SHOOTINGS STARS (HIM & HER).. PREVIEW FROM THE ALBUM "FUTURE INTENTIONS"

TONY BALONEY'S IN SAN FRANCISCO

yo... i just had the bombisque sandwich at Tony's down the street from the hotel. its a shame i had to travel over 4,000 miles to get a decent sandwich. the reason i love this spot so much is because of the way they pay attention to detail. AND IF YOU KNOW ME.... you know that i'm all about details. this place gets an A+ its on 7th St. and Howard. big up...

SAN FRAN... HERE I COME... IN A MUSTANG! LOL

yea.. picked up this joint today. but mine is a dark smoke grey colour.

SUITE FOR MA DUKES CONCERT VIDEO SNIPPET

yes i was there... yessss it was the most incredible tribute anyone could ever have. yesss it was the illest concert i've seen in years. i love how Common came thru after the Oscars (had to, he was wearing a tux). Bilal's solo was by far the standout vocalist. Dwele, who's music i love, did not bring his A game that night. Bilal did tho... lol... but still, Dwele was cool...

When De la Soul's Plug 1 aka Posdnuos and Talib Qweli came out... the place went bananas! Stakes is High was the final number. and they ripped it. the encore that followed was dope to. espcially cuz they did my favorite joint. "Fall in Love".

i'm just glad that i was there and was part of history. rest in peace and in honor Dilla...

i'm outti...

One

PAULE MARROT DUNKS

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BUGATTI VEYRON 1350... UNREAL

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CALI WEATHER IS NICE TODAY... PLUS DILLA TRIBUTE LAST NIGHT..

in West Hollywood today... weather is 72.. dammm.. bout to go for a walk and get a bite to eat..

btw, the DILLA TRIBUTE last night was beyond words...
the 40 piece orchestra got about 6 standing ovations.

more thoughts on this later..

HERE IN LA FOR THE OSCARS TONITE... SO I FOUND THESE VIDS...

The Oscar Debate: Sean Penn vs. Mickey Rourke from Evannathewlis on Vimeo.

BACK IN LA...

so i'm back in LA LA LAnd... gettin ready for the big design battle tomorrow that is Cut&Paste. production meeting today was a lil suspect. but my co-host Hernan, is a really dope dude. his voice is the one you hear when you play "Mortal Kombat" and the character says "Finish Him!".. LOl.. so tomorrow should be fun. if you're in LA... come thru! its at the Avalon on Vine st. 5pm-10pm. i just took a power nap.. bout to check out my boy Charles Hamilton do his thing... i'm outti... one..

BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN...

sup ya'll... its ya boy... back on the road... first stop is North Carolina for my 4th visit to Wake Forest University. LA next... San fran... Portland... and so on... feels good to be back out in the world.. on stages. but i've been hooked to the studio and the crib the last 3 months. so i'm feeling a bit rusty. but whatever... tonite it all starts here in the south... lets get it crackin...

i miss you NY... but i'll be back babi... i always come back ;)

FUNNY BUMPER STICKER IN NC...

just to make sure... its the frodo sticker ya'll.. shoutout to Jonathan for taking the pic on his blackberry.

OBEY DILLA...

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JEFF HAMADA CONVERSE ALL-STARS.. WOW...

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ANOTHER KANYE VID... "CHAMPION" BUT ITS COOL & FUNNY AT THE SAME TIME..

i love this vid... both videos posted today are directed by Nabil Elderkin.


Kanye West "Champion Video" Official Directed by NABIL & JOHN from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

KANYE WEST & KID CUDI VIDEO.. "WELCOME TO HEARTBREAK"

KANYE WEST "Welcome To Heartbreak" Directed by Nabil from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

RYAN LESLIE... DUDE IS MAD TALENTED...

Making of "Addiction" from Ryan Leslie on Vimeo.

CUT & PASTE LOS ANGELES... ITS ON!

Cut & Paste is a global design tournament that will start this weekend in LA and i'm hosting all of the North American cities. be sure to come out and witness history in the making...
LA.. HERE WE COME! for more info click HERE...

SHIHAN, KAT, AJA, IN-Q, & ME IN NYC...

these were taken after the PACE UNIV show... which the poets destroyed btw.. great night out. props to all who wrecked at the show.. i see you Sciryl! LOl... hooks are tight son... btw, Shihan's rockstar moment... "CLASSIC"... homeboy steps out to the stage and the crowd roars! and then when he does his "i wanna love like" poem... the crowd went bonkers... so the knocking down of the mic stand was totally neccessary Shihan... "i feel you on that"...

HIV TESTING IS IMPORTANT FOLKS...

went to the doc today... and everything is gooooood. posting this cuz its important to remind people of my generation about safety, health, and responsibility... besides, the "ora quick" test took literally about 79 seconds to complete, so get up off your asssssesss and get TESTED!

VALENTINE SIGNS...

so i was getting myself ready to go out on valentines day when all of a sudden i seen this... some water spilled from the iron onto my pants... and that spot of water took the shape of a heart... hmmm... is this a sign?

PERSONA MAGAZINE COVER... INTERVIEW ONLINE COMING SOON...

24K PUMAS... SOLD OUT! VIDEO... FUCK! I'M A LIL PISSED... LOL

HAPPY V DAY TO EVERYONE...

just a quick hello to the world... showing luv... peace..

80'S TSHIRT... NICE...

buy it here...

JAR JAR BINKS SALAD.. BUT WHYYYYYY???? LOL

more pics here..

SAMSUNG MEMOIR.. T MOBILE FINALLY STEPS ITS GAME UP...

much better than the G1 google phone... but still... no iphone in my opinion..
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BURTON VAPOR SNOWBOARDS

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SPRING 09 BENNY GOLD FITTED COLLECTION

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DILLA LIVES! BUT THIS TIME... THRU A 36 PIECE ORCHESTRA! LIVE IN LA FEB 22, 2009!

i have got to be the LUCKIEST man on earth right now... i just found this post on okayplayer.com stating that there will be a tribute for Dilla (who passed away 3 yrs ago on Feb 10th..may he RIP) on Feb 22, 2009 in LA by a 36-piece orchestra! what! and it just so happens that i'll be in town that week! OML! i'm so fckin excited you have no idea! yo... the composers (Carlos Nino and Miguel Atwood Ferguson) have allowed okayplayer to stream one of the tracks. "Fall in Love" from the slum village album. which btw, was the project that made me "fall in love" with Dilla's work the most.

to hear it go here.. Suite For Ma Dukes EP (orchestral Dilla music) - "Fall In Love"

about J Dilla

Frequently and rightly placed in the same context as DJ Premier, Pete Rock, and Kanye West, Jay Dee built and sustained a high standing as a producer’s producer while maintaining a low profile. When Pharrell Williams appeared on BET’s 106 & Park in 2004, he excitedly declared that Jay Dee was his favorite producer and told an audibly stumped crowd that it had probably never heard of the man. At the time, Jay Dee had been active for well over a decade and had netted enough beats — including the Pharcyde’s “Runnin’,” De La Soul’s “Stakes Is High,” Common’s “The Light,” and several others with production teams the Ummah and the Soulquarians — to be considered an all-time great.

In 1996 alone, he worked with Busta Rhymes, De La Soul, and the Pharcyde, all the while playing a major role in the Ummah with Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. (He did extensive work on Tribe’s last two albums.) Before long, hardcore hip-hop fans began to know Dilla for his steady wobble, which was unfailingly musical and rich in details — shuffling high-hats, oddly placed handclaps, spacious drum loops with drastically reshaped samples of tracks both obscure and obvious. Through the remainder of the ’90s, Dilla quietly racked up more output, including Janet Jackson’s “Got ’til It’s Gone” (for which he did not receive credit), additional tracks for the Pharcyde, and collaborative work with Q-Tip on all of 1999’s Amplified. As a core member of the Soulquarians, with James Poyser and the Roots’ Ahmir “?eustlove” Thompson, Dilla worked on Common’s Like Water for Chocolate, D’Angelo’s Voodoo, Erykah Badu’s Mama’s Gun, and Talib Kweli’s Quality. Through 2005, he continued to work with past associates while dipping his toes further in R&B. Wooed by a Madlib mixtape that featured the rhymes of Oxnard’s finest over his own beats, Dilla forged an alliance with his admirer for 2003’s Champion Sound, released under the name Jaylib. It was around this time that his health took a sharp decline. For over two years, he had to use a dialysis machine. Despite having to perform in a wheelchair, he was still able to tour in Europe during late 2005. Donuts, an album of instrumentals that had been completed during one of his extended hospital stays, was released on February 7, his 32nd birthday. Three days later, while staying at his Los Angeles home with his mother, he passed away, a victim of cardiac arrest.

NOT COOL CHRIS BROWN... NOT COOL HOMIE... MIGHT HAVE TO WRITE A POEM ABOUT THIS DUDE... LOL

question? James Brown use to beat his girl... now Chris Brown. is it a Brown thing? coincidence? whats in your DNA fellas...?

THIS VIDEO WILL ONCE AGAIN EXPLAIN WHY I POURED MY HEART OUT ON MY "OSCAR GRANT" TRIBUTE SONG..

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Oveous Maximus - Oscar, Grant me a new future - prod by Papa Relleno




before you listen to the song... you need to watch this video to understand why i went off on the track... shouts to Papa Relleno for inspiring all the raw emotion that came out of me.. more thoughts on this later... one...

ON A LIGHTER NOTE... MY BOY "TERRY BROOKLYN" WHO LIVES IN JAPAN TOLD ME ABOUT THIS ARTIST... SHE'S DOPE.

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YEA.. THIS BRUTHA HERE IS A LIL FUNNY IN HIS AGGRESSIVENESS... BUT I CAN TOTALLY RELATE..

THE JIZZ VIDEO GETS AN HONORABLE MENTION TOO...

VIDEO OF THE YEAR... 2009.. LOL..

sorry B.O.B, i still got luv for ya meng... but this shit is just too good! lol...
have fun watching this folks...

OUR THOUGHTS ON MUSIC AND THE OSCAR GRANT TRIBUTE...

Papa Relleno use to play with Celia Cruz and now rocks with Macy Gray...
check him out here... he's also a producer on my upcoming album... well, just take a second and listen to us.... dammit... and thank you :)

WHAT IS IT WITH SWEDISH GIRLS LATELY? IS IT THEIR YEAR? ANYHOW, ANOTHER DOPE VID...

this is Robyn... she was nominated for a grammy this year... for a song she wrote 12 years ago..
this ain't the song tho... i just think this shit is brilliant... enjoy...

THE GRAMMY'S GET A TON OF SWAGGER LIKE US...

LYKKE LI IS MY NEW HERO... I MIGHT HAVE TO PUT HER ON THE ALBUM! LOL

I'M SOOOOOOO F-ING TIRED... BUT SO WHAT...

working on the album today was maddd fun... i'm about halfway thru the album now. recorded another jam produced by my boy Brian aka Papa Relleno... we did a sick electro dance club banger!

track list for now looks like this...

Looking for Change (not just Obama)
Rise n Shine?
Want to Be (happy)
Shooting Stars
Show me Luv
Oscar, Grant me a new future
Gettin It (if Chachi says cool) lol..
Ditsy Woman (She's Clueless) feat. Crystal Waters?

stay tuned...

From the mattress...

brooklyn was alot of fun SAT nite... shoutout to everyone that made it so memorable...
yo... they had me dancing to chubb rock and shit... lol

Fabian, we gotta do this shit more often my nigg...

THE NEW COVER ART FOR "FUTURE INTENTIONS"... OPINIONS PLEASE?

I KNOW YA'LL REMEMBER TEEN WOLF!!!! RIGHT!!??

get this shirt here...

SHIIIIIIIIT... I WISH... MAYBE NEXT YEAR, AFTER THE GRAMMYS

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LOOKS USEFUL... FOR YOUR MAC's...

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ITS FRIDAY!!!!! YEA! ALOT OF YOU I BET ARE HAPPY BOUT THAT!

i know the feeling folks... you've been working your freakin asssss off all week. and it all comes down to this.. the weekend. where you and your friends get the chance to get wasted. cool... but be safe out there. keep your third eye open...

papa Ov

outti...

LAST POST FOR TODAY....

cuz i have to get back in the lab again... work on this album. feeling good about the response i'm getting from certain people who i know for a fact would not bullshit me about how my sound is progressing. me and my producers are doing our best to give people fresh new music. fuck sampling all the time. shit... we wanna be sampled some day. now how sick would that be...?

yo, another quick reminder... if you don't know about Oscar Grant. YOU SHOULD! a young, unarmed man, was shot dead a month ago in Oakland FOR NO REASON! i've been so in shock about this that a song came out of my body as a result of all this madness. the song will be released next week for FREE via a magazine interview i did with PersonaMagazine.net

make sure you download it and spread the word. we need to be alert about this kind of injustice. and quite frankly, i'm FUCKIN SICK OF IT...

ok... i'm chill...
back to the lab..

L'Ove ya'll...

outti...

NEW TIMEX WATCH... VEDY VEDY NIIIIICE... (I SAID THAT IN A BORAT VOICE BTW) LOL

cop it at amazon if you likes it...

IF THEY WEREN'T 500 BUCKS... I WOULD COP THEM...

more info on Oliver Peoples eyewear here...

DAMMMMM.. DOES IT EVER STOP? ..NIKE AIR ZOOM TOKI'S..

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DESALES UNIVERSITY WAS MADDDDD FUN!

had the pleasure and honor of rockin the stage with my nigg Quetzal Guerrero from Yoruba Records. we shared the stage last night and tore it up! had so much fun mannnnnnn... i love my life yo.. foreals! i'm blessed. shouts to Patrick for booking me after the hunt down... dude told me it took a year to track me down... dammmmn my du... really!??? never again... you want me to come back... i'm there... pictures from last night will be posted soon. maybe video too.

One L'Ove

i'm outti

Oscar, Grant me a new future..

Sup y'all!!!! Bloggin from my itouch for the first time ever. Shit is crazy yo.. Technology is iLL. Anyways just wanted to let you guys know that I wrote and recorded my tribute song to Oscar Grant. I really think people are going to be moved by this song. Expect a leak online later this week. Also, there will be a poem written to honor all those who have died to police brutality. Shit is real. And it's 2009!!!

JAPAN TOUR: THINGS I MIGHT SEE WHEN I GET TO JAPAN NO. 4

NICE DAY OUT... SPRING IS NEAR...

yo... woke up with the sun kissing my face today. feels good. need to eat a real meal today. for some reason when i fly out somewhere my appetite gets all messed up. i ate an entire box of corn pops yesterday. not very healthy. today we'll change that. off to circuit city ya'll... still on the hunt for a nice flat screen. talk soon... one..

ANOTHER "FUTURE INTENTIONS" LEAK...

just decided tonite to put up another song from the upcoming mixtape album "Future Intentions". its up on my myspace and facebook. no downloads yet. but soon enough you'll be able to download the entire music project for free. working... overtime folks... wrote an amazing new song tonite too about Oscar Grant. man... i can't tell ya'll how REAL and from the heart this song is gonna be when i record it. crazy...

oh shit... wait.... LOL.. the boys in LA (THOSH & QUETZAL) are calling me and texting me from DEEP (the Vanguard in hollywood)... shouts to OsunLade as they're telling me he's playing my tunes in the club again. thats my family right there. love all my niggz.

so yea, take a moment to peep the new song "Want to Be (Happy)" its not really about me. its about all of us. but truth be told, the song is really inspired by my brother's last year on this earth.

I THINK RACHEL WOULD LIKE THESE...

not sure why... but i really think Rachel would love these in her home...
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WOW.. I GUESS CASSETTES ARE MAKING A COMEBACK...

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BACK IN NY! NEW IDEAS START FLOWING IN...

word.... back home... Detroit was fun but coming home is the best. so everyone is glued to a television right now for the superbowl except for me cuz i've been hit with a sudden burst of creativity. gotta write... was on the phone with Thosh (main producer on my upcoming Future Intentions mixtape) when this dope idea for an Oscar Grant poem and song hit me. so i gotta keep this post short. but before i go... check out this dope ad by apple. i love my city yo... so dope.