What More Can I Say?

Old School

I just found this unpublished draft sitting in my draft section, and it only contained a Picture and a title saying “what more can I say” I don’t remember making that the title, but I do remember I was going to write a review on one of my favorite artist of all time, but now that I look back on it I’m going to stick with the title, what more?

some references for the lookers

One of my Favorite pac songs

another

this is one of those song I just vibe with for long periods of time a “me against the world” mood get this o.d.(most Pac songs are like that for me) lol

I remember when I first heard this song, I was young and this was just that song that I’d play when my highs were the highest and my lows were the lowest, as I stared at the world through my rearview

I could do this all year lol but I’m getting into a deep ‘pac Mode, I’m going to go rummage through my cds, and put juice on the screen…

NOW I remember why I gave it that title, can’t believe I forgot, I LOVE this song “it’s ain’t nothing like the oldschool” talk about cosigning EVERYTHING I love this song “that the old school to me” I’m a 90s kid and I can still relate to the old school feel this song brings up I can’t describe in a billion words how dope this song is

now really…

there is more that I can say…
But I’ll leave it to the birds :)

So Far Gone Mixtape (Drizzy Review:2)

I personally had been waiting for this for awhile, but it seemed like it was just gonna keep being postponed, and I hella forgot about it. I didn’t get hip to it til about 1 week after he released it, and might I say….It was kinda worth the wait.

Drake Drizzy Mixtape So Far Gone Cover Art

Drake: So Far Gone
Let me start off by saying, I had no idea what to expect from this mixtape, but when I heard “Say what’s real” awhile back I knew it was something to be anticipated. I wasn’t disappointed at all, when I first gave this a full listen through I was not at all let down by the homie, and I haven’t stopped listening to it since. Aside from his dope rhyming skills he expresses a lot more vocally as well. Aside from “Brand New” which has become a favorite to a lot of people, I think “Sooner or Later” is definitely a strong track right along with “Best I ever had”. One of my favorite tracks (not that I have ANY I would consider not a favorite) off the mixtape would have to be “Lets Call It Off” original version by PB&J (Peter, Bjorn, and John). It’s completely different from what you’re used to hearing from this dude, but I definitely wouldn’t put it past him. There are a lot of artist attempting to blend genres and he’s definitely not the first, or the last but I think he does it very well. I can relate to the tone ,which to me comes off as more serious or heavier than his previous mixtapes.
At times the flow of the mixtape in it’s entirety gets lost in the various collabs. Which is why I’m not a big fan of too many collabs on an artist’s cd. At time it can make the main artist seem more the feature , as if the sound was sculpted to fit the style of the featured artist. Unlike Comeback season, There are a few songs that could have been taken from other mixtapes or even inspired their own entire album on it’s on, but together they don’t seem to have a constant flow. I skip around a lot more than I do when listening to Comeback Season.
Aside from the many collabs,This definitely seems like the most personal of all the mixtapes, and a lot more heart has been put into it. He talks about his career thus far, and explores the everything from breakups to obsessions.

I respect how divers all three of his mixtapes have been, and he’s shown definite growth with every new project, and I think he’s coming into his own. Can’t wait to see what’s next from Drake.

This is just a small ration of my thoughts regarding SO Far Gone, didn’t want to make this too long.
I want to know what other people think of it, so leave a comment a voice your opinion.
Overall… I think it was dope, what do you think?

If you want to get at me personally

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Peace

Didn’t really mention much about this above, but this is def a favorite, and gets the most play right now. Enjoy

Trumpet-Re:View

Disclaimer:I came across this book unexpectedly about 6 months ago. I didn’t start reading it until about 2 months ago, and I’m what you’d call a book hopper. I’ve currently hopping between about 5 books right now, and I have yet to finish this book. So this is my review on what I’ve read so far, and just my overall opinion of the idea of the story.

Trumpet: A novel

|Summary|

This book has a plot unique to any other I’ve read before. It’s about A famous trumpet player named Joss Moody, and the story starts off with his death. Throughout the story you’re taken into the minds of those close to him in both life and death. What makes this such an interesting story is the secret that he kept from all but his wife, which is only revealed after his passing. Joss Moody was originally born Josephine Moore, A Woman.

|My Thoughts|

I love the idea of this book, as I earlier stated, I have never came across a book like this. It cultivates a vivid picture of his life through the memories of his friends and family. The author (Jackie Kay) does a great job at presenting the divers perspectives of some of the people affected by the unknown truth of his past. I feel for his widow, Millicent Moody, who was forced the burden of her husbands secret. She wasn’t given any time for mourning, and was suffering from the loss of her husband and the disloyalty of her son. Although, I can understand how her son, Coleman Moody, could feel betrayed or resent them for keeping such consequential information from him his entire life. The relationship between the two of them is one of the main things that  captivated me the most about this story, Even during the flashbacks they seem to lack a mutual connection and I think the unveiling of Joss Moody brought that to light.

Concluding, So far I find the to be an excellent read and I recommend that everyone take it in for themselves. A great book for anyone interested in lgbtq (mostly focusing on the “T”) literature, but it should definitely not be limited to anyone. I applaud Jackie Kay for creating such an intriguing story, and I look forward to finishing this book and exploring her other work in the future. So for all you book readers check it out. These are just my opinions of the book (rather what I’ve read so far), and if you’ve read or are reading this book I’d love to know what you think about it.

so…yeah…

Peace

Clouds are coming in…

Democrats have completely dominated in this election. They’ve increased control in both Senate and House of Representatives,  giving majority control in congress. Not to mention the big win of the night Barack Obama becoming our new president of the United States of America (yes we did). With every up there’s a down, gay rights have taken a hard hit in this years election. Florida Passed a gay ban amendment and Arizona passed a proposition on the same issues. Arkansas passed an initiative on banning gay couples from adopting children, even though technically it applies to all unmarried couples, it’s main objective is relinquishing adoption rights from gay people.

I think that one hit me the most, marriage doesn’t define love, but we should all have the right to it. Taking away our right to adopt just seems so much worst to me.

Even though California is still counting votes, it looks as if Prop 8 will be successful, which will over turn the California supreme court ruling made back in may that allowed residents to marry someone of the same sex.

I can still see the sun, but the clouds have definitely formed.

Books are for… (Review)

“You are never alone. The child within you is your steadfast companion.”
~Christine A. Adams (One~day~at~a~time Therapy)

I happen to come across this little book, while searching through some old sociology books. I was sparked by the title so I had to get it. It’s a very quick read, with a lot of interesting and inspirational quotes that will stick with you for awhile. The one above happens to be my favorite. It’s a very simple read with a subtle meaning, enjoyable for all ages, a nice pick-me-up book that I plan to keep in my collection for a long time. It’s from the “Elf self help” collection which also includes “Forgiveness therapy” and “Acceptance therapy”. Check them out

Peace

Jenna G.

Jenna G. is a dNb artist from the UK, and she’s the owner of one of the most DOPEST voices to ever kiss my ears. Her “for lost friends” mixtape is available for download on iTunes (and maybe some other places…). She’s a multi-talented beauty and def deserves a listen. Check her out

her doing an acoustic version of “In Love” from “for lost friends” Enjoy

One of my personal favorites Work It Out

Peace.

Where’s Wheelchair Jimmy at? I Know!

This is my first (artist) review, and I decided to make it about Drake.

 

Drake is one of the coolest things to come out of Canada. He’s a dope artist and a great actor. Now I’ve been a fan since way back when Degrassi first came out, so you could call me bias but [[Fuck]] That. Wheelchair Jimmy has rolled into the rap game, and is definitely here to stay. He’s put out two mixtapes “Room For Improvement” and “Comeback Season”, and if you haven’t heard either, your sleeping hard and need to WAKE UP AND SMELL THE FRESHNESS THAT IS DRIZZY BABY lo, but really he’s more than worth checking out (links will be below). He’s going to be releasing a new mixtape “SO Far Gone”, but I’m not sure of the release date. He’s also going to be featured on the “Be The Judge” Album which is set to come out sometime this fall. He’s definitely the now and the tomorrow so don’t sleep on him because you’ll regret it.

From the “Be The Judge Album Features Mickey Factz and Travis McCoy From Gym Class Heroes

From the “Room From Improvement” Mixtape (One of my favorites)

COMEBACK SEASON From the “Comeback Season” Mixtape real dope track

This is off the upcoming “So Far Gone” mixtape (yeah the dude sings too)

There’s plenty more from him including the “Brand New” track and his a milli freestyle. There’s not much more to say, just check him out.
Peace

His Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/thisisdrake
Official site:
www.Thisisdrake.com