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According to the December issues of VIBE and Sister 2 Sister magazines, THE MESSAGE makes a dope holiday gift:
*VIBE chose THE MESSAGE as one of its VPicks and holiday reading gift selection.
*Sister 2 Sister included THE MESSAGE in its “15 Things You Need on Your Christmas List” feature. The magazine encourages you to cop THE MESSAGE for all your friends "Because it’ll remind you of why you fell in love with hip-hop." Their words not mine, although I completely agree!
Head to your local bookstore or sit at home and hit up an online bookseller, cop several copies of THE MESSAGE and complete all of your holiday shopping in less than five minutes. Priceless.
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BackList founder Felicia Pride's book, THE MESSAGE: 100 LIFE LESSONS FROM HIP-HOP's GREATEST SONGS on shelves NOW!
Who would have thought that you could get deep life lessons from hip-hop?
Learn to deal with regrets by jamming to Jay-Z?
Foster self-esteem listening to Mos Def?
Exert your self-worth bases on cues from a Queen Latifah song?
Get career advice from an Ice-T rhyme?
Reflect on spirituality through a Kanye West tune?
THE MESSAGE is a DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF for the hip-hop generation—a compendium of real wisdom that has been distilled from the all-time greatest hip-hop songs. Pride examines a wide range of hip-hop songs and artists, interpreting life through their lenses. With each life lesson aptly titled after a hip-hop song, such as Kanye West’s “Jesus Walks,” EPMD’s “Please Listen to My Demo,” or Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power,” THE MESSAGE explores spirituality, success, love, business, and more through hip-hop.
"It is high time that someone wrote a book of meditations for the hip hop generation, and that is exactly what Felicia Pride has done with THE MESSAGE. This is Chicken Soup for the hip hop soul, Acts of Faith for b-boys and b-girls, Daily Cornbread with recipes written in rhyme. Everyone who loves hip hop should keep a copy of THE MESSAGE on the night table and consult it each morning."
—Black Artemis, author of the hip-hop novels Explicit Content, Picture Me Rollin' and Burn
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ARC AND HUE will be available at the NYC book party on Sunday, Sept. 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York, NY 10012. Between Houston & Bleecker, near the F & 6 trains.
At Last, The Fashion Affair That All Of Chicago Has Been Waiting For! The Most Beautiful Women Of All Sizes And The Most Incredible Men Will All Meet In West Hyde Park At The DuSable Museum To Heat Up The Catwalk For The Ultimate Fashion Premier on July 26, 2009.
Featuring Designers... DANA DARLENE DEMARKO GLENN DUVALL PETTWAY NESHA SCOTT PILAR RUSSEL SIMMONS SEAN JOHN, HUGO BOSS AND MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED. With Singers: ADAM EMIL, LENDALE JONES & More, Also Praise Dancer - Norma Scales Get Your Tickets On Line At WWW.YOURDUVALL.COM Or Phone (773)329-9491
Also Interested Models All Ages & All Sizes Please Phone For More Information
SHOWTIMES 4P.M. & 7:30P.M. - THIS IS THE FASHION PREMIER OF 2009, DON'T MISS IT!
I got more HOTsingles lined up than RHIANNA AS A CONTESTANT ON BLIND DATE!!! . MUSIC INDUSTRY CRITIQUE SCORE OFF TRAKHEADZ
Individual Score Card for song "YJ7K OBAMA 4 PRES" by "LORD_X_ODUS THE WILD ONION" Submitted by "MediaMusic360"
Name MediaMusic360 Country US City NEW YORK
Lyrics 5 Vocals 5 Musicianship 5 Arrangement 5 Mix 5 Hook 5 Originality 5 Dance Floor 5 Radio Hit 5 Club Hit 5 Avg Overall Rating 5 Comments This is perfect for today, love the message!
OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW...SHOVEL...CAUSE BRAND NEW COLD BrrrrrBLOODED BULLSHHHHUKAS IS SOON TO BE UPON US.....BELIEVE WISDOM THAT 1! As my peoples taught me "IT AIN'T NOTHING BUT CHEWED UP GRASS CUZIN..." A little Black girl (UNCLASSIFIED) A stranger was seated next to a little black girl on the airplane when the stranger turned to her and said, "Let's talk. I've heard that flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger." The little girl, who had just opened her coloring book, closed it slowly and said to the stranger, "What would you like to talk about?" "Oh, I don't know," said the stranger. "Since you are a black, do you think that So-called President Elect Barak Obama is qualified for the job?" and he smiles. "OK", she said. 'That could be an interesting topic. But let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff -grass -. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, and a horse produces clumps of dried grass. Why do you suppose that is?" The stranger, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about it and says, "Hmmm, I have no idea." To which the little girl replies, "Do you really feel qualified to discuss President Barak Obama... when you don't know shit?"
