When Reality Got Really Real

Despite my criminal neglect of this blog I still love it.  It really is what I thought it was [that's for you sports heads].  The Darkest Berry became my outlet for things that I found funny, irritating, outrageous, slimy, sneaky, dangerous, topical, interesting or some combination of all those things.  As you get older you don’t spend much time sitting around with your folks laying out all the ways you would improve the world or calling folks on their b*llsh*t.  Ahh, the good ole days… now I actually have sh*t I have to do… doesn’t leave a lot of idle time.  Enter the blog.  The perfect way to get stuff off your mind and chest… don’t have to sync schedules, my keyboard is always ready.  I know what you’re thinking, “If you are waxing all rhapsodic about the DB why don’t you ever write in this joint anymore!”  Well, that is a little complicated.

More Than Dope

So what do you do when you can’t find the time to write in your blog?  You start another blog.  Consider this the official launch of More Than Dope, my new blog which deals with all things dope.  For my old heads don’t worry, I’m not talking about dope, I’m talking about dope [I have never messed with dope, not even once... don't even take aspirin or drink coffee... see kids it can be done!] 

I was finding it harder and harder to place a list of hot songs next to a hard-hitting post on the effect of racism on the Presidential contest.  I want to talk about both things but not in the same place… at least, not anymore.  So I will use MTD to publish posts on fresh stuff I come across, DJ sets [mine and some from other DJ's], videos, guest author posts and other light-hearted fare.  So if you are a DJ or artist looking for a little shine, hit me up… if you have something to say [on the light side] and want an outlet, let a brotha know… if you know about some hot product or event, drop me a line.  I can’t say I will run every single thing but if I think it’s dope it will go on the blog.

So there you have it… check it out when you have a chance… we can’t be angry all the time [I told y'all I was feeling different!]

10 Questions for “Post-Racial” America

So what do we do now?  Where to place all this excitement?  We know our country is different now but none of us are quite sure exactly where the changes will appear.  Example, I was at the polls about to vote and ABC showed up and started interviewing a few folks in line… Dude came up to me and asked a couple of basic questions, I lobbed up a couple of basic answers and he starts to move on.  The old White lady in front of me turns to me and Anthony Johnson, the reporter, and says, “That was a really good interview!”  Word?!  It was no big deal.  Is this part of the change?  Are White folks going to be overly nice just in case ? [Maybe he does know that Obama dude... can't be too careful!]  Will they feel like they need to get their house in order? [like cats finding religion in the hospital or on death row.] 

And The Winner Is…

If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em – right?  My last post lamented the death of the surprise, well I’m getting in on the fun.  So we here at the Darkest Berry are prepared to call the Presidential Race.  That’s right, we know the winner.  We have the scoop, the get, the low, the deal… we know what’s up, what’s really good.  Wanna know our next President more than 24 hours early??   

“Surprise!” [No, Not Really...]

You know what I miss?  Being surprised… but, see I gave it away with the title… and that’s actually what I’m talking about.  In our gotta-be-first-to-break-the-story world there are an army of folks who make it their business to guarantee you won’t ever be surprised.  Think of the last time you were truly surprised by some development in the news, and not just hard news; the same is true in sports and entertainment.