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"Look what you're doing to me" feat Jazzanova & Phonte --> I LOVE THIS JOINT TO DEATH!! Phonte showin' off his harmonizing skills on this one.   I've had had this song for a couple years and gives me the same feeling everytime I hear it.  I heard it playing in Best Buy and was quite surprised!


Definitely feeling this video from my man, Mr. Ray. "No mans land" is from his recent mixtape. If you aint heard the, B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray you are missing some quality music. Still rollin' to his rendition of Bonita Applebum!!!

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"Breakfast" feat. Curren$y --> This joint is pretty sick, produced by Mos Def...feelin' it.



"Beast" Feat. Wale --> Another 9th Wonder track with Wale...I don't know about yall but I felt Wale's freshmen album was solid but not fiya like a lot of the songs that are out there, maybe it was a business move to not make this album classic?? FYI: his record didn't do so hot with sales but shoot that is neither here or there, I know he is trying to build a fan base the old fashion way (Wale's words not mine)

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"Sledgehammer" feat. Maiysha --> Nice soulful voice...real chill. Feelin' it.  Apparently she is also a Grammy nominated artist as well.  I can see why. - update:  this was the original....Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer"

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"Strange Fruit" feat. Common & John Legend --> I think you all may recognize this beat from somewhere else - update:just in case you couldn't figure out where this one was used first, it was with Cassidy on his last album B.A.R.S. called "celebrate."

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"So far from home" feat. Jazzanova & Phontigga --> This song is from a while back and one of my many favorites from Phonte.  Good ish as usual!

Much of the the general population of the U.S. is heavily against increasing troops in Afghanistan yet Obama is still considering this decision to increase.  General Petraeus has been pleading a case to President Obama in increasing the surge of troops.

Please know that I am true fan of President Obama which is why I will hold him to the highest esteem and respect and hold him accountable for his words and actions.  Let's remind ourselves that President Obama gave a time line on withdrawing troops from Iraq and to not increase the troops in Afghanistan.  I truly hope that he does not follow the footsteps of our oh so "ingenius" Former President Bush in becoming a wartime zero;  sending surge after surge of troops to Iraq spending billions of dollars on an intricately fabricated story of WMD and Freedom Iraq.

I don't know about you but I continue to try and wrap my head around fighting this war on terror on someone else's turf were thousands of civilians and U.S troops are killed.  We are the most powerful country of freedom yet I feel our elitist ways will come back to bite us and I pray that God protects us.  But hey that just my lil' ole opinion on that.  What does it matter anyway?

I read a very good open letter to the President from the very much outspoken activist and movie director, Michael Moore.  He can say SOME things much better than me.  I don't always agree with everything he says or projects in his candid films or views but I applaud him nonetheless.

Let's see what happens tomorrow tonight.

I think I'll comment on this post after his speech.

-juskev

...Frankie Beverly & Maze that is!! (If you couldn't tell that photo was takin' with my phone.)

I ended my wonderfully family oriented Thanksgiving with my annual Maze featuring Frankie Beverly concert at Constitution Hall in the Nation's Capital!

Frankie Beverly is 63 years old still jumping around on stage and doing it like he is 25! You already know music is my theraputic passion. I love live music and you can never go wrong with FB & Maze. It's funny how you can hear the same songs over and over again and they still give that deep down good soul feeling every time. That's what you call timeless music.  I can't express in words how great it is to see bands like Maze or Artist like Stevie Wonder or even performers like Jay-Z(MTV Unplugged)...live instrumentation beats the studio any day!  You already know what the music does to you at your own home, just imagine that a millions times better.  Anyway, I hope everyone had a enjoying, relaxing fun holiday...Let's get through the week to New Year's!!

Remember to thank the Lord everyday for your Ups and Downs....for your life.

I leave you with an appropriate song for holidays..everyday:


-juskev

Yup, the day has now come when sending a G ($1000) through your blackberry, means literally sending it through your blackberry.

Soon you will be able to email money to any one of your friends, family or business person. All that would be required would the person name and email and of course official authorization from you. PNC is on of the banks that is part of the revolution.

Hmm, so hacker's heaven may be arriving...once someone figures out a clean way to our mobile phone networks, I don't know how I feel about that...

If you enjoy a good glass of wine then you will appreciate this post.
I wanted share my experience at one of the few black-owned vineyards on the east coast; SugarLeaf Vineyard in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The vineyard was constructed in 2004 by Jerry and Lauren Bias; the owners of the winery.

There is only one way out through a dirt road which ends at a small open space where the house for the fermentation of the grapes occurs. Inside you will find the two medium destemmers, the machine used to crushed the grapes.
Because of the size and location of the vineyard, it makes it a very intimate setting. Very good place to take your significant other on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. Their wines are extremely refreshing and tasty...All of them. One of my favorites was the Nubian Nectar; a sweet white desert wine. I am not the biggest fan of white wines but that one I would recommend to anyone that likes a good relaxing bottle of wine.

Check it out and show some support if you can: http://www.sugarleafvineyards.com