Thursday, September 23, 2010

Dope...Jay Breaking Down "Most Kingz"



Jay will be releasing Decoded, his first book, on Tuesday November 16th through Spiegel and Grau, an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group. In case you were wondering what was that logo is all about…it was inspired by Andy Warhol:


Featuring an image of Andy Warhol’s Rorschach on the cover, the beautifully designed, fully-illustrated book decodes 36 songs from JAY-Z’s extensive catalog. By telling the stories behind some of Jay-Z’s most famous and provocative lyrics, Decoded offers an intimate, first-hand account of an artist, his work, and the culture that so powerfully shaped him.


Here is what Jay-Z had to say about the book:

"When I first started working on this book, I told my editor that I wanted it to do three important things. The first was to make the case that hip-hop lyrics—not just my lyrics, but those of every great MC—are poetry if you look at them closely enough. The second was I wanted the book to tell a little bit of the story of my generation, to show the context for the choices we made at a violent and chaotic crossroads in recent history. And the third piece was that I wanted the book to show how hip-hop created a way to take a very specific and powerful experience and turn it into a story that everyone in the world could feel and relate to."



Order the book now from his Facebook page.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

sTILL OnISteY (Still Honesty)...The unsaid words of the lost...

I have to first laugh as I begin to write these words lol, because after all the bravado, arrogant denials & scoffs at the very idea.... I still inevitablly find myself where I swore I wouldn't, overwhelmed by my own thoughts... and at this point I throw in the towel.... I submissively step out of my denial.

I guess I should start off with the most basic truth... I have no idea what I'm doing anymore... After taking a hit... I've been trying to find what/who I'm supposed to be, what I'm "supposed" to be doing and quite honestly what I've found is nothing...

Lol, and it is hilarious to me, because I think I convinced myself for a minute there that I had attained a period of stabillity, or at least satisfaction. But the truth is I think I keep myself distracted enough that I don't have to think about the fact that I, in my Foolish and prideful ways, may have managed to push away and chase away everything that once mattered...

Why? Maybe because I felt that situations and individuals were to close, leaving me vulnerable something I & my pride couldn't have. Maybe I couldn't cope with change, maybe I was a coward, maybe...

The reason I find, is now ironically irrelevant (seeing as how I have spent many nights and conversations trying to uncover those very reasons)...what I find is important is that after a much too long period of time I Still find myself unable to find direction, and with countless things to say. Still behaving recklessly, looking forward to only drunken nights, and bitches I could care less about...Still emotionally wounded, and similarily to that wounded animal, I immediately guard myself against anyone else who may want to approach my wounds and within 1 months time successfully chase them away by being the jerk/asshole that I have always been so wonderful at being...lol

And as I now realize what I have written up to this point and exactly what it is I am doing, I of course contemplate not posting this for fear that I am being too transparent, completely opposite from the arrogant facade that I try to adorn most days...but honestly I think if I don't post this to the public I'd go crazy...I mean after the countless convos I have with myself I need to share some of my mental burdens...

Thanks for listening

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

My Man...He Back Y'all!!!!!!!! NEYO'S MINI Movie -CHAMPAGNE LIFE & ONE IN A MILLION