Stick to the newspapers and other popular forms of media, a one sided, juicy story is the dish of the day but read, research, explore and one comes across these interesting maxims from the Prophet Mohammad school and food for thought. These are very interesting quotes: He who indulges in a task without proper knowledge will deteriorate [...]
October 30, 2008
Les Nubians are an afropean like Soul ID and neosoul Grammy award nominated duo hailing from Paris, France and collaborated with artists like the Roots, Talib Kweli, Youssou N’Dour and Morgan Heritage are examples. Les Nubians are an outstandning group plying their trade in poetry and quality music, setting up a record label called Nubiatik and [...]
October 28, 2008
Music artists are a talented bunch but when they blow up, gain some popularity, suddenly they want to spread their wings to do all sorts, in particular acting. Not hating you are allowed to explore any artistic form! Some pull it off and some dont, there are a few who do a top notch job, Mos [...]
October 24, 2008
We hardly get a TV show for spoken word also known as poetry in the UK, so to have Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry (Def Poetry Jam) TV series is in otherwords a compensation. Def Poetry aired in 2001 and continues to grow from strength to strength, it was a spin off of the popular Def [...]
October 23, 2008
You guys must have watched the film 40 year old Virgin, this film features some of the cast from that film, a very funny movie. Role models features Seann William Scott (American Pie), Paul Rudd (Knocked Up), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (SuperBad) and Elizabeth Banks (Scrubs) and others. The story is about a couple of salesmen, Danny and Wheeler [...]
October 22, 2008
Reality TV is a genre of television you either like or dislike, for instance; Big Brother, X factor, Strictly Come Dancing (dislike) these are populist programmes, these just deal with fame, celebrity, embarassment etc well they dont teach you much to they LOL. On the otherhand there are TV shows like Unbreakable (Five) and in particular [...]
October 21, 2008
Came across this, how far from the truth are these or how false? ROMANCE MATHEMATICS Smart man + smart woman = romance Smart man + dumb woman = affair Dumb man + smart woman = marriage Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy OFFICE ARITHMETIC Smart boss + smart employee = profit Smart boss + dumb employee = production Dumb boss + smart employee [...]
October 21, 2008
Leon Rogers Jr. never dreamed he’d be a comedian. As a teenager, the Chicago native was dead set on being a priest. In his own words; “My pastor said `Leon you’ll make a fine priest.’ But I was just too silly to be a priest,”… “Father Leon Rogers … that doesn’t even sound right.” Rogers is one of [...]
October 16, 2008
When it comes to films we normally look to Hollywood, the UK but rarely international films, well may be Bollywood and Nollywood avoiding the rich diversity of quality celluloid entertainment. For instance, Infernal Affairs, My Wife is a Gangster, La Haine, Taxi (the proper one) etc. Got to admit the Brazilians do make’em, films that is: [...]
October 15, 2008
The Spirit was a fictional american comic book created in 1940 by a writer and artist by the name of Will Eisner for a Sunday newspaper and considered by many as a masterpiece. Fast forward to 2007, this comic book/newspaper strip has been adapted and shot for the bigscreen by the gentleman that brought us Sin [...]
October 14, 2008
An exploration into… world Population explosion and how it’s linked to the causes poverty crisis… I grew up in Nigeria ’till the age of 13+ and Nigeria as I envisioned through the eyes of a child is very different from what I saw in this video, its SOO SAD!! Is this really the image the Lagos [...]
October 13, 2008
What is com music? This is music with a comedic stance according to the Eddie Kadi himself. See people when it comes to comedy we always look to our folks across the Atlantic; Chris Rock, Ellen DeGeneres and many more. Do not get me wrong these comedians are very funny and we all need funnies dont [...]
October 12, 2008
The bible what ever version is read, whether you believe or not, fiction or non-fiction, you would not fail to see or come across an all inspiring quote or passage. A prime example is this verse: Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility [...]
October 11, 2008
Both men were legends in their own rights, one was an award winning comedian from the days in Def Comedy Jam, The Bernie Mac Show and cameos in the Ocean films. The other was a soul music icon and a grammy award winner for the theme song to the blaxploitation film Shaft, not just dabbling [...]
October 10, 2008
Lee Evans is a different type of comedian, his style spans physical and observational comedy. Hailing from the UK Lee’s love and speciality is more stand up comedy of which, he’s toured many parts of the world with his energetic onstage performances that pack in the audiences and sends you laughing so hard ending in jaw [...]
October 30, 2008