In Memorium: Dr. E.B. "Betty" Williams
"V" (2009) : "Pilot"
"Vibrato Boy"
Shouts to Torrence G.
Blog Blast: TON3X™ releases 4 NEW albums digitally today
Sheneneh & Wanda: Stank Robbers
Apparently, the response to this skit on the BET Awards was so BIG, Jamie Foxx and Martin Lawrence will now make a Sheneneh and Wanda MOVIE... WOW!!!
Prince: "I Love U, But I Don't Trust You Anymore" (Live from Montreaux)
The ORIGINAL "This Is It" written by Michael Jackson & Paul Anka
Apparently, back in the early 90's Michael gave a song called "I Never Heard" to a Latin Freestyle/Dance Music singer named Sa-Fire for her album "I Wasn't Born Yesterday". "I Never Heard" was an outtake from the "Dangerous" album sessions.
Apparently, Paul Anka and Michael Jackson had a falling out, Mike kept the masters and reworked the track before giving it to Sa-Fire, only he kept the lyrics and melody, to which afterward Paul Anka sued. The version you hear now, from the original demo, now retitled "This Is It", had a title change for the movie, since he was actually going to record new material for the album.
Here's the original by Sa-Fire, "I Never Heard", followed by MJ's version, "This Is It".
Michael Jackson: "This Is It" (New Single)
TON3X™ News Update
That's right, you read right - onslaught.
There will be 5 projects released on November 17th:
1) OAK PARK 921'06
(a different version of OakPark 921'05, for the first time on iTunes)
2) BAPOST.O.G.I.C .
(The Original! For the first time released on iTunes in separated tracks)
3)Personal Jesus Remyxes
(For the real heads, this is an EP of remixes of the joint that brought TON3X™ to the national forefront)
4)Dancefloor Arsonist: The Janet Jackson Tribute Myxtape
(you've already heard "Got Til It's Gone" and "Rhythm N8ion 2040", y'all ain't ready for the full project)
5) CIRCU$$
(10 years in the vault, this project is FINALLY seeing the light of day, a project STILL ahead of its time)
So, there you have it... "ABC" is simmering while the other projects are bubbling and ready to be taken out of the oven.
KEEP IT LOCKED HERE FOR MORE NEWS...
EXCLUSIVE: District Connection: "Connected" (produced by J'Fuzion™)

NEW TON3X™: "Rhythm Nation" & "Got Til It's Gone"
"Dancefloor Arsonist: The Janet Jackson Tribute Mixtape",
available everywhere on 11/17...
TON3X™ - "Rhythm Nation"
TON3X™ - "Got Til It's Gone"
TON3X™ 's Testimony
Apple Store Love Song
TON3X™ 's Baposto.g.i.c. Rebuttal (Audio)
Bryan Wilson "Creates" "Bapostogic Beginnings"
"The Office" Season Premiere Now On Online
You are not ready....
I GUARANTEE YOU.
Word Is....
TON3X™: "A Brilliant Catastrophe" Media Campaign Continues...
Y'all ain't ready...
VIDEO PLAYLIST AFTER THE JUMP!
TON3X™ and A-Natural: 5 Questions
An early treat last night, however, was from my homie A-Natural, who conducted a "5 Question" interview, along with a little word association.
The multimedia campaign continues with more later today.
In the meantime, peep this:
PS: You can visit A-Natural's blog, "The Mind Of A-Natural", HERE!
T0N3X™ - "A Brilliant Catastrophe"
Get ready, children.
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"Billy Eckstein he ain't, baby"
RIP, 2Pac: Lost Interview Part II
Heavy Metal Church!!!
Shout-out to Papa Dukes, with thanks to MSN.CCOM
Video after the jump...
When is Mariah Gonna Stop Frontin'?
TAKE THESE STEPS
VIDEO: President Obama calls Kanye a jackass!!! LOL!!!
Barack Obama: Kanye West is "a jackass" LOL!!!
RIP, 2Pac: Lost Interview
I can't believe it's been 13 years...
RIP, Patrick Swayze
MTV's MJ Tribute
What Has Sesame Street Come To?
Michael Jackson "This Is It" Movie Details!
1) Trailers are mostly done, and we're waiting partly on the footage from the funeral which is being added in now. Expect to see the first ad premiere next weekend. I tried to press him on more info regarding the VMA's but couldn't get a confirmation.
2) The movie is not a 2 hour concert like many fans thought. In fact the movie is simply a documentary based around the This Is It tour, it shows Jackson in his final days and includes his death, aftermath, and reaction. Clips from the memorial and funeral will be used.
3) There will be some footage of MJ performing, much longer then the 3-4 minute snippet released at the end of June by AEG. You will see MJ in his dressing room, mingling and directing, plus one scene where he talks to the camera. Basically, it will show Jackson in his final months alive.
4) The movie is between 100 and 130 minutes in length.
5) The plan for the DVD is to have it out in late November by Thanksgiving or early December at the latest, although my source revealed this maybe a long shot if they extend the 2 week showing to 3 or 4 weeks (which is possible).
6) The DVD will contain the theatrical version in its whole plus over 2 hours of Jackson performing, warming up his vocals, singing, and in full costume. The most spectacular footage is by far from the Staples Center in LA which I'm told will "blow fans away". This extra footage will be a special feature on the DVD along with many other treats that fans will love.
7) Finally, the CD soundtrack I'm told will be released after the movie, most likely sometime in November to coincide with the DVD launch and WILL include a new song Jackson recorded in his last 2 years alive. Apparently the song is "off the hook" and is currently being worked on by producers who are putting the finishing touches on it and is being considered to be issued as a single all around the world.
I, for one, cannot WAIT to see how this is gonna turn out.
Jay Bakker: "What Is The New Law"?
Listen To It HERE
The Judas Syndrome
Stevie Wonder's Twitter Page
Whitney Houston Live At GMA (Raw Video)
Pastor Prays God Kills Barack Obama
Apple Confirms iPod Event for September 9th
Religion Is Like A Movie...
CLICK HERE to find out... and if you're offended, lighten up. It's a joke.
Hurricane Katrina: 4 Years Later
Lest We Forget:
JD pays tribute to MJ
Rest In Peace, DJ AM
Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein, 36, was found dead at his apartment in New York City. Police say that drug paraphernalia was found at the scene, including a crack pipe. Initial suspicions are that he may have died due to a drug overdose, though toxicology and coroner reports will confirm his cause of death soon. Adam, along with drummer Travis Barker, survived a plane crash last year that left both critically injured. They were the only survivors. Rest In Peace, sir.
Michael Jackson: King of POT?
Somehow, that put a smile on my face- and I don't even indulge.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY.
Mac OSX 10.6: Snow Leopard - First Reviews In
CLICK HERE to read one via Engadget.
I will be doing one of my own when the OS officially drops on Friday. Stay tuned.
Prior Incidents sparked Chris Brown Sentence: Report
RIP, Ted Kennedy
Ted Kennedy died tonight of brain cancer at his home in Massachusetts
Mr. Kennedy was the youngest brother of John F. Kennedy and was a pioneer of both the No Child Left Behind Act and lowering the legal age to vote to age 18, among many other political accomplishments. Rest In Peace, Mr. Kennedy. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.
Chris & Rihanna Ordered to Stay Away For 5 Years
Warning About Excessive Use Of Sugar
DALLAS - A spoonful of sugar? Americans are swallowing 22 teaspoons of sugar each day, and it's time to cut way back, the American Heart Association says.
Most of that added sugar comes from soft drinks and candy — a whopping 355 calories and the equivalent of guzzling two cans of soda and eating a chocolate bar.
By comparison, most women should be getting no more than 6 teaspoons a day, or 100 calories, of added sugar — the sweeteners and syrups that are added to foods during processing, preparation or at the table. For most men, the recommended limit is 9 teaspoons, or 150 calories, the heart group says.
The guidelines do not apply to naturally occurring sugars like those found in fruit, vegetables or dairy products.
Rachel K. Johnson, lead author of the statement published online Monday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, said it was time to give specific advice on how much added sugar Americans should be getting, not just advising moderation.
"Take a good hard look at your diet," said Johnson, professor of nutrition at the University of Vermont in Burlington. "Figure out where the sources of added sugars are and think about how to cut back on that."
She said about 8 ounces of fruit-flavored yogurt has about 6 teaspoons of added sugar; 8 ounces of low-fat chocolate milk has about 4 teaspoons; a cup of frosted whole grain cereal has about 3 teaspoons.
The biggest culprits for the glut of sugar? Soft drinks by far, followed by candy, cakes, cookies and pies.
With about 8 teaspoons of added sugar, a regular 12-ounce soft drink will put most women over the recommended daily limit.
Cutting back on sugar likely won't be easy for many people, said Lona Sandon, a dietitian at Dallas' University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
"I think it's probably going to be a struggle for quite a few people," Sandon said.
Calculating one's sugar intake can be tricky as the government doesn't require labels to differentiate added sugars from naturally occurring sugars, said Johnson. But she points out that the biggest sources, like regular soft drinks and sweets, are pretty obvious. And the U.S. Department of Agriculture has a database for the added sugar in some foods.
To check for added sugar, look for a variety of ingredients including sugar, corn syrup, fructose, dextrose, molasses or evaporated cane juice on the label.
The heart group didn't recommend general limits for added sugar for children; a national health survey has shown that boys ages 14 to 18 consume an eye-popping 34 teaspoons of added sugar a day.
Sandon said that parents can help lower that sugar intake by getting soda out of the house, looking at how much sugar is in their kids' cereal and substituting snacks like cookies with popcorn.
Johnson concedes that sugar does play an important role in enhancing the taste of food, adding: "If you feel like, 'I just can't live with this low amount of sugar in my diet,' then what you need to do is up your energy needs."
In other words, she said, get moving. A man in his early 20s who walks more than three miles a day could consume about 288 calories, or about 18 teaspoons, of added sugar.
The statement says data indicates added sugar is contributing to Americans consuming too many discretionary calories — the number of calories remaining after a person eats the foods needed to meet nutrient requirements.
"We know for sure that if you are consuming excessive amounts of added sugar, you will add calories, which leads to weight gain, or you will displace other essential nutrients," she said.
On average, most women need about 1,800 calories a day and most men need about 2,200, Johnson said.
If someone drinks their daily calorie needs in soft drinks, they will be maintaining their weight, but won't be getting any nutrients, she said.
Wahida Karmally, nutrition director at Columbia University's Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, said that with these guidelines, it's important to remember overall moderation. Some people, for instance, might be doing fine in their sugar consumption but are overdoing it on fat.
"I don't want people to go back thinking if I just cut back on teaspoons of sugar I'm going to be very healthy," she said.
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via GOOGLE
On the Net: American Heart Association, http://www.americanheart.org/nutrition/sugar
U.S. Department of Agriculture's database listing added sugars in certain foods, http://tinyurl.com/nacqhr
Checkers & Chess
I don't consider myself a fanatical Christian, nor am I what's considered "luke-warm". I'm a Christian realist. I believe in Jesus Christ as my savior, but I am neither a hypocrite nor delusional into thinking that my faith alone will subside me without any effort on my part. Example: I believe that God will supply healing for someone having diabetes, but if they're not taking their insulin and praying for God to give them a miracle, they've missed the point.
Getting back to my story, I was forced to internally re-evaluate the way I thought, the way I acted, the way I believed, and even the way I prayed. So many of my own personal insecurities manifested themselves outwardly in too many subconscious ways. I stopped myself a lot from doing what I know God wanted me to do, or even more so, what I wanted to through Him, because I was afraid that God wouldn't be cool with me. I'm not a fanatic by any means, and I felt as though my self-esteem and self-doubt was getting in the way of my calling.
It wasn't until my recent crises that I was forced to REPENT from that way of thinking and break myself down, asking God "OK, God. What do YOU want me to do"?
It was then, in my spirit, in the quietness of my frustration and internal struggles, that the Holy Spirit told me: "I want you to stop playing checkers and learn to play chess".
My initial reaction was: "I don't know how to play chess, have never played a minute in my life. I've heard the expression but never understood it so, God, you gotta really help me out".
The Spirit (not my spirit, mind you) told me: "In checkers, one usually plays with speed, never really thinking because it's all about getting that King. When one plays checkers, you rarely see anyone contemplating the board strategically because there is one goal: to get as many kings as possible and run your opponent into a corner making them lose all of their discs. It's a game of speed and a game of takeover. You must learn to play CHESS."
OK, God, what does that mean?
"In chess", He told me,"your objective is to use your head, protect your King from checkmate while organizing strategically how to checkmate your opponent's King. This, in turn, is not a game of speed. It is a game of patience and skill. You must first STUDY the board and STUDY the positions of the opponent, STUDY their moves, and think AHEAD about 2 moves, that way you can protect your King"
OK, so what now.
"Simply, son: shut up sit down and play chess. Don't do anything unless I tell you to. Don't say anything unless it's what I want you to say. Don't you dare make a move in the flesh because you will only set yourself up for checkmate."
And so I did. I was too worried playing checkers that my initial reaction was to fight back, jump all over the board and take the kings, without realizing that I was playing the wrong game.
Again, I'm just talking about me. None of you know what I'm talking about, right?
Too many of us are playing checkers with our lives, rushing God, hurrying Him for a manifestation, quick to pull the trigger when the heat is on. STOP!!!
When it was all said and done, playing chess saved my life. Saved my sanity, saved my family. Had I played checkers on a chessboard, I would have trigger-fingered the situation and the outcome of my crises would have been a lot different.
Playing checkers is akin to doing things "in the flesh". Immediate reactions, coupled with anger or frustration will backfire. Playing chess, on the other hand, is waiting on the Lord and watching your next movement before it happens, listening to the Spirit, praying, getting in His presence so that He can do His job and intercede. Stop trying to do His job! You want God to help you, but you want when you want it and how you want it. That's arrogance, it's a trick of the enemy to get you into the flesh so that when it blows up in your face, the enemy can say "I told you so". The devil is a liar!
You don't know if your opponent is just waiting for you to make your move...just so they can backfire. They may be just awaiting a reaction-any reaction. They may just be waiting to see if want a truce, purposely putting chess pieces in a way so that you can clearly see their objective and how you will react.
The flesh will tell you: "Oh, NOOOO!! This fool is NOT gonna come on my board and try to dominate me... I'm gonna have to fight back".
No!
PLAY CHESS, make your move calculating, decisive, with prayer and patience, awaiting the opponent's counter.
One thing to remember is that the enemy LOVES to see chaos and disorder. Satan LOVES to watch people fight, bicker, and everything else. He is not interested in reconciliation or restoration. He is not interested in whether or not your opponent is remorseful for capturing your chess piece. He is only interested in the battle, whatever the outcome, and the enemy will ALWAYS mock both the loser AND the winner, because Satan comes to divide, conquer and destroy (John 10:10).
Start playing chess, people. Checkers is a child's game (1 Corinth. 13:11.
Peace,
-J
Jay-Z, Kanye West & Rihanna - "Run This Town"
From Jay-Z's ForthComing Album "Blueprint 3"
KRS Plans New Hip-Hop Religion With "Gospel of Hip Hop"
AllHipHop.com Daily News - : KRS Plans New Hip-Hop Religion With 'Gospel of Hip Hop'
Please comment.. I'd rather not.
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