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Ryan

stress is a sign of growth...

About Me

"...i went from bashful to asshole to international..." - common

"...i work for every single thing i ever got
and never got a good enough reason to ever stop
so my path of life was that path to the top
i deserve this shit man, i earned my spot..."
- naturel

My Interests

lyricism, writing, creativity, thought, theory, artistry, philosophy, fashion, beatmaking, audio engineering, art, culture, life, 3-card poker, poker in general, gambling, muay thai, brazilian jiu jitsu, mixed martial arts, knives and other blades, filtering and bottom-feeding, not having to settle, the new york yankees, the new jersey nets, networking, laying foundations, groundwork, connect, politic, ditto...

I'd like to meet:

no one in particular...

oh and don't bother trying to add me just to boost your numbers...if i don't know you personally, don't waste your time...

Spotlight

Alter-Ego

Ray Geezy

J.Steel

Josh

Rain

Junior

Encite

Mark Poe

Ceej

Ron Verb

Mariella

Rob

Esa

Bustos

Missa

Chico

Bang

Ms.Cali

Nina

Leah

Cousin Kim

Cousin Ced

Cousin Eldon

Unkle Chip

Neighbor

Music:

2pac, a tribe called quest, aerosmith, al green, akrobatik, amel larrieux, apathy, aretha franklin, atmosphere, bobby caldwell, boot camp clik, brother ali, cage, canibus, coldplay, common, completion, copywrite, dashboard confessional, depeche mode, donny hathaway, glen lewis, grafh, hope, immortal technique, jay-z, jets to brazil, john legend, juice, last emperor, luther vandross, marvin gaye, masta ace, metallica, mos def, musiq soulchild, naturel, nas, new order, organic thoughts, pack fm, papoose, pharoah monche, punchline, rakim, rise, sage francis, saigon, shabaam sahdeeq, stevie wonder, substantial, supastition, supernatural, talib kweli, the postal service, the roots, titofelix, tonedeff, wordsworth...a little bit of everything basically...

Movies:

oldboy, a clockwork orange, scarface, wild style, juice, old school, above the rim, bowling for columbine, the warriors, the outsiders, dead presidents

Television:

yankee and net games on YES

Books:

death blossoms, the art of war, animal farm, the last night of the yankee dynasty

Heroes:

kool herc, afrika bambaataa, grandwizard theodore, grandmaster flash, grand mixer dxt, rakim, illmind, phil ivey, stu ungar, royce gracie, bas rutten, brandon vera, georges st. pierre, mauricio rua, anderson silva, mirko filipovic, bj penn, randy couture, wanderlei silva, whoever invented AIM, and fedor emelianenko

My Blog

Dancehall, Fresh Daily, Dillon Benjamin Hortillas

you're listening to what these days?!?!so lately i ain't really been feelin all too much hip hop, so i've resorted to listening to a different genre all together lately - dancehall...more particularly...
Posted by Ryan on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:01:00 PST

completely random shit

and here's my random sporadic contemplative postmaking new friends is always fun // is this unprotected love or safe to say it's lust? // i just realized that out of all the people who were my "friend...
Posted by Ryan on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 02:56:00 PST

Moving On

Hello. How are you, old friend?  Can I speak my mind? You used to tell me all the time how you didn't want to lose me, and how you were willing to walk on eggshells to ensure that I'd stay. But i...
Posted by Ryan on Thu, 26 Jan 2006 07:16:00 PST

last guerrilla::words showcase...

In early 2002, a triumvirate of talented writers developed an idea in an attempt to provide a realm accommodating both veteran performers and first-timers who needed a place to share their words, thou...
Posted by Ryan on Thu, 01 Dec 2005 05:42:00 PST

post birthday thoughts

this is it fuck that no more out of my life...peace p.s. YOU are not all you're cracked up to be...(if you're accustomed to getting regular phone calls from me and they stop...then i was definitely ta...
Posted by Ryan on Sun, 06 Nov 2005 12:42:00 PST

Random Thoughts on RELIGION

something funny happened the other night. in the midst of a casual conversation between myself and two of my closest friends, our subject matter ended up being religion. i thoroughly appreciate bein...
Posted by Ryan on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST