Joseph Carrano
10/15/08
BLS 3085
2nd Year
The second chapter was actually very interesting, as in was in one chapter a short history of the style evolution of hip-hop as an art form. I really enjoyed reading about the very early hip-hop that came out of the Bronx in the early stages of hip-hop as, while I always loved Bambataa's work- and I used to blast "Looking for the Perfect Beat" out of my radio regularly and "The Message" was the first song I ever memorized the lyrics to-I really don't know too much more about this era beside these classics. This chapter gave me a lot to look up. At the same time I like how they delved into sampling and how while people claim hip-hop is not actually music, Hip-Hop Heads were (or are if your listening to what I listen to) exposed to a nearly infinite library of music that we would otherwise never be exposed to. I was introduced to the Delfonics when I first heard "After the Smoke is Clear" off of Ghost first solo album "Ironman" and first heard "Message From a Black Man" after it was sampled on King Geedorah's "Anti-Matter". I also liked the section that talked about the visual clarity in Illmatic, as I did not know Nas wanted to make movies, and now that I know it makes perfect sense.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Assignment # 5 for Oct. 7th Part 2
Joseph Carrano
10/6/08
BLS 3085
2nd Year
Comment on the introduction and first chapter of "Till the Break of Dawn"
I really enjoyed the way Cobb's book is written. In the introduction he gives his background in Hip-Hop so that the reader can get a sense of his perspective. He answers the question of how he first fell in in love with Hip-Hop, and gives a sense of the the atmosphere around the Hip-Hop scene in the late 80's. I enjoyed how he describes the history making events he saw, and how at the time they were not history making at all, they were just what was happening at the time. The first chapter of the book links Hip-Hop to the earlier Black linguistic arts, such as the art of the preacher and the Blues man. Each of these have traits passed down to Hip-Hop and I think the purpose of this book will be to trace the genealogy of the movement, and go further into its present incarnations, and constant evolution. This seems to be a stylistic history of Hip-Hop not so much a history of events.
I also think that Cobb's style of writing is very simple to understand. I think he makes good use of Hip-Hop terms, and does it in a way that doesn't seem like there is unnecessary slang present, but rather that the "slang" used flows with and becomes a integral part of the writing. I also like the comparisons between the lyrics in Hip-Hop verses and the Lyrics to blues songs or Black sermons,which really visualize the connection between the two mediums. Over all it is very easy to read, and its points are clear to the reader.
10/6/08
BLS 3085
2nd Year
Comment on the introduction and first chapter of "Till the Break of Dawn"
I really enjoyed the way Cobb's book is written. In the introduction he gives his background in Hip-Hop so that the reader can get a sense of his perspective. He answers the question of how he first fell in in love with Hip-Hop, and gives a sense of the the atmosphere around the Hip-Hop scene in the late 80's. I enjoyed how he describes the history making events he saw, and how at the time they were not history making at all, they were just what was happening at the time. The first chapter of the book links Hip-Hop to the earlier Black linguistic arts, such as the art of the preacher and the Blues man. Each of these have traits passed down to Hip-Hop and I think the purpose of this book will be to trace the genealogy of the movement, and go further into its present incarnations, and constant evolution. This seems to be a stylistic history of Hip-Hop not so much a history of events.
I also think that Cobb's style of writing is very simple to understand. I think he makes good use of Hip-Hop terms, and does it in a way that doesn't seem like there is unnecessary slang present, but rather that the "slang" used flows with and becomes a integral part of the writing. I also like the comparisons between the lyrics in Hip-Hop verses and the Lyrics to blues songs or Black sermons,which really visualize the connection between the two mediums. Over all it is very easy to read, and its points are clear to the reader.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
My Videos for 10/7
Joseph Carrano
10/5/08
BLS 3085/Gaunt
2nd Year
1) "Rebel Without a Pause" by Public Enemy (mentioned page19)
1)The Message is literally being sent by KangK who posted the video on Youtube. According to his description of the video it is there to show how the legendary public enemy ripped the stage in concert. The other people sending the message are Chuck D, Flava Flav, and the rest of public enemy. The message being sent by them is the message of rebellion against the system, and the oppression they feel it imposes on Black Americans. They however rebel through music.
2) The technologies used to attract viewers are the internet, and the tags that attract people to the video, such as Public Enemy, or Flava Flav. They are most likely trying to attract old school hip-hop heads and fans of Public Enemy.
3) Other people might take not understand the message of this video, at least not the same message as I do. Some may not see the political message, and some unfamiliar with P.E. may be fascinated seeing Flava Flav before his days on reality shows.
4) Beyond the political message of the music the message being sent is the ability of P.E. to rock the crowd in concert, and their amazing ability as stage performers, getting and keeping the audience hyped.
2) "The Bridge ia Over" by Boogie Down Productions (page 3)
1) The message is being sent by raraespecie from Santo Domingo, who is a hip-hop head according to his profiles videos, and most likely put the video on Youtube because of its musical content, and because it is a famous dis track from the golden era of hip-hop. The message in the song is sent by the Bronx's own Blast Master KRS-One who uses the track to attack the integrity of other MC from the borough of Queens, especially from Queens Bridge Houses.
2) The technology used is the digital version of the music video for the song, and the web page Youtube. The tags on the web page of BDP and KRS, attract fans of Boogie Down Productions, and other old school hip hop heads.
3) I see this track as a classic battle track, but some Queens natives might still have negative feeling toward this song, that famously dissed New York's largest borough. Others might be interested in this old school jam as many younger people and those new to hip-hop may not have been exposed to this track before.
4) The lifestyle being sent in the song is one of Borough pride for the Bronx, and a criticism to Queens rappers who claim to have created Hip-Hop. It is about the lifestyle of an ill MC, one that will battle a whole borough.
3) "Ego Tripping" by Ultra Magnetic MCs (Page 2)
1) This message is being sent by 19urban72 who is from South Central LA and Philadelphia. The message is one of exposing a lost old school classic by the Ultra Magnetic MC's. According to the profile 19urban72 is determined to share music that " gives us a good feeling inside". Meanwhile the song it self is the members of Ultra Magnetic MCs boasting of their skills on the mic, while dissing other MC's; actually the song is a dis against Run DMC. "Say what Peter Piper, to hell with childish rhymes" was in reference to Run DMC's song Peter Piper.
2) This song uses a the audio file of the song, along with a picture of Ultra Magnetic MCs, to create a video for the song even though no official one exists. The video is posted on Youtube with the Tags of the name of the song and artist. This will most likely attract old school hip hop fans wanting to hear the song.
3) Those not familiar with the history around the song, and the popular songs of the time, may not see this track as a dis against anyone in particular, and may just see it as a track going after unnamed childish MCs. Also many unfamiliar with the group may find it hard to understand their scientific and space related metaphors. Those who may not quiet get the meaning I do may be those unfamiliar with Ultra Magnetic, and people who are not exposed to old school Hip-Hop such as younger people and those new to the music.
4) The values of the message conveyed in the act of posting the video is the value of appreciating an old school classic, while the values and lifestyles in the song are the values of ill rhymes, and not being childish on the mic, and rather being intelligent and scientific.
10/5/08
BLS 3085/Gaunt
2nd Year
1) "Rebel Without a Pause" by Public Enemy (mentioned page19)
1)The Message is literally being sent by KangK who posted the video on Youtube. According to his description of the video it is there to show how the legendary public enemy ripped the stage in concert. The other people sending the message are Chuck D, Flava Flav, and the rest of public enemy. The message being sent by them is the message of rebellion against the system, and the oppression they feel it imposes on Black Americans. They however rebel through music.
2) The technologies used to attract viewers are the internet, and the tags that attract people to the video, such as Public Enemy, or Flava Flav. They are most likely trying to attract old school hip-hop heads and fans of Public Enemy.
3) Other people might take not understand the message of this video, at least not the same message as I do. Some may not see the political message, and some unfamiliar with P.E. may be fascinated seeing Flava Flav before his days on reality shows.
4) Beyond the political message of the music the message being sent is the ability of P.E. to rock the crowd in concert, and their amazing ability as stage performers, getting and keeping the audience hyped.
2) "The Bridge ia Over" by Boogie Down Productions (page 3)
1) The message is being sent by raraespecie from Santo Domingo, who is a hip-hop head according to his profiles videos, and most likely put the video on Youtube because of its musical content, and because it is a famous dis track from the golden era of hip-hop. The message in the song is sent by the Bronx's own Blast Master KRS-One who uses the track to attack the integrity of other MC from the borough of Queens, especially from Queens Bridge Houses.
2) The technology used is the digital version of the music video for the song, and the web page Youtube. The tags on the web page of BDP and KRS, attract fans of Boogie Down Productions, and other old school hip hop heads.
3) I see this track as a classic battle track, but some Queens natives might still have negative feeling toward this song, that famously dissed New York's largest borough. Others might be interested in this old school jam as many younger people and those new to hip-hop may not have been exposed to this track before.
4) The lifestyle being sent in the song is one of Borough pride for the Bronx, and a criticism to Queens rappers who claim to have created Hip-Hop. It is about the lifestyle of an ill MC, one that will battle a whole borough.
3) "Ego Tripping" by Ultra Magnetic MCs (Page 2)
1) This message is being sent by 19urban72 who is from South Central LA and Philadelphia. The message is one of exposing a lost old school classic by the Ultra Magnetic MC's. According to the profile 19urban72 is determined to share music that " gives us a good feeling inside". Meanwhile the song it self is the members of Ultra Magnetic MCs boasting of their skills on the mic, while dissing other MC's; actually the song is a dis against Run DMC. "Say what Peter Piper, to hell with childish rhymes" was in reference to Run DMC's song Peter Piper.
2) This song uses a the audio file of the song, along with a picture of Ultra Magnetic MCs, to create a video for the song even though no official one exists. The video is posted on Youtube with the Tags of the name of the song and artist. This will most likely attract old school hip hop fans wanting to hear the song.
3) Those not familiar with the history around the song, and the popular songs of the time, may not see this track as a dis against anyone in particular, and may just see it as a track going after unnamed childish MCs. Also many unfamiliar with the group may find it hard to understand their scientific and space related metaphors. Those who may not quiet get the meaning I do may be those unfamiliar with Ultra Magnetic, and people who are not exposed to old school Hip-Hop such as younger people and those new to the music.
4) The values of the message conveyed in the act of posting the video is the value of appreciating an old school classic, while the values and lifestyles in the song are the values of ill rhymes, and not being childish on the mic, and rather being intelligent and scientific.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
My Genisis
Hip -Hop, damn there is so much to say, and at the same time its so hard. So let me start at the beginning. Nah not the South Bx 1978; East Williamsburg Brooklyn 1994. The tender age of five, when I first met that fly girl that Common called H.E.R.. Did I hear her on the radio? In the streets? At home? Nah I saw her posted up on the walls. The 90's and the early 2000's my hood was a post industrial wasteland. We didn't have any good stores, or safe parks. We had a movie theater; The Commador on B'way, but even that closed later on. In the mist of all this nothingless in my little ghost town; the writers got loose. There was a rediculous amount of graffiti in that place, every factory, every stormgate, every stoop, was bombed 100 times over. My curiousity ran wild, it captivated me. I though aliens from space must have come at night and done that shit, how else are they going to mark the sides for the 5-6 story rent control tenements? It amazed me. Then one day I was going to the doctor in Manhattan, getting on the L train off of Grahm Ave., as I got on that train i saw something that would change my life. As the train pulled away I saw kids bombing the walls of the station. I asked my mother about it she said that they were probably gang memebers, but I didn't care-- I knew that I had to be part of it. Fast forward to 1998, I was 8 and I had been introduced to the Notorious One and the Punisher by kids playing it on thier stoops. My moms an her moms; the women that raised me, didn't like it , and I didt care. I was so young I might have not have even seen the connection between graff and rap, but when i practiced drawing, hour after hour, thats what would be bumpin on my little tape deck. Boom, its 2003 and Im 12, I don't clearly remeber how, but I got my hands on Illmatic and Reasonable Doubt. Illmatic opened my third eye, I started seeing the world different, and my art showed it. I moved from simple tags to bubble letters, bubble letters to crudeattempts at wildstyle. Lookin at it now my old shit was ill wack, and my Dragon Ball Z characters were weak. Then I heard the 36 chambers, I might have gotten it from one of the older graff ppl who was training me as a shorty, I don't remeber. That was it. I loved kung fu, my grandfather and me always watched Bruce Lee movies and that was my shit. I started putting ninjas and samurais in my work. The WU said thier rhymes were like sword techniques, my makers became my firts, and cans of Rusto were my sowrds. My stylo became my special technique, and I wanted to be Bruce Lee. At 13 i realised it was my time, and it was on..
Yo I know people love talkin about themselves, I know my life story isnt that huge a thing, but this is how I fell in love with H.E.R. My story. I love hearin stories As much as I love writing them, so get open an spit your peice.
Peace
Yo I know people love talkin about themselves, I know my life story isnt that huge a thing, but this is how I fell in love with H.E.R. My story. I love hearin stories As much as I love writing them, so get open an spit your peice.
Peace
Monday, September 22, 2008
Block Parties and Rum
Yo I had a crazy week my people,
Yo I love cultural diffusion with a passion, and that as you know is why I love NYC. Now I was born and raised in Williams burg Brooklyn, no --not that Williamsburg Brooklyn you trust fund babies; the mostly poor ,Puerto Rican, black, and European immigrant Williamsburg Brooklyn that the real estate developers keep secret, so white folks from Ohio will pay 1500 for a 1 bedroom apartment, that is infested with rats which have been genetically enhanced by the radioactive material in the Greenpoint Power plant. As my luck would have it, the free market system pushed me out of my homeland a year and a half ago, and since then I have been living in Little Guyana, AKA Ozone Park Queens. I gotta tell you-- I really love it down here. First off, it isn't like the rest of Queens, it 15 minute walk from East NY, and it cut off from the rest of Qz by Forest Park; so it has more of a Brooklyn feel to it. I also love my Caribbean people. I'm from the mountians of South America as far as genetics go, but I was raised around Caribbean-Latinos all my life. I gotta admit though, the Guyanese people party harder then my Latin brothas an sistas. Now my home girl is Black Guyanese, and one of my bruthas from anotha motha is Guyanese, so I kinda had an idea of how their parties went down, but damn nothing beats first hand experience. They was having a block party a block from my crib on Saturday, and my Guyanese brutha came through and we got good on some ill ass West Indian Rum, and hit it up. Let me tell you-- 23 big ass speakers piled on top of each other, damn near 2 stories of straight BOOM. Now I know that Hip Hop started with West Indian people (big ups to Kool Herc) who played reggae and dance Hall on big ass speakers, so I mean as far as my information hungry nature is concerned it was like a time machine to 1978 or something. They was playing mad classic reggae tunes and some Indian music too-- and my boy is of Hindu decent so this kid was all up on the dance floor. (for you who don't know Guyana had slaves shipped there from Africa and India) I was observing, I know some people would say I was just taking space, but I was really enjoyin myself watchin this crazy ass event. Yo and the thing I loved the most was, I must have only been the only Latino brutha there, and my area has a fair share of Latin people, so I felt I was getting a gift seein how these people party. Yo and the other shit I really loved was that toward then end of the party, they played some like Bruce Springstien-ish ode to the working man, and to me it was beautiful, that we could come together as a neighborhood in unity and love like that; whether we was Indian, black, or me lol, and recognize that for all the separation forced on us, we all trying to work hard and make it in this world. That's why I can feel like people from a completely different background; whether they West Indian, or they African American, or in the case of most of my crew back in Brooklyn--Puerto Rican, are my family; we all share in the struggle. That why it pains me to see Latinos and Blacks fighting, and that's why i feel that the tribute for the working man, and the Bob Marley joint "Crazy Bald Heads" was a great way to finish the block party off. I'm mean if we look past that Melanin shit, you'll see that all of us are the same; we all come from that tough, hard working background. Whether you suffered the trip to the US, or escaped racism in other parts of the country; we all in this together, and all of us coming together is the only thing that is going to stop the seemingly unstoppable push to get hard workin blue collar folks of all colors out of NYC. That's my piece for today.
Peace to all my people out there in Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, and all of NYC
Peace to my Brothers, the whole Brooklyn Pose- ASAP CREW, peace to Joe Cool my Guyanese Brutha, Peace to my sister in law G ,and of coarse to my Borinquena Queen who stays cookin that Latino-Caribbean food I love so much ;)
Peace
Yo I love cultural diffusion with a passion, and that as you know is why I love NYC. Now I was born and raised in Williams burg Brooklyn, no --not that Williamsburg Brooklyn you trust fund babies; the mostly poor ,Puerto Rican, black, and European immigrant Williamsburg Brooklyn that the real estate developers keep secret, so white folks from Ohio will pay 1500 for a 1 bedroom apartment, that is infested with rats which have been genetically enhanced by the radioactive material in the Greenpoint Power plant. As my luck would have it, the free market system pushed me out of my homeland a year and a half ago, and since then I have been living in Little Guyana, AKA Ozone Park Queens. I gotta tell you-- I really love it down here. First off, it isn't like the rest of Queens, it 15 minute walk from East NY, and it cut off from the rest of Qz by Forest Park; so it has more of a Brooklyn feel to it. I also love my Caribbean people. I'm from the mountians of South America as far as genetics go, but I was raised around Caribbean-Latinos all my life. I gotta admit though, the Guyanese people party harder then my Latin brothas an sistas. Now my home girl is Black Guyanese, and one of my bruthas from anotha motha is Guyanese, so I kinda had an idea of how their parties went down, but damn nothing beats first hand experience. They was having a block party a block from my crib on Saturday, and my Guyanese brutha came through and we got good on some ill ass West Indian Rum, and hit it up. Let me tell you-- 23 big ass speakers piled on top of each other, damn near 2 stories of straight BOOM. Now I know that Hip Hop started with West Indian people (big ups to Kool Herc) who played reggae and dance Hall on big ass speakers, so I mean as far as my information hungry nature is concerned it was like a time machine to 1978 or something. They was playing mad classic reggae tunes and some Indian music too-- and my boy is of Hindu decent so this kid was all up on the dance floor. (for you who don't know Guyana had slaves shipped there from Africa and India) I was observing, I know some people would say I was just taking space, but I was really enjoyin myself watchin this crazy ass event. Yo and the thing I loved the most was, I must have only been the only Latino brutha there, and my area has a fair share of Latin people, so I felt I was getting a gift seein how these people party. Yo and the other shit I really loved was that toward then end of the party, they played some like Bruce Springstien-ish ode to the working man, and to me it was beautiful, that we could come together as a neighborhood in unity and love like that; whether we was Indian, black, or me lol, and recognize that for all the separation forced on us, we all trying to work hard and make it in this world. That's why I can feel like people from a completely different background; whether they West Indian, or they African American, or in the case of most of my crew back in Brooklyn--Puerto Rican, are my family; we all share in the struggle. That why it pains me to see Latinos and Blacks fighting, and that's why i feel that the tribute for the working man, and the Bob Marley joint "Crazy Bald Heads" was a great way to finish the block party off. I'm mean if we look past that Melanin shit, you'll see that all of us are the same; we all come from that tough, hard working background. Whether you suffered the trip to the US, or escaped racism in other parts of the country; we all in this together, and all of us coming together is the only thing that is going to stop the seemingly unstoppable push to get hard workin blue collar folks of all colors out of NYC. That's my piece for today.
Peace to all my people out there in Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, and all of NYC
Peace to my Brothers, the whole Brooklyn Pose- ASAP CREW, peace to Joe Cool my Guyanese Brutha, Peace to my sister in law G ,and of coarse to my Borinquena Queen who stays cookin that Latino-Caribbean food I love so much ;)
Peace
Monday, September 15, 2008
Cell Phone Service
Yo... Whats good an ish?
I figured now was as good a time to post as any since my entire area has lost cell phone service. New York communication infrastructure my ass...
Anyway I just been running around working school is kicking up on the work, plus I'm trying to do some art projects for some people's walls an shit, Ill probably post flicks when they get done.
I been surfin the net, my hip hop class got me on the international quest for foreign hip hop. I don't know.. mad boy bands in the Philippines considered hip hop... I guess that's was good in the streets. I did find some shit- some dutch bruthas wit some flow, you know grimy how I like it. I'll probably post that shit up. In other boredom news I was watching Hip Hop Vs. America ....the whole thing. They had Nelly and TI representing Hip Hop... man that's like having Bon Jovie at a Heavy metal conference, the professor from Detroit had Iller flow then them. I know I'm late on seeing that shit by like a year...and I didn't miss much, but that shit just kinda make a kid like me shake my head. I mean I know not everyone is New Yorkcentric like me but like damn..Nas wasn't available? Fine. But what is Guru or Rae doing now that they can't have them on. I cant even understand that southern shit. An peopl from the south hate but I can drop some heavy NY Slang have them ill confused. Word life son..on the Rilla...its like bung bung..
Anyway change the topic
Politics! I fuckin love John McCain; he don't know how to use the internet...so technically I can talk as much shit about him as I want...since he can't read this. Plus that crazy woman he got VP'n...man not only is she dumb under qualified, but she was showing off her kid going to Iraq.
Now I don't care how for the damn war you are, if you a parent..ESPECIALLY a mother how you going to be all happy-- thumbs up and shit --when your seed goes to war. That isn't about politics that just about being human. Yo if I had a seed that was of age I'd underground railroad his ass to Canada.
I want to also make 1 more thing said...
My New York people, I don't care what race you are or what country you were born in , if you a real hard working New Yorker trying to make it in the city, busting your ass, you are my brutha and you my sista and I got crazy love and respect for you, and i say that in remembrance of the 9/11 thing, I feel for everyone still affected,I got family that got out, but they still traumatized by that shit though.
but we are the toughest people on earth us New Yorkers and that's our birthright that's our blessing.
And in the spirit of the international unity that NY represents here are some Dutch cats who know how to get down...
Peace
I figured now was as good a time to post as any since my entire area has lost cell phone service. New York communication infrastructure my ass...
Anyway I just been running around working school is kicking up on the work, plus I'm trying to do some art projects for some people's walls an shit, Ill probably post flicks when they get done.
I been surfin the net, my hip hop class got me on the international quest for foreign hip hop. I don't know.. mad boy bands in the Philippines considered hip hop... I guess that's was good in the streets. I did find some shit- some dutch bruthas wit some flow, you know grimy how I like it. I'll probably post that shit up. In other boredom news I was watching Hip Hop Vs. America ....the whole thing. They had Nelly and TI representing Hip Hop... man that's like having Bon Jovie at a Heavy metal conference, the professor from Detroit had Iller flow then them. I know I'm late on seeing that shit by like a year...and I didn't miss much, but that shit just kinda make a kid like me shake my head. I mean I know not everyone is New Yorkcentric like me but like damn..Nas wasn't available? Fine. But what is Guru or Rae doing now that they can't have them on. I cant even understand that southern shit. An peopl from the south hate but I can drop some heavy NY Slang have them ill confused. Word life son..on the Rilla...its like bung bung..
Anyway change the topic
Politics! I fuckin love John McCain; he don't know how to use the internet...so technically I can talk as much shit about him as I want...since he can't read this. Plus that crazy woman he got VP'n...man not only is she dumb under qualified, but she was showing off her kid going to Iraq.
Now I don't care how for the damn war you are, if you a parent..ESPECIALLY a mother how you going to be all happy-- thumbs up and shit --when your seed goes to war. That isn't about politics that just about being human. Yo if I had a seed that was of age I'd underground railroad his ass to Canada.
I want to also make 1 more thing said...
My New York people, I don't care what race you are or what country you were born in , if you a real hard working New Yorker trying to make it in the city, busting your ass, you are my brutha and you my sista and I got crazy love and respect for you, and i say that in remembrance of the 9/11 thing, I feel for everyone still affected,I got family that got out, but they still traumatized by that shit though.
but we are the toughest people on earth us New Yorkers and that's our birthright that's our blessing.
And in the spirit of the international unity that NY represents here are some Dutch cats who know how to get down...
Peace
Monday, September 8, 2008
I had ta post this
Yo party People whats new???
I was video surfin and shit cause I ain't got too much to read for school and all that, and I been bumpin this shit from a cat from my part of BK, Joell Ortiz and Im lovin that shit. I been on him for a minute now and it a real shame that no1 else seems to know who he is. Anyway i checked a video for this mad chill joint he got and I am fuckin buggin out cuss the guy that used to do my shapeup b4 a grew my hair and the handball court that I spent hours a day in when I was younger is in the video. He also got a charity thing helping the kids from my hood get some computers check his site at www.joellortiz.com to donate if anyone interested. Much Love to all my real people in Williamsburg, Bushwick, and GP and much respect to Joell Ortiz. Its nice ta see some1 beside these cooler then you trust fund yuppies reppin my hometown. Anyway I'm not gunna get started on the gentrification thing, lol, and im going to leave you people with the video. Peace
I was video surfin and shit cause I ain't got too much to read for school and all that, and I been bumpin this shit from a cat from my part of BK, Joell Ortiz and Im lovin that shit. I been on him for a minute now and it a real shame that no1 else seems to know who he is. Anyway i checked a video for this mad chill joint he got and I am fuckin buggin out cuss the guy that used to do my shapeup b4 a grew my hair and the handball court that I spent hours a day in when I was younger is in the video. He also got a charity thing helping the kids from my hood get some computers check his site at www.joellortiz.com to donate if anyone interested. Much Love to all my real people in Williamsburg, Bushwick, and GP and much respect to Joell Ortiz. Its nice ta see some1 beside these cooler then you trust fund yuppies reppin my hometown. Anyway I'm not gunna get started on the gentrification thing, lol, and im going to leave you people with the video. Peace
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