Respect Our Hustle

MTVu Woodie Awards!

2007-12-12T22:45:00.000-05:00

So I completely forgot to post about this:
Basically Chey and I were invited to the MTVu Woodie Awards that took place last month on the 8th. Basically we were in the house... one of MTV's newest award show, in its 3rd or 4th year I believe. A lot of big names were in the building... from Lupe Fiasco, Q-Tip, Gym Class Hereos, Fall Out Boy, Keenan Thompson, Talib Kweli, Spank Rock, and a whole slew of other artist that I cant remember. A lot of awesome performances, especially Lupe's. I took a whole bunch of pics, so I'll just post it here now. Enjoy!

(Chey Coolin Out in The Crowd)

-Reed!

HEY MERCURY, what do you think about the Pats?

2007-12-12T22:43:00.000-05:00

Lmao, one of the funniest videos I love watching... Mercury seems frustrated and upset!

HEY MERCURY... Whats you gonna do when the Pats got 16-0
I'm sure they will be hitting him up... lol

-Reed

... Whats been going on!

2007-12-12T22:30:00.000-05:00

So if you've been living under a rock the last month or so, then you need to be informed that Chey's I Am Legend is coming out 12/18/07 (next week Tuesday boys and girls).
Today we were in the studio wrapping up another quick session... Chey did a verse for our dude down in Atlanta named Bishop City for his up and coming single "Take Me Away". (Awesome track by the way...) You'll be able to hear it on Chey's mixtape next week, but the official single doesn't drop until New Years. Besides that.. we've been grinding real hard in the studio the last 2 months knocking out records and I gurantee you guys you will not be dissapointed.

The music industry is currently being watered down by the same garbage artist all sounding the same. You guys realize that your guns, your drugs, your 50 million girls, and your punchlines are not gonna get you a deal. Offer something different, and this is what we were aiming for this time around. I Am Legend is a classic. I executived produced the whole mixtape, meaning I oversought the whole project. And trust me on this one, it is FIRE.

You'll be seeing some videos and interviews coming up in the following days, but until then... I'm out. Check out the throwback joint of the day from my favorite hip hop group.

A Tribe Called Quest - "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo"

-Reed

Public Service Announcement for everyone...

2007-12-12T22:16:00.000-05:00

As of 12/10/07... it is officially too late to back out of any relationship you are currently in.
So if you are messing with someone, wifed up, got a piece on the side, or plain in LOVE... you are locked in on getting your significant other a GIFT for CHRISTMAS... haha

So ladies, make sure you let your man know hes locked in
And my dudes, make sure shorty gettin you that right gift. LOL!

Happy Christmas shopping everyone!

-Reed

23 Months?

2007-12-11T00:13:00.000-05:00

Might as well have given him 24 months, just so we can say 2 years instead... lol

See you in 2 years MIKE! (guranteed he gets out in the 15-16th month)

-Reed

Fuck T-Mobile and AIM, boycott time!

2007-12-11T00:03:00.000-05:00

So if you have been one of the many people unfortunate to have a T-Mobile Sidekick and use the AIM application as frequently as I do, then you will have realized the recent flaw of the service. Now I don't know why its happening, but it has gotten so bad that their is a chain IM going around telling everyone to boycott AIM (Aol instant messenger) tomorrow at 5 o' clock tomorrow evening.

If you haven't been affected by you AIM not messing up, then consider yourself lucky. As for the rest of us, we have to sit thru lagged and delayed chats, being kick off at random times, away messages not working, and etc. It has gotten to the point that I've started to use the YAHOO Messenger feature on my sidekick with a bunch of my inner circle of friends. The text messaging thing was just not working out because the inbox gets way to full to quick, and the constant deleting of old messages got annoying.

So for now, all I'm gonna say is fuck AIM and T-Mobile as they keep giving every1 the same ol' tired ass excuse on that its not them, its AOL and that the problem will be fixed in a couple of days.... yeah right

Thats enough ranting for tonight... ILL GET AT YOU TOMORROW with an awesome update.

Holla

-Reed

HEY, Remember me?

2007-12-10T23:57:00.000-05:00

So it has been a long time since I've done one of these... and my has a lot happened in the last month or so.

I been wrapped up with school (college can kick your ass boys and girls). I got my last week of classes until Thursday, then I take 3 finals on Monday and Tuesday of next week.
I just want this shit to finally be over man, lots of stressful shit (fuck Pre-Cal for Business course).

Lmao, anyway I promise I will be getting back into the swing of this shit... I got a lot to talk about from sports, to gear, to venting, to activities, to life!

So LETS GET TO IT!
This is me signing off... Ramone aka Reed aka Real Talk Reed aka I RUN NEW JERZ, haha... no really I do.!

Throwback video of the day:
Pharcyde - "Passin' Me By"

-Reed

A wise man once said...

2007-11-09T11:08:00.001-05:00

"Fuck The Police".... lmao. i'll be back later with a nice update!
-Reed

Soulja Boy X Suburban White America??

2007-11-04T18:26:00.001-05:00

Lmao, you be the judge! Hilariooooooooooooous. You are officially uncool until you "Superman That Ho" atleast once. Lol!

-Reed!

Happy Halloween!

2007-10-31T16:35:00.000-04:00

Happy Halloween from everybody here at the R.O.H. family!

Go out, party and try not to have to have too much fun!

The Ultimate Halloween Throwback Of The Day: (and one of my personal favorite songs of all time)

Michael Jackson - "Thriller"

-Reed!

Throwback of the day!

2007-10-30T21:53:00.000-04:00

New Edition - "Mr. Telephone Man"

-Reed!

Hot Item(s) Of The Week

2007-10-30T21:42:00.000-04:00

Bathing Ape Hoodie (release date Nov. 3rd)

Stussy X Levi's Jean Jacket & Pants (release date Nov 2007)

Nike Air Max Light (coming to your favorite sneaker botique soon)

-Reed!

American Gangster is coming...!

2007-10-30T21:26:00.000-04:00

What happens when you add Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Ridley Scott, and a Jay-Z album?

Movie Coming Nov 2nd
Album Coming Nov 6th
If you have been living under a rock, then I suggest you found out about the movie (based on the true story of druglord king of the 70s Frank Lucas) and the album that Jay said he was inspired to do after watching the film.

Gonna be sick!
-Reed

Funniest Commercial!!!!

2007-10-30T21:16:00.000-04:00

So today before I go into work, I take my routine tuesday nap cause I get outta class at 12:50. So b4 I goto take my nap (which was only 20 mins today... *sigh*), I was watching TV and one of the funniest commercials came on. I think its simple, but so hilarious at the same time. Let's clap it up for FedEx & Bill!

So after further investigation... I see that FedEx has a few funny commercials out now...
Here's a few more commercials from them!

-Reed!

Such a beautiful day in the neighboorhood...

2007-10-25T17:52:00.001-04:00

Ok not really, but this should hold you over until it is.

Lol! I'll be back later for another update...
-Reed

Nothing Suprises Me Anymore

2007-10-23T23:29:00.000-04:00

So here's what happened today.
If you don't know, I currently attend college at New Jersey City University.
And I commute (big whooptee doo ). So everyday I drive to school, and its normally the same thing everyday. Turnpike to 1&9 to Kennedy. Now if you don't know, 1&9 is only 2 lanes. So if theres ever any problem, it causes for major delays (car accident, truck breaking down, construction, etc). And i've encountered pretty much all of it, atleast thats what I thought until today.

A lot of 18 wheeler trucks take the 1&9, cause its the easiest commute into NY and Jersey City, so I'm driving down the 1&9 and I come to the usual traffic halt. So i'm tryna look ahead to see what it is today, but couldn't cause it was too far away. So I keep approaching, and low and behold. A 18 wheeler truck tryna make a right turn onto the 1&9 at the intersection ran up on the curb and knocked over the fuck street light post and broke down! Don't believe me huh?

Thank God for Camera phones... now granted I wanted to take more pics, but turns out my Sidekick memory is full and I was still driving as I took this pic (lmao, I know)... but here it is:

Haha, as you can clearly see, the truck has ran over the street light post, and what you can't see in the picture is the streetlight was literally 2 inches above the ground. I couldn't believe it, but hey like I said... nothing suprises me anymore.

Thats it for today... ill be back tomorrow with some more weekly
The throwback joint of the day comes from my favorite rapper of all times, and one of my favorite songs. Sit back and enjoy! Hype Williams directed this video, check out the cinematography and try and figure out what movie this video is based on. (AMERICAN GANGSTER COMING SOON, movie and Hov's album)

Jay-Z - "Can't Knock The Hustle"

-Reed!!!!

Tour de New York???

2007-10-19T17:55:00.000-04:00

What's up yall, new day & a new update... Yesterday while browsing in the world wide net, I came across this very very VERY interesting video. This is probably one of the coolest videos I have seen in a looooooooong time. Its a group of bikers riding around New York City carelessly during lots of traffic and pedistrians on the road. They nearly come close to being ran over by the cars in Times Square, and also come close to running over people crossing the street. Not only is it just cool to watch, but its hilarious visualizing this happening. Not to meniton its a GREAT execrise and very environmentally friendly (no gas was wasted bitches). Nonetheless, here's the video... enjoy!

-Reed!

3 Updates In One Day... I'm On A Roll!

2007-10-18T21:49:00.001-04:00

I'm gonna have a new little feature called the hot item of the week. Whether its sneakers, an item of clothing, jewelry, book, movie, etc...

So for this week, the hot item of the week is a winter leather jacket from the Japanese based brand "Swagger" . Definitely a fresh pick up, you can cop it at their botique online shop http://www.choiceisyours.jp/. Cop it now:

The throwback of the day comes from 112, a nice smooth melody featuring one of the greatest of all time and a rapper turned pastor turned rapper again, lol!:

112 ft. Puff Daddy, Notorious B.I.G., and Mase - "Only You"

The Most Influential Man Of The 20th Century!

2007-10-18T21:43:00.000-04:00

Whether you care to disagree or agree, the fact remains Michael Jordan is one of the greatest to ever do it. From basketball to sneakers to fashion to chairty, you name it and he has probably done it (He even retired from basketball to play baseball, we all know how that turned out).
There isn't much explaining to do, just watch these videos and realize why I feel Michael Jordan is the most influential person of the 20th Century!

My favorite commercial ever...

Top 10 Jordan Dunks!

My all time favorite Michael Jordan video (along with one of my favorite songs of all time!)

-Reed!

FYI: Coke vs Water

2007-10-18T21:27:00.001-04:00

Wassup yall... Here for another update on the marvelous blog known as Respect Our Hustle. I'm trying to grow the fan-base here, so if you guys don't mind, spread the word on the blog. Bookmark, tell your friends, all the etc.'s... it would really be appreciated (special shout-out to my homegirl Tasha, WATTUP!)

Now, as far as today's update...I'm going to take an unconventional route and do something new. I'm all about keeping this blog interesting and having you guys experience new things.

So for today I'm gonna do an update on Coke vs. Water (no, not that kinda coke you fiends!)... I found this on another blog, and I found it rather informing and interesting, and I know you will too... It includes some rather dope things you can do with Coke too...so for today, here is the F.Y.I. of the week, enjoy!

THE FACTS!

#1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.(Likely applies to half the world population.)
#2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weakthat it is mistaken for hunger.
#3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as 3%.
#4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangsfor almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University ofWashington study.
#5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
#6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses ofwater a day could significantly ease back and joint painfor up to 80% of sufferers.
#7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-termmemory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing onthe computer screen or on a printed page.
#8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk ofcolon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breastcancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to developbladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount of wateryou should drink every day

COKE!

#1. In many states the highway patrol carriestwo gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood fromthe highway after a car accident.
#2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Cokeand it will be gone in two days.
#3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into thetoilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour,then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removesstains from vitreous china.
#4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers:Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of ReynoldsWrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
#5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Poura can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubbleaway the corrosion.
#6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Colato the rusted bolt for several minutes.
#7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola intothe baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake.Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowingthe drippings to mixwith the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
#8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Cokeinto the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and runthrough a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosengrease stains. It will also clean road haze from yourwindshield.

F.Y.I.!

#1. the active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid.It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoricacid also leaches calcium from bones and is a majorcontributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.
#2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup! (the concentrate) thecommercial trucks must use a hazardous Material placecards reserved for highly corrosive materials.
#3. The distributors of Coke have been using it to cleanengines of the trucks for about 20 years!Now the question is, would you like a glass of water?or Coke?

So next time you go to drink Coke... will you really end up drinking it?

-Reed!

HIP HOP HOORAAAY... HOOOOO, HEY, HOOOO!

2007-10-15T18:11:00.000-04:00

Another day... another update.
I thought I'd hit yall with something different today and update with a questionaire/survey about Hip Hop. So low and behold, here it is!

Favorite MC of all time? I can't just decide on one, so like Jay-Z once said in a song "Argue all day about who's the best MC's/Jay-Z, Biggie, or Nas"
Favorite MC's now? Hmm... Jay-Z, Nas, Lupe, Joe Budden, Cassidy, and Kanye
Favorite Hip Hop Group?: Without a doubt, A Tribe Called Quest... they just do it for me
Most Slept On MC?: Joe Budden. Doesn't get the props he deserves
Most Over Rated MC?: Lol, I don't even need to think twice. Lil' Wayne
Guilty Pleasure?: So I've been thinkin for the last 15 minutes who my guilty pleasure (i dont know if thats a good or bad thing), and I can't think of who... so I'm just gonna say the "Crank Dat" song is a song that I like despite how unlike my style it is.
Biggest Flop?: Haha... lol? Album wise or Artist wise? - Whats Mims and Yung Berg currently doing?
Best Producer of all time?: Hmmm... I gotta go with Premo on this one!
Best Producer now?: Just Blaze! My favorite of all time, and I'm also getting into J-Dillas work
Most Slept on Producer?: Alchemist
Most Over Rated Producer?: SWIZZY!!!
Favorite Song of all time?: You don't really expect me to decide on ONE song do you? lol
Best Summer Jam?: Never been to one, so I can't pick one on that basis
Most Timeless MC?: Flip a coin on Jay-Z or Nas both been in it since late 80s, 90s, to present day...
MC you feel dumbest about once liking?: I got to admit, I liked Lil' Wayne Post Carter 1 all the way up to the Carter 2... then we all know what happened, yikes
MC you wish you knew about sooner?: Hmmm, Common
Album of all time?: TOUGH... toss up between Midnight Marauders, Blueprint, and Late Registration
Favorite Album now?: Graduation
Best Story-teller of all time?: RICK THE RULER... Notorious B.I.G., and Hovito!
Best Battle Rapper?: Im a little ignorant when it comes to the full history of battle rap- so I'm gonna go off of what I know from 2002 to present day and say Mook is my favorte battle rapper
Best Battle?: Jay vs Nas
Best Hip Hop Label?: Def Jam I guess
Best on-stage MC?: Jay never dissapoints, and currently Lupe is in his footsteps... he puts on an aweosme live show
Favorite Female MC?: *crickets*... err, next?
Wackest Rapper: Well besides most of the southern rappers... theres also Weezy, Mims, Yung Berg, etc... that crowd
Best Mixtape MC?: Saigon!
Best Mixtape DJ?: The Old DJ Clue used to shut it down!
The thing you DISLIKE most about hip hop?: Let me break it down real quick. The thing I DISLIKE about hip hop is the fact that their is lack of originality. If you go on myspace, you have tons and tons of average cats that all sound exactly the same. Everyone needs a certain type of "gimmick" to sell themselves or a quick fix. They no longer care about longevity. As long as they have that one hit, they feel they did what they had to do. I feel their is a huge gap b/w the old school type of rappers and the new school rappers... of course that doesn't go for everyone... but for the most part its the same regurgitated bullshit that is constantly being fed to us the consumers. It is time to step it up!
Why do you LOVE hip hop?:
The culture... I fell in love with hip hop because it was so unpredictable. So much versatlity, from backback rap, to hardcore gangsta rap, to the soulful shit, to whatever kind of fix you needed to hear at a certain time. Regardless, I will always love this culture even if I'm gonna be living off of the old school music.

Now for the throwback joint of the day:
Notorious B.I.G. - "Juicy"

-Reed

Trip To SoHo!

2007-10-14T20:17:00.000-04:00

What's popping with the populaton yall? Your boy Reed on the check-in once again... Its been a hectic week for me, so I finally get to do an update when I really should be studying for my Micro-Economics exam. My last week has consisted of studying, studying, or maybe the lack there of studying... I've had 3 exams so far (1 on Wednesday, 2 on Thursday...) and I got one more tomorrow, along with a paper that I just finished typing. Thats college for ya...

Anyway, yestereday I decided to take a break and hit up SoHo (the shopping district of NYC) with my boy Gianni McFly. Although the whether in the tri-state area has been pretty shitty the last couple of days (real cold... I'm talkin 45 degrees status) I decided that yesterday would be a good day to enjoy NY life.

Me and McFly hit up all different locations in SoHo/L.E.S. area... we started the day off to "The Reed Space". Now, not only did I love this store because of its name (Reed Space? how awesome is that), but because it was just an awesome fuckin store. I've had many trips to SoHo, but never wound up going over to The Reed Space. The layout of the botique was beautiful (one of the best I've personally seen)... and they carry brands from Nike, Swagger, The Hundreds, Nike SB, 10 Deep, Crooks & Castles, Mighty Healthy, Clae, and etc. You can check them out here: http://thereedspace.com/

Next stop was ALife... one of my particular favorite brands. Now if you never been to Alife, you need to know that its 1 store broken into 2. The first one is Alife the store that carries Alife personal goodies such as their shirts, sweaters, sneakers, and hats... then you have the Alife Rivington Club, which sells a lot of the most recent sneakers and the high end vintage kicks you won't see everyday. Real dope shop, worth checking out.

From there we started heading up where most of all the shops are located. We stopped by Supreme and Clientele (located of Lafayette)... then to Uniqlo department store (one of my new favorite stores... awesome place!). Then from there we went to A Busy Workshop (the REAL bathing ape store). Then to Stussy and Adidas Garage Store (dope music always playing like usual...can't go wrong with Adidas). We also made a quick stop into Kid Robot, checked out the newest toys and gear they have in there.

McFly and I started heading back to the car, but we spotted this real small store that referred us to a real dope spot called "World Store". On Chrystie Street lays a hidden little store that is rarely ever mentioned, but is real dope. Different kind of look to it, and the owner is real cool.

But what trip to SoHo is complete without stopping by the mecca of sneakers: Flight Club?
Now if you didn't know, Flight Club is renovating their old place... so they are currently at a new spot on Nassau St. (out of the SoHo area), after much mapquesting and being stuck in traffic, me and McFly made it to the store just in time b4 closing (we got there 6:50, and they closed at 7...). We stayed in there a lil longer after closing cause G McFly was trying on different kicks and deciding which he wanted to buy. Anyway thats enough talking for today... out of my many trips to SoHo, this was probably my favorite trip. Check out the flicks below and also check out the throwback of the day: Peace and love yall...

Wu-Tang Clan - "Ice Cream"

-Reed

Siidekiickiin IT!

2007-10-07T14:12:00.000-04:00

If you didn't know, i am a die hard sidekick fan *lol* once I got the sidekick 2 i was in love. I would be on it at work, walkin down the street, driving, eating, in the shower, and would wake up in the middle of the night to pee and IM a friend *lol* After it broke i decided to go with the "T-mobile Dash" did i like it u ask.... YES.. for the 1st 2 weeks that is. The aim was slow... and in order for it to work to its potential, i had to go out and buy a memory card *costing a total of 70 bucks* after a while i HAD to go bak to my first love. Altho i still have a sidekick 2 to this day *due to its much more durable outside rather then the 3* i am contemplating getting the all new "Sidekick LX" or the "Sidekick Slide" as seen below.

The Sidekick LX has the same swivel high resolution screen but a thinner sleeker body. It also includes music player *mp3, aac, wma* bluetooth, nmyspace live 24/7, e-mail, 1.3 megapixel and a WAY better flash. Phone comes in blue for some and brown for others. The Sidekick LX will be available for current T-mobile customers on October 17th with a 2 year agreement for $299. It will be available for new customers on October 24th.

The Sidekick Slide debuts a more pocket-friendly design. It comes in a black finish with deep purple accents. It's slightly smaller then the LX and it has a slide up screen rather then the swivel around screen. Both sidekicks have very similar features. The phone will be available on Nov. 17th for $199 with a 2 year agreement.

Prank Gone Wrong

2007-10-05T22:32:00.000-04:00

^LMAO, that gets me everytime!

Sorry For The Lack Of Updates... I'll try to make more of a conscious effort to update this regularly, even if it is by myself.

Tip #5 of 11 - Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. It if is unstable, imporive it. If it is beyond what you can improve, seek help!

The throwback of the day today comes from Nasty Nas:
Nas - "Nas Is Like"

-Reed!!!

The So Un-Amazing Mets...

2007-09-30T18:45:00.001-04:00

So not only did my New York METS lose their final game today to not get into the playoffs, but they also solidified themselves in history as the only team to have a 7 game lead in their division with 2 weeks left to go in the season and blow it. Lets just say the last 2 weeks have been very painful to watch, and I'm not a happy camper.... and as much as I hate the PHILLIES, they were the better team of September. With that said, Lets Go EAGLES. I hope we beat the NY Giants badly tonight....

No tip for the today, but here the throwback of the day:

A Tribe Called Quest: "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo"

- Reed!

Chi Town Not So Shy After All...

2007-09-25T22:30:00.000-04:00

What's good yall... your boy R Dot Fitz on the check in once again. I definitely needed to do an update, so here I AM! Lol, but anyway today's update is going to be a little different than what I normally do. Its late, but its an UPDATE NONETHELESS!

Over the past few months, I've been noticing the city Chicago has been overlooked by many and never gets the credit it deserves. Chicago finds itself smack in the middle of the East and West coast, and is often reffered to as the "Midwest". Now being from NY/NJ... I grew up on soley NY music, that is where my heart lies. I've learn to adapt to all the different type of styles the east coast has birthed and definitely given off. But let's just say that the East Coast hasn't held it down like they once did in the '90s. You couldn't turn on the radio without hearing a Nas and Jay-Z song primarily. Nowadays its a little different. With the South (predominiately ATL) taking over airwaves, it seems as if Chi-Town gets lost in all the mix. It seems like the Chicago artist don't get those spins that an artist from NY, ATL, or LA would get. Chicago was always a city known more for their Go-go House scene more than their hip hop scene. But over the last 3 years, the Chicago scene has definitely reached a new peak. Let's face it, Chi~Town hasn't had much to brag about since the Michael Jordan days. And after the dismal performance by the Bears in the Superbowl and so far into the 2007 season, there isn't much to brag about anymore (I know Chicago is hoping for a change with the Cubs and Bulls this year, haha)

We start with Kanye West, being without a doubt the number 1 artist out right now leading the fast break for the Chi. Right behind him you have Common and Lupe Fiasco. These 3 powerhouses over the last year and half have put out nothing but quality music reminiscient of the good ol' days. Not only is their music refreshing, it is more than needed for the game right now. Kanye West's "Graduation" (950,000+ albums sold first week) will become an instant classic, while Common's last 2 Albums "Be" and "Finding Forever" have are both critically acclaimed albums, with "Go" winning grammys and receiving classic album ratings from various magazines. Then you have Lupe Fiasco. Jay-z once said about Lupe "He is a breath of fresh air". I couldn't agree anymore. "Food & Liquor" was one of my favorite albums over the last year to come out, and I got to the chance to see Lupe perform live and let's just say he has an awesome live show.

So we know about those 3 Chicago natives, but what else does Chicago to offer?

We all know John Legend is definitely a big name in the R&B game and a fan favorite, he is an artist who is going to be around for a while and will be a staple in the game. Rhymefest is a name that comes up when you talk about Chicago seeing as he has been in the game for a little while and has helped co-write a few songs for Kanye West (most notably "Jesus Walks"). As far as new names, their is a hip~hop savy, hipster duo called the "Cool Kids" (http://www.myspace.com/gocoolkids). They are on the come up and definitely about to make some noise in the game. They recently shot a video for their song "Black Mags" and is making its way around the internet. They bring a different style to Chicago, more of the old school feel with knocking drum beats. Mikey and Inglish of the Cool Kids are a group to keep your eye on for the future. Then you have the rest of Kanye's G.O.O.D. music label that range from Consequence, GLC, and Sa-Ra. All providing different types of music for different types of folks... but today I was doing a music search on myspace and came across 2 more names out of the Chicago scene. DJ Mano (a prominenet DJ on the local scene of Chicago) & Mic Terror (up and coming lyricist with a humorous delivery and catchy hooks). I have to say that a lot of potential lies in Chicago and definitely not a city to be slept on. Open up your eyes people. Its time to start giving Chi town the credit it deserves.

For links and pictures, check out below:

Kanye West - http://www.myspace.com/kanyewest

Lupe Fiasco - http://www.myspace.com/lupefiasco

Cool Kids - http://www.myspace.com/gocoolkids

Common - http://www.myspace.com/common

Consequence - http://www.myspace.com/cons

GLC - http://www.myspace.com/glc

Rhymefest - http://www.myspace.com/rhymefest

DJ Mano - http://www.myspace.com/djmano

As far as today's tip of the day, Tip #4-

4.) Tell the people you love that you love them, at every oppurtunity. I love you, my special friend. You never know when you will get another chance to.

The throwback of the day comes from Chi~Town native Common

Common - "I Used To Love H.E.R.":

-Reed!

Tragic Shopping Experience

2007-09-24T11:37:00.000-04:00

Ok so yea! Yesterday afternoon I took a lil trip to Jersey Gardens *up the turnpike 13A* I'm sure you've heard of it. Anywhom, I went there in hopes of finding some exclusive shit but i left holding my head down in shame *lol* i couldnt find ANYTHING!!!!! >=O There were a few OK stores but nothing that grabbed my attention. So i walk into "AGAINST ALL ODDS" an see a few things i like...personally i dnt like to shop there because it's too............."used" *for lack of a better word* Every one and their mom shops there so anything I buy from there, I run the risk of bumping into some chick that has on the same thing. *shakes head* So I just stay away frum it like kryptonite. lol It's like the whore of trendy stores. EVERYONES been up in there. Although I have this new found hate for the store i DID see this one hoody that MIGHT have to be purchased.

Anyways... in other news.. Last year I took a trip to Seattle, Washington *for my sisters wedding. Also where she lives* and came across a certain store. Now, for all you Ralph Lauren fans, you might know what I'm talking about. Ralph Lauren has created a sub-line called "Rugby" It started in 2004. It takes that preppy Ivy league concept and mixes it with more of a new style.
So while i was in the store i absolutely fell in love with this bag. LOL unfortunately i was low on funds so i didn't buy it. But then my birthday came around and I got it =] heres some picz.

Don't you love it! Anyways the guys polos have that same skull with cross bones rather then the lil horse in the top right corner. Idk something about a guy in a polo just makes me crazy. Make sure it's not a random polo EITHER! lol That's all for now till then dueces*

2007-09-23T11:18:00.000-04:00

My Name's Chey You No Meeeeeee haaaaaaaaaaaa before anything want to welcome JULIA to the squad, she will keepp yall interested and now the ladies got a woman point of view to look from so its gunna add nice lil spiceee to this....

Its Sunday right now and Shit the weekend is going by slow, i guess that is the benefits of partying on thursday. Im Show yall Pics right off that bat..
Interesting Pic Try to figure it out

See this is the kinda shit that you just need too eat. This is Me n Reeds weekly meal, tell me it dont looook goooood

this Is me, GKidd and my boy Jav

Myself in the Chicken Spot

Well weekend was pretty crazy i must addd. I got pretty fucked up on Thursday Night. Shit didnt go down quite as i planned. We ended up going to a stripbar, where i saw a stripper there that was nearly 6 MONTHS PREGNANT. Shitttt. I dont know man i know times can get rough, but there is always another option, ladies dont got to sell their bodies like that, but some people feel different. Well I got a weddding today but cousin is gettin married aka turning in key to freedom lmaooo. It happens but i guess its what she wants. It just weird cause i cant even picture my self being hooked to someone for the rest of my life!! ahhhh

Welll its back to schoool for the weeek HOLLA!!

V dot Cheyy Baabbbbby

How do you Do!?

2007-09-22T14:41:00.000-04:00

OK!... So I'd like to take some time and introduce myself as the newest member of the "Respect Our Hustle" blog =]. My name is Julia. I have 2 nicknames the 1st is skittlez *due to my choice in favorite candy* and juelz, because thats what my close family and friends always called me. I've lived in Jersey all my life currently residing in Englewood.

To be honest with you I dont know my REAL nationality. lol . Sounds crazy but it's true. My birthday is July 11th aka 7/11.*did i mention i have a twin brother lol* I happen to take advantage of the fact that its also FREE SLURPEE DAY!! lol I'm 19 years old and currently attending Bergen Community College with a Marketing major. YES i know it's the "13th Grade" for majority of Englewood residence lol.

I currently work at a daycare... which happens to NOT be my prime choice in employment but HEY.. its not a hard job so I deal with it. I happen to be quite good in Graphic Design due to the fact that I took "commercial art" for 4 yrs in high school. I guess you could say I have a passion for fashion in an odd way lol. I'm not the 1st to wear leopard skin pants but I'm not afraid to wear stuff that will catch your eye.... thats just me

So yea.. basically my role in this blog is to let ya'll kno about my life an the people around me, the latest in HOT female fashion, music, partys and whatever pops into my lil head!

So with that said I will check ya'll on the flipside!

I'm On The Highway To HELL!!!

2007-09-22T01:21:00.000-04:00

Whats really good yall, in for another check in for Respect Our Hustle. The weather in Jersey has been getting pretty crazy... whats up with sunday-tuesday being all cold days, and then from wednesday-until today feeling like the middle of summer? because of this weird ass weather shifting I've came down with a pretty wack stuffy nose, and not to mention my Fall allergies are kickin in... can a brother catch a break?

Anyways... so far the weekend has been a pretty interesting. And for a change, I HAVE PICTURES! (Whoopdee-doo!)

So Thursday night, my boy DJ G-Kidd wanted to head out to the new poppin college night club- Club X-Bar in the Bronx to meet with one of the promoters and give in his DJ demo to possibly start spinning there. So me, Chey, G-Kidd, and a few others headed out there. Needless to say... the plan didn't go exactly as planned (they never do...) and after X-Bar gave us VIP difficulties, we found ourselves in the middle of Paterson at a _____ bar. Yall fill in the blank, lmao... I'm gonna let Chey post those pics on his update later.

But as far as today... Me Chey and Gkidd headed out to all over nothern New Jersey. We basically hit up a lot of the nearby Universities in the area to get Chey's single played on their radio stations. So basically we hit up FDU, NJCU, MSU, RU, and a couple other local campuses in persue of getting "I'm Good" played on these radio stations.

It seemed as if the re-accuring theme of the day was... TRAFFIC! No matter where we went, traffic was there. Especially on Route 4 near Paterson this afternoon.

But the fun doesn't stop there, what happens when theres traffic on the highway and you are bored?

You take pics of random people driving, DUH

No one is safe from the camera, especially if you are driving while on the phone, lmao!

This guy was the funniest, cause he had no idea I was going to take the picture of him until I yelled out at him. Lmao! The craziest part is that it seems like he was pissed about it and immediately grabbed his phone as if he was going to call someone. Moral of the story, always have a camera handy when stuck in traffic. Lol

Some other random shots of the day:

Tip #3 of 11: Keep learning, Lean more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain get idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop, and the devils name is Alzhiemers."

That's all for today folks, until the next update!
Today throwback of the day (and one of my personal favorite videos of all time):
Big Daddy Kane - "Smooth Operator"

Wowwww The thingss ppl do...

2007-09-20T00:14:00.001-04:00

Its Another One! Im Feelen myself like I LOST MY KEYS! woah. Had to start it off with something catchy you know catch yall attention. I finally uploaded the Im Good Track i been talking to yall about, so if yall read this, definetly check it out and leave your feeback on it. well the weekend is here and im official back to 100percent!! so that mean im gettin fuked up this weekend. YES Bottles, this is the selection ill be picking from......

Yea we doing it! So there will be much to add this weekend. Knowing myself I probably am too typed for all this and nothing will go down but ill definetly keep yall posted. Beside that i want to say im glad for hip-hop and im glad this Kanye and 50 shit went down, this competition thing shud become a trend between artist. But Cameron lmaooo im sorry just got to laugh i was surfin the net and i saw this pic and i figured i should post it and give everyone a quick chuckle lmao.
I think this pic of young cameron giles on the freethrow line is hilarius! lmao!

On to better things I am feeling real good and you know everyday im startin to realize music is everything to me. I am a real quiet kid, i know i might not seem like that but no one really knows me. With my niggas and ladies Im pretty outgoing and shit, but deep down you know im different, sometimes I dont know were I fit in. Sometimes I dont know if even want to do music, because of my look and shit. I ask myself is this shit really for me? I mean im spanish shit i look like a baseball player for all i know!! and i question myself alot. But i love doing music and i cant stop because this is much more then being famous, this has became my lifestyle. Puttin out great music that people can really relate to. I figure God will guide me the right way no matter what. This "chey" has became and took over my whole life i feel like i cant turn back on it now. But the light is here, God is there, got my friends and fam, so Im just keep grindin!.

I appreciate everyone acutally reading this shit and tunning in to how we do it. I know its been slow but I promse to pick it up!

P.S
Some Funny shit off BARRY BONDS! HR number 756 was sold to none other than MARC ECKO for 750k YESSSS THAT MUCH lol.. and What is he going to do with that ball??? Well lucky us we got blessed with VOTE756.com lmaooo CHECK IT OUT...and LOOK WHAT I FOUND !!
IM MAD U CANT SEE IT OD..well HES giving everyone 3 options to vote...

1. Send it to the Hall of fame as it is....

2. Send it to the Hall of fame with an engraved asterick*

3. Send it outerspace!!

Lmaoo get on that site and lets blast that ball to the MOOON!

Peace Love!

I'm Good!

2007-09-19T23:36:00.000-04:00

Not much to report on today, but a couple things for yall to check out:

Hit up my partner Cassius Chey's music myspace page and check out his new single "I'm Good". Definitely a banger... show your support and request the song! http://www.myspace.com/cheyonline

Secondly, tomorrow everybody is encouraged to wear black in order to show support for the 6 black students that are possibly facing LIFE sentences for the alleged accusations. Wear some sorta of black to support the Jena 6 case.

And lastly, the next installment of good thoughts to live by. Tip #2!
2.) Surround yourself with what you love: Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge!

I will continue they next installment till I reach the last one (number 11) as you recall from an earlier post, and then I will update with all 11 in one post.

Today's thrdowback jam of the day: Souls Of Mischief - "93 Till Infinity"
Until tomorrow, peace!

I I I GET IT!

2007-09-17T23:14:00.001-04:00

Yes! The infamous remix is out! Nothing much i could say about it, but one thing. Leave your feedback on who you think wrote Diddy's verse! Today, a Monday, usually the worse day of the week actually brought a smile to my face. The brisk 68 degree day started off great when in class, yes i do got to school, I couldn't help but laugh a this "Hugh-Heffner Playboy Model" lookin girl. When i say dumb blonde, i mean dumb blonde. This chick doesnt even know me and she persisted on talking to me the whole class period. To my left, i had this spansih girl, which i aint even get her name but we carried nice convo throughout the day. Dont yall just love meeting nice people!

Now after that my track "Im Good" was debuted on Takeovaradio.com courtesy of Dj Stealth. Tomorrow it will be spun again courtesy of Dj Locorious on Locorious Radio. I must say I do all the music but the engine behind me that helps me get all these looks, and all this love is my partner DJ G-kidd. We all have a G-kidd by our sides, hes one of those weird kids that always does that dumb shit that your gunna end up laughin about 20 years from now. Beside that he is the Number 1 Dj in this area, and No Mo I love the nigga, without him i wouldnt be where im at today.

I dont really want to report about to much shit going on in the music industry expect for one thing. We all saw the demise of Britney Spears on MTV. But the one chance she has left to reviver her career she turns it down. She allegedly had a chance to do a collabo with Justin Timberlake and she Shut it down. Let me Know what what possesed her to do that??

LMAO!!!!

Well im feeling great, and I just want to thanks everyone for being there for me. I also am back to 100 percent and this weekend im gettin sauced so Ladiesss!!!!!!! ill have pic next couple days people im sorry ive been alil dull with the photos. But thanks again

I Get Money... Money I Got!

2007-09-17T22:15:00.000-04:00

So the dream team "I Get Money" remix finally got released, and let me start of by saying... WOW! The 3 richest hip-hop artist; Jay-Z, 50 Cent And P-Diddy all on one track? They really do GET MONEY! Haha. To hear the track click the link below.
http://www.zshare.net/audio/3706357cd73de7/

Now that you have heard the official remix and in utter shock, onto some other news. So is it just me or has the weather in the Tri-State area been real shitty? It went from nice sunny weather to the temperature of Antartica in a matter of a week. I mean whats really good with that? The last 3 mornings I've woken up freezin my ass off, granted I'm still sleeping with my summer sheets... but still! Lol

In other news, I heard that during the bronx showcase of his 5 borough tour 50 cent brought out Remy Ma and Jae Hood (pictured on the right). Now I don't know about yall, but the last person I would want to see performing live is Jae Hood. Honestly, what songs could he have possibly performed? LMAO. Did he bore the crowd with his old washed up freestyles from 2001? This has been on my mind all day as to what would possess 50 to honestly bring out Jae Hood. The former rapper of D-Block has never had a hit song, much less a decent song as far as I can remember. His album was supposed to come out 5 years ago. Ahhh... whatever, much luck to Jae Hood and whatever he decided to persue (LMAO!)

Anyways onto some cool shit I discovered while browsing the world wide web! A couple of years ago I remember finding out about a particular artist named Julian Beever. Julian is this dope artist that has been around since the '90s doing some crazy art. He does chalk drawings on sidewalks and pavement surfaces. His chalk drawings create a 3 dimensional illusion if viewed at the correct angle. I was taken a back by a lot of his pieces and was happy when I came across his work once again. Here is a few of his artwork pieces that I found the most interesting.

WOW! Dope art! Check out more of his work here: http://users.skynet.be/J.Beever/pave.htm

Anyway that's pretty much it for today, I'm gonna leave yall with 1 of 11 good thoughts and helpful tips to keep our youth going. Sometimes we all need a reminder about how short life really is. Everyday I will be leaving 1 of the 11 thoughts until I reach the 11th day. Then I will post them all together in one big post! So todays tip:

1.) Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with this person!

And as always, the throwback joint of the day. Today it comes from Slick Rick and one of the greatest story telling songs ever. I can never get tired of this joint. UNTIL NEXT TIME PEACE!

Slick Rick - "Children's Story":

-Reed!

Some Insight!

2007-09-16T00:44:00.000-04:00

Was good!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its Saturday Night im recovering from my sickness, bad cough and shit but im doing alot better. Today was an interesting day, I went to my block niggas football game and they just waxed these nigggas. I love seeing niggas that i grew up with killen on the field. After that i been really working on this record that im so excited about. Its called "Im Good" incase everyone didnt know. It was spun at Club Deep tonight and acutally took interest off a Online Radio Show Host. I havent even exposed this record and im gettin great response from it. I just really want to take this blog to thank everyone out there foreal! thank you, thank you, thank you! It really means alot and im working real hard. Sometimes you just need to sit back look at life, play great music, and just say thanks and appreciate life!

Live Life, Live the Good-Life.! Live Good Baby!

Don't Sweat The Technique!

2007-09-15T18:31:00.000-04:00

What's up all! I'm back on the check-in with the blog. Sorry for the lack of an update yesterday. I slept in late, then had to go to work... then straight to the studio to wrap up Chey's new single (and if I told you how crazy this song is... there would be no real way to describe it without gassing it). After the studio some things came up, and never really got around to doing an update.

Anyway I thought I'd start this update off with a picture I found hilarious and VERY true at the same time. It does not get any realer then that! Lol

This weekend has been a rather slow one, or maybe I've just been too lazy to find something to do, haha...

So I just found out that Q-Tip will be opening up for the Common concert on Oct. 2nd at

the Nokia Theatre Center. If you don't know me, then you need to remember that I am a huge "A Tribe Called Quest" fans around. You can find me randomly listening to any of their music at anytime of the day. So now that I have found out he will be there, I just might have to attend this event.

Beside that, on the 22nd of this month a pair of my favorite OG Jordans will be retro'd and released. If you have been living under a rock the last month, then here is a little update for you:

That's all I have for you guys today, I promise to start picking this up and have a lot more pictures of what's going on during the day. Until then, the Throwback Joint Of The Day today is:

Eric B & Rakim - "Don't Sweat The Technique" Enjoy!

-Reed

What 2 years can Do....Lmao

2007-09-14T11:52:00.000-04:00

I usually DONT DO THIS...OKAY im lying.. LMaoo was good everyone yall know wassup when im rollin up...its superr early bout to be 12...im posting something later tongiht...but for now i got to show couple videos that are going to make you think...and LAUGH..Here is the Destruction of the once favored crew called "Dipset"

THIS IS THEIR GOOD TIMES.....

...THEN TO THIS.....

And This is the last of CAMRON we have seen...

AND SINCE THEN NOW.(look closely)...

Looks like Juelz is to busy with Wayne features and Him and Jimmy are now rocking out with 50 on staage after the CURTIS DISS..which backfired..I jus tthink taht was soo funny..im go eat some lunch yall ill be back later tonight but DAMNNNNNN CHECK ALL THEM VIDEOS AND LEAVE COMMENTS LMAOOOOOOO!!! DIPSET??

And The Rookie Of The Year Will Be...

2007-09-13T23:16:00.000-04:00

Kevin Durant! So if you haven't heard,the number 1 draft pick of this years NBA draft, Greg Oden will be missing the whole 2007-08 NBA season due to a knee injury... and seeing as this NBA draft didn't consist of a shitload of talent, Kevin Durant will be the favorite to win the award. Dude got next... i'm calling it now. Depsite being taken off of the "USA National Team", he still got game. Definitely looking forward to an exciting season for Mr. Durant.

Now onto other things, its Thursday night... my weekend has begun and of course my plans didn't follow thru so like Cassius I am stuck in the house. Really does suck... but i'm not gonna force anything. Still got 3 days ahead of me, and I definitely plan to have some interesting updates for this weekend.

On an even greater note, I was able to catch part 1 of The Education of Kanye West. Definitely a good watch, looking forward to part 2. If you get a chance, tune into BET tomorrow night at 8:30 and check it out. Basically he performs a couple of new joints off of Graduation and some past classics, and explains the meaning behind a few of the tracks. I advise anyone who is available to watch it...

So basically its a slow night, i'm gonna go and try to find a good movie to sit back and relax too. I will definitely try and get some personal pics up of tomorrows day... and on a sidenote, happy birthday to my dude Arnold. Too bad we wasn't able to work out going to the club tonight, but we got next time...

Until then, tonights throwback of the day: Nas - "Halftime" off of the classic album 'Illmatic'... Ima Nike Head, I Wear Chains That Excite The Feds!

-Reed

What a Miserable one!

2007-09-13T22:11:00.001-04:00

BEFORE ANYTHING AND ANYONE WHO READS THIS BLOG! CHEY, ME ME ME! im writing in the light blue, REED will be writing in the other colors, So people dont get confusesd! THANKS

WOW! two things before i start off..Greg Oden OUT FOR YEAR MM!! and damn my nigga the Patriots lmaoo...niggas were stealing plays and now there fined guap and lost there draft pick for next year!! lmao i jus thought that was pretty fucking funny! But back to it sooooo was going on everyone Day 3 of the Blog and Yea im here On FUCKING THURSDAY NIGHT at 10 clock im writing in this shit. Im pissed. See iif you really know me, you know thursday is primtime for me where i Drink and party hard. Well yea i am here because im pretty sick and im just recovering. Ive been working real hard on my music and just doing my thing on the low key. But there was something that struck me today. I was watchin BET and they are nominating Lil Wayne for 8 nominations at the Hiphop Bet Awards. Mmmmmm!!!! Look people just hear me out before you say anything or leave ur opinion. Lil wayne does have hot verses AT TIMES! he jumpes on alot of remixes and uses his character and his swagger alot. He is not wak or anything. But im personally tired of it already, you are basically hearing the same simple metaphors with the weird flows. All the mainstream songs/videos he has out are with BABY or some1 else. This man doesnt have a mainstream radio hit and video hit of JUST HIM. You get me ppl? he doesnt have a solo record out that his topping the charts. So please explain to me how he is he the best rapper alive? How is he better than hov? Just really read that and understand were im coming from. I usually post pictures up and keep yall you know interested but im not in mood today, Its been dead for me and I hope evreryone has a great night. Tomorrow guna be better im postiing pics and explain what girls i am talking to lolol SHud be a good one..Good Bye World Good Night and live the Good LIFE!

ROCKSTAR Mentality

2007-09-12T19:29:00.000-04:00

Hey wassup im start this blog off with showin yall how i party these are a few pictures of my SUMMER07, which was crazy, so if yall down to party holla at me...YUP

Well that was intense..lolol Shoutouts to all my pplz who rocked with me this Summer. But yeaaa Hey wassup everyone, Im going to take a step back in this bloggin process and introduce myself fully. My name is Chey or Call me Cassius aka Mr.Cool aka Cool Chey aka Baja-Panti aka Crush her ass Chey lolol. i really like to invent myself and new character pertaining to music. Well music wasnt my first love, i used to love sports and i still do but i actually use to be a 3-sport athlete. Im real chill type of nigga, Music is my life i love this shit, if i get famous then so be it, if i dont then i dont im telling you, I dont care, IM not COCKY I just wont stop feeding yall with great music. Today was a pretty interesting day, my life has been falling apart but ive kept it to myself. In the last month I have got into a car accident, lost my phone for a week, and have NO money, No job. Now im gettin my car back, i got some benjimens in my pocket and my Cell is BACK. So everything is looking good, and I wrote this amazing song!. I will fill yall in on it tomorow or so, ill shoot a lil video clip to preview the song. Ahhh what else can i say. Ladies Im singlee So holla, and i party like a rockstar, you havent drank til you drank wit me. LMAO.

Thiss blog really was thought out by me n my good friend Reed, we both run this site and are filling yall in on whats going on. I really appreciate the time yall take to read this and always get at me na meannnns..

Now Throw Your Hands Up In The Sky!!!!...

2007-09-12T19:17:00.000-04:00

Let's toast to the goodlife... haha. So yeah, i'm back. Day 2 of the blog, and I guess you won't me to entertain you huh?

Well as a part of the blog, I plan to keep you up to date with what's going on in the world we live, including pop culture. So if you didn't hear, when the VMA's were coming to a wrap the other night (thank God)... Kanye West decided to go bonkers and throw a tantrum backstage after finding out he had not won any awards, performing in the suite all night, and to find out Justin Timberlake got to perform on the "main stage" to close the show. At that point, Kanye was furious... so if you didnt see that part. Here it is:

Now as you can see Kanye is yelling "Fuck MTV" and "Give a black man a chance", and I have to say I agree 100% with him. Most of yall haven't heard what MTV did, but basically they took the hype Kanye has been getting around the album to boost their ratings and blatantly used Kanye. I would be pretty pissed if I was up for 5 nominations... and being one of the biggest artist on the planet right now, and not winning ONE award (I mean damn, Rhianna won video of the year for Umbrella? smh).

But with that all said and done... GO COP GRADUATION! Album is crazy, haha...

Anyway... thats pretty much all i gotta say for now. KEEP CHECKING OUT RESPECT OUR HUSTLE FOR MORE AND MORE UPDATES. Its gonna start off a lil slow, like any other thing... but with views and support I promise to make this one of your favorite sites. Lol

To end my post for today, i'm gonna leave you with my throwback of the day... A Tribe Called Quest - "Electric Relaxation". PEACE OUT YALL:

-Reed

First Time..So First Off

2007-09-11T22:38:00.002-04:00

Im tell u about the crazy funny shit i been laughing about the last couple days, and the exciting shit going down. This blog post isnt so much about me, more about whats going on!
I guess I jumped on the blog bandwagon and i get so many message on myspace and shit so i decided to jump on and do this let yall know how i feel about things and what is going on in my life.
First off in case you ain't know my Name is Chey, yea tha kid who raps lol. Well before we get into anything...Ladies, Nooo i ain't 22,23,or 24 . I ain't think i look that old, but apparently i don't know..Lets just say I am in between 17-21 and thats all you NEED to know. Well this weekend was pretty interesting. We had VMAs and now today is September 11th and the "Clash of the Titans",

First off VMAs where terrible despite Chris Brown and Alicia's performance. Once again the two main artist in the world are performing in suites, i dont know how you guys feel about this, but damn this is terrible! Beside all that we had this thing you call an artist open up..I don't really have much to say about this...but WOW she sucks! lmao!
Now to move away from this because i just will have way to much to say...Today is 9/11 and we do remember this tragic day. My prayers go out to everyone out their who lost someone or lost their lives and all the people that where being affected by this...its incredible...how u look back at it and you see this shit.Man Fuck its amazing and scary Im still in shock.Ahhh Damn...Well now hip-hop is back and re-united and amazing at this point. Dont get me wrong i am a 50 cent fan and i do think he going to out-sell him because of the marketing and the way 50 handles shit. BUT DAMN kanye to the fucking west really did it on this album, album is crack im co-signin it. Although there are some boring parts in the ablum, there a great message and great production. PUT YA HANDS IN THE SKY! ITS THE GOOD-LIFE! niggas no to get PAIN when u need a Banga haha..Let me know which one yall are buying and predictions of first week sales!...P.S. For u idiotic people like saying Kanye is gay? and how the world gunna be run by Teddy bears? seriusly are yall stupid? both album are crack , Kanye just brought it more. THATS IT nothing else.
Beside that im tell yall i was laughing my fuckin ass off, when i found out that B5, 40 cal, and Cupid Shuffle where dropping their albums today as well like seriously niggas no1 is buying ur shit lmaooo.. Well im working alot on my music crazy bangers are coming, and im keep u in touch the next couple days with video footage and photos of was going on..Keep in touch and Live the good Life!

P.S PEEP THESE 2 VIDEOS THERE GREAT!

Beyoncee!!!

kanyeee Spazzin

Allow Me To (Re)Introduce Myself, My name is...

2007-09-11T22:38:00.000-04:00

REED!!! R-Double E-D

So I have decided to finally join the world of "blogging". So I'm only a couple (try a lot) of years behind this whole trend, but hey... better late then never, right?

Anyway, a lot of people reading this will know who I am... for the new ones who don't know me, I guess I can give you a quick little run down about little 'ol me.

Basically the name is Ramone, but I go by the name Reed. Just a nickname that stuck with me from high school, and something real simple. lol. I came to the united states when I was 18 months old (1 year and 6 months for all you slow folks) from Jamaica. Yes, the real Jamaica. I spent the first half of my childhood growing up in the gritty streets of Brooklyn. Flatbush to be exact... (EAST 93rd street, whattup!). Relocated to suburbs of NJ around the age of 10, and currently still living here.

I'm 19 y/o now... I turn 20 next year March (so yes i expect gifts).

Umm, i currently attend NJCU- New Jersey City University in the heart of you guessed it, Jersey City.

Business major... I currently have a bullshit regular job, and on the side I manage Chey and co-creator of Get'Em Boyz Ent... blah blah blah, enough about me

Basically the purpose of this blog is too fill you in on the lives of me and a few of the homeys. Whether its from hanging out, clubbin', making music, vacations, school, fashion, and whatever fits into the world of popculture. On that note imma rap this up...

holla at me

P.S. - Id like to take a second to mourn the loss anybody had to suffer on this tragic day 6 years ago. It was tough then, and it still is tough now... healing is a slow process and my heart goes out to everyone cause I know its not easy. May all those who passed away that day R.I.P.

PEACE!