Cliche

Stereotype a simplified and standardized conception or image invested with special meaning and held common by members of a group

Race is a group of persons related by common descent or heredity – united by common history, language, cultural, traits

Color natural appearance of the skin

Sexuality the condition of being characterized and distinguished by sex

Religion specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects

It is past time that this country discusses some of the issues that continue to plague individuals. Open conversation with young people who will inherit many of the problems that this country faces in regards to stereotype. That seems to leads to bullying, hate and in the end perhaps a tragic death that could have been avoided. 

Destruction of Glitter’s | “Spotlight” Saturday

Destruction of Glitter’s | “Spotlight” Saturday:

Artist/Band/Group: Elle Varner
Record Label: RCA
Genre: R&B/Pop
Album: Perfectly Imperfect
Song: “Only Wanna Give It To You” featuring J. Cole

Bully

Open’s up this Friday nationwide a film that discusses the issue that many young people face by pain caused by others. A pain that seem to push its young victims to the emotional extreme and some take their own lives. The film follows five families in four states along with the concept that victims are not alone and that others are going through the same difficulties. This movie hopefully help children going through this pain, hurt, misunderstand and pain of being bullied do to their so call differences by Society realize that they are not alone. We live in a country that is based on freedom but how free are we when color, sexuality, religion, poverty can cause such hate in others when we express our true selves! I feel that this is a movie that young people should see to give hope to those who feel they have non! This hopefully can lead to open conversation between friends, students, school administration, law officials and family's.

Happy "Mix Tape" Monday!

(Released 02/14/2012) The Slumdon Bridge EP by Ed Sheeran featuring Yelawolf!

Tracklisting:

1. “London Bridge”
2. “Faces”
3. “Tone”
4. “You Don’t Know (For EDITED’s Sake)”

Destruction of Glitter’s | “Spotlight” Saturday

Destruction of Glitter’s | “Spotlight” Saturday:

Artist/Band/Group: LoveRance
Record Label: N/A
Genre: Rap/Hip-Hop
Album: N/A
Song: “Up! (Beat That EDITED Up” featuring 50 Cent

it's Spring

Spring has sprung for me it is a time of change. Taking stock of your life, family, and home. Today is the official first day of spring and in me true fashion I am decked out in all black but with a pop of read in my patient loafers. With that being said my creative juices seem to be back and I have penned the following called transition.

spring has renewed

feelings of transition

as warm breezes

caress my skin

i feel a shift

within me take flight

just beyond the horizon

of the setting sun

a new me

will arise in

the AM

a metamorphosis that

only I can accomplish

as I push myself

harder then before

as I focus on

the transition taking

place as life

continues to move

with warmer days

and longer day light

spring brings new hope

to my heart as I change

myself into a

stunning new me

yes the beauty of

spring lies within me

i have sprung

M Valle 3/20/12

Tune In Tuesday's

Available today in stores | local retailers, and iTunes | Google Music are:

“Radio Music Society” - Esperanza Spalding
“Unexpected Arrival” - Diggy
“The MF Life” - Melanie Fiona

March for Trayvon Martin

If you are in Florida on Thursday make your way to this rally on Thursday to help in getting justice for Trayvon Martin. A senseless murder of a a young black man. Mostly likely because of the color of his young skin! My hope is that this march will help to bring his murder in to be booked and charged on charges!!!


‎"If you hear any noise it's just me and the boys!" Real Men Unite at 7:00 PM at First Shiloh Baptist Church (700 S. Elm Ave., Sanford, FL)! Let's show the world that we will not tolerate them killing our children and allow them to get away with it, and let's send a message to our women and children that we will protect them, "By any means necessary!" ~ Michael Baisden -http://youtu.be/sSERB93GYfw


Rally planned for Thursday March 22nd in Sanford, FL with The Michael Baisden Show family, NAACP, Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network. I'll be broadcasting live from Orlando and Rev. Sharpton will be broadcasting live on his show PoliticsNation on MSNBC. Join us at 7:00 PM at First Shiloh Baptist Church (700 S. Elm Ave., Sanford, FL) and make your voice heard as we call for justice in the Trayvon Martin case.www.nationalactionnetwork.net

Happy "Mix Tape" Monday!

Available tomorrow is The OF Tape Vol. 2 by Odd Future!

Tracklisting:
1. Hi.
2. Bitches (feat. Domo Genesis & Hodgy Beats)
3. NY (Ned Flander) [feat. Hodgy Beats & Tyler, The Creator]
4. Ya Know (feat. The Internet)
5. Forest Green (feat. Mike G)
6. Lean (feat. Hodgy Beats & Domo Genesis)
7. Analog 2 (feat. Tyler, The Creator, Frank Ocean & Syd)
8. 50 (feat. MellowHype)
9. Snow White (feat. Hodgy Beats & Frank Ocean)
10. Rella (feat. Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis & Tyler, The Creator)
11. Real Bitch (feat. MellowHype & Taco)
12. P (feat. Hodgy Beats & Tyler, The Creator)
13. White (feat. Frank Ocean)
14. Hcapd (feat. Domo Genesis, Hodgy Beats & Tyler, The Creator)
15. Sam (Is Dead) [feat. Domo Genesis & Tyler, The Creator]
16. Doms (feat. Domo Genesis)
17. We Got Bitches (feat. Tyler, The Creator, Taco & Jasper Dolphin)
18. Oldie (feat. Odd Future)

Destruction of Glitter’s | “Spotlight” Saturday

Destruction of Glitter’s | “Spotlight” Saturday:

Artist/Band/Group: Gary Clark, Junior
Record Label: Hotwire Unlimited
Genre: Rock/Psychedelic/Soul/R&B
Album: The Bright Lights, EP
Song: “Bright Lights”

Tune In Tuesday's

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“Letters from Brimingham” - Ruben Studdard

Happy "Mix Tape" Monday

On Tuesday; March 20, 2011 DJ Holiday, Blu Kolla Dreams and Bobby V dropped “Vitamin V” for fans.

Vitamin V Tracklisting:
1. “Vitamin V Intro”
2. “Drop It” feat. Meek Millz and 2 Chainz
3. “Cum Baby” feat. Terrace Martin
4. “When I’m Up in It”
5. “Hammer Time”
6. “Naked”
7. “Stilettos & Toes”
8. “K.I.T.”
9. “Night Rider” feat. Bill Jabr
10. “3AM”
11. “5 Star”
12. “That Girl”
13. “Blu Kolla Anthem” feat. T Petey, Joni Cruz, & Brolic Da King

Day Light Savings: Album Review

Before Daylights Savings Time Destruction of Glitter would like to seize the opportunity to review three albums that were recently released. Below albums are currently available at  participating retailers worldwide, ITunes, and Google Music.

Tyga

Careless World: Rise of The Last King

February 21, 2012

No matter if you are at King of Diamonds or Magic City or any night club, it’s inventible that you will hear “Rack City”. The lengthy album has appearances by: Pharrell, Nicki Minaj, Big Sean, Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne, T-pain, Chris Richardson, Robin Thicke, Wale, Nas, J. Cole, and Marsha Ambrosius.  Tyga, revealed a more sophisticated side on “Black Crowns” (a personal favorite) with lyrics like “…heavenly farther, appoint me to the coronation I deserve it, brought music for clarification, Envision my past, Egypt reincarnated…”. Best-Bet Picks are: ”Black Crowns”, “Faded”, “Rack City”, ”Muthafu(ka Up”, and “Let It Show”.

Estelle
All of Me

February 28, 2012

This album in my opinion is TOP SHELF compared to others in the Rhythm and Blues genre. Cockiness (take track “The Life”) is portrayed as confidence and sultry (“Back to Love”) is heard as a all-night-baby-maker-track.  Estelle, teamed up with Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Rick Ross, and Janelle Monae on her third studio album. Best-Bet Picks: ”The Life”, “International (Serious)”, “Break My Heart”, ”Thank You”, and “Back to Love”.

Skylar Grey

The Buried Sessions

January 17, 2012

Not familiar with her? I strongly suggest you Google this amazing singer. Though the EP has 3 tracks: “Coming Home”, “Words I Never Said”, and “Love The Way You Lie” they are the 2011 remarkable Top 100 Billboard Hits that you have had to heard unless your deaf to never have discovered them. Her remarkable voice can’t be mistaken for anyone else but herself. This album is short and sweet!

In April Destruction of Glitter will post Album Review's for the following Albums (and more):

1. The MF Life - Melanie Fiona
2. Kids In The Street - The All-American Rejects
3. Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - Nicki Minaj

Destruction of Glitter’s | “Spotlight” Saturday

Artist/Band/Group: John West
Record Label: Sony/Polo Grounds
Genre: Hip-Hop
Album: LiveLoveA$AP
Song: “4 Loko” featuring Smoke DZA

Christopher Wallace

Fifteen years ago we lost the King of Brooklyn Christopher Wallace best known as Biggie! He put Brooklyn on his back took the rap game, and made it his own. He had rappers and fans bowing down to his style of rugged, grittiest lyrics, and told amazing stories. I fell in love with Biggie just like everyone at the time. You could not hit a party or club that was not jamming this amazing rapper. There has never been a rapper to fill the spot he left behind when he died an era he helped craft has never been the same. I will always love Big Papa!

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“The Stoned Immaculate” – Curren$y

Happy "Mix Tape" Monday!

Diddy and Dj Prostyle let folks know Fall of 2011 that it’s “Bad Boy” for life with a Mix Tape featuring MGK, Cassie, and Red Café titled: “Bad Boy Presents: The Preview”

TRACKLIST:
01. Red Cafe – Fly Together (Ft. Rick Ross & Ryan Leslie)
02. MGK – Wild Boy (Ft. Waka Flocka Flame)
03. Diddy – Bad Boy Empire Interlude
04. Cassie – Radio (Ft. Fabolous)
05. Cassie – Make You A Believer (Ft. Jadakiss)
06. Red Cafe – Big In The Hood
07. Ciroc Interlude
08. Red Cafe – Let It Go
09. MGK – Stereo (Ft. Fitts [of the Kickdrums])
10. MGK – Warning Shot (Ft. Livvi Franc)
11. Diddy – Outro

Desert Flower “Female Genitalia Mutilation”

Waris Dirie

Late night television found me watching the movie Desert Flower the life story of Waris Dirie’s, who was mutilated between the ages of three - five, married at 13, her escape, rise as a super model and her coming out story of genital mutilation. The most compelling and heart wrenching part for me was her telling the story of her mutilation at three years old. It was an amazing scene of desert rock, an old blade that was unfold from and old piece of cloth, the pulling apart of her legs, the crying of a child, bloody hands of the woman who did the procedure and final the thorns she pulled off the branch to close up the vagina once she removed the labia’s.

The crying is what got to me of a child full of fright, pain and not understanding what was being done. As a mother and a woman I just do not understand the practice. To me it seems a crazy idea of keeping women not only virgins, pure but controlling there sexuality. I just do not understand why sexuality is such a huge part of society that always shines a light on women in a negative way.

Desert Flower is a beautiful movie that tells an excellent story of a woman who blossomed beautiful under hard circumstances. Llya Kebede brings the portrayal of Waris Dirie’s to life along with the supporting cast. This movie shines a light on a topic that is spoken on very little. If you ever get a chance to watch this movie please do! To learn more about the subject review Waris Dirie’s website:http://www.desertflowerfoundation.org/en/

Destruction of Glitter’s | “Spotlight” Saturday

Destruction of Glitter’s | “Spotlight” Saturday:

Artist/Band/Group: John West
Record Label: Island/Def Jam
Genre: Pop/R&B/Alternative
Album: John West
Song: “Already There” featuring Big Sean