O1LT.COM "A YEAR IN REVIEW/THANK YOU!!"

BY L.T. Dinwiddie

What an amazing year this has been for me both professionally and personally! O1LT.com has steadily grown into a blogging machine that pumps out daily entertainment news about today’s black entertainers. I’ve gone from a man who started O1LT.com, (formerly contrydiciton.blogspot.com), as a hobby, to a published writer, and gossip columnist extraordinaire.

I’ve had the opportunity to work with and befriend such respected media outlets/ marketing companies like Sandra Rose (SandraRose.com), Myra Panache (Panachereport.com), Fred (Mediatakeout.com), Fresh (Crunk & Disorderly), Keith Boykin (KeithBoykin.com), Juicy (Juicy-News.blogspot.com), Darian Aaron (loldarion.com), Jawn Murray (Blackvoices.aol.com), Brandi Hopper (Sohh.com), Clay Cane (ClayCane.net), Greg Curtis (HipandPop.com), Wendy Williams, Tarin Donatein, Nicole Spencer, Charalamage Tha God (WendyWilliams Experience crew), Dwight Powell (clikmagazine.com), Sonny(Hip-Hop Weekly), Sohh Soulful(sohh.com), and many more.

Over this past year, I have learned great lessons about entertainment, journalistic integrity, and the importance of hard work. I have also learned a valuable lesson in sacrifice as well as the importance of speaking your mind and telling it like it is, often times no matter what. Although, I LOVE doing this site daily, none of this would have ever been possible without each and every one of you for taking the time out of your day to visit O1LT.com. You've all seen my innovative and diverse vision for this site and have responded in ways I never dreamed could be possible. I'm and both humbled and honored by the overwhelmingly positive response.

As we all embark on a new year I thought it to be only fitting that we reflect back on O1LT.com’s Top 19 stories of the year. After this post I will not be posting anymore entertainment stories until January 2nd. That is unless something scandalous happens and I can’t stay away from the computer. God Bless you all and we will talk again soon!

MARY J. BLIGE COMES IN AT NUMBER ONE ON BILLBOARD

KANYE WEST'S "HIP HOP, AND HOMOPHOBIA" INTERVIEW!!!

JONATHAN PLUMBER COMES OUT OF THE CLOSET TO AMERICA, AND TERRY MCMILLAN

JAY-Z AND NAS UNITE UNDER ONE RECORD LABEL

DETROIT RAPPER- PROOF IS MURDERED

THREE SIX MAFIA WINS OSCAR FOR BEST SONG

DALLAS AUSTIN GETS ARRESTED AND DETAINED IN U.A.E.

STAR JONES GETS FIRED FROM "THE VIEW"

LUCY DIAMOND AIRS OUT JAY-Z'S DIRTY LAUNDRY

AIDS IN BLACK HOLLYWOOD

WHITNEY HOUSTON DIVORCES BOBBY BROWN

KIM PORTER PREGNANT WITH PUFFY'S TWINS

REV RUN LOSES NEWBORN BABY

BOBBY BROWN ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR NOT PAYING CHILD SUPPORT

JANET JACKSON FIZZLES ON BILLBOARD

HOOPZ GETS BUCKWILD ON V103

LIL WAYNES LIP LOCKING WITH CASH MONEY'S BABY

1ST ANNUAL CLIK AWARDS COME TO TOWN

JAY-Z SHOW'S WHAT HE'S GOT ON THE ALBUM CHARTS...ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!