Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Went to hell and...................How??
Really who has seen or been to hell to tell the story, if you have then you must be our Saviour The Christ to be able to die and come back from the dead....................Well as you all can guess that is if you've being following the recent news about a particular man of God here in our beloved Naija who recently as news would have or his member would put it died and went to hell, oh! thats not the story.............I meant died and God showed him hell and guess who he saw in hell?
Think most of you have already heard the story or read it in one of those crazy doom saying journals you see in some funny places around. Well those of you who haven't heard, this man claimed he saw a particular late spirit filled female pastor in hell and the reason she is in hell? Guys hear this man explain to his folks in his church.
He told his congregation that this pastor was in hell for not dressing properly well moving away from that he claimed God was so particular about his congregation alone and the division in his church, the latter is not an issue to me, my problem here is that we see lots of this crazy people claiming one thing or the other just to suit what their church believe, they claim to die and go to heaven or hell and come back with funny or crazy revelations as if the one in the great book(the Bible ) is not enough or is inadequate not for us but for them (wolves in sheep clothing).
going back to his story about why the late pastor is in hell is really crazy and all, not to say stupid cos if you take a closer look at his own congregation in terms of what good dressing and looking good is, you will cry blood for them.
Just because you're dirty, dry, smelly and you don't wear cologne doesn't mean we must all be like you.......Mr all dead and went to hell and back and please stop this story of your or God will actually send you to hell for real and there's no coming back from the real thing Mister!
Guess am taking this kinda personal? really I have to cos God is always one thing...................He's not a fool and wouldn't want us to listen to one.
Hey! want to look good for Christ do it with all passion wear dem designers, make your hair, look cool and step up that swagger for Christ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
The Game on Michael Jackson cuddled from CNN
LOS ANGELES, California -- Many fans will always remember where they were when they heard the "King of Pop" had died. The rapper The Game will always remember what he did afterward.
That same day, Thursday, June 25, he rounded up some famous friends, recorded a song, shot a music video and got a Michael Jackson tattoo etched on his upper arm. Actually, he got the tattoo while he was in the studio recording the track. Some people know how to multitask.
The tune, "Better on the Other Side," isn't available for sale yet -- although he's hoping it will hit iTunes very soon. Because the record company was caught off guard, it is still playing catch-up. Game says all proceeds from the sale of the single will be donated to Michael Jackson's family.
The companion music video is all over YouTube. In it, the 29-year-old shares the spotlight with Chris Brown, who sings the hook as a counterpoint to Game's rap. It's the first project Brown has appeared in since he pleaded guilty to assaulting his former girlfriend, Rihanna.
The video, in various forms, had received more than 750,000 views as of Thursday evening -- not bad for less than a week in release.
In the following interview, The Game (born Jayceon Taylor) recounts how the project came together -- with a little help from Lady Luck and the muse of Michael Jackson.
: You may be the first well-known artist to have a Michael Jackson tribute out there.
The Game: I didn't want to wake up the next morning and have somebody spread a tribute all over the Internet, and I wasn't a part of it. So I decided to take matters into my own hands.
: Did you already have the beats pre-recorded?
The Game: No. The first thing I did was call DJ Khalil ... and I told him, "Yo, I need you in the studio, and by the time I get there, I need a Michael Jackson tribute song made [the music bed]. I need violinists, I need pianists, I need everyone in there for a production."
And then I started reaching out to Diddy. He's on a set 18 hours a day, but he said he'd get it done some way, somehow. Talked to Chris Brown. He and [his manager] Tina Davis said they were on their way to the studio -- so they told me after I do my part, to bring it over and Chris will do the hook. Before I took the beat over to Chris, Boyz II Men walked into the studio randomly -- so they took it to their studio next door, laid down all the background vocals.
Then I took it to Mario [Winans], then I took it to Diddy. In the meantime, me and my boy Taydoe -- we running around to the hospital, to the Jacksons' house, to the star on Hollywood, getting all this [secondary] footage [for the video]. Crazy.
: This was the day he died, on Thursday?
The Game: It was just the day. By Friday, everything was done -- video, everything. We did it in 15 hours. Watch a report about Jackson's final days »
: You made the music video for $500
The Game: All in tapes, $500 went to tapes, HD high-definition tapes.
: At the end of the video, you reveal a new tattoo.
The Game: Yeah, I'll show you. I thought if I was going to get a Michael Jackson tattoo, I would get a more menacing one. (The tattoo shows the "King of Pop" with a bandanna over the lower half of his face.)
: Had you ever met Michael?
The Game: I never met him in person, but he tried to mediate a truce between myself and Curtis Jackson [aka 50 Cent], and I wasn't having it at that time.
: How did that happen? Did somebody call you and say, "Please hold the line for Michael Jackson?"
The Game: At first my managers called me and they said, "Mike -- Michael Jackson -- is going to want to talk to you in an hour. Exactly an hour." So I waited an hour, and I'm like chewing on my fingers in the hotel room ... and the phone rings and a guy comes on and he's got an English accent. He's like (affects an English accent), "Hello Game, I have Michael Jackson on hold for you." It was just cool.
So Michael comes on, and ... he was like, "Yo, it's Mike, and I'm a big fan of your music," and starts going into my songs, "Hate it or Love It" and "How We Do." And he's like, "I'm a big fan of 50's -- every time I get in the car, I tell my driver to play 'In Da Club.' Would you guys be willing to make a truce, and then put it on my album?" Listen to Jackson's biggest hits »
And then I was like, "Yo Mike, we gotta slow down, man!" This was at the height of me and 50's little beef, or whatever people called it, but I talked to him for another 35 minutes on why I couldn't do it at that time, and at that point in my career, and he was OK with that. He said one day if we decided to do it -- myself and Curtis' camp -- we could reach out to him. We never got a chance to do it.
: So the video also features Chris Brown. It's the first track we've heard him on since the hearing last Monday [June 22].
The Game: They were really edgy about getting on it. I think [his managers] wanted Chris Brown's first look to be kind of strategically thought out, and I came so fast with the Michael Jackson tribute -- but we talked it over, and at the end of the day, they thought it was a good idea, so we went ahead and did it.
: How is Chris? I'm sure you guys talk all the time.
The Game: He's like a little brother to me. I talk to him all the time, and I give him my support. You know, I'm no stranger to trials and tribulations in life, and the court system.
: What are your thoughts about how Michael Jackson died, and how it seems as though prescription drugs may have been involved?
The Game: My thoughts on Michael Jackson are always the same. It doesn't matter, the form or fashion he died in. He's iconic to me, and his untimely demise is felt around the world. You got certain people saying, "Oh everybody's loving Michael now," but that's neither here nor there.
Me, myself -- I loved Michael Jackson to death. My mom sent me a host of pictures with all my "Thriller" shirts on, and the jacket with the zippers and glove -- me, my sisters and brothers -- so I really don't care. I just know he left an impact on the world. I think he's the most cried-for human being since Jesus Christ. It's just my opinion.
: Are you thinking about donating part of the proceeds from the single?
The Game: Oh, all the proceeds of anything that I do that has anything to do with Michael Jackson will go to his family and his children. And that's just the bottom line.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Jackson's kids emerge from behind the veil
It was a remarkably humanizing moment. Then again, it was remarkable just to see Jackson's three children in public to begin with.
A fiercely protective father, Jackson rarely brought his brood out into public, covering their faces in veils and party masks to protect their identity when he did.
Now here they were, unveiled, before an audience of thousands at Staples Center and millions more around the globe. Starting out seated in the front row, the three youngest Jacksons eventually joined the rest family onstage as the two-hour service wound to a close.
Dressed in the same dark suits and yellow ties as the rest of the Jackson men, 12-year-old Michael Joseph Jr., known as Prince Michael, chewed gum and toted the memorial service program; 7-year-old Prince Michael II, known as Blanket, held his program and clutched a Michael Jackson doll.
Paris, wearing a black dress with white trim, turned a small patent-leather purse over in her hands as other family members spoke. And then a dramatic hush fell over the crowd as family members whispered that the little girl, whose lifetime of public exposure amounted to a small handful of paparazzi photographs, Paris-Michael wanted to say something.
She furtively emerged from the tight circle of family members, who rushed to lower the microphone to her level. And with her uncle Randy on one side and aunt Janet on the other, Jackson's little girl stood center stage.
"I just wanted to say," Paris began weakly.
"Speak up, sweetheart, speak up," Janet encouraged, sweeping the girl's long hair back. "And get close."
Paris put one hand behind her neck, another on the microphone, and began again.
"Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine," she said, her tiny voice cracking.
Rebbie and Marlon Jackson moved in closer to comfort their niece. She shut her eyes tight.
Then she wrapped her hands — little fingernails painted red — around the microphone and fought back tears as she continued: "And I just wanted to say I love him — so much."
She collapsed in tears into her aunt's arms.
"It's OK, baby. It's OK," Janet Jackson said as she held Paris close. Prince joined in on the hug.
And all at once, Jackson wasn't the larger-than-life King of Pop, or Wacko Jacko the tabloid freak. He was a doting father who had left three adoring young children behind.
He was "Daddy."
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Be Inspired.
Be inspired to hold that which is dear to you to heart knowing that you alone can either make or break it.
Be inspired to dare the impossible and break barriers, to think outside the box.
Be inspired to love and give back that which you've being blessed with.
Be inspired not to look down on your self when a lot of people hate you but be more inspired when a few show their love.
Be inspired to be the best that you can be even in death.
by Ezeokolie Chika Emmanuel
Michael Jackson Became A Christian Before Dying
Mary Mary, very popular Christian music artists, are reporting on their blog that Michael accepted the Lord three weeks ago:
Last night we received some good news from Terri McFaddin-Solomon who is good friends with Sandra Crouch. Three weeks ago Sandra and Andre’ spent some time with their close friend, Michael Jackson. Michael asked Andre` to play, “It Won’t Be Long And We’ll Be Leaving Here.” Michael then prayed with Sandra and Andre and accepted Christ into his heart. Now he’s singing in the heavenly choir.! Our hearts rejoice!
::: soul stirred ::: I pray this is true. Our God is soooo good.