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There was a moment four summers ago in Bravo's reality series, Being Bobby Brown, that put a permanent stain on collective pop culture consciousness and, according to many, brought TV to a new all-time low.
It was the moment when Bobby Brown described using his thumb to "cure" Whitney Houston's constipation. "That turd was too big," he famously exclaimed.
Sometimes reality is just a little too real. If you need to take a moment to cry or quietly throw up, that's totally understandable.
This 1998 John Norris interview pales in comparison to the horrors seen in 2005, but it is valuable as foreshadowing. To promote the release of her fourth studio album, Whitney took an on-air phone call from "My Love Is Your Love" writer, Wyclef Jean. To communicate just how real the lyrics he wrote for Whitney were, Jean divulged some very personal information. Whitney was quick to back him up. I'd go into more detail, but I've already done enough damage for one post.
We get plenty goofy on here on Buzzworthy and at MTV, but there are times when we step back to acknowledge something heavy and now is one of those times. Today is World AIDS Day, when governments, organizations and individuals around the globe concentrate efforts to raising awareness of the global AIDS pandemic.
According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, more than 25 million have died of AIDS since 1981 and more than 33 million more are living with HIV, the retrovirus that can lead to AIDS. An epidemic of this proportion simply cannot ignored.
MTV's think community deals in the serious issues of sexually transmitted diseases every day, and today you'll find discussion about getting tested, protection, living with AIDS and much more important information that could save your life, change your mind and get you involved. Now that you're thinking about it, take a look. It's worth more than a little bit of your time.
Here on Buzzworthy, we generally deal with music. And today is no different, as we're going to let the music, make that the musicians (and one esteemed educator), do the talking. Check out videos made for think's "It's Your Sex Life" campaign, featuring Boys Like Girls, the Bravery, Wyclef Jean and Dr. Cornel West after the jump. Read more...
Never mind Wyclef. Here's Whoclef and the rest of the cast of 'Clefs in disguise in Wyclef Jean's exclusive four-part short film, Americlef.
Like much of the Haitian-born artist's repertoire -- including his recently released sixth studio album, Carnival II: Memoirs of an Immigrant -- Americlef is Wyclef's commentary on the immigration crisis in America. Using his sharply honed tools -- a flair for storytelling and role-playing -- Wyclef holds a mirror up to a post-9/11 United States, and, pulling from his own experiences and those of his fellow Haitians, he exposes the plight of refugees both in this country and throughout the world.
Part one of Americlef is "Deportation." In it, Professor Whoclef drops "Dollar Bill (Sweetest Girl)" and some musical knowledge on a classroom of East Village kiddies, helmed by a teacher (played by Nelly Furtado-doppelgänger Niia, who guests on "Sweetest Girl") hot enough to inspire a "Hot For Teacher" remix.
Watch "Deportation," and see what the feds have in store for Wyclef as his drama unfurls all week on MTV.
There was a moment four summers ago in Bravo's reality series, Being Bobby Brown, that put a permanent stain on collective pop culture consciousness and, according to many, brought TV to a new all-time low.