The end of mi

Since I was in High School (back in the late 90′s), I’ve had a computer. This was back when computers were much more expensive than they are now, and only privileged people or computer analyst state workers had access to the internet. My Mother was the latter. These were the days of BBS, IRC and eventually AOL 1.5! The internet was sort of new to me at that time. I say “sort of” because I had already experimented with the computers whenever I visited Moms work. Anyhoo, when I would visit BBS’s and various chat rooms and forums, I would always spell “my” and “me” simply with “mi”. Back then, I felt like this set me apart from others on the internet. It wasn’t an original idea at all, but I felt as though it were. People used to notice it whenever I would be typing. It was mi own little signature. Shit, girls dug it!

Flash forward to the present day. I have become somewhat of a snob on these social networking sites. I cant frigging stand when people have constant spelling and grammatical errors. Now, understand; One need not be a perfect speller or have excellent punctuation and grammar. Hell, I often don’t use punctuation at all, and still use (SP?) for words that I can’t spell.  However, I think you come across as an idiot if you are always tweeting shit like, “yo dis saterday iz goin down! wii doin werk ova hear!”. Seriously, folks. This is the reason I don’t follow many people back on twitter. I’m too old to try to read that bullshit. Whats worse, some of these violators are older than me! I also see many people using “mi” the same way that I have, up until now. It just isn’t fun to use anymore. In fact, in my little circle of Hip Hop enthusiasts, it is rare to see someone posting anything close to English. So rare, in fact, that posting anything with correct spelling and/or punctuation is almost unheard of (unless people are quoting something that they’ve copied and pasted)!

So, Im going to be “original” and “different” by spelling things the best I can, using spell-check whenever available, and no longer using the trademark that I have held so dear to me for the past 17 years. This will take much practice, as I have been using “mi” when referring to miself in text messages, on forums and across the internet, since I was too young to buy cigarettes and porn! Hopefully, the trend will catch on and people will start spelling like grown-ups.

Den imma start tipin lyk dis, cuz i stae too steps ahead ov deez nyukkas! u steel caint si mi!

21.Jul.10 Dork, Geek Thuggery Comments (4)

Gone Fishin’ (R.I.P Grandmother)

[mi Mother emailed this to mi this morning]

March 15, 2010

2 years ago today…wow. How time goes by so quickly. It seems like yesterday Mom and I were just in hot Arizona laying out by the pool. 2 years ago today, God called Mom home.

Mom had a long and happy life up until the problems she encountered with PAD (blood clotting) in both legs. After retiring from working with the State of California for more than 25 years, she moved to Las Vegas. There, she began working as a volunteer for 8 years at the Veterans Hospital. Every year, the VA had special Christmas programs where the employees couldn’t wait to hear Mom sing. And boy could she sing! While at the VA, she earned volunteer of the year award year after year. She made a lasting impression in the lives of many during her time at the VA.

After working with the VA, Mom was hired with the Las Vegas Police Department as a Crossing Guard! You would not want to be speeding in her zone, because she would tell you off with her whistle!!! Her stop sign was bigger than she was…she was only 4′ 11”! Ironically, she patrolled the crosswalk right in front of her house, so I would get some good entertainment every morning and afternoon when I visited her there! All the kids and parents in the neighborhood we like family to her…and she knew every kids’ name!!! Wow!

When Mom began having problems with her legs, I decided to move her to Arizona with me. We had so many wonderful memories, including season ticket holders for the Arizona Cardinals! Everywhere we went, she got special treatment…because she was a special lady.

Today, I celebrate Mom‘s life. I will spend some time at one of her favorite fishing hole’…Miller Park. But I’m sure God has a better fishing hole where she can catch fish all day long.

“Grams”
8-31-1937 – 3-15-2008

17.Mar.10 Words Comments (3)

KUMS Listen Links!!!

There was an attack on our site over at kumsfm.com, so you can tune into our live stream here:

Windows Media Player:
http://centova2.serverhostingcenter.com/tunein.php/tdelamoo/playlist.asx

Itunes:
http://centova2.serverhostingcenter.com/tunein.php/tdelamoo/playlist.pls

Winamp:
http://centova2.serverhostingcenter.com/tunein.php/tdelamoo/playlist.pls

Real Player:
http://centova2.serverhostingcenter.com/tunein.php/tdelamoo/playlist.ram

Quicktime Player:
http://centova2.serverhostingcenter.com/tunein.php/tdelamoo/playlist.qtl

10.Mar.10 Uncategorized Comments (0)

Miss Ashleigh – Fuck You, Fuck You, Suck Cock

“I dont fuck Poets, just Emcees…BUT, these Emcees have been acting like POETS lately! Mu’fuckers asking me to book them for shows lately. I book ‘em, and then they dont want to do it because theyre too good for that. Go put your sunglasses back on (even though its 11 o’clock at night), so we cant see the sadness in your eyes you fuckin FUCK!”

Miss Ashleigh has been pissing off and offending the general public for many years.  If you Google her name, you may come across youtube videos of her unique spoken-word performances, various commentary on bullshit, news paper articles and even some nudies!

Thats neither here or there. The latest forum for Miss Ashleigh’s mental riots is The Miss Ashleigh Show on internet-radio station KUMSfm, Friday and Saturday evenings at 6pm. You can never tell what Ashleigh is going to say next. That alone makes her show the most unique of KUMSfm’s line up of hard-hitting shows. You’ll hear subject matter that ranges from smoking weed while having sex, to licking baby-juice off a females face after sex! Last year, she had the one-and-only Brotha Lynch Hung as a special guest…needless to say, she made HIM blush! One listener says, “She’s raw and uncut and she’ll talk about things that people only talk about amongst themselves. When I first listened, I couldn’t believe what I was hearing!”.
This is your warning: If you are easily offended or don’t like sexual or drug related humor, please do not tune in on Friday/Saturday, 6pm Pacific.

“I hope your hearts are filling with hate, as fast as mine does on a daily basis…“. – Miss Ashleigh

You can follow Miss AShleigh on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/missashleigh916

19.Feb.10 Music, news Comments (2)

Backpackramento

That feeling that Black Moon’s “Enta Da Stage” gave mi while I was stuffing paint cans into mi Jansport backpack, was simply indescribable. Maybe it was the combination of heavy beats, adrenaline, youth and the faint smell of Krylon. Sneaking out of the front door to put mi name on the city walls of Sacramento, beats blasting ( I’m actually surprised that no one ever snuck up behind to rob or arrest mi). The Black Moon tape was mi soundtrack to bombing the city. Every track influenced a different style in which to write.

Such is the case with Sacramento’s own mic controller, Mahtie Bush‘s latest LP, Backpackramento. This LP delivers what hip hop purists have been thirsting for since the bling era descended upon us, and emcees, take note, THIS is how to deliver a solid album with alienating your core audience! The album boasts a healthy array of production from such as, Chase Moore, Styles 1001, M.I.Geezus, Mic Jordan, DJ Filth and a slew of others – and special guest features….however, not an overdose of features. Rap (particularly west coast) artists are all-too-focused on having features without first establishing themselves as strong soloists! Cameos from Keith Murray (whoa), Chino XL, The Alumni, Wyzdom of Verbal Venom, Flo Montana and Young Cee are very well selected. Every guest spits flawlessly and isn’t overexposed, leaving the artist room to do what he/she does best; entertain us. THAT’S how you do a solo album, fellas!

The track I cant stop knocking is the third, and one of the strongest tracks,  “Get Low”. Paying homage to The City of Trees, the break beat smacks the shit out of you and reminds you that Styles 1001 did NOT come to fuck around! I want to see Mahtie perform this song live and watch the crowd brock-out (I will be right there, going dumb)! “I’m from a place that aint safe, Blacks and Ese’s, Russians and Asians will bury you like Dorothea Puente!” How can you go wrong with that? Slapping the face of those who mock the cultural hip hoppers known as ‘backpackers’.

Backpackramento has something for everyone, including concepts (I know what you’re thinking. concepts in music? weird). From the knocker mentioned above, to disturbing drug ballads like “Doing Fine”. Ladies, Mahtie doesn’t forget about you either! The dance-floor heavy “Yes” (featuring Young Cee, Wyzdom, and Keith Murray) will give you that wind in your waist, while “Out of Reach” is that super-ballad. I’m not really a fan of ballads, but they are an essential component in any hip hop album. Maybe something  for you female fans to finger-bang yourselves to…? Finally, “Is She Out There?” is the classic, radio-friendly-finger-banger…and by the end of this track, I’m convinced that Mahtie Bush wants a serious relationship with a girl with healthy masturbatory habits! ha!

Backpackramento is available online @

http://Mahtiebush.blogspot.com
http://Myspace.com/Mahtiebush916

Street release date: Friday, Jan 29th.
Retailed by:
Dimple Records
R5 Records
The Beat

13.Jan.10 Music Comments (0)

J*Davey – Boudoir Synema: The Great Mistapes

If you haven’t heard the greatness that is J*Davey, you’re really fucking up. What makes you listen to that horrible shit on the radio, day after pathetic day? I mean, really. How many times can you sit there and listen to Lil’ Wayne and truly believe that you’ve reached the pinnacle of music listening?

I’m going to go on an old man rant here; Whats wrong with you young people in the music business these days? Since when did actually learning an instrument become such a wretched thing? And a lot of you stupid fucks reading this think that you’re too good to open your mind/ears and hear some REAL music. Don’t give mi that look, you ugly fuck! Sit the fuck down and act right before I make you pick a switch off that tree in the back yard.

Whew! Now that that’s out of mi system! Please feel free to download the awesome works of the musical duo “J*Davey”. This past December 25th, they released a 5 track collection for free, on one of mi favorite music websites; bandcamp!

Moving on. The production work of Miss Jack Davey & Brook D’Leau is new and refreshing! They don’t over use the same synths or even user popular sounds that the rest of you fucktard producers use. No sir!

Everything from the melodies, to the time-signatures, to the tempos, are all outside of what most listeners would call “normal”. J*Davey is not afraid to push the envelope. On mi favorite track, “Permission”, Miss Jack reminds mi of a young Starleana Young as she belts out “I dont wanna ask for your permission, baby/maybe you should cut it out”. The production on this song alone is worth the $0.oo price tag (why are you still reading this? its a friggin FREE download). The whole song progresses along with the drum track (something rap producers forgot how to do, but electronic music have understood for ages) which keeps you tapping your funky toes! Go get the album. If you forgot how to click links…here it is: http://jdavey.bandcamp.com

03.Jan.10 Uncategorized Comments (0)

more twitter favorites

ceecee916
In beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.
10:51 AM Dec 30th, 2009 from UberTwitter

darkgracie
I can’t count the number of orgasms but this has been a great NYE.
11:53 PM Dec 31st, 2009 from Echofon

TheALReza
#WeCantDate <– Obviously being trended by single people & too stuck up to realize their own pathetic rules are making others run from them.
8:02 PM Dec 23rd, 2009 from TweetDeck

slackmistress
Trending topics that are misspelled make me weep for humanity…
9:35 AM Dec 22nd, 2009 from web

MsTara09
It baffles me that U would have thought it B any different.U created the cheater that he is~u allowed him 2B a cheater.U made it easy 4 him.
10:06 AM Dec 14th, 2009 from web

03.Jan.10 twitter Comments (0)

DOEY ROCK – DOEs’ DINER (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

New Video from the Homie Doey Rock!

Directed and edited by Brandon Garcia
Director of Photography – Cesar Froylan
Gaffer – Ricardo Saldana
Shot on Location in Sacramento, California

10.Dec.09 Music, Vids Comment (1)

gig: 916junglist celebrates 11 years

916junglist presents “DRUMMER BOYS”
Jungle, Drum n Bass, Dubstep, Hip Hop, Reggae, Freestyle, Booty Bass, Electro Funk, B boy Breaks etc etc etc…

Saturday 12/12/09
DRUMMER BOYS
916junglist celebrates 11 years.

UP:
Machete – Respect LA
Kiro – Infected Logic
Evolve – Corrosive

DOWN:
The New Law – Seattle, WA
Tofu – 916junglist
B-Side – 916junglist

Hosted by: Skurge, Entitee, Intellekt MC

Sponsors: UnitedState, Kryptonite

A/V production by:
RuckusLab Sound Design, Club Mix Experience

additional production by: Whores

Townhouse Lounge
1517 21st St
Sacramento, CA 95814

21+
2 Bars
$5 b4 10:30 $10 after

(916) 484-DRUM
http://916junglist.blogspot.com

07.Dec.09 Music, news Comments (0)

hip hop twitter etiquette

aight. after you read this, you may accuse mi of being “tweetier-than-thou”. do i give a fuck? no. because i LoVe twitter and am tortured by the latest wave of ebonical posts, constantly self-promoting ‘artists’, and spamming assholes. i know its tired, but ive assembled a quick list of things that will help you look like less of a douchebag-refill on twitter. these are listed in order of annoyance, followed by a helpful hint. *ahem* (mixtape DJ voice) LETS GO!!!

1. including your OWN USERNAME on a Follow Friday post.
unless it is a RETWEET of another user, including your own username in your HUGE list of names to follow is repetitive and just dumb. did you know that your name is ALREADY included in that list? how? because ITS POSTED BY YOU, dumbass!! FUCK! rappers are especially guilty of this, because they believe that including their own name will get them more followers. oh what a tangled web they weave…

2. incorrect spelling (c’mon yall. its getting out of hand)
listen! im not stickler for correct-spelling. i use words like “yall, sup, mi, tho, crackin, sittin, bro, breh, etc…”, but i also enjoi KNOWING what the fuck someone is saying whilst reading mi timeline! constantly seeing shit like “tanite we r purformin @ da sylk. hit me ^ 2 get own da guesslist, breh” makes mi want to cry. as i type this, mi good friend said something about the “ressesion” (recession). this type of incorrect spelling should be corrected. though its socially acceptable to be the “cool guy” who doesnt give a shit about grammer and spelling, fans who know youre intelligent enough to at least press the SPELL-CHECK button, may respect you that much more! check out the twitter page a highly popular emcee named Doey Rock. a good balance of wisdom, slang, promotion and correct spelling! =0)

3. incorrect use of HASHTAGS (the # you see attached to certain words)
hashtags.org defines a hashtag: Hashtags are a community-driven convention for adding additional context and metadata to your tweets. They’re like tags on Flickr, only added inline to your post. You create a hashtag simply by prefixing a word with a hash symbol: #hashtag. heres a direct quote from thenextweb.com that fits perfectly:

There seems to be a misguided assumption among some Twitterers that in order for their tweet to show up in searches it needs to be filled with hashtags. It’s not uncommon to see these people write things like “I just tried to use #iPhone #Tweetdeck but it kept #crashing. Back to #Tweetie I go”.

Besides being ugly, this peppering of hashtags through tweets is just pointless. Anyone monitoring Twitter for mentions of the keywords mentioned here will see this tweet regardless of unsightly hashes. A search for “Tweetdeck” will show up all mentions of both “Tweetdeck” and “#tweetdeck”. By using hashtags, all you’re doing is using up your 140 character limit pointlessly.

in other words. filling your post with userless hashtags will NOT get you more followers. unless you can tell mi what META-DATA is, chances are, you dont even KNOW what a hashtag really is used for.

thank you thenextweb.com! i #couldnt have #typed it #better!

more to come as i find more annoyances. i LoVe you guys, but sometimes, as a culture – we hip hoppers look pretty fucking stupid when it comes to the things we do or say on the interweb. i say “we”, because im guilty of it too (just read more of mi blog). can we all step our game up?

20.Nov.09 Rants, twitter Comments (3)