The Three Wise Men of Hip Hop

That's what I would like to dub the three men in this video.

I hope everyone had a great week. It was a lil' busy for me, but TGIS. Class was canceled yesterday due to snow, so you already know I was excited.

But back to the topic at hand...Today's video is of the legendary Black Eyed Peas. And I want people to know that there was a BEP way before Fergie came into the picture and they were just as great of a group without her as they are with her (I still prefer them before :-)).

This was their debut single from their first album, "Behind The Front". "Fallin' Up" is a perfect example of just raw, rhythmic Hip Hop. This video is so creative and soulful to me that it blows most Hip Hop videos of today out of the water. When I see this video is puts me in the mind state of three wise men of Hip Hop, wondering through the mountains of California in search for something great. Oh, how I love it!

Enjoy your Saturday, guys! Much love! ♥

Photo of the Day: Blue In Green

So Miles Davis' song entitled, "Blue In Green" describes the photo of the day. Kelis is one of my favorite artists, style and fashion icons, period. And I just recently came across this picture of her that I have not seen in a while, which I love (as you all would expect lol).

Blue and Green are two of my favorite colors, and the way she has chosen to mix them into her hair color is far from amazing to me. And the leather jacket, accompanied by the blinged out necklace and the green fur and glasses say "funky-chic" in the best way. This photo was taken in 2000 at a Playboy Magazine party in New York. This photo makes me think, my how time flies and how Kelis' style and look has gotten even flier with time. That's why you gotta love Kelis. She is always staying funky and fresh no matter what.

I hope you all enjoy this pic and find it as inspiring as I do. Have a great MLK day, be safe! Peace ♥

The Power of Words

Good Saturday, family!

I hope everyone had a blessed week and that the new year is treating you well. I have a special treat for you all, especially for my spoken word and poetry lovers out there.

TiffaniRhea is an inspirational poet, artist and speaker that has a youtube channel where she expresses a lot of her own ideas and views on life, love, relationships, religion, spirituality etc. I am a follower of her channel because she keeps it so real and aims to empower our community through her videos.

Today, I came across her latest video entitled, The Prophecy Reloaded. It is one of her poem pieces, and when I say it blew my mind....IT BLEW MY MIND! Please take the time to check out her videos, because the sista is something special. And this video in particular has to be one of my favorites.

Have a great day, my beautiful people! Peace ♥




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God is good.....ALL THE TIME!

If you all haven't already heard about this wonderful story, I would like to enlighten you.

Ted Williams is a 53 year old homeless man from Brooklyn, NY who has been homeless throughout the streets of Columbus, Ohio for over 10 years. If you saw Ted on the streets, most people would think of him as your average homeless man begging for change. Well, he was that on the surface but had a very special gift that most people would look over....His voice.

Mr. Williams' voice is that of a superhero, radio announcer, or news anchor....Absolutely dynamic. And through the power of youtube, his voice was heard by thousands of people and now he is off the streets and being offered so many opportunities to do voiceovers for different companies, radio stations and tv stations. His story is just so inspiring to me and it really touched my heart. It really showed me that you don't know who people are in general, whether they are a homeless on the street or a random person walking by....You never know a person's story.

Ted Williams is such a warm spirited many too, just check out the video and peep how his life changed in the course of 48 hours.

Stay inspired, yall! Peace ♥

Photo of the Day: Legend in a Red Dress

This photo of Leontyne Price speaks a thousand words. It was taken by the amazing photographer, Carl Van Vechten, in 1953. This is one of the many photos that Vechten took of her as she was acting/posing as Bess from George Gershwin's award winning play, "Porgy and Bess".

I love this photo because Ms. Price is such a classy and regal woman. But these photos show a more sultry and sexy side of her. And most of all, I just love vintage photos.

To see more of Carl Van Vechtens' work, specifically photos of notable African Americans from the 30s to the 70s check the link at the end of the post.

Enjoy your day! Peace ♥

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Happy New Year!!!

Its been a VERY long time, but im back!

And I am wishing you all a happy, joyful and prosperous new year!

I have not been blogging because of the norm; school, business, learning more about life and myself etc.. and it has been a wonderful experience. But I am here to say that I will be back to blogging very soon. I have enjoyed my Xmas break and I am refreshed and ready to knock this last semester of undergrad out and then be on to my next phase in life.

So, I just wanted to stop through to send you all some love. How have you all been? Can't wait to hear from you all.

Again, love and blessings to you all this year. Reach for your dreams and work towards getting what you want out of life. Peace ♥