Just came in from DENVER where I went Bronco over BARACK OBAMA and the DNC presentation to the world. Although I am able to see through much of the selling schtick of these organizations trying to corral sheeple, I was most definitely moved by the focused magnitude of it all. Broncofield INVESCO FIELD had turned into a club-fortress and there was at least a seven mile twisted line of folks in the parking lot. Found a way to get in through the southern end of the field. Surprised no one took a serious tumble. Once Inside INVESCO FIELD gate 10 was radio row. Interviewed by a few people like MARK RILEY at WLIB in NYC, and reporters floating in the area. My man Davey D had been in the PEPSI CENTER covering the DNC. We talked just before I had been scheduled and requested to talk with DAVID BENDER and MARK GREEN on AIR AMERICA's mobile system set up. Before long security guards and police were locking the stadium in. It was pope time without the glass. BARACK OBAMA's speech on August 28, 2008 simply was one for the ages. Yes , it was a speech where Senator Obama laid out his want and needs for the job, but more importantly stated what was needed for the position. A talk the talk before the walk the walk, I believe. He got me by stating that within all the turmoil of talk in the presidential quest , that this has never really been about 'him' anyway. This is not and never been an individual thing. The pundits have turned it into a thing of 'ego' and something of a celebrity thing. I do think that his Democratic surrounding was well rehearsed but maybe it had to be. The 80,000 people who were there make a great televised showing. Tired of contrived clapping for the hell of it- damn let the man get a finishing momentum- I was selfishly thinking. I couldn't help but notice the militia at key towered points of the stadium. I shifted my thoughts sometimes and as I saw the flags, fireworks and jets hovering aloft, I wondered what other nations thought? What if China , the new Russia had this big rally. It reminded me of those big Eastern, Steel Curtained, Third Reich type showings as far as magnitude. But this definitely was appearing to be from an angle of human care.

But the fact that BARACK OBAMA spoke with concern, wit, intelligence, heart, and courage made it a mass conversation of tough love, and the 'right thing. In the past I always felt that he was and is the right man. I thought that it was the wrong job. I thought he could be in it sixteen years or twelve for that matter starting off as VP. More work would get done, because I don't know what Ordinary Joe Biden is gonna do or be. It takes more than a raise of a hand to convince me, it must take a consistent relentless approach to tackle a task within the eye of a storm. This dude Senator OBAMA is probably gonna be the most committed hardest working man in that arena. It's gonna wear on him but I also think he's young and strong enough to handle working on the job, rather than just being at the job. In 2008 I've been saying much of this century that It's very hard for me to think that an archaic two party elephant-jackass system works in a future America. I believe that Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente speak to me as a black male in amerikkka, better than the black man talking to me promising a better America. They are here to WAKE us up and to recognize the terrain thus we must answer to their support. But the deal is that CHANGE must take place NOW in a better direction at the twin towers of USA politics, because the more that things stay the same for amerikkka, things change for the worse for my constituency. This is why BARACK OBAMA makes the most sense in this verbal wordstorm. This cat is setting us a pick as they say in basketball language, to realize we cannot sit on our asses. At least what I hear is that a person like myself better be aware, awake, and perhaps kick few excuses as possible about taking some sort of control of my surroundings. It maybe ain't for everybody to read through those lines, but I'd better.

There are going to be haters galore. From all ends. I know damn well the language from the books of law in amerikkka ain't really telling me the truth. But how the hell I am gonna disrespect this brother who has tried. Has smiled in the face of doubters. Has showed class in the spit of hatred. And has given me the impression that he has come to work the improbable. Even if he answers from a more conservative angled perspective. Still its a warning to us black people here that maybe that better wake our asses up to some more seriousness. And be ready for whatever. It ain't time to play. I have to be aware that his policies are gonna sway the other way much of the time. A wake up call to understand we got time to comprehend, prepare and move out the way before the sickle comes swinging from the government. It's the cost of possibly getting this country on the heartbeat of the rest of the planet as well as calling to alert its western cousins. I ain't bitchin, I'm just saying that the dearth of comedians, athletes and entertainers that have the focus of a nation of millions holding us back as whippings of mass distractions, will be over come 2010. We can still dance, sing, rap, laugh, front, dunk , clap or whatever, but it will be put in perspective as adolescent sht. That's all. When you can't pay for gas to get to work, and got an ice cold crib without heat in Cleveland.

BARACK OBAMA speech was as perfect as it could be. For what it could be. In my humble opinion he had Malcolm tones stirring up, same voice quality- sorry old amerikkka. How many people actually speak in front of 80,000 people? I was sitting in the high upper deck and could only watch the scoreboard. I noticed when he gained momentum and said something riveting the crowd stood up and roared. While I overstand I can't help but to dislike the sheepish, jump up robotic clapping that resembles corny ass game shows. The roar of a crowd like that takes longer to die down thus slicing into some of the momentum of a speech, not many people talk in front of that many folk. Period.

From this point on bottom line there must be support for the man making the most sense here. When VP select Sarah Palin was chosen as a running mate of John McCain, and her pregnant teenage daughter was an issue for media. Senator Obama said with class that 'family was off limits and had nothing to with voting for whoever'. He also knew that the opposition wouldn't have been as classy, not even his democrazed opponent eventually Party mate Hil Clinton. Yes originally I thought that BARACK OBAMA could escape the wrath of what's to come by being part of the ticket with Clinton. But she showed the same trait that's deceived us as a people for hundreds of years. Like the younger generation says ' she got sat down'. And so I stand up behind a man who is ready to work it out, and I must alert many to be as ready for anything, because at this point we the many really can't be afforded to head that other way.

Regardless it ain't time to play. Play your position. No longer can we afford not to. A 35 year old acting like a teen ... wont be tolerated. A 40- plus with gray on their head and face gotta use that age and experience, liquidate it into some wisdom and hand it down without dropping the baton to the 25-40 crowd. Then again it ain't about what I think either, we will all see that this teamwork is necessary for a collective come up of a people.

OH, BY THE WAY All you media and camera hungry folks, you wanna make it to TV LAND? Just be black and sit in the audience of a Republican convention. That's all. They will find you, air you clapping, smiling and nodding and maybe even interview you. During the DNC in Denver I made way over to COMCAST where TVONE had been doing coverage of the DNC. In their own way. Personally I don't like the way black programming on BET and TVONE tries to jackofalltrade black viewers into watching.

Multi paneled, questions stepping on answers, step kicking back at questions with a comedian usually to the side next to some black recording artists or film stars- is a bit much. Like that past description. I hated the corny ass audience who appeared stiff and sprayed on listening for the producer to yell and order 'clap' at them coming out of a break. Give me a break. On a serious news thing, the After Party was just that. We shouldn't be afraid of delivering the news straight. I think Jacque Reid can handle it. But it's gonna be a minute before we break the chains of ratings directing our very existence, thus dictating rather than reflecting what we what we need over what we merely want.

BLACK POWER? WHERES THE NOISE? You figure forty years after Dr King's murder in Memphis there would be enough of a groundswell to recognize a dude who voted against a MLK holiday back in the previous century is someone to not let in Whitey's House.

On the flip side you would think forty years after JOHN CARLOS & TOMMIE SMITH protested against the one sided ills of the system some Fkn athlete today would pay that some sort of respect by identifying the problems playing blackfolks right now in 2008

Go figure. They have little today other than their agent or coach to follow. The Olympics had amerikkans draped in flags. Hype can make you drop a baton twice. The USA basketball team finally played the game like it was designed. Made me even dig Jamaica's USAIN BOLT even more. I appearing with Mr SMITH and Mr CARLOS on October 16th at their alma mater SAN JOSE STATE.

GOING THE DISTANCE? Figure Barack Obama cannot strategically distance himself from everything black, even if he digs Jay Z. Ok . Speaking of Jay Z... I understand why he's default rapper but cmon put in all in perspective. Isn't NAS as good? And ain't there other rappers out there? DE LA SOUL is receiving the HIP HOP HONORS Award, televised on October 9th. Usually for the past 3-4 years we had been out of the country although last year I did catch WHODINI.

POOR PUFFY? I guess maybe it's the entertainment comic book style of life today that the masses of USA folks read and believe. It trickles sadly to be a sad stereotype of blackfolk right now . Ten years ago we were forced to hear that Puffy was a rapper just because BIG got killed and P-Did had to dance, sing make it happen by any means to get some of that money back into the Notorious BMG. I don't even know if I have the energy to issue the issue in them issues. Nice guy , but damn hype has created cereal in the heads of hedz. Dude sent a message to the Middle East saying that he is now forced to fly commercial jets, and no longer take the private 250k per round trip private jet across the country. Whoa! I thought that this is troubling ...or trou-bling. So many have nots here in amerikkka, high taxes, high gas prices, crime, drugs, violence, no medical insurance, the home mortgage crisis-, one shouldn't brag about their luxury.

GOOD OR BAD VIBES? I think Danyel Smith is great , but at the same time I think that 30-40 year olds trying to navigate teenage and 20 year old tastes for sale purposes mainly is a task. While I believe that today's hip hop rap and R&B are young peoples music, how low do we have to go if you know better? As far as the entertainment business young and undeveloped means usually wack anyway you cut it. The film industry is white run and does not tolerate novice attitudes dominating the structure. Chances are you can't act, you ain't on camera. Wack film ain't making no theater. Maybe a WAL MART bin. Maybe. In music they allow this. VIBE tries to dres it up as much as possible.

It's my belief that the record companies can't market their artists because they long abandoned artist development in the 1990's . There is a lot of talent today, but with little care or guidance. You still gonna get honed.

SOLO VS GROUPS ...NO CONTEST The first areas that set the disease into the record companies was the discouraging of groups. Sht its hard to brand an individual. Soloists are usually terrible. Too easy for a person in the crowd to point at one cat and think they can do better. Increasingly this is ringing true. But an individual gotta be incredible to think in their right mind that they can top a group- especially an act. Too many damn soloists and everybody from VIBE to sister to sister tries to sell the individual. Because they think its easier to attract readers/ viewers and perhaps create or spread 'hype'.

Usually drama and bad news which are easy to write about are attached to black individuals. It's so played out. Easy to write about a train wreck just assess the damage count and stack. It's like the laziness in reality TV. Follow a sad ass case to its death for entertainment, like sitcoms with canned laughter, I'm so done with. This is not an age thing. People expect soooo little from today's entertainers. It usually takes a structure to wow younger potential fans into addicted consumption.

EVANGELICAL HUSTLERS I'd like to guess how do these evangelical hustlers get their fan base in the first place? Like Rick Warren - how old is this dude? And why do so many people trust him? Just questions. Still trying to figure out if Creflo Dollar and Eddie Long in Atlanta are cointelpro as well....And how many books did this Rick Warren sell...like 25 million?

WEX I always mention his name in my lectures because I test the audience to know about things they claim to love. Like who created the term R&B since we hear it so much, especially since these cornball radio stations claim they are the 'home of hip hop and R&B. Yes JERRY WEXLER didn't create it, but he named it while writing for Billboard magazine. Then goes to further shape the music at ATLANTIC. I remind people to pay attention to what they see and hear. When I ask who saw the movie RAY- I direct their memory to the actor that played his character in the movie. Then they recall the scene and get it. Which goes to show that we are possibly only half tuned to what we see, hear and thus so called... like Wexler... the dude was a mover and shaker. Rhythm and The Blues is also the title of his autobiography... pick it up and learn about what you so call love. If yo say you dig R&B.

STAX MORE FAMILY TO ME THAN DEF JAM In many ways STAX in Memphis TN is more family to me than Def Jam. I say that because even in the recordings I was a part of, we dragged STAX into our methodology of putting together those chow classic hip hop records. First of all I grew up on a Stax, Motown, Atlantic house with Jazz and James Brown at the edges.

These artists blared through the crib, they were considered like aunts and uncles and relatives. ISSAC HAYES was no doubt that person wayyy before I met him in Ghana Africa in 1992. Here is my liner notes for a recent projects of GREATEST HITS:

Isaac Hayes is my musical godfather, simple as that. I've learned the great sense of humility from him as well. In growing up and seeing his records bought by the dozens in my household from aunts, uncles, and parents alike, it was like he was always there in the crib anyway. As a deejay eventually those same records found a way into my crates. The image of his bald pate and chains was ingrained inside my other siblings and I as we pretended to all play the music of the Theme to Shaft. Black Moses said the headlines, centerfolds, and Stax ads in the back of Jet magazine black folks portal to our own American culture. Well little did I know That I would befriend this hero on a first name basis, starting witnessing his estewment as a Chief in Ghana, Africa in 1993. I came readily prepared upon meeting him there, asking him to reminisce those STAX years both as songwriter and the artist.

Well the artist in him spawned the art in me. These songs typically make his Greatest Hit compilations, but then again they're the beginnings of my hip hop DJ roots as well as those childhood musical rompings with my brother and sister as well. The long versions have the ultimate breaks for the forming of the genre, Ikes Mood, Walk On By, The Look Of Love. His records have inadvertently spawned hip hop classics themselves like Hung Up On My Baby done up by the Geto Boys with 1991's 'Mind Playing Tricks On Me' and the break that led my Public Enemy production team to do 'Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos' from Hyperbolisyllabicsesquedalymystic. Over the years I've participated and worked with Isaac on a few occasions like appearing on each others latter day albums, and participating in STAX museum activities when called such as when he and David Porter pulled me to the side during the STAX Reunion concert and officially named me a 'soul man'. It gets no better than that, I'm telling you. So now I want yall to get a taste of what I get everyday loaded in my Ipod, and lets take this trip to Soulsville with Black Moses.

R.I.P. Isaac Hayes, and Bernie Mac

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