Monster

I'm out of breath, running in fear
Fighting for my life
But I couldn't seem to get away
No matter how hard I tried
Or where I'd try to hide
You always seemed to find me
You grabbed me, restrained me
Held me down, put pressure on my chest
Unable to breathe, unable to move
I couldn't find the strength
Couldn't push you away
Begging and screaming no more
Pleading for you to let me go
No one around to hear my cries
I gave in, surrendering to your power
You took my life, my innocence
Drained the light from my soul
Now I'm left alone in darkness
Every night the tears would fall
As each minute replay
Over and over again
Nightmares refusing to set me free
Like a horrible dream I will never wake
I can no longer live my life like this
Trying to hide the unbearable pain
Years of facades, masking the hurt
False pretense of happiness
It seemed as though it was my fault
Placed the blame upon myself
Feeling of embarrassment and shame
Frightened and paranoid
I cringe at the mention of your name
My worst nightmare comes true
There you stand before my eyes
Once again, back in my life
Anger...no, RAGE engulfs my flesh
My blood boils, my veins filled with hatred
Soon after, my emotions now replaced with fear
Such evil I've never seen before
Pour from your deadly grin and icy glare
So disgusting you are, a MONSTER
Cold and calculating and manipulative
Fragile and weak is what is left of me
Your presence keeps me prisoner
My mouth opens but no words escape
Inside I'm screaming but no sounds I could make
The closed wounds for years I've licked
Now opens again
This knife covered in blood falls from my hands
Falling to my knees, battered and bruised
Your venom seeps deeper into my veins
Your poison destroying ever inch of my existence
No fight left in me, just an empty soul
You broke me
You left me shattered to pieces
You...you killed me.

S.O.S: Help for Haiti

Yep, another telethon to raise funds in order to help Haiti. A couple of weeks ago, many stars ranging from actors to singers to activists came together for the Help For Haiti Now campaign to raise money for the relief efforts in the aftermath of the deadly earthquakes in Haiti. So far, nearly $90 million has been raised. Last night, media broadcasting company Viacom, which owns the three music networks BET, MTV and VH1, decided that another telethon was needed. This time, S.O.S: Saving Ourselves - Help for Haiti,there were mostly popular African-American singers and rappers, and some actors. I'm not sure how much would be raised with this benefit concert, which was held in Miami and hosted by Queen Latifah, Diddy and Pharrell, as it was only aired on those three aforementioned networks. I'm sure millions of us have donated all that we could by now. Many stars that came out includes Justin Bieber, Busta Rhymes, Monica, Mary J. Blige, Kirk Franklin, India.Arie, Ludacris, Jazmine Sullivan, Akon, Spike Lee, Wyclef Jean, former President Bill Clinton, Robin Thicke, Keri Hilson, Mike Tyson, Chrisette Michele, Ne-Yo and Chris Brown, who was warmly welcomed by fans (audience and Twitter) as he gave his first televised performance since the domestic violence incident that occurred one year ago. Here are a few performances from the concert:

Chris Brown - Crawl/With You


Monica featuring Ludacris - Still Standing


Kirk Franklin featuring India.Arie, Chrisette Michele and Jazmine Sullivan - Are You Listening?


Mary J. Blige featuring Jazmine Sullivan - Gonna Make It/One


Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris - One Less Lonely Girl/Never Let You Go/Baby 

Nas and Damien Marley

I'm sooooo glad Bouncy wasn't there to perform because if I had to hear "Haiti, I can see your halo" one more time....but didn't it seem like little Justin was taking notes from her during his performance of "Baby"? "Haiti, Haiti, Haiti, Haiti, Hai---" STFU!!!!

Are You Listening?

Written and produced by gospel great Kirk Franklin, the day after the 25th Stellar Awards were taped, most of the gospel stars have all gathered together and recorded this beautiful inspirational, gospel-themed charity single, Are You Listening?, in honor of the Haitian earthquake victims.

Artists include: Yolanda Adams; Jeremy Camp; Shirley Caesar; Dorinda Clark Cole; Natalie Grant; Fred Hammond; Tamela & David Mann; Mary Mary; Donnie McClurkin; Bishop Paul S. Morton; J. Moss; Smokie Norful; Marvin Sapp; Karen Clark Sheard; Kiera "KiKi" Sheard; BeBe Winans; CeCe Winans and Marvin Winans along with other gospel artists featured in choir including Shari Addison; Kathy Taylor Brown; John Gray; Bishop Darryl Hines; Stephen Hurd; Karima Kibble; Judith McAllister; Nicole C. Mullen; Jessica Reedy; The Neville Sisters; Troy Sneed; Micah Stampley; Melinda Watts and Brian Courtney Wilson.

The single is now available on iTunes.

We Are The World 2010

In the days following the Grammy ceremony, which was held this past Sunday, nearly 100 celebrities, from singers and rappers to actors and producers joined together at Jim Henson studios to record a remake of the 25 year old hit charity single We Are The World, which was also recorded at the same studio. The idea was headed by the original producer Quincy Jones and the original co-writer Lionel Richie (the late Michael Jackson also helped write the song). The world premiere of the single and song's video will air during NBC's coverage of the opening ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Friday, February 12th.

 

Among the stars participating in the project include P!NK, Natalie Cole, the Jonas Brothers, Jennifer Hudson, Akon, Julianne Hough, Jamie Foxx, Gladys Knight, India.Arie, Tyrese, Usher, Toni Braxton, Trey Songz, Lil’ Wayne, Busta Rhymes, Robin Thicke, Miley Cyrus, Keri Hilson, T-Pain, Jordin Sparks, Wyclef Jean, Vince Vaughn, Farnsworth Bentley, Harry Connick Jr., Justin Bieber, Enrique Iglesias, Kid Cudi, Sean Garrett, Carlos Santana, Mary Mary, Earth,Wind & Fire, Nicole Scherzinger, Brandy, Snoop Dogg, Jermaine Jackson, Musiq Soulchild, Bizzy Bone, Swizz Beatz, Drake, Mann, Nipsey Hussle, Zac Brown, BeBe Winans, Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson, Freda Payne, the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson and Al Jardine, A.R. Rahman, Randy Jackson, Patti Austin, Jeff Bridges, Nicole Richie, Rashida Jones, 3T (sons of Tito Jackson), Joel and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte, Melanie Fiona, Mya, Katherine McPhee, Faith Evans, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Orianthi, Sugarland, Jason Mraz, Raphael Saadiq, Rob Thomas, Isaac Slade of the Fray, Ethan Bortnick, Adam Levine of Maroon 5, and Iyaz.

 

Janet Jackson confirmed to lay vocals at a later time, possibly singing MJ’s lines. Whitney Houston is rumored to have already recorded her verse/lines, possibly when reports surfaced about a sighting at a studio in ATL (could’ve been a rehearsal seeing 5-month long world tour starts this week). Jay-z, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake are also rumored to record their parts at a later date. Recently announced, Michael Jackson's children - Paris, Prince and Blanket - will recite a poem written by Maya Angelou for the new song.

 

We Are The World Pt. 2 is being remade in an effort to help the country of Haiti in the aftermath of last month's devastating earthquakes that destroyed the entire region. The entire proceeds from the single sales will be donated to the relief efforts.

Fifty-seven million...

A telethon record: the Hope For Haiti Now benefit, which aired this past Friday night, raised $57 million...and counting. The all-star event aired on major networks, several cable networks and streamed online. Several stars, including Halle Berry, Brad Pitt, Reese Witherspoon and Morgan Freeman were manning the phones while Alicia Keys, Bono, Stevie Wonder and more gave somber yet touching performances. Some of my favorite and best of the night:
Christina Aguilera

Mary J. Blige

Jennifer Hudson

Bono, Jay-Z & Rihanna

Donations are still being accepted at http://www.hopeforhaitinow.org or by calling 1-877-99-HAITI. You can also purchase an album of the performances via iTunes now. All proceeds will also be donated to the organization.

Insane Rush...

There's only one person in this world that would politicize a major natural disaster that destroyed one of the poorest nations on Earth.

Limbaugh says: Obama will use Haiti to boost credibility with "light-skinned and dark-skinned black community in this country"

Then after making the Haitian disaster story about Obama, Limbaugh wants to claim that the media is making the story about themselves.

 

Pot, meet Kettle. 

And you wonder why people had their fingers crossed and hoping for bad news when Limbaugh was "Rush"-ed to the hospital for his little "heart scare", which by the way, I believe was a publicity stunt so he can lie to American about what a "wonderful" health care system we have. I don't wish ill will on anyone, but Rush: Go choke on a pill already.