THE ESSENCE OF LOVE REMAINS

in 1995 as a part of a brilliant underground album, MY T & DA SINMEN, a group of musicians from South Dade released the single "Is Miami In The House?"

like the pager in the brand new leather case that PODE, (His cute pet name) a member of the band gave me, the plain cassette hot out the studio before going to press, with the song on one side and the instrumental on the other and the name of the band written in red sharpie marker on either side, i keep this treasure in a bag that i will grab, heaven forbid i must exit my residence with a quickness.

the song, in my analysis, spoke to the unabashed, degenerative, ugly, vile, disgust, those alluded to in my previous posting had for G-FUNK music or Gangster rap, as it was marketed then coming from artists on The West Coast.

PODE being from Perrine, a neighborhood in the Southern part of the county and me from Carol City in the North enjoyed what We Floridians called a normal, healthy family relationship. That is we never met or parted without talking shit about each other's section of town.

i will not give space to the specifics of today's journey that birthed ma resignation from hiphop on this day. but i will confess,

THERE IS AN ALMIGHTY WHO DID BEQUEATH UNTO ME, EVERYTHING I NEED TO SUCCEED WHICH IS IN ME, THROUGH THE BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS OF MY ANCESTORS, WHO I PROUDLY PROCLAIM HAIL FROM ALL FOUR CORNERS OF PLANET 3RD ROK.

PODE just called me.
and for the first time in more than twelve years, a got to talk 'bout P-RINE!
not e'rybody from P-RINE, just the fact that all a dem generous to a fault, letting PODE be born among and live with them.

and then, as if The Kind-Hearted Decent People of Florida do not have enough to worry about in this housing market, he gone tell ME, He done moved.

i am trying very hard to observe the Dade County Rule, keep family bidness in the yard, so amma just leave y'all wid this, a video from THE OUTFIT, INC.
(that's PODE trying to look muy guapo at the bar, as if it is difficult for a MAN from FLORIDA to look HANDSOME! GOD BLESS HIS HEART!)

El Poderoso



"FUCK SELLIN CDS, ALL MY FRIENDS GET MY MUSIC FOR FREE!"
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Te Amo, Mon Aime, AIIGHT!
03.03.09 05:40PM PACIFIC

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