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Good day folks.


Well as you may not know, June 1st began the start of Black Music Month. So you see we get two months out the year. does the Bankhead bounce. Anywho, I originally started this blog to celebrate all of the black artists past or present that have made a difference in the black community. However, it seemed the only person who really mattered to my generation is Janet Jackson. And my ideas went out the window. You’ll live.

So today, and probably for the rest of the month, I will try my best to celebrate black artists. I’ll try and make a round of all of the black artists that have new projects afoot, successful or flop.

So let’s start with what’s most important:



As reported earlier, Tyler Perry is working on the second installment of Why Did I Get Married. The cast will feature the same ensemble as the original. One of the Janet-Xone stalkers was kind enough to hunt down Lamman Rucker for information and he told the “informant” that the movie is based on the three couples 3 years later. And what’s even better, our Perfect Patty is going to have a bigger role. I expect Perfect Patti to get an Academy Award nomination, as well as Golden Globe, SAG, Primetime Emmy, and Source Award nominations and wins. And maybe the other actors will actually win an award, seeing how Janet was the only person to win an award from the first film.

So next we have Usher Raymond.



An avid fan of the Jackson clan, I can do nothing but give him the utmost respect. Because let’s face it kids, Beysus and Usher are the pretty much the same. They’re the only two black artists we’ve got running the industry. Beysus has been outselling the girls (except Alicia Keys) since she came out. And Usher has been outselling just about everyone. So as we know, Usher has an album coming out that will be titled "Monster." Now let’s hope this album is the monster “Confessions” was back in 2004, considering Here I Stand didn't do as well. This negro is the reason why Janet had to settle for #2 on the Billboard 200. Bitch. Also, Usher is said to be divorcing his wife whatsherface. Now we don’t know if this is true, but keep hope alive. I know the girls think Usher can do better. So girls, time to go back to the closet and get those freakum dresses out. And to maintain standards:

Here are a few examples of acceptable freakum dresses to wear on your person:











Here are a few examples of unacceptable freakum dresses to wear on your person (viewer discretion is advised):










Okay kids, learn the difference.

Next we have “The Voice”, Ms. Whitney Houston.



As we know there have been reports of Whitney in the studio working on an album since back when gas was $1.23 a gallon. But now ladies and gents, the wait has ended. Ms. Whitney Houston finally gets a release date; September 1, 2009. Yes chillun, Whitney Houston is coming back. Now that she’s put down the pipe and picked up a microphone, we can expect a single out late June – early July. Now we know he’s voice isn’t strong enough to pull off those old power ballads, so it’ll be interesting to see what she sounds like. Will she out-sing everyone like she did in the 80s and 90s? Will she get good reviews? Will she sell? Stay tuned and find out.



Also releasing an album this year is Mariah Carey












I joke I joke...anyway, we have Mariah:



Welp, the kids on Mariah Daily have a ticker for the release of Mariah’s next single, “Obsessed.” I don’t know why, but I’m kind of excited. Let’s all pray that her voice is back in shape. After she screwed up put a new spin on “Hero” at the Inaugural Ball, I’m sure we’re all rooting for her to come back. However the drawback is I pretty much know what to expect from the single and album. Here’s the layout of the album that is to be released:

1. A song about wanting to be with some man
2. A song about being with some man
3. A song about pain in a relationship
4. An inspirational song
5. A rent-a-rapper song
6. A song about having lost a man
7. A song about wanting a lost man to come back

That’s pretty much how albums 1-11 have played out. Let’s see if she can come with something different this time. Don’t hold your breath.


Finally, a great woman once said:

"I have tried to keep the standards high…we do not have to use the F-word, we do not have to pump and grind, we do not have to do some of these things to have longevity in our career."

That great woman is The Boss:



The quote comes from the Source Awards…which is now called the BET Awards. The quote was made in 2007, as Diana Ross was accepting her award for Lifetime Achievement. Was she speaking about Beyoncé getting bodied in her Dereon petal pushers? Was she speaking about 50 Cent running around the Shrine Auditorium like a slave being read their 14th Amendment rights? Was she speaking on artists showing up with their parole officers? Well anyway, the point is, she has tried to maintain standards in the music industry. With that being said, ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, my soul can not take:











My sentiments exactly. I came across this coonery as I was browsing BW. I don’t post that often because the kids there don’t know how to respect your opinion. But anyhow, this is half-talent T-Pain's new $410,000 investment. I'm in a state of shock, and 3 heartbeats away from cardiac arrest. What have black artists come to? This is what they’re spending their money on? All this success and this is all we have to show for it? Oversized chains to validate inflated egos? Diamond encrusted chains to show off to the world? My poor soul can not take such coonery. I’ll leave you with this because I’m about to go to sleep. I’m tired. Get your thoughts together and we will address this at a later date.