breaking out the slang instead of proper English. But for the ebonically challenged, the movie is one dandy of a good piece of the-a-ter. Anyway, there are so many great scenes in this movie but my favorite is the Harvard bar scene for multiple

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Ok you got me readers. Yesterday broke a "record" for the Honest Man. I had gone 11 days in a row with a post and I meant to drop one yesterday but was mulling my sorrows over my Volunteers getting their asses beat like some stepchildren by Gawga. But no excuses right? Rain, shine, snow, football blowouts, dirty diapers, runny noses, it don't matter the Honest Man has to come with it. I wanted to

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Aww yea, the Honest Man's favorite time of the year is almost here. It's when both college and pro basketball and football are in full swing. Sorry baseball and hockey lovers, you gets the Dr. Dre Deez Nutz special when it comes to my television. I might take in a MLB playoff game here and there in October but otherwise, fuggedaboutit.Anyway, the NBA preseason has started. I've been somewhat

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"I don't hate Balboa but I pity the fool!" - Clubber LangHave you ever seen "Rocky III?" Personally I think it's an American classic. Italian man gets beat up badly by a big bad black man, then learns to be the big bad black man with the help of another big bad black man that the Italian previously beat. But that's another story and not the point of today's post. Today's post is about a classic

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Every now and then, I get questions from folks about how do I get my kids to sleep at night? Or how do I get them up in the morning? And I must say, I'm usually baffled by those questions because to me it's straightforward. I'm the parent, they the children. Period. But apparently not everybody follows that mantra. Both my wife and I's parents are old school. Raised in the country. Raised with

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When are you going to learn America? When are you going to wake up and realize how ingenious Jon Stewart is? And when are some of you going to learn to stop underestimating how smart this man is?? Did we not learn anything from him obliterating Cramer on his show earlier this year? I think one reason I like Stewart is because he doesn't spare anyone. No race, religion, gender, or sexual

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"Remember that class where I taught y’all how to make it rain? That’s what I’m going to be doing. Every. Single. Night. Dollar dollar bills, ya'll." - Kenny PowersDid you know I finished in the top 10 of my freshman class in high school? Did you know in high school that my parents divorced during my freshman year? Did you know that my grades slipped sophomore year because I was so emotionally

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You down with Black Eyed Peas? I was when they dropped "Behind the Front". Backpacker. Underground. Native Tongues Like. They got hit with all kind of critical praise. Then something funny happened with them. They dropped their Behind the Front for Fergie and went to a more commercial type sound, thereby hurting my association with themBUT...they did a retro thing back in '04 off the Elephunk

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I'm a Kanye homer. Yep I acknowledge he's a jackass and could use some etiquette training but still I'm a homer. And I'm a homer because he's one of the few in hip hop that has a progressive mind. Most find and repeat the same formula album after album, verse after verse. Not Yeezy, dude has a different sound on every album he puts out. And that's why I'm a homer. In case you wondering, other hip

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It's beautiful day in the virtual neighborhood readers and do you know why? Because it's another daily dose from yours truly :-). Jokes aside, today we're talking about a precocious young man that has caused mass hysteria among the public that has not been seen since the Beatles. Any idea who I'm talking about? It's Lebron James, better known to you mere mortals as King James. It seems the King

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It's a new month readers. We're in the home stretch of 2010 and for those who need some motivation to keep it moving, here's an oldie but goodie from the Honest Mama and Pop's golden record treasure chest.If you don't know about Curtis Mayfield, you need to get a clue. He's the man that is responsible for classic "Superfly" soundtrack. For you folks that still need a clue, go listen to your

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Jimmy Fallon. Justin Timberlake. The Roots crew. Late Night TV. And when you cook 'em all in a pot like gumbo, you get a scrumdeliumpcious musical treat that keeps you smilin' until the last morsel. Good look for whoever came up with this idea. Hell even the Soulja Boy bit was tight. I tip my white russian glass to you sirs!

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"Wall Street 2 may have come out last week, but you ain't Shia playa." - Reverend Doctor PageToday's post is focused on the generation behind me. I'm talking about the folks born in the mid 80s aka Generation Y. And I feel the need to talk about them because I'm starting to notice a few things, actually a few bad things, based on interaction and conversations with a few of them. I'm not saying

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You know it's been more than a year since the Honest Man has done an "Annoying Things" post? I should get like a Nobel Peace Prize for that alone because I've spared a lot of folks from being contestants on the Summer Jam screen, hell the Winter festival projector for that matter. BUT, there's been too much stupid shit recently for the Honest Man to ignore and it involves my fellow Mel Gibsons

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"A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts" - St. JeromeDo you ever watch Biggest Loser? Or Celebrity Fit Camp? Or Thintervention? These are shows about fat folks trying to lose weight. Yep no politically correct shit like "These shows focus on people with special needs who have a desire to emotionally separate themselves from a burning desire." I call it like I see it. Fat folks who want to lose

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What happens when you take a great song (Tightrope) with a great artist (Janelle Monae), remix that great song with two great up and coming emcees (B.O.B., Lupe Fiasco). You get a great remix :-)! Shit is just fiyah. And the Honest Man is angry this joint dropped in June/July and I'm just now hearing about it for the FIRST TIME!! Fo' shame Honest Man, Fo shame is what the fuck the people are

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"It's the Sport of Kings, Better than Diamond Rings...FOOTBALL!" - Wildcats Football TeamAlright today's message has been brought to you by a joint effort of the National Football League and Most Heterosexual Males Club across America. Ladies, Gays, Lesbians, the Heterosexual males who are not members, I mean no offense or you any harm. But seriously do you care about football starting tomorrow?

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Damn it has it really been a year since the Honest Man gave out hugs to some special friends?? I've been neglecting my duties or ignoring the obvious as I hope folks will do better. But nope this week's transpired events called for me to stop the foolishness, duck into the booth, and POOF, get into the HugMobile!!Unlike the previous "In need of a hug" posts, there is no daily dose this week of

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I finally saw (500) Days of Summer. Read about it via different media outlets before it hit theaters. Watched as it critically exploded upon the scene when others saw it. And now I can see why they love it. It's a great story, right up there with Love Jones in my personal opinion for the honesty of the film. But that's another day, another post. Today I'm posting the song that plays in the

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Aw my dear readers. It's September. Which means it's time to break out the birthday candles because the Honest Man's favorite month is here. And it coincidentally happens to be the GREATEST month of the year too. Don't believe, go ask Earth Wind and Fire, they made a song about how great September is :-0 Earth, Wind, and Fire - September

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"Living in America - eye to eye, station to stationLiving in America - hand to hand, across the nationLiving in America - got to have a celebration." - James Brown, Living in America.Glenn Beck. Conservative. Talk show host. Mormon. And that's without me looking up his bio in Wikipedia. After quickly scanning, some interesting tidbits. Raised a Roman Catholic, struggled with substance abuse,

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The Honest is not a fan of remakes, not by a long shot. The Hip Hop meets Pop stars' remake of Marvin Gaye's "What Going on"? Complete and utter bullshit. Hip Hop meets Pop Stars Part Deux remake of the original "We are the World"? A colossal clusterfuck. Duran Duran's remake of Public Enemy's "911 is a Joke"? Yea playa it exists. And sucks mejor ass amigos!!But somehow John Legend, Melanie Fiona

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"Who was dumb enough to lay with that elephant." - Yahoo commenter on Shaquan DuleyYou would think the title of today's post implies I'm going to talk about the movie "Precious" right? You would think if he's not going to talk about the movie, then maybe he's going to talk about physical similarities between the "Precious" character and Shaquan Duley right? You'd be wrong on both accounts. While

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It's been a crazy ass week at work man. Been in conference calls where folks have been getting contentious with one another. I mean like if we were in person and back in high school, they were likely gonna say let's take this shit to the parking lot type contentious. Odd enough, this song came to mind when the heat of the moment situations happened. So simple, so corny, and yet so perfect.Listen

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Yo I start to flinch, as I try not to say itBut my lips is like the oowop as I start to spray itMy lips is like a oowop as I start to spray itMy lips is like a oowop as I start to spray the... Q-Tip from "Sucka Nigga"Nigger. Yep the Honest Man is putting out there right now. Why would I do that? Why haven't you spewed it in past posts? What's the point of this? Is it okay for me (me = reader) to

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The Whispers. Truly old school. Like your baby boomin' parents old school. Like as in joints like "Rock Steady" and "And the Beat Goes on" that your parents play on road trips to make sure you go to sleep. Anyway, this is a hidden gem that folks have slept on hard through the years. You get the gist of the message from the title of the song. Take a note youngins, you can be clever in getting the

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After having dinner with my brotha from anotha motha, my '93 Summer Science Institute Road dog, aka my former Crip J-mahn (I see you bruh), he asked me what's up with the music posts on the blog. I was like oh so the people like 'em eh? Let me start posting again :-). It's back beeyotches!!!Usher f Will.I.Am - OMGFor the record, I'm neither a diehard Usher or diehard Will.I.Am fan. They both have

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The Honest Man has been slowly building the buzz loyal readers. And my efforts to continue evolving and keeping up with the Digital Age, I have added new ways for you to keep up with me in addition to the blog.TWITTER: You can follow me @darealhonestman now. I'm working on providing more frequent thoughts :-)FACEBOOK: The Honest Man is on Facebook. Sometimes I even post my blogs out here. But

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"This shit is about to be ig'nant off the hook. Luke dancers. Luke... Dancers" - Quentin aka Q (Terrance Howard), The Best ManYou can thank my man Pilot for today's entry. We were speculating about a friend getting married, got on the subject of strip clubs, and I let him know about this strip club franchise called "Onyx". Not sure how many of them exist but they got shops in Dallas and Houston.

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"Do you see where I'm coming from you jive motherfucker!" - Black DynamiteHave you seen Black Dynamite? Thanks to the evil powers of the Man, he made sure the movie only played in limited release in the States in 2009. So when it came to the Honest Man's city, it was like for 2 days during the middle of the week at a theater no one ever heard of. But the Man didn't know that the Honest Man worked

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I'm not even going to lie to you readers, it's been a rough 2010 personal wise for the Honest Man. In February, I lost my godmother. In March, I lost my aunt. And two weeks ago, I lost my grandfather. Factor in the Honest Man's better half also losing 3 relatives this year, we've been carrying a lot of emotional weight in the household. And when you carry that weight, you typically just shut down

Great Waldinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11148298631491956514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7596688222198329599.post-16058193169079414772010-07-23T21:20:00.003-05:002010-07-23T21:40:02.517-05:00

The Honest Man was having a conversation the other day with his conscience the Reverend Doctor. We were talking about the whole Shirley Sherrod-USDA "controversy" that has kept America captivated this week. But captivated in the wrong way. This literally has to be one of the worst fuckups in the history of fuckups. And I'm talking how the situation was handled.I'm hoping my readers are up to

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"You can't compare a chocolate monkey like R. Kelly to Jerry Lee Lewis. Jerry Lee Lewis was the king of rock and roll "Great Balls of Fire!" Besides that situation was different... that was family..." - Uncle RuckusThe Honest Man could not decide what to write about today. USDA-Sherrod situation and the complete fuck up of a mess by all political and activist parties involved. Backhanded

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Did you ever hear the song "Fried Chicken" by Nas? Great ode to the tasty dish that my peeps love and cannot get enough of. I can't remember the first time I ever had it but I do know that not a year goes by and I don't have at least one serving of fried chicken (shit probably not even a month goes by). Well I thought I was a chicken connoisseur but learned I was a rookie compared to a roommate

Great Waldinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11148298631491956514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7596688222198329599.post-85046122135160326632010-07-18T20:38:00.002-05:002010-07-18T21:11:29.594-05:00

"You wanna be in this business, you got to pay the cost to doing business, and when the cost gets too high, you get out of business" - Riley FreemanThe Honest Man is a huge fan of the Boondocks. And after watching a classic 2010 season, the following is an ode to that. Whether it's reading the strip or watching the episodes on TV, that is one of the Honest Man's guilty pleasures. Bold, truthful,

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By now, you've heard the biggest story in America today. Nope not the Oscar Grant travesty (which honestly should be based on the jury's outcome). But about Prince James and his decision to take his game to South Beach. Personally, it's a good look for him. He gave up more money to opt for winning a title faster. What's not a good look for him is publicly using TV to announce his intentions (nor

Great Waldinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11148298631491956514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7596688222198329599.post-57231225501437020972010-07-07T14:07:00.002-05:002010-07-07T18:57:57.648-05:00

"I met this girl, when I was ten years oldAnd what I loved most she had so much soul" - Common, I used to Love H.E.R.The first two lines apply to what the Honest Man is about to discuss today. But before we go into that, let's talk about why we are here. Lebron James. Bron Bron. King James. The L train. The Savior. Rightfully so, he is the biggest NBA free agent this summer and my personal

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WARNING: The following post does express the views of the person writing this blog so if you got a problem with it, oh well tough titty :-)The Honest Man has been watching too much of one of his favorite shows, the Boondocks. Particularly the "Fundraiser" episode. I find myself repeatedly quotin' Riley's "My president is black...." line over and over whenever I'm jawin' with someone (I especially

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Last game of the NBA 2010 Season. Obviously read the previous post and know the Honest Man is Happy. During the game though that wasn't always the case. And you'll see that in the greatest NBA Finals chat known to the common man....ddog_tap (6/17/2010 8:56:58 PM): LET'S GET READY TO RUMMMMMMMMMMBLE!Honest Man (6/17/2010 8:57:08 PM): Aww yeaHonest Man (6/17/2010 8:57:26 PM): WARGAMES. Two

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Dear Hater,Good morning! How are ya? It hasn't been as long this time since we've chatted but can you believe a year has passed by. Last year, it had been 7 years since we chatted, this time only a year since the last Laker title. But trust me, I paid attention to the constant belittling of the Lakers 2009 win. It didn't matter that the Lakers added Mr. Queensbridge aka Ron Artest. It didn't

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Alright readers, after a barrage of emails from the public getting upset about not having a Game 5 chat, the Honest Man is happy to give you the Game 6 summary. Raw, uncut, and hilarious. Enjoy yourselves bitches!!S Curl (6/15/2010 8:54:06 PM): The People's Champ is in DA BUILDINGddog_tap (6/15/2010 8:56:17 PM): Feeling sick. Maybe this means Kobe will have a "sick" gameS Curl (6/15/2010 8:56:48

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Ok, I've done Songs in the Key of The Honest Man's Life. I've done Know Your (Music) History. And now I'm doing what the Honest Man is listening. This one is different as this is about current music that I am feeling. You may like. You may not. Honestly, I don't give a shit because it's what I'm listening to :-). Enjoy yourselves bitches!!!Jay Eletronica featuring Diddy - Ghosts of Christopher

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For those who want more, here is the Game 3 chat summary...[20:26] s_curl1: I've calmed down a lil . Wanted to choke 3 of the starting 5 for what they were doing earlier[20:26] s_curl1: nice TO by Phil. Think he told him, if you shoot a 3 again and it's not in rhythm, I'm whuppin yo ass[20:27] D-Lo: Offense was too stagnant. they're actually moving the ball. Refs still calling bullshit, but I

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As The Honest Man has told you in the past, I'm a HUGE Lakers fan. You can only imagine my feelings as LA is down 3-2. Anyway, my boy Gangsta D from the Commission is also a HUGE Lakers fan (note the all caps for emphasis) as well. He and I have been doing our own live chat for each game since Game 3. I thought I share the humor with my readers. Enjoy Game 4 below....Honest Man (6/10/2010 9:06:13

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Have you ever seen The Legend of Bagger Vance? I'll give you a quick Honest Man Synopsis. Matt Damon is a golfer. Will Smith is his magical, mystical negro that appears out of nowhere from time to time (think Gazoo from Flintstones). Anyway, the legend helps Damon get his swagger back and even with the corny golf outfits, he "overcomes" obstacles to save the day.Today's post is a spotlight on my

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I don't know if you youngins every heard of the great King Tee. He put out the timeless classic "Played like a piano" back in the day with my man Cube. Have you ever been close to doing some unbelievable-cannot believe I'm doing this shit-people gon' be mad cuz they can't do this shit only to have that dream crushed in a second. I call it getting played like a piano. It's like getting a shawty's

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"What'chu talkin 'bout Willis!" - Arnold JacksonRIP Gary Coleman. The Honest Man was inspired by the untimely death of one of TV's greatest characters and catchphrases. You know the above character. You know the show Diff'rent Strokes. And you know the plot. What the Honest Man didn't know until he got older was how badly written the show was. But I'm not here to talk bad on the show nor spend a

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Dear Readers,The Honest Man is back. Many of you reading this are going, what the fuck does that mean "You're back?" Like we supposed to be happy and shit that you decided to crawl out from whatever rock you were hiding under and "bless" us with your gift of gab. Who the hell do you think you are and Where the hell have you been? Who died and made you king? And probably other vulgar comments that

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I'm not even gon' front. The Honest Man bought Jigga's "American Gangster" purely on the strength of Roc Boys. That beat was my music crack when I first heard it. Addictive. Had me having seizures like a fiend when it came on. So with every great song, I wondered where did they get that sample from. Wonder no more.....Jay Z - Roc Boys (And the Winner is...)Menahan Street Band - Make the Road by

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Let me say this...I'm a closet fan of Rick Ross. Sans a few of his dumb moments (see the revealing of him being a former correctional officer, the beef with 50 cent), I've dug quite a few of his tracks. Maybach Music is probably my favorite track by him because of J.U.S.T.I.C.E League's production and Jigga's guest verse. I always wondered where JL sampled or created the track from scratch. Well

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"B Waters hit me up on IM, said "What you waitin on?"HaaL hit me up with a twitt, said "What you waitin on?"D-Lo send a text every hour on the dot sayin"When you gon write that post negro you taking long" - Honest ElectronicaToday's post is inspired by a combination of Jay Electronica and my man B Waters. The latter was asking me today when was the next time I was gonna go on somebody. And I was

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Up next in the latest chapter of KYMH is a new track from the newly formed Wu trio of Chef, Meth, and Ghost. The first time I heard this, I'm like OH SHIT what Michael Jackson song did they sample. And then I found it. Good to hear someone now going for the obvious MJ sample and getting creative with it. Enjoy the dopeness!Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Method Man - Our DreamsRaekwon - Our

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Dear Eldrick,You don't know me and I doubt we'll ever be in the same social circles. But I feel like I know you because we're the same age and I've been hearing about you since we were in high school. So why I am mailing you now? Because as a fellow member of the greatest high school class ever ('94 represent), I felt I should give you some pep talk for this weekend's Masters.I'm not here to

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" Thats where he had the word "Goodyear" dermabrased off." -- Jim Cornette on Dusty Rhode's birthmark1985. Channel 19. WLTX. Local CBS station in Columbia, South Carolina. Saturday afternoon. The Honest Man is a Honest Tyke and just received my parents' old 20 inch early 1970s TV. You know the pre-digital revolution days when TVs had turnknobs on them :-). I'm in my room watching cartoons and

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New month, new post, and the newest entry in the Know Your (Music) History files. Up next, one of the newer tracks that's blowing up the spots all over. The newest member to be entranced by Ms Erykah Badu, the one and only Jay Electronica. His song is sick and you start wondering, yo where did he get that sample Honest Man? Well I got it right here....Know your history...Billy Stewart..old OLD

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"Calvin that used to hang out on the corner?!?!" - Old lady from the McDonald's commercialDo you remember the McDonald's ads in the early 90s featuring Calvin? You know the one where all the black folks in the neighborhood are pleased as punch that Calvin from around the corner is working at McDonald's. The story starts with him getting the job to by the end of the commercial, Calvin pretty much

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"Yo we got a problem?" - Dough Boy (Ice Cube) from Boyz in the HoodDo you remember that scene from Boyz in the Hood when Ricky and Tre' are kickin' it on Crenshaw one night? You remember they were minding their own business, walking over to their friends, someone bumps into Ricky, and a riot almost started? That's what I felt like when I read this recent article on CNN.com. The summary is about

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I don't know what's come over the Honest Man lately. I feel like KRS-One, wanting to educate the masses. I decided I will add another recurring piece, entitled "Know Your "Music" History. It's probably b/c I'm tired of folks either thinking rap started with Biggie and 'Pac or think a lot of the new music joints are using original music. Wrong McBoo!I was watching TV the other day and they broke

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"Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing" - Lao TzuThe Honest Man is taking my readers to school. Today's subject: Busy. You're probably wondering what in the hell is he talking about. I'm talking about folks who use the word "busy" so much that's it's become a crutch to their daily lifestyle. Whether it's talking in general about life or asking for simple work requests, that word

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"Kanye, can I talk to you for a minute?Me and the other faculty members was wonderin could you do a lil som...Somethin beautifulSomethin that the kids is gon love when they hear itThas gon make them start jumpin up and down and sharin candy an' stuff" - Intro from College DropoutI just posted the motivation for this post. The following is going to be details of that story and hopefully inspires

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I never understood why R. Kelly never gets his due as a musical genius. Too much focus is spent on his outside the studio antics and not enough on what he produces inside the studio. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't let my daughter within 100 feet of him but I would buy her 12 Play in a heartbeat (sounds fucked up, don't it ;-). But check his statistics, he's music gold.I heard this song on the

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"That tiger didn't go crazy. That tiger went tiger!" - Chris RockThe Honest Man is NOT an animal lover. While I loves me some Charlie Brown & Snoopy, the closest I will ever get to owning a dog is the one I see on Animal Planet. Which brings me to today's post. By now, you have heard about the killer whale that killed her trainer. The reasons have ranged from maybe the trainer was too close to

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"....I missed the bus, and that is somethin I will never ever do again" - Kris Kross, I missed the busYep the Honest Man took it there. I quoted Kris Kross. And what's sadder is that I didn't even quote one of their popular songs. But you know the Honest Man, there's always a method to the madness. Strange as it sounds, that song popped into my head when I was thinking about today's post. Today's

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I'm a closet Gucci Man fan. Shit, forget that closet, I am a Gucci Mane fan. It's one of those weird things where I can't put my finger on what draws me to this cat. We've got nothin' in common, his raps really don't have messages, and I'm sure we won't be crossing paths at social functions in the near future. But you know what, dude's got SIC hooks. For the haters, stop frontin' cuz you know

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