- by far my favourite Aaliyah song

- sure there were tonnes of amazing ones

- this one had my heart

- i didn’t grow up a rap fan, i grew up as a boy in the choir

- i loved singing this cut..them first few lines just get me everytime

- Romeo Must Die was THE flick when it came out

- This interview + that smile |<-- heaven (no wonder God needed you back so soon)

- Such an authentically true and honest soul

- I say this like I knew her, but it ain't hard to spot the real deal

- wow !

- Sorry bout the quality, but I love this interview x Romeo Must Die was my shit in the day

R.I.P.

- the world STILL misses you.

- half these R&B broads woulda been nada had u been here.

- i think i still got a crush on you.

- u were an angel in disguise.

- now u in angel in the skies.

- u truly were one in a million.

Peace & Love

Tehn

I guess, in all honesty, I tend to rush into relationships. And I’m not just talking about personal relationships, I’m talking all kinds..from business to whatever. But I’m such a “gut feeling” kinda person, I’ve said a thousand times “I run on pure emotion”.

Which in all honesty, at times,I try not to. I’ve been warned about it so often, by family and by friends.

But here’s the thing…

I don’t try hard enough at all. I don’t really have the actual time nor the patience to wait until I know or think I know what’s what. I’m a dreamer of the worst kind, I believe in omens and fairy tales and destiny and fate and all that funky shit.

Also, I guess it’s cos I don’t even care about knowing right then and there, I just enjoy the discovery of it all. I love navigating this world with my heart, and watching it all unfold. I mean worst comes to worst i can just adjust course right ?

Take for example in relationships with women, I’ve always enjoyed all the stuff that comes before the sex and what not. In business, so far I’m enjoying all the gritty stuff that comes before the money.

To me that’s life, the ups with the downs, the smiles with the frowns. I lose my mind as a result sometimes, but it always comes back stronger.

So in any relationship, it ain’t about this one and that one, its about us three . . . you me and whatever slice of destiny we can carve out.

Hence why I stay networking to net my net-worth.

Peace, Love & Power….

Tehn Diamond

I felt like maybe it was time to explain.

#NSOA = Nothing Short Of Amazing Entertainment

That’s my label. That’s who I’m signed with, I know this, because I signed myself. In reality its nothing major, but #NSOA is the home base and foundation of what I’m tryna do. Its not just about me though, its about bringing new and exciting entertainment to Zimbabwe.

There’s such a hunger for good quality entertainment experiences here, and while there may be several companies doing things, it always seems to just slightly fall short of amazing.

Amazing, to me, is the kinda shit you see and you just gotta point. Its bigger than you everytime, and yet you feel it and feel to be it. You almost feel u cant, but it makes u at least wanna try. In fact, you always know you’ve seen amazing if the second you see it, the very next second ur telling a friend. Its just THAT special, its always gotta be shared.

And so for us amazingness, and nothing short of it, is and always will be the ultimate goal.

We’re here to shake things up. Period.

It goes so much further than just music and entertainment though, but we’ll get to all that later. I’m blessed and extremely fortunate to have the team and partners I do in this, we’re aiming high and striving to stay thriving. Its all only just begun, but that’s whats so damn exciting.

#NSOA is the family. #SOTG is the movement.

And soooo…..?

Peace, Love & professionalism….

Tehn

Drake “Miss Me” from John W on Vimeo.

I’d say more but I’m tripping off this “POWER” still. But I’ll say this much, you can hate Drake, but he’s putting in real work and most of what comes of it is good music. I for one just can’t argue with that. I’m just a fan of music. Simple.

There was a time in my life, when my favourite remix on earth was Talib Kweli’s “Get By”. You know the one, featuring Mos Def, Jay-Z, Kanye West & Busta Rhymes. In fact I’ve mentioned before. The verses were straight heaters. Everybody on that track elevated and accentuated that track with their own flair and brilliance. I didn’t grow up a hip-hop head, I grew up a Jay-Z stan. Quite literally from 1996, up until my college years where my housemates from Botswana fed me all sorts of beautiful music…..up until then….it was pretty much all Jay, all Day.

Then Kanye came on the scene, and I had two hip-hop heroes, I also partly blame “The College Dropout” for my reason 3 years later to just give my degree the finger and follow my heart.

Fast forward to Friday 20th August 2010…

I woke up at about 9am. Thats three hours ago. My facebook inbox was inundated with links to download the “POWER” remix. I gave myself time to calm down and get it together. After all I’d only been waiting a week for this. Last time Kanye dropped a remix with Hov that had me in full spazz mode…it was “Diamonds Are Forever” and neither of them disappointed.

DOWNLOAD: POWER ft. Jay-Z

So I downloaded, what I believe to by my birthright as far as hip-hop is concerned…

And I listened…..and I listened….and I listened….its currently sitting at 37 plays in my itunes.

Life is good. I’ve set it before, if music is the number one performance enhancement drug for life well then this song is pure unfiltered and untainted horse steroids !!

Thank you Mr. West & Thank you Mr. Carter . . .WOW !!!

And now that I’ve enjoyed this heater all morning, alone and in the comfort of my humble abode…its time to go chop it up with my tweetfam.

Live Rooftop Performance J. Cole PART 1 from Street Logik on Vimeo.

via. RapRadar

Like 7 months ago, I got the chance to facebook chat with Theophilus London, and I ask him what 5 pieces of advice he could share with a young up & comer like myself…..he did so.

The most important thing I took away though, was him saying to perform…do shows….whether its inf ront of 5 or 5000 people. So thats something I’ve kept with me, and to see someone like J. Cole who is world’s away from where I am in my career…applying the same wisdom I was given….and just giving his all no matter what.

I love that.

J. Cole ain’t playing at all though. Damn.

DOWNLOAD: “The Blow Up” via. Karen Civil

via. DDotOmen

LAWS is dope. No denying that. I first got into dude’s music when I was still in Singapore through his 4:57 Mixtape. I instantly took a liking to his style and diversity. Unfortunately, after that tape I didn’t really keep to close an eye on him. Usually when I dig an artist I’ll look for as much info as I can find on them, part of being an #SOTG, but I guess I slipped up this time.

In any case, this interview is dope, it gives me just what I crave most from these kinda things an inner view. And I learnt a lot from this one, its very often that an artist talks candidly about their creaive process…but its tha dopest when they do cos it gives u an idea of what u shud or shudn’t be doing more or less of. Of course its all about finding what works for you, but its always nice to know what the other guy is up to.

Also dudes attitude to genres and what that means is precisely where my heads BEEN at. If it feels good than I’m doing it. I wish more artists saw it this way. Music is music is music. Just make it and make it magic if u can.

Bless.

LAWS DOWNLOADS:

1. 4:57 The Mixtape via. 2DopeBoyz

2. 5:01 Overtime Mixtape via. ComplexMag

I quit literally spent the day laughing at this touch of genius ALL day !! Damn I miss The Chappelle Show. Dave was just raw and rude as fuck. Then he was uber funny, like, BEYOND. For now reason….just for just.

Wouldn’t it be that dopeness if he joined twitter though ?