April 2010

Lupe Fiasco returns with what I think is a very dope video for his single “I’m Beaming” produced by The Neptunes. Ever since his arrival on the rap scene, Lupe has defintiely pushed the envelope in terms of what rap music can be. He is absolutely one of the best lyricists out today and this song displays his skill level to the fullest. Take a look and listen to “I’m Beaming” and enjoy this beautiful Friday YPs.

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YPs Friday Challenge

by DSing on 04/30/2010

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“YOU CAN BE ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD THAT YOU WANT, EXCEPT FOR MY DOWNFALL”

         This quote comes from one of my favorite rappers, Joe Budden.  I love the sentiment of these words, because it is truly how I feel.  YPs, there will be many people in your lives who will honestly do more harm than good.  It is important to weed out the positive forces from the negative ones, on your road to ‘successville.’  Sometimes people around you may be prohibiting you from growing and don’t even know it.  Sometimes it may come in the form of a bad relationship, friendship or you may really encounter someone who is really out to get you, for one reason or another.  I challenge you to overcome any and all people who could potentially stand in your way of progression.  You have to know that you are the most important person in your life!!!  You cannot help or save everyone.  Some people have destructive personalities that you may not be equipped to handle.  DO NOT LET THEM RUIN YOU!!!  They can be successful, they can be a loser, but do not let them be YOUR DOWNFALL!!!  YPs Stand Up!!!

YPDSing, YoungProfessionals Writer

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          YPs I stumbled across Bad News Brown by accident, well I was tricked because I clicked on a link I thought was for Eminem’s new single “Not Afraid”.  To my surprise I wasn’t even upset that I was duped into listening to Bad News Brown’s “Reign” via his harmonica.  This is something NEW, different and I can see myself just sitting back or driving or doing whatever listening to something like this by Bad News Brown.  I am not familiar with Bad News Brown but I am going to get familiar and I have included some links for you ladies and gents to get acclimated with him as well.  Enjoy YPs and spread the good music!

YPRuck, Young Professionals Writer

More Bad News Brown:

Website: BadNewsBrown.com

Twitter: @brizbrown

Facebook: brizbrown

YouTube Channel: BNB TV

Myspace: Bad News Brown

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Eminem returns with the first single “Not Afraid” off his upcoming Album “Recovery”. Take a listen and Enjoy.

Eminem – Not Afraid (prod. Boi-1da) [Radio Rip]

Looks like Drake recruited Kanye West to produce his second single “Find Your Love” off of his upcoming Thank Me Later album.  This one is another R&B joint from Drake so take a listen and you be the judge on this one. 

Drake – Find Your Love (prod. Kanye West)

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YPDianaMaeF: Attitude is Contagious – Is Yours Worth Catching?

April 29, 2010

          Good Day YP’s! YPDianaMaeF has blessed YPblogspot with another insightful blog titled, “Attitude is Contagious – Is Your’s Worth Catching?”. This is a very inspiring blog that talks about the power of a positive attitude, and how it can affect all that is around you. Instantly after I read this blog, I felt a [...]

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Passing Along Money Tips To Our Youth

April 27, 2010

          I remember being a teenager, and not knowing a lick about savings, credit cards, or anything else involving money for that matter. All I know is that I had a Calvin Klein sun glasses box where I stored all of my hard earned cash, and hid it under my drawer so I could take [...]

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New Album Spotlight: Little Brother & B.o.B.

April 27, 2010

Little Brother returns with “LeftBack” which is said to be their last album as a group. As a huge fan of Little Brother I’m sad to see the collective of Phonte & Rapper Big Pooh call it quits. I was introduced to them back in 2003 via message boards and blogs on the internet. Over [...]

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House Party: Kid-N-Play Battle Rap

April 26, 2010

Good morning YPs!  Hope your weekends went well and your Mondays are off to a great start.  I wanted to share a clip from one of my favorite movies House Party featuring 80′s hip-hop group Kid-N-Play.  This is the clip in which Kid-N-Play have a good old rap battle using no vulgar language but they still [...]

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Opportunity OVERLOOKED!!!

April 22, 2010

          “So a man was stranded in the ocean, and he had faith that GOD would     save him.  A ship big ship came along and tried to save the man.  He said, “no thanks GOD is gonna save me.”  Then another ship came along and tried to save him again.  Again he said, “no thanks [...]

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Good Quote from Unknown Author

April 22, 2010

“As easy as it is given, it is easier to be taken away. Be thankful and count your blessings because God holds the keys to life’s doors.” – Unknown I was reading an article about a basketball player named Josh Powell, and he had a tattoo on his arm that reads this quote. This quote [...]

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Katie Washington: Notre Dame’s 1st Black Valedictorian

April 21, 2010

          Today I like to share with you guys a YP/future YP making her mark on the world.  This morning Mom Dukes sent me an email about Katie Washington being Notre Dame’s first Black valedictorian.  This young lady’s family has set a standard of education and success.  Her father is a doctor, her mother is [...]

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R&B Wednesday featuring Trey Songz

April 21, 2010

YPRichB: Trey Songz might be one of the hardest working R&B singers out today. He continues to drop music almost on a daily basis. Not sure where these songs are from or how old they are but take a listen and enjoy some “new” songz. For the sake of Our Love Til The Day I [...]

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R.I.P. Guru from Gangstarr

April 20, 2010

Life is short. That’s a simple statement but very true. This morning I jumped on twitter and one of the first things I saw was R.I.P. Guru. For those unfamiliar he was a rapper in the group Gangstarr, also featuring my favorite producer of all-time DJ Premier.  Now Guru has been sick for some time [...]

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YP Current Event of the Day: A job you hate, but it’s a job

April 20, 2010

Good morning YP’s. I know many Americans, and close friends personally who are struggling with this . You have a job, but you are not happy with the job due to your boss, pay scale, or because you do not see any room for growth. If you are struggling with anyone of these, then you [...]

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The Blind Side Quote

April 20, 2010

“When something awful was happening my mother would tell me to close my eyes.  She was trying to keep me from seeing her do drugs or other bad things.  And when she was finish she would tell me to open my eyes the past is gone, the world is a good place and it’s all going [...]

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