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  2. The song was produced by Rob Base, DJ E-Z Rock, and William Hamilton and built around the Think break sample and other elements from Lyn Collins' 1972 song "Think (About It)." Rhonda Parris was brought in by Profile Records to sing the hook. video https://youtu.be/phOW-CZJWT0?si=7HGpgSzfprK6NAJz LYRICS Right about now, you're about to be possessed By the sounds of MC Rob Base and DJ, EZ Rock It takes two to make a thing go right It takes two to make it outta sight It takes two to make a thing go right It takes two to make it outta sight I wanna rock right now I'm Rob Base and I came to get down I'm not internationally known But I'm known to rock the microphone Because I get stupid, I mean outrageous Stay away from me if you're contagious 'Cause I'm the winner, no, I'm not a loser To be an M.C. is what I choose-a Ladies love me, girls adore me I mean even the ones who never saw me Like the way that I rhyme at a show The reason why, man, I don't know So let's go, 'cause It takes two to make a thing go right It takes two to make it outta sight It takes two to make a thing go right It takes two to make it outta sight My name is Rob, I gotta real funky concept Listen up, 'cause I'm gonna keep you in step I got an idea that I wanna share You don't like it? So what, I don't care I'm number one, do you know, I like comp Bring all the suckers 'cause all them I'll stomp Bold and black, but I won't protect All of my followers 'cause all I want is respect I'm not a doctor, put them in rapture A slick brother that can easy outfox ya 'Cause I'm Rob, the last name Base, yeah And on the mic, I'm known to be the freshest So let's start, it shouldn't be too hard I'm not a sucker, so I don't need a bodyguard I won't fess, wear a bulletproof vest Don't smoke Buddha, can't stand sex, yes It takes two to make a thing go right It takes two to make it outta sight It takes two to make a thing go right It takes two to make it outta sight The situation that the Base is in I'm kinda stingy that's why I don't wanna lend A funky rhyme to a foe or a good friend But listen up 'cause I want you to comprehend 'Cause I'm the leader, the man superior I take care of ya and then ya get wearier So just sit, my rhymes are not counterfeit The record sells which makes this one a hit It won't hurt to listen to Red Alert Take off your shirt Make sure it don't hit the dirt I like the kids; the guys, the girls I want the ducats 'cause this is Rob Base's world I'm on a mission, ya better just listen To my rhymes 'cause I'm all about dissin', 'cause It takes two to make a thing go right It takes two to make it outta sight It takes two to make a thing go right It takes two to make it outta sight (hit it) I stand alone, don't need anyone 'Cause I'm Rob, just came to have fun Don't need friends that act like foes 'Cause I'm Rob Base, the one who knows About things that make ya get weary Don't cheer me, just hear me Out 'cause I got the clout, shout (ho!) Before I turn the party out I won't stutter Project my voice, speak clearly So you can be my choice On stage or on record Go to the Wiz and select it Take it off the rack, if it's wack put it back I like the Whopper, f- the Big Mac If you want static, so let's go So, throw up your hands Go for what you know Bro', I got an ego Yo, talkin' to me? No, oh 'Cause Rob is in the front, EZ Rock is on the back-up We're not soft, so you better just slack up 'Cause I'm cool, calm just like a breeze Rock the mic' with the help of EZ Rock on the set, the music plays Only cuts the records that I say It takes two to make a thing go right It takes two to make it outta sight It takes two to make a thing go right It takes two to make it outta sight All right, now, EZ Rock Now, when I count to three I want you to get busy You ready now? One, two, three, get loose now! It takes two to make It takes two to make It takes two to make It takes two to make It takes two to make It takes two to make It takes two to make It takes two to make a thing It takes two It takes two It takes two to make a thing It takes two to make It takes two to make It takes two to make It takes two to make It takes two to make Songwriters: James Brown, Robert Ginyard Jr.. DJ EZ Rock, Rob Base Think (about it) source material Sung by Lyn Collins Written by JAmes Brown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_(About_It) Rhonda Parris is the voice on the record, not Lyn Collins https://www.npr.org/2018/09/18/648850102/the-voice-behind-one-of-hip-hops-most-famous-hooks Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCByeJsq65M LYRICS Hey, fellas I'm talking to you, you and you too Do you guys know who I'm talking to? Those of you who go out and stay Out all night and half the next day And expect us to be home When you get there But let me tell you something The sisters are not going for that no more 'Cause we realize two things That you aren't doing anything for us We can better do by ourselves So from now on, we gonna use What we got to get what we want So, you'd better think, think Now's the time when we have respect That's the thing I never will forget Now baby, I got a lot to live And a whole lotta loving That a woman could give, yeah But before I give it up, I gotta think, think What the future holds for me Is too far ahead to see I don't need no heartache I can't stand no misery Let me think, think It takes two to make a thing go right It takes two to make it outta sight All right, yeah Don't say it's easy Know it can be rough Just plain living Sometimes it's kinda tough If it's not in your vision Don't make no decision Hey, yeah, all right So, I'm laying my cards on the table When it comes to taking care of me I know I'm able You may not call it true But I won't do nothing that you won't do Said I won't do nothing that you won't do So think about the good things Come on and think about the right things You got to think about me too Come on and think, think about you Come on and think about the good things Come on and think about the right things Come on and think about me too Songwriters: James Brown. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Takes_Two_(Rob_Base_%26_DJ_E-Z_Rock_song) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Base_%26_DJ_E-Z_Rock
  3. @Troy a liar isn't based on deliberation, it is based on function. A liar is someone who lies whether they intend to or not. It interesting that you think a liar is only one who wants to deceive . As for what you keep linking to , I refute that as evidence of change between douyin and tiktok . But I am not in the mood to explain. You believe what you want, and I am not interested in changing your mind to anything. And lastly , there is no need for sorry for I was not rude, i was truthful and the truth hasn't changed. it isn't false, i explained how you are all the same and it is the truth. You may dislike or oppose it, but it is the truth . And nothing has disproven it. All of you have shared the same prose that proves what aspect of each of you is the same. But again, I am not interested in proselytizing. You reject it, ok. No problem, but there is nothing to talk about IT isn't a disagreement. I never said any of you or those like you from the past or in the future don't have the right to call the usa home. My point is those who don't call the usa home whose forebears have been enslaved have always existed , like me, as well, and have as equal a right to their position. And as said two groups have a deep problem historically in making a collective action by blacks, it is problematic that black people like you keep saying things like the following land stronger, again, that is the language of proselytization. My arugment is the truth, it isn't about changing minds or landing stronger or proving to those who disagree/dislike it . that is what you think, interesting. Again, black people like you who call the usa their home from james forten to you to those in the future, keep suggesting black people who don't have some ignorance or dysfunctional position. No nation/country or government started exists absent the complete plethora of human life, which range from the most positive to the most negative. This is about calling a place home. this isn't about the existence or nonexistence of strife , which in my mind has nothing to do with calling a place home. Not australia.
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  5. PBS NewsRead the DNC's full post-election autopsy for the 2024 ca...Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin released a critical study of the party's performance in the 2024 campaign on Thursday, bowing to intense internal pressure from frustrated Democratic opeTo avoid raining on a Democratic win parade, the DNC waited until after the 2025 election of VA Governor Abigail Spanberger & a few other Democratic candidates to release their autopsy of the 2024 election. Of course, anyone who pays attention to the news clearly knows how & why the Democrats lost heavily back in 2024 leading to the re-election of POTUS OJ. To date, the Democratic party still has not offered an alternative plan or solution to the GOP BS Americans are dealing with on a daily basis. Democrats believe they will do well in the mid-terms merely as a result of the GOP's own undoing. They think Americans will be fed up enough to vote blue regardless. While it is possible that mid-terms elections could swing the House back to Democrats, there is no guarantee that it will make POTUS OJ a lame duck. The current administration has already shown & proven that they don't need Congressional approval to do much of anything. IMO, POTUS OJ will continue grifting & enriching his family & friends during the last 2 years of his presidency. That should not prevent Democrats from growing a spine & coming with tangible benefits to the American people for whenever the current dark clouds roll away & POTUS OJ the clown leaves the White House.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  6. Yeah, it is an interesting hypothesis @Delano, but it seems far more likely that the universe is what it is. Our perception IS our reality, and what we perceive is only the tip of the iceberg. I don't know about the right (or wrong) of subjective belief. Subjective belief is subject to change with more information. If you are in a dark room and I turn on a light your world world changes.
  7. Richard, you called me a liar (deliberately trying to deceive) for saying TikTok was not available in China. I was not proselytizing; it is just a matter of fact. What else is there to say; have you considered, I'm sorry? I'm not saying that I never make a mistake, but I do not deliberately try to deceive or mislead people. In terms of proselytizing, honor belongs to you. You wrote all this (screen shot below) to say that Jame Forten, me, @ProfD and others call America home and concludes we are all the same -- a notion I reject, because it is demonstrably false, but that is your opinion. I'm sure most of the Africans who were snatched from West Africa did not consider this land their home, but 20 generations later, after fighting in every war, civil right, and all the rest, I'll disagree with you and call America my home and not a "prison." Again, I submit to you: Your argument was land much stronger if in fact you were actually making it from somewhere in west Africa. What you also overlook is that no nation is without strife. @Delano went to Australia. Where are you gonna go?
  8. Gregory Chaitin is a mathematician and he says the base level of reality may not be particles but information. DNA is information encoded chemically. While based on my experiences with Astrology and time. I also feel the base level is information. I have found that time both Astrological and clock time has information that I can access. It is an interesting hypothesis that we may be in a simulation. It is one of the most interesting questions in philosophy. Unfortunately it may impossible or nearly so to find and answer. I think it's more plausible that our perceptions colour our reality. But also that our thoughts create our reality. Which may imply that everyone is right in their beliefs. However this is only true on a subjective level. Which is the level most people experience the world
  9. CONTENT For the @Charity-Guild project explained below https://discord.com/channels/619731511716872205/972155719136706610/1507523547449262091 v ideo celebration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-fMlGZUvZk Flamenco Sudowoodo Sudowoodo is dancing Flamenco aside Bellossom, in an old quarter of Sacromonte in Granada. An old poster of Alhambra at night looks on to them. I forgot to put the guitarist:) Which pokemon would you have as the guitarist ? For the image , think of this song when you see it. Paco de Lucia , Almoraima, studio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xdnH44vIrQ If you want some more Paco De Lucia Entre Dos Aguas, live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oyhlad64-s Almoraima live, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmps3Cc-5_0 Chanela https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktp0vke3jz0 Zambra Chitana from the Romani most know as gypsies of Sacromonte https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTOdPkph0q0 Breakdancing Sudowoodo Pseudowooโˆž doing a move as Klefki with gold teeth, magnemite with a gold chain bringing together love or hate, and a klefki with a boombox car keys and a swiss army knife, look on. The graffiti says Dark Balls Rule Mew Was Here Ass Gatum with a female figure, her initial being J.L. Breakdancing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI2dBoS18I4 Graffiti https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdivM8zBdik Pagan Dance Sudowoodo Sudowoodo imitates the Lord of the Summerisle Meloetta is Willow Mcgregor, portrayed by Brit Ecklund Dianci is Miss Rose, portrayed by Diane Cilento From left to right in the background: Celebi, Solar, Gothika, Milotic, Blastoise, Florges, Lucario, Scraggy, Meowth, Wobafett, unknown, Miss Magius Sudowoodo and this village of Pokรฉmon is watching a wicker man burn. Before the burning Sudowoodo and a pokemon trainer had a conversation. Sudowoodo: "Welcome Fool , You have come of your own free will to the appointed place. The game is over. " Trainer: "Game, what game" S: "The game of the hunted leading the hunter. You came here to find Pikachu,but it is we who have found you and brought you here. And controlled your every thought and action since you arrived ... Principally, we persuaded you to think Pikachu was being held as a sacrifice because our grassland went barren last year." T: "I know your grassland failed, i saw the photograph" S: "Oh yes, it failed alright. Disastrously so, for the first time since Arceus came here... The blossom came, but the fruit withered and died on the bow. That must not happen again this year! It is our most earnest belief that the best way of preventing this is to offer to our god of the sun and to the goddess of our plains the most acceptable sacrifice that lies in our power. Animals are fine but their acceptibility is limited. A little child is even better... not nearly as effective as the right kind of adult" T: "what do you mean, the right kind of adult" S: "...You trainer are the right kind of adult, as our pain staking research has revealed. you uniquely are the one we need" Meloetta: "A man who would come here of his own free will" Diancie: "A man who has come here with the power of a king, by representing the Rangers" M: "A man who has come here as a virgin" D: "A man who has come here as a fool" To see an audio recording of this pagan ritual https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRKaAiBy-Go the capture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IOHshhYof4 IF you like my work, I accept commissions https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/commission/Single-Coloring-Page-1732448 Ink gallery https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/gallery/47013691/comic-coloring-pages Sudowoodo https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/gallery?q=sudowoodo #charity #dance #pokemon #sudowoodo #hddeviant #pagan #breakdancing #flamenco #diancie #meloetta #magnemite #klefki #klink #graffiti #bellossom #alhambra SHARING sudowoodo dancing for charity https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Pokemon-Dance-Charity-2026-1338181933 which is your favorite dance of Sudowoodo? Flamenco/Breakdancing/PAgan ? #charity #dance #pokemon #sudowoodo #hddeviant #pagan #breakdancing #flamenco #diancie #meloetta #magnemite #klefki #klink #graffiti #bellossom #alhambra #richardmurrayhumblr #richardmurray
  10. @Troy I didn't ignore your words, but i have nothing to say on that. I am not here to proselytize . I despise proselytizers. That issue is at the simple point of you have your source of information and I have mine. You have stated your conclusion to what you know, I stated mine. what more is there to say? I can't think of anything. I am not interested in changing your mind. so... if you want to call my muteness on that topic being ignorant, that is your choice, but I can accept when nothing can be said anymore by me. I don't always, but i do sometimes. I do think all of said people in said list, have a common speech/position regardless of the variousness in other thinkings. It is a conflation as all of said folk in my view, share a common idea. and an idea that matters in the larger context of the black populace in the usa or the european colonies that preceded it. what does it mean to be human? well ok, I comprehend your position. I can say that 100%
  11. LOL! Well at least I'm a learner :-) I see you are a "learner" too ๐Ÿ˜‰ What?! Our verbal gymnastics is... nevermind.
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  13. The government is not above putting out bogus information, files & images. I don't really have any control over whether or not I'll live long enough to see verifiable proof of UAP/UFO/ET.๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜Ž
  14. An adult person doesn't really have free or leisure time if/when their basic needs are not met. Unless they are eating & sleeping a shelter. Poor & unemployed people do not have free time. Worrying stems from knowing they are skating on thin ice & borrowed time. The possibility of falling through the ice & drowning could happen at any time.๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜Ž
  15. Why wait till then....? Surprisingly.....the poor and unemployed tend to have plenty of so called free time - the tend to use it worrying!
  16. As it should....we have been getting them from discredited ill reputed and scandalous sources...... otherwise known as tabloid rags and dime novels - prior to now. And growing.... That all depends on you
  17. Good day, everyone - My name is Kevin Parham, and I am seeking an AALBC review for my upcoming 350-page historical novel, Orange Line to Forest Hills. The story follows the intense emotional arc of the protagonist, Sadie Mae Beckham, as she navigates mid-20th-century challenges in an environment that denies people of color the opportunity to achieve their goals and take their rightful place in American society. Consideration of my submission would be greatly appreciated. Respectfully, Kevin Name: Kevin Parham (Author) https://priapublishing.com/ Book Title: Orange Line to Forest Hills ISBN: 978-0-9849485-9-8 Publication Date: July 14, 2026 List Price: $17.99 (paperback) $4.99 (digital) Synopsis: Fifteen-year-old Sadie Mae Beckham has grown up knowing the cruelty of racism in the Jim Crow South, but nothing prepares her for the brutal lynching of her father. Determined not to let hatred define her future, Sadie Mae leaves everything she knows behind and travels to Boston, Massachusetts, driven by a single goal: to gain an education and one day become a doctor. In her new high school, Sadie Mae forms an unlikely friendship with two girls, one Black, one white, who share her belief that injustice must be challenged, even when doing so comes at a cost. As the girls navigate peer pressure, family expectations, and quiet hostility in classrooms and summer jobs, their convictions are tested again and again. When relationships across racial lines begin to draw unwanted attention, the friends are forced to confront a society determined to keep them apart. Each choice they make carries consequences, not just for themselves, but for those they care about. Will Sadie Mae hold onto her dream without compromising her values? Can friendship survive in a world built on division? And is moral courage enough to challenge a system designed to punish those who stand against it? Orange Line to Forest Hills--a powerful story of friendship, determination, and the courage to choose what is right in a would shaped by fear and inequality.
  18. Thanks for providing it but still looks like same images we've been getting for a long time. You're definitely not alone. There's plenty UAP/UFO/ET enthusiasts. As a non-believer, in my lifetime, I think it would be great if I was proven wrong.๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜Ž
  19. @Troy no I didn't know about Jasper. I heard Farrakhan speaking Boston and met Minister Don Muhammad.
  20. True it does and is I would not.....just believe. I Do not know who he or she is..... But to me it is obvious that the hangar picture is a form of Illustration to aid visualization - Re-enactment.....but then again i do not know If by "Established" you mean Official then it is because they tend to be late to the party Yes - Many are part of the Cover up True it is not coming from an official sources...so it appears sketchy -whistleblowers are often killed... lives maybe a risk - not saying this is the case here. But it answer two Questions that @ProfD has and had ask me 1. what about other countries. 2. where are the clear photos I agree...the testimony of professional men and women are great.....and instrumental recordings are even more credible and verifiable - The two together is preliminary proof. I am sure because of the history of UFOs go way back.....to the dawn of recorded history and before in nearly every country and culture True....it has not been announce by officialdom as such People do have artefacts....that officialdom discredits They do......Officialdom's This is not a distraction for me.... That is true for almost everything.....even food air and water - that does not mean it is not true and necessary
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  22. It is Truth for me.... I do not expect skeptics to see it as such.....nor would I use it to prove me knowledge to skeptics Yes....it is - I am glad some one is doing I would consider him a UFOlogistic Journalist Ross in this case is only contributing to the info released by the US Government.
  23. Hello everyone, My name is cc ECK and I wanted to introduce my debut novel, Ghost Gun, and express interest in review consideration. Title: Ghost Gun: A Novel Author: cc ECK Publisher: Midblock Press ISBN-13: 979-8995540700 Publication Date: May 10, 2026 Synopsis: A multiracial family from New York returns, again and again, to Mobile, Alabama โ€” drawn back by family ties to a place where a decades-old act of racial violence continues to shape the present. Their eighteen-year-old son, Elijah, has already begun uncovering what happened. They arrive from the North with distance, money, and the quiet protections of privilege. In Mobile, those protections begin to thin. The family itself carries its own fault lines: a white father, a Black mother, and children moving between worlds, read differently depending on where they are. Told through shifting interior voices, Ghost Gun explores inheritance, race, family, class, identity, and the uneasy boundary between reckoning and destruction. Recent Reviews: "Especially highly recommended for book clubs." โ€” D. Donovan, Midwest Book Review "A provocative novelโ€ฆ reckoning with generational trauma, mental illness, and historical injustices." โ€” Foreword Clarion Reviews (5-Star Review) I would be grateful for consideration for review, and would be happy to provide copies in any format. Many thanks for letting me share! cc ECK www.cceckauthor.com cceckauthor@gmail.com
  24. Humm going back to the subject of Becky's 7 Point Plan for Snagging a Wealthy Brother. Maybe Brothers like Arsenio are not prejudiced, so "race" was not a factor they simply got with whoever appealed to them most on a mental, compatibility, shared interest, spiritual-soul-mate thang. ๐Ÿ˜
  25. @Troy Nah. That review that you supplied a link to said it all. I shouldn't have described what I was going to post as a "review". It would've only been about a paragraph. In answer to your question, I read the hard cover (library) book. Arsenio's memoir was just a typical show business success story. He went from rags to riches, encountered a lot of subtle racism, met and became friends with a lot of celebrities, including Eddie Murphy, along the way. And, oh yeah, his current.live-in companion is white and so was the baby mama he had a son with. The End. ๐Ÿ˜‰
  26. See this is what mean; (1) The title by itself strains credulity. This is a tabloid headline (2) We are supposed to believe China just took out a Alien space craft with such ease? (3) the sketchy nature the source if the video who is "Unexplained Mysteries" with the AI generated images of alien space craft in hangars and treat speculation as facts (4) @frankster why don't you focus on established journalistic sources? when the fringe and sources who broker in wild unsubstantiated expectation and misleading information -- or do you see established news sources as part of the "cover up" As I said I'm more on your side of the issue @frankster , but videos like this definitely don't help the case. I think the testimony at the white house and videos the government have released are strong evidence (not proof) for me to believe something beyond our comprehension is definitely out there.
  27. ...so does that mean we get the Aresenio memoir review ๐Ÿ˜? By the way @aka Contrarian did you read the book or listen to the audio?
  28. No biggie. We can move on from Arsenio Hall's memoir and black women's sentiments about white gold diggers. It ain't that serious as far as I'm concerned.
  29. To date, the public does not have any verifiable proof of anything these people claim as it relates to UAP/UFO/ET. At a certain point, the talking points of the images & files seem to come from the same playbook. Just like any form of entertainment & drugs & alcohol, these distractions provide people with another form of escapism from their routine lives. As long as there are customers/consumers for anything, there will always be pushers/producers...people who know how to capitalize on providing that something.๐Ÿ˜Ž

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