Dahveed
Da Funkdafied Ginger Tea Sipper. New Jack Swing King, Bobby Brown ain't got nothin' on me.
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therapy
Behind The Beat: Ab-Soul - “A Rebellion” feat. Alori Joh (Produced by Curtiss King)
I made this beat a few days after my grandfather passed away last August. Most people might not even understand music’s full therapeutic abilities until they NEED to listen to it or NEED to create it to help get through rough times. This was a beat I NEEDED to make to help cope with the loss.
I remember I made two beats after he died then I took a short hiatus. I was in my apartment going through so many emotions in my head, but thank God I had my brothers around. I remember talking to Noa and him telling me how I should try to get off my chest everything that was hurting me and put it into a beat and then a song. I had been sitting on this Midnight Star sample that just kept talking to me at the moment and so I went to work on it.
Before Ab-Soul and Alori (r.i.p.) created the masterpiece known as “A Rebellion” the beat was titled “Can I Vent Pt. 2”. For those of you that know my music, it was the same “Can I Vent pt.2” I did over a Villain beat. The beat meant ALOT to me and there was not many I trusted outside of my Black Cloud brothers more to do that beat justice than my brother Ab-Soul. And he said everything in that song I tried to say musically with Pads and Synths. Every instrument in that beat soothed a portion of pain from me. So for him to not only craft such a beautiful song over it, but to also include sister Alori on there, I have no words for it. It’s therapy for me in so many ways.
Rest in Peace Grandpa Howard. You live on 4ever.
Rest in Peace sister Alori Joh. You live on 4ever.
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Kanye singing ‘Hey Mama’ with his Mama ;____;
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BB King
“A place to spend my quiet nights, time to unwind. So much pressure in this life of mines, I cried at times. I once contemplated suicide and woulda tried but when I held that .9, all I could see was my mother’s eyes” - Tupac Shakur
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Parents wants to outlive their children, I can assume that it would suck to see someone you protected be stripped away from this life and having to live with that.
Legendary football player Junior Seau died yesterday. I remember him being such a fierce competitor, one of the first players that I ever knew when I started watching football as a little kid. I know, people die everyday so I don’t get too low on death, I try to just give has much well wishes to the spirit as I can but with the Junior Seau death, it hit me hard while watching his mother speak to the media about her son’s death. Her uttering “please take me and leave my son… but it’s too late”, damn… that shit made me think about my mother and I broke down.
The police are investigating into the death as a suicide. I have had friends commit suicide before, and I haven’t walked in their shoes so I can’t judge them for their decisions, but what I do know is about the pain is suffered in the aftermath by the people who loved the person that passed away.
I don’t you should live for yourself more than living for others… but I just can’t imagine me leaving behind a family that will mourn me. It’s easy to say from my standpoint but it sucks.
I hope for the best for anyone and everyone that has lost someone and have to live with it. I hope for the best for the spirits that I have departed.
Changes.
Ahh
So, I just started Naruto Shippuden today.
I watched 16 episodes.
This is counter-productive to my umm… my productivity.
me and you be sisters.
we be the same.
me and you
coming from the same place.
me and you
be greasing our legs
touching up our edges.
me and you
be scared of rats
be stepping on roaches.
me and you
come running high down purdy street one time
and mama laugh and shake her head at
me and you.
me and you
got babies
got thirty-five
got black
let our hair go back
be loving ourselves
be loving ourselves
be sisters.
only where you sing,
I poet
“… maybe you’re too complacent, athletes today are scared to make Muhammed Ali statements” - Nas
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I remember hearing that line in the “My Generation” joint in 2010 and I was blown away by what I felt was an accurate line.
Two years later, the Trayvon Martin ordeal occured and the Miami Heat players proved me and Nas wrong by making a statement with the hoodies prior to their game.
It definitely reminded me of the statement made Tommie Smith and Juan Carlos after winning their medal during the 1968 Olympic games.
I believe athletes are more than just athletes, they have a platform in which a spotlight is on them.
What would do with your spotlight?
My favorite performance from The Grammys.
It was only a minute long but yo, Dead Prez said “One thing bout music, when it hits you, you feel no pain” (or something like that because I’m paraphrasing)
This performance hit me and I didn’t feel no pain and that minute felt like a good ass long journey.
