http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/09/what_kanye_west_means.php
This is history through the veil, again. It's virtually impossible to be a black person and believe that Americans were somehow more humble in the past. Our very existence springs from an act of immodesty. I can't even begin to imagine the Native American read on this one.
9/16/09
9/14/09
A Gentleman And The Hierarchy Of Success
Really enjoyed this article from the Urban Gentleman today. It was about Swift-Westgate, but in it he talks about some of his routines that he considers to be important to being a gentleman.
Haircut every Thursday,
clothes perfectly ironed,
class and work before time,
open doors and pull out chairs for all women,
exercise daily,
read the Times and Journal everyday,
always have an interesting book I'm reading,
spend QT with friends and family,
savings and investments in order,
weekly shoe shine (my nephew does it and I tip him very well-
you have to teach young kids how to save),
practice my second language weekly,
volunteer atleast once a month,
keep my car and house clean,
wardrobe immaculate...
and no turning hoes into housewives.
I love lists, so I also I enjoyed this from Seth Godin's blog. In the article he talks about what he believes is his hierarchy of success, which is :
1. Attitude
2. Approach
3. Goals
4. Strategy
5. Tactics
6. Execution
Haircut every Thursday,
clothes perfectly ironed,
class and work before time,
open doors and pull out chairs for all women,
exercise daily,
read the Times and Journal everyday,
always have an interesting book I'm reading,
spend QT with friends and family,
savings and investments in order,
weekly shoe shine (my nephew does it and I tip him very well-
you have to teach young kids how to save),
practice my second language weekly,
volunteer atleast once a month,
keep my car and house clean,
wardrobe immaculate...
and no turning hoes into housewives.
I love lists, so I also I enjoyed this from Seth Godin's blog. In the article he talks about what he believes is his hierarchy of success, which is :
1. Attitude
2. Approach
3. Goals
4. Strategy
5. Tactics
6. Execution
9/10/09
Nobody cares.
I'm sort of obsessed with what people are thinking. And the only reason why is because I have no idea what people are thinking. Of course, I have evidence with which to make a hypothesis, but outside of that, I got no fucking clue. I used to think that my actions affect people in a way that they could react to and respond to. And I just recently realized that people aren't like me.
They are content in their very small and little worlds. My world is no bigger than theirs, of course, but I am constantly seeking a way to expand my perception or my environment. I don't always actually succeed or committ an action, but that need is always there.
Why am I writing this?
To express that my actions are in a sort of void. A void of apathy. Think about that.
We live in a world where no one cares. This means that for the most part you don't have to worry about people's reactions to you, about what they're feeling or what they're thinking, because in the end, it's really irrelevant. People may pretend certain reactions for whatever reason to your small little interaction with them, but for the most part, your actions don't affect other people. So if your current present action is not of the fullest part of your self, then it was useless.
And in the end, that actually gives me comfort, because it allows me to be who I really am. So fuck what you think, and have a wonderful day.
They are content in their very small and little worlds. My world is no bigger than theirs, of course, but I am constantly seeking a way to expand my perception or my environment. I don't always actually succeed or committ an action, but that need is always there.
Why am I writing this?
To express that my actions are in a sort of void. A void of apathy. Think about that.
We live in a world where no one cares. This means that for the most part you don't have to worry about people's reactions to you, about what they're feeling or what they're thinking, because in the end, it's really irrelevant. People may pretend certain reactions for whatever reason to your small little interaction with them, but for the most part, your actions don't affect other people. So if your current present action is not of the fullest part of your self, then it was useless.
And in the end, that actually gives me comfort, because it allows me to be who I really am. So fuck what you think, and have a wonderful day.
9/9/09
Maybe it's the nicotine withdrawl talking...
But this beat a day project is over. I realized ultimately no one cares. Unless I could find people who were actually interested in rapping on these tracks, maybe, there'd be a point to it. So, right now, it's purely, fuck beats, and it's about making songs.
Moving on, when looking through really cheap records, I will almost always choose a record if the person is smoking in a cool way on the cover. Like the Marco Polo's Port Authority. He really looks like he is dying. And I LOVE THAT. Maybe that's just my personality.
Yeah, I just recently quit smoking. So I am not feeling good at all. More later.
Moving on, when looking through really cheap records, I will almost always choose a record if the person is smoking in a cool way on the cover. Like the Marco Polo's Port Authority. He really looks like he is dying. And I LOVE THAT. Maybe that's just my personality.
Yeah, I just recently quit smoking. So I am not feeling good at all. More later.
9/6/09
Just Had An Epiphany
I was reading this article and, it made realize me posting beats every day and a song a week isn't enough to get people interested in reading. Also, just doing this blog so people read it really isn't a specific enough goal. I've always kind of been that person though. Doing things just purely for the sake of it. I've been doing this music thing for ten years just for the sake of it until I came to the realization that you can't live life in a vacuum.
I started with a program called Modplug Tracker. It was incredibly simple, and at the time, my sampling was limited to sample packs that my friend had given me and the occassional dabble into "crazy" sampling of mp3s I downloaded off the Internet. I was just doing this for fun, and I just decided to show my friend this really good beat I did. He really liked it. And we've been working together for the past ten years on and off with him rapping over my beats. Or atleast we tried to. That sort of all fell apart.
Funny thing is, I look back on the quality of everything and I'm really surprised how far I've come and always how little things have changed.
So, this this first song was recorded way back in 1999 or 2000. I remember we went to crazy lengths to try and get a good recording. We had him sit in my closet with a whole bunch of pillows all around him with the mic like two inches away from his mouth. It was hilarious... Oh yeah, and for some reason I was really into the lo-fi aesthetic, so even though the beat was made with my computer I recorded it onto a four track recorder and had him record onto that and THEN put it back into the computer after it was recorded so I could mess with everything.
Here's the track.
It's named after a chick my friend was into in high school. Pronounced Ann-uh-eed. Anyways, hope you enjoyed my little sharing session with you today.
I started with a program called Modplug Tracker. It was incredibly simple, and at the time, my sampling was limited to sample packs that my friend had given me and the occassional dabble into "crazy" sampling of mp3s I downloaded off the Internet. I was just doing this for fun, and I just decided to show my friend this really good beat I did. He really liked it. And we've been working together for the past ten years on and off with him rapping over my beats. Or atleast we tried to. That sort of all fell apart.
Funny thing is, I look back on the quality of everything and I'm really surprised how far I've come and always how little things have changed.
So, this this first song was recorded way back in 1999 or 2000. I remember we went to crazy lengths to try and get a good recording. We had him sit in my closet with a whole bunch of pillows all around him with the mic like two inches away from his mouth. It was hilarious... Oh yeah, and for some reason I was really into the lo-fi aesthetic, so even though the beat was made with my computer I recorded it onto a four track recorder and had him record onto that and THEN put it back into the computer after it was recorded so I could mess with everything.
Here's the track.
It's named after a chick my friend was into in high school. Pronounced Ann-uh-eed. Anyways, hope you enjoyed my little sharing session with you today.
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