I learn something new everyday....

Tonight Demayne, Chris Carter, and myself was on youtube looking for old music videos...Demayne asked me if I had ever seen Stevie Wonder play the drums? Man, I didn't even know Stevie played the drums...I learn something new everyday...man, my and Chris were amazed! I know Mr. Wonder is a genius but now I think he is "SUPER HUMAN" a God like talent..I'm blown away...thanks for showing me this Demayne...

Tattoos from 1993-1994....HELL NO!

LOL...man, I found some OLD tattoos I did back in 1993 and 1994. I did the "Nigga 4 Life" tattoo when I was coming out of high school on my homeboy, Nick. I was only 18 years old...man that tattoo is some reallll ghetto hood shit. I didn't have a tattoo machine, I used a single needle...lol That tattoo cost $15...LOL man, I'm glad I made it out those projects. And the tattoo I did on Usher was done in 1994...he was JUST turning 16 years old..and I was 19 when I did his tattoo. I was only in ATL for a few month and we all hang out in the same apartments in Sandy Springs (shit I lived there he was just hanging out) Babyface had just bought him a black jeep for his 16th bday, and came by to pick up his friends thats when he decided he wanted a tattoo. After the tattoo (a month or 2 later) we ended up all going to BET's Teen Summit tv show....me, Demanye and a few other of my crew got our first TV appearance. I got into with Shamar Moore live on TV...it got really heated...later on that same show Usher came out to perform and he started repping my crew at the time "BGP"...he started the chant and me and the boys wilded the fuck out...BET seprated my crew 2 different area for the filming...so we wouldn't start trouble (we were pretty wild back in 94)one half of the Prophet Family was sitting behind the Goodie Mob (Cee-Lo was only 18 years old at the time)..it was a beautiful time in ATL...when the show ended they had the world premier of TLC's "Rainfalls" and I had stood up and spoke for the first time on national TV...that was only the beginning...

Melvin Todd Tattooing Miya Bailey

I was deleting all videos from my laptop and came across this video, we filmed when I was getting my lotus tattoo from Melvin @ City of Ink. He's the new artist at the shop. He is very talented and I trust ALL the artists we hire to work at City of Ink.

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Feeling Good...

I woke up today feeling really good. My wife gave me a beautiful smile, my son jumped in the bed and gave me a big hug. Today my son is doing a speak on Obama, I hate I'm going to miss it, but I have an appointment flying in from another state and they would be pissed if I canceled their appointment. Last night me, Demanye and Tuki got to hang out after work. This is VERY rare, we see each other at work all the time but we never get to chill with each other like the old days. I'm not very emotional unless it about art and music, but I do miss my boys. They are my brothers and sometime I do seem distance from them because of my focus on business and making sure all my boys have money in their pockets and never have to go to the streets for income...I know I'm a dreamer and I can't save ALL my friends, but I have to try at less. They helped me get to where I am today, so together will be on the top. From Hollyweerd, to Jungle 45, to City of Ink, to Plush 357, to Visual Soul..we are family. I love ALL of you...even when I don't show it.

Shepard Fairey "OBEY" bombed the city!

I was in Washington, DC this week and I seen the art of Shepard Fairey (of OBEY) all over the city. I'm a collector of his clothing and books, so to see his work of art bombed over the city was very beautiful and inspiring to me. I first seen his work in 1995 or 96 in Philly. It was the Obey Giant piece and it changed my world. Now he is rich and he STILL finds the time to still hit up the city with some of the most beautiful and popular art in the world. My homegirl Imani (from Pinz-N-Needlez) told me she had a secret for me, so me, Tuki, her and Demayne all drove up in the alley and came across a ton of art posted on a wall..ALL from Shepard Fairey. I took a lot of photos before the city decide to take them all down. I will upload them tomorrow but for now I will post up the photos Demyane took of me taking pictures of his work. Mr. Fairey come to ATL, it's needed!...INSPIRE YOUR CITY!...City of Ink