9.27.2002
A Friday two-fer! While researching possible directors for the first ever Poem-Cees music video, I came across this gem. Everybody sing along.
-Stylus
Stylus - 3:30 PM
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Hey! A new jont! Well, it's actually an old jont, but newly available! Click! Download! Experience the old vibe of State of the Union through your headphones! This file will make your portable mp3 player happy.
-Stylus
Stylus - 2:01 AM
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9.19.2002
I love reppin' for DC -
but I will NOT rep DC for its...
messed-up DMV
lack of performance venues
and
THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS
Everyone remember a few years back when the Washington Bullets basketball team changed their name to the Wizards?
The teams owners, with the blessing & assistance of the DC government, spent MILLIONS to change a name that they felt
was derogatory & gave a unfavorable impression on the city.
It wasn't a racial issue
No one marched or protested to have it changed
but they did it
quickly
whether folks liked it or not
and for the past few years
people have held demonstrations
press conferences
signed petitions
marched
screamed
but they've done nothing
They won't even acknowledge that there are a significant number of people who feel OFFENDED & DISRESPECTED by the name. All that they're gonna do is take the black face off of the helmet & slap an arrow on the side instead, which is kind of an admission of guilt & a weak-ass way to pacify those involved if you ask me. The bottom line is this - THEY KNOW THEY'RE WRONG BUT THINK IT'S TOO MUCH TROUBLE TO CHANGE! This would require lawyers, think tanks to come up with a new name, artists to bring it all to life, more lawyers, color changes, press releases, blah blah blah...besides, the Skins have won past Superbowls, they are an institution, right?? Yup. So was apartheid.
"It all comes down to the money" - Whodini
so until they change the name, or make a significant gesture to those involved, I hope ALL their games turn out just as sucessful as their recent opener against Philly (I believe the score was 30 thousand to seven) and everytime Dan Snyder walks into the Fedex Stadium, a little old Indian lady will be off to the side, hunched over with two fingers pointing at him, hissing "Till you do right by me....everything you do gonna be cursed!!". Word to Whoopi.
go Cowboys...
Pic!
blackpicasso - 1:32 PM
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9.13.2002
hey- ya learn something everyday...
"Is the flakiness/dryness on pork belly pigs caused by what he eats, and can it be cured by changing his diet?
You just need to be sure that the feed that the pig is receiving is well-balanced diet that meets the requirements not only for energy and protein (amino acids), but also for vitamins and minerals.
You should also have your veterinarian check to be sure this is not a mange infection that is affecting your pig. Mange mites are microscopic insects that infect skin. There are several different species of mites that infect a variety of livestock hosts. Each species of mite is host-specific, that is, swine mites (Sarcoptes suis) only infect swine and are not able to survive on other animals. Mange mites burrow in the skin of swine. The burrowing causes intense itching; subsequent scratching (primarily with hind legs)causes lesions (scabs). The lesions may appear anywhere on the body but usually start around the
head and then the hind legs. Once scabs are formed, mite production increases rapidly under the scab. Infested skin areas become scruffy, inflamed, raw and cracked. Hair bristles become stiff and upright and hair losses occur--all of which gives an infested animal a rough unkept appearance. A light infestation may go unnoticed, particularly if it starts in the ears. A positive mange diagnosis can only be made by examining skin scrapings (deep enough to penetrate mite burrows) under magnification because the mites are so small. Mange infested animals fail to gain properly, are poor feed converters and are more susceptible to diseases. Market hogs may be docked for appearance and reduction in hide value. The mites are spread by animal contact."
"i'll have a hot ham & cheese blt with a side of bacon please..."
naturalaw-dp - 2:29 PM
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9.11.2002
Just feel like telling folks I luv them today
Head-Roc - The return of Black Broadway
Native Son - Do ya thing Dog
Crayola - Where you at?
Artemis - see ya at Teasim
GRFX - s'about time we gigged together again
Sticky Rodriguez Mcgullicuddy - but you knew that
JR - I still want that CD
Kokayi - Daniel luvs Phina
Al Letson - shoulda linked you a long time ago
Liberty - "New Moon" is the book - go get it!
Olu - "Revenge of Dandelions" is the book - go get it
Ruth Foreman - "Rennaissance" is the book - go get it
Pharrell - stop singing & just make the beats, dude
Kelis - meet me at Motel 6 in Oxon Hill at midnite
Cam'ron - the good will get even
and finally...
Ted Ross - (the Cowardly Lion from "The Wiz") R.I.P.
...tell someone u luv em' today...
you just never know...
Pic!
blackpicasso - 2:39 PM
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9.10.2002
HI!!!!!!
the steelers got WAXED last night...
goodbye
nat stevens
naturalaw-dp - 2:42 PM
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9.5.2002
for those that remember MASTERMIND
[insert sinister laughter here]
naturalaw-dp - 12:19 PM
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The Bay is a nice place.
Big up to Cheryll and my homie Adam who helped me wrap my mind around this concept of vacation. The former gets extra special big ups for coming through with that copy of World Ultimate I've wanted forever and tolerating my drunken rantings after quite the doozy of a party. Hey Lan! Hey Anne-Marie! Hey Jen! Homie Adam gets the "piss in the wetsuit" award for taking me surfing at a break where Great Whites get their freak-a-deek on and a bamma got gnashed up among mad rows of large shark masticators at the beginning of the summer. Oh yeah, Hi Leslye! Kim says hi too.
Random notes:
Amoeba will conquer you.
Hearts pump hard and strong but heal slow. And they always remember.
I predict that DP will be the first in the crew (if he hasn't already reached that milestone) to eat a Snack Stix™ conglomerated pseudo-nutrient food product, or even worse yet, a Taquito. I'm sure this will happen before I drink my first 40 oz. I'm sure both will happen if we end up on the road for an extended period.
Energy in Synergy is building. MVP's are no joke. Wait until you see the pictures.
Delayed reaction is a motherflunker. The insanity that is the disappearance of State and Metro is just now hitting me. DC practitioners of the arts of the New Black Renaissance, it's time to mount up.
Big Daddy is now the single most important contributor to the preservation of hip-hop culture at this time, and they're a bunch of white boys from England. Who else is going to do a multi-part in depth biography of the man known as Paul C., progenitor of mammoth classic beats and of the careers of many of our favorites? (Superlover Cee and Casanova Rud, Organized Konfusion, Ultramag) When the scholars of hip-hop are combing the archives for the truth, this mag better be stored on microfilm in a library somewhere because no one else is doing this kind of documentation.
Slug and Atmosphere sold 20,000 units the first day their shit dropped? Holy psycebox backpackers with mad disposable income Batman! How can we duplicate such a feat?
Tapping on the glass,
Stylus - 3:09 AM
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9.3.2002
okay- who has heard about the Bill O'Reilly/Pepsi/Ludacris beef?
basically:
O'Reilly has a Fox News show where he pontificates and blusters from the vantage point of moral high ground. he slammed pepsi for using Ludacris in their ads. he quoted some of Luda's lyrics. he said Ludacris is a thug who's recorded persona wasn't worthy of being "rewarded" with a pepsi endorsement deal...
3 days later, pepsi dropped Ludacris like a hot potato
now, there are some very cogent arguments FOR and AGAINST O'Reilly's position
i have but one thing to say on the matter: in making his point against Ludacris, O'Reilly used 2 examples of unworthy rewardees:
1) Anna Nicole Smith- former model and current TV freak-show star. O'Reilly states that "E! should be ashamed, because there are thousands of other talented American women that could do a decent program"
2) Michael Irvin- former Dallas Cowboy/Coke Fiend and newest member of The Best Damn Sports Show. here, O'Reilly says "Irvin was constantly involved with drugs and scandal in his career and brings nothing to the program. He's there because he's notorious, while other talented sports guys don't get a chance."
-in each of the examples he used, he noted that there were worthy people who missed out on an opportunity.
NOW- when it comes to hip hop, he mentioned Eminem as another vile example of the artform.
BASICALLY, bill o'reilly doesn't know that hip hop has variety; to him, HIP HOP IS A VILE & CRUDE EXERCISE IN ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR. and nothing else.
that is hip hop to bill o'reilly
all i can say is...can ya blame him?
hip hop is "obviously" multifaceted, but if we stop to think about it, dude doesn't know any better, cuz THERE IS NO BALANCE IN HIP HOP PROGRAMMING
YOU tell ME: where is bill o'reilly gonna casually stumble across some non-Top 40 hip hop? on the radio? on tv? in a major magazine? or locked away in the bottom of some cats backpack/cd changer/record crates where ol' bill will never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever be?
my point is, HIP HOP is currently NOT defined as i grew up defining it
and based upon the current definition:
-Ashanti is hip hop
-Amerie is hip hop
-J-Lo is hip hop
-R Kelly is hip hop
-Beyonce' is hip hop
and only thug/thug misses lifestyle is promoted
look at that link above you. look at the R&B/Hip Hop chart (it's all the same)
don't get me wrong- i'm not against the music that is currently defining Hip Hop; i'm against the fact that it is the SOLE definition that the masses ever get
...and now we're gonna kick & scream about how Ludacris is really a great guy (and i don't doubt that he is)
and pepsi should bring his commercials back
and we should boycott pepsi
and...and...
and all i care about is that bill o'reilly can accurately say that all he hears out of hip hop are vile, violent, criminalistic sentiments.
chris rock said it best: you can't get get mad if the police pull you over, when all you do is brag about hanging around with drug dealers
i love clipse "grindin", which is a song about working very hard and rather successfully at selling drugs
i love j-live "charmed life" which is a song about a life's journey, working hard and rather successfully at mc'ing
godammit- gimme both sides of the story, so next time bill 'oh really?' opens his f*ckin' mouth i can blast him for willfully ignoring the other side of the story
not easy,
dp
naturalaw-dp - 9:44 PM
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