NEW LOOK.

Changed the look of the site just a bit as well as my hair again. ;)

NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW!!!!!

Man, I've been working hard to create a blog I'm proud of and can there commit to...Introducing:

Daft and Genius, a blog dedicated to indie culture on the rise and other aspects of artistic culture that need to be amplified for your viewing/listening pleasures.

ALSO:

My Tumblr, where you'll get a more personal look at the editor, myself, of Daft and Genius.

AND IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH...

follow me on Twitter.

Special thanks to you, my followers, who have been encouraging me supporting my work. Formerly indecisive about where I wanted to go with this, I am now rejuvenated and have surrounded myself with motivate individuals who support me, and I support them as well. This blog will only be up for a limited amount of time so please follow my new Blogspot home.

Enjoy!
Contact Me: daftandgenius@gmail.com Questions/Suggestions/Submissions/Referrals are Welcome. :)

i'm moving to tumblr!

After changing this site soooo many times, I finally figured out how to edit a tumblr...I'll put my favorite posts from this blog on the tumblr, but everything will be moved to this site----> MY TUMBLR!!!

Peace.

wale leaks the "breakup song"

Wale blesses us with another dope track; yes, yes, it goes...
Listen and Download

...and this one too.

ROLLIN'


"You keep talkin' this "New West" but dude we been here, yall left."

What I love about West Coast rappers....is that their flow, their instrumentals...everything is so chillll. The track Rollin (click above picture to listen and download) is from their mixtape Don't Mention It, coming soon.

smoke this joint

"i told Rob Roy when I hit that, p----y in the lap, then the bird's in the sack." pahahaaaaa, line was tight tho.

i love agyness.

The first time I saw her work was for a Jean Paul Gaultier perfume ad in Vogue last winter. Of course, my best friend Google told me who she was and I was immediately SOLD. She influenced me to buy my first pair of Doc's. (Dr. Marten's). Agyness Deyn :)

in her blonde days.






(and she DJ's! pictured with her beau Albert Hammond Jr. of The Strokes)

the motivation in me. . .

while you're waiting until tomorrow, somebody's trying to take your spot TODAY.

awwwwww.

hahaha

my arms can hold you, my kiss can solve you; i'll come and love you tonight

I've been listening to a lot of John Legend lately. "I Love, You Love" is beautiful. Of course, there are many more, but open your ears to his album, Evolver. John Legend never disappoints. :)

charles hamilton

I swear I'm like the only chick I know that's so obsessed with indie lyricists...I've been lovin' Charles since my junior year of high school and I've loved him ever since. People complain that he samples too much, but okay, 'Ye sample a little too; the way he does it, I wouldn't call it "jockin." I mean, I'd call it paying homage and switchin' it up to make it his own. Either way, he is so dope to me. ESPECIALLY "Sat(t)elite" on the Pink Lavalamp mixtape.



"She's the color of the sun
The petals of a Daisy
I love the color yellow on my lady
I wanna be as perfect as she
Cause she's as perfect as perfect can be
And that's why I'm working to be
Her favorite dream, now she's nervous to sleep
Cause she knows she'll see me in a slumber
If love is blind, then i'm Stevie Wonder
She's a piano, I make music, with her
So I'll be damned if I abuse it
I would lose it, If I weren't in tune with, my lady
My piano does not need tuning
But I need improvement, cause she's talkin' bout' movin'
Rumors and all the shit, that she's assumin'
See I know I owe a lot to you
But all I can do is just promise you, that


[SKIPPIN' TO SECOND VERSE]

All the tears of pain and joy
All the silly times just makin' noise
To all the many times you were straight annoyed
The shit I'd be talkin', we can't avoid
Smiling when we think of eachother
I know I can't dance, so I can't go to parties
For us to dance slow
But I can go write you a song that can paint out my love
Music of Van Gogh
I can't hold a candle to your love
But it's your love that I want more of
I lost your trust and your heart torn up
Cause I'm being selfish with a sophmore crush
I was just a baby now I'm all grown up
I found solid ground, now my heart won't budge
Even when I don't know what the hell to do
All I know is tell the truth
Don't wanna lose you, cause


I mean there's the hook and revamp, but the two verses are my absolutely FAVORITE. Go listen for yourself. And check out the "Well Isn't This Awkward" mixtape too; the "Neverland" joint goes too.

my motivation to stay OUT of my hometown

"Nothing is more common in the world than unsuccessful people with talent, leave the house before you find something worth staying in for."
--Banksy

Don't get me wrong, home is where the heart is and NEVER forgetting where I come from is what keeps me grounded. However, my dreams expand beyond my comfort zone and I don't want to fall in the statistic of individuals who never jump at the opportunity to see what the rest of the world has to offer.


*Random, but this is one of my favorite pieces by him:

pretty self-explanatory..

and i wonder if you know what it means...to find your dreams come true

Vashtie Kola is one of my role models. Art/Photography, Fashion, Music Video Production....she inspires me. A multi-talented young woman like myself wants to utilize all my gifts in this short amount of time. I ALMOST switched to PR but I don't think it was meant to be because when I went to get my signatures, the Chair was in a meeting and I was leaving to go out of town like right at that second. So, the plan right now is to minor in Print and go to grad school at Howard for Print. I'm sticking with it. They told me I can't do it all; watch, wait, and SEE.