We got so much to do these days. It’s amazing how this whole music thing ebbs and flows.
But we’re about our business though. Got two releases coming up this fall, including the anticipated Vox Merger project. I think y’all will be pleased with the outcome after such a significant wait. We took it back to the drawing board a few times, but it’s finally ready to go.
While we’re on the topic of business…we couldn’t help but notice a few folks out there in the music sphere using the term “Illamental”. Well, aside from the fact that I’ve had a grasp on the word Illamental since maybe 96-97, to quote The Stones, “it’s all over now”.
We’ve trademarked the term. We are Illamental. Adjust yourselves accordingly…
Anthony “Akim” Kim is currently a full time law school student who also happens to be one half of the independent hip hop duo Vox Merger.
Born to a Korean father and Filipino mother, this Southern California born and raised MC is relatively new to the hip hop industry but has already worked with many well known Asian American artists and producers such as the Far East Movement, Chan, Bambu and Illmind.
You come to where we are, but we also go to where you are. We’re stepping up our networking game, so don’t forget to use the fresh new links on the right to friend up with us at you favorite social spots.
San Diego – we’re coming back to our “home away from home” Friday the 20th. Live show with Vox Merger at The Onyx Room. Click the flyer for more info and guestlist.
I’m sure I speak for the Illamental fam when I say that we have lost an inspiration and a giant that will never be replaced or surpassed. Every musician looks up to you Michael. You are the pinnacle. You are the legend.
I’m sure I speak for my father, mother, sister, and brother when I say we have lost a member of our family. I can’t explain how much the music of you and your family was a part of our lives. The Jacksons are in our blood. Your music will live but it still hurts to lose you.
I don’t know how we can continue with you gone. The world will miss you endlessly.
Abraham, a Black Seminole Leader in the Second Seminole War (1835-1842). The Indians called him “Souanaffe Tustenukke,” a title indicating membership in the highest of the three ranks of war leaders. He is wearing typical Seminole dress and holding a rifle.
Taken from blackfacts.com
1. 1999 – White supremacist John King, one of three white men accused of chaining James Byrd to a pickup and dragging him along a Texas road until he was decapitated, was sentenced to death by lethal injection. If his death penalty is carried out, he will be the first white Texan executed for killing a black since slavery ended….
2. 1991 – Adrienne Mitchell, first African American woman to die in combat in the Persian Gulf War is killed in her military barracks in Dharan, Saudi Arabia
3. 1987 – Edward Daniel Nixon, former president of the Georgia NAACP, died at age 87.
4. 1978 – Death of Daniel (“Chappie”) James Jr. (58), retired Air Force general and the first Black promoted to four-star rank, at the Air Force Academy, Colorado.
5. 1975 – Death of Elijah Muhammad (77), leader of the Nation of Islam, in Chicago. He was succeeded by his son, Wallace D. Muhammad.
6. 1971 – President Nixon met with members of the Congressional Black Caucus and appointed a White House panel to study a list of recommendations made by the group.
7. 1964 -Cassius Clay becomes world heavyweight boxing champion.
8. 1948 – Martin Luther King ordained as a Baptist minister
9. 1870 – Hirman R. Revels of Mississippi sworn in as first Black U.S. senator and first Black representative in Congress.
10. 1839 – Seminoles and their Black allies shipped from Tampa Bay, Florida, to the West.
last week was a crazy week for me. aside from preparing for midterms, my financial aid check has yet to come in, so i’m literally living off of change and the dollar menu at the carl’s jr down the street from my apt. to top it off, a very close relative has been sick in the hospital for over a month. needless to say, i needed a break on the weekend. so on friday, i went to check out the Far East Movement in whittier. Aside from being dope performers, these cats are some of the most humble dudes i’ve encountered. big ups to them for always holding me down (Vox Merger/FM collabo coming soon). On Saturday, convinced my uncle to buy me into a poker tourney and headed out with some of the homies. I finished 7th, winning some lunch money for the week. Noreen won 3rd and bought Korean bbq for everybody. on sunday, i was gettin ready to drive back down to san diego when some folks convinced me to hit downtown LB to celebrate president’s day. ended up at a wack 18 n over spot and left within an hour. it’s all good though cause we polished off a bottle of JB’s in the car. on monday, passed out at 8pm and woke up at 8am today, drove down to san diego, and now i’m here waiting for my 11:30 class to start. i probably should’ve studied this weekend but fuck it, i had a good time with some good folks. i’ll hit the books hard this week and get my focus back on.
It’s the “09″ already! Sorry I’m about 8 days late, Happy New Year!. I figured I would go on a quick New Year’s rant about how this is the year , big things are goin down, yada yada yada. Instead I’ll just merely use this opportunity as a way to unclutter the cloudy brain in my head. I heard blogging is a good release. Not my first choice for a release but hey, I digress.
So my biggest goal to accomplish this year is to master the ever elusive time management. Seems like no matter how organized I try to become, things still slip and fall between the cracks. This year I’m micro managing my time in order to get some shit done on time! And I ain’t callin it a resolution, we all know that shit never sticks. Till next time!
A photo of Oscar Grant III taken at Christmas 2008 provided at a press conference held in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, January 4, 2009. Oscar Grant III was shot and killed by a BART police officer on New Year. (Dan Honda/Staff)
5 Things You Can Do Right Now About the Oscar Grant Shooting
2. Contact BART Director Carole Ward Allen and demand that 1) the officers involved be taken off duty without pay and charged and fully prosecuted; 2) there be an independent investigation of the shooting that includes a review of training and hiring practices; and 3) BART establish an independent residents’ review board for the police Call her at 510-464-6095 or email the BART Directors at BoardofDirectors@bart.gov
3. Call the BART police to complain about the officers’ conduct and demand immediate action:
Internal Affairs: Sergeant David Chlebowski 510.464.7029,dchlebo@bart.gov
Chief of Police: Gary Gee 510.464.7022, ggee@bart.gov
Call them toll free at 877.679.7000 and press the last four digits of the phone number you wish to reach.
4. Talk it up on your blogs, networks and talk radio shows (call Michael Baisden 877-6BADBOY or Rev. Al, etc. to get this on the national radar)
5. Stay tuned for other actions, protests, etc., especially if you are in the Bay.
peace,
makani
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