hijacking the mainstream

you can imagine my excitement when upon arriving home from a long day of work and school, i happened to find this image staring at me from the mailbox:



as we all know she is pregnant and the article talks about that, her music, the irony of her fiance (and his fam) and pretty much where she wants to go from here on out. so check it out on newstands everywhere.

or read it online on spin here.

nueva musica: Kanye West

What can I say about this album? It really surprised me, it feels like his most thematic collection thus far. From the powerful album cover, a deflated balloon in the shape of a heart, each song, though synthesized and danceable, really is deep rooted in some sort of heartbreak.

I have been killin this album and I'm still not over it. Stand outs are heartbreak, coldest winter, see you in my knightmares (feat lil weezy), amazing (feat young jeezy), robocop... okay, okay so the whole album pretty much kicks ass. but pinocchio story is by far my favorite track, its prolly his deepest and most vulnerable song yet. It was recorded live in singapore, and is truly touching as he sings "Do you think I sacrificed real life for all the fame of flashing lights?"

Though I question whether his truest fans will feel somewhat alienated. This is a completely different record and is not so much a hip hop album as it is a electro pop album. Afterall 808's is a reference to the Roland 808 and pretty much turns him vocally into a robot. In any case the album in my opinion is flawless.

2 thumbs up...so check it!

SpiritandPower7

So I came across this comment online regarding a story about obama's immediate actions assembling his team:

SpiritandPower7
02:39 AMNov 10 2008
"Even though i voted for McCain, I am going to pray for Obama because my God commands me to....I am going to leave the door open to seek the position of President, as soon as his voters overthrow him...If i become President, this Nation will be governed by The Word of God...If you refuse to obey the Laws of The Lord Jesus, you will be deported...The gay people will be permitted to be gay, behind closed doors....I will seek godly people for office and positions throughout ALL goverment offices, especially our military...It is a must to have the most powerful military to remain a superpower....I would revise all laws to reduce our expansions of prisons...Death penalties would be imposed immediately, based on all evidence, and the testimony of two or three witnesses....There would be no more appeals , PERIOD...The money we would save on prisons would be used fro children to get the proper education, they need so they can better themselves."


Now with the name "SpiritandPower7" aside, I, once again, find myself not at all surprised that this dude is a "christian" AND obsessed with power (as reflected by his name and words.) The fact that this mofo's god commands him to pray for Obama, whilst he would still deport those who refused to obey the "Laws of The Lord Jesus" AND immediately impose death penalties, with no appeals mind you, is completely twisted. It seems that he, like many of his kind, conveniently forget that his lord Jesus Christ did not judge (afterall he impregnated a prosititute) and was prolly one of the most tolerant peeps out there.

The amount of intolerance and hatred out there all under the umbrella of the righteous christian bible thumpers is sum scurry shit. So just a heads up, this douche is definitely part of the majority who voted yes on 8, and he prolly lives next door to you, or even worse, me!

fin

the change we needed

its official!!!
meet president elect barack obama:



history has been written and it is a true testament to the power of the people!

so now america, what next!? voting him into office is just the beginning. we must all remember that contrary to popular belief, obama is still just a man, and not a miracle worker. so ultimately we are the ones responsible for change, and subsequently must be held responsible for it. therefore we must now be proactive and make the necessary changes within our personal lives. it is up to us to pick ourselves up and take our country forward, into a brighter and more positive future.

one sign at a time

so i must say that i have tried my hardest to not blog or write about california's prop 8, which is to ban gay marriage. the reason being that i feel with all things considered, a bad global economy, young vets still in the middle east and a dying planet, it seems completely ridiculous that this is even an issue that we are debating. are we seriously that blinded by our own religious beliefs that we can not look past whatever a damn book says to see that in an attempt to "save marriage" we are honestly trying to strip away human civil liberties!?

so, while out running sum errands on a seemingly normal sunday, i found myself driving into HG (as i do daily) when leaving the LB towne center to return home. when i noticed about 10 individuals, young and old, holding giant yes on 8 banners. now waiting at a seemingly eternal red light, it literally took every bone in my body to not start cussing these dumb fucks out. such obvious support for a prop which only spreads hatred and discrimination, had me double guessing the hatred i was feeling in return.

now ironically enough, it seems utterly humorous to see these people straight posted in HG. now for those of you who do not know of this city, let's just say that priorities are a bit skewed. not only does this city have a profit hoarding casino and a newly built bingo club (same owner) which can obviously only exist in a high poverty level, there is an unmentioned amount of homelessness surrounding said buildings. yet, instead of trying to better the community around them, by organizing a homeless shelter, a soup kitchen, or i don't know, how about promoting the importance of education and safe sex in an attempt to break the chains which surround po folks of color, they choose to promote yes on 8.

so that was on sunday, now only adding further fuel to the fire, this evening after leaving work to a crammed night of finals prep and last minute assignments, i came across a few more of those wretched banners. and just as i was thinking, "great, more hate!!" i continue to drive only to find that the banners immediately began to double and triple, they were literally placed about 5 yards from one another on BOTH sides of the street AND the median center divider!! (keep in mind this is major public street!) you could only imagine how irate i was. this was officially the straw that broke the camels back, and the time to hesitate was through, i decided i must remove this garbage littering my neighborhood in an attempt to help spread tolerance.

so i called for reinforcement, and after some hesitation, the shit was on! with accomplice in tow, we planned our strategic move, her on sidewalk and i on the god damn median! the hunt was on. we were as stealth as ninjas, even as a popo shined his lights at us, signs in hand no less, without missing a beat we both casually waved thus sending him on his piggy way. so spirits heightened, we ventured outwards to find more of these hate filled clusters. and after tracking yet another block of homes, the time had come to wrap it up.

so here i am, dirty as fuck, filthy hands typing away at my precious mac, having yet to start any homework, and needing to be at work at 6am, and all i can think of his how on the morning of the election, we did our small part to rid the city of hatred and garbage...one sign at a time.





total count: 52... what you know about that shite son!

fin