That Big Dude

3 Fingers (the title will make sense eventually)

2011-08-25T03:20:00.000-07:00

So tonight I saw this tweet…

I was like really? Well the truth is I have arrived late to the greatness of this cat. EEEVVVVVERYONE was on him last year and I was like “meh”. Well this is typical of me. My boy @coopwood and @jazzysoul both put me on J.Cole ( you know him as Jermaine) and I was like “meh”. Now he is like top 5 blog rappers. Now I am not sure if I am using this term blog rapper correctly, but to me a blog rapper is an artist that is building his (or her (pffft,yea right lol)) virally , but mainly through blogs. Also blog rappers are mainly digital (#pause), meaning they can’t be picked up at Best Buy ( which is the standard). Example Wale (you know him from the raps) dropped Attention Deficit, however I could not find it @ Best Buy (the standard). I actually bought from a local clothing emporium (s/o to Phat Kaps), during a Wale (from the” you-know”) meet and greet. Now the entire purchasing experience was just that (an experience), but it was a little bit difficult to support the artist in the fashion I prefer. I prefer CDs to downloads on iTunes. Wow, what a tangent?!! The fact is there is a different type of ownership consumers/fans take on with blogger rappers. It is “their” artist, because “they” found them. Like most things (i.e. power, a girl who is not….”crazy”, an Outkast album b4 the end of the world (which The Game (the artist not the show) says is 2012...O_O)) it is an illusion. But we putter along with “our” artist and this sense of pride which turns into resentment once they “blow up” (I ain't mad *sniff*). But this is the new consumer and artist relationship …and I LOVE IT and hate it. So when a friend “puts me on an artist” (i.e. Mr. Lamar), even if I trust their taste, I am measuring up my favorites and “my” ”discoveries” (see STS blog posting) to this “new” person. So I weighed KL and found him wanting last year. Coop would be like “O.verly D.edicated is the truff shun”. I was all “ well the cd aint free no more, and the free chopped and screwed version was ..meh”. Now I feel like I have wasted a year on cats that I am forcing myself to listen to (Lil B…Wiz Khalifa…I digress). Artist who have either left me frustrated or wanting more. This is not the case w/ KL. Now throwing out all rappers due to KL “blowing up” IDK if I can run with that. I do know that he is leading the pack. I guess I will have to wait til I see him live, cuuuuuz K.ing R.emember I.n T.ime is KANG!!!!

Here are some song and post I ran across tonight that I was feeling.

He got Vashtie to direct it. She making moves. oh who is she...

bow!

Hiii Power....hint towards the titile...oh and this is the from the video

@coopwood been trying to get me to listen to this track for a minute.

part 1

part 2 wiff Gooshi

these are his own bars though

Nas X Common X The Ghetto

2011-08-12T00:08:00.000-07:00

This is what I call A 2fer..what a good day for video posting. And for the girls who hated the beard before...its bout to get worse...Salutes Common

Otis Hov and Yeezy

2011-08-11T23:57:00.001-07:00

I really like the visuals. Nothing else I need to say...

I Fell in Love at a Donut Shop ...ok the Dunkin Donuts adjacent to the Shell gas station...

2011-08-08T01:15:00.000-07:00

Oh dunkin donuts girl.
Why must you trifle with my affections and toy with my heart.
For alas, as you were aware, I had purchased 10 munchkins...yet Ye hath given me 4 more to accompany the 10 purchased.
I dare not swoon for the risk of looking weak in thine eye, especially as my head would bounceth off of your cool, clean, porcelain floor. Verily, I say I would be literally head over heels.
Yet, I have had my advances previously spurned by yet another pastry maiden.
The krispy kreme whore.
Whose beauty is only matched by her treachery.
Verily I say to thee my heart can not take being torn asunder yet again.
But the pureness of your bavarian cream makes ones quiver...uh quiver.
Alas that thine motives be as clear as thine windiws, soon, next marrow leave me an extra strawberry sprankled delight and I will have no chose but to admit...

...I'M IN LOVE!!!!!!!!

Song of the Day: Gucci Gucci by Krayshawn

2011-08-05T13:00:00.000-07:00

This is my song of the day. You don't have to like it. It's catchy and undeniable. The simple fact is this girl got a $1,000,000 deal off of it. So whether we like her or not she has done something right. Anyway please ignore the fact that I am jumping from Kirk to Krayshawn...I would say my musical taste is more of a potpourri of genres... some might even say I'm a musical slore...whille Krayshawn is brand a slore (nice segue back aye)...a Hypseter if you please. Not to be confused with a Hipster. I hope the picture below helps.

Anyway its a pretty tite song and probably the only one(cuz the other ones are garbage) you will like from the white girl who is running around saying nigga and has not kufi smacked yet. I'm just saying...
p.s. real talk doe her and her like lil friend are kinda sweet

Song: Hello Fear by Kirk Franklin

2011-08-02T23:30:00.000-07:00

This song has been a real inspiration to me recently.

i'm back like cooked crack ( i'm not really sure what that means)

2011-08-02T22:22:00.000-07:00

Greetings. Hi. Hello. This is me gathering my thoughts (by greeting the reader in several different ways). Now that we are thoroughly greeted I would like to make a confession. I have been cheating on you Blogger. She is younger, easier to more with less, and she is pretty popular. Her name is Tumblr. But you see, for all those reason I was messing around with her, it is those reason I have tired of her. I have not felt truly challenged, or as if I have created anything. (Warning Warning: you are about to enter a spin zone. While in this zone, if one is not careful, a person could easily step into a uh…cow pie. This zone is usually established when a person has been caught in , or is about to tell a lie, or attempt to recover from a …uh…tall tale. i.e. anything a cheating significant other says after being caught cheating. Tou have been warned and management will not be responsible for any ruined shoes as a result of entering this zone.) See, see,uh… originally I was messing with Tumblr...for uh…you Blogger. See I was with Tumblr to learn tricks I was gonna come back to show you. Like What? Uh… like…DAILY POSTINGS…yea…daily postings. I was gonna like learn how to increase my volume with Tumblr and use it with you. So you see, I really did this for you.

As much as that sounded like malarkey, it is the somewhat truth. My return however, can be attributed to, as most things I do, to a girl, female, (Behold) a lady. Attributed to the fact that once you see someone effective express them self in a clear and concise manner, it is …inspiring to say the least. So once again I am back with an idea of how I want to do a blog. And the truth is I know a litte bit of a lot, but that is what makes up me. So this will be me putting me on paper. My audience is me. Some things should be said simply to say it and vent it. I will try not to use names if is, somewhat, juicy, simply because most of the” who” of which I may, or may not speak of are universal. People are universal and the details are not necessary. Plus people who know who I am probably will know who the “who” are, thus adding unnecessary drama to my life. Also I may weave in other people’s stories and life events and telling their names would just be wrong. This is going to be either great, oooor just like every other time I have stopped and started.

Jesus is my Homeboy 2/25/2010

2010-02-25T19:14:00.000-08:00

So ...yes I know Jesus and He is cool. So let me get churhcy for a sec. This week in the Sabbath School Lesson it has been dealing with meekness. So it has been focusing on how important it is. And i tell you i do not think it is easy in the least. So the thing i really wanna focus on is how much things change when it is put in simple text. So Mathew 5:38-40 kjv says:

³⁸Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

³⁹But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

⁴⁰And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

so it is cool and clear right...but i read it in a translation called The Message and it read as follows:

Here's another old saying that deserves a second look: 'Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.' Is that going to get us anywhere? Here's what I propose: 'Don't hit back at all.' If someone strikes you, stand there and take it. If someone drags you into court and sues for the shirt off your back, giftwrap your best coat and make a present of it. And if someone takes unfair advantage of you, use the occasion to practice the servant life. No more tit-for-tat stuff. Live generously.

I found the translation to be scary. The fact is the whole week i was reading on meekness and i was like i want it...i want that...i can be humble. But i would have this thought that kept on coming across my mind which was this.... i work in thet community more now. I spend a lot of time going to peoples houses alllll over the city. Er part of the city i bees there. So lets say someone holds me up, or i come out to find someone breaking in my car, or a pack of wild hooligans are sitting on my car just waiting to start trouble...WHAT DO I DO??? do i get buck wit em?....do i brandish a weapon if it is on my person? So my thought really was what does God expect of us.... and i got the answer ( even though it was MOS DEF not not the one i wanted). God said take the lick, given what they want plus some. WHAAAAAT ?!?!? i will say i am human...and i don't know how i feel about that. Not that its wrong to protect yourself at some point i am just confused at what point is that. But the truth is this God got yo back. In cases like that going with God's plan is gonna work out eventually. Psalm 147:2-6 The Message says:

God's the one who rebuilds Jerusalem,
who regathers Israel's scattered exiles.
He heals the heartbroken
and bandages their wounds.
He counts the stars
and assigns each a name.
Our Lord is great, with limitless strength;
we'll never comprehend what he knows and does.
God puts the fallen on their feet again
and pushes the wicked into the ditch.

God says let Me get em. I can get em waaaaay better than you can. Plus he got some thing for those who are meek....THE WORLD!!!!!

Matt. 5-5
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

So what can that entail....
The Message Matt. 5:5

You're blessed when you're content with just who you are—no more, no less. That's the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can't be bought.

Real talk that's tight. Like Bible got real philosophical right then. When you are content with what you got, you have everything in the world you would ever want. Meekness can get you peace. Any way i just thought those verses and translations were hot. The Bible really is tight, once you appreciate it.

A Few of My Favorite Things....2/21/10

2010-02-22T22:20:00.000-08:00

I think I'm going to post things I like from time to time just cuz i like em.....

Ok ummm i would normally go ooonnn and ooooon bout NASHVILLE but i'm not if u wanna know just ask me...but i will say this anything Bob Dylan would name an album gotta be at least interesting right??!?!.....

you HAAAAAAAAD to know this was coming......

I use to read all these books ( in english of course) even though they had they pretty much played every race and culture in the story besides whatever Tintin was ( you see thatpicaninny riding shoty).....

i like spike lee....but i can't put my finger on why I love this Mo Better Blues. this is one of my favorite movies period....don't know why it just is....

your mom (and look she is serving me her cupcakes....~ little dirty laugh~).....

I think I might marry a woman if she loved this as much as i do....

One of the greatest games of all time....(all time ~said like Kanye)...

If you don't why then this aint for YOU....

yes i still like facebook....i like it better the twitter.....

i like bo-foe-dem.... e.b. and j.e. .....

man this book series was my jump off. if i figured out the mystery without looking it up YOU COULDN'T TELL ME NOTHING......YEA ~said like Jeezy ~.....

like the pocket white tee (minus the fruity looking button).....

truthfully if i had to choose one favor of ice cream for the ret of my life dis would b IT.....

Noémie Lenoir

i don't even know how i know who she is but she BAD....

Artist of the Month: STS- The A

2010-02-22T17:20:00.000-08:00

So ummm....ima have to turn this artist of the week into artist of the month. Yea i been a lil M.I.A. my bad. BUt here is my 2nd offering of the artist of the month STS. This is a track called "The A". Hot Fiya like Dilan....South West Atlanta To Strong!!!! Yall A-Town cats like that doncha? Any way....enjoy.....

Song of the Day - Llorando

2010-02-17T17:45:00.000-08:00

I don't really have a set up for this. came across it while watching Prison Break Season 3. You know the one when they are in Panama....at Sona....with the lil boy running around in the T-Mac jersey.....never mind....any way i don't know what the song is about (ask Soul Rebel) but i like it.

Rebekah del Rio- Llorando

Song of the Day -Maybe So Maybe No

2010-02-16T22:35:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted in a couple weeks......and I want to put something up. So um here is a sample from a cat I stumbled across. I needa cop this cd but a lil strapped for cash ( jus started a new job Feb. first ( hence why i haven't been able to post ( training you know)) . Anyway anyway anyway ... talking to my friend ( shout out to Dicky Poo ( hehehe)) and since she asked me if i posted anything I am deciding to post this juuuuuus so i can have SOMETHING fresh on my page. Anyway look out for more info on Mr. Mayer ( or does he prefer Mr. Hawthorne ( those questions and more (hopefully) will be answered soon) in the near future. ~ fingers crossed~

Mayer Hawthorne - Maybe So Maybe No

Song of the Day- Pants on the Ground

2010-02-02T22:31:00.000-08:00

" PANTS ON THE GROUND PANTS ON THE GROUND LOOKING LIKE A FOOL WIT YO PANTS ON THE GROUND" With these (oh so potent and thought provoking) lyrics Larry Platt has almost made himself a household name in William Hung fashion ( "she bang she bang" in case you forgot( cuz i did and had to google she bang to get his name, i bet that pisses Ricky Martin off cuz ole Willy came up b4 him. But he presented a Grammy last night so he wins...on second thought the Grammy's are scripted and arbitrary AANNNNNNNDDDD shallow(even though i would spaz if i was nominated for something ( but fareal Taylor Swift jus gonna clean up like that ....AND let's not forget the The B.E.P. were up for album of the year WTF!!!!?!?!?)))).

Um anyway people love this song. although i don't i see why people like it, cuz its wut half the world is thinking when they see someone saggings but NEVER have the coconuts (trying to keep it PG) to say to that person. anyway i am a sagger...not intentionally..it jus so happens that i have a body shape that encourages this fashion. matter of fact my sag is more of a plumber/electrician/ cable guy/mechanic steeze. stick wit me i will show you more crack than Baltimore (shout out to The Wire). Anyway since i am not totally smitten with the Larry Platt version I'm glad that ....(cue superman trumpets)...BUN B has come to the rescue. Maybe if Brett Farve had done this version they would be playing Sunday...OUCH!

Song of the Day- Sleepy Head

2010-01-31T21:40:00.001-08:00

I got Put on to these last year and i am a FAN. i want them to be artist of the week but i wanna get their cd 1st (don't even have their cd and i am sold on them) . this isn't their video but it is fiya....enjoy

Song of the Day- Cloudburst

2010-01-29T22:33:00.000-08:00

This is my song of the day sabbath edition. My aunt put me on the the BYU Singers its good sleep music. Needless to say I like it.....Cloudburst

FRESH OF THE PRESSES

2010-01-27T14:53:00.000-08:00

Fresh off the presses does not mean it is the newest thing....its just the newest thing to me ( the motif of the blog being me you see). Anyway it seems that more and more people (artist) are doing trailers for just about anything (Lupe for Lasers and Cudi for a Kid Named Cudi Mixtape). Now this guy Michael Sterling Eaton has one for his upcoming mixtapes. I don't know who he is but I'm bout to do my research cuz *said like Kanye* "got one of the great rappers of ALL TIME!! ALL TIME!!!" on it. DANTE SMITH FOLKS!!!!! anyway anyway anyway...here is the trailer/ video for White Drapes.... You should like this D. L.a.w. (lol)

Song of the Day - Days Go By

2010-01-27T09:52:00.000-08:00

Yo I remember when this song came out. I was def in high school. Its crazy how little time it takes for a track to become a slick throwback. Anyway I first saw it in this car commercial.

Dave Chappelle then made a skit about it.

"that dancing is making my penis soft". lol oh thats classic Dave just classic. Well I thought the commercial was cool when I was younger. Anyway let me just drop the song of the day which Days Go By by Dirty Vegas. ~whispered: i like this video~

ADDED BONUS- an acoustic version . I am such a good person.

Dirty Vegas - Days Go By (acoustic)

Artist of the Week- STS

2010-01-26T14:02:00.000-08:00

STS is short for Sugar Tongue Slim. You may have noticed that my song of the days thus far have not been rap songs. I like more than rap. But I like rap, especially good rap. Add this cat falls into the realm of good rap. 2006 and part of 2009 I stayed on rap mixtapes. Good or bad i was downloading it for the most part. My criteria for the if it was an artist I didn't know about if I liked their cover I would download it. The was the first thing that I ever saw of STS was the cover above. As a matter of fact if it wasn't for this cover I never would have listened to it. It isn't the greatest cover I've ever seen, but it stuck (like R. Kelly in a day care) in a sea of covers that basically looked uninspired. Anther thing that made me go ahead was his name. With the name Sugar Tongue Slim I assumed he was a pimp, so at least it would be funny. Needless to say I gave it a listen. I was hooked on the 1st verse on the first track of his Demand More Mixtape . His roots are from the South (Atlanta to be exact). He is cool with the roots. I saw him perform recently with The Roots when I was in D.C.. HE RIPPED IT!!!!! But what do I know I'm a fan. I'll let you decide. *WARNING- HE IS A CUSSER! SO WHEN YOU BANG THIS WIT YOUR MOMZ U HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!*
I will be posting different cuts of his this week, but the 1st posting is very important. I was once told if you want to learn about new artist get there newest stuff then work back. So I that light I will post the most recent thing of his , which just so happens to have come out last week. It has Cassidy and RL (from Next) on it. If you don't like this song ( cuz I aint head over heels over it) just give him a couple listens and you just may change your mind.
STS ft. Casssidy and RL - Parachute

Intro

2010-01-25T12:28:00.001-08:00

When I started this blog, I really had no idea what to do the blog about. So I have doing random things with a lean towards music. My cousin B does a blog about things that annoy him, which is makes since because he loves talking bout random crap that pisses him off (check out T.hank G.od I.m F.rom T.ennessee). My man Terrell loves spots so you can assume his blog The P.O.L.R. Express is mainly about sports. So I asked myself what do I love? I came up with me. I looooove me (you know the way Mario loves toys (or Gucci Mane or which ever one of them that said “I loooooove Fisher-Price”(lol :-) )). So I guess this blog is about me and the stuff that I like. So random crap that I want to put up is what I will put up. If you don’t like it …..so what? That’s life. F.y.i. I like music so most post will be musically related. But I like other things too liiiiiike fooood, clothes, women, movies, taking pics (even if I am not that great at it), shopping ( as long as it doesn’t involve a lot of walking…but driving is okay), etcetera etcetera (you get the picture). also i think imitation is the best form of flattery. I say that to say I think my blogging taste will and is evolving. Expect change and if I see something another blogger is doing that I like ima bite *kanye shrug*. So a bunch of random things, but mostly music I what you can expect from this blog. also Oh and I use a lot of hyperlinks to either illustrate what or who I am talking about . so if you come across one go ahead and click go head doow it doow it click it doow it….. well anyway I’m done with the intro ( well something like an intro). And before I finish let me post this lil thing on what I am feeling this second and that is this big ole bowl of Chocolate Cheerios (they are what’s up (they kinda taste like Cocoa Krispies)), and this chick from Prison Break Sofia (Daney Garcia) from season 3. She is What’s Up!!! (Gretchen aint bad either. The homicidal crazy makes her a lil hot) lol.

SONG OF THE DAY- Caterpillar Playground

2010-01-20T23:43:00.000-08:00

after the "The Great (Ohio) Adventure" was over and the rental car was returned, i made a horrific discovery.....i had left my iPod in the car. i did everything i could to recover it but i ended up without my beloved companion (i did however develop a distrust for rental car cleaners..in turn grouping them with wutever racial, stereotypical, or cultural group u may or may not trust. u know wut i mean... like the phrase i've been "gyped" or "jewed" simply came outta no where. and uncle ruckus was onto something on the first episode of the first season of boondocks....o and wut did Rodney King teach us?....what i am tying to say is i put the guys who cleaned the rental car i used in the same boat as shifty characters)*DISCLAIMER- the views of this author my or my not be based on fact.simply because he writes it, it does not mean he believes it. Come to your own conclusions. and if he makes u mad...STOP READING!!!!* so because i lost my iPod i had to do something i had not had to do consistently for years.....LISTEN TO THE RADIO...there is nothing on the radio. but i had to made lemonade so i rediscovered a lil radio nugget....college radio. and boy i love it. the song of today is one i discovered on Vandy's college radio station WRVU. its from a band called Nurses. don't know to much about them...i think they are from portland, or. ...oh and they made song of the day for npr last year (i like npr...its relaxing). anyway here is Caterpillar Playground by Nurses

SONG OF THE DAY- Freak Out

2010-01-20T23:21:00.000-08:00

john legend....the name is cool for one.....when i 1st heard him i was lying on my bed in my dorm room chillaxing ( if the spelling is wrong and u attempt to correct it in a comment u r a L7 ....it is a made up word) and i was listening to him off of the "kenye west jeanius level musik" hosted by akademiks and i am like "who is this dude?" i was like he has the coolest/most unique voice i have ever heard( the next month i discovered anthony hamilton and ended up spending spending like 4 hours listening only to the 3 song i had found on on limewire (or was i using aires then?) anyway he gave john legend the competition for coolest voice i had heard up til then). so i was early on john legend on a lot of peoples standards but TOTALLY missed the john stephens years. but i feel i am redeeming myself today with this track. this is a a rare john stephens track that i am sure is new to most people. my compulsion to be ahead of the curve as much as possible musically has been satisfied (somewhat) with this one. so i submit for your approval freak out.....

SONG OF THE DAY- In the Space

2010-01-19T21:01:00.000-08:00

so monday i say the jay-z video "on to the next one" and i'll just say i was bothered. the video is creepy and freaky and i am not one easily creeped of freaked....but that video is for another post. the thing is however this song is connected to jay. it was sampled from a single from "the blueprint 3". my homie clay put me onto it( if u get a blog clay i will put up ur link to it beside your name) and i just wanted to give him props for the discovery. anyway the song is called "in the space" by janko nilovic and dave sucky (pause).....enjoy

SONG OF THE DAY (maybe)

2010-01-19T20:40:00.000-08:00

so in an effort to post something more often i want to do a song of the day. i will post stuff that I like or stuff i am feeling at the time.

so today for the maiden voyage of the song of the day (or week as it may become) i'm going to go with a favorite song of mine....i went to huntsville today to see Cornel West do the chapel at my alma mater Oakwood University. i met up wit some friends and as we discussed it left me in a SENTIMENTAL MOOD......

The Great (Ohio) Adventure part 5 or Forget Pudding the Proof is in the Video ..(without the vids)

2009-12-30T16:30:00.000-08:00

so as me and kev are getting ready for the concert i show the shirt i'm wearing (which is this shirt minus the pink). so i ask kev, i go "yo Kev wut do you think Jay would say if he saw me in this shirt?" . he was like " man he would like where is my money off that shirt". we were joking but i got a lil nervous. i have an over active imagination and i just saw mr. carter looking at the shirt and dispatching a legion of body guards who would surround me like ninjas and i would have to fight my way out like a samurai and right when i thought i was done i would have to fight sum sorta boss just to emerge with my shirt intact. so with that in fight sequence in mind i get dressed jus a lil nervous.

off the top lets get this out. JAY-Z DOES A GREAT SHOW!!!!!!!!!!! like there is really no need 4 spending a lot of time on it. plus i got a couple videos that can kinda attest to that. i mean it was good. j.cole made an appearance. pharrell came out too. those were the highs. there were lows i.e. memphis "weak". but fareal it was good. like realllllly good. but i am a self centered person and the highest point involves me personally. so i am not a true jay-z head. so i was not aware that he spends part of his show giving the crowd shout-outs from stage. so when he started pointing and calling randoms out i was rather confused. needless to say he gave me a shout-out for my shirt. the video proves it..... ..... " o thats fiya" he says @ 46 secs in ....thats for me. now i may have sum skeptics that may go " that statement wasn't directed at you Gee". to them i say nay nay. lets go back to december of 2007. jay-z "graces the cover of XXL with this pic. nuff said. and with all this happening on one night i can't tell you what the apex of the night was, but i can fashow say it was the greatest concert i have been to to date.

The Great (Ohio) Adventure part 4 or Forget Pudding the Proof is in the Picture

2009-11-19T16:45:00.000-08:00

and booooy was i wrong about that. i have seen n.e.r.d. preform before... and they are good like farealsies. so i when they came to nashville last year, it was like in april and "everybody nose" had jus leaked. and at that show they revealed "spaz". but the thing that was cool was they came out to "anti-matter" like it wasn't a new cut. well this was no exception. they used the talking part from the intro from "seeing sound" but then cut into a joint i aint never heard b4. so pharrell comes out, followed by the rest of the group. o and i had totally forgot that they had added a chick to the group. i remembering thinking when i heard about this addition...."are they serious?!?!?!? pharrell fareally bout to go all black eye peas on me???? NNOOOOO!!!!!!! (cue the fur in the summer like will.i.am for Pharrell ( refer to "everything i am" from kanye's "late registration" if you are confused about that last part( and on a side side note ima steal a page from Brenton, arthor of t.g.i.f.t., and alienate my readers (all 7 of u (risky i know)) if u don't understand that part do the research or kick rocks)))but i was pleasantly surprised when she came out. she was cute 4 1, plus it she was preforming like she was just one of the guys. im steal another page from someone else (Seinfeld) and slick yadda yadda yadda the music portion of the story. check the vids. they had different people some out and rock out on stage. one dude got on stage and rapped the entire first verse off "soldier" which was leaked like 5 days b4. i was like woooooow. i constantly mess up the words to songs. if i was rapping an artist's song with that artist they would b lookin at me like "do u know any of the song". but pharrell was impressed. he likes it when fans rock out with him and know his words. when he was in nashville he called my home boy Reggie on stage cuz he knew the words from most of the songs at the show and he saw him. he got a pic with shay (i was hating). anyway i am taking in the show. rocking out wit my um...well you know. being 6'5, 350 plus pounds you stick out, i'm jus sayin. so the set is over and me and Kev are sitting down looking at the countdown for the final act and talking about the n.e.r.d. act. and i feel a tap on my shoulder. i turn around like wut did i do or break. she (the tapper) says something like" blah blah blah you were really rocking blah blah pharrell wants to meet you. you got a few minutes we gotta hurry." i am like "WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!?!?!?" she is like" pharrell wants to meet you we gotta go right now if you wanna meet him" i turn to Kev like " come on guy". so she was a lovely young lady saying all manner of lovely things to me like "man you were really hype" and " i found you to be very hype". the truth is the next 5 minutes are kinda hazy to me. but i tell you i felt like i was a celeb. walking past the people backstage it was like i was on stage during the performance and every1 on stage was watching me. met the drummer he was like" o yea o yea i saw u man. u were getting it" i felt like i was popping my collar like " o yea u saw me,cuz i'm da man." we talked to who i thought was shay, even though in the back of my mind i knew it wasn't (it was actually Fam-Lay). so he next couple minutes have blurred the most. i recall being really happy to be back there. i remember talking to Pharrell and asking if we could take a pic. i remember being whitty. yea i was cracking a couple jokie jokes. Pharrell was mad cool though. but he was like a mad humble. it really caught me off guard. i have seen different interviews and videos of him and i always got a hey-i-may-be-a-lil-douche vibe. but i gotta say this meeting crushed all that.i could tell he was tired. he was moving non-stop his entire set. so i wasn't trying to keep him from being able to rest. i wanted to chop it up wit chad a lil bit but he was in the cut. so i slick saluted him. he duced back. so we are heading out and pharrell goes "i'll see ya later". i go" nah, probably not but i'll definitely see u though" they were cracking up off that( i was in the zone, what can i say). we came out and chopped it up wit Fam for a couple minutes (he was maaaad cool 2). then we headed back to our seats. sitting there basking in the afterglow (no nasties) i am thinking this night is amazing and we aint even seent Jay yet.

More concert pics----

The Great (Ohio) Adventure part 3 or Real Recognize Real

2009-11-09T21:32:00.000-08:00

this is just a word of advice whenever going somewhere like saaaaaaaay a concert and u are out of town or even in town (but most definitely out of town) and you DON'T know where you are going google maps it or something. do not i repeat DO NOT call the venue and take directions form the lil girl who answered cuz that little girl will get you lost and cause you to miss the opening act (J.Cole) that may or may be one of the main reasons for even seeing the show to begin with. so at the risk of being redundant we got lost on the way to the Value City Arena, and missed J. Cole's set all together. but in all fairness he only did 2 songs. i mean it was a little upsetting while we are making our pit stop to "shake hands with the president" ( or urinating if you must) we are hearing" flyer than the rest of them"...but that is life you win some to loose some and i tell you that was the only L i took that night. as we make our seats listening to the music by WALE ((ATTENTION DEFICIT out 11/10) oh and happy birthday Dicky Poo lol what a lucky day to be born on...anyway) a couple of realizations came 2 me. 1st our seats were really great. 2nd when you have floor seats close to the stage the ushers are nice. i am use to getting the treatment that says please go to your seat and DIE....but not that night. i felt like v.i.p. (which i am case yaint heard). the where smiling at me like a tip was involved in ushering. they showed me to my seat like they were Vanna White and my seat was a consonant (a letter that is NOT a,e,i,o,u, and sometimes y). as we settled into our seats i remember the last time i was this close to wale.
~cue flashback~

April 19, 2009

its a saturady night. Vandy is having their Rites of Spring Music Festival . just the previous night i missed K'naan , Santigold , Q-Tip , and T.I. (yes folks nashville gets it in). so it would be safe to say that i wouldn't miss the acts preforming this night. the night The Flaming Lips and N.E.R.D. are preforming i would b out there. but just as fate would have it WALE was preforming at Barfly. now i love my city but i also know my city. yo gotti, lil "bad azz" boosie, webbie are just a couple of people who could pack out a club. artist "hipsters" and "sneakerheads" mess wit.....um...not so much. this is not to say the part of the club we were in was not packed and jumping (cuz it was) , the thing is the show was intimate. i was about 5-10 feet from him the whole performance....this picture clearly shows how close i was......

FAST FORWARD TO PRESENT DAY......

we arrive to our seats. they are great. 6 rows from the stage right in the middle. need less to say i'm geeked like band camp, pocket protectors, and wedgies. wale and ucb are doing their thizzle. on his last song he decides to do it in the crowd. so he is hoping off the stage people are making their way to him to get a dap or what not. he is making his way to my row shortly after i arrive to the end of it. he is bringing his arm up to dap me i perceive ,what i interpret as,a pause. he precedes to finish the dap. and i am left with a crazy thought. i said to myself "George, he looked at you like he knew u". so u know i gotta hate on ...um me ...and i say " nigga, you tripping dat dude don't know you". so i return to my chair just happy for the dap. just as i have put this "crazy" thought out of my head BJ says "dude wale was looking at you mad crazy. it was like dude i know u but where". i was like "yessssss i knew i wasn't crazy". and as we sit waiting for the next set (n.e.r.d.) i have a feeling like this night just can't get any better....

The Great (Ohio) Adventure part 2 or Hillbilly Heaven....

2009-11-05T22:47:00.000-08:00

we convened on the morning of October the 28th at Kevin's apartment and embarked on our journey. the trip was pretty nice. not nearly as long as i thought it would be....THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!!!!.......wait not to me...thats wut she said to some other guy....yea....~ahem~ ummm where was....o yea. one thing that became very apparent to us was there is a looooooot of roadkill between nashville and columbus. it started like north of Mammoth Cave. which was suprising cuz with all the Jethros and Billy Bobs in that area u would think whole deer on the side of the road would not last long....but Cincinnati has a nice view when you are entering it from the south side. but there were also nice views in Columbus...porn in real life......NSFW....lol.....

anyway.....

The Treat (Ohio) Adventure part 1 or the Preface..

2009-10-30T10:08:00.000-07:00

well folks i'm going to say that the following is an account of one of the greatest events of my life. its broken up in to several part, just to be....you know ...dramatic. this fine gentleman pictured is my homie, brother from another mother, the reason this whole trip was taking place. good sir BoJang i salute thee.

Friday.... November 13, 2009

this date is important to a lot of people in Nashville. Jay-Z will be performing here in Nashville @ Vandy. i was blown when i heard this, because it was on a friday nightr so i couldn't go. i mean just cuz i wanna see Hov (or the Antichrist if you must) doesn't mean i will throw out all of my upbringing (especially cuz its friday the 13th (some things you just don't play wit)). so with that in mind i stuff the idea of me being able to see mr. carter (jay not not Baby's boo ( i shouldn't have said that)). but as fate would have it i received a call from this good man (sorry ladies he's taken) saying that J. Cole (up and comer do your research), Wale (mr. nike boots), N.E.R.D., and Jay-Z will be preforming in Columbus @ Ohio State . so faster than kanye can snatch a mic from lil white girls (which is pretty flipping fast....i never saw him on the stage b4 he had the mic #imjustsaying( opps my bad to much twitter)) we birthed out 1st "Grown Man Trip" or the G(O)A.

normally i wouldn't do this but.....

2009-10-19T19:53:00.000-07:00

(Official Video) Beyonce - Ego (HD)

yes, the link above is labeled correctly, however it is not 100% accurate. really folks would i post a video a beyonce video (that she would want posted( you know what i'm trying to say))? i am not gonna front the video of her falling during her concert then begging everyone not to put it on youtube IS postable(yep it it aint a word). i would normally leave this type of post to the moe-moes (closet/uncloset/not sure). and for the record there is a max on the girlish video any self respecting man can post on facebook and or blogs. if every other week you find yourself posting a new beyonce/cher/lady gaga/ britney spears...(you get the picture)...video you juuuuuuust might need to check yourself. i will add an addendum to this TBD (That Big Dude) ruling you can post 3 times the amount of jazmine sullivan, chrisette michele, and janelle monae, cuz the 1st 2 can jus flat out sang and j.m. is jus sooooooooo cool, but this a limit to even those. and thats the TBD RULING. but i think i have strayed from the orginal reason 4 this post. as i was perusing 1 of my favorite blogs getting new music i came across this song. its a remix of ego by some frenchies named the twins. its dope...its hot. if i was gonna do a remix this is how i would want to do it. the video is cool too. i mean if u like see cats play ball workout and break dance... i suggest it more for the ladies though. anyway give it a try....or don't...if ur lame.

ON MY GRIZZZZZZZZY!!!!!!!

2009-04-16T23:34:00.000-07:00

OK folks. After talking to my main man (Kev) and mi amiga ((D. Law) lol) I decided to get back on my grizzy. So I am on here blogging bout wut i know and love ......ME. Ok its not about me (exactly) buuuuut more of the things that make me happy or go hmmmmmmm. Like for starters the Mighty Mos aka Black Dante aka Flacco Bey aka Dante Smith bka Mos Def. He is one half of Black Star ( classic hiphop) an actor, rapper, .......blah blah blah all this leanding to u relizing that he is THE MAN!!!! Real talk. The brother is bad!!!! If u look u can see him everywhere form House ( which is crack) to Real Time with Bill Mahr. He was kicking it with Cornell West last year and this year he wwas on there asking use to just simply think about things, i mean even if he feels that Osama bin Laden is as believeable as the Boogie Man ( side note: add the most beautiful Boogie Man to the list of akas and I don't mean pink and green). Ok when it comes to his movies one can debate how sick he is all can agree though that when it come to the category of rapper/actor he is mos def ( get it mos def) not the worse. i mean he definately was better then Beyonce in that hiphop version of Carmen. Whether u think he was a good extraterestrial in The Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy has more to do with if liked the movie all together. He got some acclaim in his role in the indieish movie The Woodsman with Kevin Bacon. And Tony Award noms in for his role in play Top Dog/ Underdog. But let's put that all aside cuz if he didn't do ANY of that he would still be sick off of his music. Look I am not gonna keep tooting his horn. Do your research and get familiar like Clinton Sparks. I would suggest starting with his biggies from his 1st solo album Black on Both Sides....Ms. Fat Booty and My Umi. Also look up New World Water. Also listen to The One on Tru3 Magic....then halla at the dude and i will set up with the New Danger. Buuuuuut if u think you are nice wit it go head and cop them all cuz they all r FIIIIIYYYYYAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!

i can feel it in the air......

2008-10-18T11:52:00.000-07:00

EXCITEMENT!!!!!........ a big YESSER!!!!!!...... on 10.23.08 Lupe "the coolest nigga...WHAT!!!" Fiasco and Lil "Coked-out-my-mind" Wayne will take the stage together at Vandy. I am pretty pumped so if u r n the area u should b there without a doubt in my mind. Then yesterday I read Athony Hamilton will b n town on 11.30.08. All I am saying is that I really love my city, especially during time like these.

the maiden voyage

2008-10-15T10:44:00.000-07:00

Today is a day of starts for me. For starters it is my birthday. So its only fitting I start my blogging birth on the same day. Well we'll see if I stick with it. Anyway wanted to get this in while I could.