How I feel... Defined by Lyrics Vol. 2, No. 7

"I feel like I'm ahead of my time, like I'm ahead lets rewind
I feel like I've never felt feel like I'm ahead of my prime
I feel like my feelings feel like they maybe feel intertwined
'tween incognito and shine I'm being caught in the lime
feel like I'm stuck in a fight when the future ain't feelin bright
I put the pencil down, feeling unwanted, and go on strike
but then I'm struck by the light that ain't how you properly strike
but the ball be over the plate and they still don't call it a strike
I mean I honestly try, I feel like I try in vain
start doin a lil different shit always just stay the same
there's a good in every bad when there's loss I know there's gain
I appreciate the love but I'm living with all the pain
I hate when the sun is out, but love whenever it rains
and God be sending me signs like my future is preordained
my timing keep gettin fucked, the wires still havent came
and all I do is object but my shit ain't never sustained
wonder if I keep on trying then will I finally attain
wonder if I'll ever feel like I got nobody to blame, MAYNE!
[...]
I told mommy when I was five that I would strive to be a lawyer
or a doctor took the opt. to hangin out with the mobsters
now he's a hip hop'sta, no more general Tso's
orderin shrimp and lobster mommy look at how I prospered
look at what I've become but still I feel like a bum
emotional strain can't be replaced by any sum
emotionally drained, insides prolly look like a slum
just give me a bag of weed, just give me a shot of rum
no better yet give me none, no mommy I won't succumb
not that- almost forgot I stopped that when I was young
some people do it for pleasure some people do it for fun
but I remember it well, that dust used to have 'em strung
I wonder what I've become or why am I overlooked
I want 'em to understand but still I'm misunderstood
I keep on taking suggestions I'm wondering if I should
I know you see the potential, I know you see that I could" - Joe Budden

"What would I do...
if I could reach inside of me...
and to know how it feels to say...
I like what I see?" - Nipsey Russell

How I feel... Defined by Lyrics Vol. 2, No. 6

wow

Well on this great night, I saw something I never expected to see in MY lifetime. This is one for the books as History is still being written and I am proud to say I was a Witness. I will talk of this moment for years to come.

"If I could find the spot where truth echoes
I would stand there and whisper memories of my children's future
I would let their future dwell in my past
so that I might live a brighter now" - Saul Williams

The moment where the house filled up with my father's loud claims of victory running down two sets of stairs arms in the air to shake us up. The moment I turned my sight away from the tv screen with a large smile and faced him and saw a tear come down from his right eye. Eyes red from the sleep he deprived himself of just to see it all happen. The moment a black man was elected president in another country and how it meant so much to us.

"Here I go again, the same old shit
My mind is still playing tricks
Cause today when I left my residence
I heard we had a new black president
And he wasn't no Uncle Tom
Rudy poo stankin' fetch house n!gga scum
And white folks wasn't planning to murder him kid
Cause they voted for him just like the blacks did
And this might sound reckless
But I got a loan on a brand new Lexus in Texas
If I'm lying I'm dying, everybody was color blind
Went to church and I gotta admit
Walked in, didn't see one hypocrite
It appeared every single soul was reached
Cause the pastor practiced what he preached" - Willie D

I just pinched myself and I wasn't dreaming!

"Some dreams stay dreams, some dreams come true" - Nas

How I feel... Defined by Lyrics Vol. 2, No. 5

Hot dang, this whole election got me excited. Anxious to see the final results.

"C'mon now, make it happen, make it happen" - Big Daddy Kane

"Yeah I'm afraid, like I'm scared as a dog
But I've got a new song, and I want y'all to sang alooooooong
Sang aloooooooooong..
See this is the way that we walk on a sunny, day
when it's rainin inside and you're, all alooooooooone
All aloooooooooone - yeah!
Cause the whole, world, loves it when you don't get down
(Bah bah-da, bah bah bah-da da)
And the whole, world, loves it when you make that sound
(Bah bah-da, bah bah bah-da da)
And the whole, world, loves it when you're in the news
(Bah bah-da, bah bah bah-da da)
And the whole, world, loves it when you sang the blues
(Bah bah-da, bah bah bah-da da)" - Outkast

How I feel... Defined by Lyrics Vol. 2, No. 4

"The country's headed for recession reminiscent of the Great Depression
Are lives worth a world of power? Easy question" - Mr. Lif

The recession is creeping up north of the border, don't close ur eyes. It's time to start saving what u can!

"Ignorance is venemous, and it murders the soul
Spreading like a virus running rampant, but out of control"

I know the word of the day is Hustling, but please keep it legit.

"look, my n!gga Al had a store in his trunk
and the place under the dash where he store his pump
he had them white on white 'Air Force Ones' for 40 ($)
and them iddy-biddy-kiddy ones for shorty
he was just trying to survive the recession
now he's locked up for stolen goods and gun posession" - Masta Ace

It's hard seeing how some of our hard earned money is being spent especially in these hard times.

"President Bush will bring us out of this recession
We'll all have jobs when American numbers are lessened
Blessings are said, so no one will get hurt
Yo - I need a Shield, but it's not for the Desert
It's a shield for the ills that builds 
with this rampant nationalization; we're not dealin in humanism
P.O.W.'s, M.I.A.'s unknown soldiers in unknown graves
Let's bring 'em home safe" - 3rd Base

Keep your chins up, coz in the end it's mostly about money, don't forget family is the real fortune!

"At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play
So the family stick together and we never betray." - Fugees

Peace!

10 Songs To Jog To [PLAYLIST]

Here is a playlist I came up with on Oct 8, 2008. Some good music to jog to. Give these songs a try and tell me what you think about it or which ones you would prefer.

Jogging Tracks

1. Gnarls Barkley - Going On [Downtown/Warner]
2. DJ Khaled - We Takin' Over [Koch]
3. Puff Daddy - Victory ft. Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes [Bad Boy]
4. Nas - One Strong Love (The DJStrong Mix) [Ill Will/Columbia]
5. Obie Trice - Cry Now [Shady]
6. Ghostface Killah - Run ft. Jadakiss [Def Jam]
7. Kanye West - Stronger [GOOD Music]
8. The Game - Compton ft. Will.I.Am [Geffen]
9. Outkast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghad) [Laface/Zomba]
10. Eric B & Rakim - Juice (Know the Ledge) [MCA]

Run!

"Check the monologue, I'm on a 6 a.m. jog
To regain my powers, do a set before the showers
I'm prime for the summertime" - CL Smooth

"Well, seven in the morning I woke up to jog
Rushed out the door to inhale the smog" - KRS-One

"Your ass forgot, so just in case you don't remember me
I'll run your brain around the block to jog your f*cking memory" - Eminem

Happily Ever After...

This video gives me hope that real love and the concept of living old like this still exists.

I like his comment : "Is that all there is to it?" He's giving the play by play like it's nothing. I've seen kids coming off this type of ride practically crying. They're great! Can only hope to find a woman like that and live my life to the fullest with her.

Training Progress Vol. 1 No. 001

On Sunday Oct. 12 2008

Not much of a workout!

bench press : 3 sets of 95lbs (2 sets of 5 reps each, 3rd set was 8 reps)

1 set of 50 crunches

1 set of 20 push-ups

Weighed in at 140lbs, 15.3% of fat, 65% water weight & 46% muscle mass.