can u feel it-hip hop is here to stay

whas lookin on youtube and found this video from wayyyyyyyyyyyy back. Now I aint that old but i get my grown man on. It just made me think of how hip-hop was so pure;pure as in not tainted by money hungry funny dummies lunchin from the munchies cuz they high off the green they smoke. yeah i rhyme perfectin my craft(check out other blog: poeticjustus). I love hip-hop it is my first love besides soccer yeah i said soccer what?(lol). I lissen to the garbage on the radio now to gauge how off we are as far as the genre. I am tired of ppl dissin the musik and thinking itz dead im the necromancer here to resurrect it. i personally am on a mission to make sure REAL hip-hop is forever coming through ur speakers negating the wackness that is actually a lackness of skillz....peace this is the sungod

oldies and still goodies pt. 1

just came across this song by the one and only Smokey Robinson. Wanted to share it cuz itz one of my all time favs imma rap to yall later about some things on my mind regarding ole skool musik but til then sit back relax and love baby.....

soul food: gift and a curse

itz about 7pm in the evening on a Sunday. For the most ppl ur bellys are now full and ur waiting to exhale(loosen ur belt and breathe) from partaking in some good ol' soul food. Now you don't necessarily have to be black to consume soul food but i think it would be hard for non-blacks to concoct such traditional recipes without some intervention from a sistah or brutha. I'm no history major but i do know that 90% of blacks originated from the south back in the dayz thus i can safely assume that soul food also came from the south(souf).

Soul food is a cornucopia of ingredients, spices, and a little innovation to say the least. Soul food has been a stable for black family for generations. It builds comadarie; for families to grow together. The food a lot of time consists of ham, bread, greens, pork, chicken and other less than healthy grub. My concern is the ever-increasing obesity level in Amerikkka esp. black ppl and more specifically my sistahs.

I aint saying soul food as a lot to do with it cuz there are many factors that are subjective like diet, exercise, attitude, etc. but it definitely perpetuates it. The reason I am saying this is because we as blacks need to step our game up. We need to be more health-conscience;shedding the old traditional means of cooking or seasoning. You can still eat fried chicken but you don't have to cooking it in lard use canola oil or something less fattening.

Soul food is wonderful and a mainstay in black culture but the time to change is now! Concentrate on curtailing some items on the menu by using healthier alternatives. Black ppl already got health issues like hypertension and FEMA so why augment the problem when u can help diminish it?

so-called friends

In this dot.com world the true meaning of friends is skewed. No longer do you have to really engage with someone you just pt and click then viola!. With the advent of Myspace, Facebook and even Blogspot you automatically gain an audience; a plethora of "friends" at your disposal. But I cant blame it all on technology it still is up the individual to discern real from fake.

What is a friend? A friend is an individual that you confide all of your personal ideas, interest, virtues and vice to. He or she is someone you can trust,who doesn't lie to u, who got ur back in tough times. A true friend is someone who doesn't judge you or are with ulterior motives. A friend is more than someone u just know from around the way. I am also guilty of this but we tend to use the word"friend" kinda in the way we choose to use the word "love" it becomes to general all-encompassing to varied situations or people.

Now let me get u str8 on this: there is a thin line u walk when dealing with friends of the opposite sex. I don't care how cool yall are, have been since childhood whatever shyt change partna. I am weary of boys and girls being just friend not saying they cant but u need to tread lightly. It is esp. awkward when one likes the other but the other doesn't ...so how can u still be "friends"? All situations and ppl are different but realize what actions u partake cuz u don't wanna send the wrong signals and end up in some drama.

Friends..how many of us have them? I was told you only have few true friends in life and u should pick ur friends like u pick ur fruit. Both statements are wise in that we all need a support group albeit ur fam or friends life is tough and no one is an island. So before you go off and say "dis is my friend" ask urself is it REALLY? Aint nuthin wrong wit having acquaintances or associates either but having friends is essential to life on this Earth.

how i love thee

"love is love love"so says Wu-tang clan. Love is a complex thing that sometimes bedazzles me to no end. What is love really? is it that feeling of bliss when u are with a special someone? Or maybe that deep emotional connection(the "one"-see previous post on this topic)? I am no expert on love or even relationships for that matter; shyt I'm havin a hard time trying to keep mine intact. We have all been in love or at least we thought we have been. I tend to object to the fantasy idea of loving someone intensely then that sustains forever. Love comes and goes; there are variations or stages if you will. Don't get me wrong some may find someone they love deeply and that last forever but to me realness sets in sooner rather than later. Ppl have too many expectations on love i think. Love flows like the Nile River it brings life to two people and the relationship. However it takes more than love to keep a relationship.

Here is my take on love. U first meet a nice-looking male/female. There is an attraction(physically) then u talk to them get to know them. Do you love me? I doubt it. Yes you both may have things in common but you continue to court and get to know the person and eventually(not always) u create a bond. this is the infatuation stage of love. You wanna spend time with this person continue to know them nurture ur bond. Next yall become a couple. Now at this point it can be a little tricky it depends on how u play it. Love can continue to grow but it goes beyond the "head over peds" phase. You see the faults in ur significant other. he doesn't fold the clothes or she picks her feet in the bed. But really this aren't faults they are just the quirky things ppl do just cuz u don't do it doesn't mean itz wrong. Anyway the connection is plugged into the socket now and u have real love like Mary J said. All of this is tentative because itz contingent on the two ppl to be committed. If ur not then u may stray or not invest energy to sustain the relationship. As most know relationship are a 9-5 plus OT baby so again it take more than love to withstand a lot of jealousy,insecurities, communication breakdowns, etc that WILL come.

I asked my father once was he in love with his wife(my step mom) he promptly said "no". I was taken aback for a sec. but he explained that i goes beyond being in love he deeply loves his wife. being in love i think is a term that can be subjective and interchangeable. I think for him it meant the same thing kinda. He is in love with his wife because they have real love in their household. Nah the infatuation stage been over( his been married to her for over 20 yrs now) and they have been through a lot as any long-term couple should and would. Love is what u make it kinda like life. There are changes but if you truly love someone deeply then no one(or thing) can penetrate ur bond.


What you do is crazy babe
Not like you belong in an asylum
Crazy babe,
Like the sun in the morning
And the moon at night
Like the rain falling from the sky
Like the trees growing from the ground
I'm astounded babe
By your love for me
And your touching me
And your trust in me
Like you do whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo-Jill Scott "Not like Crazy"