peace family.

hope everything good. listenin to the brother AZ (At Night) right now...reflecting on things. recovering from my falling down the stairs like a ole man...damn, this shit hurts.

yea though man...a lot of things happenin. i seen bush on tv last nite on how the states is a mess, and how everybody gotta do they part to help get the country back by lending the banks $7Biiiiiiillllliiiiion dollars. lemme say that again. aaaahem....

"EVERYBODY GOT TO DO THEY PART TO HELP GET THE COUNTRY BACK BY LEND THE BANKS $7BILLION DOLLARS."

by the way, that's not an exact quote...and bein perfectly honest with yall...i ain't seein how $7Billy help when according to the US National Debt Clock, the country in deep by roughly:

$9,791,031,467,870.07
aka who got $10 trillion?
aka check please????

family...and i'm sayin ALL this as a regular dude that ain't NOWHERE near bein able to represent his people in any political arena...(cuz it's HELLA inspiring to see a brother doin his thing...aka this is NOT hating) but yo...it's waaaaaaay beyond tryin to figure out who gonna be president this year. okay? SUN, i'm lookin at this number like: damn.....HUUH????

anyway...while some of my bredren continue to spill they egos into a fukin microphone and scarin the shit out the ole folks...the powers that be is askin YOU to give them more money so they friends at the bank can own your house...pardon me, your landlord's house. damn, this shit is cold blooded.

to hell with all that though. keep studying...keep reflecting...keep building. our real lives depend on it.

c

p.s. this is not a sermon. this is 1 person's opinion on a thursday night that ain't revolutionary...just simple and plain.

peace and blessings

i pray everybody doin alright out there. been away for awhile. those that know why, we laughin. all smiles. shouts to the new folks, of course...welcome.

okay. new album on the way...a mixtape for those precious few who sent they addresses to me is ALMOST ready for pressing. i'm just getting back from my honeymoon, so be easy. time frame don't mean the same to a newly married man. haha.

what else goin on? umm...GZA, the brother Kardinal and J-Live dropped they albums while i was gone, so i'm just catching up now. ALL classics. by the way, while in brazil the ipod LPs rollin with me was:

01. The Black & White Album - Imani Coppola
02. Konexion - Freddie Foxxx
03. De La Soul Is Dead - De La Soul
04. Beneath The Surface - GZA
05. Experience & Education - Sadat X
06. Adventures In Emceein - K.R.S.O.N.E.
07. - 10. some artists you and i have NEVER heard of.

and if you ain't heard these albums yet, please remember family...you REALLY CAN step away from top 40. haha...honest.

anyway, no disrespect...obviously to those who enjoy [insert your latest guilty pleasured top 40 album here] those musics...play on.

there's more important shit out there to deal with besides policing what y'all listen to.

when you around kids like me, you'll find we more interested in what it is you actually heard in that album (classic or wack...don't matter) and build from there. i mean, maybe i ain't right, but somebody speakin on what so and so said about the most classic underrated/overrated album don't really mean much without a personal thought on where it took you. right?

make sense or eccentric? lemme know...all i'm really sayin is a personal thought on how i see things...on how i like my shit, you know? if i'm speakin with you and you goin off on some shit you heard from someone else instead of yourself about this and that without knowing it yourself...where's the conversation?

anyway, no big deal, just one more set of life lessons that i continue to learn about everyday. and that's the creator's gift. all praise.

c

Thank you Mark Aquino13!! WHOOOO!!! I was hopin someone had this one. haha. p.e.a.c.e. & blessings. shout to ALL FAM in attendance that night @ Alibi Room. Let's keep building!! c

Thank you Baltimore!! It's the energy you gave me!! p.e.a.c.e. & blessings families c

This past weekend...

p.e.a.c.e. & blessings

had a great time...ALIBI ROOM was classics (class of 1998 for Vancouver musicians)…shit was lovely. Haha. everybody still havin fun with creating they own thing, of course new faces…tons of family wasn't able to make it but was there in spirit, so…and even i felt better, connecting acoustics with scott pauley & miles bigelow rollin bass & percussions with my usual  improv-a.  that was friday.

Love the people for being there: Brother Obediya, Neenz, Alex, Cascade, Anna, Jeanette, Chin, Alicia. Love the playas of the evening: The FRONT, Brother Noble, True Fold, DJ Phonograf, Cult du Cargo, FNDMNTL, GreenTaRA, Jarrett Martineau, Benjamin Arce, Scott Pauley & Miles Bigelow. Good peoples I had chance to meet and speak with for the 1^st time, thank you and welcome. My peoples I forgot to mention, we just need to chill together more…no offense intent. Aiight?

Saturday was chill. God bless the funky drummer Adam Bowman for introducing the lady and I to the wonderful world of Kellylee Evans. W-O-W….ever-so-gracious-ass-kickin music…for grown folks. haha. yeah, though…hella vibrant, soul search styles. Good stuff. Shout to Raoul and baby with the headphones that ain't come off the whole show (damn…).

Sunday was sleep to the pm, go see Elsewhere: Kanye vs Just Blaze. DJ Hedspin back from TO, DJ Flipout doin what he do, and DJ Lala 1-2-in…shit was great. Of course folks dancing, kids like me chillin, etc, etc. Shout to Yuki reppin the sushi spot across the street, the brother X for the jerk chicken spot 'round the corner, Ariel & Sammy for putting the tribute event together for August 24^th (keep an eye out). P-L-E-N-T-Y others, I'm just outta time. Forgive family.

Rest In Peace George Carlin and Stan Winston, the movie fx guy. Alien? Predator? Jurassic Park? That's all his (teams') shit. And George Carlin, if you enjoy laughing, you should at least know the name.

Top 10 albums (full length rotations this week):

1. Streetchamp – Big Shug
2. The Black & White Album – Imani Coppola
3. Maximum Strength – K.R.S.O.N.E.
4. Konexion – Freddie Foxxx aka Bumpy Knuckles
5. Marxmen Cinema – M.O.P.
6. Experience & Education – Sadat X
7. Feels Like Home – Norah Jones
8. They Say I'm Different – Betty Davis
9. Ghost In The Machine – Styles P
10. Bulletproof Wallets – Ghostface Killah & Raekwon the Chef

c

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Sunday, June 15th, 2008
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Enjoy a breakfast with me as i:

01. wake up with a microwaved bowl of rice
02. give props to emcees KURUPT & K.R.S.O.N.E.
03. and other positive rambles

we all been busy, so i'm just sending this thru the air for those who i ain't been able to sit with me for awhile. if u got time, TAKE YOUR SERIOUS HATS OFF for a 1/2 hr and chill...this is just breakfast on a sunday. enjoy.

c