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We apologize for the lack of posts. We have been extremely busy which is not an excuse; we will not fail you again.
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FSBK
Meet Jinx, an open minded and talented 16 year old girl originally from Brooklyn, but currently reciding in Wilmington, Delaware. Her artistry is amazing and her talent is inspirational; from her poetry to her photography to her drawings to her fashion sense. Her art expresses her genuine creativity and her love for what she does. In this exclusive feature, we're sharing a bit of her work. Check it all out after the jump. Here's a sneak:
“It’s not me, it’s you”
By Jinx
Diamonds do appear to be just like broken glass to me.
Yet I couldn’t see,
you weren’t what I made you to be.
I’ve some how managed to lose clarity’s sight.
This is now a diming gleam lost in the depth’s of night,
From soaring into golden skies to longing for harsh goodbyes
Your eyes, gorgeous pools of amber that I once wished to float in.
Gasping breaths,
flooded lungs,
I’m drowning.
I try to concentrate on a cure yet,
I just find what I can’t ignore.
I front like everything’s hunky-dory
But it’s a whole different story.
But it’s a whole different story.
I was blinded to all your flaws, excepting the illusion that you had none.
I’ve now run out of fingers and toes to count them all.
It makes me sick, it makes me cringe, I am ill, what happened?
‘Cause you don’t know the pain I feel when I see you smilin’
This bitter yuck, this sour resentment.
What happened?
How could love be so kind and so gentle;
Yet turn and be so cold?
I hate to watch you fall from your pedestal but you’re mangled scraps of metal
Not shimmery plaques of gold.
The Kidult Youth Leadership Conference, themed “Feed Your Curiosity,” will kick off at 7:30AM at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Tower. Kidults (youth between the ages of 14 and 21) will spend the day with notable speakers from industries as diverse as business, technology, philanthropy, entertainment and fashion. Topics for the day include, "How to Change the World in 90 Days," "The Top 10 Qualities of a Leader," "Turn Your Ideas Into Moneymakers," and "How to Find Your Passion."
“The Kidult Youth Leadership Conference is designed to help young adults cultivate their curiosity and desire for greatness, and we are committed to nurturing young leaders in every way possible,” says co-founder Mimi Valdés. “I am thrilled that Pharrell will close out the day with a performance, tickets are only $45 and include breakfast and lunch. Our dream is to build a once-in-a-lifetime day for kids from every walk of life.”
Check out our man Robert, aka Elbee Thrie, straight out of Brooooooklyn. His new album "I am A piG" drops tomorrow. And the download is FREE. The link will be up tomorrow once it drops Visit enlitenonline.com to download the album! Make sure you check it out! Dopeness you can't even comprehend. Check him out on youtube and on myspace:
Click here for Elbee Thrie's YouTube channel!
Click here for Elbee Thrie's Myspace music page!
MUSIC* "I am A piG"...June 9th ---Threece!!!---
Click here for Elbee Thrie's Myspace music page!
MUSIC* "I am A piG"...June 9th ---Threece!!!---
We plan on presenting our readers with a "Photo of the Week" section. Every week, we will update the section with a shot taken by the squad that we felt was worthy of being featured. Stay tuned for it. Want to be featured in the section? Hit us up. Contact us at firingsquadbk@gmail.com with your info. Watch your backs you guys.. you just might get shot by the squad!
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FiringSquadBk putting in work with Outspaceous, an upcoming music duo from Brooklyn, NY. Cory Douglas (left) and Joshua Gay (right) are doing big things in the music world:
Outspaceous, is a record production duo consisting of longtime friends Cory Douglas and Joshua Gay. Although they met in the second grade, wanting to be in the art field, in some weird way spontaneously became a group through their love of music. "Yeah, it was kinda weird how we came together; I mean one minute we were drawing cartoons and the next we were making beats and songs," states Cory. Although a group for nearly three years, Outspaceous went nameless. In their sophmore year of High School they thought of a name like no other. "One day we was thinkin' that the sky isn't the limit...we wanted to go above and beyond the sky. How could we be sky high if we floating in space, and Outspaceous became the official name," Joshua discusses. The future for Outspaceous seems bright, and prosperous. Keep on the outlook for the YouTube page and future beats. Thanks for visting the page, it's appreciated, and please come back again...with your friends. Peace.
Check em out on their myspace music page:
myspace.com/outspaceous
Rock and roll has been awaiting the coming of Game Rebellion for a long time: An all Black all outta Brooklyn band whose metal, punk and rudeboy skanking licks sound as credible and crunchy as their hiphop lyrics and headnodding bounce. Game makes the difficult sound effortless and the miraculous seem second nature: A hard rock band with a B-boy MC who can actually spit? No problem. A street worthy mixtape of hiphop anthems created by a band that actually rocks and flows? No problem.
Game Rebellion has been making big waves on the New York Afro-punk/Black Rock scene for about three years. In that short time they've ventured out even further out to slam heads rock houses and muddy the lilywhite waters of alt-rock from NYC and Cali to Puerto Rico and the UK. They just may be the best-kept secret in music right now (their vaunted endorsement sealed with a kiss from Sade notwithstanding).
A band of rowdy brothers with higher education pedigrees--Yohimbe and Netic have college paper, Chief Med is a qualified acupuncturist-- they've got nice skills on the mic and book learned brains and aren't afraid if today's dumbered-down hiphop knows it. They're no strangers to the classroom, the rehearsal room, the protest line or one suspects, give their brand of gangsta-militancy, the police.
To obtain quotes and other general inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us by email:
firingsquadbk@gmail.com
Born and raised in Harlem, ESSO was always very much in tune with the duality of his surroundings. Growing up in the 80’s and 90’s, he was extremely aware of the street activities taking place around him, but he also understood the cultural significance of Harlem from a young age. This same understanding would help shape his musical identity years later. As he puts it, “On one side of Harlem you have the Bumpy Johnson’s and the Frank Lucas’ and AZ’s of the world, and on the other side you have the Langston Hughes’ and Count Basie’s and the Harlem Renaissance. I’ve been exposed to both sides, which makes me look at things differently than a lot of people.”
Since releasing ESSOcentric in October of 2006, and the follow-ups ESSObama: The Champagne Campaign, and E3: E-Day, ESSO has quickly become one of the most well known independent artists in New York City. Named “Unsigned Hype” by The Source Magazine in December of 2006, ESSO has also made appearances on BET’s Rap City and MTV’s Sucker Free: Straight from the Streets, SHADE45 (Sirius Satellite Radio), XM Raw 66 (XM Satellite Radio), various College Radio shows throughout New York State and was featured twice in SCRATCH Magazine to critical acclaim. He has also performed across the country in New York, Las Vegas and Washington DC, played at CMJ in 2008 and played South By Southwest for the first time in 2009.
An aspiring photography duo, FiringSquadBk was created in conjunction with close friends Adisa Duke and Powers Pleasant, both from Brooklyn. With such an interest in photography, the duo has created a joint blog onto which they broadcast what they percieve in their lives through their own artistic eyes. With a passion for music and a love for photography, FiringSquadBk presents to you its official photography blog. Shoot to love, not to kill.
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