B13 Peer Review

I just had to post this , this dude and I went to school together and he is an amazing talent. I would hope that everyone can hear what he is saying beyond the colorful speech. What he is trying to say is very real. Please take the time to listen to what is going on. Kanye is a very real dude but he struggles with, "keeping it real" for the sake of others. I believe he a regurgitation, a relic of the too black, too proud, colored man of yesterday. It is the powers that be that are trying to shape how we see him. They do not want us to understand him, nor do they want him to become the example of what a black man is. In his attempt to tame the real he sounds a bit off kilter. Some may say that he should just tell it like it is. However, the circle that he is in and the places he wants to go dictates his demeanor. He has become a victim of his own success. He can not freely express himself anymore. He would be better off using metaphors and putting it in his must and le...

<img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-761351" title="rickey-423" src="http://ronerickeysmileymorningshow.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/ebony-steele-rickey-smiley-2011.jpg?w=225&amp;h=300" alt="Ebony Steele and Rickey Smiley" width="225" height="300" /> Ebony Steele’s Statement on Next Steps and Rickey Smiley’s Response Today Ebony Steele released the following statement on her blog and social media. Read full statement below: I will be leaving “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” as of today. I feel so blessed to have been part of such a special family for 7 great years and have so enjoyed radio, TV, and my association with Reach Media, and Radio One. Here’s a hint on what’s next! I am going to do something that I have always wanted to do and it involves expanding my entrepreneurial interests. I’ve always taught females that at some point in their lives they have to spread their wings take a risk on f...

Random Thoughts on Charlamagne Tha God   The blog "Random Ramblings of a Radio Chick" gives some thoughts on the recent firing of Charlamagne at Radio One's 100.3 The Beat. Read here . (I love her blog) I agree with everything she says about Charlamagne . He is a genuine dude! He gets it! He's not above connecting with singers, rappers, bloggers or just the ordinary radio listener. ( WE can't say that for everyone that is on the air or in the industry.) He is more than a liner reader. He knows how to engage the radio listener. Charlamagne is one of a very few young broadcasters who has the ability to do this. In this era of radio syndication, he is a rare find. Charlamagne appreciates each and every listener he has. So check out "The Radio Chick's" blog and Charlamagne with Lil' Duval on Hood State of the Union "The Hip Hop Superlative" on YouTube. Meanwhile Charlamagne's Twi...