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The OHN Hot Seat: BSmuv

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Before y’all roast this fool. I need to ask everyone who has signed up for the Hot Seat. If you signed up but after seeing a few of them don’t feel you are ready to sit in the hot seat please let me know and I’ll remove you from the list. And don’t feel like [...]

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Rest in Peace Chuck Brown and Donna Summer

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The music world just lost 2 legends… Rest in Peace… Yesterday we learned of the passing of The Godfather of Go-Go Chuck Brown Chuck Brown, the gravelly voiced bandleader who capitalized on funk’s percussive pulse to create go-go, the genre of music that has soundtracked life in black Washington for more than three decades, died [...]

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In kids these days do stupid ish news: The choking game

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video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player I was watching my local news this morning and apparently this foolishness is popular among teens here in Ohio. So I googled the choking game and found this article. The choking game has been around for decades, billed as a “safe” way to get a rush or a high from [...]

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The Kendrec McDade story; do the facts of this case justify outrage and protest?

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The parents of Kendrec McDade have reviewed the autopsy report of their 19-year-old son, who was fatally shot in March by Pasadena police, and said they were concerned that he may have been shot from behind. The autopsy report, released by the L.A. County coroner’s office Friday, shows that the unarmed McDade was shot four [...]

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New Music Tuesday 05/15/12

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Artist: Simian Mobile Disco Album: Unpatterns Genre: Soulful house Sounds like: House music for the home Lordly rating: I am, at this moment in time, opening a bottle of Louis Jadot 2006 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru Les Demoiselles Reviewer: Fubsy Numbles Strange beginnings, Simiam Mobile Disco (SMD). I have their first album, under their first incarnation [...]

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Dear OHN…

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Hey! I’m a first time submitter, but I’ve been reading this blog for a minute. My favorite part is your comment section. I had a situation that I would love for you guys to mulled over: So, me and my cousin go way back and have been cool our entire lives. We could just about [...]

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Weekend Wrap Up

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Hey y’all Beth here… Saturday was mother and son day the remix. We spent the day at the movies The Avengers this time in 3D then Think like a man (which was funny as hell). Oh yea before mother son day the remix started I finally got a relaxer after 18 weeks it was the [...]

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New Music Tuesday 05/08/12

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Album: Strange Clouds Artist: B.o.B. Genre: Hip-Hop Sounds Like: a pretty decent album that nicely bridges Hip-Hop vibes and Pop Star dreams (3.5 out of 5; worthy of copping the album on sale and/or a decent amount of mp3s solo) Reviewer: DJ Fusion “Strange Clouds” is another solid, well constructed music project from Atlanta, Georgia’s [...]

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RIP Adam Yauch – MCA of The Beastie Boys

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In 2009, MCA announced he was being treated for a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node. He has since undergone surgery and radiation therapy. So far, it’s not clear if the death is related to the rapper’s battle with cancer. Russell Simmons’ website GlobalGrind.com first reported the death. We have spoken to people independently [...]

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The OHN Hot Seat: A LURKER!!!!!

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told y’all you never know when I’ll be posting a hot seat. This time I have a real live LURKER! I don’t think he’s ever posted here. His screen name is: Toddscruffie I had the opportunity to chat with our lurker and he has a very interesting story. So I hope y’all ask some really [...]

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OHN Hot Seat: psufanfall99

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Y’all know the drill all questions have to be answered! SHUT UP! I know this is not the 2nd Wednesday! I’m changing all of that. The Hot Seat will show up whenever I feel like it! So be on the look out for an email from me. I’ll always ask before I post. Have at [...]

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Weekend Wrap Up!

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Hey y’all Beth here….AGAIN!! *glares at Twinki* Anyway, Saturday my brother turned the big 5 0!!! And those that know me know birthdays are really important to me. So I wanted to do something special for him even though he’s the weird one in the family lol. So Friday afternoon my big sister came down [...]

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New Music Tuesday 04/24/12

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    Album: Tuskegee Artist: Lionel Richie Genre: Pop/New Country Sounds like: Despite itself, not half bad. Reviewer: Hex We love music because it’s personal. We love it because of the emotion it inspires when we listen to it. The way it reflects and sometimes can even change our moods. Music is the one true [...]

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