Broads I wanna smash: Vanessa Bee

 

 

This clip is short and simple. I don't really have to say much. I'll just say that the view is perfect. Enjoy.

Flavor of the Month Freestyles

(50 cent who helped popularize "jacking" hit songs for freestyles)

 I know a lot of up and coming/aspiring rappers aren't going to like this but just consider it tough love.(lol) Something that irks me about most basement/bedroom rappers is their choice to freestyle over the current "hot record" Its gone on for long enough and its really starting to get played out. Freestyles over known beats isn't new its been around since the 90's blend tape days and continued in the 2000's with G-unit, D-Block, Dipset and Lil Wayne. The only difference is that usually MC's would rhyme over instrumentals whether they were popular or not. So it could be an Old school beat, a random album cut and an occasional hit song or two. 

You didn't know what to expect and mixtapes were more fresh and exciting. Then around 2008 something happened the song "A Millie" dropped. I don't know what it was about that beat but the whole Hip Hop world(even KRS-ONE...thats insane) decided to spit there verses over it. I don't know if other fans are like me but I DO NOT listen to "Flavor of the month" freestyles. I'm a die-hard Jay-z fan and to this day I still haven't listened to him rapping over "A Millie" So aspiring MC I ask you what chance do you stand that someone will listen to your rendition of "Otis" when 50 rappers already made their own version of it? 

In my opinion what helps a rapper gain an audience is his/her ability to stand out and be original(if you want longevity) How original is it to not only rap over someone's beat but also a beat everyone and their cousin is rapping on? How about you make a song that rappers are going to want to make remixes of? I know that's a crazy concept right?!

In todays climate there are only two rappers I can think of that can jack a song and make it more popular....50 Cent and Lil Wayne. That's just my opinion. These two already have already established large fanbases. A lot of new rappers are good but they seem to lack creativity and imagination.The mindstate of today's rapper seems to be "I killed (current hot song) I should be signed". Look at most new rappers that are buzzing they have there own sound. A sound that was built over the course of an LP or multiple mixtapes. Before I get "Oh you're just old school" let me give you a completely "Non-backpack" example.

Gucci Mane gained prominence when he started releasing mixtapes with producer Zaytoven. They created a trend that many southern rappers followed. Then Gucci's protege Wacka Flocka Flame discovered young beatsmith Lex Luger and started his own movement. But fuck it I'm giving away too much. I'm out.

The Yes Men/Brothers in failure mentality...

 (This is Dwight Schrute the biggest "Yes Man" on TV.lol)

I read a book not too long ago(surprise, surprise) called "Black Players" about the psychology of the pimp game(another shocker). One of the theories that fascinated me the most was something referred to as the "lobsters in a barrel" or "Brothers in failure" mentality. They talked about how an aspiring model would get beat up by the neighborhood women whenever she would appear in a print ad. That's an obvious manifestation of jealousy; an attempt to keep her from going further in her career and eventually earning enough money to leave the hood. Another example was something a little more subtle. The book continuously made distinctions between the "Boss player" and the "Simple Pimp"

 One of the quotes was(I'm paraphrasing) "A Boss player arrives alone and leaves alone" The "Simple Pimp" on the other hand usually travels with a group of friends who he feels obligated to share with. In reality these aren't friends they're just a group of people who make sure that everyone around them stays at the same level. When someone in the group/click/squad "hits a lick" or gets a large(or even small) quantity of money the "lobsters in the barrel" come along like a pack of vultures and beg for a piece.The person who EARNED the money pretty much always gives it up to his begging "friends" for the good of the brotherhood. This leaves them right back where they started.

This brings me to the "Yes Man" aspect of this phenomenon. Whenever there's a Rapper/Singer/Athlete(or even low level Dope slinger) an entourage isn't too far behind. In the presence of these "Yes Men" the rapper/singer/athlete can do NO wrong. Every move they make is the right one. In exchange for this flattery/cheer-leading/dickriding these "Yes Men" get whatever the successful leader throws their way. To be/stay successful in life I feel as though you need people around you to be somewhat honest with you. What if you develop a serious drug habit and when you ask a "Yes man" if they think its a problem? They'll tell you whatever they have to, to keep receiving gifts and perks. So when that drug problem lands you in rehab and you lose your deal/endorsement/ and the money dries up....they've already moved onto the next person to leech off.

There are times in every persons life when the shit we do isn't on point.......You're with the wrong chick, you're drinking too much, you're spending too much money. If the people around you are ALWAYS telling you "Its all good"...then maybe you should evaluate who your true friends are...

But fuck it I'm tired of typing. peace

Men and their Love(Like)/Hate relationship with hoes...

 

I'm going to make a statement that isn't going to be very popular with women: Hoes are necessary. I always see women downing hoes and saying how much they hate them but truth be told some of them are hoes too....they're just in denial. I think women are confused because they associate sex with love and men don't. 

A man can HATE a woman and still find her sexually desirable. We see it like sports thats the reason why some men refer to sex as "scoring". Sex is no different from a pickup basketball game-its fun, relieves stress, and is good exercise. Women on the other hand usually get emotionally attached to whoever they have sex with. So when men say "We don't love them hoes" We really mean it. You might see men kickin it with them but it isn't out of love. 

Where the average woman will make us wait just to prove their purity, hoes have sex whenever they get the urge. Men know this so most times we play along and then find a freak so we can get what we want. The thing is these freaky, easy women are usually egotistical, self important and scandalous....men just TOLERATE it. Today as I type there are a bunch of confused sluts wondering why they can't find a man to hold them, love them and put a ring on their finger. They figure they're sexy, desirable, know how to fuck and have been told by men how cool they are(lies). 

The problem is we only LIKE them....and liking someone isn't enough to treat them like a spouse. 

But fuck it, I'm tired of typing PEACE

The Cycle continues...

 

There's a scene in the movie "Baby Boy" where Ving Rhames(I forget his name in the movie) is telling a young Jody about the concept of "guns and butter" He said(I'm paraphrasing) That the guns is the stuff that appreciates in value(stocks and bonds, property, fine art) and the butter is all the stuff that will melt or depreciate in value(cars, clothes, customized jewelry). Its one of my favorite parts of the movie.

Of course I don't mean this in the literal sense. I don't want people going out and building an armory and getting indicted(T.I. style). I'm asking people to just use their brains when it comes to money management. I feel like black youth today are more concerned with LOOKING rich than actually being wealthy. Now we all like nice things and jewelry is cool but do people really need a custom Kellogs Cornflakes box chain? Say this guy in above picture gets low on money or is just tired of being a walking advertisement.....does that shit really have any resale value? I mean would you buy that...even if was only like 5 bucks?lol

I'm also like most people and like certain brands and designers(if you want to get my something for my upcoming birthday buy me some Polo.)but I just don't understand how someone could be broke and still be head to toe in their favorite fashion label. I think the problem is broke-ness isn't something people like to admit-to themselves or others-so they just ignore it and spend to look like they have doe. Everybody nowadays is "gettin money" but thats a lie in the same way that every girl says she's only slept with 3 guys and every man says he can only fit Magnums.lol

Not to be pretentious....all I'm saying don't try to keep up with the Joneses' becuase the Joneses' are usually in DEBT. 

In the zone....

Now for the record....NO I'm not a Yankees fan(Mets all day). This is from a World Series game vs. the Dodgers where Reggie Jackson hit THREE homeruns off three different pitchers on three consecutive pitches.  He was in the zone that night.

We've all had a point in our lives where we felt like everything was clicking. Our money was right women were feeling us and we had nice rides. Maybe it wasn't even that drastic for some of us.....maybe it only a really good stretch of days or months...or it could've been just ONE great day. If you're like me.....you want to know what was behind it so you can have more days like that. You retrace your steps, see what you ate that day(or during time period), what movies you may have watched or what songs could've inspired you to be that focused.

In the book "Think and Grow Rich"(that I'm currently reading) it tells you to think of a time when you had success. Thats proof that success is possible. So when you want to get back into that zone I think its most important to just remember how you FELT. Because most likely these great times were when you were younger and more open and willing to take risks(within reason). It really had nothing to do with the car you drove, the food you ate, the chick you were with....but it was your attitude and mind state.

Lately I've been giving thought to meditation and visualizations because I want to control the "zone". I'm willing to look into it if it gives me a mental edge.....

But anyway I'm tired of typing. Peace

Friends with benefits? Does it work?

Before you even get the thought into your head.....NO I do not intend on watching this film.lol But seeing the trailer for it made me contemplate the whole "friends with benefits" thing. I started to think about the positives, negatives and possible outcomes of a FWB agreement.

For one I've yet to meet a woman who will admit to wanting to be a part of or ever being involved in a FWB relationship. I've actually had women tell me that I had better not be expecting one because it wasn't gonna happen. I know they exist though(shhhh.lol) so that tells me its an unspoken thing. I don't know if women that are involved in them are in denial or they just wanna keep it quiet. I'm guessing its the latter....because I know women don't want the word going around and every dude they meet from that point on only wanting sex.(Its bad enough as it is for women with that)

Whats the best way to keep it strictly physical and keep emotions out of it? Is that even possible? Women connect emotions to sex and men are very territorial so it would be pretty difficult to keep it on  "friends" only terms. I personally think the only way it can work is if both people lack the time and energy for a real full time relationship. Just because you're busy doesn't mean that portion of your life has to be missing. For example if a woman is working and going to school and a man works crazy hours....then it can definitely work.

So if both participants know what it is and its the best thing for both of them....then its definitely doable. But I'm tired of typing....