Posted by: stutterinstan | December 10, 2008

I Won’t Let It Die.

I can’t wait for the new Ugly Duckling album. January 12th, my friends.

This track is such a feel-good track. And I’ll use it to explain what I’ve experienced lately.

I WON’T LET IT DIE.

Hmmm.

What WON’T I LET DIE you ask?

Firstly, I won’t let this blog go to waste. I’ve experienced so much the past few months, and yet have been super lazy to even jot them down. Initially, I wrote on here for the sake of just doing it. Rarely would I write anything of worth, to me that is. But now is the time.

Secondly, I won’t let my happiness die. I won’t let the recent setbacks, the recent trials to allow me to fall to the emo-ness again. I’ve been so happy since last month, and the emo-ness has slowly subsided. To be closer to so much people, to know that people care for me so much.  It’s a great feeling, especially in this season of giving.  I feel people have given me so much by just being there for me, talking to me, hanging out, and just caring. It all comes to down to my last point.

Lastly, I won’t let my love for the God that made me die. All the things He has allowed to happen these past months, it’s taught me a lot. Lord, you’ve shown me how strong I really am. You’ve shown me how much I sell myself short, with beatmaking, going to school, friendships, work, etc. I love you. And I won’t let that fire go out. For a bit, it was almost on life support. My candle was on it’s last stage and all that it would take was someone, anyone, to just breathe on it  to put the fire out. But it’s back to where it was, if not stronger than ever before. I won’t let it die.

You got this. And I submit to your power.

I’m finding balance. And it’s awesome. Starting school next month again. LCC, full-time. Trying to get a AAT degree. Associate of Arts in Teaching SONNN! So please pray for me in that. I need it. Anyways, I’m out for now.

Jazzminds tonight with a lot of GBCers and friends. Tell ya how that goes. Blessings friends.

- STAN

Posted by: stutterinstan | November 24, 2008

Welcome to Heartbreak

This is pretty much one of the better tracks on this CD…Which is not saying much. Good try Kanye but it falls short a lot. Maybe a track of this kinda stuff like “Welcome to Heartbreak” with some raw hip-hop stuff. I miss the rawness of Kanye like when he first came out with College Dropout. 808s and Heartbreaks falls extremely short of anything worth listening to for a long period of time. But with his talent, he can return to prominence. But mannn…Imagine if Kanye used his talents to truly advance God’s kingdom. Wouldn’t God have favor over his life and wouldn’t he be blessed even more?

More of Him. Less of us.

Anyways, this song sort of  explains I’ve felt for a long time, at least the title anyways. But thank you God for this. I’m learning and have been learning.

I can’t stop. I won’t stop.

No need for a Diddy shake.

-STAN

Posted by: stutterinstan | October 25, 2008

The Foreign Exchange - Daykeeper [Video]

Dangggggg.

That’s all I gotta say.

Legit.

-STAN

Posted by: stutterinstan | October 19, 2008

Q-Tip - Move [Video]

Oh man! This video is so legit. Such a dope ode to the classic Michael Jackson “Rock With You” video.

The Renaissance album is gonna be a good one.

-STAN

Posted by: stutterinstan | October 10, 2008

Murs - Can It Be [Video]

Damnnn. I’m glad they decided to a video for this track. One of my favorites off Mur’s latest CD, Murs For President. Dope sample from The Sylvers.

Go get the CD if you haven’t yet.

-STAN

Posted by: stutterinstan | October 8, 2008

Lyfe Jennings “Will I Ever” [Video]

This guy is super underrated as a singer. And this song is a pretty dope song.

If you don’t know the back story of Lyfe Jennings, here it is.

It was during his ten-year sentence in prison that Lyfe Jennings developed his honest sound, thanks to isolation and Erykah Badu. It was an arson charge that put the Toledo, OH, native in prison. His musical aspirations started in the church choir and grew in the Dotsons, a teenaged group that Lyfe formed with his brother and a couple cousins. Prison made his music deeper, according to Lyfe, and when a copy of Erykah Badu’s Baduizm ended up in his cell in 1997, he was inspired and had the feeling that this introspective edge to his music was worth developing. Two days after his December 2002 release from prison, he was recording a four-song demo CD. The day after that, he was performing live in a club. He only had a month of freedom before he was on-stage at the famous Apollo. He was booed when he walked on-stage with an acoustic guitar, but when the Apollo audience heard his gritty falsetto and lyrical songwriting, they were swayed — swayed to the tune of five amateur-night victories in a row. Lyfe figures he sold a thousand copies of his four-song demo CD during his Apollo “residency.” That, along with a ton of calls from promoters and record label execs on his answering machine back in Ohio, influenced Lyfe to move to New York City and pursue a major-label deal. Columbia had the right offer in 2004 and he’s been releasing albums ever since. Lyfe Change, his latest, is nothing fancy, nothing outrageous — just humbled, wise, thoughtful modern soul.

Peep him when you get a chance. You won’t be disappointed if you like Soul/R&B music.

-STAN

Posted by: stutterinstan | October 2, 2008

Phonte performing Daykeeper live!

The September edition of “In The Artist’s Studio” featured Phonte. Playing with DC’s own “The Els”, he performed material from Little Brother and “Zo & Tigallo Love the 80’s”, and live debuted The Foreign Exchange’s new single, “Daykeeper“.

Mannnn. I’m so excited for the album coming out on the 14th. Can you tell?!

-STAN

Posted by: stutterinstan | October 2, 2008

Velvet Elvis

I’ve been reading this book by Rob Bell called Velvet Elvis. I skimmed through bits and pieces of it before, but after finally finishing a bunch of books I’ve been meaning to read, I’m finally getting into this one.

Velvet Elvis is a great book about repainting the Christian faith I must tell you, but I came to this specific part in the book that I wanted to share.

“I’m learning that very few people actually live from the heart.  Very few live connected with their soul.  And those few who do the difficult work, who stare their junk in the face, who get counsel, who let Jesus into all the rooms in their soul that no one ever goes in, they make a difference…They are pursuing wholeness and shalom, and it’s contagious.”

Amen Rob Bell. Let’s be “the few” who “make a difference”, my friends.

-STAN

Posted by: stutterinstan | September 25, 2008

Ice Cube Feat. Musiq Soulchild - Why Me? [Video]

Here’s a  video of Ice Cube’s latest single, “Why Me?”, featuring Musiq Soulchild. It’s off his album, Raw Footage, which is in stores now.

This is a pretty good song, but the video takes it to another level.

I haven’t liked any of Ice Cube’s music for years but I like this one.

If only he stayed away from family comedies.

-STAN

Posted by: stutterinstan | September 25, 2008

Chris Rock Rips Into Bill Clinton And Sarah Palin

Chris Rock on The Late Show With David Letterman on September 22nd. Bill Clinton was the first guest on the show. He rips into Bill Clinton about Barack Obama, and Sarah Palin.

Chris Rock is a fool! And David Letterman is getting worse by the minute.

-STAN

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