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Well, the ONE party was dope last night. Thanks to everybody that came out.


Gave me a good excuse to rock the Greedies....

Fresh from Vegas, the homie Solo was on it as usual, kept the heads noddin'...

Yeyo and Brandy are ready for their close-up....

Yey tells you how many times we tried to play the video....

The DVD setup at Blue Moon was hatin', but don't worry - "The O.N.E." video will be posted today.


For those of you got the DVD, hope you checked it out already. Please spread it to your friends, ok? Thanks

Special shout outs to Raven Sorvino, Illadapted, Neal Rames, Eternal, Carey Williams, all my FAMU ladies, all the beautiful ladies in the house just in general, DJ Xtreme, Havana Ginger, and um yeah, YOU.

Thank You for coming out, God Bless you, GOODNIGHT

I'm Really Glad That You Came Back, You are The....

The new video....be there to see it first...in HD

Music by tPC, DJ Solo, Illadapted, Neal Rames, Raven Sorvino, and more....

Skipped-Over Flicks

View from my window...note: this ain't Hollywood

I spent more-than-a-little time this weekend cleaning the Spacestation, lounging with the nuggets, and watching the boob tube.

Doing so, I stumbled across two flicks in the loveable jungle that is Time Warner Cable On Demand. Sometimes good films don't get the publicity they deserve, but they always end up somewhere in the viewing landscape.

So, thanks to Hollywood's inability to properly market these easily enjoyed gems, here are my Skipped-Over recommendations, thanks to a lazy weekend:


Duma
Having travelled to Africa, I was intrigued by the byline of this movie, which follows a young boy as he takes his adopted cheetah back to its wild home, and along the way, gets lost in the desert. The cinematography is beautiful; the shots wide, empty, and colorful.

The story is mostly about the boy's journey, and his coming to terms with the death of his father, and the loss of his one true friend, his cheetah. This is a great film, for film-lovers, not popcorn-poppers.


Lord of War
This plays more like a "Blow" for the arms race. Cage coolly delivers a voice-over narrative about his rise as a gun-runner in post-Cold War Ukraine and Africa.



The film shows how guns, especially AK-47s, are able to make it into the hands of children, yet the characters never struggle with this issue. Cage himself is more physical comedy han earnest serious. I enjoyed the movie, but found it lacked in substance. Better to watch and just chuckle at some of the dry jokes. No heavy lifting.

After that, this weekend's dose of popcorn butter was provided by Bourne Ultimatum....and it was action-movie-fast, roof-jumpin', window-smashin' good fun, I must say.

Catch Me at the Border, I Got Visas in my Name

I fly like paper get high like planes....

I was a fan of M.I.A. when she first emerged in '05, and I enjoyed Arular very much. When I first put it on, it was like nothing I had ever heard, a soundclash reminiscent of Breakbeat Era having BSDM sex with Punjabi MC. I was enthralled.

My interest waned after her style got co-opted, and suddenly every hipster chick in LA was a neon-colored electro-spittin' passport-flossing pseudo-revolutionary.

J no play with trends, so I kindly stepped to the side and let others feast on the carcass that was Miss Arulpragasam's popularity at the moment.

A couple years have passed, and many of the same style-bitin' hipsters have now hopped onto other trends, be they retro plastic shades, shiny Lycra leggings, or Chromeo.

M.I.A., meanwhile, has been traveling the globe, constructing Kala with a host of otherwise undiscoverable musicians, and "stepping the game up", as many artists talk about, but never do.

I don't get too excited about whole albums these days, but this one has got me open. "Paper Planes" has been on steady rotation with me for a week now, and I plan on copping the rest of the album when it hits retailers on Tuesday (08.20.07)

Yes, whole bootlegs are out there, but this project should be supported with currency of some sort. As an artist who strives to do ART, and not commerce, I fully support Kala, and officially add it to my Albums That Must Be Heard or You Are Not Cool list.

Everybodys Livin' for the Weekend

It was just one of those weekends....things fell into place effortlessly, friends were easy to track down, none of the parties were disappointing, and I ate barbecue.Twice.

Friday, chopped it up with the homie Substantial, backstage before QN5 Megashow. Met Deacon from Cunninglynguists, as well. If you didn't go to QN5, you missed out....check out more here

Saturday was all about the FAMU alumni picnic. Our illustrious school on the highest of seven hills, was hanging in Baldwin Hills, off in a cozy corner of Hahn park, grillin' and chillin'. Saw many old friends, some business connects, and just felt that old school Rattler love.

Saturday night was the ?uestlove jump-off at Royale....he kept it real upbeat, old-school, grown & sexy. I had a great time. Saw so many heads in the spot.....Pic, Tendai, Jackson Perry, Carey Williams, my boy Moon Man John....we had a blast. Mama rocked the ill heels too! Complained about her feet hurting, but I had the baddest chick in the game wearin my chain....see exhibit A above. Haha.

Plus, the Weapons of Mass Construction tee was hurting em......

Sunday, went to the dealership to change this...

...for this

But they were officially player-hating! Another $5000 down, plus the trade-in! You can't be serious. I will just cop it. Fuck it. Three whips, its nuthin! Let me stop playin'. But really, the gas guzzler gots to go....but for now, the xD must wait for another weekend. Damn finance managers, fuck 'em!

After that, had to make sure I kept my gym focus on...can't let The Urban Princess have all the fun.

Always keep my digital handy, so I got some exclusive i-Report footage of a car on fire...

A good lesson on keeping your engine clean and getting your oil checked, huh buddy!

24Hr Fitness and I then met in brutal fury of physical will and determination...otherwise known as my quest to NOT BE FAT.

ARM WORKOUT+AB SOLO+ELLIPTICAL+SAUNA+STEAM>J. Space

Finally, capped the weekend with some quality time at Elevation....as Jackson says, "Sunday is the new Saturday". I agree.

Quest: Music Choice On-Demand

Its the build-up to the release of our next video, "The O.N.E.", and I am still servicing our last one, "Smokers Delight"! Oh well, at least the tPC name will be fresh in the programmers' minds when the new vid hits the streets in a couple of weeks.

I finally got some clean version beta masters I needed fr0m C-Dub, so it was time to get a kit to DJ Mecca, Music Choice's programmer of urban formats.

Even though we are just servicing the beta version of the video, I always send along a DVD version, for the programmer's office, so they can pop it in and watch it right then on their computer or TV. Gotta include a copy of the album and some business cards, too.

I always do my best to create "matching luggage": DVD, CD, and press kit packaging that goes together. Here I used the smoking girl motif on all of my items...after all, the song is called "Smokers Delight".


Nothing says "professional" to me like good ol' branding, so I make sure to include our logo on our address label. My hope is that by looking the part, it will make sure she remembers who she is getting this package from, and hopefully, will recognize our brand from previous viewing.

After that, it's in the hands of the man....even though I used USPS today, instead of a UPS or DHL, I still made sure to get a tracking number. Don't go to all of the trouble of getting your video to a programmer, only to have it get lost along the way and you don't know it!

Once, in a Blue Moon...

Yeyo and I were invited to Blue Moon last night in North Hollywood, to perform alongside Miss Raven Sorvino.

Rave was definitely doin' her damn thing...big shout outs to her, and be on the look out for our next event at the best club in NoHo, droppin' on Aug. 30th.

We ran through "Milkhoneycashland" and "The O.N.E.", I felt the response was good. Passed out lots of mixtapes, buzzed the album, shook hands, kissed the babies, the usual.

Gonna post some music from Raven later, produced by yours truly. Check back for an update.

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