@JaeFiasco x NateAnthony

Made a milo for a good friend of mine wit some yeezys!!!...I'm getting better at this. What do you think?

New Lauryn Hill - Repercussions

Wow, I never expected the day that I would hear a new Lauryn Hill track. Although it seems like a snippet I'm really feeling this. It feels like classic Lauryn. Easy listening melody with a deep message. Please give me your thoughts...

Marcus Troy x Timex Ironman Contest

This is so late and I'm sorry. So about a month back I entered a contest by the Fashion/Lifestyle blogger Marcus Troy. He has an amazing blog that everyone should check out. If you look to the right side of my blog on the daily read list you'll see it...Anyway I was one of the winners of this contest and I got an Timex Ironman Watch. I never got to show off the watch or even give a proper thank you to him. I know this isn't a lot, but if Marcus Troy does ever read this, thank you a lot for the gift man. You're an inspiration and motivator and will always be promoted and hailed on this blog (twitter him @MarcusTroy)...click read more for more pics...

When facing your age...

So recently this week I decided that I wanted to train to become a life guard...this was sort of an aspiration I had from youth, the thought had never crossed my mind since... The reason for this sudden decision was because a new friend of mine, who is a life guard, had kind of turned me on to the idea....
(I swear, I hate to admit it but I can be real impressionable sometimes.)

Anyway I realized/decided that this was something that I could and was going to do...until a friend of mine said "Isn't that something that you should have done when you were like 14, you're 20, aren't you a bit old?" I sat there with a blank face and she continued "you'll be in like a class with little children..."

now I don't know how this will work out but besides that, those comments got me thinking...there are a lot of things I wish I had done growing up that I didn't do, because I was either too afraid of what people would think of me, if I was going to get teased by other kids...(i know, i know sob story moving on)! Now that I'm older I want to do everything and as long as I'm able bodied I can damn well do it! I don't give two shits what people think...

But facing your age is a real difficult matter. It's something that attacks your pride and sometimes dignity. When I was in gr12 I had to take gr10 history. Walking into that class was the most embarrassing thing I've done. I looked at these kids thinking God what am I doing here...Every time one of them came to me asking "wait, how old are you, what grade are you in?"  I felt like crap, and wanted to dropkick them into a poster of Sir John a MacDonald in the history classroom...

but this was something that HAD to be done...

...or else I wouldn't have graduated. So I stuck it out...made friends with some real cool youth that had amazing potential and who are going to go far...now imagine if I had made my pride get the better of me. I wouldn't have gotten my High School Diploma...and I probably would have been even more miserable than then.

So, is there anything you wish you could have done when you were younger? are you able to do it but the only thing standing in your way is the feeling in the age gap you share with the people around you? just do it...I don't necessarily now how I'm going to feel if I have to do this Life Guard course with kids but I'll tell you when and if I come to it...and hell, even if I do you know what? I'll be a certified Life Guard/Swimming Instructor!

until next time friends Peace and Love   -Nate

Journey To Remix - FAILED

Hi guys, sorry to inform you that I did not make it into the Remix Project 6.0...I'm not going to lie and say oh well maybe next time..I'm hurt...and I feel real discouraged and ready to give up...a friend of mine said

..."don't you dare or I'll buss your ass" lol another friend told me "Don't worry about it. Keep pushing your work. you'll be fine"...

all this is true. Wherever you go on your journey you WILL be rejected more than once. Now the question is what do I do from here. Do I become pitiful and wallow in my discouragement or do I keep moving and be recognized for the work I KNOW i can do. God I'm so mad that I didn't get in! but it's not the end of the world or my dreams...so I learned from my mistakes and I'll continue pressing on..

but to clarify one thing...that I put into previous posts about Remix...me being accepted into this program was more than about me shaping my skill and getting further. It was about me finding a place and people that I could share my craft with. I don't have a lot of friends that share my interest and I don't know a lot of people that do what I do(Although Toronto is FILLED with them). Me getting accepted to remix was about finding those people and not to sound so corney, find people I could almost call family... I think that's why me not getting accepted hurt a bit more..I not only feel that I missed out on a program that would help grow my career but i feel I missed out on growing within myself...

anyway I'm re-examining my interview in my head and I'm seeing where I went wrong. I'm going to write a post on it so that I can better handle a situation like this for the future. And hopefully it may help someone else who reads this blog...

until next time friends Peace and Love

- Nate

Stylus Awards

Hello everyone, I know it has been awhile since I've come on the blog and for that I am sorry but I have been very very busy which is a real good thing. I'm one step closer to achieving my dreams and ambitions! So I was volunteering for a very cool event called Stylus Spin-Fest and the Stylus DJ Awards. You all remember it from my previous post. So I'm there helping out in anyway that I can.In the process I'm meeting a lot of cool people and a lot of cool artist around Toronto when one of the coordinators of the event sees me with my camera and asked if I could do some event photos. I was like HELL YEAH! so I had to really bring it and showcase the skills I have. I was really intimidated when I saw the other photographers with their amazing equipment. But I never let that get me down and did my best..Like Teddy Roosevelt said "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are" and I did! Anyway enough rambling here are a few of the photos that I took from that day. Tell me what you think?

Journey To Remix

So I did a post a while back called Journey To Remix. But first let me give you a quick idea of what the Remix project is...


"The Remix Project is a youth program that acts as an arts and cultural incubator in Toronto, Canada, North America’s cultural capital. Young people aspiring to start careers in the urban arts sector drive the program by developing personal six month plans for success." - via RemixProject


I have an interview tomorrow at the remix project in downtown Toronto. I hope I make a great impression. They have done so much good work in and for youth everywhere and I want to be apart of it. Wish me luck and pray that I get accepted!
(Dear Lord, it's me Nate...)
If you have the time don't hesitate to check them out at http://www.theremixproject.ca/

Negative SHIT!!!!

I'm in a real bad mood right now brought on by one person in a matter of minutes. You know what? don't let ANYBODY bring down your mood because of their situation. That term misery loves company...I get it to the fullest right about now. If you can't support or be happy for a friend can you really call yourself a friend?

A blogger who's content I read on a regular said it best...
“I don’t like rude people.
You know, people who have to show how “real” and “honest” they are, by usually insulting or belittling other people. People who just go so hard ALL of the time, being overly sarcastic. Sometimes they just need to calm down.”
- Sergio (http://sergiorrifico.blogspot.com/) check him out when you get the chance..

 

STYLUS SPINFEST - STYLUS DJ AWARDS 2010

Man I'm excited for this I will be volunteering at the 2010 STYLUS DJ AWARDS showcasing the best of Canada's DJs. I hope to get an amazing experience here and meet a lot of people. Also hearing the best in Canada's DJs...so don't forget to check out their website http://www.stylusgroup.ca/

the Frantic Dreams

So in all the hustle and bustle of designing blogs trying to find content to keep readers satisfied you forget your readers and friends. So this a friend of mine Franceta Johnson, definitely NOT your average chick...in more ways than one. Standing in at six foot five(yeah, I know eh! lol)  she is an aspiring fashion designer from Toronto and your everyday sarcastic quick whited socialite. I love this girl! I'm not sure how many people actually take the time to read my blog but if you do I urge you to check her out and follow her on her journey to become a success in this city. Just like me! =)

oh and since I need a constant daily fix of her whit and banter...I've followed her on twitter which I urge you all to do the same! *he grins*

Words from a 7yr old

“Niece: Nate where's your girlfriend?

    Me: Don't have one...

    Niece: You're going to be alone forever...

    Me: Your probably right, there's no good women out there...

    Niece: There's plenty of good women, your just too lazy to look... ”

(ouch, sometimes it takes some harsh words from a child to put life into perspective)

LifeOfNate: Artwork

Got bored and decided to make myself a bape character! Not the best but I like it and I think ill be using this funky character around the blog more...

the 28th Annual BBPA Harry Jerome Awards

So I had the honor of attending the 28th annual Harry Jerome Awards. So much hard work and inspiration within one room. It was amazing. I wish I could have met more dignitaries and honored guest but the body guards had prevented me from doing so. I have promised myself that the next time I'm at the award I will be receiving an award. =) but until then enjoy some of the pictures I took just click the more button. I wish I could have gotten a lot more pictures from better perspectives but Josephine and I were limited by the ushers. =(

Portrait: JCartoon&Alukard by NateAnthony

Once I was a Millionaire

Once I was a Millionaire... from 13thWitness™ on Vimeo.

The Boondocks: Season 3 (Trailer)

Premiers May 2nd (2010). Going to be epic!

WONDERLAND =) thnx Sama

Types Of Bitches

Got my Camera

Today is an amazing day for me as I purchased my new Canon  EOS 550D(Rebel T2i)!!! I know t some might say meh it aint the best camera. To you I say f*ck you lol. im playin. I'm just happy that it's mine and no ones else. I've waited so long for this day and i'm going to do amazing work with this camera...

"It's not the camera, it's the photographer"
Yes, this saying is cliche but it's the truth! I thank God for blessing me with this camera...you must understand that I dont get nice things a lot lol...and I thank my Grandmother for helping me obtain it...I love you Grandma <3

I'm naming my camera after her...Josephine lol <3

Can You Roll Solo Dolo?

Odd question, but it really says a lot about yourself. So here's the background, recently there was an event happening in Toronto that I really wanted to attend but I couldn't find anyone to accompany me to this event. So I passed and thought to myself oh well maybe next time....while I was talking to a friend on msn she had told me about the event, how she went and how amazing it was. Feeling slightly betrayed I had replied "oh iight I  see how you roll, couldn't invite me or anything..(followed by one of those crying faces)" Anyway, my friend replied...

"I went by myself, I roll solo dolo everywhere"

Oh, well that's cool. Now I thought to myself I could never do that, just go by myself. I always need a companion on my outings but than I thought to myself how many events and experiences have I missed out on because I didn't want to go by myself...

So tell me, can you roll solo dolo?

Are you able to say "you know what f*ck you I'm going!" cause I can't... like what if you f*ck up in a crowd of people..and you have no one to go back to...yeah maybe you friends would make fun of you but hell they are their...or you see someone else f*ck up in that same crowd and you ain't got no one to laugh with...maybe I'm overreacting I want to know what you think...

A person that can just get up and go regardless if anybody wants to go with them or not...that's a lot of confidence and self worth to me...can you do it? I cant...yet..

but yeah tell me, can you roll solo dolo?

just a thought....

“

the worst is knowing when you need to make a change but don't have the will power to make that change happen...”

just a thought....

“

Every artist was first an amateur” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

dj p-plus & dj lissa monet presents: love letters and broken hearts [mixtape]

 

"dj p-plus [@djpplus] & dj lissamonet presents: love letters and broken hearts [mixtape]

Two of Toronto’s finest DJs – DJ P-PLUS & DJ LISSA MONET [2009 Stylus DJ Award Winners] have teamed up to take lovers and ex lovers on a musical journey with “love letters & broken hearts”. Focusing on the joy of love, the anguish of heart break and the songs that emotionally affect us. [VIA LissaMonetBlog]"

- - -> Okay, so I know this is late but damn you guys got to (and I mean got to!) get these mixtapes! A production between the collaboration of Dj Lissa Monet and Dj P Plus, Love Letters and Broken Hearts [mixtape] is the perfect mixture of old school and new school songs of true love and true heartbreak how much more simple can I get lol. If you like RnB as much as I do than you need to get these mixtapes....

you can download them here...

LOVE LETTERS

BROKEN HEARTS

oh and dont forget to check out both artist on there websites:

DJ LISSA MONET

DJ P PLUS

Tiger Woods' Apology PARODY

I liked this LOL...but also this man here is an EXTREMELY talented portraitist...check out his work on his youtube channel JerryLaVigneJr.

Social Networking and your health - Feb 20th

I read a tweet today by a young lady @SteFloresMakeup which says...

"i cant keep up...status updates on FB, tweeting, msn, skype, bbm, model mayhem, building a blog, website...how the EFFFF do u ppl do this!!!
about 8 hours ago from web"


I will not say that I have to deal with any of this because well I'm not important enough for people to care what my status is or what iI'm thinking of...but it is something that people do... Has this replaced life and interaction...

I received an email on facebook from a friend I hadn't talked to in awhile that went along the lines of...

"friend: ...hey what happened to your facebook page. Its like you shut it down...
me: Yeah, I want to take a break from facebook for awhile...didn't you read my display pic it says that my mind is closed until further notice...
friend: aw but I haven't talked to you in so long...
me: well here's my number gimme a call, we need to catch up...
friend: ok ill call you soon"

needless to say I still haven't received that call...then it dawned on me. If I hadn't cut off my facebook page in the manner that I did...the only assurance that this person would know if I was alive would be through recent status updates or if I uploaded a new picture...and the only interaction with this friend that I haven't talked to in ages would have surely been a post on my wall that would probably have gone like...

...omg I haven't spoken 2 u in sooo long how u been?..( I would have replied...)
...good styll, yeah its been awhile how are you?...
it would go on like that for about 2 more post than one of us would just stop replying all together and we would revisit this interaction in the next 2 - 3 months...IN THE EXACT SAME FRIGGEN MANNER!

now I know some may say, well why didn't you call them? yes I could have, but the fact of the matter is YOU said you would call and I'M not going out of my way to look for you like I'm beggin for people to talk to...cause im not...just to make it clear..

I know people..actually to be truthful I've become one of those people...who could go a whole day sitting around a computer watching others lives from twitter, facebook, blogs whatever...When you look at yourself in the mirror and see what you've become, you get scared and pitiful Lol.... but no more! I refuse to be like that!... I'm not going to give up social networking completely but I definitely wont spend time looking at others lives from a screen...I've started going to the gym and reading again...and no more shows like Jersey Shore...yes I said I watch Jersey Shore stone me whydontchya!

Break the circle of no life!

Are you happy? - Feb 19th

 

When it comes down to it, you decide where your life will end up and how you want your life to end up. I was talking with a friend of mine today who was telling me a story about someone she knew. The person haS no job, no schooling, nothing going for them. 25 and living with his mother...pause...[sidenote]

no disrespect to anyone out there living at home...Sometime I feel I'll never leave home, my mom babied me A LOT and that has definitely taken its toll on my aspirations to "leave the nest", like the food is sooooo good(Lol)  and there's a lot of love within my household...although good, its made me nervous and intimidated by life and the real world. [end]

...but that wasn't the real problem, the problem was in his excuse.." I never had my father around, and no one really supported me" what?! I never had my father either and with every decision I make in life 90% of the time people are telling me why its the biggest mistake ever and giving me the cons and not a single pro.

Don't let something as trivial as that stand in your path to happiness and success...

don't get me wrong I am feeling for anyone that has had to go through the struggle of not having a parent...I went threw it and believe me there were too many point's in my life where I could have really used my fathers love, guidance, support but he was doing things that made life hard for me and my mother.

But I WILL NOT use something like that as an excuse for not being happy and successful...

half the black population don't got no daddy...it's no longer a shock or surprise when a black youth say's "oh its just me and my mom" , "I ain't got no daddy" or even "its just me and my father" somewhere close by 3 other kids are saying "me too! I know how you feel!"...

In the end you rise either way and you take this and you become better...so that when you become a success and people realize that you did it without the strength and guidance of a father figure, they admire you even more and respect your success even more...

basically what I'm saying is don't blame your  unhappiness and lack of successions on others...when it comes down to it you decide where your life will end up...

ARE YOU HAPPY?
NO...
DO YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY?
YES..
THAN CHANGE SOMETHING!

Life..

Do something...

Colour/ Advertisement Hmwk

Just thought I would share some work I had to do for my colour theory class. We were to make three advertisements for a brand/company using Achromatic(without colour,black&white),  Pure Chromatic(regular colour) and Monochromatic(a single hue of colour). I chose Telus because there was a blackberry in front of me at the time. Anyway here are the advertisements I did...maybe I should go into advertisement ...hmm...what do you think?

Amazing - Black Fire Percussion

Blackfire Percussion from David Levine on Vimeo.

I have always wanted to be in a drum core! It's a been a dream of mine
since I first joined something called Pathfinders, because my troop didn't have enough people in it we could never do it...smh...
Im mad at myself that I let something like that stop me.

But these guys are grrrrreat! [I was eating frosted flakes when I wrote the grreat thing lol.] sad </3.

Into the Past Post: Victoria Day 09

Okay. so this is an EXTREMELY late post. Last year  I met up with these ppl on Victoria Day at Woodbine Beach. We were there for a bbq and to watch the fireworks. So I got my camera and decided to take some random pictures. Sometimes, I hate being behind the camera but because of my extreme self consciousness in my looks I always take instead of being took, even when ppl offer to take my pictures...anyway from what I can remember of this day it was on the fence. We didnt end up really spending much time at the barbeque because of some arguments. I would tell you all about it but I wouldn't want to put anyone on blast...or do I...

here's how one part of the argument went...at least what I can remember...

Nate: Hey, whats going on? whered she go? why she mad?
Jordie: F*ck man i don't know? shes being a bitch and stupid
Da girl: (pops up out of nowhere from a crowd of people)  You got something to say you better say it to my f*cking face!)

Jordie:(literally walk up to her face nose to nose) your being a BITCH!

Nate: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA

ahah oh man that was a funny day. But cold as frack! anyway hopefully we can do it again... so I took these photo and everyone was asking for them and I never delivered. Yeah, I have a bad habit of procrastination and ish. but I had nothing to do today and found them so here they are.

BBPA : 10th Annual Martin Luther King Jr Celebration

Okay, so this a really late late post and I don't know why I forgot to post so bear with me...

On Januray 16th I had the honor of volunteering at the 10th Annual  Martin Luther King Jr Celebration hosted by the Black Business and Professionals Association [BBPA]. It was really impressive and informative.

The theme of the event was "The dream resides in you"

and it was hosted by Radio Personality Rudy Blair from 680 news. I was working with the sound crew which was really odd on account I knew nothing about technical stuff like that, but either way I had to learn pretty quickly. There were alot of young black youth speakers including this one girl who I thought was like 20 and turned out to be 12! Friggen 12!? I mean the girl walked in wearing a pants suit! What 12 year old girl wears a pants suit! She had published 2 books as well. are you serious?! aside from the wonder girl there were other youth speakers who were also really inspirational. All there speeches were about dreams and how you must dream big and they also talked about the steps to acquiring your dreams some of the stuff they said were real eye openers. There were performances and organizations reaching out to youth...

There was also the TTC chairman who had the audacity to ask us for his vote in whatever coming up elections. You're the damn reason why I couldn't afford by bus pass and you want my vote?! Must be out yo damn mind!

...but I'd be lying if I said everything was good...not only did they start late and finish like an hour late but there was this one incident where a choir names ROC (Rexdale Outreach Choir) was introduced to perform, as they made there way to the stage you heard the most ghetto hollering imaginable LOL, a whole bunch of "gunshots and braps"...
and the calling out of the most gully nicknames evveeerr! "Gwan princess, gwan snookz, gwan tribbelz and scrilly and this and that like FRACK yo...immediately after that a woman screamed out "uno children have no home trainin!!!???" LOL my Jamaicans will understand that to the fullest LOL. I was dying with laughter!

But all in all it was a real good show and can't wait for the next one. I wish I had pictures to show you but I no longer have a DSLR =( and my digicam died on me that night. FML.

I will be joining the BBPA soon enough and making a difference. An event that I'm trying to volunteer for is the BBPA Harry Jerome Awards that will be happening sometime in February hopefully I can make it for that!

DJ Earworm Mashup of top 25 Billboard Hits (2009)

I honestly wish I could have found this alot sooner, but I think this is amazing, must have taken a lot of time...

Happy Birthday to my special homie

So today's your birthday and yeah I wished you it last night, but for some reason I felt like doing something more...well I know its not much but yeah...I hope you had real nice day still. You've got two more hours before its done, but knowing you, you will stretch your b-day across this whole month...Anyway, know that I love you a lot and I hope to see you soon. The only regret is that your not here now so I can celebrate your birthday with you. You've become a real good friend of mine and I know God has a lot in store for you.

This will be the softest I get for you so take it in, cause the banner comes down at 12!

Annnywayyyy nuff love and God bless babes. Happy Birthday my love, have a good night.

-Nate

We Fall Down...but we get up

So I am no longer in school because I lost the money that I was supposed to get to continue my classes. You may ask why not apply for OSAP? I tried but there is some documentation the Im missing that OSAP requires and by the time I get that and finish applying it will take a couple of weeks for OSAP to actually get the money too me and by then I will have missed a month worth of classes, so you see my dilemma...this has been the first time where I have nothing...literally nothing! Im not in school, I don't have a job...It feels terrible. And at one point I reached such a low of depression that I tried to drink my sorrow away! So for about a week I haven't done anything but stay home and feel sorry for myself...that was mistake number 1...for those of you who ever run into the situation where you feel as if life isn't worth living just remember there is a God and to pray.

Your allowed to feel sorry for yourself. go ahead and do it...you fell down, cry for a bit...but don't stay down.

Especially not as long as I have. Get up and get your life started again. Ive been working on my resume and have been job hunting this whole week. I refuse to stay helpless and weak...also pray...I will stress the importance of that...because if you can't rely on anyone rely on God. Show the world that your stronger than your situation...I will tell you more once I discover it...


- Nate

The Remix Project x The need for family

So, a friend guided me to the remix project and told me it was something I should look into...when I did I saw the most interesting and accomplished youth and I wanted to be a part of that...but what I thought was that everyone there had a deep story to their lives that made them stand out above the rest...whether it be the hardship of where they grew up or battles that they overcame in their lives.

And I thought to myself, that can't be me.

I mean I have never had to fear going outside my house with the chance of being shot or overcame real battles in my life.I have never been a troubled youth and be at risk with gangs... I'm poor, it's just me and my mother and that's the way it's always been. There were better times that I vaguely remember, where I used to feel the love of family. But that's something in the distant past that will NEVER return, that ended in heart break and sorrow...My mother always tried to provide me with everything and I will always love and thank her for that. But apart of me always wanted to have family somewhere. So as I looked into remix I found more and more people calling them family and I wanted to see if it was true, could I find a family in this organization...can I be something more than I am.

It hurt's a lot to see the people you look up to the most let you down into a bed of nails...


My own brother(biological). I was so proud of him, he was everything in my eyes. The coolest person I had ever known and I was so proud to be related to him. I wanted to walk, dress and talk like him and be a business man like he was. He always took me to the movies and let me stay over at his place. But as I got older I realized that's all he did. He never taught me anything of real value...one day I was in his car driving home and I asked him "Chris, why have you never taught me to play basketball and stuff like that, or taught me how to cut hair like you do..." he stared at me for a second and said" Listen, I am not your father, you are not my responsibility..." those words are scared in my mind forever, every time I see him I hear it in my head and as time went out he became colder and colder to me and my mother until he complete cut us off...I always wondered why he did it. Back when we used to live better he always brought his friends around to hang out and since we started to live where we are now he just cut us off. He was embarrassed of us embarrassed by how we are living and it hurt. That was the beginning when I started losing people to look up too. There are many more I put my admiration in that let me down...because of drug abuse, being in jail etc etc...



but I am starting to go off topic and being long winded and I ask you forgiveness. I just felt I had to get that off my mind...I really do hope remix contacts me back...I hope...

Tune Into 106&Park Tomorrow!

Im not an avid watcher of B.E.T...at all...but this Wednesday I will be tuning in, to watch and vote for Toronto's own Linda Luztono. Who will be appearing on the show 106andPark for their Wild-OutWednesday segment they run every week. This is going to be ground breaking because I dont think I've ever seen a Canadian on that specific segment...but please correct me if I'm wrong. I hope you all tune in and support your Country/City...

My Journey To Remix [Coming Soon]

The beginning to greater things
stay tuned...

DJ AM Nike Dunk Hi and DJ Premier x Nike Air Force 1

The release details are finally available for these highly-anticipated collaborations between two landmark DJs and Nike Sportswear. Nike Sportswear is continuing the East and West theme with this collaborative release, with the late Adam Goldstein, aka DJ AM,  representing the left coast, and 1/2 of Gang Starr, DJ Premier, representing the East. The DJ AM Dunk Hi features the legendary and innovative AC/DC-inspired logo on the tongue and perforations to match the markings on a Tecnics 1200 turntable on the heel atop a bit of reflective material. Premier’s Air Force 1 has a much more rugged look in it’s dark colors and tough materials. Premier’s name is laser-etched on the heels with another logo etched on the forefoot. Via: Freshness Mag

Pretty fresh, I like em. Especially the way that they  are presented. The custom boxes paired with Serato vinyl that reference the colors of the sneakers make it that much more dope.

you like???

Side Note: I have NEVER owned a pair of Nike's in my entire life,weird huh? but that's for a different post, coming soon though...