TRUST YOUR STRUGGLE

LAST THURSDAY THE HOMIES FROM "TRUST YOUR STRUGGLE", AN  ART COLLECTIVE FROM THE BAY AREA HAD A SHOW AT GALERIA DE LA RAZA TO CELEBRATE THE END OF THEIR U.S. MURAL TOUR. IT WAS A HOT SUMMER NIGHT , SO WE MASHED ON OUR BIKES AND PREPARED WITH SOME PURPLE AND A 40OZ WE WERE READY TO START THE NIGHT... 

THE PIECES BELOW ARE A COLLABO BETWEEN ALL OF THE TYS MEMBERS. IF YOU CHECK OUT THEIR BLOG HERE YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THEIR U.S. MURAL TOUR, AND CHECK OUT DOPE PHOTOS OF THEIR SUMMER LONG ADVENTURE... YOU CAN ALSO ADD THEM ON MYSPACE...

GUSTAVO AND ANNA MARIA SUPPORTING THE HOMIES (ABOVE)

MY BOO MACHY, AND MR. SCOTT LAROCKWELL LOOKING MIGHTY FLY!!!

MACHY & ME READY TO BLAZE AND ENJOYING SOME DOPE BEATS PROVIDED BY THE LOVELY DJ (BELOW)... WOMEN DJ'S ARE HOT ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE SMART TOO.

THE COMMUNITY CAME OUT TO SUPPORT OUR HOMIES FOR A JOB WELL DONE, AND TO LET THEM KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE ALL THEY DO FOR THE COMMUNITY, OUR YOUTH, AND THE ART SCENE... THEY GOT THIS WHOLE ART COLLECTIVE THING ON LOCK.... YAAMEAN!!!

TRUST YOUR STRUGGLE CREW (ABOVE)

MAD PROPS TO THE TYS CREW... I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT THEM. EXCEPT THAT THEY ARE TRULY AN INSPIRATION... THEY MAKE ME BELIEVE IN MY STRUGGLES... THEY ARE THE CHANGE I WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD!!!!

PLEASANTON CAR SHOW

LAST SUNDAY THE LADIES AND I CHECKED OUT THE HOT ROD CAR SHOW IN PLEASANTON... IT WAS HELLA HOT, I COULDN'T STOP SWEATING! BUT I DID HAVE SOME DELICIOUS FAIR SNACKS LIKE CORN DOGS, KETTLE POPCORN, AND BEER... UMMM COLD BEER IS GOOD IN 100DEGREE WEATHER.

                         

MI JEFA (BOSS LADY) KIM AND I SITTING IN THE LOVELY SHADE ...

THE LADIES LOOKING HELLA CUTE... COMO SIEMPRE!

POSING NEXT TO SOME DOPE ASS CARS... MAN IF MY HOUSE HAD A GARAGE I WOULD BE SO DOWN TO GETTING AN OLD SCHOOL RANFLA AND FIXING IT UP... HELL YEAH, THEN CRUSE THE BOULEVARD WITH THE BREEZYS!!!  

ONE OF THESE DAYS I'M GONNA OWN ONE OF THESE CARS... I CAN'T WAIT IT'S GONNA BE HELLA DOPE!

CULTURE SKATE

CULTURE SKATE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SKATE SHOPS IN THE CITY (SF). THE HOMIES TERRY AND CHRIS WORK THERE, AND ARE ALWAYS KIND ENOUGH TO SMOKE ME OUT IN THEIR NICE BACK YARD. NOW THAT'S CUSTOMER SERVICE! BUT FOR REALS, THEY'RE ALL ABOUT THE GREEN... AND BY THAT I MEAN HEMP, ORGANIC, BAMBOO, RECYCLE, REDUCE, RE-USE. THEY ARE VERY ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIENCE, AND BELIEVE IN ENLIGHTENING  THE MIND, BODY AND SOUL. ALL THE CLOTHING SOLD THERE IS ORGANIC AND MADE FROM HEMP. MY FAVORITE PART OF THE STORE OTHER THAN THEIR CHILL BACKYARD IS THEIR DOPE REGGAE MUSIC SELECTION FOR SALE. 

THEY HAVE MONTHLY ART SHOWS AT THE SHOP... AND FOR THE AUGUST SHOW THEY ASKED MY BOO TO DO A GRAFF PIECE IN THEIR BACK YARD. I'M NOT SAYING THIS BECAUSE HE'S MY BOYFRIEND, BUT MY BOO IS HELLA TALENTED. HE HAS AMAZING CAN CONTROL AND CAN WHIP OUT A PIECE IN NO TIME... HE'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS, AND YEARS... AND IT SHOWS.

IT WAS LIKE A RAINBOW OF COLORS...

MY BOO (GERMS) DOING HIS THANG...

THE FINAL RESULT (BOTTOM PIECE).  

IF YOU'RE DOWN IN THE MISSION (VALENCIA @ DUBOCE) CHECK THEM OUT.. THEY'RE TOTALLY CHILL AND POSITIVE FOLKS. GO AHEAD CULTURE SKATE!!!

ROSCOE'S CHICKEN & WAFFLES

ON MY WAY TO ROSCOE'S CHICKEN & WAFFLES... I WAS SO EXCITED, I COULDN'T WAIT!!!

YUMMMMMY!!! I HAD TO PUT MY HAIR UP SO I COULD REALLY DIG IN...

MY FRIENDS KAT AND JESSE CAME WITH US TO L.A. AND WERE VERY MUCH ENJOYING THEIR POLLO AND WAFFLES!!! THANK YOU ROSCOE'S FOR LETTING US HELLA PIG OUT.

PABLO FRANCISCO

THIS FOOL PABLO FRANCISCO IS HELLA FUNNY... MY SISTERS AND I LOVE HIM. WE USED TO CRACK UP FOR DAYS WATCHING HIS STAND UP COMEDY. HE HAS SO MUCH ENERGY, AND I LOVE HIS IMPRESSIONS OF LATINA WOMEN... HE'S A MAJOR BREEZY AND THAT'S WHY I LOVE HIM!!!

Delinquent Habits

( VIDEO ABOVE- DELINQUENT HABITS " LOWER EAST SIDE" 1996)

( VIDEO ABOVE- DELINQUENT HABITS "TRES DELINQUENTES" 1996 )

OH MAN, OH MAN, OH MAN... THIS WAS THE VERY FIRST ALBUM (DELINQUENT HABITS 1996) MY FOLKS TOOK AWAY FROM ME AND WOULD NOT GIVE BACK, THEY TREW IT AWAY! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT? I WAS IN SIXTH GRADE AND TRYING TO SLOWLY EASE MY PARENTS INTO LETTING ME BUMP RAP/HIP-HOP IN THE HOUSE... THEY WERE USED TO ME LISTENING TO OLDIES, FUNK AND RANCHERAS. I WOULD BUMP THIS SHIT HELLA LOUD, AND  THE THING WAS THAT IT HAD SPANISH WORDS/LINGO AND MY PARENTS KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE SAYING. IT WAS WEAK! THE FOLKS ARE COOL WITH IT NOW... THEY KINDA HAVE TO WITH FIVE YOUNG DAUGHTERS, AND YOU KNOW WE ALL LOVE THOSE DOPE BEATS!

TOO F*CKING CUTE FOR ME!!!

I'M USUALLY AN UNSENTIMENTAL, COLD HEARTED BREEZY, BUT WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE MADE EVEN MY COLD AS ICE HEART MELT...  I EVEN TEARED UP A LITTLE... SO HERE, GIVE YOURSELF A CAVITY WITH THIS SWEETNESS... AND ENJOY MR. CHRISTIAN THE LION!!!

P.S. WTF IS UP WITH THE MUSIC THOUGH... BREEZY-ASS SONG CHOICE, YOU MIGHT     JUST WANT TO MUTE THIS VIDEO!

PINEAPPLE EXPRESS

THE BREEZYS AND I WHENT TO THE MOVIES LAST NIGHT,  WE SAW "PINEAPPLE EXPRESS", IT'S FROM THE CREATORS OF "SUPER BAD" ... AND IT HELLA CRACKED MY SHIT UP. IT'S ONE OF THE FUNNIEST MOVIES I'VE SEEN IN A HOT MINUTE, I LAUGHED FROM START TO FINISH. IF YOU LOVE FUNNY, CLEVER, STONER MOVIES... AND EVEN IF YOU DON'T, YOU SHOULD WATCH IT. THIS MOVIE IS BREEZY APPROVED!

ITZPAPALOTL FALL '08

ITZPAPALOTL IS DOING IT ONCE AGAIN...ABOVE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE FALL '08 LINE PHOTO SHOOT, SHOT BY MY DEAR FRIEND GUSTAVO A.K.A. OCTAVIO DE LAS ROSA ... IF YOU ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH ITZPAPALOTL HERE IS THEIR MISSION STATEMENT:

ITZPAPALOTL IS A CLOTHING LINE MADE FOR A WARRIOR WOMAN. SHE DRESSES TO ACCENTUATE HER CURVES AND THE BROWNNESS OF HER SKIN. SHE MIXES OLD HUIPILES WITH JEANS AND OLD MEXICAN JEWELRY OR A GUATEMALAN SKIRT WITH A SMALL TOP AND JEAN JACKET. THIS WOMAN IS FIGHTING INJUSTICE BY DAY AND A DANZANTE BY NIGHT. ITZPAPALOTL IS A LINE THAT APPEALS TO PROFESSIONAL FREEDOM FIGHTING WOMEN. SHE NEEDS HER GARMENTS TO BE COMFORTABLE AND VERSATILE. THESE ARE GARMENTS THAT COMPLIMENT THIS WOMAN'S ALL AROUND BEAUTY, INDIVIDUALITY, AND FIGHTING SPIRIT. ITZPAPALOTL CLOTHING IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR OUT FIGHTING BROTHERS ALSO. ITZPAPALOTL IS FOR PEOPLE WHO FIGHT THIS STRUGGLE EVERYDAY.

MAY I ADD THAT AMELIA THE FOUNDER OF ITZPAPALOTL PRINTS, CUTS, AND SEWS EVERY SINGLE PIECE HERSELF. YOU CAN NOW BUY ITZPAPALOTL GEAR HERE 

AT THEIR ONLINE STORE, AND YOU CAN ALSO FIND IT AT URBANXIC. I LOVE WEARING ITZPAPALOTL, IT BRINGS OUT THE REVOLUTIONARY WARRIOR WOMAN IN ME!!!

MENTIROSA

I HAVE THE WORST MEMORY WHEN IT COMES TO MOVIES AND SONG LYRICS...MAYBE CUZ I'M SUCH A BREEZY... NAWWW, IT'S CUZ I'M SUCH A POTHEAD. ANYWAYS, THERE'S ONLY A FEW SONGS WHOSE LYRICS I KNOW WORD BY WORD. ONE OF THOSE SONGS IS "MENTIROSA" ( 1989), BY MELLOW MAN ACE (ULPIANO SERGIO REYES). HE IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF THE RAP GROUP "CYPRESS HILL"... HE'S THE YOUNGER BROTHER OF CYPRES HILL'S  MEMBER "SEN DOG". THEY WERE BORN IN CUBA, BUT RAISED IN SOUTH GATE, LOS ANGELES. ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS I LOVE THIS SONG, AND WHY THE WORDS ARE EMBEDDED IN MY BRAIN IS BECAUSE THE LYRICS ARE IN MY LANGUAGE "SPANGLISH". I KNOW YOU REMEMBER THE LYRICS TOO... READY? IT GOES A LITTLE SOMETHINGS LIKE THIS... CHECK THIS OUT BABY, TENEMOS TREMENDO LIO... (CONTINUE TO VIDEO ABOVE)

SELENA

UMMM... I LOVE SELENA, HANDS DOWN... ALWAYS AND FOREVER! IT'S BEEN 13 YEARS SINCE SHE PASSED, AND SHE'S CONSTANTLY ON MY MIND... NOT ONLY BECAUSE SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS, BUT BECAUSE PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY I LOOK LIKE HER... FOR EXAMPLE, I HAD A DENTIST APPOINTMENT YESTERDAY, AND WHILE MY DENTIST CAREFULLY DRILLED THE FUCK OUT OF MY TOOTH, HE  COMPLIMENTED ME ON MY LIQUID EYELINER AND HUGE CHOLA EARRINGS... BUT ALSO SAID I LOOKED LIKE SELENA. I WAS LIKE "WHATTT?" CAN YOU PLEASE CONCENTRATE ON MY TOOTH AND  NOT MY MAKE-UP DUDE.  I DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF FUGLY BUT I DO NOT HAVE SELENA'S BOOTYLICIOUS BODY... I MEAN WHAT DID HER PARENTS FEED HER? ANYWAYS, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE COMPARED TO SELENA LOOK WISE. HERE ARE A FEW OF HER VIDEO PERFORMANCES TO REMIND US OF WHY SELENA IS, AND FOREVER WILL BE THE QUEEN OF TEX-MEX!!! R.I.P. SELENA!!!!

PS. WITH OUT SELENA THERE WOULD BE NO J.LO... BIATCH!!!