Tracy Morgan on Nailin' Palin

Here's a little bit I stumbled into while surfing the net the other night; Tracy Morgan with a rather risque take on Sarah Palin's beauty. This all took place sometime between the Heat vs. Knicks game; I'd rather watch men's beach volleyball than a basketball game. Ronspliff would believe me, but either way I still don't know who won, and I don't care much. Shout out to Charles Barkley for looking like less of an ass than usual.
"Wanna thank Tracy Morgan for stopping by" = Yes

Dubstep Creator

I'm new to this so be easy. Just want to share a few minutes of some homegrown dubstep. This took about 30 minutes to string together, although it would have taken me much longer to create something worthwhile had I taken the time to really explore the various sound bits. By various, I mean hundreds, not to mention further customization by way of FX tweaking. Go crazy on your own funky creations at ClubCreate.

Influencer

Lupe. One of my favorite rappers. This song, Jedi Mind tricks, is from one of his early mixtapes. There isn't much that I can say that the song doesn't say better. Enjoy.

Oh yea... don't drink and drive... smoke and fly.

George & Wizzle

Wiz Khalifa's single "Black & Yellow" can't get enough play and I honestly could listen to this several times on repeat but frankly, I don't. His weed songs get much more play on my headset; all else has been replace with dubstep *wink. Wiz was dope from the start, before he became the new model for all things Marijuana. You might not even believe me if I told you he had a thug swag before that, but all the proof is in his track "Oh No" on the Prince of the City mixtape; it's got that Steeler flow. * I had to. This is the clip of Wiz performing at Lopez Tonight and as I'm a huge fan of George and his comedy I think it's great to see to of my favorite people getting together. Ok, so he was a guest artist on a show I like, whatever! What do you think about the black and yellow afro? Side note, the official Black & Yellow video has upwards of 29,167,876 views...goddamn. Oh, be sure to download his latest single "Roll Up"

it's 4:20 somewhere...

#SOTU

If you didn't catch Obama's State of the Union Address last night, make some time to check it out. I won't sully this with my personal views, but I will add that Questlove was a riot on twitter the entire time. Almost over the hump ya'll...

Dank N' Dirty Dubstep

Whooooeeeee!! I am so glad to be sharing this with you guys today. Deciding to stick with a major theme in my life *cough, cough I decided to put up this video in honor of my favorite time of day which I don't mind readjusting my lunch schedule for ;) Large ups to DJ Sashwat **<<free music!!and them Bandcamp network for this one. It's the "Oh Skunt" track by Emer and then the remixed version by sMILodon. I feel obligated to put up a double feature just because it's a shit  Monday and in my hazy attempts to study I almost forgot my 2:00 pm Sociology class..apparently I was the only one in class who knew that Darwin voyaged to the Galapagos on the HMS Beagle **word to Antilles School haha. But really, perhaps more specifically Mr. Eberhart. It was somewhat relevant though because we were discussing Herbert Spencer=survival of the fittest=social darwinism, yada yada..umm anyway. Check out these videos. I think they're both interesting in their own right and j'aime le dubstep so rock to it! Ok so I didn't mention this but both tracks heavily sample a dude cussin' "mudda skunt" throughout. In case you missed it the first time, download the heavy compilation mix here. Make Monday your bitch! Happy 4:20 to all.

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J Dilla Artwork

Everyday R.I.P J Dilla...chances are, if you ever spit to an instrumental that blew your mind or tried to track down "that one sick beat" it was the work of the master JD. This work was entered in the J Dilla Tribute Contest. What's with the donut? Maybe the ill tape Donut Shop...I really feel terrible for not having a larger feature for JD but I'm absolutely sure that there will be many many more to come  *right click, save link as...enjoy...Mmm good

Kweli.

I haven't read any reviews yet and I don't have to. It's Kweli. Any sliver of doubt in his latest album Gutter Rainbows  (expected to drop in two days!!) would suggest that you really don't know who he is. This is the man that brought you Black Star with Mos Def. What do you have to prove when your name is synonymous with the phrase "real hip-hop music" huh? Absolutely nada, you just keep putting on. Phew! I really am excited for this to drop. Here's a another leak from the album, Uh Oh featuring Jean Grae (produced by Oh No of Stones Throw Records) **yeah, that downward arrow and line means download silly. :)

Grime and crumpets

Sorry rap game but I'm having a very public love affair with Grime music. *Google it. In short Grime music is the UK's equivalent to rap music with a dreadlock twist. Think dubstep meets the English rapper and the occasional Jamaican dancehall artist. I fucks with that...here's a video of Hip-Hop/Grime artist Professor Green's "Before I Die." Note, this is not a Grime beat, I'll be posting a more relevant video when I'm finished studying. Signed to Virgin Records, Green came up on the freestyle circuit before gaining notoriety and he's done recent work with The Streets, Lily Allen, and popular Grime artists Tinchy Stryder, Chipmunk, and Devlin (I'm a big fan of Chippy and Dev). Oh, and he also put on with Compton rapper The Game during his bit on a London tour. *Not so fun fact, his father hung himself in late 2008 and before the music scene his life choices resulted in dropping out of school and close calls with the coppers. Perhaps the notion that music has changed his life for the better is being playfully juxtaposed in this video, as he is seen being hung from a belt with piano keys as well as a light-hearted reference to his father's passing. This is of course, apart from its relevance to the lyrics...too much too much, just enjoy..




Here's the Remix with Plan B, Ghetto, Narstie, and others if you dig it...

Just a few names of dubstep that I think the world should know about

Nero, Downlink, Skream, Welsh, Document One, Mt Eden, Datsik. Of course there are many more but can't think of off the top of my head. Oh I almost forgot Modestep- just recently found them and am recently impressed.

Ca$h and Task Force Ent.

Shout out to one of the dopest dudes doing it right now, Ca$h of Task Force Ent. As an army brat, Ca$h quickly grew accustomed to traveling the world and is now on a mission to take it over. Born in Wurzburg, Germany and later moving to the US mainland, Ca$h found his passion for music in the heart of Queens, New York. Later moving to the St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, Ca$h quickly continued to pursue his passion for music working as a key member of the Ghost City Ent. group. With two mixtapes under his belt, Ca$h moved to Florida in 2007 where he started Task Force Ent. through which he produced his first solo mixtape The Revolution (2008). Its quick success, notably from his lead single "She Got Me Going Crazy" led to the release of his second solo mixtape Unda Da Influence, yet another display of his versatility as an artist. With a steadily growing fan base, Ca$h is still grinding; more recently his work includes opening for G-Unit's Young Buck and performing at the popular South Beach venue The Living Room. If the title of his latest EP One Way Ticket is any indication, we can expect big things from Ca$h this year. Featuring the hot track "Because I" with Jugga Rock, (the Caribbean's hottest new Reggae/Pop music artist taking over the scene) and 11 other dope tracks *do the math. Download it for free and listen for yourselves (the hyperlink duhh). **If you aren't convinced yet, let me help. The first track samples La Roux's "In For The Kill" and the last track is a damn good weed song. Peep the video. Word to everybody reppin' the 340!

O.G.

Orwell, George, that is. Yesterday marked the passing of one of the most notable writers of the century. George Orwell, the pseudonym adopted by Eric Arthur Blair, is best known for his novels Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four(1949) though he published a number of other novels and essays which were not quite as widely received as the aforementioned. His staunch disapproval of authoritarian government remained a central theme behind his works. Chances are you're at least vaguely familiar with the novella Animal Farm, a less than subtle satire of Stalin's regime and the Soviet Union (by way of the animal allegory). 1984 tells of a dystopia in the land of Oceania whereby an oligarchical government system controls the society through constant invasive surveillance, heavily produced propaganda, and manipulative war schemes. With the provocative implications of these works as well as the timeless application to society, Orwell has left a legacy in literary world with his deeply philosophical political commentaries. For this we shall always remember him as the real O,G

**I'd like to dedicate this post to all the amazing teachers I've had K-12....I know you're there and you know who you are :)

Nite Jewel

Nite Jewel. Damn. I was lucky enough to discover a while back  her as I was clicking through some podcasts by the Stones Throw label (you know, Quasimoto, Aloe Blacc, Mayer Hawthorne...get familiar) She takes trance electronic and a decades old disco vibe and makes it her own groovy business. Her voice exudes a soft, passionate yearning; I think she has acid on her lips and I love it. The melancholy, ethereal sound of the synthesizers are what really piqued my interest but her music videos are just as interesting. She's a very interesting woman...fun fact, Nite Jewel (Ramona Gonzalez) is a recent graduate of Occidental College *word to Obama* where she studied philosophy. Her music is all over my playlists, enjoy!

Voodoo

Welcome DonVoodoo, another high flyer to the Pad!! (yay i'm not so lonely anymore)

In my recent playlist- Glitch Mob album drink the sea. If u haven't heard then u need to fuck wit it asap

Drink The Sea

 I've been feelin' this whole album...my boy put me onto edIT a while back so these guys are pretty much golden as far as I'm concerned. Here's the first track Animus Vox off the album Drink The Sea...enjoy this electro-vibe. Also, be warned, their remixes are crazy...Drink The Sea Part 2 goes a little something like this: 

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ANIMUS VOX 
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NAS, JAY-Z, LIL WAYNE & DR. DRE

2.
FORTUNE DAYS 
vs.
LIL WAYNE, BUSTA RHYMES, THE GAME, DAFT PUNK & DRAKE

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WE SWARM
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M.I.A., MOBB DEEP & DAFT PUNK

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HOW TO BE EATEN BY A WOMAN

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THE GAME, FABOLOUS, JAY-Z, PAGE, WALE & DRAKE

5.

A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM

vs.

LFO, FREDDIE GIBBS, & YOUNG JEEZY

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BETWEEN TWO POINTS feat. SWAN

vs.

LIL WAYNE

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BAD WINGS

vs.

LIL WAYNE & LA ROUX

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FISTFUL OF SILENCE

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RAPPER BIG POOH, JAY-Z & BLACK ROB

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STARVE THE EGO FEED THE SOUL

vs.

PAUL WALL & BIRDMAN 

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DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT

vs.

BIRDMAN, DRAKE, COLLIE BUDDZ, THE GAME, JAY-Z, DR. DRE, JIM JONES & BOO

get Alife!

These have been on my wish-list for quite some time now and you may have seen them. Alife's Chuck Naval leather shoe is a smooth fusion of boot and sneaker sure to please the everyday minimalist. Its simple dimensions make it a perfectly applicable for daily wear; skate, school, or whatever else it is you do. For anybody feeling extra nice, I'm a 9.5 (*10 for the ladies reading).

MLK

I was digging through the dusty old files that my mom kept and I came across this little number that I thought to share with you. I wrote this poem as part of a writing assignment in the 8th grade as a tribute Alex Haley's novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Fun fact, it won 3rd place in an island wide poetry contest though in reality there were probably three entries (c'mon St. Thomas)...please enjoy this nonetheless. Also keep in mind these were my younger years ;) 


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A Struggle Deeper Than Thought

The Struggle, the trouble, the people, the hassles

Like brothers fighting brothers, we are in mental shackles

My people were beaten, captured, shipped on boats packed like mice

Only to be sold, enslaved to pick cotton and rice

Proud African men protecting their families with their lives!

While the white me beat and rape our girl children and wives

Plotting plans to rebel, listening to stories of redemption

The white toubob call us a name that today we can't mention

This will one day Passover, the wise one tells us

Yet our children to come must sit in the back of a bus

Kept strong in our journey though dust filled our boots

We stayed steadfast in the effort to rediscover our Roots

And now looking back at the challenges we faced

We came together like the thread of a beautiful sarong

The Mandinka woman has laced

And as I look back at the battles we fought

This was a journey, a struggle, one deeper than thought.

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 Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness ~~ Martin Luther King Jr.

Untitled

Just thought you guys might enjoy this little project I'm working on right now. The inspiration for this piece draws from graffiti art and the abstract expressionist style of Jackson Pollock (albeit a far cry from the likes of his detailed work).  This is the first layer I've applied so far but I expect to apply at least three more layers using heavier based paints. It's all acrylic with a mix of fabric paints fused with melted wax to create a similar texture to oil based paints. I also used some basic quality spray paint and mod-podge. I'm really excited to finish it off though; I'm gonna seal it with a coat or two of clear gloss lacquer for a glassy, hardened look and texture.

On a different, though related note, I had the luxury of enjoying a day with the family at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach. It was like an art history course all over again walking through the corridors filled with the works of Picasso, Van Gogh, and Matisse. Not much else needs to be said to expand on the aforementioned names, it was very impressive but sadly there was only one Pollock canvas and no Salvador Dali work. It's ok though, I got an eye full last year at the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Fl.

"Have no fear of perfection, you'll never reach it." ~~ Salvador Dali

Belay On!

Be prepared for any James Bond action coming your way with the S-Biner Ahhh by Nite Ize ($4). This multi purpose carabiner lets you attach all sorts of equipment like water bottles, flashlights, Russian models, and paperclips for when you're gettin' rugged...or you just really don't feel like misplacing your keys for the third time. Featuring two bottle openers, double-fisting your [insert favorite beer here] will be that much more...exciting? Maybe a bit of an acrobatic challenge to up the ante. Let the lames with the foamy Solo cups know what time it is.

 "One does not climb to attain enlightenment, rather one climbs because he is enlightened."    — Zen Master Futomaki.

The Remix

 I'm very happy with the new Kid Sister mixtape Kiss Kiss Kiss. It's the combination of good sounds that never gets old; hop hop/rap flow and tasteful, energetic electro beats with features including Gucci Mane, Nina Sky, and Caspa.  Few things make me happier than an hot track remix. That is, a hot track with a DUBSTEP remix...and in case you didn't realize, anything Caspa tweaks is worth a listen. Falling at number 11 of 13, Caspa's take on the Right Hand Hi ended up with a few repeats before I could carry on.  It doesn't hurt that she's a gorgeous ethnic blend as exciting as her genre: African American, Caucasian, and *word to my Navahoes* Native American. If that was too much, I'll take it a step further...she's sexy as fuck! Ok, before running off on an inappropriate tangent I'll just say check out the mixtape and check out my already favorited remix of Right Hand Hi (youtube link if you need the preview **hyperlinks are fun hehe). Thanks to the good folks at The Fader for the hookup!

P.S Kid Sister is a serious sweet ting...ok, I'm done. Good day to all!

The Importance of Being Earnest

I hope you all enjoyed the New Year with positive vibes all around. For some, a new year is a time for reflection; we can sit back look at what we've accomplished, what we haven't, and perhaps more importantly what we strive to accomplish. Personally, this year has been marked by setbacks and mounting emotional and physical stress. It took me until the 31st of December to notice the silver lining in the rain clouds. Correction, that shit was Golden. Sometimes, inaction brings forth the most progress. Whether you're out of school, out of work, or just plain out of luck, the important thing is to continue to maintain a positive and wholesome attitude through troubled times.  The positive mind is a powerful tool, lest we forget. We seldom recognize the things we do to ourselves that hinder our growth and keep us bogged down. Consider not what is that you want, but what it is that genuinely uplifts your spirit. It can be as simple as reading or burning incense and meditating in solitude or a more dynamic activity as say, playing sports or creating artwork; what matters is that we find ways to maintain positivity. In the words of almost every dancehall artist, "bun wickedness  and bad-mind." Surround yourself with positive influences and experience the difference.

A rainstorm can't last forever but the sunshine is eternal!

Love and Be Loved