Quentin Jason Tyson

Eugenics strikes again...        85% of the public thinks this fashion statement is something new & original...bullshit!  No it's not original and it's part of a far more bigger plan than people do not wish to believe.  A friend on another social site made a post about Men wearing sagging pants and how it disturbs her.  She posted it 1 day  ago when this has been going on since the early 90's.  Remember Easy E's track "We Want Easy"?  Y'all know that was Easy's & The D.O.C's (yeah it's true) baby mama R&B vocalist Michell'e asking the famous line "Easy, why you wear your pants like that?"  Y'all know Easy is not turning over in his grave, he's digging his way out to pull the pants up on all these men today!  Or maybe he was trying to tell us something.  He did die of AIDS and Dr. Dre is blatantly rumored to be homosexual so maybe there was more going on than we know it?  Anyway, Black people have once again fell for the new epidemic that is destroying the reproduction rate of my race on a daily basis.  In the 80's & 90's it was the crack epidemic (crime), in the 70's it was the police (justifiable racism).  Now it's a combination of them all with one key factor I thought would never be a major concern but it's real and scary...it's homosexuality!  Some of y'all are probably thinking, "He's another paranoid homophobe!" or "Nigga, it ain't...

Open Book presents High Rollers, the interview part 2.  Envy Red & Q continue their interview about her new novel High Rollers.  Q wants to know about the fem fatale in most novels.  He and Envy discuss life off the wood.     Open Book started as a forum on Author's Info for writers, authors, publishers, storytellers, bloggers, vloggers.  If you have a story to tell, tell us. ...

African American or American African, what are you?  Now prove it.     Lately I’ve been doing some research on the next topic for my blog show Open Book, when it occurred to me that most Blacks in America are illiterate and love it.  That’s scary.  As a producer of a blog that feature professionals in the literary world, I noticed there is a large amount of writers who choose not to understand the process of analysis...you know reading, writing and thinking.  It astonishes me that so many Blacks today are no different then those who were so-called freed in 1865.  I mean there is a large amount of lost individuals out here propagating ignorance on whole new level.  Why?  I can give you millions of reason why but you only need one.  Truth is, it’s beneficial to others as it compensates us.  Much of y’all reading this is probably thinking, “This nigga done lost his damn mind this time” or “What the fuck are you talking about now!”.   Now that I have pissed you off like I normally do, I have a simple question for you.  This is a simple thought provoking question that has been on my mind since I became a member of the Nation of Gods and Earths in 1993.  The question is, what are you: African American or American African?  Now before you jump too quick to answer like some of y’all doing right now, ask ya’self what is an African American.  Most Blacks don’t...

Open Book presents Antoine "Tony" Shaheed Elliott, the man who moved to Shaolin, but wrote "Escape from Shaolin".  He is also the author of the children's book "Spelling Girl".  Mr. Elliott's latest accomplishment is his film in which he wrote and co-produced...The Force MD's Relived.  Very few authors have done what Shaheed has done.   That's write a book, publish it, get national acclaim as a professional storyteller and produce a film which is featured in a prestigious film festival.  Wow!  He's an inspiration to me just hanging with him.  In part 1 of this interview, we talk about his upbringing and influences.  This was the backdrop to Escape from Shaolin.  Shaheed let's us know how life was in 1970's Staten Island NY.  We also want to mention the works of Claude Brown (Manchild in the Promise Land) and Piri Thomas (Down these Mean Streets).     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM-FIH0ewvs&feature=colike http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM-FIH0ewvs&feature=colike Next week Shaheed tells us how we got in involved with one of the most influential groups in Hip-Hop history...The Force MD's.  ...

Q Productions & Author's Info presents: Open Book with Envy Red & Q.  This is the premiere episode of Open Book.  In this episode hosts Envy Red and executive producer Q talk about her novel: Touch.   This is the book that made Envy Red a celebrity.  She has won 5 awards for Touch, and we talk about it in this 2 part interview.  Touch is an erotic thriller, based in Washington DC.  The story has a serial killer who stalks the DC "swingers" scene.  Yeah, that's what I said.   It's a must read!!! Highlights include: Envy Red's bio Her awards Her challenges Her favorite chapter Open Book started as a forum on Author's Info.com.  Quentin J. Tyson and Shane Cox decided it would be better if readers would be able to get info and a closer glimpse on a book and it's author.  They believe everyone has a story to tell and everyone has an audience to listen to it. We also want to showcase all the components of the LITERARY world, this includes editors, illustrators, photographers, publishers, promoters, actors/actress and most important...the reader.  Continue to view Open Book every week as interview some of the new and experienced writers, storytellers, and publishers out here.  Even if you're not published, we still want to hear your story.  We all have a story to tell.  Q.  ...