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Song of the Week – 6-9-09 – One Tribe by Black Eyed Peas

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies)

Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies)

itunes_icon This week’s song is off the Black Eyed Peas new album released today titled The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies).

Buy The E.N.D. by the Black Eyed Peas on iTunes.
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Lyrics for One Tribe

Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh!
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!
Woah-oh-oh-oh-ooooh!
Oh-woah-oh!

One Tri…
One Tri…
One Tribe, One Time, One Planet, One Race
Its all one blood, don’t care about your face
The color of your eye
Or the tone of your skin
Don’t care where you are
Don’t care where you been
Cause where we gonna go
Is where we wanna be
The place where the little language is unity
And the continent is called Pangaea
And the main ideas are connected like a spear
No propaganda, They tried to upper hand us
Cause man I’m loving this peace
Man, man, I’m loving this peace
Man, man, I’m loving this peace
I don’t need no leader
That’s gonna force feed a
Concept that make me think I need to
Fear my brother and fear my sister
And shoot my neighbor
Or my big missile
If I had an enemy to [enemy]
If I had an enemy to [enemy]
If I had an enemy
Then my enemy is gonna try to come and kill me
Cause I’m his enemy
There’s one tribe ya’ll

One tribe ya’ll
One tribe ya’ll
One tribe ya’ll
We are one people
Let’s cast amnesia, forget about all that evil
Forget about all that evil, that evil that they feed ya
Let’s cast amnesia, forget about all that evil
That evil that they feed ya

ap_will_meRemember that we’re one people
We are one people
One people, one people [One People]
One people, one people [One People]
One people, one people [One People]

One tribe, one tribe
One tribe, one time, one planet, one [race]
Race, one love, one people, one [and]
Too many things that’s causing one [to]
Forget about the main cause
Connecting, uniting
But the evil is seen and alive in us
So our weapons are colliding
And our peace is sinking like Poseidon
But, we know that the one [one]
The evil one is threatened by the sum [sum]
So he’ll come and try and separate the sum
But he dumb, he didn’t know we had a way to overcome
Rejuvenated by the beating of the drum
Come together by the cycle of the hum
Freedom when all become one [one]
Forever

One tribe ya’ll
One tribe ya’ll
One tribe ya’ll
We are one people
Let’s cast amnesia
Forget about all that evil [evil]
Forget about all that evil [evil]
That evil that they feed ya
Let’s cast amnesia
Forget about all that evil [evil]
That evil, that they feed ya [feed ya]
Remember that we’re one people

We are one people
One people, one people [One People]
One people, one people [One People]
One people, one people [One People]

One love, one blood, one people
One heart, one beat, we equal
Connected like the internet
United that’s how we do
Lets break walls, so we see through
Let love and peace lead you
We could overcome the complication cause we need to
Help each other, make these changes
Brother, sister, rearrange this
The way I’m thinking that we can change this bad condition
Wait, use you mind and not your greed
Let’s connect and then proceed
This is something I believe
We are one, we’re all just people

One tribe ya’ll
One tribe ya’ll
One tribe ya’ll
We are one people
Let’s cast amnesia
Forget about all that evil
Forget about all that evil, that evil that they feed ya
Let’s cast amnesia
Let’s cast amnesia, forget about all that evil
That evil, that they feed ya
taboo_n_meWe’re one tribe ya’ll
We people, we people
One tribe ya’ll
One people, one people [One People]
One people, one people [One People]
One people, one people [One People]
One people, one people [One People]
One people, one people [One People]
One people, one people [One People]

Let’s, let’s cast amnesia
Lord help me out
Trying to figure out what its all about [what its all about]
Cause we’re one in the same [one in the same]
Same joy, same pain
And I hope that you’re there when I need ya
Cause maybe we need amnesia
And I don’t wanna sound like a preacher
But we need to be one

One world, one love, one passion
One tribe, one understanding
Cause you and me can become one.

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I couldn’t resist, a couple of pictures of me with the BEP in 1998 before they made it big, they were very gracious and excited that we were diggin’ their music. If the lyrics of the song are any indication, it seems that even with all this big time fame they still have the same loving, peaceful hearts. So refreshing.

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The song of the week is brought to you by Michael Zampelli, former owner of Southern California punk rock icon, Zed Records. For almost 30 years, this mecca of punk and alternative music kept Southern California enthusiasts adequately supplied with unique, original and innovative music.

Currently, Zampelli manages a hockey fan message boards at www.letsgokings.com with thousands of subscribers. He takes photos for the LAist and the LA Derby Dolls. Each week he will contribute a song with a theme, a message and a beat. Enjoy and stay tuned.

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Song of the Week – 5-19-09 – Brick by Scripts ‘N Screwz

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Check out this new video from Scripts ‘N Screwz, directed by John Hill. Unique music mix and fun video, reminds me of old 70’s cartoons like Fat Albert and Josie and the Pussycats. Check out their website at scriptsnscrewz.com and download their Sound Cinema mixtape.

Few groups achieve the unique chemistry that is shared by E. St. Louis natives Scripts ‘N Screwz. The pairing of their distinctly different styles makes them a force to be reckoned with in today’s repetitive rap world. While many M.C.’s recycle the same cliche subject matter, these two perfer to explore a rage of different musical possibilities. The group’s resident producer, Loose Screwz, has spent years perfecting his trademark eccentric sound. His lyrics have an almost cinematic, story-telling quality, and his versatile production makes it hard to predict his next musical move.

Meanwhile, diehard wordsmith Scripts adds an edgier element to the equation. His vivid wordplay and crushing punchlines keep your attention, while his wide ranging of subject matter can appeal to almost any Hip Hop fan. These two have been making music together for close to a decade, and with their unique blend of experimental innovation mixed with a mastery of Hip Hop fundamentals, Scripts ‘N Screwz are poised to take the music world by storm. I hope you packed an umbrella.

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The song of the week is brought to you by Michael Zampelli, former owner of Southern California punk rock icon, Zed Records. For almost 30 years, this mecca of punk and alternative music kept Southern California enthusiasts adequately supplied with unique, original and innovative music.

Currently, Zampelli manages a hockey fan message boards at www.letsgokings.com with thousands of subscribers. He takes photos for the LAist and the LA Derby Dolls. Each week he will contribute a song with a theme, a message and a beat. Enjoy and stay tuned.

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How it Feels to Be Stressed Out

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009


Stressed Out by A Tribe Called Quest on YouTube.

Stress takes all the joy out of life. If you’ve got a lot of stress and it’s bogging you down, hypnosis can help. Hypnosis is about relaxing, chillin’ and creating an inner reality that helps you feel positive. When you change your inner world, the outer world changes too….or at least your perception of it does.

I’ll be doing a free hypnosis workshop in Long Beach on March 3 where you can learn more. For details and a downloadable flier, click here.

itunes logo - all links go to itunesIn the meantime, enjoy this video by A Tribe Called Quest or buy Stressed Out on iTunes.

Song of the Week – 2-10-09- Lost by Coldplay (feat. Jay Z)

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Buy the video Lost by Coldplay (feat. Jay Z) on iTunes

Lost lyrics by Coldplay featuring Jay Z

Just because I’m losing
Doesn’t mean I’m lost
Doesn’t mean I’ll stop
Doesn’t mean I’m across

Just because I’m hurting
Doesn’t mean I’m hurt
Doesn’t mean I didn’t get what I deserved
No better and no worse

I just got lost
Every river that I tried to cross
Every door I ever tried was locked
Oh and I’m just waiting ’til the shine wears off

You might be a big fish
In a little pond
Doesn’t mean you’ve won
‘Cause along may come
A bigger one

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And you’ll be lost
Every river that you tried to cross
Every gun you ever held went off
Oh and I’m just waiting until the firing stopped
Oh and I’m just waiting ’til the shine wears off

[Jay-Z]
Aha, I gotcha, uh…
With the same sword they knight you, they gon’ good night you with
Shit, that’s only half if they like you
That ain’t even the half what they might do
Don’t believe me, ask Michael
See Martin, see Malcolm
See Biggie, see Pac, see success and its outcome
See Jesus, see Judas
See Caesar, see Brutus, see success is like suicide
Suicide, it’s a suicide
If you succeed, prepare to be crucified
Media meddles, niggaz sue you, you settle
Every step you take, they remind you you’re ghetto
So it’s tough being Bobby Brown
To be Bobby then, you have to be Bobby now
And the question is, “Is to have had and lost
Better than not having at all?”
Because I’m…

Oh and I’m, just waiting ’til the shine wears off
Oh and I’m, just waiting ’til the shine wears off

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The song of the week is brought to you by Michael Zampelli, former owner of Southern California punk rock icon, Zed Records. For almost 30 years, this mecca of punk and alternative music kept Southern California enthusiasts adequately supplied with unique, original and innovative music.

Currently, Zampelli manages a hockey fan message boards at www.letsgokings.com with thousands of subscribers. He takes photos for the LAist and the LA Derby Dolls. Each week he will contribute a song with a theme, a message and a beat. Enjoy and stay tuned.

Mr. Lif to Release “I Heard it Today”

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Mr. Lif isn’t afraid to create an album that speaks brazenly about current political issues. He addresses the fear, paranoia, and angst resulting from the collapse of the U.S. economy. He raps about the bailout bill, self hatred in the Black community, and the housing crisis.

Lif takes these negatives and uses them as a impetus to search for a healthier way of life. He wants to use his realizations as a way to achieve freedom and peace of mind through the power of the imagination. In a true “change starts with you” move, Lif will self-release his album on his own label, Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises. Look for it on April 21, 2009. For now, you can check him out on MySpace or listen to his track Arise right here on this page.

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Song of the Week – 1-13-09 – Sunny Day by Akon

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

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Lyrics for Sunny Day by Akon

Who’d ever thought that I would see this day….
Where I would see my ghetto life fade away…
Cos I was lost and couldn’t find a way…
and now I look forward to every day….(welcome to my sunny day)…

Block don’t stop always stayed hot…
No matter how the seasons got..
I still remember when they took me away….
Kept it on lock then I got caught then I realized that I had to stop…
Then I took the time to explore a better way…

Searched high and low, so close, yet so far to go…
I just know, there’s a sunny day

Who’d ever thought that I would see this day….
Where I would see my ghetto life fade away…
Cos I was lost and couldn’t find a way…
And now I look forward to every day….

Welcome to my sunny day…
my sunny day…
everyday….
a better day…
Welcome to my sunny day…
my sunny day….
every day…
a better day…
welcome to my sunny day…

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akon_happy_dayBeen a long day…
On my way to my holy place to pray…
Give thanks for every blessing given to me…
I know there’s more to see…more to me…no more living in misery…
Cos this is how I visioned life to be…..

Searched high and low, so close, yet so far to go…
I just know, there’s a sunny day

Who’d ever thought that i would see this day….
Where I would see my ghetto life fade away…
Cos I was lost and couldn’t find a way…
and now I look forward to every day….

Welcome to my sunny day…
my sunny day…
everyday….
a better day…
Welcome to my sunny day…
my sunny day….
every day…
a better day…
welcome to my sunny day…

The song of the week is brought to you by Michael Zampelli, former owner of Southern California punk rock icon, Zed Records. For almost 30 years, this mecca of punk and alternative music kept Southern California enthusiasts adequately supplied with unique, original and innovative music.

Currently, Zampelli manages a hockey fan message boards at www.letsgokings.com with thousands of subscribers. He takes photos for the LAist and the LA Derby Dolls. Each week he will contribute a song with a theme, a message and a beat. Enjoy and stay tuned.

Song of the Week – 1-6-09 – I Am by Novel with Talib Kweli feat. Ben Folds

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

Music influences are like a web that unites musicians and music lovers together. In my last post I mentioned how Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio is a rendition of Pastime Paradise by Stevie Wonder. The song of the week is also a blend of different visions from different artists. The song that inspired Novel to write I Am was a piece by Ben Folds from his Rockin’ The Suburbs album under the title The Luckiest. Talib Kweli and Novel put their own spin on it and titled it I Am. It’s available on the I Am (Future Black President) EP.

The first YouTube video below is a music video for the song, the second video is a rough edit video of Ben Folds and Novel talking about the united effort in making this track possible.

Sample lyrics for I Am by Novel and Talib Kweli

I’m as free as a spirit
I’m as fly as a bird
I’m whatever I want to be
As long as I am heard

I’m a product of the ghetto
my father’s boy
I’m a brother to my sisters
My mother’s pride and joy

I am not of this world
I am something else
I am something lived
I am something felt

I am the new generation’s beat writer
The Jack Kerouac influence
I am the hippie peace fighter

The song of the week is brought to you by Michael Zampelli, former owner of Southern California punk rock icon, Zed Records. For almost 30 years, this mecca of punk and alternative music kept Southern California enthusiasts adequately supplied with unique, original and innovative music.

Currently, Zampelli manages a hockey fan message boards at www.letsgokings.com with thousands of subscribers. He takes photos for the LAist and the LA Derby Dolls. Each week he will contribute a song with a theme, a message and a beat. Enjoy and stay tuned.

Skating, Beastie Boys and the Buddhist Monk

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

Buddhist monk on 1st street in Long BeachIt was a beautiful day in Long Beach, CA. I decided to get my iPod and go skating. I was listening to the Beastie Boys, thinking how they sometimes put Buddhist philosophy in their songs and just then I saw a Buddhist monk.

I’ve seen him before.

We wave hello to each other when I’m roller skating with the wind flying through my hair and he’s walking meditatively. Today I asked him if I could take his picture. As you can see, he graciously said yes. He’s the most peaceful person I’ve run into for a long time.

Here are a few Beastie Boys songs that have a spiritual, unifying message wrapped in music you can groove to:

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Right Right Now Now off To the 5 Boroughs

Bodhisattva Vow off Ill Communication

That’s it That’s All off To the 5 Boroughs

Lighten Up off The IN Sound From Way Out

In 3’s off The IN Sound From Way Out

P.S. Although I didn’t catch the name of the man in this photo, he is from the Long Beach Sagely Monastery on Ocean and Redondo in Long Beach.

No Matter What by T.I.

Monday, December 29th, 2008

The lyrics in the hook of No Matter What by T.I. set the spirit of the music video.

(Hook)
I ain’t dead (nah) I ain’t done (nah)
I ain’t scared (of what?), I ain’t run (from Who?)
But still I stand (yeah)
No matter what pimpin’
here I am (Yeah)
No matter What

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Remember I ain’t break (never), I ain’t fold (never)
They hate me more (so?)
Yeah I know (Ha, Ha)
Here I go (Yeah)
No matter what shawty,
here I go
No matter what shawty

(See the entire lyrics here)

I think T.I. owns his words completely in this video. He is very convincing and inspiring, rising above limitation and staying firm to his convictions. It’s a practice we can all benefit from, whether a rapper, punker, student, teacher or world leader.

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What I Love about the Recession

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

The longer the recession lasts, the more creative I become. I didn’t realize what a consumer zombie I was until the credit was yanked right out from under me. Since I’m not spending money, I’m forced to entertain myself with the items I have on hand. I have a lot more than I realized. Isn’t that the American way?

Just today I got to enjoy this “old” stuff.

Rappers Delight by Sugar Hill Gang**Listened to Rapper’s Delight by Sugar Hill Gang on 12″ vinyl

**Went window shopping on Retro Row. Treated my fingers to the feel of cashmere and got two eyes full of the glitteriest costume jewelry in Long Beach

**Wore the sequin-covered vintage sweater I got for Christmas from Warehouse 1333 while shopping, felt “retro”. It added something to the whole experience

**Talked to the man at Via Roller Skates about outdoor skating in Long Beach the 2nd Friday of each month*

A Tribe Called Quest DVD Anthology**Watched A Tribe Called Quest A Video Anthology (which I completely forgot, has the Left My Wallet in Segundo video on it)

**Talked to my friend Rev. Ahman twice about movies, music, family, food and community

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**Listened to Blood of Abraham and The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, my two new purchases from my iTunes gift card

P.S. If you like roller skating, come skate outdoors in Long Beach the second Friday of each month with other Long Beach residents. Meet at Via Roller Skates 2218 4th St. (inside Lil Devils) Long Beach, CA (267) 374-9674. I’m putting a note in my PalmPilot to remind me to go on January 9, 2009. Maybe I’ll see you there.