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John Mayer’s Got a Hood Pass?

February 11, 2010
By The Sparrow
John Mayer’s Got a Hood Pass?

John Mayer is suffering from a serious case of foot in mouth disease. After seeing a barrage of “calling him out of his name” remarks on Twitter yesterday, I soon found out that a Q & A had been published on Playboy.com that made him look all kinds of foolish, ignorant and possibly even high...
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I Want my Denzel

February 9, 2010
By The Sparrow
I Want my Denzel

Has anyone ever heard of Jimi Izrael? Neither had I until this morning when he was a guest of Jacque Reid on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. After giving him a Google, it turns out that the dude has been on the scene for a while. He is a regular contributor to...
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Confessions of a Blogger

February 7, 2010
By The Sparrow
Confessions of a Blogger

All the effort that went into starting this blog and I’ve gone months without so much as lifting a finger to update.  I feel bad. One could argue in my defense that I’ve had one of the worse cases of writers block known to man. I would sit at my computer excited about a blog...
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Throwback Thursday Vol. 1

October 15, 2009
By The Sparrow

One of the most memorable scenes ever! TS
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VH1 Hip Hop Honors

October 14, 2009
By The Sparrow

Last night, VH1 aired its annual Hip Hop Honors paying homage to the 25th year of Def Jam Recordings. Since I have a discriminating fondness for old school, shows like this always get me excited because they remind me of a time when life was easy, breezy and worry free. I bobbed my head...
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This is it

October 12, 2009
By The Sparrow

Just shy of four months since his untimely death, new material from Michael Jackson has hit the airwaves. The song, entitled “This is it” was officially released this morning via the web and radio, and will be featured in the closing sequence of the upcoming documentary by the same name. Though the track is...
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The Latest

September 24, 2009
By The Sparrow

The Sparrow feels like giving y’all some scoop. Miss Patty never let’s me down and I know I’ve been waaaaaaay slack in keeping up with the reports. Life happens. Enjoy! TS
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The Latest!

July 23, 2009
By The Sparrow

Alas the Sparrow has been draggin her feet on the ‘blog’ wagon but you can count on getting your weekly dose of the weekly celebrity scoop! This week’s highlights include Whitney Houston’s comeback, the Chris Brown Video, and the kindness of Tyler Perry! That man is good! Patty Jackson’s 411 Report
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The Latest for this Week

July 16, 2009
By The Sparrow

Was MJ murdered? Celebrity couples making headlines! Could there be a Jodeci reunion? Check out Miss Patty’s 411 report for the latest scoop! Was The King Of Pop murdered? Are we looking at a homicide? A lot of theories are being given out about the death of Michael Jackson. In a shocking interview...
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Black Star Power? Yeah Right.

July 15, 2009
By The Sparrow

Begin rant. BET can kick rocks! Why? Because the BET we all knew and loved is looooong gone. Who remembers Video Soul, Rap City and Teen Summit? Classics! Today we have a hot ghetto mess of new programming with some of the most ridiculous shows in reality TV to date. Case in point: Tiny and...
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