Bossip.

So excited that one of my company's websites, Bossip.com is up for a 2011 BET HipHop Award for favorite Hip-Hop website. Although Bossip.com isn't known as solely a "Hip-Hop" website it is known to bring that in your face humor in black celebrity gossip and entertainment news. Think Henny without coke. Bossip gets about 50 Million pageviews a month alone. Even Kim Kardashian is an avid reader.

"You won't believe how many celebrities read Bossip, you guys are so funny..."

- Kim Kardashian

Marve (CEO of Bossip) Talks about Bossip.com Being Nominated

Fuckery.

I recently found out that one of my absolutely favorite Amy Winehouse songs was inspired by Mr. Illmatic himself Nas. If you have heard her sultry jazz infused throwback track "Me and Mr. Jones", she makes references like "Mr Destiny 9 and 14' which was their shared birthday (September 14th) and Destiny is Nas' daughter's name.

 It wasn't until recently Nas confirmed that he was the inspiration:

" Don’t really remember if Salaam, who was really close to her, who introduced us, if he told me about it or not,” Nas told XXL. “I don’t remember right now. But, I heard a lot about it before I even heard the song.”

This song will go down as a classic in my eyes. Her strong, passionate vocals sounded like she really loved her some Nas, and you can't forget that this song did start the "Fuckery" term that we ALL love so much. We miss you Amy!

Me and Mr. Jones

Nobody stands in between me and my man, it’s me

And Mr Jones (Me and Mr Jones)

What kind of f*ckery is this?

You made me miss the Slick Rick gig (oh Slick Rick)

You thought I didn’t love you when I did (when I did)

Can’t believe you played me out like that (Ahhh)

No you ain’t worth guest list

Plus one of all them girls you kiss (all them girls)

You can’t keep lying to yourself like this (to yourself)

Can’t believe you played yourself (out) like this

Rulers one thing but come Brixton

Nobody stands in between me and my man

‘Cause it’s me and Mr Jones (Me and Mr Jones)

What kind of f*ckery are we?

Nowadays you don’t mean d*ck to me (d*ck to me)

I might let you make it up to me (make it up)

Who’s playing Saturday?

What kind of f*ckery are you?

Side from Sammy you’re my best black Jew

But I could swear that we were through (we were through)

I still want to wonder ’bout the things you do

Mr Destiny 9 and 14

Nobody stands in between me and my man

‘Cause it’s Me and Mr Jones (Me and Mr Jones)

Jobs.

R.I.P. to Steve Jobs co-founder, chairman and chief executive of Apple Inc. He died today at the young age of 56. I think everyone can feel the sting of this tragedy because he revolutionized technology as we now know it or knew it to be. I had the old school iPod, the first ever made that didn't have color on the screen yet, it was a red and black U2  signed edition (don't ask me why I had that one but I did and we had some good times). I then progressed to the smaller, nicer iPod Classic which had a color screen and held some of my photos and videos. Nothing will compare to the day when I got my first Mac computer, it was the Mac Book in 2008 and it was sleek and sexy just like me.

I like to call it the "Mac that Lives on My Lap."

Steve thank you for your contributions. God speed sir.

If MJ Grew Up with Google+.

I came across this today and thought this was so COOL. What if Michael Jackson grew up in this current day in age that we all know as the digital era? This video depicts MJ using the new social network platform Google+.

Warning pure AWESOMENESS awaits! Hehe.

I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto.

Thug Life=Hope

It's always gratifying when others are touched and inspired by the same person as you are. I'm inspired by few but the ones who made an impression on my life are for reasons of faith, strength, defying the odds, and living their dream. The other day I had a friend write me a message on Facebook and I was so touched by his words, I decided to share it on my blog...

yo dana whats up? I dont know why but i felt like sharing this with you.
its a letter i wrote the night of 2pacs 15 year anniversary of his death. I was library, watching interviews and listening to 2pac all day in between studying. I got home at like midnight and grabbed my black book and walked out on the street. I sat on the curb between 2 cars and wrote what would have been a letter to send to him. its really underdeveloped, i just let what was rambling in my head out of the pen...

Who knows what could have been
After 15 years and some odd hours later
Though it doesn’t seem so long
Without you, time still carries on
But, still in all of our hearts b/c your messages were so strong
From just one look in your eyes from your interviews
People recognized your strength & confidence
Unconsciously drawn to you
Far ahead of your time, no 2nd guessing it
b/c the nature of your thoughts & your intellect
Im writing you this letter just to let you know
b/c we cant shake hands and stand toe to toe
ever since I was a kid, you helped shape me
I don’t mean by holding guns
But what it is to be a man and live bravely
Im not screaming out thug life, or selling drugs
But from you I learned responsibility and how to show luv
Im not doing stabbings & jacking, committing robberies
But through you I learned respect and humility
I learned to walk tall & to have confidence
& how to mack it to these girls like a real man’s supposed to and nothing less
I spit my game on a plane higher than these other dudes
B/c I believe in myself & im staying true
We were introduced by the OG in my life
He followed your path, and now he’s wearing stripes
I see a lot of you in him, like big brothers U R
Small in stature but w/ a big heart
I wonder how many others are doing what I am tonight
Paying respect to you, under full moon light
As if it was your face watching from above
Tonight we all remember, and show love
On the curb I sit in gray converse and black jeans
Listening to you rap about being a G
U helped me roll my first blunt & write my first rhyme
& heard your lyrics after giving a girl my thug passion for the first time
With the good you must take the bad
Just as this is a sincere tribute, yet sad
Now its 15 years after your death night
& we can kick back & have a laugh right
Somehow you saw it coming
Maybe inevitable
still we wanna believe youre alive
although its questionable
these guys in the “rap game” now have no business being there
as if all your words dissipated into the smokey air
I swear if you were here, you wouldn’t stand for it
No heart, no soul, a grim rap future is in our midst
What happened to the passion and artistic quality
No one has come close, since you left us G
Throw down your blessing from up above,
Send us a rapper with the qualities that in you we loved
But more than a rapper, you were the futures voice
Preaching to better ourselves and make a plan through the right choice
Your roar was strong and your fire loud
Which made it E-Z to remember your lessons and what you were about
You left us at my young age of just 25
I feel I have so much more to accomplish b4 I can die
So maybe one day ill see you up there, up above the stars
I speak for all of us, not just the THUGZ
Thank you for all you’ve done, 1 love

Last breath – 9/13/1996
Tonight – 9/13/2011

-R.K.

Headlines (Video).

Yeah so I'm pretty sure Drake should write jingles. His melodies are infectious and are always fun to sing-a-long to. This is his new video for the track "Headlines" coming from his Oct 24th album "Take Care". It has been a long wait but I'm excited to hear what else is to come.. because THEY KNOW.. THEY KNOW THEY KNOW THEY KNOW I will be waiting to hear that ish.

Words I Say.

Here's a Justin Timberlake song that you probably never heard before, "Words I Say". It has a nice slow R&B groove to it. It is most likely a B-Side or song that never made the cut. To me it sounds like it could be from his "Justified" era. Either or the song is FIRE. Justin I wish you would stop acting and give the people what they really want, and thats to hear and see your sexy ass doing what you do best.... MUSIC!