Thursday, December 25, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
A world of similarities......
It's all the same these days. The radio, the television, we're dead stuck in the era of formula. Everybody raps, its like breathing. In this journey of mine its not hard to run into a place where every person in the room raps. It doesn't feel special anymore when even though they suck terribly (no offense, a lot of you do, but who am I to judge) they can legitimately call themselves rappers. The down south movement in Hip Hop left is seriously wounded where nowadays every person with a 808 feels like they can make it. Wayne put his 2 cents in by saying fuck writing I just spit whats on my mind. The problem with this is, not everyone has interesting shit on their mind and it all comes out the same. Cat's don't even try. I give props where props is due, I try not to sleep on people. But everyone can't rap. It loses what made it special in the first place. Is "hipster" the new "gangster" (NOT coming at The Cool Kids, those are my dudes) I'm talking about the million clones who followed them. There is a influx of same going on, and its wack. I guess the point of this whole thing is that, please. Gauge your passion for this music thing because to some its our lives, and to others its just some way to get out of pursuing real career paths or a hobby to get hoes. At least TRY to make good MUSIC rather than just spit about how much SWAG you got. Now when this thing goes to the next level and cats start really making some next level ish (ie: what Wayne is on his way too, Kanye, Lupe) I want to see how many of you guys are ready to keep up. No hate. Just my thoughts.
The shoe heard around the world.
I'm an American, but I would've done the same thing. He deserves more, but maybe I'm to liberal. If that's the case, so is the majority of the world. I wear a size 12 though so, I might've done a bit more damage. Lol
Police in Tokyo.....
I've heard of this group before but I never bothered to check them out. Then I stumbled upon one of their songs like it happens most of the time. Dug it. Thus. This is the video to their single off their current album. They remind me of The Strokes only brighter.
Tokyo Police Club "Your english is good"
Visual Literature
I'm not sure if your familiar with Chuck Anderson. I'm sure my photography people and my art people probably are. For my people who don't he's the dude who designed Lupe Fiasco' "Food & Liquor" cover art. His style is so ill the way he uses color to enhance the original image in a way that doesn't take over the picture but brings it out. We sort of imitated his style for the banner on my myspace page but of course, not close. Anyway, he's coming out with a book featuring alot of his artwork, so if you find some time on your hands and eyes go check it out.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
The words I write........
Lyrics to the song "Freefall" off my upcoming mixtape "Where Anything Goes: Volume 1"
JDP- Free Fall
-----------------------
Stare out window, and wonder just what you hear for
Are you.
Another hero, or someone who's light is way overdue
or just a person, who found himself in his verses
don't run.
just try.
to open your eyes.
Pick up the pen, peices of me into a thesis,
effortless emotion admitted pressure decreases,
me against the world, a battle against self.
with pain forever calling no matter if its felt.,
healing to cover up holes in my feelings,
as they rain onto the paper like holes in my ceiling.
knowin that, the storm wont take long to clear up,
and then its just me in the mirror,
am i enough?
No world tours, or hundereds who came for me,
a dreamer just residing inside of the same cutty,
wondering if his talent can balance his inner wishes,
failure cannot occure hates washing his own dishes,
instant, looking as i go for the distant,
future without a map so i make do wit conviction,
im different, hoping that the world can notice.
or blind me so maybe then the world can focus.
ya dig.
Try to hide who you are, but you cant dim a star "let it go"
your sure of it all, like the writings on the wall "but you never know"
and its no one there, your free just to fall
and its so damn digital,
so damn criminal, does this shit even feel like it should
comin from a city feelin fresher where nobody will respect you less you do it like they do in the hood.
so im a take the stones they throwing,
because i know where my plans is,
and let me thank god for these chances,
survivin these crashes. and tellin me.
go be the melody, cause nobody's forgiven a felony.
so go figure, no figure or father to even bother so I just kick it wit people and follow my own voice. don't doubt me, wanna say im sure like im Al B,
resembeling the ending of alfie.
its cold winter,
no emotion makes it hard to connect,
and no devotion makes it hard to respect.
so its no love.
even ya homies only kno u like so much,
the world wanna get in tell em no sir, can't do it.
Try to hide who you are, but you cant dim a star "let it go"
your sure of it all, like the writings on the wall "but you never know"
and its no one there, your free just to fall
I read literary art, a writer in my heart,
depicting my own start as madness,
celebrate broke wit my people,
before money inducts the evils,
but within all i can find is sadness. smokin on habits,
knowing my fam is hoping I can follow thru whatever my plan is.
Tryin to put the world between wherever my hand is,
reluctant to give damn like my only true fan is, me
tryin to be better and finding a way too,
head staring in the clouds i plan on flying away too,
trying to ibeem, realitys imeem,
torn between being lennon or leaning to Iovine.
its my dreams. awsome like lifes a cumpulision,
caution spare the lights on my strife and emotion,
dont let em in, instead use the beat as my medicine.
and live it out today before tomorrow starts setting in. gone.
Try to hide who you are, but you cant dim a star "let it go"
your sure of it all, like the writings on the wall "but you never know"
and its no one there, your free just to fall.
JDP- Freefall
"Where Anything Goes: Volume 1" Coming soon.........
Shoutout to the homie Midas. Yessir.
Check out more music @
Myspace.com/uptopjdp
JDP- In the huddle
http://fakeshoredrive.com/2008/12/jdp-in-huddle.html
JDP- Beautiful One
http://thelemurblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-jdp-ish.html
Come check out the show w/Me, Que Billah, The Rocketeers, and more!!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=67311825992&ref=mf
Peace.
JDP- Free Fall
-----------------------
Stare out window, and wonder just what you hear for
Are you.
Another hero, or someone who's light is way overdue
or just a person, who found himself in his verses
don't run.
just try.
to open your eyes.
Pick up the pen, peices of me into a thesis,
effortless emotion admitted pressure decreases,
me against the world, a battle against self.
with pain forever calling no matter if its felt.,
healing to cover up holes in my feelings,
as they rain onto the paper like holes in my ceiling.
knowin that, the storm wont take long to clear up,
and then its just me in the mirror,
am i enough?
No world tours, or hundereds who came for me,
a dreamer just residing inside of the same cutty,
wondering if his talent can balance his inner wishes,
failure cannot occure hates washing his own dishes,
instant, looking as i go for the distant,
future without a map so i make do wit conviction,
im different, hoping that the world can notice.
or blind me so maybe then the world can focus.
ya dig.
Try to hide who you are, but you cant dim a star "let it go"
your sure of it all, like the writings on the wall "but you never know"
and its no one there, your free just to fall
and its so damn digital,
so damn criminal, does this shit even feel like it should
comin from a city feelin fresher where nobody will respect you less you do it like they do in the hood.
so im a take the stones they throwing,
because i know where my plans is,
and let me thank god for these chances,
survivin these crashes. and tellin me.
go be the melody, cause nobody's forgiven a felony.
so go figure, no figure or father to even bother so I just kick it wit people and follow my own voice. don't doubt me, wanna say im sure like im Al B,
resembeling the ending of alfie.
its cold winter,
no emotion makes it hard to connect,
and no devotion makes it hard to respect.
so its no love.
even ya homies only kno u like so much,
the world wanna get in tell em no sir, can't do it.
Try to hide who you are, but you cant dim a star "let it go"
your sure of it all, like the writings on the wall "but you never know"
and its no one there, your free just to fall
I read literary art, a writer in my heart,
depicting my own start as madness,
celebrate broke wit my people,
before money inducts the evils,
but within all i can find is sadness. smokin on habits,
knowing my fam is hoping I can follow thru whatever my plan is.
Tryin to put the world between wherever my hand is,
reluctant to give damn like my only true fan is, me
tryin to be better and finding a way too,
head staring in the clouds i plan on flying away too,
trying to ibeem, realitys imeem,
torn between being lennon or leaning to Iovine.
its my dreams. awsome like lifes a cumpulision,
caution spare the lights on my strife and emotion,
dont let em in, instead use the beat as my medicine.
and live it out today before tomorrow starts setting in. gone.
Try to hide who you are, but you cant dim a star "let it go"
your sure of it all, like the writings on the wall "but you never know"
and its no one there, your free just to fall.
JDP- Freefall
"Where Anything Goes: Volume 1" Coming soon.........
Shoutout to the homie Midas. Yessir.
Check out more music @
Myspace.com/uptopjdp
JDP- In the huddle
http://fakeshoredrive.com/2008/12/jdp-in-huddle.html
JDP- Beautiful One
http://thelemurblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-jdp-ish.html
Come check out the show w/Me, Que Billah, The Rocketeers, and more!!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=67311825992&ref=mf
Peace.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Beautiful One
Beautiful One ft C.Rich on the hook. The song is about whatever your passion is. That feeling that you have when you think about it. For me, I was writing about music, and the way I feel about it. It's about the feeling of love really.
Shoutout to The Lemur for showine me the same.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Find me on Fake Shore......
Check me out on Fakeshoredrive. The big homie Andrew posted my song "In the huddle" on fakeshore. The joint is a semi-old hit between me and Slot-A on the beats. I'm putting it on my upcoming mixtape "Where anything goes: Volume 1" More is coming soon but check it out or listen to it here. Yessir.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Just like me.
First of all. Congrats to the homie Davion for writing this joint. You got a smash now homie!!!! Secondly, this song is cold as hell. The video is too for that matter its fun. I had a girl that was just like me, it was crazy. Its like a e-harmony commercial when you find that shorty. It didn't work out though...she just like me. lol
237 reasons.......
From Please think:
Many scientists assume people have sex for simple and straightforward reasons such as to experience sexual pleasure or to reproduce, but new research at The University of Texas at Austin reveals hundreds of varied and complex motivations that range from the spiritual to the vengeful.
After conducting one of the most comprehensive studies on why people have sex, psychology researchers David Buss and Cindy Meston uncovered 237 motivations, which appear in the August issue of Archives of Sexual Behavior.
People’s motivations ranged from the mundane (”I was bored”) to the spiritual (”I wanted to feel closer to God”) and from the altruistic (”I wanted the person to feel good about himself/herself”) to the manipulative (”I wanted to get a promotion”).
Some said they had sex to feel powerful, others to debase themselves. Some wanted to impress their friends, others to harm their enemies (”I wanted to break up a rival’s relationship”).
Physical reasons such as to reduce stress (”It seemed like good exercise”), feel pleasure (”It’s exciting”), improve or expand experiences (”I was curious about sex”), and the physical desirability of their partner (”The person was a good dancer”).
Goal-based reasons, including utilitarian or practical considerations (”I wanted to have a baby”), social status (”I wanted to be popular”) and revenge (”I wanted to give someone else a sexually transmitted disease”).
Emotional reasons such as love and commitment (”I wanted to feel connected”) and expression (”I wanted to say ‘thank you’”).
Insecurity-based reasons, including self-esteem (”I wanted the attention”), a feeling of duty or pressure (”My partner kept insisting”) and to guard a mate (”I wanted to keep my partner from straying”).
So again I ask you,why do you have sex?
Many scientists assume people have sex for simple and straightforward reasons such as to experience sexual pleasure or to reproduce, but new research at The University of Texas at Austin reveals hundreds of varied and complex motivations that range from the spiritual to the vengeful.
After conducting one of the most comprehensive studies on why people have sex, psychology researchers David Buss and Cindy Meston uncovered 237 motivations, which appear in the August issue of Archives of Sexual Behavior.
People’s motivations ranged from the mundane (”I was bored”) to the spiritual (”I wanted to feel closer to God”) and from the altruistic (”I wanted the person to feel good about himself/herself”) to the manipulative (”I wanted to get a promotion”).
Some said they had sex to feel powerful, others to debase themselves. Some wanted to impress their friends, others to harm their enemies (”I wanted to break up a rival’s relationship”).
Physical reasons such as to reduce stress (”It seemed like good exercise”), feel pleasure (”It’s exciting”), improve or expand experiences (”I was curious about sex”), and the physical desirability of their partner (”The person was a good dancer”).
Goal-based reasons, including utilitarian or practical considerations (”I wanted to have a baby”), social status (”I wanted to be popular”) and revenge (”I wanted to give someone else a sexually transmitted disease”).
Emotional reasons such as love and commitment (”I wanted to feel connected”) and expression (”I wanted to say ‘thank you’”).
Insecurity-based reasons, including self-esteem (”I wanted the attention”), a feeling of duty or pressure (”My partner kept insisting”) and to guard a mate (”I wanted to keep my partner from straying”).
So again I ask you,why do you have sex?
Happiness is a warm gun......
Free. I don't know what it is about this semester but it has felt like the longest semester of all time. Lol. I just finished doing the last bit of any type of school work that needs to be done and I feel. so. good. I was watching "Across the universe" the other day and thought it was dope how they blended the visuals with music from the beatles to tell a story. This scene for Happiness is a warm gun tells my struggle this semester jumping through the hoops of this school ish and coming out on the other side, culminating with the greatest feeling ever of knowing your free for another couple of weeks. That's what I feel like right now, good. Happy. Mixtape on the way. Show on the 27th, hope to see you there. Peace.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
More reasons to laugh....
I just saw this skit earlier today on SNL. I don't remember laughing as hard at SNL as I have in the last few months. It might be gitting better. But this is hilarious.
Barbershop Music.....
So, I'm done with finals for the most part. Just a few assignments left to email but as far as the test portion of this world called College is concerned I'm done. I still got some worries, still got some stresses but man, at this moment, at this second I feel pretty damn good. Maybe it's the mixtapes of material I'm finally about to get off my chest. Maybe it's the show at the double door I got coming up with Que Billah and The Rocketeers. Maybe, its the fresh cut I just aqquired from the barbershop before I sat down at this screen. Whatever the reason, I'm looking forward to 09'. The barber was playing Marvin when I walked in, sort of set the tone for the rest of my evening so, I figured I'd share it. Yessir.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
I want that......
Busta "Arab Money"
That dance is funny as hell. Will be doing that in the club. lol
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
My new chick......
Lol. So I fell in love with a pop star. I don't really discriminate when it comes to music. I try to give everthing a eqaul chance in my speakers before deciding to throw it out and with the malaise of hip hop sort of boring me (Except for a few exceptions, Q-tip, Common, Luda waddown) Coming down from the 808 & Heartbreak pilgramage that has left me feeling refreshed, better, brighter. So I turn on the radio in T's car and this song comes on and I've heard it before when I was drunk as hell in some club but this is the first time I actually wondered about the voice on the other side of it. I looked shorty up and what I found was pretty dope. I dig her music, her style is off the chain. Pop doesn't = wack. Especially where its about to head, and I think she might have a chance. I could be wrong because no ones buying albums, but Gaga is a artist, who happens to know how to make hitz. What's wrong with that? sounds like someone else I know. lol........
I'm Living on Fakeshore.....
Shoutout to my homie YP. His mixtape has BEEN making noise and its good my dude is finally getting recognized out here. He was just featured for the 3rd time on fakeshore drive, this time he hit him with the joint we collabed on a few months back. The song is called "I'm living" and in my opinion (not just cause I'm on the hook) the joint is dope. YP is the truth. Check out the song and its feature on fakeshore.
"Alone in the dark"
"Alone in the dark"
Heart ripped out of my chest.
Into my ________?
Undressed.
Depressed.
Rejected, Neglected.
The world no longer mines in a few seconds.
No longer protective
Once was overly so.
All I can think is how you felt when I was holding you close.
Now what matters.
Shattered.
Stones thrown in a glass house
On the brink preparing to pass out
and there you go with your ass out.
Now I'm first in and last out.
Bonding with the music in my ear that shouts
"I WOULD GIVE YOU EVERYTHING!
MAYBE MOST OF EVERYTHING
PROBABLY GIVE YOU EVERYTHING!
FOR ANYTHING AT ALL!!"
Dead inside, staring into soul-less faces.
Need the vibe just to survive & liqour helps me make it.
Drowning my sorrows
In pussy.
Beats & Rhymes.
& hope.
but I guess my thoughts are to heavy to float
Welcome to the bottom. 808's to fit me.
Not even the endless smoke can lift me.
Need kimbo slice to hit me.
or someone who get's me.
but then.....
Forget me.
Because I'm never coming back
All my thoughts now belongs to tracks
and notebooks full of raps.
I'm someone, or something else
the world can't confine me
or box me in, or catch up
to far ahead of those who behind me
Try me. and when I'm gone think of me highly
As I of you, when I find time.
Alone with my heart.
Don't say you will.
Unless you will.
Alone in the dark.
Peace.
Heart ripped out of my chest.
Into my ________?
Undressed.
Depressed.
Rejected, Neglected.
The world no longer mines in a few seconds.
No longer protective
Once was overly so.
All I can think is how you felt when I was holding you close.
Now what matters.
Shattered.
Stones thrown in a glass house
On the brink preparing to pass out
and there you go with your ass out.
Now I'm first in and last out.
Bonding with the music in my ear that shouts
"I WOULD GIVE YOU EVERYTHING!
MAYBE MOST OF EVERYTHING
PROBABLY GIVE YOU EVERYTHING!
FOR ANYTHING AT ALL!!"
Dead inside, staring into soul-less faces.
Need the vibe just to survive & liqour helps me make it.
Drowning my sorrows
In pussy.
Beats & Rhymes.
& hope.
but I guess my thoughts are to heavy to float
Welcome to the bottom. 808's to fit me.
Not even the endless smoke can lift me.
Need kimbo slice to hit me.
or someone who get's me.
but then.....
Forget me.
Because I'm never coming back
All my thoughts now belongs to tracks
and notebooks full of raps.
I'm someone, or something else
the world can't confine me
or box me in, or catch up
to far ahead of those who behind me
Try me. and when I'm gone think of me highly
As I of you, when I find time.
Alone with my heart.
Don't say you will.
Unless you will.
Alone in the dark.
Peace.
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