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JOANNA MANZO (vocaLs)

USE YOUR MOUTH

About Me




I haven't taken the proper time to thank everyone who has shown me support and given me feedback on myspace...whether it be on my music or emotionally speaking. I am really grateful. I'm not gonna tell you that "I don't have time to get back to everybody" because I am Ms. Popularity, A.K.A. too busy to respond if you don't seem important enough to meet my status quo! I don't have an overload of time because I keep myself tied up working several jobs...paying bills, increasing creative strengths, etc. etc! Myspace has done different things for different individuals, and for me personally has strengthened my confidence both musically and emotionally. So, I want to thank everyone who has taken time out to give me any type of opinion - It means alot to me when people reach out and aren't so robo-generic about stuff. I want to be more than a "thanks for the add" or "hey sexy" or "come check out my new trax" or "what's good Ma" influence in people's lives. I appreciate you all who have been that to me. Chain messages not included! ~Manzo


FINALLY- A GOOD TRACK
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Be Yourself

---they'll talk regardless

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Member Since: 1/24/2005
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Influences:



.. Singing and music were the only things that got me through childhood. I was treated as trouble from authority figures everywhere. Labeled as bad news because I questioned with energy and didn't conform to the usual "do what you're told". Snooty parents didn't want their kids hanging out with me because I wasn't stuck up enough for the crowd. Clothes weren't as nice, athletics weren't as tight, etc. etc. I was always treated like a nuisance rather than a creative child. I school hopped through un-initiated fights and got tossed from catholic to public, detention hall to detention hall. Still, I haven't shut my mouth cause those fools are sitting in their same spots, doing the same old shit. I will make damn sure that no prejudice hick, pretend priest, racist nun hiding behind a cross, yuppy parent, stuck-up kid with no sense of a earning a dollar, geek teacher, precription drug popping tranquelized neurologist, horny cop shining flashlights on my legs, jailed mayor from Norristown, sexist asshole, or demeaning peer will ever rob my energies again. All those who tried to dent my childhood aura, yes I am still here making noise, you dark-spirited energy leaches. This is the final time I will say this, and it still feels great: FUCK YOUR BAD VIBES. You asked why I am so hostile. {Dittilink:) Survey says: Because society is corrupt when they medicate a 5 year old in a school that either has a 2nd grade average reading level, a severe methamphetamine problem, or Holy figures that are petophiles. and "leaders" arent calling them out. So, I will. Singing and music were the only things that got me through childhood, I won't corrupt the only positive light that not just children, but all people have left to lean toward. I will grow with the future. It's time to read up on what's real about society... They are trying to sedate and eliminate righteous people from changing this biased hole we call Earth. More people that speak out, less pioneers mysteriously dead... So on my loneliest hour, if no one is left, I will still strive for whats right, Rainbow in hand... check out the quotes below.______________________________________________________ Indigos have a warrior spirit, because their collective purpose is to mash down old systems that no longer serve us. They are here to quash government, educational, and legal systems that lack integrity. To accomplish this end, they need tempers and firey determination. Those adults who resist change and who value conformity may misunderstand the Indigos. They are often mislabeled with the psychiatric diagnoses of Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Sadly, when they are medicated, The Indigos often lose their beautiful sensitivity, spiritual gifts, and warrior energy. The Crystals are the generation who benefit from the Indigos' trailblazing. First, The Indigo Children lead with a machete, cutting down anything that lacks integrity. Then The Crystal Children follow the cleared path, into a safer and more secure world. The terms, "Indigo" and "Crystal" were given to these two generations, because they most accurately describe their aura colors and energy patterns. Indigo Children have a lot of indigo blue in their auras. This is the color of the "third eye chakra," which is an energy center inside the head located between the two eyebrows. This chakra regulates clairvoyance, or the ability to see energy, visions, and spirits. Many of the Indigo Children are clairvoyant Indigo Children can sense dishonesty, like a dog can sense fear. Indigos know when they're being lied to, patronized, or manipulated. And since their collective purpose is to usher us into a new world of integrity, the Indigos' inner lie-detectors are integral. As mentioned before, this warrior spirit is threatening to some adults. And the Indigos are unable to conform to dysfunctional situations at home, work, or school. They don't have the ability to dissociate from their feelings and pretend like everything's okay . . . unless they are medicated or sedated. But why do we need to pathologize these differences? If the children are successfully communicating at home, and the parents aren't reporting any problems . . . then why try to make a problem?These children are worthy of awe, not labels of dysfunction. If anyone is dysfunctional, it's the systems that aren't accommodating the continuing evolution of the human species. If we shame the children with labels, or medicate them into submission, we will have undermined a heaven-sent gift. We will crush a civilization before it has time to take roots. Fortunately, there are many positive solutions and alternatives. Indigo Children: The New Kids Have Arrived! By The SPECTRUM NewspaperThe great Master Teacher of 2,000 years ago said: ?Blessed are the children.? These children will be the guides to return us, as a world, to the path of love.To a lot of people, it?s not really news that there is something very special going on with the children in this world. It?s been happening for some time. There are those who say that the ?forerunners? to this modern-day phenomenon started being birthed as long as 20 years ago. Futurists, such as Gordon-Michael Scallion, have been speaking of their planetary entrance for some years now, labeled by him as the Blue Children. To Nancy Ann Tappe, gifted with the ability to see the auric field of the human body , they are simply referred to as Indigos.What does the presence of these ?super kids? mean? What is their message? What is their purpose for being here, right now? Is this just a fanciful idea, or a reality? What are the Indigos, and what makes them ?Indigo??Although it took some months to coordinate, I was finally able to speak with Jan Tober, the co-author of the provocative book called The Indigo Children, about this fascinating subject.The book, while merely an ?introduction? to the subject, is one that every teacher and school administrator should be required to read. If you have a child who is ?a handful,? if you have a child who has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or hyperactivity (ADHD), then by all means read this book! It should be in every library across the land.It is obvious that, in an hour and a half, we were only able to scratch the surface on this subject. But if you?ve been feeling that there?s no hope for the world, you?ll get a definite ?boost? from this story!Let?s move now directly into my discussion with Jan Tober on the subject of these wonderful, wild, provocative, and often exasperating ?old? children.Martin: Let?s begin with a fundamental definition. Exactly what are the Indigo children?Tober: The definition that we are sharing, which rings true for us, is: An Indigo child is one who displays a new and unusual set of psychological attributes, and shows a pattern of behavior generally undocumented before.Martin: How did you arrive at the phrase ?Indigo children??Tober: The phrase Indigo children comes from the color of the aura around these children. There?s a dear friend of mine, whom I?ve known since the mid-1970s, by the name of Nancy Ann Tappe. Nancy has authored a book called Understanding Your Life Through Color. 2 It was printed in 1982. In that book is the first documented information about what she has ?coined? the Indigo children.How does she see the color? How accurate is it? Nancy has been diagnosed with a situation where two of her neurological systems cross, and it creates a situation where she, literally, can see the human aura. She?s like a Kirlian camera, if you will, and she sees electromagnetic fields and the colors and the frequencies. She?s a fabulous gal, and a wonderful counselor and metaphysician and teacher.She noticed, very early on, that there was another auric color associated with some newborns. She was working on her Ph.D. Nancy has said that from 1980 on, about 80 percent of the children born are Indigos. And, since 1995, we have a much higher percentage, so much so that we need to look at what?s happening here.We?re seeing a new generation of Masters coming into the planet, and they have been called ? Star Children,? ?Blue Children,? and through Nancy?s work, they are called, from our perspective, the ?Indigo Children.? They are our hope for the future. They are our hope for the present. And that, esoterically speaking, is what?s really happening.We try to keep the focus as pragmatic as we can, because we?ve got a lot of parents out there dealing with very old souls, in very tiny bodies, who, in most cases, know more than the parents!And then, what do the parents do with that? There are metaphysicians/parents who have some ideas about alternatives. However, in the mainstream world, I don?t know where they go, except to our book and a few other books that are getting out there.Martin: I?m sure you?ve been asked a lot of standard questions, and I?m not sure if my questions will be quite as standard. One question that I?m just curious about?I want to move right into some of the deeper aspects?but have you been surprised or overwhelmed about the response you?ve gotten since this book has come out?Tober: Yes and no. One is always a bit overwhelmed when they?re in the middle of something that is in its perfect timing. Martin : Good answer.Tober: This information about the children came to me, intuitively, in the mid ?70s, about the time I met Nancy, without realizing that she would be so connected with this information. To my knowledge, she was not talking much about the Indigo children because the information was quite new. However, I would have dreams where children would come to me, and they would tell me who they were, why they came, who their parents were, and why they came karmically to be with these parents.And it was fascinating. I would wake up from these dreams, and I would find myself being drawn to various babies and small children. I?d look in their eyes, and there I would see these little-bodied old souls. Then I would look around me and ask my friends: ?Have you noticed a difference in the children?? And my friends would say, ?Well, kind of.?I knew this was one of the reasons why I?m here. And I know, from the work that Lee and I do, that it certainly is a part of his mission, too. From that aspect, I was not surprised.I knew it had to be done. It was like two very powerful hands pushing me forward into that area of my life. And then, as we traveled and worked with people, particularly over the last four years, parents, day-care providers, and teachers have told us that they?ve been frustrated and have acknowledged working with some very unusual old souls.And the question ?What do we do?? is coming from the parents. And how on Earth do they help their children interface with the school system? There was so much frustration, and so much interest, that by the time we actually got the book out, we knew that its time had come!Martin: Are you working on a follow-up?Tober: Oh, gosh. (Laughter) Yes, Hay House has asked us to do a second book. I would also like to explain how your readers can contact us through the Kryon Website. 3Martin: And what is Kryon?Tober: The Kryon web site address. 3Martin : This is different from the Indigo children address? 3Tober: Oh! ( Laughter) This is a whole other interview for you. Have you ever heard of the Kryon writings?Martin: No.Tober: Well, Lee and I don?t talk much about this in Indigo interviews because the Indigo book is aimed at the mainstream public. We want to assist those parents who need help, and who have their nose right up into a prescription of Ritalin. You know what I mean?Concerning Kryon: Lee and I travel worldwide speaking about the writings and teachings of Kryon?a Master angelic energy. We have actually spoken at the United Nations for the last three years. Lee channels Kryon, and I also channel the feminine aspects of the Kryon entourage. I do the meditations. We do balancing and group energy shifting. We spoke to 4,000 people this year in France and Belgium alone over a period of two days. It was amazing! The work is basically centered around the idea that ?we create our own reality,? which is certainly not a new concept, but it is our job to be clear channels for that information to come through repeatedly, to help people take back their power?to re-member their power . Martin: This is just an aside. Have you heard of the book called China?s Super Psychics , by Paul Dong and Thomas E. Raffill?Tober: That?s who Drunvalo Melchizedek's speaking about?Martin: Right.Tober: People have been e-mailing us about it, and Drunvalo promotes our book in his workshop. He?s a wonderful teacher. Martin: Yes, he is.Tober: And the information that we receive is that these super-psychics are all Indigos.Martin: I assumed that. And, I would imagine, the same thing is happening in just about every country, but nobody has written a book about it; they just happened to choose the ones in China.Tober: Well, China [and Asia, in particular] is very interesting. According to Nancy Tappe, basically all children now coming into Singapore will be Indigos. I realize that Singapore is technically not China, but it is in close proximity. We gave a very important seminar in Singapore in 1998 where Kryon described an opening portal. Nancy gave me her information before I told her about the portal. Lee and I needed to do a lot of clearing and cleansing with the land to hold the energy of the space we were in before we even started the workshop.Martin: That makes sense.Tober: She said, ?Well, of course. There you are. That?s why it?s in Singapore.? The trip was challenging for us in many ways, but very rewarding due to the fact that we knew we had helped in being a conduit for getting some of this movement focused?to help the Indigo souls come in.You know, Rick, this is basically what we are dealing with?the Masters are coming in as right-brained individuals, coming into a left-brained world. Actually, they are right/ left-brain integrated souls, and with that we?re experiencing more right-brained consciousness than ever before?ie. developed intuition, etc.Martin : It?s gotta be tough.Tober: I suppose you?re hearing this as much as we are, but we?re talking about the Divine Feminine coming in at this time?and not a moment too soon, may I add! [It?s as if the last 3,000 years or so have been God?s ?out- breath,? and now we move into the Goddess ?in- breath.?]And the Divine Feminine and the Indigos go hand-in-hand. Who is to say where one starts and the other leaves off, or what came first? My feeling is that the Indigos have made the way for the Divine Feminine to be accessed and anchored here with relative smoothness. We needed a ?critical mass.?That?s what the Kryon work is about, to get a critical mass going who accept that through their consciousness, their thoughts, through their words and deeds, they create their reality; hence, we could create the reality here on Earth called Heaven.That critical mass needed to be up and running, as the Indigos were starting to come in, so that there was a frequency that was refined enough so that they could come into the physical vehicle, and have a higher frequency environment where they could stay, where they wouldn?t have to ?crib-death? themselves out of here, or leave even sooner, such as in spontaneous abortion, in some cases.Martin: Along these lines, I want to talk to you about the misdiagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and (ADHD ), and the use of Ritalin to drug these children. Have you encountered a lot of Indigos who have been drugged, and, in your opinion, misdiagnosed?Tober: Again, I work as an intuitive counselor. I do not work out in the area where a lot of my clients would put their children on Ritalin. They would go to alternatives, innately. However, in some of our audiences, which have a broader cross-section, we are experiencing instances where, maybe our audience member wouldn?t go that route, but they would say: ? My sister-in-law?s child, my niece, my nephew . . .,? where they (audience members) are not the primary child caretaker. But they certainly know other Indigo parents or primary caretakers and teachers, etc.I want to quote the percentages we shared in the book, about the increase in the production of Ritalin: ?Ritalin production has increased sevenfold in the last eight years, and 90 percent of it is consumed in the U.S.?The trend over the past few years has been clear: The percentage of children with an ADHD or ADD diagnosis walking out of a doctor?s office with a prescription jumped from 55 percent in 1989, to 75 percent in 1996. And, if the truth be known, it?s higher than that.What?s happening? What?s happening is, we have a new paradigm of souls , of beings, coming into the Earth. We have them being shoved into a left-brained society, where, to be left-brained is to be honored; to be right-brained?that is, the artist, the musician, dancer, painter, writer, or creative thinker?is not to be honored. The Indigos are integrated and will help us as we move into brain-hemisphere balance.So, they?re coming into a left-brained world. To get their kudos, to get their strokes, to be really honored and respected, they have to try to fit into that old system. These souls, as Masters, know the truth and know that we are now moving into honoring the right- brain mode, and they are a significant part of that.So, they?re not going to fit in, even if they choose to. They?re here on a mission lifetime?and that?s a very important statement. They?re here on a mission lifetime! They?re not here to fit in. We are here to understand them, to learn from them, and to allow them to teach us a new way of being.Back to your question. Because they?re new and different, where do doctors go? Where do parents go? Where do teachers go? They?ve got children who would appear to be hyperactive, who have a low attention span, who can?t stand in line?all of the symptoms that fit into something like the chicken or the egg.I mean, which came first: ADD or the child of ADD? It?s fitting into a type of pattern. They don?t know what to do with it. Now, if Ritalin healed the process, it would be different. I don?t want to get into an AMA discussion, but there are so many incredible alternatives that take, maybe, a little bit more work, but my goodness, isn?t your child worth it?If the drug, Ritalin, heals, then fine. But it doesn?t. It?s just a coping mechanism or a Band-Aid. Inevitably, they will need to discontinue the drug and deal with life experiences they were meant to have. [And what about the lost ?drugged time??]I recommend a book on ADD and ADHD: It?s The A.D.D. and A.D.H.D. Diet!, written by Rachel Bell and Dr. Howard Peiper4. I want to include this quote from the book. Although your audience is very savvy, it?s a good idea for us all to stop and take a deep breath and think.? People with ADD/ADHD lack sufficient supplies of neurotransmitters , especially seratonin. Seratonin is manufactured in the brain in the presence of B6 and tryptophan. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid. If tryptophan and B6 are in short supply, the body cannot make seratonin.?Therefore, people with ADD/ADHD may require supplements of tryptophan and/or B6. Protein supplies amino acids to the body. If the body contains sufficient protein and tryptophan-rich foods, the supply of amino acids will not usually be a problem. The calcium/magnesium ratio is a key factor, also. Insufficient magnesium can result in high insulin levels, which reduce seratonin . Therefore, it is necessary to ensure an adequate supply of magnesium, in addition to B6 and amino acids.? 4It goes on. This is one of several books we recommend. The book is short, sweet, and concise.First, we?ve got the Indigo constitution. We?ve got Indigo Masters coming in on a mission, saying: ?We?re going to help this planet shift into the Divine Feminine, one way or another. We?re going to do it by coming in and being an example of love. You?re going to learn how to treat us, and as you learn how to treat us, you?re going to learn how to treat each other with love.? I mean, that?s the bottom line to all of this. When we learn how to love, be with, and parent the Indigo child, we?re learning how to operate at the highest level with each other. That?s what they?re teaching us.So, we?ve got ADD/ADHD, okay. We?ve got a new paradigm coming in. They carry a lot of what has been labeled Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It doesn?t mean it is. What we?re saying to parents is this: Please look at alternatives. We know it?s challenging. That?s why the book is out, so you can pick it up and look at the list of traits, and you can see that maybe there?s not something wrong with your child; that your child is part of this new paradigm.




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People always say "Move to New York or LA".
I'm staying here. There's so many eclectic styles to choose from when it comes to the intimate music of Philly.
I won't sacrifice that feeling to jump on the 2 city trend. Nor will I stay home because everybody doesn't feel my presence.
Call me random, but I opened a piece of chocolate the other day that had words on the wrapper that said "Be the change you hope to see".
It was a nice reminder.
There's endless talent here that doesn't get enough recognition.
I support talent and hope that doing so becomes the New Trend .
I won't contribute to that separation/competition mentality.
Realize that we're in this together.
-Manzo*







Lauryn Hill:

Did you hear about the Lauryn Hill Petition? Here's a brief quoted overview, but click the picture link above if you want to support her project!!! This is just another prime example of a scared authority trying to control an old soul with natural abilities to heal people through words. Another example of an attempt to shun the truth. ____________________________________________________________ ___The Sabotage of Lauryn Hill
*I saw the Fugees reunion as an opportunity to get wet again*.*but theres been an enormous amount of negative energy blocking my independent work, so it sort of forced my hand to come back and resolve things, and Im speaking politely about that*. Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill is one of the few household names in America. In a career that has spanned 16 years since her debut in 1990, Hill has received critical and popular acclaim of the highest kind. Her incredibly beautiful alto placed her early on in the top echelon of vocal performance. At age 19 she was already placed on the same level as Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, and others. As a rapper she was a ferociously intellectual lyricist who blended street smarts with philosophy, rebellion, and artistic inclination. As an artist her musical standard set the way for the commercial hit The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Her profound philosophy bred the metaphysically enchanting Unplugged 2.0 which has been compared to the works of Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Sam Cooke, Bob Dylan, Fiona Apple, ane more. So what would make an artist as profound as Lauryn just stop talking. Was it her personal life as a wife and mother of four children... Or was it that what she had to say was too powerful to gain the ears of the commercially obsessed music market?
The latter is in fact the case.
"I was introduced to someone who used to work for Columbia's marketing department... As most of you know Columbia is the label Lauryn Hill is signed to... I asked him about Lauryn and her new project and why is it taking so long to be released to the public... Many of us blame Lauryn for this delay but the truth is that the situation is out of her hands... This particlar person told me that he was present when they held a meeting for her album proposal sometime last year... They listened to the whole album and ultimately turned the project down... They told Lauryn that the album was not good enough... The dude told me the album was BRILLIANT but cuz it sounds different than "*Miseducation...*" the label is afraid it will not sell. They told Lauryn to work on some new songs... Lauryn was very upset and said she did not understand their lack of faith when she sold 8 million albums of "*Miseducation...*" She mentioned how she will start her own label and release this album and others and not have to humiliate herself asking for approval." - DA ECLECTIC MC
Many people believe there hasn't been any new music since the MTV Unplgged 2.0 recording that Lauryn Hill released. But Lauryn's completed second album contains.



A blog posted by Tha Architect
SO YOU WANNA' BE A HOT EMCEE?? (READ THIS FIRST)
So you wanna' be a hot emcee? Well let's see. Make sure you got ya raps in order.
You know the standard, mixtape murder/thug/chaos and slaughter. Make sure you
got the slang down right. Different cities spit different local dialect. But as long
as you keep to a universal understanding, you'll be alright.

So you wanna' be a hot emcee. Well let's see. Have you or somebody you know
recently been shot? If so, make sure to put that in your rap, kids think that's
hot. Make sure to spit about flippin' packs, getting pussy and clappin' niggas'.
Record companies seem to love this. Keeps them counting figures.

So you wanna' be a hot emcee? Well let's see. How many Dudes have you bodied?
How many times have you been locked up? Are you in violation of your parole,
oh nigga', that's what's up. You'll make a fine emcee. You got potential
nigga', you don't need no skillz. That's what it used to be about
. This is a new day, get a buzz, some radio play and you're on your way.
You'll need a gimmick. You know, like some type of image.
We're you raised in the projects, or in a broken home.
Was ya momma on Crack, left you in the house alone?
Did you drink sugar water, or eat mayonnaise sandwiches? Did you even have heat on a cold winter's night?
Did ya moms have to give the land lord head, to make sure ya'll had lights?

So you wanna' be a hot emcee? Alright. You ever shoot a gun? You ever beat ya babies' moms?
Ever had to appear in court? Got any tattoos? Have you or someone you know ever been on the 6 o'clock news?
I hope you don't care about social or political issues?
Kool. Nothing these big record companies hate more than a nigga' that's not acting a dam fool.

So you wanna' be a hot emcee? Well, your almost there. You got the walk right and that evil ass stare.
You kinda look like you don't care.
Here. Put this malt liquor bottle in your left hand and make a "w" sign with your right.
Yeah, that's it. Now you got it right. That's tight.
Pull ya pants down, so they can sag.
You'll need some gold chains; or perhaps a dog tag.

So you wanna' be a hot emcee? Well let's see about getting you a team.
You gotta have a team. You know, a crew, your clique.
A bunch of hoodlums that run with you, no life, sayin' and doing dumb shit.
Whatever you say, they'll back you,
but if you didn't have a record deal and they saw you out on the street, they'd rob and back smack you.

So you wanna' be a hot emcee. Well let's see if we can't get you a clothing line, or sneaker deal.
That is if you really wanna' be taken in the industry for real.
You'll go triple platinum before the video drops. I told you already, you don't need skillz, you're already hot.
You'll need a fake street buzz; confuse fans that wouldn't know good music if it bit them on the ass.
You should be able to at least do two albums, before your time has passed.
You know in Rap your old school after 5 years, or 3 albums, which ever comes first.
So you gotta' get it in early, with each wack verse.

So you wanna' be a hot emcee. Do you promise to act and talk about things you haven't been through or seen?
Do you promise to never teach the youth, but only spit ignorance and mask the truth?
Do you swear to be exploited and used to sell nigga' porn to the youth?
Do you promise to at all times be disrespectful, as well as neglectful, to women and children? Oh and please let's not leave out that nasty gold tooth.
Do you promise to fail your fan base and when on stage, piss in their face?
Do you promise to make sure the girlz have slim waistlines, big phat onion assess and big ol' tits, that get all shoved in the camera lens?
Do you swear to purchase a pearl black Benz, with 30 inch spinning rims and buy every flava' Nike Airs and Tims?
Do you promise to snitch like a bitch to get rich, then flee the hood for Hollywood, drink high-end liquors and eat raw fish?
Hangout with famous actors and do drugs with famous musicians and politicians?
Do you swear to be stripped of who you are, for all that you'll be?... I see.
Congratulations.
You are now officially, a hot emcee.

Words by Tha Architect

Copyright of Quadjam Enterprises Inc., 2005

Published by Quadjam Enterprises Inc.


Sounds Like: Yes! "If you REALLY want it" sounds like "Planet Rock". No shit! An overdue shout to Afrika Bambaataa: http://www.zulunation.com/afrika.html
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Posted by JOANNA MANZO (vocaLs) on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 08:15:00 PST

The frequent "Let's Collab" hollermask

Dear Hollermaskers, Stop asking me to collab with the intention to get in my pants. You can't talk slick to a chick who hears it everyday. You want me to take you seriously? Then approach me seriously...
Posted by JOANNA MANZO (vocaLs) on Fri, 05 May 2006 11:03:00 PST

Strong Opinions:Life substance making Music drought???????

I'm about the quickness. I want to make people see who I am right away...so they can know me quicker.But then if they don't want to accept who I am, I get pissed.Its hard when you come to the realiza...
Posted by JOANNA MANZO (vocaLs) on Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:02:00 PST

"Lyrical Miracle" New mixtape: Worth the $$$

For all my aPhillyites who scout out and shout out hip-hop this and hip-hop that, I suggest you invest your nick bag money and cop this mixtape. I paid $5 for (Philly's own) Journalist's new mixt...
Posted by JOANNA MANZO (vocaLs) on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10:37:00 PST

Lyrics (on Betrayal)

I am having trouble titling this one. ___________________________________________________________ Every day in your life was a lie. When I don't know where you've been I can't help but cry. There were...
Posted by JOANNA MANZO (vocaLs) on Sun, 12 Feb 2006 02:50:00 PST

Catch me in the upcoming movie "Rocky Balboa"

Wow, What a fun movie to be a part of! Sorry Philly, this will be the final Rocky movie... but that made it extra special for me! Stallone is a young 60, looking just as buff as 20 odd yrs. ago. He w...
Posted by JOANNA MANZO (vocaLs) on Sat, 14 Jan 2006 05:59:00 PST

I see I said, Jealousy I said. Got the girls dissing MJB --->I SAID.

Well, Here it is ladies and gents cause I'm pissed. I think in the last six months... anytime I've talked vocal influences with anyone, all I've heard is "Mary? Mary J. Blige can't sing! GOD how tha...
Posted by JOANNA MANZO (vocaLs) on Sat, 07 Jan 2006 05:05:00 PST

Ms. Hill "They don't like what you gotta say but they still beg you to come".

I was really excited when I came across this song he did. Finally someone puts the right words together about Lauryn Hill. It was so sad when they dissed her for that powerful MTV unplugged CD, To me,...
Posted by JOANNA MANZO (vocaLs) on Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:13:00 PST