Old School Fridays: Too Hot for Radio

I know I have been absent from blogging for a minute. Alot has happened on the personal and career front so I haven't had much time to blog. However, when I heard about this week's Old School Fridays theme, I figured now was a good as time as any to get back into the blogging thing. My picks for this week are:

2 Live Crew -- We Want Some... -- Now as a self-respecting woman, I should not like this song. But this came out when I was in 11th grade and it reminds me of house parties I use to go even though I told my mom I was at Showbiz pizza. LOL!



Lil Kim -- Big Momma Thing -- Not exactly a song about female-empowerment, but it was my jam. And I completely forgot Jay-Z was on this...BB (Before Beyonce).



Bo$$ -- I Don't Give a F**k -- I pumped Bo$$ "Born Ganstaz" cd the entire summer of 1993. This particular song was my favorite on the entire cd. I use to get hyped when I played this song. I wonder what happened to her.

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President Barack Hussein Obama

"I Too Sing America" -- In Honor of President Barack Obama

I felt this poem by the great Langston Hughes was appropriate for today. God Bless America!

"I Too Sing America" by Langston Hughes

I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.

Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Then.

Besides,
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed--

I, too, am America.

Old School Friday -- Never Would of Made It

This week's theme T.G.I.O (Thank God It's Over) in honor of this week's historic election of President Barack Obama! My pick is Marvin Sapp's "Never Would Have Made It". Though its not technically old school, I thought it was appropriate. We did it yall! We did it!



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The First Family

God how I love this picture. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the The First Family!!

YES WE DID!!!!

Barack Hussein Obama is the next President of the United States!!! Do you remember where you were when you heard the news?? I am so proud, overwhelmed, and in complete shock! I wish my grandparents were still alive to see this day. And to hear my mother (who knew 'Ol Jim Crow well) talk about how she thought she'd never see this day, brought me to tears. I must admit I was sweating it out earlier tonite, but now I'm watching John McCain give his concession speech. This has been one hell of an election. And all I know is that my family and I are planning our trip to Washington, DC for Inaguration Day on January 20, 2009.

I gotta post Will.I.Am's Yes We Can to honor this moment in history.

I Voted!

I snapped a couple of pictures while waiting in line to vote this morning. I waited about 2 hours and had no problems. On my way to work I thought about my grandmother who passed away in September and didn't live to see this day. I would have loved to hear what she thought about it all.

I can't tell you how overwhelmed I am about being able to vote for a Black man for President. I don't think I've ever been this excited to vote since I became eligible waaaay back in 1987. Tonite my husband and I will be sitting nervously in front of the TV watching the news and waiting for the returns. It may be a long night.

YES WE CAN!!!