Fashion vs. Clothing Fads

I was wit my lil cuzin a few months bacc in the mall watching him shop. Now bein that im almost 20 years his senior it was like deja vu - but I was the guardian tryin to keep up wit the cool kid(Shout out to my momz lol!). As we went to all the different stores( forever 21, Vans, etc.) and seein him pick the clothes he liked...IT WAS THOSE G23DAMN SKINNY JEANS AND TIGHT A@S SHIRTS!!! "You like these" I'd would asked and man would say Yeah!! "In this color?" (Purple) and he said "Um hum" smilin wit the Flinstone tee to match the jeans. Mind u now when I ask if they had the jeans in his size, the salesman said they come in 2 sizes....small and smaller!LOLOL!! I know sometimes it hurts to be fly but I never wore Hammer pants so I could dance better. I come from da D.M.V. (google it) where you have 2 stay fly - head 2 toe. If everything u had on didnt cost over a hundred(Kickz, Jeans,Shirt Etc.) -thatz been since forever u bammin out!! As a youngin I rocked Locoste, if I bought a navy blue shirt best believe I had the socks 2 match. The official shoe of D.C. are the New Balance's 995, well Timberlands really but hey tomayto - tomato! Both pair uv shoes cost no less than a yard, but the bar is raised real high when it comes da dress code that i came up in. No disrespect to New Yurk but I truly think if it wasnt 4 Sean Combs, who attended Howard University (Howard Ave. Day), NYC would still b wearin brougains(Brown boot wit red string...once again google it!). Now also its not how much it costs but how u can pull it off, I can find a old pair of L.A. Gear Aerobics(Black on Black wit d straps) and turn heads!!! Wit that sayin, u have to know the difference in store and boutique also retailer and warehouse - The 1st place in a mall u look 4 kicks iz Footlocker, last place iz Footstop. I could also hit the Ralph Lauren Section in Macy's but I'd rather go to his stores 4 more selections n a collection!!! I wore Hugo Boss sweatsuits b4 Rocky knocked out that Russian and I still cant come to grips on why u wanna sag pants that are already small with wit ur hi-top Jordan morphed dunks looking too big!!!! We couldve look like Tony Hawk or even The Beastie Boys from 20 years ago but that wasnt cool then and its not cool now........Have some Style! Fucc it pick up da latest mag of G.Q....lolol

ESCAPISM PT.1

My first memory of escapin was hip hop. It always took me away from my state of being and cirucumstance. Music in general(if a record player wuz a ipod - I would ve had one at the age of 3!) has had a big affect in my life and my perspective on life. Music made it easy to explain myself even if I wuz listenin to Too Short(forgive me 4 my sins ladies) to Steely Dan. Headphones also play a big part becuz they are so intimate - dependin if you got a good pair! I could always slip away for hours and close my eyes and imagin Mary J Blige singin "My Life"(The Whole Album frum start 2 finish) just to me. Your even n a greater zone if you got your favorite drink and 4:20 hits the clock- but thats pt.2 and 3!!! If U remember Big Pooh frum Little Brother sayin something along the lines of "Drinkin Peach Schnappes, Gettin his headphones and dosing off 2 Pete Rock", I can remember dissecting his beats thru headphones and understandin the method of filtering and using albums made in stereo (Using the left or right mix of the beat-(Panning)...shhh!). Music helps u prepare ur day, it motivates you even when u r at the lowest, it can spark a riot in otherwords....It can bring CHANGE!!- uz blackfolkz got thru a many day in the fieldz off a song! Swing Down Sweet Chariot Stop And Let Me Ride!!!!!!

The Big Bang Theory 4.0 redux

Imagine your music as a meteorite coming from space..Think about the impact it is supposed to make. Some scientist say a impact like that could end civilization depending on the meteorite's size. We always think of the sucksess we are suppose to receive at home before we could make a name outsides the states. But most great artist made a name overseas before fame in America even rappers. The Native Tongues were real big in London even though they were from New York(Hip Hop Capital). Also Mantronix(Mannie Fresh's idol), Public Enemy were big in Europe and other Countries. Over the years and even bein on the web, I find the appreciation of a good M.C. - even if you are not keeping up wit the jonses of the industry and what's hot(I can't sing but if I do it wont be by autotune!!) Hip Hop is like jazz and Rap is like R&B - get it? Really there is no backlash because the worst person on a microphone could have a number 1 single over in indonesia. To some its about selling units and to others its about making music that will stand the test of time and not for that moment. It might take a lil time 4 people to understand the purpose but it will be preserved to the ones that do - and also treasured. Do you think 20 years from now Kid Cudi will be revelant in The Hip Hop Culture let alone a footnote(and I like The Dude as a mc). Smash into the earth and change it!!! What u do can make effects 4 da world!

The Time Is Now!!!

The Movement will b bacc asap!!

When Hip Hop Dont Pay The Billz and The Job Can't Pay 4 Studio Time

What do you do? I can't tell u what I would do(Case pending) but if u hav any morals, just stay tru to urself and the culture. Hip Hop is a fine line that we take for granted, remember it wasnt about money - it was about who had the best lyricz. M.C.'s have morphed into rappers and we are naming Weezy Da Best Rapper Alive.....For what!! If You have ur own studio you can build a heavy catalouge, why shouldnt you - ITS UR LIVING!!!! Number 2 wit the technology and software you can be what or choose 2 sing like(waiting 4 day day dey make software where u can pick the singer who u want to sound like -LOL) and there is no reel 2 reel(150$) so u can pause and record until ur heart dezires!! We are still watching Channel Zero as The Great Chuck D said but it's on d radio!! Thank GOD dey brought bacc KDAY becuz Power 106 robotiz's ur mind into likin a song that u would normally hate let alone listen too!

Dusty Fingers?

I came up with the term "Digital Digging" meaning there are obscure places on the net you can get breaks and albums from. may it be websites, forums, or blogs. If you ever searched for vinyl - you know what digging is but this is just done online. The only thing thats bad its like all music on the net, it's throwaway(not enough memory on your computer - u delete it or after you make a beat with the mp3 you delete it.) If you have the actual record, you will just put it bacc in your collection.

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