Kid Frankie (Wiz Khalifa)

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Your favorite broke blogger

Lemme guess, you guys thought I'd never come crawling back to you did you? Well contrary to popular belief this blog is NOT dead and I'm here to bring it back in all it's glory!! (deja vu right?) I'm sorry guys I've just been busy on the never ending pursuit of happiness. I'm gonna try to update you guys on things as best I can while trying to leave out all of the "boring" stuff. Summer is right around the corner and another chapter in my life is ready to be written. But, before we get to all that let's go over some sparknotes (see what I did there? book reference?...ehhh you get it) of things that took place during my hiatus.

Music:

Yes I am still doing music. In fact I am more involved in music now then I have ever been. I kid you not when I say that I am writing anything and everything that comes to my mind on a daily basis. Not everything "literally" but, as far as concepts ideas and rhymes go, I am transferring all thoughts to paper. I am still working hard to plan out exactly how I want to construct and deliver this upcoming mixtape to you guys in 2011. One of the hardest things I had to overcome was "finding my voice". As a long time fan of music and not actually a participant so to speak, I've subconsciously acquired characteristics and musical deliveries from artists that I like. This is a terrible habit.

When trying to establish yourself as an artist in ANY genre of music not just rap, you have to make sure you try to distinguish yourself from others. Most importantly you have to find YOUR voice. When it comes down to it I want my music to be an extension of me. Not a product of "what's cool" or "what's popular". Music to me is a form of self expression. Some people see it as a means to riches others as a means to fame etc etc.. I want listeners to feel as tho they are in my shoes for that 3 and a half minutes or so that they are listening to my song. My music has moods to it. If I'm sad I want you to feel it. If I'm feeling like I'm the best rapper around then I want you to hear my reasoning behind it. Songs are supposed to be a form of communication that is almost like a P.A system connected to my thoughts. I want you to feel the feelings behind every track. Patience is key. The music is coming soon

So what are you doing besides working on songs?

Well currently I am working 3rd shift at Walmart in Streetsboro. *gasp* You went to a private high school and left college to work at Walmart?!? haha no. I left college because I currently have no desire to be there. Could I drive back to Purdue and say "Sign me up" right now? sure I could but, that's not my aim right now. I want to do music it's my passion and one of the few things that makes me smile now a days. In order to achieve your dreams you have to do a little dirty work. Every night that I drag myself to work (my shift is from 10 pm - 7 am) I remind myself of my goal. The middle aged people I work with urge me to go back to school every single day. "You don't wanna end up here for the rest of your life. You're such a bright young man". I hear it every night. I tried to inform them that I have bigger aspirations and dreams than becoming apart of the corporate world after college but alas, my statements fall on deaf ears. I don't really blame them , I mean how many people that up and leave school actually are happy in life? Who knows and who cares...I guess I'm stubborn.

What happened to modeling and acting?

Well to put it short nothing "happened" to modeling and acting I'm just waiting for a "break". Actually while we're on the subject of that I have an audition tmrw similar to the audition I passed awhile back but ended not being able to participate in the event. Tmrw I am auditioning to travel with my agency to NYC for a big showcase in front of talent scouts in all the fashion and marketing world. Yea.. I guess I need to go get my eyebrows waxed today huh?

What else?

Besides all of that stuff going on I recently went on a trip to Washington D.C with muh lady Brooke and it was everything I needed. Everytime I see that woman I swear I fall more and more in love with her. I don't know if I'm starting to grow "old" or what but it seems like companionship and love in steadily moving up on my list of priorities. Never would I have thought that I would feel as though I needed someone around me in order to keep me sane. I feel as though I'm in a type of love triangle that is based more on necessity than desire so to speak. If Brooke is my love then music is my mistress. That made alotta sense huh? yea, it was just as confusing in my head also.

All in all I'm excited to take steps forward because the best thing about your future is you can always change it. Unlike the past who's ink has long dried, the future is merely a blank page waiting for YOU to write the epic ending. Take care everyone, talk to you guys soon

New ish... "Daze"

I'll admit I'm not a big fan of most of souljaboy or his SODMG crew's music but, when I heard this new track by Jbar I had to put it up... He has a unique voice that makes the hook really "pop"...no homo tho

Lmao

I saw this and I had to put this up for you guys lol

Wiz Khalifa Interview

Christopher Truth + Peter Academy + Wiz Khalifa from Christopher Truth on Vimeo.

One of my favorite artists out right now hands down.. OKAYYYYYYYYYYYY

Drake - Over (Music Video)

Cypher 1

Yesterday I spent a good amount of the day (5 hours) at my dude Trav's house working on a custom beat for my intro track to the upcoming mixtape. While I was there I figured I may as well go record this quick 16 I've been carrying around for a lil while now so, like I promised in an earlier post, I will be giving you guys 16 bars about once a month that will NOT be on the mixtape but, are simply something for you guys to listen to in the meantime. That being said, I found this beat on youtube and there were a bunch of artists in the youtube community spittin to it so I thought I might as well have a lil fun with it. Link is below...enjoy!

HERE WE GO YALL - Marc By Design (MBD)

April Fool's!!!!

Yes, the post below was a joke. And you were tricked...sorry we couldn't resist the holiday spirit!!!

A Giant Step

This is honestly gonna be one of the most excited you'll ever see me in a blog post. You may be wondering why I have a picture of the liberty bell above. Well as you all know the liberty bell is located in Philadelphia..so.... guess what?!? Im moving to Philly!! lol

I know I put alotta reflective blog posts up and alotta posts about seizing opportunity and "living your life" to the fullest well guess what..I'm actually following my own advice. I realized that I can't live without Brooke and there's no way I wanna let anymore time go by without having my love by my side. Brooke and I have been discussing moving in with each other for quite some time now and we decided that April 15th is the date!! Since we're moving in with each other I decided we may as well make this as "official" as possible....

We're engaged!! Of course we're not getting married anytime "soon" so to speak but, we are both ready to start our lives together! Love truly does conquer all.

I love you with all my heart Brooke and I can't wait for us to embark on our journey through life together!!

Adventure to Maryland

As most of you already know, this past weekend I made a trip to maryland in order to spend a few days with Brooke and to meet some of her friends and family for the first time. Let me just start off by saying the drive was not fun at all! It isn't until you embark on a 6hr + drive that you realize how crappy the music on your ipod is. I literally ran out of things I wanted to hear after 3 hours. Driving through Pennsylvania isn't one of the most enjoyable things I've ever done in my life but, some of the scenery was beautiful indeed. It allowed me to see vast farmlands (that I saw plenty of in Indiana during my Purdue stint) and some mountain ranges. The worst part though, was as I continued along the never-ending highway system all I could think about was how I was missing out on my protein and friday "Leg" workout!! smh...dedication gone wrong

The actual visit itself overall, was a good one. I visited/ hung out with about 12 friends or family members of Brooke's (13 if you include her cute dog.....yea I said "cute" deal with it). In all honesty some people I had a really enjoyable visit with while with others my eyes stayed glued to the clock. All in all I found everyone to be nice in some way and it made the visit a short but, worthwhile one.

Soundtrack To My Life video

DatNewCudi.com: KiD CuDi - Soundtrack 2 My Life (Directed by Jason Goldwatch) from DatNewCudi / DP on Vimeo.

What Are You Made Of?

Have you ever just stopped what you were doing and taken time to get in touch with yourself? No..not like that you pervs...I mean really sit alone in a room or wherever you may be and close your eyes and "Wander" in your own skin?

I honestly don't know if one would consider this to be a form of meditation or not but, I have a little thing I like to do every once in a while when I find myself stressed or alone. Ever since we were born we all as human beings have a thirst for knowledge and discovery. No child ever exhibits a desire to be ignorant. Newborn children are always staring at things, grabbing things and putting things in their mouths because, that is their own way of making sense out of this complex world they were thrust into. As we grow older some of us continue to pursue knowledge at a rapid pace while others of us become a little more content with of place in the universe. Though the desire for knowledge never dies entirely, we may simply partially extinguish the figurative "flame".

One thing I've come to realize which eventually lead to my "self-awareness" moments, was the fact that as human beings we all have bodies yet we really don't know much about them. It amazed me when I sat here and thought to myself "my soul has been in this body for 20 years yet, I feel as though I don't know exactly how it works". It baffles me how people can't want to know how everything around them works yet most of us barely have a clue as to how we ourselves "work". I mean yes, we know certain things. We know about white blood cells and how to go to the bathroom and how to have sex and blah blah blah....but there is a infinite amount of things that our complex bodies do without us even knowing.

The "meditation" practice that I find myself doing from time to time is actually quite simply. I will sit alone in a quiet room with my eyes closed and take slow and deep breaths, breathing in and out of my mouth. As I sit breathing I will take my hands and touch different areas on my face, throat, chest and stomach and feel ever movement made by my body. Like I said this isn't masturbation, I'm not tryna get "off" lmao...but, it is me tryna "see" the factory inside of my body working as it does the most common function that any human body does...Breathe.

Breathing is simple, complex and vital all at the same time. This amazes me. If you ever have some free time I encourage you to simply slow down and take a look inside yourself. It is a very relaxing and sometimes enlightening experience.

Steady Gains...Diet Update

"Hey Marc, what ever happened to your diet?"

Well avid reader of MARC in Full Effect, I'm glad you asked lol. The weight gain diet is going great. I have consistantly been in the gym four days a week rain, sleet, snow or beautiful weather (those days are the hardest). When I first wrote to you guys and told you about my goal to be 190lbs by the end of the year I was approx. 165lbs at the time. Sitting here typing this post I currently sit at a nice LEAN (very important...I wanted to gain muscle weight..not simply fat) 183lbs. My diet has me feeling more energetic and alot stronger than ever. Not to mention with the increase in water and vast decrease in alcohol and soda (yea, I said soda not pop...that's the Jersey in me haha) my skin is looking better and brighter than ever, which is always good for getting in front of the camera.

I am extremely happy with what I've done so far but I am far from content. I set this goal and as far as I'm concerned it has not been accomplished yet! So ima keep it up and you guys stay tuned.

Ps. I appreciate all of you guys that have been supporting me in obtaining this goal remember:

Encouragement leads to Accomplishment!!

Awwwwwww

It was cute...what can I say?

Cool stuff

Niceeee

Fail of the day

lolwut?

MGK Re-post

Just reposting this in case you guys missed it the first time. Here's the first single from the homie Machine Gun Kelly's upcoming album "Kellyvision"..Check it out and get hip!!

Also, if you haven't yet already make sure to scroll down and downland the "100 Words and Running" mixtape by MGK

The late-night Thinker

I really don't know what it is about the nighttime but, it really seems to go hand and with my personal "reflection" time. Every night I fight off numerous thoughts, ideas and random imaginations in my head in order to try to muster up a good night's sleep. I've found myself many a times just staying up through the night and vowing to regain the lost sleep tmrw..yea, that never actually works out but nonetheless, I find myself in said situation once again. I've found that when I'm alone in my room without any music blasting or mindless T.V shows blaring, my own thoughts tend to "scream" at me. It's almost as if when the sun goes down and the midnight hour is a couple hours behind me, my own conscience wants me to have a conversation with it. It's strange really. As I sit here in contemplation it almost feels as if I'm not merely thinking to myself but rather, I'm conversing with myself..hmmm

Iron Man 2

I can't wait for this to come out