Marijuana....Teach your kids it's not a dirty word.

Peace!

I recently came across this documentary about marijuana and well lets just say it inspired me to share some thoughts. The movie is called "The Union" and discusses the business behind marijuana, amongst other things. Everything from marijuana as a drug to agricultural hemp being one of the most useful plants on earth, this was a well put together film.



Watching this documentary took me back to my high school days when, in addition to being a pothead, I deemed myself a "weedologist". Those were the days weren't they? I always thought that if I was gonna spend so much time getting high I might as well learn about the substance. It lead me to a lot of research and after a while I found myself asking, "what's so bad about it?" I mean just like anything else it has its ups and downs but really, what's so bad about it? Many people who are against it can't tell you and a rational discussion will leave them with only one defense mechanism..."its illegal." True and so is being in this country without "proper documentation" but millions of people do it anyway.

I just think the issue at hand needs a major re-evaluation (decriminalization for starters). I guess I just don't feel like it's fair that harmless weed smokers can be locked up with "real" criminals. It's also whack that many of us have forgotten how to use the drug for constructive purposes (i.e. meditation/healing). Its gotta have some usefulness right? After all Native Americans used it to find peace (Peace pipes) and EVERYONE loves Bob Marley so I don't even need to go there. It seems though that the real problem is explaining some of these facts to the kids. Its a lot easier to just tell them not to do it cause it's illegal (it's funny how most of them end of doing it anyway at some point or another). Im not sure how I will break it down down to my kids but I'll probably start the convo off with this song:



*Disclaimer: I certainly do not promote the use of weed smoking....to any1 that hasn't done it before, lol! Enjoy folks. Peace, love and grass juice.

African Royalty - Fashion @ Its Best

Fashion, style, art, swagg...it all comes from the motherland. I decided that I am going to make a beat from this.....#INSPIRED

I BET YOU AINT GOT NO THROWN AT YOUR SPOT

FON (KING) of BANDJUN - CAMEROON

ARE THOSE STUNNER SHADES?

SIJUWADE - 15TH ONI (KING) OF IFE

A LIL SPOOKY BUT POWERFUL NONETHELESS

NOBODY DOES FASHION LIKE AFRICANS

WOW!

MICHELLE OBAMA by DANIEL EDWARDS

OPRAH by DANIEL EDWARDS

THANDIE NEWTON AS CLEOPATRA

STOP HATIN' HER MOTHER'S FROM ZIMBABWE


"THE KING NEVER DIES"

To Infinity and Beyond!

For decades the earth had been "shrinking" due to the fact that we can reach different corners of the planet in a fraction of the time than it took in the previous decade. Well now one company is taking it a step further, outer space. The Virgin Company (as in Virgin Airways, Virgin Games, Virgin Radio, Virgin Mobile, etc.) is now offering trips into to space under the newest company Virgin Galactic. For a meager $200,000 you can secure your seat on a plane ride that reaches heights of 68 miles over the earth's atmosphere.

This might not mean much to the average person but to geeks...uh, folks like me, THIS IS SO INCREDIBLE. Its the next BIG thing in history and 1 more thing I gotta do before I die. The project has been in the works for 5 years and the first real flight date is unknown but check the video to see how close this reality is.

This is Just Down Right Sexy!!!

The artform....not so much the artist of course. This is art at its best. Enjoy!

For the Spanish speaking impaired here is what he says at the beginning: "greetings, my name is Yancarlos Sanchez and I'm going to play a song entitled 'walking with my friend' with my Kalimba. I hope yall like."

The Spirit of Hip Hop

Hip-hop is enjoyed by many but there are only few who really understand its power.

I'm Wild Like That

One of the best parts of Central Florida, in my opinion, is the wildlife. Yup! I love the animals I've seen here (I'm the guy that knows more about what's poppin' on Animal Planet than SportsCenter). There's an ill mix of North American woodlands and equatorial tropics (in laymens terms: the animals here are cool as Sh*%!). The palm trees and lizards make it seem a little exotic here but the opossum and deer remind me that I haven't gone too far. The pics below are just a few of the many animals I've seen so far....well I haven't seen ALL of these animals yet but wishful thinking will make sure that I do.

To be or not to be dope? That is the question...

Today's inspiration comes from the 90s. 1990 to be exact. A song from the Rocky V soundtrack called "Go For It!" MC Breeze on the track, remember that one? Watching this video reminded me how uplifting hip hop was in the 90s. I know, I know we can't go back and that time is over but it don't hurt to reminisce a little do it?

This song is inspirational in answering the question: to be or not to be?...Dope that is. The answer: HELL YEAH! Be dope, be fly, be cool, be whatever the hell you wanna be. Everything but a wannabe and just GO FOR IT!

What's The Big Idea?

Since I got my new computer I haven't found the time to reinstall Reason so I have been making beats exclusively on FL STUDIO 9 (version 9 is something serious, those of you still rockin with older versions, time to take it up a notch). Now there are quite a few producers/nay-sayers that still don't regard FL Studio as a credible DAW/Production program (not sure why though). Mainly because the stock sounds that it comes with are garbage (ok fine, good point).
Despite that minor issue, let us not forget how easily that problem can be remedied. Download some external VSTi's and add your own sample kits and "VIOLA!" problem solved. I personally think that FL STUDIO is a fully functional DAW (especially since they added microphone recording capabilities in version 8) and can contend with the best of them.