Questions for the Zeitgeist- November 19, 2005

1- What the HELL happened to Amerie? I had such high hopes for “Touch” , her second CD (her first CD, "All I Have", is an R&B ingénue CLASSIC as far as I’m concerned). “1 Thing” turned out to be just that. When an artist’s SECOND video (“Touch”) is even hotter than the first one, and it STILL doesn’t get play on the whole BET/MTV/VH-1 public-relations bullshit circuit, we have to question- who is making the decisions for this artist? BTW- for those that loved her first CD, there is a remix to “Why Don’t We Fall In Love?” on her second CD that is SICK!!! Get some...


2- Why hasn’t the world caught up to Octavius Terry? That boy has a voice AND something to say (www.octaviusterry.com). I ain’t mad at him at all. He has the vocal prowess equivalent (superior!) to any of the current John Legends/Anthony Hamiltons, et. al and the soul and raw guitar of India.Irie. I personally think he sings his ass off on "Miss Discontent"- a song every NON-hip-hop station should be playing. On top of that, when is the last time you heard a singer pen a song to his FATHER?!? Hello, J Records...




3- From Red Carpets to movie premieres and other prime photo opportunities---why do we only see Kimora Lee Simmons wearing Baby Phat clothing/accessories IN THE ADS? I mean, Baby Phat makes bags- why won’t she put down the Vuitton at least ONCE in a while? Kimora, your "baby daddy" is NEVER seen without rocking at least ONE piece of Phat Farm. If the DESIGNER for Baby Phat doesn’t believe in her own clothes enough to rock them, why should anybody else? UPDATE: Mrs. Simmons receives the ‘V-Style’ award for her Baby Phat line- AND DOESN’T WEAR BABY PHAT TO ACCEPT THE AWARD!!! She had enough time to dye her hair that RIDICULOUS shade of blonde, but not enough time to look through the Baby Phat collection for something to wear. Boy, I tell ya…






4- Didn’t Mariah Carey up her musical AND fashionista game with her“The Emancipation of Mimi” CD? After YEARS of bastardizing/raping old R&B standards, she’s back to ACTUALLY SINGING- and doing ORIGINAL material. Who knew? I’m back on the Mariah bandwagon. 4 million copies sold in the states and 6 million worldwide- and that’s BEFORE the "Ultra-Platinum" re-release.














HOWEVER….She looked like a complete WHORE at the Vibe awards.




C’mon Mimi, just when I was thinking you had learned from past mistakes…













5- Move over, Katie Couric. Isn’t CNN’s Nancy Grace the most irritating white woman on television? I don’t know what’s more insufferable- her drone, nasal voice or that ridiculous “1998 PRE- Jennifer Aniston Friends-like” combover/under/around that her hairstylist (who MUST hate her) insists on giving her.

6- Where the hell did Mehcad Brooks come from, and why is everyone on his dick?

7- Now that Robert Blake has been acquitted of his wife’s murder in the criminal trial and found 'liable' for said death in the civil trial, does that mean that white people finally have their O.J.? Its always amazing to me that someone could be set free when the criteria for guilt has to be “beyond a reasonable doubt”, yet be held responsible for the same death when all the prosecutor needs is a “preponderance of the evidence”…

8- Isn’t ABC’s ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ (Sundays, 10 PM EST) some of the most REFRESHING television drama to come along since, oh I don’t know, ‘ER’? The cast is smart, the storylines engaging, and the writing superb. Y’all better get some, don’t say I didn’t tell u about it back in the day…

9- Where is Lil Kim’s second single from “Naked Truth”? I mean, I wrote her off a long time ago, but she definitely did her thing-the CD is BANGIN’, so shouldn’t Atlantic/Queen Bee just say “eeeny meeeny miney moe” and just release SOMETHING to radio? Give that chick her platinum plaque!!!

10- Ok, I said I wasn’t going to comment on this, because EVERYBODY had something to say about it…BUT--- If someone walks up to you looking like THIS…wouldn’t you just ASSUME he was gay?

Moreover, if someone approached you in Jamaica looking like THIS…

wouldn’t you think she was CRAZY? (Shouts to Rod 2.0 for the HILARIOUS Terry montage!!!)

But I digress…