music, reading, herbal meditation, traveling, African culture throughout the world, learning about other cultures, studying the past so I can understand the present and work for a better future. Freedom. I used to be all about sports (soccer, running, basketball, skiing...) but after mashing up my body pretending to be a much better skier than I really am, I have to paraphrase RZA from the Gravediggaz album: "6 foot 7 still wack on the court, my frail skinny body couldn't fuck with the sports" so now I'm all about chilling in the lab with a pen and a pad putting thoughts in rhyme form. Independent (non-corporate) media so I can know what's really going on. Getting with the wave of people worldwide who are working against "neo-liberalism" AKA globalization (doublespeak that really tranlates to "neo-slavery" / the globalization of starvation) and for humanity. Seeing people unite and unconquer.
I'd like to meet:
People who can teach me something about life... yup that's a lot of people
"You rather have a Lexus or justice?
A dream or some substance?
a Beemer, a necklace, or freedom?"
See a nigga like me don't player hate, but if you can really relate,
then get at me, maybe we should conversate
... and oh yeah, talented hip hop producers...
Music:
...is the weapon that Fela passed to Femi
and when it come to true warriorz I'm hearin plenty
who disperse verses to reverse curses
and write rhymes to right wrongs
put the right lines into the right songs
to ignite the right minds at the right time
which is right now so use the right sound
recite the right words to strike the right nerves
and watch your people get right up to what you write down
Hip Hop (+ Hip Hop Cubano/en espanol - Hip Pop), Reggae, Dancehall, African/Afrobeat/Soukous, so called Latin (cause ancient Romans didn't invent that), Neo-Soul (and original soul) ... whatever got soul and/or makes you want to dance/think or better yet both (like Fela):
www.hiphoprevolucion.org
Okay, that scratches the surface (but if you want diamonds you have to dig deep underground: Fuck Clear Channel)
Favorite all time: Bob Marley (who else?)
Favorite group right now: Orishas!!!
Top 4 current MC's (in English): Talib Kweli, Pep-Love (Hieroglyphics), Immortal Technique, Jean Grae
illest flow: Big Pun
Movies:
Comedy's, Documentaries, Bamboozled, School Daze, Slam, The Matrix (1st one), American Pie (all 3), Road Trip, How to be a Player, How High, Hotel Rwanda, The Best Man, Devil's Advocate, Grass, The Harder They Come, Plan Colombia, Hidden Wars of Desert Storm, The Oil Factor, Inventos: Hip Hop Cubano, And1 Streetball Mixtapes, Fahrenheit 9/11, Brooklyn Babylon.
Television:
How do I feel about TV? It's spelled out in this video I put together:
("turn of the news and read nigga, read, read, read...")
..
Immortal Technique: "The 4th Branch"
I like Chapelle's Show, The Daily Show, The Boondocks, Sports, The Jamie Fox Show, The Cosby Show, That 70's show, Scrubs, The Practice...
... and oh yeah, trying to be more productive (or at least creative) with my time
Books:
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, All The Boondocks compilations by Aaron Mcgruder (but you knew that already)
Vietnam & Iraq- Mistakes? Exceptions to the rule? Nope, just illustrations of the rule that's not supposed to be illustrated to the public
but hope doesn't die that easily
I would like to thank the Feds and their worthless bounty for bringing this incredible book to my attention. So inspiring, and well written and even laugh out loud funny.
Heroes:
"On some positions, cowardice asks the question, is it expedient? And then expedience comes along and asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? Conscience asks the question, is it right?"
-Dr. Martin Luther King
People who ask the right questions (and act accordingly)
