There is no denying that this young man is talented. But does he deserve a second chance? He’s clearly struggling with his past (or he is the greatest actor in the music industry.) Maybe if he can just stay away from Young Money and stop going ballistic on radio DJs, perhaps people will start to believe that he is actually sorry.
Video of Breezy’s BET performance after the jump.
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I’m not gonna lie, I have been really been praying for Chris Brown. I mean, it’s never alright to beat the dog poop out of your girlfriend. But I also think people, especially young people who are exploited by record companies, should be given an opportunity to move past their mistakes.
But I am starting to get worried about Young Breezy. Somebody needs to get in this dude’s ear and tell him that he needs slow his roll. First, he has no business rapping and secondly he has no business rapping about sleeping with models. (WTF is he thinking!?) It’s almost like he’s forgotten that little girls all over the world had their heart broken a year or so ago.
And I hope he isn’t trying to reinvent himself in the image of Young Money. Because I tell you what, Lil Weezy’s pimp, I mean daddy, Baby isn’t the type of male influence he needs around him as he tries to rebuild his career and life.
I thought he was on the right track after listening to his new album, because he seems to have really poured out his heart on several songs, including “Crawl.” But the song after the jump is ridiculous. It’s like he has completely given up on trying to “grow” past his mistakes.
Breezy, listen up. Your biggest fans will always be women. Stop with the super machismo thing. Your not ever going to win back their trust if you make misogynistic rap tunes with Tyga. Toughen up, dig deep, and continue to grow. You are too talented to be doing this type of nonsense.
check the video after the jump.
Chris Breezy is down with the census. But why in the hell don’t more young celebrities know about it? Really, wtf is going on in high school civics class?! Fill out your forms, please!!!
2009 is almost a wrap, but it wouldn’t be proper to let it pass without paying homage to the stories that made us ask “Did that really just happen?” Whether it was C.Breezy putting hands on Riri, a runaway balloon watch or Oprah spotted at Marcy projects, much of what was current could be figured out in 140 characters or less on Twitter, the social media site that changed the journalism game in ’09 — but even a Tinkerbellesque trending topic couldn’t keep Michael Jackson alive. We lost a lot of special people this year – but they’ll be remembered. Now lets take a moment to reflect on 2009:
2009 turned Chris Brown and Rihanna into this generation’s poster children for domestic violence when the aftermath of Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy party resulted in an entirely different kind of bash. Chrihanna dominated tabloid covers and the talk show circuit, and kept people talking about herpes, illicit text messages and baby blue bowties.
If you thought his year in the pen marked the end of Michael Vick’s NFL career, well you thought wrong. After serving his time, PETA’s least favorite quarterback headed back to the field to suit up for the Philadelphia Eagles. Guess his dog days are over.
Armed with a bodacious bi-sexual and a bottle of Hennessy, Kanye invoked international ire after crashing the VMA stage as America’s sweetheart Taylor Swift tried to claim her prize. Amber Rose may be forgotten by 2010 however “Imma let you finish but …” might just rank as the most famous last words of the decade.
Many doubted Michael Jackson could recover from huge debt, accusations of child molestation and just plain old eccentricity, but death restored his fortune and legacy perhaps more than any comeback concerts ever could. 2009 saw some of America’s best talents (Farrah Fawcett, Steve McNair, Patrick Swayze, DJ AM) take their last breaths, but only one was the King of Pop.
Jay-Z aligned his Blueprint3 release with an unprecedented branding plan (who didn’t see those HP and Rhapsody commercials?). The result? BP3 became S Dot’s eleventh #1 album, knocking Elvis from his throne. Oh and did I mention he brought Oprah to Marcy projects and keeps President Obama on speed dial? Forget about running “this town,” Hov runs the globe.
If the recession wasn’t bad enough, thousands of Americans were royally ripped off by Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme literally made off with billions of dollars from investors, proving thievery definitely isn’t just a black thing. Wall Street caught a bailout but Madoff will never make bond, after being sentenced to 150 years behind bars in 2009.
Golf’s great black hope set the tabloids afire after his wife’s Nordic fury sent the Cablinasian in a Cadillac into an Ambien-fueled one-car collision. The fallout from the accident placed Tiger at the epicenter of a 14-sidepiece pussy pileup, sidelining the golf great and costing him endorsements.
One of the strangest hoaxes in American history happened this year, when a Colorado man named Richard Heene succumbed to a thirst for fame so great he’d ask his son Falcon to con an entire nation by faking his disappearance in a runaway balloon. P.S. I’d like my hour of CNN watching back please!
Diddy and Solange helped drive the charge to make Twitter the most popular social media site on the block. It didn’t take long before Chris Brown, Bow Wow and Soulja Boy were proving 140-characters is more than enough to make an ass of yourself.
With Remy Ma, Da Brat and Prodigy already behind bars, lyricists in lockup are not a new phenomenon, but rappers went to jail in droves this year. T.I., Max B, Boosie, Gucci Mane, Lil Wayne and C-Murder were among the MC’s either sentenced or sent packing, while Shyne was freed only to be deported to Belize.
So the Internet is blazing with stories about Rihanna’s alleged post abuse pic.
The truth is that the pop princess is just one of millions of American women who suffer at the hands of abusive men. We don’t talk about it nearly enough, but we all know a friend, family member or loved one that has been abused, sometimes even murdered. Sadly, the issue only becomes headline news when some one famous gets beaten up.
While domestic abuse is a complex problem, the truth is that it will never stop until men hold other men accountable to living less violent lives. Far too often guys don’t proactively confront their male friends about their ignorant behavior, even if they believe that violence against women is wrong. Fellas, it might be a hard pill to swallow, but we simply don’t speak out enough against the issue!!
Today’s action video is from the multi-talented IllDoctrine, who interviews legendary hip-hop journalist and former LYVEF board member Elizabeth Mendez Berry about her classic Vibe article “Love Hurts.” As a hip-hop insider and woman of color, Mendez Berry knew that should would be outcasted by many men in the music world for “airing the dirty laundry” of abusive rappers like Big Pun, but that didn’t stop her from telling the truth.
We all gotta take action like Mendez Berry and speak out against domestic violence, but the truth is that guys need to speak out just a little louder. Men, we can’t keep quiet anymore…domestic abuse is wrong, even when it’s someone famous.
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus are a band from Jacksonville, FL with a funny name and great message. This song, Face Down, highlights the overwhelming problems of domestic violence, symbolically highlighting the broken home that is created by it.
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