"for 40 days and for 40 nights, i was on her side"

so this has always been my absolute favorite picture of michael jackson. and considering that he passed away today, its only right that i do a post in tribute to him. i wont sit here and bullshit like i'm the biggest mike fan on the planet, but i do bump Off The Wall and Thriller quite frequently, and i fucked with Butterflies. sitting here writing this as i listen to off the wall just made me realize the musical genius that he truly was. and i feel like he's a entertainment genius because, he wasnt just a pop icon, he wasnt just a singer, he wasnt just a dancer, he was an entertainer. he taught everyone how it should be done. ask any contemporary "entertainer" and whenever they talk about influences michael is almost always the first name out of their mouths. he was the first to sell out arenas(as a black artist), he was the first to create the mini movie music video (smooth criminal, thriller, yu rock my world, the list goes on), the first to get mike jordan in a vid doin mike jackson moves, and certainly one of the only to get spizzike to direct a music vid. he was a pioneer in everything he touched. he was the king midas of popular music. no one's ever gonna be able to touch him.

Michael Joseph Jackson, may you rest in peace.

nostalgia

listenin to sharp;wale got me feelin nostalgic. severely nostalgic. like i miss the younger years. alot. when i was young, i'd never think that at age 17 this would be my life. i love it like no other. shit ten years ago, i was in the 2nd grade on my way to 3rd. moms jus birthed my first sibling. and my life consisted of a purple skip-it(still got scars on my ankle), a blue razor skooter complete with hello kitty stickers, my spy kids watch, arthur&zoom(big ups to everyone who DIDNT have cable as a kid), & my favorite cousins syreeta&skye. i used to live for wednesdays cuz that was MG day. MG was mentally gifted class, back when i was mentally gifted. we did all sorts of shit that really didnt exhibit our mental gifts such as building famous bridges out of popsicle sticks, trips to the park&rita's, & learned about great tribes of Native Americans like the Iroquois. and i engaged in a legendary game called Oregon Trail. during this time i lived in the freakin heart of southwest nd was a goon to the core.(i.e sneakin behind moms' back to watch the 2001 NBA finals. iverson vs. bryant. durh.! that halftime performance sparked my love of beyonce nd my former desire to get a jersey dress. do. not. judge. me.)but seriously tho, lets take it further back.hmmm. i lived wit my grandma, 2 cousins, and aunt down the bottom(big ups to 43rd st.). we were cramped into three bedrooms, i slept wit my mom, my one cousin slept with my grandma, my other cousin slept with my aunt, but we were happy as fuck.! i had cable during this time, so like doug, allegra's window, rugrats, pete&pete,and waynehead captivated my attention. i fucked wit looney tunes too. and two stupid dogs!. the best fuckin show ever. i was young enough to love cartoons, but smart enough to watch ellen&seinfeld wit moms. we had our own song to sing to each other( friennnndddsss tillll the endddd) & who would've known that those lyrics would define our relationship til this day. i love her. we were alone then. i was still taggin along wit her to classes at temple for tht sociology degree. i threw up throat lozenges outside her psych class. man. good shit. i looked more like this then tho:

....i'm done reminiscing. this is about enough about my life. just felt like remembering. online. take it how you want it.

"think its hard being barack? try being a rapper."

i'm sitting here kicking myself for not taking early hints about lookin out for wale. considerin he from philly, i should be more than up. i'm more than confident when i say that wale, the cool kids,&drake are the future of hiphop. wale comes correct the whole mixtape, features and all(as evident by the title). my man claims to be more a-z than nasir, more consequence than kanye, all the while having the same manager as shawn carter. essentially, lyrically skilled, just underrated. i couldnt agree with him more. his metaphors are beyond the face value punchlines offered by lil wayne, and his commentary on philly girls couldnt be more accurate. one of my new favorites. his samples are clean as hell. cant wait to hear what else is up my man's sleeve.

so far gone

drake is deeper than deep. like seriously lustforlife might be the answer to every question i've ever raised.there are so many quotes in this one song that are words to live by. my personal favorite is so what i tend to do is to think of today as the past. its funny when you comin in first but you hope that you last. i just hope that it lasts. which is the best oxymoron to live by. essentially, being modest gets yu the top spot but once yu got it, yu hope yu stay on top. story of my mutherfucking life. even if i'm at the bottom of the heap. i'm content staying for awhile. its less pressure.
so far gone.-a masterpiece.

a poignant point.

SOUTHERN GOLDxTHE POTENTIAL.

big ups to October's Very Own and Livemixtapes.com for these:

SouthernGold:

crazy ass mix by Terry Urban& Gold Coin.

Tracks to look out for:

You'll Find a Way Player feat. Andre 3k& Bun B.

Unfreakable Girl feat. Gucci Mane
You'll Go Crazy feat. Young Jeezy

Next Up: Tyga-The Potential

solid effort by tyga. young money must be tryna ride this whole drake wave, cuz i feel like half of young money has come out with a mixtape since Best I Ever Had got big. I'm feelin it tho.

Tracks to Check For:

Stopp Acusing

Awesome

The Potential.

recession free?

so I was on the Fashion Bomb, when i came across this ridiculous picture of T-Pain's new chain. like this shit is beyond gaudy, and an all around waste of money to be completely honest. I mean granted, T-Pain is original as hell, there are more things i can think of that he could've used this money on. needless to say, its straight to the point and serves its purpose well.

rainy day+slow jams=lovvveee.

i basically am obsessed with the fact that i think my parents mated at the wrong time and hence i was born in the wrong decade. i shoulda been an 80's baby so i could be a 90's kid. i still havent forgiven them for it, either. but here are some slow jams i've been vibin to recently.


Forever My Lady-Jodeci

Who Can I Run To?-Xscape(big ups to Tiny[T.I.'s finacee])

Can We Talk?-Tevin Campbell

Anything-SWV

Right Here(Human Nature Mix)-SWV...small note, listen to pharrell yelling"s-w-v!". this is one of his first productions. a genius at an early age. this beat is colddd.

i wish i WAS her.

anybody who knows me, knows how much i secretly adore chanel iman. she's like 19 and like the next big shit. (as if she isnt hot shit already). she's been doing shows since she was like 15 and she's walked the runways for some of the hottest designers in the world. additionally, she's been linked to tyga, kanye, and ryan leslie. thats a bangin ass track record, if its true. anywayyssss. she's fly, and tyra's her mentor so yeahh check it.

I wish i knew her.

so as usual, i was on the ybf, and after reading a post about va$htie(vid director/fashionista/pharrell ex's girl), who i've heard of thanks to mtv jams, i went on honeymag.com originally to check out her interview, but wound up reading a day in the life of fly lady di. she's like the dopest shit out of toronto(sans drake), she paints, dances, and dresses her ass off. and she just might be the exact reason why i wish to adopt asian kids when i grow up. check her swag:

that dashiki(sp?) is cold as shit. i might have to cop up. clearly, she is everything i wish i was. a good dancer, ASIAN, and ridiculously fashionable.