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DEATH IS AT OUR DOORSTEP

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:05:18 EST

Whitney Houston has joined our honored ancestors last night. I, along with many of you, mourn her passing from this world. We recently lost Don Cornelious, Heavy D and Etta James. The reality of life is that it is finite. Life and death walk beside us regularly. Death is waiting for the opportunity to take over, where life leaves an opening. We should only take stock of our own lives when we witness the passing of a neighbor. I often say that our music and art will outlive us all. It's true....

New Year New Fear

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:33:33 EST

I have the feeling that I'm in the first car of the Cyclone Rollercoaster on Coney Island In New York. It is one of the oldest remaining coasters in the United States. It has the feeling, as it climbs the track for that first big drop, that there is certain death ahead. Your mind begins to wonder if the morning inspector was drinking and partying too much the night before. The crest of the hill reveals decaying track and wood from a long forgotten past. In a few seconds, it will all be o...

Better safe than sorry

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:17:19 EST

Peace! Sound Click family. There is always time for us to engage in our day to day rants about music and it's relationship to our political reality. We have been glossing over the obvious without offering any solutions. I have, in the past, warned you all about the impending financial crisis. I told you that we should gather those whom we love close and not worry so much about material things over people. Well, now is my "put up or shut up" moment. I can't break my arm patting myself on th...

Heavy Heart

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:54:58 EST

It has been some time since I have written a blog. There is more than enough to write about. Like most of us, I'm all talked out and more willing to listen. I will, however mark the return to the ancestors of M.C. Heavy D. May you have a Peaceful Journey home to your place as an honored ancestor and a HipHop icon. PEACE! JX

THE GIFT AND THE GIVER

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:43:31 EST

I read a post by one of my Sound Click friends which made me realize my own selfish nature. I am a producer as well as an M.C. I like my style and want to preserve it. I play to the day when a strong solo vocal stood for something in the genre. It did not have to be male, a strong female voice was just as good for me to say "Now That Is an M.C." My desire to preserve that portion of HipHop history makes some people figure I'm just "old" and don't know any better. There are "pureists" in...

Rest in Peace Gil Scott Heron

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sat, 28 May 2011 09:33:00 EST

I would like to send the greetings of Peace to the family, friends, and numerous fans of our ancestor Gil Scott Heron. He is a big musical influence in my life and work. His style pioneered my own. The vibe of Jazz with the big beat sound of HipHop under powerful lyrical content is how I try to do my thing. You will be remembered as one man who stood up for the community. You reminded us how the urban landscape was and is shaped. Not alot of hype but a whole lot of SOUL. I know it i...

I am sincerly sorry

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:06:43 EST

This goes out to ALL of my Sound Click friends. I have no excuses. I only hope you forgive me. I have, in my opinion, done what I have been trying to avoid for my entire time on this site. I RUSHED A SONG! My latest song "Devil's Playground" was uploaded BEFORE I had the chance to review my mix. I had promised my friend, Bro. Hakim, a present to honor his Born Day. I wanted to publish it as close to February 21st. as possible. The 21st. of February is the anniversary of the assasination of...

Time To Pay The Piper

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 18:49:21 EST

Stay still, for just a fe seconds and you can hear the whisperings of change. There are people who Sound Click from all over the world. I just became friends with an artist from Australia. No matter where you are, you can hear the train as it enters the station. Change, I mean REAL change is on it's way. You can research my blogs for a few years to know that I dont write trash. I have given some careful thought to what I have, and will write because I care about the people who ma...

NAPPY NewYear

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 07:38:27 EST

That's not a typo. I said NAPPY, Why, because in the Black community, nappy represents the counter culture. Most corporate types were putting all types of gels and products into their hair to submit, while the nappy style meant you would not roll over and fetch! I am wishing you all a year of non-conformity. I am asking you all, nappy or not, to get out of the mindset of the past year which meant "every man ( or woman) for themselves. The entire world is becoming wired into the cor...

It Is What It Is

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:40:36 EST

BLACK is not a color, it is the embodiment of every color that will ever exist. It is chromatic excellence. It is a state of mind. For example:The commitment made by the late Tina Marie was not completely evident until her passing, with nowhere near the media coverage she deserved, with respect to her talent. That's how they would treat a Black entertainer. Black to the end. R.I.P. PEACE! JX

BLACKOUT

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:17:36 EST

You never miss the water until the well runs dry. I had a new song I wanted to upload to my music page on Sound Click last week. To my suprise, Sound Click was down! I got the familiar "website not found" message I get when searching for so many, now extinct, record labels.I reset my browser and tried again. I never thought there would be a day without Sound Click. I researched the incident over the internet and found a few artists who blogged about it. It was official. No Sound Click, and no ...

The Sins Of The Father

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:06:15 EST

There are few more abhorant things in the universe than the site of a person who has been lynched. The United States has a not-so secret history of savagery against African people who were enslaved. The So-called, Nergro, in America has been the subject of lynching, with no help from his own Government. The murder of Mr. Frederick G. Carter in Mississippi, not far from Money, Mississippi where Emmett Till was murdered forty five years ago, is a painful reminder of just what some segmen...

POSITIVE BROTHERS

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 09:59:32 EST

Here we go again! I am in one of my moods. I received a couple of confusing e-mails from a song I posted last week entitled "Dragon's Touch". The thinking of some, was that as a brother who promotes non-violence in the HipHop community, I had no business posting a song that teaches people the art of hand to hand killing. They maybe right. I wrote and recorded the song out of respect to Master Long who wrote a great book on the subject of exploiting the weaknesses in the human anatomy. It was n...

The message in the music

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:49:09 EST

Sound Click allows us to grow as a music community. I am willing to take my knocks in the head in order to get my point across. Most people would rather do nothing than to try another method of doing things. I had been communicating with a few producers and beatmakers for a while. I listen to alot of beats because I love HipHop! Instrumentals are the foundation for stepping up your vocal and freestyle skills. If you go out to show out, you may run into an experimental beat that you nev...

Freedom is not FREE!

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:59:33 EST

You will pay a price for freedom. Don't think someone is just going to hand power over to you. The postulate in physics goes, "power concedes nothing without a demand". Ask for nothing and that's exactly what you'll get. I have watched some of my friends, who are union members, struggle over the last few years when it comes to the political aspirations of the union versus its membership. It seems as though they, are in some instances, opposed to one another. This is not a health...

The Peace Keepers

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:01:00 EST

Those of you who know my words should know that I am, at least, thoughtful. I try to measure twice before I cut once. I am old enough to know that a mistake that cost me a year now, is more valuable than a mistake that I may have made, at say, age seventeen. This is true for most of us who are inclined to music. We think. I have been looking for a community based organization that would actually be about something worth my valuable time. I found it! I went to my first ral...

What's In A Name?

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:43:39 EST

One of the most important descisions we make as artists is our name. The name we were given by our parents does not always convey the way we want to be known. The fact that we still have a choice is important enough given the gravity of the issue. In HipHop, we are able to choose any name we want, there are no strict rules that guide that choice; However, we are given examples of names that reflect the time, place and crew we come from. I respect originality. You can tell when alot o...

Stop and frisk this

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:35:02 EST

The evidence is clear. There is no scientific basis for the "stop and frisk" policy of the NYPD. The community has been unjustly scapegoated into agreeing with the policy on the basis of obscene gun violence on our streets. The columist Gerson Barrero of El Diario had an article in which he challenged the New York political establishment with not doing enough to quell the tide of infectious fratricide in the 'hood. They don't care 'cause we black. I remember the latest mayoral campaign...

Christian, Muslim dialogue

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:05:01 EST

The greatest trick satan would play on the world is to make people believe he does not exist. That's the way I learned it. I, as a Muslim, would like to extend my hand to anyone who would shake it. I am not extending my hand to get my wrist slashed. I have been observing the anti Muslim mode here in the United States since September 12, 2001. Do you agree that an entire religion should not be maligned on the back of a false flag operation. Yeah, I said it. Those of us w...

20,000 Page Views Thanks:

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:21:53 EST

I received my 20,000th page view yesterday, and I would simply like to say THANKS! I have been a Sound Click member since March, 2008. It took two years, off and on, with a bump in the road in 2009 when I took a break. I noticed, from reading alot of members blogs and profiles, many members take a break, and then return. I guess we live in cycles. I'm glad I came back. I met alot of cool people and heard a whole lot of good music. My music has always been personal to me...

Violence and the HipHop Nation

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:51:27 EST

I have tried to write this blog several times. I have erased it, edited it. deleted it and thought about it again. I can't call myself an MC without playing to the crowd! The media has injected the narrative into the public conversation that states, HipHop is somehow more violent than any and everything else in American society. They use it to explain away every obvious cause of violence in our ghetto reality. They lie. The curruption in the system causes them to blame othe...

Marcus Garvey at 123

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:05:09 EST

Happy Born Day to the Hon. Marcus Mosiah Garvey. Thank you Mr. Garvey for above all, instilling in Black people, a common dignity. You may have been misjudged in the annals of American history, with most Black people only knowing your name; However, your mark was left as you fortold, "In the whirlwind". "Africa for the Africans at home and abroad" was what you spoke of in the 1930's. We now see Africa being looted again, by the world's superpowers and emerging powers. China has...

NEO-GRIOT

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:32:19 EST

It's pronounced neeyo greeyo. I have finally coined a name for my style. Here it is, Beats, poetry, rhymes, spoken word. The thing that makes neo-griot, is the socio-political aspect. I have always admired Puerto Rican plena where news is carried from town to town in music, song and dance. The style has it's roots in the Afro/Carribean tradition of Calypso as well. I would like to put together a group of MCs, and producers who glean the weekly news and report using NEO-GRIOT as the styl...

How old, is too old for Hip-Hop?

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:26:18 EST

I have been wrestling with this question for the past twenty years. I did an interview in Rap Masters magazine in 1991 where I was asked that question. I replied, at the time, that 30 was a good cutoff age for me. Here I am, going on 50 and I still LOVE Hip Hop. I, as you know,I never made it to "stardom" but I was known and had my time to shine. I was never greedy with the stage. I always brought new M.C.'s with us to shows, introducing them to the rap stars they listened to on the radio. I sti...

Independence Day?

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:47:47 EST

The forth of July means many things to different people. For example, my sister, who is a military wife, sees this as a day to celebrate the troops and their families. My brothers who know of the coming of Master Fard Muhammad, celebrate his appearence in North America on this day in 1930. Two different perspectives on the same day. Great! My thoughts on this day are not rare. I know of a speech by the great Frederick Douglass on what the the forth of July means to a slave. He called the...

The Conspiracy To Defraud HipHop.

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:06:39 EST

Check One...Check Two... Is this thing on? Hell Yes! It's on. It's on and on and on and on. Like hot butter on ya Pop da Pop Corn. Yeah I'm feelin' myself today. I'm in love. I'm in love with my music. HIP HOP! I don't care what you think. It is MY love. I listened to some new music. I believe the next gen. HipHop is gonna put it back on the map. F-R-E-S-H! and timely. I heard some new KRS1 where he spoke to the D.J. It was off the ...(fill in the slang) I know what happened to us. I...

Happy Father's Day!

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:24:23 EST

To my young brothers who are about to become fathers, I salute you. They say the Army is the toughest job you"ll ever love. They are wrong; Being a father is! I understand many of you who are on this site are involved in the music game. Some of us will do better than others. The thought of being on tour or in the studio when your family is at home should give you pause, but it can be done. I only hope and pray that you stay focused. The distractions can be limitless. The closer you get to y...

Suicide IS NOT an option:

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:19:06 EST

I always tell my close friends that If they ever hear of me comitting suicide, no matter how it looks, know that I was murdered. I'm just as frail as the next man; However, I know we are all here for a purpose that is greater than ourselves. Let me back up just a little bit. I whole heartedly believe in the soverign rights a person has over his or her body. That being said, we also have a responsibility to our nieghbor. The greater responsibility, in my opinion, is to our selves. The old s...

We are all in this together

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:53:14 EST

I must confess that I have not been the best SC "friend". I, like many of you, want to accept more people into my circle. I read the blogs and comment when I can. I listen to the music that you pour your hearts into without the trauma of competition. I just wanna hear new music. I like what I hear and try to leave respectful, helpful comments. The reality of my time at the computer is,decompression from my other work that I do to keep food on the table. I need my music and activism...

Greenwood, Oklahoma: a lesson of history

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Mon, 31 May 2010 13:25:06 EST

I would like to take the time to remember the 300 souls lost this day in 1921. The victims of one of the worst "ethnic cleansings" here in America. Under the pretext of a interracial molestation, the town of Greenwood, Oklahoma was burned to the ground. "Black Wall street", as it was known, was to this day the most successful black enclave in America. The dollar circulated 35 times before leaving a black hand. The High School was staffed by all black PHDs. There was no place in Black Americ...

OIL: The new black death plague.

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 30 May 2010 23:49:35 EST

The disaster in the gulf has now claimed the spot as the worst spill in the nation's history. The multi national corporations who are responsible will be long gone before the enviroment sees equilibrium. I have a theory about the lust for oil and it's impact on life and death. Bhopaul, India 1984 was the scene of a land based disaster. The Dow chemical corporation, using an oil based pesticide killed over 22 thousand people. The genetic impact is still being felt. The people effected have...

The Cops and The Community

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Wed, 19 May 2010 15:42:16 EST

I would like to extend my heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Ayana Jones. She was the seven year old girl killed in Detroit by police durring a botched raid. The police, once again, have alot of explaining to do. The major media is trying their best to keep this story supressed. I have read, that there is video of the slaying. There have already been the requisite "please don't rush to judgement" statements made on behalf of the police;frankly, I am sick of them. Why not le...

The Court of Public Opinion

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:19:22 EST

Here we go again. The United States is in the process of selecting a new associate justice to the Supreme Court. Why should we care? As we know, there are three branches of Government. (executive, legislative, judicial) The Supreme court is charged with, among other things, interpreting the Constitution. The founders wrote the Constitutinon knowing it was incomplete. The document was flawed with respect to race, class and gender from its inception. Cool, I'm not sweating that aspect. ...

R.I.P. Lena Horne

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:59:42 EST

Yesterday was Mother's Day. It's only right that a New York "Mother Of The Arts" got to see one more. God bless her in her transition to the land of the beloved Ancestors. I think I would never have made a mark in history durring the time Ms. Horne was doing her thing. I try to be about my personal integrity. Stand Up for Something... but the blatant, in- your- face, type of bigotry she and her peers suffered may have been too much for me. If the racists had gotten their way, America wo...

Greece is the word!

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:19:01 EST

Did you ever have the feeling that something big was going on right in front of you, and you couldn't see it? well, that is the case. I know we have seen the news about the oil disaster in the gulf, the attempted bombing in Times Square, New York and the economc crisis. These stories are as important as the crisis in Greece but we have not seen much on this event. THE PEOPLE ARE RIOTING IN THE STREETS! Why? because they are fed up with their economic situation. The Greek people ...

Genocide is Genocide is Genocide!

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:56:46 EST

I had a talk today, with the Grandson of a survivor of the Armenian genocide. He ended up in tears. I felt his pain as he was two generations removed from the initial event. We met today for the first time. It was a chance meeting. I try to learn as much as I can from everyone I meet. In his case, he was watching me go about my business knowing I didn't "belong" in his nieghborhood. He stepped to me asking me questions about what I was doing. I was evasive knowing he had no right to question...

Arizona is NOT for lovers.

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:11:55 EST

Have you ever wondered why people need music as an escape from reality?... It's because reality needs an escape. I am going on the record as another human being against the Arizona legislature and it's openly racist policy. I am suprised at some of my people who agree with the villification of the brown and the poor. We should be solidly against the practice of racial profiling in any form. I don't care if it's a brown bearded man on an airplane, a reddish brown man on a corner looking fo...

Happy Earth Day!

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:02:37 EST

Greetings, Earthlings! I wish you all a joyus and full Earthday. Please take time out to think about our connection to the Earth and each other. We are one. There should be no difference between that which is on and that which is in the earth. The Lakota people teach that we have a responsibility to the earth, not to live ON it but WITH IT. The Springtime is the perfect time for Earth day. The solstice was important to all cultures before the advent of organized religion. The Solstice is st...

R.I.P GURU

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:35:34 EST

I would like to take the time to send my best and most sincere thoughts to the family, friends and fans of GURU. He has now joined the Honored Ancestors. I have had occasion to share the stage with GANGSTARR. Guru and D.J. Premier. They have always been great men and Brothers to us. Primo took the time to produce a track on my first C.D. The song was titled "Music Industry". Gangstarr, in my opinion, did more than any other HipHop group to promote the use of JAZZ inside HipHop. The be...

OUT with the old

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:50:20 EST

Let me be one of the first to wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR! I told you all that I would be away for a while, securing my family for what was to come. I dont think I would be of any use to you in the future knowing that I was not ready. I will be launching JX2.0 soon. I would like to offer a small piece of advise for the new year. The entire world wants us to be afraid of the future. The false financial crisis has us all wondering how we are going to make it. When someone wants you to l...

The Show!

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:52:43 EST

I don't have much time these days. I am sorry, because I love Sound Clickin'. I wanted to share my thoughts on live shows. I blogged a while back on the political side of the circus but this is different. The live show is whats up. for the artist as well as their audience. When ever you can see a live show of art, go, and bring your "A" game. The critical eye of the audience is essential for the performer to hone his or her craft to perfection. The give and take is unmatched in this world....

Say it LOUD!

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:37:03 EST

...I have been in a funky mood lately. I guess it has something to do with my feelings of dread. I do have hope for the future, however, it comes and goes. The Obama campaign is supposed to represent hope and change for people like me who have been left out of the dream. There are plenty of good people out there who are working their butts off for him to win the white house. I will not step in their way. My only hope is that the change they are working for, flows through the man into the Natio...

The Language Trap.

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:51:50 EST

It is easy to be misunderstood. The fact that we can still communicate is a miracle. We speak, write, read and emote. The diversity of language is great even inside our own homes. The culprit in all of our mistakes is the use of the language. We have little tricks that we can use to hide or change the meaning of a phrase just by the emphasis placed on a word or sound. English is interesting insofar as its intentional misdirection. We know it (English) to be a bastardized language, made up fr...

Thanks, Nas

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:25:15 EST

I saw the cover of your latest C.D. I always suspected you were a Sound Clicker, now I am sure. The next time you stop by my page, leave the lights on. The community needs the support of high profile artists like you. We support your projects, why not support ours? I believe there is room in the music business for everyone who has some breath of soul in them, to give what is left of the world a soundtrack! PEACE! JX

The three monkeys

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:40:22 EST

Congress has sold the American people out! The new FISA law has given immunity to the telecommunications industry for it's part in the illegal warrentless wiretapping of American citizens. Why should you care? Simply, because it is illegal. Most of the men and women sitting in congress got there by being "tough on crime". They want to be known as law and order politicians. They have been exposed this day as facilitators of crime. I have little respect for cowards. They have sold the people o...

The Chineese connection

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:54:43 EST

The 2008 Summer Olympic games will be held in China. The world is watching as more drama unfolds. The torch was disrupted several times as it made it's way across the globe as a symbol of "light" throughout an ever darkening world. The "light" is itself a symbol of power. The fact that the torch is passed in relay from hand to hand shows us that no one person or nation can have the light forever. The light represents the sun. The sun shines on the entire earth. Rich, poor, black,white, religio...

Yoo Disgust me!

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:20:39 EST

I want to bring to the forum as much truth as I see it. I don't like to sugar-coat things because time is prescious. Today, I listened to the gavel to gavel coverage of the Senate sub-commitee's hearings into the authorization for torture. On the hot seat, were David Addington, DICK Cheany's chief of staff, and John Yoo, former U.S. counsel, now professor of law at UC Berkeley. For those of you who do not know, I have a song entitled"Torture". It is not popular, but I dedicated it to those ef...

He who lives by the sword...

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:06:10 EST

DAMN! Will we see an end to violence? I know we are all just animals under our Calvins and Vickies, but DAMN! I am sick of it. With all of our education, religion and philosophy, the best we can expect, is to kick somebody's a**. I have been a fighter. I know what it is like to feel the heat of flesh as it gives way under the weight of a solid blow. It can be intoxicating. The way a well weighted blade seems to scream before it meets it's target can cause a fool to feel like a god. The romanc...

Good night, funny man

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:26:42 EST

A big Rest In Peace! to the funny-man George Carlin. He , as we have heard, passed away Sunday. I give his brand of "in your face" humor props. He thumbed his nose at the establishment with ease. I learned how to make difficult subjects easier to talk about by injecting some humor. I know the real test is to see how his art grows in popularity now that he is dead. I am looking to make the type of art that well outlasts me. I want people to study some of the double and tripple meanings in my l...

Happy Father's Day!

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:26:13 EST

There are so many reasons why we should be giving up on society as we have known it. Those who broke it want us to turn to them to fix it. I think not! You had your chance. Move aside, and let someone else have their turn. I know it is difficult for many of us to imagine a diffrent world; However, if we do not, we will be found clinging to the old rotten one as it recedes into the abyss of time. In her best selling book, "The Shock Doctrine", Naomi Klien writes about how disaster capitalism re...

Why haven't we heard about this one?

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:36:41 EST

The mainstream news has got to stop playing with us like we are some mixed up kids. I noticed this mornings news was missing one of the top stories of Tuesday, June 10, 2008. The headline should have read... Sen. Dennis Kucinich, (D) Ohio formally laid out 35 articles of impeachment against President Bush. MY ARTICLE WOULD HAVE CONTINUED...Here is a man who clearly knows his responsibility to American history and the Constitution. He (kucinich) laid out 35 articles of impeachment on the floor of...

The Unknown Gangster

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:51:20 EST

New York, like many other cities in America, has been experiencing it's fair share of shootings recently. I have attended a few "stop the violence" rallies and even spoken at a forum in Bedford Styvesant.(a mostly Black neighborhood in Brooklyn) I have noticed how many of the parents who are about my age have almost completely given up on our children. It is true, we need no more violence in our communities; However, we need to be very careful about how we handle the so-called solutions. Adolp...

Are you a Gate Keeper?

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:21:56 EST

There are some people in our society who know the truth and simply refuse to tell it. They are called gate keepers. They stay out of the controversy but close to the ones involved. Many media types are gate keepers. they steer the public away from any meaningful discussions toward idle and pedestrian conversation. I listen to talk radio. sometimes a caller will begin to pull back the metaphorical curtain of government or society and "click!" "Oh, I'm so sorry we dropped the call by mistake. If...

New York City Crane Accident

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:34:56 EST

Peace to those construction workers who lost their lives this past Friday. If you are interested in an alternative theory as to why this is happening, I have a blog entitled New York- nEw yORk. dated April 23, 2008. PEACE! JX

The Circus.

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:12:22 EST

I think alot. Sometimes, too much. I was in the middle of writing a rhyme about the world being a circus ,and then it hit me. The circus is a tool of diplomacy. We all know the circus has been around for a while. We also know that it has not changed much since it began. A group of travellers who have unusual talents. The circus seems on its face to be independent of any political influence. We have not looked close enough! The group serves as a subtle warning to its neighbors. "Don't try to ov...

Yeah, though I go into the shadow of the valley of death...

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:28:01 EST

I hope you are all paying attention to what is unfolding in front of our eyes. It is easy for artists to be cloistered in our own worlds. I emplore you to pay closer attention to world events that will make or break human existance. Those of us who believe in conspiracy, know when the trap is being set. My only question to you is, what are we going to do this time? I would like to see America become greater in the world, but alas, she is heading down the steep hill that she constructed. No bra...

The winter soldier (re-loaded)

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Mon, 26 May 2008 20:41:00 EST

I listened to excerpts of the winter soldier hearings today on Pacifica radio station W.B.A.I. I felt so saddened for the young men and women who spoke as representitives of a military class of people. They all apologized to the Afghan and Iraqui people for some of the things they witnessed and did. I am not going to attempt to recreate their feelings for you today,however, I know their testimony was archived. Listen for yourself! It is riveting. I would throw a back beat behind their words and ...

Thinking of suicide?

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sat, 24 May 2008 21:40:57 EST

Peace! Sound Click family, I read your blogs and listen to your music all of the time. I use your thinking to enhance my own. I have been disturbed by some young (and not so young) people's thoughts of suicide. I know, I know, these are words, and "everybody is frontin' on here" but I don't think so. I think we need to respect a persons right to have soverignty over his or her body, and do what they want to with it. BUT!!! I don't think everyone who cries is sad. You all gotta know that you...

What is a life worth?

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Wed, 21 May 2008 23:06:14 EST

I want to know what a life is worth? I think about all of the things we can become if we are allowed to live. Another young man shot in the back by police officers in North Carolina. Two slain in two days in Far Rockaway, Queens. Tens of thousands dead in China and Burma (Mianmar). Maybe a million now dead in Iraq and the threat of a new war with Iran. Yo! when do we get our fill of death and mayhem? The wicked speak of death in terms of numbers, not thinking about the beating human heart t...

Malcolm X at 83

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:33:09 EST

Happy Birthday Malcolm X! As-Salaam-Aliekum. (Peace be unto you) I wanted to take time out of my day to wish you a happy birthday. I know you and Betty Shabazz are in another state of being now, where birthdays are irrelevent, I just wanted to re-humanize you today. Sorry. I can safely say with no hesitation that you were right on time. The evidence is clearer now then when you were on the streets of Harlem and Bed-Sty bearing witness to the truth. I grew up in your shadow. I, like you, knew th...

Something in the air!

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:24:54 EST

The last week has been interesting, to say the least. I have watched your President durring his latest trip to the Middle East. He made a comment that was quite shocking. He was speaking to the Israeli elite with respect to the celebration of their anniversary. He took a clumsy swipe at Sen. Obama. He, although never mentioning him by name, called him an apologist and facilitator for terrorism in the world. He equated him with a Nazi sympathizer.I know these are high stakes times in which we l...

The cult of death?

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:15:42 EST

Peace! Sound Click Family. I wanted to make a statement about a trend that I have noticed lately. The fashion world, which sets the trends and ideas for the "real" world, is being used by the cult of death. You may think I'm crazy, but I am not. They are calculating and subtle in their ways. I try to use my lyrics to inform you like an alarm to "WAKE UP"!!! As they have said before me, "You don't hear me though." The cult of death has used their influence to place the subtle images of skulls ...

Happy Mother's Day!

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 11 May 2008 13:26:44 EST

I wanted to thank all of the mothers for carrying us physically and spiritually. To all of us who think we are self-made... Think again. DNA and a real stern hand made me. I thank my Mother, Grandmother, aunts, and a host of surrogate mothers I have had throughout my development. I give props to all of your moms for their work as well. I have an issue that I think I will make public. I don't know how to relate to women in my musical career. I was talking with Emmamess about the issue of sex ...

Help me solve a Musical- mathematical puzzle?

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 11 May 2008 13:25:00 EST

I need the help of the SC community on this one. I had been playing with words and textures of a math problem. I wrote a song called "I met a 4" I want to produce it further, but I don't know if it is woth continuing. Please listen to it and leave me the answer to the next verse.(hint) It should be a number. I'm going to remix it once I have gotten your help. It is now in swing format because the flow is still all over the place. Well... you'll see what I mean. Thank You in advance. PEACE!...

Sean Bell Memorial today in New York.

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:43:22 EST

Peace! family, I went to the spot where Sean Bell was shot and killed today. I wanted to pay my respects and bring greetings from this side, to his. I brought my djembe drum and decided to play for him and those who would pass by. I had my hoodie and dark shades on because I wanted to meditate while I played uninterrupted. As I started to play, a lone police car drove by and didn't cause me any concern. I played for the businessmen and women, those who had to pay their parking violations arou...

If not you, Who? If not now, When?

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:54:09 EST

No doubt, my music is political in nature. I feel a sense of social responsibility. I stand on the shoulders of many, many great humans, who happen to be born Black. Many of you have seen my video on Black leadership. I know some of us think it is out of time specs to continue to speak in terms of race in America, as though the problems have gone away. I don't intend to open any old wounds 'cause we have plenty of fresh ones. The reason we have to revisit the subject is, a large part of our soci...

Self Hatred?

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:41:38 EST

The problem I would like to address, is the issue of self hatred. I know there has been talk about people who deny their common ancestry but this is a little diffrent. I am addressing those who hate themselves. They actively work against their own people in order to curry favor with the group they would most like to identify with. This includes class, gender, sexual orientation, political affiliation, religious training... You name it, they hate it! I have grown up with my fair share of self-ha...

That's what friends are for?

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:00:22 EST

Peace! My heart is heavy tonight after hearing (for myself) the words of Sen. Barak Obama concerning his friend and former pastor Rev. Jerimiah Wright. I have been reading blogs and listining to alot of talk radio on the subject. I wanted to see how this unfolds. I called into a New York station to explain to Coz Carson that the popular vote can not seat a Democratic nominee, even if we go to June. The numbers don't lie. Niether Sen. Clinton nor Sen. Obama have enough delegates to seal the deal....

Sean Bell: in a New York Minute

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:43:59 EST

It would be disrespectful for me to call myself Blogging and not comment on Friday's verdict in the trial of the NYPD detectives who shot and killed Sean Bell and wounded his friends the morning of his wedding. Many of you would say that New York black men have gone "soft' for not wrecking shop after the aquittal, However, we saw the handwriting on the wall very early in the trial. All outside influences not withstanding, Mrs. Bell, Nicole Bell, and Mr. Bell asked for peace and that is what they...

New York-nEw yORk

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:51:10 EST

There is another side of the pope's recent visit I would like you to consider. I don't want to alarm anyone I just want you to walk with me for a split second. New York city is on the move. The Mayor is a strict Capitalist and makes no bones about it. He, and his billionaire friends have been running poor people out of affordable housing to build luxury condominiums for at least the last ten years. The wealthy suburbians have been leaving Long Island for the city in droves due to higher gas pr...

Too old for Hip-Hop?

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:55:23 EST

I have been asked this question since I was in my early twenties, how old is too old for Hip-Hop? I have been quoted in the past as answering that no respectable person in their "thirties" should be engaged in the culture. I was completely and utterly wrong! I am, as you should know deep into my fourties and would not think of giving up my love of Hip-Hop. I have gone through many sleepless nights pondering why I love this culture so much. I have come to the conclusion that Hip-Hop is in my bloo...

The REAL Gangsta'

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:12:26 EST

I think I may have finally figured it out. I could be wrong, but I think we have been re-colonized by England. I'll be brief and you do your own research. According to our history books, the colony of America won it's independence July 4, 1776. Then fought against England and Canada for it's economic freedom in 1812. I never understood why England, Brittan, The United Kingdom (or her other name) has remained a good friend of the United States of America. Whenever the Queen scratches herself, the...

The KING and I

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:15:10 EST

Today, April 4th, 2008 marks the 40 year anniversary of the assination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The KING was in Memphis, to assist the union sanitation workers in ratifying a fair contract with the city. The night before his death he spoke at a Masonic Temple. In that speech, he told the packed house that he has "been to the mountain top". He said "I may not get there with you, but mine eyes have seen the glory of the comming of the Lord". Dr. King was 39 years old. His death sparked majo...

Forked Tongue?

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:07:06 EST

I have a thought or two about how we can make America better. I know I have been called nieve in the past; However, I am no body's fool. I think we need to take a long hard look at ourselves, and what we have become as a people. I don't consider myself an American. I do consider myself a citizen of this planet. Many pundits cried like babies at the thought of Mrs. Obama finally becoming "proud" to be an American. Why? I think they are fooling themselves. If we really knew the history of this co...

A Poem entitled Is It Me? by Jason X

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:38:03 EST

Is it me who makes you moan? Or is it you, who moans because you want to... Is it me who makes you cry? Or is it just time to cry, and you need to... Is it my hair, that gets longer, then shorter, then longer, then even longer, then colored, then short! Just like our conversation... It's a woman's perogative to change her mind and a man's duty to give it stimulation. Reflected??? The seasons change, as the year is collected. The creep is cheatin', eatin' , beatin' his drum with some...

Blue September

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:06:47 EST

Many people have tried to explore the mystique surrounding September 11,2001.I have my own theories, but this is not that article. I want to write about the lives of the workers who did not want to work. They had to go to work to feed themselves and their families. I have heard an account of the events of that day from Mr. William Rodriguez, the chief hero, in my oppinion. He, being the head of the custodial staff, and the last person to be pulled alive from the rubble had a story to tell. He sp...

Why Love?

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:50:40 EST

I remember being a young man, listening to the Beetles on an LP. There was this song whose lyrics stuck in my head until this day. ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE. As the Church of Jesus Christ and the latter day Saints used to say... What else are we living for? We are only here for a short time, so if I may be so bold as to ask ? What are we waiting for? Get your Love on! I am of the belief that there is no other force in the Universe other than love. We know God is Love.In math, anything on either s...

What Barak Obama represents

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:50:49 EST

I would like to put my two cents in about Senator Barak Obama's aspiration to, the highest office in American Political life, the Presidency. First of all, let us not be fooled. The president has not "run" the country in years. There are three equally important branches of government. Executive,Judicial and Legislative. Moreover, the CORPORATIONS run them all! Sen. Obama was born under unique circumstances to an unusual mixed herritage. Lets break it down. He is both Black and White, blacks h...

Where is the money?

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:49:04 EST

Peace! Family, This is my first entry and I want you to keep reading these because I really do have something of substance to say. I want my son to be able to read these and know that his dad wanted a better world for him. Today, March 17th 2008, Bear Sterns, one of the largest Wall street brokerage houses, sold off to it's competitors for basically pennies on the dollar. Why is this important? Mainly because the main corporate media has chosen to run the story about how Jim McGreevey and hi...

Thanks, Dick

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:29:48 EST

The vice president is on a tour of the Middle East nations. He is there to beat the drums of war once again. He has been one of the major proponents of the war of agression against the Hussien regime and the people of Iraq. He still insists against all of the information available, that Iraq was involved in the disasters of September 11, 2001. What does he know that makes him so sure that Sadam Hussien and Osama Bin Laden were involved in a conspiracy? I would like him to just give us a glimps...

How to fix the economy now!

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:14:47 EST

I think I could have been a political stratagist in a past life. I knew what John Kerry should have done in'04 to beat Bush. In my opinion, he should have had the balls after the "swift boat" mess to take off the gloves and bring formal "war crimes" charges against Bush/Cheney. They would have been too busy trying to stay out of prison to run a successful campaign. Today, with John McCain already admitting that he has no knowlege of economics,but be prepaired for 100 years of war. (That is good ...

On Gangs

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:11:24 EST

As a father, I often wonder what is going to be the final straw that breaks the back of this once great nation. Many of my intellectual friends say that we are responsible for our own destruction. The Bible states that "My people are killed for their lack of knowlege". I agree. I think that if we knew better we would do better. The de-evolution of humanity is firmly in place and growing exponentially. We could stop it, but it is going to take a great deal of "soul searching". The kind that most ...

Military Music

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:40:18 EST

Today, March 19,2008 marks the fifth year of the invasion and occupation in Iraq. Do you remember when it began? Shock and awe was how then Secretary of state Don Rumsfeld described it. CNN showed the same looped clip of bombs bursting in Baghdad and I thought to myself,"They are stealing". I am a beat maker, so I can tell a bad loop when its played. We look for sequences and this one was REALLY bad. You may ask, what difference does it make? Well, when You are paying for a disposable product, l...

David Patterson

jason xmcjx (Jason) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:04:09 EST

New York swore in our first black Governor yesterday. Mr. David Patterson. It has been said that upstate New York politics is THE dirtiest game in America. There is a book out, entitled Three Men In A Room which describes the events that go on there. The New York media gave him and his wife no mercy, putting their business on "front street". Well, God bless you both. He handled it like a man and kept it moving. I hope this is a sign of things to come. Good luck! You may not have been elected, bu...

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