Mos Def Aftermath!

I turned up at Shepherds Bush Empire just before 6pm... 5:54pm... First in the Queue! (first time EVER!!) Its Mos Def!.. Definitely worth the wait!! .. Obviously all my people where running late.. running on African/Arabic timing! Cha!


Got into the venue.. seated my Tushy in the Balcony section. This section was the closest one can get to Mos Def on Level one!


DJ was on point and the supporting act where really cool. Sadly like most artist Mos Def was running......LATE!!! 10Pm he comes out! .. Begins with Super Magic from his latest album- The Ecstatic!

Super magic black origin freshly out of dopeness

He mainly sang tracks from The Ecstatic.. I was sooo glad he did my favorite track off the album "Auditorium (feat. Slick Rick)" ... I Heart this track A LOT!! Lyrics.. concept, beat and SLICK RIIIIIIIICK!

imma soldier in the middle of iraq
well say about noonish commin out the whip
and lookin at me curious, a young Iraqi kid (awww)
carrying laundry, whats wrong G? hungry?
no, gimme oil or get the fuck out my country
and in Arabian barkin other stuff till his moms come grab him and they walk off in a rush

He Also Sang: Revelations..

Better still keep a even dose of each cause until you get justice
You wont get peace peace peace peace peace peace

Twilight Speedball

Every day
Having a goooood time
Every day

Priority

Top priority...peace before everything...God before anything
love before anything...real before everything...home before anyplace...shoot before anything...style and state radiate...
love power slay the hate

Mos Def explained to the audience that he is not longer on a record label and that he is planning to start his own so he will deliever his music personally. He then Went on to sing "His last EVER Heartbreak song".. TAXI.. This was the highlight of the night (b4 meeting him in person of course):

Oh God, Fight back its the war of the hearts..
Angry fights, sleepless nights, Life ain't easy.. but its alright, I've come this far, so why not fly?

Quiet Dog

So and uh rock it, don't stop/ Brooklyn and the kids, heat up your stove top/
bang the empire/ stang the navigatin away/ bring your preservation made the greatest hip-hop!/ the cool-dude swagger look terribly corny/ they flow so petty, unsteady, it's boring/ these dudes ain't throwin, they yawnin/ they need to get off it/ so "wack rap" is all you can call it

During the performance a girl in the crowd who was very drunk kept pushing into girls wearing Hijab, Mos Def immediately got concerned and asked the girl to

"Love my people!.. My Muslim Sisters.."

Later on I saw the girls who got pushed around and Mos Def took them backstage and thanked them and apologized for the girls behavior!! (Owwwwwww!)

He ended the night with "Umi Says"..A classic that everyone can sing along to!


Mos Def showed how humbled he was to be amongst his UK fans! He kept thanking us for coming and on a number of occasions gave shout outs to his Muslim Sisters (Pow!!!!!)


After he sang his final track he unplugged the mic and the DJ played outro tracks and Mos Def began handing out roses to the audience! If only I was on the ground floor! (Darn it!)


He then began to mime the songs being played by the DJ and dancing!


This was such a unique experience! It was a blessing to be part of it!


Lucky for meeeee and my EarthAngel, we met Mos Def at the end of the show!! WOOOOHOO! Its still very Surreal!


I am OFFICIALLY IN LOVE WITH MOS DEF! Jheeez!!

Mos Def Daaay!

Today is the day!

A friend of mine went to see Mos Def on Tuesday and told me it was amazing, so thats more reason to get excited.

what to wear? hmmm!! Do I got for my old school Retro look? Girly look (haaa..me girly?) or "can't be bothered" look? :S

Final Upload for the pre-hype Mos Def time..

Poetic Pilgrimage Spoken words

Leave what your doing...and...Jus... Listen...

She reminds me a lot of Floacist from Floetry! Her Passion, Her energy and her Words. Deep.... Mashallah!

Poetic Pilgrimage & Mohammed Yahya- Earth Cry

Poetic Pilgrimage and Mohammed Yahaya in the US... They are going world wide! Watch this space!

Lines Of Faith

Lines of Faith!

Mohammed Yahya teamed up with Daniel Silverstien to form Lines of Faith.

The unique duo units both Muslims and Jews under one roof, creating a teary event as they bring forward a strong heart felt performance.

What the deliver is a complete contrast to the negative image of both religions portrayed by the media.

Separately, they represent their own religions, together, they represent global peace amongst religions, focusing on the two as Muslims and Jews have had the longest living conflict in history.

TrueTube created a short film with an exclusive interview with the two inspirational men involved in Lines of faith.

TrueTube is a website dedicated to making voices heard by anyone and everyone.... "to help you think, speak out and act on important issues happening in the real world outside your windows."





LINES OF FAITH

Endemic - Hypocrites (ft Masikah & Melanin 9)

Positive Beatz

Its that time of year again! Ramadan has crept up and usually around this time I stop listening to music and pray hard. But this year I can officially listen to music too!! Wooop Wooop! !

Thanks to some very talented UK artist I can enjoy some good beats and positive lyrics.

Lowkey, Mohammed Yahya and Poetic Pilgrimages to name a few.

Its so refreshing to be able to get hold of such great music/spoken words and poetry!

Its hard to find positive lyrics in this current social climate. So this month, as well as other posts, I will be posting clips of tracks from different artist who represent Peace and Positivity.

As well all know, its very hard to make it in the UK! Now you can imagine how much harder is it to make it when you don't fall in the typical category. Yet this isn't stopping them from performing at almost every single event that promotes peace and unity. So Ima show my support by spreading the love via this blog!!

If You like what you see leave a comment, show your support and go on to Youtube and share your comment on their too!

Going to kick it off with a track Orig Mohammed Yahya's with Masikah and now with Muslim Belal.

Titled "Half My Deen (Religion )", the song is dedicated to their wives. Mashallah the track is very sweet! showing of a more emotional side to these up and coming artist.