Controversies of the Day to address!

• "I've lost my sweet helping hand, I've got myself to blame." Did she know her husband was abusing drugs? This was the song playing at Corinne Bailey Rae's website when you enter it and click news! Many of you e-mailed me yesterday on Corinne Bailey Rae's husband's death from a drug overdose. You complained that EVERY blog reported it and I didn't and some of you even questioned my Journalism experience. Well, I attended the Broadcasting Institute of Maryland and I was a NEWS major and I have been in broadcasting for 12 years (1996). I consider myself a "professional" blogger and not just a "blogger." I don't write excessive gossip, curse, use ghetto slangs or have a comment field which has been abused three times in the past as a competitive arena. People writing 1st! 2nd! and all that mess. This is a news site!

• I don't report what everyone reports. Some bloggers simply go to every blogroll and see what others have. I gather news. A process called "news gathering" in the newsroom which is extremely time consuming and filled with research. I have been a TV, Radio, Entertainment, Traffic, Internet Reporter in the Atlanta market. Pls visit my media website and look on the right column for those credits. I determine what is RELEVANT as you see up here on my header.

• Was Corinne Bailey Rae's husband's death relevant to this site? NO! Her music is not hip-hop nor R&B and is more like folk-pop music. Secondly As a reporter writing for myself, I am exhausted with stories of excessive drug use. There is a post in this blog somewhere where I criticized Rapper L'il Wayne for drinking Phenergan cough syrup like Kool Aid and also the late Rapper Pimp C for rapping about Tussi-Ornex a super strong narcotic cough syrup he drank like liquor which eventually killed him causing hypoxia in his brain (sucking oxygen out!) Some of you know I started my career in 1988 as a Registered Pharmacist in the USA. This May 4th 2008 after 20 years, I will be retiring as a part-time Pharmacist, I stopped full time prescription filling 5 years ago. I intend to only work as a fill in Pharmacist 1-3 times a month. I graduated at 23 and started work at 25 because I had my babies first. Those two are adults now....and yes I am 45. Nothing to hide! Journalism is my passion now and everything is not all about $$$. Back to the point. Brad Renfro, Heath Ledger, Anna Nicole Smith and all those who use Rx drugs like candy should be prepared for their own demise! See how Renfro was omitted from the Oscar tribute? It was sad ! Of course Whoopi Goldberg was too in the montage and it was all in error. You would think a dead person will be remembered! I don't like reporting these stories anymore. To me, Jason Rae's death was not newsworthy on this site because of his wife's music genre---SIMPLE as that. May he R.I.P

• To the 13 year old kid (name withheld) who called me and left a message on Easter Sunday almost in tears talking about how good you can freestyle and has no money to buy tracks but rapping is what you wanna do because it keeps you out of trouble, Ludacris' site is for you. Get your voice recorded and go to that website WeMix.com and go make your music with Ludacris! Because you are a minor, your parents have to be on the line before I can even talk to you. You may call me again if you like but an identifiable adult must be on that line. This should help though. Remember, I do not know anyone in the music industry or how they do their core business! All I do is interview the artists. I cannot link you or anyone to an artist simply because we know them or interviewed them. It is NOT professional. They also deserve their PRIVACY. I suggest you search the internet for resources like producers. Go to Word Ink PR's Client page in Atlanta and click a guy on there called Jazze Pha. (Pronounced Jazzy Fay) Jazze is a top Producer and he always wants to hear new talent. Find out how you can get him and send your stuff. Call Tamiko Hope, the CEO and ask her how to reach Jazze. Jazze produced Ciara before she became famous. Ciara's PR person at the time hooked up my interview with her at Jazze's studio. It was only a venue but from what I saw and heard in there, the guy is damn GOOD! Hope this helps! DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK ME QUESTIONS EVERYONE.