DaCre8iveOne's Blog

Commissioned piece...DONE!!!

2010-04-26T16:11:00.000-07:00

2010-04-12T10:13:00.000-07:00

B.O.B. ft. Hayley Williams – Airplanes

Here’s the official second single from B.O.B., featuring singer Hayley Williams of Paramore on the hook. Man this dude is the most refreshing sound in hip hop!! I appreciate and respect everything he is doing...I hate that the ignorant people say he's biting Andre 3000(who is by far the greatest rapper) Bobby Ray is in a different lane and he's riding the hell out of it!! Oh and Part 2 of this track will include an Eminem verse on the album. Preorder B.O.B.’s album now right here. Stream below:

BoNuS MuSiC...
Teairra Mari – Daddy’s Home (Remix) (Video)

Man Miss Mari has grown up...

Usher ft. Teairra Mari – Daddy’s Home (Remix)
Download Here / Link 2

Miss Julia Roberts

2010-03-26T15:37:00.000-07:00

Miss Julia Roberts...Unfinished but I like the hair!! I love MY WACOM TABLET!!

Get'em C.C.!!

2010-03-02T10:50:00.000-08:00

Ciara Princess Harris

Dakota Fanning piece for the MyAtlanta Series...

2010-02-26T12:03:00.000-08:00

Hannah Dakota Fanning^[1] (born February 23, 1994)...born in Conyers, Ga... better known simply as Dakota Fanning, is an American teen actress. Fanning's breakthrough performance was in I Am Sam in 2001. As a child actress, she appeared in high-profile films such as Man on Fire, War of the Worlds, and Charlotte's Web. Fanning began transitioning to more adult roles with Hounddog and The Secret Life of Bees. She has won numerous awards and is the youngest person ever to have been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.

I'm Brett Farvin' Trying to see if I still got it!

2010-02-23T13:03:00.000-08:00

So my degree is in illustration and that's my trade...I have moved back and forth from illustration for this other monster in my head that wants to just paint selfishly, but I do still work on that craft as well. This is a pencil sketch I did today... I work on whatever comes to mind and I have the scene in my head and this is one of the many things I drew today...And the one I'm going to focus on tomorrow. It's only a small part of a big scene from an old fable...

Pencil and Prismacolor on Tracing paper...

My Atlanta Series: B.O.B. aka Bobby Ray

2010-02-18T11:52:00.000-08:00

R.I.P. Miss Lisa "Lefteye" Lopez...

2010-02-16T07:31:00.000-08:00

Just a quick sketch for the TLC pieces I'm working on...

Abduzeedo.com's New iPhone App

2010-02-11T05:17:00.000-08:00

I go to this site daily...So I'm so happy I can now check it from my phone!

Finaly our Abduzeedo iPhone App is up at the Apple App Store and it is free. The first version is all about inspiration and you will be able to access the images from the Daily Inspiration series on the go. If you have an iPhone give it a try

Abduzeedo is one of the design world's most sought after blog for inspiration and tutorials. The blog is run by design junkies for design junkies, always striving to provide the community with the latest and hottest of what the web has to offer.

Everyday, the blog compiles Daily Inspirations, which has served as a channel of creativity for the design community all over the world. Users send in images that they've seen throughout the day and inspired them to create in some way.
Now you can get your dose of inspiration while on the go and even save and share your favorite images via Twitter!

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Ummm...I don't know why I drew a clown on my Wacom Tablet!

2010-02-10T11:44:00.000-08:00

Clown I did on the wacom tablet today...My imagination is a trip!

I miss the "A-Team" in the morning...Here's a tribute to the Queen of the Eastside...

2010-02-10T08:51:00.000-08:00

Rashan Ali

The Official Girlfriend App...Please Apply!

2010-02-08T08:23:00.000-08:00

Pastel piece...Get it Girl! LOL

2010-02-02T10:02:00.000-08:00

Okay so I started another pastel piece...I gotta go to home depot or Lowe's today to get some wood to build some canvases to paint on...But in the mean while these musicians that live in my head are going to keep coming out. I love it. It's fun, man I wish I could play something!! Well I was a beast on the Bass Drum in the marching band, One of the best in the Metro Atlanta area my senior year...yeah and I'm not being cocky it was proven when I was number 2 in line among about 50 or 60 of the best around the city!! Dr. Don P. Roberts told me that! LOL...anyway back to the work. Here she is...just started.

These are SO COOL!! And a Beautiful piece...Vauni really out did themselves!

2010-01-31T22:30:00.000-08:00

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SirTomFoolery asks what women want on the "Throne"

2010-01-31T09:10:00.000-08:00

Okay so the people that know me know I went to Atlanta College of Art during a time that there were some of the most creative and eccentric minds walking the halls...Well one of my friends has started a website call sirtomfoolery.com and I find it highly entertaining and brilliant. He is also a beast with a paintbrush! Well that being said he posted a video discussion during one of his "Throne" discussions and I found it posted a question that I know many men would love to have an honest answer too...Let's discuss this...Watch the video and please don't get offended by the "Throne" discussion I find it hilarious...

THRONE DISCUSSION: What do woman want? from Tommy Lee on Vimeo.

Pastel piece...just playing around

2010-01-29T10:13:00.000-08:00

So this piece comes from a spirit I have held for a long time...I love music and it inspires a lot of my work. But this piece's story, I was doing a show for some people that really didn't go over well for me financially or promotion wise so I pulled out my sketchbook to draw to generate some attention, people always want to see what you are drawing...Well there was a live band and I had a pretty good view of the guy on the keyboard so I did some sketches and this is what they have become...

Watercolor & Prismacolor piece I'm working on...

2010-01-28T21:51:00.001-08:00

Pic I found of Monica & her youngest son Romelo...

15 Mins in...

20mins...

FIN!

New piece preview...tentatively titled "Wait Til Jon Sees this"

2010-01-25T14:07:00.000-08:00

Great idea...Idea I'm playing with!

New Sketches for the My Atlanta Series...Two Jons...

2010-01-25T07:54:00.000-08:00

Emmy-nominated spoken-word poet Jon Goode

Lil' Jon

New Painting Previews...Monica for the MyAtlanta Series and an Extra...

2010-01-22T12:11:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Dr. Marting Luther King Jr.

2010-01-15T05:02:00.000-08:00

This day is the Birthday of one of the most influential voices that has ever been born, and we must honor him and remember what he stood for. They took him from us on the 4th day of April in 1968, but the night before he gave a speech...The Night before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had something to say and boy did he say it...

In 1968, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had shifted his civil rights efforts to lead a crusade against poverty. But his philosophy of nonviolence was being rejected by black-militants and even some of his closest advisors.
One project he had was to support the black garbage workers in Memphis, Tennessee in their efforts to improve their wages and working conditions. He spoke to the workers in March 1968 to encourage them in their efforts. He returned to Memphis 10 days later to participate in a peaceful protest march. Unfortunately, black militants turned the march into a small riot, which included fighting with police and looting stores.
After King left Memphis and went back to Atlanta, Georgia, his movement came under criticism, and he was urged to abandon supporting the sanitation workers. Also J. Edgar Hoover, head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), initiated and effort to discredit King and sabotage his efforts. Despite this resistance, King vowed to return to Memphis.
A rally was being held in a hall in Memphis on April 3, 1968, and King was expected to speak at the rally. But King was feeling despondent and worried that a small turnout would be played up in the press as an indication of his failure. So, he asked his chief aid Ralph Abernathy to speak in his place.
Abernathy called King at his motel and told him there were 2000 sanitation workers waiting there to hear him speak. So King drove over to the mall and gave an outstanding and inspirational speech to the cheering crowd.
But in the speech, he also spoke of premonitions of his death. The next day, on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King was assassinated.

Text of address

Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.:

Introduction

Thank you very kindly, my friends. As I listened to Ralph Abernathy in his eloquent and generous introduction and then thought about myself, I wondered who he was talking about. It's always good to have your closest friend and associate say something good about you. And Ralph is the best friend that I have in the world.
I'm delighted to see each of you here tonight in spite of a storm warning. You reveal that you are determined to go on anyhow. Something is happening in Memphis, something is happening in our world.

Body of speech

As you know, if I were standing at the beginning of time, with the possibility of general and panoramic view of the whole human history up to now, and the Almighty said to me, "Martin Luther King, which age would you like to live in?"-- I would take my mental flight by Egypt through, or rather across the Red Sea, through the wilderness on toward the promised land.
And in spite of its magnificence, I wouldn't stop there. I would move on by Greece, and take my mind to Mount Olympus. And I would see Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Euripides and Aristophanes assembled around the Parthenon as they discussed the great and eternal issues of reality.
But I wouldn't stop there. I would go on, even to the great heyday of the Roman Empire. And I would see developments around there, through various emperors and leaders.
But I wouldn't stop there. I would even come up to the day of the Renaissance, and get a quick picture of all that the Renaissance did for the cultural and esthetic life of man. But I wouldn't stop there. I would even go by the way that the man for whom I'm named had his habitat. And I would watch Martin Luther as he tacked his ninety-five theses on the door at the church in Wittenberg.
But I wouldn't stop there. I would come on up even to 1863, and watch a vacillating president by the name of Abraham Lincoln finally come to the conclusion that he had to sign the Emancipation Proclamation. But I wouldn't stop there. I would even come up the early thirties, and see a man grappling with the problems of the bankruptcy of his nation. And come with an eloquent cry that we have nothing to fear but fear itself.
But I wouldn't stop there. Strangely enough, I would turn to the Almighty, and say, "If you allow me to live just a few years in the second half of the twentieth century, I will be happy."
Now that's a strange statement to make, because the world is all messed up. The nation is sick. Trouble is in the land. Confusion all around. That's a strange statement. But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars. And I see God working in this period of the twentieth century in a way that men, in some strange way, are responding--something is happening in our world. The masses of people are rising up. And wherever they are assembled today, whether they are in Johannesburg, South Africa; Nairobi, Kenya: Accra, Ghana; New York City; Atlanta, Georgia; Jackson, Mississippi; or Memphis, Tennessee--the cry is always the same--"We want to be free."
And another reason that I'm happy to live in this period is that we have been forced to a point where we're going to have to grapple with the problems that men have been trying to grapple with through history, but the demands didn't force them to do it. Survival demands that we grapple with them. Men, for years now, have been talking about war and peace. But now, no longer can they just talk about it. It is no longer a choice between violence and nonviolence in this world; it's nonviolence or nonexistence.
That is where we are today. And also in the human rights revolution, if something isn't done, and in a hurry, to bring the colored peoples of the world out of their long years of poverty, their long years of hurt and neglect, the whole world is doomed. Now, I'm just happy that God has allowed me to live in this period, to see what is unfolding. And I'm happy that he's allowed me to be in Memphis.
I can remember, I can remember when Negroes were just going around as Ralph has said, so often, scratching where they didn't itch, and laughing when they were not tickled. But that day is all over. We mean business now, and we are determined to gain our rightful place in God's world.
And that's all this whole thing is about. We aren't engaged in any negative protest and in any negative arguments with anybody. We are saying that we are determined to be men. We are determined to be people. We are saying that we are God's children. And that we don't have to live like we are forced to live.
Now, what does all of this mean in this great period of history? It means that we've got to stay together. We've got to stay together and maintain unity. You know, whenever Pharaoh wanted to prolong the period of slavery in Egypt, he had a favorite, favorite formula for doing it. What was that? He kept the slaves fighting among themselves. But whenever the slaves get together, something happens in Pharaoh's court, and he cannot hold the slaves in slavery. When the slaves get together, that's the beginning of getting out of slavery. Now let us maintain unity.
Secondly, let us keep the issues where they are. The issue is injustice. The issue is the refusal of Memphis to be fair and honest in its dealings with its public servants, who happen to be sanitation workers. Now, we've got to keep attention on that. That's always the problem with a little violence. You know what happened the other day, and the press dealt only with the window-breaking. I read the articles. They very seldom got around to mentioning the fact that one thousand, three hundred sanitation workers were on strike, and that Memphis is not being fair to them, and that Mayor Loeb is in dire need of a doctor. They didn't get around to that.
Now we're going to march again, and we've got to march again, in order to put the issue where it is supposed to be. And force everybody to see that there are thirteen hundred of God's children here suffering, sometimes going hungry, going through dark and dreary nights wondering how this thing is going to come out. That's the issue. And we've got to say to the nation: we know it's coming out. For when people get caught up with that which is right and they are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping point short of victory.
We aren't going to let any mace stop us. We are masters in our nonviolent movement in disarming police forces; they don't know what to do. I've seen them so often. I remember in Birmingham, Alabama, when we were in that majestic struggle there we would move out of the 16th Street Baptist Church day after day; by the hundreds we would move out. And Bull Connor would tell them to send the dogs forth and they did come; but we just went before the dogs singing, "Ain't gonna let nobody turn me round." Bull Connor next would say, "Turn the fire hoses on." And as I said to you the other night, Bull Connor didn't know history. He knew a kind of physics that somehow didn't relate to the transphysics that we knew about. And that was the fact that there was a certain kind of fire that no water could put out. And we went before the fire hoses; we had known water. If we were Baptist or some other denomination, we had been immersed. If we were Methodist, and some others, we had been sprinkled, but we knew water.
That couldn't stop us. And we just went on before the dogs and we would look at them; and we'd go on before the water hoses and we would look at it, and we'd just go on singing. "Over my head I see freedom in the air." And then we would be thrown in the paddy wagons, and sometimes we were stacked in there like sardines in a can. And they would throw us in, and old Bull would say, "Take them off," and they did; and we would just go in the paddy wagon singing, "We Shall Overcome." And every now and then we'd get in the jail, and we'd see the jailers looking through the windows being moved by our prayers, and being moved by our words and our songs. And there was a power there which Bull Connor couldn't adjust to; and so we ended up transforming Bull into a steer, and we won our struggle in Birmingham.
Now we've got to go on to Memphis just like that. I call upon you to be with us Monday. Now about injunctions: We have an injunction and we're going into court tomorrow morning to fight this illegal, unconstitutional injunction. All we say to America is, "Be true to what you said on paper." If I lived in China or even Russia, or any totalitarian country, maybe I could understand the denial of certain basic First Amendment privileges, because they hadn't committed themselves to that over there. But somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of the press. Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right. And so just as I say, we aren't going to let any injunction turn us around. We are going on.
We need all of you. And you know what's beautiful to me, is to see all of these ministers of the Gospel. It's a marvelous picture. Who is it that is supposed to articulate the longings and aspirations of the people more than the preacher? Somehow the preacher must be an Amos, and say, "Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream." Somehow, the preacher must say with Jesus, "The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to deal with the problems of the poor."
And I want to commend the preachers, under the leadership of these noble men: James Lawson, one who has been in this struggle for many years; he's been to jail for struggling; but he's still going on, fighting for the rights of his people. Rev. Ralph Jackson, Billy Kiles; I could just go right on down the list, but time will not permit. But I want to thank them all. And I want you to thank them, because so often, preachers aren't concerned about anything but themselves. And I'm always happy to see a relevant ministry.
It's alright to talk about "long white robes over yonder," in all of its symbolism. But ultimately people want some suits and dresses and shoes to wear down here. It's alright to talk about "streets flowing with milk and honey," but God has commanded us to be concerned about the slums down here, and his children who can't eat three square meals a day. It's alright to talk about the new Jerusalem, but one day, God's preacher must talk about the New York, the new Atlanta, the new Philadelphia, the new Los Angeles, the new Memphis, Tennessee. This is what we have to do.
Now the other thing we'll have to do is this: Always anchor our external direct action with the power of economic withdrawal. Now, we are poor people, individually, we are poor when you compare us with white society in America. We are poor. Never stop and forget that collectively, that means all of us together, collectively we are richer than all the nation in the world, with the exception of nine.
Did you ever think about that? After you leave the United States, Soviet Russia, Great Britain, West Germany, France, and I could name the others, the Negro collectively is richer than most nations of the world. We have an annual income of more than thirty billion dollars a year, which is more than all of the exports of the United States, and more than the national budget of Canada. Did you know that? That's power right there, if we know how to pool it.
We don't have to argue with anybody. We don't have to curse and go around acting bad with our words. We don't need any bricks and bottles, we don't need any Molotov cocktails, we just need to go around to these stores, and to these massive industries in our country, and say, "God sent us by here, to say to you that you're not treating his children right. And we've come by here to ask you to make the first item on your agenda--fair treatment, where God's children are concerned. Now, if you are not prepared to do that, we do have an agenda that we must follow. And our agenda calls for withdrawing economic support from you."
And so, as a result of this, we are asking you tonight, to go out and tell your neighbors not to buy Coca-Cola in Memphis. Go by and tell them not to buy Sealtest milk. Tell them not to buy--what is the other bread?--Wonder Bread. And what is the other bread company, Jesse? Tell them not to buy Hart's bread. As Jesse Jackson has said, up to now, only the garbage men have been feeling pain; now we must kind of redistribute the pain. We are choosing these companies because they haven't been fair in their hiring policies; and we are choosing them because they can begin the process of saying, they are going to support the needs and the rights of these men who are on strike. And then they can move on downtown and tell Mayor Loeb to do what is right.
But not only that, we've got to strengthen black institutions. I call upon you to take you money out of the banks downtown and deposit you money in Tri-State Bank--we want a "bank-in" movement in Memphis. So go by the savings and loan association. I'm not asking you something that we don't do ourselves at SCLC. Judge Hooks and others will tell you that we have an account here in the savings and loan association from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. We're just telling you to follow what we're doing. Put your money there. You have six or seven black insurance companies in Memphis. Take out your insurance there. We want to have an "insurance-in."
Now there are some practical things we can do. We begin the process of building a greater economic base. And at the same time, we are putting pressure where it really hurts. I ask you to follow through here.

Closing remarks

Now, let me say as I move to my conclusion that we've got to give ourselves to this struggle until the end. Nothing would be more tragic than to stop at this point, in Memphis. We've got to see it through. And when we have our march, you need to be there. Be concerned about your brother. You may not be on strike. But either we go up together, or we go down together.
Let us develop a kind of dangerous unselfishness.
One day a man came to Jesus; and he wanted to raise some questions about some vital matters in life. At points, he wanted to trick Jesus, and show him that he knew a little more than Jesus knew, and through this, throw him off base.
Now that question could have easily ended up in a philosophical and theological debate. But Jesus immediately pulled that question from mid-air, and placed it on a dangerous curve between Jerusalem and Jericho. And he talked about a certain man, who fell among thieves. You remember that a Levite and a priest passed by on the other side. They didn't stop to help him. And finally a man of another race came by. He got down from his beast, decided not to be compassionate by proxy. But with him, administered first aid, and helped the man in need.
Jesus ended up saying, this was the good man, because he had the capacity to project the "I" into the "thou," and to be concerned about his brother.
Now you know, we use our imagination a great deal to try to determine why the priest and the Levite didn't stop.
At times we say they were busy going to church meetings--an ecclesiastical gathering--and they had to get on down to Jerusalem so they wouldn't be late for their meeting. At other times we would speculate that there was a religious law that "One who was engaged in religious ceremonials was not to touch a human body twenty-four hours before the ceremony." And every now and then we begin to wonder whether maybe they were not going down to Jerusalem, or down to Jericho, rather to organize a "Jericho Road Improvement Association." That's a possibility. Maybe they felt that it was better to deal with the problem from the casual root, rather than to get bogged down with an individual effort.
But I'm going to tell you what my imagination tells me. It's possible that these men were afraid. You see, the Jericho road is a dangerous road. I remember when Mrs. King and I were first in Jerusalem. We rented a car and drove from Jerusalem down to Jericho. And as soon as we got on that road, I said to my wife, "I can see why Jesus used this as a setting for his parable." It's a winding, meandering road. It's really conducive for ambushing. You start out in Jerusalem, which is about 1200 miles, or rather 1200 feet above sea level. And by the time you get down to Jericho, fifteen or twenty minutes later, you're about 2200 feet below sea level. That's a dangerous road. In the day of Jesus it came to be known as the "Bloody Pass."
And you know, it's possible that the priest and the Levite looked over that man on the ground and wondered if the robbers were still around. Or it's possible that they felt that the man on the ground was merely faking. And he was acting like he had been robbed and hurt, in order to seize them over there, lure them there for quick and easy seizure. And so the first question that the Levite asked was, "If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?" But then the Good Samaritan came by. And he reversed the question: "If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?".
That's the question before you tonight. Not, "If I stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to all of the hours that I usually spend in my office every day and every week as a pastor?" The question is not, "If I stop to help this man in need, what will happen to me?" "If I do no stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to them?" That's the question.
Let us rise up tonight with a greater readiness. Let us stand with a greater determination. And let us move on in these powerful days, these days of challenge to make America what it ought to be. We have an opportunity to make America a better nation. And I want to thank God, once more, for allowing me to be here with you.
You know, several years ago, I was in New York City autographing the first book that I had written. And while sitting there autographing books, a demented black woman came up. The only question I heard from her was, "Are you Martin Luther King?"
And I was looking down writing, and I said yes. And the next minute I felt something beating on my chest. Before I knew it I had been stabbed by this demented woman. I was rushed to Harlem Hospital. It was a dark Saturday afternoon. And that blade had gone through, and the X-rays revealed that the tip of the blade was on the edge of my aorta, the main artery. And once that's punctured, you drown in your own blood--that's the end of you.
It came out in the New York Times the next morning, that if I had sneezed, I would have died. Well, about four days later, they allowed me, after the operation, after my chest had been opened, and the blade had been taken out, to move around in the wheel chair in the hospital. They allowed me to read some of the mail that came in, and from all over the states, and the world, kind letters came in. I read a few, but one of them I will never forget. I had received one from the President and the Vice-President. I've forgotten what those telegrams said.
I'd received a visit and a letter from the Governor of New York, but I've forgotten what the letter said. But there was another letter that came from a little girl, a young girl who was a student at the White Plains High School. And I looked at that letter, and I'll never forget it. It said simply, "Dear Dr. King: I am a ninth-grade student at the Whites Plains High School." She said, "While it should not matter, I would like to mention that I am a white girl. I read in the paper of your misfortune, and of your suffering. And I read that if you had sneezed, you would have died. And I'm simply writing you to say that I'm so happy that you didn't sneeze."
And I want to say tonight, I want to say that I am happy that I didn't sneeze.
Because if I had sneezed, I wouldn't have been around here in 1960, when students all over the South started sitting-in at lunch counters. And I knew that as they were sitting in, they were really standing up for the best in the American dream. And taking the whole nation back to those great wells of democracy which were dug deep by the Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
If I had sneezed, I wouldn't have been around in 1962, when Negroes in Albany, Georgia, decided to straighten their backs up. And whenever men and women straighten their backs up, they are going somewhere, because a man can't ride your back unless it is bent.
If I had sneezed, I wouldn't have been here in 1963, when the black people of Birmingham, Alabama, aroused the conscience of this nation, and brought into being the Civil Rights Bill.
If I had sneezed, I wouldn't have had a chance later that year, in August, to try to tell America about a dream that I had had. If I had sneezed, I wouldn't have been down in Selma, Alabama, to see the great movement there.
If I had sneezed, I wouldn't have been in Memphis to see a community rally around those brothers and sisters who are suffering. I'm so happy that I didn't sneeze.
And they were telling me, now it doesn't matter now. It really doesn't matter what happens now. I left Atlanta this morning, and as we got started on the plane, there were six of us, the pilot said over the public address system, "We are sorry for the delay, but we have Dr. Martin Luther King on the plane. And to be sure that all of the bags were checked, and to be sure that nothing would be wrong with the plane, we had to check out everything carefully. And we've had the plane protected and guarded all night."
And then I got into Memphis. And some began to say that threats, or talk about the threats that were out. What would happen to me from some of our sick white brothers?
Well, I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn't matter with me now. Because I've been to the mountaintop. And I don't mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people will get to the promised land. And I'm happy, tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.

My New piece is coming...

2010-01-13T10:25:00.000-08:00

Okay so I was looking through my stack of sketchbooks and I found a sketch from 2004 that I like alot...It started this journey...come with me...

Inspiration: Steven Lopez -Lovers Redux

2010-01-12T23:48:00.000-08:00

Lovers Redux from Steven Lopez on Vimeo.
The night shows no signs of slowing down. The red and yellow lights are blistering the stage and the women are commanding the night with their voices. You couldn’t get me to leave this joint for any reason. I'm seeing history in the making. Seeing Minnie on stage was a beautiful treat and it looks like Helen is getting back up. Are you kidding me?!? She did a couple songs earlier. It looks like she changed her outfit. That silver dress looks beautiful under the stage lights.

What’s it going to be Helen? What song do you have for us? Can we be blessed with a song we haven’t heard yet? What about a B-side?
I wouldn’t mind hearing, “Maureen”. I love that song! Let me pull out the camera and snap a picture of her. Did you see that? Did you see how she looked into the audience? I wonder what she’s thinking about. Let me get another glass of wine and listen to this woman sing. There's no doubt that it's after midnight now.

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Check out his blog @ http://ikeepmoving.com

Polaroid relaunches Instant film camera...YES!!

2010-01-12T23:33:00.000-08:00

Polaroid Instant Film Camera Re-launched

by Eugene Kan, January 13, 2010

Following the widely publicized death of Polaroid film, it appears as the brand (alongside the recent appointing of Lady Gaga as creative director) will re-visit its iconic range of instant film cameras. With a ressurgence in film as of late, perhaps Polaroid will once again re-create the realm of instant film photography. The cameras will take on a retro aesthetic with a reliance on Polaroid 1000 film. A release date is slated for later this year with cameras set below the $100 USD mark.

What's your color? by Annmarie Sabovick

2010-01-08T20:00:00.000-08:00

Okay one of my friends who happens to be a VERY beautiful female posted this so I decided to share...

The history of advertising proves that sex sells, even when the product is far from sexy.

A Facebook-wide mindless message encouraging women to post the color of their bras to promote breast cancer awareness is sweeping through. Being the wonderful wild one that I am, of course I jump at the opportunity to participate in anything that asks me to discuss the aesthetics of my undergarments. You could tell me that posting my color would show my support of shaving kittens in Central America to increase their comfort in the climate, and I’d still do it. The message is clearly nothing to do with breast cancer and everything to do with finding a reason to behave a little frisky.

If you’re looking to promote breast cancer awareness then you should stick to the facts, right? It’s not a humorous disease. However, despite controversy, this mass message seems to be fulfilling its BS purpose. Give people something to have an opinion about, something to dispute, and all of a sudden there’s awareness. The message lacks any useful content but has caused us to engage in discussions about it and about breast cancer that would have otherwise never occurred. Leave it to a bit of sex and war to get us all going at it!

On a more serious note, I don’t believe I know a single person in my life that hasn’t been affected by cancer in some way. My mother learned she would not survive the disease at 45 when she was diagnosed with recurrent stage IV breast cancer. My Nana is a survivor and my aunt is currently battling it. I am 'high risk' and in a rare moment of expression of vulnerability, my breasts are the least sexy part of my body. They are the focus of my insecurity, encompassed by fear and anger at what I've lost and what I am at risk for losing in the future.

The truth is that we are all at risk. Know your body, touch yourself frequently. Educate yourself and choose to make the changes in your life that help to reduce the risks that are within your control. We should all make a larger effort to discuss it, share our experiences and learn from each other.

And since I enjoy sharing these naughty details, tomorrow I’ll be wearing a passionate pink to match my “imagine life without breast cancer” wrist band and the hole in my heart. <3

www.komen.org
www.cancer.org
by Annmarie Sabovick

Do something to support a Cause that you feel is important this year, I challenge you...Not just by putting a color in your Facebook status or wearing an armband actually get out and do something to make a difference or to bring up awareness and motivate others to do the same!! -Donice

FRAGGLES' ROCK

2010-01-03T22:41:00.001-08:00

Dr. Romanelli for Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock x Kitson Launch

by Eugene Kan, December 12, 2009

The Dr. Romanelli for Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock project hits full stride with this latest drop at Kitson in Los Angeles. In addition to Kitson, the collection make its way to Parisian boutique colette in time for Christmas as that particular leg will also include the involvement of Cassette Playa. For more information and updates, check out DrDoozer.com.

Shirt Design for the Black & red party

2009-12-17T08:26:00.000-08:00

I am doing the photography for this party for my Boy Andre this Saturday December 19th...It's a black & red party so I decided to design a shirt for it as I always have to do my own thing...here's the design.

New piece for MyAtlanta Series... Miss Monica

2009-12-15T07:13:00.000-08:00

Monica Denise Arnold (born October 24, 1980), professionally known as Monica, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and occasional actress who was Born and raised in Decatur, GA. I think Monica has one of the best voices in music if not the best that is still relevant today...Well here we go...

Two new paintings started...My Atlanta Series previews

2009-12-04T12:13:00.000-08:00

My Atlanta series previews...

Nisah Piece started...Love the background of this one...We will see how it turns out. about 10mins in so far.

Pastor Troy piece just started this one too...just a preview...getting to it on Monday!

Andre 3000 piece started today...

2009-11-23T10:58:00.000-08:00

Okay this one I didn't sketch out, and I got pretty far on it...Posting the later piece soon...
*UPDATE* Almost done....What you think??

MY ATLANTA SERIES...Sketches Cont.

2009-11-16T05:51:00.000-08:00

Ryan Cameron

John Mayer piece released!!

2009-11-11T11:47:00.001-08:00

The First piece for the MyAtlanta series is here... will not be releasing them all before the show but you will be able to see some of the work and the progress only on this blog. All the sketches and previews from most of the pieces will come but not full images of finished ones because then what would you come to the show for? To see the suprise guests??? LOL! Well...Here it is. It's all acrylic?? (I don't do acrylic a lot, started with the live pieces I did this summer.) Let me know what you think. I'm open to brutal criticism too!! It's approx. 4' x 3' acrylic on canvas. John Clayton Mayer

Mayer began his career performing mainly acoustic rock, but gradually began a transition towards the blues genre in 2005 by collaborating with renowned blues artists such as B. B. King, Buddy Guy, and Eric Clapton, and by forming the John Mayer Trio. The blues influence can be heard on his album Continuum, released in September 2006. At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in 2007 Mayer won Best Pop Vocal Album for Continuum and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Waiting on the World to Change". Mayer's career pursuits have extended to stand-up comedy, design, and writing; he has written pieces for magazines, most notably for Esquire. He is also involved in philanthropic activities through his "Back to You" fund and his concern over global warming.

For those that don't know John's music...

I have all of his music including his New Album due out Tuesday Nov. 17th, definitely a must have! I own it and I am still buying one!

New Sketches from the MY ATLANTA series....

2009-11-05T09:08:00.001-08:00

Nisah Monica Part I ...I still have alot of work to do on this one but this is the first image on this one...had to post it because it is just that dope!! I'm loving where this series is taking! Monica Finished Sketch... CLICK IMAGES TO ZOOM

John Mayer piece preview...

2009-10-29T07:50:00.000-07:00

The My Atlanta Series will feature some of the people that inspire me from the City that I was born and Bred in! Some from other cities around Atlanta, but ATL is much more than just a city divided into 6 Zones...It's the birthplace of a movement! John Mayer is definitely an inspirational musician...And yes this is a very close up part of the painting, and yes this is all you get...For Now! Gotta Love what you do! I absolutely love what I do!

My Atlanta Series sketches continued..Big Boi...1/2 of the Greatest Rap Group of all Time!

2009-10-28T13:53:00.000-07:00

Preliminary sketch of Big Boi of the almighty OutKast...First Generation Dungeon Family Are you an Outkast?? I know I am...Matter of Fact F*@# being anything else... Ms. Ravi sketch II

John Mayer Preview pic...Work in Progress!

2009-10-26T07:57:00.000-07:00

The "My Atlanta" series pics will be released only on This Blog...so come back to check it out every now and then...Are you doing what you love to do?? I am! This is the base color and background for the John Mayer piece.

WORD of The Day: By Jon Goode

2009-10-26T05:01:00.001-07:00

Good morning folks! The Vocab Word 4 2day Is Recrudescence (\ree-kroo-DESS-uns\) noun. Meaning:A new outbreak after a period of abatement or inactivity: renewal. Ex “It seems that every administration brings with it a recrudescence of some deadly thr...eat be it terrorism or H1N1. Whether u get the flu shot or not they’re going to make sure u get a healthy dose of fear.”

MY ATLANTA SERIES...Sketches Cont.

2009-10-22T06:55:00.000-07:00

AMBASSADOR Andrew Young

Andrew Jackson Young (born March 12, 1932) is an American politician, diplomat and pastor from Georgia who has served as Mayor of Atlanta, a Congressman from the 5th district, and United States Ambassador to the United Nations. He served as President of the National Council of Churches USA, and was a supporter and friend of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University in Atlanta was named after him. International Boulevard, near the Centennial Olympic Park, has been re-named Andrew Young International Boulevard, in honor of his efforts to secure the Olympic bid for Atlanta.

n 1977, President Jimmy Carter appointed Young to serve as Ambassador to the UN, the first African-American to serve in the position. Young's controversial statements made headlines almost from the start. In August 1979, he appeared on Meet the Press and said that Israel was "stubborn and intransigent."^[3] Young met secretly for meetings, in violation of American law, with representatives of the Palestine Liberation Organization, which culminated in Carter asking for Young's resignation.^[4] Jimmy Carter denied any complicity in The Andrew Young Affair.

As UN Ambassador, Young played a leading role in advancing a settlement in Zimbabwe with Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo.

In 1981, Young was elected mayor of Atlanta, succeeding Maynard Jackson. As mayor of Atlanta, he brought in $70 billion of new private investment, including the 1996 Olympic Games- making Atlanta the engine of prosperity for Georgia that it remains today.^{[citation needed]} He continued and expanded Maynard Jackson's programs for including minority and female-owned businesses in all city contracts. Atlanta 1988 Democratic National Convention, and the Mayor's Task Force on Education established the Dream Jamboree College Fair that tripled the college scholarships given to Atlanta public school graduates. He also revamped the Atlanta Zoo, making ecological habitats specific to different animals.^{[citation needed]} hosted the Young was re-elected as Mayor in 1985 with more than 80% of the vote.

Source: Wikipedia

Ambassador Young, though Born in Louisiana is the reason Atlanta is what it is today...He has continued to mentor young Atlanta leaders and continues to strive to make this one of the greatest cities in the world...Yep he has a lot to do with why you love My City!!

MY ATLANTA Series Sketches (Cont.)

2009-10-19T09:11:00.000-07:00

Dakota Fanning

MY ATLANTA Series Sketches...Cont.

2009-10-16T07:06:00.001-07:00

John Mayer DJ Cee Money

Tupac Shakur - The Lost Interview Pt. 6 [VIBE Magazine Unearths Interview From 1996]

2009-10-02T20:09:00.001-07:00

"My Atlanta" Preliminary sketches...

2009-10-01T08:18:00.001-07:00

So I have been talking for the past 24hrs about the "My Atlanta" Show I'm doing...Here re some sketches, I'm going to keep a lot of the details under wraps until I'm ready to share them. But I always like to share my work so here is something to look at...This show will be Crazy...It's time for my city to know, Who I am...and Atlanta...I love her, I always have, and this, this is the story of why... Are You watching?? Miss Keri Baby... T-Mo Goodie Pastor Troy Janelle Monae Erykah Badu (honorary member of the movement) T.I.P. Young Dro Killer Mike Ms. Ravi Usher

Word of the Day by: Jon Good(e)

2009-09-30T04:56:00.001-07:00

Good morning folks! The Vocab Word for today is TEPID (\i-NEK-suh-ruh-bul\) adj. Meaning: Moderately warm; lukewarm. Ex. “At the Claremont Louge you can watch women drop it like its tepid.” Or to be biblical “So then because thou art tepid, and neith...er cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.” Feel free 2 construct ur own sentences using tepid, good(e) times!

Tupac Shakur - The Lost Interview Pt. 5 [VIBE Magazine Unearths Interview From 1996]

2009-09-29T20:09:00.000-07:00

Inspiration & Cool Stuff...David Jon Kassan

2009-09-29T07:50:00.000-07:00

Mimicking Real Life

Highly detailed painting by David Jon Kassan. Even though an artist may have talent, it requires a lot of practice and hard work to be a really good artist.

Excerpt of the Artist’s Statement:

My work is a way of meditation, a way of slowing down time though the careful observation of overlooked slices of my environment. It is the subtlety of emotion in my acquaintances that inhabit the aforementioned environment which intrigues me. My paintings strive for reality, a chance to mimic life in both scale and complexity. The viewer is given an eye level perspective of the subject. A view that is unbiased and in its most raw condition. It is my intent to control the medium of oil paint so that it is not part of the viewer to subject equation. The image stands alone without evidence of the artist.

Thanks Illusion 360

2009-09-27T15:59:00.000-07:00

Melanie Fiona

Melanie Fiona is releasing her debut album entitled The Bridge in 2009 on Universal Records.

Give It To Me Right along with Bang Bang, Monday Morning, Please Don’t Go (Cry Baby), Ay Yo, Walk On By, You Stop My Heart, Johnny, Sad Songs, Priceless, It Kills Me, Teach Him and G.A.M.

Should be a strong album with her radio friendly hit single Give It To Me Right.

www.melaniefiona.com

Tupac Shakur - The Lost Interview Pt. 4

2009-09-25T14:59:00.001-07:00

Tupac Shakur - The Lost Interview Pt. 3 (Speaks On Diddy) [VIBE Magazine Unearths Interview From 1996]

2009-09-23T20:53:00.000-07:00

The Legends in the Building!!

2009-09-23T20:37:00.000-07:00

Goodie Mob is on Gangsta Grillz Radio...

Goodie Mob Reunion Show at Masquerade Park from www.mauricegarland.com on Vimeo.

Goodie Mob-"Free" from www.mauricegarland.com on Vimeo.

Inspiration and Cool Stuff...Francoise Nielly

2009-09-23T07:22:00.000-07:00

Francoise Nielly is my second pallette knife painter...if you know me as an artist, you know I love color and texture...he encompasses them both. Then my favorite thing to do portraiture! Wow. Please check out his work at http://www.francoise-nielly.com/

Inspiration and Stuff...RUSS MILLS

2009-09-23T06:48:00.000-07:00

UK Artist/Illustrator RUSS MILLS His amazing artwork is a combination of ink sketches and digital paint in photoshop. check out some of his work below http://www.signalgallery.com/russmills3.htm Check him out here Russ Mills aka Byroglphics

Inspiration and Cool Stuff...Leonid Afremov

2009-09-22T09:26:00.000-07:00

Leonid Afremov, the artist, was born in city of Vitebsk, , in 1955. Amazingly enough Leonid was born in the same town as Marc Chagall, the famous artist who also founded the Vitebsk Art School along with Malevich & Kandinsky. Leonid Afremov graduated from Vitebsk Art School in 1978 and is one of the elite members. Words from Leonidafremov I tried different techniques during my career, but I especially fell in love with painting with oil and pallette-knife. Every artwork is the result of long painting process; every canvas is born during the creative search; every painting is full of my inner world. Each of my paintings brings different mood, colors and emotions. I love to express the beauty, harmony and spirit of this world in my paintings. My heart is completely open to art. Thus, I enjoy creating inspired and beautiful paintings from the bottom of my soul. Each of my artworks reflects my feelings, sensitivity, passion, and the music from my soul. True art is alive and inspired by humanity. I believe that art helps us to be free from aggression and depression. Currently my art is being collected all over the world. There are many pleased collectors in USA, Israel, Italy, France, England, Spain, Norvay, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries. Presently it is just enough to type my name in an internet search engine to discover the value and magnificence of my Art. Please Check out his work at http://leonidafremov.deviantart.com/

Inspiration and Cool Stuff...Linnea Strid

2009-09-22T09:04:00.001-07:00

Okay I have decided to start collecting Inspiration and Cool pieces by other artists...The first is...Linnea Strid 26 year old painter from Sweden Her water project paintings are amazing and Photorealism at it's best...WOW! ~linneastrid Please Check out her work... http://linneastrid.deviantart.com/

DUNGEON FAMILY

2009-09-18T09:44:00.000-07:00

Discography * 1993: Parental Advisory - Ghetto Street Funk * 1994: Outkast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik * 1994: Joi - Pendulum Vibe * 1995: Goodie Mob - Soul Food * 1996: Society of Soul - Brainchild * 1996: Outkast - ATLiens * 1996: Mista - Mista * 1996: Joi - Amoeba Cleansing Syndrome * 1998: Witchdoctor - A S.W.A.T. Healin' Ritual * 1998: Goodie Mob - Still Standing * 1998: Outkast - Aquemini * 1998: Lil' Will - Better Days * 1998: Parental Advisory - Straight No Chase * 1998: Sleepy's Theme - The Vinyl Room * 1999: Cool Breeze - East Point's Greatest Hits * 1999: Goodie Mob - World Party * 2000: Parental Advisory - My Life, Your Entertainment * 2000: Outkast - Stankonia * 2000: Witchdoctor - 9th Wonder of the World * 2000: Bubba Sparxxx - Dark Days, Bright Nights * 2001: Dungeon Family - Even in Darkness * 2001: Backbone - Concrete Law * 2001: Slimm Cutta Calhoun - The Skinny * 2001: OutKast - Big Boi and Dre Present...OutKast * 2002: The Calhouns - Made In The Dirty South * 2002: Joi - Star Kitty's Revenge * 2002: Cee-Lo - Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections * 2002: Khujo Goodie - The Man Not the Dawg * 2002: Supa Nate - Still On Da Grind * 2003: Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below * 2003: Big Gipp - Mutant Mindframe * 2003: Roscoe - Roscoe Philaphornia * 2003: Da Connect - Dungeon Family 2nd Generation * 2003: Goodie Mob - Dirty South Classics * 2003: Bubba Sparxxx - Deliverance * 2003: Killer Mike with Grind Time Rap Gang - Dat Crack Mixtape * 2003: Killer Mike - Monster Mixtape * 2003: Killer Mike - Monster * 2004: Bubba Sparxxx & The Mudd Katz - New South Mixtape * 2004: Cee-Lo - Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine * 2004: Killer Mike - The Killer Mixtape * 2004: Sleepy Brown - Phunk-O-Naut (unreleased) * 2004: Goodie Mob - One Monkey Don't Stop No Show * 2005: The Lumberjacks - Livin' Life as Lumberjacks * 2005: Goodie Mob - Nuttin But That G * 2005: Big Boi & Purple Ribbon All-Stars - Got Purp? Vol. 1,2 * 2005: Witchdoctor - Gumbo Cookin' Mixtape * 2006: Dungeon Family - Do U Speak Dungeoneze Mixtape * 2006: Bubba Sparxxx - The Charm * 2006: Cee-Lo - Closet Freak: The Best of Cee-Lo Green the Soul Machine * 2006: Witchdoctor - King Of The Beasts * 2006: Joi - Tennessee Slim Is The Bomb * 2006: Sleepy Brown - Mr. Brown * 2006: Outkast - Idlewild * 2006: Roscoe - I Luv Cali * 2006: Gnarls Barkley (Cee-Lo & DJ Danger Mouse) - St. Elsewhere * 2006: Killer Mike - I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind Vol. 1 * 2006: Big Boi & DJ Ideal - Da Bottom Vol. 7 * 2007: Khujo Goodie - Mercury (album) * 2007: Killer Mike - Ghetto Extraordinary (unreleased) * 2007: Witchdoctor - The Diary Of An American Witchdoctor * 2007: Big Gipp & Ali - Kinfolk * 2007: Janelle Monae - Metropolis - Suite I of IV - The Chase * 2007: Bruno Brinks - Gwop-N-Cush * 2007: Andre 3000 - Class Of 3000 OST Vol. 1 * 2007: Andre 3000 - Whole Foods Mixtape * 2007: Malachi - Workaholic Vol. 1,2 * 2007: KED - GangLeader... Vol. 1,2 * 2007: Bubba Sparxxx - Survive Til Ya Thrive Mixtape * 2008: Gnarls Barkley (Cee-Lo & DJ Danger Mouse) - The Odd Couple * 2008: Killer Mike- I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind II Members of the Dungeon Family 1st generation * Organized Noize o Rico Wade o Sleepy Brown o Ray Murray * OutKast o Andre 3000 o Big Boi * Earthtone III o Andre 3000 o Big Boi o Mr. DJ * Goodie Mob o Big Gipp o T-Mo o Cee-Lo o Khujo * Parental Advisory o Mello o K.P. o Big Reese * The Lumberjacks o T-Mo o Khujo * Society of Soul o Sleepy Brown o Roni o Big Rube o Ray o Rico * Joi * Witchdoctor * Backbone * Cool Breeze * Lil' Will * Duke Roald Zilla * Sifu Terrence Walker 2nd generation * Slimm Cutta Calhoun & The Calhouns * Killer Mike * Konkrete o C-Bone o Lil' Brotha o Supa Nate * Da Connect o ChamDon o G-Rock o C-Smooth o Blvd. International o Infinique o Meathead o Rico Wade * Dungeon East o KED o Mill Gates o J. Pesci o C Syck o Ray Murray o Jawz Of Life * Purple Ribbon All Stars o Big Boi o Danjai o Konkrete o Vonnegutt o Sleepy Brown o Bubba Sparxxx o Rock D o Scar o Big Gee * Sniper Unit * Roscoe * Kilo * Brino Binks * Malachi * Anthony C. Brown (Actor)

Killer Mike Speaks...Please watch

2009-09-18T05:06:00.000-07:00

Tupac Shakur - The Lost Interview Pt. 2 [VIBE Magazine Unearths Interview From 1996]

2009-09-18T04:54:00.000-07:00

Madonna Pays Tribute to Michael Jackson

2009-09-14T21:43:00.000-07:00

In a moving testimonial, Madonna shares poignant memories about Michael Jackson before a special performance tribute to the late King of Pop.

MTV Shows

There was a lot of reasons this was the biggest moment that Music gave to Michael Jackson...I think we owe music a lot of what makes us happy and Michael was Music. Michael is what we all love so much about Creativity...I love music and in saying that I know Michael is smiling about this one.

Tupac Shakur - The Lost Interview Pt. 1 [VIBE Magazine Unearths Interview From 1996]

2009-09-14T03:01:00.000-07:00

A poet named Korim

2009-09-14T02:21:00.000-07:00

Poem for Kanye West by Brook Yung

2009-09-14T02:02:00.000-07:00

VMA Outburst (Poem For Kayne West) Fuck their sledgehammer roars the judgment plastered to the corkboard of their gavel eyes Fuck their snap shows and glitter What they call an outburst is what you call cracking the white horse Flipping the well worn stereo type on its back And revealing your wall mirror skin to the rednecks This is not because of Obama, is it Kayne? This is because your chest was made of riots and boycotts mishaps and pigeonholes May they never forget What a blackman in the limelight should be Obnoxiously beautiful Insanely correct Fuck their glamorous awards And their crooked draws Your heart was woven out of thunder, boy Out of smoke signals and underground railroads Pride made of cotton plants and “I don’t give a fuck” Shoulders creaking of Jim Crow South This is not youtube click slash Daily News front page fuckery This one’s for the pools, motherfuckers For bus seats and school classes for the gasoline, churches and water fountain when they hiss and roar when they grawl and rumble it sounds like Montgomery don’t it? Sound like 1955 and refuge Call the dogs, cocksuckers their boo’s Just a resurrected sound of yard whips cracking across our great grandmothers flesh it’s your fuel isn’t Mr. West the leverage you needed to say fuck their carpets And there uncomfortable grins I say what I feel Shrug my shoulders Like my ears can hear The rusty legs of a switching table scratching on the floor of the universe Walk off and do not look back For there is no mercy or remorse For killing everything they never gave us by Brook Yung http://brookyung.blogspot.com/

Cool Cakes

2009-09-11T05:14:00.000-07:00

Keri's Slow Dance Official Video

2009-09-11T05:04:00.001-07:00

A Great Day In Atlanta Photo

2009-09-08T23:55:00.000-07:00

Click here to zoom in our "Great Day In Atlanta" photo

2009-09-08T23:23:00.000-07:00

Crazy. Just a few weeks ago a small debate broke out on Twitter about why Slaughterhouse (Joe Buddens, Joell Ortiz, Crooked I and Royce the 5'9) has an MC from every part of the country except the South, and how Killer Mike would have been the ordeal candidate for the Southern slot. Well...I guess you can say its happened. Mike just got added to the Slaughterhouse show as well as the homies Senor Kaos, Small Eyez and Stanza. Keep your eyes open and keep coming around these parts as I will be giving away tickets to this show. Stay tuned.

THE CONTRAVERSIAL!! SPEECH: Pres. Obama National Address to Students

2009-09-08T22:42:00.000-07:00

Pres. Obama delivered a national address to students across the country to talk to them about the importance of education. He spoke to a group of students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, VA.

Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama Back to School Event Arlington, Virginia September 8, 2009

The President: Hello everyone – how’s everybody doing today? I’m here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, kindergarten through twelfth grade. I’m glad you all could join us today. I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it’s your first day in a new school, so it’s understandable if you’re a little nervous. I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now, with just one more year to go. And no matter what grade you’re in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer, and you could’ve stayed in bed just a little longer this morning. I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived in Indonesia for a few years, and my mother didn’t have the money to send me where all the American kids went to school. So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday – at 4:30 in the morning. Now I wasn’t too happy about getting up that early. A lot of times, I’d fall asleep right there at the kitchen table. But whenever I’d complain, my mother would just give me one of those looks and say, "This is no picnic for me either, buster." So I know some of you are still adjusting to being back at school. But I’m here today because I have something important to discuss with you. I’m here because I want to talk with you about your education and what’s expected of all of you in this new school year. Now I’ve given a lot of speeches about education. And I’ve talked a lot about responsibility. I’ve talked about your teachers’ responsibility for inspiring you, and pushing you to learn. I’ve talked about your parents’ responsibility for making sure you stay on track, and get your homework done, and don’t spend every waking hour in front of the TV or with that Xbox. I’ve talked a lot about your government’s responsibility for setting high standards, supporting teachers and principals, and turning around schools that aren’t working where students aren’t getting the opportunities they deserve. But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, and the best schools in the world – and none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities. Unless you show up to those schools; pay attention to those teachers; listen to your parents, grandparents and other adults; and put in the hard work it takes to succeed. And that’s what I want to focus on today: the responsibility each of you has for your education. I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself. Every single one of you has something you’re good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That’s the opportunity an education can provide. Maybe you could be a good writer – maybe even good enough to write a book or articles in a newspaper – but you might not know it until you write a paper for your English class. Maybe you could be an innovator or an inventor – maybe even good enough to come up with the next iPhone or a new medicine or vaccine – but you might not know it until you do a project for your science class. Maybe you could be a mayor or a Senator or a Supreme Court Justice, but you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team. And no matter what you want to do with your life – I guarantee that you’ll need an education to do it. You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? You want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military? You’re going to need a good education for every single one of those careers. You can’t drop out of school and just drop into a good job. You’ve got to work for it and train for it and learn for it. And this isn’t just important for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. What you’re learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future. You’ll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS, and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment. You’ll need the insights and critical thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free. You’ll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy. We need every single one of you to develop your talents, skills and intellect so you can help solve our most difficult problems. If you don’t do that – if you quit on school – you’re not just quitting on yourself, you’re quitting on your country. Now I know it’s not always easy to do well in school. I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork. I get it. I know what that’s like. My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was raised by a single mother who struggled at times to pay the bills and wasn’t always able to give us things the other kids had. There were times when I missed having a father in my life. There were times when I was lonely and felt like I didn’t fit in. So I wasn’t always as focused as I should have been. I did some things I’m not proud of, and got in more trouble than I should have. And my life could have easily taken a turn for the worse. But I was fortunate. I got a lot of second chances and had the opportunity to go to college, and law school, and follow my dreams. My wife, our First Lady Michelle Obama, has a similar story. Neither of her parents had gone to college, and they didn’t have much. But they worked hard, and she worked hard, so that she could go to the best schools in this country. Some of you might not have those advantages. Maybe you don’t have adults in your life who give you the support that you need. Maybe someone in your family has lost their job, and there’s not enough money to go around. Maybe you live in a neighborhood where you don’t feel safe, or have friends who are pressuring you to do things you know aren’t right. But at the end of the day, the circumstances of your life – what you look like, where you come from, how much money you have, what you’ve got going on at home – that’s no excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude. That’s no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of school. That’s no excuse for not trying. Where you are right now doesn’t have to determine where you’ll end up. No one’s written your destiny for you. Here in America, you write your own destiny. You make your own future. That’s what young people like you are doing every day, all across America. Young people like Jazmin Perez, from Roma, Texas. Jazmin didn’t speak English when she first started school. Hardly anyone in her hometown went to college, and neither of her parents had gone either. But she worked hard, earned good grades, got a scholarship to Brown University, and is now in graduate school, studying public health, on her way to being Dr. Jazmin Perez. I’m thinking about Andoni Schultz, from Los Altos, California, who’s fought brain cancer since he was three. He’s endured all sorts of treatments and surgeries, one of which affected his memory, so it took him much longer – hundreds of extra hours – to do his schoolwork. But he never fell behind, and he’s headed to college this fall. And then there’s Shantell Steve, from my hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Even when bouncing from foster home to foster home in the toughest neighborhoods, she managed to get a job at a local health center; start a program to keep young people out of gangs; and she’s on track to graduate high school with honors and go on to college. Jazmin, Andoni and Shantell aren’t any different from any of you. They faced challenges in their lives just like you do. But they refused to give up. They chose to take responsibility for their education and set goals for themselves. And I expect all of you to do the same. That’s why today, I’m calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education – and to do everything you can to meet them. Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, or spending time each day reading a book. Maybe you’ll decide to get involved in an extracurricular activity, or volunteer in your community. Maybe you’ll decide to stand up for kids who are being teased or bullied because of who they are or how they look, because you believe, like I do, that all kids deserve a safe environment to study and learn. Maybe you’ll decide to take better care of yourself so you can be more ready to learn. And along those lines, I hope you’ll all wash your hands a lot, and stay home from school when you don’t feel well, so we can keep people from getting the flu this fall and winter. Whatever you resolve to do, I want you to commit to it. I want you to really work at it. I know that sometimes, you get the sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard work -- that your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star, when chances are, you’re not going to be any of those things. But the truth is, being successful is hard. You won’t love every subject you study. You won’t click with every teacher. Not every homework assignment will seem completely relevant to your life right this minute. And you won’t necessarily succeed at everything the first time you try. That’s OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most failures. JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was rejected twelve times before it was finally published. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career. But he once said, "I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." These people succeeded because they understand that you can’t let your failures define you – you have to let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time. If you get in trouble, that doesn’t mean you’re a troublemaker, it means you need to try harder to behave. If you get a bad grade, that doesn’t mean you’re stupid, it just means you need to spend more time studying. No one’s born being good at things, you become good at things through hard work. You’re not a varsity athlete the first time you play a new sport. You don’t hit every note the first time you sing a song. You’ve got to practice. It’s the same with your schoolwork. You might have to do a math problem a few times before you get it right, or read something a few times before you understand it, or do a few drafts of a paper before it’s good enough to hand in. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to admit when you don’t know something, and to learn something new. So find an adult you trust – a parent, grandparent or teacher; a coach or counselor – and ask them to help you stay on track to meet your goals. And even when you’re struggling, even when you’re discouraged, and you feel like other people have given up on you – don’t ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country. The story of America isn’t about people who quit when things got tough. It’s about people who kept going, who tried harder, who loved their country too much to do anything less than their best. It’s the story of students who sat where you sit 250 years ago, and went on to wage a revolution and found this nation. Students who sat where you sit 75 years ago who overcame a Depression and won a world war; who fought for civil rights and put a man on the moon. Students who sat where you sit 20 years ago who founded Google, Twitter and Facebook and changed the way we communicate with each other. So today, I want to ask you, what’s your contribution going to be? What problems are you going to solve? What discoveries will you make? What will a president who comes here in twenty or fifty or one hundred years say about what all of you did for this country? Your families, your teachers, and I are doing everything we can to make sure you have the education you need to answer these questions. I’m working hard to fix up your classrooms and get you the books, equipment and computers you need to learn. But you’ve got to do your part too. So I expect you to get serious this year. I expect you to put your best effort into everything you do. I expect great things from each of you. So don’t let us down – don’t let your family or your country or yourself down. Make us all proud. I know you can do it. Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America.

Why is Cee-Lo not in your Top 10 rappers of all time??

2009-09-08T17:05:00.001-07:00

One of the most intellectual 3 minutes ever exhaled on a microphone...

Word of the Day COMMINUTE: by Jon Goode

2009-09-04T04:45:00.000-07:00

Good morning folks! The Vocab Word for today is COMMINUTE (\KAH-muh-noot\) verb. Meaning : to reduce to minute particles : pulverize. Ex: “If 61 yr old Roger Stephens would have even motioned like he was going to slap my child in that Wal Mart I woul...d have used my fist to COMMINUTE his face. Feel free 2 construct ur own sentences using COMMINUTE, good(e) times!

Every woman should…

2009-09-04T04:40:00.000-07:00

Maya Angelou Didn't Write This:

Pamela Redmond Satran

Every woman should…..

by Pamela Redmond Satran

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE … enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or needs to…

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE . something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour…

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE a youth she’s content to leave behind….

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE . a past juicy enough that she’s looking forward to retelling it in her old age….

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE …. a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra…

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE one friend who always makes her laugh… and one who lets her cry…

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .. a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family…

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE . eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a meal, that will make her guests feel honored…

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE . a feeling of control over her destiny.

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW… how to fall in love without losing herself.

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW… how to quit a job, break up with a lover, and confront a friend without; ruining the friendship…

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW… when to try harder… and WHEN TO WALK AWAY…

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW… that she can’t change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW… that her childhood may not have been perfect…but its over…

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW… what she would and wouldn’t do for love or more…

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW… how to live alone… even if she doesn’t like it…

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW.. whom she can trust, whom she can’t, and why she shouldn’t take it personally…

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW… where to go… be it to her best friend’s kitchen table… or a charming inn in the woods… when her soul needs soothing…

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW… what she can and can’t accomplish in a day… a month…and a year…

Word of the Day: by Jon Goode

2009-09-02T04:45:00.001-07:00

Good morning folks! The Vocab Word for today is FRACTIOUS (\FRAK-shus\) adj. Meaning : tending to be troublesome : unruly: quarrelsome. Ex: “I’m basically a nice guy but I found out the hard way many moons ago, @ The Gunners Inn club in Lawton Ok, th...at lots of people, loud music & Long Island Iced Tea makes me somewhat Fractious.”Feel free 2 construct ur own sentences using FRACTIOUS, good(e) times!

Killer Mike's Underground Atlanta...Listen to it here!!

2009-09-01T17:03:00.000-07:00

Killer Mike - Underground Atlanta

Here are a few JAYZ "BluePrint 3" Tracks for your ENJOYMENT???? LOL!

2009-08-31T20:25:00.000-07:00

Not feeling dude at all...great features though. And before you call me a hater...it's not that, I just don't like his lyrics, and as a rapper he is very mediocre and hypocritical. Not creative lyrically at all. But hey, he is a great business man and I respect him there!

JAY Z - "BluePrint 3" Album Tracks....

Ft. Kanye West - "Hate" Ft. Kid Cudi - "Already Home" Ft. Young Jeezy - "As Real As It Gets" Ft. J. Cole - "A Star Is Born" Ft. Swizz Beatz - "On To The Next One" Ft. Alicia Keys - "Empire State Of Mind"

UNDERGROUND ATLANTA...Drops 9.1.09!! YES

2009-08-31T19:57:00.000-07:00

Here @ TSS aka Grind Time Central we’ve been given another chance to give you good goods. This time around, we’re offering up 10 autographed limited edition vinyls for Killer Mike’s upcoming Underground Atlanta compilation. Even if math isn’t your strong suit, it should be easy to recognize that 10 winners means you have one helluva chance to win something this time around. As usual, we’ll keep the entry process easy. Leave a comment using a working email address. It’s that simple. Speaking of, I’m still awaiting a reply from one of the Beastie winners. So again, use an email address that you legitimately check and in return we promise you no spam or unsolicited emails. Bang, Bang, Bang x RMF! Underground Atlanta will be in stores 9.1.09. Be a Grind Time supporter. For more detailed info, fix your gaze upon the press release below. “Killer Mike follows up his critically acclaimed I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind II with another ambitious project titled Underground Atlanta. After participating in MTV’s signature series, My Block: Atlanta and taking the historical photo – “Great Day In Atlanta” with most of the cities’ hip hop talent present, Mike decided he needed to connect all these artists together again and feature them on one album. The idea of Underground Atlanta was born. Atlanta is known for its hyped underground music scene and its diverse sound that includes Crunk, Snap & Pop and Trap Music. Mike enlisted a notable group of artists, some who are originators of this music, to be featured on the album. They include: Gucci Mane, OJ da Juice Man, Pastor Troy, Princess of Crime Mob, Yung Ralph, Big Kuntry King, Young Dro, T.I., Stat Quo, Bobby Creekwater, Da Bill Collector, Dem Getaway Boyz with appearances from fellow Southern rappers SL Jones, Scar and Juvenille. The album also boasts an appearance from UGK, who obviously aren’t from the Atlanta Underground but appear on a star studded remix that fans will glady give Mike a pass on. Most of the tracks on the album were produced by DMG Music Group (B-Don, Leno and Young Ced). Mike wants his fans to have as much fun listening to the album as he had making it, “This is an Atlanta record!!! There is not just one type of Atlanta artist featured. Thttp://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/uga-autographed-vinyl-cover.jpghis record is the ATL experience, welcome to Atlanta baby 4 REAL!” Underground Atlanta precedes Killer Mike’s as-yet-untitled Grand Hustle debut, which he is currently recording. Mike sees this album as a way to give back to the Atlanta hip hop scene that gave birth to him and made him the artist he is today.”

This is a AWESOME DAY in HIP HOP!! Historic Day....get your tickets!!

2009-08-31T19:45:00.001-07:00

The Goodie Mob Reunion Show is September 19th at the Masquerade. Get your ticket here before they sell out.

Goodie Mob x Khujo x Sept 19th from Motion Family on Vimeo.

Bobby Ray a.k.a B.O.B...Straight from tha Dec'

2009-08-31T19:43:00.000-07:00

Bobby Ray & The Eastsiders – Created A Monster (live) from Motion Family on Vimeo.

Andre3000 and Andrew Young to be Honored... Killer Mike giving the Keynote Address!

2009-08-31T18:34:00.000-07:00

THE POWER FORUM

The Civils Rights Generation will speak to our shared legacy, our noble future, and the vision of change to be achieved by the Power Generation; the Power Generation will pay tribute to those who have forged the path of opportunity and speak of our innovative future; while performances will illustrate the power of the arts and entertainment to inspire social change. Honorees: Ambassador Andrew Young (Civic Service) and André "3000" Benjamin (Artistic Innovation)

WITH SPECIAL SURPRISE GUESTS

Keynote Address:

Killer Mike

Confirmed Special Guests Appearances: Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, DTPs Rudy Currence, Verse Simmons, Rock City, Dance Canvas and more

Price: Free and open to the public Location: Woodruff Arts Center - Atlanta Symphony Hall Date: September 5, 2009 Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Registration is Mandatory

TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE

WOW - Vick Critic's Dog Dies After 4 Hours In Car

2009-08-27T20:09:00.000-07:00

Check this out: Taken from WSB-TV RICHMOND, Va. -- A prosecutor said no charges are planned against an executive for an anti-animal cruelty group whose 16-year-old blind and deaf dog died after accidentally being left in a hot car for four hours. Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Tracy Thorne-Begland said Wednesday charges are not planned against Robin Starr, CEO of the Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Starr says she didn't realize "Louie" was in the car until noon. Starr's husband, Ed, told the Richmond Times-Dispatch he put the dog in her car's cargo area as she got ready for work Aug. 19 but forgot to tell her. She often took the dog to work with her. Robin Starr took the dog to two clinics, but he died of kidney failure. The National Weather Service says the temperature had reached 91 degrees by noon that day. Starr has been a vocal critic of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick who was released from federal custody July 20 after serving 18 months of a 23-month sentence for his role in running a dogfighting ring. When Vick was reinstated to the NFL Starr said "The action of the NFL commissioner to reinstate Michael Vick is both premature and unwise. Vick has not yet demonstrated that his remorse is sincere or that his irresponsible, cruel and criminal behaviors are likely to change. The NFL and its leadership apparently lack the integrity to require civilized behavior from their players. This would reflect poorly on any team that adds Vick to its roster."

Word of the DAY: by Jon Goode

2009-08-25T05:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning folks! The Vocab Word for today is SPOONY (\SPOO-nee\) adj. Meaning: being sentimentally in love. Example: “My dad said, I know you’re SPOONY about that girl but be careful son remember spooning leads to forking,” or “When I told my home...boys my plans for my lady on Valentine’s Day they said why are you being so SPOONY G?” Feel free 2 construct your own sentences using SPOONY, good(e) times!

2009-08-24T23:33:00.000-07:00

Big Boi Speaks on Sir Lucious Leftfoot: Son of Chico Dusty Album

Last night the homie Big Boi invited me over to Stankonia Studios to let me hear Sir Lucious Leftfoot: Son of Chico Dusty in its entirety. And I must say...the shit is fie. Twelve straight tracks of nothing but that funk. I didn't hear a song that was skipworthy. Dude really put his Leftfoot off in this album. Hell, with it being 2 years and 9 months in the making, we can't expect nothing but that fie at this point. But yeah, after the listen we chopped it up for bit and I recorded some of our conversation. He spills a couple good beans (confirmed he will be at the Goodie Mob reunion show) and bad beans (he's not signed to Def Jam?) in the video, so watch the whole thing. Their had been a argument on Twitter recently about ATLiens ranking in the Outkast discography. Its my personal favorite but some of my peers disagreed about it being a classic. Well, Big himself said its his favorite and the favorite of most people that he comes across. That said, Sir Lucious Leftfoot reminds me of ATLiens in that while every song sounds different, it also sounds the same. Meaning that its a very cohesive body of work. Cohesive in that every person that was brought in to contribute, from the producers to the featured artists, all stayed on the same page and kept it sounding like a Big Boi album. I jotted a couple notes of what I heard in the BlackBerry, peep them after the jump... yeah, the notes are on some stream of consciousness shit, but you should be able to follow. Mr dj did "daddy fat sax" "Follow us" is fie A opera sounding song-"General Patton" fie "Shutterbug"--fie, got a bay area feel to it...scott storch "Turns me on" by ONP "Tabourine" still fie has TI on it "Terrified" has BoB on the hook Debra killings played bass on the whole album Erick Sermon prod. "lookin 4 ya" shit is fie...its the song with Dre verse on it and both of them will have 2 verses each, big finishing his last verse tonight. Lil Jon and Big Boi did "waiting for this day to come " Has jamie foxx on the hook...he said he took it back to the edward j bedroom boom days with this one George Clinton and Too Short are on "for your sorrows"--the way Big segued into $hort part is pretty dope. "We go thru this everyday" is pretty cool too Damn "shineblockers" don't sound shit like what was on that zach wolfe video...thats actually the "wasted" beat now to think of it. "shineblockers" sampled harold melvin and the bluenotes, shit is fie! Gucci and Project Pat on it THANKS TO Maurice Garland!!!

STOP SAYING SWAG!!!

2009-08-24T23:29:00.000-07:00

Video: Chevy P - D.O.S.S. (Wackalochus)

Audio: Chevy P - D.O.S.S. (DIRTY/NO DJ/CDQ)

Big Boi...Where's the album??

2009-08-24T18:41:00.000-07:00

B.O.B is truly New Generation...ATL!

2009-08-24T18:15:00.001-07:00

UNN PRESENT: GRINDTIME TV --KILLER MIKE INTERVIEWS B.O.B. from Urban News Network on Vimeo.

Jonathan Hay speaks to Killer Mike in this controversial video!!

2009-08-24T17:59:00.001-07:00

Jonathan Hay speaks to Killer Mike in this controversial video!!! from Jonathan Hay Publicity on Vimeo.

The Underwriters Blog (Why Atlanta is Dying)

2009-08-24T17:38:00.000-07:00

I tell you, oh my brothers and sisters, the times, they are a'changin' around this beeaieyach. So let me begin by saying that I hope you had a great Thanksgiving, and I hope that you're not only thankful for that gluttonous meal you ate Thursday afternoon with your fat-ass family, but you're also in the spirit of giving something to those who might be in worse need than you this winter. Keep in mind that I'm not a fan of baseless charity; I prefer that people find something that they love and want to see bettered through personal investment. Deserving a gift is the ideal. But let's be fair; we're in a recession and there are hungry and cold people out there who may have fallen through the cracks under Georgia Bush's reign of terror on the American government. Prayer helps, but action is necessary in these times. Let's all pitch in. Speaking of Georgia, since it is one of the states that I represent through my honorary position as Senator to the southern tri-state area of Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia, and I do most of my business in Atlanta, let me keep it ultra gutter and tell you what's really hood in the city that made me. Here, as food for thought, are the top 30 reasons why the City of Atlanta is pretty much dead. Listen to me now; believe me later on. THE UNDERWRITER'S TOP 30 REASONS WHY ATLANTA IS DYING OFF: 1. Shakir Stewart's death (R.I.P.) 2. T.I. going to jail 3. Luda going Hollywood 4. Gucci Mane in jail 5. Young Jeezy cooling off 6. Soulja Boy 7. Jermaine Dupri running a club & destroying Janet's career at once 8. L.A. Reid in the Hamptons 9. 1/2-ass Janelle Monae project management by Bad Boy 10. Lil' Jon M.I.A. 11. Hot 107.9's A-Team fired; replaced by Ricky Smiley 12. Maurice Garland M.I.A. since 11/5 13. Gyant gaining fame 14. No clear cut female rap queen/leading lady 15. Jax death (R.I.P.) 16. DJ Drama still in legal limbo 17. Killer Mike fadeaway 18. Usher in career limbo 19. Dallas Austin on permanent vacation 20. Alfamega 21. Kaya becomes Club Vision, then torn down for Trump condos 22. The death of Freaknic (R.I.P.) 23. Mike Vick not coming back 24. Traffic 25. Price of a$$ & foreclosures ^; local economy & city budget down 26. Continued water (& weed) drought 27. Polow Da Don recent brick marathon 28. Still no Real World Atlanta 29. Chicago's comeuppance 30. No alcohol sales on Sunday except clubs & restaurants To be certain, there is only one hope... The Dungeon Family. The first shall be last and the last shall be first. Anybody who has been here since the mid-90s can tell you that even moreso than Dallas and Jermaine and only second to LaFace, the DF made Atlanta cool, so only they can reinstitute the groove and save the city. If that fails, expect me to speak to you from New York or Los Angeles in 2010. Fortunately, there are three OutKast projects and one GOODie MoB. album on the way. Thank God. Shout to the homie Dallas in town for Turkey weekend.

Dungeon Family Reunion (VIBE photoshoot)

2009-08-24T17:31:00.001-07:00

Dungeon Family Reunion (VIBE photoshoot) from www.mauricegarland.com on Vimeo.

Khujo Goodie speaks...

2009-08-24T06:21:00.001-07:00

Goodie Mob x Khujo x Sept 19th from Motion Family on Vimeo.

Big Gipp Speaks

2009-08-24T06:20:00.000-07:00

Goodie Mob x Big Gipp x Sept 19th from Motion Family on Vimeo.

Word of the Day: by Jon Goode

2009-08-21T04:48:00.000-07:00

Good morning folks! Today's Vocab word is BROGAN (\brō-ˈgan\) noun. Meaning: a heavy shoe; a coarse work shoe reaching to the ankle. Ex/question: “Some women feel that they can judge a man’s virility by the size of his BROGAN’s. Have u found BRO...GAN size to be an accurate romantic prognosticator or have you felt the agony of defeat (bad pun, I know)?” Feel free 2 construct ur own sentences using BROGAN.Good(e) times!

R. Kelly (Featuring Keri Hilson) - Number One

2009-08-18T08:59:00.000-07:00

Word of the Day: By Jon Goode

2009-08-18T08:15:00.000-07:00

Good day folks! The Vocab Word 4 2day is TRICHOLOGIST (\trih-KAH-luh-jist\) noun. Meaning: a person who specializes in hair and scalp care; broadly: a hair dresser. Example:” When Shantay’s hair started thinning I told her, “You should go see Michell...e you know she’s a TRICHOLOGIST in Decatur now.” Shantay replied, “I always knew she was a ho!” Feel free 2 construct ur own sentences using TRICHOLOGIST, good(e) times!

My Girl Keri on Japanese TV...LOL!!

2009-08-17T10:12:00.001-07:00

Mike Vick's full interview on 60 minutes

2009-08-17T10:10:00.000-07:00

The former pro quarterback speaks in his first interview since he admitted to participating in the illegal dogfighting that resulted in a prison sentence and his suspension from the NFL.

ME Live on Stage @ Wednesday WindDown

2009-08-16T20:58:00.000-07:00

Atlanta’s longest running FREE concert series has been entertaining music lovers for over a decade! Relax with an evening of live entertainment every Wednesday, April through September from 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. in the Park’s Southern Company Amphitheater. Enjoy everything from jazz to contemporary music performed by your favorite local and national touring acts. Pack a picnic or enjoy savory options from food vendors. Alcoholic beverages may not be brought into the Park, but are available for purchase on-site. All coolers, baskets and backpacks are subject to security check. Please leave all high-back chairs (taller than 24 inches), glass, pets and grills at home. $5 parking is available at the Georgia World Congress Center. AUGUST 19th will feature Phillippia & Kelsey Davis. I will be accompanying Phillippia on stage...come out and support!!

Mayda del Valle Makes Oprah's First-ever Power List!

2009-08-16T10:35:00.000-07:00

Forbes has theirs, why shouldn't the most powerful media maven in the world have hers? In the September 2009 issue of 'O' the magazine, Oprah Winfrey names 20 of some of the most powerful contemporary and legendary women in her first-ever Power List. There is no chronological ranking. This is an opportunity to celebrate some of the well-known as well as unsung heroes who inspire, educate and advocate in various arenas. The full list of honorees includes: Venus Williams, Sarah Silverman, Anna Deavere Smith, Donna Brazile, Mayda del Valle, Terry Tempest Williams, Lauren Ambrose, Pema Chodron, Lateefah Simon, Shirley Ann Jackson, Dambisa Moyo, General Anne E. Dunwoody, Kara Walker, Sheila Bair, Mary Gaitskill, Cleopatra (YES, Queen of Egypt of yesteryear), Michelle Rhee, Lilly Ledbetter, Anne Mulcahy, Melanie Sloan. -- O, The Oprah Magazine

Fantasia Explains Why She Left The Spotlight! + Going Back To School

2009-08-16T03:43:00.001-07:00

WORD of the DAY: by Mr. John Goode

2009-08-14T17:09:00.001-07:00

Good morning folks! The Vocab Word 4 today is CLEPE (\KLEP\) verb. Meaning: to name or to call. Example: “When I turned thirteen my dad took me to the drugstore, showed me the condom aisle, made me buy a box of Trojans and said, ‘Don’t bring home nothing we have to CLEPE.’” Feel free to construct your own sentences using CLEPE, good(e) times!

WORD of the DAY: by Mr. John Goode

2009-08-13T23:05:00.001-07:00

Good morning folks! The Vocab Word 4 today is INDUBITABLE (\in-DOO-buh-tuh-bul\) adj. : too evident to be doubted : unquestionable. Example: “The fact that Frankie needs an intervention, Wendy Williams is a man, BET should be dismantled, The CEO’s of... the Banking industry are money hoarding bastards & Sweet n Low causes cancer in laboratory rats is INDUBITABLE.”Feel free 2 construct ur own sentences using INDUBITABLE.

He's back: Vick inks two-year deal with Eagles

2009-08-13T17:39:00.001-07:00

He's back: Vick inks two-year deal with Eagles

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WORD of the DAY: by Mr. John Goode

2009-08-12T11:39:00.001-07:00

Good morning folks! The Vocab Word for today is DERNIER CRI (\dairn-yay-KREE\) noun. Meaning: the newest fashion. Example: “In junior high my Adidas had 4 stripes and my Nike swoosh was created by my mom with a magic marker. Mom was not into Dernier Cri she was into Pay-ier Less-ri” Feel free 2 construct ur own sentences using DERNIER CRI, goode times!

Word of The Day: by Jon Goode

2009-08-11T14:20:00.001-07:00

Good morning folks! The Vocab Word for today is EXPATIATE (\ek-SPAY-shee-ayt\) verb. to speak or write at length or in detail. Example: “The only thing worse than a spanking as a child was my mom expatiating about it afterwards! Just beat me and be quiet already haven’t I suffered enough!?” Feel free 2 construct ur own sentences using EXPATIATE, goode times! -Jon Goode

Word for Today: Jon Goode

2009-08-10T04:32:00.000-07:00

The Word For Today is CANTANKEROUS (\kan-TANK-uh-rus\ ) adj. Meaning: Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable. ex. "Ladies after a man has done all that bragging about what he’s bringing 2 & can do in the bedroom only 2 come up short & fast & fall asleep it’s got 2 leave u Cantankerous as hell!"

Feel free 2 construct ur own sentences using CANTANKEROUS good(e) times!

& don’t forget our past words: Scilicet, quaff, lanuginous, jackleg, occiput, cloying, obnubilate, kibitzer, philoprogentive, Otiose, flocculate