I Know Nothing

When you want something wanting it is good but it isn’t enough to just want it because there are a million other people, all better than you, who want the same thing. You have to love it, you have to work hard for it and then just when you feel like you can’t go any more and you need a break, you have to work even harder! It is not enough for you to say that you love it because words can be negated, ignored and fall on deaf ears. You have to prove that you love it. During this process you may question your motives for running yourself ragged and working your fingers to the bone but trust me, “every dog has his day”. Every question or concern you have now will be answered in time. No one has all the answers but if no one ever tries no one will ever find out. So never give up and never give in.

Life is a love story.

Photo credit: Ashton Gooding

     -SoHo

The Agytators!

While meditating the other day these two very special individuals came to mind, Melly Shabazz and Coco Black (seen above from left to right). There once was a time when this combination went by the name “The Agytators” and rightfully so. They didn’t quite fit any mold nor did they sit comfortably in a box created by society but judging from their names you could tell that they never intended to fit in. Regardless of the powerful, semi controversial names and their outspoken appearance, these two produced some of the best work the internet has ever seen forcing those that may have initially questioned them to respect them. As sad as I was to see them go their separate ways, I know that every thing happens for a reason and no matter how the situation may seem at first, always remember: progression requires change. I just wanted them to know that “The Agytators” were apart of what made 2009 such a great year.

Blessings to those beautiful souls.

     -SoHo

La croissance d'une fleur

There once was a girl, there is always a girl. Have you ever noticed that? In every story, every fable, every religion, every ambition and never far behind every ambitious man you will find a girl. Often times you will find a woman but I suppose every woman is still a little girl at heart. HEART! The heart is such an interesting specimen and an even more interesting idea in a conversation with a woman. We all have hearts but there is something very special about the hearts of women, something that will not be found in textbooks or laboratories at medical school. The hearts of women is born light, little girls seems to float as they walk full of joy and blinded by bliss. They carry this jubilee with them for as long as they can and they keep it close to their heart. As they grow older and begin to see the world for what it is they pick up some weight and unlike the male of the species whose weight rest on his shoulders, women place the weight in the strongest part of their body, their heart. By the time women get to college they become experts in gathering, storing and releasing weight from their hearts as they have had much practice doing so in high school. (Those that skipped out on those classes may find life a bit more challenging.) By this point and time in their lives women have come to expect certain things from men, non of which are good things but over time women have become tolerable. More important than their toleration for the ignoramus, indifferent, indecent behavior of the men they encounter is their understanding of such behavior. Not only do women go through situations but they also learn, they adapt and they continue moving. However in all of this learning and adapting to the male species it may seem that the women aren’t learning at all due to their knack for making the same “mistakes” time and time again but what the male species is incapable of comprehending is that what he sees as a mistake, women understand as a necessary proceeding because to women it is better to have loved and lost than to have never known love at all. The ability to undergo a lifetime of heartache, suffering, humiliation, disappointment, detachment and disrespect is what makes the female heart so special.

Je t’aime de belles fleurs!

-SoHo

Concrete Conversations

I appreciate having been blessed enough to be able to be able to speak with Dr. Phil on a personal level. There are many people that you will come across in life that are in love with the sound of their own voice and few who actually make sense when they speak but every once in a while you’ll get a chance to have a conversation with the kid that didn’t really want to speak most of the time and came off a bit sheepish and you’ll ask yourself “what was everyone else talking about?” What I appreciate and respect about “Lockness” the most is that he always speaks from his heart. It is as if he doesn’t know how to do anything else. That is truly a noble quality. 

Much love to the good Dr. Phil.

     -SoHo

Baby Look Back

1982 Porsche 928 

V8 engine, rear wheel drive, 5 speed manual transmission, and standard turbo s type braking system. In 1982 this car may have been a force to recon with but only on the open road, good luck trying to beat the Porsche 911. In races people that vote for the underdog are wise. Some feel sorry for the underdog and root for them through their compassion, while others relate to the underdog and understand that we are all underdogs at some point and time in our life and yet we make it through. So in the end it is the will of the driver that determines the outcome of the race, no matter what position he begins in or the circumstances he face along the way. If you remain as focused as you began you will come out on top.

SoHo

The Definition of Classic

1957 Type W121 Mercedes 190 Sedan

I’ve had this picture in iPhoto for a little over a week now and I’ve looked at it everyday and everyday I’d say “one day I will share you with the world.” I’ve been feeling rather bored with the current state of affairs and I am very tempted to shake up the etch a sketch but I have some things in line like skates and I need them to go according to plan so I won’t do that however I do think another road trip is on the horizon. True happiness comes from within but is only realized on the open road, far from anything that reminds you of home; living in America.

SoHo

Get Em'

The Dasher Man: Love Game from Jason Burke on Vimeo.

Her influence is far and wide.

SoHo

Paid The Cost

“Own boss! Own your masters, slaves, a mentality I carry with me to this very day.” Shawn Carter

America is designed in a way that money is an eminent part of survival. Having it doesn’t allow you as much as people believe that it does however not having it drastically limits you. When you move from not having it to having it, it seems like a weight has been lifted off of you shoulders hence the feeling of money granting a better life. Quite honestly money is just a tool however when living in a major city the importance of that tool is magnified. There are no natural resources, no fruit trees in the park to go pick, no wild animals to catch, kill and cook so if you wish to eat, you have to pay. I’ve come to the understanding that when Lincoln passed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 slavery changed it’s clothes. In it’s original form in America slave masters were of European descent in the modern form of slavery the masters are still of European descent; don’t believe me? Just take a look at the money and smile because that is your new master.

You are powerless without the money so you devise a plan to get the money, then you work hard to carry that plan out to the smallest detail and you get the money. However this is just the beginning because then you have to do it again, better than you did it the first time and each time you set your sights higher than before. Soon you even forget why you are doing this, all you know is that it must be done. Even after you get the money you are not done because you will always want more, it will never seem like enough. After you purchase what material goods you desire and pay all bills, you need more to repeat the process and you slide into a never-ending cycle.

You wanted the money so that you can have certain freedoms but the irony of it is that you have become a slave to money.

SoHo

Peace King

Ancient Hittite Hieroglyphs; Karkemish

When the confused lead the blind we both walk off the cliff.

SoHo

The Numerical Equivalence of Self

The Nation of Gods & Earths

-       In the twelve jewels of Islam #7 is food.

-       #7 is on the Universal Flag of the nation

-       In Supreme Mathematics 7 represents Allah (God)

-       There is also an 8 point star on the flag

-       The 7^th point represents “Actual Facts”

 

Science

-       Only 7 distinct objects in our solar system can be seen with the naked eye: the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus & Saturn.

-       7 represents a neutral PH level

-       The atomic number of Nitrogen is 7

-       There are 7 colors in the rainbow

 

Christianity

-       7 days of creation

-       The 7^th day is the Sabbath

-       7 Virtues

-       7 Deadly Sins

-       7 Churches of Asia

-       7 seals to be broken to unleash 7 plagues to end the world.

 

Islam

-       7 doors to hell

-       7 fires of hell

 

Judaism

-       7 candles on the Menorah

-       7 days of Passover

-       The Israelites marched around Jericho for 7 days and 7 times on the 7^th day.

-       The walls of Jericho fell on the 7^th day.

 

I was born on the 7^th day of the 8^th month in the 88^th year. The number 8 is the symbol of infinity. It appears 3 times in the date of my birth symbolizing the “Trinity of Infinity.”

You won’t know where you are going until you know who you are.

SoHo

The Revelations of Åten

Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt

Akenaten, Nefertiti and their children

 

1353 BC -1336 BC

- Akenaten ruled as Pharaoh of Egypt.

- Went against traditional Egyptian polytheism (many gods)

- Declared Aten (Sun God) the most powerful of all the Gods

- The first introduction of henotheism (one main God & many other supporting gods) in Egypt.

 

Sunday is really named “Sun’s Day” because its original purpose was to be a day of observation dedicated to the Sun God. Now it’s a bit easier to understand why Sunday is viewed as a religious day in most modern day religions and despite the fact that the Egyptian people weren’t too pleased with Akenaten’s new religious direction, he must have had some fans somewhere because Sunday is still viewed as a religious day, implying that Aten is the most powerful God.

 

You already know the answers you seek; you just don’t remember that you know. What you are in search of is the right questions. 

SoHo

The Way, The Truth & The Light

“I’m cool in my afterlife if I’m reading these chapters right” Shawn Carter

The Bible

One of the most controversial books ever written and one of the most disputed stories ever told. Scholars have been trying to come to a unified understanding about the scriptures and their correct interpretation. Most of the people that aren’t religious weren’t raised in religion. Most of those who were raised with a religious backing usually stray away but always return to their upbringing in times of need.

If you can correctly interpret the verses in the bible you would have learned the key to living: long, happy, healthy, wealthy & wise. There is only one problem. The accepted version of the bible is missing some books. The bible is the greatest story ever told and the main character in this story is Jesus Christ, however there are many years of his life missing from the bible, 18 to be exact. Those missing books are the key to understanding the connection between mind, body & soul, the earth and the universe in respect to the countless other universe, the key to the lock on our full brain ability and transcending the physical.

You already know the answers you seek; you just don’t remember that you know. What you are in search of is the right questions.

SoHo

Inner Peace

The Temple of Kukulcan, Chichén Itzá, Mexico 

You already know the answers you seek; you just don’t remember that you know. What you are in search of is the right questions.

 

SoHo

Happy Holidays

I send you all energy in the form of sunlight. The best gift you can give is love, oh beautiful love! Share your love with the world. 

SoHo

The King of The Lava

“Of course it’s the boss, Tony Danza stanza, Springsteen of sixteen’s.” Wasalu Muhammad Jaco

 

John Joseph Gotti Jr.

There once was a man that brought style to organized crime. The media gave him the name “The Dapper Don” he was never seen out of dress code, which for him meant a tailored suit. His brother Gene once asked him who got the most of his money whether it was his bookie or his tailor? Gotti replied, “I’m split right down the middle.”

 

In nature you will learn that even an animal with a bad public image like a wolf has rules and carries out day to day activities in an organized fashion.

 

SoHo

Foresight.

“You swear men dogs like Reservoir & I was Mr. Pink” Kanye West

 

12:45 AM

-Just getting home from work

 

1:10 AM

-Text conversation w/ Coolness P about L&F and such.

 

1:15 AM

-Thoughts of going through the kitchen cabinets and mixing whatever I find there with the contents of the refrigerator to concoct something edible.

 

1:30 AM

-Play ‘Kingdom Come’ Jay-Z

-Create this blog post

I’ve already made the necessary adjustments to the situations around me in my mind but it takes time for these mental actions to take effect in the physical realm.

SoHo

I Think Thoughts

I’m constantly questioned about my source of motivation and my answer is always “nature”. I understand why people wonder what inspires me but I always wonder why they themselves aren’t inspired. We all get to a point on the path of attaining knowledge where you ask yourself “what is it all worth?” and all sorts of ideas run through your mind. Will I get married? Do I want children? Where will we live? Do I want to get serious now? Is the goal that I’m aiming for even the right thing for me? These questions and so much more circle your mind and no matter how much you try to evade these thoughts they always fight their way back to the front of your mind. They pop up when you are at work, the commentator talks about it during the game, the words float in your cereal and soup until you are convinced that you are going out of your mind.

When I feel like this I turn to a natural force to think and find my peace. I think in a tree, I sleep in the clouds, I dance in the rain; I love the rain. Something as simple as walking in the park can be helpful to me but that’s just how I find my peace. We all have to find our own peace b/c this world we live in is out of balance so there is no external peace. Don’t kill yourself; just find your inner peace.

 

SoHo

Kicking & Screaming

Life is a road. On this road you will encounter many potholes some of which can seriously damage your drive and possibly sidetrack you. This can cause stress so intense that you feel like the walls are closing in and you are sitting in the corner just watching everything in the room fall apart. You feel compelled to do something for your survival but you feel completely helpless; so what do you do?

You scream. 

There is nothing wrong with screaming. From time to time we all need to scream, so scream & let it all out.

SoHo

Spread Love...

The coolest people that you know play in the city but they live in Brooklyn. 

Love is necessary for anything to positively progress.

There is love in Brooklyn.

SoHo

The Gift

(clears throat)

Words. 

So many words come to mind that group together like constellations of stars that form the signs that we all happen to coincidentally be born under. The same signs that will then determine our demeanor & assist others in identifying our character before we even learn our ABC's.

The same words that are uttered by a man half the stature that his intellect boast but twice the man that his stature presents. Similar words to the words that may have previously fallen on death ears that might have been reborn had he mustered up enough courage to wear a different tie to the party... WORD!

My words slide out of the small part in my lips and float slowly through the air as if they were being usher into your earlobe by the melodic rhythm of life and life itself seems to sway to the notes that I spoke into existence. Those words slip into your ear, are processed by your brain and slip you into a trance that makes want to do nothing less than slip your under garments off. Those same words are the words that get processed by your brain and make you want to slip your hand in your bag and draw your can of mace. Those just so happen to be the words that make you hate me but not so much because you hate me but rather because your words say you hate me but truth be told, words may lie and you just hate to love me. These words grouped together to form a main idea in this thesis of a life that we are active members of determine whether we speak for the next month or not. These words are our navigational system because without these words we would just wander aimlessly. These words are the best damn words you have heard in a long time. These words are our judgement, our jury; with these words I am god.

What is it about the fusion of my eyes with your eyes that allows for the perfect atmosphere for my conscious to generate such words to implant in your brain that in turn cause you to elicit a response that is so monumental in the progression of our existence that it can only be compared to moving mountains with MY OWN BARE HANDS...

Why do my words make you smile?

 

SoHo