X Marks The Spot

Malcolm X died exactly 45 years ago the day I'm writing this. He died February 21st, 1965 by the hands of his own people, the people he fought and would ultimately die for. He represents perserverance, personal salvation, and enlightenment to the fullest. He was honest and geniune to the utmost in his teachings and to himself. He didn't stand for injusticies, instead he tried to empower and enlighten Blacks in America. He never minced words, and was no one's puppet. He was a man who stood against injustice and preached this for the betterment of people in the struggle. He is an international icon, and he definitely deserves more recognition today. He fought for what he believed and he valiantly seeked knowledge, wisdom, and truths and we need more people/leaders like that today. The story and life of Malcolm X is relatable to everybody regardless of race or gender, and everybody should be aware of him and learn from him. RIP

Album (Mixtape) Review

I have never really heard of Kendick Lamar until last night when I was on various indie/blog sites and I happened to come across one of his works Overly Dedicated. It has a unique cover artistically that was appealing. The backdrop is composed of images of influential people throughout the 20th century; Bruce Lee, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson, etc. The composition of the female body reminds me of Middle Eastern culture and her head is morphed for a galactic/ nature object, which is dope. The Compton MC gave a well composed mix tape that had more of an EP feel based off the effort and focus of concept that went into it. The mix tape had a soulful Cali neo feel to it, the good production from top to bottom helped convey that. The lyrics flow nice with the melodies of the tracks and it is easy to listen to. The lyrics are decent for this underground artist. He has no catchy punch lines or really clever or slick metaphors, the highlight for him is probably lyrical content and his easy smooth flow music you could cruise too or light up to (haha) he can change it up nicely as well (the tempo of his flow) samples are nicely laid throughout. Overall I'd give it a B for it's top to bottom quality, and it's refreshing to find new music like this. The production was strong throughout and that's why I enjoyed it, I think hip hop heads should check it out

I Know This Means Something

I know the blog means something, it's a creative tool that lets us express ourselves. I should take it it more serious, I'm going in on the blogs this semester though, pipe smoker style. We have good entry topics left, so I hope I get good feedback from somebody from this site. It's a good tool to use and I'll start taking it more serious because all it is, is making our thoughts/ideas public

Ultimate Recipe

One thing I can make really well is milkshakes. I don't make them often, but when I do I make an Oreo shake. I first put in vanilla ice cream, around three scoops, and then I add milk until it is a little less than even with the ice cream. I put in four Oreo cookies and a little bit of choclate syrup. The secret ingridient to make it great is to put a pinch of cinnamon on the top and blend.