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Sunday, November 21, 2010
A Thousand Pardons!
Let me apologize to all who have cared enough to find out that we have not posted anything new up for about half of the year. We sort of went on an unannounced hiatus from the blog. We started to focus completely on the music and didn't want get sidetracked, trying to keep this interesting. After all, the music is what's important. Anyway, consider this a pre-announcement announcement. Some good news is on the way in the coming weeks. We're gonna make sure you don't miss it so keep your...
/.Eyes Always Open.\
- Jag-Ra
/.Eyes Always Open.\
- Jag-Ra
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Everybody Hates Chris… or is it just me?
A lot of people have been talking about Chris Brown these past couple of days I figured I'd chime in with my view on things. No, I'm not going to add to the debate questioning the sincerity of his tears during this Michael Jackson tribute at the B.E.T awards.
But if someone were to ask me, I'd say they were real. Because in my opinion Chris Brown is truly a sad individual.
As displayed in his show stopping tribute, his talent is undeniable (his moonwalk could use some work though). While I can recognize this, I can not respect him as a person.
Any man who would do this to his woman absolutely disgusts me.
It doesn't matter who it was, this is not coming from scorned a Rihanna. Just a man who believes in respect. The way that Chris handled the situation did not earn my forgiveness in any way. It was painfully obvious that we was only talking the steps to look positive in the public eye and save his career.
In his return in a few short months after the violent outburst he came back with a more bad boy image and one of his first lyrics in his return featured on the song "Drop it Low" was "put my hands on your body". All of this was like an insult to injury as he showed no indication that he should go any further to redeem himself.
If he donated to a battered womans charity or did a Breast Cancer walk I would have the slightest amount of respect for him. But instead I see him as the most pathetic vermin with a microphone in hand.
The bigger problem isn't Chris though, it's the fans, it's the public. It's the hormone driven female so caught up in his celebrity and so eager to forgive that they would accept his bullshit apologies and go buy his albums. Would they be so forgiving if they we the one's left with their face beaten that night? I certainly hope not. But with the things I've seen girls do and say, I'm sad to say that I'm not sure.
This much is certain though. If I ever make a mistake, hold me accountable. Don't let me off easy like this little punk. I am a man who will take responsibility for his actions and I will not accept your forgiveness until it is earned.
American society as a whole has an attention span that's way too short. When something is wrong it needs to be addressed and not let go until it is resolved. If we fail to do this we are only doomed to repeat the same consequences. We just sent the message that you can beat your woman and in a year everything will be ok. Are you proud of this America?
All you ladies mindlessly screaming for Chris Brown, try screaming at him. Maybe he'll learn something. He's hasn't looked at the "man" in the mirror hard enough.
/.Eyes Always Open.\
- Jag-Ra
But if someone were to ask me, I'd say they were real. Because in my opinion Chris Brown is truly a sad individual.
As displayed in his show stopping tribute, his talent is undeniable (his moonwalk could use some work though). While I can recognize this, I can not respect him as a person.
Any man who would do this to his woman absolutely disgusts me.
It doesn't matter who it was, this is not coming from scorned a Rihanna. Just a man who believes in respect. The way that Chris handled the situation did not earn my forgiveness in any way. It was painfully obvious that we was only talking the steps to look positive in the public eye and save his career.
In his return in a few short months after the violent outburst he came back with a more bad boy image and one of his first lyrics in his return featured on the song "Drop it Low" was "put my hands on your body". All of this was like an insult to injury as he showed no indication that he should go any further to redeem himself.
If he donated to a battered womans charity or did a Breast Cancer walk I would have the slightest amount of respect for him. But instead I see him as the most pathetic vermin with a microphone in hand.
The bigger problem isn't Chris though, it's the fans, it's the public. It's the hormone driven female so caught up in his celebrity and so eager to forgive that they would accept his bullshit apologies and go buy his albums. Would they be so forgiving if they we the one's left with their face beaten that night? I certainly hope not. But with the things I've seen girls do and say, I'm sad to say that I'm not sure.
This much is certain though. If I ever make a mistake, hold me accountable. Don't let me off easy like this little punk. I am a man who will take responsibility for his actions and I will not accept your forgiveness until it is earned.
American society as a whole has an attention span that's way too short. When something is wrong it needs to be addressed and not let go until it is resolved. If we fail to do this we are only doomed to repeat the same consequences. We just sent the message that you can beat your woman and in a year everything will be ok. Are you proud of this America?
All you ladies mindlessly screaming for Chris Brown, try screaming at him. Maybe he'll learn something. He's hasn't looked at the "man" in the mirror hard enough.
/.Eyes Always Open.\
- Jag-Ra
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
I have a favor to ask you…
I LOVE summer in New York City, partly because of all of the live music I get to catch. This month alone I have already seen Janelle Monae, Erykah Badu, Sever The Means, The Roots (with surprise guests Money Makin' Jam Boys, Joss Stone, Bilal, Freeway, Dry Eye and others), Talib Kweli (with surprise guests Pharoahe Monch, Estelle and Red Cafe) Common, and Gil Scott Heron (with surprise guest Common) these have all been amazing shows and it been a tradition all my life to go to as many concerts as possible every summer. With that said I have a small favor to ask our readers…
…can you buy me a ticket?
This show is going to be so awesome. Really a historic must see.
I missed Bonaroo, don't know if I'm going to catch Warped Tour this year so somebody buy me a ticket.
In return you'll get a backstage pass to the Grammys*.
Think about it, thanks.
/.Eyes Always Open.\
- Jag-Ra
*estimated prize delivery 2013
…can you buy me a ticket?
This show is going to be so awesome. Really a historic must see.
I missed Bonaroo, don't know if I'm going to catch Warped Tour this year so somebody buy me a ticket.
In return you'll get a backstage pass to the Grammys*.
Think about it, thanks.
/.Eyes Always Open.\
- Jag-Ra
*estimated prize delivery 2013
Friday, June 25, 2010
Long Live The King
It's absolutely bizarre to realize the world has gone on an entire year without one of the greatest entertainers to ever live.
Michael Joseph Jackson, the King of Pop left us with a legacy comparable to few.
I'm pretty sure I'll remember that day vividly for the rest of my life. I was personally having a great day. I had gotten my iPhone earlier that morning and it was the day my little sister was graduating High School. On the way to the ceremony the song "Off The Wall" came on the radio. We turned the volume all the way up and jammed out on the highway singing along and dancing in the car seats. By the end of the day that would be my favorite Michael Jackson song because that was the last time I got to enjoy the music without the slightest sadness. Within the hour after that moment the King would be gone. After my sisters commencement we went to dinner. My appetizer was interrupted by a distraught text message sent from one of my best friends who may be the biggest fan of Michael that I know. He informed me that he had heard from his mother that Michael had passed. I thought, "Nah, couldn't be". I then decided to investigate and utilize my newly obtained technology. The vast majority of credible news sources were only reporting his hospitalization. I was worried but relieved. However, while on a short trip to the bathroom in the crowded Cheesecake Factory I overheard six separate conversations which began "did you hear Michael Jackson died?" Bad news travels fast.
I was no longer able to obtain updates on the situation as I had exhausted my iPhone battery power in the first day bliss prior to the news. It became more real as other members of our party began to receive text messages. I slowly began to embrace the possibility. As we exited we were encountered with the awful truth. The televisions in the bar area mocked the last bit of optimism that I had left. CNN on the screen, the headline: "Michael Jackson dead at 50" I stared at the screen, trying to absorb the impossible news. at that moment I realized, I had forgotten he was mortal.
Why would he be mortal to me? By the time I came into existence he had already redefined what a pop star could be. He had already broken records and taken over the charts. By the time I was born he was already an icon, he was already the King of Pop.
Much of my youth was spent discovering his music, the music he was producing at the time and his already extensive catalog. Looking back I'm actually surprised at how easily I accepted the idea that this pale man with the small nose was once the small dark child with the Afro singing with his brothers. Maybe it was the fact that the talent made it undeniable. One thing is for sure, at every step of my introduction to Michael I was absolutely awe struck.
From the first time I witnessed the Moonwalk to cheering him on in "Smooth Criminal" and the first time I was scared out of my mind watching the epic "Thriller" video. He was amazing. Unfortunately, in the middle of this experience of discovering the master, my image of him would be altered as the infamous allegations surfaced. Too young to be capable of a psycho analyzation I was slightly swayed by the vicious attacks by the media. Just the consideration of what he was accused of frightened me, I was a little boy myself at the time after all.
As I grew older I came to better understand Michael. No, he wasn't "normal" by the standards of certain people but that was part of the reason why he was larger than life to me. That was one of the reasons that I had forgotten that he was mortal. Honestly, I think anyone put in his place would have come out with similar issues in their adulthood. I know if I was THAT rich and THAT famous from such a young age I'd do some strange things without giving it a second thought. While he missed out on certain freedoms of childhood most of us got to experience, he had a kind of freedom few of us could understand. In his adulthood he attempted to reconstruct the childhood he missed with the freedom he had. He surrounded himself with children and made his home an amusement park. Not "normal" behavior for a grown man but I truly believe it was harmless. But it made him an easy target.
I don't think he had much of a sexual capacity. After all, his introduction to sex was his brothers taking girls back to the room they all shared while on tour when he was about 7 years old. Nothing about this man's childhood was healthy psychologically. We should be grateful for how normal he actually did turn out. If you were to think about the most traumatic experience of your life and then imagine going through it with the whole world watching then you have an idea of what a fraction of his life was like. There is NO other artist who has ever lived that gave as much of their life to their art-form. There is also no other artist who has given more. Not only has Michael touched lives around the world and inspired millions but as the time of his death Michael Jackson held the Guinness World record for most charitable contributions. For this alone he deservers our honor and respect. I'd be lying if I said I never muttered or laughed at a Michael Jackson joke but as I had stated he made himself an easy target and it took time for me to see the truth behind it all.
Losing Michael made me think about how defining death is. Once you die, your story is told. There is nothing more you can contribute to the world. This fact made his demise even more tragic as he was about to contribute possibly his last tour. As I watched the filmed footage of "This Is It" I shook my head in sadness knowing that it would NEVER truly be experienced by anyone. Michaels last show would have been incredible. And that's where his story ended.
After leaving the restaurant I went back to my room, played "Human Nature" watched the news and… cried. My view of life had been altered, if Michael could die nothing was safe. Along with the world I morned. When I have children they will only have the legend. Until a year ago I had a living legend. I wish his presence could have continued. For me Michael was one of my heroes. He continues to inspire my art and my life. I could only dream of becoming a small fraction of the incredible artist he was. He's one of the greats, in the ranks of Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Bob Dylan and Elvis (say what you will about Elvis, he took over in his day).
I never met the man but I sure do miss him.
Long live the King.
/.Eyes Always Open.\
- Jag-Ra
Michael Joseph Jackson, the King of Pop left us with a legacy comparable to few.
I'm pretty sure I'll remember that day vividly for the rest of my life. I was personally having a great day. I had gotten my iPhone earlier that morning and it was the day my little sister was graduating High School. On the way to the ceremony the song "Off The Wall" came on the radio. We turned the volume all the way up and jammed out on the highway singing along and dancing in the car seats. By the end of the day that would be my favorite Michael Jackson song because that was the last time I got to enjoy the music without the slightest sadness. Within the hour after that moment the King would be gone. After my sisters commencement we went to dinner. My appetizer was interrupted by a distraught text message sent from one of my best friends who may be the biggest fan of Michael that I know. He informed me that he had heard from his mother that Michael had passed. I thought, "Nah, couldn't be". I then decided to investigate and utilize my newly obtained technology. The vast majority of credible news sources were only reporting his hospitalization. I was worried but relieved. However, while on a short trip to the bathroom in the crowded Cheesecake Factory I overheard six separate conversations which began "did you hear Michael Jackson died?" Bad news travels fast.
I was no longer able to obtain updates on the situation as I had exhausted my iPhone battery power in the first day bliss prior to the news. It became more real as other members of our party began to receive text messages. I slowly began to embrace the possibility. As we exited we were encountered with the awful truth. The televisions in the bar area mocked the last bit of optimism that I had left. CNN on the screen, the headline: "Michael Jackson dead at 50" I stared at the screen, trying to absorb the impossible news. at that moment I realized, I had forgotten he was mortal.
Why would he be mortal to me? By the time I came into existence he had already redefined what a pop star could be. He had already broken records and taken over the charts. By the time I was born he was already an icon, he was already the King of Pop.
Much of my youth was spent discovering his music, the music he was producing at the time and his already extensive catalog. Looking back I'm actually surprised at how easily I accepted the idea that this pale man with the small nose was once the small dark child with the Afro singing with his brothers. Maybe it was the fact that the talent made it undeniable. One thing is for sure, at every step of my introduction to Michael I was absolutely awe struck.
From the first time I witnessed the Moonwalk to cheering him on in "Smooth Criminal" and the first time I was scared out of my mind watching the epic "Thriller" video. He was amazing. Unfortunately, in the middle of this experience of discovering the master, my image of him would be altered as the infamous allegations surfaced. Too young to be capable of a psycho analyzation I was slightly swayed by the vicious attacks by the media. Just the consideration of what he was accused of frightened me, I was a little boy myself at the time after all.
As I grew older I came to better understand Michael. No, he wasn't "normal" by the standards of certain people but that was part of the reason why he was larger than life to me. That was one of the reasons that I had forgotten that he was mortal. Honestly, I think anyone put in his place would have come out with similar issues in their adulthood. I know if I was THAT rich and THAT famous from such a young age I'd do some strange things without giving it a second thought. While he missed out on certain freedoms of childhood most of us got to experience, he had a kind of freedom few of us could understand. In his adulthood he attempted to reconstruct the childhood he missed with the freedom he had. He surrounded himself with children and made his home an amusement park. Not "normal" behavior for a grown man but I truly believe it was harmless. But it made him an easy target.
I don't think he had much of a sexual capacity. After all, his introduction to sex was his brothers taking girls back to the room they all shared while on tour when he was about 7 years old. Nothing about this man's childhood was healthy psychologically. We should be grateful for how normal he actually did turn out. If you were to think about the most traumatic experience of your life and then imagine going through it with the whole world watching then you have an idea of what a fraction of his life was like. There is NO other artist who has ever lived that gave as much of their life to their art-form. There is also no other artist who has given more. Not only has Michael touched lives around the world and inspired millions but as the time of his death Michael Jackson held the Guinness World record for most charitable contributions. For this alone he deservers our honor and respect. I'd be lying if I said I never muttered or laughed at a Michael Jackson joke but as I had stated he made himself an easy target and it took time for me to see the truth behind it all.
Losing Michael made me think about how defining death is. Once you die, your story is told. There is nothing more you can contribute to the world. This fact made his demise even more tragic as he was about to contribute possibly his last tour. As I watched the filmed footage of "This Is It" I shook my head in sadness knowing that it would NEVER truly be experienced by anyone. Michaels last show would have been incredible. And that's where his story ended.
After leaving the restaurant I went back to my room, played "Human Nature" watched the news and… cried. My view of life had been altered, if Michael could die nothing was safe. Along with the world I morned. When I have children they will only have the legend. Until a year ago I had a living legend. I wish his presence could have continued. For me Michael was one of my heroes. He continues to inspire my art and my life. I could only dream of becoming a small fraction of the incredible artist he was. He's one of the greats, in the ranks of Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Bob Dylan and Elvis (say what you will about Elvis, he took over in his day).
I never met the man but I sure do miss him.
Long live the King.
/.Eyes Always Open.\
- Jag-Ra
Friday, June 18, 2010
Is it good news or bad news?
…it's just new news.
So we made a new decision and now have a new game plan. The product that we want for our EP will take a lot of work to reach our high standards. So we have no set date for it. At this point it's possible that it won't be out until 2011. That may not be the case but we are going to work as long as it takes until it's really ready to be heard by the public.
In the meantime we will be releasing a mixtape later on this year that we just started work on. I don't want to give away any details at this point but it's gonna be something different.
I'm looking forward to the work on it and for it's release. I'm really excited right now.
Consider what you've heard on this blog thus far to be demo leaks. What's coming soon will be pretty awesome.
Damn, we need to blog more. We will soon, promise. As soon as we have more to talk about.
SIT TIGHT MUSIC IS ON THE WAY!
/.Eyes Always Open.\
- Jag-Ra
So we made a new decision and now have a new game plan. The product that we want for our EP will take a lot of work to reach our high standards. So we have no set date for it. At this point it's possible that it won't be out until 2011. That may not be the case but we are going to work as long as it takes until it's really ready to be heard by the public.
In the meantime we will be releasing a mixtape later on this year that we just started work on. I don't want to give away any details at this point but it's gonna be something different.
I'm looking forward to the work on it and for it's release. I'm really excited right now.
Consider what you've heard on this blog thus far to be demo leaks. What's coming soon will be pretty awesome.
Damn, we need to blog more. We will soon, promise. As soon as we have more to talk about.
SIT TIGHT MUSIC IS ON THE WAY!
/.Eyes Always Open.\
- Jag-Ra
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
New Passenger Flow! Music: Sex Revisited!!!
Holy sh*t, Passenger Flow! has finally posted some new music!!!
We had a crazy long session that went from 4pm on Tuesday, to about 12:30pm today... but it was worth it. We have a finished product for you guys, and it came out pretty damn well if I may say so myself lol
So here it is, "Sex Revisited" by your boys PF!, along with the lovely Tiana Coles (who you will be hearing on a lot of collabo's with us)... we take our turn with Trey Songz "Invented Sex", and just have a bit of fun with it
Enjoy, and let us know what you think...
...Now Never Ends...
-NYe.
We had a crazy long session that went from 4pm on Tuesday, to about 12:30pm today... but it was worth it. We have a finished product for you guys, and it came out pretty damn well if I may say so myself lol
So here it is, "Sex Revisited" by your boys PF!, along with the lovely Tiana Coles (who you will be hearing on a lot of collabo's with us)... we take our turn with Trey Songz "Invented Sex", and just have a bit of fun with it
Enjoy, and let us know what you think...
...Now Never Ends...
-NYe.
Monday, May 10, 2010
I wrote this song…
On this day back in 07 I got on of my greatest moments of inspiration while riding the bus home. By the time I got home I had a masterpeice, a perfect description of where my heart is and why I do what I do. Some have heard it in spoken word form but the track will be featured on our upcoming "City Knights" album set for this fall. We're still hard at work trying to perfect our debut project "Passenger Flow! Presents: Dusk, The EP"
As soon as we have the quality we want you to experience you shall have it. I appologize for the few and far between blogs posts. We just don't have that much to write about currently. We're working though. Know that. Shout out to President Jones, "Banned In New York" coming really soon, produced by yours truly. This is going to be a big year for my team, even if we are a little behind schedual. That's all I have to say at the moment. So as usual, stay tuned with your...
/.Eyes Always Open.\
- Jag-Ra
As soon as we have the quality we want you to experience you shall have it. I appologize for the few and far between blogs posts. We just don't have that much to write about currently. We're working though. Know that. Shout out to President Jones, "Banned In New York" coming really soon, produced by yours truly. This is going to be a big year for my team, even if we are a little behind schedual. That's all I have to say at the moment. So as usual, stay tuned with your...
/.Eyes Always Open.\
- Jag-Ra
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Wait, You're Serious?
I am really not a negative person, I really love art and have a great love and admiration for fellow artists. With that said, I'm blunt, I call things how I see them and when someone F^@#s up, I will call them out. So I have to highlight something else that has come to my attention that I can't resist commenting on.
This is the second time I've watched a video and thought is was a joke. (A dishonorable mention to Tahj Mowry's castration of the Boom Boom Satellites song "Kick It Out". I've already gone far enough with commentary on that song.) As the with first time, I got half way through the video and had to say out loud "wait, you're serious?".
3LW, 3 Little Women, A memory from my pubescent days. The videos, I don't remember much, the songs, even less. But the one thing I do remember the fact that I thought "the light skinded one with the gap" was cute. And of course thinking "If only she didn't have that gap she'd be BAD" and I could officially say I had a crush on her.
Kiely Williams, the reason why the group existed because is was her mother who formed it with the sole intention of creating a musical outlet for her daughter. By the time the Cheetah Girls formed I lost interest (maybe because she didn't fix the gap).
Anyway, after viewing Naturi Naughton's (of 3LW) performance as Lil' Kim in "Notorious" I figured it would be only a matter of time before Kiely would make an appearance.
I was right. As it turns out, unfortunately. She fixed her gap, that's about where the good news ends...
Mrs. Williams are you proud of what daughter has done with her musical outlet?
This looks like the opening credits to a sleazy HBO late night special.
I went from, "She'd be hot if it wasn't for that gap." to "She'd be hot if I didn't feel like I'd get VD from shaking her hand"
I know how some female artists try to be sexually empowering but this is just shit. What exactly are we glamorizing here? I have more respect for ACTUAL hookers.
On a less serious note, what the hell is up with the dude in the video. Ladies, is he sexy in any way? I mean if you are going to so desperately (and pathetically) sell sex, at least be convincing, use a model for goodness sake! Next, I love how she reflects on how great the sex was but then in the next breath says how she doesn't remember anything.
The highlight of the song has to be the line "I hope he used a rubber, or Imma be in trouble. Problem is I don't remember, except for rolling over"
You're disgusting.
This video should be shown to Sex Ed. classes all over the world: "Kids, this is how you get AIDS"
It's quite ironic how this came through Nine Lives Entertainment, now I'd say they're down to seven and this surely didn't land on it's feet.
I must admit that this is the worst thing I have ever viewed but it does have some entertainment value because it is simply hilarious.
Lil' Kim now looks like Mother Teresa.
Ok, I'm done with my rant.
Be careful out there people, don't get pass out drunk. When you're out having a good time be cautious about who you're looking dancing with. Stay vigilant with you're
/.Eyes Always Open.\
- Jag
This is the second time I've watched a video and thought is was a joke. (A dishonorable mention to Tahj Mowry's castration of the Boom Boom Satellites song "Kick It Out". I've already gone far enough with commentary on that song.) As the with first time, I got half way through the video and had to say out loud "wait, you're serious?".
3LW, 3 Little Women, A memory from my pubescent days. The videos, I don't remember much, the songs, even less. But the one thing I do remember the fact that I thought "the light skinded one with the gap" was cute. And of course thinking "If only she didn't have that gap she'd be BAD" and I could officially say I had a crush on her.
Kiely Williams, the reason why the group existed because is was her mother who formed it with the sole intention of creating a musical outlet for her daughter. By the time the Cheetah Girls formed I lost interest (maybe because she didn't fix the gap).
Anyway, after viewing Naturi Naughton's (of 3LW) performance as Lil' Kim in "Notorious" I figured it would be only a matter of time before Kiely would make an appearance.
I was right. As it turns out, unfortunately. She fixed her gap, that's about where the good news ends...
Mrs. Williams are you proud of what daughter has done with her musical outlet?
This looks like the opening credits to a sleazy HBO late night special.
I went from, "She'd be hot if it wasn't for that gap." to "She'd be hot if I didn't feel like I'd get VD from shaking her hand"
I know how some female artists try to be sexually empowering but this is just shit. What exactly are we glamorizing here? I have more respect for ACTUAL hookers.
On a less serious note, what the hell is up with the dude in the video. Ladies, is he sexy in any way? I mean if you are going to so desperately (and pathetically) sell sex, at least be convincing, use a model for goodness sake! Next, I love how she reflects on how great the sex was but then in the next breath says how she doesn't remember anything.
The highlight of the song has to be the line "I hope he used a rubber, or Imma be in trouble. Problem is I don't remember, except for rolling over"
You're disgusting.
This video should be shown to Sex Ed. classes all over the world: "Kids, this is how you get AIDS"
It's quite ironic how this came through Nine Lives Entertainment, now I'd say they're down to seven and this surely didn't land on it's feet.
I must admit that this is the worst thing I have ever viewed but it does have some entertainment value because it is simply hilarious.
Lil' Kim now looks like Mother Teresa.
Ok, I'm done with my rant.
Be careful out there people, don't get pass out drunk. When you're out having a good time be cautious about who you're looking dancing with. Stay vigilant with you're
/.Eyes Always Open.\
- Jag
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Holy Shit!
First I can't believe a whole month has gone by since the last post. My birthday passed and I didn't say anything. I'll get to that later. Anyway check out this video. So cool.
April will be different, more to come soon.
You know the deal, keep your...
/.Eyes Always Open.\
-Jag
April will be different, more to come soon.
You know the deal, keep your...
/.Eyes Always Open.\
-Jag
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