All I can say is watch this. This is how I always dreamed a video in Slo-Mo would be.

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Ok, its December now and the first snow was yesterday so all Chicagoans know its all over as far as Any inkling of warm weather you feel like could come blow its as over these plains. Thanksgiving came and went and funny thing is compared to Christmas Thanksgiving is only a snack in my family. All those in the Rookie TV Family chilled with family and ultimately it was a good holiday as long as you ignore the true meaning of the season.

Christmas season already started though. It begins faster and faster every year. I think I started seeing Christmas ads 2 days before Halloween this time LMAO! Anyway with the Holiday season as you know comes tons and tons of movies. Flicks for adults like Invictus with Morgan Freeman and Sherlock Homes with Robert Downey Jr. Also, there are movies for the Children as well. One of the movies getting alot of attention right now is the Disney movie The “Princess and the Frog” and it drops today!. Everyone is so happy because for the 1st time Disney is portraying a black princess in their list of princesses of the past. Princess Tiana is among a long list of princesses in the Disney lineup. Need I name her many colleagues: Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas and Mulan just to name a few.

There are many stars and icons as well that lent their voices to the many characters of the story which should making the movie interesting yet and still diverse. Everyone from the likes of Oprah to John Goodman is apart of the list of talent Disney hired for this portrayal of New Orleans as Disney sees it.

Finally, a black princess to add to the list after all these years. Now I love animation, in fact C-Dub and I actually met in high school in Advanced Art class. He and I love art and animation so much that we are advocates for there being more animation in creative works as a whole. Not only are we advocates, but we are also in a cartoon Check the website for that, but only after you read this! Where this becomes a Rookie TV Blog is the fact that Disney totally missed the boat on this one. You mean to tell me that it took Disney 59yrs to finally attempt to cater to the little black kids that buy their movies all the time and pad the infrastructure that allows them to continue to produce movies that look nothing like them? I know what many are saying while reading this. “Why not be happy, things are changing and if anything this is proof of the change?” Well speaking of “Change” hell, America chose to be led by an African-American black president before this movie happened. I see this as an outrage and a failed attempt to make up for lost time. I know I sound like a hater and to tell you the truth I don’t give a fuck because for ages we blacks have had to stomach alot of idiosyncrasies as far as animation goes.

Ok let’s play reminisce! What were your favorite cartoons from when you were growing up? Please don’t answer this if your under 21. Mine were, G.I. Joe, He Man, Voltron, and the Silver Hawks. I liked more but this blog need not be long as the Bible. These toons all were enjoyed by kids of all ages and races as well but there were few representations of other races in them to reflect even a portion of the spectrum that is the children that watch them every night. I can remember being a kid and not really feeling the culture shock that was playing before me. I was living in a black household, going to a black church, attending a black school yet seeing anything but white toons on the screen. Now you may say that this is harmless but this type of conditioning shapes minds and during the time when a child needs to know and love oneself in order to be able to love and want to understand others as well. I grew up drawing white people all the time. I never drew pictures of kids or adults or old people that weren’t white. I don’t know what I was thinking outside of “I’m just drawing it as I see it in my head”. Any Psychologist will tell you this is not normal behavior.

During recent years we African Americans found ourselves being incorporated in cartoons more and not just in the mammy character in Tom and Jerry sort of way. We actually were seeing characters of color on the screen. Another phenomenon dealing with cartoons however was the issue of the voices of the characters. Oftentimes black characters are voiced by white people. Not necessarily racist, but a slap in the face seeing that there is tons of black voice talent out there to choose from and hire from the union. Check out this clip from “The Cleveland Show”. This is a more recent illustration of my point I’m trying to make using a character from the popular Family Guy cartoon. And YES the voice of Cleveland is white people, and a surprisingly good one.

Oh, heres me asa SipmsonCharacter for no apparent reason.

In contrast, this has happened recently in the popular cartoon Boondocks where Charlie Murphy and Samuel Jackson lend their voices to two white characters on the show. LOL so thee is two sides to the coin…but only recently.

Weird isn’t it? Crazy to use a black man, no matter how well known for a white character when its tons of white actors to choose from, right? I been feeling like this since like the 80s LOL.

Some people like to refer to the characters in toons that apply a little diversity to the piece, “tokens”. These “token” characters were far and few but they were all we had to represent us as a whole on the screen. The issue of affirmative action made it such that for every few characters another diversity had to be introduced. This is good in some cases, just plain embarrassing in others. Here is a video that pokes fun at the presence of these “tokens” in some very familiar toons of yesteryear.

So we have went from not being in cartoons at all, to being symbols of racist viewpoints in cruel jokes, to being sprinkled into cartoons with the purpose of strategically diversifying toons for greater appeal to finally being represented in Disney. Did I mention there was a half fish bitch represented before we got a piece of that pie?

I think by now you are noticing a drastic change in the tone of this blog and the mood of the argument and if that be the case I am glad. This is the same way many African-Americans feel when we see misrepresentation of our images on the screen of any kind. From Cartoons to skits to sports. Long story but in short, it hurts. We went for so long not being represented at all, Id rather not be in a movie or cartoon if I had the option of either that or be included in the production but in a demeaning or misrepresenting way.

My beef with “The Princess and the Frog is not as much of a argument of racism but rather of time. Why did it take so long? Why has it come out the same year as the election of the Nations first African American President? Don’t get me wrong, many other things have changed as well, tons of shows from News to our favorite smut shows are trying to increase their color count. But why now? Check out this clip from a well known green screen-based talk show poking fun at the Insider. Simple question, not so simple answer, right?

Controversy surrounding the movie include issues with the original title (The Frog Princess-insinuating black women are ugly perhaps?), the Princess’ original name (Maddy-not ‘ethnic’ enough perhaps?), as well as the setting of New Orleans-a region where the lives of many black families (and white families) were devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Additional complaints include: the use of voodoo magic and an alligator sidekick, making the film seem somewhat (if unintentionally) racist and pointed.

The Princess and the Frog

But let’s be honest here. It’s an animated movie, people. It is not a social cry or a political statement. It’s about a princess and her talking animal friends. Sounds like every other movie Disney has ever spit out. Still thinking The Princess and the Frog is racial? Well, consider the following racial assumptions made in other Disney animated features over the years:

* In Aladdin, Princess Jasmine has an Anglocized name that doesn’t originate from Saudi Arabia.
* In Mulan, the title character has a pet dragon, which could be offensive to the Chinese people.
* Magic or the occult is used in several (almost all) films including: The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Sword and the Stone, Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty…So why is voodoo considered a taboo for The Frog Princess? If it’s a complaint about religious practices, it might be valid.

Look, I’m not totally pissed at the new movie, I am glad we finally got “on” in Disney’s (the greatest owner and distributer of porn in the world) eyes and graced the screen as a main character and not simply a supporting character, or a character of color with a white voice over. Let’s be honest, the princess is going to be on the screen for all of about 30% of the movie and for the other 70% we will see her as the frog and be rooting her to find her human self again and change back the entire way. However, we have come a long way and I do feel a bit of gratitude in my soul as an artist. But I do however plead with you, artists, fans, and big wigs, to please part from these images that haunt America’s past like an old bitter ghost. And to all the parents who do see the movie as an inspiration and will be taking the kids to see it, watch and enjoy, but don’t forget to teach your kids of the history behind the images of color on the screen. For the following video was only but a few short decades ago.

As always I gotta give up the comfort music after a deep topic like that. Heres a mixtape by one of Chicago’s slept on produers. Repping All Natural is my guy 5th Element, with the Soul Wonderful pt1 mixtape. This is a hot array of soulful samples cut into a hip hop gumbo that’s mixed in damn near every unsigned artist in Chicago that is nice on the mic. I love free music, don’t you? Read this, love this, spread this.

SOUL WONDERFUL

Wassup all. For those who have been following us on our various outlets you know we have been staying mad busy. We are remodeling the website TOTALLY, we are still doing new skits for season 2, And we remain doing the music videos. One of the bigger tasks we have taken on is recording our new mixtape. The name of it is Rookie TV presents: “The Wackest Mixtape EVER!”

“The main question we get is why the hell would we name it that?” Well for starters we are really rapping on the thing. All the rumors about us just having a bunch of artists on it and we will just host it are totally false. Thanks to some of Chicago’s hottest unsigned producers and MCs Big DAVE and I are recording all these tracks personally. Now, off to why we call it Wack…DAVE and I arent real artists. Period. We cant really rap, we are just fans paying homage to the real artists! I guess now is the time to tell you who else is on this bad boy other than our stankin asses:

Rashid Hadee

Phillip Morris

Savant

And of course Dee Jackson just to name a few.

Just to name a few.

We have been recording it since July of 2009 and hopefully we will be done sometime before Summer of 2010. We been blessed with a commitment by the great Kinga representing Kinga Photography that she will be Rookie TVs official photog. This is such an honor to us because her pictures are some of the best we have seen captured by a photog in Chicago and we glad others slept because now is our turn with her Speaking of sleep, that is one thing Chill will not do.

I try to put him in the playpen for the sessions and the same thing happens everytime. He hates it in the damn thing and acts as if it is the PEN where the government sends outlaws to get anally raped LOL. In fact seconds after the picture was taken, he went right back to crying as if Kinga wasn’t there. He ends up being brought out of the pen and gets in the mix of things until he passes out LMAO! Daddy is cool with it because he tuckers himself out something awful. She sent a bunch of photos from the session we just had.

Today’s Session was held at Dee Jackson’s crib. This guys crib is faaaaaaaaaaar out. Last time we were here I had my car and I can remmeber how long that ride was. Dee was mad cool as always. Last time Tall Black Guy was there and actually cut the beat we were to rap on right in front of us. Now since Tall Black Guy has moved to California (but he is still with us in spirit) Dee sat at the computer and let us listen to beats for hours as we picked one by one the tracks we would rap on. He was the engineer and did better than alot of guys that been engineers all their lives if you ask me. We felt like we were with family.

Afterward, we recorded song on a nice R&B friendly beat for a song called “Camel Toe.” Since Big DAVE came up with it in the first place I blame him for that bull LOL. We couldn’t get C-Dub to spit at all but he did have the camera so be looking out for the behind the scenes videos. This shit has never been done to my knowledge so we have been filming every embarrassing step of the way.
Big DAVE and I aren’t new to the studio scene. Other than he having a background in Radio (2 degrees), and me taking a few classes we both started out as rappers. We just broke up before we made our first album LMAO go figure. We did however do a few tracks, you got to look long and hard for them, but I bet none of you know where they can be found! I dare you search!!

Stay tuned for that mixtape, shit is gonna be bananas!

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KIDS IN THE HALL

     YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Hey world.  Did you guys read the blog Rook left about Tiger?  Freakin’ hilarious! (as usual)  Right on time, wasn’t it?  Tiger need to start being himself!

      Honestly though, why are people shocked that THE most powerful man in sports and THE most recognizable athlete in the world is GSP’n? (Gettin’ Some Pussy. Shout to my man Tone. Forever GSP son!)   Shocking!  He is not a normal person, people.  He doesn’t live by “normal” standards. If one of us ran our damn Yugo into a tree, we would be crying right now and still driving it around!  He will never see that Escalade again.  Leave him be.  I’m sure he wants to be faithful, but there is just one small problem: He has a dick!  FOH!

     Oh and real quick, new Sade album drops Feb. 8th.  Its called “Soldier of Love”.  I’m too excited!  This is the album cover:

She is 50, people!! 50 years old! She is fine as frog hair!  DAMN!!

Also, I got this unreleased Common joint featuring John Legend with Kanye West on the beat.  Its called “Strange Fruit”.  RE-DAMN-DICULOUS!  I swear, the shit they throw away is better than some people’s whole album!  Like the guys who are making “The Wackest Mixtape Ever”, that shit is garbage (Can’t wait for y’all to hear that. Rook is nice people.  Seriously.) Download Com Sense below by copying the link and pasting it in the address bar:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/pmz29g

     On to other things. Folks if you have never seen the show we do called Graffic Audio (Shame on you! Tear falls down my left cheek… check it out at rookietv.com) there is a wonderful segment on it called “Dishonorable Mention”, where we shine light on the complete atrocity of music and videos that are so bad that they need there own segment.  We have had some real gems on there, homey.   Well, I have decided to bring that segment to my blog.  (Rook did this also in a previous blog of his, so check it out the older blogs and laugh some more)

     First up, is my man M.C. Hammer.   This has got to be the video where he took a look at his career and was like, what the fuck am I doing?  This has to be the reason he hasn’t had a music video since.  Its call “Pop Yo Collar”.  After this, I wanted to pop myself.  In the head.  Remember when poppin your collar was the thing to do? Well Stanley Kirk Burrell put an end to that shit!  With a damn mallot.  While watching this, check out the dances he invents, the Wal-Mart jersey, and the horrible production of the video.  Poor Hammer.  I hope you get it together.  At least he put on a show back in the day (Honestly I would pay money to see him now.  Nobody performs or rocks crowds like that anymore with exception to Kanye and KRS-ONE.  I’m forgetting a few dope ones but if I’m wrong please let me know.)  So without further ado, from the album “Active Duty” in 2001, that featured the “hot” (HAHAHAHAHA)  single “No Stoppin Us”, ( just as horrible.  He had a coat on in that video that looked like he shot the Abominable Snowman)  the first edition of Dishonorable Mention: Blog Edition. (Tear falls down my right cheek.  This time for laughter…)

Did you do your Puppet Pop?  Did you Deliver the Pop? I know I did!!  I did a new one called Pissin’ Pop. That’s when I pissed Coke in my pants from laughing at this wack ass shit!

If you have any wack videos that you feel should be on Dishonorable Mention:Blog Edition, send them to bigdave@rookietv.com.  Until next time people, stay wonderful and beautiful, and do the River Pop!!

Forever Pop’n Off,

Big DAVE

Proverbs 1: 5-7

You know other than freak between the sheets there’s not too much I like more than free music and right now I’m fresh out of freaks so check this out. Last time we gave you guys Lupe’s latest mixtape and the time before that Rashid Hadees 808’s and Hadee mixtape. This time we bringing you the Colabo from Hadee and Pugslee “Stormy.” Let me tell you for the people who don’t know Hadee is doing a significant amount of tracks on our up comin’ mixtape Rookie TV Presents: The Wackest Mixtape Ever” so we been spending alot of time over there and we got to hear a few tracks off this album here. All I can say is download it right now! Aint no music like free music, but this is just plain heat. We jammed out to this entire album after our last studio session. ROOKIE TV approved! Yo, and thats not just because I got a shout out on track 12, Lord can you feel it?!?!?!

* Artist: Pugs Atomz
* Title: Stormy
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* Presented By:
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Pugs Atomz & Rashid Hadee – Stormy

Pugs Atomz and Rashid Hadee have forged their individual paths and together look to establish a new mark of excellence on the DJBooth.net and FakeShoreDrive.com Presented “Stormy” LP.

“Stormy” blends Hadee’s soulful interpretations along with Atomz evocative lyrical imagery to create an elemental integration that juxtaposes humor and intuition. Hadee and Atomz meld their unique and acclaimed styles to reign their own brand of musical understandings of love, life, and hip-hop. Guest vocals are kept to a minimum (Von Pea drops in on “Hand on the Bible”) and the production is handled mostly by Hadee, with help from Grant Parks, Race, Hakeem, Fathom 9, Ram Nation, Tall Black Guy, and Duro.

Recorded between 2007 and 2009, take a walk into the world of two of Chicago’s brightest; welcome to the “Stormy” LP.

Download Pugs Atomz & Rashid Hadee – Stormy

If your craving more from these guys, we have had em both on our hip hop show Graffic Audio so take a look at these and see them in a different light.

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PUGSLEE ATOMZ

RASHID HADEE

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As a writer I know that we as artists get used to a certain way of getting the inspiration for our projects and that becomes our routine. My routine believe it or not is writing from dreams I have. Sounds crazy, but alot of the skits you see with my name on them specifically came from a very groggy Rookie during a fit of insomnia. About 3 years ago was was in bed sleep and got one hell of an idea. The idea centered around Tiger Woods and not only how great he was as a golf icon, but also how spotless hes record was and how this could be translated to comedy. The following weekend at the Rookie TV meeting I brought it up to the crew and they were game to shoot the damn thing. We decided to change the characters name to avoid liable and thus was the birth of Tiger Woulds.

During the meeting we talked about casting and played with the idea of C Dub playing Tiger Woulds. Its seemed like a great idea to me but then I believe Big DAVE suggested we use a seasoned Rookie TV vet, James. He played in Beaters and Meatshake and proved himself to be very reliable and talented as well.

I gave James a call a few days later and told him my idea about the skit. He was thrilled as usual but for some reason or another (lack of budget) we didnt shoot for another few months. The shoot went well and despite James inability to even play golf we came out with some damn good footage for a funny skit.

We decided to center on a story rather than an actual script or dialog and concentrate heavily on actors developing their characters before the camera and the editing (typical of a skit I come up with.) Our characters consisted of Tiger Woulds of course,

Tigers newly unemployed Caddy,

A few Tiger Woulds Groupies

And a few others as well. This was a very experimental shoot but we got it done in 1 day of shooting.

I went home and the footage was burning a hole in m computer table. I HAD to cut something really fast because I felt it. The result was a sort of interview with Tiger himself in an uncut sort of a style that eluded to his drastic changes in his behavior pattern. I wanted to show Tiger as having himself as his worst enemy.

This video was wildly hilarious to me as I was at the computer and I could tell that when I uploaded it in order to promote its airing it would produce somewhat of a following. i got some support and some views but nothing like the video of the dog standing on his hind legs while peeing or the video of the one guy wiping out while trying to do a back flip off the soda machine. Yet and still I cut another promo. This time I focused on how the life of Tigers former caddy, Steve had changed since being fired.

Ideally this skit would have came out years ago, but as I complain all the time it is very difficult to work without a budget. Here is it 2009 and the dawn of 2010 Micheal Jackson is dead, Barack Obama is president and the real Tiger Woods is involved in a scandal.

Now I am the last person to believe in a scandal basically because I could care less, but TMZ showed their credibility as a news source by getting the first pictures of Jackson’s body being taken to the hospital. Now, they are at it again getting the first pics of the Escalade that belonged to Tiger Woods after his accident.

As reported by TMZ: Police first tried to interview Woods, 33, on Friday, but his wife asked if they could return the next day because he was sleeping. Woods shooed them away Saturday and again on Sunday.

TMZ.com claims the Florida Highway Patrol is now focusing on obtaining a search warrant — allowing them to seize medical records from the hospital that treated Woods — in an attempt to determine if the wounds Woods sustained are consistent with a car accident or domestic violence.

TMZ has reported that Woods didn’t suffer facial lacerations from a car accident, adding that injuries were inflicted by his wife, Elin, who was upset over reports that he had an affair with Rachel Uchitel.

As stated on www.theimproper.com Rachel Uchitel, a sometime club hostess, is a well-known party girl in the Hamptons, who has a reputation for pursuing celebrities. She is at the center of a supposed scandal that sent Tiger Woods – and his marriage – careening into the rough in an early Friday morning car crash.

The Enquirer said it had multiple sources and polygraph tests to back up its reporting and has further details to release.

For her part, Uchitel denied having an affair. She told Black Book magazine that the Enquirer twisted her words and used quotes from Ashley Samson, a woman who claimed to be her friend, to confirm the rumors.

“Rachel told me, ‘I’m having an affair with Tiger Woods. We’re in love!’ She even read me text messages Tiger sent her that said ‘I love you, babe. It’s always going to be just you and me. They were constantly sexting,” Samson was quoted as saying.

But Rachel denied the assertions. “I totally deny the Enquirer story. They did contact me about it, but they didn’t use any of my quotes or any of the information I gave them. They make it sound like I said those things, but it’s all other people saying I said things.”

Samson reportedly said that Uchitel and Woods were engaged in heavy sexting – sending racy text messages to each other – but she denied sending sexy messages.

“I don’t appreciate my name or what people think of me being dragged through the mud by people who don’t even bother to research what or who they’re talking about … they should research who these stories are coming from, who they’re believing as a credible source. Not to mention that it’s in the National Enquirer,” she said.

TMZ.com also reported that a source said Nordegren scratched Woods’ face after she went berserk and chased him with a golf club, striking his vehicle as he ran from the home. The Web site said the source talked to Woods after the smashup.

Police say that Tiger’s wife, Elin Nordegren told the police two different stories. The first one she told, was that she went looking for Tiger in a golf cart, saw the accident, and then used a golf club to bust out the window to get Tiger out. You gotta applaud her for putting in the golf cart in the story…that was classy

The second story she told,was that she walked out of the house,saw the crash,and then ran back into the house to get a golf cub to break out the window. There was no mention of a golf cart in the second story.

Police arrived to find Woods, drifting in and out of consciousness, lying in the street with his wife watching over him. He was taken to a nearby hospital about 10 minutes later.

Woods himself spoke to the public in a statement recently apologizing, yet saying nothing at the same time. Damn PR people make alot of money! Woods also spoke out Sunday, saying on his website: “This situation is my fault and it’s obviously embarrassing to my family and me. I’m human and I’m not perfect. I will certainly make sure this doesn’t happen again.”

The really weird thing about this entire situation is that our video spoof created 4 yrs ago and shot 3 years ago puts us in the position to gloat with pride, but we at Rookie TV love Tiger Woulds, I mean Woods and hope the best to come of the situation. Man, rich people have it bad. I mean how is someone supposed to have an affair if all these damn cameras are around taping your every move. I guess the fellas and I should be glad we are still broke. Who is to say that we wouldn’t be in the headlines in place of this golf Icon. We are praying for you Tiger. Shout out to N. Doeur for the pics of the shoot. Get your situation straight however you have to do it and move on fam. Please read this, love this, spread this.

TIGER WOODS 911 CALL

YOOOOOOOOO!!!! Hey since Rook and Dub have you covered on everything Rookie TV, I will get u caught up on the rest of the world (music, dumb shit, etc.) First and foremost, if you have a Friday open, come check me out hosting for one of the illest party promoting teams in the city, the 80’s Babies (Jermaine, Ms. Sullivan That girl fine as frog hair!) at:

 the Funky Buddah Lounge, 728 W GRAND Chicago,Illinois.  (If you say 80’s Babies at the door, its free! I said free!)

EVERY FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH (This month, Dec. 4th. Hey thats Jay-Z’s B-day! And sadly also the date of Fred Hampton’s assasiantion) So come check me out being…well…ME!! I’m on the mic all night.

On the music tip, I just out of my car and I was listening to the Lupe Fiasco mixtape ”Enemy of the State”. After 2 listens, I can honestly say this dude is the illest MC in the game right now (mainstream wise. I’m sure there are a bunch of underground artist that are iller but I’m talking artists who the vast majority know) He is crazy (“I’m on the register, you make sure the fries is right/ I don’t like America, an Apple watchin’ Zeigeist”. Damn! If you haven’t seen Zeigeist please check it out). Since its free and I will only give links to things that are free (WINK!) here is the link to his mixtape below:

http://usershare.net/h5exmc3hfjii

Well, when I think of other profound things to say, I will post them. Unitl then, stay beautiful and Fuck the government! Peace and love y’all!

Romans 8:28,

Big DAVE

P.S. Thanksgiving is the greatest holiday ever! But because of the destruction of the Native American that this day is for, I from now on will call it “Happy Food Day”. You’re Welcome!!!

If you follow Rookie TV and Graffic Audio you know that we frequent a small list of producers to do beats for us. One of those producers gets a ton of attention from us and its well deserved. If you haven’t guessed by now I will just tell you for God’s sake. Its Rashid Hadee. He recently dropped the mixtape 808s and Hadee were he remixed Kanye’s songs and beats for an entirely new album with entirely new songs. I posted it in a prior blog so sorry for making you play catch up, but its a free download so you got no excuse!

The song we decided on was not the first Hadee picked, but I figured we would better suit his needs as an artist if we went with “Lose Control,” (Number 2 on the album) plus its like the favorite song on the album to Big DAVE and I. Kinga dropped through and snapped some photos and may I say, the lady does a lovely job every time! She makes us look blown up already LOL.

Heres how it looks through the viewfinder of the camera. That’s Augustine, the other artist on the “Loose Control song and Hadees right Hand man as far as rapping goes.

C-Dub Saved the day with the lights. We didn’t have enough lights and he jetted out to Home Depot and grabbed a few lights at the last minute. Man I don’t know what we woulda done without those that day.

Believe it or not, this is the first music video Hadee has ever done. When he informed me of this I thought he was Bullshitting. How can so many be sleeping on this cat at the same time. And with the plethora of music he has to his name, I feel…well, you know what? Fuck it. We are honored to be the producers of his first video. We hope to do the song justice as it and the album are absolutely nuts! Here’s a pic I took myself of Hadee at work…Kinga eat your heart out!

Here are a few Still shots of the video as it stands. Enjoy this, read this, spread this.

Although Hadee’s allergies were killing him during the shoot, we still “Got it in” and the shits looking lovely. It still made for some good footage. My cat was totally to blame man. I will send you his email if you want it.

They say the generation after you takes what you have talent wise and goes from there. I hope that’s true in Chill’s case, because he is there every step of the way.

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Wassup people? What’s up with Rookie TV? I get the question all the time and I can definitely understand it. I mean when we did this thing years ago, we felt we had a cool project that people could feel but we didn’t surmise it having the amount of support we got back from it. After we broadcasted for the first time it was like validation for us. We saw our work on screen and it was amazing, it was a high I never got before. We would go out on the street and to various places and people that we didn’t know would say hi. We got invited to tv shows and to host events and parties and I swear it was a hell of an experience. But that was years ago literally and we have been getting that question more than not of where the hell have we been and what are we up to? Well, we took it upon ourselves to let you guys know first hand about a little of our lives outside of the show. Here is a video about C-Dub and what he has been up to.

C-Dub is the guy that makes sure the website runs and is full of content that is pleasingly offensive if you find yourself seeing clips of Beaters and you wonder what the entire thing looks like, go to the website. I dare you to click! I actually lost the tapes for a few years of that event. Big DAVE and I had ours edited for a while but I never could find the tapes of C-Dub because of the many moves I have made myself. By the grace of God, I found them and I was able to show you how this very talented guy lives and works. His family are a bunch of very loving people, but it was hilarious to hear the arguments that would ensue.

The part where his dad gets in trouble cracks me up. My segment was the second to be finished and it was nothing more than a tour of my job at the station I work at. Its crazy working on tv, but its even crazier working on it when you produce as well. Take a tour with me and see what you think.

For all of you that may think that is C Dub sitting there tied up in the one office…it aint, trust me…(Ahem) Hey do you guys like Pizza? I love pizza If anything, that was proof of my love of the show Cheaters. Funny thing is that Big DAVE wrote Beaters, but we both used to watch it and call each other about the really funny episodes. Speaking of Big DAVE, his video was the first made subsequently the last we will show of the 3. He has been perfecting his standup for the past few months and doing a damn good job at if if you as me. It started as a dare from the guy Jimmy for us all to hit an amateur night and do some standup LOL. Little did he know I had been doing standup since 16 LOL. I aint say I was good, but Dave and him are. Check it out.

Don’t tell Big Dave and Jimmy but I loved the set they did that night. I was in it too, but I decided to cut it out not to over-shine they’re asses LOL! Truth is we are a team of 3 core members with many supporters and friends. We hope to one day get our chance, but in the meantime we keep making more. Remember the old Doritos slogan? “Crunch all you want, We’ll Make more? This explains us to the T. We are constantly making stuff but its hard to get it all made because of lack of budget. It may seem sad, but we love it because we stay creating for you guys and you guys only.

If you want to know what things are heating up on the stove we got tons in production. We are currently filming every weekend again like we did when we started. We are workin on a new web series we are going to hit the web with and there is even a Rookie TV Mixtape in the workings with some of Chicago’s hottest producers and rappers involved. We stay busy, and stay lovin’ yall. Imma leave you guys with a video we got sent to us by a few of our fans, shout out to Lou and the bunch.

We appreciate yall. !

In short, we been doing this stuff for a longtime, and to us its solely for the fun of it. Maybe one day it will catch on but until then, check back for updates all the time. And dont forget to play catch up on the blogs and videos you still havent seen. the proof is in the pudding. RookieTV.com better to get it from the source than any other place, right?

I can’t believe its been a year already. A year ago America won one of it’s most important victories to date as Barack Obama stepped into the leader seat and ushered us into the future. We all will know where we were when it actually happened. I was at work, pissed at my hours that I couldn’t be at home with my family enjoying this moment in history, but I was at the station so I popped a tape in the VTR and recorded the entire thing.

After I got home I threw the tape in the camera and threw the footage on my computer while watching all news stations all night along with editing. The result? Watch and see what I came up with. Shout out to Rashid Hadee on the music…Damn what a song, damn what a day, Damn what a blog?!?! Read this, enjoy this, spread this. [gallery]