In honor of his outstanding work within the community, the city of Houston is honoring Trae with his own day, the first time this honor has been extended to a rap artist.

(Via Baller Status)

Last night Houston hosted the final night of the Ozone awards at the George R. Brown convention center. Some unexpected beef arose with Trae (Rap-A-Lot) punching Mike Jones, leaving him with a bloody nose. Here is what Trae had to say.

April is National Poetry Month, and today NYC is hosting National Poem In Your Pocket Day in celebration.  Volunteers will be on the streets, handing out poems to the public and encouraging New Yorkers to carry a poem in their pockets to share with friends, family and strangers.  Keep your eyes out.

Since most of our New York fam is rolling the streets, pocketing rhymes at all times, we figure this is just an opportunity for everyone else in the city to catch up.

So get out there and spit some verses today — show ‘em how it’s done.

Also, if you bring a poem to any of the following museums today, you’ll get free admission:

Bronx Museum of the Arts
Museum of the City of New York
Brooklyn Historical Society
Staten Island Museum
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center
Queens Museum of Art

Visit the official Poem In Your Pocket site here.

Just a couple of reminders where the bunny and chocolate eggs come from….

Barrington Levy: “River Jordan“

Frank151 and the Dogg Father would like to say Happy Belated Holidays.

Let’s make 2008 a good one!

2008 is going to be great. Happy New Year from the Frank151 Family.

During this holiday season, it is gestures like these that truly warm our hearts here at Frank151.

Holidaze is here.

Microsoft had to pull the plug last week on an instant messenging system the company had devised so children could email Santa their xmas lists.  Why?  Because of a bug in the system, the automated Santa was talking dirty to the kids.

The problem came to Microsoft’s attention when a UK reporter documented the program’s chat session with his underage neices.  Apparently, after the girls repeatedly asked if he would eat their pizza, the online Santa couldn’t stand it anymore and began talking about oral sex.  Literally.

And this is the guy we’re telling kids is going to come down their chimney late at night?

Go here for more of the story… direct from Microsoft’s own news source.

Jeffrey Morgenthaler is spot on with his comments on the the often overlooked, though momentous occasion in American history, now known as Repeal Day:

Folks, there are a few drinking holidays here in the United States, but I’m here to tell you that none of them are as important as the new celebration I’m proposing for this great country of ours. Repeal Day (December 5th) is not celebrated by anyone in this country, yet it is the only day which truly has any connection with alcohol.

Frank151 would like to thank all of those olde thymers who voted to abolish prohibition, and a special nod to our friends at Dewar’s:

It was on December 5, 1933 that the 21st Amendment was ratified and Prohibition was terminated. And, Dewar’s Scotch - the first legal whisky to arrive in the U.S. - hit New York’s South Street Seaport docks the moment the law was put into action.

Drink up, America. It’s your right.

Get more information at www.repealday.com.