THE FIRST (NON-REMIX) SONG I PRODUCED THAT WAS EVER RELEASED. VERY EXCITING. STAY TUNED NEXT YEAR FOR O’NEAL’S DEBUT ALBUM, “PROM: 2088,” PRODUCED BY CASS & DUBS ON SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN RECORDS.
RUINA NUVA IS KILLING IT IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. AMERICA GET READY. OSCAR D’LEON MEETS DEBARGE. DID I MENTION THEY ARE MASTERMINDED BY THE INCREDIBLE DJ MEL DEBARGE? I SMELL A CASS & DUBS REMIX.
I NO LONGER HAVE TO TRAVEL TO THE SEIZE SUR VINGT STORE IN NOLITA TO BUY THE BEST FITTING OFF-THE-RACK SHIRT ON THE MARKET. SEIZE SUR VINGT JUST OPENED A BRAND NEW LOCATION IN THE NEWLY-RENOVATED PLAZA HOTEL. UNTIL DECEMBER 24TH, BOTH STORES ARE OFFERING 25% OFF A LARGE SELECTION OF INVENTORY. HURRY, I’M ON MY WAY.
SIXTEEN YEARS AFTER MURDERING SUPERCAT’S “DEM NO WORRY WE” (OFF THE VERY CLASSIC ALBUM “DON DADA”), HEAVY D. RETURNS TO HIS JAMAICAN ROOTS WITH A TRULY PHENOMENAL REGGAE ALBUM ENTITLED “VIBES.” AS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF VIBE MAGAZINE, DANIELLE SMITH, SO ACCURATELY DECLARES ABOVE, “HEAVY D.’S NEW REGGAE ALBUM IS BEYOND BEAUTIFUL.” TUNE INTO BET’S 106TH & PARK TOMORROW TO SEE THE PREMIER OF “LONG DISTANCE GIRLFRIEND.” IN CASE YOU CAN’T, I’VE POSTED THE VIDEO BELOW.
DO YOU REMEMBER THIS? I DON’T. WHEN “FAMILY MATTERS” DEBUTED IN 1989 ON ABC, IT FEATURED LOUIS ARMSTRONG’S “WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD” AS ITS THEME SONG. IN THE SECOND SEASON, ABC REPLACED IT WITH A LESS SOMBER MORE UPBEAT THEME, I’M GUESSING BECAUSE LOUIS WASN’T SETTING THE RIGHT MOOD FOR TGIF, THAT SOUNDED ODDLY SIMILAR TO THE FULL HOUSE THEME CO-WRITTEN BY JOHN STAMOS WHICH DEBUTED TWO YEARS EARLIER.
I POSTED MY MOST RECENT BIRTHDAY PARTY AT CIPRIANI LAST WEEK. THIS VIDEO SHOWS THE YEAR BEFORE AT TENJUNE. A TRULY INCREDIBLE NIGHT AS YOU CAN SEE. I RELIVE THE DREAM EVERY TIME I WATCH IT. NAUGHTY BY NATURE WERE MY CHILDHOOD HEREOS AND KANE…WELL, HE’S BIG DADDY KANE.
FOURTEEN YEARS BEFORE NAUGHTY PERFORMED “HIP HOP HOORAY” AT MY BIRTHDAY, THEY PERFORMED IT AT THE MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS IN LOS ANGELES. I WAS ON A FAMILY VACATION AT THE TIME IN L.A. AND SAW VINNIE AT THE BEVERLY CENTER. I WAS IN HEAVEN.
SEVENTEEN YEARS BEFORE HE (AND SCOOB LUVA) ROCKED MY BIRTHDAY, BIG DADDY KANE ROCKED ARSENIO HALL. PEEP THE DANCING.
“LOVE LOCKDOWN”
“HEARTLESS”
SIMPLY BRILLIANT. MUSICALLY, VISUALLY, STYLISTICALLY. ONCE AGAIN, HE INSPIRES.
I DIDN’T KNOW THESE WERE STILL MADE UNTIL MY MANAGER, YONI, DRESSED AS HAMMER THIS PAST HALLOWEEN. IF I WASN’T SO LOYAL TO MY SHELLTOES, I MIGHT HAVE TO GET EVERY ONE OF THESE.
YONI GOLDBERG AT YONI, JOSH, AND BRAD’S ANNUAL HALLOWEEN PARTY AT THE RED BULL SPACE ON OCTOBER 31, 2008. THIS PICTURE DOESN’T SHOW THEM, BUT HE HAS LINES IN HIS HAIR.
YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE LINES IN THIS PICTURE AS HE IS TALKING TO JOSH…NO, THAT IS NOT AN AMAZING RUN COSTUME. THAT IS THE KING HIMSELF ROCKING THE MIC.
MC HAMMER BRITISH KNIGHTS COMMERCIAL.
