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BABY BOY OR BABY BOMB? YOU DECIDE!
by Davey D

While there is a lot to appreciate about Singleton's attempts to chronicle the life of a wild manchild, he seemed to do so at the expense of sistas. Almost all the women were depicted as 'desperate', 'man hungry' and suffering from 'low self esteem'. All types of crazy stuff was allowed to happen and the women in Singleton's movie and the women accepted it. If they got slapped, they were accommodating. If they got cheated on, they remained loyal. If the man was thugged out with no common sense the women still loved them. Heck...one set of sisters were so desperate that the mother and daughter shared the same man who at one point threatened to beat their asses. Here's what Singleton wrote about the female characters..

I also want you to know that what I love about the movie is it has the most in-depth 3-dimensional female characters that I've ever had in any film I've ever made. All the women in my life -- my mother, my girlfriends, my friends, or whatever -- they all had input on all these characters. I made sure of that

Now don't get me wrong. There are definitely women out there who allow themselves to get shitted on day in and day out. The problem I had was twofold. First, while Singleton allowed the troubled male characters to resolve their issues, which revolved around growing up and maturing, he never did so with the women even though they were given equal screen time. The movie ended with the women still willing to love and stick by their men in spite of all the nonsense they were being put through. The second thing that disturbed me was the reaction by the predominantly Black audience that was in the movie theater. Cats were cheering when the sistas got smacked or were threatened...and seemed to not miss a beat when Tyrese and others pulled their cheating antics. My fear is that a lot of young women who are attracted to Tyrese or Snoop will go and see this and come away confused or not sure how to view men. Should they stick by their men no matter what? Should they take all the abuse? Is life worthless without a man? Should they expect regular beat downs from the men in their lives?

Lastly, Lil Mo's people are putting up a one thousand dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and capture of the assailant..Folks with crucial information should call (919) 448-8431 or peep out the website http://www.lilmo.net

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EPMD DOES SURPRISE PERFORMANCE

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THERE IS NOTHING YOUR CAN NOT DO IF YOUR PUT YOUR MIND AND WORK TO IT: HIP HOP DOCTORS,LAWYERS,POLICE,JUDGES, FARMERS,MUSEUMS,BOOKS,MUSIC, HERBALIST,GYMS,CLOTHING STORE,SUPERMARKETS,PLANES, TRAINS, MAYORS,PRESIDENTS,THINKERS,ETC.

MAY THE SUPREME FORCE BLESS YOU ALL AND MAY WE ALL STAND ON THE 5TH ELEMENT OF HIP HOP: KNOWLEDGE,CULTURE,OVERSTANDING

AFRIKA BAMBAATAA

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