Now I admit, I'll listen to Top 40s songs every now and then (especially this summer). I even enjoy Justin Bieber. But c'mon now. To me, some things are just absurd... and it's good to know I'm not alone in that sentiment.
I've been against this dang "OMG" song since the album came out (check the review). I never expected it to get so popular. If there's any redeeming part of the song, it's the little breakdown toward the end... which lasts less than 10 seconds. Great!
[22 million views though? REALLY?]
"California Gurls" (it's really spelled "gurls" by the way... isn't that just the worst? *sigh*...) isn't a bad song, I enjoy it! I used to listen to it a lot when it first came out. But for real, when I heard that thing about it having the same beat as "Tik Tok" I just couldn't do it. Plus, the song had been overplayed (oversang?) by all summer by 5th, 6th, 7th, AND 8th grade girls. And then when the video came out... oh lord. I was done.
BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT and get ready. Here comes my official Kanye post.
I'm sure by now most of you have already heard about what happened with Kanye West at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night. In case you haven't, let me recap it for you!
19 year old Taylor Swift is announced as the winner of the Best Female Video VMA and she's up on the stage giving her acceptance speech, talking about how she's always wanted to win VMA, when all of a sudden Kanye appears onstage, takes the mic from her, and basically says - I'm really happy for you, I'm gonna let you finish, but... Beyonce had one of the greatest videos of ALL TIME. Now, Taylor is standing there looking disoriented, the camera shows Beyonce looking embarrassed/stunned, and I guess Kanye is kicked out or something. Alright. Now let's address this.
A lot of people are surely thinking "Man, Kanye... how could you be so HEARTLESS?" Others are probably shaking their head and saying "He's got a big EGO... such a big EGOOOO..." Uh huh. I feel y'all, I really do. But I'm really not surprised. Here's why:
1) It's the VMA's. Something crazy always happens, or else no one will watch it. It's a horrible awards show in general, so junk like that gives it a lil hype. Now people will most certainly be tuning into the reruns.
2) It's Kanye. What the hell do you expect? He's one of the boldest dudes out there. He's confident/cocky/arrogant/self-assured/(whatever you wanna call it) enough to do stuff like this. I'm sure sometimes he truly thinks to himself "you CAN'T TELL ME NOTHING!" So clearly he was comfortable going up onstage (uninvited...) to state his mind instead of blogging it, making some official statement, or writing about it in a song like most people do.
3) I think he was kinda right (to an extent!!!!) ... LOL. Idk about one of the best videos of all time, but Single Ladies was a bangin/epic video.
4) He had been drinking all night (not an excuse/reason, but I'm just saying...) They say there's an open bar backstage or outside or some mess... and we all know he was all over that. He was shown on the red carpet with his chick Amber Rose & a pretty full bottle of Hennessy or something. Other pictures later show Amber inside with the bottle to her mouth (DRUNK AND HOT GIRLS, eh? Right.. lol), and even later showing Kanye handing a close-to-empty bottle to Joe Jackson (... sigh... that dude...). I guess he was in the partying/drinking mood. He probably rolled up to the show screaming "It's a CELEBRATION, bitches!!!! Grab a drink, grab a glass... after that I grab yo ass..." (there's actually a picture of him grabbing Amber's. Ha. Funny.)
It really was a messed up thing to do, and I do feel really bad for Taylor Swift. Her video was really cute & it's nice to see someone so young doing so well. Kanye was in the wrong...
But that being said, I'm still not surprised / I understand. Maybe the fame and all that catches up with people sometimes and they mess up. Actually, EVERYONE messes up. I mean, constantly living the GOOD LIFE and being blinded by all those FLASHING LIGHTS must make you a little crazy sometimes right?
"... I feel the pressure, under more scrutiny And what I do? Act more stupidly. Bought more jewelry, more Louis V. My momma couldn't get through to me. The drama, people suing me. I'm on TV talking like it's just you & me I'm just saying how I feel, man. I ain't one of the Cosbys, I ain't go to Hillman..."
I'm also sure y'all have heard that Obama called him a jackass (was supposed to be off the record or something). I'm sure people will get riled up about that. Whatever.
At least he apologized/talked about it immediately instead of going into hiding for a few days before someone could make up some super BS statement to put out. Here's his apology on Jay Leno. (There's also one on his blog, but I haven't read it yet)
I think he really should've taken time after his mother passed away. Everything going on in his life is messing with his head... and making his life worse. I'm praying for you Kanye!
And a final congrats to Taylor for winning. I do actually like the song & video.
Lastly, RIP Patrick Swayze. Sorry I couldn't speak more on that topic, but it truly is very sad.
Leave your thoughts/comments/disagreements/whatevers!
So I'm going back to school next week and I've been trying to decide what to do with my hair. I don't really wanna go to any random salon up there to get a touch up because I don't know if they'll mess my hair up. I can't be taking chances.
When I was younger, I used to either rock braids or get my unrelaxed hair straightened by my mom with a hot comb (... usually early Sunday morning before church!). I didn't get my first relaxer until I was 15 (New Years Eve 2005, during my sophomore year of high school). I had always wanted one but my mom was concerned it would be bad for my hair & now I'm glad she me wait. Relaxers are bad for hair - straight up (no pun intended).
Now it's 2009, I'm getting ready to go back to college and I've been wanting to get braids again since I haven't had them in nearly 4 years. They're easier to manage and give me more motivation to exercise: with braids I don't have to be concerned with sweating out my hair & having to wash and straighten it all the time. BUT I've realized I can't get them now because I just got a relaxer two months ago & I don't want my hair to break off :( So now I'm gonna wait until winter break (5 months from now), let my hair grow out, and get braids then. Hopefully I won't kill my hair; I've grown so scared of that happening!
SKIP TO THIS PART IF YOU DON'T CARE TO READ ABOUT MY HAIR'S LIFE STORY.
So I've been doing a little bit of research online (haircare blogs & what not are glorious) and earlier today I came across a video and something about how NOT to care for your child's hair. This video is heartbreaking and a mess. I'm actually ashamed for this mother and for the woman filming it (supposedly her sister). And my heart hurts for her children. The 5 minute video shows the mom trying to comb/brush her daughter's hair & she's treating her like crap, cursing at her, making her hate her hair, etc. When another child comes on the screen, the person filming says "You're next!!!!" ... Ridiculous.
Here's the video, which I'm sure a lot of people have already seen (I'm late on stuff a lot of the time!):
This video reminded me of the Tyra Show episode about hair, which was probably the best episode she's ever had. She often talks about a lot of stupid stuff and she is a big know-it-all, but this is really good. If you have the time, watch it too & tell me what you think. (At least watch parts 3 & 4, the parts with the little kids)
She even mentions the documentary Chris Rock has been making (the trailer for it just came out maybe a few weeks ago?) which I can't wait to see. It's called "Good Hair."
Sorry for the 472897432 videos but this is a good topic & it's what's been on my mind for the past few weeks. Leave your thoughts!
After 6+ months of complaining about it & hating on it because it was just another pointless way to stay constantly connected to people & to have all your business out there as if someone actually really cares what you're doing every second.... I finally did it. And no, it's not necessarily because I love facebook so much I want to be all over something a similar. It's because I wanna be able to follow musicians and public figures, news sites and organizations, and all that. It's also going to be connected to this blog, so if anyone isn't trying to sign in / make a gmail account to follow this, you can follow it/me on twitter & get the updates. You can ignore all the other random updates I may possibly do though!!
Of course, I used to watch Degrassi, so I knew who Aubrey Graham was. When my friend played a song for me at the end of January, I couldn't believe it was the same person as lil Jimmy from the show. I admit, I liked the song.
Am I really crazy for not being as hype about Drake as everyone else is?! ... I actually don't think I am. He's definitely really talented. I won't deny that I bump Drake songs all the time - in my car, on my iPod, & in my room. "Closer" & "Houstatlantavegas" are two of my favorites. He's definitely better than a lot of other people who get played on the radio...
BUT, that being say, I think he is slightly overrated. People are doing too much. Yes, it's pretty fly that he's got so much buzz around him & he hasn't even released an album. He's on the radio cuz of his mixtapes. Wonderful. But if I hear one more girl say anything like "OoOoohhh it's my boo Drake!!" or "He's so fine, he's so sexy." or "Oh yeah, Drake is my baby daddy!!!"... I might explode.
Y'all don't even know how unexcited I was to see him at the BET Awards. For real though. I mean, if I had done my BET Awards response like I've been meaning to, you would've known how disappointed it was that Young Money was the second to last performance. Womp womp...
Here's the video to Best I Ever Had (another song I love btw... but still. lol whatever)
*****UPDATED: 3:00 AM******
So I've finally officially watched the video. And all I can do is give it three W's: one for WHACK & two for WOMP WOMP. This was the most pointless video I've ever seen. No actually probably not the most pointless, but other pointless videos are at least entertaining or visually interesting. This was so whack. All it had was greased up girls running around & stretching in short shorts and shirts with no bras. All that running probably hurt, I'm telling you. Big boobs + running - bra = BAD NEWS BEARS. And when they had they little moments where he was talking, it was still no good. I normally like his voice & figured, "Oh maybe this can help save the video"... but no. It didn't. The "take the d" part was funny but not redeeming.... And I'm mad Kanye directed this. It really looks like no one directed it. Another whack video associated with Kanye (this one & Paranoid). The basketball thing could've been cool, but it just didn't work out at all. Nor did the video at all go with the song.
