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Soul For Real was kinda like the 90’s version of the Jackson 5…kinda! 4 Brothers who could sing and the youngest one was the lead, they didn’t dominate the charts or anything but they did have a couple hits! I don’t know much about Soul For Real but I do know that if I’m having a 90’s jam their songs have to get played!   

We are all fans of something or somebody but is there such a thing as too much uh support? This week’s topic is about examining the different levels of appreciation. So tell us:

1. What is the difference between fans, stans (meaning super fans or stalker fans) and psycho fans?

2. Who do you consider yourself a fan or stan or stalker fan of  (be honest)

Photography by Shannon T. Boodram

Interview and article by TGAW Intern, Cassandra Juradinho

Although a native of Quebec, Nneka spent her formative years on the island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean. If you recognize her face it is probably because you are amongst the millions who tune itno CP24 Toronto’s Breaking News where Nneka works as a Anchor/weather & traffic specialist. Landing a starring gig at one of the top stations in the country was no fluke, Nneka holds a degree in Radio and Television at Ryerson University and by the time she graduated, she had held such positions as Reporter, Audio Editor, and Anchor for CFRB Newstalk 1010 AM.

We are extremely proud to expose Nneka Elliot as the true wildly pasionate woman that she is and we also want to congratulate her for recently being named as one of Ryerson University’s top 30 Alumni under 30. For anyone who is interested in working in TV or if you simply need some inspiration in your life, then this piece is definitely for you. Please say hello to the lovely Ms. Nneka Elliot…

1. A wild person by our definition is humorous, determined and opinionated. Who is the ‘wildest’ person to you?

I know everyone says their mother, but she really is. She’s pretty wild. She’s a single mom, and she is one of the funniest people I know. She cracks me up all the time, that’s partly where I get my humour from.

I was born in Montreal, but my parents split up and we went back to St.Vincent in the Caribbean and that’s where I grew up for the most part. That’s where my mom is from, she was able to raise my brother and I and we had a very comfortable life just based on what she was able to do with her salary, what she was able to do on her own. She worked really hard but at the same time spent time with us, kept us entertained.

She’s a Leo first of all, they always say Leos are strong headed and opinionated and she certainly is. She’s been able to pass on a lot of her strength, her loyalty and her wisdom to me. I think she totally embodies being wild in that she’s wild, she’s crazy but she’s also opinionated and she’s also a very strong person.

She’s battled breast cancer, she’s now 59 and she just becomes more of a woman every day.She’s in toastmasters, travelling, she’s playing tennis again, and I’m like wow who are you? What’s going on? She’s into fashion. She’s just a really great person all around, not just a phenomenal woman. (more…)

In the Urban Community Women are usually portrayed in a negative light, who do you think is to blame? The Rappers and the misogynistic lyrics or the Video Girls/Vixens/Hoes that live up to the hype? Tell us your thoughts

You say:

Carmen T. 22. Jul, 2010 at 5:13 am
I BLAME the SOCIETY we live in!! Is not only the rappers, even film-producers, publicists etc.. do the same… they always like “honey if you show more skin, you’ll get the role” or ” you’re really talented, and we do LOVE what you do but we want more skin!” OR “I want to see more sex in your lyrics!!!”

Mike 22. Jul, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Videos just synthesize and concentrate imagery and language which is already deemed acceptable in mainstream society anyways. We just get shocked at the magnification of it all. They’re really no different from a Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition and an Andrew Dice Clay standup routine. Is it sexist? Absolutely, but so it society at large. It’s also racist that urban artists get scape goated for all this.

Starful 22. Jul, 2010 at 8:26 pm
I don’t understand how video vixens could ever be responsible for this foolishness. It’s sad to see how women are always expected to take responsibility for men’s bad behavior. Men are capable of excercising self-control and decency. If they can’t than they need to be held accountable, not run behind the “well she let me do it” excuse.

‘Funny’ is becoming quite popular with new comedians coming out and becoming mainstream, giving us hour long specials that have twitter and facebook in stitches.

Question of the Day:

Who is your favorite comedian?

Quote of the Day:

“The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.” -David Ogilvy

I have always been a fan of Usher! He is an amazing artist that sets the bar to a new level every time he’s in the spotlight. I recently saw the “There goes my baby” video and appreciated him even more! He looks fantastic and for anyone that might have thought he fell off a bit or gotten old, he hasn’t! He’s still doing his thing and for that I respect him! It’s not easy to stay a relevant artist in an ever changing music industry but he has without becoming corny! Usher is a definite WILD man fah true!

As July comes to a close, and everyone starts to prepare to go back to school, that prompts the Question of the Day:

How do you plan of ending summer 2010?

Quote of the Day:

“Summer ends, and Autumn comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night.” – Hal Borland

Who did it better? Cal V “The Intern” or Andrea   

Mr. Make Moves
Go In Season Vol. 1 Hosted by DJ Eskada
Make Moves Entertainment & Prolific Entertainment Group

Download Link: http://www.zshare.net/download/76543461baef5ef3

” I am the Lyte a-a-a-a-a-a as a rock

Do you understand the metaphoric phrase ‘Lyte as a Rock?’
It’s explaining, how heavy the young lady is
You know what I’m saying King?”

When I’m having a tough day and I need a reboot I always think of these lyrics! Mc Lyte is a fearless WILD girl and I love her for that! She paved her own path and walked to the beat of her own drum, if that’s not the definition of our site than I don’t know what is! Mc Lyte Wild Girl fah truuuuue!      

** Fun Fact: Mc Lyte goes to the same nail salon as me, first time I saw her I wasn’t sure if I should rap, smile, take a pic or not look directly in her face. She’s kinda intimidating.  

For more questions, problems to solve and tasks for Christian you can leave it in the comments or email us at thosegirlsarewild@gmail.com 

Hi I am Donna Kakonge Author/Professor/Journalist/PhD Student and I am this week’s guest blogger on ThoseGirlsAreWild.com. Hair has always been a topic of discussion amongst almost every black female I have ever encountered in my life. I want to take the discussion a little further, infact I am now teaching a free online course about the politics of black hair, here is why:

My first hobby was playing hairdresser to my Barbie dolls. I had my childhood in the 1970s and 1980s but I was not much different from Black children in the 1940s who chose White dolls over Black dolls in a landmark study that lead to the desegregation of American schools.

It was not that I liked chocolate skin over the cream of white colour; it really came down to the hair. I wanted straight, long, blonde, brunette or red hair, hair that blew in the wind and that I could toss over my shoulder. And when I could not wish it on my head, I used a towel instead.

Get a group of Black women together and the conversation usually turns to hair. If I had an American dollar for every time I’ve heard a Black woman’s hair story, talked about my own hair, seen a hair reference in a movie or read about hair in a book, well I could buy a lot of hair, I could pay to have my own live-in hairdresser. I thought I was the only one who changed my hair just about every week. But I have found that many other women have permed, straightened, coloured, cut, lengthened and shortened their hair as often as I have. My hairstyles have been a sign of the times inside and outside of my head.

Over the past few years I have come to stop wanting Barbie doll hair. I spent many years in hair salons stretching out my super curly hair to dead straight and walking out of the salon with the wind blowing through my hair, and being able to toss it over my shoulder. Who says wishes do not come true – for a price. Although straightening Black hair is known as perming, there was never anything permanent about it for me. There was a war happening on my head, if my hair represented a people, straight strands with the use of chemical warfare were ethnically cleansing the curly strands.

Despite the chemicals, I have always loved the atmosphere of a salon. In this predominantly White country, Black hair salons create a Black world. During the civil rights movement, in North America barber shops and hair salons became town halls for discussions on race relations. Even now, a hair salon in South Carolina is used to educate about AIDS. Places for hair are no strangers to political activity. And it is in a salon where I came at peace with the politics happening on my own head. Hairdressers looking at my natural hair and not ready to open up a jar of Bone Strait has made me rejoice in the hair God gave me.

Professor and author Gloria Wade-Gayles once said, “my hair would be a badge, a symbol of my pride, a statement of self-affirmation. “It has taken me a long time, but I finally agree. (more…)

So we got another crush to confess… Waka Flocka Flame. Sure he is a little rough around the edges and English is his second language but I guess you gotta see our connection to him from our perspective to understand…

So what do you guys think, we got a chance? Forget our video, the one below is where the real comedy is at! Meet Waka Flocka Flame:

Learn more about Mr. Flame by checking his Myspace… yea apparently he does not have an official website, REBEL!

Why is it that slum dwellers have money to buy graffiti paint but not house paint. Your life sucks because you make bad choices.
twitter.com/fukit2010

My dad tweeted this on his page and two people called me on this to argue about how closed minded and ignorant it is to the truth because the truth is that people in bad neighborhoods are brainwashed, force fed alcohol, homeless people are mentally ill, blah, blah, blah. Not to be rude but my way of thinking has not been to make excuses for others but rather to put the onus on people to take responsibility for themselves. How about you?

Do you believe that people should be held accountable for the way their lives turnout, OR do you think there are too many outside factors involved to give any person that kind of responsibility?

Two more from my dad’s Twitter because he is my fav person to quote:

Holding on to your status as the victim robs you of any chances for further growth. It is only a small part of your make up, leave it that way

For every person living in the first world, approximately 100 people in the third world have to do without about 80 percent of the resources that you have. You owe it to them to have a great life

You say

Nisha 08. Jul, 2010 at 4:13 am
I think it’s a combination of both things. While many outside factors are thrown at us, it’s also our decision on what to do when these things are thrown at us. In the end, we’re accountable for the way things turn out as a result of how we deal with the things we can’t change.

B.DeniSE 08. Jul, 2010 at 4:11 am
yeah, i live in the worst part of my city, But i managed to get into college and made it so that my parents don’t have to pay Jack, by getting good grades in highschool and now in college as well. Pell Grants, scholarships and financial aid. There’s no one to blame but yourself. If you wanna make it, The choice is yours, f*^% excuses.

Rising Thoughts 08. Jul, 2010 at 4:33 am
I think, everybody’s got a story and there is always a reason for everything.. not excuses but reasons.

Everyone loves a good musical! Living in a fantasy world where people break out into song and dance to express how they feel! It makes you feel good! Tell us what are your top 5 musicals? 

1. Chicago – All That Jazz

2. West Side Story – America

3. Dream Girls – Dream Girls

4. Joseph – Go Go Go Joseph

5. South Pacific – Honey Bun