long money

So everybody wants to ball...nothin wrong with that; I too want to ball, but not like yall. I have no desire to ball anytime soon. I just finished my first year of grad school and I'm happy because I'm makin progress. No I'm not makin the big money like some of my peers but...I say holla at me when im 30, im grindin till then. I'll forgo all that stuff that Ving Rhames was referring to as "butter" in the infamous guns and butter speech he gave in Baby Boy, ya know. the cars, and the jewelry, and the clothes...all that shit that doesn't appreciate value. Now dont get me wrong, I like to spend money on nice things but I live within my means and invest $2 for every $1 I spend Anyway...everybody has goals. And here's mine.

Do you see that shit?...thats a mansion...with 2 airplanes parked in the back. And if im not mistaken, thats the fukkin ocean off to the upper left. An rappers brag about cars and jewelry....HAHAHAHAH. So yea I'm tryin to ball like this...who is ballin like this you ask....mr Saturday Night Fever himself. This...is John Travolta's Crib. He's definately makin a statement...can you imagine how it feels to have sleepovers at that crib. If not, gimmie some time and I'll invite your kids over to play with mine...

~Charity

that's deep.

10 deep to be exact, they're at it again, THIS time seeming to got their minds right and made some shit for the ladies. I've always DUG 10 deep's hoodies, so much that I was about to cop the SMALLEST one I could find...they just FEEL so good to me, ANYWAY, running about $99.00 a pop, I would have to say the only down side [to ME] is that they're OLD ass prints of the dudes hoodies, but I'm not gonna complain.



and now, it's time for the PHOTO[S]::

now go on, COP YOURS

-Mel!ssa

play on playa

Maybe I AM getting old, but I always find myself saying that kids today dont have "real toys" to play with. I mean no diss when I say that nowadays everything is connected to a TV show or or movie. Everything is Dora the Explora (or Go Diego Go apparently), Nemo, Spiderman or Clifford associated but what happened to toys that didn't need to be linked to anything to be fun to play with. Like an etch-a-sketch, and a skip it. Well the good people at VH1 decided to air a show called I LOVE TOYS where they had the 100 GREATEST TOYS OF ALL TIME; check out the top 20...remember these...Personally I was kinda bored with the hula hoop so I woulda put legos at the top but...WHATEVER

1. Hula Hoop
2. Barbie
3. LEGO
4. G.I. Joe
5. Mr. Potato
6. Monopoly
7. Star Wars Figure
8. Yo-Yo
9. Slinky
10. Wiffle Ball & Bat
11. Play Doh
12. Radio Flyer
13. Snoopy Sno Cone Machine
14. Bike
15. Match Box/Hot Wheels
16. Etch-A-Sketch
17. Rock'em Sock'em
18. Scrabble
19. Easy Bake Oven
20. ATARI

To see if your favorite toy made the top 100 and to see highlinghts from the shows, check here

~Charity

LIKE YOU HAVE SOMETHING BETTER TO DO...

Come check me out, I"ll b modeling in this show... :D, the host && all-star guests are just a bonus

-Melly Mel

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH #4 [sorry we're late but...]

...LAST WEEK SUCKED!

Love,

the smsidk crew

Speaking of snitches

Ok so, Paid in Full is one of my favorite movies...OF ALL TIME. Its full of life lessons like, once my children get up some size (once I have children), I'm gonna sit them down and watch this with them. Its a great example of how everybody and everything has its price and how money is the route of all evil. Anyway, if you don't know anything about this move; go rent it...now, or check www.imdb.com for the plot summary, I dont feel like schoolin yall.

...Ok you twisted my arm. Paid in Full is based on the true story of how 3 young kids (young as in teenagers) came up to get really big in the coke game in Harlem in the 80s and ultimately...how they fall.

The real life people Rich Porter "the transporter" (Mitch in the movie, played by Mekhi Phifer), AZ (Ace in the movie, played by Wood Harris) Alpo (Rico in the movie, played by Cam'Ron) are still legends in Harlem and you can hear references made to them in Rap lyric, if you listen.

*Movie ending spoiler*

Rico (played by Cam'ron) Kills Mitch over some kilos of cocaine and then gets caught by the feds and snitches on people to get a lighter sentence. I thought it was ironic how Mr. "Stop Snitching" plays the role (quite well) as Harlem's biggest snitch.

Anyway people in Harlem have since then been discussing what makes a "kingpin snitch." There was a movie called Game Over that told the real story with interviews of people who were there. But now, they've decided to talk directly to Alpo and let him explain himself. Check the trailor



I'm sure you can catch it in barbershops and streetcorners everywhere soon enough.

~Charity

H!p Hop Theater Festival

The 6th Annual, Hip Hop Theater Festival hosted at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Arts is back again. According to Rha Goddess, lyricist and social activist, this is for... "For those of us who've grown up in this culture and have seen the various eras -- old school, true school, new school, next school, the other audience is people who really love theater and are very interested in exploring how American theater is innovating in terms of this new wave." Well put if you ask me, this will in fact be my FIRST time in attendance but I do not see my expections being unmet. On the first & 2nd, the event consisted of on stage readings and tonight is the "Official Kick Off" party at the Funky Buddha lounge that I could not attend, but still sent many of my friends to scope out the joint for me. Anyway, the schedule is as follows:

• Friday, May 4, 2007 :: 7:30 P.M.

Jerry Quickley's Live from the
Front

Written &
performed by Jerry QuickleyDirected by reg e. gainesHosted by
Cap-D of All
Natural

• Saturday, May 5, 2007 :: 2 P.M.

Roundtable w/ Jerry Quickley & Cap D

Moderated by
Amina Hawkins Co-presented with Columbia College Chicago and
Young Chicago
Authors

• Saturday, May 5, 2007 :: 7:30 P.M.

Shorts – A Night of Excerpted
Works Featuring: We Got
Issues, Still Fabulous, Avery R. Young &
the Young

Present your ticket stub for a prior HHTF: Chicago 2007 show and get $5
off!

• Saturday, May 5, 2007 :: 10 P.M.

Chicago 's Finest: Hip-Hop Roots &
CultureFeaturing Awesome
Style Konnection / F.E.W. Hosted by
Rhymefest

Present your ticket stub for a prior HHTF: Chicago 2007 show and get $5
off!

• Sunday, May 6, 2007 :: 2 P.M.

Low, Part 1: The Meditations Trilogy Written
&
performed by Rha GoddessDeveloped & directed by Chay YewHosted by
Brendan Ayanbadejo of the Chicago Bears

Present your ticket stub for a prior HHTF: Chicago 2007 show and get $5
off!

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Price: $10-$20 per show [10 FOR STUDENTS]; $5 off each additional show.

Tickets: mcachicago.org

Box office: 312-397-4010

Produced by: Museum of Contemporary Art, Columbia College Chicago and Young Chicago Authors

In OTHER news, I went to see the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theatres and it was PURE genius. You really don't have to take my word for it because I have a wierd sense of humor but KNOW that I will b copping it when it comes on DVD mostly for the intro to the movie, and the end 'cause that's how I roll, you can check out the trailer .................................................................HERE[click here]

p.s. my nails are lime green...DON'T BE JEALOUS

haha,

Mel!ssa