OK....I slept in on a Friday night (for the second week in a row) and it felt good as hell. I haven't rested like that all week. Missed the Ninjasonik event @ Webster Hall but they'll perform again. I spent the night working on some stuff and watching Entourage. I'm liking this Ari Gold character....
-Getting into the Raekwon Listening Session for "OB4CL II" at EMI was the highlight of my week. It was on a rooftop and free food and alcohol is never a bad thing. Chopped it up with a couple of heads I knew and enjoyed a Rae performance of some old/new joints. Shallah has greys in his beard...It's crazy to me. My cousins used to play OB4CL I all the time. I'm trying to get a hookup on the release party @ Santos on the 8th...that's where I need to be @.Even if I get a connect on the album, I'll still go out and cop to support....
-....and from what I've heard thus far, it sounds way better than BP3. Unless those atrocious leaked joints aint gonna be on BP3. Please God. Please. We deserve better. We've waited too long for this album to sound like the trash that we've been hearing (-the "Mars vs Venus" (or vice versa) joint).
-Got to go to KRS-One and Buckshot's listening session for Survival Skills. Shoutouts to Duck Down Records for providing us that boom bap music in this climate. It sounded like a dope album content wise....and KRS ended up taking over the stage @ one point and doing what he does best-teaching....Between this and Skyzoo's release, Duck Down doing a good job...
-Went to work promoting our show that we'll be holding next week @ the Bowery Poetry club. I'm not getting a haircut or shave till I'm done promoting. I'll also make a separate post so you wonderful viewers can have the info. Deal?
-On Monday, went to the Benji Jeans office for their mixer. Big shoutouts to the homie Nesha for puttng us on. Got to meet with the owner of Bengi Jeans as well as some other folks. Good times.
-Went to see my son Kris Kasanova and Denim perform @ Drom and saw an old family friend. It was good seeing her, a friend of my older sister who's really come into her own. Definitely good seeing old friends. Its good to see an artist like Kris perform....his style is more mellowed out and conversational...think street narraration....He's performing @ Santos next week so I'll post the info for that as well (after I post up my show's info first LOL)...
-I don't even know how many new people I met this week. I lost count. I must say that carrying business cards is a must.
-Per the recommendation of a friend of mine, I went to Public Assembly to see a group called The Crowd perform...and I was amazed. Three artists. An MC, a singer and a guitarist/MC....and the guitarist ends up proposing to his girl AT the show. Even for a grouch like myself, I must admit that's pretty touching and cool. Congrats and Good Luck to them.
-Had a big meeting :-X. Three heads are way better than one. :-X
-Might go to the MJ BDay Celebration in Prospect Park today....don't feel like getting wet tho honestly.....
-Blogging from my phone. I think I'll do this more often then come back and post links etc when I get by a computer...
-Ive had a strong craving for shrimp lo mein and steamed dumplings....
-Out.
"The Coolest B-Boi Stance"-Wordspit
Better late than never, but I had to throw the much awaited mixtape from an artist I personally follow and have worked with by the name of Wordspit. I kid you all not....this dude can fuckin' SPIT. Don't believe me? Take a listen for yourself. Enjoy!
"If Big L and Lupe Fiasco somehow had a mutant nappy headed ho of an offspring-- his name would be Wordspit"-Defsounds.com
Video: "House Of Flying Daggers"-Raekwon
REALLY liking what I'm hearing from this album. "10 Bricks" leaked today and it sounds like it's on some other level type shit.
Enjoy the "OB4CL II" album sampler here and peep the video below
Enjoy the "OB4CL II" album sampler here and peep the video below
"In The Ghetto"-Beanie Sigel
Had to throw this up on here. HUGE Beans fan. Due to the lack of promo for this album (side-eye to whatever label this project is on), I have no choice but to assume this is the first single. The vid is gritty as hell and I got flashbacks of The Wire Season 4 watching it. Enjoy.
Scratchin' The Surface
So...
Life's officially started for me. I've been meaning to blog about this but I'll be an official college graduate come September. It's been an interesting 4.5 years.
Met a lotta cool people. Cut off a lotta assholes.
Met some lifelong friends and expanded my network. Got my start in the entertainment industry junior year and been rockin' out ever since. Took a lotta interesting classes and had some dope professors.
I didnt go away for school...so I missed the "bugout" aspect of it...but life is what you make it. I've done more than enough partying to compensate.
I dunno....I feel like the labels need some new blood and to introduce us younger, more tech saavy folk into the ranks. I was talking with a friend of mine and she expressed the same thing. Miss works at Atlantic who is infamous for being successful with the digital format (which labels shouldve embraced anyway)
I'm 23. I feel like I'm just starting to self actualize my potential.
The next few years are gonna be interesting.
Back In The Game.....
Funny how things work out. Really hilarious.....
My new approach is to stop having expectations and just take things as they come. I've had to deal with broke pretty chicks, nice girls with daddy/commitment issues, nice girls who want relationships that I'm not ready for, chicks not wanting to get tested, chicks with BFs trying to make me BF # 2 and everything in between, not to mention "singers" and "models". Then I gotta hear how I'm the selfish, defensive one who justifies being an asshole because I apparently attract these types.
Like if I know a girl is a conniving bitch I'll actively choose to continue to date her.
:-/
So...after some time off from the dating game that I took to clear my head and regroup, I found myself out with a new female companion on Friday. The date went well as we did some ill shit.
First, we went to Woo Hop in Chinatown and ya'll already know my greedy ass ordered a lotta food. We then took the Staten Island Ferry back and forth to the city. That was VERY fun and relaxing for whatever reason. Talked and chopped it up about life and stuff. Went for a walk then went our respective ways.
We seem to have great initial chemistry. I dont have to tone myself down or not say certain things and I like that. I can be the grinning sarcastic fellow that you all have come to know and love. I have to be this "semi-PC" guy all the time because I have certain things and it's fun to go out and just bug the fuck out and not worry about being told what to say/how to act....
Things can happen so I'm always prepared but this looks like it'll be interesting.
Shorty isnt Black and that's never really an issue because I relate to people on a human level first. It's gonna be an interesting experience. I got a few dirty looks but I could give a shit less. I date people based on what they bring to the table so it is what it is. I believe is using your best options anyway so....
Funny thing is
Friends:"I could totally see you with a white girl"
Me: "How so? ya'll know I dont give a fuck as long as we can rock out"
Them: "We just could :-X"
My bro: "You got too much bad energy to be with a Black girl"
Me: "????? Fuck is that supposed to mean?"
Funny thing is...I feed off of negative attention more than I do positive attention. I LOVE it.
I just think that people can be ridiculous with dating expectations. If it aint gonna work out, it aint gonna work out with someone. This aint a movie where the dude always gets the girl and shit at the end. Get in where you fit in.
Oh...........turns out Miss Thang is a dancer/choreographer.
I'm slobbering at the "possibilities".
Side note:
Female friend: "What's the point of dating if you dont see yourself marrying the person or being with them longterm?"
Me: *stoneface*
Cant we just have fun sometimes?
