Black Lily comes back for Black girls...well all girls really...

Just got a chance to really check my facebook and I got this message that I wanted to share with all my talented lil sistas. I've supported the ladies of Black Lily for as long as I can remember now (biggups to the Jazzies) and I love they way they are transfering their energy into the youth! They are doing a series of workshops! So if you wanna be in film and/or music....Here is your opportunity to refine your craft!


The dates: Saturdays June 13, 20, 27; July 11, 18, 25

Location: Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Ages: 12-18 years

For questions, e-mail blacklilyinc@gmail.com or call 201-334-2100.

Man this new Kanye video is sayin SOOOO MUCH

without saying anything at all....Late pass from my internet snobs! Im just seeing the new video for my FAVORITE song off the newest Kanye album, "Paranoid"and I would have never guessed....Rhianna! You will see very little Kanye, but whoa! Between the lyrics of the song, what Rhianna is actually emoting (aint that a word? lol) in the video ANNND the drama that is going on in reality, well needless to say....Good video Kanye! And you didnt even need a big budget...question is What is Chris Brown thinking?

Why the death of Mike Tyson's daughter hit me a little harder then expected...

So how about this for a strange coincidence. When me and the Mr. got back from vacay Sunday, we stopped my my homie dameadelphia's before going home. It was there that I got introduced to Exodus (Mike's daughter) because we had a "special" screening of the new Mike Tyson documentary (Produced by Carmelo Anthony), "Tyson". The documentary has already received awards from outlets as impressive as Sundance. Let me say this about the documentary.....FANTASTIC! Definitely an honest look from the perspective of Mike Tyson and a better understanding of who is his. He makes it clear that everything he does now is for his children and the introduction into Mike as a daddy is led by Exodus in the documentary. There is a scene where Exodus (only around 2 or so) is sparring with her daddy. When you watch, its kind of ill the way this little girl knows her stance and delivers her punches as well as putting her hands in the air in victory as she "knocks daddy out". Who would have thought 2 days later this beautiful girl would be gone. I kept thinking what if she was on the treadmill trying to train like daddy! Man my heart goes out to Mike Tyson and anyone else who has had to bury a child waaaay too soon. If you watch the trailer below at around 1:20 you get a glimpse of the scene between Exodus and her daddy....

Can you feel a Brand new daaaaaay

Today's great President Obama moment has been brought to you by Sonia Sotomayor. You say who? I say what? You didnt know that our latest Supreme Court Justice nominee is a Brown SISTA!!!! I KNOW!! Just when ya thought you couldnt love him more, there goes our President proving us wrong again. Watch as he tells the story of this South Bronx native. Also raised by a single mother (like our President!). ANd can we say Princeton AND Yale!




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Today's great President Obama moment has been brought to you by Sonia Sotomayor. You say who? I say what? You didnt know that our latest Supreme Court Justice nominee is a Brown SISTA!!!! I KNOW!! Just when ya thought you couldnt love him more, there goes our President proving us wrong again. Watch as he tells the story of this South Bronx native. Also raised by a single mother (like our President!). ANd can we say Princeton AND Yale!

You know I likes to share when i find an interesting party

And i remember last summer I was trying to get to one of these "rooftop parties". Maybe I'll have better luck this summer!

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Ok vacation is officially over, but Obama just gave me another reason to party!!!

Today's great President Obama moment has been brought to you by Sonia Sotomayor! You say who? I say what? You didnt know that our latest Supreme Court Justice nominee is a Brown SISTA!!!! I KNOW!! Just when ya thought you couldnt love him more, there goes our President proving us wrong again. Watch as he tells the story of this South Bronx native. Also raised by a single mother (like our President!). ANd can we say Princeton AND Yale!>

On vacay wish u were here!

Hilton Head,SC gators and all!
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I found a Sonic!!!!

On my way to oxford valley mall! Ordered a smoothie and a
cheeseburger. Verdictup next

Oh my gooodness the Game season finale

I know my homie, Mclovinisfresh wasnt feelin it and yes there were some "okaaaaaaay?" moments, but all in all I still want the Game to come back next season and the Tasha gettin knocked out, alone was worth the price of admission....

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Pooch's Celebrity Softball picsand videos on the way!

But biggups to Pooch, Riq Wallace, Big Scott and Sean McNabb for making it happen! It was a great day of family and friends and I even made a new one! See ! Biggups to Amber Rose aka "The Ringer"!

Bout to go home and get me some of this

1059

They're here!

It's 1052 and I'm in West Philly

Waiting for Kindred to hit the stage!

So Im getting ready for Pooch's Celebrity Softball game

This Saturday, by the way at Campell's field round 5pm. Anyway and Im just thinking about some of the exciting people who are going to be playing. Like

Sing it with me! This is Africa!!!

Im im over Kanyes today..... (of course the blog duh) and he introduced me to K'Naan's new video. You say who? I say watch! and youll be singing it too....This Is AFRICA!!!!!

K'NAAN "T.I.A" music video directed by: NABIL from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

Quick Laiyasworld TV Note!!!!

Raphael Saadiq tonight on "Dancing With The Stars!" And now that Lil Kim is gone this is the last time that I will watch!!!!!!

And now its time to laugh

On behalf of "Keithfromuptheblock" lol...his remix of Asher Roth to KFC feel is amazing lol. As a matter of fact I couldnt get through it becuz i started getting hungry!

What Def Poets in the White House?

Dangit I LOVE MY FIRST FAMILY!!


While it might be bad form to, say, note that Barack Obama is cooler than the Dalai Lama and knows politics better than your mama, the event has some serious literary folks waxing poetic.
“It’s an incredible honor any time to receive an invitation from the White House and President Obama,” said Arizona Rep. Krysten Sinema, who is among the 100 people invited to attend the event. “But to see our nation’s talent and be a part of history at the first-ever White House Poetry Slam is amazing. I’m very excited to be a part of this moment.”
The performer’s list for the hip event includes James Earl Jones; poet Mayda Del Valle, novelist Michael Chabon, jazz musicians ELEW and Esperanza Spalding and playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda. The poetry slam is actually an Obama campaign promise coming to fruition. Last year, Obama announced that he and First Lady Michelle Obama intended to bring poets and musicians into the White House to “open up the White House and remind people this is the people’s house.” The Obamas have already hosted a number of cultural events at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, including concerts by Fergie, Stevie Wonder, Sweet Honey in the Rock and Earth Wind & Fire.

So was I the only one watching the White House Corresponspants dinner?

I ask because ohhhhhhhh Wanda Sykes killed it! Now here's a question. Why do people hire comedians and then get mad when they get offended by jokes? Now I looooove me some Wanday Sykes. Shes represents DC to the fullest and hey who doesnt like a women to comes out of the closet on stage at a Gay marriage rally and even lets the crowd know that yes SHE is married to a woman! (a white woman...not that it matters, but makes it more interesting dont it?) Anyway so I'm watching it with my mom and my grandmother cracking up, BUT I noticed towards the end as Wanda really started givin it, they never showed the President's face! She was calling folks out and its funny because at the end of Wanda's bit, the President gave her a very polictally correct hug, but Michelle hugged Wanda like, "Girl that sh** was hilarious" lol WATCH!!! I love my First Family lol

Dammit dont you hate when some good gossip interrupts your productive day!

Well now that mine is interrupted, might as well interrupt yours too lol...YEEEOOOOO I might be late, but did you hear about La La getting gettin kicked out of her baby daddy's game!?!?!? PS if you dont know that La La's baby daddy is Carmelo Anthony then uh....buy a vowel lol....anyway so whats going on with the Playoffs man? Mark Cuban cussed out a player's mother? Another players girlfriend getting heckled? Well at least La La made it to TMZ!

Check IT out

But here is the story straight from LaLa..

“Obviously the play-off games bring out the best and the worst in fans but what happened on Monday night with the racial slurs/threats, verbal attacks on my son and physical attacks to myself by irate fans was unacceptable,” states LaLa. “The fans were totally out of control. What the cameras captured was me defending myself and didn’t show the abuse that was taking place.”

Just got in DC!

Look at grandmommy waiting for me on the stoop!

So before I'm off to DC to see mommy...

I stopped by Jermiah Trotters car wash over in jersey and maybe I'm
sheltered and in exposed but this ain't your ordinary cat wash.

A Great Day for the Car Wash...

You got your "Game" up?

Well just in case you know I gotchu! "The Game" continues to be my Favorite sitcom (and "30 Rock" lol). And it will be sad day when it dissapears so lets not let it!








And on top of having a group of Great actors, they are actually doing Great things too. Found this on Bossip, biggups to Wendy Raquel Robinson for getting the kids prepared to be great actors! check this out!

Man how come when I graduated we didnt have fun speakers like these?

Google cofounder Eric Schmidt will be the keynote speaker at the May 17 commencement of the University of Pennsylvania. The same day, Penn alum John Legend will address the School of Arts and Sciences undergraduate ceremony. The day before, Attorney General Eric Holder will address the graduates of Penn's Jerry Lee Center of Criminology

DC comes out of the closet!......even more lol

Washington D.C.'s city council voted unanimously on Tuesday in favor of recognizing same-sex marriages from other states by a vote of 12-0. For the full story go here. Being from DC when I read this I had a moment. DC has long been a mecca for not only the Black Gay and Lesbian community, but the undercover Black gay male community as well. Some say that is the reason for DC's outstanding HIV rate (acccording to a recent article in the Washington Post 1 out of 50 people in DC are HIV positive). This has hit home in more ways then you know. I forget why I was writing this ......well maybe if marriage becomes acceptable it will trickle down to homosexuality being more accepted in the Black community and then will that rid us of the "undercova brotha"? Cuz he gots ta go! A true "Killer of the Black Community"!!!! Guilty!

Ok so I havent really brought this up but you know I feel some type of way...

about Lil Kim being off DWTS!!! She was a damn front runner! Jewel's husband should of been gone! Funny story though on a side note, so I leave the house as the decision is coming down. I was running to the store, but my mom calls me all pissed like, "LAIYA! I AM PISSED!" Right then I knew what was wrong. I said "No mommy they kicked her off?" She was like "I'm never watching this Sh** AGAIN!" lol. It was so funny (mom my always roots for the black person no matter what lol). Anyway, I couldnt wait to see my homie Regis finally get to meet Lil Kim (hes been rooting for her the whole time!). So this morning I woke up and there was my girl Kim on "Regis and Kelly" ! Finallly they meet!

Did you see the cool ass dude that robbed the bank this morning?

It happened in South Philly at 3rd and Oregon. A white Kangol at 9:30 in the morning and he got away! lmao....Its gonna be a long summer

Aww yeah got some cool events you might wanna mark down! Time to have some Summer FUN!

Now I usually dont use this blog as a "party promoting" site, but if you've been loggin on or you just know me, then you know I have no problem bigging up stuff that I KNOW to be fun or cool. That being said, my homie Stacey has been throwing some really cool events for quite a few years now and she just emailed me some of her upcoming stuff and uh well can you say Pete Rock, 9th Wonder and Questlove just to name a few! All part of some good Summer Fun! So put it on your google calendar and Ill see ya there! lol



TASTYTREATS every saturday
dj mike nyce
hosted by yameen allworld
ladies free until 11
$3 drinks & $2 beer until 12
10-2 / 21+ / no dress code / $7
@ fluid 613 s. 4th st philly

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saturday may 23
TASTYTREATS every saturday
with special guests LIL DAVE + ULTRAVIOLET
hosted by yameen allworld
ladies free until 11
$3 drinks & $2 beer until 12
10-2 / 21+ / no dress code / $7
@ fluid 613 s. 4th st philly

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saturday may 30
TASTYTREATS along with bea eater records bring you
TRUE SCHOOL with 9TH WONDER
MIKE NYCE & ULTRAVIOLET
hosted by yameen allworld
$3 drinks & $2 beer until 12
10-2 / 21+ / no dress code / $10
@ fluid 613 s. 4th st philly

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TASTYTREATS
saturday june 6
TASTYTREATS presents
THE ROOTS PICNINC AFTERPARTY
& PRINCE BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE
with
DJ"S ?UESTLOVE + MIKE NYCE
hosted by yameen allworld
ladies free until 11
$3 drinks & $2 beer until 12
10-2 / 21+ / no dress code / $10
$7 reduced admission w/ ticket stub from picnic
@ fluid 613 s. 4th st philly

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saturday june 13
TASTYTREATS
with special guest dj
PETE ROCK
& MIKE NYCE
hosted by yameen allworld
$3 drinks & $2 beer until 12
10-2 / 21+ / no dress code / $10
@ fluid 613 s. 4th st philly

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friday june 26
DANCIN' IN THE STREETS
for national hiv testing day
@ the outdoor artists' piazza @ 2nd & girard
DETAILS COMING SOON!!!

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august 7,8 &9
LADIES OF HIP-HOP FESTIVAL!
looking for artists, dancers, mc's, vendors & more
please contact me for details!!!
full details announced soooooon!!!!

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Sunday late brunch

Well breakfast out here in Jersey LOL . And I got real excited cuz
it's like 10 kinds of pancakes and crepes. Enter the Swine Flu...me
and ma boo go to drink our juice and we feel nothing but grit on our
glass... Yuck factor#1

Saturday in Camden

As the sun goes down me and my boo enjoy one of Camden, NJ's hidden
treasures, The Camden River Sharks! If you're crossin the Ben Frankin
look down! I'm right here!