2:40 pm

No more summer school

- Currently listening:

 
Ouest Side
 By Booba

 

No more summer school for me! even though it costed me $600, it was worth it since summer school only lasted 12 days for me. I'm pretty sure I passed the class but I have to get at least a B, other wise I wouldn't get my reward.

Today is July 14th, Prise de la Bastille, French national holiday. Going to celebrate it by going to a French restaurant with my mother and a friend.

What's up with Rakim's new album. It was scheduled to be out on July 7th but nothing has been released yet, no news about it, nothing at all .... man I'm really looking forward to this album.

Pharoahe Monch's new album is dope, even though I'm not really sure about a couple of beats, the lyrics are on point. Evidence's "The Weatherman LP" and Pharoahe Monch's "Desire" are my favorite 2007 rap albums so far.

What the crap?

http://www.rap2k.com/news-rap-51557-booba-sur-le-remix-de-hands-up-high-de-50-cent.html

It says in the article that 50 Cent called Booba to work with him on 50 Cent's
"Hands Up High Remix". Damn why collaborate with 50 Cent? Booba really sold out :( Whatever happened to being underground like back in the days when he was still a member of Lunatic.

Nicolas Sarkozy is on the move, hope he will do us good.

http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9407824

So we all know about the scandal that happened within the World Bank, and how Paul Wolfowitz was fired and replaced by Robert Zoellick (nominated by Bush of course) due to allegations of improper conduct involving Wolfowitz and his girlfriend, Shaha Riza, who worked at the World Bank, for whom he had allegedly arranged a generous pay increase. However something tells me that there was a small set up there somewhere, how Bush wanted Paul gone for some reason, and my mother also agrees with this and she's a World Bank staff. Word is Bush is trying to take the World Bank and the IMF under American control, since, although not written anywhere, the president of of the World Bank must be an American, and on the other hand, the president of the IMF must be an European. The current president of the IMF is a Spaniard but he will be resigning in October 2007, and the EU councils came to an agreement that Dominique Strauss-Kahn will most likely to be replacing the current president, who is French. And to everyone's surprise, it was Nicolas Sarkozy who appointed Dominique. Of course have a French at the head of the IMF will increase the country's power and influence on a global scale, but Sarkozy's choice was rather strange.  Dominique is a socialist, and by putting a Socialist at such position could be a danger to Sarkozy, especially since Dominique announced that he will be participating in the next French presidential election. Which again, according to some people was the reason why Sarkozy gave Dominique that position, to be out of Sarkozy's way and grant Sarkozy freedom to prepare carefully for the next presidential election, but it could also back fire to Sarkozy since the position Dominique will be holding is quite high and he be of great influence, especially if Sarkozy messes up during his time as a president, as a socialist Dominique could and will be able to attack Sarkozy easily. But then again another issue surfaced, with Bush trying to control both the World Bank and the IMF, and with a French as the head of the IMF, this could again result in a Franco-American dispute, and the Franco-American relationship today isn't really that nice either. Ok enough political science for today.

First Henry but then Malouda also joined FC Barcelona?? how could they, now they're in the same team as Ronaldinho, and I'm not a big fan of him >.<

Ok, so I've been reading my ass off lately. I have so many books to read it's not even funny, and I actually enjoy reading too woah. Not only that but I'm starting to get hooked onto Mangas as well. the last 2 days I spent my days at Boarders reading the Hellsing manga. So far I've read the first 7 books, can't wait to know what happens next! the original Hellsing story line is soooo much better than the one in the anime version. Good thing they are releasing the new Hellsing OVA now since it actually sticks to the original Hellsing plot, I might even buy the DVDs if I have extra cash in hands.

"A fool can't play the wise but the wise can act a fool" - Talib Kweli in "Kindness for Weakness"


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3:12 pm

Song of the week

- Currently watching:

 Alizee En Concert
 By Alizee

 

The song of the week is called "Know That" by Mos Def featuring Talib Kweli off the album "Black On Both Sides", has to be one of my favorite rap song of all time.


[Mos Def]
Hey, hey, heyyy man
I Strike the Empire Back..
I Strike the Empire Back..
Fuck the Empire!!
High flyin like the Millenium Falcon, piloted by Han Solo
I never roll for dolo, frontin on me's a no-no
Understand? Doin this for my family
Ha ha, check it out y'all

Yo I'm tryin to make a dollar out of what makes sense
Add it up, told my daddy I'd be a rich man
You never know when your fate gon' switch hand
Get today's solid ground out of yesterday's quicksand
I was a young boy -- who dreamt about being a big man
on small looseleaf sheets I sketched a big plan
Gotta handle business properly, boost up my economy
Store it up and get my mom some waterfront property
Yesterday was not for me but nowaday it's time for me
The streets is watchin me, I watch back, that's the policy
Movin along my oddesey like blood through the artery
Navigate the treacherous and make it seem effortless
Let those who make the exodus seekin the North beacon
from beatin and hog-eatin, from punishment all season
from hands cracked and bleedin -- cotton thorns in your palms
It's for y'all that I sketch these songs, and it goes..
Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow
I fear no man, because faith is the aarow
My vocal chord travel worldwide to block narrow
We can blow with the ammo or go mano-a-mano
Kweli is you wit me? (Whattup whattup?) Let's make it happen
I *BURN* through your argument with action
My eyes stay fastened to tomorrow lookin for a brighter day
When y'all wanna leave y'all? Right away
Shout it out from East-West (from South to Northern)
From Cakalak' (to California)
From the coldest (to the warmest)
To the borders ('cross the waters) understand..
".. and know that I love you.."
We got love in the place
Shout out to all the Queens (all the Seeds)
To all the teams (that's gettin cream)
From outlaw (to emcee's)
Make it happen (do your thing) understand..
".. and know that I love you.."
Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen

[Talib Kweli]
Guess who? The illest MC in the atmosphere, yeah the Soul Controller
who roam the frontier like a Buffalo Soldier
I follow the code of honor like a real man gonna
Never disrespect no women cause I love my momma
These cats be givin us praise but it ain't that accurate
I give it up to God, all that, love and attachment, get
scary well-prepared with the shears when it get hairy
like how these niggaz is lookin like some fairies
and singin like canaries to the beast
and anybody who will listen to em clearly
Y'all don't hear me though, even when I'm comin through in stereo
You make a mockery of what I represent properly
Yo why you startin me? I take that shit straight to the artery
Intellectual property I got the title and the deed
I pay for rent, with the tears and sweat, and what I bleed
MC's imitate the way we walk, the way we talk
You cats spit lyrical pork with no spiritual thought
Plus your flow a little bit off, you come across soft
Back in the days, niggaz like that on stage got tossed off
Need to get crossed off the guestlist
It's like you gotta be disrespected and thrown out the exit
to get the message
Sometimes your sunshine get snatched like a necklace
when you get too drunk on power and your drive get reckless
Check it, MC's in my face after I slug you then I hug you
If I gotta dead you know it's only cause I love you

[Mos Def]
Shout it out from East-West (from South to Northern)
From the richest (to the poorest)
To the elders (in the coffins)
Livin native (dyin for it) understand..
"and know that I love you"
Yea, yea, we got love in the place
Shout out from up top (to the middle)
To black bottom (Sky high)
Whether you colder than December
or hotter, than July
It don't stop 'til we complete this
(and know that I love you.) keep this fly
It's so much to life when you just
stay black (10X)
My people, my people, my people people p-people (8X)


I highly recomend this album for those who haven't heard it yet.

- Current Addiction:  Alizee Jacotey , well I've been addicted to her and her music for quite a while now :p

"When you don't take action, you planting a seed for failure." - The Emcee in "Carpe Diem"

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8:03 am

No more school !

- Currently listening:

 Hip Hop Is Dead
 By Nas

 

School is finally out! so I'm senior now huh, I will make sure that my senior would be awesome, I'm already thinking about senior prom and stuffs haha that's kinda far away though.

Anyways, sucks how I gotta go to summer school for chemistry. Well at least I passed my other classes. The only good thing about summer school here in Fairfax is that it only lasts 11 days, unlike in Arlington, which is like a whole month.


- Nicolas Sarkozy won the parliamentary elections, this makes him quite powerful since there would be no oppostion for him at all.

http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9353848


- And what's wrong with Common's new album cover? I know he's famed for spirituality and stuffs but trying to look like Jesus is a bit much ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finding_Forever


"They need something to rely on, we get high on all types of drugs,
 When all you really need is love" - Talib Kweli in "Get By"

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6:12 pm

Song of the week

- Currently listening:

 Madvillainy
 By Madvillain

 

So I was just looking at some random stuffs on the internet the other day, when I came across this song, dating back to 1998. A song that I really liked when I was a kid, probably one of the first rap song that introduced me to the genre. I was a bit moved when I saw the video a couple of days ago, kinda reminded me of my childhood so I decided to post it on my blog :)

Here's the video: (translation right below the video)






Translation:

The wind blows over the plains of Armorican Brittany,
I take a glance for one last time at my wife, my son and my home,
Akim, the son of the blacksmith had come to get me,
The druids have decided to take the fight in the valley,
There where all our ancestors, legendary celtic warriors,
After the many great battles that imposed in masters,
It is time now to defend our land,
Against an army of Simeriens ready to cross weapons,
The entire tribe gathered around the gigantic menhirs,
To call forth the Gods in order for them to bless us,
After that prayer with my brothers, without any zeal,
The chiefs all gave us some hydromel,
For the courage, so there wouldn't be any defeat,
To stay strong and pride when we will be in the battle,
Because it is the first time for me to fight in a battle,
And I hope to be worth, to be part of the Tribe of Dana.

Chorus:
In the valley (oh oh) of Dana (la li la la)
In the valley (oh oh) I could have heard the echos
In the valley (oh oh) of Dana (la li la la)
In the valley (oh oh) hymns of war near the tombs

After a couple of sorceries and magic,
The whole tribe, blades in hand, was headed toward the enemy,
The struggle was terrible and I saw nothing but shadows,
Slicing the enemy which always came back in excessive number,
My brothers fell one after another right before my eyes,
Under the weight of the weapons that these barbarians possessed,
Spears, axes, and swords in the garden of Eden,
Blood dripping down the plain's grass,
Like those days of  grief, where man crawls,
At the limit of the kingdom and hatred,
Must we continue this fight already lost?
But this was the pride of the whole tribe,
The struggle continued like that until the sun down,
With extreme determination of ferocity,
We must defend the land where our ancestors are burried,
And for all the sake of Dana's tribe.

- Chorus -

At the end of the valley we heard the sound of a horn,
Coming from the enemy's leader, calling back his horde,
Had they understood that we will keep on fighting even in hell,
And that these lands belonged to the tribe of Dana,
The warriors took off, I did not understand,
All that long ways they went through in order to get here,
But when I pose my sight on my surrounding,
I was the only one still standing, that is why,
My fingers began to shake, dropping my weapons,
And tears started to come down my eyes,
I never understood why the Gods spared me,
On that dark day of our history which I am telling you,
The wind still blows over the plains of Armorican Brittany,
And I rejoined my wife, my son and my home,
I rebuilted everything with my hands,
I became the king, of Dana's tribe.

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2:06 pm

1st Entry

- Currently listening:

Taxi OST
By IAM + Various Artists

 


So this is my first entry. Nothing much to say. I've had many blogs before but I have a good feeling about this one. I also have a myspace page and a Xanga. I guess I will try to update this page as much as I can.

"At exactly which point do you start to realize
 That life without knowledge is death in disguise" - Talib Kweli in "K.O.S Determination"


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