peace and hotep,

"The more than 1.6 million fans who registered for tickets to Michael Jackson’s memorial service will finally get word Sunday on whether they will be among the lucky few to get tickets for the ceremony."

"The tickets will admit 11,000 people to the Staples Center plus 6,500 in the Nokia Theater overflow section next door."

"City officials are preparing for huge crowds. Assistant Police Chief Earl "PAYSINGER" says as many as 700,000 people may try to reach the arena, even though a wide area around Staples Center will be sealed off to people without tickets."

"strongly urged people to stay home and watch the memorial on television"

*seems like kindling for a fire*

Burn Hollywood Burn
Artist: Public Enemy
Album: Fear Of A Black Planet

CHUCK D:

Burn Hollywood burn

I smell a riot goin' on
first they're guilty now they're gone
Yeah I'll check out a movie
But it'll take a Black one to move me

Get me the hell away from this TV
All this news and views are beneath me
Cause all I hear about is shots ringin' out
So I rather kick some slang out
All right fellas let's go hand out

Hollywood or would they not
Make us all look bad like I know they had
But some things I'll never forget yeah
So step and fetch this shiat
For all the years we looked like clowns
The joke is over smell the smoke from all around

Burn Hollywood burn

ICE CUBE:

Ice Cube is down with the PE
Now every single biatch wanna see me
Big Daddy is smooth word to muther
Let's check out a flick that exploits the color

Roamin' thru Hollywood late at night
Red and blue lights what a common sight
Pulled to the curb gettin' played like a sucker
Don't fight the power ... the mother funker

BIG DADDY KANE:

As I walk the streets of Hollywood Boulevard
Thinkin' how hard it was to those that starred
In the movies portrayin' the roles
Of butlers and maids slaves and hoes

Many intelligent Black men seemed
to look uncivilized when on the screen
Like a guess I figure you
to play some jigaboo on the plantation,
what else can a nig*ger do

And Black women in this profession
As for playin' a lawyer, out of the question
For what they play Aunt Jemima is the perfect term
Even if now she got a perm

So let's make our own movies like Spike Lee
Cause the roles being offered don't strike me
There's nothing that the Black man could use to earn

Burn Hollywood burn