Is This The Same Beat??

Listen closely. Do you think these two beats are the same? Honest opinions only.

Letter to America

       I am not a man of many words, but this election season has led me to become more vocal about issues I ordinarily would not speak on publicly. I feel it's my duty as a typical American to voice my opinion in hopes that I can offer a different perspective on those things good and bad about this country we live in. I believe in equality and I believe in fairness. I am against hate and injustice. America is made up of all these things. There are individuals who live their lives only to prey upon others. There are people who take advantage of others. There are those who make it their life work to help others and there are people who are just existing. I'm am tired of just existing. I want to make a difference however big or small. The way I plan to make a difference is speaking on the status quo. This world is not perfect. America is not perfect, but it has flaws that I feel can be corrected. We live in a society were it's OK to be divided. We live in a society where it is OK to hate. We live in a society where it's OK to lie, steal, and cheat. We take advantage of those who have no options. We pay insurance premiums on everything. What happens if you rarely get sick or you don't have a car accident. You lose all the money you have paid for years. If you get into a car accident, you have to pay a deductible. Why? I am one of the lucky ones. I can afford insurance. I have options. I can decide which insurance company I want to steal the most money from me. Others don't have options. There are companies that don't provide insurance to their employees. There are individuals who can't get insurance due to pre-existing illnesses. Is this fair? Is denying healthcare the American way? I don't feel my tax bracket is fair. But paying taxes is one of my civic duties and providing healthcare should be one also.
        I want you to honestly ask yourself if the country is in a worse state now than let's say...um...4 years ago? We as humans have this super power of lying to ourselves. We are always in denial. I can HONESTLY say the country is no worse than it was 4 years ago. The economy is not where it could be but it's stable unlike 4 years, or more, ago. I know people who have lost their jobs. It wasn't a result of the economy. It was a result of money mismanagement. It was a result of corporate greed. The same greed that killed the economy in the first place. What legislation passed in the past 4 years have affected your life negatively? Please let me know. I am keeping a running list. I know people at my place of employment who were against health care reform not because they didn't feel it was the right thing to do, but because it meant more work for them. How selfish can you be. You can't give someone a turd and expect them to turn it into a diamond in record time, without giving them the tools to polish it or the toilet to flush it if need be.

      Now for the big Elephant and Donkey in the room. It's no secret who I will be voting for in November. I can say with reason and conviction that I will be voting for President Obama. The whole election process is filled with too much pomp and circumstance. We want to debate who won a debate. We want to analyze facial expressions and demeanor. All smoke and mirrors. We should be more interested in what the candidates have to say. We want to analyze poll numbers. I have been voting since 18 years of age and I have never been polled and I never will. Polls mean nothing. McCain and Obama were neck and neck days before the last election. The results of the election weren't even close. Let's put some things in perspective. People say Obama lied about his campaign promises. We as Americans ask every presidential nominee what they will do for America. Most nominees answer those questions. Some don't have the balls to. What we fail to realize is that no one can deliver on everything they promise. Every decision is not an individual decision. There are two things we forget about. Those two things are the Senate and the House of Representatives. They have made liars out of most presidents. Did both Bush's do everything they promised. No. Did Clinton? No. Did Reagan?  No. Romney won't do everything he is telling you he will do. We all have broken promises. You can't keep them all, especially if you are a politician. Find a better reason for wanting the president out of office. If you don't like him as a man or person, say that. Stop hiding behind lies. We pulled the troops out of Iraq. We are pulling them out of Afghanistan. These choices are being attacked. These moves work in favor of the deficit, but Obama is being attacked for increasing the deficit. Pick an argument and stick with it. I only have one thing to say to Mr. Romney. Run on your own platform. You have been echoing President Obama's platform recently. Be original.  I want you all to be a human for a second and stop being a republican or democrat or independent. I don't care what your political affiliation is. What I care about is what you do for America as a whole. I back people who try to make America the place documented in the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Pledge of Allegiance, and Emancipation Proclamation. Obama is that person. He tries to work with the Republications. He makes the hard and unpopular decisions. He doesn't state that he is going to repeal everything the previous administration established no matter how unfair or one sided it is. That would be reckless. He has mended the relationships with our allies. He doesn't treat the presidency as a position in a corporation. Give this administration four more years so that their programs will do what they were created to do. We gave Bush 8 years. We gave Clinton 8 years. Give Obama 8. The world will not end, we will not be taken over by terrorists, we will not be at war unless provoked, the economy will be better, you can put your plans for a doomsday bunker on hold, you will still be paying the same amount of taxes or less, and although he is from Chicago, no team outside of the Blackhawks will miraculously win a championship. 

     So, my wish is that you all go out and vote. You stand in line for shoes, video games, and books, so standing in line on election day should be a piece of cake. Let's move the country forward. Let's not put a halt to our gains. I am voting for the person I feel is working for the entire country. I am voting for the person who beliefs are fair and unbiased. I am voting for myself in a sense. Let's get it in Mr. President. I have your back.

AAAYYYYEEE..........Shawty Redd On The Track

Music Festival Schedule 2012-2013

This is the most elaborate music festival schedule I've ever come across. S/O to musicfestivaljunkies.com for compiling this list.

 Burning Man 2012 - Black Rock Desert, NV August 27th, 2012
Abbey Road on the River DC 2012 - Washington, DC August 30th, 2012
Strawberry Music Festival 2012 - Camp Mather, CA August 30th, 2012
Electric Zoo 2012 - Randall's Island Park, NYC August 31st, 2012
North Coast Music Festival 2012 - Chicago, IL August 31st, 2012
Dark Star Jubilee 2012 - Thornville, OH August 31st, 2012
Snowy Range Music Festival 2012 - Laramie, WY August 31st, 2012
Stir Fry Music Revival 2012 - Wind Gap, PA August 31st, 2012
Bumbershoot 2012 - Seattle, WA September 1st, 2012
FYF Fest 2012 - Los Angeles, CA September 1st, 2012
Sun City 2012 - El Paso, TX September 1st, 2012
Made In America 2012 - Philadelpha, PA September 1st, 2012
One Music Fest 2012 - Atlanta, GA September 1st, 2012
Pacific Festival 2012 - Newport Beach, CA September 2nd, 2012
MusicfestNW (MFNW) 2012 - Portland, OR September 5th, 2012
Hopscotch 2012 - Raleigh, NC September 6th, 2012
Catskill Chill Music Festival 2012 - Hancock, New York September 7th, 2012
Audio Circus 2012 - Magna, UT September 7th, 2012
Doheny Days 2012 - Dana Point, CA September 8th, 2012
Riot Fest Brooklyn 2012 - Brooklyn, NY September 8th, 2012
Red Fest 2012 - Red River, NM September 8th, 2012
Downtown Dayton Revival 2012 - Dayton, OH September 8th, 2012
Americana Music Festival 2012 - Nashville, TN September 12th, 2012
The Americana Music Association 2012 - Nashville, TN September 12th, 2012
Utica Music Festival 2012 - Utica, NY September 13th, 2012
Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion 2012 - Bristol, TN/VA September 14th, 2012
Telluride Blues and Brews Festival 2012 - Telluride, CO September 14th, 2012
Jomeokeefest 2012 - Pinnacle, NC September 14th, 2012
Grand Point North Festival 2012 - Burlington, VT September 14th, 2012
East 542 Music Festival 2012 - Deming, WA September 14th, 2012
A.V. Fest Hideout 2012 - Chicago, IL September 14th, 2012
Riot Fest Chicago 2012 - Chicago, IL September 14th, 2012
The Werk Out 2012 - Thornville, OH September 20th, 2012
Maximum Ames 2012 - Ames, IA September 20th, 2012
I’ll Be Your Mirror New York 2012 - New York City, NY September 21st, 2012
Deluna Fest 2012 - Pensacola, Florida September 21st, 2012
Boomslang 2012 - Lexington, KY September 21st, 2012
iHeartRadio 2012 - Las Vegas, NV September 21st, 2012
Music Midtown 2012 - Atlanta, GA September 21st, 2012
Meeting of The Minds 2012 - Stroudsburg, PA September 21st, 2012
Boogie Blues & Brews 2012 - League City, TX September 21st, 2012
Life Is Good Festival 2012 - Canton, MA September 22nd, 2012
Riot Fest Dallas 2012 - Dallas, TX September 22nd, 2012
'Aftershock 2012 - Sacramento, CA September 23rd, 2012
Decibel Festival 2012 - Seattle, WA September 26th, 2012
Midpoint Music Festival 2012 - Cincinnati, OH September 27th, 2012
Pygmalion Music Festival 2012 - Urbana- Champaign, IL September 27th, 2012
CounterPoint Music Festival 2012 - Atlanta, GA September 28th, 2012
 Sonic Circuits Festival of Experimental Music 2012 - Washington DCSeptember 28th, 2012
Starry Nights 2012 - Bowling Green, KY September 28th, 2012
Beyond Wonderland: Bay Area 2012 - Oakland, CA September 29th, 2012
Global Festival 2012 - New York, NY September 29th, 2012
A3C Hip-Hop Festival 2012 - Atlanta, GA October 4th, 2012
Culture Collide 2012 - Los Angeles, CA October 4th, 2012
 BayFest 2012 - Mobile, AL October 5th, 2012
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2012 - San Francisco, CA October 5th, 2012
 Soundland 2012 - Nashville, TN October 6th, 2012
Virgin Mobile Free Fest 2012 - Columbia, MD October 6th, 2012
Athens Popfest 2012 - Athens, GA October 10th, 2012
Harvest Festival 2012 - Ozark, AR October 11th, 2012
Austin City Limits 2012 - Austin, TX October 12th, 2012
Treasure Island 2012 - San Francisco, CA October 13th, 2012
CMJ Music & Film Marathon 2012 - New York, NY October 16th, 2012
City Arts Fest 2012 - Seattle, WA October 18th, 2012
Magnolia Fest 2012 - Live Oak, FL October 18th, 2012
Voodoo Music Experience 2012 - New Orleans, LA October 26th, 2012
Moogfest 2012 - Asheville, NC October 26th, 2012
Simple Man Cruise 2012 - Miami, FL October 27th, 2012
 Escape from Wonderland 2012 - Southern California October 27th, 2012
The KISS Kruise 2012 - Miami, FL October 31st, 2012
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2012 - Austin, TX November 2nd, 2012
HARD Day of the Dead 2012 - Los Angeles, CA November 3rd, 2012
Sun and Sand Festival 2012 - Mississippi Gulf Coast, MS November 7th, 2012
Bear Creek Music Festival 2012 - Live Oak, FL November 8th, 2012
Electric Daisy Carnival Orlando 2012 - Orlando, FL November 9th, 2012
Shiprocked 2012 - Fort Lauderdale, FL November 27th, 2012
Barge to Hell 2012 - Miami, FL December 3rd, 2012
Holy Ship! 2013 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL January 4th, 2013
Cayamo 2013 - Miami, FL January 13th, 2013
30A Songwriters Festival 2013 - South Walton, FL January 18th, 2013
The Groove Cruise 2013 - Miami, FL January 25th, 2013
70000 Tons of Metal 2013 - Miami, FL January 28th, 2013
 Mountain Song At Sea 2013 - Miami, FL February 1st, 2013
The Rock Boat 2013 - Miami, FL February 24th, 2013
Kid Rock’s Chillin’ The Most Cruise 2013 - Miami, FL March 6th, 2013
AURA Festival 2013 - Saint Cloud, FL March 8th, 2013
South By Southwest 2013 - Austin, TX March 12th, 2013
Beyond Wonderland 2013 - Southern California March 16th, 2013
Ultra Miami 2013 - Miami, FL March 22nd, 2013
Country Thunder Arizona 2013 - Florence, AZ April 11th, 2013
Easter Island Festival 2013 - Valley Park, OK April 11th, 2013
Coachella 2013 - Indio, CA April 12th, 2013
Old Settler’s 2013 - Austin, TX April 18th, 2013
Austin Psych Fest 2013 - Austin, TX April 26th, 2013
New Orleans Jazz Festival 2013 - New Orleans, LA April 26th, 2013
Suwannee River Jam 2013 - Live Oak, FL May 1st, 2013
Maryland Deathfest 2013 - Baltimore, MD May 23rd, 2013
Free Press Summer Fest 2013 - Houston, TX June 1st, 2013
Solid Sound Festival 2013 - North Adams, MA June 21st, 2013
Essence Music Festival 2013 - New Orleans, LA July 4th, 2013
Country Thunder Wisconsin 2013 - Twin Lakes, WI July 18th, 2013
Lollaplooza 2013 - Chicago, IL August 2nd, 2013

Chad Johnson aka Ochocinco Fired On Camera

It's a shame if he really headbutted that girl, but I do feel a little sorry for him getting the ax like that. It seems as if the Dolphins told him that he had to walk the straight and narrow.

How Much Does It Cost To Make A Hit Song??

Yelawolf Talks About Upcoming Projects With DJ Skee

Jared Walker's Submission in Ca$h Out - "Cashin' Out" Remix Contest - Listen and Vote

The Next Kanye??

I didn't know Hit-Boy, producer of "Niggas In Paris" and "Drop The World", could rap. He has bars. Reminds me of Kanye minus the emotion. Now his signing to G.O.O.D Music makes sense...double threat. Jay-Z also gives him the stamp of approval.

Did Aubrey O'Day Destroy Danity Kane?

Did Aubrey O'Day destroy Danity Kane? I can't say she solely brought down the group but after watching her on Celebrity Apprentice I can honestly say that no girl group would have survived with her as a group member. She lacks teamwork. Her music career would have lasted longer if she was a solo act out the gate. Celebrity Apprentice forces you to work in a group setting. Although each week she participated in group tasks, she had to place her stamp on every task and she was not shy about telling the Donald and all of America that 90% of the creative ideas were born in her head. I started to think she had changed her name to "I" "My" because she used those two words so many times. I give her credit....she is extremely creative and can conceive ideas rather quickly. On the flip side, if she had utilized her teammates properly, those ideas could have been taken to another level and her team(s) would have never lost. If you brag about all your ideas and how great they are, be prepared to take the fall when those ideas fail...yes... many of her brilliant ideas were losers. She did her thing in music for a very short while, but I think her calling is business. Her instincts are undeniable. I think it's time for her to capitalize on her return to the spotlight and leave the music industry behind. If you make it to the final four of Celebrity Apprentice you are no dummy. She has proved she is more than a pretty face and big hair.    

The ideas expressed here are my opinions...love 'em or hate 'em.