The Blueprint 3

finally got my cd back, laptop fixed, and two minutes to myself. if you haven't yet, get on this shit and we can pretend together that kanye had nothing to do with it.

K'naan - Tiny Desk Concert

From NPR music:

Somali-born rapper K'naan isn't one to adhere to a single genre. Given that he released a song called "If Rap Gets Jealous" earlier this year (hear him perform it at SXSW here), it's no surprise that this show found him infusing his music with the sounds of soul, pop and reggae. With the help of a crack backing band, his three-song set — all drawing from this spring's marvelous Troubadour — exuded shimmery grace.

K'naan grew up in war-torn Mogadishu — he moved to Toronto at 13 and learned English with the help of Eric B & Rakim records — which helps lend grittiness to his storytelling. But in "Fatima," performed here, he tells the story of a lost childhood friend with gentle humor and a sober understanding of what our loved ones leave behind. That song is sandwiched between two magnificent inspirational anthems: "Wavin' Flag" and "Take a Minute," both of which are as uplifting as they are shot through with real-world perspective.

The album was a gift from Pak a while ago but stuff like this makes you appreciate stuff like that more you know what I'm saying.





So what you know of how the pirates terrorize the ocean?

ps - NPR uses adjectives like "magnificent" and "marvelous" to mean "dope."

Sam Brown's explodingdog

Part of my emotional education since 2002.







explodingdog.com

Public Art Campaign

me again.

NYC Street Advertising Takeover (Briefly) Reclaims Public Space

"It took about three months of careful preparation, but this time art didn't win as easily as the last time. Five people arrested and an extremely brief life for most of the pieces of art that went up on New York streets it's the balance of today's NYSAT action. About a 100 artists and activists were involved in the second New York Street Advertising Takeover, a pacific, smart, creative and uplifting initiative organized by Public Ad Campaign. Under its umbrella operates a very brave group of citizens that are tired to see their city decorated only with ads."

Jerkin'

This is what one of the 9th graders at Farrington was doing a few months ago when he stood up in the middle of a science lecture to dance in front of the classroom, while shouting "DO THE JERK, DA JERK, DA JERK, DA JERK." Ever since then I've been asking everyone I see, "wtf is 'jerking?'"

By the way, this is how every Filipino student at Farrington dresses:
"People who dance the jerk usually wear bright colored skinny jeans,chains,flannel plaid, Vans,Converse, Jordans, Nike's, other skateboarding shoes, vests and loose shirts. In L.A. the style is considered a rejection of the classic L.A. attire (baggy clothing, dickies, Converse All-Stars or chucks)." -Wikipedia



New hyphy. Everybody practice in front of the mirror so you're ready when we go clubbing in Waikiki this winter night of 12/30.



Hawai`i jerkin' -
Honolulu Weekly.

It's Sunday, all my homework is late, this is my 3rd blog post in an hour. Taking time to breathe.

Empire State of Mind

e-mail from the bro back in september: "i was gonna go to the jayz concert on sept 11 but i have to work, i probably would have cried during this song though."



so it's old, but i just had time to let it register. download, play in car w/ windows rolled down.

*new title for this post: nyc old-timers.

Ebrahim on YouTube

just some guy + mic + sampler. hope everyone is loving life.



http://www.youtube.com/user/eebsofresh