Ratchet Song of the Day: Three 6 Mafia's "Who Run It?"

Back when I was recording songs off of the radio because my parents refused to buy me rap CDs, Three 6 Mafia donned puffer vests and let us all know who runs *it.* Before you go asking about what *it* is remember people get cut from ear to ear asking questions like that. Brought to you courtesy of black skull caps, baggy Dickie shawtsets and leather Avirex jackets the video features everything from ratchet female rappers to flawless dance moves. Listen with me. Oh, its NSFW. 

The Tennessee-bred rap group has since gone on to win an Academy Award. When it comes to ratchet music, Three 6 Mafia's entire discography is full of it. If you've got some time to kill just type in their name on Youtube and you can waste at least an hour listening. Ahh the memories of constantly rewinding taped songs to learn the lyrics. S/o to Memphis! 

Leo Manzano Reps Two Countries After Winning Silver & Ratchet Links

Thanks to Leo Manzano, for the first time since 1968 an American will stand on the 1500 meter podium. Was that enough? NO. Controversy erupted when, during his victory celebration, Manzano pulled out the Mexican flag along with the USA flag. I don't care about any of this extra shit. Just go out and win. Thats what the Olympics are about. Just win. America is a country of immigrants. I think its ridiculous to ask people to choose between their culture and being viewed as a true American. Quiet as its kept, "regular" Americans are boring and bland anyway. Yea, I said it. I can say that because I'm not a "regular" American. I'll never be that. I don't want to be a regular anything. I refuse to let y'all ruin the Olympics for me with all this extra BS. Let that man live! How bout we focus on beating China with these medal counts? 

Cracked.com-See what your fav drinks look like under a microscope. Prepare to have your mind BLOWN!

YouTube-Sh*t Customers Say to Makeup Artists. 

NBC-Dawn Harper & Kellie Wells do NOT see it for Lolo Jones. Oh the petty DRAMA!! 

Slate-4 things you need to do to make sure you don't get hacked. 

Gothamist-If you live in NY & you're lookin for a FREE vibrator...theres a cart for that. 

WSHH-Are you SURE you want a relationship? 

Refinery29-Here is PROOF Hillary Clinton *CAN* dance.

Bossip-Kanye says Kim is his "Perfect Bitch" and Kim is ok with it. I guess. 

ATLNightSpots-UK parents beat their daughter for dating a black man. Guess America ain't the only one w/"that" problem. 

Meanwhile...Wiz Khalifa released the album art for o.n.i.f.c (Only N*ggas in First Class) and its obvious he wants to be Cruella De Vil and Jimi Hendrix #atthesamedamntime. 

12 Things You NEVER Hear People Say

In a time when passive aggressiveness is the primary way people handle tough situations, the people are missing out on hearing some thangs. Yea I know actions speak louder than words, but I like when people say what they really feel. Unfortunately, those people are known as assholes. People don't like to be called an asshole. Most people keep their asshole demeanors hidden until they are amongst their closest and most trusted friends. I should learn to do that. Some people want to be liked. I also recognize people prefer passive aggressiveness over having a confrontation. Ya never know what someone is packin, right?  

There is power in our words. There are just some things people don't want to say. This could be because they don't want to jinx a good thing or because they don't want to be judged. Either way, there are at least 12 things I don't think I will ever to get hear people say. Don't rush thru the list. Pause in between each one and take it all in. 

12. "I wanna relieve the sexual tension on the first date. I hope he thinks I'm a hoe." 

11. "I'm the only morning person at work. Everyone loves seeing me so happy at 8am." 

10. "I'm gonna ask my fiancé if he knows he's marrying a hoe. He should know I fuct a whole frat house." 

9. "I know all I talk about is the PAST. Thats cuz my present is fuct up. Remember how skinny I was in high school?"

8. "My girlfriend cheated, but I still totally trust her. She's great." 

7. "The first thing I do when I get a new man is throw my friends away."  

6. "I know she smashed the homie. She's the best I can do." 

5. "I like when my ex "checks on me" just as I'm about to start dating someone else." 

4. "That beautiful quote I posted this morning? I stole it and didn't give the other person credit. Like my status."  

3. "I already think I know it all. I'm always debating because I want other people to think that too." 

2. "I'm lookin forward to being humiliated by my boo-thang in front of all of their friends." 

1. NBC is doing a GREAT job of covering the 2012 Olympics!


There ya have it folks. Is there anything you think you never get to hear people say? I'm listening. 

Ratchet Song of the Day: Nicki Minaj's "Itty Bitty Piggy"

Today's song is brought to you by colored weaves, Chinese style bangs and large bamboo earrings. Before the crazy wigs, schizophrenic voices and getting possessed by a gay man named Roman, I actually liked Nicki Minaj. I never liked that whole Barbie movement and I don't condone her altered lady parts but thats why I'm Raine and she's Nicki. I liked Nicki's style on her mixtapes back when she was a hungry rapper from Queens. Anyway, listen with me.

This song will forever be my shiznit. In case you can't tell, I'm one of the people wondering what happened to her. What y'all think of this old Nicki verses the NEW Nicki? Do you care? 

About That HUGE NY Jets Fight & Ratchet Links

Reports of a brawl involving at least 20 Jets players hit the innanet streets this mawnin. According to the rumor mill, its their 4th fight in two days. Can you say team chemistry? Although there is no official word on the cause of the fight, I hope that energy translates into a few wins for the team that wears green and white. 

HuffingtonPost-This guy is a virgin but still managed to have 15 kids. Wow!

SunSentinal-Either 741 people live in the same house or somebody is going to JAIL. 

Forbes-I thought Pepper was the only person w/o a Facebook. I was wrong. 

KidFury-Aaliyah's family doesn't see it for Drake. 

C&D-K. Michelle has a story to tell. Yes, you care. 

Bossip-Mike Phelps done started dating a groupie. 

ESPN- T.O. signed w/the Seahawks. Maybe now he'll stop crying and catch up on his child support. 

YouTube-This parody made me laugh myself to tears!! Do yourself a favor and watch it! 

Ratchet Song of the Day: Ying Yang Twins' "Wait (The Whisper Song)"

Today's song is brought to you by 24 inch rims, chunky chains and gold teeth. In case you didn't know, all of those things have become part of the signature style of southern hip-hop artists. If ya didn't know, NOW ya know. I'm not sure if the two artists featured today are actually twins but I once heard they are brothers. What matters is they managed to whisper their way to a hit record. Listen with me. Don't worry, its the clean version. 

I found out hip-hop was an equal opportunity employer when I met the Ying Yang Twins. Don't worry about what I mean if you've never met them LOL! Seriously though, where are they now?

Oversharers: The People Who RUIN Social Networks

Oversharing. Its a game everyone seems to be playing. Updating their social media networks with information people really did not need to know. I don't like it. Between screen shot capabilities, twitpics, twitvids, and all around bitchass people it appears no one is safe. Men risk getting screenshots of their texts with "thirsty" captions. Women risk having their sexy pics uploaded to that Facebook group "Exposed Booty." Thats why you don't send sext messages with your face in 'em. At least, thats what I read in a newspaper. 

Yesterday was a very interesting day on my network of social networks. One of the first things I do after finishing my morning ritual (saying a prayer, shower, freshening my breath and eating breakfast) is to check my social networks. I'm an innanet junkie. Now, I know this might not be the life you live but its my life. I live it. I usually check Facebook first because I uninstalled the mobile version and I mainly check it from my laptop. I check twitter dozens of times/day from my smart phone. All of that is relevant to your life and to mine. I just made your life better by telling you that information. 

I said yesterday was an interesting day because it *was.* How interesting was it? Well the first thing on my Facebook newsfeed was a photo posted by a scorned baby mama with a caption that explained how she had caught her man cheating the night before. Thats right, she posted a photo for all to see. Last I checked, she had over 950 friends. Now, who wants to bet me that at least 947 of those people didn't care? She is gonna say she ain't scorned. Who is gonna believe her? I know I didn't. She tried to convince people she ain't hurting. I didn't believe that either. Thats on her. While she was so busy exposing him, she exposed herself too. I have questions. Is *THAT* the person she was bragging about making her so happy? I have other questions but imma chill. Now, I realize some of the people reading this may know who I'm talking about. I just want y'all to know I give 0 fucks about how you or her feels about me writing this. She provided me with a perfect example of what NOT to do and I used it. I hope y'all recommend it to your friends so I can get my numbers up. 

A few hours later, after my weekly fruit stockup at Whole Foods, I logged on to twitter in the middle of a firestorm. Someone tweeted telling me to check this person's timeline and I followed the directions. A woman, lets call her Nicky, had a 4-some with her boyfriend and 2 other women. Yes, a 4-some. Yes, it was on twitter. Nicky was upset because she found out 1 of the other women tried to hook-up with her boyfriend again. Of course the way she thought to retaliate was to put all of the parties involved on blast. She held nothing back. She uploaded pictures and videos from their 4-some and tagged each person's twitter handle. Messy Messy. She also uploaded screenshots of texts and so on and so forth. No couth. She has over 4,600 followers on twitter. I would bet money 4,590 of those people did not care beyond being entertained. It was clear she thought she was only exposing the other parties since she uploaded pics where she was behind the camera. She was exposed too. What did that do for my life? Made me laugh myself to tears. Don't judge me out loud. 

Let me break this down so y'all don't get confused:  *I* am tired of seeing your ass shots, sonogram photos, picstitch collages and fake extravagant lifestyles. I'm tired of seeing your glamour shots online and then seeing your ugly face in person. I'm tired of seeing your restaurant plate pictures. I'm tired of seeing your shopping receipts. I'm tired of people asking for relationship advice online. That drunk pic is gonna keep you from running for office. I don't care if 57 people liked it. They also liked your status when you said you dropped your phone in the toilet. 

Where was I? 
Oh yea, I had a point. 
Lemme think...
Stop posting inappropriate shit on social networks. Really, stop it. How do you know its inappropriate? If you can't show it to your grandma, don't post it.  I may not be able to see it anymore, but I will always remember that one time you uploaded a pic and then deleted it after you didn't get any likes or comments. Damn being nice about it. I saw you and I judged you. We all did. But, look don't let us stop you. Live your life boo boo. 

Oversharing seems to be becoming the norm though. We keep allowing people to post irrelevant and inappropriate things without so much as a comment. Real friends won't post pics of you blacked out drunk. They might TAKE them, but they won't POST them. Inside jokes are more funny anyway. Oh, its their life? I almost forgot that. I'll tell you one thing: I was DONE when I saw pics of my high school principal's dead body. 

I said all of that to say this: watch who you associate with. Some people don't know about boundaries. They don't know what not to share. When you're dealing with the wrong people, you're always at risk for being exposed. You never know what people are sharing about you behind your back. That sext message you sent could be shown to a few people you DID NOT send it to. In this age of microwave 24 hour news and ts something we all have to be careful about. I like having friends who have a lot to lose. I don't hang around people who have the need to document and brag about everything. Those are not my kind of friends. If they are, indeed, your kind of friends be careful what you share with them. 

Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: Episode 8 Recap

Am I the only one who looks forward to Love & Hip Hop on Monday nights? I know the ladies and the fellas are watching and I love it! Keep the nicknames for the show coming cuz they tickle my tum. So far, my personal favorite is Love & Flip Flop courtesy of Freshalina. 

Thought I'd make it interesting this go round and get a lil wine buzz before I started writing the post. Don't judge me. Grab a glass of wine and watch it with me. 

In case you missed them, peep the previous recaps

Episode 2 

Episode 3 

Episode 4 

Episode 5 
Episode 6
Episode 7

8:01pm Steebie, Mimi & their daughter are spending some family time at the park. Steebie says he had a breakthrough during their session with Dr. J. I heard Steebie has several kid and his sexuality has been in question for years. I believe it cuz he has a neck tat. Can't all the way trust nigs with neck tats. Mimi says their trust has been demolished. She needs to demolish them uGLASS purple sunglasses. Stevie says he wants Joseline to join their therapy session. 

8:04pm Karlie Redd gets some air time. She's meeting with Joseline to discuss their "music." She's just tryna stay relevant. Joseline OWNS this show. The 0 fucks she gives makes me LOVE her! Joseline tells Karlie about her move to stop working with Stevie. Karlie says she was right about Stevie & Joseline messing around. Karlie finds a way to work in the fact that she messes with Benzino. Man, lemme tell y'all I don't like this messy slore. Why must she tell any of her business. So they exchange stories and now they're friends. I'm not buying it. 

8:07pm Scrappy & Buckeey are in the studio. Scrappy has a new song. I'm not surprised. Shit sounds whack. Scrappy wants Rasheeda to work w/him on the track. Chile, ok. Buckeey leaves and they kiss on the mouth. I threw up a little. Rasheeda asks about whats going on between Buckeey and Scrap and he downplays it pretty much saying they're fuck buddies. Rasheeda holds Erica down. I respect her for that. She gives it to Scrap 100% real and I can respect that too. Rasheeda is one of my favs. I KNOW she's gonna back and tell Erica. I can't even be mad at her for that. 

8:13pm. Karlie Redd is the center of a photoshoot. Not sure why doe. Benzino says he hooked her up with a feature on Hip Hop Weekly. Welp she smanged her way to that feature but who am I to judge? Karlie thinks its hard for a man to help her with her career. She's making it easier with that consistent coochie. She done went to Things Remembered and got them some matching chains a-la those "best friend" joints we all had in middle school. 

8:16pm The girls, sans Joseline and Erica,  are hangin out. My fav Ariane is back!!! Her hair is laiiidddd to! I'm so here for her! Rasheeda starts off explaining Kirk's absence. Keyshia Cole 2.0 assures Rasheeda in a cute girl-dont-ruin-our-night-out way. Did I mention how KC 2.0 has a dawnk? Rasheeda tells of her experience in the study with Buckeey & Scrap. None of the girls believe that "she's just a friend" bullshit Scrap is selling. Just as they're conversing Shay and Scrappy walk in. KC 2.0 was not having it. She "felt some kinda way." Girl, I hear ya! KC is planning to tell Erica about Rasheeda seeing Scrappy & Buckeey in the studio together and kissing. Its too many people involved. Oh, I didn't know Scrap and Rasheeda were performing. They performed. 

8:23pm Ariane & Mimi are takin a ride. Mimi tells her about going to counseling with Stevie. She says it was for her daughter's sake. I'm not buying it. She did it because she's not tryna let that bastard move on. What a surprise. *sarcasm* Stevie J got that good pipe. Mimi was raised by a single parent. She's fighting so her daughter can have what she didn't. Is that reason enough to put up with this bullshit? Ariane tells her the 3-way counseling session isn't gonna work. Mimi wants to go forward with it. a hard head makes a soft ass. Mimi is the one who will end up hurt. I'm not sure why she won't listen to Ariane.  



8:25pm KC 2.0 is meeting with Erica. Erica looks different. KC 2.0 tells Erica how Scrap showed up to his mixtape party w/a woman. Apparently these are his old habits. She says thats how Scrappy rolls. That speaks volumes about him and her too since she had a baby from him. I'm chillin doe. Man it hurts to hear her talk about how Scrappy has been in & out of his daughter's life. Thats fuct up. No respect for Scrappy. Real shit. I have no respect for him. Then again, Erica let him ejaculate in her soooooo...

8:29pm Mimi is about to spread her mother's ashes into a body of water. She brings Ariane and her brother along for the journey. I can tell Mimi is hurt by how her mother abandoned her. I'm trying not to judge her for waiting 9 years to spread her mother's ashes. Also, Mimi's brother looks like some kind of village healer. I'm not judging just sayin he's wearing a lot of printed fabric on his body. They're talkin to the ashes. This is sad and creepy and weird but I'm not judging. People grieve differently. I got a tattoo. They held on to ashes for 9 years. 

8:36pm. Benzino arrives on a motorcycle covered in aluminum foil. Its a wonder he doesn't have any on his teeth. He's looking at jewelry courtesy of some person he calls "Dave the Jeweler" whilst sitting in a cigar shop. Now, the jeweler pulls out an engagement ring and we're treated to a tight shot of Benzino's side profile. I coulda LIVVEEEED my life w/o seeing that. 

8:37pm Rasheeda and Kirk are meeting with Deb Antney (again). Kirk tells Deb, who reminds me of that auntie who gets drunk and shows out at the family reunion, about how hurt he was when he found out Rasheeda had a meeting without her. Deb is also Waka Flocka's mama. Deb cuts Kirk's balls off and tells him he needs to be accountable for Rasheeda not being a superstar. Deb tells Kirk Rasheeda is ready to leave the underground world, "She's dirty. She's stinking. She wants to come up for her. Got damn!" Lemme tell you something. What you ain't gone do is sit there lookin like trash and use those kinds of words to describe me. Her delivery is fuct up and so is her hair. I get what she was trying to say but her imagery and her hair is trash. Kirk sat there and let that woman bitch him up. I'm judging. He's too fuckin sensitive for me. If you don't stand up for yourself, how are you gonna stand up for me? 

8:45pm Kirk & Rasheeda are driving home. Kirk tells Rasheeda he didn't think the meeting went well. He says Rasheeda didn't come to his defense. Nah man, you're a grown ass man. You can't defend yourself against a menthol smokin black woman in a fuct up blonde wig? Kirk is a sucker. Thats the beginning and the end. Rasheeda walks all over him. I'll bet the farm he ain't dickmatizing her w/pipe. What I don't get is why she's going with Deb instead of her husband. Deb doesn't seem much bigger than Kirk but I don't know shit about shit. 

8:47pm. Benzino shows off his pool table in his house. Stevie J comes over to visit. Stevie wants to have his cake and eat it too. He has Mimi on one side and  Joseline on the other. Man, Benzino is about to propose to Karlie. These hoes be winning. Benzino offers Stevie advice and I just feel like its a case of the blind leading the blind. 

8:54pm Stevie and Mimi are in their second therapy session. Mimi says she's doing it to see Stevie fall apart. The two agree their communication is better. Stevie says he loves both Joseline and Mimi. Boyyyyy. Lemme tell you. Mimi is bold as shit in her confessional session but when she's in front of actual people its apparent she won't bust a grape. Joseline drops a bomb that she didn't know about Mimi and she only thought they were the babymama. This therapist is trash. Like, hot garbage. Stevie wipes the sweat off of Joseline's nose. Joseline's box is YANKIN! I don't care what y'all say. Stevie wants to be with Joseline. Ahahaha we just found out Mimi is the sidechick. Stevie forgot to tell her Mimi is staying in his house. Joseline goes rogue and lands a few punches right in Stevie's trapbox. Yep she put them paws on Stevie and Mimi didn't even jump in. Joseline is strong AF doe. Took an entire production crew to get her off of Stevie. He couldn't even scoop her up. Poe thang. Lowkey, Mimi is jealous of Josline cuz she has the attitude about Stevie Mimi could never have. I fucks with Joseline. 

Next week we see more ratchet behavior. I'll be tuned in. Oh, look Single Ladies is about to come on. *Changes channel*

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Oprah Goes ALL Natural & Ratchet Links

For the first time ever, Oprah is going all natural for the cover of O magazine, which hits stands tomorrow. A statement on Aunt Sophia's website said she will be featured on the cover of O without blow-drying or straightening her hair. Not sure what all the fuss is about, but I'm sure y'all see how people are STILL intrigued by black women and our hair. Even got that dickwit Rush Limbaugh talkin this morning. 

YoutTube-FINALLY we know what its like when other people sit on the toilet. 
Chan-lo 40 classic songs you know you wanna hear.
NYPost- At least one cover story about Gabby got it right.
Bossip-My 1st cousin Gabby Douglas ain't here for all that "hair" talk
WSHH-Serena c-walks after winning GOLD! LOL 
BallerAlert-Ryan Lochte admits he is a pool pisser.
MTV.com-Drake is developing a full blown creepy obsession w/Aaliyah.  

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Because You Care: Getting to Know Me

Hi, my name is Raine. I'm a lawyer native to the state of Florida but I live in our nation's capital, which also happens to be the capital of mambo sauce. If ya never been here, ya need to visit. All the fine showy blacks live here. I like all music ranging from 2Chainz to Adele. I like drinking wine while painting my nails. I like watching fights online, dancing in public & reading gossip about celebs I've never met. I like men in football uniforms. I also enjoy twitter rants, men with neck tattoos and fake leather jackets. Y'all think I shoulda been scared to show my real face?  

August 1 was my 3 year anniversary as a blogger. I celebrated with a bottle of wine & my 2Chainz Pandora station. Talented Generation is my umpteenth relaunch of the original blog and I'm enjoying blogging more than ever. Yes, you give a damn. I've noticed my blog traffic has increased 5 fold in the past few months and I am grateful for that. In the spirit of sharing I think its  time to help some of you get to know me a little better. Cuz y'all care. 

1. On why I Started Blogging. . .
I'm arrogant enough to think I could write something people would want to read. Thats pretty much *it.* 

2. On the most rewarding part of blogging. . .

I get to write shit people actually read and share with their friends. Thats INSANE! I LOVE reading FB messages, tweets and emails telling me someone felt like I read their mind.

3. On What I Want from Talented Generation. . .
I want Talented Generation's readers to interact with each other and get to know each other. I'm tryna turn this into something. 

4. On some of my Biggest Blogging Mistakes. . . 

I launched my first blog without a clear vision. I just tried to write what I thought people liked to read. I cared about numbers way too much. Finally said phuck it and started writing what I really wanted to write. 

5. On How I Come Up With Post Ideas. . .
I'm a reformed ratchet. I'm gutta. The streets raised me. I couldn't even type that with a straight face. I draw inspiration from everywhere. Coming up with a catchy title is often more difficult than writing the post. 

6. On What Inspires Me. . . 

In 2006, my 2 1/2 month old nephew suffocated in his crib. I was devastated. I did the hood thing & got his name tatted along with angel wings on my back. Since that day I made a vow to myself to make the most out of life. Deep huh? I'm inspired by the people. 

7. On the next step. . . 
You're gonna have to stick around to see it. I'm planning to execute a few things to take Talented Generation to the next level (again). Trust me, you're gonna wanna see it. 

8. On the best way to contact me. . . 
Follow me @LegallyRatchet1 or the blog on twitter @TalentedGee, LIKE Talented Generations Facebook page or send me an email to TalentedGeneration@Gmail.com. 

Well there ya go. Now that you know a little more about me I'd like to know more about YOU. Gone 'head and introduce yourself. Don't be shy ^__^! 

Preciate y'all for reading!! 

P.S. Happy 50th Independence day Jamaica!