Do I Smell Smoke !!? Or Is It Burnt Toast ?

We had to evacuate at MTV after the fire alarm went off !! Well, come to find out the alarm was triggered by someone who left their burning toast in the toaster oven. It’s not breaking news but I captured it all on camera! You heard it here FIRST

As you can see, we were running for our lives !

This is my friend James, he’s the floor warden at MTV a.k.a. SAFETY MONITOR. He’s the lucky guy who gets to wear the orange safety vest!

He’s so cool I had to get my picture with him!!

We were filming when the fire alarm went off so I still had my micophone on… let’s hope no one was recording.

Look how scared and relieved my producer Lisa and make-up artist Terri look!

There is a very important lesson at the end of all of this. Fire alarms are important and save lives! So is taking your toast out of the toaster on time.

Ashanti In The Hood !

Friend of the Neighborhood Ashanti stopped by the show to tell us what’s “Good Good!”

Make You Say “Whoa!!” Wednesday

Today’s “Whoa Wednesday” goes to Jackson Marshall (born in Dallas, Texas). Jackson is a model in fashion print, runway, and commercials. On top of being easy on the eyes, he is a great guy and one of the nicest people I know.  Big ups to you Jackson!

So what does Jackson find sexy about the ladies?  “Everything… confidence, humor, style, a woman who is outgoing, peaceful, active, passionate, and understanding.”

If you run into him, here’s how he says you should approach him…  “Approach me sober…ha ha; like there is no pressure, or approach me with funny antics. If you can make me laugh, I’m yours.”

 Wanna see more on Jackson Marshall click here: JM

Listen To This…

It’s the 6th edition of “Listen To This.” Looking for new music to add to your rotation or song shuffle? Just for fun, here are the TOP 10 songs in my iPod.

TRACK NAME

1. “Feel Like A Woman” – Mary J. Blige

2. “Excuse Me Miss” – Jay-Z Feat. Pharrell

3. “Two Wrongs” – Wyclef Jean

4. “Miss Independent” – Ne-Yo

5. “If I Could Go” – Angie Martinez Feat. Lil’ Mo

6. “Corona and Lime” – Shwayne

7. “Lost Ones” – Jay-Z

8. “Camera Phone” – The Game Feat. Ne-Yo

9. “Body On Me” – Akon & Nelly Feat. Ashanti

10. “You Don’t Know My Name” – Alicia Keys

Don’t Get It Twisted ! GO ANGELS!!

The BEST in the GAME !! CHONE FIGGINS !!

You might catch me at a L.A. Dodgers game hanging with their NO.1 FAN, my AMAZING & SUPER SEXY (he made me say that) friend Johnny but my heart belongs to THE ANGELS!!

Put You In The Game !

Friend of the Neighborhood The Game drops his new album L.A.X. today. Be sure to check out Track 7, I make a small cameo on “CALI SUNSHINE” !!

* My favorite track on the album is “ANGEL” Feat. Common! Produced by Kanye West !

Benefits of Crying

Crying is perhaps the easiest and fastest way to release emotional pain, but unfortunately it has become socially unacceptable for both men and women to cry in public. 

New scientific studies actually prove tears caused from ‘emotional crying’ carry toxins not normally found in the tear created to simply moisten the eye. 

Crying, like sneezing, coughing and defocating, is a natural way of releasing toxins that are associated with various emotions: both those considered ‘good’ and those considered ‘bad’.

There are three types of tears:

1.  Basal tears for lubricating our eyes.

2.  Reflex tears for when our eyes get irritated. 

3.  Emotional tears for, obviously, when we get emotional.

These three types of tears are chemically different from one another; emotional tears contain more protein and hormones. Some scientists think that emotional tears are a way for our bodies to get rid of waste and that crying emotional tears helps keep depression away.

Conversation Pieces…

Useless facts that you can use to get the conversation going this weekend. Enjoy

FACTS: 

1.  40% of McDonald’s profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.

2.  Chocolate can kill dogs; it directly affects their heart and nervous system.

3.  American Airlines saved $40,000 by taking an olive from First Class salads.

4.  The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA.”

5.  The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.  There was never a recorded Wendy before it.

6.  Bruce Lee was so fast that they had to slow the film down so you could see his moves.

7.  It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than has in it to begin with.

8.  Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

9.  China has more English speakers than the United States.

10.  You share your birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world.

Make You Say “Whoa!!” Wednesday

Today’s “Whoa Wednesday” goes to friend of the Neighborhood Mark Wahlberg (born in Boston, Massachusetts).  He’s an Academy Award-nominated, actor and producer of film and television.

Big ups to Mark for putting Big Boy’s Neighborhood on his show, HBO’s Entourage! He’s so fly I had to put 2 pictures

Yay Yay !!! ICE CUBE

The Source’s 20 anniversary edition features friend of the Neighborhood Ice Cube.