BayWaii Part 3: EyeASage performs in Honolulu on 9/24!

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Eat Your Heart Out

I was perusing my iPhone Photo Library the other day and was astonished at the amount of food pics I had compiled over nearly a year - brunches, holidays, birthday parties, vacations - and have acknowledged myself a righteous foodie. Now I've never been the religious type, but I've noticed myself partaking in a snapshot before I dig in (my own way of giving thanks) while simultaneously keeping a running tab of the indulgences that I probably shouldn't be making so frequently. In either case, I hope you enjoy...

Patio Filipino: Sizzling catfish sisig

Cuban Chicken (Harlem)

Homemade: Tocino, Longanisa, garlic fried rice & steamed crab

808 Favs: Ahi Poké & garlic chicken

LA Favs : KyoChon Korean Fried Chicken & rat dog

Can't forget Pinkberry!

Foreground: Fried Oyster Po Boy with smoked yam mash

SF Favs: Chicken N waffles, Little Skillet-style....


Roxie's smoked turkey on dutch

Sourdough French Toast

Bon Appétit!

Spotted! Raekwon in LA

I was able to finally hit the town for business after a long hiatus locked up in the studio, and the first spot I hit was Cashmere Agency's party for Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2. I met Raekwon two years ago when I interviewed Wu Tang for their "8 Diagrams" release, and he was the most engaging and insightful of the crew in my own journalistic opinion. So, naturally, I was gassed when he remembered me sincerely, since writers hardly ever get to hear positive feedback about their pieces, much less, be acknowledged for their hard work. A great night, and a pleasant reminder why writing will always be my first love...

My Next Show: LA - STK/FPAC Afterparty

Interview with Hard Knock Radio

It's funny how things work out. Earlier this year, I first met Weyland Southon through our mutual friend, Jason Mateo, and we kicked it nearly every day I was in Oahu while they were in town organizing their first annual Hip Hop Convention in the 808.

Now mind you, there were plenty of people in town as well for the Erykah Badu/Goapele concert, but somehow the ragtag crew stuck, thanks to Weyland's room key and our all-too-eager wish to make use of his pool while the two were away all day at the convention. And although we all carried respectable titles back home in the Bay, this trip (and the madness that ensued) amalgamated a friendship that, according to our overlapping social networks, should have been established quite a while ago.



So it was a little disconcerting to finally see Weyland put his Executive Producer hat on when he interviewed me for Hard Knock Radio this week; the jovial, island bwoy who was down to roll with a bunch of loud girls suddenly put on his Casey Kasem and got down to business. Word. And me, freshly-blazed, trying my best not to do what I always loathe about rappers, and unload their life story onto a journalist within the first questions, did exactly that. Thank God for editing.

It was this amiable beginning that allowed him to ask thoughtful questions and get person - not to mention, be the first radio station to actually bump my shit!!! So if you haven't had a chance to listen, you can listen to on their program, Hard Knock Radio, for the next two weeks and imagine the difficulty in us keeping a straight face. Enjoy!

Listen HERE

(A BIG Shout out to all the listeners that tuned in and checked out the blog!!! Thank you!!!)

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