"Sometimes you gotta lose the fight if you tryin to win the war
I'm focused on tomorrow,
Done seein my friends in the rearview thinkin we really closer than we are"
"Maybe I'm in a relationship with bad karma
When I'm past the somber, maybe I attract drama
Undoubtedly my life is on some VH1 shit
Just addin some Salt N Pepa to reality"
-Joe Budden
Listener 1-"Aint this the guy who sang Pump-It-Up...son's garbage"
Listener 2-"Joey is underrated, MM3 was the best and Def Jam made a mistake dropping him"
As proven above, some music lovers base an artist's talent off of prior material instad of giving them a second chance or even listening to what the person has to say. If everyone was like the second listener Joe Budden may be respected as an artist that actually has something to rap about instead of what kinda car he drives, how his "swag" is turned on or how much jewelry he can wear at an red carpet appearance. Joe Budden is as real as it gets, he drives no fancy car (ive heard he drives either a Camry or an Accord), he has baby-momma-drama like your average person, and has plenty of relationship problems that many could relate to including myself. He uses his music to vent his anger towards the industry and all of his personal problems rather than commiting a crime that could possibly send him to Rikers Island.
Some say his music is too emo, but i believe we need more artists like him.
I know, I know...if you happened to just quickly glance at this photo, you may possibly mistake this picture as me, sadly the guy pictured above (Mickey Factz) is around 700 miles away (Bronx) from my current residence (Bull City). But if someone were to randomly stop me on the streets of NY while i just happen to be city hoppin' (btw i'll be there December 12th) and say
"hey...aren't you that rapper guy named Mickey Factz who recently dropped that mixtape that was heavily publicized on the sites like getrightmusic and illroots"
Yeah that was kind of random but the whole purpose of me revealing my twin to the public was to post some video's of him spittin' that str8 up "heat rock"
First Vid: Cory Gunz, Charles Hamilton and Mickey Freestyling at Sirius Radio
brief rundown of the video: Cory was obviously spittin' pre-written material but as always his aggressive, fast paced style of rhyming is always great to listen to. Charles Hamilton as always recited his rhymes off the top of his dome with no preparation did his thing, even though his style is more of a laid back type where he slurs his words together that sometimes bores te hell out of listeners. Truthfully I couldn't tell whether Mickey came prepared with rhymes planned out but he had both the biggest chunk of footy but also had the most impressive set of rhymes. "spit surrealism too witty...my portofolio is so tokyo, im ahead of my time, i'll die for this art like romeo"...like his whole verse was about the art in general and punchlines that connected several art forms.
Over the next week I will be listening to only Mickey Factz so if you catch me reciting rhymes this week...its most likely Mickey,
Official music video of Wale's single "Nike Boots", directed by Chris Robinson.
Song produced by Osinachi.
Featuring cameos from Kid Capri, Bun B, 9th Wonder, Young Guru, Raheem DeVaughn, Young Chris and Neef (formerly Young Guns), Grafh, UCB, Tabi Bonney and Beat Your Feet Kings.
They say "time goes by when you're having fun" and I cant believe that this year has went by so fast. As some of you know today is not only Thanksgiving but also my ONE Year anniversary with my girlfriend Zeina Grace Mvemba. (and I promise we did not set up our anniversary for being on the widely celebrated "turkey day", it's just a ka-winki-dink). As promised the contents in this blog entry is dedicated solely to the legacy of our unbelievably long freindship and relationship. Ok here we go"
REWIND 3 YEARS AGO [A 9th grade student by the name of OJ Faison sits down in Ms. Stair's Agriscience I class and suddenly a light skin girl named Zeina Grace(pictured wearing the dark pink shirt) sits down next to me looking very angry, i say to myself "what's her deal?", she must be having boyfriend problems...]
FAST-FORWARD TO THE WEEK BEFORE SOPHMORE YEAR [Now look at the smile on that girl in the pink Lacoste polo...can you tell I touched her life after just a summer of talking to eachother...because I sure can]
FAST-FORWARD TO MLK-DAY OF SOPHMORE YEAR [One of our first pictures together and I believe this is the day that brought us from friends to a little bit more, spending the day playing Xbox, eating french fries, going through facebook interrogations, watching cheaters and sharing a laugh with you and Larissa over something your brother said was just good times]
FAST-FORWARD TO MAY 07' ['member this? late night visits at the Gallaway's residence just chillin outside taking awkward pictures, sharing kisses, looking at bulldogs, etc. the good ole' days]
FAST-FORWARD TO FIRST WEEKEND OF OUR JUNIOR YEAR [this was a good night and I still remember what I had to go through to get to the mall that night but it was all worth it, the funniest part of this night would have to be you guys lying to the little waiter girl by telling her that it was my birthday and the awkwardness of all of the servants walking in a line singing "happy happy birthday...YADA YADA YADA" lol]
FAST-FORWARD NYC_CHRISTMAS TRIP [Going to NYC with my sweetheart was sooo fun, even though she spent most of her time enjoying monuments and taking forever but it was still a very memorable moment in our relationships existence, cuddling during the night, listening to your ipod because i couldn't open my Zune for christmas yet, buying the infamous green trench coat at H&M, being mad at you about the New Jersey sh**...everything was just great and I couldn't ask for a better vacation with you!]
FAST-FORWARD TO PROM [Who knew I would even GO to Prom? I sure didn't...at first it was too expensive but I just said wtf? why miss this event? and i'm glad I didnt...even though Curraba's(or however you spell it btw they deserve a mispelled name for the poor service they gave us) but thank god for Tia..that fish, bbq and hushpuppies were just amazing, for the first time I enjoyed taking pictures, riding in the Honda, chillin' at the Marriot, chilling at the Waffle House and the wonderful smell of Black's...NOT lol but yeah sum it up Prom was an adventure that I enjoyed being apart of]
FAST-FORWARD TO SENIOR PICTURE DAY [This is our most current picture together and what not a better day than senior picture day? This day I had a front row seat of Zeina and Larissa poising for the camera, changing outfitts, seing my gf rip her pants and have to walk on stage haha and reflect on her evolution from being a girl to a young woman]
"Alright...Alright" i'm done with all this mushy stuff, I hope all readers {including the love of my life} enjoyed the pictures and commentary of my past endeavors and will continue reading my future blog posts, but I just want to wish everyone a happy turkey day and tell the world that it's my ANNIVERSARY AND IM GONNA ENJOY IT! haha that was corny but idk...im'a do what i want on the 27th and this is what i'll be listening to while being corny
alright i'm done rambling, if you're reading this I love you Zeina, [11.27.07-UNTiL]OVER and ----> OUT -OJ[did]IT
Its gonna be pretty interesting over the next few months of waiting, eventually getting back a letter and deciding where the next stage in my life will be spent. Truthfully, im gonna miss the Bull City if I even end up leaving, my mom, the Blue Devils, my youth, and even the smell of my room. My life as I knew it is soon to make an evolution and frankly, I dont know if im ready for that yet.
6:55-OJ's mouth drops and starts *smiling from ear to ear
6:58-OJ leaves for school
So guy's I got my ACT scores back and lets just say I reached my goal! But this is not the end of my stressful senior years...the next task at hand is college apps. and I officially sent in my first one today. I plan on finishing them all either by Friday or by December 1st, which will allow me to get my acceptance or rejection letter my around March 1st. =)
If youre from around this area, then you know about Wingstop. Today I was blessed to sink my teeth into 10 BBQ flavored wings, a large amount of they're delicious french fries, a roll and a glass of red Kool-Aid. =] Here's some eye candy of my tasty dinner...
So over the weekend I spent my time pretty much as productive as possible.
I worked on Saturday from 2-8PM and cleaned up my room to allow myself some room to breathe lol. Here's the final product...
{ABOVE]And yes! finally my desk has been cleared of all of the random paper from prior school years to be able to support my laptop, bookbag and other related things.
If you know me you know that mainstream rappers bore me to death, and im constantly looking for someone new or refreshing to listen to. While doing my homework on the newly formed supergroup of Joe Budden, Royce da 5'9, Joell Ortiz and Crooked I, I ran past these videos on Youtube and OnSmash.
Video 1: Friendly competition between Budden and Ortiz...it's very intertaining
Video 2: Charles Hamilton goes in on something he wrote in minutes and Joe Budden spits his verse also, I cant tell you whose verse was better but just know they're both very impressive.
Video 3: Charles Hamilton displays his freestyle talent over a Statik Selektah beat...in all seriousness this kid is crazy and the way his brain functions while rapping is amazing
Just a little background info on Hamilton. -Hes from Harlem, NYC -Recently signed with Interscope -Is a huge fan of Sonic -has a blog check it out
For your latest in underground hip-hop, -OJ[did]IT
So far Derrick Rose is 4-4 from the field and by the looks of it I can see him dropping at least 25 tonight. The young star out of Chicago has alot to live up to, day in and day out he is the main topic of numerous shows and has alot of competition for the Rookie of the Year title (Michael Beasley, OJ Mayo)
Game 2- Nuggets vs. Warriors
In this game I expect the Nuggets to come out on top not only because it is the debut game of theyre new acquisition of veteran Chauncey Billups but for the fact that the Warriors are missing some key pieces. Over the summer Baron Davis was traded to the Clippers for Corey Maggette and Monta Ellis was in an automobile accident and sprained his left ankle. So all in all over the last summer they have been going through some rough times.
Well my fellow Obamians!...We did it, for all of the minorities out there that voted for the first time, for the all of the 18 year olds who voted for the first time, for all the people on my friends list on facebook i will even recognize you guys because the unity and positive outlook that Barack Obama instills into us really makes me proud to be an American Citizen. At 11:02 Senator Obama was announced the Projected President of the United States (via CNN) and I truly believe that under his rule the U.S. will be led by a man that makes well-thought decisions, encourages us citizens to look on the bright side and overall give us HOPE. I look forward to see what happens in the next 4 years and I am proud to say that my first election was a very important and notable moment in history.
Young Chris for the month of November is doing a "30 verses in 30 days" which means we will have new heat from State Prop. every day in the wonderful eleventh month. The idea probably was created because of Crooked I's "Hip-Hop Weekly" series, but YC is gonna prove that "he goes in" and dont doubt him....I sure dont
My blogging inspiration Dizzy continues to send chills up my spine with layouts and logos such as the one on his blog right now. Samantha created the layout and she did an amazing job with this one. For those of you shoe heads that dont know...Dizzy also sells rare Jordans, AF1's, etc. for decent prices so if you just happen to purchase from him tell him OJ sent you.
Joe Budden f. Royce Da 5'9", Crooked I, Nino Bless & Joell Ortiz - Slaughterhouse Possible the best Collabo of the year of for you TRUE Hip-Hop lovers. I really can't tell you guys who came the hardest on this record because equally all of these guys can go toe-to-toe with the best.
Ace Hood, Juelz Santana, Fabolous & Jadakiss - BET Cipher 3 "ya boy flow harder than Kimbo's punches" -Juelz "this is the word play king im not the one to scrabble with, the rocks got more carrots in it than rabbit s***, and after these ill lines you might see wha-laa i need a deal signs, cause everybody comin and the year is failin, ask why and they just play Sarah Pallin" -Loso "Change is gonna come Just like Barack said"...thats all im gonna say because Jada str8 murdered it...take a listen
but im back and proud to report that one of my favorit rappers Wale has 2 new singles out (via hiphopdx) Wale ft. Skyzoo- "5 minutes" Wale f. Skyzoo - 5 Minutes Hip Hop Songs > HipHopDX.com Rated 4.5/5 this song is simply great. Notable Quotes "Check One, Two, the mic is my weaponry, lyrically or physically, step to me you rest in peace" -Wale
"how they grilln' me is literaly just serinity, literally if you say that you feel me then you feel Brooklyn, and i dont do colorful jeans or shiny kicks, my shoe game Penny in 96" -Skyzoo
M.I.A ft. Wale M.I.A. f. Wale - Boys (rmx) [2008] | Hip Hop Songs > HipHopDX.com In this single the beat knocks a substantial amount and carrys the sound a halftime show at a band dominated high school. M.I.A's part is very annoying but with Wale on the beat...you cant go wrong.
Today I was asked a really good question & that was "where do I get my style from? and how does my outfit look so well put together even when it dosent match?"...thats a really good question, and truly it took me about 10 hours to come up with a answer.
Below are my favorite posters in the WDYWT on Hypebeast and if you look at their outfits you may notice a few similarities between our outfits.
5. Mattfew -(UK) i just love the simplicity of his fits. + You can never go wrong with Cheap Mondays or Jordan V's
4.Leumas - This fit is so weirdly put together, i mean since when has Gucci sneakers gone with a t-shirt and a hoodie?...NEVER except when T-Dots finest rocks it.
3. s)ean - he no longer posts his fits regularly on HB but the contrast of this fit is great. this fit is simple and flexible.
2.Medic - OMG...this fit is soo sick Supreme X Raekwon shirt with the newly famous Propper BDU's and Vans Cabs. The proportions of this fit are soo percise and it just looks soo comfortable.
1.Saftis. - my number one influence...all the way from Norway...man this guys fits are crazy, they leave me satisfied and begging for more. The fit on his black denim is soo nice and the Vans Hosoi's just make them look even better. The beanie is the perfect add-on to this fit and complete the winterish look.
Video...Comin'Soon
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