I got this Mixtape around May. I Instantly fell in LOVE with it. Now this song in particular is my joint! Elzhi's flow is just perfectly N I C E, It's like he got Nas song and enhanced it to another level, but the instrumental at the end Son! That is what heaven must sound and feel like!! Praises to Will Sessions! I meditate to that instrumental, you can hear and feel every damn instrument, It is soooo smoooothhhhhh!Those keys, xylophone, violin so so N I C E. If you haven't got this mixtape in your life, I suggest You get on it but for the meantime..just sit back, listen and chill to this...
..but im back, well for a short while! So I have bee going through a shift and been reminencing of the yester-years! I keep on saying it but it so true I MISS THE MUTHAFUCKIN 90's! musically you don't know how close music/music video and I were! These days if I turn on the radio my usual reacton is "blah" Give or take a few quality online radio station that play decent music, or music to my caliber. I don't even view music videos like I use to! I remember back in days when I would sit and wait for a particualr video to come on MTV/The Box/BET International(shout out to those who had cable in the mid-80's-90's).My mother already warned me if I called and requested a video i'll be in for a beating LOL. I had to wait and flick between channels, only leave the room for a toilet break or snak break when the commericals came on! Thats how passionate I was about music videos!
So I came across a tumblr page dedicated to the 90's and memories started flooding back! Right know I want to go back a decade and some change, give props to one of those r&b/hip hop all girl groups. The one group who didnt actually have puff daddy in every video screamin "bad boy" or "take dat take dat!" Im talkin about Total. Now their vocal arrangements aint to par to say envogue but my goodness they had some TUNEEESSSSS!! Now first up this video right here I loved because you never really saw a video like this, a camera panning from below through glass! and Missy was in it too! The beat was sick her adlibs were also the ish and home girl with the paws on her thighs made me want a puppy!
Yup. Goodtimes. Imma leave y'all with one more, Now if this doesn't make you wanna slow dance withe somebody or with ya damn self! Something aint RIGHT!
Good day to all those who take the time out of your precious day to read my likkle ramblings. You are loved and appreciated. I know I go MIA from time to time, forgive me, but thats just me lol. Anywho a friend of mine tweeted me the other day with this fresh track. I know its a bit late and ish but better late than never aye! He goes by the name of Sadiq,he is a DJ/music producer mixes some good tunes. I personally like the tune hence the reason I am spreading its love on here! You can check him out on here or on twitter! But for now Enjoy!
As of late I keep posting up videos but If its funny I have to share it, Good ole Inie keeps hittin me with these HILARIOUS VIDEOS. This one right here had me in stiches for days, PURE QUALITY!
Ok can we have a moment......
MAN IS ON SKATES BLUD! Not only that he has ASHY KNEES! Giro "i wear avrex in 90 degres.. nah but for real tho fam..im hot!" Fa Real tho who remembers when you would go to a rave or even carnival, hot as hell and a man would still wear his Avrex jacket! Jackin their bredrin in the wheel chair for the giro Soca remix The shout outs.."Free my man snitch! Free my man witness,Free my man shook ones innit" LMAO!!
This video is pure jokes!
Check out the rest of videos these guys have put up!
Over here in the UK its Black History month, A Month where black people celebrate their history. I view it just like Valentines Day, it should be celebrated and acknowledged everyday. Every day there is something to be thankful for, for if it wasn’t for our ancestors we would not be here today or have things we now use in everyday life. As a child I was often told of the many great black people in our history such as Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Martin Luther King , Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela etc I was also informed of the many things black people invented and contributed in this world. Did you know there was a black queen on England??, monarchy kept that one quiet! I was about 12 when I found that out too! Queen Charlotte was her name.
I am so grateful that I also attended Saturday Schools(Shout out to Queen Mother Moore and Afiwi Saturday schools) who made it their duty to inform and uplift us Children of colour and to demolish what schools were educating us, that we were “just slaves” and having Alex Haley Novel (and miniseries) Roots to furthermore prove that.
With that said though Happy Black History month, continue to learn more about your history and ancestors, learn and grow.
Jeremy Kyle got clapped in the head with an envelope...
GOOD! Its about time too! On the odd occasion that I come across Jeremy Kyles show he seems a bit too cocky for me, fair enough the people on stage may have done something bad but his attitude shouldn't stink that much! At least Jerry Springer and Maury had a little heart at times and composed themselves well. Its true though Jeremy did throw the envelope at the man, he deserved that lick to his head! LOL @ dude saying "your mum! "
With that said Chase and status did this tune, I swear they built this video around Jeremy Kyle lol
hmm I wonder if he has life insurance and has security around his home? Does he even have a happy life at home??
Meet bino & Fino. A pair of Nigerian twins who live in Nigeria with their grandparents Mama and Papa. Today the first episode was launched and I personally love it! I can see big things happening with this as there isn't a lot of Black animation out right now especially from a African perspective. A wonderful future lies ahead, DVD's,Puzzles,Games, reading books and more! Please do support and spread the word. You can check out their blog here and also add them on facebook here.
Below is the first episode about Nigerian independence, and other African countries who are also celebrating their colonial Independence.
Last week friday I went to my friend's event, and while catching some air from all of that hard core dancing and talking to my loved ones it dawned upon me how far my group of friends have come.
Here I was at Hipsters Don't Dance (HDD) to the left of me was the sweat breakers Chonsak and Ibrahim who started a glorious nite called Ain't It Black(AIB), their motto was "don't pose just dance'This is where it all started. To the right of me was Rikki, one of the founders of Yo Mama and I can remember him handing out flyers outside Favela Chic at the AIB event with instructions on how to do the wu tang dance, for his night. Also there was Mani who now has his night called The Bang Bang. I was in awe, we are practically family with serious love for music , dancing and good vibes, the growth and the memories i will for ever cherish.
There was one point in my life where my friends would be embrassed of how I danced especially when uber AMPED, I didnt give a flying fart if ya didn't like my behaviour. In my mind, im at a club, its a good tune you are supposed to DANCE! From that point on I wanted to meet like minded people and in 2007 those like minded people were found! It was and still is a blessing!
This month Yo Mama will be 2 yers old! Hipsters Don't Dance will be celebrating their 1st birthday next month and if Ain't it Black was still rockin it will be Three years old in december!
so this blog post is dedicated to the ones who make me sweat out each once of energy from me on the dancefloor, rape a wall, stool or chair, made me bang on a wall while spittin some haard core lyrics and screaming "PULLLL UPPPP",break out into the spirit of Dutty whine like this.......
LOL! (Photo taken by Chonsak)
They go by the names of
Ain't it Black (Myspace.com/dontposejustdance) - This video pretty much sums up the EPIC Nights at AIB
As London says good bye to summer,welcomes grey skies,rain,brisk winds and low temperatures, LA is burnin up *Heatwave*! With that said I thought this video needed to be posted, it got that LA lovin factor to it,plus I miss the sunshine.I miss the feel good vibes in LA.
Sundays, the lazy day of the week, a time to sit down, chill and relax, it's also a day for me to dust off some old records and go back into memory lane( although I do find myself doing this nearly everyday) One song on my mind was this:
Freeway Feat Allen Anthony- Alright
Love the video, love the song,love Allen Anthony's vocals on the track but it is that BEAT/INSTRUMENTAL that gets me every time. It just feels so damn good! go on listen to it, tell me you do not feel the same!
Ok now that you have felt the goodness and thought to yourself, oh my! It almost sounds and feels like another song I once heard before, well that's because you probably have..this song right HERE is one of my FAVORITE songs of allllllllllllllll time, the lyrics are C L A S S I C and the video, don't get me started! You know I'm a suckah for 90's videos as it is.
Two things I want to learn before reaching the ripe age of 30 1. Learn how to double dutch because I could only single dutch. 2. Stomp the yard . Theres something spiritual about making beats with your hands and feet
My footwork game needs to step up, the foot work skillz from the above video is MAJOR!
who has two skipping ropes? only got 5 years to accomplish this challenge!
This man right here is a man after my own heart, not only does he kills it with the serious 'boom-bat!'drumming skills, he also kills it when djing. The first time I encountered him djing was a couple of years ago after he finished performing with the roots and I was blown away.
I personally love digging through crate's of records and finding little gems. You hear a song, recognise the composition, thearrangement of strings,horn,drum patterns,you don't know the original but you recognise the loop made for a hip hop beat! my goodness those are little gems! To think how these original tracks were made, with no computers,full orchestra's,pure harmonies is out of this world for me, leaves me in awe, listen to some James Brown or Barry White! their arrangements will blow you away,sends you to nostalgia. ?uest finds those little gems and plays the remixes made by hip hop artist/producers.These remixes take on another meaning once looped,re-arranged, its like a never ending evolution of a track, imagine what will be produced in the next twenty years with people using J Dilla''s productions and evolving it into something even better! MADNESS!
Anywho I was in my element, East Village was packed to the brim,we were all head nodding,having eargasims,fed our souls of what we needed! sweated for three hours and rapping our hearts out, good vibes and all. I love watching this man work,his facial expressions when he rips some shit up simultaneously blends one track to another with the same drum pattern, pure BLISS! I would just love to sit in his record collection and get lost within it,that would be super fun!
If ?uestlove is ever around, spinning the wheels of steel or sarato in a city near you, I advise you GO and enjoy the experience!
YOU NEED THIS IN YOUR LIFE! I PROMISE YOU, YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED
Seriously you need to watch it. I laughed till i cried, I've watched it 3 times in the space of 24 hours. Yesterday while at work I had random outburst of laughter because I would either have a flashback of the show or saw situations that reminded me of his quotes...HILARIOUS!
LMAOOOO "Kev pin the tail on his ass!...is it his birthday.? why would I do that"____________FLATLINED!
Two weeks ago I bumped my head at work on a 100% steel safe,ended up with a concussion,had a nose bleed and a constant spreading headache. It was so bad I couldn't laugh too hard apparently while talking to my homeboy he said my laugh now sounded like this old dude....
however I plead the 5th lol
Anywho I was a soldier still went to work and worked through the pain, no work equals to no pay ,it sucks being a temp sometimes.That coming weekend I had tons of stuff to get done,it was carnival weekend the one weekend I look forward to for the whole year! its a free Caribbean affair, a street party for a whole two days! As usual my excitement reached peak levels , till my head hurt so bad it did not leave my pillow,you ever been in so much pain that when you slept you felt no pain at all? well that was me for the whole weekend, but the party-goer in me still wanted to go carnival just to PALANCE ,get on bad pun di big truck! I didn't leave the house all weekend but was still determined even with my concussion to go to carnival, another 365 days is a long wait for me. So I found my ear plugs,took some pain medication,bottle of water and starburst and made my way. After two hours into carnival by myself , the pain got the better of me and decided to call it a night.
All I wanted to do the next day at work was this...
Damn Concussion! somebody pass me an office chair!
Cee-Lo is the man! Song written by Bruno Mars, Loving the video, there have been certain times I wish I could sing this song, well just the Fuck you part
Enjoy
"although there a pain in my chest, I still wish you the best with a FUCK YOUUUU!" *smile*
Ps. Thats got to be Cee-lo's son, lil man looks just like him!
I don't want to go to work today I'd rather stay home and play video games I'd rather chill for real I don't know how you feel But sometimes I feel like I'm Workin' for nuthin' tryin' to get sumthin' Every where I turn there's a bill standing out Swim the river climb the hill Complacency you ain't gone get me
Cause I gotta get up...
I'd rather be in my space I'd rather chill in my place So I can go out and play all day I I'd rather chill at home I'd rather lay aloneTrue, but I got to work I don't wanna go I wanna play today But what can I say Bills to pay I just can't get comfortable doing nuthin'
-Jill Scott &4hero
Well at least tomorrow is my DAY OFF! Praises to the most high!
When did Diggy Simmons grow up!! it seems like the other day I watching him on runs house, having hygene issues with sharing soap and having arguments with his lil brother Russey aka my son. I knew he was doing rap thizzle from the show but this is niceeee!
One word. Smoothhhhhhhhhhh!! Gwann Diggy!! Talented and blessed! Big things are going to happen for this young man! TRUE STORIES!
This year has been blowing my mind with FEEL GOOD MUSIC! now this album right here.....mannn I cant even put it into words, it just puts me in a good mood! I love this dude and his production, oui oui! I looked high and low in the urban section at HMV for this CD , found it all the way in world music section under chinese music *blank stare* I guess they didnt know where to pigeon hole a parisan chinese producer *kanye shrug*
Anywho I am currently in Love with this track High Hopes ft Reggie B
"Looking like a beautiful black queen,I was over there doing my thing, got distacted by the beauty you bring...../I Got high hopes to get this woman of my dreams/I hope we stay together" ohhweee..yea I'll pretty much marry Reggie B with those lyrics and soultry voice check out his myspace here
Another album I have on constant rotation is Big Boi! The beats, the lyrics knocks so hard! I can play the album the whole way through bobbin my head and making my signature screwed up-this -is-the-SHIT type face. What I enjoy the most out of outkast/big boi/Andre 3000's is the skits they produce! Cracks me up every TIME! (Btw we need more skits in albums!) super Hiliarous, the David Blaine skit got me ,I laughed so hard,although the situation is so wrong, get the album and listen to it. All we need now is a Andre 3000's album or another outkast album and my life will be complete! Only heard two tracks from Andre in the last couple of years and those little doses he has been spittin is SUPA NOVA!
I'm excited to get my hands on Bilal's new album, Jay Electronica and Foreign Exchange
