The old year is passed, the new one afoot and it all seems too soon, too fast.
When times get hard, and my mind gets clouded (and the gas prices are low enough), I hop in the car just to drive and zone out to whatever melody the stereo system opts to sing to me. Normally it’s either Joe Budden, Jean Grae or whatever other introspective loner is on my smoking playlist at the time.
These holidays, I spent the better part of my time transitioning into a new life for yet another year. Unlike before, it wasn’t merely a matter of finishing up paperwork, doing budgets, cleaning out the wardrobes and preparing for whatever lays ahead. I actually had hurdles to leap. Somewhere between house-hunting, car-hunting, losing loved ones and loving losers, I struggled to find time to sit behind my virus-infected computer and fix it, let alone prepare pieces for TSS (Sorry Gotty and Crew.)
But I return from my spirit walk with revelations, resolutions and rejuvenated vigor for 2009.
Clarity, dare I say. And just in time to make my New Year’s resolution.
As a good friend of mine, Mandy, always says “New Years resolutions are like crying babies in churches: they must be carried out immediately.” While cradling them is cute and talking about them could be fun, both things are pointless. Showing them off is just annoying and….well, the metaphor is self-sufficient and infinite.
My resolution for this year is to remain focused on my goals and dreams and dedicated to those who help make them come true. That includes you bummy fucks.
Happy 2009.
What are your resolutions?
Willy Northpole – Robot
Eminem – Break A Bottle
Strong Arm Steady Strong Arm Steady Feat. Mistah FAB, Planet Asia & Bishop Lamont – Sunny CA
Chamillionaire – Internet Nerd’s Argue
DMX – Y’all Niggas (Prod. By Jim Jonsin)
Nipsey Hussle – Got It Made
Mikkey Halsted Feat. Kaye Fox – Karma (Prod. by No ID)
Plies – Can’t Cry
Lloyd Banks – New Pussy (Props to X)
Strong Arm Steady Feat. Talib Kweli & Guilty Simpson – Give It Up
Emilio Rojas – Sounds So Good (Props to OS)
Travis McCoy (of Gym Class Heroes) – Let’s Get It On (Props to 2DB)
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A little more focus and determination in all aspects of my life. 2008 was crap for me on a purely personal level, but I grew a bit and I plan to implement those lessons in the new year.
Honestly, it shouldn’t be too hard.
Best wishes to everyone in achieving goals this year…
to be true in everything i do.
and boost up that 2.3 gpa…. not a good look.
My goal is to be more financially savvy.
In repeat in my head, I hear Yeezy saying, “Wait ’till I get my money right!”
Good luck to all in your future endeavors.
every second counts in oh nine. alluta continua..!
WE NEED A REVOLUTION.
1. Get that Bill Gates, Oprah Money…
2. And then a whole bunch of other resolutions that I CAN accomplish.
Happiest of new years to errbody!
Patience & to use my time even more wisely
Honestly, my resolution in 2009 is to finally have my output match my ambition & to try to be a better family member & friend to the people who mean the most to me.
I’m gonna finally back all my music up to DVD’s. My EHD crashed in May & I just now recovered.
^-that’s a good resolution
I resolve to keep doing what I’m doing in pursuit of my dreams and continue growing as a person. Basically, I want to keep doing right by me, my community, my family, and my friends. It’s the same thing every year, New Year’s just are a microcosm of long-term plans, at least that’s how I look at it.
Oh, and I do resolve to find at least 2 more Alfa Mega-ish individuals to roll with the crew, you know, for when ish pops off that requires said individuals to Alfa Mega-tize the joint…
One more thing, in 2009 I plan on reminding all these heads talking about “my swag this my swag that” that where I’m from, swag is the term used to describe bunk ass trees, the brownest of the brown, the stemmiest of the stemmy, the most seedy of the seedy, shit that you couldn’t sell ounces of for more than a dub dub-fin to a respectable cat.
Just saying.
El Rosado: I think you are referring to SCHWAG-not swag. But maybe our neighborhoods are a bit different….
but swag also sucks too. i think if you make it your new years resolution to just stick with the headies and have self-confidence, you will be ok for 09.
for 2009 I plan to:
1) after 4 LONG years, graduate from medical school!!
2) back up all my music to DVD’s (shouout to MZ)
3) continue to pray for the return of “old school” eminem (you listening Marshall?)
4) count my blessings
5) and continue to support the TSS “Respect My Fresh” hustle
BOSS (ala C.O. Rick Ross)
Resolutions:
- being more/brutally honest in personal matters. If it ruffles feathers, so be it.
- treat time w/ more respect.
- not forget lessons learned in ’08.
- read a few books per month (gotten away from that)
- invent the new velcro, purchase a vocoder, write a hit song, sing it.
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MZ… how do you extract the music from the DVD once it’s on there.
To stay bustin’ my ass at the job so that they keep takin notice that I stay grindin and they can promote said ass. Two cats that were there before me got the boot yesterday. New Year’s Eve. And I didn’t have a gig last night for the first time in 6 years because I had to be at the job at 6AM this morn.
Find a way to be better than I was last year…
What up Doctor Teef!!!! “Teef, PHD.” has a nice little ring to it, huh?
My NYR’s are as follows:
Spell-check my TSS comments. (lol!)
Get over my LC crush… (Sad, I know, but what can I say? Her pen-game is sexy.)
Do more of my own writing. (TSS’s daily output, both volume and quality is inspiring.)
Give Hater Chris a hug.
Cut Gotty that check for my Comment Of The Year award.
Get more good music in my life… (I actually found some good music this year–most of it was from ’05-’07, but got no love.)
Share more…
Pray more.(God ain’t no genie but I think He likes to hear from us other than “i’m in jail/broke/hurt/fired/etc again—help me out!”
Spend less time online. (twitter gon’ be alright without me.)
Happy 2009, y’all!
Tres:
They fired somebody on New Year’s Eve?
Wow…
Even ViceLords take NYE off from thuggin’ in Chi.
I can see it now: Revelers sippin’… youngin’s xeroxing they butts on the copier… a couple hookin’ up in the supply closet. And the boss starts shakin’ hands and handing out bonuses till he gets to “Craig” and “Jimmy”…
Boss: “Old Ang Sine!!!!” Now that we got that out the way, ‘You two aggins is fired. Wish it was cheaper to keep ya’ but, hey… times is hard. Finish your mimosa and bounce.’”
I worked at a company where they fired a woman with cancer a week before Christmas cuz they didn’t want her on the company’s health insurance rolls no more.
But your story’s like “1a” on my “corproatefolks is jacked up” list now.
make the world a better place.
get into med school
propose to my chica
get out of credit card debt (even if it takes to FT jobs)
resolutions are for the weak, who need excuses to make goals.
i do what i need to do.
C’mon Chris, now you’re just being a jerk lol.
^Happy new year to u too fella
I think Estelle’s NEW Teef should have a 6th resolution: to change his name so people don’t get me and him confused (as much as I’d like to take credit for some of his great comments & becoming a med school grad…by the way, congrats! lol)
A few of my own:
Eat healthier, improve my diet and get back in the gym
Hold up! Hold the fuck up!
There’s two Teef’s?
I’m confused.
Will the real Teefus a.k.a. NCM stand up?
Don’t tell me Teef created a damn alias for his alias lol
-Quit Smoking Cigs
-work on my communication skills with wifey
-Visit a new country on the map
-Drink less at work
-make it to the gym 4 days a week min.
-Have a kid.
it’s partially my fault for creating so many damn variations of my own name, lol
the real Teef can recount how, a little over a year ago, I stumbled upon TSS for the first time and came in on some hatin’ shit from jump with sideways comments about Boosie, Plies and them, and how Gotty admonished me…
and on a Mogulus chat that Miss Info was hosting, I witnessed firsthand Amp and ____ _____ go at it, and Amp don’t back down for no one, which is prolly how you are in real life, like some sort of mini-Alfamega, lol…I need to roll with dudes like you, haha
by the way, Jesus ain’t white, but the porcelain god I was praying to last night is….I think I’mma swear off drankin’ for a while…vodka, moscato, AND a blunt…fuck all that shit
^ That’s him! lol
To the copycat, a name change is in order. Respect the OG =)
^ it’s all good, I ain’t trippin’ lol
kinda flattered actually
but I thought there were certain nuances and mannerisms where you could tell the difference
OG Teef = Dentures???
Yup, and my gravatar is pretty much consistent, whether I’m posting from my laptop or BlackBerry
The other dude is False Teef, lol
@ NDiamonds – have a Hoppy New Year…harhar
first things first…..
black canseco–> ‘preciate the love homeboy, but I’m getting a medical degree (M.D.) so it’ll be “Teef, MD” lol …. congrats again on the award
M. KING–> good luck when you start applying to med school pimp; the road’s long, but definitely worth it
finally, the streets have spoken (shoutout to AmpGeez)……
-to prevent anymore confusion and out of respect to the “OG Teef” a name change is in order for the new year. Wasn’t trying to bit ya style homeboy; i was “Jojo @ 1:50″ when I first saw your name several months ago……. props to ya.
Old Name: Estelle’s NEW Teef
New Name: The Black Dr. House
BOSS
The Black Dr. House it is =)
Getting the clothing line to the next level
Well, I must say, I am honored and humbled to be able to post here, along with other highly educated, distinguished and esteemed luminaries, lol
Real talk, though: I think it’s great that there are hip-hop heads who know their place as strictly fans and connoiseuers and are pursuing other ways to contribute positively to this world other than being a recording artist/musician/entertainer or athlete.
Good luck to all the aspiring doctors, teachers, writers, politicians, law enforcement, business owners and government employees/public servants…we need you to stay progressive-minded and aspire to make positive changes.
resolutions: get better than a 3.0 gpa…and get $$$. nothing more,nothing less. =)
happy new year TSS.
Hashy New year to you as well OG Teef….
I should UPS you a couple of bottles some time.
Spend a day offline and you miss so much, a fake teef biting the original’s style. (Awww shit!!!! wit lines like that 2009′s commenter of the year will be mine!!!)