Patiently Waiting

Can I be honest?
(Rhetorical question, GoCyrusGo...(come on, 'Mr. Woodcock'? Get back in to 'Pop' Culture, guys...)...)

My pen is my sword, literally...because I re-read my own writing and sometimes think, "Say word, I can really write!?"

Honestly, I have always had a passion for sports (basketball, baseball, football), music stays in my mind about 23 hours a day, and my personality outshines my true self (Chinese riddle, figure that one out!)....but WRITING (sorry for the emphasis) has struck out in such a positive way...

Now I'm not bragging or feel as though I may be able to compete with........

Scratch that....I'm 'game'.

Feeling better than some (fill in the blank) on a Sunday afternoon.....I let my hands go non-stop, and even when I received those B's on papers I 'know' I killed, I only grew stronger and more prepared to get my chance to really shine....

So, technology has taken off......we're "all" writers in a public sense....but I'm out for everyone.....quoting a line, or rather an 'idea' from Ghostface Killah's 'Fishscale' intro...I'm out for everyone...I want (....) from that (....), I want (....) from that (.....), and I even want (....) from the (......) that used to sweep the basement....

Watch out, I'm on the Come-Up minus the DVD.....a learner from Elliot Wilson, fan of myself, and the take-off of 'Idlehands'........

-Write is Right

PS...Can I talk my (....) again?

Beautiful (Photo of the Day)

Cherish the Day is on repeat...(well, repeatedly being re-clicked from YouTube) and I cannot help but push the question for 'Where is Sade'...(please, the 'in London, England' response is not needed...fo' real fo' real...) I suppose my opening line should be the answer I need(ed)....cherish the day, because it really is something worth remembering....for better or for worse,

-Corinne Bailey Rae falls 2nd to you, Helen....

Country Grammar

Whoa....wait, cool out!!! I know, I know...he looks like a mixture of Bizarre (from D12) and Bone Crusher.....but looks aside....

Krizz Kaliko is an extremely humble and TALENTED performer/entertainer/mechanic (wait 'til the feature story is published, I have the inside scoop...Info! Whoa....relax, relax....)

Honestly, before yesterday I had 'no' idea who he was....then a YouTube click here, a press release there, and POOF! I'm on the verge of waiting outside May 5th just to cop his debut album on May 6th....(okay, I'm def. over-exaggerating...but you know what I'm saying.....)

The problem is you're me, and since you're me, 'we' know hip-hop. Unfortunately, when approached with a question like 'Who is Tech N9ne'...or even easier, name one or two songs he has done......or even the name of one of his numerous albums....we do the whole NY shrug and explain 'real hip-hop, man'...... See, as hard as it is to admit...I have neither slept on or ignored underground rappers, but taking the time to see what 'else' is available has never occured to me....

The ironic part is the fact most of 'us' argue 'hip hop is dead' and just go with the excuse of albums not sounding good or just being straight garbage....

Meet Krizz Kaliko.

Being one of the most humble people straight outta Kansas City, Missouri, I am not only influenced but inspired by the largely (325 lbs is 'light' for him...) structured performer.....

Imagine combining opera (word son, opera), rap, rock, and R&B.....while most of us would be scurred of the final product, Krizz puts together an Emeril-styled (before he got played out) record....

Although I am a 'bit' biased due to a large portion of my family being located in Missouri (and the mid-West), I cannot deny his talent....

Ahhhh, words come too easy for me....just get familiar with some one who mixes right in with Outkast and Gnarls Barkley with the most finesse.......

Hip-Hop Is Evolving (ask 'Outkast' if it's dead, chea right....)

-The biggest fan

Who Run It

I really am going to have to chill with all of these "Ahh, geesh....sorry y'all"-type of posts, but I'm getting tore up like Rocky facing (err...the dude from above?) the Russian fighter....

No need to worry, the 'Get Well' texts and e-mails have been nice, really....but "be easy, pimpin'" (T.I. post coming soon, hold tight!).....while you can def. tell from either hearing or seeing me (well, I still have the Super Mac limp going strong, don't worry) these past few days that I'm still "recovering" from this sticky icky icky, I'm still going hard....err....PAUSE (?)

Soo, minus a couple of really missed postings, I'm still brainstorming in-between dream sequences that mimic those weird 'scary' scenes from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure 2....(remember the bunny? Whoa...) and I've managed to knock out a couple of interviews with some exclusive rappers......so hang in there, maaaaan.

-The Energizer Bunny (still re-charging though...)

Ignite The People (Video of the Week)

Awwww....'Big Joey'....dream big, kid...dream big....

-The girls call me C-Money 'cause when they see me, they see money.....

The Jump Off (Photo of the Day)

"I been gone for a minute, but I'm back with the jump off."

Remember 'this' gum? Geesh, I say it's been since playing Little League on the (Rome, New York) Coloardo Rockies back in '93?

-Willy Wonka (ain't got nothin' on me!)

Do I Sound Crazy Pt. 2

Having just been sonned in one of my Literature courses.......(lone story short, I was asked 'What is a sadist?'...and of course I went blank, and had the professor keep slapping my arm, trying to make the connection in my head......; it was a no go....).....I have really taken this idea of S&M to the next level and really begun to consider it.....

(For the record, yes...that's Sadam and Osama.....nothing personal, just came up in the search..and TRUST me......this blog would have been deleted if I put the other pictures up!)

Anyway, I will not lie....when it comes to 'fetishes', I've given my fair share of 'spankings' to shorties....but past that? Chea right...(okay, so we've bitten and scratched before, but shhhh........), the S&M stuff is a bit too extreme.

Just seeing one of my past friends rocking leather pants (it was September, please keep in mind...) at the record label a couple years ago really had me questioning his true intentions...(grown men, 30+ should not ben wearing leather pants to work...keep it real, yo)

I don't know....I sometimes make the mistake of accidentally sounding like I'm dissing a particular style or trend without having actually tried it myself, but something about putting a ball in either my mouth or someone else's while the other has a whip reminds me too much of Pulp Fiction...

Pain and Pleasure? Hhmm....okay, okay.....but I still have to say that it goes a bit extreme....because once you're past the point of balls in your mouth PAUSE then you have to ask yourself what's next.....(we won't mention the gerbil and Richard Grier, will we?)

Awww.....I'm just doing some random thinking....maybe I do sound crazy....(again).

Say Word Son?

Get outta here, no...really, get outta here.....

They'll make a 'There's Something About Mary 2' before you get me to admit that DJ Khaled is really 'The Best'...or excuse me...that "they're" the best.....

Now look, of course this will probably strike right back at me when I have to interview him or one of his affiliates, but just hear me out.....

When you get made fun of for your catch phrase "We The Best" by not only the biggest hip-hop magazine, XXL, and countless websites, that just goes to show you there is some faults in there.

Second, I'm sorry......but you cannot be the best when you 'don't' push records.....Khaled sold some records, but the rest of his crew? SILENCE.....

At the end of the day, I know I'm thinking too much in to this argument, because they're really just putting their phrase out there with the whole intention to 'prove it'....somewhat like when T.I. came out claiming he was 'King of the South'.....

Only time will tell, and I will congratulate his label getting officially signed to Def Jam, but we all know that may not necessarily be a good thing.....(Joe Budden, Jay-Z, Rocafella, Method Man, Redman, REAL HIP HOP.....)

Therefore, all I suggest is a slight moderation....

WE THE BEST = WE'RE PRETTY GOOD

Give or take, it gives the whole squad room to improve...right?

Ahwww....cyber freedom,

-Remy Ma via lock-up

So Sick

Okay, so maybe I'm bluffing just a little bit....really...but pulling the Pajama Party at the crib yesterday with a fat side of IHOP kept me more grounded than hogs...(sooo Biggie with it, '94....)

Really, you 'know' my writing is my strongest feature (maybe the reason why I'm milking my "Single" card as hard as I can?) that I roll with, so to have to catch a slight "L" yesterday and get my 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' on, I missed "y'all"...fo' real fo' real....because while I will keep this daily posting going 'til I'm down and out fo' the full count, I put my complete focus on here......

Why? Come on, we're you're hot, you're hot...just ask MIMS...the less 'fame' only creates the most fame tomorrow, so figure that Chinese Riddle out while I air out this sweat-drenched du-rag and keep the Ma$e smile still going...(speaking of M-A-Dollar Sign-E, where is the big homie? Maybe Cam' "was" right...)

Awwwwww, nothing like the sweet smell of citrus and cough syrup....

-ER

Roll With The Cat

I really can't believe I'm switchin' up......

"I'm co-signing Lil' Wayne...."

Yup, yup...I "know" I'm going to regret my words, but I just cannot fake on his lyrical skills.....sure, they claim he may have had a lil' help...but we're not talking "help" like the kind Dr. Dre (Eminem, Jay-Z, 50 Cent) and Puffy (Jadakiss, Common, fill in the blanks...mad people) needed.

Because at the end of the day, we've "heard" his freestyles and he is 'The Truth'.... While I'll still fall back and 'NEVER' put him in my Top 3 List (The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, 50 Cent), because lyrical content is one thing, but finesse and entertainment value are equally as important......but Lil' Wayne has me thinking he may actually sell some records come this June...

I won't jump the gun...just because "Lollipop" sells 180,000+ downloads via iTunes, DOESN'T mean you'll do Spiderman numbers come first week sales...(have either Tha Carter or Tha Carter II reached platinum yet? Nerp?)

So, we'll play the waiting game...but cot 'amn......you can't fake on the single, and just everything he touches......let's just hope he doesn't go all the way through with the 'Jimi Hendrix' lifestyle......

-Gillie

I Can't Blame You

It's buggin' me, fo' real fo' real...a missed opportunity....

Going to get my "Cap and Gown" (yes, Graduation donations may be directly mailed to: GoCyrusGo@gmail.com), I slipped up...well, she did....err....wait, it was me...

Doing the 'flirt' thing was really, really, really going well...but just as the above image illustrates, there was the missed shot (not really 'blocked') that threw everything off...

Okay, she was short...hispanic (possibly, the accent was cwwwazy), and when I shrugged about not having to get 'naked' to try on the outfit, she hit me back with the "Well.....(laugh)...." and I should have "KNEW" it right there.......and of course I let it slide and 67 seconds later and I'm at the check-out line wondering what just happened.....

Short and simple....if you EVER have an opportunity, TAKE IT. (Word)

-Still thinking about the possible 'Dream' Jump-Off

PS..AND she had a 'booty'...geesssh.....

I Remember

Awww....fo' real fo' real...I'm going to have to make the song cry on this one...fo' real fo' real....

"I Remember" (playing in the background by Keyshia Cole)....

I really 'do' remember...when....I.....(the suspense is building up, huh?).....

FELL IN LOVE WITH BOOTY

Honestly, I really do.

Her name was 'Rose' and she was a 'white' girl with a crucial booty (similar to shorty in the photo above..). I worked my 'first' job....junior year in highschool, right after my Varsity year of basketball....April 2003, Petsmart, Waldorf, Maryland....

Awwww.....yup yup....now don't get me wrong, I've always had a 'thing' for women with backsides, but it was with 'Rose' that I developed a somewhat strong "appreciation" and desire for ba-dunka-dunks (I know, bare with me...pun intended, or not?)

The craziest part is that she wasn't even 'cute' in the face or had a 'banging' (sooo 'Bryn' with it...) body structure, EXCEPT for that one feature....and it struck out like a white man in the Million Man March back in '94 (or was that '95?)....

Life really began for me at that point...from there on, the transition from appreciating (or AOL searching) big breasted women...it became... "Booty Women".....so I may have hit and missed, but as time progressed....the search engine and favorites developed....

-OnionBooty.com

-A**Parade.com

-DangWTF.com

(I'm sooo not getting a girl before Graduation, huh?)

Looking back so many years ago (okay, it wasn't "that" long...), I look at the women I've engaged in and I am still shocked that I've been able to pull back and somewhat 'retire' from my infatuation with booty, and have gone to the 'next' level as far as women with a strong intellect....awwww, I sure do remember........

-Untitled

Super Ugly

I know, I know...it's just 'me'...but I "don't" see it.

Picasso. Imagine how much this piece goes for? Let's just say a few down payments on a Central Park complex would cover a fourth of the painting.

Honestly though, as I'm getting older, I am really beginning to expand my horizon...(I can't keep cutting out photos from the "King" magazines for one side of my room much longer...) Anyway, paintings...or at least 'art' is beginning to strike me...not as extreme as Jennifer Anniston from 'The Break-Up', but in the sense of being on some champagne in a bucket of ice with Miles Davis playing in the background, yada mean?

But what really gets me is the perception of art...while the argument may be made defending art as a matter of who is viewing it, one cannot deny the (surging price and) admiration placed on any piece when mentioned it is by Leonardo Da Vinci (still haven't understood the film...I thought 'No Way Out' w/ Costner was confusing enough...let alone Tom Hanks traveling across Europe...) or another 'famous' artist....

Well, 'til I can morph my mind into the appreciation of such work, I'll just stick to Pier One and Bed Bath & Beyond...

-The Hoax

Best Friend (Photo of the Day)

Not for any particular reason..well, okay....doing a story on J.Lo's latest venture, I've begun re-thinking her past....I mean, I've made the argument that she 'fell' off after her 'Money Train' days...but can you fake on how ill(matic) this couple was? (Until those shots went off...you know?) I mean, what even compares today? You have mixed races (Blacks and Latinos really in it to win it...), a surplus of 'fame', and that whole "I was voted 'top' person to become famous in high school"......yup, think about it....

-The Paparazzi

Back Like Cooked Crack (Photo of the Day)

They're back...well, 'Cracked' that is. Maybe I'm going too hard on the '90s for today, but while all of y'all (slang is killin' the flow, I know I know...) were coppin' the 'MAD' (due to their unfair synergy with the television show), I was ridin' in the back of the Isuzu with this magazine.

Anyway, keeping a long story short...they really never got the amount of 'shine' they should have because of falling in the shadows of the 'Mad' giant...but regardless, the magazine held it down. And when their reign came to an end in 2000 or so, I was def. heart-broken...my 'written' form of entertainment had come to an end....'til 2006.....and BOOM! BAM!!!! KA ZAM!!! (Shaq killed it, stop hatin')

So maybe I'm still 2 years off with this posting, but I just realized the magazine was getting things popping again recently and even made headlines as the 17th funniest website...or something along those lines....ahhhhh, technology is going to take virginities away in the not-so-distant future...watch,

-The Janitor

PS....oh snap, just completed reading my "Wikipedia" account of the magazine and learned that it finally STOPPED (again) publication after just three issues, and that it is STILL RUNNING as a website...geesh, at least my cyber virginity theory should still hold, at the very least....

Call Me

If you don't know or remember, then you just don't.*

-Drew Barrymore

--Footnotes--
*You have no idea how many times I tried trading this for 'Alladin' on VHS, but 'everyone' had E.T., so it was a 'no-go'...

Addicted

I hate to admit it, but I "am"....(NOT the homie in the photo)...addicted to Chinese Food.

Sure, laugh....cry....think it's a joke. But I'm serious...and not even David Banner's new DVD can stop me. You name it, I'll mess with it....

-Chicken Fried Rice
-Egg Rolls
-Won Tong (spelled right?)
-Sweet and Sour Chicken
-Egg Rolls
-Ribs

Yerp....going for almost 3 or so consecutive weeks not too long ago, I had to really 'force' myself to pass up the temptation....even Joell Ortiz said it best with his description of it.....

"That General Tso Chicken is a Gourmet Meal"

Well, I won't necessarily say all of that...but the addiction comes faster than high school seniors..(whoa!)...but seriously, I can't help out....

Oh...I almost forgot...their fried chicken! See, while some may find this posting a bit silly, the rest will know exactly what I mean...from knowing that the Dragon Palace crushes the competition across the neighborhood to which place gives you the most Duck Sauce, we 'know' our Chinese spots....

And while I'll still try to limit myself, I know that no matter what reports arise claiming the food is 'bad' or 'unhealthy', you'll catch me at the Health Clinic before I give up a consecutive week of not getting my Chinese Food fix...

Take it for what it is,

-Fortune Cookine Ballin'

Me Against The World (Photo of the Day)

Are you serious? Honestly...I can't believe it.

Ironman

Batman

The Incredible Hulk

Indiana Jones

Speed Racer

NO....Popeye? Well, okay...so homie has his own line of restaurants, but as far as the movie spectacle...where's the love? And 'no', Robin Williams' version came out before Scarface, Spaceballs, and even The Breakfast Club! Can you imagine a '08-'09 Popeye in an upcoming flick? Stuck to the green...

-Bluto

Player Hater

Wait...is it just me, or did the ideal image of 'The Player Hater' completely fade away? I'm still mind-boggled by the idea that his fictional character(istic) may actually be gone?

I'll admit, being called a 'Player' a while back even had me look twice at homie, but I still can't get the image of the 'The Player Hater' out of my head. Maybe it has a bit to do with my attachment to those Biggie records, The Madd Rapper, and those 'High School High'-type spoofs, where the term was really popular...but I mean, come on, maaan....

I still hear the terms 'Dude', 'Gnarly' (spelled right?), 'Rad(ical)'.....so how come those hip-hop terms get over-used and NOT recycled...well, I take that back... I suppose we do have some 'new' words to add to the catalog...

-Jump Off (I know, it's on the verge of 'expiring'...but for sake of argument...)

-Wanksta

-Dope Boy

-Paper Chaser

(Okay, so I'm using mad drug-related references...)

Ahhh, can we still be player hatin' in '08?

-Life After Death Disc 1

I WIsh

Out of complete serious, fo' real fo' real...it's my 'Catch-22'....or maybe that's still a bit "too" serious....

*Dime Piece Female Police Officers

(Granted, home girl up above isn't even close to my Washington Heights female cops...)

I'll tell a brief...cwwazy brief story......

No more than a few days ago, well...maybe it was a 'week' ago, but regardless...I was coming across 'her'. Yerp, 'her'...

Bronze silky skin like those Coney Island Caramel Apples..... Fluffy curls with highlights shining in the blazin' sun. Eyes that reflected Angelina Jolie with a walk that came across like Mariah (Carrey)....oh, and a...

NEW YORK POLICE OFFICER BADGE

Blame it on my growing up during the times of N.W.A. or the 'natural' dislike for police that I was born with from my father's side of the family...but I can't do it. Even with a half-smile aimed directly at me, I locked eyes, noticed the badge, and 'kept it moving'. Of course the argument will go something like 'Dawg, you should have just thought of that as an advantage...you wouldn't have to worry about paying for parking tickets...(chuckles)....'

But again, I just "can't".....as wack(y) as it sounds, I can't let up. As much as I want to deny it, I would even fall back if my girl Rosario Dawson changed careers.

Hoping to beleive this 'prejudice' will pass, I 'know' it won't....just the anxiety and built-in disliking to 'them' over powers my entire body.

Maybe in time, things will change...but as long as the uniform still offers the idea of "New York's Finest", I'll keep things moving...

-N.W.A.

Sittin' Sidewayz

Awww...don't you remember the big homie Jim Carrey? Before 'The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'......before....'The Majestic'...before 'The Truman Show'....it was just him, "Ace Ventura"

Call me retro, old-school, or even just straight up weird, but why can't we see the 'Ace Ventura 3' flick before Lloyd (Come on...Dumb and Dumber?) hits 50? Although his drama acting is great and the little kid Dr. Seuss flicks are impressive, too....it's just the hope of seeing some of that good ol'..."Dude, what!?" type of humor is enough to nearly force Jim(my) to do some of that 'In Living Color' acting....ahhhhh, unlimited food for thought....

Keepin' It Gangsta (Photo of the Day)

Am I the 'only' one noticing the irony in Alicia Keys' recent statements about "gangsta rap", and yet she holds the most 'gangsta' pistols in flicks like 'Smokin' Aces? Maybe I'm thinking too much...but this is a bit 'Nas'-ish...

-Ice Cube

Green Lantern

With respect to 'Earth Day', I've finally 'done' it...yup yup....went to the closet and pulled out a fresh to def (aigght, you get what I'm sayin'....def. no collar poppin' involved...) green outfit, and I feel mad supportive.

Typically, I never really paid attention to the 'Earth Day' events and 'Save the Planet' on some crucial Captain Planet and rings type of thing...but this year, I said...'Word Up'....

Honestly, I feel like it had a bit to do with the idea of having to rock a big shirt with a tree on the front, but from taking inspirations from people such as Fif(ty Cent) and other money-green wearing entertainers, I said....."Umma Do Me" (and the whole Earth thing too...)

Therefore, if you get a chance to read this before Wednesday, then cop a green (Yankee) fitted, du-rag, nail polish, or shoe laces and wild out on some Post-St. Patrick's Day celebration stuff...(G)erp.....

(Eh, it's Earth Day..)

Tree of Lifin',

-Green Goblin

Lonely Girl (Photo of the Day)

Whoa.....crucial PAUSE...fo' real fo' real...but honestly,

There are two main arguments behind this 'Photo of the Day'...first off, Jon B(lizzle...), where are you!? Okay, I will def. 'not' accept the featured single from Paul Wall's sophomore jinxed album as a 'come back'......so put Robin Thicke back in to his place and show your face!

Second, the big homie is one of the key connections between myself and my 'International' girl...(yup, YOU)...with Pleasures You Like in the iTunes repeat mode and the song 'Lonely Girl' making me feel like a goofball, I don't necessarily 'miss' you in that since, but to hear and feel those whispers again.....yeaaaah.

Day dreaming and I'm thinking,

-Bonafide

Let's Get Dirty

I really cannot stress the importance of hygiene...fo' real fo' real. If I counted the amount of times I've been given a 'pound' or have extended my hand only to receive ashy fingers with crooked (if lucky?) finger nails slightly pinching my palm...well...I'd be down to the zillions....(okay, I don't even believe myself!)

Really though, sort of jacking Pete Rosenberg/Cipha Sounds' Top 5 (or was it 10?) List of how to approach a DJ...I am venting (chea right...I'm cooler than the other side of the pillow! SLAM!) a bit about having to show 'love' but in the most awkward ways....

When meeting 'me', just keep in mind...if I slap you '5' (whoa....) on the first try, then switch it to a fist-to-fist pound, well...that's a big strike right there....

Now, of course I cannot go too hard, because we've all had those 'hang-nail' days or even riding the Metro system will have you a bit dirty...but when it becomes habitual...geesh, Dennis the Menace is a compliment!

Okay, with that out of my system...let's get back to the hip-hop meets style discussions!

Never Change (Photo of the Day)

On everything I own......it's official. If I could write a daily story on Jay-Z, I would probably do it...even for...minium......err.......a HEALTHY wage....let's just go with that.

Keeping this in the essence of 'Photo of the Day' standards.....I'll stay brief.....Jay-Z will NEVER quit...(hence, the title?)....nope, nerp, chea right....

Going in to 40 next Decemeber 4th (Yerrp, fo' get the incorrect Wikipedia date...well actually.....maybe he's going to be 39...regardless....), he still has no intentions of slowing down....

It goes back to the conversation I was having with Mom, "Ahhh, I wish I could have seen a Jay-Z concert...." 'Come on Mom, Jay-Z has done at least 3 tours since announcing his 'retirement'.....we'll catch him....'

Really, can you see Jigga man putting down the mic, fo' real fo' real? Eh, this may be going down the extreme route, but if George Clinton is still laying down rhymes going past 70+! Just food for thought, you do the dishes..... (Sooo Jigga!)

American Dreamin',

-Stan

Elevator Music

Word? I'm telling you, there is absolute love and hate for elevators.....oh, don't worry, this is 'another' random posting...but it speaks so much, truth.

But taking personal experiences into this posting, I have to stress the discomfort most people allow themselves to be in while standing inside of the elevators. From people nearly holding in their breaths to not make a noise to having the door shut in front of my face as someone watches me reach...I've seen, participated, and felt it all....

Honestly though, are they really 'that' bad? Considering the immediate benefits of getting to the 'tippy top' rather than taking stairs, you would think most people would prefer the opposite. Living or working out of New York, you notice these instances of the most bizarre acts taking place on elevators....but the most tingling act?

SILENCE

Quoting my man Mark(y Mark), 'Silence is my Shield', and when you're stuck in an over-crowded elevator, the focus on staying silent....(translation: NOT BREATHING) is so excruciating that you have no choice but to nearly pass out....

Okay, so the 'nerd-of-the-moment' tends to always be awarded to myself since I make non-stop efforts to tell people 'Have a Nice Day' (on some Mick Foley type stuff...whoa, so '99 with it...) or 'Take Care'.......and the most crazy part about it?

"(smiling) Oh, you too!"

Trust me, 'it works'...really. The smile and excitement that seemingly becomes 'born' in that person or persons is self-motivating....so, breathe and stop..fo' real, and say 'Peace' as you give it all you got....

(Awww, come on....over-saturating my own blog with postings....I can't even stop myself....)

"Like the stars above...."

-Styles P.

Laffy Taffy

Is pink already 'over'? Honestly, I am not too sure...but to keep things a hundred with YOU, I never rocked anything that resembled either Double Bubble or Coney Island cotton candy.....nerrp.

Not that there is anything wrong with 'pink', but I am just one of those slightly old-school mentality men (whoa....22 years old and already placed in the 'adult' category...) so the typically 'feminine'-ish colors usually sway away from me...

But remember Camron or even Kanye West, and both of them proved that you could get away with those colors....errr...right?

Well, maybe 'not', but regardless...there have been a lot of people that have rocked THREE shades of pink and caught my attention...(although, the majority were WOMEN), so with summer time quickly approaching, my blog searching and style changing shall go under construction as I decide whether or not to try to pull a 'Kirby'...(come on, I"m too 'sick' for my own good...wait 'til I really start my Ghostwriting....)

Mo' colors than Skittles, (chea right....,)

-Bazooka Joe

I Cry

As promised....commentary on The Game's 'emotional' interview from the June XXL Magazine issue.....


"The tears coming from my left eye are from my sh** that I'm dealing with in my life, and the tears down my right cheek are tears for hip-hop," the rapper told the mag.


Yup yup.....now this is when hip-hop becomes VERY interesting...or maybe it becomes rather 'wack'...because anyone that knows 'The Game' (or at least his personality) are already familiar with this change-of-character (and 'Heart'..oohhhhh).... From 'hatin' certain people to deep embracing them, it just goes to show you that some people are one way and others are...err..... "Bi-Polar"?


I know people cry, but during an 'interview', for a 'hip-hop' magazine (and one that's widely read, nonetheless), and from an entertainer who thrives from his 'Gangster' persona? Geesh, I'm going to pop in my dusty Eazy-E LP and dream about coppin' a 40, 'cause things done changed.....

-M.W.A (Mulatto With Attitude)

Got 2 Be Down (Photo of the Day)

'Oh have you seen 'er?'....

Faith Evans? With emerging artists and the old-school growing even larger, you have to wonder if the 34-year-old, (AND she's a Gemini, yup yup...fo' get Khaled, WE THE BEST) is down and out or up for the Mariah, Janet, and Mary J. Blige challenge. Come on Faith, the clock is tickin'....

Daydreaming and I'm thinking of you,

-Too Light To Be Lightskinned (yerp, I always gave myself the 'illest' nick names...)

Torture (Video of the YEAR)

I don't normally get "excited" to the extreme very often, but this is essentially the funniest clip I've seen since a scene from Superbad. ***CLASSIC***

Laugh Factory

Please tell me this is NOT the 'savior'....really?

Look, no disrespect to Mike Epps...honestly, I loved 'How High', 'Next Friday', and the other flicks, but searching for Comic Relief...there's no way I am able to be satisfied with him holding down the crown....

Yes, I know...I deliberately left out 'Katt Williams'.....look, you're going to need more than a squeaky voice, 'pimp' references, and a short stature in order to sway me.....

Really though, consider all of the comics that passed by us, ALREADY...

-Chris Rock

-Dave Chappelle

-Paul Mooney

-Richard Pryor

-Robin Williams (Pre-Mrs. Doubtfire....word, son? WORD.)

-Damon Wayans

(Again, I'm lacking the 'Kings of Comedy' intentionally....)

The market is looking slim, and there is no way I'll settle for Carlos Mencia, either.....

Comedy is fallin' off, HARD....nowadays, I'd be caught listening to Cipher Sounds for a few kicks before you found me watching a re-run of Comic View....

Awww, half asleep with the NBA Playoffs in full force.....

***URGENT****

Oh snap, Yao Ming speaks CLEAR English!? Things really done changed!

Flyin' like an eagle,

-Basketball Jones

The Light

L.A. Gears

Am I the 'only' one who thinks these shoes are on the verge of making a comeback? Really, well...I suppose Starter Jackets have yet to re-appear yet, too......but fo' real fo' real...I believe in the 'Gears!

Maybe it has a little bit to do with the fact that I never had the pair that lit up....and of course I caught feelings for all of 'YOU' that rocked 'em to recess...yup yup.....

But think about it, with the bright colors already making a strong comeback,it must be just a matter of time before the Reebok with the basketball pump and L.A. Gear lit shoes resurface.

Still holding a grudge,

-Dennis the Menace

I Gotcha (Photo of the Day)

Yes, yes...I know, I know...this is really in 'bad' taste, it's true...but he up and left (my squad,) the Nets and has already caught an "L" in the first game against the Hornets in the First Round...the games have begun...

-Joumana

Staying Alive/T.G.I.F. (Photo of the Day)

Believe it or not, these were REALLY popular around upstate New York back in the '90s.....(EARLY '90s)....although some would claim that Family Matters did not fall off, (HARD)....besides 'Grandma' from the show, I really couldn't mess with the other characters that much....anyway, scary doll......really makes me not miss the show.....fo' get Obama, the Urkel doll had EVERYONE goin' nuts!

-Toys R' Us

Hi De Ho

Get outta here, really? I can't believe Salma has been THAT slept on....I mean, really?

Okay, I'll admit...to 'increase' a bit more...or rather, to 'influence' a few more viewers, I went the 'sensational' route and decided to place a 'Before' and 'After' breast upgrade photo up...but wait, eh....

Don't think it's 'tasteless' just yet...hear me out..... Now maybe it's because I want to fully inherit the other missing part of my mixed heritage, but I have a personal liking for Spanish women.......and I've been riding with Salma since the WACKEST of movies.....you ready for this?

-Fled

-Fools Rush In

Do I really need to continue?

-Dogma

There, I'm "DONE"...reallly though, compared to Jenny Lo, is she really that far off from a 'great' actress? AND YET, she makes a headlline for her breast being changed....Geesh......

I know she's 40+ (okay, let me stop exaggerating....41 years old), but still.....how come she didn't get more (and better) work during his golden years (Late 20's and Early 30's)......I mean, she would have at least pulled in the Mexican audience (and they are making up a large percentage of the population...)

Awww, me just thinking crazy, huh? Hasta luego y yo necessito mi esposa, ROSARIO! Okay, enough Spanglish...right?

-Desperado

Big Shot

How appropriate is this.....although, I will beg to think that I'm going for the "Mr. Big Shot" title........but the play-offs start tomorrow, 'Can You Believe' on some Robin Thicke type stuff? (Matter of fact, where is Jon B? I mean....Robin Thicke?)

Really though, both Chauncey (?) Billups and myself have one KEY characteristic in common....

CONFIDENCE.....

And while I've heard the accusations against my character, ranging from....

"Dude, you talk so much s**t"

"Cyrus, shut up, man!"

"You know it all, don't cha?"

"Cyrus, I soooo want you..."

Okay, minus the last one, I have heard the claims.....but when you 'know' that you got 'ish on 'lock'......you just know it....and it really applies to EVERYONE....

And like Billups, you must keep the show going and continue to stay consistent....because the ball does happen to fall in our hands at those game-winning shot moments, right?

It's not but every so often that you come across that 'person' that you can't stand just because they're on point.....

-The Boston Redsox (Errr.....)

-The Lakers ('00-'03)

-50 Cent

-GoCyrusGo

-Mary J. Blige (Still can't believe she's pushing units...)

-(Fill-in-Blank)

So, with that in mind....let's start the critical thinking...NOW.

-Confidence

King

Despite Boston currently carrying the title of "Defending Champions", can we just go ahead and crown the New York Yankees the 'King'(s) of New York?

Matter of fact...let that soak it............Hhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......

My Toy Soldier (Photo of the Day)

Just for the record, Cyclops is a punk......(whew, glad that's out of the way...)

Keeping things very brief, let me just say that I love thinking back to the 'last' figurine/toy I purchased....although I "KNOW" it wasn't Cyclops, I'm certain that it was an X-Man character....awwwww, we 'had' toys, they have Facebook. Things done changed,

-The 90s

Can I Live Pt. II

I'm def. jackin' the idea behind 'South Park'...but think about it.....

'The Internet'.....

Can you really live without it? It's funny because, I think, we're so consumed with this 'complex' cyber highway that we don't even realize how everything is practically based on some form of Internet...

-The News

-Weather

-Online Social Networks

-Downloading

-Porno Addicts

-(fill in the blank)

Could we really go on without 'The Internet'....as sad as it sounds, I really think the answer is "yes" (ohhhh, gotcha!).....

From students in classrooms with their lap tops open so they can use Instant Messenger and watch iTune Movies to people checking their Myspace and Facebook accounts via their cell phones, it seems like life is hooked directly in to the Internet....

I can't even fake, I "need" the 'Internet maybe more than anyone else that I know...and I don't even have a Myspace/Facebook page! But from the smallest need (hence, this blog) or writing online hip-hop news stories, I 'need' you, maaaaaaaan.

Just running my mind,

-Technology

Gossip Folks

See, the problem with writing stories...especially 'hip hop' news stories is the constant 'gossip' that exists within the industry.....

Let's still be clear, even though neither Jigga or B! have officially announced being married, "we're" already calling them 'husband and wife' and comparing them to other marriages....aren't we jumpin' the gun, a little...err...TOO HARD?

But you still can't help the 'idea' of something being so 'true' that maybe you accidentally trick yourself in to believing it, right?

Think about all of the gossip (rumors) that have been passed around....

*Tupac is still alive

*50 Cent's hand got chopped off

*Game was on Change of Hea....err......nevermind

Okay, so granted a lot of the things that especially happen in 'hip-hop' sometimes actually turn out to be true, but just be wary.....there are Gossip Folks, everywhere!

For some reason, the phrase, "Stop Lyin', Stop Snitchin'" is running through my mind,

-Things that make you go, hhhmm......

PS....Just 'wait' 'til I have the energy to go off on the new 'Game' interview from the June XXL......bi-polar or just bi-polar? You decide....

Man Down (Photo of the Day)

Easily the most mind-boggling 'toy' I've messed with in a 'long' time....having just watched 'The Pursuit of Happyness' and a pair of 'Asian' (sorry, but I speak the truth, yo!) kids competing against one another with them, I could only think....

'Rubik's'? Pwwease, I can do the 'same' thing....

(SILENCE.................) With more twists and turns than a Thriller video shoot, I'm dazed and ready to use 'it' as a door stop....simply incredible....

It's On

Okay....really not trying to burst my own bubble ('jinx myself').......but....

"I'm going to the game!"

Word (up), I know....this is corny and just serves as an additional format to 'brag', right? But seriously.....rivalries....you have to love'em, right?

Think about it, if there weren't rivalries in sports, especially baseball, would they 'still' be as exciting? Come on, how long do you think you could watch a ball game knowing that you didn't have a preference.....

From your classic '02 Sacramento Kings/Los Angeles Lakers to Yankees/Red Sox, the anxiety and emotion that surrounds everyone gets....errr....ridiculous?

Excitement, joy, and weirdness are all 'present' in these situations, and I'm looking to go head first as I go to my first 'Yankees/Sox' game, ever.....

Fitted is soooo Legit(ted),

-I "Run" NY

I Did It My Way

G.G.O.A.T? (Come on....Greatest Group Of All Time.....)

It could possibly be true...despite the "L" received from their last effort, '8 Diagrams', that these Shaolin Island rappers dropped the most 'expensive' jewels of all time.......

Saving you guys the time of naming each member (hence, photo up above...), just look at each one's early career achievements...matter of fact, Wikipedia them.....fo' real fo' real....

From movies (Belly, Black & White, How High), music (too many), to clothing.......they've really touched everything.....

Although times are tougher now, with scuffels (spelled right?) amongst the group, you still can't knock the strength of their movement.....I mean, "I" even joked about getting a (temporary) Wu-Tang Clan Forever tattoo back in highschool....so that let's you know how much of an impact they had....

Ahhh, why not.......

THE GREATEST GROUP OF ALL TIME, period.

Waiting for the denials,

-Cypress Hill

This Can't Be Life (Photo of the Day)

Awww.....are you fo' real fo' real? Well, I can't say that the Jason Richardson trade gave them ANY type of relief...and that that's what happens when you make decisions too quickly......

Being eliminated last night by the Phoenix Suns for the 8th spot in the NBA Playoffs, the only chance of them shocking the league now lies in the hands of a PS3 game...(okay, most 'corny' joke of the week, easily....)

'till next year,

-NBA 2K9

Umma Do Me

Sorry, Mr. Teeth Don't Grind,

But for your protection, I can't use 'your' image.....let's just keep it strictly on the low.....with 13 days (or is it 12?) and countin', I am severely tippin' my Yankee fitted hat to you....

YOU'RE DOING IT, MAAAN!

You're the most gangsta 'kid' I know (hence the photo), and when you're able to put your foot down on the corporate road (and consider hiring some of your old friends, COUGH COUGH COOOUGGGGH) and go for 'self, you're really doing you...

While this posting is based on 'one' particlar person sayin', "PEACE, SON!" to those that have given him the Charlie Murphy meets Baby Powder mixed with the Corporate World slap, this ultimately relates to all of us that have just taken it upon themselves to 'do them'...

Sometimes, and we've heard it all before, well...if not 'often', we tell ourselves to "hold on" and "sweat it out", but when you're able to hang in there and make business moves on the side to help open that door to say "PEACE" to your oppressors, you have to love life.....

So, next time you're ready to "QUIT", just take a deep breath and plan your 'escape' on the side......remembering..."UMMA DO ME"....

The Sky is the Limit,

-The Future

I'm So Hood

Word?

Honestly, and trust me...I've been through 'the Hood', but can you really sell that image, still?

"THEY SAY": Young Jeezy, G-Unit, Dip Set, The Lox, (fill in the BLANKS).....

Okay, okay...'nuff said...but going back to my original question.....can you still, 'sell' it?

Let's face it, the Industry is strictly based on image, with a small sprinkle of artistic talent......

Come on.....Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Omarion........eh, if it "wasn't" based on image, wouldn't Ne-Yo rock his baldie more often?

Therefore, the 'Hood' image is really fading out...and at the end of the day, face it..... 'Hood is actually short for "Neighborhood".....although many of us are reluctant to admit it......

Just play the numbers game.....

ARTISTS WHO SOLD:

-Kanye West (blurred 'hood image)

-50 Cent (lost his 'hood image, credibility?)

-Lupe Fiasco (too complex for the 'hood...)


ARTISTS WHO FLOPPED:

-Fat Joe (I know it's early...but come on...)

-Gucci Mane

-Chingy


"HOOD ARTISTS SELLING":

-Rick Ross

-....uhmm.......


Point made?


Of course I'll argue that 'the 'hood' (as we 'know' it...) will still be present, I just believe that the embracement of it will continue to decrease and lose it's strength.......

Awww......'Boyz n the Hood', 'Tales From The Hood', 'Leprachaun in the Hood'.....those were the days.....

Where Have You Been

Word up on EVERYTHING..... My 'bad'.....

As anal (whoa....PAUSE) as 'Becky' being awarded 'Perfect Attendance' for three consecutive years, I have to catch myself and 'justify' the missing MONDAY posting(s)......

Notice the 'dude', up above.....yerp.....color in a hairline, slightly darker complexion and blasting hip-hop music, and that was 'me' yesterday....

Don't be fooled though, despite a headache, I was still able to accomplish something....but I felt it only necessary to defend myself (against myself...)

With that said.....let's START THE SHOW, again....

-Sometime 'late', but always on 'time'

I Need A Girl (Photo of the Day)

Word up, because if this screen shot for the upcoming Grand Theft Auto 4 game is official, I'm going to be so warped in to video games that booty calls and the 'fluffy stuff' will be all but a memory...

-Coming Soon

Breathe

(For the record, I was really tempted to title this posting, "Breathe, Stretch, Shake"...but simplicity wins....(plus the F-a-b-o track is just SICK) Yada mean?)

Look...I 'know' I've probably touched up on this before, but real talk.....

LOOSEN UP....

Style is forever changing, but while neon colors may be making slight appearances here and there, the TIGHT pants need to SLOW DOWN.... I can't knock people, but it wasn't 'too' long ago when pants were bagged all the way down to the bottom of the Hanes and cut at the bottoms to give the impression of 'baggy-ness', you know?

And of course, there are those whom will catch heat to this posting...as Dave Chappelle would say, "EH, YOU GUYS ARE COOL, KEEP DOING YOUR THING"...but fo' the 'rest'...what are you THINKING?

It really struck me when I was on the downtown train and noticed two people standing up....turned out to be a young 'fella' and his 'shorty'....yet, HER pants were looser than his....both had jeans, both had style, but the circulation was significantly being cut off of his legs....

Again, it may just be 'me', I am a bit reluctant to change with the times...(no one can tell me that once I hit '80 years old', that I'm "too old" for do-rags and fitted hats...), but the tight jeans are pushing it to the extreme......what's next?

Therefore, in order to help reduce the tight jean trend(s), I've composed a list of 'rappers/celebrities' that would be hard to imagine (or scary to imagine...) in those tight, tight, tight, clothing....

TOP 10 "SCURRY" TIGHT PANTS WEARING LIST

1. Rick Ross

2. JadaKiss

3. Eminem

4. Fat Joe

5. ANY member of The Wu-Tang Clan

6. Damon Dash

7. Snoop Dogg

8. Jim Jon....uhmm....wait.....okay, Juelz Sata...err....Killa?

9. Jewelz (okay, so maybe I still call him by his 'stage' name...ALLEN IVERSON)

10. (Fill in the Blank...come on, you KNOW I missed HIM)

-David Letterman

Weng Weng (Video of the Week)

Yes, I've used this before, but I cannot help but elect it as 'Video of the Week'. From the original rap applied to the scenes, careful editing, and just "DUDE, WTF!?" feeling...it holds it's own...

-Milli Vanilli

Elementary

First off,

"Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you"....I really cannot 'thank' enough people (obsessive readers) of the suggestions being sent to me to place "more" (I never knew there were any to begin with....) special effects and features to the infamous (chea...right?)... GOCYRUSGO blog.

Honestly, thanks....however, I just have to point out a few key things...this blog is EXTREMELY simplisic (hence, EASY) to navigate......I'll break down the format....

*Center photo based on what is being spoken about underneath...

*Titles typically are from songs with similar themes of overall subject...

*Black background? Solid, one-colored, and non-distracting on PURPOSE....

Other than that, nothing is the least bit COMPLEX...just print heavy and seemingly overly expressive...and.....true!

With that said, save the e-mails and energy, and just stick with trying to gain the real message behind the postings....

-A Day in the Life of Cyrus aka GoCyrusGo

Game Over (Photo of the Day)

Okay...uhhmm.....(speechless?)...."scary" doesn't even come close. Remembering the late 80s, early 1990s...

-Martin Lawrence