(Video) @Drake speaks on the young lady with his name tattoed on her forehead..

He speaks on the tattoo artist too... Thoughts?I assume ya'lls favorite 'over the top' bloggers will have plenty to say about this...-_-. Hopefully they come up with some new jokes though.

The Story Behind Drake's Best Headline Yet | VICE

The Story Behind Drake's Best Headline Yet | VICE

 I normally blame the person tattooing these SORTS OF THINGS with a heavy hand..I can admit that. . I am torn on this one though. As he stated in the rest of the article, he could have steered her in another direction fontwise but other than that, she was going to get this tattoo. One way or another. At this point, face tattoos aren't that uncommon (No, everyone doesn't have one but there are more than a handful out there now..) so she could have EASILY found someone else to do it. It is also worth noting that this wasn't HIS FIRST FACE TATTOO JOB* so again, if he is tattooing faces, others are too. So the onus shifts RIGHT BACK TO THE PERSON ON THIS ONE. 


I use the word 'onus' loosely btw. It isn't my face. I don't have to walk around with it. She isn't my family member or even my friend. I shouldn't care at all which is why I don't really. It is merely a topic I am discussing in that sense. I don't know WHAT HER OCCUPATION is nor do I know enough about her to even BEGIN to speculate whether or not she was thinking. I do see there is a mention of her being high but again, because of the details of what she wanted done, I don't know if she came up with the idea before or after. I am also waiting to see, much like the person who did the tat, some signs of regret and I don't hear any on that end. So, I can't say WHAT SHE IS FEELING. If she is cool, then I'm cool with it. Not that she should even give a fuck about that honestly.


I can say this. I wouldn't do it. That's all I can say. I don't think it is a good look but hell, it is her life. Do I understand that she won't be able to get a 'regular job'? Of course I do! Do I understand she is going to get ridiculed? Duh... I mean we are here talking about it right? Of course. I just don't want to be one of those people who speaks on those things but KNOWS THEY DON'T FEEL ANY EMPATHY FOR THE PERSON WHATSOEVER but want to use that angle to wax on about what she 'can't do' anymore. In this case, I would be that person because honestly, I don't feel bad for her. ***

 The person who did the tattoo, Kevin Campbell:


 But as far as having a choice, yeah, sure, I could have turned her away, and I'm already getting a ton of flack from other tattooers for this but the way I see it, if she's got her little heart set on getting her forehead tattooed then she'll just keep on trying until somebody finally goes through with it. I think that getting a color portrait of the Joker from Batman is a dumb idea, but who the fuck am I to judge? If some cat from MS13 comes in and wants me to "blast" that shit on his chin or forehead or whatever, who am I to judge the validity of them getting what they get and where they get it?  If I tattoo a huge "BK" on a Crip or tattoo "DRAKE" on some R&B crazed girl's face, what's the difference? Who am I to say which one is wrong and which is right?







*  Kevin on doing face tattoos:  My whole deal with people wanting completely outrageous and potentially life ruining tattoos is this: I'll ask them 3 times if they really think that it's a good idea, I tell them what the potential consequences of getting a tattoo on their face might be, and after that, the bad decision is on them. I believe that people get the tattoos that they deserve. The shop where I worked prior to Will Rise was in the center of the Harbor City Crip neighborhood, so I'm not really a stranger to tattooing gang shit on faces, which is what I originally thought that this was. I guess I feel bad that this dumbass got the name of the softest motherfucker in hip-hop tattooed on her forehead. But what makes that any less valid of a tattoo to her? I lost a little sleep over it that first night, wondering if I wanted to be known as the asshole who tattooed "Drake" on some crackhead's forehead. None of the face tattoos I had done prior to this got any publicity, so I was a little surprised that this one took off like it did. I'm still kinda debating whether or not I should send you guys the whole set of pictures, I don't really want to paint the shop in a bad light but it is what it is. In the end, she paid me to do this to her, which really means she did this to herself...


*** I say that to say I HAVE FELT BAD FOR FOLKS IN SITUATIONS/CIRCUMSTANCES that are self inflicted/preventable and I will admit that. This is not one of them though. Sorry. 

(Words) Today's edition of "The Reach": Folks opinions on @Drake's Take Care and Conrad Murray being found guilty of killing MJ..

Normally, I stay away from the 'hot button' topics because TWENTY MILLION PEOPLE weigh in them and folks seem to simultaneously think that they are 'speaking for the people' but still are the only ones who think the way they do. 

In other words, they tend to think people are 'stealing' their little ideals and shit and I don't have time for that small minded shit. The other reason is over saturation. I mean we all are talking about. Why today? 


Today, the two topics happen to go hand in hand with something I was going to write about anyway. The fact that some of you are STILL LISTENING/ACTIVELY SEEKING OUT TO LISTEN/GOING OUT OF YOUR WAY TO LISTEN, TO MUSIC THAT IS NOT MEANT FOR YOU, BY YOUR OWN ADMISSION, ANYWAY AND THE LEVEL OF 'RESPONSIBILITY YOU REFUSE TO TAKE FOR IT' ALL WHILE BLAMING EVERYONE ELSE FOR ITS EXISTENCE. 


What does that have to do with Conrad Murray? (If you are as smart as some of you claim, you ALREADY KNOW WHERE I AM GOING WITH THIS ONE..) Well.... it is true that he PROVIDED THE DRUGS for MJ but who TOOK THE DRUGS? Who had the issues to begin with and SOUGHT HIM OUT TO TAKE THE DRUGS KNOWING (Please don't feign ignorance and tell Mike didn't know. He did. Stop that shit.) the drugs were harmful and would have gotten them hook or crook? You know the answer to that one. Michael Joseph Jackson. Not Conrad Murray. Now, I have all of you 'The police/government/court system/etc' ain't shit' niggas, all in my social feeds out here talking about 'Justice served'. For a black man who was blamed for another black man's ADDICTIONS and vices. Word? That's how ya'll wanna carry this? So fuck the personal responsibility that Mike had? Naw B. Thing is, most of you didn't JUST GET TO FEELING THIS WAY. I will give you 'credit' for that. I will also chastise you for it though. Why? It is simple, you are making it seem like it is okay to just 'put the onus' on someone else when you have an issue. I mean for what it is worth, I am ALL FOR ACKNOWLEDGING FOLKS ARE SICK. I did that with Amy Winehouse. She was SICK. Should have been looked at as such. Michael was SICK. Should be looked at as such. What I WOULDN'T DO is demand that every Heroin dealer that ever came in contact with her on some 'Well somebody has to PAY..." type time. For what? Won't bring Amy back. It won't bring Mike back either. It SURELY WON'T STOP FOLKS WHO ARE OUT HERE USING AND SELLING THE STUFF EITHER so lets not play that card. If that were the case, folks would have stopped four celebrities ago. But ya'll keep making 'excuses' for folks. Just like you do in your own lives. It is NEVER YOUR FAULT.....






....which brings us to this Drake shit. Since the swell of the news of his album leaking out track by track to the masses, I promise you I have seen well over a thousand tweets/Facebook statuses,etc about the this album @ Take Care. 


The irony? It is mostly from folks who claim they don't 'care' about Drake. Oh the jokes are endless. He is 'softer' than (insert your joke here). Which are fine. Nobody is above being joked about if you want to say that. It's cool. Some of you out here though...boy let me tell you. You are doing THEE MOST out here. Reaching in for the "LOL" out here. Again, I am not against joking on the boy. Do your thing. Some of you are actually talented enough to do it and even when you OVERDUE IT some ( I said some niggas...) of the shit is WILD FUNNY.  Just understand what you look like out here when you dedicate your WHOLE TIMELINE TO HIM DAY AFTER DAY on some diss shit though. You are no different than the 'wack ass niggas' who diss YOU for liking the 'other elements of hip hop that certain folks bring to the table' who SEEK OUT MUSIC TO DISLIKE IT. Fair is fair. Cry me a river. @ this Drake shit. We get it. You don't like him.

You should just KNOW how CONTRADICTORY you look saying 'no one that I know is checking for the boy', when you take a listen EVERY TIME HE RELEASES NEW PRODUCT on that 'Well maybe this joint might be hot and I don't wanna miss it BUT I DOUBT IT 'CAUSE HE IS WACK' mantra you keep running with. You look foolish. Never in my life have I checked for ANYONE I CONSIDER AS WACK AS SOME OF YOU CONSIDER DRAKE. Never. Same way I don't check for 'lames'* in real life. 

I guess this is the part where I am supposed to say "I don't 'understand' why you folks keep checking for him though" huh? Nope. I try not to say that ESPECIALLY WHEN I KNOW WHY. 




You are afraid that his 'emotions' will be accepted as the norm and you will actually have to act 'non tough' and stop acting emotionally available to get pussy. Which is the DUMBEST SHIT EVER btw. Just be yourself. Shit. He is. Look, if Ralph Tresvant's ass didn't stop niggas from getting pussy, there is no way DRAKE WILL. If that BabyFace 'I'll pay your rent.."** thing didn't last than this too shall pass. Stop sweating it.




Here is the ULTIMATE IRONY OF THIS THOUGH:




 YOUR FAVORITE RAPPER, when he isn't out here trying to impress you with is 'street cred' or the other stuff, LOVES DRAKE. Quotes him all the time. Collabs with him. Thinks he is ill. So when you are making those jokes are you talking about YOUR FAVORITE RAPPER TOO? Or is he/she exempt from that? Inquiring minds want to know. You want me to name names? @ rappers


Okay...COOL. I will. 


Meek QUOTES HIM OFTEN on Twitter... Joe Buddens.....QUOTES HIM OFTEN. The real GHOSTFACE? He has ACTUALLY GIVEN HIM PROPS. Jeezy? He has songs with him. 'Ye? Yep......Jay-Z (My FAVORITE RAPPER)...YOU KNOW IT... @ props. Phonte (2nd/3rd favorite rapper OF MINE) ? Didn't like the backhand compliment BUT HAS GIVEN HIM PROPS FOR HIS LYRICAL ABILITY. I can keep going..Bun B......yup....You want me to stop? I have more...I'll chill.....All respected lyricists.  I don't think I have to though now do I? 


Again, MAKE ALL THE JOKES YOU WANT. Some of them are deserved honestly. Just know that it is your OWN FAULT for torturing your OWN EARS when you 'listen' to folks you don't like. You hanging with folks that 'like' Drake like that but that isn't your style? Switch your planes- Jay-Z. (If you are a fan of hip hop, you get the reference..) 

Yes, I know...everyone you talk to talks about him. Not really. The folks I hear talking about him THE MOST ARE THE FOLKS WHO 'HATE HIM'. How ironic is THAT SHIT? In case you STILL DON'T GET WHAT I AM TRYING TO SAY..Refer to the pictures. They say it all.




Sorry if you caught a stray bullet in this one. If this means we can't be 'friends', so be it. I mean....Ya'll catch me with 'em all the time though. I don't bitch about it. I keep pressing on.

*I hate that saying but it is the only 


**Soon I Get Home From Work.......I'll buy your clothes....It was all good until niggas thought they owned a bitch and then GALS CAUGHT ON and 'poof', that shit disappeared. Trust me, this 'Fuck that nigga....' shit will die down too. Besides, he isn't the first to say it. Do your research.  b

On @Drake, @Phontigallo & The Fear Of Getting Murdered On Your Own Shit | The Smoking Section

On Drake, Phonte & The Fear Of Getting Murdered On Your Own Shit | The Smoking Section

I won't take all of David's write up...(Shit he worked hard on it so....and I call him David 'cause I follow him on Twitter and....well it is in his Twitter name.) Valid points bought up.

My personal opinion? I don't think Te' gives a fuck.(Comments weren't made recently) For real. I mean the Phonte I know (If you don't follow the blog, long story short, I have spent some time around the man..Put his name in the search box up top or click the label and see.) isn't into handouts and definitely won't be 'BEGGING' Drake for anything. Not that Drake is demanding that either but yeah... I think we ALL know why the collabo isn't happening in some form and I personally feel it is more than one issue. It is a combination of a couple of things. The label, the shine thing, the 'who is he' factor some might conjure up (Although with Te' singing on MAC MILLER'S I"l Be There', the Lil B song, in addition to the shoutouts and his own music being out AND  being on Sucker Free Countdown with Monch and Styles P I have to ask how could one say that shit?)  and the fact that his talent is what it is....You see where this is going right? So no, I don't think Phonte really 'cares'. Would it be nice or would he appreciate it? Yes. Is he 'expecting it'? No. At least not in my opinion. So it is kinda hard for me to get 'amped or upset' about him not being on Take Care or for me personally to 'wonder why he didn't'. 'Cause I already know what time it is. Pluse I don't see Drake's shoutouts as 'disengenious'. I think he means it when he says he was inspired by Phonte. I think he means well when he says 'Go out and support my brother Phonte's new album "Charity Starts At Home" or gives them props. I also know he has to take advantage of the situation he is in and putting Te' on his album might not be 'possible' due to all the hands in his pot. I mean he is not in Te's situation of basically working with who he wants. So the collabo might have to wait until he is.

Now I am not like most of you. I don't carry a disdain for Drake. I actually like his music. It has its place. I am a PHONTE FAN THOUGH. Hell, you are probably LISTENING TO A PHONTE SONG RIGHT NOW while you are reading this via the blog. lol I say all of this to say that even if he did a song with Drake, it wouldn't 'change my opinion of him'. Either way. That's just me though. I don't think he 'needs' the collab personally. For what?


He likes to make his own way and quite honestly even with the release of Charity Starts At Home, he has OTHR IRONS IN THE FIRE. Grammy inducing irons even..(Authenticity, The Foreign Exchange's latest album, is in the prelims for Grammy consideration, making it two releases in a row for him and Nicolay to have such consideration). Not only that, he is doing the music he loves to NOT be that dude. He doesn't seem to want that. @ the publicity that his fans (self included at times) want for him. I can't blame him. As he said...


'the light at the end of the Tunnel is a train..." Anyway, here is a piece of David's article. Hit the blue link up top to read the rest.*

*I promise you I didn't intend for this to be that long...I only meant to turn ya'll onto the article. @ those who don't frequent the Smoking Section... Guess I had a lot to say. Sue a nigga.. 


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For years, Little Brother has influenced the state of Hip-Hop while never getting placement on a major album. Yesterday morning, I posed a question as to why this happens and FWMJ and ?uestlove chimed in. ?uest nailed the gist of it all with one tweet:

“I’ve discussed this very thing w/ a member of rap illuminati. (concerning riq never getting asked for cameos) they said ‘its an unfortunate position, but no rapper can afford to get upstaged by a ‘nobody’ riq/lb= nobodies in above radar world.”

The fact is, Phonte poses a threat to Drake in the same way that Little Brother posed a threat to Kanye back in 2003. LB had the everyman approach mastered before College Dropout. Listen to “Speed” from The Listening and try to say it doesn’t cover the same ground as “Spaceships.” Putting Phonte and Pooh on a major Kanye release would have taken some wind out of Yeezy’s sail while showing the world that there was a group out there doing some of the same stuff that West was getting so much recognition for pulling off.
For Drake, putting Phonte on a song runs the risk of showing the world that there’s already a rapping, singing everyman that’s able to articulate the depths of human emotion in a way Drake’s been trying to for years. But there’s an even greater risk: what if Phonte murders Drizzy on his own shit?
Like ?uest said, you can’t get out-rapped on a track by a nobody. Heaven forbid a rapper you respect gets a bigger fanbase thanks to your shining a spotlight on him. It’s a shame because “unknown” rappers shining on a 16 out of nowhere has launched some of the greatest careers of our time. Think Busta Rhymes on “Scenario” or Tupac on “Same Song.” These were all verses where relative unknowns wrecked shop, outshining their partners and garnering interest from new fans. Hip-Hop was built on giving the new guy a shot. So, what happened?
I spent most of the day wondering where that cosign died and it hit me. I think Nas – whose career was ironically started by a show-stealing verse on “Live At The Barbecue” – killed it. And he did it with just half a bar.

(Audio) @Shanell_snl) Ft. @LilTunechi & @drake - So Good..

Thoughts?

SHANELL "So Good" f/ Lil Wayne + Drake by jsharpeagencypr

(Interview/Audio) Cat (MsCat215) from BGC (and Philly) speaking on @Drake/ @XXLMagazine sneak peak..

I have seen this put up in a lot of places with backlash.

(Chuckles) You new niggas and your posturing. Out here acting like you are out with your girlfriends strictly drinking Bourbon, playing tackle football and giving her three good pumps while she gives you marathon head.....

Yeah....No wonder ya'll out here mad and think every girl is a hoe...

I mean she spoke on them having a what amounted to a regular relationship to me. No harm no foul on either side to me. The shit ya'll call 'throwing under the bus' I tell ya... lol 




Some bonus pics she shared with folks on Instagram....

(Video/Interview) @Pusha_T.... speaks on @Drake... no beef...BET and more...

I don't know why ya'll 'reach' like you do but I never took the freestyle like that... Again, I think that was more of what ya'll 'wanted'. @ the reach. Oh and new Pusha T....

(Video/Audio) I am hoping that the fans of The Weekend don't turn into those fans. Drake lending his support.

What do I mean? The fans that act like they want their artist to blow but when he does and the World gets to know him, they get like jealous bitches. The type to either disown The Weekend or pelt new fans with the "I've been up on him..." bullshit. Just be happy for him. Shit. He is gonna be featured on Take Care btw...

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