12 December 2005
12 October 2005
WYF salutes: Musiq Soulchild
Anyone who comes out with such a cocky, narcissistic name as 'Musiq', and ambitious in a hiphop-dominated world as 'Soulchild', is either everything the industry's needed since Stevie Wonder, or another Nathan James or Terri Walker needing to do what her surname suggests. This man is being realistic, not deluded when he calls himself that. Comes out the box and shows the world that he is the 21st century godfather of soul/neo-soul, and i dare you to dispute that!!
I wonder if when Musiq listens to his music, he feels how i feel about it. do tunes like 'Seventeen', 'Mary Go Round', In yo eyes (dont know title), send chills up his spine? number 9 (momentinlife)and ten (thereason) on Soulstar- whoo! banging tunes! perhaps unparralled in this generation.
#everything is co-ol, when love is all brand new, coz ur learning me and im learning u-oo'- does he sit back and just marvel at his brilliance?
then there's 'Love', a modern day classic; off the top of my head, i would put that in my top 100 songs of all time. numbers 7-9 especially, on 'Juslisten': some music-defining songs. Dude are you for real?!
So in essence, im just taking this time to salute Musiq Soulchild.
07 October 2005
Black History Month
Now, let me make it clear that i dont quite understand why the black race feels the need to make itself conspicuous in this way- anyone care to enlighten me?
Tonight's question is:
What would you exclusively attribute to the Black Race?
something that is universal, but prominently of black origin. and i dont wanna see nobody say Hip Hop!
01 October 2005
02 September 2005
What you feel about: Ecclesiastes Chapter 1
Written by the great King Solomon, and most of it reads:
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Jerusalem.
Vanity of vanities! saith the Preacher,
Vanity of Vanities!
All is vanity!
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh, but the earth abides forever:
The sun also ariseth and hasteth to his place where he arose;
The wind goeth toward the south and turneth about unto the north...and returns again according to his circuits;
All the rivers
run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; from whence the rivers come, thither they return...
...the eye is not satisfied with seeing,
nor the ear filled with hearing.
The thing that has been, it is that which shall be;
And that which is done is that which shall be done,
And there is no new thing under the sun.
I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven...
I have seen all the works done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
That which is crooked cannot be made straight;
and that which is wanting cannot be numbered...
And I gave my heart to know wisdom and madness and foolishness;
I perceived that this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
For in much wisdom is much grief, and he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow.
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Jerusalem.
Vanity of vanities! saith the Preacher,
Vanity of Vanities!
All is vanity!
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh, but the earth abides forever:
The sun also ariseth and hasteth to his place where he arose;
The wind goeth toward the south and turneth about unto the north...and returns again according to his circuits;
All the rivers
run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; from whence the rivers come, thither they return...
...the eye is not satisfied with seeing,
nor the ear filled with hearing.
The thing that has been, it is that which shall be;
And that which is done is that which shall be done,
And there is no new thing under the sun.
I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven...
I have seen all the works done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
That which is crooked cannot be made straight;
and that which is wanting cannot be numbered...
And I gave my heart to know wisdom and madness and foolishness;
I perceived that this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
For in much wisdom is much grief, and he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow.
16 August 2005
what you feel about: This here statement...
It is better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Vrai aux Faux?
Vrai aux Faux?
13 August 2005
A different Language
I couldn't quote him in his exact words but, a great bassist called Victor Wooten says music is a language; the more you speak it, the better you become at it, and if you are fluent you can say a lot more in various ways.
I sat back and looked at it, and that approach helped me to understand the art far better. With a lot of things in life (this isn't a proven or very well thought out theory) the mind dictates one's ability to do something more than the body. So in essence what i am saying is, if you feel like there's an obstacle in the way of your progress, what needs to change is your approach or how your mind looks at it. Practise makes perferct too, but mind-set is primary. Hope this is of help to the one or two people that will visit my blog....and if you make it big, gimme a shout-out on the inlay card.
You know what it is...
1 Love 1 God 1 Way
I sat back and looked at it, and that approach helped me to understand the art far better. With a lot of things in life (this isn't a proven or very well thought out theory) the mind dictates one's ability to do something more than the body. So in essence what i am saying is, if you feel like there's an obstacle in the way of your progress, what needs to change is your approach or how your mind looks at it. Practise makes perferct too, but mind-set is primary. Hope this is of help to the one or two people that will visit my blog....and if you make it big, gimme a shout-out on the inlay card.
You know what it is...
1 Love 1 God 1 Way
18 July 2005
I pose the core question again...
What do you feel: right now/ most day/ generally? (hey! how about a bombing in london?!)
10 July 2005
rickenbacker!
Listen all!! i have in my possession, a 1950 Rickenbacker 300 Electric guitar, with a case. It is in pretty good condition. I'm taking offers. Holla!
what do you feel about: Falling in love?
...particularly in the summer. it's not to say that i am experiencing this....phenomenon, just a thought. now the next question is, is it a feeling? because.....i have reason to believe that those couples that have stayed together for many, many years wouldn't describe what they feel as being "in love". they love eachother yeah, but that is more a state of being; they would sooner die for eachother than romance eachother. do i make sense? anyway! i may or may not be, not too sure which way i'm swinging here, but i may be in luv (urrrggghhh!), and i say that VERY VERY reluctantly. in fact, i'm just tired and restless right now, so that is probably what it is.
To conclude: Falling in love anybody? put it down the way you understand. Peace.
To conclude: Falling in love anybody? put it down the way you understand. Peace.
24 June 2005
What You Feel about: 'My Black/WHite Rhyme'
Tear in my eye
nothin inside
Blood in my eye
hollow inside
thorn in my side
White as the lie
Black as the light
they live by
Static stride
Foolish as wise.
Lost as my mind
loud as silent
Love ain't blind
blue ain't violet
Didn't read the small print by signed it
THis streaM of ConsiouSness don't make sense,
just OxymOrOnic statements
nothin inside
Blood in my eye
hollow inside
thorn in my side
White as the lie
Black as the light
they live by
Static stride
Foolish as wise.
Lost as my mind
loud as silent
Love ain't blind
blue ain't violet
Didn't read the small print by signed it
THis streaM of ConsiouSness don't make sense,
just OxymOrOnic statements
20 June 2005
What You Feel about: Hip Hop
So, a friend of mine was conducting a questionnaire on hip-hop, video's in particular. Wyclef Jean says "black on black crime needs to stop, y'all can't blame it on hip-hop."
I on the other hand, was thinking about this thing, and i reckon that this form of music came from something much purer than what it is today. Think back to the Sugar Hill Gang, Run DMC, De la Soul etc. The mantle has not, in my opinion, been carried very faithfully; ask anyone who knows little about Rap music what images it provokes in their minds. This is not a thouroughly tried and tested statement, but, the likely answer is: 'vulgarity, profanity, concetedness' etc.
All this was inspired by my friend, and Kanye's new video 'Diamonds are forever' (a must see master-peice) which brings hip-hop back to being a healing, insightive music.
"i know my streets i know my sounds, i know my beats how i get down; i take my steps in leaps and bounds...what's realer than hip-hop?!" ( 'Royce da 5'9")
I on the other hand, was thinking about this thing, and i reckon that this form of music came from something much purer than what it is today. Think back to the Sugar Hill Gang, Run DMC, De la Soul etc. The mantle has not, in my opinion, been carried very faithfully; ask anyone who knows little about Rap music what images it provokes in their minds. This is not a thouroughly tried and tested statement, but, the likely answer is: 'vulgarity, profanity, concetedness' etc.
All this was inspired by my friend, and Kanye's new video 'Diamonds are forever' (a must see master-peice) which brings hip-hop back to being a healing, insightive music.
"i know my streets i know my sounds, i know my beats how i get down; i take my steps in leaps and bounds...what's realer than hip-hop?!" ( 'Royce da 5'9")
17 June 2005
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