I'd Rather Be at Coachella

Jay-Z was the final act of the opening day of Coachella...based on the reviews I've read of the show he was beyond incredible. For his final song he performed one of my favorite songs off Blueprint 3 with Beyonce. Needless to say I would have LOOOOVED to be there.




HERE is a write-up re: Coachella and Jay-Z's performance. And how cute does B look in her shorts and hat? They have such chemistry...

Lil' Mama = Jay-Z's 100th Problem

First off, this was just an AMAZING performance by Jay-Z + Alicia Keys at the 2009 Video Music Awards. Empire State of Mind is one of my FAVORITE tracks off of Blueprint III and after seeing it performed live, I love it even more! Jay-Z knows how to end an awards show [one he didn't even attend, I might add]. Now, I don't know if J knew that Lil' Mama was going to make an appearance or if she just bopped her happy ass on stage because she's from Brooklyn, either way, I laughed my ass off for a good 10 minutes over this sh!t [it had all of twitter puzzled, too]...Enjoy this incredible performance and Lil' Mama's confusing cameo:

My Song of the Moment

My favorite blog to read belongs to my girlfriend from college Seshie. I like to read it because its very HER. Reading her blog very much so feels like a conversation we'd have in person. Its refreshing. Anywho, one of the things she blogs about are songs that have reached "five star status" on her playlist. I rarely take the time to rate songs on my iTunes playlist--maybe I should, but this song "So Ambitious" from Jay-Z's Blueprint III is quickly becoming one of my favorites...Maybe it will inspire me to keep my ass in the gym and head in the books (sigh)...

Motivation for me, is them telling me what I could not be
Oh well

I felt so inspired by what the teacher said
Said id either be dead or be a reefer head
Not sure if that’s how adults should speak to kids
Especially when the only thing I did was speak in class
Ill teach his ass
Even better what my uncle did
I popped my demo tape in start to beat my head
Peeked out my eye, see if he was beatin’ his
He might as well said beat it kid,
He’s on the list
It’s like im searching for kicks
Like a sneaker head
You gon’ keep pushing me til I reach the ledge
And when I reach the ledge, I tellem all to eat a dick
Take a leap of faith and let my eagle wings spread

Motivation to me, is them telling me what I could not be, oh well
Im so ambitious, I might hit two sisters,
Hey im on a mission, no matter what the conditions
Fuck the personal issues, when u go what I been thru,
hey, if you believe it, then you can conceive it


Had to lace up my boots, even harder
Father is to far away to father
Further, more of the kids either
Smoke reefer or either move white
Theres few writers, in my cipher
So they made lighter, my type of
Dreams seen to them, they said wise up
How many guys are? You see making it from here
The world don’t like us, is that not clear, alright bruh
Im different I cant face what im gon’ be, or
For what everybody isn’t, they don’t listen
Just whispering behind my back, no vision,
Lack of ambition, So Wack!

Motivation to me, is them telling me what I could not be, oh well
Im so ambitious, I might hit two sisters,
Hey im on a mission, no matter what the conditions
Fuck the personal issues, when u go what I been thru,
hey, if you believe it, then you can conceive it

Had a couple of meetings, no office yet
Maybe I aint good enough for these offices
Back to the drawing board, ducking officers
Its all good cuz the streets, is saying ?
So with or without any of your involvement
We coming for all of this, respect my conglomerate
I went from pauper to the president, cuz every deal I ever made said precedent
Niggas probably thought a 4 without 0 buddy, oh Buddy
What I do is make more money
Dear teacher, you probably somewhere speaker
Im balling out of control, can you hear my sneakers?
Fuck yall!!

Motivation to me, is them telling me what I could not be, oh well
Im so ambitious, I might hit two sisters,
Hey im on a mission, no matter what the conditions
Fuck the personal issues, when u go what I been thru,
hey, if you believe it, then you can conceive it