Saturday, August 29, 2009

Lyrics of The Day : Obie Trice, Cry Now

"Cry Now"

[Intro]
"Crrrry"
Giant face nigga (giant face nigga)
Get it together (get it togheter)
I ain't goin nowhere (nowhere)
O. Trice (O. Trice)

[Verse 1]
Niggaz wanna kill me, till a nigga stoned
Wanna peel my cap back, see a nigga gon'
All because I rap actual facts on a song
It's no fabrication, what's wrong (what's wrong)
Slum cracked to the day come (day come)
But they don't wanna gimme that, say he fakin (fakin)
Schoolcraft is the makin (makin)
But God forsake 'em, they hate I'm great
Conservin them weight, to the Top 8 at 8
You whether see him wait, momma hypervenalate
Tuckin her son underneath the state (Michigan)
Hip-Hop's my fate, since cassette tapes
I've been braced what you know of, as this niggaz culture
Put it in a chokehold, spoke as a soldier (soldier)
Yea he provoke him, to pull up out his holster
Leave you wit a visible ulcer, oggle and off ya
Niggaz ought to when he lyrically off us
All cause he salty, I'm rollin like a boss
I don't follow nigga's course, I'm akward
My choice, Rock City is my voice
The White Boy stepped down, so I will accept the crown
Exceptional however, never let ya down
Found my new niche, no more bricks
So I'm pitchin 16's, verbally bitch

[Chorus]
"Crrrrrry now" Cry now
"Crrrrrry now" Cry now
"Crrrrrry now" Cry now
"Crrrrrry now" Nigga cry now

[Verse 2]
Cry all you wanna, numero uno stunna
Then snuck up on ya, Lord what has become of us
The Boy hold the "D" down, like none other
Up comin since slums, can't knock them mothafuckas
So we, take shots at 'em, try to snuff 'em
Whether see 'em suffer, then become one up on us
Round the globe, promotin us hustlas
The white boy's cool, but refuse they brothers
So we, cock the tools, and shoot our own color
This ain't Detroit Red, you won't (X) me out (Malcolm)
I exit this, whenever be from a violent outcome
I turn Exorcist on niggaz wit extra clips
Exit on my ethics, is no longer present
X-rays show, I was this close to Heaven
So for future reference, I stay this close to a weapon {click-clack}
Who you testin, never said I was the best, never stressin
Don't make me get in my zone, I will own that whole note (fa sho')
Metaphorically, for where I roam on chrome yo (fa sho')
Detroit for niggaz that's slow, it's the O
I was birth wit Jehovah's hand on my soul

[Chorus]
"Crrrrrry now" Cry now
"Crrrrrry now" Cry now
"Crrrrrry now" Cry now
"Crrrrrry now" Nigga cry now

[Verse 3]
Can't explain the gift; but my aim is to take
What the streets gave my brain and spit
And I ain't evaporate, I will remain the shit
So ya lames that got a problem wit the game - tough tit
He still in the same Range, windows fixed
And I'm killin 'em come a-gain, that's as real as it gets
Off ya, tryna make me depart ya, from my thought-a
Coffin's for you, and the nigga that brought ya
The hatin start in ya, release from our father
The people at the alter, saying ya better off
You don't wanna see a demon, come out of a humen being
Recent being the sience, and to him it's too extreme
Catch me in the BM, like Tupac and them
Or in that Tahoe like Christopher - NO
Poppa gon' keep poppin Cris on you hoes
And piss on those, who exist as my foes
O rolls through shit, spittin cold flows
Knows his business, I'll be missed if I go
Who you know holdin the city on his shoulders
Flow is ferocious, it's O shit, true vocalist - BITCH!

[Chorus]
"Crrrrrry now" Cry now
"Crrrrrry now" Cry now
"Crrrrrry now" Cry now
"Crrrrrry now" Nigga cry now

[Outro]
"Crrrrrry now" [to fade]

Thursday, August 27, 2009

The Perfect Getaway: Don't Get Off Your Couch


A Perfect Get Away

By : David Twohy

Staring : Milla Jovoich and Steve Fahn

Summer of 2009 Drama / Thriller

A young couple on their honeymoon take off to Hawaii for a romantic get away. While visiting the island they decide to take a backpacking adventure through the mountains to visit a remote beach. While backpacking through the mountains, they stumble upon a group of young girls who are talking about a murder that recently has happened in Honolulu. With this shocking news, the honeymooners become paranoid and fearful about their safety on the island. Not wanting anything or anyone to spoil their fun, they decide to continue their journey to a remote beach. While on this path they meet up with another couple.

As time goes on tension arises and each couple begins to look like suspects that committed the murders on the island of Honolulu. Everyone is watching each others back. With every twist and turn through the mountains, suspense and drama fill the air. The ending will leave you breathless. At times you may feel like your watching The Matrix mixed with The Natural Born Killers. Do not get away from your activities to escape to the movie theaters to see this movie. Just wait for it to come out on DVD.

*** 3 Stars

Thursday, August 20, 2009

VIndictiveness: Hurt In A Mask





Vindictive! Vindictive! Vindictive!

This word has been thrown around my atmosphere a lot lately. The Webster Collegiate Dictionary defines vindictive in more than one way. The way that it applies in this writing is the intention to cause anguish or hurt. To be spiteful!

Vindictiveness involves aim! Vindictiveness is used to gain dominance over another or a situation. I personally don't want to be dominant over anyone or anything, nor do I want anything to be dominant over me. Wanting to dominate over someone else I believe is caused by the insecurity you have within yourself. If you respect yourself and those around you, then being spiteful is not necessary,even if others are taking this approach.

Vindictiveness! Vindictiveness! Vindictiveness! It sprouts from conflict! I may be in conflict with myself or an outside source. I may not agree with what is going on in my current circumstance and that will sprout vindictive thinking. If I feel this way, it is very important to change this behavior.

Once Vindictiveness is started, it can and will spread like wild fire. So how do I notice my vindictiveness early? Let me say this, vindictiveness is a personal thing it shows it self in different forms because we all have different opinion. So it all starts with self and changing your thoughts. The outside source looking in can only give opinion. Opinion is not fact!

Freedom


What is meant by the expression to be free? Personally for me, freedom is when nothing or anybody can deprive you of your rights. Freedom is the ability to let go. Freedom is the ability to resist an urge that is dominate over you. Is freedom power? Not power over anyone or anything, just power over you. Is freedom being able to be yourself and not face consequences for it? What is meant by the expression to be free? Freedom is to do or be whatever I set my mind on being. Freedom is movement! Freedom does not fear! Freedom does hate itself, because I am what I am allowed to be. Freedom is the discovery that all though you can be physically restrained, you still possess the capabilities to be free. Freedom is right their! Freedom explores! Freedom is exciting! Freedom has been their all along but your mind has been buried by other things around you. I'll say it again! Freedom is right their! Freedom is survival! Look at the field with no fences or boundaries, to me that is freedom. Maybe freedom is nothing but a idea, maybe it becomes what it needs to be when it needs to be it. Freedom!

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Acting: Black Or White



Through out life labels make us or break us. The fear of not fitting in has left many in this world stagnant mentally and physically. Something must be done so that others don't feel threatened when they decide to step out the box.


Recently in my travels I encountered a young African-American male. After we began to talk his eyes told a story that my conversation didn't match my appearance or color. He posed a question " you probably like country music huh?" I replied! "Yeah I enjoy groups like the Sugarland and Ashton Shepard." You would think people embrace versatility, from his look that was not the case. The rage seem to build inside and his next words would express that. " Why don't you act black?" I thought to myself, is this the mind state of the young black man. After all the fight to be seen as an individuals, why do people succumb to labels?


If you were to ask numerous people to define acting black, you would get numerous answers. Although I feel two people would not totally agree on the aspect of acting black, I still will make an attempt to list some attributes that are attributed to acting black:


1. If you don't sag your pants your're acting black


2. If you don't listen to hard core rap music your're not acting black


3. If you don't enjoy certain foods such as watermelon or chicken your're not acting black.


4. If you don't use words like homie, dog, nigga, or any other ghetto derived Ebonics then your're not acting black.


They're many more attributes that I could add to this acting list, but to establish my point on labels I feel these are enough. "Acting black" or "Acting white" are labels designed by propagandist to cause division and promote hatred among different groups. What's even more scary than that is when the group that is being hated on starts to embrace the name calling, negative beliefs, and negative attitudes about itself. What comes with that acceptance is the rejection of others that are not like you.


Not placing all the blame on propagandist, but the environmental history which an individual has been exposed to places a big part in acting. The contingencies around us bring out a condition that either we follow or we deviant from. Looking at the attributes above, if the contingencies were right, it's possible you could see many different nationalities acting the way that so many blacks have called "their style." This could all be made possible because of the exposure in their contingencies. "Acting black" has nothing to do with genetics. "Acting black" is a learned behavior that have been embraced by the young African- Americans.


Acting like someone or something benefits me how? I'm not Denzel or Will, there is no money involved in my acting. Those gentlemen and so many others after they're done return home to there lives and embrace who they are. If the attributes mentioned above are you, then that is all fine and cool. If the attributes mentioned above are coming out of you because of peer pressure from those around you, then that is not fine and that is not you but them. It's not easy looking in the mirror when you don't know what your looking at.


I once read " there is no disaster greater than not being content." The comment from the younger gentlemen " why don't you act black", was heard by me as cry for help. A cry from a young man who is not comfortable in his own skin. He continues to clutch on to his act for survival, cause he doesn't have enough confidence in his own skin. Once he discovers his identity then those labels he was attached too, and propagandist he was listening too, will escape his mental environment. He will then be able to make steps to venture outside of his environment. After that he will soon have to answer the question posed from an actor: "why don't you act black?"


Saturday, August 15, 2009


The Hard Way

Directed by:

John Badham

Starring: Michal J. Fox as Nick Lang

A Hollywood star who wants to bring more life to his role, decides to follow a New York City cop. This is a comedy and drama that supplies both action and laughter. During Nick Lang’s shadowing of the New York City cop, there is an on going investigation in process, that involves a killer on the loose known as the Party Crasher.

As the movie progresses Nick Lang (Michael J. Fox) and John the New York City cop personalities soon grow on each other. While watching this movie you’ll see the young Anabella Sciorra and a young Christina Ricci.

Three stars ***

Sunday, August 2, 2009

The Pleasure Of Withstanding Pressure






I recently read when the WNBA failed to lure a certain brand of female viewer, they resorted to " sharpening" up their athletes. Players were asked to arch their eyebrows, wear blush, and even liner. Was this move done by the WNBA, made to cause the viewer to have more respect for these women? I think not! It seems this action was taken in order to achieve a certain financial delight.

Delight is a synonym for pleasure. One way that I've seen pleasure defined is, " one's choices, wishes, or preferences". To maintain this inhuman social system, ones pleasure must be put above another. So if we take a closer look at the word " pleasure", we will see that it's definition doesn't apply to all. The pleasure of many women are being overlooked! Many women are being used so other's choices can be manifested. For survival purposes, many women are being forced into taking on certain roles that degrade, demean, and keep their self-esteem low.

There are many women groups that disagree and resist plans like that of the WNBA' plan to sexualize their player's images. They resist getting caught up in the music video " eye candy". They resist being the " tight, short short wearing cleavage exposing" females. Unfortunately all of this resistance does is make the things in place become that much stronger. Women, when you are face-to-face with this situation, it may look like you are fighting against something small, but that which is so small, is really a branch of something bigger.

Don't let the above comment discourage you. Don't resign to your fate and start changing the way you dress, the way you look, or talk. If you do that, you will be allowing those oppressive forces to accumulate a broader argument for their case. Believe in yourself and understand struggles are a part of life. In many cases the best reaction is no reaction. This attitude is something that can be passed on to your kids; and then; possibly; individual pleasure can be experienced. A Pleasures that will not be judged.