Laugh of the Day (wow)

Dec. 7, 2009, 6:44 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) -- As far as one-hit wonders go, Daniel Powter is king of them all — for this decade, at least.
Powter, whose hit "Bad Day" reigned on top of the Billboard pop charts for
five weeks in 2006, was named as the decade's top one-hit wonder by
Billboard.

The magazine describes one-hit wonders as acts whose second hit did not reach
the top 25; they only included acts from 2000 to 2007, since someone from last
year might just be taking a break.

Decade in Review: Music | Movies | TV

No. 2 on their list is the Terror Squad for "Lean Back"; No. 3
is Crazy Town with "Butterfly"; No. 4 is MIMS with "This Is Why I'm Hot"; and
No. 5 is D4L — remember them? — with "Laffy Taffy."

Say Word

She said, she didn’t see no passion
But never quite got around to askin’
Cause I didn’t talk about dreams she thought I was content
With twenty somethin’ dollars and some odd cents
So despite the thirty plus years that I’ve been living
It only took six weeks to have me figured
So because of my job, she thought that this was it
So I guess I sit back and accept that shit
Guess I won’t try to strive
Or I won’t even try
Guess I’ll live in mediocrity until I die
Barely even knows me, but she swore she knew
Cuz if it ain’t them, then it must be you
So if a bunch of people think it, then it must be true
Cause they all know me better than I do
True?
Or would you agree,
There may be some things that ya’ll don’t see?
There’s a myriad of things that you just don’t know
Can’t assume it don’t exist because it don’t show
If you think I stood for it, then you must be slow
So you already know where this gon’ go

Freestyle - 5/7/09

What do you do when you dig someone?
But they don’t want you like you want them?
Now here’s a situation that I can’t run from
Cause that’s a situation that I did come from
Last time I played cool as ice and I let it slide
Gambled with my heart, and I let it ride
Feelin’ Feisty now, I don’t wanna let it die
If yot the game wrong you gon’ do it till you get it right
They say life’s a bitch, and love bites hard
Never trusted fate, I leave my faith in God
If I’ve been fucked over, can’t tell it you my squad
Cause I’m half the reason that my heart is scarred
Had a good woman, wasn’t ready for the charge
I gambled with her heart and she pulled my card
So I know about love, but only cause I’ve been there
I’d learned at a young age that love ain’t never been fair
So while yo head’s in the clouds, breathing in that thin air
Thinking love is yours, but you’re just paying rent there
So I’m not tryna be a gangsta, don’t wanna be a G
Truth be told it’s hard enough being me
Working in a job that could give a damn about me
More than half my life rhymin’, and haters still doubt me
But I ain’t salty, cause I did so too
But they never knew what I did go through
Take me as weak when there’s a beast inside my rib cage
Got enough for four days to keep my d*ck straight
Why your groupies got your head gassed off that mid grade
I’m sipping premium listening to mix tapes
Like damn Lee, they must not know
Make me wonder, God, how hard, must I go?
So this is just a quick view inside my mess
The prob with my position is I know I’m blessed
But I got sidetracked, so I digress
Back to this girl who has my attention
And has ya boy open like HVAC ventin’
Matter fact, I won’t finish this sentence
Or my thought, you musta caught me trippin’

Letting Go...

So, a friend of the poetry venues/poetry compatriots, Deborjia Blackwell (a.k.a. Mama D) put me on notice last week with regards to the never released Panorama Project. She said quite simply, "You know that shit ain't your to hold onto like that, right?" She then went on to say, "it may come from you, but it's not yours to keep--you need to share--"etc. I'm paraphrasing here. And truth be told, she's correct. That album weas about getting over self doubt. I don't rhyme like that, although I am capable if I decide to do so. I also find it funny that my first solo EP project would be a Hip Hop CD, and not a poetry one. That's...interesting. Anyway, I think I'm going to have to find a way to get this project out for free, or maybe have folks donate to the cause. Who knows? Stay tuned ya'll.

Bars...

Been writing some pretty dope bars here and there as of late... Yeah, definitely ready to take a bigger approach to a music project.

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Now playing: Sade - Haunt Me
via FoxyTunes

R.I.P. to Chris Wallace

Hard to believe it's been more than a decade already. Just like Pac, I remember exactly where I was when I got the news. R.I.P. to the legend Christopher Wallace a.k.a. Biggie Smalls/The Notorious B.I.G.
PS- If you have XM, tune into the Rhyme all day as they play is music and industry cats/friends/family recount their favorite memories.

Tryin' to Find the Rhyme

It's not easy being an un-established artist. Anybody who says different is buggin'. I am currently trying to find a reason to write rhymes, poetry, anything at this point. Truth is, life doesn't wait while I get all artistic n'shit. It doesn't work that way. Responsibilities aren't abated because I was really inspired, because the muse was upon me. But here's the problem: I need to be creative/artistic. That's my connection to God, man. That's real to me. If I haven't stepped foot in a church in the past month, but I've been writing constantly, I feel like I've still talked to God enough outside of my standard prayer time.
I do believe that God gives us all unique abilities and talents, and when we access those gifts, it's kinda like communing with God. That's why we find so much peace in what we do when it's something we were blessed/ordained to do. To not write is to feel disconnected as far as I'm concerned. I do feel, however, that I need a counterbalance to my writing. The question is not whether or not I can write a dope verse, hook, or song anymore. It's whether or not I can be artistically and financially viable at the same time. I think I'd have a better chance o doing that with a sounding board, but I don't trust a lot of people, especially artists when it comes to getting something done. Yeah, you should have your space to do your thing, but you should also be able to get shit done in a timely manner. We'll see...hoping I can collaborate with a couple of local folks sometime in the near future. I realize I don't have a name on the scene as a rhyme artist, so that would make me step my game up on the delivery side of things, which I sometimes of guilty of slacking on.
Seeking Sound,
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