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Black History Month, the Election, NY Giants, Mixtapes...

It’s black history month, the election is bigger than ever and the Giants just won the Superbowl. With all that said I will still find a way to plug my career and my new CD within this entry. For those fellow Giant fans out there, congrats. It’s been a long time coming for them and even if you’re not a fan you may still be able to identify with being an underdog in any situation. I must say I feel sorry for the Patriots after almost completing a perfect season. I don't think almost will ever have the same meaning to them. How do you regroup after a season like that? I know the feeling of coming close and I also know what its like to be an underdog.

The day after Super Tuesday I have to admit I have never been one to be too involved with politics. I know enough to consider myself informed and I remain ignorant enough to never feel dependent on an elected official to shape my life. That does not take away the importance of this election. I remember watching the TV series 24 and seeing an African-American president on the show and thinking we were decades away from America accepting such a drastic move. Here we are in 2008 and America is in a place where we have the power to elect Barack Obama as our next president. On one hand I listen to his speeches and can see that change is his motive and I actually believe him. On the other hand, I don't have enough of an opinion on the issues at hand to look to one man to affect my day-to-day life. I am aware that healthcare is big, teachers’ salaries should go up, college education is expensive as all hell, war is stupid and oil is a necessity but what I have no clue about is who really makes these decisions and will one human's occupation affect my path. All of this inspired my release in March which is entitled March On Washington. I will save this topic for next time.

I don't want to skip February so to briefly sum it up, I was inspired by relationships around me, past, present and those I hear about to bring you a CD mixed by DJ Victorious and starring me entitled Love Jones. We took clips from the film, some of my unofficial R&B remixes and songs that show some of the ups and downs of male-female relations. If you're a lady and you want to know why men cheat or what makes dudes not want to commit or why we're afraid to be hurt then take a listen. Well honestly, I've taken my personal experiences and those I've witnessed to bring you a well-rounded disc that may surprise a lot of listeners. If I do say so myself not many emcees at this level in my career would do something as daring to release music dedicated to...well I guess you would call it love. Love of women, love of myself, love of money and success. We all go through this shit but very few hip-hop artists are bold enough to venture into doing this type of vulnerable music. I’ve always used rap music as a tool and over the years I’ve recorded songs that captured my true feelings over beats. Sometimes it’s my story, other times I used the lives of those around me. Either way it is a very entertaining collection of joints. Listening to it, I reflected back to what I was going through during penning a lot of these songs. I’m sure people out there can identify with being hurt, hurting someone or helping another person through it.

I've already been receiving scrutiny and doubt since I staked my claim to drop 12 CDs this year. It’s nothing new to me though; I enjoy being doubted in this game.

I would like to thank all of you that supported The Wire mixtape and special thanks to Julito aka Namond Brice from the cast for jumping on and hosting the CD. We got a lot of love at the official Wire party at BB Kings.

For the Love Jones CD I will have a release party on February 14th at Nest on 28th street between 7th and 8th avenue in New York, NY, doors open at 530pm everyone free before 7pm, ladies $1 after and men $5 for the rest of the night. It will be a very eventful night with free giveaways, food and music. So if you have a date or you do the love thing bring your peoples with you or come through after or before you handle your bizness. 2 days before that I'm at Don Hills for a very big concert series held by DJ Bedtyme 357 featuring myself, Torae, Nina B, Skyzoo, Sic Osyrus and some other notable artists. I think it costs $1, if you're in New York you should be in attendance on February 12th. February 29th I will be performing with King Magnetic in Pennsylvania at 3rd & Walnut. I also just signed on to speak on a panel on February 26th at Brooklyn College, details to come.

-The Present
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