#4 New York Passes Same Sex Marriage

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the state's marriage equality bill hours after it passed the Republican-controlled Senate on Friday night, making it the sixth state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage.

Cuomo signed the bill into law after the legislature cleared the way to legalize same-sex marriage with a 33-to-29 vote, the first time a state Senate with a Republican majority has approved such a bill.

The new law, which will allow same-sex couples in New York to marry within 30 days, drew a sharp rebuke from opponents, who spent millions to try to defeat the measure.

 IN MY OPINION... 

This is awesome news for NY. I'm ecstatic and proud of how far NY have come in this current situation. I'm still surprised that California is still not able to commit to this and its usually known that California is the most progressive state in the United States, but it seems to be a different case in these past few years. 

Its so funny because when I posted this last night on my facebook page, I did get a couple of backlash. And honestly if you're one of those people who feel like GAY marriage is going to affect your lifestyle in anyway, then I seriously think there is something wrong with your psychological thinking. Its one thing to disagree with it, but the negative connotations taken against it can be left in the dust. Just STFU and let these people celebrate their lifestyle. 

 Congrats to NEW YORK!

#3 Nigerian Music Madness

I guess I can finally say "ITS ABOUT DAMN TIME" that Nigerian music can now be enjoyed by me. I grew up in the States majority of my life, so  hiphop, neo soul, r&b & pop was my type of music. Nas, India Arie, Talib, Jean Grae, Beyonce, Jill scott, Lauryen Hill, Dwele, The Roots, Foreign Exchange, Little Brother, etc (I bet half of yall reading this don't know 70% of the people I just named.. smh mainstream ass folks.)

Don't get me wrong, I still grew up listening to many Nigerian music from my parents time, Fela Kuti, Prince Nico Mbarga, Sonny Okosun, etc, but I always felt I was forced to listen to it, and forced to enjoy it because my parents did. It was the same type of music at all the social events that we were "forced to go to" and it was the same music my parents danced to at home. So my love for it wasn't the same love my parents had for it, and I just never got interested in listening to that type of music by choice PERIOD.

ANYBOO lets get to the POINT..

I'm not all that new to the current revelation of "banging" Nigerian Music produced in the past few years. Thankfully I got to know enough Nigerians who introduced me to popular youthful Nigerian music, from P-square, Brasket, MI, D Banj, 2face, to Wizkid. I'm still a little "iffy" about some of the songs I've heard. I'm a big music person & I know what sounds dope. But I still feel the Naija nation of pop style music still needs alot of work, and this Auto tone shit needs to end today. This style of music is toooooo YOUNG to be dealing with auto tone. No offense to Wiz Kid and a couple other artists (JOE EL), but some of ya'll need to just stop singing. If you NEED auto tune to sound good then WTF are you doing in the music business?!

I'm subscribed to LiberalMusicTV on youtube and everyday they post new music videos from new incoming artists. 80% of them are trash. (I'm sorry I had to say it.)
There was one SPECIFIC one I listened to last week called Marllen Ft Rafiya the beat was cool and the message in the song was positive, but the singers were horrid and the video was just THE most confusing crap I've ever seen in my life. Women dressed as Avatars... No DIRECTION AT ALL.
DONT GET ME WRONG... 
I'm not trashing the Nigerian Music Industry at all, because that would just be silly. There are alot of artist doing great work (Nateo C) who have the talent, but I don't want them to be overshadowed by trash. Simple as that.
Get rid of talent-less artist who depend on computerized crap to help them sell records and find real talent. I know a couple in Houston right now who are getting no love.
I'm done with my rant for today.
Cedes
-SMAP

#2 Condi Rice My IDEAL Loner

I was having a conversation with a couple friends with this exact same topic. Condoleezza Rice. I'm sure you all know her. The former and first woman Secretary of State, and probably one of the most successful African American woman in this country today, referring to the United States.

But heres something that is never really noted in the public about her.
She has never been married.
She has no kids...
Shes alone.
Piers Morgan interviewed the former Secretary of State earlier this year and asked her questions on marriage and she said she has come close to marriage, but didn't really answer upon how many times she did. Besides not really being politically on the same side, I see alot of myself in her. A love for politics, music and sports, an objective woman who has reached probably ever goal she imagined (something I aspire too). A woman with so much success, with no one to enjoy it with on an intimate level.

I joked that she probably has mistresses, or whatever the men version of it is called: Men "companions" who satisfies her sexual needs. But regardless of how she finds intimate pleasures, I wonder sometimes if this is my faith. Seems to me like a bitter sweet situation. A predicament I hope I never end up in, but a situation I could envision any woman fearful of commitment, or a woman unable to fulfill the needs of what a relationship should represent.
We'll see.