Back in the day marijuana was most commonly smoked with joint paper or with a
personal pipe. Although those methods are still common amongst smokers, a lot
has changed since then. Now in days its more likely for you to find a fellow
Stoner using a Bong or a Tobacco product to roll up what we call a Blunt. Many different types of Blunts are used like, "Dutches,White Owls, Phillies, and Swishers". I've smoked my fair share of weed in New York City throughout the course of my young life and came to the conclusion that out here "Dutches" are like Visa - accepted every where. More recently I've been seeing a lot of attention going towards The Vaporizer, more commonly referred to as "The Vape". The Vape allows you to inhale the majority of the THC from the weed into your system, its also a good tool to have if your trying to hide the smoke, or so I've heard. Some people even prefer the taste of fruit while they smoke, apples and melons are common fruits used to smoke.The new generation is lucky, they get things like "Blunt Wraps and Bluntvilles" to slowly teach them how to roll.
It's funny how the influences of modern society sometimes govern our decisions
on what to use when we smoke. For instance, if Bob Marley was alive, would more people smoke Joints? Can someone who only smoke's Blunts and Joints transition to Bongs or The Vape as easily? At the end of the day all I can say is, it's all based on your comfort zone and your influences. I believe it's nice to smoke with something different every now and then, but sticking to what you smoke works best and as long as your smoking, who cares right?

Belle Of The Ball ( Video Art Show)

After about an hour of looking for the venue, I came across Park Central Hotel on 56st and Seventh Ave where the event was taking place. Unfortunately due to poor directions I missed the first three opening performances. I did although manage to see the final artist named Irvin Morazan perform his piece of Video Art titled, "Thunder Personification". The music was very intense and had a "Trance" like feel to it. I can definitely picture myself meditating to his music on a stressful day doing Yoga or something cheesy like that. The visuals were very psychedelic and slightly subliminal as I and a few of my colleagues came to notice. During the finally of Morazan's presentation we noticed images of sunflowers in the same detailed coloring and pattern of the BP logo, being displayed in front of a black back drop as spurts of liquid guzzled out of a pipe. I'm no expert but that definitely look like a direct attack at BP and their failed attempts to fix their mistakes.
Sometime after Irvin Morazan's presentation, I took notice of several televisions set up with other displays of Video Art from other artist. I took a look at three separate displays before I realized I was not impressed . The show ended with me walking out the venue,due to the fact the final Visual display was tasteless and vulgar to say the least. The finally consisted of one guitarist playing some tunes as two naked men pranced around him like schoolkids playing Ring Around The Rosey. Many of the spectators stepped out of the venue as well, I just found it careless and meaningless as far as Art was concerned. I still question myself as to why I didn't leave after I saw Irvin Morazan perform his Video display.

Ace Marcano

Pop Music is about to be introduced to a breath of fresh air, and his name is Ace Marcano. With the majority of sounds being repeated or altered these days, Ace has managed to find his own sound and tune it to our generations frequency. "You can't be scared to be yourself if you want to make it" as Ace expressed his opinion on most artist these days trying to make it in The Music Industry. We spoke about some of his up and coming projects,such as his Mixtape titled "Demon/Love Robot" which is said to be released some time in August, we also spoke about the concepts of some of the songs he's written. There's a soulful vibe in Ace's music that isn't felt anymore these days, something about it just makes you want to relax and let go of the reality's of life for a second. One song in particular, "Dance, Dance, Dance" caught my attention as if the record was subliminally telling me to, "chill out". The record also features Lykke Li who's recorded with the likes of Drake on his So Far Gone Mixtape. I recently attended one of Ace's listening parties and the crowds reaction was phenomenal! I can definitely see where the magic he kept speaking of falls in the picture, I see great potential in Ace to become one of the most recognized voices of our generation. Once you take a listen to his New Mixtape you will understand there is no reason to doubt the one they call Ace Marcano.

The Universe...As we know it.

Ever look up in the night sky and wonder, "what's up there?" There are millions of stars in The Milky Way Galaxy that emit energy to millions of planets within each stars solar system. Each star in The Universe has on average four planets orbiting it, meaning there's more planets than stars in our universe. Think of it like this, there's more planets in our universe than there are grains of sand on all the beaches on Earth! As we focus on the present state of our solar system, The Universe continues to expand right before our eyes. In fact, as The Universe expands it actually becomes quit clear that The Universe itself is quite vast. It takes Light year's for the light of all stars to reach Earth, therefor what we see is a fragment of what that star looked like at that time when the light of that star was emitted towards earth. Remember one Light year is about six million miles, so if you see it how I see it every time you look at the night sky you see a reflection of the past. We might not be able to go into the future yet but at least we can see into the past, how cool is that?

The Roots LIVE In Brooklyn!!!

Known as the most soulful group in Hip-Hop, The Roots played "Free Show" this past week in Prospect Park. The stands quickly filled up as the buzz began to spread throughout the Internet of a "Free Roots show in Brooklyn". The musical atmosphere was melodic and care free, as if Woodstock met Brooklyn somewhere down the line. Several acts took the stage after The Roots opened the show, the smell of Weed was in the air. One group in particular captured my attention, "The Lazy Eye Crew" who came all the way from Ghana to play at the show that night. The Lazy Eye Crew Brought Samba and Bu bu Music that blended together to create a very up-beat sound. The crowd was live and full of excitement, being that Spain won The World Cup earlier that day. The atmosphere was set to for having a great time, half of the the crowd was lighting up Herb. After about six acts were performed and the kush cloud went down, The Roots took the stage and began their set. Roots member Black Thought began hitting the crowd with lyrical bombs as he opened the show! About ten minutes in to their performance, suddenly Talib Kweli bursts out to the stage as fans flooded towards him. The Brooklyn bred MC preformed the smash hits "How Do You Like It" & "Just To Get By". He most definitely blessed the mic then giving it back to The Roots for the rest of the show. The Roots then preformed several of their various hits but the majority of their music came from their new album, "How I Got Over". Tuba player Damon Bryson made sure his sound was heard as he frantically jumped from each side of the stage as he played.Black Thought lyrically murdered each verse as the show continued on. Fans even rhymed every word as he went along while lead guitarist, Captain Kirk Douglas and drummer, ?uestlove began playing "Sweet Child of Mine" as a tribute to the legendary Guns and Roses. They then ended the night off within encore to each member of the band, as Black Thought delivered an intense acapella. The Roots played a great show in Brooklyn that night, bringing back the soul that Hip-Hop was missing for so long. It was a perfect night for music to say the least. Their new album "How I Got Over" is an instant classic and I strongly recommend it to anybody that is a true fan of the culture.

Casino Putwork

With a title like "Fuck Your Mixtape", It's hard not to pay attention to up and coming Rapper Casino Putwork who resides from Washington Heights, New York. I had a chance to speak with Casino and hear him voice some of his views and opinions towards the Rap Game. "Hate is something that comes with this life style" something Casino uttered as we spoke, which I found so true. Casino is known all throughout Washington Heights for having a very nonchalant attitude and saying some outrageous statements in and out the booth. When asked who his favorite rapper was he replied, "My favorite rapper is me!" proving confidence is key. Growing up in Manhattan Casino had the chance to meet and collaborate with an assortment of artist, ranging from Lu Banga formally of D-Block to Spanish Hip-Hop Artists J Mil & Amperaje. after working mainly as a solo artist Casino saw rising talent in many of his peers, giving him the idea to create his own movement which is Street Life Entertainment. Despite the fact Casino is in it to win it, he is also in to help Washington Heights Get on the map and establish itself as a benefactor in the New York Hip-Hop scene. With about nine years of talent under his belt he's on the fast track to the Money as he likes to put it ( lol) and no one is getting in his way. With his first hit single titled, "I will never loose" which is said to drop sometime in August whose to say he won't make it?

"Light Up" Video Shoot with Profecy & Elite

I recently had the chance to shoot the behind the scenes footage for Profecy & Elite's first video titled, "Light Up" which took place in the Lower East Side (L.E.S.) of Manhattan. The song which is originally Drake's somehow caught their attention and the rest was history. Both Profecy and Elite showed dedication, effort and respect throughout the coarse of the video shoot, paying homage to incarcerated love ones as well as those who've passed away. I was definitely impressed by the outcome of people who came to support them both for their first video it's a good look for them. I managed to get some footage of Profecy and Elite kicking freestyles after the public kept pleading for some raw talent, proving they have what it takes to feed the game. I was honestly impressed with them both, they were very subtle and down to earth yet stern and dedicated with a vibe that read "the rap game will soon be mine". Elite and Profecy are very talented, and their dedication towards making it as MC's is undeniable. They both want to be recognized as the faces of Hip-Hop for The L.E.S. which is a goal I see them reaching in due time. they both have the potential to be great, for now their just Legends In The Making.