10.27.2008

An era has ended...

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i am so not looking forward to this. For fifteen years, Common was my favorite rapper. but it came to a crashing halt with Finding Forever. and from his first single, its evident that the breaks are still on. common with pharrell some may love it. but it turns my stomach. the radio friendly, mass appeal serves its purpose, more exposure, new throngs of fans and adequate record sales. those relativity days were classic, innovative, and inspiring. i forgot to mention, they are long gone now. J Dilla, No ID, Premier, etc, elevated Common to legendary status. now he is like the freddy jackson of rap, love, intimacy is all he has to offer. long gone are the days............

i leave you with my favorite Common song. will he ever come close to this, ever?
Hungry - Common

my former bedroom in my parent's house. now an office but Common clippings still grace the wall.
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a meeting 15 years in the making
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Gordon Gartrell Radio


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if you dont know, check out gordon gartrell radio. great music, hillarious commentary. but i do disagree, on episode #10 Kenya Moore should undoubtedly #1.

click the pic above.

Fossils

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fossils, in time your fossils will be unearthed. living in your hometown does this to you. i cant tell you how many fossils, relics from my past i see. and the countless times, i dont want to speak or reminisce, for whatever reason. the mistakes of a teenager with no emotional attention span, come back to haunt me, more often than i care for. it explains why things are the way they are.

its crazy when you find out the truth, ten years later. like you soured on me cause, you heard i was fooling around with her (insert halfway mediocre but fast westside chick). damn, i started out on the wrong path. quality was not in my vocabulary. and i am still paying for it.

10.26.2008

Word to the wise........

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if you are an adult with grown-up tastes and/or an attention span, you will be doing yourself a disservice by not checking out the new Foreign Exchange Leave It All Behind.

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ps, do yourself another favor and buy their first album Connected.

Support good music, its out there.....

I thought this was funny


maybe i have bad taste? you decide.

Don't Be Like Omar


don't let this be your punk ass.

10.24.2008

Scars

...all that classic shit left a scar
that reminds me of where we are,
where we been
and where we going thru
and all the bullshit we(i'm) going through ........

Joe Scudda

you cut me deep every time.

10.22.2008

Vote!!

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i dont get overly political. its really not me. honestly, i live check to check. and obama nor mccain, is about to legislate the Omar financial plan, where a mere 0.05% of your federal taxes go into my Bank of America account.

i was joking, but seriously. change is needed. and beyond everything else obama stands for change. so don't be dismayed by long lines or conspiracy theories. please vote, vote early, vote on time. we don't have another 4 or 8 years to endure more financial erosion.

10.21.2008

Kerry Washington

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does she ever take a day off? i have seen her in gossip mags and every film, ever her 3 minutes in Miracle in St. Anna, she captivates me. the lips, the skin it gets no better. the good girl parts to the naughty roles she always exceeds expectations. sweet lord, thank you for that one.

Randy Watson

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this is who i will be for Halloween. seriously. if and when i decide to celebrate Halloween, this will be the one. Randy Watson, lead singer and icon from the world reknowned Sexual Chocolate.

i hate halloween. the only thing good that comes from it is sexy nurse, french maid and lusty devil outfits.

Murs II


this is murs, if you didnt already know. he just dropped his first album with a major a few weeks ago. and surprisingly, it is great. not quite, as hard hitting as those Murs and 9th Wonder projects, but not watered down and another failed crossover attempt. so i am happy to say that i was wrong. so i leave with his first video from this project can it be. i dont know if you will see it anywhere else. enjoy.

10.13.2008

Pleasure Principle


i have been very nostalgic lately. in the blogs in real converstations, the 80's have been heavily on my mind for some reason. i even went to the mall yesterday looking for an MGM suit and put a corkscrew part on the right side of my head. i'm trying to look like Rakim on Paid and Full.

I digressed. but in keeping with my 80's theme, this is my absolute favorite Janet Jackson video. forget silicone tities (yeah I said it) and 42 year old abs and overly hyped but mildly received albums from this decade. ass tight, black, Guess jeans, knee pads, and Adidas they did something for a 7 year old, me. sitting there in front of the TV screen, i probably got one of my first pre-erections. and i dont know why, but it still turns me on when she jumps on that chair.

i hope you enjoy this as much as i do.

10.09.2008

This Ain't Swagger!!!

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why are we dressing like Bobby Knight and Jim Tressel. This aint swagger. i admit i've done it too. but in fall '08 going into '09, we gotta step the game. we are the epitome of style and need to be creative and start new trends. why water it down with business casual clothing. don't you want to be the block bangin red kool aid, not some rinky dink crystal light. lets sprinkle something new on the game.

10.04.2008

this years concert season

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this years concert season started late with the roots concert in the spring, which was the jump off point. i hadnt been a strong roots fan for sometime. the concert was good, but it didnt "awe" like i expected. in june i saw the legendary Gil Scott-Heron and was amazed. he was much more a musician than i would have ever imagined. then nas came in July. sometimes aging legends live off their name alone. nas brought the house down. his energy level was through the roof plus he did most of Illmatic and capped it off with Live at the BBQ. Little Brother came last month and, if you read the previous blog, you already know (YAK). Last fri, it was Rapheal Saddiq, who brought the house down. my most memorable moment was him performing, "Still Ray" and the whole crowd and band hummed the tuba part. wow, you should have been there. here is a taste for those who don't know.
Still Ray - Raphael Saadiq
its been a good season so far, up next is Murs to take it to a new level.

a trusty dusty


i got it.