Soooo....

I got to present my anthology n English IV today && one of the poems I read left my teacher red in the face. She said it's because it was graphic blah, blah, blah. As much as I am a dreamers, I'm a realist. I'd much rather not sugarcoat shxt to put it simple. I read a poem that JASMINE MANS performed at BNV 2008. Here's the video. Also the video for another poem that was featured in my anthology is underneath.



Jasmine Mans ^




Alexis Marie ^

Song of the Day .

Well more like Artist of the Day.

"better get ya'self some goals/you niggas better dream/i know the hood raised you/but there's bigger and better things/&& for those that passed i need a moment of silence (shhh)/&&. don't be losing your balance."

"All the times my brother told me that pussy is blindin’/I’m findin’ The more I grow, the more y’all seem to stay the same/Don’t even know the rules but yet y’all tryin’ to play the game/And ain’t it shameful how niggas blame hoes for givin’ birth To a baby that took two to make/Coward nigga, you a fake/How you gon look in your son’s face and turn your back?/Then go start another family dog, what type of shit is that?"

Song of the Day .

Double Feature!

1) I just came across this song a few minutes ago. Apparently I've been sleeping on Joe Budden. Smh. The song is called Downfall. No description. Just listen...

2) Since I've started listening to "indie" music, I've come across some pretty great songs. For instance, On Call by Kings Of Leon. Literally can't stop listening to it :)

Last Day of Chem Class

The last day of chem class was fun. Honestly, the video is full of BS.

But i had fun in those 2 hours.

Happy Birthday to Me !!!!

well actually my birthday was yesterday (19October) but you get the point. LOL

although alot of people forgot or were just extra late with their best wishes

i had an incredible day yesterday.

i didnt get to take any pics but i do have video, courtesy of my best friend (Sely)

&&. her sprint phone (:

so heres part one of the birthday toasts

http://bit.ly/18unuF

&& heres part two

http://bit.ly/2v039M

ENJOY !!! <3>

DerrionAlbert. *2*

I'm taking the video of the murder off of the blog.

In all honesty, if you, as the reader, are really affected by the tad-bit of the story

that was put on the blog, as well as the piece I wrote,

I believe that you'll take enough initiative to look up the video on the Internet.

I really just don't want the video on here anymore.

It's just really gruesome, and rather disturbing.

RIP Derrion. I'm sure you're in a much better place than we on Earth are.

Derrion Albert.

Last week, this young man was killed in the streets by a group of kids. He was kicked, punched, and beaten. I won't explain anything else. WARNING: The video is VERY graphic.

VIDEO DELETED!!!!

Derrion Albert.

They killed a young boy today. Derrion Albert was his name.

Sixteen years on the Earth & now he's lying in a hearse.

A college bound junior; honor roll student at Fenger High School.

Four blocks away from the school, he tried to help another kid, maybe a friend.

He was getting jumped, that's the new trend, you know.

I don't know him personally, or through an acquaintance. In fact, I don't know him at all.

But I watched the video of his mother, and then I watched the video of his ended life.

I cried tears of pain and sorrow for him, his family, and those lost souls.

You could hear people screaming for him to get. Get Up! Stand Up!

That's what Chi-town needs to do.

Stand up and take notice that sh*t like this doesn't fly.

Stand up and take the initiative to make the city a better and safer place.

They left him dying, ran down the streets, and kept fighting;

not knowing they had just taken away a life.

No arrests, "no witnesses", nobody's stepping forward.

The last time this mother saw her son was in the city morgue and nobody's stepping forward?!?

What exactly are you fighting for? Blocks and streets and colors?!?

When you're dead, what does it all matter?

They killed a young boy today. Derrion Albert was his name.

I never knew him, but I'll never forget him.

*UPDATE* Four suspects have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder as of Monday 28 September 2009. One has already confessed that he DID stomp on Derrion's head although Derrion NEVER striked him.