Sorry it's been a minute
ya'll. I had to take a little escape to one of my favorite places on Earth:
Tulum. I know it's odd to link a site that translates, "Crazy white dude," but all the other ones were even more
WACK! Fix that,
cuz Tulum is the bomb! Here's me looking crazy in the hammock.
I flew back early from my vacation to be on a panel, "Hip-Hop and Homophobia: Exploring Bisexuality, Masculinity, and the
DL," organized by
Princeton University's LGBT Center (big shout to Larry Lyons and Deb
Barasky for making that happen). I was pumped because I got to sit on the a panel with
Dr. Cornel West!! Yo, and that cat is as off the hook as he is brilliant. Marc, sorry I didn't tell you beforehand--it was hectic, but I got his number, son,
holla.
Anywho. Other panelist, were
Dr. David Malebranche and
Lynne d Johnson. It was pretty lively and think Princeton never had so much hip hop, queerness and blackness all in one place. Very dope. All the panelist where incredibly
artrickulate and down-to-earth.
I've been checking out shows, you know, artists got to get inspired and such. I saw my
homie,
Reuben Butchart at his album release party for
Golden Boy. He's sensational and you should see him live--
Quebecois soul. Two days later, I had the privilege of seeing
Antony & the Johnsons with the Brooklyn Philharmonic at
BAM. All I can say is "wow." It was truly a sensationally powerful experience. His voice is dazzling and
transportative. Plus, he did the most unbelievable rendition of
Beyonce's "Crazy in Love." Seriously. Brilliant insanity.
In terms of my own work, got lots going on: next week, I'll be uptown as an audience member at, what looks to be a great panel at
Harlem Children's Zone, a screening and dialogue about Byron
Hurt's film,
Beyond Beats and Rhymes, sponsored by
GenderPAC. Should be cool.
I'm doing some studio work with the
AV Folklore peeps who are bringing their
groovy sounds and art from London.
Next month, I'm heading into the studio to work on some more songs for my solo album. I'm doing in a show in Denver...I know, but hey, cool, right. It's going to be the hotness. Check it, check it,
check it out, just channeling a little
LONS there (isn't INSANE they have a wiki entry?). My "studio" look (notice how I'm mad important and on the phone).
What else? Oh, in a totally different musical vein, I'm bringing it back and singing classical/operatic music on May 19
th at my high school
alma mater, in a tribute to the woman who basically convinced me I could have a career as a singer. She died 10 years ago from stomach cancer, but had a heavy influence on my life (and many others). We're singing some of her fave songs. Oh don't worry, I'll make sure Snowflake takes mad pictures and I will post them here. And you will all laugh.
Still studying for my doctoral qualifying exams next month, that's also part of the reason I've been a bit off the radar. Doing so much yoga it's insane and loving it. I have a
great school and am getting super-buff, even if Snowflake still makes fun of my
bebidas belly. I'm all about yoga and creativity.
Oh yeah, buy
my album.
I will be writing soon. Seriously. I have to write about my obsession with
Chris Brown. And my adventures with my
homie,
Keasha, who's coming to NYC next week.
I was going on and on about how Princeton had their own water, see the bottom of the picture, until I recalled that NYU and Smith College do as well. Why do these schools need to bottle their own water and advertise themselves on school premises? Don't people who are already there, know where they are? 
