We need a new and updated version of Arsenio Hall.. Im dead serious.. lets be honest.. how many of us take BET serious.. is there anything on there you can picture a presidential candidate selling himself on.. There in no cross recognition.. and when there is its humongous such as when Justin showed up on 106 and Park, and when Robin Thicke popped up on it.. But as always there will be certain artists that are no brainers about promoting to the black youth as well as the mainstream.. but honestly what are we getting out of BET in the terms where it will serve the Gen Xers of hip hop.. the few of us who want to support a black owned or run show/station that not only promoted the black side of the industry but the mainstream area... this is no offense to those that like the programming of the network but honestly the only thing I pay attention to is when they have American Gangster and Re runs of Runs House (an mtv show).. I dont want to go into my problems with the channel such as: the bs of it, the fact that they dont really promote anything positive, they consistently dumb down by cutting educational entertainment, news programs, and videos.. See I understand the whole BET thing low cost programming charge high for advertisements and run them all night.. Its how Bob Johnson really made his money.. and I also understand we are dealing with MTV and they could give two shits about where BET stands in the black community as they are using it as a form of seperation in product.. but how do they not get shows like boondocks.. or how do they miss out on helping black artists.. why do I have to go to VH1 soul to find good music on television.. mother effing VH1 plays more hip hop in a day than BET in a month.. do we remember VH1 when it started it was the home of pop up video.. kenny g.. and micheal bolton.. it was the "whitest" television channel this side of cbs.. and now its sister station is my favorite.. so back to my original thought I propose giving Arsenio back his platform until he can find a proper replacement.. I know the reason Arsenio fell off was the lack of support from the young black hip hop stars.. he was too close to Hammer(unforgivable), and played to his guest.. Artists like snoop, ice cube, pac, and so on criticized the hell out of him and claimed they would never support him.. look at who cube and snoop became and can we take them serious.. anyway there are some videos at the bottom that i think prove my point.. we need the place where black culture meets hollywood rather than just learning about black hollywood or secluding it to ourselves.. think about this.. no arsenio.. leads to no busta rhymes.. das efx.. onyx... and a host of other emcees that got their first national break on his stage.. to this day jay leno, letterman, or carson, would never do that for these artists...
ok im done.. but if you look at that last post of madonna you see who is replaying it right.. Mother EFfing VH1.. i swear i quit society...later homes
Monday, November 12, 2007
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