Breena Clarke adds a great deal of depth to the characters in “Stand the Storm”. The way that she writes seems realistic and believable, as if the characters could have been real people at one time. Her use of words was challenging in that I sometimes found myself looking up unfamiliar words. Nice read.

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http://radiogirlradiogirl.blogspot.com/2008/10/review-why-we-cant-wait-by-martin.html

This was a nicely written book. The dialogue was soo real; believable. The characters had some depth to them as well. The storyline was a bit much. And the book went in a direction that I had not considered; that’s what a book is supposed to do, right?

This is an easy read sprinkled w/a little drama as in relationships gone wrong. Some times funny, but since it’s based on someone’s real life it was a bit of a downer at times too. I like the activity in and around NYC!

...if you are a lover of hip hop, this is a must see. I enjoyed all of the freestyling. The doc was an education and broke the genre down into several categories including cyphers and battles and the difference between the two – if you don’t know, but also providing many examples.

Also, nice to see Mos Def doing his thing and many others including a focus on Supernatural and Juice. Oh, and of course, my fav band, The Roots w/a young Black Thought and ?uestlove.

Just altogether cool!

It’s nice to hear some different voices; I like some of their topics. I am a big critic of all things radio, so of course, I would enjoy a competition like this.

Check it out @ http://www.publicradioquest.com/

it has so many snippets of hilarity! It is written in a quirky, yet real words way. Some of the episodes are not believeable in that who has the finances to traverse the world like that …? But that is just not my world or options that I have (at least I have not yet had those options). Love, love, love this book. I plan to re-read it again in the next few weeks. had borrowed a copy from the library, but I have to have this one in my library.

Pretty damn awesome! Love what these guys have to say AND how they choose to say it. Many thought that the group had sold their soul to the devil i.e. Def Jam and that mainstream commercial affiliation would mean the fellas would have to adapt in the appropriate fashion. Super smiley that they remain entrenched in releasing a quality product. That means the band is on point, Black Thought spits fire like once rioted buildings in L.A. and most importantly, IMO, is the band has several strong messages. Hot tracks: “Game Theory,” “False Media,” “Here I Come,” and “Clock with no Hands.”

I’ve been catching their numerouse TV appearances: David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel (though I missed the Jay Leno segment).

This was an incredibly moving documentary. I really enjoyed the score, which was created by Terence Blanchard (who has scored a number of Spike Lee Joints). Hearing the little details of the 4 girls lives from their friends and family members put me in that moment in time. I’ve read about the event and followed current events as it relates to the story, but seeing the doc gave the time period more depth. It was well done, and not really with an agenda. I say not really because I could tell that Spike had a gripe with former Alabama govenor George Wallace and Spike said as much on the ‘Making of the Documentary’ that accompanies the DVD.

This is a two disk set. One disk is jazzy and the other is hip hop. I gravitated to the hip hop disk for obvious reasons. One of my favs is “Lil Sally.” Colossus and his many guest emcees have lots to say and crafty ways of saying it. But the beats are heavy and unique. It’s just a nice disk to listen to from front to back. “The Tribute” is also a stand out track.