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Mind Yo Business Lady

Posted on July 31, 2011 by phella| Comments Off

The audacity some people have. I had a lady, a friend of my mom’s no less, tell me the other day that I NEED to go back to school. I don’t think I’ve ever told anyone minus my brother who I’ve pretty much helped raised since birth what they NEED to do. NEED is a strong word to use towards someone who you have no clue what they’ve been through or what they’re doing.

It’s even worse when your suggestion comes with no basis whatsoever…her reason why I NEED to go back to school? So we can have a party. I guess it’s in her best interest since she’s a caterer. Forget that since leaving school four years ago due to reasons she’ll never know I’ve done more to upgrade my life and the lives of others than I could have ever done if I would’ve stayed. Forget that if I stay alive long enough I’ll soon be able to help thousands of people better their lives. Forget that I’m very happy and I’m a better human being physically, mentally and spiritually since I decided to teach myself. Forget that celebrations and parties annoy me. Forget all that…I NEED to go back to school so she can party.

Joke or no joke, she’s on the list.

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Extemporaneous Speech

Posted on January 25, 2009 by phella| 9 Comments

Sidenote:Someone tried to put me on to extemporaneous speeches the other day. She felt real special that she was telling me something new. I let her have her moment but honestly, it was the first thing they taught in Mrs.What’s Her Name’s Communication 101 class.

My weekend was a pretty decent one all things considered.
-I regained my touch in pool, I had fallen off recently and was beginning to lose just a bit too much. Once I get in that zone though…GOODNIGHT, thanks for coming, better luck next time.
-I also went DVD shopping and bought nothing but comedies. I have way too many serious movies in my catalog. Everything is some thought provoking drama or mafia movie. It felt good just to laugh and chill. “Hitch”, “Along Came Polly” and “Meet The Fockers” were some of the titles.
-Swore to myself that I’m done with my bakery addiction. It makes no sense to go 21 years without ever drinking or smoking but you can’t say no to a chocolate chip cookie or a blueberry muffin. If not for pastries I would probably be in Spartan-like shape right now. I’m taking it one day at a time though. Hopefully I don’t relapse.
-I got in one of those zones this weekend where I’m ready to make some more changes in my life. I’m never ever satisfied. Happiness is fleeting. You don’t just catch it and hold on to it forever. It’s something you have to work on constantly. Don’t know what’s going to come of the new changes but I just know a couple of adjustments must be made. I’ve been stressed out more days in 2009 than all of 2008 combined.
-I think the cause of that stress is because last year I just worked freely without pressure. This year I’ve put tons and tons of pressure on myself to accomplish certain things in a timely manner. Unfortunately when you’re surrounded by people who don’t share the same “fierce urgency of now” mentality, you have to wait…and wait…and wait some more. In school I was always the person that would do the whole groups work as opposed to risk having some slacker mess it up. Some teachers commended this “go getter” attribute while others encouraged me to “be more of a team player”. I’m still confused till this day.
Sidenote:Michael Jordan once said “there’s no I in team but there is an I in win”
-There’s a good chance I’ll be waving goodbye to DC some time this summer or maybe even sooner.
#1 Reason:I’ve operated from the same 10 mile radius for 12 years straight. If not for the exposure from going to George Mason for those 2 years, I would be an around the way n*gga…we all know how that movie ends.
#2 Reason:Financial.
#3 Reason:Everyone I look up to historically always made their biggest leap career wise after changing settings. Even if it’s just for a year or two.
#4 Reason:Mrs.Phella is somewhere on the road. I’ve always known the final person I would settle with would be from out of town. Just not sure where exactly, but I’ve had the premonition already.
#5 Reason:I’ll be able to play songs like “I’ll Be Gone Till November” and cry.
-I learned something really really insightful and it just escaped my mind as I typed this. See why I like blogging from the phone? It was a gem too that I really wanted to share, oh well..maybe I’ll remember another time.
-In other news, The Famous Firm has a big February in store. January started off very strong and the second month of the year should will be a bigger one. Expect a multitude of surprises.
-If you look to the right of this blog and scroll down a bit, you’ll see I have a CBox now. Basically you can type random short messages and stuff there. I’ll be using that to basically microblog since everyone doesn’t have a twitter.
-Steve Nash got dunked on so bad. My GOD!!!!!! Stop taking charges Steve and move out the way.

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Thank You And You’re Welcome Pt.3

Posted on January 12, 2009 by phella| 5 Comments

Sorry for no Music Mondays today. Was kind of busy plus this cold is still giving me the business. Speaking of music. This site is very similar to my music career. The masses ain’t caught on yet but those that know, know. I’ll promote the hell out of other people’s stuff but seldom mine..it’s because “I ain’t got nothing but time”. If you know the story of how I got here (as in my conception), you would know why. I touched on it briefly on this old freestyle..shout out to J.Rob

I just digressed severely. What I meant to say was THANKS to all that view this site. My daily unique views have jumped almost 300% this year. That was my whole goal coming in. To reach as many people as possible…and maybe one day get deep comments like this lady gets on her blog.

Weekend in 2008:

Weekend in 2009:

Props to the lurkers as well the people who comment on the regular and give feedback on the email.

“That’s why I give you my ups, my downs, my pain, my passion, my pleasure/
My good and bad times n*gga my whatever/
My hopes and dreams, blood tears and sweat/
My version of R.Kelly, this is a n*ggas threat/
My life is a open book/
N*gga I hope you took, from it whatever works for you/
I was put on this earth to move/
Mountains I think, I’m almost sure………” Jay-Z “Get My Sh!t Off” produced By Timbaland

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Cleaning Out My Closet

Posted on November 30, 2008 by phella| 2 Comments

December is looking like a crazy month, not sure yet if it’s crazy in a good way or crazy in a bad way. That’s why you play the game though right? for the unkown factor. I know regardless of what happens, nothing can top the craziness (in a bad way) of last December.

Anyway, just wanted to post a couple random things real quick to close out November.

Shout out to everyone who posted the music on their respective sites/blogs/pages, including the latest For The DMV Only.

BIG BIG Shout to AOL. Somehow they found my ichat video with Barack Obama and posted it. That was crazy.

I gave in to peer pressure and re-edited my epk, video trailer, whatever you want to call it. The consensus was that no one cares about 10 mins of Phella, so I gave ya’ll 2 mins and 30 seconds….happy? It’s right under the Kobe video on the right side of this blog. A photographer once told me that as creative minds we tend to love ALL of our work but you have to be willing to compromise and meet your audience half way. He said if Steven Spielberg edited his movies according to his own taste, they would be 60 hours long. But since he wants millions to go watch it in the theaters, he gets input from several people who aren’t as attached to the film.

Tomorrow around noon we will be releasing the much anticipated Colin Munroe Unsung Hero mixtape. “Im like a child waiting for a gift”-Jay-Z (Lost Ones)

I just noticed that in the business world, no response=no. I’m not used to being told no and I doubt I’ll ever adjust, and I definitely will never adjust to not getting a response…”that attitude of yours gon get you hurt one of these days”-Somebody when I was younger

I’m not eating any sugar for 32 days (Nov 29th to Dec 31st). You can’t completely avoid sugar but I’m cutting down drastically. Not drinking vitamin water might kill me. It’s not for weight loss or nothing like that, just a challenge to push myself. I’ve been addicted to sweet stuff since a kid so I figure if I can break my sugar addiction, there’s nothing I can’t do….WISH ME LUCK, I need it.

Got real honest with a few people this weekend. Like real honest. Like told people how I really feel type stuff. I never do that, and probably never will again. Too risky

Good luck and much success to everyone in December. Let’s close the year out strong.

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Huh????

Posted on July 29, 2008 by phella| 2 Comments

Soundtrack to this blog-Listen as you read.
Heavy On My Grind ft Sakwe –

Last night someone told me that “change was impossible”, “one person can’t change anything”, the person said “if you can’t beat em join them” and some other negative things I can’t remember.

I just thought to myself “I’m glad I didn’t consult with you 6 months ago, I would have never acheived anything.

6 months ago, on February 11, 2008 I stood in a line for 3 hours in 20 degree temperature to hear Barack Obama deliver one of his infamous speeches. I had watched almost all the ones on TV but I knew that it would be much more effective in person. And it was. That speech was hands down the most inspirational thing that ever happened to me.



Fresh off of my Obama speech I stumbled into an article on HipHopGame (which I checked religiously) that detailed Sickamore’s resignation from Atlantic records and his plans to start up “The Famous Firm”. I took the inspiration from the Obama speech + the content of that article and decided to control my own destiny. Two weeks later on February 25, 2008 I was headed to NY without telling anyone. Just gassed up with my last couple of dollars and went there. I had a meeting with Sickamore and The Famous Firm (in its early stages).



Two weeks after that I was a junior rep for the company, a month after that I was a regional rep, a month after that I was a senior rep and now I Am Phella. This site is going good (thanks to you), youtube.com/firmtv is a fan favorite, the people that I rep on The Firm have developed and experienced success (due mostly to their own hard work),and myspace.com/dafirmsphella is finally on point. Even my music which I rarely mention (perfectionist syndrome) has caught on.

Moral of the story is don’t listen to people. Do what you feel is right and watch the rest fall in line. By the way, the song at the top of this blog was recorded in early 2007..can you say foresight.

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