so how u want it ‘now or later?’, I get mine
and slide like a fresh pair of gators

been nice since niggaz was watchin movies on BETA

it’s me, again.. (politics as usual) The Menagerie is here.. that means it’s Friday.. big shout to Rome and errr-body checking for us on that good daily basis.. good looks..

there are certain phrases that real men should not be caught alive saying (what you do in your eternal thereafter is on you).. but while you’re on this Earth, living as a male, there are certain things you can’t say and still be considered masculine.. this only applies to those who care about that sort of thing.. people like me and my peoples..

here are some phrases (see below) you might want to shy away from to keep your manhood and the # of raised eyebrows/ “gettin it in” preference inquiries to a keen “0″.. (zero is the minimum in this case)

1. “that’s so ghetto” or “this _____ is actin ghetto”
2. “oh no, this nigga didn’t just..”
3. “I’m not tryin to be bothered with _____ or (’such&such’)..
4. “I been craving a _____ all week”
5. “does this _____ make me look _____ ?”

there are plenty more to choose from.. but even the most macho man could possibly slip and harmless say one of those no-no’s and be ostracized for sounding “suss”..
I was gonna explain why for each one but there’s no need.. if don’t believe me, just fill in the respective blanks and try to slip one of phrases in a setting with some ladies present and then leave the room.. listen for the laughter.. if you don’t hear any maybe I’m wrong, you’re in denial, or you’re talking to your elders or nuns.. if that doesn’t work, then try it again.. this time with your hands on your hips..

Weekend Radar
Lloyd Banks on Kimmel Live tonight
Team USA hoops on ESPN Saturday @1pm
MLB Baseball trading deadline on Saturday
‘Mike Tyson’s Last Stand???? ‘ on Saturday
M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Village’
DNC live from Boston
Kosher Gravy mixtape (the official jawn) shippin next weekend

okay then.. enjoy the weekend..

Gravy Mercedes… Add the Cranberry Sauce..

dice raw the juvenile lyricist corner store terrorist…

never half assed

Mase vs. Jim Jones & Cam…goonie goo goo??? Jim Jones is that nigga twice.

Q Rich & Brandy to tie the knot? Why Q? You’re gonna get to Phoenix and be like damn I shoulda waited.

Kangaroo rape? F*ck is wrong with negroes in 04? I heard the fat bul is a sexual deviant type nigga though.

Big shout outs to Denise and pickin boogers for their honest reviews of the menage sampler. We just got a fresh run of copies so if anyone else is interested let me know.

cut the check and it better be as heavy as anvil

?love spinning in DC tonight and please believe I’m there. Gotta swoop my ticket today. It should crack, just gotta have the right fit.

whats up w/ n*ggas and the v-neck undershirt this summer?

oh and people what is good with dancing if u have NO rhythm? I mean damn there were girls in the jumpoff last night who i thought were having seizures to hip hop songs. I couldn’t make out if they were dancing or needed some to please call 911. damn.

Vad got the afternoon addition. Y’all have a good weekend and listen to some classic hip hop and your fav mid 90s alt rock album.

ironman be sippin rum from stanley cups - UNFLAMEABLE

best.sneakers.ever.

The Polo Style Guide is some classic shit. I’m about that in a major way.

Beastie Boys & Kweli on tour together? That should be solid exposure for Kweli.

U know there is something wrong with the world of music when Ashlee Simpson debuts @ #1. That tv show is the best markteting ANYONE could hope for. I rather see MTV do that with a talented r&b and/or hip hop act (da band didn’t count). Thats just terrible.

I can’t stand reading stories about nba dudes that should’ve went to college. For real make your own decisions.

Dejeanne there is another Okayplayer Photographer Month going on.

What in the world is a hogzilla?

WEEZY BABY!!! (i think i linked this before but read it again)

Buck and Banks get political…lets get free!!!

Silas & co. are doing the damn thing!

well bred….

if one n*gga front i’ma make both pay, but toniiiight we gettin off like OJ

Barack Obama

Understand this people. Student athletes are being told to fail 12th grade in order to have a better chance to play sports as a freshman. I just wanted everyone to read the title and click that link cuz that loophole is going to ruin futures and make student athletes who don’t go pro look HELLA stupid.

Does anyone have the link to the Lean Back remix featuring Ma$e? I read it has a different beat and is produced by Lil Jon (ehhh…) but I wanna hear Mase and Marshalls verses.

Woman in Brazil turns in 1300 guns. Damn.

Hi-de-(no)homo…its about the simpsons ppl.

Obama did the damn thing last night.

see I’ma cold young thug not a hot boy

I’ve been looking at new computers because while the current iBook I’m using is still the OG its too heavy and doesn’t have firewire which means no iPOD and thats killing me. I figure get a new laptop, keep the old one (which i have a fresh never used one for sale and its memory and OS system have been upgraded) and use that at the house. Anyone who has a new mac and/or iPOD is it worth it? $400 for all those songs? I think its worth it for road trips (i’m not driving), plane trips, bus trips, the metro, etc.

The bag pictured above is the truth.

People, the first t-shirt design is in. This is a clothing project separate from oBese skateboards and the whole oBese skateboards movement (stickers all over D.C. as we speak) and will be limited in run, colors, and sizes. The illness will hit your mailbox soon.

go yankees

Being that I am a refined young Negro that will soon be living by himself in the big city (ok its just DC) I am watching more and more of the Fine Living channel these days, with one show in particular that being Sheila Bridges: Designer Living. I’m trying to make sure my spot is fly as possible for a 22 year old to a 32 year old ( i see u girl).

Alicia Keys writing for the NY Daily News? Wheres the video for “secrets”?

for real go yankees.

the night i served 2000 mc’s…

a b c d p g c

aiight so over the weekend (which was aiight) i saw and thought of some ill sh*t, peep game:

Ladies, specifically those of the young, negro kind if you want to be taken seriously in a department store, especially in the upscale brand section, please be serious about your shopping. DO NOT wear a spongebob backpack to the Louis Vuitton counter. That right there makes the retail dude, who already became annoyed when u asked the price of everything, provide u with less than excellent service and pretty much pray for your metro bus to come by so u can leave.

2.

I’m on some shit like - i like to see old couples together. Like 80 year old women helping their 80 year old husbands across the street. You pray they’re gonna make it before the light turns red, because u know they’re not making it before the yellow. I wonder if I’ma be 80 years old crossing the street with my old yatch or driving past your 80 year old ass in the 2060 G500 space coupe w/ a bad 26 year old in the passenger seat only using me for my looks and cash. Hey u never know…

ok onto the real…hip hop:

The democratic converntion is all about selling Kerry to the people. People I don’t care if u put Splinter in office just get Bush outta there.

Def Poetry Jam jumped off its 4th season last night. It was cool and Kanye dropped the quik jawn, but I think Entourage is the show right now.

Talib Kweli presents….The Beautiful Hustle

The new issue of Complex is solid. They rank the top 25 most influential people in terms of urban fashion whether it be Hov, Ralph Lauren, or Pha-rael (who is ranked #1…dudes influence on the 18-34 demographic is nuts). Good issue (and the pics of Eve - say that!).

Did you know that the album from Young Rome dropped? Go cop that and win a free 2 way pager (note the sarcasm folks - for real no emails talkin bout do i know this dude)!!!

i’m ridin spinners, i’m ridin spinners

Ricky whats really good? The bul was always “off” a little to me but I just thought it was him wearing that mask to tight. I wanna hear from you south florida dudes the real dirt on this situation.

Big L Live in Amsterdam….video ppl!!

copped that Roots album this weekend (on vinyl) and I must say its actually quite bangerish. Its got some cuts I’m gonna use in my set Tuesday night so go cop that!!

Where does Lance Armstrong rank as far as the worlds greatest athletes are concerned? I mean I think he won’t get his credit from certain groups of people cough*niggas*cough, but others will hail him g-o-d. I mean hes defnitely the best cyclist, but as far as being better than MJ I don’t know.

GOT 2 MORE SAMPLERS!! People we should have the early reviews rolling in this week and I expect them to be full of conctructive criticism with both positive praise and some negatives as well. Get @ me ppl u NEED THIS IN YOUR LIFE!!

to make every jam tougher, u aint my man f-ck ya

I could care less about what other people think but that Nelly feat. Jaheim is the cut right now. I mean that sample is the truth!! Nelly is on his regular loverboy steez, but that sample….OH COY!!

This has been a terrible summer in D.C. Hella kids have been shot and another one died this past week…its outta control. Thing is they’re ALL black. Making that gentrification look good, huh?

I can’t stand rappers who use music as their only hustle. Its cool if u have love for music and do it, but if u turn to music as your only way then what good are u? That said Pitbull, of CULO!, fame has his struggle for your reading pleasure here. He sucks (although his freestyle over Lean Back was half decent).

Jilly from Philly

Since a young boy, I was taught to mind my neck
And since a grown man, I was taught to sign my checks

y’all gon’ give me my ASCAP, or get your ass capped…

hey young world, the world is yours.. young world young world

what up what up.. its me again (politics as usual).. Dewey Decimal (Menagi Llama) bringin you The Menagerie.. big shout to DJ Emper’Rome and the whole Fresher Than Yall crew (yes this means you).. let’s go..

first things first.. I love sneakers.. I mean really love em.. so seeing commercials for them are always a plus for me.. I personally think sneaker commercials are the best commercials out (when done right).. this brings me to Kevin Garnett, who I personally think has had some of the best commercials in recent history.. (My all time sneaker commercial team goes like this MJ,Barkley,AI,KG and LeBron). might be obvious but they all embody advertising greatness different reasons.. (once upon I got a degree in advertising and wanted to make commercials for my livelihood and rap on the side, coporate America done messed up that plan, oh well..more on that another time).. back to KG.. He has been with 3 major shoe companies since he jumped from Chicago high school hoops to Minnesota pro hoops, Nike, then And 1, and now adidas..

With each company he has had landmark tv spots.. He had the spot with Duncan for the Nike Air Flightposite (6th fav shoe of all time).. Next, he had a spot with a “pre-Locked Up” Styles P for AND 1 where he has playin ball outside in the rain while Holiday Styles is lauding his talents and hoops resume.. “you couldn’t find a finer kid then this 7-foot South Carolina kid obsessed with ball”.. now he is receiving major airtime for these new adidas commercials.. they had one where they explored his chalk slappin pregame ritual during the playoffs.. now he has one where he has the whole world in his hands.. in the offseason, no less.. his season has been over for 2 months and he is not playing in the Olympics.. very very interesting.. he has taken the signature spot from every marquee player at the shoe company he has signed with.. first, a declining Penny Hardaway at Nike, then, a lost soul by the name of Stephon Marbury at AND 1, now T-Mac takes the backseat to the Big Ticket.. struck me as interesting..

Dilemna.. I want to see I,Robot sometime soon.. but I just saw it.. well, I mean, I just saw it as in on the street for $7.. I know the THX experience and all that stuff is supposed to be tantalizing or whatever but.. I know that good THC experience that seller is trying to be tantalizing from via my cash may ensure me a cool viewing experience for the jew in me.. we will see..

Presidential party conventions are coming to a city near you.. namely Beantown and NYC.. those are the type of parties that you really should hear “there’s some hoes in this house, there’s some hoes in this house” .. interns trying to get it crackin, vendors trying to get it crackin, .. good ol boy network tryin to get it crackin.. its the smut Olympics for politicians.. every four years.. ironically, coincides with the real Olympics in Atkins, Grease..

Dale Jr is the real definition of ride or die..

Marion, Marion, Marion.. what a tangled web we weave…

Be on the lookout for:

Lil Flip on Carson Daly’s Last Call tonight
(he will be adorned in one of those ridiculous “that’s so 2002″ jerseys)
Yankees-Red Sox series all weekend.. (finale on ESPN Sunday Night)
(something “unsportsmanlike” will happen)
Intestinal Parasites.. Baseball’s Hulk, Jason Giambi, got em..
(he can barely walk straight)
Felines and Canines in the form of raindrops
Your copy of the very rough KG Appetizer Sampler cd..
50 something white men in packs soliciting sex
(besides the PGA Senior Golf Tour, the other ones, you know the ones that make the laws for the rest of us to follow)

that’s my weekly recap/weekend preview.. I’d be lying if I said I’m be back before next Friday.. I’m on my O’Shea Jackson.. I want to take the time out to say thanks to anybody that’s requesting to receive a copy of the Kosher Gravy sampler.. the real jawn will be a million times fresher than theirs, yall.. any criticism, any pointers, or support that is extended our way is greatly appreciated.. I know we have plenty of work that needs to be done to get where we need to be.. so all the input we receive now will only help us in the present/future.. honestly, though.. the finished product is gonna be so heated.. I promise it will be.. I’m ready.. thanks again.. peace and love..

Gravy Mercedes… Add the Cranberry Sauce..

busy, busy, busy….ima get @ y’all on monday…Vad where u at?

i want a villa in the costa rica, so i can smoke my reefer and enjoy how lifes supposed to treat ya

gifted unlimited

sometimes i just feel like #6

Would Vince Carter flourish as a clipper?

Aiight so on a music related note - the beat for J Kwons Hood Hop is nasty. My brother and I have talked about this, Vad and I had talked about it and it just seems that the combo of the beat being super tuff with J Kwon not being super ass has made that beat grow on me.

Silas whats it hittin for? If the side hustle is sweet i’m down i just need to know specifics, because my time is HELLA limited.

Let me find out Brandy was fakin…

yes!

I’ve never been to or heard of a gospel flavored comedy club, however that could be another way to spread a positive message - but do these clubs sell drinks?

Shyne dissing 50 Cent from Jail…i listened to the first 2 minutes. Why would Shyne do this though?

Sugar Hill baby, sugar hill baby

pure evil

PEOPLE WE HAVE 2 SAMPLERS LEFT….get at this. Straight Hip Hop, just good rhymes over good beats. Constructive criticism is welcomed and encouraged. Get @ the email!!!

i’m hot like 95 farenheit

philosophical gangster

I have to admit I’m disappointed in the summer so far.  It hasn’t been hot at all.  There hasn’t been a day yet, where I’ve been like damn it was a scorcher out there.  Meanwhile back in the great state of Arizona it was 111 yesterday.  As uncomfortable as it sounds, believe me you can flourish there.

Andre 3000 is the worlds sexiest vegetarian…ok.

Shout out to attitude skateboards in college park, md. Eric is that black-skateshop-owner-twice. Dude always chops it with me about skating and gives me the real. I can respect that.

Shaq I know you’re happy to be out of LA but its a little early to declare championships and what not. Miami still needs a solid backup point and a power fwd to compliment you. They shoulda re-signed skip Rafer

I skate the archives, but I don’t steal documents from it.

Jigga + a baby = inspiration for the new Coldplay album? I’m still not into those dudes….bring back Jamiroquai!!!

we do our own thing we don’t act like y’all

pickin boogers gets it in (just update more often).

for street artists the whole world is a gallery [via Wooster Collective]

got 2 samplers left ppl….get @ me!!

Have you heard the Confessions remix with Twista, Kanye, & Shyne? Usher stole the show!! Dude was airing out Chili something nasty. I can respect that.

Brandy going to move to Phoenix is Q-Rich plays for the Suns?

Whichever song on The Roots new CD, where Thought imitates the flows of Kane and G Rap is incedible. That shit is sick.

Oh anyone out there, how is the Jaylib album? I’m thinkin of coppin that and Madvillian this weekend, let me know.

Oh yeah Jermaine Dupri is my favorite ego driven, no height having nigga of the moment. More on that tomorrow.

 

 
still trying to get this blogger editor thing worked out.  Enjoy the pics and get me your addresses ASAP so u can hear the sampler!