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My heroes respectively Include:
My mother, My grandfather, Malcolm X.,
James Yancey, Barack & Michelle Obama,
Sawada Tomoko, bell hooks, Audre Lorde,
Karl Lagefield,Jean-Michel Basquiat,Katrina Survivors,
Georgia Anne Muldrow & Jamerson E. Morris

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Friday, August 7, 2009 grace jones x keith haring.

World,

Feeling nostalgic. Grace is an inspiration, so is Keith; as two individuals who chose art over everything and have made a deep imprint in how people perceive who can do it.

For Grace's video I'm Not Perfect [But I'm Perfect For You] Keith painted Grace's body, as well as a huge piece of fabric she later dons as a skirt. Vicious. The song has ill, thoughtful references to race, class, and re-defining standards of beauty in our world. Both Grace and Keith have worked to do just that.

Cameo from Andy Warhol. Beats out all shiny rims videos.



L.A. show is in 3 days. Staying inspired. Come through world.

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Labels: Grace Jones, ill SGHIT, Keith Haring, Videos


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Monday, August 3, 2009 Score.

Fresh Daily Videoshoot = success.

Digging for vintage gear in NYC = fail.

Coming up on some TIMELESS publications while there = win.

In addition to the various random things I collect, archival mags and publications are my favorite. I have editions of EBONY from '67 with pictures of King & Coretta in Jamaica. Diahann Carroll on the cover as Julia...Elizabeth Taylor when on husband #3. Gear is cool, but printed words and images are priceless.

New to the collection:Alek Wek for i-D © 1998

Program for MTV Video Music ∆wards © 1993

This is by far the most intriguing new piece. I picked it up just admiring the pages of art. Turns out that this is the official program guide for the MTV Music Awards ceremony that year, for the guests who attended. Christian Slater was the host, and along the list of nominees included Annie Lennox, Janet Jackson, Digable Planets, Dr. Dre and more. The theme of the program was dope. In 1993, MTV set out to spread a message of unity and challenge discrimination in the world, so they included art from many different sponsors that spoke to their message. Hence, "You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover". The bittersweet beauty of this is that I don't think we'll ever see an MTV like this again in our lifetimes. This is before sole profits and media censorship ruled what we saw on tv.



Tommy Boy Records ad. Priceless.

Best Rap Video

Naughty by Nature -Hip Hop Hooray
Dr. Dre - Nothing But A "G" Thing
Digable Planets- Rebirth of Slick
Arrested Development- People Everyday
wow. check out that diversity.

The last score, Spring 2009 issue of Viral Status Magazine [site]. A new print publication created by emerging NYC designer, Castro. VS has an ill concept, clean design, and good content...the core of any leading mag. Bonus points, they featured me in a section... I had no idea. Could it be we're making history one print at a time? Online is cool, but print lives forevr. Vive la mag.

Viral Status © 2009


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Labels: Alek Wek, i-D, ill SGHIT, Mags, MTV Music Awards, Viral Status


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Saturday, August 1, 2009 not about face.

Always clever. Always on-point. Continuously innovating as the world sleeps. Remaining ever-so true. Mos Def 'Casa Bey'



A flip of Bando Black Rio's 'Casa Forte'


Although I really love the version done by Elis Regina.


Nice inspiration as I head up to NYC today to shoot Fresh Daily's video for 'Love Breakdown' off his forth-coming album Gorgeous Killer..., in stores 08.18. Brooklyn will always remain the mecca of artists representing true emcee culture. Good to see it is still strong.

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Labels: Casa Bey, Fresh Daily, ill SGHIT, Mos Def, Videos


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