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sir. toots and the maytals.. yess..bless..

2010-04-03T01:32:00.004-04:00

never heard this song till jus now..
yes..bless..right on..
see legends go on gre-ating..
youknow creating?!
gre-at-ing..
meanin'
keep on doing great things
even when you don't see em all the time around..
cause thats great people an true artists' make-up..
glad i passed this song..
glad i could pass it along..
stay strong

yes..

2010-03-27T02:16:00.003-04:00

'sa souvern thing..memph..atl..stizzanup..

2010-03-22T02:46:00.006-04:00

(summa '94 holla
sib..jorrdogg..poppadixx grats baby..
luvyal..
checkit..

sorr' f' the sensashit..

peace

prayin' for you..may god bless you more..

2010-03-21T23:23:00.004-04:00

wanna love..

2010-03-20T15:38:00.003-04:00

you say you wanna love
you say you gonna love
you say you dont like fighting
but you keep on dividing

you say you wanna love
you say you gonna love
you say you dont like fighting
but you keep on fighting

you say love is for the weak
and you so strong
you think you always right
and you cant be wrong
dont you see
nobody likes to see you come
they feel low hen you there
and they glad when you gone

you say you wanna love
you say you gonna love
you say you dont like fighting
but you keep on dividing

you say you wanna love
you say you gonna love
you say you dont like fighting
but you keep keep on fighting

little things you say
go a long way
can give another hope
or take it away
so many talk about love
and only show hate
how can you be free
when you always disagree

come on
turn your ways around
come on now
turn your fate around
come on
turn your ways around
come on now
turn your fate around

tokyo dreamin'

2010-03-17T22:36:00.012-04:00

yo man whats good
been occupied a lil' bit
been outta town
went to tokyo
on an invitation
by mr.kenichiro nishihara
for his record release party
the records that i had the pleasure featuring on
both 'humming jazz' and 'life'
man i can't even begin to describe to you
how the trip was man..
i had never metthis man..
and now that i have
i can tell you
like his music
this man is a truly sophisticated
and pure human being
him and his wife
took me and my wife
on tour of tokyo
and showed us a place special beyond words
im not even gonna try to put it in words
im jus gonna tell you
that it lives in a special place in me
the main objective
from a bizness standpoint
was to do the show
meeting up with the crew
so so talented
and so so sexy :)
(inside joke..)
and rehearsin and rockin
this was towards the end of the week

before which we just hung out
recorded
practiced a lil one on one
and just got to feel the culture..
a culture
so beautiful
and educational
like i said
im not gonna elaborate
cause i would fall short of explaining it
anyway the rehearsel was before
a radio appearance at shibuya radio station
which turned out dope
in my opinion
so much love
i musta given like a thousand shoutouts
shitt..
my first time live on japanese radio
i'd do it again in a sec.. :)
by the way shout out to ken's wife
who also took pictures that night
friends
and jodax his assistant
who also sings
musicians and beautiful parents :)
aaight
so here we go
this is part of the radio recordings

so after we did this
me and wife went to hang out a lil' bit
at the kfc across the street
was nice yo
really jus relaxed
till it was time
for the set
you imagine
the set is like at two in the morning
so youknow
we waitin
waitin
do a sound check
wait some more
drink some pepsi zero
wait some more
shoot the breeze
crack some jokes
and jus relax
ps this was the event flyer
dope right?!

till we get the word
that its time to go on
yo
believe me when i say
we was a little tired
going on
but the vibe of the music and the people
more than made up for that yo

we had so much fun
both on and off stage
with the crowd
and the staff at the spot
real cool man
real cool

so now you know
after a while it comes time to be out
kenny got us
a cab
and we ridin one dem colorful tokyo custom cabs
with the embroidery blankets on the seats
tokyo air
and fresh made memories in our system
nice..

next day
its still like a dream
and we just hung out
bought some clothes
and went sight seeing some more
you know those last moments
of a precious trip
you wanna be aware of
and savor every little thing
thats what we tried to do

i met ken in shibuya
went for a drink with him
at this really cozy second floor lounge typa bamboo joint
and just talked and hungout
oh, and ate real good cheese garlic tomato pizza's
i think it was..
the day after he brought us to narita airport
and before very long
i had my feet up
chilling front the tv
in our ny apt.
still in a dream.

stories the wall tells me

2010-03-17T06:36:00.004-04:00

lookin up on the wall
im dreamin'
gettin my hair braided
spanish words speak, all
faces curl in laughter, memories faded
make their way
to the surface of my mind
they stay to play..
i find myself suspended in time
hangin' on
to thoughts of a broken home
hangin' on
to broken pieces of my own
soul that's missing
pieces that come resurfacing,
no more guessing
time has come for nurturing
all those things
i was told were wrong with me
all those things
that made me feel free
outside the box
of their minds
outside the box
of man unkind.
they never meant it
when they said be free
cause i remember we were
and they built penitentiaries
with their mouths
shouts and accusations
dissaproving frowns
and ramifications
and i never did
anything to upset them
the only thing i did
was to not be controlled by them
did not want
my soul to grow old like them
did not want
my innocence to fold
like them.
i rememeber
what i was told by them
slender
tender
memeories of way back when
they themselves believed
anything was possible
cause they could see
that love was unstoppable
i rememeber thinking
what happened to them
for their convictions to wither so steadily
and so fast fast
for them to keep reliving the past.

funymuny sotu remix (fools gold people)

2010-03-11T13:37:00.005-05:00

chillin on the speaker
after the set
i got my dues paid
mos def i catch wreck
my life is different
than some may perceive
i can tell by their eyes
what i say they believe
and thats cool
cause i know im tellin the truth
im jus sayin what i believe
and where i wanna be
what u see is an artist
workin to make a living
comin from a place of purity
but nothing is given
so i gotsta get mine
the only way i know
thats by being a man that
knows he can and
shows he can
to both foe an fam cuz
most of these rolls are
often interchangeable
funymuny can make a good thing
disagreeable
yeah funumuny
can make a good thing
disagreeable..

many wanna come along for the ride
cause they like how it loox
but dont know inside
dont know this life is 24-7
365/7-11
so many wantin instant gratification
wonder if anyone ever told them
about patience
fools gold people seem to only know now
not really carin about the where and the how
yeah your bark is loud
but your bite not vicious
in order to eat
you must first clean the dishes
must pay your dues
to fullfil your wishes
you must pay your dues
to fullfil your wishes

many people talk without knowing
many people talk without showing
many
act without thinking
many
boats slowly sinkin'
thats why i
keep to myself
and thats why i
think for myself
and thats why
i work for myself
and thats why
i put the blame on the shelf
rather listen to the wise one speakin'
troddin' steady
slowly wise one greetin'
brick by brick
makes a strong foundation
buildin' to the sky
paradise awaiting..

show ya love bay area in the house

2010-02-27T01:16:00.002-05:00

while you at it ..

san francisco stand up!!

appreciation..

more than a game..

2010-02-26T14:41:00.002-05:00

yeah man
wifey got this movie/documentary for us to check out
didn't know what to expect
and still superceeded all expectations
im telling you
if you feel like being inspired
this joint is a definite must
please..
checkitout

-Feel Like..rockin' to a flexxfit beat..

2010-02-25T00:34:00.012-05:00

Shout and utmost respekt to miss. Roberta Flack

"Feel like makin' music."

shout out to flexxfit..

i clearly recall the fall of '93
kickin leaves with my feet nappy head inside the beats
hoody on my head eastpak on my back
around that time my tape player switched to compact
standin on the bridge visualizin' memorizin'
images played loud n live in front of my eyes in
my boombox seein' otis reddings' baydox
"playin my tape player until the tape popped"(Big)
summer was hot but i felt the fall growin colder
spent many nights by myself livin like a loner
felt the world didnt see me nor understand me
fightin back when i felt it fight against me an my family
as the leaves kept falling music reminded me
stay true to my calling always give it my all an
never give it up until i stop breathing an drop
i looked up at the city walls an visualised the top
imagined the view from the roof n climbed up
rocked with the roof as the stage, yeah that's whatsup,
do what we now do for a livin' that was the beginnin'
M-double-A-S-T-R-I-C-H-T
the place called home to me an my family

i been paid dues sang blues and stayed true
you ain got a clue til you walk a mile in my shoes
i been outcasted dismissed n spat on
dissed by a cold world found warmth in a song
an the vibe is felt from kings to pions
yeah it feel good each time they put me on
songs touch anyone from girls in thongs
to niggaz in stairways smokin they bongs
to moma's in kitchens fixin' aprons
yo peace to my peeps san fran to brooknam
stay strong keep legacy gill scott heron
brian jackson, shine light on how we actin'
maybe even find some answers to our questions
dont call it rappin this is innercity poetry
my own way to express the truth in me
releasin' my stress n give my muzes to the beat

yeah this a lil shout to my famz worldwide
keep doin what you doin' keep the dream alive..

here go the original
enjoy..

-WhOwAnIt?! big up 86/87 produktionz..

2010-02-20T23:27:00.003-05:00

this something my bredren in holland/heemstede
put togetehr when i was there
we did this version of one of my tunes there
this the result
WhOwAnIt?! instrumental

shout to all my peoples there
for always treatin' me like fam
and making me feel welcome and at home
special shout to
job
jesse
and levi
whatup cousins?!..

-yes bredren..

2010-02-12T02:00:00.002-05:00

-Alvin..

2010-02-12T01:12:00.002-05:00

checkitout
Al came thru to the j-o to say whatsup yo
thats whatsup..

-jus listen.. gil scott heron

2010-02-12T01:01:00.003-05:00

-what i did with my summer..psalm150

2010-02-11T07:31:00.007-05:00

The last days of summer
im in the cutting room
with a million little pieces of footage
of nothing but beautiful experiences
from a very productive and lovingly spiritual summer
summer 2009 is about to be done
the seperately tracked and recorded raw audio footage
in my headpiece
put on my hard disc by artem kulakov
aka A.K..
i call him that cause he executes the trax lovely
they also happen to be the acronyms of his name
he was the engineer for the whole thing
it was thru him that i got the opportunity in the first place
to record at city college

thinkin of how to put all in one
and make an album
and with the visuals
make something meaningful
images stared to take shape in my mind
of how to put the whole thing together

this is my muzes' baby..
i wanna give thanx to all that was down
we made it happen..
may god continue to bless and keep you

quoted from psalm 150

"...
3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet;
praise him with the lute and harp!
4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance;
praise him with stringed instruments and flutes!
5 Praise him with loud cymbals!
6 Let everything that has breath praise the lord.
Praise the lord!"

-Kenichiro Nishihara's new album "Life"

2010-02-10T01:13:00.007-05:00

told you i would get back to you
on the new joint i was doing
with my Japanese counterpart
Kenichiro Nishihara..
here it is

beautiful artwork
nice vibes
i just noticed my man's new joint today on youtube
do yo thing Ken..
it's called "Life"
he blessed me
and gave me a spot on it
thanks to god
it's kinda like a different version of the Sotu 'daydreams' joint
i did a few moons back..
i think it came out nice
please check it out for yourself..
let me know

p.s.
got a new joint brewin
so please stay tuned..

-allman brothers..if y'all read for it

2010-02-08T03:00:00.001-05:00

-happy born day mr marley sr.

2010-02-08T02:19:00.002-05:00

ya seeds carry it on along wid Yah loved ones

-Freddy's Family at it again.. Sullivan Hall aka Lion's Den

2010-02-07T12:13:00.007-05:00

whats good fam..
yup
you heard it right
the musician's packed their gear again
the mc's pocketed their mic's once more
got their gear done right
fro's and sleeks coifed properly
to put the definitive touches on
what was the Family's first official Sullivan Hall hit..

the sound man did his thing
the lighting guy was immaculate
the waitresses is alaways cool money
and the audience was beautiful as usual..
(yeah i did put that in there cause it flowed so nice
yet an still it was true..dem was fulla beauty.. :)

i wanna give props to legendary Jersey band the Doughboys
for keeping it raw and rockin'
dope musician's
dope songs
they performed before us
i got to talking to the lead singers' wife
and jus had a real nice time talking bout any an everything
real nice lady..

also a shout to the lady at their merchandise stand
i was introduced to
she from Rotterdam
so big ups
Rotterdam in the building!!

so youknow
we did our thing
the final consensus?!
it came off lovely!!

also big ups to Amsterdam
one of the crews after us called Eveni
four man crew with dope energy
real live and jus raw sounding shit..
real dope
i thought they were from Jersey or something
but i recognized an accent when i heard the lead singer talk
after investigating this
i found out Amsterdam was in the building as well
the lead singer and guitar player both..
so big up Amsterdam!!

-dope..

2010-02-04T03:39:00.001-05:00

-Bette Midler The Rose

2010-02-02T23:29:00.005-05:00

love this song
always have
wanted to show you the video
but guess copyright had issues..
aaight then
here it is

-loveit..

2010-02-01T01:03:00.002-05:00

-new song by gregg and job de la porte

2010-01-28T23:42:00.005-05:00

told u recently about the talents of this gifted dutch producer..
we back with another jam
this time its a dub
the way it came about was
i had done some guitar and bass parts
jus playing around
and for the longest was looking for some drums to it
i heard some of job's songs on his space and dug em
so i asked him if he could do
some of what he did on his page
for some of my songs..
this here is n#1 attempt
i digs it
hope you does too..