What a Night.......

What a night……Woke up at 8AM this morning, mind you I start work at 8….smh. The show was Gen Now dope. Actually met up with JB3 at the train station. Good talk on the way to the show….cant wait to work with the boi aka The Soul.

So I get to the show, but the fucking bouncer didn’t even wanna let me in. My license is expired and faded ridiculously. You cant read anything on it…..I know I gotta get a new one. But I do have my job ID with my bday on it and that’s been working for me since April….smh. This fucker wouldn’t accept it. At first he says its because my job id doesn’t have my bday on it, but after I show him he’s like “oh, but you still need a state id”. Pissed the fuck off at this point, because now he’s playing. Don’t tell me its because of “A” and then gonna bring up “B” and fucking “C”. I pulled out my bank card, voter registration card, and he was still being a dick. And this is not even a midtown urban spot or a swanky meatpacking district spot. We are on Ave B……come on…!!!!

A nice young lady did pull me aside before I went too far and really wouldn’t be able to get in. Shout out to Kiera. She was like “you better get over here before you really miss the show”. That’s why I love my generation and culture. She didn’t know me from shit, but still felt the need to look out. That’s what Generation Now is about…..Real Love for Us. But back to the night. The manager comes out and theres no problem. We all walk right in and now Im happy…lol. See Mr. Mickey Factz before heading downstairs. We discuss the album a bit. Ibe has about 4 joints on there….so crazy! Jesse kicks off the show and rocks it. Didn’t do one of my favorites from The Beauty Created… “Come to My Room” but he’s shooting the video for it this weekend and it will be directed by my Gen Now partner Luduh. After Jesse and TBC finishes, Melo comes on and tears it down. He brought out Mickey, Nicki , and the great Theophilus London. Dooope show. Its always great to be surrounded by my Gen Now peers.

After the show headed off to catch Ibe at the Thompson Hotel. Chopped it up with Luduh, Emcee Don (he’s not really an emcee), Nunnie from Rockstar Society, and lost and found rapper Emcee Nova. Great talks + great music + great liquor = a great night….!

Shout out to Generation Now

The Beautiful Renaissance...Melo X and JB3 tonight....

Bring ya ass out tonight to Rehab 25 Ave B, NY

The God MeloXtra and JB3 The Soul will be tearing it doooooown tonight!

Doors open @ 8pm
Show Starts @ 9pm

FREE

Music by DJ Will Gates

This is also a birthday celebration for Jesse Boykins III

Generation Now....

My sis hit me back.....

Hey T thanks for the shout out. I really needed that.....you sharing my experience with world gave me the strength to work even harder. T you didn't finish school but no matter what mommy said or anybody else you followed ur heart and did what you wanted to do. I admire you for that...I remember your face at the playoffs last year yelling from the stands telling me to stay on my man (well girl) and jumping up out ur seat when I got my and 1. Those were some of my best moments seeing the expressions on ur face. T I’m thankful to have you as my brother. You kept my butt in line and when I got out of line you made sure to put me back in. I love you so much. So you go out and model with your fine known designers and I’ll bounce a ball in my fine basketball kicks lol. Thanks T love you.

Tempestt and I.....

I wanted to take some time out to give my sister props. She is one of the strongest females I know. I respect her and admire her a lot. From not playing basketball until high school to becoming captain of her college team and now pursuing playing ball over seas is sooo dope to me. Its funny, we was just discussing how we kind of switched roles from growing up where I was the ball player and she was getting into modeling. Now its the other way around....lol.

For the past couple of years my sister has had a bad knee. She was a dancer growing up, played basketball and ran cross-country in both high school and now college, so the knee has been through its fair share of activity. Recently my sister Tempestt had to undergo surgery, which has her in a brace for about 3-4 months. We're now in the 2nd month and I swear I haven't heard Tempestt complain about shit. She went from not being able to leave the house for weeks to making it back to classes. She's not able to physically play on the team, but she's been out there recruiting. I fucking love my sister. I remember years ago when I was still hooping, I had her on the court doing defensive slides.....now she's talking to me about breaking her school's records. It’s crazy….!


She's an incredible woman. I never had to worry about her doing hoe-ish shit. She represents herself and our family well. She has dreams and I'll do my best to see that she lives them. And I’m sure she could handle that without me, but hey....I'm her older brother....

Hey Temp....I never even call you that...lol. Just wanna say I'm proud of you and keep your dam thing. I know you'll be back on the court soon and like you say....."I'm gonna kill".....go do ya thing sis. I love you and I'm here for anything.....even though I'll rather watch the Fashion Week shows and you NBA TV.....lmao....love ya…

Gordon I used to like you......

Fuck you.......you smile in my face then spit on my back. You don't give a fuck about me. I am but a number in an equation to you and God forbid the numbers don't come out in my favor.... You don't understand, so you don't know, so why should I care? Fuck a recession, God knows no financial down-time. You have no passion in your abilities, there for you try to bring me down. Fuck your position, I am a career. There is no application. No screening process. Fuck your prerequisites. You want a degree, check the weather. I am man built and God sent. You ain’t see me before, for damn sure ain’t seeing me in the future, so why would I look familiar now? And you shouldn't if you could. I think, eat, and breathe Taurean......and your name is? And your company name is......? I bet yall down-sizing right now too right? Kiss the asses of all those who you let go.......

I heard I should be lucky since I haven't smelled the gasoline. Fuck you, that smell ain’t foreign. I'm cool this time around, but Sooner or Later.......fuck with N.E.R.D. if you don't already. It all comes crashing down when the fuckers who are suppose to be holding you down do nothing but literally hold you down. Get your motherfucking hands off of me........Bitch...lol. Its obvious, in the plan for your business, I'm not mentioned. There is no section for leaders. Attention all brilliant motherfuckers......We are not welcomed here! I'm not asking you to join me. Join us......those who see the difference. We who know, but more importantly, we who will. Fuck this bullshit dome they built. On Tuesday, I'm handing out rocks at 9AM sharp and probably won't be done till around........5 fucking PM. Welcome to your new 9-5 interns. Don't like the word intern, then never stop throwing rocks at the dome........my leader......

Wanna sit and talk.....

Not really sure what to write about…..there’s so much going on. I am literally involved in changing the world. It’s definitely not just me. I’m surrounded by so many great people. I’m also currently considering a huge move. It’s one of those moves that can really turn out great or really turn out bad. The uncertainty of it is kind of attractive. I’m listening to Radiohead and I swear it isn’t helping…lol. Radiohead puts you in that freedom zone. Like I always imagine listening to great music roaming across the globe and taking in incredible sights. I don’t know what to do. I’m going to call my pops. He offers great advice. I’m sure he’s gonna mention my job, because if I do take this opportunity, my day job is finito. Not that I love my job, but in this economy its tough…..FYI I hate the way I just came across….talking about the economy in opposition to what I want to do….smh. Sometimes you just gotta live life….this opportunity came my way. Who am I not to fuck with it? I don’t control this shit. I’m just a being. Why am I worrying about shit that doesn’t exist outside society? That’s why I love animals….not in a PETA way, but in an admiring way. Animals don’t worry about jobs, time, jealousy….they just live. Aint that what Generation Now is about? Doing what we feel. Living how we want, as opposed to what they suggest. Not gonna front….I’m a lil scared, but its more excitement than fear. Shit fear is False Encounters About Reality anyway. SMH a million times……don’t know what I’m going to do. Almost 3PM….I’ve been at work since 6AM, its time to go. Generation Now…..I love being a Blak Car….

..pic by blakcars

Week of Raye....Mixtape Release Party Tonight...!

Finally here….L.ove I.s P.owerfully S.exy….The Mixtape Release Party & Performance…

You have to RSVP at loftboysmedia@gmail.com for the location.

Here's some words from Raye 6 herself......

"Friday the 13th was a muthafucka! I saw JASON last night. Now it's time for you to come see Raye 6 tonight! Let's Celebrate LOVE.."

Valentine’s Day with Raye 6...gonna be a wild night...smh...

Week of Raye....

Week of Raye…. continues….It’s Friday the 13th and we have another Raye 6 event tonight. It takes place at Uncle Mike’s @ 57 Murray Street. You can still RSVP at loftboysmedia@gmail.com

I posted this a while ago but since this is The Week of Raye…. I'm bringing it back...

Here is Raye 6’s latest EPK….

Road to Model.....

I had a casting with Steven Gomillion and Dennis Leupold from GNL Studios last night. This was my first casting, so I was a lil nervous. I actually walked in with Dennis, which was good because I was definitely walking in the wrong direction before he stopped me and said, “the casting is down here”. Inside it was crazy......everyone was in there with their big portfolios and shit. Some of them knew each other from their agencies. Can't front it was a lil intimidating, but you gotta keep your confidence. Shit, we all filled out the same dam paper. After wiping the massive beads of sweat surrounding my head and face it was my turn. I hand the girl my book and inform her that I'm just 2 months in. She smiles and I walk up to Dennis who is doing the shooting. I stand in front of the white backdrop holding my paper up and he takes 2 shots then tells me to turn to the side and takes a couple more. He then asks me to smile.…..the first one was too pretentious and he asks me to take another. I give him a more authentic one and he agrees saying “that’s more like it”. And that's it. Steven, the other photographer was going over my book and he commented on of the pics before handing it back to me. I proceed to grab my things, throw my readers on, put my on my headphones, thank everyone, and head out the door. But as I’m walking out, Dennis stops me and asks can he shoot me as is. I figured hell yea, especially since I didn’t know what kind of impression I left on them. I'm guessing it was the readers….lol, but we take a few more shots, I thank them again and proceed to head out the door, but before I leave the young lady there says I remind her of someone but she doesn’t know who. No problem to me I was saying to myself. Shit any publicity in there was good publicity to me.

In all, it was a good experience. I definitely look forward to more. Hopefully I’ll be a lot cooler and wont be sweating like crazy….naw….anyone who knows me, knows I’m a sweater…lol. I can’t help it….

Week of Raye....Tonight...

Tonight it’s going down @ Santos Party House located 96 Lafayette St….NY
You can still RSVP to loftboysmedia@gmail.com for a reduced $10 Admission
Bring ya ass out tonight to Santos.....come have a drink with me...

From F is the new E