Yeah so the last post didn't quite come out right... (one day ill go back and edit it properly)
I think the underlying message was that, I have seen it, and got into it, not from just an outsiders point of view, but really hung out with Industry people.. (I have sat next to label heads, and shared peanuts with em, watching the yankees play-> yeah that heavy)..
SO... Gill Scott Heron, the guy that wrote/did "the revolution will not be televised" did this on his new album...
It's called "New York Is Killing Me"... Understand I love the place but i miss my peeps
listen to it.. (and replace the whole jackson Tennesse thing With Harare ZImababwe, and that's my Song....)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRe3c_n20sA
Monday, June 7, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
living off borrowed time
I get inspired at the oddest times, and often enough by the oddest people...
I haven't felt like writing for a while.. Mostly because my previous source of Inspiration is no longer that.. (a source of inspiration).
A few nights ago, I hung out with a friend, an absolutely amazing person....
(If this was a movie... This is where you would get a flashback and go Into a little bit of the protagonists psyche and hopefully get to know him a little better)
Younger me says:
I love New York City*, mostly because my parents lived here as students back in the 70's and I grew up hearing stories about NY. The places and people! I have always wanted to live here (to this day, I'd rather have a pair of Ewing's over Jordan's)!!!!
Apart from the Rents. I linked myself to NY through the music.... Queens Bridge, Marcy, Bed Stuy, Jamaica & The list of places streets, projects and intersections that I had heard of, referenced videoed and criminalized through the music! It's almost impossible to quantify it all. But WE ALL KNEW THEM (who hasn't heard of Marcy or Queens Bridge?
It sounds silly, but through my moms and my pops stories (growing up) add in the music, movies, and pop culture I have always wanted to be here... NYC
I have a good friend who was a journo/intern/freelancer for a couple of hip hop/entertainment magazines... The source, Vibe, The New Yorker, Time Out, etc.. & works for a label nowadays... Hanging out is cool, cus she gets me In to album listening, back stage at shows. And just having drinks and rubbing shoulders w industry people---> kinda cool getting to be able to eat from the same table as people I grew up watching!
She tells me about the In's and Outs of the industry (journalism/entertainment)... Some of the stories are funny, some of it is sad, most of it is out there already, but it's cool hearing the stories first hand from people that where actually there..
As much as I like, hearing about these things... It was never stuff,I considered awe Inspiring, until a few nights ago..
I was looking at a Cuban mini statue (in her apartment). Afro woman, really big ass. Big breasts small waist. Perky nipples... Then my friend was telling me about her experience with black Cubans...
The story she told me is the inspiration of this post! She told me about how she met Assata Shakur (Google her), the secrecy and controversy...
She was there with Common when he wrote "A song about Assata"... *
I asked her why she was writing about other things and not about this particular thing, or the other awesome stuff that she has witnessed.. her response to me..
"I tell my stories, but only to my close friends... when its all said and done, I would rather be like Gloria Vanderbilt and tell my story when I am in my 80's"
What gets me, is that I get to hear her stories about the golden era first hand, and I have been introduced to a few people from that era through her... its fucking beeaaautiful! 7
The real lesson here is that, well, I love New York... and I am getting to experience things beyond what I could possibly have imagined possible (movie stuff), when I got on that plane to move here...
Fate/life is funny....
I feel like it's borrowed time though, My heart is still In Africa.. Yes Meeting Dame Dash, Erykah Badu, DJ Evil Dee, Jean Grae, Questlove (actually I am not even gona go there, I its been an experience, and when I say meet, I mean get introduced)
Honestly Id rather, be at Jubilee day, Saints Vs PE, or be there to help out my Dad if something ever happened to him...
For some reason, I feel like that will be my freedom...
*If u needed that foot note, don't read my stuff again**
** I am now back to Zero blog followers....
Pats self on the back***
*** realizes he had no one following blog in the first place****
**** Well at least people that fall into that homo sapien category
I haven't felt like writing for a while.. Mostly because my previous source of Inspiration is no longer that.. (a source of inspiration).
A few nights ago, I hung out with a friend, an absolutely amazing person....
(If this was a movie... This is where you would get a flashback and go Into a little bit of the protagonists psyche and hopefully get to know him a little better)
Younger me says:
I love New York City*, mostly because my parents lived here as students back in the 70's and I grew up hearing stories about NY. The places and people! I have always wanted to live here (to this day, I'd rather have a pair of Ewing's over Jordan's)!!!!
Apart from the Rents. I linked myself to NY through the music.... Queens Bridge, Marcy, Bed Stuy, Jamaica & The list of places streets, projects and intersections that I had heard of, referenced videoed and criminalized through the music! It's almost impossible to quantify it all. But WE ALL KNEW THEM (who hasn't heard of Marcy or Queens Bridge?
It sounds silly, but through my moms and my pops stories (growing up) add in the music, movies, and pop culture I have always wanted to be here... NYC
I have a good friend who was a journo/intern/freelancer for a couple of hip hop/entertainment magazines... The source, Vibe, The New Yorker, Time Out, etc.. & works for a label nowadays... Hanging out is cool, cus she gets me In to album listening, back stage at shows. And just having drinks and rubbing shoulders w industry people---> kinda cool getting to be able to eat from the same table as people I grew up watching!
She tells me about the In's and Outs of the industry (journalism/entertainment)... Some of the stories are funny, some of it is sad, most of it is out there already, but it's cool hearing the stories first hand from people that where actually there..
As much as I like, hearing about these things... It was never stuff,I considered awe Inspiring, until a few nights ago..
I was looking at a Cuban mini statue (in her apartment). Afro woman, really big ass. Big breasts small waist. Perky nipples... Then my friend was telling me about her experience with black Cubans...
The story she told me is the inspiration of this post! She told me about how she met Assata Shakur (Google her), the secrecy and controversy...
She was there with Common when he wrote "A song about Assata"... *
I asked her why she was writing about other things and not about this particular thing, or the other awesome stuff that she has witnessed.. her response to me..
"I tell my stories, but only to my close friends... when its all said and done, I would rather be like Gloria Vanderbilt and tell my story when I am in my 80's"
What gets me, is that I get to hear her stories about the golden era first hand, and I have been introduced to a few people from that era through her... its fucking beeaaautiful! 7
The real lesson here is that, well, I love New York... and I am getting to experience things beyond what I could possibly have imagined possible (movie stuff), when I got on that plane to move here...
Fate/life is funny....
I feel like it's borrowed time though, My heart is still In Africa.. Yes Meeting Dame Dash, Erykah Badu, DJ Evil Dee, Jean Grae, Questlove (actually I am not even gona go there, I its been an experience, and when I say meet, I mean get introduced)
Honestly Id rather, be at Jubilee day, Saints Vs PE, or be there to help out my Dad if something ever happened to him...
For some reason, I feel like that will be my freedom...
*If u needed that foot note, don't read my stuff again**
** I am now back to Zero blog followers....
Pats self on the back***
*** realizes he had no one following blog in the first place****
**** Well at least people that fall into that homo sapien category
Friday, May 21, 2010
Hmmm....
So.... I'm listening to Q-Tips "Barely in Love"
As an artist you can, look around paint a picture and see how it works out....
Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't...Everyday I feel like I grab my idealistic points of views and express them! I put them out there, express them and just pray the world doesn't come crashing down on me..
I think that it is a part of what life is all about... (I'd rather be the person that tried and lived his/her life than someone that played it safe...)
You try you fail, you give it you're all.. it takes guts to put yourself out there (considering the consequences --> I know this because I am a real man! #nogames ).. End of the day, It feels good to do so, do you!
Have a vision pursue it! And see if it works out..
That's what makes us men!
You win you loose!
Then continue on to the regularly scheduled programing ehh pinky?
As an artist you can, look around paint a picture and see how it works out....
Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't...Everyday I feel like I grab my idealistic points of views and express them! I put them out there, express them and just pray the world doesn't come crashing down on me..
I think that it is a part of what life is all about... (I'd rather be the person that tried and lived his/her life than someone that played it safe...)
You try you fail, you give it you're all.. it takes guts to put yourself out there (considering the consequences --> I know this because I am a real man! #nogames ).. End of the day, It feels good to do so, do you!
Have a vision pursue it! And see if it works out..
That's what makes us men!
You win you loose!
Then continue on to the regularly scheduled programing ehh pinky?
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Don't fall In Love...
I work with people... I work In Sales...
I have to build relationships, with strangers.... I have to be personable enough to get a time constrained CEO (or vp) to talk about his fishing trip, or Daughters Birthday Party... While i Handle what he needs to get done.
I'm good, I'm really good at it.
The things I do, for work are crazy.... I have to be creative, I present proposals, sometimes they get approved... often they don't. I love it though...
I have to build relationships, with strangers.... I have to be personable enough to get a time constrained CEO (or vp) to talk about his fishing trip, or Daughters Birthday Party... While i Handle what he needs to get done.
I'm good, I'm really good at it.
The things I do, for work are crazy.... I have to be creative, I present proposals, sometimes they get approved... often they don't. I love it though...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
I FELL asleep
“It’s hard to say.. I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep”
No really what the fuck does that mean?
“Everything is never as it seems…”
????
No!!!!!!!! really I could write random bullshit, and it will seem relevant,
#imjustsaying
No really what the fuck does that mean?
“Everything is never as it seems…”
????
No!!!!!!!! really I could write random bullshit, and it will seem relevant,
#imjustsaying
Sunday, April 18, 2010
commercial break
Commercial break…
Apart from the woman I love… A few friends and family.. Most of what my life encompasses feels like a commercial break.
It’s a loooooooong commercial break… It pays the bills, keeps me socially relevant.
I like the English accented Gecko, The house made of Bud Lights (ahhhh, just the commercial! not the beer!), The commercial rivalry (this company vs. that)..
It’s not why we tune in tho, I tune in for the main show! The commercials are a distraction, sometimes we don’t remember the show, but remember the commercials….
It’s supposed to be the story of a life! My Movie, My Life, not one dictated by a commercial interest!
The main love interest (who will inevitably play hard to get, even though she should know I love her-à but I digress), Naturally there should be a few things that get me down.. an enemy here or there, getting overcharged by an insurance company that endorses a gecko, missing work cus I was hanging out at a house built out of bud lights… Things I will overcome (hopefully), .. Might be a feel good movie, maybe not.! Either way its my story! The Commercials keep on getting in the way though… (The cash for gold, the debt relief commercials).
I think my parents spent a lot of money on the production of this flick, the best producers, locations in (Africa/Europe/US) Granted It’s not a big budget flick (by American standards), It’s supposed to be a well produced/directed flick (think slum dog millionaire- well maybe not but u get what I’m saying).
So far the protagonist (me) has been surrounded by a wealth of talent and opportunity,and has failed to capitalize… The protagonist gets lost at times, discouraged and has made some extremly bad decisions….
It’s one of those stories, where you sort of know the protagonist will pull through and win in the end. (Although he doesn’t show it), the people that know him know that sooner or later he will win! Because he feels he is here to win!
YOU want him to win!!
He is you're guy, the underdog!
The commercial's are about to end...
let's all watch this story...
who knows how it will end.
Apart from the woman I love… A few friends and family.. Most of what my life encompasses feels like a commercial break.
It’s a loooooooong commercial break… It pays the bills, keeps me socially relevant.
I like the English accented Gecko, The house made of Bud Lights (ahhhh, just the commercial! not the beer!), The commercial rivalry (this company vs. that)..
It’s not why we tune in tho, I tune in for the main show! The commercials are a distraction, sometimes we don’t remember the show, but remember the commercials….
It’s supposed to be the story of a life! My Movie, My Life, not one dictated by a commercial interest!
The main love interest (who will inevitably play hard to get, even though she should know I love her-à but I digress), Naturally there should be a few things that get me down.. an enemy here or there, getting overcharged by an insurance company that endorses a gecko, missing work cus I was hanging out at a house built out of bud lights… Things I will overcome (hopefully), .. Might be a feel good movie, maybe not.! Either way its my story! The Commercials keep on getting in the way though… (The cash for gold, the debt relief commercials).
I think my parents spent a lot of money on the production of this flick, the best producers, locations in (Africa/Europe/US) Granted It’s not a big budget flick (by American standards), It’s supposed to be a well produced/directed flick (think slum dog millionaire- well maybe not but u get what I’m saying).
So far the protagonist (me) has been surrounded by a wealth of talent and opportunity,and has failed to capitalize… The protagonist gets lost at times, discouraged and has made some extremly bad decisions….
It’s one of those stories, where you sort of know the protagonist will pull through and win in the end. (Although he doesn’t show it), the people that know him know that sooner or later he will win! Because he feels he is here to win!
YOU want him to win!!
He is you're guy, the underdog!
The commercial's are about to end...
let's all watch this story...
who knows how it will end.
Friday, April 2, 2010
The sea is radioactive..
"The Sea Is Radio Active..."
A line from a Gorillaz song, from the album "Plastic Beach"..
Great album I recommend YOU buy it!
The concept of the album, is that we live in a fake plastic world, capitalism, consumerism.. The kind of place where captain planet is loosing... (yeah.. you get it!)
I love the album, because it made me step outside of my comfort zone. It's a fusion of rock, hip hop, dance and just, well.. just stuff!
moving on...
I know a girl... I used to date her, broke up with her... Somewhere along the line, I really fell in love with her. I think we broke up just as things where getting deep.. but remained good friends after.
I met another woman last year, she has 3 kids, an amazing artist.. Luckily I got to be one of the first people to listen to her new album "New Amerykah Part Two: return of the Ankh"... I always thought Erykah Badu was an amazing artist, that dictated her own path.. Shoot, most of the people I Listen to are real artists!
The only reason why I am writing about these particular artists today is..
1. It's Thursday
2. I'm a little intoxicated
3. you're dumb ass is still reading this so you have nothing better to do
4. Ms Badu started a discussion about #groupthink (group thinking) on twitter, and how there is very little individualism left in the world.
5. YOU are still reading this, and are evidently lacking a meaningful life
I always considered myself as one of those people that just did for himself (at least as far as art, music etc goes)... On my train ride home, the Gorrilaz song "Superfast Jellyfish" came on and immediately afterwards my ipod decided to play Erykah's "Fall In Love (Your Funeral)"..
You can call it what you will... I saw it as a moment of clarity, Decided to bbm the woman i love a message and just straight say "I love you.." The #groupthink would say it was probably a bad idea to do so.. Shoot I probably think so too.. One of those rare moments in life, where u are like fuck what is considerd right or wrong.
But it just feels good, doing you're own thing, dictating your own rules, making you're own moves!
The imagery on our Plastic Beach is amazing...
I was never really a part of it but, now i have decided to totally dissasociate myself from this mess!
A line from a Gorillaz song, from the album "Plastic Beach"..
Great album I recommend YOU buy it!
The concept of the album, is that we live in a fake plastic world, capitalism, consumerism.. The kind of place where captain planet is loosing... (yeah.. you get it!)
I love the album, because it made me step outside of my comfort zone. It's a fusion of rock, hip hop, dance and just, well.. just stuff!
moving on...
I know a girl... I used to date her, broke up with her... Somewhere along the line, I really fell in love with her. I think we broke up just as things where getting deep.. but remained good friends after.
I met another woman last year, she has 3 kids, an amazing artist.. Luckily I got to be one of the first people to listen to her new album "New Amerykah Part Two: return of the Ankh"... I always thought Erykah Badu was an amazing artist, that dictated her own path.. Shoot, most of the people I Listen to are real artists!
The only reason why I am writing about these particular artists today is..
1. It's Thursday
2. I'm a little intoxicated
3. you're dumb ass is still reading this so you have nothing better to do
4. Ms Badu started a discussion about #groupthink (group thinking) on twitter, and how there is very little individualism left in the world.
5. YOU are still reading this, and are evidently lacking a meaningful life
I always considered myself as one of those people that just did for himself (at least as far as art, music etc goes)... On my train ride home, the Gorrilaz song "Superfast Jellyfish" came on and immediately afterwards my ipod decided to play Erykah's "Fall In Love (Your Funeral)"..
You can call it what you will... I saw it as a moment of clarity, Decided to bbm the woman i love a message and just straight say "I love you.." The #groupthink would say it was probably a bad idea to do so.. Shoot I probably think so too.. One of those rare moments in life, where u are like fuck what is considerd right or wrong.
But it just feels good, doing you're own thing, dictating your own rules, making you're own moves!
The imagery on our Plastic Beach is amazing...
I was never really a part of it but, now i have decided to totally dissasociate myself from this mess!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
For the Cause? Or Jus because?
St Patty’s
A really good day, lots of green, lots of drinking. I usually stay away from the days’s, activities, because St Pat Is not my Patron Saint, and the logic that it’s a day where one can take a break from lent activities does not do it for me*… I was tempted to log into G- Chat (Gave it up for lent), Been tempted to log into Facebook (Decided not to log into my FB profile till after lent) I miss my people**…
Anyway… the budget is restrictive, the weather is good, (the girls are probably already drunk), but most importantly I haven’t been out in a good minute… By out I mean to MY type of scene, great music, no lines, good people (beauty of mid week parties). I am going to go out by myself, cus when I go out with other people, I usually end up not actually being with them (unless if it’s a girl… naturally).. à*** you’re boy starts dancing etc
It has been documented that APT (is Tunga’s Spot ..yes , no really yes, I insist use google, it’s allowedà*** by google I mean my previous posts) !!! I loved it, I have had 3 Birthday parties there… The reason why I love it, is cus like minded people get to meet, mostly the artistic type. The people that are slightly unorthodox, people that make their own lane.. (met the beatminerz, talib kweli, jean grae, q tip, quest love, and pharoah monche out there - and just regular good people)
I say this cus its not the hairstyles or dressing, it’s the conversations you have out there.. Anyway I always felt at home at apt. The Dj became a mate and now thru twitter I realize he is actually on some big time celeb stuff..
But… we are justifying tonight’s excursion because
1. Today is St Patrick’s Day - The Patron Saint of Nigeria --> *** #fact
2. Apt got closed 3 months ago, the dj’s that held it down are doing it again, new venue. Richmedina is the king of afro pop, in the US that means #fela (no really Google, is STILL you’re friend check it out)
3. I Can
4. Why live in New York If you Cant enjoy the Patron Saint of Nigeria?
5. Weather is good for now.. Gona get cold on Friday again!
I am doing this because, I have a cause…
All my hiphop heads, suck my shamrock! Come to NY and we can have some fun, that’s my cause!
1
* That ‘s why I don’t give up crucial activities such as drinking in the first place.
** If you where wondering, yes the alcohol is more important than you!
*** I really hate you twitter for making me wana put arrows in non twitter related stuff…
A really good day, lots of green, lots of drinking. I usually stay away from the days’s, activities, because St Pat Is not my Patron Saint, and the logic that it’s a day where one can take a break from lent activities does not do it for me*… I was tempted to log into G- Chat (Gave it up for lent), Been tempted to log into Facebook (Decided not to log into my FB profile till after lent) I miss my people**…
Anyway… the budget is restrictive, the weather is good, (the girls are probably already drunk), but most importantly I haven’t been out in a good minute… By out I mean to MY type of scene, great music, no lines, good people (beauty of mid week parties). I am going to go out by myself, cus when I go out with other people, I usually end up not actually being with them (unless if it’s a girl… naturally).. à*** you’re boy starts dancing etc
It has been documented that APT (is Tunga’s Spot ..yes , no really yes, I insist use google, it’s allowedà*** by google I mean my previous posts) !!! I loved it, I have had 3 Birthday parties there… The reason why I love it, is cus like minded people get to meet, mostly the artistic type. The people that are slightly unorthodox, people that make their own lane.. (met the beatminerz, talib kweli, jean grae, q tip, quest love, and pharoah monche out there - and just regular good people)
I say this cus its not the hairstyles or dressing, it’s the conversations you have out there.. Anyway I always felt at home at apt. The Dj became a mate and now thru twitter I realize he is actually on some big time celeb stuff..
But… we are justifying tonight’s excursion because
1. Today is St Patrick’s Day - The Patron Saint of Nigeria --> *** #fact
2. Apt got closed 3 months ago, the dj’s that held it down are doing it again, new venue. Richmedina is the king of afro pop, in the US that means #fela (no really Google, is STILL you’re friend check it out)
3. I Can
4. Why live in New York If you Cant enjoy the Patron Saint of Nigeria?
5. Weather is good for now.. Gona get cold on Friday again!
I am doing this because, I have a cause…
All my hiphop heads, suck my shamrock! Come to NY and we can have some fun, that’s my cause!
1
* That ‘s why I don’t give up crucial activities such as drinking in the first place.
** If you where wondering, yes the alcohol is more important than you!
*** I really hate you twitter for making me wana put arrows in non twitter related stuff…
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