This was the jaaaaam...on the playground. Ok, so I was like 6 when this song came out but LL Cool J was so hot back then. In the House was on, he was on the radio every 30 minutes, and I just wanted him to grab my prepubescent body with his rippling biceps and take me away in his Lexus. But damn, how sad is it that it took me almost 15 years to realize how corny LL Cool J was?
Then, you let your dress fall down to the floor I kissed you softly and you yearned for more We experienced pleasure unparallel Into an ocean of love we both fell Swimming in the timeless currents of pure bliss Fantasies interchanging with each kiss Undying passion unites our souls Together we swim until the point of no control
Boy, stop.
Be sure to check out the Dapy store LL Cool J walks in front of at the 2:01 mark while he talks on his big ass flip phone.
Have you guys been watching Black to the Future? If you haven't I'm gonna need to shut down the computer and turn on the TV cause you have been missing some quality television (well, as quality as a VH1 series can get). The premise is basically I Love the '70s, '80s, '90s, & '00s wrapped up in a scrumptious dark chocolate shell. Sounds like VH1 is trying to get it's Black History Month contribution in, but you can't even be mad. Not only is it making me like David Allen Grier for some reason, but it's bringing back all the shit I forgot such as 227, Mark Curry (where has he been?) and the wonderful world of blaxploitation (I was rolling at "There's no justice, there's just us...brother"). Plus, dude from This Week in Blackness is on it.
I mean...it's better than For the Love of Ray J.
-M
Edit: In other news, why in the hell are they showing The Matrix 2 on BET? They just don't know how to act.
Monica's Pick This pick is in honor of the eight Oscars Slumdog Millionaire won at last night's Academy Award, including Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song. Even if you've never seen the movie, you can't deny the energy in this song. Just try to listen to this without bouncing in your seat. Don't hurt yourself.
Alex's Pick Lily Allen is one fierce bitch. She defends herself against Perez Hilton, supports ONTD (hi lily!), and has rad style. Don't lie, you totally want to be friends with her, if not her. I really didn't think much of her new album at first glance but I took a listen to it and I'm amazed. She's been working hard and is putting out good quality music. My new favorite song and potential ring tone is Everyone's At It.
I've been a bit reluctant to bring up the whole Chris Brown/Rihanna scandal just because there was so little information and I am one of those naive people that actually believes in the whole "innocent before proven guilty" things.
However, after the pictures of Rihanna's bruised face surfaced on TMZ (which I really don't wanna post), I really can't support anything Chris Brown. It's not like I was a huge fan (as you can see above, I had a grand total of 4 of his songs) but I can't have Poppin come on my iPod and actually sit and enjoy it without feeling like the biggest hypocrite. So Chris Brown's deleted, erased, removed, dead -- both on my iTunes and in my thoughts
As cocky as he is, I have to give credit where credit is due. He's ahead of the game and just when you thought you knew what was coming next he throws a curve ball. I love this video and while it may give you the same side effects as being on a roller coaster or a fun house the end result is mind blowing. Kanye is here to stay, he may even be the next Prince*.
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We still don't have a name, but thanks to Afrikan Boy, we now have a picture of M.I.A.'s baby boy (born last Wednesday). I hope Afrikan Boy didn't get in trouble for presenting this super gorgeous bundle of joy to the world. I didn't know newborn babies were capable of having that much hair.
I don't take death well. I had a dream last week that I was filming a movie with Shia Labeouf and my fellow black hottie, Monica. I had a bad take and the director gave me a few minutes to collect my thoughts so I can do the scene again. Monica was trying to be supportive to shake off my nerves but as I looked away I saw Chris Simmonds, he was trying to talk to me to help me but all I could do was cry. I woke up crying.
I was not the nicest person to Chris. I was a stupid freshmen in high school and I thought I was better than him and I wasn't. He was better than me because he was always himself and all he wanted was people who accepted him and by the time I realized this it was too late to do anything about it. I always try to be a better person but now I owe it to him and to myself.
Last winter break I went to Ashley's house and reconnected with people I haven't seen in a while and we all played Taboo and I had Jenny on my team and she was so radiant and had the most beautiful smile, I was so happy to have her on my team. I had so much fun that night and little did I know that I would never see Jenny again. I'm too young to be losing friends and it makes me realize how fragile life is and how we need to appreciate everyone around us.
T.I has a new video for his single Dead and Gone. It is dedicated to his assistant Philant Johnson who was killed in 2006 after an altercation at one of T.I's show which resulted in a shooting, three people were injured but Johnson was killed. The first thing T.I says in the video is "What matters more than the mistakes you make is what you're able to learn from them." Trust me I've learned.
I've been watching Degrassi for a good five years. Jimmy Brooks has always been one of my favorite characters. I'm not sure if Mr. Aubrey "Drake" Graham has left Degrassi and acting for good, but it seems like he's really focusing exclusively on his hip hop/r&b. Yeah, he's been out doing the music thing for a couple years now, but I've always felt his shit was mostly only popular with Degrassi fans and adolescent girls who probably listen to way too much Bobby Valentino. Lately though he's been getting more and more play. When the jock I went to high school with is leaving numerous status updates saying Drake is making him feel "like his swag jus got turned up," you know he's getting big.
Recently he dropped his third mixtape So Far Gone. It's definitely better than what I expected. It's very eclectic from singing over Peter Bjorn & John and my girl Lykke Li to cocky rhymes with Lil Wayne. Needless to say, it's hot. Good from start to finish.
Monica's Pick I first saw Lykke Li at the 2008 mtvU Woodie Awards rapping to A Tribe Called Quest and I just had to find out about this girl. She's a cute little Swedish girl who makes bad ass pop music. And no, I have no idea how to pronounce her name.
Alex's Pick I didn't think Robin Thicke could get any sexier but he did. He cleaned up from his bike riding though New York days. The melody of this song is just sultry, inviting, leaving me wanting more and his voice accompanies this song so perfectly. I imagine being in the beautiful countryside in a big house with my beau and this song playing losing track of time being engulfed with each other. I suppose that's my dreamworld.
Had a bad Valentine's Day? Just experienced the most embarrassing moment of your life? Head over to fmylife.com and share your sad, amusing pain. Join the painfully awkward ranks of:
Today, my girlfriend dumped me proclaiming she wanted someone more like her "Edward". I asked her who Edward was. She held up a copy her "Twilight" book. She was talking about a fictional vampire. FML
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Today, I was eating ice cream and I noticed some on my jeans so I wiped it off with my finger and licked it. It was bird shit. FML
Sure, 60% of them are probably fake, but that doesn't make them any less funny. I'm thinking of sending one saying, "Today, while working at a liquor store, this goofy kid with glasses spilled a whole six pack of beer. When I asked if he did it, he said, "No. And you should really clean this up. Someone could really hurt themselves," and walked away. FML
We here at UBH are known for a few things: great taste in music, an infinite amount of pop culture knowledge, and beating off sketchy guys who follow us with a stick. Those guys are going to have to take a ticket and wait in line because this fellow black hottie's heart is taken by Chester French. Who is this great guy and why are you so jealous he caught this girl's eye?
Well, they're two Harvard grads who are going to take over the music world one song at a time. This band has made me really excited about music again. Everything was starting to sound repetitive and there was nothing out there that blew my mind until now. These guys are really passionate about their music and you can tell their songs are made with sweat, all nighters, and love. Their sound is so fresh and addicting that I've kicked my pill habit* but now I'm a Chester French fiend. I have to give a shout out to D.A who is a sweetheart and really takes time to talk to the fans and to me so D.A give this fellow hottie a call.
Make sure you pick up their album Love the Future when it comes out this spring. We all know I'll be in ecstasy when I get it. To get your quick fix check out She Loves Everybody.
It's Lonely Island Day here at UBH! Time for all of you to log on to iTunes or get out to your nearest record store and BUY (I know...so 2001) Andy, Jorma, and Akiva's new album, Incredibad. The album has new songs with interesting guests(T-Pain, Julian Casblancas, Jack Black) along with old favorites(Natalie's Rap, Dick in a Box, Lazy Sunday).
Streaming isn't the same as owning. Go cop that album!
A DVD is included with the 19-track CD, featuring SNL hits like Lazy Sunday, Dick in a Box, and Jizz in My Pants. Too bad it doesn't include the video for "I'm On a Boat."
We received a cease and desist order from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), saying "that certain content in your blog infringes upon the copyrights of others" according to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). If you'll notice, last week's Songs of the Week post was deleted by blogger. If you'll notice, however, our previous posts with the music of The Rapture, MSTRKRFT, Dead Man's Bones, Aqualung, etc., are still up.
This is all Jay-Z's fault.
So in order to not get completely fucked from some greedy record label, from now on our songs of the week will replace mp3s with streaming music from imeem.
Yes, we know. This is some bullshit. Don't you miss the old days when you can just go on Napster and download, say, Eminem's entire catalog. Don't lie. You know you used to.
To lift your spirits, here is something we all can appreciate: David After Dentist
I have reached that age where I can learn to appreciate my roots. Monica and myself come from different backgrounds and I think that makes us really special. My mother coming from a black and Italian background and my father being Grenadian, while Monica has some German in the midst of her Haitianess. Whatever you're made of, be proud. I will be spending this month watching Baldwin hills and shaking my head at the ideas of BET are just old shows MTV have canceled.
I want to take this time out to mention the other black presidents of America. Yes Barack is president now but he isn't the first.
Dennis Haysbert on 24. He can handle my country and my car insurance? Count me in.
Chris Rock in Head of State. Chris handled shit in this movie including his crazy ex-fiancee.
Barack you have a lot to live up to.
I digress to my real reason of posting so in honor of this month I leave you with Maya Angelou's Still I Rise:
You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? 'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I'll rise.
Did you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops. Weakened by my soulful cries.
Does my haughtiness offend you? Don't you take it awful hard 'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines Diggin' in my own back yard.
You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I'll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you? Does it come as a surprise That I dance like I've got diamonds At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history's shame I rise Up from a past that's rooted in pain I rise I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and swelling I bear in the tide. Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear I rise Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise.
Love The Lonely Island? Love SNL Digital Shorts? Love musical references? Love jizz? If you said yes to any of these questions, head on over to Kung Fu Nation and get your very own All That Jizz (in my pants) shirt.
C'mon babe, why don't we paint the town...
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Unfriendly Black Hotties are two girls who met and became best friends in the 4th grade after bonding over *NSYNC and J-14 magazine. Now while Alex is away at school in New York and Monica stays home in Miami studies film in Orlando, the hotties keep close with YouTube, celeb gossip, and shit talking. And *NSYNC.
