I really enjoyed both, but I'd have to agree.  If I had to choose one, I'd choose Miguel. 

I really enjoyed both, but I'd have to agree.  If I had to choose one, I'd choose Miguel. 

OMG, Red Tails was a fucking disaster.   Lucas fought to get it made, and I appreciate that, I really do.   Moreover, I appreciate that at least black actors are getting decent roles and an okay pay day.

OMG, Red Tails was a fucking disaster.   Lucas fought to get it made, and I appreciate that, I really do.   Moreover, I appreciate that at least black actors are getting decent roles and an okay pay day.

Maybe in assets - the value of his holdings, property, the value of his film studio, production company, etc.

Maybe in assets - the value of his holdings, property, the value of his film studio, production company, etc.

I'm black, and not a big Tyler Perry fan (though I've had a few laughs here and there).  I'm not passionately against Perry by any means.   I simply don't like most of his work.   What enrages me about Perry really has nothing to do with Perry himself.   It's the fact that options for black audiences, who want to see…

I'm black, and not a big Tyler Perry fan (though I've had a few laughs here and there).  I'm not passionately against Perry by any means.   I simply don't like most of his work.   What enrages me about Perry really has nothing to do with Perry himself.   It's the fact that options for black audiences, who want to see…

But in this case, I think he actually IS gay (and truly, "not that there's anything wrong with that".)

But in this case, I think he actually IS gay (and truly, "not that there's anything wrong with that".)

I thought RATM's entire catalog was great, not just the first album.   But, weirdly, I never have really talked with anyone about RATM.   I wasn't around people who listened to them or cared about them.  I had discovered them on my own and never really shared them with anyone.  I always listened to broad spectrum of…

I thought RATM's entire catalog was great, not just the first album.   But, weirdly, I never have really talked with anyone about RATM.   I wasn't around people who listened to them or cared about them.  I had discovered them on my own and never really shared them with anyone.  I always listened to broad spectrum of…

If you like or care about Arcade Fire.   Otherwise it's not anything.

If you like or care about Arcade Fire.   Otherwise it's not anything.

I really enjoyed the Miguel album from front to back.  He's a good singer/writer and the diversity of songs is really good.   This, despite it being the type of R&B album where usually even if I technically think the songs are good, the "modern" production drives me insane.   Yet, for some reason it didn't bother me…

I really enjoyed the Miguel album from front to back.  He's a good singer/writer and the diversity of songs is really good.   This, despite it being the type of R&B album where usually even if I technically think the songs are good, the "modern" production drives me insane.   Yet, for some reason it didn't bother me…

I think it's a combination of having some very good music (even if the whole thing isn't mindblowing), being something truly different, at least in regards to what the media is marking as "R&B" or "Urban," and of course, Ocean's story regarding his sexuaity, which itself received a lot of press.  Channel Orange was…

I think it's a combination of having some very good music (even if the whole thing isn't mindblowing), being something truly different, at least in regards to what the media is marking as "R&B" or "Urban," and of course, Ocean's story regarding his sexuaity, which itself received a lot of press.  Channel Orange was…

It's the like the nomination committee doesn't try at all.    They glance at a "Spin" magazine for rock/alternative, "Vibe" for R&B/hip-hop and "Rolling Stone" and look at Billboard stats to guage what's out there in terms of newer acts, and then augment whatever they find with completely predictable nominations of…

It's the like the nomination committee doesn't try at all.    They glance at a "Spin" magazine for rock/alternative, "Vibe" for R&B/hip-hop and "Rolling Stone" and look at Billboard stats to guage what's out there in terms of newer acts, and then augment whatever they find with completely predictable nominations of…