Saturday, December 19, 2009

Speaking of Groupies


I remember when I was doing the online radio thing and I interviewed Mint Condition @ the Helix.

These bammas had some FINE groupies, older late 30 early 40s and these chicks just were staked out at the hotel awaiting them...Salli Richardson lookin broads with nuttin else to do but post up dress to the nines in evening wear @ 2pm on a Sat.

That is supposedly where the "press" awaits.

The press was basically me and some other bamma from some type of online neosoul type shit s and this blog bamma who was maaaad gay (not that their is anything wrong with that).

I rapped to the bass player and the keyboard player. They was cool and bought me a couple of rounds after the interview.

Now in the interview dude was talking about the importance of family and incorporating that into music and black radio going bad and all that. I respect all that, but at the bar dude kept it more trill.He was like "Ok pretty soon these chicks are going to start making their intentions known."

Slim was right! They just slowly but surely started coming towards the bar.

So it just me and the 2 dudes at the bar some random white folks that prolly was staying in the hotel and about 2 groups of 3 females .The lead singer was taking interviews from magazines in another room.He had groupies too, the best groupies actually.

So the first chic comes to ME and said something about the upcoming concert that night and was telling ME about all her favorite Mint Conditions songs and that songs mean so much to her. I looked at dude and he looked like "Play ball, nigga" .

She was bad as shit, like bad enough to make a dude muster up some courage before he holla. I'm not really a trigger shy dude, but I was damn near overwhelmed initailly. This older brawd was ji forward and plus she think I'm the tambourine shaker and stage smoke technician for Mint Condition.

I going along with the lie like its nothing."Yeah San Antonio was great, the ppl really vibed well, our songs really touch the spirit yada yada yada". Actually, as I read between the line this brawd actually just wanted tickets to the show and I think she was willing to toss them Class of 86 legs in the air to get them.Shid, we was RIGHT in the hotel anyway.Of course, I aint have no room nor was about to pay for one.

As her friends are entertaining the other 2 dudes that actually play for the group a manager type comes in and hollar @ the 2 dudes.The dudes closed out their tabs and asktheir girls go with them. My girl lookin like "Why aint nobody hollar'n at u nigga?" Then her girls speak to her and pull her with them and then like whisper in her ear as their walking off away from me. Then I hear and "OOOHHHHHH OK" from the girl I was talking to to as they all like glance in my direction as they walk off.

"Bartender! Lemme get a double!" I posted for about an hour hoping for some overflow spillage but no dice.

Friday, November 27, 2009

Floyd Maweather Jr Highlight Reel

Sign those papers and make this fight happen!

The ULTIMATE Manny Pacquiao Highlight Reel

I always bet against this cat and seem to lose. *shrug* Not saying THIS isn't impressive though.

Yes. That's Raj from What's Happening

Another one of my favorites. Pure Comedy! I dont know if that was the intent but bwahahah.........

Len Bias Highlights

Ready For the Curl

Look at these clowns! lol Just chalk it up to the 80s mane. Oldie but Goodie!

Black Diaspora

If u are of darker melanin in the US, no matter what ur origins, u automatically get lumped into all of the prejudgments folks have with African Americans. U can be born and raised in St.Thomas, but when you start strolling around in that Korean store for a while they are going to say "hurry up and buy".

Mr Turner



This has been around the net for a while, still one of my favorites. This wouldn't fly where I'm from though. Cop's just don't have time to be asking a whole lot of questions. It's easier to shoot to kill first and let everything else work itself out. PG County Cops would have laid Mr Turner down. All that walking round back in forth?All belligerent and making sudden movements? That shit dont fly today. I been taught to channel my ancestors in times like that. I be on some ole "Roots" shit when I get pulled over."Yess suh Boss...Ize Ah wont travelin to fass wuz I suh? Iza justa lookin for a good church home to pray to boss? U like music suh? Iz ah know some good songs to sing if u dont mind listening boss."

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Catching a Flight on the "Red Eye"

My man told me growing up back in the day he NEVER wanted to disappoint his mother. Like NEVER! Even though he was out living life at a young age he never projected that to his Moms.He said when he used to smoke weed back when he was younger, he'd come home from basketball and I didn't want his mother to know he was high. So he would try to think of something intelligent to say to throw her off but it would always backfire.

The conversation would go like so:

Dude: Hey Mom!

Dude's Mom: Hey!

Dude: Whats up with Jesse Jackson??

Dude's Mom: Huh wtf?

Dude: I mean Booker T Washington

Dude's Mom: What the hell are u talking bout? You ok?

Dude: Nuttin forget it

Dude's Mom: Whats wrong with your eyes? Why are they red?

Racquet and Jog of Georgetown and Marlow Hieghts

One of my stores from back in the day. Damn, I didnt know the store still was up and running it just moved out of "reach" per se.

RACQUET & JOG INC

1910 PARKLAWN DR
ROCKVILLE, MD 20852-2625 (map)
Phone: (301) 881-0021


You used to be able to get all that fly ish from there.
http://www.80s-tennis.com/pages/80s-fashion.html

Raise your glass for the homie Kwab! ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR!!

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR Kustom Looks President/CEO, Kwab Asamoah, was awarded The Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce. Themed the Excellence in Business Awards Ball, the black tie gala honored businesses and individuals who have managed to "Succeed Against the Economic Odds".


http://www.kustomlooks.com/


PGCOC President Rhonda Slade with Kwab Asamoah

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

You ever see one of your parents get carried?

I remember when I was like 12 or 13 and had a couple of Ds on my report card.One day me and my dad almost got into a scuffle at the Kentucky Fried Chicken over in that Discount mart area.My father was the type of person that would say "ANYTHING" at any given time out of his mouth.He didn't have a problem belittling someone for a laugh or to drive home a point.We were at the counter at the KFC and he said "See if you keep making these Ds you are gonna be frying chicken for the rest of your life, like this man." He wasn't real loud but people could hear it, especially the man frying the chicken.Dude frying the chicken stepped up to the register "Who you talking bout? I'm a Correctional Officer by day, you need to watch your mouth!". So my father is like "I'm tryin to teach the boy about his report card, teach him some values".Dude looked like a thugged out Mike Epps. Dudes was like "Well dont be using me as an example! I got 2 jobs! I make blah blah yadda yadda.....I dont really need this job." I dont think that number impressed my dad because he smirked when dude said how much he made.That made dude furious. "I DONT SEE NOTHING FUNNY!! I can take my break and I will FUCK YOU and THAT LIL NIGGA UP!!! I remember thinking "Damn a young brother just trying get his lil 11 herbs and spices on and be out". By this time, everybody in the store is quiet. People are generally siding with the chicken fryer dude.They were like nodding their head when he says something and frowning when my dad say something.As if he was talking crazy. I remember we left without incident and when we got in the car my dad was talkin shit. "That nigga wasnt no Correctional Officer blah blah...I aint bout to fight no crazy man over no fried chicken." I remember thinkin nigga u got carried like shit.

Other people's churches

I didn't go to church that often as teen or young adult.My mother used work a lot on the weekends and she would be tired. As a child I went on a lot. Those are stories for another day tho.We had some friends of the family who were VERY religious.I mean you know from the outside that their very religious which is nothing uncommon but when you dig a little deeper things start to get a little strange.They are good friends of the family with kids my age and my mom was cool with the parents. So when you get invites to go to their church it is polite to go.

One of the kids was my man fiddy grand.A Good dude trying to deal with adolescence and living in a STRICT religious household. That can be a rough balance for a young dude.We are going to call this dude James for the sake of the story.This was the dude I went to the mall with, played nitendo with, hooped, and if we had to throw hands I knew slim was gonna wreck. Growing up in this sex driven material world with all the videos, daisey dukes, freaky songs and what not is hard on a teen. Especially if u aint getting none and TRUST James wasn't getting none.My dude James had a little brother that was on a fast track to being the next Creflo Dollar.Dude was the like the Tiger Woods of Church. He was like 12 years old and was a walking talking bible and totally asexual. Slim had been groomed by the good word since diapers. I don't know if you ever been around a real young real religious cat?But things can get a little crazy. Anyway, these dudes used to share a room together.My man said on one hot summer's night he waited until little Creflo was sleep . It was the Jack-off hour for James.Jergens, old socks, sweet memories? All that stuff was on deck, now it was time to "Go to Town". This was a delicate practice but I guess dude had been successful thus far. On this night I guess my man had got lost in the moment and would wind up waking Creflo up. "MOMMA! JAMES is FORNICATING in front Of THE EYES OF THE LORD!!!". Dude mom woke everybody up and had the family pray for this man for beating his dick. Ok, that's embarrassing as shit. Damn near traumatizing I supposed. See I aint have these type of problems coming up. If I wanted to journey down them roads it was straight mash out posse then I was out.No issues.

Eventually, me and moms get invited to church. Oh, the Theatrics! We used to go on regular back in the day but we had had been out of the game for a minute. We went to black church but a catholic church.This was a whole new world we was walking into. So the pastor says "run around the church if you love God". People got up and was str8 doing laps at FULL Speed! Old people, obese ppl and all that.Young Creflo was holding down the lead on some Usain Bolt shit.Looked like something on Martin, like at Momma Payne's church. Not that there is anything wrong with that but ya know shit was new to us. I'm just saying. I was in high school at the time. Bammas was supposedly getting healed and everything. I kinda went along with the plan of getting "heal" for the sake of my mother.The whole purpose of the invite was for James who was losing his way.We was sorta there for support. My man James had got healed by the pastor. Unbeknownst to me I had been nominated for a surprise healing.This dude, the pastor was looking at me and knew my name and all that. I'm thinking WHAT? I looked at my moms like "get me out of this" but she had a look like "Do It!". So dude put his hand on my forehead and spoke in tongues then boom I was healed.I wasn't "healed" tho. I still had a damn cold.

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After 10 weeks I finally won on the Football Picks

Efff you! Pay me! ........and I bet on the skins.

Thursday, September 10
Tennessee (3-6) 10 at Pittsburgh (6-4) 13 (-5.5)
4
W
Sunday, September 13
Kansas City (3-7) 24 at Baltimore (5-5) 38 (-12.5)
12
W
NY Jets (4-6) 24 at Houston (5-4) 7 (-4.5)
10
L
Dallas (7-3) 34 at Tampa Bay (1-9) 21 (5.5)
8
W
Philadelphia (6-4) 38 at Carolina (4-6) 10 (1.5)
3
W
Detroit (2-8) 27 at New Orleans (10-0) 45 (-13.5)
14
W
Minnesota (9-1) 34 at Cleveland (1-9) 20 (4.5)
15
W
Miami (5-5) 7 at Atlanta (5-5) 19 (-4.5)
5
W
Jacksonville (6-4) 12 at Indianapolis (10-0) 14 (-7.5)
6
W
Denver (6-4) 12 at Cincinnati (7-3) 7 (-4.5)
9
W
St. Louis (1-9) 0 at Seattle (3-7) 28 (-8.5)
2
W
Washington (3-7) 17 at NY Giants (6-4) 23 (-6.5)
1
L
San Francisco (4-6) 20 at Arizona (7-3) 16 (-6.5)
11
L
Chicago (4-6) 15 at Green Bay (6-4) 21 (-3.5)
7
W
Monday, September 14
Buffalo (3-7) 24 at New England (7-3) 25 (-10.5)
13
W
San Diego (7-3) 24 at Oakland (3-7) 20 (9.5)
16
W
Week Record (W-L-T): 114 13-3-0

Do the Butterfly for me boo

Working in IT, I often times I am the only black dude in the room. I have been asked with a str8 face what does Getting Jiggy with it mean?I think dude seriously didn't know and it had been bugging him and I was his best shot.


At a company party I have been asked to come out and do the "Butterfly".WTF? Are You Shitting me? Number one, I aint even no Butterfly type of dude! Number 2 don't be asking me to come out perform some random dance move in front of strangers. I aint Shabba Ranks. You aint gonna catch me in the middle of the dancefloor winding my pelvis.Da Fuck I look like Cuba Gooding or some damn body? I'm surprised muthfuckas aint tell me to yell "Show Me the Money" while I did that shit.

I was holding back a lot that day. A brother had to do some soul searching that day. I think I might have called my mother at work. Inside I was fighting back rage and pain.I was mildy insulted. I can laugh about the shit now though, its funny. This is 100% true story. No LOL. This is my life.

RIP Abe Pollin

ABC 7 News - Wizards Owner Abe Pollin Dies at 85

Pollin,

WASHINGTON - ABC 7 News has learned that Washington Wizards (web | news) owner Abe Pollin has died after a long battle with a rare brain disease.

The 85-year-old's death was announced in a statement released by the Verizon Center Tuesday afternoon.

Pollin was born December 3, 1923, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He owned the Wizards and the WNBA franchise Washington Mystics.

Pollin graduated from George Washington University in 1945.



The university inducted him into the hall of fame on March 9, 2009.

"I'm honored to be here," Pollin told ABC 7 Sports at the time.

The event noted many of Pollin's accomplishments: from bringing the NBA and NHL to Washington, building the Capital Centre, and, of course, Pollin's Verizon Center, credited for revitalizing an entire neighborhood.

"We knew in advance we would say, 'Wow, it going to make a change,' but never to the extent really that it happened," said Pollin's wife, Irene, at the March event.

Pollin has battled a very rare brain disease that has robbed him of his mobility. What it could not take was Pollin's resolve.

"I'm not going to quit until I win championship," he said at the GWU event in March.

Pollin is also known for his philanthropic work. "The Pollin Award" has been awarded annually since 2002 in his honor. Awardees are chosen based on their dedication to the Washington, D.C., community and the impact they have on it.

I aint no muthafuccin BAMMA!!!

This was one of my defining moments in highschool and crucial for our neighborhood's reputation.

In highschool I lived in a new development in Forestville which at the time was considered "nice".I mean the shit was nice for Forestville but not Woodmore nice tho. Today, nobody would say its nice tho. We used to take a lot of flack from other neighborhoods tho b/c for the most part a lot of jokers from my way were kind of corny.We all were tight tho and eventually we startin get implants from other area and it became a nice lil clique.I went to catholic school in NW and stayed their with my aunt and cousin up until then.My mom used to work crazy hrs so I would stay with relatives in Seat PLeasant, NW, SE, Tidewater area all over. Now she bought a house in Md, and all is well. I was just a lil more worldly at that time than some of my friends in the neighborhood.

I always had two kinds of friends: nerdy cats b/c of school and cats with little more street edge.I was on that material shit real heavy, gear was EVERYTHING.I was small, scrawny, and shy but one thing I wasnt tho was a "Bamma". That word had a lot more negative connotation than it does now but I wasnt the one. If nuttin else I made sure my gear was RIGHT (Big Boy Style lol). I prided myself off that, plus back then people just gave a fuck about their appearance. None of that "I'm going hard or I'm just chillin" bullshit.U wanted to look like u was "gettin money" 24/7.I used to try to emulate my big cuz for the most part.I aint sayin this to brag but this essential to the story and how I was feelin at the time. Buttera.... um yeah.... lil Nero was "RIGHT".

So 9th grade up Largo comes and we used to ride the bus with other neighborhoods.My neighborhood was a bunch of freshman that year.Still kind of green to the game. A lot of them might considered corny by some.That was my crew tho. It was one or two that would throw down tho.Most was tryin to get home and catch some cartoons.

One day on the bus this dude from another neighborhood was on his soapbox. His name was "Moody". Slim was in the 11th grade and was ji popular, real lightskin bamma lol. Dude was talkin all this shit sayin everybody from my way was some clowns basically.I aint say nuttin but I was gettin steamin mad. Dude goin on and on and on blah blah blah y'all some this y'all some that.Everybody from my way just lookin str8 all scared.Slim say "I dont fuck with none them except Bill and Rodney" they were 2 older dudes from my way with some size. (how convenient)."Them other niggas some BAMMAS!!! Fuck them BAMMAS!"At this point I couldnt take it no more. I'm thinkin in my head "Bamma? do this nigga not see this Surac sweatsuit with these Airs to match lol?" U betta take a look at me NIGGA!" I was at my boiling point so I just jumped up and blurted out" Nigga I aint no Muthafuckin BAMMA!" I meant that shit, Jack! Everybody got quiet.Folks were lookin at me like I was a dead man breathing.No more soapbox that evening tho. When we get off the bus, my nigga rodney is laughing saying "U carried the fuck out of that dude". I wasnt tryin to carry him but I felt I had did what was right.I stood up for myself I figured that was the end of it.


The nextday day on the bus on the way home dude get back on his soapbox this time I'm getting hit with some serious subliminals."Niggas want to jump out there and raise their voice .....yeah I got somethin for all that".He makin lil comments and everybody know it was for me.So I'm lookin out the window silently, a lil scared, butterflies and all that. I figured it was on tho.Dude was bigger than me by a long shot but skinny too.His lil soapbox adventures made me have a strong hate and disdain for him tho.So I was like fuck that nigga, Its whatever. So dude and his boys all get off at my stop talking bout "Whats all that shit u was saying yesterday??".ALL of my freshman bretheren rolled out FAST.Just bailed, not run but walked quite gingerly away FAST.That shit ji hurt tho, these are the bammas I played nitendo and rode bikes with. Rodney was the only dude that stayed, and maybe Bill I aint sure. I was thinking yall fools can atleast WATCH damn!So this bamma Moody is doing all his theatrics. Taking off his coat this, hold my watch that, Hold my chain blah blah.He down to a T-shirt and jeans.This was like October. I'm about to do the same b/c I had on a like a starter coat. Rodney was like "naw keep YOUR coat ON." Dude come out and I stole cuz in his eye ( this was the only flush punch landed of the evening) I heard the "Oh Shit!" from the crowd, I knew did something right.After that it was a bunch of wrestling and body punching that I didnt feel b/c of the coat.Dude did knee me in the nuts tho, but nobody knew that.So they broke it up and all they saw was Moody's eye.Since he was lightskin it had a lil mark.I would come to learn that his boys would clown for losing to a youngin. I didnt realize it, but I WON! Shit my nuts was still hurting.The next day on the bus I got warm reception on some Antione Fisher shit. Hoes wanted to sit by me and all that lol.People were callin me lil Ray Leonard.All the people from dude's way was dappin me up, they were like a couple of yrs older than me.Niggas aint say shit to me b4.Then the dude Moody came to me and squashed the shit.That fight seemed like it changed things around the way to me. After that alot of the dudes around my way stopped taking shit from folk and holding their own out on them streets.

The dude Moody and myself got cool tho especially after highschool. Dude would always stay in beefs, like them good ole shootout beefs. Dude eventually killed himself trying to shoot at some other dudes but shot himself in the leg and it hit and artery I hear .I know right, WTF. R.I.P Maurice Moody.

Sha-Clack-Clack by Saul Williams

If I could find the spot where truth echoes
I would stand there and whisper memories of my children's future
I would let their future dwell in my past
so that I might live a brighter now
Now is the essence of my domain and it contains
all that was and will be
And I am as I was and will be because I am and always will be
that nigga
I am that nigga
I am that nigga
I am that timeless nigga that swings on pendelums like vines
through mines of boobytrapped minds that are enslaved by time
I am the life that supersedes lifetimes, I am
It was me with serpentine hair and a timeless stare
that with immortal glare turned mortal fear into stone time capsules
They still exist as the walking dead, as I do
The original sulphurhead, symbol of life and matriarchy
severed head Medusa, I am
I am that nigga
I am that nigga!
I am that nigga!!
I am a negro! Yes negro, negro from _necro_ meaning death
I overcame it so they named me after it
And I be spitting at death from behind
and putting "Kick Me" signs on it's back
because I am not the son of Sha-Clack-Clack
I am before that, I am before
I am before before
Before death is eternity, after death is eternity
There is no death there's only eternity
And I be riding on the wings of eternity
like HYAH! HYAH! HYAH! Sha-Clack-Clack
but my flight doesn't go undisturbed
Because time makes dreams defer
And all of my time fears are turning my days into daymares
And I live daymares reliving nightmares
of what taunted my past
Sha-Clack-Clack, time is beatin my ass
And I be havin dreams of chocolate covered watermelons
Filled with fried chickens like pinatas
With little pickaninny sons and daughters
standing up under them with big sticks and aluminum foil
Hittin em, tryin to catch pieces of fallin fried chicken wings
And Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben are standing in the corners
with rifles pointed at the heads of the little children
"Don't shoot the children," I shout, "don't shoot the children!"
but they say it's too late
They've already been infected by time
But that shit is before my time
I need more time
I need more time
But it's too late
They start shooting at children and killing them!
One by one, two by two, three by three, four by four
Five by five, six by six, but
my spirit is growing seven by seven
Faster than the speed of light
Cause light only penetrates the darkness that's already there
and I'm already there
I'm here at the end of the road
which is the beginning of the road beyond time, but
where my niggaz at? (Oh shit!)

Oh shit, don't tell me my niggaz got lost in time
My niggaz are dying before their time
My niggaz are serving unjust time
My niggaz are dying because of.. time
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When people get Brand New and Status Changes

There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind.

She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her.

She told her boyfriend, "If I could only see the world, I will marry you."

One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend.

He asked her,'Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?'

The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn't expected that. The thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him.

Her boyfriend left her in tears and days later wrote a note to her saying: 'Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before they were yours, they were mine.'

This is how the human brain often works when our status changes.
Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was always by their side in the most painful situations.

Were we cooning?

I remember when I was about 8 or so my mother and some of my cousins was going to to Hampton, Va about 3hrs from DC. We stopped in either Richmond or the St. Pete area somewhere to make a pitstop. This lil white boy who was about our age was like "Ooooh look Black People!" when we came through a little deli store. I dont think dude had any malicious intent but this bamma was acting like he never seen one of us something.Like we was some show ponies or circus monkeys or something. Anyway somehow all I know is me and my cousin got to breakdancing and had a lil show and a crowd forming. I swear people was saying "Go! Go! Go!" like that Chub Rock song. Anyway I know my mother popped the shit out of us and she escorted us up out of there with the quickness. It seemed like she was thinking "Stop all that got damn shucking and jiving". We didn't think we were doing anything wrong .....shit we was bridging the gap. I remember hearing her tell the story years later, but I thought I was showing them folks up with my dance moves. I remember me and my cousin was siced at first too, and I can remember at somepoint during the session a high-five was involved.We was on some real turbo and ozone shit.

Secret Squirrel

my grandma used have me scared of squirrels until I was like an adult. I remember chasing a squirrel when I was like 5 or 6 and my grandma was like "Leave that squirell alone!it will BITE your hand off, are u crazy!!!???."So nobody ever disputed that information. I used to think of squirrels in the same vain as snakes. I be like 15 on the basket court and see a squirrel and do a lil light jog off the basketball court and then that would graduate into and all out sprint. Niggas would be like WTF are you doing, nigga thats a SQUIRREL!!

Real things to come soon!

As For now we under construction.