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Easter…Awesome.

Well, after many persuation I decided to join my folks today for church. I haven’t gone with them for a very long time mostly because it was a pain to drive up and meet them so early in the morning.

Figured today was “excusable” if you can call it that. I learned two things in that sermon and 1 thing I will try to apply daily (or at least try).

You dont need a complex sermon with extravagant wording in order to reach people. The Word does just find by itself it is the focus of the sermon.

There are so many things to be thankful about that its a shame that I forget about them or not even think of them as things to be thankful about.

And the one thing I will try to do daily?

Say thanks for at least 1 one thing in my life that per day. Shouldn’t be tough thinking about them but it should prove difficult remembering to do it daily

Anyway, me and my better half decided to check out the beach after the gym.  While it as cold and windy and fucked up my hair, she had alot of fun and I took some pics of her and the beach with my iphone (yay iphone).  I’ll link them from my facebook account once I upload them.

Here’s a wtf pic from the beach…

HipHop Friday: A Tribe Called Quest

This classic comes from my all time favorite group.

A Tribe Called Quest, the first CD I ever bought was Beats, Rhymes & Life.  I even remember I went to the Blockbuster with my cousin Mike to pick up some new CDs after we had gotten our Christmas cash.

Picked up that CD and Outkast: ATLiens.  The major reason I picked it up was because of the cover.  I instantly fell in love with ATCQ and I havent looked back since.  I even think their last CD was decent, much to the contradiction of others.

Album Name – Midnight Marauders

• Released: November 9, 1993
• Billboard 200 Top R&B: 8
• Hip Hop Albums: 1

 

Gnarls Barkley – Banned?

Well, this caught me by surprise in the today. I had heard reports of the video the album’s first single was reportely banned from MTV.

Now I’m thinking to myself “Wow these guys must have done something to piss off the status quoe, good for them!” So I managed to find the video in youtube, so I sat meself down and prepared myself for the mind bending experience that this video would expose me to. I mean it must be that great if MTV banned it (supposedly).

Hip-Hop Friday: The Pharcyde & Artifacts

Today’s HipHop track comes The Pharcyde – Hey You.

Chill track with some solid lyrics, it’s a shame the most of the group went their seperate ways.

Album name – Labcabincalifornia

• Released: November 14, 1995
• Billboard 200 chart position: 37
• R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: 17

 

Since I missed last week’s HipHop Friday I decided to make it a double
dose of classic joints.

Second dose comes from Artifacts - The Ultimate.

Dope lyrics and a great bassline.

Artifacts are a now-defunct hip hop duo consisting of El Da Sensei and Tame One. They originated from Newark, New Jersey where they made underground music that paid homage to the four elements of hip hop.

Album name – That’s Them

• Released: April 15, 1997
• Billboard 200 chart position: #134
• R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #25