First week at Complex. Hectic, but I’ll make it out alive. My goal? To produce, produce, produce. So before you think this clip is just a random funny moment in Wedding Crashers, take a second to think about it. When you’re an intern (which is what I am), nobody cares about what you did to get to where you are. It’s all about what you can do now that you’re in the spotlight. So like the little man says, “shut your mouth, funny guy, and MAKE IT.” Ha. Shout out to all the fellow interns and employees that embraced me thus far.
Oh, and the updates on this site will be more sporadic than the periods of pre-menopausal women. Please look for me either on Complex or on Dr. Jays Live. The Great Progression is coming soon. Please follow on Twitter (@TheGeePee, and I’m not launching til the account has 1,000+ followers. We at like 250 now. Help me get it up, please.) #ohletsdoit
DC to BC started in ’07 as a twice-weekly radio show with my friend Quinn Coleman and I (we went to school in DC together at that school Obamas kids go to now and ended up at Boston College, thus the name; I hope you knew that.) where we played stuff that the big stations didn’t. We were fortunate enough to land KiD CuDi’s first radio interview ever back in ‘07, and since then, we never really looked back. As DC to BC made some respectable leaps and bounds as it evolved from a low-budget, rinky-dink radio show to a makeshift blog run by me and my Macbook. Most recently, Roc Nation signee J. Cole shouted us out in Complexand XXL put us down as one of the 100 Best Hip-Hop Web Sites in their December / January issue. in November, and We’re blessed to have that love from the big guys. But ever since graduating from BC, I‘ve wanted to move on to a new endeavor. That’s why I decided to start The Great Progression.
The Great Progression (also known as The Gee Pee) is a multifaceted movement of sorts started by myself and some friends. I wanted to take what I was doing with DC to BC and enhance it by including more people and more perspectives, but still stay true to the same style of blogging/writing/malarkey that had people coming back for whatever reason. I also wanted to create a brand that is as visible in the streets (events, functions and gatherings) as it is online. It’s purely for entertainment’s sake, but we’re serious about keeping you engaged and reading regularly.
The Gee Pee is a creative collective comprised of people with various interests and from all walks of life. It’s a place to articulate and provoke thoughts, indulge in tomfoolery, expand your musical palette, and fully embrace the elements of various subcultures. It’s more than just a blog – It’s something tangible. We’re real people living real lives, passionate about our interests and motivated by everything around us. Every good English teacher I ever had told me to show and not tell. So don’t trust me. Just check it out, and hopefully it lives up to your expectations.
I can’t give you a concrete launch date at the moment, because it’s bigger than me. I can, however, say that the next thing you should look out for (besides updates on @TheGeePee. Matter fact…follow that joint while you’re here please.) is the 2nd Annual Singles Awareness Day (S.A.D.) Mix Compilation.
Epic artwork, right? Ha. The last one had over 1,000 downloads, and I’m trying to double that this time around. Hopefully, through word of mouth and everything, it’ll hit everybody. I’ll drop it on Friday, February 12th, so by Valentine’s Day you’ll have it memorized. Time to go back to work. I’ve isolated myself from a lot of stuff in order to try and get this stuff together. Oh, and I’ve moved to NYC. Brooklyn, to be exact. But I’m back and forth between home and there until I start my internship at __________ at the beginning of February. While you try and fill in that blank, check out the last S.A.D. mixtape below.
me and my DC to BC co-founders have been looking into the trillest business card ideas after we recently LLC’d the company (this means we have created a company out of something that started as just a blog. let’s get it.) the business of business cards is one that i never thought i’d see, but once you graduate college, you feel almost naked without one to pass to everybody you encounter.
see that clever card design above? yeah, it’s way too trill. and it makes sense, too. i’ve been browsing through a few incredibly creative business card ideas, and although i believe that we’ll settle on something simple yet chic, it’s always good to look.
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i’m about forward progress, and you should be too.
self-discipline. probably one of the hardest things to achieve. not sure how to define it? look at the picture above. see those dogs just posted up while they check out that cat strolling on by? that’s self-discipline at its finest. i don’t really need to say much more than that, but i’ll expand a bit.
wikipedia defines it as “denying oneself of an extravagant pleasure in order to accomplish a more demanding charitable deed.” you know what this means; passing on a trip to cold stone creamery and making a trip to the gym instead. talking to that one dude or dudette as opposed to scanning the roster and rotating subs in and out. refraining from splurging on bottle service at the club and staying in the crib to work on that paper due next week. i will admit, as a young and dumb college kid, i rarely have self-discipline. i know a few of my homies out there have the same problem! i’m no preacher. i do know, however, that when you resist temptation and stay focused on your goal, victory feels that much better. right now, my tactic is this: i don’t cut my hair or shave until i get my homework done every week. thoughts!? i’m just trying to get like one of those dogs above, man. come join me.
think about that, and download slim thug’s “ashy to classy” here.
a few things that have happened in the last few days have inspired me greatly. conversations with great thinkers, unfortunate situations, and other recent experiences made me realize that i need to start focusing on future, and help my homies do the same. so i’m starting a new section called the great progression, dedicated to just that – progress. inspired by the great kendall corbin cones (yes, i put your entire government out here, homie) my e-mentor, PMD, and of course all you readers, the section will just be me throwing tidbits of info, nuggets of wisdom, and anything i can to aid in your progressional power moves, whatever they may be. i won’t be preaching or anything, so don’t worry. but whether you’re a high schooler, a grad student, an OG, i still think you can appreciate and relate. so without further ado, here’s the first entry.
yerp. the confessions of a reformed procrastinator. except, i’m not reformed at all. i’m the worst of the worst. ask my roomies. i sometimes don’t leave the room. for like two days. what am i doing!? i don’t even know. often, it’s not homework, so it’s probably not too important.
my mom shared this article with me like a month ago, but being the procrastinator i am, i never read it until just now. after reading it, i’m now out of bed, showered, and reading. so needless to say, it’s informative and helpful for even the worst procrastinators. if you don’t know, procrastination is fatal! really. so check it out here, and let me know what you think.
“I came back to Louisville after the Olympics with my shiny gold medal. Went into a luncheonette where black folks couldn’t eat. Thought I’d put them on the spot. I sat down and asked for a meal. The Olympic champion wearing his gold medal. They said, “We don’t serve niggers here.” I said, “That’s okay, I don’t eat ‘em.” But they put me out in the street. So I went down to the river, the Ohio River, and threw my gold medal in it.”
- muhammad ali
get ready for these sprinkled throughout the blog over the next month. that’s how i’m celebrating black history month with you guys. with trill quotes like what you read above.
entry #3 in the series i’ve dubbed the great progression. press play.
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see that penguin in the picture above? he gave up, and is gonna go back home hungry. he’s not a grinder. he just wants the fish to wash up on shore so he doesn’t have to work hard! no siree. don’t let the BS deter you from the big time goal. for me, that’s graduation. for you, it could be providing for you and yours. and so on and so forth.
put in that work, and it’ll pay off. it sounds trivial and obvious, but sometimes you gotta just hear it from a different source. apply this to everything you do, and you’ll be ok. at least try! that way, if you aim sky high and miss, you’ll still be among the stars. ha.
when it’s all said and done, life is just a bunch of experiences and memories. so in order to look back and be satisfied with your life, you gotta learn to live with regrets. if you just spent $100 at the strip club for a few lap dances and the only thing you left the joint with was blue balls, don’t trip. sometimes, you gotta go through that. and plus, what can you do about it now? jump her when she leaves the club? nah, dude. everything happens for a reason, and it’s all one big learning experience. hopefully next time, you’ll be smarter. besides, if you don’t let it go, you’ll be like this guy.
exactly. he’s way too blown, and it’s not because he’s wearing dusty puma’s, a swatch watch, and cut-off jean shorts. it’s because he let it get to him! ha. take the concept and apply it to a situation in your life.
