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Meka

I slap-box with Jesus, lick shots at Joseph.

About Me

The basics:

* Hip-Hop Head
* Sneaker Fan
* Gear Fanatic
* Freelance Writer
* Aspiring Changemaker
* Book-Smart Smart Ass

All of this wrapped in a tatted up, locked, skinny Nigerian body.

I write, I co-run a site, I blog and I PA around the city. Needless to say, I'm the typical Jamaican Southern California resident. I think I'm funny, but I also know I'm an asshole. The most common response I receive: "You're not who I thought you were." Anyways, I'm sure I'm boring you now so I'll call it a day.

God(dess) bless my heritage...

My Interests

Let's change this up real quick:

Hip-Hop culture, the state of New York, soul music, Latin jazz, bright colors, Supra Skytops, Nikes, LRG , Levi's 501 jeans, track jackets, custom clothes, peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, scrambled eggs, Peanut Butter Crunch, soy milk, WingStop, shrimp, chicken, pasta, pizza, red Kool-Aid, Water, lemonade, creative expression, journalism, artwork, storytelling, the artwork and storytelling of Frank Miller, photography, poetry, blogs, [some] books, dancehall clubs (though I have two right feet), rum & Coke Coronas, tattoos, piercings, 'locks, 'fros, twists, curls, fades, braids & various other natural hairstyles, the number 7, beautiful women, legs, ass, chess, dominoes, shooting dice, pick-up basketball games, working out, video games, Max Payne, Madden NFL & SchoolHouse Rock among other things

I'd like to meet:

My soul mate... where ever she may be...

something nice...

Music:

dead prez, Common, Little Brother, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Lupe Fiasco, Murs [especially the joints he did with 9th Wonder], U-N-I, Pacific Division, Pharoahe Monch, The Roots, The Wu-Tang Clan, The Boot Camp Clik, Tanya Morgan, Wale, anything Rawkus Records delivered before they fell apart, Jay-Z, Nas, AZ, Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac, Big L, Big Punisher, NWA, Little Brother, The Fugees, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Public Enemy, LL Cool J, Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, Redman, The Diplomats, Busta Rhymes, Gang Starr, The Lox/D-Block, Ludacris, Outkast, John Legend, D'Angelo, Keyshia Cole , Luther Vandross, Mary J Blige, Marvin Gaye, Isley Brothers, Willie Hutch, Erykah Badu, Gap Band, Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson [before the NAMBLA stuff], Amy Winehouse, Al Green, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti, Bob Marley [and all his offspring], Peter Tosh, Sizzla, Buju Banton, Elephant Man, Gorillaz , Sergio Mendes, Frank Sinatra, Maroon 5, Linkin Park , Gym Class Heroes and an infinite amount more, I just don't have the time to write them down before the job fires me for being on MySpace more than doing actual work

Movies:

Anything done by John Woo, Sin City, Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2, The Goonies, Resovoir Dogs, The Crow, Pulp Fiction, my entire bootleg collection, classic kung-fu flicks, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Professional, Martin Lawrence's You So Crazy, Roots [especially when I'm mad at the world], The Wiz, Coming To America, Eddie Murphy's Raw, Stir Crazy, Soul Man, [blackface at its best], Dave Chappelle's Block Party etc, etc, etc

Television:

ESPN Sportscenter, The Weather Channel, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, The Simpsons, South Park [political commentary at its best], Chappelle's Show [we miss you mayne!], wrestling [don't front... i loves that cornball sh-t], Good Times [before the minstrel show years], Diff'rent Strokes, Webster, Benson, The Facts Of Life, Gimme A Break! [RIP Nell Carter], Martin, Living Single, Married... With Children, New York Undercover, The Cosby Show, In Living Color, A Different World, The Steve Harvey Show , BET UnCut [whenever I can stay up that late... RIP] , Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, The NFL [it's hard as hell to drag me out the house when a good game is on], Boxing, I Love The 80s, I Love The 90s, Best Week Ever, To Catch A Predator, Unbeatable Banzuke, Ninja Warrior

Books:

XXL Magazine, ego trips's Book Of Rap Lists, ego trip's Big Book Of Racism, Sin City, Unbelievable: The Life, Death & Afterlife Of The Notorious B.I.G., Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path To Higher Creativity, The Elements Of Style

Heroes:

First off my moms, because if she wasn't around I probably wouldn't stand before y'all the man I am today, The Black Panthers, Angela Davis, Assata Shakur, Bob Marley, Marcus Garvey, Nat Turner, Malcom X, Martin Luther King, Jack Johnson [the boxer, not the goofy ass white guy that makes curious george songs], Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson [look it up, he's a hero to me], Wilma Rudolph and all those that made it possible for individuals like myself to be able to [at the very least] co-exist with and tolerate these white people

my theme song:

My Blog

lost in translation [or, insomnia sucks]

so.... i'm trying to fall asleep right now, and failing miserably at it.i hate when this happens, because it always has me thinking of life and all that jazzyfatnastee shit that accompanies it.this......
Posted by Meka on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:23:00 PST

wow... that was random...

so i'm going through the usually tedious task of digging through my emails, skipping past the wackness, marking the "I'VE WON A CONTEST FROM THE CONGO!" shits as spam, the whole nine. then i get this ...
Posted by Meka on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:12:00 PST

we made it (c) ghostface killah

after a six-year struggle, i finally achieved one of my dreams this month.my words landed in xxl magazine.i must be doing something right, even if my current employment status - and finances - may say...
Posted by Meka on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:31:00 PST

it’s back...

that feeling came back.after almost 2 years.i had no idea it still existed in me after all this time.and i've never felt so alive.*song of the night: g. dep, "everyday" *...
Posted by Meka on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:15:00 PST

epiphany

so as i went to drop off the bill for this internet i use to mainly job hunt [more later], steal music, blog for two sites [this shit don't count] and perform general acts of mind-consuming fuckery, i...
Posted by Meka on Sat, 24 May 2008 11:28:00 PST

Slap-Box M x Jay Electronica

No words. Just enjoy. * song of the night: "killa lipstick," ghostface killah ft masta killa & method man *...
Posted by Meka on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:23:00 PST

pwned by the government

this morning i woke up & had that feeling you get where you know you’re going to be humbled [some call it "being sonned"] in the worst, non good-feeling way possible.i walked in to the 8:30 to 7...
Posted by Meka on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:56:00 PST

i deserve better...

is that so much to ask?maybe if i start saying it out loud it'll actually happen.* song of the night: "dancing in the rain," blu & exile *EDIT: I'm doing much better now. music heals all wounds....
Posted by Meka on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:40:00 PST

2 dope boyz...

i really don't do too many of these nowadays, but i figure i'd do one this time. i have a new site i'm working on with one of my editors from the site i write for, hip hop dx, called 2 dope boyz. i in...
Posted by Meka on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:18:00 PST

ive been busy...

wow... i can't even remember the last time i posted something here. but when you spend as little time as i do on this devil's playground, you don't really need a reason, right?in any matter, i usually...
Posted by Meka on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:42:00 PST