Rhythm Relief

So many of us go through our lives getting so caught up on trivial things that we fail to recognize the struggle and misfortunate that afflicts those less fortunate.

On a Saturday afternoon on September 27, 2009, Typhoon Ondoy ravaged through Metro Manila in the Philippines, only taking six hours to pile a month's worth of rainfall onto the land. This accumulation eclipsed the previous record high from flooding in June 1967. Following this unfortunate occurrence, over 26 regions of the Philippines were submerged in water.

The impact left in the wake of the typhoon is undeniable, resulting in hundreds of deaths, injuries, and missing people. Hundreds of thousands of people have been affected by the damage done to their homes and neighborhoods.

Many of us have friends and family that were directly affected by what happened, and even though we are on the other side of the globe from the epicenter of destruction, that does not mean that there's nothing we can do.

For this reason, I invite you all to an event we have put together as quickly and thoroughly as possible. Donation boxes will be set up at various spots throughout the venue, with all proceeds will be going to Gawad Kalinga's Ondoy Relief & Rehab project.

Gifted, PlayNice, and Guerrilla::Words present:

Rhythm Relief:
A Musical Showcase Benefitting the Victims of Typhoon Ondoy

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Grand Banks
75 Montgomery Street (Corner of Washington Street)
Jersey City, NJ

Performances by:
Gifted
Jay Legaspi
Ron Verbal
Giselle Sera Josef

Hosted by:
Encite

In addition to donating money we will also be conducting a clothing drive, a collaborative effort with Jose from the Secret Service camp. Any old or unwanted clothing will be graciously accepted the night of the event, so while you are all cleaning out your closets and facilitating the transition to the Autumn/Winter wardrobe, you can take all the unwanted items you no longer need that are taking up valuable closet space and donate them.

For those of you busy or unavailable the night of the 24th but have clothing or any other donation that you would like to contribute, don't hesitate to contact us and we will be glad to pick it up.

Sorry people, this is a 21+ event.

The Missing In Action Mixtape

for those of you that don't know, i have been secretly working on a mixtape completely produced by my man sterio.

what was originally conceived to be my solo album, has changed direction and has been dubbed a "mixtape", simply because of the fact that i decided that i will distribute it for free. my reason for doing so is because i feel like i waited far too long (primarily because of life and school) to put out my solo project, so in order to break out of irrelevance, i wanted to put out a mixtape for free so i could reestablish my presence.

the title came as a result of me being away for far too long. the tentative track listing (keyword "tentative") goes as follows:

Gifted & Sterio Present: The Missing In Action Mixtape
1) Leave Of Absence
2) Never Too Late
3) Hands Up
4) My Love
5) The Rise
6) Life's Still Beautiful
7) Movin' Up
8) The Next Chapter
9) Days Get Brighter
10) Drunk Again
11) Top Of The Ladder
12) Last Stop

the guest-appearances and cameos will remain secret until the mixtape is completed.

Fuck You, Lucy

i love this shit. this song fully encapsulates the overwhelming blast of emotions that one goes through when in the post-breakup mindset.

Fuck You Lucy - Atmosphere

"she say that she still wants a friendship
she can't live a life without me as a friend
i can't figure out why i give a damn to what she wants
i don't understand the now before the then
most of this garbage i write that these people seem to like
is about you and how i let you infect my life
and if they got to know you, i doubt that they would see it
they'd wonder what i showed you, how you could leave it
a friend in chicago said that i should stay persistent
if i stay around, i'm bound to break resistance
fuck you lucy, for defining my existence
fuck you and your differences
ever since i was a young lad with a part-time dad
it was hard to find happiness inside of what i had
i studied my mother, i digested her pain
and vowed no women on my path would have to walk the same
travel like sound across the fate ladder
i travel with spoon to mix this cake batter
and i travel with feel, so i can deal with touch
it's like that, thank you very much, fuck you very much

and everyone in his life would mistake it as love
everyone in his life would mistake it as love
everyone in his life would mistake it as love
and everyone in his life would mistake it as love
everyone in his life would mistake it as love
everyone in his life would mistake it as love

fuck the 'what happened?', i got stuck
they can peel pieces of me off the grill of her truck
used to walk with luck, used to hold her hand
fell behind and played the role of a slower man
i wanna stand on top of this mountain and yell
i wanna wake up and break up this lake of hell
i feel like a bitch for lettin the sheet twist me up
the last starfighter was wounded, time to give it up
on a pick it up mission, kept it bitter
gettin in a million memories just to forget her
the difficulty in keepin emotions controlled
cookies for the road, took me by the soul
hunger for the drama, hunger for the nurture
gonna take it further, the hurt feels like murder
interpret the eyes, read the lines on her face
the sunshine is fake, how much time did i waste?
fuck you lucy, for leavin me
fuck you lucy, for not needin me
i wanna say fuck you, because i still love you
no i'm not okay, and i don't know what to do

and everyone in his life would mistake it as love
everyone in his life would mistake it as love
everyone in his life would mistake it as love
and everyone in his life would mistake it as love
everyone in his life would mistake it as love
everyone in his life would mistake it as love

do i sound mad? well i guess i'm a little pissed
every action has a point, five points make a fist
you close 'em, you swing 'em, it hurts when it hits
and the truth can be a bitch, but if the boot fits
i got an idea, you should get a tattoo that says 'warning'
that's all, just a warning
so the potential victim can take a left and save breath
and avoid you, sober and upset in the morning
i wanna scream 'fuck you lucy!'
but the problem is i love you lucy
so instead, i'ma finish my drink and have another
while you think about how you used to be my lover

No Gaaaaayyyeeeeeaayyyyayyyymeeeessss

i have been unsuccessful thus far in my attempts to stop singing this song to myself:

I'm Foooocccuuussseedddd, Man!!!

someone's making music again.

uh-oh.

the return of "...the cockiest mutherfucker from earth to pluto..."

Song Of The Moment

Quotes

"...yo, they say this love wasn't meant to be
two people from two different worlds, we wasn't meant to be
it musta been fate, you were sent to me
we'll make it through these hard times, eventually..." - fredro starr

"...who said somethin good won't last forever?
i know too much of anything is bad (whatever)
long as we have good and bad times together,
bad times make the good times that much better..." - rakim

The proudest, newest papa...

congrats to encite & dee on the birth of their first seed, dillan benjamin...

in honor of this momentous occasion, i present to you all the infamous encite "just once" video:

I Thought you were asking about the nicest PIANIST I've ever seen...

David Sides is a beast...


Peep him on Youtube