Wednesday, September 30, 2009

My Daughter Got Accepted Into College... sort of

Quiana just got into the Conservatory of Fine Arts at Cal State LA. I am really excited for her. She is so happy to have been accepted because she has a true love for art. I don’t know any other 10 year olds who study graffiti magazines and the color schemes a cinematographer selects in a film.

 

The Conservatory of Fine Arts combines the instructional skills of district personnel and professionals. This program is for kids who are students of LAUSD and are identified to have talent in the visual arts. The program offers instruction to elementary, middle, and senior high school students who attend LAUSD schools. They have field trips to museums, student demos and even an art show at the end of the year.

 

This is gonna be bananas!!!!

Former Faith Healer on Signs & Wonders

Word of Faith: Why I Left

I came across this blog on one of the forums I frequent. Pretty interesting post. Though I have never been a pastor I can relate to his words. Thanks to the brothers on HCR for exposing me to the truth!

Faithpreacher.blogspot.com: Word of Faith: Why I Left

Monday, September 28, 2009

AT&T Sweet Pea Commercial

I love this commercial...

Free Mixtape: DJ Tony Tone – Kingdom Choice Awards 09 “The Mixtape”

Free Mixtape: DJ Tony Tone – Kingdom Choice Awards 09 “The Mixtape”

G-Shock - The Funktion

You can download the track here

Lyrics click here

Runaway convert’s parents want case moved to Ohio

ORLANDO — The parents of Rifqa Bary, an Ohio teenager who ran away because she believed her life was in danger after converting from Islam to Christianity, are trying to get the case moved from Florida to Ohio.

Rifqa’s parents filed a motion September 21 in Columbus, Ohio that puts into question which state will have jurisdiction over the case. An Ohio judge set October 27 for a criminal case and a dependency case hearing.

Ohio lawyer, Kort W. Gatterdam is representing Rifqa in the criminal matter. That case was prompted by a filing by Rifqa's father, Mohamed Bary, asking a judge to declare his daughter incorrigible for repeatedly being disobedient according to the Orlando Sentinal.

Gatterdam has filed a motion to dismiss the criminal case.

Rifqa’s father also filed a criminal complaint Monday against Blake and Beverly Lorenz who sheltered Rifqa for more than two weeks before she was taken into Florida state custody.

Florida currently has an emergency temporary jurisdiction but Judge Daniel Dawson will confer with the Ohio judge to determine who will hear the case.
The Barys have denied ever threatening their daughter concerning her Christian faith, however Rifqa still feels her life is in danger.

School officials cleared of criminal contempt charges for praying

A federal judge in Pensacola ruled September 17 that Pace High School Principal Frank Lay and Athletic Director Robert Freeman did not violate an order against praying in school. The criminal contempt hearing was brought after the ACLU asked that Lay and Freeman be held in contempt a prayer.

Happy Yom Kippur



Yom Kippur (Hebrew: יוֹם כִּפּוּר‎, IPA: [ˈjɔm kiˈpur]), also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year for religious Jews. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with an approximately 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue services. Yom Kippur completes the annual period known in Judaism as the High Holy Days. Read the rest here


Two Christian women held in Tehran prison

Two Christian women remain jailed in Tehran, Iran, after refusing to renounce their faith during an Aug. 9 court hearing. According to Elam Ministries, the women, Maryam Rustampoor, 27, and Marzieh Amirizadeh, 30, were arrested on apostasy-related charges on March 5 and have suffered poor health.
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Saturday, September 26, 2009

Best Soda in the World... Ok Latin America

In San Sivar they call a soda a gasiosa and they are served in a plastic bag with a "pajia".

Friday, September 25, 2009

Wu-Tang Dekline Killer

Afro Latinos: The Untaught Story

Rapper in Virginia Quadruple Murder Charged With Killing Pastor

RICHMOND, Va. — A California rapper whose lyrics spoke about the thrill of murder and mutilation has been charged with killing a Virginia pastor, whose body was found along with three others inside the home of his estranged wife, authorities said Sunday.

Police on Saturday charged Richard Alden Samuel McCroskey III, 20, of Castro Valley, Calif., with murder, robbery and stealing the automobile of Mark Niederbrock, a pastor at Walker's Presbyterian Church in Appomattox County.

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Rapzilla.com - The Ambassador Interview

Monday, September 14, 2009

Nike Air Force 1 - Wu Tang!!!!!

Wu, can I get a soo?

They are back. The yellow and black AF1’s paying homage “…The RZA, The Gza, The Old Dirty Bastard, Instecta Deck, U God, Raekwon the Chef, Ghostface Killa and METHOD MAN!!!!!”

Shout out to my peeps at West147.com

Friday, September 11, 2009

Jesus loves Fiddy

GOD WANTS EX-KORN MEMBER TO 'SAVE' 50 CENT

Former KORN rocker BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH is trying to "save" 50 CENT after God told him to contact the rapper. Welch, who quit the heavy rock act to devote his life to Christianity, insists he was driven to write a letter to 50. He tells the Examiner.com, "I felt like he (God) told me to go to 50 Cent and write a letter to him, and tell him Jesus wants to save him. "I was like, 'Alright, God!' And I went and found his jeweler. I bought some diamonds off of him and I gave him a note and he was like, 'I'm gonna go see 50 in, like, three days...' I go, 'Give him this note.' "It was a long letter, saying Jesus wants to save him."

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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Jin - Welcome To The Light Club

Former freestyle champ Jin better known for his battles on 106 and Park and Fight Klub is back on the scene as a Christian rapper. After winning 7 straight weeks on Bet’s 106 & Park he signed with Ruff Ryders who are known for producing artists such as DMX, The Lox and Eve. Jin now resides in Hong Kong and is signed to Universal Hong Kong. He still manages to display his lyrical skills on the mic while representing Christ. Jin recently released a new track titled “Welcome to the Light Club”


Evangel vs Rakim

You probably thinking who the heck is Evangel and what nerve does he have going up against probably the GOAT? I found out about both songs while on a thread on the HolyCulture.net forum.

Rakim, a pioneer in the art of emceeing, originally recorded a track called “ Holy Are You“. Rakim used this song to boast about his lyrical skills and greatness as a rapper. Most listeners might would ask, okay what else is new… isn’t that every rap song?

As a fan of hip hop music and a card carrying member of The Peoples Coalition for the Preservation of Hip Hop (copyright pending) I found my self divided at first. Thanks to my Uncle Hank I was introduced to Eric B & Rakim at an early age. So I grew up listening to Ra’ and would memorize the lyrics to a lot of his songs. I even studied his rhyme scheme and incorporated it in my lyrics w hen I grew older and began to rhyme myself.

However as a Christian you begin to see (and hear) things differently. So I completely understand the need for Evangel’s response. Chalk one up for Evangel in the W column!!!!!



Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Eshon Burgundy - The Fire Escape














Artist Name
: Eshon Burgundy

Mixtape Title: "The Fire Escape"




Brief Summary: Eshon started a gospel group in 2000 called "Society Park", they released their debut album "Freedoms' Journal" in 2002. Eshon later left the group in 2003 to pursue a solo career. He is better known for his work on Jazzy Jeff's album "Return of the Magnificent" and Hezekiah's album which was released on Rawkus Records, "I Predict A Riot". Since then he has been on the grind repping the name of Jesus with his movement, Salvation Armie Music Group.

Website: www.myspace.com/eshonburgundy