I know I know, Im posting Tribe again. But if you’re complainin, then get outta here! haha. Jk.

This is dedicated to my homie Nb0t. Talking about Tribe was just one of the ways of getting to know each other and relating to one another. I am thankful to know such a dope person full of compassion and passion! Check his website out, he is one talented mutha.

If you were at the last SOUNDCLASH series – the battle of the beats with Dre vs. Kanye – then I know you feel me: Believe the hype. ESPECIALLY since it’s with Dilla and Pete Rock.. no doubt 2 of the best producers in my books. Actually Dilla is my all time favorite, so catch me rootin for him no matter what haha. For those who are obviously living under a rock, “The battle of the beats {brought to you by Urban DNA Events & ampliFLY Sound} is where we take two artists, put them head to head, and let the crowd choose who is the winner. Its a round by round, set by set format where two DJ’s on 4 turntables throw down the best tunes from each artist….Everything from album cuts, collabo’s and remixes…..expect to hear the best of the best from these two production guru’s.”

Cheers to Classic Hip Hop ALL NIGHT LONG!!

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th
(4th year anniversary of J Dilla’s passing. R.I.P.)
@NEW CITY LIKWID LOUNGE
FREE ADMISSION !!!
18+ event

p.s. poster done by yours truly =]

“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” ~Dr. Seuss

You got the people who think it’s always about them, then you got the people who think it’s never about them… either way go on, git gone! Been concentrating on the wrong things, wrong people.. pining after things that are completely out of my control.. and as a result, my current situation has not been so ideal.. so what if people don’t get me? It’s all relative anyway. Sometimes no matter how many different ways you lay it down, not everybody is going to get it.. Some people are just content in being thought of as right and aren’t overly concerned with trying to understand a situation. Sometimes you gotta stand up for your rights, but other times you gotta walk away, accepting it for what it is. What people say and think is just their perception.. and I know I can’t hate on that.. as long as I have a clear one for myself that’s all that matters.. and trust me, I don’t say this in a spiteful kinda way, if anything I have never felt more rational than ever.. These “opportunities” have allowed me to see that I have compromised my happiness at the expense of others. And that is nobody’s fault, except my own. Full of gratitude and more humble than ever, I am thankful.. cuz now that focus that once was, is. Through many steps of self-analysis, I have a firmer grasp on things.. I keep saying this, I know! It’s funny, that moment where you gain clarity, you try and cling on thinking it will never happen again.. but as long as you want it, search for it, it’s always there. I am forever a student of life.. always on this Quest.

Goodbye to the fraudulent, lackluster, and idle… Waddup to Quality, Meaning, and Value.

<insert Jay-Z – Soon You’ll Understand> I have faith that most of you will. Peace & Love.

Nobody will ever do it the way Dilla did it.. Happy Birthday!

My categories and links have mysteriously disappeared. What the double F.

Dumbfoundead’s rendition of Handsome Boy Modeling School – The Truth (ft J-Live). An international virtual jam session…What a neat concept!

“It started with a verse, each person just came and joined in, some are complete strangers, some only teenagers, all of us creators, we are the dreammakers, internationally transmitting through bandwidth, passin this bands passion so the masses can jam with us, all are invited to play, none are required to pay, let the virus spread, inspire heads, go pirate away, this is that free music, for people who need music, just listen and breathe to it.”

(source)

SO quick note: The big King Pin of the company I work for challenged us to raise $100,000.00 to donate to Haiti. We surpassed our goal by 19.69%… DAMN SON! This is the company’s second donation. Hella proud to be working for such a positive and influential company, amazing people in abundance.

Ok, along with Flashback Mondays, I’ve decided Ima do a spotlight-like ordeal entitled “Clap for ‘em” (from Jigga’s “A Star is Born” if you didn’t put that together yet).. This will take place on every last Friday of each month, and will showcase (IMO) people of great influence.. it can be your amazing career, your crazy hobby, or just who you are as a person… cuz there is grrrreat in everybody!

First runner up is:

(photo by 1hundo)
You know him as DJ Sonny Grimezz, we know him as Uncle RoRo (or Ghostface Killah on Halloween 2009.. yes he made that Eagle arm piece himself!).

Be on the look out on Feb 26!

“I be low… cuz they can’t even figure me out”

Another Cudder track that we can all relate to… I heart him. At the risk of sounding emo, Ima say that I can probably relate to the above line the most. Lemme let leowoman.net explain haha:

As an August 14 you can at times express the simplicity and open faith of a child. As example, you are definitely not the type of person who will be a schemer.
For you, it is much easier, and far more natural, to be up front and honest when it comes to your feelings and opinions, rather than trying to mask or conceal them behind some false face.
All forms of falsity or deceitfulness will tend to both surprise you and cause you distresses. It is difficult for you to identify when someone is not being up front with you and telling you the truth.

Ain’t that the truf.