Questions for the Zeitgeist- August 28, 2006

1- Prince definitely rocked in his 'Sign O' the Times' movie, 'Rockers' was great, 'Dave Chappelle's Block Party' was completely FLY. But isn't 'Grace Jones: A One Man Show' (released in 1982!!!) STILL one of the most visually-forward, ahead of its time concert videos ever produced?

2- With her first 2 solo singles making it into the Top 10, and her CD landing at the top of the Billboard charts, is LeToya Luckett having HER "Destiny Fulfilled" or what?




2a- LeToya's alleged ex Slim Thug and Bun B appeared on the track and in the video for Beyonce's "Check on It". Letoya did a track on Slim Thug's debut CD and Bun B appears on LeToya's debut CD ("Tear Da Club Up", produced by Jazze Pha, who also produced Beyonce's "Ring The Alarm" remix). With this "ONE degree of separation" between the ladies, what's next? Is it possible that NY Giants free safety Willie Demps (who played LeToya's love interest in her first video "Torn") will find himself playing a lead role in Beyonce's next video?

3- Is Jody Watley poised to make the ultimate comeback with 'The Makeover'? By the Way, how fly is her re-make of Madonna's 'Borderline'?

4- He has interviewed Hip-Hop's movers and shakers as well as R&B chanteuses. In a bold move, he has followed in Carson Daly's footsteps and become an executive at pop culture giant/video king network MTV. He is well respected throughout the music industry as a whole and represents for the "dirty backpack crew". The REAL RE-edit respects his hustle, but...(as recently lampooned on Aaron McGruder's "The Boondocks) we must ALSO ask...what the HELL is under MTV VJ Sway's hats?


5- Word is there is a proposal out there to bring McDonald's to the Rikers Island prison system here in NY. So, will visitors be able to sneak in a nail file camouflaged in the special sauce of a Big Mac? Or will prisoners start asking their families to put a supersize #1 in their commisary?

6- "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin is killed by a stingray barb that pierced his chest while filming an underwater documentary. Live by the sword, die by the sword?

7- Where is pioneering rapstress Bahamadia?

8- Is JonBenet Ramsey suspect John Mark Carr scarier than Jeffrey Dahmer?

9- Raphael Saadiq gave us solo efforts and Lucy Pearl. Dwayne Wiggins was quintessential in bringing us the quintessential girl group Destiny's Child. What happened to the THIRD Tone from R&B trio Tony, Toni, Tone?

10- Janet Jackson endorses Hillary Clinton for President. Is the election over now?


Another Jackson rounds out our FLASHBACK segment this week. Anyone Remember...REBBIE???