<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Hip-Hop Wired &#187; Martin</title>
	<atom:link href="http://hiphopwired.com/tag/martin/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://hiphopwired.com</link>
	<description>Keeping You Informed With The Latest on Hip-Hop Culture, Rappers,  Hip Hop News, Rap and Entertainment News, Black Politics, Video Vixens, Music Reviews and Urban Lifestyle...</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:42:21 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>EXCLUSIVE: Tichina Arnold (Pam from &#039;Martin&#039;) Spits Her First Rhyme</title>
		<link>http://hiphopwired.com/2012/01/24/exclusive-tichina-arnold-pam-from-martin-spits-a-mean-rhyme/</link>
		<comments>http://hiphopwired.com/2012/01/24/exclusive-tichina-arnold-pam-from-martin-spits-a-mean-rhyme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alvin aqua Blanco</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NEWS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VIDEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[raps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tichina Arnold]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hiphopwired.com/?p=137558</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Tichina Arnold</strong>, aka Pam from <em>Martin</em>, has bars. After letting Hip-Hop Wired know about her experience <a href="http://hiphopwired.com/2012/01/03/exclusive-tichina-arnold-remembers-the-notorious-b-i-g-video/#more-520170" target="_blank">working with the late, great Notorious B.I.G</a>, she insisted on kicking the first rap she wrote when she was just 15 years-old. The "M&amp;A" is for Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music &amp; Art and Performing Arts, aka the <em><strong>Fame</strong></em> high school school, she attended.</p>
<p>She even kicks a beatbox, too.<span id="more-137558"></span></p>

]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://hiphopwired.com/2012/01/24/exclusive-tichina-arnold-pam-from-martin-spits-a-mean-rhyme/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>EXCLUSIVE: Tichina Arnold Remembers The Notorious B.I.G. [Video]</title>
		<link>http://hiphopwired.com/2012/01/03/exclusive-tichina-arnold-remembers-the-notorious-b-i-g-video/</link>
		<comments>http://hiphopwired.com/2012/01/03/exclusive-tichina-arnold-remembers-the-notorious-b-i-g-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alvin aqua Blanco</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[VIDEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notorious b.i.g.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tichina Arnold]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hiphopwired.com/?p=133851</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong> EXCLUSIVE: Tichina Arnold Remembers The Notorious B.I.G. [Video]</strong><span id="more-133851"></span><br />
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://player.ooyala.com/player.js?callback=st_ooyala_callback&width=640&amp;height=360&amp;embedCode=podzk3MzqtTwFwYWHeSq-0E53kH0KcOI&amp;videoPcode=1rdm46SPX9nTlcMM5XKyY7eZooRA&amp;autoplay=1"></script></p>
<p><noscript>&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="ooyalaPlayer_6dcgt_gwz7ggbp" width="640" height="360" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;param name="movie" value="http://player.ooyala.com/player.swf?embedCode=podzk3MzqtTwFwYWHeSq-0E53kH0KcOI&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#038;version=2" /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;param name="flashvars" value="embedType=noscriptObjectTag&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#038;embedCode=podzk3MzqtTwFwYWHeSq-0E53kH0KcOI&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#038;videoPcode=1rdm46SPX9nTlcMM5XKyY7eZooRA&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#038;autoplay=1" /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;embed src="http://player.ooyala.com/player.swf?embedCode=podzk3MzqtTwFwYWHeSq-0E53kH0KcOI&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#038;version=2" bgcolor="#000000" width="640" height="360" name="ooyalaPlayer_6dcgt_gwz7ggbp" align="middle" play="true" loop="false" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#038;embedCode=podzk3MzqtTwFwYWHeSq-0E53kH0KcOI&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#038;videoPcode=1rdm46SPX9nTlcMM5XKyY7eZooRA&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#038;autoplay=1" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/embed&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/object&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</noscript>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Actress <strong>Tichina Arnold</strong> was blessed to meet the late <strong>Notorious B.I.G.</strong> in 1995 when he made a cameo on an episode of <em><strong><a href="http://hiphopwired.com/2011/09/13/whaazuup-30-hip-hop-lyrical-references-to-martin-tv-series/" target="_blank">Martin</a></strong></em> during the beloved sitcom's 4th season. The woman many still affectionately refer to as “Pam from Martin” remembers meeting Brooklyn's finest MC.</p>
<p>“Working with Biggie was amazing because <!--more-->we never really saw Martin [Lawrence] excited about anybody that came to the set, other than Biggie,” Tichina told HipHopWired. “And when Biggie was coming to the set we just made sure all of was on good behavior [laughs]. I remember he had just been in a car accident; something had happened and he had a cane.”</p>
<p>Although Biggie Smalls is known for his way with words, Tichina was just as impressed by his presence.</p>
<p>“When I walked on the set he was sitting there, he was like, ‘Yo, whoa, hey,' and I was like, ‘Yo what's up Biggie!,'” she recalls. “And that's kind of what came about in the script. What we do on <em>Martin</em> is they kind of wrote the script according to what really happened. And Biggie was so cool and his aura, his whole presence was…it was like a Godfather kind of presence, it really was. He was very gracious and really, really even toned, very quiet, he didn't talk a whole lot. But he was very observant and very appreciative of being there and we all had an amazing time. I'm just so happy to have been in his presence.”</p>
<p>Speaking on Biggie's continued importance to Hip-Hop, Tichina feels Hip-Hop music just hasn't been the same since <a href="http://hiphopwired.com/2011/07/05/man-says-he-knows-who-killed-biggie/" target="_blank">Frank White was murdered in 1997</a>.</p>
<p>“Relevance, it all depends upon what was told,” explains Tichina. “There's so many stories to be told. I try to explain to my daughter, rap wasn't about whose the s*xiest. Rap was how we found out what happened in each other's hoods. I was in Queens, they were in Brooklyn, somebody else was in the Bronx, so the rappers were the storytellers, they were the poets.  Biggie was kind of the end of that era. He opened us up to what his life was and how it was. He was the last of a dying breed unfortunately. I always say things come full circle but to me rap as an art. It's an art and not everybody can do it. A lot of people think they can do it, but they can't.”</p>
<p>Tichina Arnold can currently be seen playing "Judy" on TV Land's <a href="http://www.tvland.com/video-clips/happily-divorced/tichina-arnold-as-judi-on-happily-divorced" target="_blank">'Happily Divorced.</a>'</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><noscript>&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="ooyalaPlayer_8qvvh_gwy4531o" width="640" height="360" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;param name="movie" value="http://player.ooyala.com/player.swf?embedCode=podzk3MzqtTwFwYWHeSq-0E53kH0KcOI&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#038;version=2" /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;param name="flashvars" value="embedType=noscriptObjectTag&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#038;embedCode=podzk3MzqtTwFwYWHeSq-0E53kH0KcOI&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#038;videoPcode=1rdm46SPX9nTlcMM5XKyY7eZooRA&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#038;autoplay=1" /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;embed src="http://player.ooyala.com/player.swf?embedCode=podzk3MzqtTwFwYWHeSq-0E53kH0KcOI&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#038;version=2" bgcolor="#000000" width="640" height="360" name="ooyalaPlayer_8qvvh_gwy4531o" align="middle" play="true" loop="false" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#038;embedCode=podzk3MzqtTwFwYWHeSq-0E53kH0KcOI&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#038;videoPcode=1rdm46SPX9nTlcMM5XKyY7eZooRA&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#038;autoplay=1" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/embed&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/object&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</noscript></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://hiphopwired.com/2012/01/03/exclusive-tichina-arnold-remembers-the-notorious-b-i-g-video/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>WRITER REVEALS MALCOLM X&#039;s BISEXUAL PAST</title>
		<link>http://hiphopwired.com/2009/11/06/writer-reveals-malcolm-xs-bisexual-past/</link>
		<comments>http://hiphopwired.com/2009/11/06/writer-reveals-malcolm-xs-bisexual-past/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan C. Alston</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NEWS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[america]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bisexual]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Civil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[King]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lesbian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luther]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mlacolm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[X]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hiphopwired.com/?p=14581</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It seems that a change of strategy was all too inevitable after gay and lesbian support groups were left reeling at the hands of Maine's citizenry. The new order of the day seems to call for a more personal approach to replace the forceful tone often associated with such groups.</p>
<p>Gay rights activists have taken an unprecedented step in revealing some of histories most polarizing figures little secrets, namely, that they were all apart of the lesbian, gay, or bisexual community.</p>
<p>A controversial article has many, especially those in the Black community, highly pissed off.</p>
<p>A writer for British newspaper, <em>The UK Guardian</em>, is asserting that revolutionary and Black activist, Malcolm X, engaged in a myriad of gay, sexual relationships and was bisexual.</p>
<p>Peter Tatchell gives “credence” to his claim by citing <span id="more-14581"></span>unreliable second-hand sources, claiming that members of Malcolm's family and several Black activists have worked tirelessly to cover his homosexual relationships while keeping the media unaware of the “full spectrum” of his sexuality.</p>
<p>Tatchell even pointed to instances, cited by other misguided writers, of accounts putting the Black Liberation and civil rights icon in a dress!</p>
<p>There is no doubt that everyone has secrets, but this man (and everyone else who has added to this nonsense) should feel the shame of one million liars for attempting to tarnish the name of a man that played a huge role in the securing of our rights as Black Americans.</p>
<p>Malcom X served as the fiery sword to Martin Luther King's dove; his work has never truly been appreciated in mainstream society, but he is appreciated and idolized by those who are benefiting from his contributions to a legendary movement.</p>
<p>One of our most proud Black leaders does not need to have his legacy besmirched, added to annals of unspoken, discredited Black leadership, all because one man is mad that he can't "marry" his old roommate from college.</p>
<p>The struggle by Black Americans for Civil Rights is not the same as the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) fight for the "right" to marry, and I am sorry for those that believe they are related in any way.</p>
<p>Bottom line, Malcolm X was an imposingly powerful and brilliant man in life, and he has surpassed legendary status in death.  No man can take that away from him.  Peter Tatchell is the worst kind of scum bucket, bottom-feeding, troglodyte resembling trash!</p>
<p>As*hole. . .</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://hiphopwired.com/2009/11/06/writer-reveals-malcolm-xs-bisexual-past/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

<!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

Page Caching using memcached
Database Caching 1/17 queries in 0.007 seconds using memcached
Object Caching 374/417 objects using memcached

Served from: hiphopwired.com @ 2012-02-12 21:02:01 -->
