oh, MOS DEF!

throughout my internships, i've learned priceless info and met priceless people, and the pinnacle of them would have to be MOS DEF! this dude is the definition of humble. i met him at a press junket for the movie "Cadillac Records" in which he played Chuck Berry. i remember asking him about his next project in which he replied, "i'm trying to think outside the box, and i'm hoping that my interpretation of that will be well-received." He was talking about his grammy-nominated "The Ecstatic."

DIPSET BITCH!

as i was going through my old pictures, i came across some of my first encounters with celebrities. here's me and Cam'ron at the Funk Flex car show, i was 16 in this pic! i cant believe it was that long ago. oh and dont mind the face i'm making, i cant even tell you what i was thinking haha but all i know is the only reason why i went to that car show was FOR CAM'RON...i love that dude 

HOROSCOPE: AQUARIUS

i'm a sucka for horoscopes, here's the monthly overview for an aquarius: Business is your business -- at least it is on the 1st. Yup, as much as you'd rather frolic in the waves or dance the afternoon away at the tea house that just opened up down the street, you're going to need to buckle down and add those figures up. Check your facts and make sure you've got it all down pat. You'll thrive! On the 5th, you have just got to feel useful. So put up a picket fence for the little old lady next door whose begonias keep getting watered by the neighborhood poodle. Keep your head down if there is office drama and trauma on the 9th and 10th. Get ready for plenty of great things to happen on the stupendous 11th, 12th and 13th. Something strange catches your eye on the 19th. Explore! On the 23rd, your emotionality can get in the way if you don't acknowledge it. Ground yourself on the 27th.

SHAOLIN MONKS!!!

ITS WU MUTHA FUCKA!!! WU-TANG MUTHA FUCKA!!!! well just a few of them, who know if this was leaked of this is the first single off of this new Meth/Rae/Ghost project, but you know i'm in LOVE with is because they got Michael Jackson on the hook. and a young michael at that! check this out...there's good shit going on here...this one's called "our dreams" of the album titled "Three, The Hard Way"

MOOD MUSIC

i've decided i'm going to bless you guys with all different kinds of music that i'm in the mood for. whether its some new shit, or something old that i completely forgot about, i'm just throw the shit up here, and hopefully you can feel me on this...one of the first songs of this year that has really tickled my fancy is this "Unthinkable (i'm ready)" track by alicia keys. now, i know this didnt come out this year, but i've taken a liking to it and i wanted to share it with you. alicia is in a class all her own, and i feel she can only compete with herself. she really out-did it this time..

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TASHY'S THROWBACK OF THE WEEK

you cannot forget about good music, no matter how old it gets, and i've decided i'm going to throw it back for you guys once a week. i'll start this week with a Big Pun track, marking not only his death this month, but acknowledging his contribution to the world of hip-hop. i'd also like to make mention to Big L and J.Dilla from Slum Village who both also past away in this month. May their music stay alive through its listeners.

Anticipation in 2010

SOOOOOO MANY NEW PROJECTS going on this year, with so many artists slated for comebacks and re-appearances, 2010 will hopefully mark a great year in music. Some things that i am looking forward to include the 2nd album that Eminem has promised to us following the first "Relapse" album from 2009. i cannot WAIT for this new Method Man, Ghostface and Raewkon project, in which the group has been appropriately been named Shaolin Monks (haha, fuckin classic). This will also be Sade's return the the album making business in about 10 years! Young Jeezy's "Thug Motivation 103" is among the most-anticipated. i know i am DYING for Usher's Raymond vs. Raymond. i've always said he's done his best work with a heartbreak, and this time should be no different. these are just a few that should be popping up in the first quarter (cross your fingers). i'll be back soon and let you know what else will be coming up!

BEST of '09

its been a while, almost 3 damn months since i've written anything. i've been busy preparing some content and more of a vision for this blog. i hope to update it at least every other day, i have too much to say to not be on here every day! i want to reflect a little bit on 2009 in terms of music. on my radio show on DTFradio.com, i have a "Tashy Takeover Topic of the Week" and i was anticipating the day that i could ask "what were YOUR top 5 favorite album of the year?" while i had to think about this question for a bit before answering, by listeners had no problem answering without thinking twice about it. mind you, at this point there were a couple of album that had just dropped, including the Snoop Dogg "Malice in Wonderland" as well as the Alicia Keys "The Element of Freedom" which were probably left out just because we didnt get enough time to listen before making our decisions. i'm going to just run down the list of albums, in no particular order....

Eminem- Relapse

Drake-So Far Gone

Mos Def- The Ecstatic

Beyonce-I am...Sasha Fierce

Rihanna- Rated R

Rick Ross-Deeper Than Rap

Jay-z-Blueprint 3

Ghostface Killah-Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry

Fabolous- Loso's Way

Asher Roth- Asleep in the Bread Isle

Maxwell-BLACKsummer's Night

3 Months

its been 3 months since i picked up a pen and wrote something. i'm not sure how i feel about this but i'm gonna share it with you, i'm at a breaking point in my life...so i'll share with u both of the things i wrote..one after another...i hope my change in vibe doesnt bug u out...

never was this part of the plan

i was done giving myself to this certain young man

i feel stripped, broken, way beyond repair

but never was my mind in dispair

you wasn't there, good thing for that

and to be honest, i will never fuckin take you back

won't look back, i ask myself who i was

who i am, i let me be defined by my choice in a man

realizing now i'm acting as you always wanted

perhaps its because you wasn't worthy of flaunting

me and every dimension i possess

nor did you deserve a place to rest

i thank you for now as i feel stronger

more hungry than ever, time is very clever

its the most natural healing remedy

but there seems to be no 'scrip for me

if time's in a bottle, i'd drink the whole fifth

follow it with a dutch filled with piff

i'll get by, matta fact, already have

Just leave now, i'll call you a cab

and shortly after getting that out...i wrote this...

seems like repetition

to get passed a certain point of recognition

can't read em, they either hitting or missing

the point between ignoring and listening

the medium that we communicate on

should be as arousing as me tickling your palm

moving up your arm while you lip the words to my favorite song

the fence is up, we on the same side

and if you wanna get over, you know i'm gon climb

we will reach the top alone, just hold my hand on the way down

break ground

its like i've been here before deja vu

but it feels different standing next to u

i'm acting all brand new, no demons just convictions

just some rules that outline my vision

of what things are and not should be

or what was or what could be

its the moments in which time doesn't exist

we resist, just to tease ourselves before we kiss

understanding you are not me, but as we

we can be

RECENT SHOWS

Finally getting back into concert mode!!!! I was in atlantic city this past weekend for KTU's Freestyle Free For All. now i know a lot of you 80's babies out there are gonna ask me what the hell i know about freestyle right??? well, your right, i wasn't brought up on the music, but i was put on several years ago and i haven't been able to stop listening ever since. It has been a dream of mine to go to one of these freestyle concerts, with a full line-up of heavy hitters, and straight two-step till i can't no more. the concert was everything i expected and more, the crowd was older as we seemed like the youngest ones there, besides the kids that got dragged to the concert by their parents. its funny because i ddint grow up in the era where this music was poppin, so i have a certain misconception about what all of these artists look like. to say the least, they sure dont look like they did in the 80's, but they definitely sounded like they did then. Debbie Deb, Rob Base, Stevie B, The Cover Girls, Lisa Lisa all blessed us with classics such as "It Takes Two" "Spring Love", "Show Me" and "I Wonder If I Take You Home." they all sounded exactly like the tracks. anyway, the fans of this music are straight die hard, they know every word and every dance they were doing back in the day, and they weren't afraid to let everyone know. my henny and cokes tasted real good to the sounds of the 80's, this music is timeless.

I also got the opportunity to go an "underground" show, if you will, which featured a few friends of mine: Oxy Morons, Prophit and Children of the Night. while i've been to their shows a number of times, i have been slackin lately and with the occasion of being off of work, it was only right to attend. the show began with a couple rock cover/original bands, i walked in while they were doing a rock version of "Empire State of Mind" which was truly tolerable but i would love to not hear that song for a really long time, or the Blueprint 3 for that matter, but thats another story...The next band, called Tres Bueno took the stage, and started to play the beginning of "Jesus Walks" which definitely got us hip-hop head's attention. After the tease, they began to sing songs about booger sugar which i can only guess means coke haha, it was quite amusing. They then went on to do a rock version of soulja boy's "Crank Dat" where they sang his lyrics awfully fast to a head-banging beat. The crowd reacted surprised but accepting of their humor. Oxy Morons then took the stage with a montage of new songs as well as some older ones that i've fallen in love with from earlier this year. two brothers and their mutual friend make up this group of music that i can only explain as a montage of hip-hop, ska, punk and rock. the ladies love these guys as they pair their lyrics with some smooth singing that seranaded the audience. Next up was Prophit. This guy is a straight crowd pleaser. his hard hitting songs paired with intricate lyrics keeps you intrigued as you try and feel his energy. its pretty easy considering he's always getting the audience involved in his performance. at one moment i looked back to see what the crowd was looking like, and all i saw was people smiling realizing how hard he goes every time hes on stage. He spit a freestyle that was full of clever punchlines taking a couple stabs at certain things which was a side i hadnt seen from prophit yet. Up next, Children of the Night. They stayed true to their 100% mixtape performing classics such as "Cartunes" and "Real Smoov" and they also gave us a good taste of their new LP that is hopefully coming out soon CUZ I NEED THAT! the change in sound from their first mixtape to the next will surely be different, as ive gotten to hear some of their new stuff which can onlybe described as very dark, but i guess its suitable for Children of the Night. they ripped the stage as they always do, if anyone is interested in going to these shows, u gotta hit me up, i'll def put u on. having gone to most of their shows throughout the summer, i can only say that they are getting better and better, as everyone will with time, and these are def some of the up and coming artists that ya'll should look out for