PBP | The day television dies.....

IS THE DAY HER REALITY SHOW AIRS.

411 | Awwwwwww

Kim and her booty have split with NFLer Reggie Bush. Thought they were going to last. It definitely did wonders to humanize the woman formerly known as Ray J's costar.

411 | Dr. Murray may have killed the music?

I've strayed from this story as long as I could. One: for respect of Jackson's memory, restraining myself from getting caught up in the media slaughtering. And two: because Dr. Murray is a brother and this is not a good look. First it was the questioning of the late Dr. Donda West's plastic surgeon, and now this. AP reports he indeed administered a sleep aiding drug to Mr. Jackson. Officials believe this is what caused the cardiac arrest which killed Jackson. Full story is here. Personally I think after all that has been revealed of Jackson's alleged addiction to prescription drugs and plastic surgery, one cannot fault the doctor for doing something that in this case seemed normal. Those around him may have been at fault for enabling him, but Jackson was an adult and had to be quite aware of the affects and risks this activity acquired.

'Dangerous' Fashion Provoking Change by Lorin Williams

'Dangerous' Fashion Provoking Change by Lorin Williams Shared via AddThis

8709 Special | illTracks : July Part 1

Decided to make a blend of some of my favorite songs this summer. The first of two and hopefully of an eventual series for each month...when I get a chance to sit down and mix.

illTracks : July by thomasboi

8709 Special | Auburn

Bare with me. I discovered Auburn about two years ago on her Myspace page. It was right around the time some chick's lip gloss was poppin and everyone wanted to Crank some inanimate object. She's portrayed herself as a singer/songwriter/rapper and leader of the dorks or some other. What kept me was her material. The teenager sang and spit stuff teenagers would listen too. She doesn't use sex to get her message across, and isn't tryin to be hood. Like what Lil' Mama would and could have been if she wasn't Lil' Mama. Reminds me of kinder times of the 90s with artist like Tevin, The Boys, and Raven Symone's short stint. Nineties music had a sense of consciousness and fun at the same time. She released an album, Same Girl, to little fan fare but I enjoyed it. Luckily I came across a sorta mixtape of some of her material as she prepares for her album release. Here are some of my favorite tracks. Shout to RMB Music Blog.

• Move - She kinda takes a swipe @ that girl from the planet Harlem over Mims' hit.
• Famous - Ode to her fresh swag and sneaker fetish. Catchy.
• Real Choppers - Beat. Goes. Hard. PBP Something to blast through your speakers.
• My Hood - A declaration to the current state of her Minneapolis hood. This was a released single which had a video to match:

sidebar: There's a tight remix of "My Hood" on top of Blige's "My Life" floating around somewhere. She's currently working on her next album. I'm looking forward to it. Something for the next generation that doesn't involve a bar, a club, or a drank.