Saturday, September 8, 2007

they say... "confidence + confidence = arrogance" PT. 1 (Kanye West )



"wit so much personality, what do u want from me?............ I ca' be by myself & enjoy the company"

-Kanye West




Is arrogance a bad thing???... what do u say?... I say it's not THAT bad!

Honestly when i first started noticing the shit this fool did i was like, "who this ni**a think he is"... but recently this dude has been crackin' me the fuck up!... I mean he takes cockiness to a whole notha' level and I LOVE THIS SHIT!
I don't blame the guy he's a top notch producer who is also a beast on the mic and he knows it!


I mean if u honestly in ur heart feel ur at a certain point financially, career wise, socially, sexually, intellectually, etc. is it OK to voice that or walk with that "I KNOW I AM" swagger?... with that said i don't condone looking down on other people or being disrespectful toward anyone or thing but you should be able to be confident in ur positive aspects even if sometimes its seen as overly confident.

By definition, confidence is belief in oneself and one's powers or abilities; self-confidence; self-reliance; assurance
ANNNNNNND...
Arrogance is an offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride.

So is it safe to say, if you are in fact superior(higher in rank) than another person(s) in certain areas it IS ok to act accordingly... i know a few people who say shit like, "i cant stand that arrogant ass moth-f@!*a" and at that very moment i wonder is that the inferior person that is considered lower than the "arrogant" asshole?... I mean the world needs balance if everyone were arrogant, there would be no such thing as arrogant and it would be the norm.

I feel like confidence is something every single person on the planet has in at least one area of their life... u might be confident that you can smoke 100 cigarettes in a day, that you are the most talented monopoly player in the history of ever, that ur the best drunk driver, or you may be confident in something as simple as the best PRODUCER at this present time(hence Mr. West).



What im saying is once you reach a certain level of confidence its seen as arrogance... but why?... and SO FUCKIN' WHAT!... be proud of what you have, what u can do, and more importantly WHAT/WHO YOU ARE!

I've been called arrogant many times(or conceited, take ur pick) and at first i would fight the accusation but it came to the point where people are gonna believe what they want to believe anyway and thats where the attitude derived from... that transformed into a part of my persona that shows at certain times when I'm "feelin' myself"(and i don't mean drunk...lol)... and now i don't even bother explaining myself i just enjoy the over confidant remarks from my "inferior haters".

I feel like people should flaunt their positive aspects...

(TO BE CONTINUED...)


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Kanye is the poster-boy for this persona with quotes like:

- "George Bush doesn't care about black people""(15 seconds left on video #1)

and more recently:

- "I wanna' do music cuz i know people need my music, people need Kanye West albums"(2:35 left on video #2)

- "They feel like, Yo... You know he's got a God complex cuz he said if they wrote the Bible again he would be in it... DUHHHH! YEA I WOULD BE IN IT!..." (1:11 left on video #2)

- "I'm high up on the line u ca get behind me/ but my head so big u cant sit behind me"( 1:53 left on video #3)

- "IF I DONT WIN, THE AWARD SHOW LOSES! CREDIBILITY!"(just watch the whole video... lmao!)
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VIDEO #1


VIDEO #2


VIDEO #3


VIDEO #4

Thursday, September 6, 2007

they say... "media rots ur brain"...

lately ive had a random ass thinking pattern about the crap ive been watching and listening to, for instance...

Let me start with the talk of the summer (or @ least the end of the summer)... KANYE vs. 50... aka MR. "you cant tell me nothin" vs. MR. "i get money"...
both albums drop on Sept. 11th (whats with rapperS droppin albums on that date???)... personally i think its a hoax to boost record sales... but all-in-all beyond the publicity stunts imma' cop that KANYE because i feel it'll be a better variety of music than "50" and his same-ass-songs on every album scheme. Might i add i already have both the albums jus havent had time to really listen 2 em in comparison!

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Okay moving on to more important shit... the controversy over the "READ A BOOK" video being aired on BET...

I cant believe black people are actually getting up the nerves to speak out against this... i mean cmon' are u FUCKING serious???.........

U fuckin people mean to tell me that you'll watch the SERIOUSNESS of women shakin their asses (which i must admit i guiltily enjoy,) rappers promoting alchohol and jewelry above more important things, and mothafuckas in general coonin and actin a foo'!.......... FOR INSTANCE "SUPER MANNNN THAT HOE" (but i'll get back to that later...lmao... OMG)
These people are borderline insane... so the video "a bay bay"... "i get money"... "crank that soulja boy"... ETC. are that much different than this... and this actually has a positive yet SATIRICAL message!... what this is saying TO ME issssss that parent don't mind if its REAL ignorance but if it's FAKE cartoon ignorance it's a problem?.... WOOOOOW... TALK ABOUT A REALITY CHECK!!!

[side note: as a fellow black man i should'nt say this but, I cant belive that "uncle tom" ass Tony Harris(African-American cnn newscaster)]
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Now back to.....
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"CRANK THAT SOULJA BOY" ...&... "SUPER MANNNN THAT HOE"...

Is it?... or Is it NOT?... more than hilarious that this dance is takin the club scene by storm...

*I CANT FRONT THE BEAT DOES SLAP THO!*

I kid u not a home girl of mines said she went to club in the BAY AREA (GEOFFREY'S 1ST SATURDAY'S to be exact) and they had to turn the song off because everybody on the 2nd floor was doing the dance and it felt like the floor was gonna cave in.... [crackin up laughing]...

I'll admit I don't know how accurate that statement was but i could only imagine... DONT GET ME WRONG!... I'm not tranna' hate on the song or the video... but why are grown ass people(i refuse to say adults) doin this 07' hokey pokey in a club with they good clothes on... but hey all & all i'd rather that then somebody shootin' up the spot.





ON 2ND THOUGH.... NAHHHH FUCK THAT... THAT SHIT IS IGNORANT!!!!!!!! (lmao)
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Moving right along... QUESTION???..........................


WHAT THE FUCK KIND OF CRACK IS SHAQ'S WIFE SMOKIN'???... (i dont use this word when speakin of women especially my sistas... BUT...) IS THIS BITCH CRAZY!?...

[DISCLAIMER: im not sure if this is true or not... could be 100% wrong but this is what i heard/read...]

It was said that Shaq's wife was messin around with the personal trainer that Shaq hired and payed for her to have... this 27 year old Cuban cat... hahahaha... lmao!... hella shady!... i hope she didnt realy cheat on the brother tho.

Besides she gonna be paid either way, least just say she DID cheat... this means she wont get alimony... BUT... and there is big BUT (buffie the body size butt...lol) cuz she got 4 kids by ol' boy and she gone get close $20 or $30 thousand a month per child.... so you do the MATH!

i guess... THE INSTITUTION OF MARRIAGE AIN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE!

READ THE ARTICLE FOR YOURSELF (click here)
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The next 1 is more of a personal thing... so i was in L.A. this weekend and while in the car riding around L.A. the radio was playing (i always listen to a little radio when im outta town to see what playin')... anywho this commercial came on late sunday night i died laughin.... it was an advertisement for "RENT-A-WHEEL"... YESSSS i said RENT.... A.... WHEEL!... i was like r u fuckin kidding me... this place rents out rims & tires... i mean if u cant afford RIMS of all things then u dont really need em that bad!!!
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NOW THATS GANGSTA!


NOVEMBER 2ND to be exact "American Gangster" comes out and im already juiced.... heres the all-star line up... Denzel, Russel Crowe, Cuba Gooding Jr.(maybe he can redeem his sell-out career), Common, T.I., and RZA...


People go see this shit... i looks like its gone be the shit annnnd its based on a true story!... UV BEEN WEEL INFORMED!


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OKAY!... im done... until next time this my randomness... PEEEAACE!