1 Million Signatures To Recall [Wisconsin] Gov. Scott Walker

A million?! That’s a lot of ballpoint pens, huh?!

JSonline has the full story HERE!

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DJWillieShakes

[UPDATE] Andrew D. Tyler of Milwaukee, Killed for Beats

I hate to dwell on the past, especially in the brand new year but the recent incident that took place in Milwaukee costing the life of Andrew Damone Tyler, reminds me of the death of aspiring producer and artist, Koo Laid & LaLa Brown. Although, their assailant remains unknown, the scenario involves the production of music, in which a ton of residents in Milwaukee partake in.

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#NewMusic: Pizzle x Rico Love x Kiara DuPree “Live Like A King”

A bunch of the homies in Milwaukee have united to produce the featured song of the day. While I’ve heard talk about its production, I was a bit shocked to see it publicized as a completed project this morning. Pizzle released his Fame in Vain album a little earlier in the year and has gotten a lot of positive reviews for his part in the Green & Yellow collaboration w/ Prophetic. This song, however, is going to give him and his C.M.G. gang a lot of momentum, as it should. Rico Love is a very important piece to a lot of puzzles and now it’s coming together.

Rico is definitely a big draw, but I was actually very pleased to hear the talent of Kiara DuPree, one whom I’ve had the pleasure of working with in her earlier stages. It’s good to see she’s still at it and hopefully this isn’t the last that we’ll see of her. In fact, I wanna see a video for this!

[LISTEN] Pizzle x Rico Love x Kiara DuPree “Live Like A King”

Shouts out to the homies Derelle Rideout and Deonte Hayes for their instrumentation.

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Conceal/Carry: Wisconsin’s License To Kill

When I got my first gun at age 22, honestly, I felt liberated. It was a power that I couldn’t compare to the voting process. Having been a DJ in some of the roughest youth social gatherings that were disguised as parties, I believed it was necessary to have. Not to mention, I lived on 17th and North Ave., which is the heart of the ‘hood in Milwaukee, WI. However, the tables turned on this young DJ and cops were involved and long story short, I don’t see a gun as a necessity.

Everyone wants to have power, which is what gun ownership is about, no matter how you look at it. If someone comes in your house where your kids are sleeping at night and terrorizes your family, you want to have the power to get that individual off your property. The same methodology could be applied to hunting and even law enforcement. As Kanye West once stated, “no one man should have all that power,” but at the same time, I don’t think everyone should have that power.

The conceal/carry law was passed a few months back and Wisconsin residents are so eager to take advantage that they’ve backed up the state agency background check process, a record 56,000 applicants to be exact. Wow, Wisconsin is going to make gun ownership trendy. Meaning, people will have guns as a means to be cool and not safe. I can actually visualize a young lady getting a custom pink gun. #SMH

We all have our differences in opinions and upbringings so my question to myself and others is:
Are we really that scared every day of our lives and if so, of who?

For more on this story, visit www.jsonline.com

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DJWillieShakes

Political Quick Hits: December 16th Edition

Here’s your weekly quick look at few developing stories in the political arena:

• The House of Representatives passed a Republican payroll tax plan on Tuesday that would extend the payroll tax cut and speed the process for government approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The plan now goes to the Senate where it is unlikely to pass, due to strong Democratic opposition. President Obama also said he would veto the bill should it arrive on his desk.  President Obama has said that Congress must not go home for the holidays without extending the payroll tax cut, something that saves a working American an average of $1,000 a year. Yesterday, the White House and Congress were reported to be discussing ways to resolve their differences over the payroll tax cut, which is set to expire at the end of the year. (CNN)

The Iraq War is over and unemployment is down…

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Justin Burkhardt