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j.griffin aka -6%-

Fist of Freedom with his hand balled into a fist and raised to the heavens he shouts 'FREEDOM!!!'

About Me



first and foremost, im mixed... not white, not black (apparently) but both an trust when i say, im the best of both worlds. i grew up with the black side of my family and we are loving an open, so you should be too. but dont get me wrong, i love all my family, nothing matters more. i like having fun, so no matter what or where i end up going/doing, ill be having fun. big into hiphop and r&b, but not the mainstream type guy. i listen to stuff not alot of people listen to because if it aint real, IT AINT ME!! oh... and i live in PHOENIX, AZ having the TIME OF MY LIFE just doin it big... thats enough, HOLLA My Parentsshout out to all the people who didnt get a chance to be with us today... if you didnt know them you really missed out, they helped make me who i am today...
RIP - all my loved ones - Britt, KelGil, AB, JamieMac, AReep, JBishop, John, j.little, aunties and uncs... many more, my angels
"...no eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has concieved what God has prepared for those who love Him" 1 Corinthians 2:9

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My Interests

sports... football, football, football an basketball mainly. i dont like alot of people naturally, but i like meeting people... its weird, but im open. i like traveling... from road trips to international, ive done both, all the time. you wanna go somewhere, im down!

I'd like to meet:

Just had a family reunion an these are some of the pictures of the fam... there are more to come. check them out!! NOW!!! who i'd like to meet...Michael Jordan or DMX... oh an Alicia Keys... ive pretty much met everyone else i want to know... ive got a big network goin on

Music:

i listen to alot of R&B and rap an alot of other music. i can stand it all as long as its good... you know bad music when you hear it...my sketch: A Monkey on the Tracksfavorites in no order: DMX, Nas, Talib Kweli, Lil Wayne, Mos Def, Common, Kanye West, Feild Mob, Mista (old school), John Legend, Musiq, Lyfe Jennings, Bob Marley, Modest Mouse, BLINK 182, Greenday, Lauryn Hill, Mary j. Blidge back in the day, Cee-Lo, OUTKAST, Beanie Seigel, Jay-Z, Curtis Mayfeild, Stevie Wonder, Oasis, TUPAC, Bobby Valentino, Anthony Hamilton, Will Smith, yes Will Smith, Pastor Troy, Ben Harper, XClan some more old school, Dead Presidents (Dead Prez), Game, Ne-Yo... a few more are always on my playlist, but not too many more

Movies:

BELLY, batman begins, any DMX movie, wedding crashers, boondock saints, snatch, man on fire, REMEMBER THE TITANS, crash, scarface, last samurai, romeo and juliet (with leo), lord of the rings(all three), matrix(all three), three ninjas(ha, all three, for real)... i love movie with substance so whatevers actually good

Television:

on demand... i dont really like tv... no substancemy homeboy, cory, is an amazing artist an he gave me permission to show him off to anyone who is interestedclick here to check out some of his work at www.clbradley.com This is a piece by my homeboy Sean Ireland. Hes got more tight stuff on his website... Click here to check out his website, sireland4.tripod.com... AYE YO!!! check out my boy Sean's Myspace too... more SICK ASS work. Click here to check out his Myspace, www.myspace.com/sireland4...

Books:

Not Without Laughted by Langston Hughes and any of his poetry... thats about it... not a reader. ive read E.A.R.L. the autobiography of DMX and it is one of the most inspirational books ever. i read Dr. Dolittle way back in the day, haha so i guess thats my favorite. i read the Bible often, helps through the bad times and helps me clear my mind. I also read my poetry... i write alot. best thing i ever started doing for myselfNight Funeral in Harlem - Langston HughesNight funeral In Harlem:Where did they get Them two fine cars?Insurance man, he did not pay-- His insurance lapsed the other day-- Yet they got a satin box for his head to lay.Night funeral In Harlem:Who was it sent That wreath of flowers?Them flowers came from that poor boy's friends-- They'll want flowers, too, When they meet their ends.Night funeral in Harlem:Who preached that Black boy to his grave?Old preacher man Preached that boy away-- Charged Five Dollars His girl friend had to pay.Night funeral In Harlem:When it was all over And the lid shut on his head and the organ had done played and the last prayers been said and six pallbearers Carried him out for dead And off down Lenox Avenue That long black hearse done sped, The street light At his corner Shined just like a tear-- That boy that they was mournin' Was so dear, so dear To them folks that brought the flowers, To that girl who paid the preacher man-- It was all their tears that made That poor boy's Funeral grand.Night funeral In Harlem. ask me for the words if you cant read them. also, its a negative of a sketch i drew.

Heroes:

MY FATHER... i know life throws you curves, but HE is the only man that truely taught me how to survive.... thats word, i love that manMY GRANDFATHER... the strongest and smartest Christian man i know... if only i can become half of either of these men then i will be great thats me, my grandfather, little cousins isaiah and keith, uncles tchad and joe... all the men of the Griffin family except my father