Sunday, November 25, 2007

BRADFORD YOUNG THE EYE OF MODERN BLACK CINEMA

THIS BLOG GETS ME FUZZY INSIDE LIKE HUGS FROM YOUR GRANDMOTHER. MANY YEARS AGO I DATED A SISTER AT AN AVAUNT GUARD HIGH SCHOOL MANY MANY YEARS AGO I MIGHT ADD. THERE WAS A BOY THAT USED TO LIGHT UP SMILING( THE SCHOOL WAS UNIQUE IT HAD STUDENTS KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 12) AND HE WAS A FEW YEARS YOUNGER THAN SHE . THE TEACHERS WERE CALLED BY THERE FIRST NAME. IT WAS TRULY A SPECIAL PLACE. THERE WAS A BROTHER THAT ALWAYS LIT UP LIKE A HIGH BEAM BMW HEAD LIGHT style. HE LATER MADE HIMSELF KNOWN TO ME AS "BRADFORD" . I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A VERY WELCOMING PERSON WHEN IT COMES TO BROTHERS A FEW YEARS YOUNGER THAN MYSELF AS YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THEY ARE VOID OF. I TRULY BELIEVE IN COMMUNITY AND COLLECTIVE SUPPORT AS A PEOPLE. I LATER BECAME ACQUAINTED IN A MORE PERSONAL SENSE AS A SURROGATE BIG BROTHER. HE LOST HIS MOTHER TO HIV ( PLEASE SUPPORT HIV AWARENESS MONTH APPROACHING AND SPREAD THE WORD EVERYDAY). I BECAME A MENTOR AND UNKNOWINGLY A BIG BROTHER THAT HE DID NOT HAVE AS HE ONLY HAD TWO BIG SISTERS. HE MOVED TO CHICAGO TO LIVE WITH HIS FATHER AND BECAME SCHOOL MATES WITH KANYE WEST AND GLC OF GOODMUSIC PRE-GRAMMY DAYS.I USED TO FLY INTO CHICAGO FOR CONCERTS AND TO HELP HIM THROUGH HIS GRIEF. WE RODE THE L DOWNTOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER , WENT TO THE TIMBERLAND STORE TO LOOK AT SHOES WE COULD NOT AFFORD AND WENT TO DIGABLE PLANET/COMMON SHOWS (CIRCA 1993-1994). YEAH THIS BLOG MAY SEEM HIGHLY PERSONAL BUT WHEN BLACK MEN BEAT THE ODDS THAT ARE HEAVILY WEIGHED AGAINST THEM IT IS A SWEET CELEBRATION IN MY MIND. ALSO AGAIN I HAVE TO MENTION HE IS PRACTICALLY MY LITTLE BROTHER(16 YEARS OF AFFILIATION)
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket HE WENT ON TO HOWARD AND GRADUATED. THEN RELOCATED IRONICALLY TO NEW YORK CITY WHERE I USED TO LIVE. HE HAS SHOT VIDEOS FOR JIM JONES , OMAS(SA-RA) AFFILIATED ERIKA ROSE (ALICIA KEYS CO-WRITER) AND NEW SOLO ARTIST. AFRO-PUNK WHITE LIES MOVIE WITH JAMES SPOONER , HURRICANE KATRINA, LIBERIA, PALESTINIAN WAR DOCUMENTARY AND HIS CATALOGUE IS TOO LENGTHY SO I WILL SPARE YOU AND TELL YOU TO CLICK ON THE LINKS IN THE RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE PAGE TO WATCH VIDEOS HE SHOT. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF HELPING HIM PACK SOME FURNITURE FOR HIS NEW PLACE IN NEW YORK AND WE SPOKE ON SOCIAL MATTERS, THE CURRENT STATED OF BLACK RELATIONSHIPS POLITICS , GLOBAL WARMING THE VEGAN MOVEMENT AND AN ARRAY OF SILLY STUFF THAT WE LAUGHED AT FOR TWO DAYS.
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AFTER A LONG DAY OF LIFTING IS THERE AN END ??
IN THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RELEASE OF MY MIXTAPE SINGLE WE WILL DEBUT A PROJECT WE ARE DOING TOGETHER HERE THAT'S IT...TOP SECRET SHHHH UNTIL THE end of the first week of January when i return from New York. In the meantime click on the Bradford Young link in the link section on the right to watch some of his videos or commission him for possible works... -2 BE CONTINUED ..











DIVINE CARAMA - MC EXTROIDINAIRE 11/11/07

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY WHILE TRAVELING/TOURING TO STOP IN LEXINGTON KY. FOR A FELLOW MCS MIXTAPE RELEASE PARTY . LATELY I HAVE FELT LIKE A ROCK STAR BEING GONE SO MUCH AND I HAVE A COLD TO SHOW FOR IT. BUT I AM DIGRESSING . THE NIGHTS SETTING WAS A NICE LOUNGE/BAR WITH ASIAN ANIME ART DECO. A NICE INTIMATE ATMOSPHERE FOR A TRADITIONAL HIP HOP FUNCTION.
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TRIPLE CROWN LOUNGE
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PRE-SHOW
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SAFARI-BLACK AND DIVINE CARAMA
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SHAREEF ABDULLAH - OF BLACK PHIST RADIO http://wrfl881.org (EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT 10:00 PM - 1:00 A.M.)
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PRODUCER - STARKS " STARKS IS THE TRUTH" WAS IN THE BUILDING . THIS GUY IS A DOUBLE THREAT AS HE PRODUCES AND MCS HIS BEATS WERE CRAZY.
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SAFARI-BLACK SUPPORTER AND PARTY PATRON ( AND I MIGHT ADD THE SISTERS WHERE IN THE BUILDING WHEN USUALLY ITS MOSTLY FELLAS ITS WAS EVEN STEVEN THIS NIGHT ) READ SIDE BAR NO FIGHTS..(WINK)
DEVINE CARAMA SUPPORTERS AND PARTY PATRONS.. THESE GUYS WERE LOADED HILARIOUS TO SAY THE LEAST
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AS RUSSELL SIMMONS WOULD SAY GOOD NIGHT AND GOD BLESSTH...HA HA
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

ON THE ROAD AGAIN......

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PEACE PEOPLES BEEN AWAY FOR A MINUTE TOURING(CAROLINA,FLORIDA,TENNESSEE,KENTUCKY,INDIANA) . HOPE EVERYONE IS FEELING GOOD AND GETTING ALL YOUR GOALS MET. ABOVE IS THE NEW AKAI MPC500 I-MINIATURE BEAT MACHINE THAT'S RIGHT A MINI VERSION OF THE BIG BOY WHICH YOU CAN TAKE EVERYWHERE AND MAKE BEATS IN TRANSIT. I HAVE TO HAVE ONE CAUSE I HAVE IDEAS THAT CANT WAIT SOMETIMES... HAVE NO IDEA OF THE PRICE YET AS IT HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED. I WOULD IMAGINE IT IS LESS THAN THE STUDIO SIZE ONE CONVINIENT AND COMPACT....JUST DONT GET PROFILED LIKE US ..LONG STORY LATER BLOG I AM TIRED AND GOING TO SLEEP ZZZZZZZZZ