230 Fifth.

Made it to my first rooftop spot in New York and it was a great one! Located in the Flatiron District it has an unbelievable atmosphere and the view was out of this world.

230 Fifth

230 5th Ave

New York, NY 10016

Coney Island.

I hadn't been to this place since I was 10 years old. All I could remember was taking a empty Q train all the way down. My cousin and I ran up and down the train like crazy - pretending we were surfing - seeing who could stay still once the train stopped. Just acting a mess as my aunt looked at us like we were little animals (I mean...If the shoe fits). But it was so much fun.

I remember going to the aquarium and touching a sting ray for the first time! Next was the boardwalk - and the world famous Nathan's! They have the best 'dirty' hot dogs, truly a-mazing! The best part of the trip had to be the Cyclone. The best wooden roller coaster ever, and they had this deal where you bought 1 ticket and could ride it 5 times! And believe me, we rode it all 5 times.

So when I went a couple weekends ago, all I could remember were the memories from when I was a kid. Everything seemed so much bigger and more exciting then - makes me wonder...Do I really have to grow up? Anyways, my friends and I braved the Cyclone once again - and it was just as good as I remembered! Only rode it twice this time, because I had a massive headache from the ride - not quite built like I used to! And we couldn't leave without hitting up the World Famous Nathan's. A perfect way to end a great trip.

Where Will He Go?

Coming to a city near you . . . we'll see.

Throwback.

Summer Classic!

Summertime: The Mixtape

This is a must've have for any and everyone who loves summer hip hop. Summer is my favorite time of year when it comes to music - I feel like the songs of summer connect me to so many memories. Its almost like a song can take you back to a place - like nothing else. Ahhhhh summer...
This mixtape is genius-ly put together  -  and the flow is 'oh so' dope! DJ Jazzy Jeff and Mick Boogie teamed up for this masterpiece. Download it - I promise you'll be rocking this all summer long!

1. Summertime Intro
2. Kool & The Gang – Summer Madness (Live Version)
3. Kool & The Gang – Summer Madness
4. Quincy Jones – Summer In The City
5. Ahmad -Back In The Day
6. Ice Cube – It Was A Good Day
7. Roy Ayers Feat. Mary J Blige – Everybody Loves The Sunshine
8. Pharcyde – Passin’ Me By (Ffej Remix)
9. Jay-Z Feat. Babyface – Sunshine
10. Ramsey Lewis – Sun Goddess
11. A Tribe Called Quest – Find A Way (Ffej String Edit)
12: Bush Babies Feat. Mos Def – The Love Song
13. Jodeci – Get On Up
14. The Commodores – High On Sunshine
15. J Dilla Feat. Dwele – Think Twice
16. Erick Sermon Feat. Marvin Gaye – Music (Mick’s Marvapella Edit)
17. Bernard Wright – Who Do You Love
18. LL Cool J – Loungin’
19. A Tribe Called Quest – Hot Sex
20. Main Source – Live At The BBQ
21. Nuyorican Soul – Nautilus
22. Pharcyde & Sublime – Summertime
23. Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff – Summertime Remix
24. Michael Jackson – I Can’t Help It
25. De La Soul – Breakdawn
26. Musiq – Just Friends
27. Carl Thomas: Summer Rain
28. Faze-O: Riding High
29. Dionne Warwick: Walk On By
30. Skee-Lo: I Wish
31. Black Moon – Who Got The Props
32. Frankie Beverly and Maze – Before I Let Go
33. Nu Shooz – I Can’t Wait
34. Montell Jordan – This Is How We Do It
35: The Roots Feat. George Benson – Breezin’
36: Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff – Time To Chill
37. Biggie – Can’t You See
38. James Brown – The Payback
39. En Vogue – My Lovin’
40. Bobby McFerrin – Sunshine Of My Life
41. Fifth Dimension – Let The Sun Shine In
42. Mos Def – Sunshine
43. Nine – Whatcha Want
44. Otis Redding – Sittin’ On The Dock
45. 2Pac – I Get Around (Mick’s String Edit)
46. Zapp – Computer Love (Terry’s Mirage On The Water Mix)
47. Seals And Croft – Summer Breeze
48. Jay-Z – Dear Summer
49. Weldon Irvine – Morning Sunrise

Download — DJ Jazzy Jeff & Mick Boogie – Summertime: The Mixtape

Ron Artest on Chelsea Lately.

You can never get enough of this dude!

Toy Wire.

Came across this the other day - for those of you who have watched the HBO hit "The Wire" you will enjoy.

6.21.10 : SWEET Summer Playlist

a week in review: Drake Concert at the South Street Seaport

I'm sure by now you all have heard about and seen the melee that was called a "Drake Concert." I was super excited for this day - I have been waiting for the June 15th for three reasons: Thank Me Later, iPhone pre-order, and the Drake concert. I, unlike many others, patiently waited for the release of Drake's highly anticipated debut album. I refused to listen or download any of the leaks until June 15th when I could buy it in stores. Waiting for the album to drop was a lot harder than you can imagine - all the radio stations were playing leaks, every blog had download links, and all over twitter were the new "epic" Drake lines and verses. It was quite difficult. Anyways, back to June 15th, I got off of work and me and a co-worker rushed over to the South Street Seaport in Manhattan. It was insane how many people were there at that point. We somehow made our way to the middle of the crowd where we had a decent view - at this point I was still so siked!

30 minutes went by. 1 hour went by. An hour and a half went by. No Drake. And after the concert promoters tried to (unsuccessfully) calm  the crowd - people were getting impatient. I remember hearing the guy over the PA System saying "this isn't working" and I laughed - because I thought it was funny how someone with so much "authority" was feeling so helpless. It was funny to me! So time goes by and no announcements are being made - but they begin to take the set down. At this point people start cursing and throwing things (not that they weren't before) but it got pretty crazy.

There were two girls - standing right next to us who started fighting which began an all out brawl in the crowd and sent people running everywhere. This was like something from a movie! This was definitely my signal that we just shouldn't be there - so we bolted out. Or at least attempted to - it was so many people that it was hard to move through the crowd. 25,000 people when they were expecting 10,000 - crazy right?

Thank god we left when we did - as we turned around to look back where we came from - chairs, flower pots, glass bottles, plates - basically anything anyone could find was being thrown from a balcony down into the crowd and from the crowd up to the people on the balcony. Pure madness. I had never seen anything like it.

So this story didn't have a good ending - no Drake concert and by the time I got home (which took me a bit since I left my keys at the office) the music stores were closed - so no Drake CD either. The only good thing or thing that was pretty cool was that I made NY's Fox News! Out of 8 million people in a city - I found a way on TV - just strange! It was funny to see myself on TV and even funnier when I walked into work the next day and all my co-workers swarmed my desk asking if I was okay and that they had seen me on TV. It was comical. Any-who - Drake, no more free concerts okay? I'd much rather pay to see you than risk losing my life to save a few bucks. Just not worth it.

And if you don't have the Drake cd yet, go BUY it!

a week in review: Puerto Rican Day Parade

Unbelievable. I don't think I ever seen the amount of pride that I witnessed at the parade. Everyone, and I really do mean everyone, had something with the PR flag on it. Socks. Shoes. Shirts. Flags. Hats. Bikinis. Everything. Even people who weren't (or at least didn't outwardly appear to be) took part. It was absolutely nuts.

I walked by a man who told me, "Everybody is Puerto Rican today." He was telling the truth.

WEPA!

WEPA!

WEPA!