Fight Just A Little Bit/Love Just A Little Bit More.

Lo Key Quintet - Adore You - LKQ Summer Sessions 2006

Going back in time... over 2 years ago to be exact.. a little crew known as the Lo Key Quintet (Antho Chetta/Mark Marcelo/Chris Flow Santos/Nia/Me) were rockin' it, rockin' it! This is an original joint we made and eventually recorded together, a feel good joint titled "Commin' Home" (sans Nia).


LKQ - Commin' Home - Sycamore Sessions 2006

Loved this joint to death! New ^%$# in the works, peace to Nia on her upcoming son, Isaiah!

"Honest And Perfection,
Pleasure Yearly.."

..As You Inhale Like A Breath Of Fresh Air.

DJ Hi-Tek - Come Get It (Tekstrumentals) - Hi-Teknology 3

My first job was being a Holiday Inn restaurant bus boy, waiter and room service specialist. The tips were great, but waking up at 6am and then working an 8-hour shift was hella weak! anyway, from my first check, i vividly remember walking into Footaction and copping these sexy beasts:





Hands down these are my favorite Nikes ever: the Nike "Paul Brown" Blazer Mids. I don't know why but I bought an 11.5 the first time, thinking that they fit perfectly; shortly thereafter i realized that there is such a think as sliding in your own shoes! however, bigger was better in this case due to the narrow nature of the Nike Blazer model!

Although black Supreme Blazer highs and Pinstripe Blazers hold a special spot in my heart, these kicks transferred me into the shoe-game full-throttle, and i would later find myself many a sleepless night, seemingly sleeping amidst anonymous sneaker-fiend strangers, waiting in line for a new pair of Nike SBs or other great release!

I may not be as manic as I once was about sneakers, but I still love them. A great pair of shoes can absolutely immensely enhance an everynormal day.

"..I would gladly hit the road if I knew,
that someday it would lead me back to you.."

Pre-Turkey Day Pandemonium.

Ali Shaheed Muhammad ft. Kay & Sy Smith - Family - Shaheedullah & Stereotypes

Today I spent an early Thanksgiving Eve with my Fairfield H.S. homies, some I hadn't seen in months, others in a year, still others in four years!! (Okay, maybe just Mylene.. but all the same, no excuses for a 4-year hiatus!) The reunion/potluck dinner/drunkfest/jam session/photoshoot was a couple of different adjectives:
01. overdue
02. delicious (mmmm, yummy crab casserole, Aireen!)
03. loud? (Selectors DD, RD, Santos + Boogie-Down Donovan held it down!)
04. nostalgically invigorating
05. love-filled

I've still gotta upload the photos from my Sony N50 (which is currently being borrowed) so Mylene's shots will have to do!


(Darin has a kinky 'fingers up my nose' fetish. eek!)




(two lovebirds. sadly, i knew it all along, chris, 'twas only a few cups of liquid courage to reveal your true colors. jp)

"This thing called 'rhyming' no different from 'coal mining'
We both on assignment to unearth the diamond.."

Here's My Only 1 Request: Don't Ever Stop Giving Me Your Best.

Skillz - For Real - The Million Dollar Backpack

in case you were sleeping on Certified Fresh's updates, i posted this gem by DJ Uncle Q! if not in your collection, make the choice to cop this NOW!



for all the Raphael Saadiq lovers out there, give this a listen because you simply WON’T be disappointed. don’t let the name fool you, DJ Uncle Q DELIVERS.

(nowhere nearly enough do i hear mixtapes these days that stay consistently on beat and don’t give in to those all-too-easy alarm/explosion fade outs, or the abrupt mix-in of a completely different tempo!!.. yuck.)

This mixtape effortlessly juxtaposes Saadiq’s own music as Tony! Toni! Tone!, Lucy Pearl & himself, with his production & guest appearances, and the result is simply sensational. I even took the time to make a lovely mixtape cover & figure out the tracklist although DJ Uncle Q decided to do neither, that’s how much i love you!

tracklist:
01. raphael saadiq - i love her
02. bilal - soul sister
03. raphael saadiq - it never rains (live @ the house of blues)
04. tony! toni! tone! - whatever you want
05. anthony hamilton - ain’t nobody worryin
06. lucy pearl - everyday
07. raphael saadiq - still ray
08. lucy pearl - trippin’
09. raphael saadiq - ask of you (live @ the house of blues)
10. tony! toni! tone! - anniversary
11. d’angelo - lady
12. erykah badu - love of my life
13. lucy pearl - they can’t
14. joss stone & lauryn hill - music
15. raphael saadiq - rifle love
16. kelis - glow
17. mary j. blige - so lady
18. lucy pearl - la la
19. raphael saadiq - you’re the one that i like
20. raphael saadiq & d’angelo - be here
21. joss stone - bad habit
22. kelis - marathon
23. raphael saadiq - body parts
24. joss stone - proper nice
25. raphael saadiq - excuse me
26. joss stone - soulfood love
27. raphael saadiq - tick tock
28. lucy pearl - dance tonight
29. raphael saadiq - this one
30. raphael saadiq, dj quick & tony! toni! tone! - let’s get down
31. kelis - attention
32. raphael saadiq & teedra moses - chic
33. lucy pearl - don’t mess with my man
34. tony! toni! tone! - feels good

DJ Uncle Q - The Best Of Raphael Saadiq Mixtape

"good love will make you cry
good love will last until you die.."

Leave It All Behind.

Nolan Burke - Behind Me - Behind Me 12"



^(Double D in deep concentration, rummaging Jawbreaker's extensive vinyl library circa 2005.)

instead of telling everyone around to 'smile for the birdie', what would happen if i asked folks to take a picture without smiling? i wonder..




^Munchie almost couldn't hold it haha!





couldn't get Dee to do it, he kept smiling no matter what i said to him!

okay, enough of the serious looks; let's smile altogether now!



"Feel the bass inside your soul,
Rockin' it, shockin' it, yes we are.."

Rules Of Paradise Are Never Nice.

Julie Plug - Listening to Astrud - Starmaker

Here's a list of some great Black Friday deals that you should check out!

TRUE SOLE's got kicks on sale on friday, featuring 20-70% off for the first 2 hours of store opening only! It's camping out for shoes all over again...but this time, at a great price nobody can really blow a fuse about!

The Hundreds is also scheming things up with a 5 a.m. sale where all the new Fall/Winter gear is 50% off, but every hour the savings drop 10%!!! Must be pretty fun to wait in line for this sale, knowing that you have to beat the clock to keep the discount! (after 10am, everything's full price again, so don't even bother if you wake up too late!

You can always stay on top of the best of the best bargains by subscribing to the RSS feed at Slick Deals, which is updated daily on numerous, precious cash-saving deals on stuff you'd actually buy online!

Finally, on channel G4's Attack of the Show, Olivia Munn breaks done thee-best deals out there on tech, movies and more!

Now that you're all set to shop & save this coming Black Friday, don't hesitate to eat that extra slice of turkey, down some Hennessey, and sleep in.. on figuring out the best Black Friday deals, that is! (You can choose to sleep in after Thanksgiving dinner, too, but what's so fun about that??)

"Shed a little light, now you're blooming like a flower
With the power of the evident
Voices + drums, original instruments.."