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Ezra

CO-HOST OF HUMAN NATURE: LIVE OPEN MIC FOR ALL AT THE SHADOW LOUNGE EVERY TUESDAY, DOORS OPEN AND SI

About Me



I got my Myspace layout from pYzam .

HUMAN NATURE An Open Mic experience for ALL expressions:Hip Hop, Spoken Word, Acoustic, Rock, Dance, Instrumental, etc…Hosted by Spoken Word artists YAH LIONESS(CHASSITY CHEATHAM) And PROPPA EZRAKATION(LESLIE "EZRA" SMITH)Live music provided by HAMBONE JENKINSEvery TUESDAY NIGHT at Pittsburgh’s Foremost Showcase Of Underground Urban Music And CultureTHE SHADOW LOUNGE 5972 Baum Blvd. (East Liberty) Pittsburgh, Pa. 15206(For those catching the bus, these buses will bring you close to the Shadow Lounge, which is at the corner of N. Highland Ave. and Baum Blvd: 500, 64A, 71A, 71C, 77B, 81B, 86A, 86B, 89A, 94A, EBA)Call the Shadow Lounge for directions and/or information at 412-363-827710:00PM - 12:30AM SIGN-UP IS FROM 9PM TO 10PM!! FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS!!$3 w/college ID $5 w/o college IDTHIS IS A NON-SMOKING VENUE NO OUTSIDE BEVERAGES ALLOWED 18 AND OVER 21 TO DRINK (MUST SHOW PROPER ID)

My Interests

My interests are: Philosophy, metaphysics, Hip Hop (especially "old school" Hip Hop), Soul music ("old school" and "neo-soul"), theatre, social sciences

I'd like to meet:

I'd like to meet fellow poets, singers, actors, and Hip Hoppas to network and to possibly create new friendships.

Music:

Hip Hop (especially "old school" Hip Hop, specifically 1988-91), reggae, Jazz, and Soul music ("old school" and "neo-soul")

Movies:

I love drama and comedy movies, especially the real silly ones....Some of my favorite movies are: The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption, Down In The Delta, Lady Sings The Blues, Lillies of the Field, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Antwoine Fischer, Malcolm X, What Dreams May Come, Ghandi, Slam, Love Jones, and Contact.

Television:

Some of my favorite TV shows are: Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, Law and Order, The Practice, The Potter's House and especially The Conan O'Brian Show.

Books:

A Course in Miracles, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, How To Know God, Conversations with God (all books), The Holy Bible, various philosophy books.

Heroes:

Some of my heroes are Jesus, Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Ghandi, Neale Donald Walsch, Iyanla Vanzant, my mother, Debra A. Smith, my grandmother, Marcella Smith

My Blog

MY DAUGHTER SINGS JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 'Until The End Of Time'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2aGCnaDrFY ...
Posted by Ezra on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:19:00 PST

Does Kanye West care about Black people?

This is from a post I sent out to a mailing list after Kanye West said that Bush doesn't care about Black people.  Tell me what you think... I was impressed by Kanye's courage and i'm a great fan...
Posted by Ezra on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 07:55:00 PST

Proppa Ezrakation's Poetry and Writing Enhancement Classes

Do you write poetry? Do you feel you can use some improvement in your writing? Do you perform at open mic poetry readings? Do you feel your performance could use some improvement? Are you afraid to ge...
Posted by Ezra on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 11:40:00 PST

Outkast

This is copy of a thread I posted some time ago about Outkast not too long after they released, "The Way You Move" and "Hey Ya!".  It's mostly in response to comments about the perception that Ou...
Posted by Ezra on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 10:55:00 PST

Victimization

"As long as we look outside of Self - with a capital S - to find out who we are, to define ourselves and give us self-worth, we are setting ourselves up to be victims.  We were taught to look ou...
Posted by Ezra on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:28:00 PST

Answer to EMS' reply to my blog

Well, a catalyst is "something that incites activity"...I guess in the context that you use the word, you're saying that "The White Man" is the one who incited the activity of separation amongst Afric...
Posted by Ezra on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 11:49:00 PST

Let's stop frontin'!

It's amazing to me that some folks think they can change the world by only dealing with racism and prejudice, especially so-called "pro black", "Afrocentric", "Black Nationalist" groups.  It's in...
Posted by Ezra on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 08:31:00 PST