Last night I had the opportunity to see one of my favorite groups of all time perform: Brand Nubians. I been a fan since around 92' when i first heard One For All. I remember workin wit my pops and when we got finished and he paid me I asked him to take me to the record store and thats where i got the Brand Nubians tape and we listened to it all the way home. I was hyped when I got home and played it again with my brother and my friends. There were plenty standout tracks on that albun and when I heard it I was instantly hooked. Their lyrics were strong and to some controversial. Ive always been a person that was proud to be Black but this one one of the albums that made me even prouder. Even to this day I recognize know and understand their music on so many levels. They deinitely have had an affect on me.
Fast forward to last night and I was crazy hyped to check the show. I went solo cause none of my people wanted to hang out and its been a minute since I been out so I had to go out but thats here nor there. It was a nice crowd in the spot. The DJ was doing his thing and i was lovin it. There were a lot of local cats that went on and they did their thing. One group in particular was The Cornel West Theory. They had a live band and everything so I was in the zone. They even had cats break dancing so people were enjoying themselves. During the performances all the Brand Nubian members were in the crowd just vibin with the people taken pictures signin autographs and everything. When Brand Nubians hit the stage the place was crazy packed and ready to go. They ran thru joint after joint after joint and they had the people in a frenzie. definitely an A+ show. I was happy when I asked if a new album was comin and they said yes..........
Peace
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Mike Vick Project/ Professional Sports Salaries
I dont watch too much tv outside of sports, the news channels, and my home improvement shows lol. This post is two fold. First I want to touch on the Mike Vick project and an article that i read while i got home a lil while ago dealing with professional sports and their high salaries.
The Mike Vick show is great to me. Having grown up in an "urban" area Ive seen dog fights on many occasions. Im not here to argue wether or not dog fighting is good bad indifferent or whatever. The reason why I like the show is that its honest brutally honest at times but honest. When his whole situation went down I paid attention to how it was gonna go down. I was surprised at the sentence but understood that he was made an example of maybe because of his celbrity and race. I have had a million conversations about the topic and half the people think he should have been locked up longer and others felt it was too long. For the rcord I believe that he didnt deserve all that time. All the sports radio stations had callers call up and say how sick he was and that he was a monster and all that. These people were seriously actin like he was the grim reaper himself. His situation showed me that people cared more for the animals rather than human beings. It messed me up and dont understand it at all. People talkin bout he sick and mad that he is able to resume his career. There have been countless people make money while in jail and when they get out so I didnt see the fuss. Maybe Im just as sick as him.
I had the opportunity to read an article today that said that the NBA may loose $400 million this year due to the economy poor ticket sales and such. Apparently in 2011 their CBA (collective bargaining agreement) is to run out and they need to approve a new one. There is a similar issue that may hit the NFL as well. The issue is that the owners want more of the revenues as opposed to the players getting a huge chunk of the pie. SO I finnish the article and I see all of these comments and they borderline if not racist in their nature. To sum up the comments they basically refered to the players as rich thugs and they didnt deserve to get all that money to play a game. I'm sittin there like these people cant be serious. In my mind I dont get mad or upset when these players make some wild salaries or even what they do with their money. Its not my business. These people obviously have the talent and have taken it to the highest level to compete at that highest level. I mean this can be a direct contrast to slave owners and their plantations. Back then they kept 100% of the profits and barely gave their "workers" andything so its an evolutin of sorts. The owners are trying to take more of the stacks ($$$) and leave the players with a small piece of the pie. Some might think thats cool but i dont. The players put themselves on the field court whatever and they make the leagues they play in. If there are no players will the sport thrive. I asked a coworker this and they said that if the NFL had a strike they would still watch the "replacements" but Im like damn whats the deal with the product thats being put on the field. Whats the point with all that. Just my opinion.
Peace
The Mike Vick show is great to me. Having grown up in an "urban" area Ive seen dog fights on many occasions. Im not here to argue wether or not dog fighting is good bad indifferent or whatever. The reason why I like the show is that its honest brutally honest at times but honest. When his whole situation went down I paid attention to how it was gonna go down. I was surprised at the sentence but understood that he was made an example of maybe because of his celbrity and race. I have had a million conversations about the topic and half the people think he should have been locked up longer and others felt it was too long. For the rcord I believe that he didnt deserve all that time. All the sports radio stations had callers call up and say how sick he was and that he was a monster and all that. These people were seriously actin like he was the grim reaper himself. His situation showed me that people cared more for the animals rather than human beings. It messed me up and dont understand it at all. People talkin bout he sick and mad that he is able to resume his career. There have been countless people make money while in jail and when they get out so I didnt see the fuss. Maybe Im just as sick as him.
I had the opportunity to read an article today that said that the NBA may loose $400 million this year due to the economy poor ticket sales and such. Apparently in 2011 their CBA (collective bargaining agreement) is to run out and they need to approve a new one. There is a similar issue that may hit the NFL as well. The issue is that the owners want more of the revenues as opposed to the players getting a huge chunk of the pie. SO I finnish the article and I see all of these comments and they borderline if not racist in their nature. To sum up the comments they basically refered to the players as rich thugs and they didnt deserve to get all that money to play a game. I'm sittin there like these people cant be serious. In my mind I dont get mad or upset when these players make some wild salaries or even what they do with their money. Its not my business. These people obviously have the talent and have taken it to the highest level to compete at that highest level. I mean this can be a direct contrast to slave owners and their plantations. Back then they kept 100% of the profits and barely gave their "workers" andything so its an evolutin of sorts. The owners are trying to take more of the stacks ($$$) and leave the players with a small piece of the pie. Some might think thats cool but i dont. The players put themselves on the field court whatever and they make the leagues they play in. If there are no players will the sport thrive. I asked a coworker this and they said that if the NFL had a strike they would still watch the "replacements" but Im like damn whats the deal with the product thats being put on the field. Whats the point with all that. Just my opinion.
Peace
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Valentines Day...........
Happy Valentines Day!!!!!
Just got off the plane and Im home chillin watchin the rest of this NBA All Star game. This year I was spposed to be out there for all the festivities but I had to step out of town. Its funny cause the airport was full of red balloons and everybody was just in a loving spirit. The plane was all decorated and everything. I just had to laugh.
This year doesnt feel like Valentines Day because its just been a hectic but fun start to this year snow storms and some more stuff. For this post I just have to give a shout out to my love. Im happy and thankful that we are in each others lives. She is beautiful smart strong thoughtful and has one of the biggest hearts. I like that she is so giving of her time to others and we just make each other better. She's my number one supporter and she shows it to me day in and day out. I could probably write about how she has been there for me in some real tough times but Im not Im just gonna say I love you.
Peace
Just got off the plane and Im home chillin watchin the rest of this NBA All Star game. This year I was spposed to be out there for all the festivities but I had to step out of town. Its funny cause the airport was full of red balloons and everybody was just in a loving spirit. The plane was all decorated and everything. I just had to laugh.
This year doesnt feel like Valentines Day because its just been a hectic but fun start to this year snow storms and some more stuff. For this post I just have to give a shout out to my love. Im happy and thankful that we are in each others lives. She is beautiful smart strong thoughtful and has one of the biggest hearts. I like that she is so giving of her time to others and we just make each other better. She's my number one supporter and she shows it to me day in and day out. I could probably write about how she has been there for me in some real tough times but Im not Im just gonna say I love you.
Peace
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
The Beginning
This is the begining of my blogging career. Like everyone i have an opinion about things going on in this world as well as my own universe. I want this blog to be fun and at times will be serious depending on the nature of the subject. Maybe share a recipe or two or even writting a review about some new music i got my hand on whatever. Either way its gonna be my words and point of view.
Peace
Peace
Haiti
Let me first start by saying that my heart goes out to the people of Haiti. The devestation that this country has had to deal with is hard to cope with from the hurricanes to the recent eartquake that shook up the country. I have never been to the country but have a great deal of respect for the people there. Haiti being the first black independent country so they are a proud people and have every right to be.
The reason for this post is to share my thoughts on the recent news of the "missionaries" stealing the youth of that country. When I first heard about this I had to do a double take and pay attention to the news. My mind immediately said these people are trying to profit off of Haiti's pain. The more I paid attention my mind just started going. So it turns out the "missionaries" wanted to steal the "orphans" and get them adopted in the United States. I guess they would have a better life here. I could speak more about "missionaires" but maybe more at a later time. At this time there are a whole lot of people who want to adopt a lot of the youth from Haiti to give them a diferent life. Im not against adoption at all but from a lot of news reports and articles are reporting is that some of these kids indeed did have parents so that just made me confused.
Adoption is a double edged sword. They would be takin them from their native land native people and native language. Their whole way of life would be changed forever. Some of these orphans may not even know if their families are out there or not. its a sticky situation. Its like their roots are being uprooted. A person that doesnt have their roots are bound to be lost and not have proper direction in their life. I cant support any of that. On the other hand getting the orphans out of that environment could prove to be a good thing. With any adoption I would want dor the adoptive parents to have open and big hearts and be willing to take on that responsibility that comes with having kids. They would also need space and a plan for that child. The orphans would need more than just "things". I would hope that they would bring the orpphans to a new situation that would help them prosper educationally emotionally socially and skillfully. If all of this can happen then im wit it. What cant happen is people doing it for some stacks ($) or because its just the popular thing to do right now. Like any child they are gonna require nuff time attention patience love equality etc etc.
My hope is that the world will continue to help Haiti out during this tough time. There has been an outpour of $$$ and aid to Haiti but if you've been paying close enough Haiti has slipped away from the headlines for whatever reason. The superbowl just went down the east coast is being hit with a rash of winter storms mudslides in cali lil wayne missin jail for his teeth. I mean its a lot goin on in this world granted but Haiti has to be built up stronger than ever. It has to built up from the inside out and the outside in. The humanitarian just doesnt want them to be taken advantage of. Only time will tell
PEACE
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