house of lies!

whats up, empty as hell in here. 

i have been hording drawings and going nuts. 

couldn't really stop drawing to post. 

i think i will post the best later in the year....just not now. 

it's the first time IN YEARS where im starting to like what i see.

i know this blog is a house of lies,

but whatever at this point.

its the interwebs.

i only have to keep it real with myself.

 i started a drawcrowd page. 

right now the site is wack, since nothing is there. 

eventually i will post nothing but new shit there. 

holla at me if you end up posting on there!  

My DrawCrowd 

currently listening to: 

black milk - glitches in the break lp 

lord steppington - step brothers lp 

jr writer - welcome to greatness mixtape 

murs - $hut your trap ep 

vado - sinatra mixtape 

below:
my favorite track off the newest black milk album...so far.

not dead!

this blog isn't dead yet. 

i was in a dark place for a while, 

so i had to concentrate on myself for a while. 

nothing really crazy, just thought i would focus on other things.

 going home to calgary soon.

can't wait for that.

always good to recharge and get the super powers back.

once you have really been removed from friends and family for an extended time,...

it changes you.

its nothing i can't get over,

its just another mountain i have to climb.

with that,

shout outs to everyone who is down with me.

i am truely thankful for everything friends give.

i am thankful for everything i have.

thank you.

 

ill post random ass drawing i did during the time of void, when i get back in december.

5000.

listening to: a$ap rocky - livelovea$ap mixtape 

pusha t - my name is my name lp 

j-zone - peter pan syndrome

earl sweatshirt - doris

eminem - marshall mathers 2 lp

marchin along!

totally messing around these days with drawing.

havent had the time to draw for the last couple of weeks,

but no big deal.

been concentrating on work and working out.

starting to move back into drawing since things have been calming down.

ive been working on a new random goal for the year...

run a half marathon distance every weekend this year.

so far i have been able to keep up.

this goal came by accident since i was already doing it.

currently playing:

super house of dead ninjas (PC)

tomb raider (xbox 360)

uncharted 3: drake's deception (ps3)

dead nation (ps3)

 

listening to:

a$ap rocky - long live a$ap LP

dr. dre - the chronic LP

snoop dogg - doggystyle LP

czarface - czarface LP

iliza schlezinger - iliza live LP

blahzay blahzay - blah blah blah LP

below:

new 

earl sweatshirt featuring tyler the creator - whoa

 rhymin and flow is top tier.

 
weird video, but i would expect nothing less from golf wang.

good shit!

also:
my favorite track off the czarface album.
inspectah deck has another monster opening line.
i liked ithe beginning of "triumph" back in the day,
but this is just as good (to me).
"i spit it like 8 a-k's
murder verse
spray first
burst 
circle when i say they names" 

duece duece!

yoyoyoyoyoyo!

 

2013 super bowl champions:

baltimore ravens

 

almost at my 3 month fitness goal!

i am currenly at 22 of 30 pounds lost and have about 8 days to go.

i dont think the goal will be met,

but i'm not really worried.

this was only part one of the goal.

next stop is ANOTHER 30 in 3 months.

lets go!

i am more worried about maintain this lifestyle forever.

mistakes or cheats are allowed, which makes this more sustainable.

hard work in the gym and mental is key.

listening to:

gangstarr - daily operation LP

gangstarr - full clip: decade of gangstarr 2LP

a$ap rocky - long live a$ap LP

 

below:

pete rock & cl smooth featuring rob o - worldwide

notorious big - guaranteed raw

(this beat is hard as fuck)
a$ap rocky - lvl
(favorite track on the long live a$ap album)

 

5000

next round!

super short update:
 
shout outs to the ravens for an amazing divisional playoff vs the broncos.

one of the best games ive ever watched.

its up there with my top 5 playoff games for any sport.

getting back to work has messed up my flow on the big drawing.
so i will get back to it this week!


watching:
letters from iwo jima
flags of our fathers
check it out! with dr. steve brule season 1+2
nick swardson - seriously who farted?
collateral
  

listening to:

a$ap rocky - long live a$ap LP

(i am really enjoying this album)

beastie boys - licensed to ill LP

boogie down productions - edutainment LP

ofwgkta - the of tape vol 1 LP 

below:
boogie down productions - original lyrics
CLASSIC song.

GET OFF MY..... 

new year!

happy new year!

much love to everybody still down with me.

i had a decent holiday working on another big drawing.

had fun drawing off the top,

and not really on the computer too much.

hope everyone has a great 2013.

i made a time lapse of the whole 10 days of drawing.

hopefully i get it posted soon.

listening to:
lissie - covered up with flowers EP
murs + 9th wonder - the final adventure LP
styles p - the worlds hardest mc project LP
beastie boys - paul's boutique LP
pete rock & c.l. smooth - mecca and the soul brother LP  
waka flocka flame - triple f life LP
 die antwoord - tension LP
 

below:
lissie - pursuit of happiness (kid cudi cover)
this song was at the end of "pretty sweet" video 
a totally awesome song. 

murs + 9th wonder featuring rhapsody - get together
the new murs album is dope.
that is all.  
 

grind time!

 

its holiday season!

for me, its grind time!

since i haven't been home for xmas or new years for....

10+ years,

this is my time to grind on some drawing

since i don't have shit to do.

i've done that since....96ish?

 

the plan:

video or time lapse alot of the drawing sessions.

what am i going to draw? who knows.

hopefully i also get to catch up with some peoples on skype.

 

above:

geppi's museum

an awesome comics and culture museum.

super awesome shit.

below that is one of the shots i had from my recent

calgary and edmonton trip.

 

peace and love to all my canadian peoples.

i miss the snow alot.

i dont need alot...

just one week of it.

something about it is very peaceful and quiet for my mind.

 

listening to:
game - jesus piece LP
big boi - vicious lies and dangerous rumors LP
alicia keys - girl on fire LP

 
below:
i just saw the first vid today.
im hyped to hear some new shit from inspectah deck.
he was my favorite mc from the wu-tang clan.
his verse on "triumph" was THE SHIT.

the next video is a song on the
"pretty sweet" video.
this is a skateboard video from
girl + chocolate skateboards + spike jonse.
that video IS THE SHIT.
the song choices are awesome.
if you can find it,
WATCH DAT SHIT.

the final video is on "pretty sweet"
but a different version.
demo versions are cool since you hear (sometimes)
completely different verses and/or
completely different beats.
r.i.p. adam yauch.


 

new me!

been bummed out for the last little while,

more than expected.

however....

i recharged myself in calgary for 10 days.

i am focused,

and ready to change my lfe.

again.

first off shout outs to everyone i saw while i was out there in cgy AND edm.

it was the first time i went back to edmonton

since...'06ish?

YO OH! shout outs to dave c, warren and mike....

plus the bioware posse that was still holdin it down out there.

shout out to my family,

ken, dhenny, chad, shannon,

josh, GRILLS, and anyone else i missed...

and i missed out on a bunch of people in cgy,

but ill hit u up next time.

anyways, this is week one of a 3 month "life changer."

a change in diet and cooking.

a change in excerize (now going to run and crossfit)

a change in mindset

a change in scheduling my off time.

sounds like alot?

its not.

alot of friends told me its alot.

i choose to think positive, and i can do anything.

so get hype for me, and its ON.

i will document this somehow.

keep an eye on this page for some ish.

currently listening to:

alicia keys - girl on fire lp (shit is FIRE)

die antwoord - tension lp (shit is FIRE PT 2)

 

currently playing:

a whole bunch of nothing! (wtf?)

below:
found this song through VICE.
this take me back to starter caps andair force 1s
oh snap! - bill cosby sweater

and
apathy + dj premier featuring celph titled - stop whatcha doin
"the humpty dance" sample in the chorus is HYPE.
premo doin it like he always doez.
YO DAAAAAAAAAAAMN!

and
celph titled featuring majik most - baldwin brothers
always loved the nwa beat "something like that" (dre and ren)
which reminds me i gotta blast some nwa later....

5000

 

 

yo o's!!

was goin nuts last night....

won some tickets from work for game one ALDS vs. the yankees,

but would only get to go if they beat tha texASS rangers last night.

5-1....O'S!

#HOLDDATL

i love cheering for underdogs and smaller team markets.

texas had thier glory last year,

now hopefully its baltimore's time.

what a grind....

it sucks that after a 160+ game season it comes down to 1 game.

SUPER WACK.

and it also sucks that this coming series is a best out of 5.

WTF.

i am going to be goin nuts tomorrow night.

the crowd will be amped.

well, maybe i will get on tv? haha probably not.

damn i am so hype.

funny,

growing up...i could give 2 shits about baseball.

but i remmeber my dad being into japanese baseball,

and couldnt get it.

but now that i am here,

espn constantly running stats and basically teaching me the hype about the game,

and help but go nuts.

its like tsn and sportsnet constantly showing nhl shit.

i miss hockey,

there is no coverage here

 thus no one cares.

sucks.

ahopefully tomorrow during the day ill jump back to drawing again.

been off the train being bummed out,

but i think ive snapped out of it.

im ready run game and wreck shit.

time to step up the game and get buzy.

below:
rare dj premier...
teriyaki boyz - you know what time it is
just the beat, even though i liked how the boyz rocked on it.
just good to vibe to while running
or on a bike ride.

5000.

upbeat!

ive been down and bumming out
for the last couple of weeks,
real life happens sometimes.
not to worry,
i recognize these things alot faster than 5-6 years ago,
and i attack these things alot faster.
 

im now back on the positivity tip.

 im ready to turn things around and kick ass once again.
sometimes it is tough to get through
or figure out life in general...le sigh.

not to worry, ive snapped out of that shit...
im back on my grind and inspired to
continue on my projects.

(ill post something this weekend!)

now playing:
borderlands 2 (xbox 360)
(playing as siren)
tekken tag tournament 2 (xbox 360)
(trying to get good with lili and nina)
torchlight 2 (pc)
(playing berserker)
 

 now listening to:
g.o.o.d. music - cruel summer
common - the dreamer, the believer

fart projects:
random drawings
video edits (lots of rearranging)
 

i found common's first album,

and now on a common trip.

below is my favorite track off the last album:

common - celebrate

(i think about this when i reach home,

or probably when i get back to van.)

and another all time fav,
common featuring lauryn hill - retrospect for life
so much soul in this one,
it is missing in this bullshit rap thats going on right now.
sucks that common wasnt in cruel summer more what the fuck.

 

 

comiccon 2012!

baltimore comic con 2012!

i always get inspired at these things to level up.

i saw all levels of drawing at this one,

and was surprized at how everyone's game

has stepped up.

(in comparison to seattle comic con)

i think overall the seatlle one was better,

since it was bigger.

but this one had a different flavor and could measure up in time,

if it keeps growing. 

im super happy to meet the artists above:

brandon peterson

brian stelfreeze

jeff darrow (holy shit!)

i had a chance to meet some

others but didnt get good pics so i didnt post.

ill probably post these to flickr soon.

ive got some video from the con,

hope to post those at some point...

but for now i have to find out where and how to post those.

still blastin epmd!
below is a remix i havent heard:
epmd - give to the people (erick and parrish remix)
and this one i have laying around soemwhere:
epmd - headbanger (remix) 
i love how in both remixes,
the drums and bass were dropped super heavy.
wheres that at in todays music?
thats one to grow on.

good week!

holy shit im putting in work in illustrator!

i finished the black and white,

now its time to try....color?

how the fuck am i going to color this shit.

anyways...step one is done!

now off to the next step!

 time to put in work.

meanwhile,

my shiny nickel process

fucks up my video editing,

but meh...

i always ride shit out.

currently playing:

 civilization v: gods & kings (pc/mac)

currently reading:

eat to live - joel fuhrman

this weekend is baltimore comic con!

im gonna check that out,

hopefully get some cool pics

and possibly some cool original artwork!

current project:

illustrator face stage 2 - color

below:

 ive been on a hit squad fix.
been blasting epmd...and now k-solo.
the beats are so classic.
k-solo - i cant hold it back
moving form posse to posse,
im also listening to the altlantic/priority posse.
a bunch of audio 2, positive k and mc lyte
but this is super hype:
positive k - a good combination

leftovers!

yo yo yo
another quick post.
finished the drawing a while ago,
but now im working on it in illustrator.
what a pain in the ass that program is wtf.
hopefully ill have something done soon!
im making good progress though.

also:
leftover shit: van streets 2011 

below:

ive been listening to a shitton of epmd these days.

they STILL kick so much ass.

epmd - you're a customer

the raps is BOSS, the beat is DEF.

also: roli rho (5th platoon djs)
he tears up the "youre a customer" beat at about :55 seconds.
YOU WANNA BATTLE? IM GOOD TO G-O!

epmd featuring ll cool j - rampage remix
i love all of the verses...this song kicks so much ass...but
the final verse yo damn.
E DOUBLE/ERICK SERMON:
"when i come around
homeboy watch yo nuggets
im a master on the beatdown
my style's rugged
when i attack the microphone
close the zone
rap see danger
can't roam
security is packed wall to wall
cant fall
my rap tank is full
so i cant stall
my microphone is filled with premium
any wack em cee that flexes
im creamin em
not with lotion
bust the motion
floatation
when im rockin the mic
im like coastin
underneath fatigue
at my peak
yo still seek a style
cause yours extra weak
new method
to rip the stage at my age
and get loose
and kick like bruce
when i rage
IM ON A RAMPAGE"

chillin with moo cows!

 

went to the state fair yesterday! 

finally took some photos and posted to flickr! 

had fun, not as much as the first time i went, but it was still fun.

im gonna try to find some of the other pics

ive taken over the past couple of years

and catch up on flickr.

i kinda thought my pics were ass,

(which is why i kinda fell off)

but now looking back...

its my shooting style and my subject matter.

 i still like my old photos,

even if some seem boring or too simplistic.

there is something to those photos for me,

that i dont see other photographers do.

so fuckit.

im gonna try to take more photos more often,

or at least post em more often than before.

heres the set:

maryland state fair 2012 

currently playing:

civilization 5: gods & kings (pc/mac)

current fart projects:

batgirl cover (in illustrator?)

new face (in illustrator?

inks done, ill post tomorrow-ish?)

video editing! (final cut pro x)

currently reading:

eat to live by joel fuhrman (learning bout food!)

daredevil #17 (cause its mike allred)

before watchmen: dr. manhattan #1 (cause its adam hughes)

avenging spider-man #9 (cause its terry dodson)

 

yo-oh!

didnt really posting last week... been grinding on drawing, 

and life! 

the summer has been good, 

and i just need to stay in the moment. 

above is some random stuff.

i decided to draw on this comic pad i had

for the longest time.

i always wanted to make my own comic cover,

so here goes!

i think i will either:

a) redraw with better proportions and inking

or

b) redo in illustrator + colors!

i really want to get better with vectors in general,

so i think imight go in that direction.
im having fun just fucking around with drawing in general.

also have been getting inspired by

some artists on behance and dribble.
(cant forget to shoutout cghub and deviantart)

maybe ill post some of my faves on here on the next post to show

what i am looking at!

as i sit here,
im waiting through 2 tornado warnings
2 flood warning throughout the day.
the sky is BLACK.
yo damn.
but shout outs to random east coast weather.

been listening to:

m.o.p. - first family 4 life lp

 jay-z - the blueprint 3 lp

jay-z - in my lifetime vol 1 lp

fart projectz:
scarlet photoshop (about to be deaded, not happy at all with results)
batgirl cover (moving to step2)
videoz (still thinking about format, had to reedit a couple of times due to crashes)

below:
one of my favorite 
jay-z/dj premier tracks - friend or foe '98
(biiiiiaaaaaatch!!!!!)
and
nas/dj premier - come get me
"if you ill come get me
cause i aint runnin
if your gun's off the hook
then we both be gunnin"

production!

productive today!

i find life goes in cycles.

i had a major revelation yesterday,

and realized something major.

life changing.

i can recall major life changes like

moving to the three cities i moved to.

but also it was

finding running and yoga,

realizing myself through work and self reflection,

and lots of thinking.

all of that stuff has been valuable in my life,

but one of the most valuable lessons ive learned

this weekend was:

getting rid of the word "try".

 its the hardest thing ln life to do.

(at least for me)

my tendencies

(if you havent noticed)

is to start a whole bunch of shit and not really finish.

im not sure what it is that makes me stop.

but im determined to figure it out.

OR

switch it so that my projects are smaller

and more managable with the time that i have.

i think im going to switch it so that i have more mangable pieces.

the project i have going on are not going to stop.

instead im going to do smaller versions of each

so that it is easier to copmlete.

once again im trying to achieve too much in so little time.

currently listening to:

vado - slime flu lp

large professor - professor at large lp

masta ace inc - slaughtahouse lp

wack list 2012:

I AM NOT FEELING THIS SHIT RIGHT NOW.

rick ross - god forgives, i dont lp

nicki minaj - roman reloaded lp
drake - take care lp

not to really hate on new rap....
but damn. they are making coaster rap right now.

below:

large professor featuring cormega and tragedy khadafi - focused up

so ridiculously hype.

i love the deeper cuts on albums that not really talked about.
also,
masta ace featuring eyecyurock, uneek, lord digga + dj premier- saturday night live
masta ace featuring paula perry, mc negro, ignorant mc - slaughtahouse
so dope.
it basically called out the crazy murder rap of the times.
hall of fame rap for sure.
up there with my other 'ignorant' personal favs:
j-zone - 5 years
black sheep - u mean im not