San Bernardino Puts On for the IE

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It seems that the Inland Empire has began the complete take over. Spring Heat 2009 held May 23rd at the ASU Fox theater brought in hundreds of avid loving music fans. To entertain the crowd and help keep flow of the show, was none other than DJ Tos (well known in the IE for his affiliation with GBS and DJ'ing a party so that it's guaranteed to crack). The lines for those who were slow to get the memo to show up early, had people waiting in line for almost four hours, well worth a ticket only $25.00 dollars to see the most alluring young new rapper and hit maker, "Drake". Drake had the entourage in tow with sound engineer 40, Niko, Future and more. As Drake stepped foot on stage the audience began to roar with young girls screaming and young boys dropping their jaws in awe of the performer live in the Inland Empire. Drake might have stole the show claiming all he needs is a " good California Woman" before "Successful" having females pass out left and right but also set it off with the performance pushing young males to start thinking about how to make their own dreams come true. Audience members rapped every track with Drake, knowing each detailed lyric down to the syllable. How could the famous rapper soon to be great, be right here in the Inland Empire? Tip your hats off ladies and gentleman to 22 year old, Mr. Juan Young C.E.O of Hard 2 Please Entertainment, for your now satisfied Drake addictions. "I wanted to do something to provide quality entertainment and having Drake in the Inland Empire did that. He was great to work with and a blessing to have" said Juan Young. Not only did Drake fans get to see Drake perform but were also given a concert of the Inland Empires upcoming talent such as The Push, Perfect Harmony,Hi Hatts, Sunny Phoenix, Elevate Dance Team, Price, A.D and The Lost City, Finess as well as many more. The event included sponsors and vendors such as an urban clothing line Donut clothing (Do You Not Them) Nelson, one of the founders of the company described the line as "skateboarding with a street vibe, we want our clothing to speak originality, positivity and spirituality". Amongst the many people performing, there were also many big faces in the audience such as recording artist,singer,dancer,rapper and songwriter Teyana Taylor, Justin from Baldwin Hills Season 2,3 and soon 4, recording artist Steph Jones and Raz B of B2K himself. It seems that Hollywood is beginning to notice the Inland Empire and its self created hidden culture filled with the "jerk", colorful skating clothing, divas, beat boys, bangin house and club parties and underground rappers.
Don't sleep on the IE take over, you just might wake up and miss out.










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For interviews with Teyana Taylor, Steph Jones, Donut Clothing,The Push, and Perfect Harmony check out audio below.

Teyanna Taylor

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Steph Jones

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Donut Clothing Interview With Co-Founder Nelson

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The Push

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Perfect Harmony

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Interracial Dating Creating Blasians and Mixed People Everyday....

Black and white? Hispanic and black? White and Indian? Pacific Islander and European? Asian and white? The oh so many possibilities of the human race. Why is it that in the black community dating outside of your race has become such a taboo? I personally think it's funny because there are so many mixed African Americans in the community. How many light skinned African American people do you see upon a daily basis? Now think how many of them might have an Irish father or Jewish mother who has indebted them with some European culture. Interesting isn't it. The main issue is the ongoing debate, the black woman with the white man or the black man with the white woman. Is this ok? Is the white woman or white man really gonna understand what it is like to be black? No and never, but that's like asking the same question, "Will your partner ever understand what it feels like to be like in your shoes as a man or woman?" No never and I hope not, because hell I would be pissed if I found out my husband to be, was post-op.

Black men dating a white female hold the stigma, they are dating the white female because she is easy, a yes woman and its simple. No questions asked, sex on a dime, plain easy money. Black women dating a white male hold the stigma, they hate black man, dislike black men, can't get a black man or they don't want a black man. Stop the presses. Every scenario has it's different circumstances. The truth is its true in some relationships, black men do date some white women because they feel it is easier than holding down a strong black picky independent female. Black woman sometimes do date white males because they have given up on on finding the good black male in the species. It was interesting when researching that I also found interracial dating sites. Didn't know our community was taking it that far.....Now lets add my personal opinion....

1. Seems to me a lot of different cultures exist, what would it be like to experience a personal relationship with one who embodies one?
2. Aren't we all different for a reason........
3. It depends on your preference. I will date outside my race, but at the end of the day I'm hopeful but not limited to an African-American Male.

At the end of the day, I think its definitely ok to get your swirl on! As long as you know what you want, in the end its ok. Date away, because at the end of the day if you are are black and do decide to procreate "The tiniest drop of black paint into a bucket of white paint no longer gives you white".

In the remixed words of the "Big Tymers' "Everybody get your swirl on."

I thought this one was pretty interesting...
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Milk and Chocolate
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