President Is Black remix....

So Jay put a twist to the new black anthem...


Jay-Z My President is black Remix LIVE 1-18-09 from pleasedontstare on Vimeo.

My president is black, in fact he's half white
So even in a racist mind he's half right
So if you got a racist mind it's alright
My president is black but his house is all white
Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther could walk
Martin Luther walked so Barack Obama could run
Barack Obama ran so all the children could fly
So Ima spread my wings, you can meet me in the sky
I already got my own clothes, already got my own shoes
I was hot before Barack imagine WHAT IM GON DO
Hello Ms. America, hey pretty lady
Red, white and blue flag wave for me baby
Never thought I say this shit, baby Im good
You can keep your puss, I dont want no more Bush
No more war, No more Iraq
No more white lies, MY PRESIDENT IS BLACK!!!!!!

MESSAGE MONDAYS: Do it with style...

First of all happy MLK day to yall...

This message is going to be short and simple...something I learned from MLK and our next president, Barack Obama..WHATEVER you do...whatever it is..when you do it...do it with style...

peep this pic of MLK getting arrested and still looking FLYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!

clean suit, gold watch, and the hat...flyyyy.....

Notorious B.U.M.

THIS SHIT IS FUNNY!!!! But its jamming....

HONESTY

This
is
honesty.
'Terico, so why you aint in school?'
I cant answer...
Not because I dont know but because I know they wont understand.
See Im smart.
1310 SAT. Honor student. Advid reader. Big vocabulary.
Too smart.
Scholarship to one of the most prestigious HBCUs in the land.
But I lost it.
Not that college work is hard....its VERY easy...
Its just that I didnt want to be there.
See, I was the smart kid in the hood, who OGs wouldnt let get in the streets.
Because they wanted to see me make it.
I was the hope of my family. The example for everyone else.
Not that Im saying that was too much of a burden.
Im saying the burden blocked my view of what I wanted and made me focus on what they wanted.
See Im smart. Was smart. Will be smart.
I was multi talented and excelled (drawing.writing.basketball.etc.)
I have a great personality, alot of confidence, and am self aware.
I was set.
College is the golden ticket. And I had it.
But I didnt want to be there.
I mean I miss the social aspects.
The friendships. The intellectual convos. Meeting ppl from different backgrounds. Trying new things.
But what I payed for...
The academics...I had no interest.
The sex. girls. 'guaranteed' money and etc. cant motivate me.
See I NEVER had a real aspiration to become 'average' or do a 'safe job'.
You know..a job where you get your degree and youre set.
NEVER.
I always dreamed big.
And it took for me to go to school to remove the burdens.
And see what I really want.
So if I fail. Its my fault for taking too long.
I know what I want.
And I dont want a backup plan...because no backup plan can hold my interest.
So Ima go full throttle doing what I do to get to my dream.
And I dont understand anyone who wont do the same.
But you dont understand that.
And
thats
honesty.

ATL Rap Superhero...

Sooo...I get home from getting a much needed retwist...check my email and see this...shouts out to the homie V. Rowe for this and everyone doing the graphics to make performing artists visuals look amazing...he understands...I am and will be ATL rap's SUPERhero....

p.s. I saw B.O.B.'s 'I Live In The Sky' video on MTV Jam as the Jam of The Week and was excited...the shifting of rap guard is coming...its going back to that REAL music baby...

...Now back to 'Writes of Passage'....

DREADLOCK TUESDAY: Morgan L. Thomas

This dreadlock tuesday goes to the gorgeous Morgan L. Thomas of Washington, DC. She is a junior at Howard U studying Political Science and History. I believe her decision to lock is due to her growing love of Africana and self awareness. She's the triple threat..smart, beautiful, and goal-oriented....Keep lockin sista....

MESSAGE MONDAYS: Showing Interest Increases Interest In You

okay...I always believed that you learn alot of life lessons thru love relations...okay, one lesson is showing interest. Ive learned thru my years that just by showing interest to a girl makes you appear more attractive to her. makes sense??? The thing is, alot of girls may overlook you unknowingly.Not because youre unattractive. Yet, when you show attraction to her, she will look at you and find a way to become attracted to you because she likes the feeling of holding someones attraction...this can be used in everyday life...Alot of times ppl miss out on job advancements or opportunities because they were overlooked unknowingly. Yet, you can be considered for partner at your law firm if only you let it be known that you were interested in being at that level..Then the powers that be will show interest (not all the time but more than likely) and evaluate you...As a rapper I cant hide my abilities and love for the music..Whenever possible I have to show interest and express my talent...let it be known that this is what I do...eventually they will take notice....

How To Open A Record

First off let me say in '09 I plan on going back to BUYING music...like from the store not off Itunes...I miss that feeling.....

Secondly, let me say I love Killer Mike...he's my favorite rapper from the westside of ATL...like seriously if youre not on to him I suggest you go through his underground catalog...and he the homie..what up Mike!!

...now peep this PSA from him....

DREADLOCK TUESDAY: Coleman Lynn-Felton

This dreadlock tuesday goes to the homie Coleman who I graduated from high school with...Todays his 22nd birthday so he gets it...he's a senior at Kent State and a member of Phi Beta Sigma...I respect dude alot because he went through alot in his life (that I wont share) but I dont know if I couldve made it..and he did...so yea.....

keep lockin brother...

MESSAGE MONDAYS: Study...

Soooo, this girl and I was talking...really about nothing but thats what man and woman in the meantime before they you know...lol...anyways we were talking and somehow the coversation got to the first group Diddy made on Making of The Band...and homegirl was like she didnt understand why Diddy made them learn Biggies 'Juicy'...well this brings me back to a component of my '09 philosophy 'work, work, work'...STUDY...thats right...Bad Boys was was a label that blew up off Biggie Smalls career..and one of his initial joints was Juicy...so as a Bad Boys artist Biggie felt you should know this...its equivalent to going to an inteview for Merill Lynch and not knowing its numbers from last year...study...if youre passionate about something study it to the fullest so you kno what you gettin into, what worked for the company in the past, the direction the company is going, and how you can bring whats missing to the company...this even goes for artists...