Well, here it is... The end of 2005, and I have to say the entire year of 2005 is an event, in itself, that's made me a bit nauseated. In ’05, celebrities became even more annoying, and music offerred some of its best, and some of its worst. It was a tough year to stomach, but it did have a few bright spots.

Every December I sit and ponder what I have learned from the year. And just like clockwork, there are always cautionary tales I can remember and share, so people will learn in upcoming years. Here is what I learned from 2005: M.C. Hammer, you are forgiven! Remember when M.C. Hammer had a shoe line, and a cartoon, and he was blasted for being a sellout? 3rd Bass and Ice Cube made songs that tore the baggy pant savant apart.

Well, that is nothing compared to how 50 Cent has decided to market himself into oblivion. This year, 50 Cent came out with the following: a clothing line; Movado watch, video game, book, sneakers, Vitamin Water, a film, and, probably a line of condoms.

Excuse me 50, but aren’t you supposed to be a real hardcore gangsta type? Trying to pawn your vitamin water to the kiddies? That’s real hardcore. People bought into the image early on in 50’s career, but people are starting to see the light, and a backlash has begun. But it wasn’t before the guy pulled off some of the biggest hits of the year.

Message to 50: It’s time to reassess your promotion opportunities, and try to regain the image you had before you decided that selling your image to the highest bidder was a good idea.

The Hootie & the Blowfish Award for Overexposure goes to: Hip Hop... the entire genre. Ok, now is the point this whole segment of music needs to reexamine itself. Is it me, or does every video and song sound the same? The beats have been so watered down, and the generic rhymes have been emphasized. It is time hip-hop starts caring about the beats again, because personally, I'm falling asleep. You are always going to have your exceptions to the rule, but most of hip-hop is becoming a “been there, done that” type of vibe. Outkast needs to put their new albums out next year and try to shake things up, because frankly this whole thing is getting very boring, very quickly.

Celebrities, please, please, please, please, pretty please- don’t release an album. Just because you get on every VH1 or E Network celebrity special does NOT give you the right to release an album. Paris Hilton is two years into work on hers, which she actually thinks is something meaningful. Yeah, I’m sure she’s a regular lyrical Bono. Meanwhile, Nicole Richie hasn’t thought about an album with her DJ boyfriend because she’s too busy not eating. By far, the worst prospect for a celebrity album... drumroll please (yes, even worse than Paris Hilton): K-FED! Yes folks, Kevin Federline will be releasing an album in 2006. If you were fortunate enough not to have heard the first single yet, the term “trainwreck” is an extreme understatement. Suddenly, Deion Sanders’ rap album from 1995 is starting to sound good.

Please promote your album: Exhibit A: Limp Bizkit with promotion: 7 Million copies; Limp Bizkit without promotion: 70,000 copies. Get your ass out there, tour, and promote your album. It’s not brain surgery, come on…

Trendy religions make you look crazy: What other excuse can Tom Cruise use for this year? Tom Cruise’s actions this year were either the culmination of Cruise finding true happiness; or an elaborate attempt to cover up being an alien. Should we blame it all on Scientology? It looks like him and Katie Holmes were beamed down from their spaceship from the planet Zothar, got their blessing to spread the word from L. Ron Hubbard, spread their message of love anytime a camera was in front of them. Tom taught me a lot about psychiatric drugs this year, seeing how he personally saved 400,000 children from Ritalin. I wish Tom Cruise was preaching this back in 1983, so I could blame swearing at teachers when I was 6 on drugs.

I also learned a lot about Scientology itself, and its origins. You want to know what it taught me: Tom Cruise isn’t an alien, he’s just crazy!

If Tom Cruise wants to sue me over me trying to out him; let him. Detroit Buzz could always use the press. Hey Tom, get back in your spaceship, and take Demi and Ashton with you! Kabbalah? Don’t get me started….

Yes, surprises CAN still happen: Green Day’s comeback was complete in 2005, became well liked with people outside of the “American Idol” crowd, and Michael Jackson was found not guilty. And R. Kelly got a divorce. Who knew he was married? And she wasn’t 14?

Well, as you can see, I have some opinions of 2005... I didn’t like a lot of it, but it helps me navigate through the future. So, when K-Fed’s album explodes, and I am putting it in the 2006 Top 10 albums of the year, don’t say I told you so…

Don’t worry, K-Fed’s album has about as much of a shot as I have of heading back to Zothar with TomKat.