As usual, I blame Khitten Kurka for this… she played this one night at a party on Kiko Life, and Monrocie Pontecorvo and I were D.Y.I.N.G. with laughter.

I make her play it for me every time I’m at one of her sets… but it’s so bad now, I listening to it in my regular playlist. I LOVE this track, and although we all think Joe just a punk, cause Big Girls RULE (seeing I’m an ex-big girl but a big-girl in my heart still) and he just can’t hang, the brass, beat and bass on this track are the shit. I LOVE it!

** SHE DONE HURT MY HIP, SHE DONE KNOCKED ME DOWN! SHE TOO MUCH FOR ME! ** Read more…

Meh horse Ozy shared this on my FB page this afternoon.

At first, I was elated! Estatic to find Daddy on youTube, but I played the clip and my grief rushed over me and instead of hearing Mansa Musa, master drummer for the Orishas, professional rebel, original loudmouth, educator, musician, playwright, I heard my DADDY.

And I missed him, I miss him… I miss my Papi.

Video – Mansa Musa – Tribute To Ogun.

This morning, after dropping the Lil King off to school, and I was walking up Deacon’s Road to go fight up with the damned ZRs, I chose this song to be my soundtrack.

I bopped up the road, locks flying as my head invariably bounced, and more than once I belted out the lyrics as the busy road flowed past me, around me, and never touched me.

I am dreaming big today… Read more…

Guy Kawasaki

Ahhh… Robin Caldwell and I have the same geek crush (but I guess she has seniority)! Great interview with Guy Kawasaki.

I love that he talks about his past stuff in this offhand way. He’s a really humble man on the real…

I also think it’s very cool that he’s still inventing things, still working on new ideas and innovating even as he matures.

He definitely is my favourite geek. Interview under the cut. Read more…

Lyrics via The Online Guide to Salvador da Bahia, Brazil: FAQs.