Noah Ave. Sneaker Cookies

Just How I Was Feeling At The Time....

2009-09-15T15:55:00.002-04:00

Feelings REAL "Late Registration" but way less mainstream.

Explanation to follow....or maybe not.

More posts to come. For real this time.

Life-ism

2009-08-24T13:31:00.001-04:00

GET OFF THE BENCH AND LIVE!

Life is not a spectator sport.

Thanks Kings Rowe!

2009-08-19T17:48:00.001-04:00

REAL swag. Sent to yours truly from my homies at Kingsrowe.com

Blog Love

2009-08-19T09:03:00.001-04:00

Check me out over at LEAKJONES.COM!

"Best I Ever Had - Female Edition" was one of yesterday's Leaks of the Day.

Blog Love

2009-08-18T16:15:00.000-04:00

Check me out at BeShayBe.

Good shiiiit.

Ohio Hip Hop Awards

2009-08-17T12:13:00.004-04:00

The Ohio Hip Hop Awards are right around the corner and I'm excited to say that I'm nominated for BEST FEMALE ARTIST. The winner is decided by the people so I encourage you to go vote. You're permitted to vote once a day, every day. So go to OhioHipHopAwards.com and VOTE.

Life-ism

2009-08-12T07:57:00.001-04:00

There's no such thing as one-sided beef, that just means you're mad.

And

There's no such thing as a one-sided competitionn that just means you're trying to catch up.

That is all.

We Put On For Our City

2009-08-10T11:33:00.002-04:00

Next Saturday I will be volunteering at the Back 2 School Drive in Akron, OH sponsored by Takeover Productions, Limited Brands, and Antonio Pittman of the St. Louis Rams. I had the pleasure of working the event last year and the turn out was great. This year is expected to be even bigger.

If you have or know a school-aged child in the Akron area, come on out.

Best I Ever Had - Female Edition

2009-08-09T22:31:00.001-04:00

Fresh out of the studio

6S + Secret Society

THE BEST I EVER HAD - FEMALE EDITION

Just How I'm Feeling

2009-08-04T18:14:00.000-04:00

Every thing is a struggle. Nothing is given therefore nothing can be taken for granted. Fortitude perseveres always. All things work together. Everything in due time.

The end.

Follow Us So You Can Follow Our Moves

2009-07-30T11:13:00.004-04:00

I'm blessed to have an amazing network of young people in the Cleveland area that are about business and making things happen. I was originally going to do this as a "Follow" tweet but I wanted something with a little more staying power. I'm not even going to list the reasons WHY you should follow these people or the MOVES they've made recently. Just click that follow button and enjoy the ride.

@AnotherEnemy
@BoostersBrand
@BlessedLabel
@Eighty81
@TheCovKids
@mynameisBravo
@ColieRich
@AlFatz
@chip216
@kidcudi
@seanmcgee19
@RichPaul4
@MStacks

*Can't forget the Varsity Squad but those fools don't have a crew Twitter account

L to tha E

2009-07-24T09:40:00.005-04:00

The homie L.e (formerly of Fly.Union) has put together a nice project with NIKE called The Anti-Parachute theory. He sent me a couple of tracks (posted below) and they are n.i.c.e. Dude is crazy talented when it comes to rhyming and art. I actually have a sketch he did in my Think Tank. But I digress....take a listen and enjoy!

Bulldog BMX (prod by Rashad)

American Idol (prod by J.Rawls)

He recently joined Twitter so make sure you FOLLOW HIM.

Chip tha Rip and Kiddo

2009-07-22T23:26:00.003-04:00

Kid Cudi a.k.a. the Hometown Hero came thru the city of The Hangover Tour and SHUT SH!T DOWN!!! H.O.B. was sold out. The crowd was rocking. It was a f*cking good time. Even Mama Cudi was jamming to Make Her Say.

As always, I had to trusty dusty Flip Cam with me. Check out Cudi's encore with Chip the Ripper below.

*Special shouts out to the good people at Z107.9 for that box pass.*

The Preview

2009-07-22T09:59:00.002-04:00

I'm having hard time loading videos from my flip cam so until I figure out what the heck is going on, you can sooth your ears with the sounds of Rogue Agent (Motorcycle Michael + 6S)

LISTEN HERE

The Roots @ H.O.B.

2009-07-20T23:14:00.003-04:00

The Roots stopped through the city of Cleveland last month. The show was nice, as expected. The crowd was diverse, as expected. DJ Steph Floss opened and talked on the mic, as expected. The dopest part of the show was the percussion breakdown by the almighty Quest Love, as expected. (Little known fact: I was a percussionist for like 4 years

Check out the footage I captured via FlipCam.

The Coventry Kids

2009-07-07T10:30:00.004-04:00

Keeping in line with my posts about the good times on Coventry, I want to introduce some of the coolest MoFos on the block - The Coventry Kids.

I could go on and on about how much I love these guys and how awesome they are but I won't.

Just check out their site THECOVENTRYKIDS.COM and when you're in the area, drop by Heart & Sole and The Above Boutique and say hello. (While you're there, stop in Brigade and say hello to Dan The Man. Post coming soon....I can't give you all the good stuff at once.)

Next on Coventry

2009-07-07T10:12:00.011-04:00

Coventry is by far one of my favorite spots in the city. Good food. Good shopping. Great people.

Over the holiday weekend, I did a LOT of macking and hanging with my friends on Coventry. Friday night, the citizens of the greater Cleveland area welcomed NeXt Boutique to the neighborhood. I must say that the decor of the store is very nice, much better than the other NeXt locations. The clothing selection is similar to the Beachwood location but that may change over the next few seasons.

Sidenote: Mick Boogie came through and spun for a few minutes. He played the sample from "Best I Ever Had" and blended it into the Drake track. I was in awe. Mick Boogie strikes again.

UrLife Blog

2009-07-07T10:00:00.003-04:00

The homie T.Cherry started a site about a month or so ago called UrLife Blog. It consists of random rants and viewpoints from himself and a few guest bloggers.

I like it b/c there's no real format....it's just whatever comes to mind. Unstructured. Uncensored. Unfiltered. Thoughts.

Check it out and if you're interested in submitting, hit him up at urlifeblog@gmail.com.

Secrets to 6S

2009-06-24T12:27:00.003-04:00

Kind of a corny title, I know but hey...it's the first thing that came to mind.

One thing I always talk about it the people that I surround myself with. Everyone provides a different perspective and adds value in their own way. One key thing I learned is IT IS BETTER TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING WRONG THAN TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING RIGHT. For that reason, I keep very cynical people in my circle....quick to point out the wack, the lame, the corny, and the cliche'. In fact, one of my closest friends hates pretty much everything. When I go to bounce ideas off of these people, if they don't immediately tell me how bad it sucks, I know it must be a pretty decent idea.

Houstonfest

2009-06-02T12:53:00.006-04:00

I took a little trip to Houston last month. I figured since I was in Atlanta, I'd shoot over to the H and check out the scenery (I totally forgot that Texas is fricking huge so the flight was still going to take like 2 hours...but that's neither here nor there).

While I was there I ate some good food, went on a couple of soft dates, did a little browsing. I also spent a few hours at 719 with the homie IB3 and gang. I forgot to sign the wall so I'll have to stop back thru the crib when I'm down there this fall.

Above the Houston skyline

One thing I learned is that people in Houston CANNOT DRIVE!!!! I almost got in like 6 accidents just on the way from the airport to my hotel. This guy just stone cold stopped in the middle on the highway for no reason at all. Call him and tell him he sucks.

I've wanted a rose gold bottom FOREVER! So I stopped by TV Johnny's at the Galleria and got one.

Houston was hot. Super hot. Especially when you go to check in your hotel and it's on fire. Luckily, they put the fire out and everything was okay.

My Favorite Things - Music Blog Edition

2009-05-20T01:35:00.003-04:00

It feels like the more new music I discover, the stronger my disdain for mainstream tunes. One blog that consistently delivers GOOD music is BlindIForTheKids. They put together these CRAZY mixtapes every month (both new and older music) in addition to posting new songs. Enjoy!

Atlantapalooza - Stills

2009-05-17T18:16:00.006-04:00

Flicks from ATL

I bought these flowers from a homeless man outside of Lava Lounge. I respected his hustle. He was just asking for a handout. He was selling a product and his presentation was on point (considering his lack of resources). He seems genuinely grateful.

Moncheecheroo getting her John Lennon on.

Dinner at Atlantic Station.

I've been on a quest for dope gloves ever since Solange came through Cleveland in these ILL Chanel joints back in February. I finally found some at Little Five Points.

Atlantapalooza

2009-05-17T17:30:00.005-04:00

I spent April 28th - May 4th in Atlanta with my girl Cheech. We thrashed, we hung, we ate, we chilled, we shopped. A lot of randomly good times. Here are some of the moments:

Where is Petey Pablo?

Rants in the Car

Sunday Brunch

2009-05-17T17:23:00.002-04:00

It's a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Cleveland. I just got back from having brunch at The Chophouse with my homie DJ Steph Floss (I'm sure he's going to vlog about it).

Last time I was at The Chophouse for Sunday brunch, I had an encounter with rap legend, Yo Yo. I was eating with my girl Katie when Yo Yo walked in....it just so happened that Katie helped Yo Yo select an outfit they day before when they both happened to be shopping at Next Beachwood. So Yo Yo came over to our table to say hi and we took some pics. I was too geeked.

Chicago Showtime

2009-05-12T00:43:00.001-04:00

Chicago, be there or be square.

Funny Convos at Atlantapalooza

2009-04-30T18:06:00.000-04:00

Me: I have to find Sheree.
Cheech: From Housewives of Atlanta?
Me: Yes.
Cheech: Come on man....She's probably in a studio apt smaller than yours back in Shaker. Man she's broke.
Me: What do you mean she's broke?
Cheech: Well maybe she's not broke. But she didn't get any money from that guy.
Me: She didn't get ANY money?
Cheech: Well like if me and you were to get married and divorced to each other right now....that's what she got.

That's the Joint/That's the Jam

2009-04-14T11:30:00.003-04:00

"I'm from Cleveland" by Bravo

I've been jamming to this all day.

Enjoy!

Blog Love

2009-04-09T11:05:00.003-04:00

Check me out over at Don't-Trip-Yet.

A Few Release Party Photos

2009-04-07T12:13:00.010-04:00

As you can see from Babylon's shirt, it was REALLY hot in there.
The line outside

Girls Just Wanna Have Some Fun

The DJs (StepOne and KNyce)

I stole all of these from random people on Facebook. I'm not too good at remembering to take pictures. You can view the rest of the stolen photos HERE

Video footage coming soon....

Artist Showcase

2009-04-01T14:21:00.003-04:00

For those of you that liked "Don't Want to Party to End"off of The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down, here's something special:

Frank West (the singer at the end of the track) will be the first artist featured at Soul'd Out tomorrow night. If you're in Cleveland, you should DEF check him out. Dude has got HELLA talent.

JWork Release Flyer

2009-04-01T12:35:00.001-04:00

I think it's pretty effing dope.....

Trillvision

2009-03-31T13:23:00.002-04:00

Check out the latest episode of Trillvision.

The show features "No,No, No", "Untitled", and "Never Matching" from The Boys and Girls Guide to Getting Down.

BBM of the Day

2009-03-27T10:40:00.001-04:00

"If the thing you wish to do is right, and YOU believe in it, go ahead & do it! Put your dream across, and never mind what 'they" say if you meet with temporary defeat for "they" perhaps, do not know that every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent success"

LOVE This Kid

2009-03-26T13:50:00.012-04:00

The homie Floyd from Cincinnati has got to be one of the coolest mofos I know in life. He does what he wants, how he wants, unapologetically. He's one of the Top 5 most random people I've ever met, but it all works out in the end.....He puts me in the mind of the Midwest version of Heron Preston. (Shouts out to all of the old people that use phrases like "puts me in the mind of")

Some cool sh!t Floyd has done:
*Appeared in Playboy Magazine (with clothes on, of course)
*Had a t-shirt line before having a t-shirt line was cool (Cope$etic brought us such classics as "We Know Your Bapes Are Fake, Sucka" and "It's Not Anorexia, It's The Drugs")
*Threw an 80's party (before EVERYONE brought the 80's back) sponsored by Vitamin Water (before VW went mainstream)
*Doesn't match....EVER!

Some of my fav Floyd flicks:

**LOVE THIS KID**

Text of the day

2009-03-22T15:46:00.001-04:00

"So im lookin at 9yr old wit silver pink & teal high tops matchin tee & belt and the scarf ala kanye its over"

It's over for that streetwear

D.O.P.E. Art

2009-03-19T18:23:00.004-04:00

I'm not visual creative, so I admire people that are. Biggie's daughter, Tyanna posted this pic earlier today. She's talented. Me likey.

D.O.P.E.

Text Message of the Day

2009-03-19T17:37:00.001-04:00

"Muthafuckers broke in my car to take my cd player out the dash. who the fuck takes a cd player out the dash. this that bullshit my boy and girls guide was in it"

I don't know if he's more angry about the cd player or the cd hahahhaha

Coolluuummmmbuuuuusss, Come out and PlaaaaAaaayyyy

2009-03-19T11:51:00.002-04:00

April 11, 2009

Bar of Modern Art (BoMA)

Performances by 6S, Fly.Union, and The 3rd

Tickets Available at Groovetickets.Com

Late Nights in the Stu

2009-03-17T08:56:00.005-04:00

Random footage from random studio sessions

Sean McGee jammin to Fun & Games.

Casino Joe of the Rude Boys ("It's written all over your faaaacceee") with RJ the Fool behind the lens.

Footage from the Solange Show

2009-03-17T02:04:00.008-04:00

1) I definitely wasn't supposed to be taping this.

2) I was too busy jamming to get extended clips.

But as promised.....

PARTY TIME

2009-03-11T11:37:00.004-04:00

6S x Potluck x all the ROSSI you can handle

APRIL 4th

The EP

2009-03-09T01:17:00.002-04:00

The covers are below.

The link is here.

Enjoy.

http://www.zshare.net/download/5670179676a8e9e5

The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down EP covers

2009-03-04T17:15:00.007-05:00

March 6th.

Solo Comes to Cleveland

2009-02-24T09:17:00.007-05:00

Last night Solange performed at the House of Blues in Cleveland. It was a great show. Her band was great and cute (the bassist was giving me the eye). She rocked out. The crowd rocked out. My homie DJ Steph Floss opened for her.

I took some illegal footage which I will post once my computer situation is resolved (I have a clip of a very dope cover of Love Fool by the Caridgans).

For now, check out some of the pics courtesy of my trusty BB.

You can't really seem them in these pics but Solo had on the SICKEST gloves. I've been trying to find a pair like them all morning with no luck at all. :-(

Floss is back on his healthy food kick. So he brought rice cakes and grapes to "work".

The bassist gave me his set list. I told you he was give me the eye :-)

Confessions: Sneaker Edition

2009-02-16T13:31:00.007-05:00

I love sneakers (check the title of this online journal). I always have. I always will.

I remember how excited I would get when the Eastbay came in the mail. I would spend hours going over all of the shoes that I wanted and ways to get my parents to buy them for me.

With that said, I have a confession to make...... I have owned some of the WORST sneakers of all time.

Take a look at some of the sneakers in my closet of shame...

Exhibit 1: Jordan 11 low in black and red

These weren't exactly my fault. I wanted the highs but they sold out before I could talk my dad into buying them for me. He got me the lows to make up for it......obviously he only made matters worse. I hated these shoes then and they make me cringe now.

Exhibit 2: The Kobe IIs aka the Moon Boot.

I fell victim to the hype with these. It was basketball season my junior year of high school and the boys team was getting them as one of their team shoes (our high school had an Adidas sponsorship). So when it came time for me to pick a shoe to hoop in, I picked the Kobe II. It was big. And bulky. And heavy. And stiff. Bad pick, Ainslee.

Exhibit 3: The (original) Master P

Arguably the worst shoe ever made. I don't know what I was thinking. I asked for them before I ever saw them and when they arrived......yeah. It was this freaky shoe-in-shoe combination...with the inner shoe being like a fitted water shoe/sock thing. Now I realize that it wasn't even realized by a legit shoe company....just "Master P" kinda like the "Shaqs" now. And to make matters worse, I had the blue and orange pair so mine were like 12 times uglier than the ones pictured here.

We've all had wack shoes in our closet. I'm just the first to admit it.

F*ck You & Your 25 Random Things....

2009-02-05T15:23:00.003-05:00

I wasn't going to do one of these. It's been on ATL radio today. There's an article on TIME's website about these. It's out of control.....But the one posted by Nudy inspired me. So here you go...

1. I live 2 very separate lives. (No, I am not an assassin or a stripper in my spare time.) When those two worlds cross paths, I get a little nervous. It happens...and it's been happening more frequently lately but it still makes me very uneasy.

2. I move at a ridiculously fast pace through life. It's how I operate. It's how my mind works. I'm okay with that.

3. I have negative patience. In a perfect world, everything would happen seamlessly. (See #2). When there is lag time, I get very angry.

4. I have a horrible temper. I probably need anger management. I try really hard to control it but once something sets me off....it's over.

5. I retain information like a savant. Most people think I'm really smart...they're wrong. I just don't forget enough random facts.

6. I've been a lot of places and met a lot of people but I've only been star struck once. It was crazy. I couldn't talk. I didn't even really want to move. I couldn't believe that "they" were there...right in front of me...close enough to touch. (I don't get like that around them now.)

7. For some reason people live life vicariously though me. (I'm not a pretentious asshole....people have actually told me this.) I really don't think my life is all that out of the ordinary. Then again, it's the only life I've ever lived.

8. I am inspired by the people around me. I enjoy seeing my friends succeed more than I enjoy my own success.

9. I don't believe my own hype.

10. My text game is at all-star levels. I've had a full qwerty keyboard on my mobile device since I was 15 (what's up to all the kids that had 2way pagers in high school!)

11. I have self-diagnosed ADD. I need to be doing like 3 things at once to function properly.

12. I average at least 1 typo per text/BBM. (See#2) Eventually, you'll get used to it.

13. I don't necessarily think I'm a "trend-setter". Sometimes I just do what I feel. Sometimes I'm just really good at picking out the next hot thing and making people believe in it.

14. I think of a rap lyric that relates to pretty much everything. (See #5)

15. My best friend is a guy. We're pretty much the same person. We think the same things at the same times. His temper might be a little worse than mine.

16. I don't watch movies. It's not that I don't like them...I just don't watch them. All the movies you think are classic, I haven't seen. And if I have seen them, it's b/c #15 made me watch it.

17. I'm obsessed with C.O. Bigelow Mentha Lip Shine. #15's parents got me 52 tubes when I left Columbus...I've opened about 30 of them so far. They're everywhere. I always have one within arm's reach. If I can't find a tube immediately, I panick. *cue Napoleon Dynamite "My lips hurt real bad.**

18. I was really passive aggressive growing up.

19. I have a problem with authority. I always have. DO NOT TELL ME WHAT TO DO! You can make a suggestion and then give me a logical explanation for that suggestion...but don't try to boss me around. (See #4.)

20. When I shop, I don't put together outfits. I just buy random things I like and try to figure out how to make them work later. Maybe that's why I never match (See #13.)

21. I hate to be wrong. It really really bothers me. (See #5)

22. I realized recently that I really enjoy arguing with people. If you argue properly, you're never wrong. (See #21 and #5).

23. Some of my best conversations have been with people under 7 and over 70. At that age, people are either too young or too old to care. It's some of the most pure conversation you can have.

24. I'm always down for an adventure. I hop on planes, buses (big shout out to the Megabus) and in cars headed to random places for no good reason at all. It's always a good time or a good story.

25. I have an extremely low pain tolerance. I have someone with me to hold my hand when I get tattoos.

26. I'm extremely tickle-ish. But don't tickle me. It pisses me off (See #4.) I almost broke up with someone for tickling me after I explicitly asked them not to.

Yes, I did 26 instead of 25. (See#19).

On Love

2009-02-04T00:31:00.002-05:00

Am the only person that thinks love is the most ridiculous thing ever????

Like seriously....you get all worked up over some intangible "emotion"....start acting all irrational and doing things out of your normal character.

It's freaky. It's weird. It's creepy. And it sucks.

NO THANK YOU!

Featuring ME

2009-02-03T00:00:00.001-05:00

The homies over at Eighty81 posted "No, No, No" in the LISTEN UP feature.

Check it out.

http://eighty81.com/v2/?p=9412#more-9412

**Note to self: I really need to schedule some photo shoots. I can't continue to use these super old photos.**

Life-ism of the day

2009-01-29T13:18:00.003-05:00

Don't force the purchase.

*This life-ism applies to so much more than just shopping.

Thank God for "Weird" People

2009-01-28T10:15:00.001-05:00

Sometimes I feel a little (read: a lot) out of place...Then I meet someone that is WAAAY more left field than I am. That makes me feel good. Like I'm "okay"....and I still have room to turn it up a notch.

Don't mind me...these are just my random thoughts........

Mmmmm beefy....

2009-01-27T10:28:00.001-05:00

I stopped eating pork about 4 years ago. The toughest part was giving up bacon and Honeybaked Ham (during the holidays).

Turkey bacon was a reasonable substitute but recently I discovered beef bacon. This stuff is God sent!

Its great. Amazingly great.

If you live in Cleveland, you can get it at the Westside Market on W. 25th. I don't think I've seen it in any stores.... Either way, its worth the trip.

My Favorite Things - Bloc Party

2009-01-26T10:54:00.004-05:00

Bloc Party is a London-based band that I discovered at Lolla this past summer. Over the months, they have grown to be one of my obsessions. I heart this band and their entire discography.

They will actually be in the U.S. on tour in March. I'm going to catch the show in Chicago on March 28th so if you'll be in the city you should definitely come. It's like a week after my birthday so it's automatically going to be a good time.

Oh yeah, I just discovered today that Bloc Party is on Twitter. Don't be afraid to be a follower.

www.twitter.com/thisisblocparty

Best Morning BBM Ever

2009-01-24T09:00:00.001-05:00

"Wakie wakie eggs and bakie"

:-)

It's Friday....

2009-01-23T09:05:00.000-05:00

...which means it's only 2 days from Monday.

Look At What I Found....

2009-01-21T19:58:00.002-05:00

I was watching perhaps the worst documentary ever last night. It was about the mixtape industry and its rise. Some of the info was decent but it was poorly constructed overall.

But I digress. I'm watching, watching, watching and... *BOOM*

A very young, very New York SICKAMORE is on my laptop.

And who knew he was an artist???

Peep the still shots.

Just keep pouring salt...

2009-01-19T22:25:00.002-05:00

There was a package waiting by my door when I got home from work today. I like mail. So, naturally, I was excited.

I opened the box to find my shipment of study guides for the CFA exam.

The suckage continues....

Being a Good Houseguest 101

2009-01-19T22:23:00.001-05:00

Last Friday my homie DJ O Sharp crashed at my place the night after he dj'd the Biggie event at Touch Supper Club.

I was thoroughly impressed that he brought his slippers. Very posh.

O, you're welcome on my couch anytime!

IM Etiquette

2009-01-14T12:15:00.003-05:00

I'm more "Hahaha" than "Lol".

But that's just me.

This Morning....

2009-01-13T11:26:00.000-05:00

I woke up with a whole new attitude. It's like Regular-Me-On-X.

Stay tuned. You don't wanna miss what's about to happen.....

Mom Quote of the Day

2009-01-10T20:34:00.000-05:00

*After burning dinner*

"Eat it. Its not bad. Its brownskined. Don't be colorstruck."

A Day With The Fam

2009-01-10T19:57:00.002-05:00

As I get older and my life gets more hectic, I have to specifically carve out time to spend with my family. (I'm actually posting this from my BB at my parent's loft.)

Today's plan was to go furniture shopping with my mom and stepdad. Unfortunately, Old Man Winter decided to rain (or snow) on my parade (see previous post)....but I'm no quitter. So we packed up the Rover and headed out.

I copped a couch (chocolate and wheat microfiber/leather) and 2 chairs (mint leather) for my random room for the lowski.

We then headed to the Westside Market. I have mixed emotions about that place. Its pretty cool and a good experience but I have no patience or desire to haggle over lamb chops or pineapples. Some people buy prepared food and eat it on a catwalk above the market...freaky. I did, however, discover a candy booth. Candy and caramel apples. Assorted flavors of popcorn. Various types of cookies. It was great.

I bought a cherry candy apple to split with my mom, a dark chocolate mint covered Oreo, and a mini popcorn ball.

Pictures are below.

Winter Wonderland

2009-01-10T13:04:00.000-05:00

Little baby Jesus is not pleased with me.

IB3 ~ Cheat On You

2009-01-09T09:18:00.005-05:00

I'm not really into posting random songs that I hear out in these streets (or out on this Internet) but if I like something, I support it b/c I want you to like to it.

The Houston Homie IB3 has a song called "Cheat On You" that I think is pretty dope. (Yes, girls cheat too.) Check it out HERE.

If you're not already checking for IB3, you should be.

You never know.... maybe you'll hear a collab one day. IBeezy does have a song called "Party Animal" in the works..... maybe she'll let me feature on it.... After all, NO ONE parties like me. No One. :-)

Insight on Life

2009-01-08T17:01:00.001-05:00

People that leave life up to chance deserve everything they don't get.

Sh!t That's Never Gonna Come Out

2009-01-07T00:50:00.002-05:00

I think I'm going to post snippets the stuff I've done that:

I like
I think you might like too
Is NEVER coming out

Enjoy

Work Hard, Play Hard (feat. Revenue Rich)

Oh yeah.... Here's Rich's verse too

My New Dance

2009-01-06T22:46:00.003-05:00

I'm about to bring this up north. From now on I'm WRECKIN with the Dallas Boogie.

**This is not THE Fat Al. Just some random fat nigga named Al.

Mom Quote of the Day

2009-01-03T21:14:00.000-05:00

"Stop that. You sound like a slave."

Ringing in the New Year

2009-01-02T17:56:00.001-05:00

After deciding not to go out for New Year's Eve, I booked a hotel room with some leftover Starwood points I had. I spent the evening in solitude, ordered room service, read for my CFA, and relaxed.

12am: Watched the ball drop in Times Square.

12:30am: laid down to go to sleep

2:12am: phone rings; I send the call to voicemail.

2:13am: phone rings; I answer.

Apparently my 86 year old great-uncle and his 76 year old wife went to a NYE party. She had been drinking. She drove. She hit a car in a gas station. That car happened to be an unmarked RTA police car. The officer gets out of his vehicle and shots her tire out. She hits another car. The real police get flagged down. She is arrested.

I have to go pick up my uncle and bail her out of jail.

She's so drunk she was throwing up, refused to get finger printed, wouldn't take her mug shot, and was passed out by the time we got to the police station.

Keep in mind that I had picked up my brand new car the day before. I don't like her and I had decided that if she threw up in my whip, I was going to put her out on the side of the road.

Luckily she didn't. I got them home safely. She reimbursed me for the bail money. I got back to my hotel room around 5am.

So much for a peaceful, rested night.

Happy new year to me.

FreshXpress

2008-12-29T21:48:00.006-05:00

I get a bizillion requests to write, collab, brand, market, (insert verb here) ideas on a weekly basis. Saying yes to the opportunity to be a part of the FreshXpress team was a no brainer.

Officially launching January 21st, FreshXpress will be THE premier interactive voice of the young African American. It is our mission to provide fresh thought, fresh perspectives, and fresh debate on issues relevant to the African American community.

The site will cover everything from politics to business to sports to relationships. There will also be a section for moderated debate.

Stay tuned.

Random Rant

2008-12-29T12:49:00.002-05:00

To break up the monotony I decided to let off a little steam.....

I'm generally a pretty accessible person. If you speak to me, I will speak back. I will hold a conversation with just about anyone on just about any topic. I'm starting to think that maybe this just isn't a good idea.... My overall experience is that most people suck. In addition to being boring, dull, and one-dimensional, they seem to be overwhelmingly dishonest and underhanded.

Maybe I'm just going through some things. Maybe this feeling will pass. We shall see.

Accept No Imposters

2008-12-29T12:45:00.003-05:00

Ciara on the DIVA beat...... NO!

Ciara stays losing.

Click here for R&B rap that I support.

Tis The Season

2008-12-26T11:16:00.003-05:00

I hope everyone enjoyed yesterday, whether you celebrate the Christmas holiday or not.

As I get older, it is more difficult for me to get into the holiday spirit. The only thing that makes me feel merry and jolly is listening to the 8 Days of Christmas cd by Destiny's Child. Of course my opinion is biased, but this is my favorite contemporary Christmas cd. If you haven't heard it, you should check it out. It originally came out in 2001 but it's still worth checking for.

Re-occurring Theme of the Day

2008-12-22T17:40:00.000-05:00

"When you try hard that's when you die hard."

All I Want For Christmas

2008-12-21T16:18:00.004-05:00

Christmas is fast approaching and the older I get the more I realize that Christmas is not about me at all. In fact, there really wasn't anything on my Christmas list this year.

As a kid, I used to ask for EVERYTHING for Christmas. One year, I asked for virtual reality....I was watching the news (yes, I watched the news growing up) and they were talking about this new invention that would create different experiences when you were hooked up to the machine. My poor mom went to every toy store in the city until some salesperson told her that virtual reality was more of experience than an actual toy. hahaha

Please don't tell me that I'm the only one that asked for ridiculous gifts for Christmas....am I?

Race Exhibit

2008-12-20T19:02:00.001-05:00

Today I went to the Cleveland Museum of History with my parents. There was this exhibit called RACE that was pretty dope. If you're in the Greater Cleveland area, you should check it out.

I don't remember what this was for but it was a pretty nice sketch.

So basically we're all black.... and my President is too :-)

These shirts describe how the U.S. Census would categorize these people in the given year.

Everybody move to the back of the bus.

"Race doesn't divide us. People do." Church.

Why Pay Retail?

2008-12-19T21:56:00.008-05:00

Hello, my name is me and I have a have a shopping problem.

There I said it.

Now moving along, one of my homies just sent me the 50% off code for KarmaLoop. So of course I had to feed my addiction. Here are some of the items I picked up:

My Favorite Things - Day 1

2008-12-18T17:00:00.006-05:00

Oprah does a "My Favorite Things" show. I like Oprah. I like the put people on to things that I like. So.... from time to time I'm going to post some of my favorite ish.

American Pimp - Best Movie of All Time - I don't care what you say, there is no better piece of cinematic footage ever captured. It's really a documentary... but that's what makes it great. It's real accounts from real life pimps. I don't even really watch movies but I know this entire movie line for line. I'm pretty sure you can watch it in parts on youtube or you can read up on it via wiki.

R.P. is by far the most entertaining pimp. Gorgeous Dre was actually on myspace at one point... I wonder if he'll ever join Twitter??? On yeah, I decided that when I finally get my dog, I'm going to name him Rosebudd (with 2 Ds for a double dose of this pimpin').

PARTAKE!

It's Choosing Season

2008-12-16T10:06:00.004-05:00

The convo was forwarded to me this morning. I'm still laughing... it's hilarious... but real.

HER *texting walking into Magic*: I'm sick of your sh!t
HIM: What? Huh
HER: It's dead
HIM: Yeah me too. I don't think we should talk anymore
*HIM changes Facebook status to*: "It's hard to let go of ppl but I don't want drama and it's best for me. A new me in 09"

It's cold outside so it is officially CHOOSING SEASON. Fellas, if you don't get chose, you get dropped. Getting dropped might suck but don't get emotional. That sucks even worse. Ladies, chose wisely.

*Disclaimer: This is based on a true story. Names have been changed to protect the innocent... and the guilty*

What More Can I Say?

2008-12-14T16:13:00.002-05:00

I've started writing this post a couple of times in an attempt to find the right words to say exactly what I want to say in the exact way I want to say it......

I'm frustrated. Dumb frustrated. Over the past couple of months, I've put in a lot of work. Lost a lot of sleep. Lost a few relationships. Gained a few fans. Earned a lot of respect. It's all a part of the game I chose to play. Frustration is expected. But in my case my frustrations are more internal than external.

Externally... as far as reception from the general population and industry heads... the response has been positive.... better than I had imagined it would be at this point. To everybody that supported "Never Matching" and "Everybody Knows Me", all I can say is THANK YOU. The tracks have been on mixtapes and blogsites across the country.

Internally... within the team... things haven't been the best. There's really not much I can say about the events and happenings surrounding the situation...Family business is family business.

All I can say is that my heart isn't in it. I haven't written anything or been to the studio in weeks..... and that hasn't really bothered me. In the future I may feel differently. But right now...at this moment............

"Let's see what happens when I no longer exist..... F*ck This"

**This probably would've been the next song we put out. **
http://www.zshare.net/audio/527392846fbd855a/

We Dress. We Don't Match

2008-12-12T12:03:00.012-05:00

I was BBMing Cheech like always.... She said one of her coworkers asked her what she had on that was red (which would warrent her rocking red shoes). She said "nothing" and proceeded to quote Never Matching. Ha! I freaking love it. Consciously not matching is spreading like a virus... and we all know where it started.

Basically, if you can dress... like REALLY dress... then you don't need to match... you prefer NOT to match.

This is Cheech today. And this is HER description of her outfit.... Fendi crossbody vintage like a mf, American Rag tank (blue), American Eagle long-sleeve shirt brown, Miss Sixty jeans, Jessica Simpson satin red pumps.

"Stupid fresh. Ahhhhh dipped. But I'm NEVER MATCHING"

Worst Ever!

2008-12-11T12:50:00.000-05:00

This will go down as the worst sandwich in the history of the world. It's grilled cheese from the Lemon Tree. It was the worst $3 I've ever spent.

Its greasy. The cheese was like the cheese sauce from Mr Hero. It tastes like cleaning chemicals. This was an awful experience.

The Secret Society

2008-12-10T13:05:00.009-05:00

I love my Blackberry. Really I do. I think I enjoy my Blackberry more than I enjoy the people I talk to on it. In a perfect world, everyone would have a Blackberry and they would all be on my BBM list (aka the Secret Society) and we could just PING! each other instead of calling.... that would be nice.

I've been in the BB game for about 3 years now. I switched over from the Sidekick I around 2005 and I've been all in ever since. Below are some of the various BBs that I've had.

The Curve: Jan 2008 - November 2008

The 8700: April 2007 - Jan 2008

Summer 2005 - April 2007

This is the first BB ever made. I would love to have one of these now. If anyone has one, I'll buy it from you.... seriously. (Or if anyone has a Motorola Timeport P935, I'd buy that too. I really miss the old 2ways.)

All my fellow BBers, feel free to add me to your BBM. If you get out of line, I WILL BLOCK YOU.

My PIN is 24A0262B

Cavies Game 12

2008-12-09T23:44:00.013-05:00

I finally got a chance to hit my first Cavs game this season. The Chalupa Cavs aren't messing around. They spanked the Raptors 114-84. (For those of you that aren't familiar, the fans get a free Chalupa when the Cavs score more than 100 points in a home game.)

It was a good time. The food in the VIP Club was excellent.... The commentary by the old white men behind us was classic..... Steph played Yonce as I was walking into the arena.... got a chance to meet up with Katie at halftime.... it felt good to be home.

Of course I took some pics courtesy of my trusty Bold.

I think this was during the first break when they play the goofy games with the fans.

Sometimes you've got to kick your feet up and enjoy life.

A little game time action

I finally got my scarf today. So I threw it on for the game.

What can I say.... I got a good life man.

The PK Myth Is NOT True!!!!

2008-12-09T09:42:00.004-05:00

Fun Fact About Me: I was raised in the home of a pastor. My stepdad has a church in the wonderful city of Akron, Ohio. So technically that would make me a Pastor's Kid.

I don't know why... but everyone seems to think that PKs are wild and crazy kids. It's NOT true. PKs are normal people. It's just that the general public decides to hold us to a higher standard for no good reason at all. NEWS FLASH: We aren't the ones that got the calling. We're just out here living our lives.

Personally, I'm at a point in life where I simply don't give a f*ck. The only thing that matters is my own satisfaction...so EVERYTHING I do is related to this goal. That has nothing to do with me being a PK. That's just me being me.

The moral of the story is: PKs are not unruly freaks of society. We are regular people, just like you.

How Random Is This???

2008-12-08T10:09:00.006-05:00

So I'm checking my one of my accounts this morning and I got the most random email ever...

The Back Story

Everyone knows that Chicago is my favorite city (and if you didn't know before now you do). Actually, the plan was the move there after graduation. So my senior year I interviewed with a couple of companies in Chicago. As part of the final round to these interviews, I had to fly out to Chicago and go through a battery of interviews at headquarters.

It's mid-October 2006. I'm just touched down at O'Hare. I'm at baggage claim trying to locate my bag and find my driver all at the same time. Out of nowhere, this man starts talking to me.... he's pretty friendly... asks me why I'm in town... tells me he works in hospitality and event planning... he's pretty well dressed... he gives me his business card and tells me to contact him. (If you're wondering why he wants me to contact him, your guess is as good as mine. But hey, it can't hurt right.)

So that night I get to my hotel and send him an email........ and never got a response.

Back to the Future

Ok back to me checking my email.... I have an email from the guy at the airport in Chicago. WHO REPLIES TO AN EMAIL 2 YEARS LATER???? Anyway.... he's hosting a holiday party next weekend... invited me to attend.... I'm seriously considering going. He seems like an interesting guy and I'm random like that.

Just thought I'd share that tidbit of morning random with the world.

I Am The Monopoly Queen

2008-12-08T01:16:00.008-05:00

My homie Val seems to think that she can beat me in a game of Monopoly. It's not going to happen. I DO THIS. Just take a look at my guy Joe (pictured below)after taking a loss from me. I destroy souls in Monopoly. You don't want to challenge the queen.

Yay!

2008-12-07T20:52:00.001-05:00

I really like black & white. I really like gifts. I really like things I can wear. So this scarf that my friend Larry knitted for me is about to be my new favorite thing. Thanks Larry!

Jilly From Philly

2008-12-06T22:27:00.007-05:00

I'm sitting here watching Dave Chappelle's Block Party on FUSE and just thought "I wish I was deep like Jill Scott". I remember back in high school I would listen to "He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat)" repeatedly and wonder if that was what love was really like; b/c if it was.... I wanted in. (It certainly doesn't hurt that Big Homie* included the song at the tail-end of Dangerously In Love during The Beyonce Experience tour.)

So smooth... so comfortable in her own skin... so D.O.P.E.

Below are some of my favorite video clips. (I apologize for the girl going off when Yonce* makes the song transition but it's the best clip I could find that wasn't stupid long.)

*Beyonce' Knowles will always be referred to as "Big Homie" or simply "Yonce".

I CAN'T ESCAPE THE BOOKS!

2008-12-06T18:15:00.001-05:00

After undergrad, I decided that I was done with school. I was sick of class and MBAs are overrated. SOMEHOW I got draped off into taking the CFA Exam. I sit for Part I in June. So for the next 7 months... These 6 super thick books consume my world.

Welcome to My World

2008-12-06T17:09:00.003-05:00

In the wake of my Facebook deactivation, I created this online journal to continue to share bits and pieces of my life with the world. That may sound pretty self-righteous but let's face it... I'm a pretty interesting person.

This site will have its fair share of typos b/c I make a lot of typos. I can't be good at everything. I'll try to catch them and correct them. But if I miss any, you should still be able to catch my drift.

This site will also be full of random thoughts, rants, photos, video clips, links, etc.

Feel free to send me emails and comments... or not... it's whatev.

Enough of the introductory bs.... Welcome to my world.