CRAIG DAVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVID (PROPER BOOOO!)

I know I critized him for deliberately making himself look like a steroid-addict but if I must admit I found myself dancing to his new single last night at a club. I'm not sure if I enjoyed its strong-resemblance to Amerie's One hit, 1 thing (get it!!) or its rather authetic Dap-kings' production but I enjoy the song - very much.

Here it is, tell me what you think.

YEP.....THE 'J' IS BACK................AGAIN

So Aunt Janet is back!

Yep, you heard me.....it seems like yesterday whe she released that sorry excuse for an album 'Damita Jo'. Well, if you are a fan, she's serving us another plate of JD produced noise.

The new single is Feedback, I saw the promotional video for the first time last night and all I have to say is, why the leather outfits? Why the extensions in the air? Her duet with Busta Rhymes was sooooooo 10 years ago (literally!)

TRAGIC TIMING: HEATH LEDGER

Heath Ledger is dead. What the f***?

I just walked into my hotel room during engagements in Athens to this grim story. I will have to apologise for this incoherent rant but I did like and respect many of this young actor's work (I not there, Brokeback Mountain, etc.)

He always came across as nervous, shy and clean living. I'm even more shocked by recent reports on CNN that the NYPD had reported a rolled up $20 and some prescripted sleeping medicine.

So I ask was this another depressed hollywood actor that the world had forgotten untill this tragic demise. He recently split from Michelle Williams (Dawson's Creek) last fall and I think he probably never recovered.

I have 2 scenarios -

(i) After watching Brokeback Mountain, I was convinced that this story was particularly close to his heart as I felt he excelled far better than his co-star & film love interest Jake Gyldellehal. Could this be a reason for his split for his wife? Could he have been a repressed gay man?

(ii) We also know that he had a substance abuse problem for years although it has been alledged that he has been clean for a year. Could it be that he had become dependent on the drug once again after his seperation from his wife?

This is a sad death and I do not think IT JUST HAPPENED. Nothing just happens to celebrities in NY.

I feel so sad for his daughter. Another toddler to live with a sad demise of a famous parent.

EDDIE M-U-R......

Eddie Murphy apparently just filed for divorce after just two weeks of marriage to his rather delicious looking wife.

We have always suspected that something is up and this is just getting more ridiculous by the minute the man needs to face facts and just deal with whatever demons is weighing him down.

It's okay Eddie, no one cares - NO ONE CARES!

BLAKE WANTS A DIVORCE

So.......failed journalist, Blake Civil-Fielder (aka Mr Amy Winehouse) is threatening to divorce my girl Amy. I say please please please do it. We think you are dustbin anyway and maybe (just maybe) we can have the talent that is Amy Winehouse back.

Good tug yourself, Civil Fielder!

HOW TO DRESS IN KINGSTON, JAMAICA

Men,

If you could afford it would you be caught in these get-ups? Fresh from the Alexander McQueen show in Milan.

TOO SEXY FOR THEIR CLOTHES

Sorry peeps, I don't usually buy into the hip-hop couple dream but damn, they look good!

LET'S TALK FILM

I was complaining to a friend recently about the sudden demise of good quality Hollywood pictures. The produce of recent times have left film lovers like myself relatively uninspired with the likes of I AM LEGEND and what have you.

Some how I found my bum in a cinema seat today desperately trying to stay awake during CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR.

Just like the other 'political' 'anti-war in the middle east' films, it was just OKAY.

Which leads to my question: When will film directors stop trying to be senators and create classic escapism motion pictures that will leave us warm and tingly inside?
Lets recreate 'When Harry Met Sally', 'The Graduate', 'Rain Man' - we need to be entertained - stop trying to speak for the masses. You can't change the world with props and costumes. Sorry George Clooney!

BADGE OF HONOUR: ASA

Every now and then, a new act pops up with raw, undisputed talent and this time around it is Asa's time. She is a Nigerian-based singer/songwriter who is blowing our minds with her new album. I can't post the entire album here but I would like to share her new single with you all.

This is her trademark single "Fire on the Mountain". It is so fresh, so clean clean.

Enjoy!

I HAVE A DREAM

Like most people I know I am utterly glued to the current American primaries. It is so intoxicating to the point that I subscribe to CNN news to update my mobile with current updates.

In recent days my party candidates (Democrats of course) have been throwing cheap shots at each other a la Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton over comments made at a campaign rally in Nevada last week.

This argument is flawed to extreme degrees and I will not indulge them but I'd like us all to remember the famous speech from Dr Martin Luther King, this is too beautiful to ignore.

Please digest people....DON't just read, DIGEST people...

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed--we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right down in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.

I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain and the crooked places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.

PRESIDENT SARKOWSY

Is he a media savvy cock or just a naive french man?

Let's discuss..................

BRITNEY

Just to set the records straight....I am not (and I repeat), I am not a britney fan and quite frankly I'm bored with her shenanigans but on the flight from Dubai and her heard her new single "PIECE OF ME" and I must confess, despite her bull**** her recent singles have been good pop songs - don't hate.

Here's an extract -

I’m Miss American Dream since I was 17
Don’t matter if I step on the scene
Or sneak away to the Philippines
They still gon put pictures of my derrière in the magazine
You want a piece of me?
You want a piece of me…

I’m Miss bad media karma
Another day another drama
Guess I can’t see the harm
In working and being a mama
And with a kid on my arm
I’m still an exceptional earner
you want a piece of me?

How appropriate are those lyrics. Sorry to re-emphasise but all that matters at the end of the day is the MUSIC and quite frankly if the world paid less attention to her self-obssessive ways we might enjoy her a little bit more.

Just a final thought - she's trailer trash - if she wasn't famous, would we really give a shit?

Go figure!

EVERY ONE HAS A 'MR ME TOO' FRIEND

The Clipse have 'cooked' (get it) up the perfect soundtrack for those friends in our lives that try to compete with us in all our endeavours.

Chill the **** out, we don't wear the same watch!

2008: LABELS TO BE SEEN IN

I know it's been a minute since I've shared some insightful tips on how to protect your integrity using clothes (yes, I said it!!). Really, it's a new year if you think you need a wardrobe change..........chances are you do so don't hesitate contemplate retail.

I have three labels (soem high street) that I'm very fond of at present and here they are.

In no particular order;

1 LYLE & SCOTT - great for polos, V-necks and cardigans. They have become slightly commercial since T4 presenters decided to slaughter the eagle logo but we are still very fond of it. For a polo expect to pay roughly £39. Not bad eh?


2 ALL SAINTS - the london brand is doing some graet things at the moment. Apart from quickly becoming the McDonalds for high-fashion brands with stores everywhere in London. The summer collection is looking well nice. It might burn a little hole in the pocket but it is so 150% worth every bit of material.


3 COS - I randomly discovered this stand alone Regents street store last year but it has quickly taken over Zara in my mind as the first point of reference for basic shirts, trousers, and suits. Great tailoring and the most expensive shirt is £35.

All these stores do labels have a ready-to-wear womens' component. You know I can't forget the ladies.

GINGER & BLACK: THE PERFECT DUO

Ladies & Gentlemen, I introduce ........... GINGER & BLACK

Ginger is Eri. Black is Daniel. Since December 2005, Ginger and Black have taken their dark brand of musical comedy all over the country. Ginger and Black have made appearances on BBC Radio 2, Radio 4 as well as regular slots on 4Radio's 'The Weekly Show'. They also recently featured in S4C's TV show Wedi Saith.

I saw them on BBC 3's Comedy Shuffle.

This is Hilarious!

BADGE OF HONOUR: SONGS ABOUT GIRLS

I'm utterly guilty as charged. I was one of the Black Eyed Peas haters (post-where is the love). I apologise and I take back a lot of the hurtful things I said about them after Fergie joined. I just loved the 'Back To Front' album too much and I thought they stood for conscious hip-hop to the fullest. I often forget that people gotta get PAID.

Just in case you wondering why this rant and random apology. I have been listening to the recent Will.I.Am album 'Songs about Girls' and my word it is supreme.

First, I was slightly irritated for not having discovered it earlier and second, it was my arch-music rival that drew my attention to it.

Now, irregardless of what you think of the Black Eyed Peas and their unique way of selling the public energy. The have a real talented front man and the more I find out about Will.I.Am's abilities, the more I'm like damn, did he do that?

'Songs about Girls' is a quirky blend of electro-hop (I just made that up, don't plagirise me). It is fresh and innovative and I want as many people as possible to support him.

Commercially, it has been a let down - this is by no means a reflection of the quality as its golden in content.

Tracks like Heartbreaker, The Donque Song are far superior to the lead single 'I got it from my mama'. Also, I really would like to speak with his marketing manager. the lead single was a disastrous choice and I honesty feel it possibly hinder the chart success of the record.

There are some killer lines on the record:

Ya I like the way your soul sounds to me
Ain't nobody do me the way you do me
I got the stamina for L-O-V-E
Whip out the camera lets make a movie
In the future we could look back at what we done did
We'll be makin love til we like a hundred
And thats why I had to remix this song
Cuz i want the truth to be told

SONG OF THE MONTH: THE DREAM

Just in case you actually thought Ri-what's her face wrote Umbrella - you are wrong!

It was written by a young man named The Dream. Like every other song writer including pink lips ne-yo, they start by penning songs for artists that can't put pen to paper before launching their individual projects.

The Dream on the other hand has impressed me. I have heard a lot of his stuff on mixtapes and I think he will do great things.

Here's his debut single: Shawty is a 10.

This is HUGE. GIVE RESPECT PEOPLE!

SHIT OF THE DAY

Ladies,

I know you all dream of you wedding day and most especially your traditional wedding cake. So I ask, how far would you go to get your dream cake?

Would you go this far?

I-Reporter's wedding cake is a full-size likeness of herself - CNN.com

They are Nigerians living in Texas.

Nuff said!

THE ANTICIPATION IS KILLING

As you all know we are only hours from the first set of votes to be casted in New Hampshire. Many of you would have guessed by now that I'm a huge Obama supporter and I believe in his very poignant message of 'change'

I urge Americans to go out in their hundreds and show support during these crucial stages of the primaries.

I would also like to urge the media to take it easy of Hilary Clinton. She has quickly become the target of 'America Votes 2008'. I felt very uncomfortable watching her breakdown on TV in New Hampshire yesterday.

I have also been thinking that although everyone should fight to win. A partnership between Obama and Clinton could work beautifully.

I think it is important to remember that Bill Clinton worked hard to improve the status of African Americans. Comedians like Chris Rock had tagged him 'The Black President' in the past.

He fought hard for civil/human rights for all Americans. The fact that Barack Obama is running and winning public support is indirectly part of teh work the Clintons has done almost a decade ago.

So you heard it hear first - how about Obama for President, Hillary his vice?

BLAST FROM THE PAST: ROOTS MANUVA

I got incredibly frustrated the other day when I couldn't find my Roots Manuva CD - Run Come Save Me. After 2 hours of searching, I moved my ass to the nearest HMV and purchased another copy. Luckily it was on sale (not that I wouldn't have bought it otherwise)

I forgot how great this record is so I ask the questions that I'm sure many want to - where is ROOTS MANUVA?

We need another first class record bro. Thank you for this though. Exceptional!