soon-ish!

oops! 

forgot to post some of this stuff for the past couple of weeks.

been dating, running around town,

working on new side projects at home which will see the light of day soon!

shout out to grills + mikernaut! we beez tha team son!

shit will be comin mad soon, and i will post here!

the stuff above is related to the work ive been doin...

so hopefully it will all make sense soon.

listening to:

cormega - the realness lp

jeru the damaja - the sun rises in the east lp

notorious big - ready to die remastered lp

playing:

diablo 3 (mac)

super street fighter iv arcade edition ver. 2012 (xbox 360/ps3)

king of the fighters xiii (xbox 360/ps3)

buzay!

been super buzay lately. 

ive got ^this^ done in the last little 

while which shows

how much craze is goin on right now.

im glad that my life has changed so much in the last 7 years. 

before i would just live at work, 

and i would be buzy from that.

but now its more about expanding horizons, 

and living life. 

 im so happy right now, 

and appreciative that im wasting less time in my life. 

that said, im trying not to whine or shit on anyone out there. 

times get hard, 

and people need positivity rather bullshit these days. 

why add to the hate train? 

shout outs to peoples that are still down with me. 

its SUPER EASY to be "out of sight, out of mind" 

but my true peoples stuck around and put up with some shit. 

also, i hopped off the facebook train 

and onto the real life experience train. 

im glad to see someone i havent heard from in a long time. 

i dont want to know all the shit they 

are up to before that. 

when i see em, 

i have something to talk about. 

and they have experiences to share. 

and ill keep it that way. 

i loved me some facebook back in the day to connect with old friends, 

and i am thankful for that... 

but time to keep it movin. 

 currently listening to: 

cam'ron - crime pays lp 

cam'ron - king of ohio mixtape 

commmon - ressurection lp 

juelz santana - from me to u lp 

tribe called quest - midnight marauders lp 

currently playing: diablo 3 (mac) 

street fighter x tekken (xbox 360/ps3) 

super street fighter 4 arcade edition 2012 (xbox 360/ ps3) 

king of the fighters 13 (xbox 360/ps3) 

currently LEARNING: 

final cut pro (mac) 

- multicam editing 

- basic editing - compound clips 

- adding and converting all formats and putting into one file 

adobe after effects (mac) 

- basic editing 

- importing photoshop files and animating

le sigh!

first off, rest in peace adam yauch.

so bummed that cancer has taken so many people,

waaay too early.

something in the food in north america!

hope his family stays strong.

for me:

 my first cassette tape was licensed to ill.

my first 2 cds ever were licensed to ill and mama said knock you out.

those 2 albums got me through high school and college.

ive bought every beastie boys album at least 3 times.

am i a fan? kinda.

damn im bummed out.

its funny how last sunday

i was listening to that mick boogie mixtape,

and now mca is gone.

i spent the last couple of days listening to my rare vinyl,

and albums while drawing.

i gotta say,

i was looking forward to the next beastie project...

or hoping they would release hot sauce pt. 1.

fuck.

 

my top 5 albums:

check your head

ill communication

the mix-up

hello nasty

to the five boroughs

my top 5 tracks:

so what'cha want

sounds of science

multilateral nuclear disarmament

get it together

jimmy james

while collecting my vinyl to take the pic above,

i forgot about how much exclusive stuff they had.

and if you are wondering,

YES i tried to buy everything in doubles.

(its a dj thing)

last month i found 'the mix-up' on vinyl,

which was the last full length album i needed.

now time to find a double!

(same for 'to the five boroughs')

love american style, was cool and had super rare shit...

b-sides galore.

i was a proud owner of a shitload of singles

and exclusive japanese versions of albums.

for 'ill communication' LP i gotz:

ill communication cassette

ill communication cd north america

ill communication cd japan (which had a shitton of extra tracks)

ill communication cd north america #2 (cause the first one was so scratched up)

ill communication vinyl

ill communication vinyl #2 (always get doubles)

ill communication cd remastered (which had all the remixes)

get it together single cd

get it together single cd version 2 (had other remixes)

sabotage single cd

sabotage single cd version 2

get it together single vinyl

sure shot single cd

sure shot single cd version 2

root down single cd

root down single cd version 2

and thats how it was FOR EVERY ALBUM.

i have lots missing,

and would like to get them all...

damn they cared for fans.

extra stuff if you really looked for it.

fuck.

but to see someone go...man its tough.

i felt this way when jam master jay went.

another legendary group that will not be the same.

yo shout out to mca.

ever listen to an album and know exactly where you were when you first heard it?

ill communication - was skipping high school,

walking home with my yellow sports walkman blasting that shit.

a week later i got accepted into college.

i blasted that album that whole summer in celelbration.

alot of aa batteries were killed.

 

below:

'the annoucement' in '09

electric worm from 'the mix-up' WHICH WAS HELLA SLEPT ON

and "bodhisattva vow" which is not a single, but i wish is was.

illin!

no post last week.

i was so sick,

but still did a drawing.

finished it, and started another.

above is another time lapse drawing,

and below is a more realistic drawing of parasoul from skull girls.

 hopefully ill try to finish it off mid week and post that

to make up for last week.

listening to:

mick boogie - beastie boys mixtape

gangstarr - mass appeal best of gangstarr lp

gangstarr - daily operation lp
group home - livin proof lp

below:

one of my favorite tracks from tha beasties...

beastie boys - sounds of science
and
group home - livin proof
"leave it up to me while i be livin proof

 to kick the truth to the young black youth"
(props to inspectah deck for the hook off "c.r.e.a.m.")

sunday drawing!

whats up yo!
it has been a decent week of work and play!
didnt have that much time to draw.

i have been researching how to make better videos
and work on video setups.
im trying to learn garageband
and other simple programs.
ive got adobe audition and captivate...
maybe i should try those as well.

i just finished another fast drawing...
the sunday afternoon hour long time limit is
forcing me to make faster decisions
and i think overall it will up my speed.
as for quality,
im going to work on some fanart stuff
and come up with
better quality drawings,
or full color?

skullgirls just dropped on psn/xbla,
and i like the game alot.
im going to try to make a
couple of images based on that game,
maybe build some momentum.
i played parasoul, filia and valentine so far.
so ill try soem images of those three.
ms. fortune is cool visually too.
the time out, lose animation is
something to base a drawing on too.

currently playing:
skullgirls (xbla)
street fighter x tekken (xbox 360/ps3)
battlefield 3 (xbox 360)

currently listening to:
diplomats - diplomatic immunity 2lp

below is:
diplomats - your way
(jr writer, juelz santana + camron)
also,
a taste of what skullgirls is like.
i like the animations,
and its a north american made fighting game!
its good too!
i wanted to make a fighting game very badly at one point.
it was the whole reason i moved to vancouver,
but maybe ill save that for a video story later on.

process!

heres another drawing i finished today!
i exported my first 2 time lapse vids,
and will export this one too and show it at some point.
its all a big learning process,
and its tough to learn and create new content all the time.
im trying to juggle other real life stuff at the same time.
no doubt about it,
im having alot of fun these days.

i wish i could have more time to figure this stuff out.
maybe ill have to start going all in,
like the old college days.
(just to finish this stuff off)

listening to:
ofwgkta - the of tape vol. 2 lp
notorious b.i.g. - ready to die lp
apathy - honkey kong lp

classic trackz!
i ended up blasting this the other day...
biz markie - just a friend
CMON DONT GIMMIE DAT!!

AND

new edition - cool it now
OOOH WATCH OUT!

bugout!

finished another time lapse drawing.
i tried to use people who have unique features....
in this case,
more bugged out eyes.
i like how the hair turned out,
but eyes are too bugged out for me.
meh, no biggie.
another one in the can.

on some other ish,
im starting to get hyped to check out
the east coast.
maybe its the sunshine...
ive been driving around the area,
and finding random shopping so far.
mostly small towns for now,
but maybe another trip to dc is in the works,
or maybe philly?
i think i need to figure out a series of trips i can do on my own,...
since it is me against the east coast right now.
food shacks?
art related stuff?
landmarks?
civil war stuff?
hmm....ill have to sit and stew on this for a bit.

listening to:
raekwon - only built 4 cuban linx lp
raekwon - only built 4 cuban linx 2 lp
raekwon - shaolin vs wu-tang lp
golf wang.


on the subject of buggin,
i thought id add one of my favorite tracks
from top tier album...

a tribe called quest - buggin out
(from 'low end theory' lp)