Pet Peeve: Express Grocery Lines

Two days ago after a good workout, me n my boys went to the Giant to buy groceries. I don't really want too much of anything, just some 2% milk so i can rehydrate wit a bowl or 2 of cereal. After i grab the half gallon carton i make my way to the line....the express line, where only 3 people are in front of me. All with their carts filled with about 20 real ass grocery items and i think to myself....that's not express.


Pardon me if i'm wrong, but i don't think 15-20 items should be concidered express. That's enough to last you for the week. As i sat there and watched errbody wit these full ass carts in the express line in comparison to me with this one lil carton of milk, i wondered who designed the guidelines for this line and if they had a thesaurus when they did it. My whole thing is if i'm behind 3 people in the "express line" i shouldn't have to stand in line for more than 5 minutes. While it's takin everybody else about 5 minutes a piece to get their stuff rung up, bagged and paid for; I was in it out in like 45 seconds (if that long) when i got to the front of the line.


If ur gonna create sumfin and name it after the ideal it's based on....then make sure the damn ideal fits the reality of the situation....jus sayin, i coulda sat in the regular line for all that. Maybe, im just impatient....but i'd assume the EXPRESS line was for the people that didn't have enough patience to wait in the REGULAR line. Epiphany, lower the express line to a five item limit or sumfin, i mean damn. I don't want to hang around a grocery store. I just want to buy my XXL mag, milk, or whatever single item i grab and be able to get thru an express line.....expressly.

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Serena.....nuff said

Baby u even fine when you sweaty from gettin in shape (drooling)

My Prayers Have Been Answered

"First of all, thank you for your support and kindness in regard to Maia (My-ee-ah) Campbell. Last night I received a wonderful email from a friend of her late mother, Bebe Moore Campbell. Nancy Carter, executive director of NAMI Urban Los Angeles (NAMI Urban Los Angeles (NULA) is the urban affiliate of NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness), thanking BlackWeb20.com for the coverage and the compassion shown towards Maia. Nancy alerted me to my error and explained that Maia has been diagnosed with bi-polar/manic depression. And because substance abuse is involved she has co-occurring disorder, which has symptoms similar to schizophrenia.
In short, Maia is mentally ill and has a substance abuse problem.
Nancy returned my phone call to her and shared some important and good news: Maia is in treatment. And she said that there is hope for Maia’s recovery but the prayers of “50,000,000″ people can make the difference, because Maia doesn’t like to stay in treatment, and her treatment involves drug withdrawal as well as treatment for her disorders.
Nancy was awestruck by the wonderful comments left on our site and by the general outpouring of support. She asked me to tell you that Maia’s disorders are exasperated and sent out of control by substance abuse. Pre-existing and early onset bi-polar, clinical depression and schizophrenia can be sent out of control by marijuana (the worst culprit), alcohol and of course, synthetic and street drugs.
Maintain your hope for Maia’s recovery. Nancy said, “She can use her beauty, talent, and celebrity for the good of others.”
Visit NAMI Urban LA’s site to view a tribute video to Bebe Moore Campbell, co-founder of the organization.
Email Maia well-wishes to maiastruth (at) blackweb20.com"

Via: Black Web 20

My Response to the Maia Campbell Videos

In recent days a new video of Maia spazzin out in a car (of which i am not posting for dignitary reasons) has surfaced on the internet (aside from her topless singing video a while back). After watching the video it's easy to cross judgement on her and make her out to be a monster and a nasty person. However, what many people don't know is that Maia Campbell (daughter of author Bebe Moore Campbell, whom i've had the pleasure to meet b4 her passing) has a mental illness. Her mom's memoir 72 Hour Hold is based on her relationship with her daughter (in the book she isnt identified by name or relationship) and the effects of her illness on the family, their relationship and the harsh reality that surrounds Maia's world.

I'm not exactly sure what she has, but fact of the matter is for anyone to consciously play onto sumone's disabilty is sick, disgusting, despicable, deplorable and flat out wrong. How dare you? I, for the record, do not suffer from a mental disorder; never in my life has it been a reality to me until about a few months ago, upon discovering that someone very close to me suffers from the hardships of a mental illness. I value them the same and in return i gain trust and i see that little by little they're gaining strength and overcoming hurdles that their disorder throws in their way, and despite setbacks i see them get frustrated....dust off and try back to climb their mountain in a hope to one day hail from the top with a sense of accomplishment in knowing that they made it.

Maia's situation, may be a little different from the person i'm familiar with, but i'm left to wonder where her family and friends are to help her. I realize that this is a hard road to trailblaze alone, and if any of my readers have done so i commend you, for i see that even with a support system its still not easy. The cautions that they face are still very much prevalent and risks are still high.

My heart and prayer goes out to Maia Campbell (and anybody else in her situation) in wishing that she becomes healthier and stays safe from the monsters that are mental disorders. In the meantime y'all should do the knowledge and learn to see people for who they genuinely are before beginning to pass judgement. It's not fair to anyone to have to deal with those kinds of pains while we (yes, we) run around ignorant of someone else's reality and assuming the kind of being they are. We should all take a moment to remove ourselves from ourselves and take a look at the world in third person, as far away from personal biases as possible and then maybe we'll discover a key part in unity through mutual and genuine understanding.

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and to my friend, everything will get better. iLove you

Wise Words from Baba Ward

"I was listening to public radio earlier and heard the following, "the word unemployment did not become a part of our language until the 1880's..." hmmm, prior to that the word might have been enslaved and now it's incarcerated."

-Kenneth Ward via his facebook Status

I whole heartedly agree with you Baba Ward.

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Oh Hell Naw of the Week

This doesn't even deserve my commentary......commence baking the bum joint!

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Go Die at Home

So this terrorist that blew up a plane in Ireland with over a hundred people aboard (Among those on the plane were a slew of American passengers; not that them being American matters, a death is a death) get's released from prison because he's dying of cancer.....So they sent him to home (where he'd b accepted as a hero, as portrayed by the media) to die.....

They couldn't do that for Tookie Williams...and he allegedly killed 3 people in a convenience store in LA store. This isnt to say that if Tookie did commit the murders, he wasnt wrong. Murder is Murder, however how can anyone commit such a big crime against humanity, such as bombing a plane and walk away in the end?... Politics as Usual. Let it Marinate

R.I.P. Stanley "Tookie" Williams
R.I.P. The 3 People in the Store and Those on the Plane
And to the Terrorist....may ur god have mercy on ur sick soul

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WOW: Alleged rapist files charges against victim in Sweden on HIV infection grounds

Helsingborgs Dagblad, a Swedish newspaper, reported Monday that a man who has been arrested for sexual assault, has now pressed charges against the woman, whom he allegedly attacked, for not disclosing that she had HIV.

The incident happened in Helsingborg where the woman and the man took a taxi together. The man supposedly lured the woman up to his apartment stating that he was going to give her money for the taxi fare, and it is there that the incident is alleged to have happened.

The woman claims that he then forced her to have intercourse and participate in other sexual activities. She has explained that she begged him to use a condom, but to no avail. It was only when she told him that she had children waiting at home, that he let her go.

The man, on the other hand, told the police that he had paid her 3,512 Swedish krona (US$483) as he believed her to be a prostitute and that he was both sexually excited and drunk. He told the police that the reason she pressed charges against him was that she wanted to save herself. It is not confirmed whether the man has been infected. Sexual assault in Sweden is punishable by a minimum of two years in prison.


Source: Bizarrenews.com

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Get Money

I recently started working out again last friday and it feels really good to know that I'm taking some sort of proper steps to gettin my health in order. I been runnin, started boxing again and i been doin a lot...A LOT of calisthenics. My shoulders are gettin rocky again and my chest is starting to lift up already. Guess it's just my body rebuilding onto my natural frame. My arms have been bulging since last week. I feel like i could Hulk out lmao.

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What Can I Say It Turns Me On (c) Prince

So this blog i frequent (Strictly Fitteds) has a segment on their blog called Femme Fatales. In this section they contain two things that i Love. Flii Fitteds and Flii Girls wearin them. I don't know y this one caught my eye in particular tho. Maybe it's the chest Tattoo. Kinda synched with shorty cuz i got one about a month ago. But yeah U should c where I'm comin from. I'm bout to jus start buying my girl fitteds erry time i go hat shoppin. That should spice things up lmao.

Hassani Kwess- Cross Into The Block

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Updates as Far as my Art's Concerned

As u may kno this summer i've started projects, put thought into potential projects, negotiaated about projects that've been in the making for 3 years and slated projects to be put to the side. So Lemme give yall the down low on how this might (keyword) go down.

The AKZion Figures EP

***This was susposed to b the follow up to my pretty well received AKZionz ReAKZion mixtape (roughly 1,000 downloads to date; DL from the top of my blog). I posted videos on Vimeo and Youtube in search of beats. Some of which worked, most of which didn't at all concidering the sound i was trying to go for. In the wake of me coming back to DC from Philly this summer, me and my brother Hipnosis came up with the grand idea to follow up last springs mixtape Brothas in Arms. This was to be our reassurgence into raw mixtape rap. Jackin beats and ownin em. Puttin raw lyricism into perspective. This was susposed to be the third Mixtrape in Hipno's triloigy of mixtrapes this summer, with the title "I'm Hip: Brothas in Arms 2". However this project took a backseat to another "T.H.C." (The Hipnosis Chronicles) based Mixtape wit the brother Sol Zahran. I just wrote my first verse for this project yesterday and this should be pretty interesting to people that've heard my music. I'm gon b doin some experimenting wit this EP. Bare with me, lissen wit ur heart not wit ur ears.

BNA 2 Comin Soon/AKZion Figure EP Comin Sooner

Tha Vagabond Staxx Mixtape w/ G5 Clive

***Me and Clive got one song in the can for this project. As far a release goes, this joint could possibly hold off for a while conciderin his "Reign Check" project he been puttin a lot of time into. I got the chance to hear a few traks from it and GYYAAAAAAAAAAD DAMMMMNNNN!!!!! Clive mos def might have a spot on my tape, but since its an EP i'm gon try to shy away from features unless i REALLY bang wit the artist or i need a hook.

Ay Clive we need More Flicktures Together Moe

The Bronze Brotherhood: Wolverine vs. Collossus (Uptown X-Men)

*** Me and my brother Nate Grey, formerly known as K-Rob The Black Jesus, been had this joint in mind. This project been in the works for the past 2-3 years and we aint got a damn track yet lol, but a whole lot of thoughts. I like workin wit Nate (We don't do much together, got like 3-5 joints), but he's a visual artist and a visualizer. He's colorful and brings an energy out of every artist that I've seen him work with. We been planning this more this summer than ever,but still not much. I think i might buy him a Amtrak joint to Philly for a week sumtime this fall/winter and we gon bang it out in my dorm room and live off the land like John Rambo. This should be thee most interesting project that i would've laid hands on up to date. Keep a look out.

Me, Nate n Kiara afta the M1 Show @ Expo 8/2009

Me n Nate in Winter 2006

I'm gon keep yall posted as I always do and like the man I've always been, I won't disappoint y'all

1 Love

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Artwork on the Temple

So i'm talkin to my girl Jocelyn on skype. My shirts off and she asks wus my tattoo say across my chest. i tell her what it says in italian then i say it n english. Jocelyn is lowkey bubbly n fly, she like the '09 Holly Golighty.

She goes " wow that's so sweet, did they appreciate it or did they (goes into her suburban ass parents voice) well u coulda jus told us!!".

And i said" yeah, errbody liked it. except my grandmother. like i kno that she appreciates the gesture, but hates that its a tattoo. she be on that bible shyt wit it. Dont destroy ur temple. I'm like i'm an artist. im not gon get kno bullshyt done on me. im gettin art work im designin my temple. My Temple is gettin decked out. Let me do me. Destruction is all in one's perception in this sense."

Once a shorty said "when u get old its gon get all old and saggy." and i said "i can give a fuck, it had its time jus like i did. atleast its still significant. i aint gon have no saggy bull shyt on me. I'll wear my saggy significance anytime.

fuck wit my ink



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Srry Guys :-(

To all my subscribers srry i aint been bloggin as much. Innanet n my
house gay as fuck, gotta steal a connection from my neighbors. Im gon b
wrkn soon so im gon b able to blog more. I might hit a library or sumfin
to feed yall on here. And i need to do more personal blogs like i used
to. My blog lowkey gettin jii comercial. That aint the kinda blogger i
am. Jus aint been to struck by a thought lately without twittering it
first. But yeah, im not gon let u guys down young

Peace

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M1 Platoon- Generation Next Tour (Comin to DC 8/8/09)

This is y i luv all my brothers. Ads for they tour pHresh as shyt cuh!

Lola Maxwell Check the Rhyme

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Damn i owe, Lola and Cayan a review now lmao. Reviews comin soon lmao...hopefully

Cayan- District of Caylumbia II (mixtape)

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I ain't got a chance to lissen to this joint yet. I actually jus downloaded it muh damn self, i been bloggin on the run since my internet in the crib is so faulty. But all bullshyt aside, i got much respect for Cayan's bar game. He used this Sinitus Tempo beat a second ago that pissed me off (i was writin to that same beat lol), but he did it justice. I fuck wit real lyricists. Download now. More than sure this is another DMV Classic.

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NandoMcFly- Super Nike Nando

Super Nike Nando: The Music Video! from NandoMcFlyy. on Vimeo.

Cammy D- Goodie Bag

Cammy D aka Jenelle Marie is one to look out for on the DC Hip Hop Scene. With songs alongside Hipnosis, myself, Members of the M1 Platoon and G5 Clive in her repertoire, she is most definitely one of the premier fEmcees on the DMV scene. With a sound reminiscent of Jean Grae, Rah Digga, and Lauren Hill and laced in neo-soulesque vocals every once in a while, Cammy D has a sound that immediately distinguishes her from most artists. Stay tuned into her twitter and her myspace page to stay updated on her upcoming release Elephant Noise.

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Hipnosis- T.H.C. (The Hipnosis Chronicles)

I urge u all to download the free mixtape, T.H.C. now. My brother Hipnosis put a lot of work and dedication into this tape. A lot of Blood Sweat and Tears. This is one of his comin to age mixtapes that's a lot more personal than he has ever been on records, expressing his visions of the night scene driving through dc; his views on the state of HipHop; Love; and Money during the time of Recession. Though, I appear on 2 tracks (Paper Trail and Super Wavey Rmx) my opinion is unbiased as possible. On a 5 star scale this tape gets a very sturdy 4.5.

Be Sure to lissen to the Bonus Track by Cammy D.










B sure to follow instructions

1 split the dutch
2 break the herb
3 roll the L
4 light
5 burn

Peace and Blessings

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