WMC 2009!

Wale and Pete Rock and ?uestlove, oh my!

See you on the beach! Hit me up ;)

So People Are Getting Shot Up @ Burger Kings Now?

Beware of the BK on Biscayne & 54th... customers got into a brawl today: One killed, one seriously wounded. Ski masks involved. WTF was so bad that you had to go open fire in the middle of the afternoon at a BURGER KING?!?! ::sigh:: Stay safe out there people... don't go ordering any whoppers & shit like that...

Read full article @ Miami Herald

The Twittersphere

Haha, this is hilarious. Or should I say twitterlarious?
This has Brian Ramirez written aaaall over it.
via: katy perry's blog

Seek And Ye Shall Find!

In the past couple of days, I’ve been watching these music video analysis’ by YouTube user OrangeMoon82. The continuing theme of the videos are the involvement of evil in the music industry and how these subliminal messages of darkness infiltrate the masses. OrangeMoon82 analyzes Kanye West’s “Love Lockdown”, Aaliyah’s “We Need A Resolution”, Omarion’s “Ice Box”, Keyshia Cole’s “Playa Cardz Right”, as well as a breakdown of Beyonce’s alter ego, Sasha Fierce. I’m not going to get into details of the videos but you can watch them yourself here for your own interpretation.

At first, I was intrigued, especially since I’m well on my way of prying into this industry myself. I was like, “Damn is this for real? Could this have any validity?”. OrangeMoon82 breaks down these hidden messages in the videos with facts; it is evident that some homework has obviously been made... However, after watching every single video, I realized some are just out to see the negativity.

Although I agree that music videos in general have the power to skew the minds of those watching, I don’t think that these “hidden messages” are necessarily looked at in this manner. If you’re looking for the bullshit, you will find it, otherwise... who cares? I mean, don’t get me wrong, a five year old watching Beyonce shake her ass is going to want to emulate... but not to “worship the devil” or “turn to the darkside” but solely because the five year old looks up to Beyonce for being beautiful and entertaining.

The entertainment industry as a WHOLE is a shady ass bitch. HOWEVER... we need to remember the reason this industry even exists: THE ARTS. There would be no industry if there were no artists. No artists = no art = no product. So why is it so grimey? Because there's money to be made, and where money lies, corruption lingers. All things fucked up in this industry are fueled by the money. Take the money out of the industry and let me know what you're left with... people who are genuinely in it for the art. Specifically in the music industry, there are 19,035,790,381 people in the industry that have NO CLUE what music is. No clue as to what the integrity of true art is... this is why we have wack emcees makin madd dough off of their Mickey Mouse tracks and these autotuned, talentless singers “blowing up”. MONEY. So what are we going to do? Blame the money on evil itself? Fuck no. Money might be the root of all evil as they say but take a closer look at those in possession of distributing this money and you might find your Lucifer. So OrangeMoon82, are you saying that the music industry is evil with its messages? Maybe some aspects of it, but I wouldn’t necessarily call it “evil”.

Music is the autobiography of life. The music reflects what we as human beings experience in our every day routine! Our indulgences in sex, drugs, and money intertwined with our experiences, with our emotions (i.e. love, happiness, rage, sadness) are the raw ingredients to the artwork. There’s no way I’m going to sing about peace & happiness when I feel like wilding out on somebody... and I’m sure as hell not gonna sing about celibacy when there’s desire chillin in my blood. That would be a LIE.. and deceitful music is the kind of music that doesn’t permeate.

The scouring negative eye will most definitely find its demons... and those looking for the light will also find. Maybe you should look at the world through another perspective...

What do you think?

UPDATE: These Aaliyah videos were removed from OrangeMoon82's user page on YouTube for reasons unknown... here are the videos!

PS: Etherspace

A few weeks ago, one of my crazy clients called the internet, "etherspace". I pulled some serious pokerface out of my ass to keep from laughing deliberately in her face. It was hysterical how her hippie, outdated mind thought "ethernet + outerspace = the internet". That's not even the best part: the entire time I was with her, she kept calling me "Gay-be" and complaining about having to go to the bathroom... all while farting incessantly. It smelled like a Chipotle burrito filled with baboon feces. FML

eeeeeeeetherspace...

The Emergence of FML

I was recently introduced to the term "FML". It simply means "fuck my life". Harsh, you might think... but it's quite hilarious because, of course, we find pleasure in others' miseries. The official fuck my life blog [yes, it exists. click on it] is a place where you can share those priceless FML moments on the etherspace without shame. Here are some goodies [click to enlarge]:

Today, I was so excited I was getting paid. Then I realized Bank of America took all my money in overdraft fees. FML

Faith Evans "You Used To Love Me"

I've been on a serious early 90s R&B binge this whole week. I've been in that kind of mood.... the singing is so gangsta, too. Sick riffs and harmonies for daaaays. Reminds me of what the standard of "skills" really was! Ugh, take notes, up and comers! Faith Evans' first album, Faith, is probably number one on the list. Many, many gems on there. Here's a favorite :) Enjoy!

Haha, the Biggie cameo cracks me up.

Does yours fall asleep, too?

aaaaahahahahahahahahahaha.

Are you kidding, AIG?

73 BONUSES OF 1 MILLION+?!?!?!?!!?!?

It's true, Brian... Obama's gonna wanna smoke a fat ass blunt soon...

BTW: Spring Break Sunday

So yesterday, my best friend, Jessica, and I head to South Beach to get some sun & sand time in. We were in serious need of some pigment so tanning was a must. We get to South Beach, and of course, we know it's Spring Break. HOWEVER: we had NO clue that the beach was gonna be this thick. There was no sand! ONLY PEOPLE. SOOOO MANY PEOPLE! It was awesome. I always love being in the multitude. The electricity of life in the air is intense and I enjoy every minute of it. Here's a little snapshot, but it definitely doesn't do the real shit any justice.

PS: It's almost summer... are you ready?!

How Could You Be So...

Sometimes you need to be a little cold hearted in life, don't you think?

THESE WERE MADE FOR ME.

Designer lollipops!

Lollipops are my shit. Corner store trip? I'm searching for the Jolly Rancher pops or the usual Blow Pops. The oral fixation can't help it. And now with these... I'm gonna be stuntin! Ha.

The mission now is where to find them... ?

Ha! iChat Is Awesome.

Espreeng Bray

While I was out last night, I realized... "oh, shit: it's spring break!"... The streets were wild! There were so many people that the street itself was being used as the sidewalk. I don't even wanna know how much intoxicants were consumed last night in Downtown Ft. Lauderdale; mofoz was gettin crunk. Soooo many foreigners looking to get in trouble in an unfamiliar place is an element that only adds fuel to the fire... The night was filled with invitation rejections, giving out wrong phone numbers, and sweaty reggae rooms. It was awesome. The ladies and I had some fun...  tonight I'll be in Miami with the boys. Let's see what craziness arises. Twitter should inform you... 

[Hahaha! This is the first image that popped up when I googled "crunk"... I never thought I'd ever have Lil Jon on my blog. YEAAAAH!]

BE SAFE OUT THERE! 

Scarlett Johansson x Dolce & Gabbana

Isn't she gorgeous?!?! She's oozing Marilyn Monroe swag all over this. Dolce & Gabbana did a fabulous job in choosing Scarlett to be the face of their new make up line, available exclusively at Saks Fifth Ave in NYC in April... ugh, what a bunch of haters. Bring it to Miami!

PS: whatever happened to her singing career?

Your Speaker's Dream

The-Dream has impressed yet again with his sophomore release, Love vs. Money. I haven't stopped listening to it! Every track is ill within it's own right; when a song repeats, I hear something different. What I love the most is his blatant I-don't-give-a-fuckness... he'll say whatever without shame! Even more the reason to bump his music. Besides, you can't expect anything less from the man who has God-knows how many #1 hit singles under his belt.

Get yourself a copy and press play from front to back.

Enjoy!

Awesome Alert! MadCon's "Beggin'"

My sister, Andrea, put me on to MadCon today... and I'm ECSTATIC to know that this song, "Beggin'" is on the Miami airwaves! Thank God! Radio needs some revival.

MadCon: Norwegian hip hop duo w/ some soul.

Sooo dope.

Check em out @ their myspace if you likes!

NOT Jenna Jameson

WTF happened to her FACE?!

This is NOT the Jenna we all know and love...

Ladies of Hollywood: please ease up on the surgeon usage.

Thanks.

This Would SO Come In Handy

The School of Visual Arts "Think" Campaign

For all of those grandiose ideas that come to mind when there's no paper around.

Gotta install a pen holder, though...

Friends Don't Let Friends Watch Ray J

For The Love Of Ray J is another vh1 retardo reality show that's on the air right now. Think Flavor of Love with someone who's actually attractive... but the saaame crazy bitches [which might be even worse]. My only knowledge of the show comes from my boy Noah's blog, where he does weekly recaps of the show's progress... I watched it for the first time the other night just to give it a chance and I almost puked on myself. Ray J is NOT ALL THAT for these girls to be clawing at each other's throats for. Anywho, Noah's so engulfed in the show that I don't think he realizes how it's affecting him or his IQ. This post is an attempt to intervene on his unhealthy addiction.

COME BACK TO US, NOAH. COME BACK.

Phishy, Phishy

It's undeniable that us girls have these crazy hormones... hence the emotional rollercoasters we tend to ride on. Unfortunately, these raging hormones demand certain things like, eh, I dunno... Ben & Jerry's Phish Food, perhaps? Abso-fucking-lutely. Any girl who tries to deny having any cravings is straight up FRONTING.

I love the phishes cuz they're so delicioussssssss.

I Need Kleenex

"Thinking Of You" --Katy Perry

...water works galore.

Ponzi Schemin'

Bernie Madoff straight up pled guilty this morning to 11 felony counts against him, including money laundering, fraud and perjury. The sentence? There's talk of 150 years! Ouch.. get the Vaseline...

People forget that money's made out of paper...

Ah, Karma, you're awesome.

via: ObamaTV

Kickin' A Little Freestyle

The end is my favorite :)

Enjoy!

Oh My, Chanel!

Peep the freshness!

Amber Rose rockin the Chanel's...

Stunning black & gold hater blockers.

♥!!

Nice pick, Yeezy.

[thanks to concreteloop for the pics]

Internalize...

Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books. Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin. Believe nothing just because someone else believes it. Believe only what you yourself test and judge to be true.

--Buddha

This Just Made My Day...

There are no words for the joy that this brought me. NO WORDS.

♥ Me Some Amanda Diva

Firstly, Amanda Diva & I are probably related somehow. Just had to say that...
But anywho, in this episode, she interviews Wale & Gil Scott-Heron [SO SICK!] and also shares some ashiness with you.
Enjoy :)

Song Of The Day

"Siempre Me Quedara" --Bebe, Pafuera Telarañas

The song makes me feel sad and sexy at the same time... does that even make sense?

el tiempo todo calma

la tempestad y la calma...

enjoy ;)

Watermelon Nights

Thanks, Whitney, I can never look at watermelons the same again.

As If Eva Mendes Could Get Any Hotter...

Who cares what it smells like! Eva Mendes is all you need.
via: kanyeezy's blog

Waste of $

If you really wanna watch it, get it on bootleg.

The 100th Win!

Scrabble, you are the bane of my existence... and I love you.

Fresh: New 10 Deep Mixtape

Thanks to Alejandro, I have acquired more jewels in the library: 10 Deep x DJ Benji: The New Deal

There's nothing better than having that ziplock freshness bumpin in the speakers. This mixtape is money: DJ Benji brings you the heat. All the ill "underground" cats make an appearance, including Joell Ortiz, Wale, Kidz In The Hall, Blu, Kid CuDi, Hollywood Holt, & Kid Sister to name a few... can't sleep on the singers, either! Daniel Merriweather is a beast and also lays down the goodness on the mixtape.

Download here! It's free, can't front.

♬=❤

[ps: did you notice how many kids we have in this? interesting...]

Learn How To Speak English w/ Cheli & Pinchez

Texas

July

Herpes

Injure

LOL!

I love being Hispanic.

Take This, Ear Training!

Only @ Berklee.

[thanks to the homie, matthew santiago; muah!]

JAM ALERT: Musiq Soulchild "SoBeautiful"

Musiq Soulchild - "sobeautiful"

Musiq's most recent album, OnMyRadio, isn't my favorite but it definitely has it's goodies. One of them being, "SoBeautiful"... the ultimate baby-making, lock-the-doors-it's-gonna-get-nasty jam of the abum.

Enjoy :)

Self Control

What if we let ourselves go fucking wild with every emotion we feel as the day progresses? Let our actions reflect every desire within, knowing no restriction, even scoff at the thought of any repercussion. Yes, the world would be a chaotic place, indeed. I would have to guesstimate that we probably suppress about 80% of what we REALLY want to do every day... i.e. slap some bitch in the face for fun, laugh hysterically at something beyond inappropriate, get naked, etc.

Argh! [<-- Pirate steelo] I want to fight the power. One of these days, I'm gonna flip out and go on an I'm-gonna-do-whatever-the-fuck-I-want RAMPAGE. Yes, I'm aware of what actions and reactions are... yes, I'm aware that the law may get involved... but you know what?!

REBELLION KNOWS NO LAW.

My attitude towards conformity, obviously.

::breathe::

Ok, I'm done. Goodnite.

Fierce.

Brooke Crittendon.

Fail App Now Available...

Compliments of Meghanator.

Twitter Jewels

HAHAHAHAHA.

The AIG Magician & The Smart Poor Dude

Spread the wealth.

My Foolish Heart

Despite the tragedies of the day...

sometimes you just gotta sing it out.

One of my favorite tunes... enjoy :)

Another death in Miami...

At around 11:30something last night, I heard something that sounded like a gunshot. At first, I thought that maybe one of the movers downstairs dropped something really heavy on the concrete but then I heard screaming... "CALL 911! CALL 911!"... I was so concerned. This was happening RIGHT UNDER MY BALCONY. I go out, and there's a young girl on the ground laying in her own blood.

My heart sank. I've never seen a dead body in this kind of situation before... all of the tenants started to come out and gather around the scene. Everyone standing on their balconies, kids looking out of their windows, and those just getting home absolutely shocked. Within minutes, about 10 cop cars and 2 fire trucks were completely surrounding my building. All of these things were happening and the only thing I could of think of was about her loved ones. Mom, dad, siblings if any... no one got to say goodbye. Who was she? What did she leave behind?...

Value your gift of life. You never know how long it will be.