Yes, nigga. I said "coon lighting."

That don't mean your daddy new night job, neither.

For those of you who know how I gets down around this time of year, I'm going to take this time to open up the floor for worthy nominations in a myriad of negrolicious categories.

NP Coon of the Year (for excellence in racial embarrassment):

  • Yung Berg
  • Soulja Boy Tellem
  • Kanye West
  • Busta Rhymes & Ron Browz
  • T-Pain
  • Diddy
  • Plies
  • [write-in vote]

NP Negro of the Year (best overall 2008 negrous performance):

  • R. Kelly
  • DMX
  • Diddy
  • Soulja Boy Tellem
  • Kanye West
  • Yung Berg
  • Jim Jones
  • [write-in vote]

NP Nigger Moment of the Year

  • Tyga Eating Money
  • Dem Franchize Boyz Burning Money
  • R. Kelly's Question for a Question
  • Soulja Boy Tellem's Slave Master Props
  • Yung Buck's Telephone Vulnerability
  • Yung Berg's "Dark Butt" Commentary
  • Rick Ross' Coming Out Party [C.O.P.]
  • [write-in vote]

NP "Ether" of the Year

  • A Very Diddy Christmas
  • Yung Berg's WHITE Club
  • DMX Marks The Spot... Scott Storch's
  • Soulja Boy Loves Massa
  • Bill O'Reilly Thinks He's Got Nas' Number
  • I Guess Rick Ross Wasn't Lying
  • [perhaps one that mysteriously vanished?]
  • [write-in vote]

I know I'm leaving a grip of shit out, so now is the time to sound-off on who's most deserving and leave suggestions. If you need help, check www.ronmexicocity.com for some helpful filters and shit.

Be back tomorrow with more categories. We'll hand some of these actual bitches out on Friday.

Hollerrrrrrr!

Questions? Comments? Requests? Don't see your favorite "ether" up there? Fuck. I don't remember them myself after I write them. ron@ronmexicocity.com

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