Abu Dhabi, UAE
August, 2010
Yuna - Live Your Life (Prod. by Pharrell)
Pretty dope to see a Muslim sister from Malaysia collaborate with Pharrell. Music is a universal language.
La hermosa, el peligro distinto
New York at sunrise.
Amy Winehouse - Love is a Losing Game Feat. Mos Def (Live)
Money ain’t a thing. I’m a king, you’re a queen…
Big money chips sit stacked in the whip. Told me,
‘King love queen? Holler, bet all black.
Like, we can beat the house, cash out, and just bounce
Ride out into the sunset and never come back.’
Yeah, it sounds like a plan
And they deal you a hand
And the chips don’t fall like they did before
Like at first it was awesome
Now it’s just torture
Cleaning me out with the game that I taught ya’
I guess it’s my fault for taking your offer
Casino on the TV in the hotel room
I watch it for a few, now I’m thinking about you
Who’s Ginger? Who’s Sam?
Was it all just a scam?
Did you even give a damn?
I stretch out my hand but you ain’t coming back
And you breeze with my stacks
But it’s deeper than that
I just wonder where you at
And how I can get there
You whispered in my left ear,
‘Money ain’t a thing. You’re a king, I’m a queen.’
- Mos Def
One of my favorite Mos verses.
How intricate this world is.
Went to London town, tore it down, and threw my necklace.
Marching into the ocean.
Tim Hardaway ‘In Yo Face’ to Charles Barkley
Man, I think I’ve watched this video 100 times. Hahaha, I love this.
Why I Deleted My Blog
I just want to say that you shouldn’t take it as an insult if someone doesn’t “follow you back” or “unfollows you.” Separate your blogs, twitters, facebooks, whatever from your perception of self. People put way too much effort and care into having some sort of online persona these days.
There’s a real world out there that exists outside of your computer screen.
I follow the blog. Not the person. I don’t know any of you in the real world, so why would I assess you as a person? My opinion of a blog is not an opinion of the blogger. Why would you need a stranger like me to give you some feeling of acceptance? I’m sure I follow people who don’t follow me back. Who cares?! Hahaha. Seriously. My blog isn’t for everyone. Some find it entertaining. Some people probably find my blog boring. I don’t reblog anything. I post music that some people hate and others like. I’m humbled that people do enjoy it though. I do like to receive feedback from you’ll on the things I post.
But I don’t live for that.
So that tumblr culture kind of just took the fun out of it for me. “I’m going to follow your blog so you can follow my blog.” And I just became tired of that.
Then I realized, tumblr is a nice place for me to share the photos I take and the music I love. I follow a lot of cool blogs. So I re-upped it.
The point is, not everyone has the same interests. So if you’re a blogger who posts Ryan Gosling memes all day, I probably won’t follow your blog. Hahaha.
It’s all good though.
