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Wassup, good folk! Yes, today I'm giving you TWO Throwbacks. Here we go:

Sure, Mary was sniffing and dabbling with that stuff . But damnit, she was THE TRUTH and looked fly as hell! Who didn’t run to the Mami’s on 145th to get their hair bleached to the max after this video? Sheeeiiiiitt..... she’s the reason why I highlight my own damn mane every six months! And not only that. Girls everywhere wanted that fly attitude, to be that heartbroken and still have the courage to sing about it. In my opinion, if you are a female in your mid-to-late twenties, I’m sure Mary was definitely the female whose lyrics you clung to like the teddy bear on your bed, aiding you through that coming-of-age, “black girl trying to rise” phase.

But wait! It’s a double! I’m also giving y’all my favorite LL joint of all time.
Damn, I was mad as hell that my name wasn’t included in this song. Doesn’t this remind you of one of those videos that you could create yourself when you went to the mall back in the early ‘90's? [Peep the running man dancing scenes for example]

True, I know I said I’d blog a throwback that you all chose. But I realized that on a day like today, it would be appropriate for me to give you two of my favorite throwbacks. And it’s especially significant that they came from Mary and LL because both of these artists had to transition from their original selves (or manner of living) to get to the point where they are today.

Change, and transitioning, I have found, is imminent for all of us.

Damn, I know I pulled a rare one today. I remember when this joint dropped in '96, and it got MAD PLAY on Hot 97. But, DUHHH, that's because Funkmaster Flex produced this joint.
And as much as I DESPISE Funk Flex like I despise a Pap Smear, I had to admit, this was a hot club joint. Sadly to say, we haven't heard much from Yvette Michelle.

What y'all know about "I'm Not Feeling You?"

I don't know what was worse, those digusting blue cracked up toenails or that Bootsy Collins wannabe pimp! Seriously though, joints like these make me reminisce upon those days when I used to tape joints like this and rock out to 'em in my Walkman on my way to school (and this was definitely one of 'em). Were y'all feeling this track back then?
More importantly-- something I'm dying to know-- did this track get any play OUTSIDE of New York? I never heard my out-of-town friends mention it before, so I thought I'd ask.

NEXT THURSDAY WILL BE A VERY SPECIAL THURSDAY-- I will explain why then, but for that week, I am strictly doing a throwback that YOU REQUEST. So please, leave me a comment or drop me an e-mail letting me know what video you'd like me to post. THANKS!

-- Breezylovesyababy@gmail.com

Instead of having you guess which vid I was gonna pick this week, I just decided to give it away.

After reading the countdown of that mockery of a "Hottest MC's" list MTV put out, I had the craving to hear some really dope lyrics. I won't go off on a tangent about it since I already did on the air yesterday, but damnit, even if that list was meant to be a compilation of the hottest EMCEES in the game RIGHT NOW, it was a joke (come the f-ck on, WHY did Rick Ross make the cut?)

And I know, Special Ed has other joints, yet this is the one he's most associated with. But the sh*t's tight! I love the fact that he's talking about how fly is is, yet rocks a f-cking twenty dollar hoodie. He still makes you believe he's fly, and that's the essence of swagger. Plus, his curly high-top is what really has it made (that sh-t looks fly on him, I'm sorry!)

Maybe I just REALLY REALLY REALLY love old-school beats & flows.. but you mean to tell me that NUMBER F-CKING THREE on that list, Lil' Wayne, spit something that was even REMOTELY close to being fly as this? "BOVINE EXCREMENT!"

Is it me, or does Special Ed remind you of the rapping Allen Payne? I'm just sayin..

Lastly, I gotta give a shout out to my home borough-- BROOKLYN!!-- for being the main star of this clip. ESPECIALLY my one of my favorite places in the whole word, Prospect Park (of course, the Brooklynites recognized that.)

Thoughts? Comments? Got suggestions for next week's Throwback? Holla!

-- Breezylovesyababy@gmail.com

Heeeeeeeeeeyyy!! We're getting our freak on today!!

First of all, I want to thank y’all who decided to vote your picks for the Naughty Throwback. I took a look at what you thought of the vids I suggested, and the ones y’all took upon yourselves to suggest. Needless to say, I skimped on QUITE a few dirty songs but, like I said at the time, those were the ones that crossed my mind.

However, there was one selection from my list that quite a few of you chose, which, coincidentally, was my pick as well. However.... I couldn’t find the actual music video to this track, which pissed me the f-ck off.

Before I post the track, I’ll tell you a secret.

Y’all know I’m all for the empowerment of women and all ( and don’t get twisted what I’m about to say, because I’m not speaking about my own preferred or not preferred sexual practices, I’m speaking in the broader sense) but when it comes down to it with you and your man, BOTH OF Y’ALL should be handling THE BUSINESS. But that’s not the secret.

The secret is...
I LOVE THIS SONG!

I can’t explain it! It’s just sooo bad that it’s good. And Akinyele did do us right by having the chick Crystal Jones sing the part about dudes going down on chicks. You gotta give head to get head, baby!

You also gotta also give him credit for covertly including gays in the song with the line “whether you choose to lick, p*ssy or d*ck, people throughout the world, it’s your pick!”

Sidebar: You know what I noticed? From Ak in 1996 right on down to Lil’ Wayne’s “Lollipop”...even though the majority of rappers have spit about this subject, doesn’t it sound extra raunchy when it comes from an ugly dude?

Hold up! We’re not done yet...

Wassup y’allâ€"

I can’t believe this upcoming Sunday is Mother’s Day, the day that we’re supposed to show our mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and female care givers how much we love them and appreciate them their presence in our lives. I guess what’s tripping me out is what’s going on right now with my own mother. I know this is a hip-hop blog and I’m shouldn’t get too personal about my life, but I can’t not address this. My mother’s in the hospital, and as of press date doctors haven’t revealed the results of her biopsy just yet. It’s completely crazy because while my mother will see her sixtieth birthday this year, she looks like she’s in her forties, and has never been sick. The only time she’s been a patient in a hospital â€" ever â€" was to give birth to my brother, my sister and myself. She is the embodiment of what it means to be a strong personâ€" never faltering when in dire need or despair. And trust me, y’all, this woman has been through some things that people should never have to experience. Yet, she reboundedâ€" quite nicely, might I add, against all odds. However, for the first time, I’m seeing this invincible figure as a human being â€" a mortalâ€" and that scares the SH-T out of me. I know those of you who have had sick parents before can understand.

I’m trying to stay on my grind and keep my mind right because, technically, we don’t know what’s wrong yet, and by the time this blog posts in the morning, we still won’t know. However, I sat down to think about what would be an appropriate video for this week’s Throwback, and without a doubt, this is what came into my mind:

Good morning, y’allâ€"

I’m really not going to say much for today’s blog, mostly because the song speaks for itself.
And I won’t exhaust over the issue, but I couldn’t NOT make a post about this at some point.

Of course, I share the widely felt confusion, shock and anger over the Sean Bell ruling.
Admittedly, this case didn’t stand a chance once they decided to try it without a jury, but hearing the “Not Guilty” verdict was still a harsh slap in the face. I didn’t know Bell or his family and I can’;t even begin to fathom the pain his family and fiancé must be going through. However, as a Black woman living in New York City, I’m pissed the f-ck off for plenty of reasons. The main one is because I have brothers, cousins and nephews between the ages of 14-35. Any one of them could’ve been Sean Bell. In the long run, this verdict affects every Black man, not just those living in New York City â€" and every Black woman who may have to deal with the sorrow of an unnecessary lost loved one. Why? Because AGAIN, the NYPD has proven that at given moment, there could be a police officer, (perhaps of our background, and perhaps not), that can take your man out simply because he felt "threatened"-- and get away with a smack on the wrist and a demotion to desk duty.

(Long, hard sigh) First Amadou Diallo and now Sean Bell. FIFTY MUTHAF-CKING GUNSHOTS, PEOPLE!!! WHEN DOES IT END?!

Unfortunately, this verdict was passed on Friday, after last week’s Throwback, so I decided that some KRS-One was definitely in order for today. I swear I tried my hardest to find a video for this song that I am going to play, but I couldn’t. I DID come across concert footage of him performing said song, but I felt that it would probably be more effective to have the still shot show, allowing you to fully ingest the lyrics.

In memory of Sean Bell and to his two friends injured in the shooting. To their families. And Diallo, you haven’t been forgotten.

To my Black brothers in the struggleâ€" please stand strong. This Sister needs you.

I just can't get over the fact that Black cops were entangled in this mess. I don’t know how you sleep at night.

Stay strong.

â€" Breezylovesyababy@gmail.com

Wassup, y'all!

I couldn't find the video for the Throwback I originally want to put on here (and I'll keep that song's identity to myself; I may actually find it someday!), but I thought this one would be good to highlight today.

I should've put this on the blog the week that Snoop Dogg did his VH1 Storytellers, but aahhh... it is what it is. There's no time like that present. With that being said, check out this video of one of the DOPEST hip-hop cuts EVER being performed-- by its originators. And yeah, if you haven't gotten the hint after I put in the Snoop plug... check it out.

Who is the best of them all?

You are,MC Ricky D, you conceited baaahhhstard!

Slick Rick is a storyteller like NO other. He makes you visualize the crazy sh-t as you're listening to him. I swear, every time I hear this song I get a mental picture of some woman with suffering from WOC (worn-out coochie) slamming down her teenage daughter on the ground on the corner of 125th and St. Nick, right in front of the A train, yelling, "if I can't have you, she can't either!" That's some Maury episode waiting to happen, forreal for real!

Now what point in YOUR history does this joint take you back to?

I know, I know. This ain't no Throwback!

Very true. But you know what? I'm sitting here staring at my copy of Ray J's new album (which I got pro-bono, I didn't actually go out and cop it) and I thought to myself: for every album this dude comes out with, only like, ONE of the songs is a guaranteed club banger/ballad/hit. That's gotta be a major bruise for someone who they originally asked, "wait a minute, ain't that Brandy's brother?"

Speaking of which, I thought that for today we'd take it back to the time when Ray was trying to prove how "hardore" he was by giving the newly-came-of-age tool to Lil' Kim. Groan.
I think he was more believable playing "D-Money" on Moesha.

"Wait a minute, do y'all know the words?"
Of course we do, Phareezy, g-ddamnit! Y'all are pratically repeating the same damn thing for 3 minutes! (and if you'll notice, "Sexy Can I" is almost no different)

Hmm...

Blame today's Throwback on the fact that the market has become OVERFLOODED with R&C (rhythm and CRAP) that I had to take it back to when men were just singing about love-- and not f*cking up in some sweaty a-s club.

Anyway... what you young'ns know about this?
(HINT: Peep dude playing THE HELL out of that flute)

Haaaa, I knew I was taking y'all back today! Back to when people took effort to produce their music and didn't rely on producers who charge six figures to put together a beat that can be easily disseminated by white kids on YouTube (yeah, I'm taking a crack at HIM, and for Usher for agreeing to do that wack ass song)

The video is really simple (and the acting is dryer than the lead singer's Jheri Curl), but that what gives the song classic status because it allows the song to stand out.

Anyway-- Where were YOU when you first heard this joint? Holla at me!

-- Breezylovesyababy@gmail.com

So it's the last Thursday of Women's Herstory Month... damn, this month went fast. To wrap up the Femcee Throwback Thursdays, I thought I'd choose a clip from a female who got some mainstream buzz (albeit not as much as her contemporaries), but when talking about classic femcee joints, I'm pretty sure this joint rings a bell to many.

This video first premiered during the days when I heavily indulged in The Negro Channel. I didn't know much about Nonchalant when it came out, but I was transfixed by this video and her raw, intense lyrics, warning young Black brothers of the dangers of hugging the block. Plus, you couldn't help shouting that response chorus, "OUTSIDE ON THE CORNER!"

For me, it was like TLC's "Waterfalls"-- MINUS the sugar coating, but extra on the smooth, yet gritty flow.

Wassup y'all--

As I stated last week, since this is Women's Herstory month, I decided that for the entire month, all of the Throwbacks would be some of the more memorable videos from femcees.

With that being said, I think today's choice is quite approriate.
::Doin the "Da Brat Swerve":: Word Up, hey, Word Up, hey...

I *LOVE* MC Lyte's attitudy "Well, good morning to you too, boo!"

Hey y'all---

If you don't live under a rock, then you know that this coming Sunday will be the 11th (daayum, YES, 11th) anniversary of the passing of Christopher Wallace, better known as The Notorious B.I.G.

Hey y'all--

So, what I hear is that Janet Jackson released her tenth studio album, Discipline, yesterday.
That's all fine and stuff, but I'm still stuck on old-school Miss Jackson. No disrespect to her, but I can't get with anything newer than Velvet Rope. Guess I'm just a JDJ purist.

Anyway, I thought I'd pay her some tribute today and post up my favorite Janet Jackson video. Mind you, it used to be "Love Will Never Do (Without You)", until a looooong time ago, I watched one of those BET Countdown 25 things and Alonzo Mourning (yes, him) said that this was HIS favorite. I saw it, and then it changed my life. THIS RIGHT HERE was dancing, and not only that, a dancer who respected the art form of perfect choreography.

Aight guys (and some ladies)... stop playing pocket pool, now. You're at work!

Wassup y'all--

There's no need to go into much for this one.
ALL lovers, young and old, can appreciate this. Hell, even if you ain't in love, you gotta recognize this as ONE of the best tracks of all time.

And being that it's V-Day... it's only necessary that I show it love today.
Yeah... you know what it is. No surprises. You're right.

Now, I wanna holla at all my 80's cats right now... specifically, the men, but ladies, if you had game like that, feel free to holla back, too:

HOW MUCH WERE YOU ABLE TO PULL SIMPLY BY JUST HAVING THIS SONG PLAY IN THE TAPE DECK?

Damn, LL. Pratically 20 years ago and this song STILL manages to pull a string in even the coldest of hearts. Thanks for putting it down.

Hope this brings back memories of first love, or first... whatever.

I wish everyone a beautiful, lovely and sexy Valentine's Day today-- make sure you keep it safe!

WHO LOVES YA, BABY?
-- Breezy

**Keep those throwback requests coming at Breezylovesyababy@gmail.com **