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“What Does That Even Mean?”

Posted on July 13, 2009 by phella| Comments Off

After being dogged 5-0, some snot nose punk tried to imply that Kobe would get waxed if he went to LeBrons camp. Black Mamba simply took a chuckle and replied “what does that even mean?”. He then said “I’ll tell you one thing, you aint dunking on me at my camp”, in reference to LeBron getting teabagged at his camp last week by some kid.

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Thanks Michael

Posted on June 25, 2009 by phella| 1 Comment

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I personally will miss you. Thanks for the memories. No athlete, film star or political figure had the kind of impact you did on me. Even in these last few years when it became cool to mock you and laugh at you, I refused to partake. You made questionable decisions but so have the rest of us. Your death for me is bittersweet. I’m saddened that we’ll never see you grace a stage again and that I never got a chance to see you perform live, however I’m excited that you are now in a better place. This current state of the world is no place for people like you; it is unkind and unwilling to embrace creative spirits such as yourself. After 4 decades of service you deserve to rest. So go ahead Mike, moon walk on the moon. Watch over the new generation of entertainers who strive to be even a fraction of what you were. God bless you and once again, thanks.

I’ve listened to thousands of songs in my lifetime and I’m yet to find one that moves me the way this one does:

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“This Is How We Do It”

Posted on June 18, 2009 by phella| 7 Comments

Haha this is the best commercial ever. Nike might either be ruining LeBron’s psyche or turning him into the next Kobe with these commercials. If he really is a champion at heart, it will make him better. If he is just another above average guy, then it won’t.

Taken from a RealTalkNY commenter:
“That’s what happens when you try to be a rapper….and throwing up jay-z signs in games…no rings..hehe. While you’re throwing up dynasty signs, and at clubs and dinners with Jay-Z…you know what Kobe is doing…lol Working on his jump shot and fade aways…to sink’em in your face Lechoke!!”

That’s kinda harsh but it’s the truth. No one is saying don’t party but to be the best you gotta put in the best work.

I love LeBron though. Maybe he doesn’t want to be the best and that’s just the public’s expectation for him. Maybe he’s content just being “one of the best”.

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Congratulaketions

Posted on June 14, 2009 by phella| 1 Comment

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I’ve been down with the Lakers since Shaq left. Always been a Kobe fan but I became a full blown Laker fan once him and Shaq split. Kobe was the underdog. The most hated man in America. The guy who threw it all away over ego. I’ll admit it’s been rough. One year we didn’t even make the playoffs. Other years the Phoenix Suns sent us home early. But through it all the team continued to focus on winning. Continued to climb and make adjustments when necessary.  The end result is hoisting up the trophy tonight in Orlando.

Congratulations to Kobe, Congratulations to Phil, and Congratulations to the Lakers.

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Rest And Peace…Stack

Posted on June 11, 2009 by phella| Comments Off

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“I don’t see you anymore but I still feel your presence/

But your memory will live on for as long as I make records/

What Heaven look like? I need some answers now/

And try to save me a 2X for my angel gown/

I know I’m one in a million/

So when I go I’m trynna share a bunk with Aaliyah/

I wanna sit in Heavens Ghetto and write songs with Pac/

Share a laugh with Stack Bundles about how they seem to hate you when you young and hot/

And tell Left Eye I loved her ever since a youngin/

Then I could trade punchlines with Big L, Big Pun and

the No-to-ri-us Big/

They say the good die young, yep only us kid/

I never was a drinker so don’t poor no henny/

Just pop in my cd and recall my memory/

First I raised my damn self, then I raised my brother/

And I’m sorry for the sleepless nights that I gave my mother/

But I had to go and grind, I wasn’t made to suffer/

So when I’m dead and gone, you don’t have to cry/

I’ll be watching from above like a Satellite”       -Phella

Feeling nostalgic tonight. The verse above is the 3rd verse from a song called Satellite I did about 3 years so ago. It’s from the era when all I rapped on was slow low quality beats. Nonetheless still one of my favorites I ever did. When If I go, my last wish is that they play this at the funeral.
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Today is the 2 year anniversary of Stack Bundles death. I remember when the news first broke about his untimely death. For some reason it hit me hard even though I wasn’t his biggest fan the time. The fact that he was so talented and then killed before the world got to know he was, that’s what really got me. There was a time I used to feel like something would happen to me before I made an impact on the world. I think we all fear that at times.

R.I.P. to Stack Bundles and the rest of our great artists that have departed. Anyone wanting to learn more about him and his music should check out my homie DJ Laser’s blog. He might be Stacks biggest fan and one of the people doing a great job at keeping his name alive.

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“Can’t Knock The Hustle”-Jay-Z

Posted on June 8, 2009 by phella| 8 Comments

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The apartments I live in is pretty much broken up into two sections. There’s “front street” which is relatively well lit and people are usually coming and going. The chance of something happening to you or your car there is litte.

Then you have “death valley” which is about 50 feet away from “front street” but a whole different world. That’s where all the smoking, drinking, dealing, whoring and such goes on. Very dark parking lot and anyone there late at night is pretty much up to no good.

Recently the management said we’re only allowed to park one car on “front street”; why? I don’t know. So rather than park my darling Chevy in “death valley” I had planned to move her to my friends crib Saturday. Unfortunately that day ended up being a real busy one for me so I took my chances with “death valley” for a night. Right on cue the above happened.

Some guys broke in and tried to get my dvd player. I wasn’t even upset. I actually applaud their courtesy. Not only did they not steal my basketball and cds but they also didn’t do too much damage (aside from the window).

If you know me, basketball and music is my life. So leaving my ball and cd’s untouched is something I’ll always be grateful for.

3 summers ago this same car was assaulted in Baltimore while me and my friends were slanging fake Bape hoodies in the flea market. They took my DVD player and in the process damaged my entire dashboard and ignition. Now that one HURT!!!!. This one right here, lightwork.

They didn’t even try to take the car itself, all they wanted was the Kenwood so clearly it was just somebody trynna come up on a little spare change. Can’t knock the hustle.

*Sidenote: Ironic that I saw this about 3 mins after posting my “God Keeps Blessing Me” post right? If I wasn’t a clear thinker I would get upset and say “aww man maybe I’m not so blessed after all”. Believe me, for all I’ve gained recently, losing a small car window is more than a fair trade. The post below still stands.

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“I Don’t Sneeze Too Often…..”

Posted on June 7, 2009 by phella| 2 Comments

But God keeps blessing me.

Pardon the corny line but it’s the best I could come up with on the run. Good things just keep happening to me and the people around me. I’m thankful. Let’s keep it going y’all.

And to those who think they can stop it, I’ll tell you like 50 Cent: “This is God’s plan homie, this aint mine”

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2 New Vids From Fab

Posted on May 28, 2009 by phella| Comments Off

Fab always delivers the extra crispy vids. He’s done the generic girl records to death but nonetheless, still one of my favorite rappers ever and a cool person. Album coming soon!

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Before I Lay Me Down To Sleep….

Posted on May 19, 2009 by phella| Comments Off

Self-Pity: Someone close to me was going through an episode earlier on today and I had to give a speech about self-pity and what it can do to us if we succumb to it. It’s probably the worst addiction; worse than cocaine, marijuana, alcohol or anything else you can think of. Once you convince yourself that everything is so bad and nothing will ever go your way, it’s over for you.

I’ll spare everyone the speech but here are some quotes related to the subject (Straight From The BlackBerry Notepad As Usual):

“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional”

“The secret to being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. The cure for it is occupation”

“Self-Pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything else in this world”

Unappreciated: I read on J.Cole’s blog where he said he’s under most people’s radar right now and plans on sneaking up on the game. I understand exactly what he means but my goodness!!! If being signed to Jay-Z and getting recognized by most of the world wide web is under radar, I must be submarine right now. 

How Do You Survive?: Number 1 question I get asked when I meet new people. Even my own mother asks me from time to time and I honestly don’t know the answer. It’s been that way since middle school. I’ve always just found ways to stay above water and even when I sink it’s usually brief. Not bragging or boasting because Lord knows it’s not easy at times but I’m still standing and that’s all I can ask for. That’s easily the best part about where I grew up; you learn quickly how to survive.

Music: I’ve been listening to The Dream Love Vs Money cd a lot recently. I’ve had it for two months now and it’s like I recently just rediscovered it. The man is a genius.

No Longer A 5 Percenter: First of all, I saw on Kanye West’s blog where he said he only blogs about 5% of what happens to him. Now anyone who’s been reading my blog for the past year knows I’ve been saying that exact same thing since day one. So Ye, I need my royalties. I’m less than a 5 percenter now though. I like to share things after I fully grasp and understand them; that way I don’t steer anybody wrong. I’m currently in a learning process and making a lot of adjustments; won’t be too smart to share things I’m unsure of so bare with me.

Out Of The Public? I: Maybe I’m returning back to my introverted ways but I’ve also decided to make Da Fam Inc. an ‘out of the public eye’ company. Meaning basically I don’t even know if we’ll have a full functioning website or a twitter page or any of that. This whole online stuff is real shaky to me. It allows people/companies/groups to create this ‘big fish in a small pond’ image and mislead people. And if not careful, one can start to buy into the hype and forget that there’s actual work to be done. A lot of the companies I’m studying and emulating are very low key. No one knows who owns them, what their logos look like or none of that. Still they’re extremely successful.

Need A Vacation Not A Fake-ation: I need a real vacation. A real one. The last time I went somewhere and didn’t do anything career oriented was probably back in 2006. 3 years straight and not a single day where I was completely care free and just relaxed.

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“Remember Dark Skinned Jermaine?”

Posted on May 15, 2009 by phella| Comments Off

This is great. Props to JD. Made this dudes day. I like seeing people giving legends their props. Love seeing legends show love to ordinary people.



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