In honor of Memorial Day and with the “Fourth of You Lie” swiftly approaching, I feel some of THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH is appropriate for the occasion. But before you get to pressing buttons . . . As Trent would say: Can we please have a moment of silence?
Except for me cuz I’m the Queen of waxing poetic.
*ahem*
Dear Brother Ali,
Minnesota loves you and as a child of God, I do too! You are like the big brother that I always wanted but never had — and a shining example of what can become of diligence, talent and faith. I also would like to say it’s way righteous that you continue offer other aspiring (local) artists the opportunity to travel the road with you and share your journey. I wish you all the best that the world has to offer and I can’t hardly wait for you and the crew to return home to tear down FIRST AVENUE like you’ll never rhyme again.
Much respect,
Angelique -
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Dear World,
Take notes and apply generously. . .
Thank you,
The Saucy Dame Dizzle -
“Wrong image, wrong religion, wrong city: Meet Brother Ali, hip hop’s unlikely savior” (more . . .)

So yeah you know, it was nothing *lol* . . . I was just doing my thing. A few dranky-dranks at the Graves Hotel with the homies . . . a nice leisurely stroll down ‘The Ave’ (the weather was lovely) . . .and two steps over yonder — where we caught up ‘Spin’ getting her ‘paper’ and bumping the old school cuts well into the a.m.
B-Girl-Be is on its 3rd run this year. One of this years special guests is none other than spoken word artist, Ursula Rucker, who hails from the “City of Brotherly Love”, Philadelphia and is known for her intense spoken word performances (“The Adventures In Wonderland“, “ Return To Innocence Lost”“) on The Roots mid 90’s contributions, “lladelph Halflife” and “When Things Fall Apart” .
In what is growing into traditional fashion, the annual summit will feature workshops and panels, art-making (live mural projects by dope international, local and U.S. female artists), special screenings, performances, networking opportunities and more.
Spinderella was asked to visit Minneapolis and help us raise some cash flow for the event. She obliged, and the crowd “pushed it real good”.
Here’s a few flicks for your delight . . .
I love the rain. It’s cleansing. It’s soothing. It’s natures way of refreshing the earth, air and temporarily removing all of the grime left behind by the human species. Thunderstorms and lightening don’t bother me either, so long as I’m indoors. Yup, it’s storming outside — golf ball sized hail and cats and dogs too. It’s a good day to stay in the crib, write and reflect, have some vanilla almond tea w/ Splenda & cream and chill. Hopefully that poor, dead, dried up piece of squirrel I wrote about earlier, will float away and out of my range of vision. The last time I checked someone had laid a leaf from a patch of wild rhubarb growing in a vacant lot, over its crispy little body.
