Lauryn Hill. . .

Its crazy that I accidentally typed Maya Angelou the first time I wrote the headline. I guess its no coincidence. But in regards to the video it was pretty touching seeing her in an interview.




. . . NO locks though? Wassup Lauryn!?

lmaO.

I thought it was corny. But lol; she drew it. =)

Dear Summer . . .

It's been a long road to the end of the summer, but hopefully we're about to see the fruits of our labor. Stay tuned . . . 

Shouts out to Team Intern. 

Mix-Pack VOl.1

Here's a taste of my iTunes. It has some good stuff in there. Check it out. 

The Civil War

Remember when Lil Jon dropped snap your fingers? That was about the beginning of the era that created the Mason-Dixon line in Hip Hop. The North (extra lyrical and conservative) and The South (up-beat and young) disagreed stylistically creating two sub-genres in Hip Hop. Of course neither entity will disappear, but there is seemingly a reemergence of fresh sounds in Hip Hop. In the DC-Maryland-Virginia region you have the go-go influence in Wale and Phil-Ade and Tabbi Bonney. In the West Coast you have Tyga and Nipsey. In Pennsylvania Wiz Khalifa and Asher Roth. . . Louisiana Curren$y . . . etc etc. . . At the end of the day being less devoted to being a SOUTH rapper or a NORTH rapper has given more leeway to good music. 

And thats how it should be. 

Chronicles of a Fiend.

So I'm currently in the lab chopping it up with my boy Colin . . . (sick on the keys). He's remaking the Howard Girl beat for an upcoming project. . . lol. But while you wait check out his blog. 

(Click This)

My Favorite Tweets. . . For the Past Few Weeks.

BeautifullyTwistedMind

. . . so I just had a "oh shit this is dope" moment. Check it out . . . 

(click the pic)

But yeah, she's by far the best graphic artist I've ever worked with. Inspiring to say the least. . . 

Kanye!

(click it)

( dont get too happy its an old video) 

For anyone thats been around me this week you know how I feel about this video. It really got me going on a few projects. . . finally. . .btw, the song is Paid the Price, by Do or Die. 

#mrwest

The Rising Suns

#livemusic

Brandon Hines: In Search of . . .

I was wondering why we havent heard any music from dude in a while. I mean no one with that much talent just falls off the earth. So I googled him. It took me to his website ( the only place you can download his music from. . . after you give them your email address). I'm not too sure I agree with this. You cant develop a buzz if people have to jump through hoops to hear your music. 

#badmarketing?

Minjae Lee

I've been searching for artistic inspiration for a little while now, so I got a quick fix of Coolhunter.net. =) 

This right here makes me want to go to an art museum and just relax. 

#inspiration

Party All The Time

Someone asked why I always got a new KlasSik BFG song. To be completely truthful, its because no one else is working as hard as this young man is. Not too many people aim to get better with every piece of work they put out. Humility is key in earning success. . .

( I got some serious catching up to do )

#workethic

Look What I Can Do. . .

I decided to take the few hours between DC and NY to learn something new.

Its something light, but its a step forward.

( I want to start making some art. . . like real art.  

I got a few different projects in mind. )

#staytuned

Creative Inspiration: No Pattern

So let me put you on to my favorite graphic designer of all time, Chuck Anderson. The lighting effects that dude uses are incredible, definitely tryna get on his level by the end of the summer. 

( You might recognize him for Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor cover ) 

#graphics

Remember This?

#toofunny

Apple iPad.

So I slipped away from work for a few minutes to play with the Apple iPad. Its pretty cool, theres definitely a lot of potential in the market that it creates [its an e-book reader, with mad extra stuff on it.] If they focus on getting textbooks on there I'm going to get one. I hate lugging around a billion books, ( especially because I'm always on the go. ) I wouldn't say to go out of your way to buy one now, wait till the 3G/4G edition comes out. But if you do end up buying, it does have a bunch of cool apps that'll take up ALL of your time, (like rockband!)

#Sweeeeeet!

Desk Phone Dock

This is pretty smooth. If I had a reason to get one I would.

#teamiphone

Elements of Greatness: Ryan Leslie

Ryan Leslie European Tour 2010 Recap from Ryan Leslie on Vimeo.

You gotta salute the guy R-Les. He brings elements of Jazz to contemporary hip-hop, and he's always looking to innovate. Aspiring producers definitely need to watch his moves.

MUSICAL GENIUS

BOONDOCKS: Season 3

#boondocks