… one more thing.

“Music heals, time just ticks and shit.”

– TehN Diamond

With that said have a spoonful of this.

I Cant Do It – TehN Diamond

Its helped me every single time I’ve needed it. And I only ever listen to it when I need it. I’m ready to make the most of these moments. Can’t be afraid when its all so damn beautiful.

Oh shit here comes the sun….time for bed

Peace. Finally. Yay.

10♦.

life’s lessons just keep coming…

So this past week and a half has been a testing one. To say the very least. And here’s what it taught me in a poem by a man that I never knew of ’til two minutes ago and I found him on yet another pretty cool blog I just stumbled on. See for yourselves.

I’ve Learned by Omer B. Washington

I’ve learned that you cannot make someone love you.
All you can do is be someone who can be loved.
The rest is up to them.
I’ve learned that no matter how much I care,
some people just don’t care back.
I’ve learned that it takes years to build up trust
and only seconds to destroy it.
I’ve learned that it’s not what you have in your life
but who you have in your life that counts.
I’ve learned that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes.
After that, you’d better know something.

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t compare yourself
to the best others can do,
but to the best you can do.
I’ve learned that it’s not what happens to people,
It’s what they do about it.
I’ve learned that no matter how thin you slide it,
there are always two sides.
I’ve learned that you should always have loved ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you’ll see them.
I’ve learned that you can keep going
long after you think you can’t.

I’ve learned that heroes are the people who do what has to be done
When it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.
I’ve learned that there are people who love you dearly,
but just don’t know how to show it.
I’ve learned that sometimes when I’m angry I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn’t give me the right to be cruel.
I’ve learned that true friendship continues to grow even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.
I’ve learned that just because someone doesn’t love you the way you want them to
doesn’t mean they don’t love you with all they have.

I’ve learned that no matter how good a friend is,
they’re going to hurt you every once in a while
and you must forgive them for that.
I’ve learned that it isn’t always enough to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I’ve learned that no matter how bad your heart is broken,
the world doesn’t stop for your grief.
I’ve learned that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are,
but we are responsible for who we become.
I’ve learned that just because two people argue, it doesn’t mean they don’t love each other.
And just because they don’t argue, it doesn’t mean they do.

I’ve learned that sometimes you have to put the individual
ahead of their actions.
I’ve learned that two people can look at the exact same thing
and see something totally different.
I’ve learned that no matter the consequences,
those who are honest with themselves go farther in life.
I’ve learned that your life can be changed in a matter of hours
by people who don’t even know you.
I’ve learned that even when you think you have no more to give,
when a friend cries out to you,
you will find the strength to help.

I’ve learned that writing,
as well as talking,
can ease emotional pains.
I’ve learned that the people you care most about in life
are taken from you too soon.
I’ve learned that it’s hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice
and not hurting people’s feelings and standing up for what you believe.
I’ve learned to love
and be loved.
I’ve learned…

Peace,Love & a little understanding y’all…

TehN Diamond

P.S. I’ll be back on my facebook shit sooner than soon….just still getting something worth sharing with you together.

I’m NOT an insomniac.

I just loathe sleep. Its not that I don’t realise it importance or the value in recharging my bodily battery. But at the end of the day, the truth of the matter, is that sleep to me feels like a big fat waste of time.

I always feel like I’m missing out on something. Or at least that i could be doing something better with my time, the possibilities are endless.

Take for example this post, I’m typing when in all honesty I should be sleeping. I’ve been awake now for 27hours. And in 7hours I have to get back on stage and do the very damn thing.

But I’m not worried cos any second now my mind’ll just ignore the fact that it hates being stuck on idle mode and just succumb to the peer pressure being hurled out by my stupid body. Then whether i’ve slept enough or not I’ll get up at 8pm, get ready for tonight’s show….get to the venue….see the stage and let adrenaline do the rest.

In fact thats it. I ain’t sleeping till I’ve earned it.

Suck on that Mr. Sandman…im not scared of u.

Bye.

No peace,Now love….no not for you sleep.

TehN Diamond

Progress much ?

Well its been a month…and my boy Jackpott is kinda back in the building…I say kinda cos’ it ain’t official yet. But we’ve been rocking a few tracks together here and there….

And by golly don’t it feel like magic ?

I half hate dude, cos everytime he jumps on stage the energy surges and next thing I know….there’s a puddle of sweat on stage and me standing there with the grin of cheese on my face. Ah yes…GOOD TIMES !!

But while he was away I really think I up’ed my stage game…really tried to put more emotion into what I was singing and I guess more conviction into my movements too….I also feel i’m starting to narrow in on a personal style…

Its not your avg. rapper look….but its me and I’m really loving it *note to self : must find another sick ass pair of jeans to love…AND SOON !!!

Anyway we just moved into a new spot….its dope….extra DOPE with dope sprinkled on the sides….BUT its far OH SO FAR !!!

Ummm….no real news on the writing front…but I’ll tell you this much though, we’ve got something new and exciting brewing.

Can you say 128 !!??

Yea…I didnt think so.

Peace,Love & and a whole lotta OH SHIT DAMN….OH SHIT FUCK…depending on who you are…

TehN Diamond

Things that make u go HMMMM !!

it was ALL good just a week ago. Now its AWKWARD. Question is does it get better now, or does it just get worse. Worse yet, does it just stay awkward ?

Pray tell.

Peace.

Love.

&

Whatever comes next…

TehN Diamond

the HiAtus…

So a couple days ago I deactivated my facebook account….so while it may look like I deleted you…thats not the case. I’m just giving myself some time off facebook to focus on developing the other parts of my online game.

I’m really only on any of these social networking sites to promote my music and develop my personal brand.

I’m sorry if I left some of you high and dry….that was never my intention. I’m still online though and here’s where you can catch me.

THE BLOGNESS: HashBrownDontFrown.com

EMAIL: HashBrownDontFrown@gmail.com

So just gimme some time away to get some things together and I’ll be right back like I never left, hopefully with some new music and a more solid plan of how to keep you informed and entertained. My life revolves around bringing the best and even the worst of me to you…..so sit tight….and get ready for a wreckless ride.

Peace,Love & all things funky-pink !

TehN Diamond

Where to look next…

So I haven’t written anything to completion in at least 4 weeks now. And I’m talking songs not blogs, I can’t seem to figure out if its just that I’m not feeling inspired or that I have nothing to say.

And on top of that my sleep pattern is all weird again, I dunno why but I’m feeling upside down lately. May just be latent doubt seeping out my ego.

Whatever the case may be I need to absolutely shake this monkey off my back. I don’t like not being creative and I loathe waiting for inspiration, I think over the next week I’m just gonna go back to forcing myself to just write wateva and follow where the randomness takes me. Always a good exercise for me when I’m tryna find my truest voice of the moment….

MIND YOU,

…..I may come out of my little soul-searching phase a slightly different artist.

SO BE IT THEN,

Considering how I’m performing so much over here, this may just be a period in my development where the performance part of me needs the bulk of my focus. Hard to do without actually watching myself more.

Hmmm….im gonna start getting more video of my shows
….would BE AWESOME to get a better picture of who I am on stage.

Yea when the right idea and the right beat present themselves to me, I’m sure the inspiration will flow. For now I guess I just keep searching….

There I feel a heap better.

Peace, Love & a pull-up dryper….

TehN Diamond

Food For Thought

I’ve been pretty slack on my blog game lately. Not my blogging game, but my blog reading game….mind you even when I’m hell busy I try to check in with my main Senor Kaos over @ The Kaos Effect …..mainly cos’ he’s an artist like me….and he’s got the blogger/artist formula hustle down pretty solid….

I found this dope ass interview with Jay-Z on his blog and thought i’d put you guys on….go check it out and learn from the words of HOVA !! Every “Student of the Game” needs a tutor and mine just happens to be Jay-Z….BLUEEPRINT 3 anyone ?!

Just peace.

TehN Diamond

Tell me what YOU see !

Cos when I look at each of these circles, I only see the number 25 in the very first one (top left). Why ? Because as luck would have it I’m ACTUALLY colour blind. Don’t get me wrong I always had a feeling I was. Lord knows the number of times I got a girl’s eye-colour wrong even though we’d been dating for ages…or how many times I argued with friends about blues and purples.

But now its official. I tested it and tested and tested it. So above is one such test…..I’m meant to see a whole bunch of numbers. I only see one.

I don’t see the world like you do. If you’ve heard my mixtape you know this already. But I’m cool with that. I like the colours I do see. Plus in my line of work I the only palette I truly need is the alphabet. I’ll gladly just continue to paint you beautiful pictures with words, for they are both my friends and the key to my future.

Some of you might have noticed that I’m not on facebook anymore, well I decided to take a brother from that part of my online empire…to focus on real life experiences…and to collect more colours for my musical palette….but I’ll be back. With much more to offer. Soon-ish…

If ur new new here there do go ahead and add my artist page though, thats where the newness shall go once its done.

Peace,Love & acceptance….

TehN Diamond

P.S. Did I mention I found my left dimple…it lives on the cheek of another, but I knew it soon as I saw it. And yes its doing just fine.

Save My Sole

So myBlack & Pink Dunks are still the absolute BIZNESS. Without a doubt. These babies have served me well here in Singapore. I can safely say there is no better sneaker to rock out in 5 nights a week, EVERY DAMN WEEK. But they’re taking a beating…I need some off stage kicks.

Enter this sweet pair of Nike Blazer Mids…yes, love at first sight…

What do you lot think ?

Haven’t bought ‘em cos I dunno where to find ‘em yet….but once I track them down its very much ON !

Peace,Love & sweet sneaks….

TehN Diamond