DLR would like to welcome DMV native [Lazee] Lamont King into our sacred sanctuary to utilize our soapbox to periodically kick some knowledge and give his take on whats going on in the world. So without further adieu, here's his most recent Lamontalogue... I had to let a week go by before I could write anything. It still really hasn't set in for me yet. John Salley once told me that you only really enjoy a championship for about 15 minutes before the feeling wears off and its back to work. Maybe the feeling doesn't wear off but the window of absolute enjoyment is so small that once it shuts it seems like the win is a distant memory. That's kinda how election night felt. The months of intense training, the range of emotions, and the plot twists all culminating into that moment of moments when we hoist the trophy and shower each other with cheap champagne in the winning locker room. With no real time to celebrate we are picking new teammates for next season and bringing in a new coaching staff. I have been hearing everybody say that it will really be more of a reality once he gets sworn in. The inauguration in DC? Wow. That's a whole 'nother blog.
In the meantime I have written up some 10 New Rules that need to go in effect. I have more than 10 but I figured I would lay them out 10 at a time to start with. You don't necessarily have to follow them but I would appreciate it if you did. Atleast acknowledge that you are familiar with them and be ready for pop quizzes. They apply to all facets of our lives now that we have a Black President.
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10. Play how you practice.
It's game time. Watch the clock. We scored off the tip but its only the beginning of the game. Cut to the basket. Move without the ball. Hit the open man. Don't pick up your dribble. Follow your shot. Get back on D. Set screens. These basketball references should be self-explanatory. I could have picked any sport but since my man Obizzle plays hoops, I figured it was more appropriate. What I mean is just because our team got the first pick doesn't mean that we are going to the championship overnight. Look at Cleveland. We still gotta play hard and step our game up. We have to Sam Cassell and PJ Brown it. We still have to grind it out and play as a team to bring home multiple victories on the way to being consistent champions. We have to re-value our communities. Re-value education and literacy. Re-value family. Re-value working hard regardless of the outcome. Re-value bigger fitting jeans. That's how we win!
9. Stay Sharp.
Racism is not over. Inherent biases and bigotry are not over. Although some states even went so far as to abolish affirmative action, don't believe the hype that 'because America elected Barack, she can no longer be racist,' and, 'white guilt is dead.' Some well intending caucasians have already thrown this one around as if to say that one is connected to the other. That is a bunch of cock-n-bull. Barack's election was and should by no means be seen as an appeasement or a pay off. Gimme a break. You can't just try to duck out on and dismiss a conversation you were never willing to have. You might see Barry walking down the street and you might run to get a picture with him but if you see me walking down the street with a ski mask and holding a lead pipe you would be quick to clutch your purse! And that's downright racist! Seriously though, we still have a long way to go and this open and honest dialogue must continue. And I'mma personally still play the race card whenever applicable. Dig it, if we playing spades and you always leading with trump (i.e. this is a metaphor for having a conversation with a McCainer who thinks that racism is dead now that Barack is prezzy), I'mma know that you don't have many Spades. Soon as you run out I'mma expose your hand and start running books on you! Thank God that there is a whole generation of voting age Americans who never really had to experience the blatant hate associated with bigotry. Even better there is a whole new generation who will come of age during this time. Talk about building a new self-esteem for a whole class of people.
8. Be considerate.
I would ask you not to communicate with me when my President is speaking. If he is making an appearance somewhere or speaking on television, or on radio, or in public, I would like for you to be quiet. I want to hear what he has to say everytime he has something to say. I will tell you that you are being rude and I will shoosh you. Yes I will. Even if I'm in the bank, or somewhere where there is a TV on. That's my President and you do not speak when he is speaking. Now you've officially been c h o p p e d & s c r e w e d.
7. Go with the flow.
We are experiencing a shift in consciouness. Some of us are. Your thoughts precede your actions, so as your mentality changes, so your actions change too. Endeavor to keep this momentum going. Never before have we been this involved in politics. Never before have you paid this much attention to Wolf Blitzer and did this much research. Never before has it meant this much to you. Why stop here? I say keep it going. Stay active. Stay involved. You are now a citizen again. You participated in the process and it was actually kinda fun. You were a part of history! Don't stop there. Make history every day by being an agent of change in some way shape or form. I was at the bar at the Chilli's near Crenshaw and Century blvds the other day and overhaeard two gangsters talkin about how they donated to presidential campaigns for the first time in their lives. "Homie my daughter even had me write a check for her for 15 dollars, after she seen me give a hundred, you feel me? That was her whole allowance cuhhhhh!" [Re-read that sentence with your best West coast accent for best effect.] They were even arguing with each other about which was more important, popular votes or electoral votes--to the point where I thought they was gon' shoot the place up. Man I was so proud. Now that's a shootout you can be proud of. 'It's the principality of it, Smokey!'
6. Let me hold sumn'.
Am I my brother's keeper? You damn right you are. Times is tight. I know when Barack speaks about change, he doesn't mean the kind in your pocket, but this economy is rough. The man said 'spread the wealth around,' so when I come around asking to borrow (or borry as my mom says) some money, don't you go getting all tight-lipped and slack-jawed on me all of a sudden. Oh, so you can hit me over the head about the campaign but I can't ask to get a lil bit of money up off you?! I see how you are. On election night we was all family, but now when I ask you for a loose dub, you don't know me?!?
5. Demand excellence.
I'mma start holding folk accountable for everything they do now. A Black man in the White House is now my measure of excellence. Anything that you do that falls short of that achievement is subject to me putting you on front street. If I am out somewhere having a meal and the server spills a drink on me I'mma be like, "Oh so this is how you gon' do me? We got a Black President and this is what you do?" Your co-worker shows up to the staff meeting late , you tell them, "Is this how you gon' act? We get a Black President and this is what you do?" When one of your roommates leaves a swallow of milk in the fridge but there is a full box of the good cereal in the cupboard, you tell them, "So you just refuse to do right, huh? A Black man gotta be mayor of the moon before you get your shyt together I guess. He gotta win an Oscar, a Hoodie, and 8 gold medals before you replace the milk!?!"
4. Pull up...
3. ...your damn...
2. ...pants.
Unless you are in a gang by profession where you are actively smashin' on foes on sight as a 9-5, or unless you really don't own a belt because you are 20 years old and the 2nd grade reading program you are in doesn't allow you to have one, or unless you are in prison and they dont allow you to have one, or unless you voted No on prop8 for personal reasons, or unless you just are in to man-luv, or unless you are one nem 'ignorant is the new cool' type cats, or unless you one nem 'metro is the new hetero' type cats--then raise trou! Obeezy even said it on MTV the day before the election during his interview with Sway. He was like "c'mon brothers pull your pants up, show a little respect for yourselves and the people around you."
I'm all for style, and swag, and rebelling, and bucking the system, and 'doing you,' but c'mon man I'm tired seeing clowns in 200$ reverse thigh-highs. You might as well have on chaps with your ass out. You might as well have on denim leg warmers and a unitard onesy. I ain't hatin,' I'm just sayin'. Well, it might be hate, but isn't that something worth hating on if Brobama doesn't even feel it either?!
1. Respect your President.
For the last eight years since W stole the 2000 election, I have been hearing the same song and dance from Bush supporters, and 'the like,' about how "no matter what you say, he is the president and you have to respect him!" For a time, dissenters, and people like myself who objected to him being selected as president, were branded as un-American and un-patriotic. I can even remember being told, "If you don't like it, you are free to leave." I thought that that was so disrespectful. I also found it ironic, seeing as though this country was founded on opposition, dissent, and freedom of speech. Nevertheless, today I get to return the sentiment. So to those classless, bitter, and un-patriotic rally goers in Phoenix who on the night of the election attended the party for the losing party. To those cute little bigots in small-town Pennsylvania whose Youtube video I have watcheed atleast 100 times already. To Joe the plumber. To everybody at Sly Fox News. To everybody else that took part in perpetuating the negativity that made the 2008 campaign one of the dirtiest in U.S. history. I say to you this, "Barack Obama is your president and you have to respect him! If you don't like it you are free to leave!" LOL
I'll see ya'll at the inauguration. I'mma be down there selling everything from Barack O-bobbleheads, to Barrier (Perrier) Water, to Baby Barack Ribs! You already know.
http://www.lamontking.tv/
In the meantime I have written up some 10 New Rules that need to go in effect. I have more than 10 but I figured I would lay them out 10 at a time to start with. You don't necessarily have to follow them but I would appreciate it if you did. Atleast acknowledge that you are familiar with them and be ready for pop quizzes. They apply to all facets of our lives now that we have a Black President.
#######
10. Play how you practice.
It's game time. Watch the clock. We scored off the tip but its only the beginning of the game. Cut to the basket. Move without the ball. Hit the open man. Don't pick up your dribble. Follow your shot. Get back on D. Set screens. These basketball references should be self-explanatory. I could have picked any sport but since my man Obizzle plays hoops, I figured it was more appropriate. What I mean is just because our team got the first pick doesn't mean that we are going to the championship overnight. Look at Cleveland. We still gotta play hard and step our game up. We have to Sam Cassell and PJ Brown it. We still have to grind it out and play as a team to bring home multiple victories on the way to being consistent champions. We have to re-value our communities. Re-value education and literacy. Re-value family. Re-value working hard regardless of the outcome. Re-value bigger fitting jeans. That's how we win!
9. Stay Sharp.
Racism is not over. Inherent biases and bigotry are not over. Although some states even went so far as to abolish affirmative action, don't believe the hype that 'because America elected Barack, she can no longer be racist,' and, 'white guilt is dead.' Some well intending caucasians have already thrown this one around as if to say that one is connected to the other. That is a bunch of cock-n-bull. Barack's election was and should by no means be seen as an appeasement or a pay off. Gimme a break. You can't just try to duck out on and dismiss a conversation you were never willing to have. You might see Barry walking down the street and you might run to get a picture with him but if you see me walking down the street with a ski mask and holding a lead pipe you would be quick to clutch your purse! And that's downright racist! Seriously though, we still have a long way to go and this open and honest dialogue must continue. And I'mma personally still play the race card whenever applicable. Dig it, if we playing spades and you always leading with trump (i.e. this is a metaphor for having a conversation with a McCainer who thinks that racism is dead now that Barack is prezzy), I'mma know that you don't have many Spades. Soon as you run out I'mma expose your hand and start running books on you! Thank God that there is a whole generation of voting age Americans who never really had to experience the blatant hate associated with bigotry. Even better there is a whole new generation who will come of age during this time. Talk about building a new self-esteem for a whole class of people.
8. Be considerate.
I would ask you not to communicate with me when my President is speaking. If he is making an appearance somewhere or speaking on television, or on radio, or in public, I would like for you to be quiet. I want to hear what he has to say everytime he has something to say. I will tell you that you are being rude and I will shoosh you. Yes I will. Even if I'm in the bank, or somewhere where there is a TV on. That's my President and you do not speak when he is speaking. Now you've officially been c h o p p e d & s c r e w e d.
7. Go with the flow.
We are experiencing a shift in consciouness. Some of us are. Your thoughts precede your actions, so as your mentality changes, so your actions change too. Endeavor to keep this momentum going. Never before have we been this involved in politics. Never before have you paid this much attention to Wolf Blitzer and did this much research. Never before has it meant this much to you. Why stop here? I say keep it going. Stay active. Stay involved. You are now a citizen again. You participated in the process and it was actually kinda fun. You were a part of history! Don't stop there. Make history every day by being an agent of change in some way shape or form. I was at the bar at the Chilli's near Crenshaw and Century blvds the other day and overhaeard two gangsters talkin about how they donated to presidential campaigns for the first time in their lives. "Homie my daughter even had me write a check for her for 15 dollars, after she seen me give a hundred, you feel me? That was her whole allowance cuhhhhh!" [Re-read that sentence with your best West coast accent for best effect.] They were even arguing with each other about which was more important, popular votes or electoral votes--to the point where I thought they was gon' shoot the place up. Man I was so proud. Now that's a shootout you can be proud of. 'It's the principality of it, Smokey!'
6. Let me hold sumn'.
Am I my brother's keeper? You damn right you are. Times is tight. I know when Barack speaks about change, he doesn't mean the kind in your pocket, but this economy is rough. The man said 'spread the wealth around,' so when I come around asking to borrow (or borry as my mom says) some money, don't you go getting all tight-lipped and slack-jawed on me all of a sudden. Oh, so you can hit me over the head about the campaign but I can't ask to get a lil bit of money up off you?! I see how you are. On election night we was all family, but now when I ask you for a loose dub, you don't know me?!?
5. Demand excellence.
I'mma start holding folk accountable for everything they do now. A Black man in the White House is now my measure of excellence. Anything that you do that falls short of that achievement is subject to me putting you on front street. If I am out somewhere having a meal and the server spills a drink on me I'mma be like, "Oh so this is how you gon' do me? We got a Black President and this is what you do?" Your co-worker shows up to the staff meeting late , you tell them, "Is this how you gon' act? We get a Black President and this is what you do?" When one of your roommates leaves a swallow of milk in the fridge but there is a full box of the good cereal in the cupboard, you tell them, "So you just refuse to do right, huh? A Black man gotta be mayor of the moon before you get your shyt together I guess. He gotta win an Oscar, a Hoodie, and 8 gold medals before you replace the milk!?!"
4. Pull up...
3. ...your damn...
2. ...pants.
Unless you are in a gang by profession where you are actively smashin' on foes on sight as a 9-5, or unless you really don't own a belt because you are 20 years old and the 2nd grade reading program you are in doesn't allow you to have one, or unless you are in prison and they dont allow you to have one, or unless you voted No on prop8 for personal reasons, or unless you just are in to man-luv, or unless you are one nem 'ignorant is the new cool' type cats, or unless you one nem 'metro is the new hetero' type cats--then raise trou! Obeezy even said it on MTV the day before the election during his interview with Sway. He was like "c'mon brothers pull your pants up, show a little respect for yourselves and the people around you."
I'm all for style, and swag, and rebelling, and bucking the system, and 'doing you,' but c'mon man I'm tired seeing clowns in 200$ reverse thigh-highs. You might as well have on chaps with your ass out. You might as well have on denim leg warmers and a unitard onesy. I ain't hatin,' I'm just sayin'. Well, it might be hate, but isn't that something worth hating on if Brobama doesn't even feel it either?!
1. Respect your President.
For the last eight years since W stole the 2000 election, I have been hearing the same song and dance from Bush supporters, and 'the like,' about how "no matter what you say, he is the president and you have to respect him!" For a time, dissenters, and people like myself who objected to him being selected as president, were branded as un-American and un-patriotic. I can even remember being told, "If you don't like it, you are free to leave." I thought that that was so disrespectful. I also found it ironic, seeing as though this country was founded on opposition, dissent, and freedom of speech. Nevertheless, today I get to return the sentiment. So to those classless, bitter, and un-patriotic rally goers in Phoenix who on the night of the election attended the party for the losing party. To those cute little bigots in small-town Pennsylvania whose Youtube video I have watcheed atleast 100 times already. To Joe the plumber. To everybody at Sly Fox News. To everybody else that took part in perpetuating the negativity that made the 2008 campaign one of the dirtiest in U.S. history. I say to you this, "Barack Obama is your president and you have to respect him! If you don't like it you are free to leave!" LOL
I'll see ya'll at the inauguration. I'mma be down there selling everything from Barack O-bobbleheads, to Barrier (Perrier) Water, to Baby Barack Ribs! You already know.
http://www.lamontking.tv/
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Pull up your damn pants. LOL.. No bull
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