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Thursday, June 15, 2017

Happy Birthday Ice Cube

“I love music. It's freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration” - Ice Cube
(Ice Cube)
Ice Cube was born as O’Shea Jackson on June 15th, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA. When Jackson was 12 his sister was killed. Jackson started writing raps while in the 9th grade. At age 16 he sold his 1st song to Eric Wright. In 1987 he enrolled at the Phoenix Institute of Technology in Arizona.
(Jackson in high school)
He completed his degree within one year and returned to Los Angeles to pursue a rap career. He formed the hip hop group C.I.A. (Cru In Action) with friend Sir Jinx. He then took on the stage name “Ice Cube”. C.I.A. would perform during parties hosted by Dr. Dre. Ice Cube then joined with Dr. Dre, Eazy E, MC Ren and DJ Yella to form N.W.A. In 1987 they released their 1st album “N.W.A. and the Posse”.
(N.W.A. is 1987)
In 1988 they released “Straight Outta Compton”. Ice Cube wrote most of the material for the albums. In 1989 Ice Cube left the group due to contract problems with manager Jerry Heller.
(N.W.A. in 1989)
In 1990 Ice Cube released his 1st solo album “AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted”. It was an instant hit. Ice Cube then released the EP “Kill at Will” which became the 1st rap EP to go platinum.
(Ice Cube in 1990)
In 1991 Ice Cube released “Death Certificate”. Critics accused him of being anti white, misogynist, and anti semitic. It features the response diss track, “No Vaseline”, to N.W.A.’s diss track “100 Miles and Runnin’”. Also in 1991 Ice Cube appeared in the movie Boyz N the Hood.
(Ice Cube in Boyz N the Hood(1991))
In 1992 he released “The Predator”. It debuted at number 1 on both the pop and R&B charts, the first album in history to do so. It sold over 3 million copies. Also in 1992 he formed the group “Da Lench Mob” and collaborated on their 1st album “Guerillas in tha Mist”.
(Da Lench Mob in 1992)
In 1993 he released “Lethal Injection”. Also in 1993 Ice Cube collaborated with 2Pac.
(Ice Cube (Left) and 2Pac (Right))
In 1994 Ice Cube and Dr. Dre came together to make the song “Natural Born Killaz”. In 1995 he starred in Friday. It made $28 million.
(Ice Cube (Left) and Chris Tucker (Right) in Friday (1995))
In 1996 Ice Cube formed Westside Connection. Their 1st album released the same year called “Bow Down” was certified platinum.
(Westside Connection in 1996)
In 1998 he released “War & Peace Vol. 1”. In 2000 he released “War & Peace Vol. 2”. Also in 2000 Ice Cube also joined Dr. Dre, Eminem & Snoop Dogg for the “Up in Smoke Tour”. Also in 2000 he starred in Next Friday. In 2002 he starred in Barbershop.
(Ice Cube in Barbershop(2002))
Also in 2002 he starred in Friday After Next. In 2003 Westside Connection released their 2nd album “Terrorist Threats”. The group later broke up. In 2004 he starred in Barbershop 2: Back in Business. In 2005 he starred in Are We There Yet?.
(Ice Cube in Are We There Yet? (2005))
In 2006 he released “Laugh Now, Cry Later”. In 2008 he released “Raw Footage”. In 2010 he released “I Am the West”. In 2014 he starred in Ride Along.
(Ice Cube (Right) and Kevin Hart (Left) in Ride Along (2014))
In 2015 a movie about N.W.A. was released featuring Ice Cube’s son playing him.
(Ice Cube (Left) and his son O’Shea Jackson Jr. (Right))
In 2016 he starred in Ride Along 2.
(Ice Cube (Left) and Kevin Hart (Right) in Ride Along 2 (2016))
In 2017 he released the single “Good Cop Bad Cop”.
Image result for ice cube 2017(Ice Cube in 2017)
Today he turns 48 years old and we would all like to say happy birthday Ice Cube.
Albums by Ice Cube
  • “AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted” (1990)
  • “Death Certificate” (1991)
  • “The Predator” (1992)
  • “Lethal Injection” (1993)
  • “War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)” (1998)
  • “War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)” (2000)
  • “Laugh Now, Cry Later” (2006)
  • “Raw Footage” (2008)
  • “I Am the West” (2010)

Films starring Ice Cube
  • Boyz N the Hood (1991) as Darin “Doughboy” Baker
  • Trespass (1992) as Savon
  • CB4 (1993) as himself
  • The Glass Shield (1994) as Teddy Woods
  • Higher Learning (1995) as Fudge
  • Friday (1995) as Craig Jones
  • Dangerous Ground (1997) as Vusi Madlazi
  • Anaconda (1997) as Danny Rich
  • The Players Club (1998) as Reggie
  • I Got the Hook Up (1998) as Gun Runner
  • Three Kings (1999) as Sgt. Chief Elgin
  • Thicker Than Water (1999) as Slink
  • Next Friday (2000) as Craig Jones
  • Ghosts of Mars (2001) as James “Desolation” Williams
  • All About the Benjamins (2002) as Bucum
  • Barbershop (2002) as Calvin Palmer
  • Friday After Next (2002) as Craig Jones
  • Torque (2004) as Trey Wallace
  • The N-Word (2004) as himself
  • Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) as Calvin Palmer
  • Are We There Yet? (2005) as Nick Persons
  • xXx: State of the Union (2005) as Darius Stone
  • Are We Done Yet? (2007) as Nick Persons
  • First Sunday (2008) as Durell Washington
  • The Longshots (2008) as Curtis Plummer
  • Janky Promoters (2009) as Russell Redds
  • Lottery Ticket (2010) as Jerome “Thump” Washington
  • Rampart (2011) as Kyle Timkins
  • 21 Jump Street (2012) as Capt. Dickson
  • Ride Along (2014) as Det. James Payton
  • 22 Jump Street (2014) as Capt. Dickson
  • The Book of Life (2014) as The Candle Maker
  • Ride Along 2 (2016) as Det. James Payton
  • Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016) as Calvin Palmer
  • xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017) as Darius Stone
  • Fist Fight (2017) as Strickland

Videos of Ice Cube

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Friday, December 16, 2016

Anniversary of Fred Hampton's Death

“You can kill a revolutionary but you can never kill the revolution” - Fred Hampton
Image result for fred hampton(Fred Hampton)
Fred Hampton was born on August 30th, 1948 in Summit, Illinois, USA. As a child he wanted to play for the New York Yankees. In 1966 he graduated high school with honors. He then enrolled in Triton Junior College. He then became active with the NAACP. He became the leader of the Youth Council of the organization's West Suburban Branch. In 1967 the FBI started to monitor him.
Image result for fred hampton 1967(Hampton in 1967)
In 1968 he joined the Black Panther Party and joined the Party's nascent Illinois chapter. Also in 1968 the FBI bugged his mother’s phone. Also in 1968 he planned to integrate local gangs to reform and join the BPP.
Image result for fred hampton 1968(Hampton in 1968)
In 1969 Hampton called a press conference to announce that this "rainbow coalition" had formed. He then became leader of the BPP’s Chicago chapter. He was also essential to the BPP’s free breakfast program. He then became the the chairman of the BPP Illinois. Also in 1969 he was prosecuted for a case related to a theft in 1967 of $71 worth of Good Humor Bars.
Image result for fred hampton 1969(Hampton in 1969)
On December 4th, 1969 the Chicago PD raided Hampton’s home and shot and killed him in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was 21 years old.
Image result for fred hampton funeral(Hampton’s Funeral)
Today is the 47th anniversary of his death. Take time to remember this great revolutionary today.
Videos of Fred Hampton



(P.S. sorry for the late post)

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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Happy Birthday Tyler Perry

“Everyone can relate to love, hurt, pain, learning how to forgive, needing to get over, needing the power of God in their life” - Tyler Perry
Image result for tyler perry(Tyler Perry)
Tyler Perry was born as Emmitt Perry Jr. on September 13th, 1969 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Perry was physically abused by his father. As a child Perry tried to commit suicide due to constant beatings. Perry went to church every week as an escape from his father. Also as a child Perry was molested by 3 men. At age 10 he was molested by one of his friend’s mother.
Image result for tyler perry young(Perry as a child)
At 16 years old he changed his name to “Tyler Perry” to distance himself from his father. Perry didn’t complete high school. In his early 20’s he started to write musicals. In 1990 he moved to Atlanta, GA. In 1992 his 1st musical “I Know I’ve Been Changed” was performed. He financed the play himself with $12,000 from his savings. It was a financial failure. He rewrote the musical several times. In 1998 he succeed in retooling the musical.
Image result for tyler perry 1998(Perry in 1998)
In 2005 he sold more than $100 million in tickets, $30 million in videos of his shows and an estimated $20 million in merchandise. Also in 2005 he released his 1st movie Diary of a Mad Black Woman.
Image result for tyler perry diary of a mad black woman(Perry in Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005))
In 2006 he released Madea’s Family Reunion. Also in 2006 he released the TV show “Tyler Perry’s House of Pain”. Also in the year 2006 he released his book Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life.
Image result for tyler perry madea family reunion(Perry (Left) in Madea’s Family Reunion (2006))
In 2007 he released Daddy’s Little Girls. Also in 2007 he released Why Did I Get Married?. In 2008 he released Meet the Browns. Also in 2008 he released The Family That Preys. In 2009 he released Madea Goes to Jail.
Image result for tyler perry madea goes jail(Perry in Madea Goes to Jail (2009))
Also in 2009 he appeared in the movie Star Trek. He also released the movie I Can Do Bad All By Myself in 2009. In the same year he released the TV show “Meet the Browns”. Also in 2009 Spike Lee criticized Perry’s work for being “Buffoonery”. In 2010 he released Why Did I Get Married Too?.
Image result for tyler perry why did i get married too(Perry (Left) and Janet Jackson (Right) in Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010))
In 2011 he released Madea’s Big Happy Family. Also in 2011 he released the TV show “Tyler Perry’s For Better or Worse”. In 2012 he appeared in Alex Cross.
Image result for tyler perry alex cross(Perry in Alex Cross (2012))
Also in 2012 he released Good Deeds. He also released Madea’s Witness Protection the same year. Also in the year of 2012 Perry made a deal with Oprah Winfrey for a multi-year partnership of the OWN TV station. In 2013 he released Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor. Also in 2013 he released A Madea Christmas.
Image result for tyler perry a madea christmas(Perry in A Madea Christmas (2013))
Also in the year of 2013 Perry released the TV shows “The Haves and Have Nots” and “Love Thy Neighbor”. In 2014 he appeared in Gone Girl. In 2016 he appeared in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.
Image result for tyler perry teenage mutant ninja turtle(Perry in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016))
Today he turns 47 years old and we would all like to say happy birthday Tyler Perry.
Films starring Tyler Perry
  • Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) as Madea/Joe/Brian
  • Madea’s Family Reunion (2006) as Madea/Joe/Brian
  • Why Did I Get Married? (2007) as Terry Bob
  • Meet the Browns (2008) as Madea/Joe
  • The Family That Preys (2008) as Ben
  • Madea Goes to Jail (2009) as Madea/Joe/Brian
  • Star Trek (2009) as Admiral Barnett
  • I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009) as Madea/Joe
  • Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010) as Terry Bob
  • Madea’s Big Happy Family (2011) as Madea/Joe
  • Good Deeds (2012) as Wesley Deeds
  • Madea’s Witness Protection (2012) as Madea/Joe/Brian
  • Alex Cross (2012) as Alex Cross
  • A Madea Christmas (2013) as Madea
  • The Single Moms Club (2014) as TK
  • Gone Girl (2014) as Tanner Bolt
  • Madea’s Tough Love (2015) as Madea/Joe/Brian
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) as Dr. Baxter Stockman
  • Brain on Fire (2016) as Richard
  • Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) as Madea/Joe/Brian
Films Directed by Tyler Perry
  • Madea’s Family Reunion (2006)
  • Daddy’s Little Girls (2007)
  • Why Did I Get Married? (2007)
  • Meet the Browns (2008)
  • The Family That Preys (2008)
  • Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
  • I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)
  • Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
  • For Colored Girls (2010)
  • Madea’s Big Happy Family (2011)
  • Good Deeds (2012)
  • Madea’s Witness Protection (2012)
  • Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
  • A Madea Christmas (2013)
  • The Single Moms Club (2014)
  • Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)
Plays Starring Tyler Perry
  • “I Know I’ve Been Changed” (1998) as Joe
  • “I Can Do Bad All By Myself” (2000) as Madea
  • “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” (2001) as Daddy Charles/Madea
  • “Madea’s Family Reunion” (2002) as Madea
  • “Madea’s Class Reunion” (2003) as Dr. Willie Leroy Jones/Madea
  • “Madea Goes to Jail” (2006) as Madea
  • “Madea’s Big Happy Family” (2010) as Madea
  • “A Madea Christmas” (2011) as Madea
  • “Madea Gets a Job” (2012) as Madea
  • “Madea’s Neighbors from Hell” (2013) as Madea
  • “Madea on the Run” (2015) as Madea
Plays Directed by Tyler Perry
  • “I Know I’ve Been Changed” (1998)
  • “I Can Do Bad All By Myself” (2000)
  • “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” (2001)
  • “Madea’s Family Reunion” (2002)
  • “Madea’s Class Reunion” (2003)
  • “Why Did I Get Married?” (2004)
  • “Meet the Browns” (2005)
  • “Madea Goes to Jail” (2006)
  • “What’s Done in the Dark” (2007)
  • “The Marriage Counselor” (2008)
  • “Laugh to Keep from Crying” (2009)
  • “Madea’s Big Happy Family” (2010)
  • “A Madea Christmas” (2011)
  • “Aunt Bam’s Place” (2011)
  • “I Don’t Want to Do Wrong!” (2011)
  • “The Haves and the Have Nots” (2012)
  • “Madea Gets a Job” (2012)
  • “Madea’s Neighbors from Hell” (2013)
  • “Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned” (2014)
  • “Madea on the Run” (2015)


TV Shows Starring Tyler Perry
  • “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (2006-2012) as Madea
  • “Tyler Perry’s Love Thy Neighbor” (2013-Present) as Madea
TV Shows Directed by Tyler Perry
  • “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (2006-2012)
  • “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” (2008-2011)
  • “Tyler Perry’s For Better or Worse” (2011-Present)
  • “Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots” (2013-Present)
  • “Tyler Perry’s Love Thy Neighbor” (2013-Present)
  • “Tyler Perry’s If Loving You is Wrong” (2014-Present)
  • “Too Close to Home” (2016-Present)
Videos of Tyler Perry

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