Depending on the particular urban eye, entertainment in 2007 was either a hard hit or a sure miss. To me, it was nothing short of a definite strike out. Celebrities became ordinary and the ordinary became celebrities. Few showed up to Hip Hop’s funeral and the “n word” peaced out with about 5 in attendance. My guess is that there must’ve been an ill Soulja Boy concert or something. Whatever the case may be, the biz had a serious 07 meltdown that doesn’t need to spill into the New Year. With that said, here are the top 8 things we could do without in the big 08. I’m sure someone will miss them, but they gots to go!
8. – Video Girl Memoires - Whose name is there left to moan? Why enhance the image of black women as sex objects, when you can deflect it with intelligence. Are smarts really that un-trendy?
7. – Rain – How ironic is it that when everyone and their momma was rapping about making it rain, Hip Hop was suffering its worst drought yet. Were we really that ignorant to avoid a little bit of conscious sunshine last year?
6. – Arrests – Weezy, TI, Mike Vick, Foxy, Pac Man Jones and too many etceteras rocked the trendiest set of bracelets in 2007, despite the required bail amount. Mug shots are not a good look, let’s try and keep it legal in the 08.
5. – Celebrity “Reality” Shows – This is just about everyone’s favorite guilty pleasure. But you know what happens when you eat too much junk food? You get fat! Nuff’ said.
4. – Booty Implants – Just when the girl next door thought it was her chance to shine…BOOM, chick got knocked out by her big booty rival. There’s nothing wrong with a naturally voluptuous derriere, but damn! Who wants to be there to clean up the mess when your silicone home-girl sits down and pops!?
3. – Crotch Shots – She knows who she is…and we don’t want any more.
2. – Unoriginal BET Shows – Enough is enough! I’m starting to think that ignorance and stupidity sell more than sex, which should be ludicrous thinking. Black people have worked so hard to get away from our “silly negro” image. So why is BET reinforcing it?
1. – “Crank Dat” Remixes – Batman, Soulja Girl, Lion King, Spiderman, Grandpa…no wonder there was a decline in high school test scores. The kids are trading in books for hooks and supermaning their asses off. They don’t give a damn if you ground them cause that means more time on youtube. I propose a year of time out…in the library.