Purple Sector…

I been gone a while, but i’m back and I got stuff to show you.
I know everyone must be sick and tired of the election and politics, but this makes it pretty entertaining and is aesthetically pleasing to my eye. Myspace comics has posted a comic-style graphic novel of the campaign. Complete with all the political puns that made it legendary. peep this

illustrations are dope.
you can see the rest here.

2008 was one hell of a year. It was hell at some points, and euphoric at a few others. For many of us, this year was filled with triump and gut-wrenching defeat, hope and despair in even shares. But here’s what I’ll remember, good and bad, from 2008.

The Ass-Whoopin’ of an election

Let’s be honest here folks. I know when it happened, I was on that nice, it’s an honor, “Yes We Did” tip, but, this wasn’t a race, it was a royal, Harlem Globetrotters Vs. the Green Team style ass-whoopin’. Not your garden variety, just for the hell of it whoopin’, the kind that only happens in the clutch, MJ exploding for 35 with the flu and your teammates asking you why you can’t guard him when he’s sick as a dog type ass-whoopin’. Tiger Woods riding his golf club like Happy Gilmore on the 13th hole cuz he knows he got this style ass-whoopin’. Somebody coming to your party at YOUR house, putting their snowy feet on YOUR oak coffee table, DARING you to say something, and then slapping you down,  American Pimp style ass-whoopin’. It was never even close. They stopped counting earlier than they had to for almost three elections past. He won by nearly 8 percent, but popular opinion and consensus hasn’t been that lopsided since the backlash against New Coca-Cola, Or Kwame’ Polka-dots. The man played it cool (in the words of a close friend, like a “real cool ass nigga”), outclassed and outjabbed the opposition for the knockout. This was De La Hoya – Pacquiao, Mike Tyson – Francois Botha HERE bad. Ass Whoopin’. And yeah, yeah, the concession was nice, but on some real stuff, forget that. John McCain was playin for keeps, he let Sarah run her mouth, and then they got slapped in them. They lost hard like the Raiders in the ‘02 Superbowl, minus the 14 points they put up late in the 4th quarter. PWND.

Celtics take #17

I’m ranking these in order of severity of the whoopin’. This is a close second. FINALLY. After my entire teen and adult life watching my favorite team wallow in suckiness, they make some right moves, aided by a former Celtic (once a C, always a C) and take it in dominating, crushing at times, Randy Moss in Minnie “I play when I wanna” style. Paul outdueling King James? Bomb. KG running roughshod over Pau? Bomb. Leon off the bench doing it ALL?! Bomb. Big Baby, being Big Baby, Rondo coming into his own, Ray getting hot at just the right time, Sam I Am scoring in bunches, Eddie drainin’ 3’s, Poze fouling hard and doing what he does best? BOMB. The defense was amazing, they moved almost in sync when the ball did, and though they lapsed, you knew that there was never a game that would genuinely get away from them. They delivered in classic green fashion when the time came, each contributing, no one doing more than their role, coached amazingly by a man I swore to hate until he left but now find myself growing in respect for. They represented out there. Anything is possible.

Goodbye, Yves S-L!

Yves Saint Laurent was the prototype for greatness in the fashion world. Everything he did was elegant, stylish, loving, amazing, beautiful. He got his start at 21, and since then, for 50 years, if it’s hot, if it’s new, if it’s to be admired, desired, envied, he was at the helm, steering whatever ship it may have been. He never fell behind, never played it safe, never let age loosen his grip on what great fashion was, is, and would or should be in the future.  The fashion world lost a favorite son this year. Rest in Peace, Yves. Au Revoir.

Who dat said dey gon’ beat Lil’ Wayne?

Quite simply, he was omnipresent in pop culture for this year. Award shows, commercials, features, products, news, controversy, hate, criticism. He was the LeBron of Hip-Hop this year, it was his official coming out party. Though critical of his work and his dedication, no pun intended, his work ethic is unquestionable, unwavering, and that is to be commended. Very simply put, he lives what he does, and he loves what he does. How long he allows himself a place on this earth remains to be seen, but I can say without a shadow of a doubt he’ll do this until he drops, and there is nothing bad to be said about that kind of love for any one legal thing. Congratulations on your newfound success, Dwayne, I hope you find the inspiration to keep them talking.

Talking Heads, And the People Who Listen
I’ve always been a news channel junkie, always will be. But, with this year being the first time we’ve had a viable black man run for Prez, I’ve seen the rampant, blatant, unrepentant, unchecked bias, racism (overt and covert) and hatred spewed by not only many in the media, but many laypeople. The internet seems to have taken the place of the gun, fist, shoe as the way to express hatred and anger. A truly cowardly move by most who indulge. I understand disagreement, I understand anger, resentment, prejudice, bias, even racism to a point. But if you’re any of those things, ADMIT IT. Don’t hide behind some BS front and make yourself seem noble or just behind your facade. I can’t take issue with you if you own up to what u feel, even if it may not be PC or popular. However, to masquerade as something else to save face while pumping your hateful agenda gets no love from yours truly.

Happy New Year to all, be safe, be alive, be loving, be caring, and do whatcha’ like in 09!

If you’re not deaf, and you’ve lived in the US all of 08, you’ve heard the word change about as many times as you ever had in your life prior to 2008. And, Suffice to say, we all know change won. Monumental, fantastic, sweet, and other adjectives as it may be, it made me think tonight, one month and 18 days after the election, why do so many people fear the utterance of the word change? Change, the word in and of itself, is divisive. Change implies out with the current, in with the new. Why so scared then? I’m not speaking of just this election, but the spirit of change in general.

Whenever I use the word change, to my knowledge, it’s used positively, to speak on graduation from one thing, idea, ideal, way of living or thinking, to  a better one. For instance, in the morning, after a shower, I change my underwear, I’m thankful that Barack will bring a Change in foreign policy, I’m glad Kanye West changed the style and structure of his album for 808s and Heartbreak, etc. In two out of those three cases, I’m met with opposition over the word. Many people, in fact, seem to take offense to the word, especially when speaking about music, sports, politics, or religion. You can see the countanance change on a person’s face right after the word. The ears seem to shut off, and the brain goes into defend mode. Why? My idea is simple: many people take change personal.

When we grow to enjoy something,  we tend to make it habitual, or even uniform in the way we tend to enjoy it. If I like Ghostface Killah’s music, I’ll go get his, some Sun God, June Lova, ODB, etc. Anything in the vein of Mr. GFK is what I want. Don’t you dare come at me with some Heiroglyphics, my nigga. What, you too uppity for Ghost?! Does he spit it too real for you nigga?! Into all that Heiro ish, nigga, you ain’t real! I bumps my Rigatone on the daily nigga, baleehdat! I’m not making this up, this happened to me about a month before Rock The Bells 07 with a semi-close friend of mine. We no longer speak, over this lone incident. If anyone knows me, they know I’m a Toney Starks fanboy. But why no Heiro? Here’s why: some people believe that the desire for change or diversity is the same as disdain or dislike for the current trend, thing on the radio, or what have you. This is not always the case. Switching from the Ferrari to the Bugatti isn’t throwing shade on the ‘Rari, you simply want to enjoy one on somewhere near the same level as you currently enjoy the other. I switched from buying Dunk His to Air Maxes all summer. Did I throw out all my dunks? Hells no! I simply saw a lack of AMs, and filled that void in the place of buying more of  what was abundant in my closet. This idealogy is not a blanket rule for change. For Example, we don’t want Barack because we loved Bush, but we just want to let him ride off into the sunset before he messes anything up. No, we want that hillbilly out yesterday. However, for things less far-reaching, ease up on change, and give it a chance.

Ok, here is a little shameless self-promotion.
This is me, Showing you how to make a Barack Obama Banner.
These are some of my personal Techniques that I’ve picked up here and there.
I made one of these earlier this year and hung it on my house.
Now I sell them to the locals. Enjoy!

Hi, my name is Janelle and I am the newest addition to the Purple Sector blog family. I am currently an art student and am happy to share my interests in sneakers,clothes, art, news, politics and anything FRESH.

Ok, thats enough stuff about a new addition here is my NEW ADDICTION.

Super Obama World

The election is over, but you can still get a daily dose of Barack in this “Super Mario World” take of the election and all the controversies.Beware of the Pigs with Lipstick and Corporate Lobbyists!

Play Here

http://www.superobamaworld.com/

This is new from Nasir, the rhyme engineer. Black President. It’s true now. He deed it (word to Eli Porter)

We Here at PSDN would like to send a shoutout to President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama. From the bottom of our hearts, you are an inspiration, an example, role model, and in time, maybe even a hero for an entire generation of not only blacks or Democrats or aspiring politicians, but for all who are blessed enough to call themselves Americans. We look forward to doing our part in aiding you in bringing about  desperately needed change. You told us we could, and thanks to you, WE DID.

Okay, so reds are all up in arms over Family guy taking a nazi swipe at McCain Palin. Here are the pics.

I will say this, Seth M is an ardent Obama supporter, he’s given a bunch and spoken at some Obama events. But, this is a cartoon, not a campaign. With Socialism being thrown around now, after “palling around with terrorists” didn’t hold water, this is so bad? This didn’t come from Barry O’s mouth, but from Family Guy, a show on FOX, pinned to an evil baby. GTFOH.

Barry O, the man in the Know, is set to appear on SNL for the 2nd go around this saturday. They will also be letting out a Palin bit, talks are ongoing with Tina Fey for the part, My vote goes to Molly Shannon for the “Barracuda.” I always thought Molls was cute in a “totally opposite of what I’d normally go for” type of way, but that’s just me.

See?!

This T-shirt, reminiscent of VC’s dunk on some French Schlub in the 2000 Olympics, will be unveiled in Denver the week of the DNC, and proceeds will go to inner city youth programs. I’d love to rock this. Not only is he posterizing his opponent in popular opinion, now, he has a tee that does the same.