MAN (and album) OF THE YEAR - So$aman

"My ultimate goal is not a destination, it's a journey. I've met a million people with a million dreams. I will probably meet a million more. A dream without action is simply nothing at all."

- Brandon "So$a Man" Major

BAHAMIAN ARTIST DROPS PHENOMENAL ALBUM

You've heard him perform We Winning on local Bahamian radio and seen him on Tempo with Shawty and you have even seen him proclaiming that he's too sexy for the whole daummm world (his words) VIDEO. But now So$aman takes his music to a completely new level with Dreamland dropping today.

I've known him as Brandon (well MUFF) -- y'all know him as So$a Man. Through it all he's been Major and Dreamland continues that trend.

Dreamland kicks off with one of the hottest and my favorite (and often quoted) track: iDream. This inspirational track reminds us all to dream and asks: "How you gonna see reality if you don't ever dream?" He makes an intentional effort to take the Bahamian dialect and culture (Every Ting Cool, Bahamas 2 the World) well to the world.

The album though it wrapped up with positivity and a real grittiness about it. We're reminded that all of us--including S0$a--have made mistakes "but mistakes have made me a man" (Brighter Days, Dreamland).

Hard to really pull any of the tracks out as the best because they each showcase a different part of So$a's mastery and skill--from bravado to optimism. But here are my top 6:

6) Every Ting Cool (Its just too funny)

5) Brighter Days (Reminds us that everything will be allright eventually)

4) Welcome(With the Prime Minister of Music, this weaves Junkanoo though an eventual club hit)

3) So$ Major (We should all live by this message)

2) Man of the Year (If your head don't bang listening to this then YOU'RE SOME MICHAEL NO JORDAN and YOU'RE JUST BORING)

1) iDream (This has been my favorite for some time. BUY it here on iTunes and listen when you need a pick-me-up.)

So$a has really taken the game to the next level with Dreamland intergratting R&B, Hip-Hop and Junkanoo. He's definitely proved that HE'S THE MAN!


Dreamland will be available on iTunes soon. Sign-up on iTunes for updates on the latest from So$aman!

"You have to follow your dreams to know where you headed ... When you make a wish don't ever forget it."
- So$a Man (iDream)

This is kinda old but thought I should still post it.

Chatting with a Tiger. My Alma Mata (Paul Quinn College) featured me as a alum.


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CNN I-Report on BTC protests

This is the first video presence on the Internet--outside of SNS's--on the protests in the streets of Nassau. The Tribune reported the protests yesterday first on the Internet but now a CNN iReport has dumped almost 10 minutes of video into cyberspace.

This is interesting. And ironic. The irony is that decades ago FNM's where shouting: "L.O. GT TA GO ... L-O gat to go" in reference to then Prime Minister Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling. While on this the crowd chants at about 3:59 - 4:20 "Hubert and Wireless gat to go!" in reference to current PM Hubert Ingraham and Cable and Wireless. Interesting.

I'm Just Saying.

AND IT STARTS AGAIN ....

It's called winter for a reason ... CAUSE IT SNOWS.

PROTESTS STOPS TRAFFIC ON STREETS OF THE BAHAMAS

Seems as if Bahamians taking this 51% sale of BTC seriously now. Click on the picture to check out the Tribune's coverage of the protests downtown. (Photo: Tim Clark/Tribune)

SNOW-A-CANE 2011 Update from my backyard

Just a little something I shot in my backyard in the middle of the SNOW-A-CANE 2011 in Columbia Missouri. Even though I wasn't able to get to the station to report that didn't mean I had to stop being a reporter!

SHOT: February 1, 2011
WHERE: Stadium Blvd, Columbia Missouri
ON: Polaroid digital camera
TEMP: 17F

Whip my dutty wine?

Is this really the DUTTY WINE standing up or re-engineered?



The video is really catchy and I can understand the "rave against the machine" motif in the lyrics. But she seems like a young Patra with smaller braids.

Am I the only one who finds its odd that the nine-year old says: "Ladies if you feel me"? Does that make sense?

Thoughts ....

And in case you don't know about the DUTTY WINE ... HERES THE OFFICIAL VIDEO and some other derivatives.