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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Mamma Jones “I Have A New Condom Line Called…PSYCHOTIC!”

The Power Morning Crew — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:11:41 +0000

The PMC get an exclusive interview with Mama Jones (Jim Jones’ mother) as she rehashed the whole Chrissy diss track fiasco! The Love & Hip-Hop star is best known for her ongoing feud with her son’s longtime girlfriend Chrissy. In this interview, Mama Jones also reveals she has a new clothing line and a condom line called Psychotic with the catchy slogan mama says don’t leave home without it! Listen to the full interview below and tell us what you think…

From CO To Pitt: Watch The Throne Concert Party Bus [VIDEO]

The Power Morning Crew — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:13:56 +0000

The PMC took some loyal listeners and winners of the Watch The Throne contest on a road trip to Pittsburge in a party bus to witness the best concert of the year! Check out the footage of the concert and the long ride…

Round 2 of Love & Hip-Hop Kimbella Picks A Fight With Radio Host

The Power Morning Crew — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:31:47 +0000

The PMC got an exclusive interview with Kimbella from Love & Hip-Hop and things got heated between Kimbella and Misty Jordan when the Krissy fight is brought up. Uh oh, round 2 of the Love & Hip-Hop premiere?? Take a listen…

Waka Tries 2 Trick On His Girl But His Card(s) Decline! [AUDIO]

The Power Morning Crew — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:25:34 +0000

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Get into this PMC EXCLUSIVE! Waka’s girl tries to use his card to buy some shoes and his card declines again and again and again! Listen to the PMC audio below…

Common On Erykah Badu ‘She Got Some Real Good ‘Sock-It-To-Me” [AUDIO]

The Power Morning Crew — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:59:54 +0000

The PMC catch up with Common as he spills about what had him sprung over Erykah Badu and says he has love for Columbus! Listen below to the interview in full and tell us wh... Read more..

[Exclusive Interview]: Wale “I’m A Jerk Now!” [AUDIO]

The Power Morning Crew — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:50:40 +0000

The PMC get an exclusive interview with Wale and he admits he’s a jerk now. With all the hype about Wale’s brand new album and the good reviews, is the fame getting to Wale’s head?? Listen to the interview and judge for yourself…

Chris Tucker Remembers Michael Jackson

The Power Morning Crew — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:50:05 +0000

The Power Morning Crew sits down with Chris Tucker and finds out that Chris Tucker needed a lot of money in order to meet Michael Jackson.

5 MUSICAL MOVIES WE LOVE: School Daze

The Power Morning Crew — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:06:36 +0000

Spike Lee has never been one to shy away from controversy. In the 1988 film School Daze, Lee gives a semi-autobiographical account of his experience attending Morehouse College, the historically all male black institution in Atlanta, Georgia. With a satirical eye, Lee explored hot-button topics such as colorism, misogyny, class divisions and apartheid.

While School Daze opened to some positive reviews with mainstream film critics, segments of the African-American community were unhappy with Lee airing their dirty laundry. In fact, Lee was asked to halt production while filming on the campuses of Morehouse, Spelman, and Clark Atlanta University because they felt School Daze cast black colleges in a negative light. Coincidentally, some cast members of the film (Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy, Darryl M. Bell) would go on to star in Bill Cosby’s sitcom, “A Different World,” which gave a more positive and sympathetic view of black college life. Lee would continue to be a cinematic provocateur, going on to direct racially and politically charged dramas like Do The Right Thing, Malcolm X, and Bamboozled.

The Urban Daily lists five reasons why School Daze continues to be one of the best films about higher learning.

Lawrence Fishburne—Fishburne gives a winning performance as Vaughn “Dap” Dunlap. Dap is outspoken and politically progressive, but in a cruel twist of fate, his views are not welcome in setting that should foster independent thinking. Between his pressuring school administrators to divest from South Africa and bumping heads with fraternity head Dean Big Brother Almighty (Giancarlo Esposito), Dap is considered Public Enemy #1.

Good Hair—In one of School Daze’s most memorable musical numbers, the two sororities on campus tackle one of black America’s dirty little secrets. The light-skinned “Wannabes” and the browner, earthier looking “Jigaboos” is a painful reminder of the daily struggle black women endure in a country that judges them on a Eurocentric standard of beauty.

Samuel Jackson—Jackson plays one of the town locals, who has a serious inferiority complex when it comes to the students at Mission College. In a confrontation with Dap and his boys, Jackson states “College don’t mean shit…Y’all n*ggas and y’all gonna be niggas forever—just like us!” In 2011, the class lines in the black community are still sharply drawn as evidenced by the feuds between Grant Hill and Jalen Rose, and the Spike Lee vs. Tyler Perry debate .

Soundtrack—Who would have thought that a movie as serious and topical as School Daze would produce one of the 80’s hottest club bangers? E.U., a go-go group from Washington D.C. scored a pop hit with “Da Butt” creating a new dance sensation, and charted at #35 on Billboard’s Hot 100 list. And who could forget Tisha Campbell’s “I Don’t Wanna Be Alone Tonight?”

The Ending—No Spike Lee movie is ever complete without a ‘message’. After witnessing the debauchery during homecoming weekend, Dap takes matters into his own hands and literally shake some sense into the student body. Lee would prove eerily prophetic in this dramatic ending, as our people battle alarming statistics today: almost 70% of black children are born into single parent homes and only 47% of black males earning high school diplomas. We indeed need to “WAKE UP!”

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One Woman Flash Mob [VIDEO]

The Power Morning Crew — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 23:49:04 +0000

The new producer for the PMC was sent out to the corner of Broad and High to be a one woman flsh mob. Check out this video.

4 Reasons Why We Should Stop Calling Not-Black Presidents “Black”

The Power Morning Crew — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:53:55 +0000

Before President Barack Obama, The United States had not seen a black person as head of state. Though not one of the men who held the coveted position were even a shade close to brown you could hear things said like: “Clinton was black” or “JFK was a black man.”Sorry folks, but no—none of those presidents were black…so can we stop saying it?

Here are 4 Reasons why I think we should abandon that statement or anything like it.

For example, President Bill Clinton is frequently called “black” because of his behavior during his eight year stint in the White House; most commonly referring to his incident with Secretary Monica Lewinsky. While people joke that he probably received fellatio from the young women it somehow turned into “Clinton is black.” How does cheating on ones wife become a race issue? However it does– I’d prefer if he wasn’t called black because of something negative like adultery.

As a person of a certain complexion you MAY be treated differently depending on how dark the color of your skin is. A powerful/rich white man does not encounter the same treatment as a black man therefore should not be labeled something he is not and has no idea about.

Being black when convenient like during election time to get a minority vote doesn’t constitute you as black either.

Last but not least…they weren’t the tad bit of African American so why call them one?

Once again this is my OPINION, share yours in the comment section.

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