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The Lineup: November ‘10

What I can’t live without: Nicki Minaj.  If you woke up needing some hyperbole in your life, you’re about to get a healthy dose.  Nicki’s Pink Friday is the most important female Hip-Hop project of all-time.  Never in the history of rap music has the drought for female talent been this low.  Women in Hip-Hop have become less than an afterthought and with the weight of females on her back, Nicki hit a homerun.  You know about the wigs and the funny voices but the theme of her album might surprise you: Inspiration.  She put together a complete project without having to talk about her p***y.  I’m proud of her and suggest you go cop that.

(Related: Politics – especially this guy.)

No man is an island, not even a peninsula

Family Ties.

The worst thing to be in this world is lonely.  Even if you are successful, that feeling of accomplishment is extremely short-lived if you don’t have anyone to share it with.  I can’t say that I’ve ever met an unhappy person who has people in their corner that love and support him. There’s absolutely nothing like being a part of a family.

Long time... no speak...

Old Friends

As I stepped off the stoop of my mom’s house, I looked down the block and saw you leaning against your car.  I was on my way out but I headed over to where you were and asked, “what’s good?” to which you replied, “Same ol’ s**t”.  You asked the same question and I responded quickly with “Chillin… workin, ya know.”  When we were kids, our interactions lasted for hours, but now our relationship is reduced to a two-minute exchange.

Why didn't you vote for her?

Pride and Prejudice

In 2008, history was made when we elected a black man President of the United States.  Given the years of slavery, the Jim Crow laws and other institutional obstacles that plagued the black community, President Obama’s triumph marked incredible progress and change.  However, I’m not sure that we as a country have made as much progress as we think.  Because of all of the major candidates for President in 2008, the person with the least chance of winning wasn’t Barack Obama.