back for '08...

oh what a feelin', i'm feelin life [hey!] /
you ain't even gotta bring ya paper out /
we the dope boys of year; drinks is on the house [we in the house!]
the roc boys in the buildin' tonight [hey]
look at how i'm chillin', i'm killin' this ice [hey!] /
you ain't even gotta your purses out /
we the dope boys of year; drinks is on the house [we in the house, house, house...]
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hiya, peoples. apologies on the lack of proper updates; it's been a wild four months to say the least. however, it's 2008 and i'm feeling bueno. the blog's gonna get a bit more jamaal-centric now that i've learned how to separate myself from my work (to SOME degree); however, i will be updating on my city year experience in depth on think.mtv.com. that being said, allow me to update you all on what's been good with the kid since you last tuned in:

~ city year: CYNY has been influential in guiding me towards my goal of affecting change in the LIC community. good folks, good people, terrible social scene tho. guess i'm really as old as i feel...

~ young heroes: we flippin MASSACRED recruitment this year. your boy hit the streets, slinging community service like cooked crack; and it worked. we've confirmed 95 students in young heroes in LIC alone (destroying our goal of 84) and 198 city-wide. shouts to my fellow heroes who have dedicated themselves to making this program pop off in 7 days.

~ wii: i've conquered that loser, kakarot, in DBZ budokai tenkaichi 3 and will now challenge folk worldwide with the saiyan prince. i'd call out, double G but he's STILL not worth my time. oh, and guitar hero is flipping dope.

THINK: CYNY has been chosen by MTV to launch its newest initiative: think.mtv.com. THINK is kinda like facebook for social activists; it allows folk to unite and educate themselves on various issues concerning social justice. from news articles to organizations to specific causes, THINK provides an interesting opportunity to learn about what's really going down in our world. plus, what's social networking without media? THINK offers folk to upload shots, clips, and blog their fingers off about what's affecting them. it's still in its nascent stages so it's kinda rough to navigate, but definitely give it a peep when you have some time. also, the bulk of my city year blogging will go there (at least the stuff that makes the company look good) so if you wanna catch up on my corps experience, look for it there.

oh, and since CYNY is such a G organization, MTV is sending us vid-cameras to document our corps experience to possibly be played on MTV sometime during the summer, so peep think.mtv.com for the kid and all my young heroes saving LIC.

nothing overbearing this post, just a hearty hey ya and check me out more often cause i'm finna blog up a storm.

peace and new experiences...

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