De La Soul Live!

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Q-Tip & Amanda Diva

"ManWomanBoogie" off of Q-Tip's The Renaissance

Gotta love the Abstract. Everything he touches is magic. Amanda Diva looks hot with the braids, too! Every time I see her, though, I just think of all her commentaries on VH1... I keep forgetting she's an artist...

I met teenaged Simba today.

I saw this beautiful creature and immediately started singing "The Circle of Life". I couldn't help myself.

Target's 5-0

How efficient.

Gotta Have Asian People In Your Life

Trying to pry into this music industry is a bittersweet and sometimes daunting task; you're doing what you love yet you're sacrificing so much just to make it count. Working all of these side jobs to survive and work on your music simultaneously has its ups & downs, and sometimes the downs more than outweigh the ups. Hearing someone say that you inspire them? There's nothing more rewarding. However, knowing how much you need to polish your craft sometimes creates this invisible barrier to your goals. I mean invisible because it's not real; the obstacle is just something we've created in our minds. It's absolutely fictitious. The everyday struggle is removing that barrier from ourselves... which is what I'm battling every effing day.

Thankfully, I've surrounded myself with people that benefit my situation. Not materially, but emotionally and mentally. These people guide me when I have questions [and when I don't] and know when to say "no". You always gotta have someone that says "no"; like Russell Simmons says, "beware of the Yes People". Someone that's always telling you "yes!" is not in the best interest of your development, they're only a follower. That's why you gotta have your crew of the no people, no matter what the position.

One of these people is Stephen Kang... probably one of the most true and unconditional friends I've ever had. After asking for his advice on some things, he said to me today, "talent is the most overrated thing. it's all about the work ethic." He was so right. All of the talent in the world doesn't mean shit unless you have the body of work to back it up and develop yourself as an artist. 

Bottom line? I gotta sing my face off. 24-7.

 Thanks, Kangies.

"are you serious?"... "whatever."

THE MADNESS BEGINS.

(I did an image google search for "tax chaos" and this is what came up... how fitting.)

Today is the first day of the 2009 tax season. I walked into the office today and it was already packed... ah! THE CHAOS BEGINS. The server's down so I got some time to bitch about it here. Problems ALREADY. W-2's, 1099's, dependents, mortgage interest, etc. etc. ETC. April can't come soon enough... anybody wanna offer me a record deal so I can stop doing all this bullshit?

Nailin' It

I love nail polish! New colors get me all excited so thank God for Ricky's on South Beach; they have the ill color selection. If I had a personal manicurist at my disposal at all times [and the bread to pay for it], I'd get my nails done everytime I changed my outfit. ::sigh:: the good life! soon, soon...