off the mixtape:
The Autobiography
Monday, May 31, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
lately, i’ve been going about a new approach in my life..
the biggest aspect being how seriously i take school. i recently got a two year degree in communications, and i’m continuing my education this fall at a four year institution.
another is my apperance. i’ve always been into fashion and sneakers, always went to new SB drops.. got the Stussy shirts as soon as i dropped, J.Crew shirts with a dope ass bow-tie. but honestly, i was doing it all for the wrong reasons. i honestly could care less about what i wear.. all my tee shirts are $3 from Wal-Mart, (i’m not gonna lie, i still love my Levi’s), shoes? what shoes.. i’ve worn nothing but Toms the past couple months, and when you buy a pair of those, they donate some to someone in need, so at least it’s for a good cause. so, it came time to clear my closet. as hard as it was, i sent endless amounts of $50 tees and $150 sneakers to Goodwill, NOT PLAYTOS CLOSET, Goodwill.. where i know someone will make do with it, even if it is a little thrifting hipster. some people need to realize that material possesions will only get you so far, and saving a few bucks will go a long way. i’m not worried about how i’m gonna pay off these Jordans anymore, i’m concentrating on how i’m going to pay off this college tuition -____-
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
this is as personal as i'll ever get with my blog.. so just bare with me for a moment..
February 13th, 2010 was the day, a day i'll probably never forget, ever. I walk into my good friend Theo's house, expecting to have a normal night, see the same people i always see, drink the same pinnacle and coke drink i made last time. Well, i was mistaken. About an hour into the party, i see a cute asian girl with nice shoes walk in, and behind her was an angel. I may have been shitfaced drunk, but i'll never forget when i first saw her. You know how on cartoons, the characters jaw would drop when he saw some attractive? Well, i kinda felt mine do that. She was gorgeous, the most amazing smile i have ever seen in my life, longgggg brown hair. I think it was love at first sight. I could barely walk after sitting in the exact same spot for about an hour, but i finally got up and walked into the room she was in. I sat there, and i spoke.. well, at least i thought i did. No one answered me. So i look at her real quick, and when she looks down at me, i look away real quick, and comment on her friends shoes. I blew it -___- walked away, and thought i'd never see her again. Lucky for me, the next day i get online and see her on my friend Jimmy's facebook. At the time, i had no idea that they were talking, but he kinda did the same thing to me with a previous relationship so i said, fuck it, i'm gonna pursue her. I request her, and immediately comment a picture. I did this for two straight days, before i did the lamest thing possible, asked for her number via the internet. I felt so lame, but i was happy. We get to texting, normal small talk. I find out shes from Philly, like 45 minutes from where i'm from. Then, the questions started coming in. Normally, i'd make up lies to get a girl to even think i'm interesting, but for some reason, i got amazing vibes from her, and gave her 100% truthful answers. I told her how much i love volunteering and doing habitat for humanity work, and how my favorite ice cream flavor is strawberry, how i have an eclectic taste in music, and how i wanna travel the world in a Volkswagen MicroBus. Well, she responded by saying she likes to volunteer with habitat for humanity, she loves strawberry ice cream, she has an amazing taste in music and she wants to travel in a VW as well. I swear, right then and there, i knew she was the one girl i wanted to be with. Not only was she absolutely gorgeous, but she was just.. perfect. Such an amazing personality rolled up into an amazing exterior. A few weeks later, on March 1st, 2010, we began dating. At this point, i still thought i was moving to Atlanta, but i began feeling a certain way.. i've never felt before. I knew i was in love. I've never been in love before, but the feeling was undeniable. To this day, my love for her grows even more, and sure, just like every other guy i fuck up, say shit i don't mean.. but i'm human. Humans all make mistakes, mistakes are meant to be learned from and never repeated. I just hope she understands that this little bump in our relationship is only gonna make us grow stronger, and that if she meets me 100% as i will with her, that everthing will be ok. Hold on a little longer baby, Greensboro is just right around the corner. I love you with every fiber of my body. LED4LYFE<3
February 13th, 2010 was the day, a day i'll probably never forget, ever. I walk into my good friend Theo's house, expecting to have a normal night, see the same people i always see, drink the same pinnacle and coke drink i made last time. Well, i was mistaken. About an hour into the party, i see a cute asian girl with nice shoes walk in, and behind her was an angel. I may have been shitfaced drunk, but i'll never forget when i first saw her. You know how on cartoons, the characters jaw would drop when he saw some attractive? Well, i kinda felt mine do that. She was gorgeous, the most amazing smile i have ever seen in my life, longgggg brown hair. I think it was love at first sight. I could barely walk after sitting in the exact same spot for about an hour, but i finally got up and walked into the room she was in. I sat there, and i spoke.. well, at least i thought i did. No one answered me. So i look at her real quick, and when she looks down at me, i look away real quick, and comment on her friends shoes. I blew it -___- walked away, and thought i'd never see her again. Lucky for me, the next day i get online and see her on my friend Jimmy's facebook. At the time, i had no idea that they were talking, but he kinda did the same thing to me with a previous relationship so i said, fuck it, i'm gonna pursue her. I request her, and immediately comment a picture. I did this for two straight days, before i did the lamest thing possible, asked for her number via the internet. I felt so lame, but i was happy. We get to texting, normal small talk. I find out shes from Philly, like 45 minutes from where i'm from. Then, the questions started coming in. Normally, i'd make up lies to get a girl to even think i'm interesting, but for some reason, i got amazing vibes from her, and gave her 100% truthful answers. I told her how much i love volunteering and doing habitat for humanity work, and how my favorite ice cream flavor is strawberry, how i have an eclectic taste in music, and how i wanna travel the world in a Volkswagen MicroBus. Well, she responded by saying she likes to volunteer with habitat for humanity, she loves strawberry ice cream, she has an amazing taste in music and she wants to travel in a VW as well. I swear, right then and there, i knew she was the one girl i wanted to be with. Not only was she absolutely gorgeous, but she was just.. perfect. Such an amazing personality rolled up into an amazing exterior. A few weeks later, on March 1st, 2010, we began dating. At this point, i still thought i was moving to Atlanta, but i began feeling a certain way.. i've never felt before. I knew i was in love. I've never been in love before, but the feeling was undeniable. To this day, my love for her grows even more, and sure, just like every other guy i fuck up, say shit i don't mean.. but i'm human. Humans all make mistakes, mistakes are meant to be learned from and never repeated. I just hope she understands that this little bump in our relationship is only gonna make us grow stronger, and that if she meets me 100% as i will with her, that everthing will be ok. Hold on a little longer baby, Greensboro is just right around the corner. I love you with every fiber of my body. LED4LYFE<3
Monday, May 24, 2010
Lately, everything has me stressed. School, even though i'm in my summer semester taking only two classes, relationships, losing a few "friends", so much. Well, usually all people would do is drink or smoke their problems away, but in reality, that does nothing more then intensify your feelings, and make you even more stressed. Now i am no way, shape or form a therapist, but i have been doing alot of research to combat stress, and honestly.. none of it worked. So, watching Nat Geo one day, they had an interesting episode on Yoga and the effects it leaves on your body. Me being the person i am, i read up on it and decide to give it a try. I love it. It's my way of forgetting all the problems i have, my escape from the everyday hustle and bustle. It was hard to get into at first, and when i told some of my friends, all they could do is laugh, but in turn, it ended up being exactly what i needed. Also, the practice of mediation has also helped ease my mind. Headaches come almost never now, and i have Yoga and 5 Minutes of Mediation a day to thank for that. I suggest everyone that struggles with stress to find your way to combat it, what i'm doing may not work for you, but it might be worth a try.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Day One | Test One from 13thWitness™ on Vimeo.
To any of my followers out there who are visual artists, you will truly enjoy this video. 13th Wintess is one of my favorite photographer/videographers. Check out this teaser of a little project he's working on.. the quality is amazing.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
For the past two days, i've been working on making moccasins completely from scratch. The only directions i've used were amateur how-to videos on YouTube. So far, the task is proving to be much more difficult then i've envisioned, heres what i've got so far...
As you can see, i'm struggling. Hopefully, i'll make some progress tonight. Wish me luck!
As you can see, i'm struggling. Hopefully, i'll make some progress tonight. Wish me luck!
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
I know alot of you are going to know exactly where i'm coming from this statement i'm about to make. Don't you hate it how sometimes, when you first start dating someone, every things all amazing.. then after awhile the amazingness dies down? Well, i'm pretty sure you have the power to change that. OF course, the beginning of every relationship is always going to be better then it will end up being further down the line, but you can do something to make sure that the relationship doesn't die down completely. Mix it up, do something different for a change, instead of the cliche dinner and a movie date, take her somewhere like a park and play disc golf and have a picnic. And one thing I can't stress enough that a lot of couples need to NOT do is have sex alllll the time. Too much sex can kill a relationship. I'd say keep it to a couple times a month, not once a day. Sex will make the relationship less about being with the person and more about being in the person. I feel like we can all determine the fate of our relationships as long as we aren't afraid to take risks. Lifes all about taking risks right? You took a risk when we started dating, how about we take some of our own risks together..
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010
The Bridge Wars.
OK, if you consider yourself a true head of hip hop, then you should know that this title is all about. The Bridge Wars was a hip hop rivalry during the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s, that arose from a dispute over the true birthplace of hip hop music and retaliation over the rejecting of a record for airplay. The fued all started once legendary emcee, MC Shan dropped the classic record "The Bridge", which followed up by a record by the rapper KRS One called "South Bronx".
The Bridge by MC Shan
The Bridge IS Over by KRS One & Boogie Down Productions
This beef was the beginning of a new era in hip hop, switching over from the pioneering sounds of Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa, to a more new school sound. Any rapper in the present time that wants to star a beef with someone, needs to take a page out the book from this one.. this will go down as the first rap beef. Another one I thought was one of the best was Canibus x LL Cool J. LL ripped him, even though no one else agrees with me, Canibus didn't put out anything worth listening to after that. But thats just me, i'll save that topic for another discussion later on.
OK, if you consider yourself a true head of hip hop, then you should know that this title is all about. The Bridge Wars was a hip hop rivalry during the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s, that arose from a dispute over the true birthplace of hip hop music and retaliation over the rejecting of a record for airplay. The fued all started once legendary emcee, MC Shan dropped the classic record "The Bridge", which followed up by a record by the rapper KRS One called "South Bronx".
The Bridge by MC Shan
The Bridge IS Over by KRS One & Boogie Down Productions
This beef was the beginning of a new era in hip hop, switching over from the pioneering sounds of Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa, to a more new school sound. Any rapper in the present time that wants to star a beef with someone, needs to take a page out the book from this one.. this will go down as the first rap beef. Another one I thought was one of the best was Canibus x LL Cool J. LL ripped him, even though no one else agrees with me, Canibus didn't put out anything worth listening to after that. But thats just me, i'll save that topic for another discussion later on.
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