Filed under: Life....I wonder... | Tags: evelyn champagne king, evelyn champagne king- i'm in love, family, i'm in love, Life I wonder, love, marriage, music videos, relationships
This weekend I will get to take part in one of the most intricate public displays of affection ever created…the wedding ceremony. My Aunt Katherine is jumping the broom with the love of her life and I couldn’t be more excited.
Aunt Kathy was the stuff of legend growing up. To me she was the pinnacle of what I wanted to be when I was an adult; stylish, effortlessly beautiful, spunky, popular and smart. I remember one particular visit, in which she returned home with a boyfriend that vaguely resembled Dr.Dre, who took me zooming around the neighborhood on his Kawasaki. She showed me my first tattoo, which was a small rose on her upper chest, a revelation that lead to a very eye opening conversation. Upon explaining that her tattoo was located on her breastplate, I asked if her boyfriend saw her tattoo and she said yes so I then proceeded to ask her why she would show him her breastplate. My mother had to interject to make sure we didn’t proceed any further but that was my Aunt Kat, the coolest. The Aunt that was youthful enough to hold a conversation with you that made you feel like you weren’t just some stupid kid, but still maintained that sage like quality that allowed her to disperse wisdom that induced age appropriate blossoming.
As time has moved on she has become a sucessful career woman working toward her Phd, a caring mother, and she even does a little modeling on the side. She conquered the world on her own terms and now she’s found the man of her dreams to start that new chapter with. In a world where everybody from Morgan Freeman to John and Kate Gosselin seem to channeling Pat Bennatar’s ” Love is a Battlefield”, it’s real cool to hear somebody singing a different tune………….
Filed under: Jamz | Tags: funk, Funkay Jams, music videos, yarbrough and the peoples, yarbrough and the peoples- don't stop the music
Yall should already know, I keeps it funky………….
Filed under: Jamz | Tags: bun b, live performance, music videos, mya, Mya- Show me something, sos band, sos band-just be good to me
I’m posting this because I love Bun B, and Mya’s been getting it in since I was in middle school. I like their twist on one of the baddest SOS Band jams ever on Bun B’s II Trill, so I was pleased to see them doing something else together. Bun is an OG in the game and I believe Mya is one of the true underdogs, her popularity waxes on and off like the karate kid but she’s got style and heart though………..
Bun B ft Mya- Good 2 Me
SOS Band- Just Be Good To Me
Filed under: Life....I wonder... | Tags: a tribe called quest, aaliyah, Check the Rhime, inspiration, music videos, scarface, Smile, Try Again, tupac
Shhhhhh! Hold up a second….do you hear that? Ohhhhhh it’s the music GODS whispering sweet nothings in my ear. Anybody need a little inspiring? Don’t worry kid, I got you……….
Check yo self, are you on point? The answer should be all the time.
Even if you find that you are not 100 with it, don’t trip because you can always dust it off and try again.
And remember, it’s good for the soul to SMILE sometimes, even through all the rain and the pain……
Filed under: Life....I wonder... | Tags: haiku, i hate my job, Life I wonder, work
Since I can’t think of something worthwhile to write, I’ve decided I will bless you with the art of poetry. Today’s selection is a soul stirring haiku brought to you by my dislike for my stankin’ job
Yes, I hate my job
Yet income makes me rejoice
Should I just pick 5?
Filed under: Jamz | Tags: download, Hip Hop, I Feel-Blu ft Jack Davey, L.A.U.S.D- Curly Tops and Nautica Jackets
I know I’m mad late with this and everybody and their mama has already posted it, but give me a break, these last couple months had me going through. This mixtape dropped back in March 24th and I just downloaded it last week. One word THASHIYAT, and I’d be a fool if I didn’t post it up. I have been banging this NON STOP, and it will more than likely be in rotation the rest of the year. The other day I wrote about the appeal West Coast hip hop holds for me, and this album justifies my love. So if you haven’t given it a listen yet, please do. It’s free fool!!!!
I Dig……..
Smooth, Polyester, Diz Gibran, El Prez, Dnez, L.IV- It’s Not Right; like something off a 70′s blaxploitation soundtrack, playa playa….
El Prez, Bad Lucc- Today’s my day; hook that would make the P-Funk proud
Polyester, Miss Jack Davey, Shawn Chrystopher, Blu, Diz Gibran, Dom Kennedy- We made it 09′; samples one of my favorite SWV joints of all time
All the songs bump though, this particular one has been floating around the internet for a hot minute now but I’m posting it anyway. I heard that Carlo Rossi gets you in the zone………
Honorable Mention:
Nipsey Hussle: Bullets Ain’t Got No Names Vol 3; Nips is aight with me, the subject matter gets a little redundant but his flow is magnetic and his balance of gangsta bravado and intelligence is refreshing
I dig: The Hustle Way, Rap Music, Payback
Filed under: Jamz | Tags: melanie fiona give it to me right, mook n fair, mook n fair who's your daddy, music, The Zombies, time of the season
**This is one of the first posts I ran back in April. In the beginning I was having some trouble uploading the videos, so because I strive to keep it thorough on this site I updated the post adding proper visuals**
So I’m a young old head, ILOVE music from back in the day. Lately I’ve been hearing two particular songs repeatedly on my local radio station sampling one of the dopest songs from my favorite era. The song is Time of the Season by The Zombies and I thought the 1968 original was fresh as it was, then here comes Melanie Fiona and Mook n Fair doin what we youngins do, they flipped an olide but goodie into a newbie that’s still good. Personally, Melainie’s song is hotness but I think Mook N Fair incorporated the song more creatively. What do you think, who did it better?
Melanie Fiona- Give it to me right
Mook N Fair- Who’s your daddy
The original
Filed under: Life....I wonder..., Uncategorized | Tags: d'angelo, dating, lame pick up lines, love, Music Video, sex
Ahhhh, sex and love, we all think about it, we all fantasize about it, we all pursue it, some to the detriment of thier sanity. I’ve been on a no dating streak for a while now, and I don’t think it’s going to break anytime soon. Many would tell a lady in my predicament that my standards are impossibly high, but I maintain the standards of courtship have gotten incredibly low. Fellas must you always kick off your game with the lackluster ice breakers, ” Where yo man at?” or ” You got a man?”. Noooooooo, but I don’t have one for a reason, and what makes you think that you have the qualities that I’m looking for in “my man”? Thanks, have a nice day. If I do ease up and continue conversation for the sake of not being a spoil sport, must you then make me regret my decision by commenting on my physique like I’m standing on an auction block? Yes I know that men are visual creatures, blah blah bleh, but does your instinctual animal attraction to the female form incapacitate you to the point where intelligent, creative, and engaging conversation is obsolete?
Prime example, I’m walking through my hood one day trying to exercise and dude rolls up next to me. He asks if I need a ride and I politiely decline, telling him I’m trying to get my cardio on. Dude then proceeds to tell me, ” Oh, I got something that will work you out.” His intent gaze on my butt canceled the idea he was talking about letting me use his boflex sometime. He was cute, but not cute enough to get away with that one. Flip it, what if I came up to you and said ” Hey boy, where yo girl at? Oh you don’t have one, I can’t believe that. I mean that bulge is looking nice in those jeans, so why don’t you let me get your number or something, maybe we can chill sometime.” What would you think of me? What words would come to mind? Where would you file my memory in your internal rolodex? Under slut, jump off, possible side piece? I don’t mean to be sexist but I believe most men would definitely get the picture that the lady parts would be on easy access, and they’d like it.
It’s not about being stingy with the lovin’ or being a prude, it’s about being subtle, creating tension, leaving something to be desired. That’s the thrill of the game. At least for me anyway. What happened to the smooth criminal? The one you didn’t even realize was seducing you out of your panties utill they hit the floor. That one who could speak five seemingly normal words of salutation and through eye contact alone have you like, okay we need to rap for a minute. Boys, a little subtlety can get you a long way.
Filed under: Cool ppl, Jamz | Tags: A Surrealist Life, Music Video, new joint, Subtitle aka Giovanni Marks
This new joint comes to you today by the homie Subtitle aka Giovanni Marks, reppin Berlin and LA (interesting combo). I can definitely hear the Cali in dude’s voice, which is cool because I like the definitive twang people from the west tend to have when they speak. I got a hold of this video through his producer Crunc Tesla (my newest connection on Facebook, WHAT UP). The first word that comes to mind when I hear this is ethereal, but that’s why I dig it though. Enjoy……..
Filed under: Dopeness, Jamz | Tags: bootsy collins, celly cel, digital underground, funk, hip hop samples, kokane, music videos, pariliament funkadelic, soul, tupac, zapp IV
Last night I was on the phone with my homie and we got on the subject of hip hop, mainly east coast vs west coast style. My girl maintains there’s nothing like east coast hip hop, while I had to argue for the latter. Now I grew up on the east cost, dirty south if you want to get technical, but if I was forced at gunpoint to choose a region to roll with I’d have to say the wild wild west. My love affair began in the early and mid 90′s when the g-funk sound captivated the nation. Don’t get me wrong though, good hip-hop is good hip-hop no matter where it comes from, and the east definitely put it down, but I have somewhat of a spiritual connection to west coast orchestration. It may be the heavy reliance on the musical structure of old school funk , soul and R&B, or the fact that Geroge C and the P funk are the staple of my musical diet that places west coast production so high on my list. There’s something to love about hip hop from all over the globe, so don’t trip, but if you had to choose what would you say?
Here’s 3 of my top choice old school funk/soul joints and the west coast bangers that sampled them
Bootsy Collins- Munchies for your love. I would have to say this song is probably one of my favorite songs ever recorded so I’m posting two sampling joints.
sampled by
Tupac- Runnin (original)
also by Kokane- No Pain No Gain
Zapp IV- Computer Love
sampled by
Celly Cell- It’s Goin Down
Parliament Funkadelic- (Not Just) Knee deep
sampled by
Digital Underground- Kiss You Back
