I'm Feeling These

I'm so ol school so it's only right that I gotta get me a pair of these Nike Vintage Blazer High, and um I think the varsity red ones will due.

A Good Example Of The Power Of Words…Or Should I Say A Word?

Taken From TheThinkMovement.com
What's Your Favorite Use???

Pure Talent!

Chi Town stand up.

The Truth About Facebook

I saw this on the Streetknowledge blog and it had me scared this is crazy and I knew I little about their policies and procedures but I didn't know it was like this. Taken from streetknowledge.wordpress.com: This is a visual presentation of a story we ran the other day about Facebook acquiring perpetual ownership over everything its users post on its platform. Scary when you think about some of the things I’ve read about people on the ‘Book. Furthermore this video provides the links that track back the investment money to government agencies whose sole interest is to gather as much information on folks as possible, thus establishing motive for claiming ownership over everything people put on Facebook. Sh*t, they might actually be responsible for that annoying “25 Things…” viral thread that’s all over Facebook.

My New Favorite Song

This is my new favorite song, I play it every morning just to remind myself that I'm Amazing!

Classic Of The Day

Because its Valentine's weekend and all, I gotta post a R&B classic for today. This used to be my joint right here, I thought Lauren was singing to me. This one is dedicated to you baby..

Maino Predictions Came True

Remember I posted the track "Predictions" by Maino last month and he gave his predictions on what was gonna happen in 09, well we're only like what 2 months in and like 5 of them have come to pass, check out which ones.

The New Cool

Last night I was reading some blogs on globalgrind.com and a came across a post written by Kevin Liles. If you don't know who Kevin Liles is he's the Executive Vice President of Warner Music Group which is only the largest independent music content company in world. Not only Kevin Liles legendary in the music industry, I mess wit him because he started off as intern at Def Jam Records, and grinded his way to the top. And when I read his entry, I was instantly inspired, and I wanted my people to read it.


Hey, I wanted you guys to read where my head is for 2009. You can check out the full article in the “Executive Decision” column of XXL’s March 2009 issue.

It wouldn’t be me if I didn’t remind each of you that there are 3 kinds of people: people who Make It Happen, people who Watch it Happen and people that Things Happen to. What kind of person are you?

It’s 2009, and, as they say, out with the old and in with new. What old are you getting rid of, and what new are you taking with you? Your past has passed. You lived it, and I hope you learned from it. 365 days of countless new experiences, new conversations, new revelations and new inspirations.

Just in case you didn’t know, Jeezy made it clear: Our President is Black. Not of Black America, but of the United States of America. Queen Latifah reminded us to put “Ladies First,” and now, in 2009, Michelle Obama is our First Lady, carrying with her the soul of Mary J. Blige and the grace and spirit of Beyonce Knowles. Lil Wayne showed us how to still sell “A Milli,” not by just being a rapper, but by making rap his life. T.I. encouraged you to “Live Your Life”, not someone else’s life, taking responsibility for mistakes and evolving into a better man and public
servant.

Will Smith inspired us all to say, “I Am Legend,” and pushed us all to focus on our own “Pursuit of Happyness”. Puffy said “I Am King,” therefore I can do anything; I am what I believe myself to be. And Russell Simmons continues to remind us to relax our minds and let our consciousness be free. Jay-Z reminded us that Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther King Jr. could
march. King marched so that Barack Obama could run. Obama ran so we all could fly.

So spread your wings and fly, because this year there can be no more excuses. Obama’s road to the White House embodied the spirit of Hip-Hop. He encouraged change when some said things were unchangeable. He believed when most said, “You are unbelievable.” He achieved when everyone said it was unachievable. We must all step up, step out on faith, find our will and make it happen. President Obama’s thrill of victory has inspired me to encourage “The New Cool.”

The New Cool is to be presidential: walk presidential, talk presidential and act presidential. No matter what you do, where you are in your life; through crisis, frustration, aggravation, good, bad or sad times. Carry yourself presidential. Dare to dream the big dream and work hard to be an agent of change.

In honor of Black History Month, please celebrate and pray for those who made history before us, and continue to encourage and inspire young America to make their own history after us. The New Cool embodies faith, education, wealth and legacy. I will always encourage you to do you, with one condition: Adopt the New Cool...Be presidential.

God Bless Hip-Hop and God Bless America,

Kevin Liles

R.I.P Jerry LaVigne Jr.

Check this out this is crazy, 24 year old artist from Miami, FL Jerry LaVigne Jr. is an amazing illustrator, Jerry reports "This is my all pencil portrait of the President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama! Estimated completion time = ....still calculating." -R.I.P. Jerry LaVigne Jr. 1984-Present


Kanye West by R.I.P Jerry LaVigne Jr. 1984-Present

You can contact him here
J_La_84@hotmail.com
http://Add on Myspace
Check out Jerry LaVigne Jr. Tshirts here

New Penny Released Today

Today is President Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday today and the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln cent, the U.S. Mint will issue four new 1-cent coins. The first will go into circulation today. The rest will be released in each calendar quarter throughout the year. The heads side will bear Lincoln’s likeness. The tails side will have one of four designs depicting aspects of his life. They should have made it out of real copper to honor the man, but wait if they did that it would be worth something.

Get Over It

Monday Shepard Fairey’s attorneys–the Stanford’s Fair Use Project and a San Francisco law firm–wasted no time, filing suit against the Associated Press over the artitst’s re-purposing of a photograph taken by Mannie Garcia while on assignment for the news agency. Garcia has said:

I would see the artwork, I would photograph it, and think what is with this image? But it didn’t snap. It never occurred to me it was my picture. I thought, ‘that’s familiar.’ …

The San Jose Mercury New reports that Garcia says he never signed an explicit photography contract with the AP and that they hired him for just one month. He adds:
"I feel very proud that I made the photograph. I never would have imagined that it became what it is, and it’s pretty cool. The AP is being very aggressive with Fairey, and I don’t want to be a part of that. My last conversation with the AP was that I own the copyright, and that’s what I’m maintaining." Last week the Associated Press issued a statement saying they had determined that the photograph used in the poster is an AP photo and that its use required permission. The news agency sought credit and compensation (duh) for the use of the image. Hundreds of thousands of the “Hope” version were given away for free by Fairey’s studio as part of grassroots campaigning, while other versions became official Presidential Inaugural Committee merchandise and fine art prints. A different version of Fairey’s image was used on the cover of TIME magazine and a large print hangs in the National Gallery. Fairey received a thank you letter from Barack Obama during the campaign. The Associated Press needs to get over this its not even really there image, the photographer has the rights to it and if he is cool with it why shouldn't they be. It's art work, and I feel like the AP is just trying to capitalize on Shepard Fairey, Get Over It!

Kiss My Ass

New Jadakiss Mixtape Download it NOW!

via Associated Press

It was quite a moment at the end of President Obama's town hall meeting in Fort Myers, Fla., yesterday. As The News-Press writes, 19-year-old Julio Osegueda "rocketed from a Cape Coral teenager who flips burgers for $7.85 an hour at a McDonald's to an instant celebrity of sorts." And he got a temporary job. Why did Obama tell the boy you thought I pointed to you but I didn't, that's funny.



Read more about how Julio Osegueda got a job here.

Kobe is a beast.

Did anyone see the game the other night, Kobe dropped 61 in Madison Square Garden breaking the all time record for most points scored in a game at Madison Square Garden that was held by Jordan. Hate him or Love him, Kobe Bryant is a beast.
Peep some highlights..

Wow: The Scam of the Year

MY Fox reports " - A Fox 5 investigation exposes a worldwide ATM scam that swindled $9 million and possibly jeopardized sensitive information from people around the world. Law enforcement sources told Fox 5 it's one of the most frightening well-coordinated heists they've ever seen."