BLOGhttp://respectthename.com/blog/Sat, 17 Mar 2012 06:30:41 +0000en-CASquarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.158 (http://www.squarespace.com)JAY-Z x SXSWB-Boy DocumentIn the MediaJay-zLiveMusicconcertsxswwww.ianandreespinet.comThu, 15 Mar 2012 15:44:08 +0000http://respectthename.com/blog/2012/3/15/jay-z-x-sxsw.html433584:4810591:15446028

]]>http://respectthename.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-15446028.xmlRIP WHITNEY HOUSTONDWAYNE MORGANFood for ThoughtLifeLoveMusicRIPWhitney Houstonwww.ianandreespinet.comSun, 12 Feb 2012 05:34:52 +0000http://respectthename.com/blog/2012/2/12/rip-whitney-houston.html433584:4810591:14995332I can't judge your life.
I don't know the demons
you had to fight;
I can only wonder why.
This feels sudden
And too soon;
While you may have
Slipped from your path,
I wished that Clive Davis
Could have resurrected you.
We all hoped for one more note,
The beads of sweat
On your forehead and nose,
Reminding us to hold out hope
That you still had it.
All at Once,
I'm feeling So Emotional,
Sitting in this Heartbreak Hotel,
Reading obituaries
written in tweets
On the eve of the Grammys,
Where you will once again shine
Like you did when you were alive;
Once again the spotlight
Will be yours.
It seems like this
One Moment in Time
Is standing still;
I'm searching for words,
But I have nothing.
Why Does it Hurt So Bad?
I feel like I've lost
A piece of my childhood,
And I Will Always Love You.
Where Do Broken Hearts Go?
My head is spinning,
Like The Greatest Love of All On vinyl.
Death is the final reminder
Of how precious life is,
And right beside
your heels that will never be filled,
You've left us a gift,
That we can pass on to our kids.
Through your music
You will live forever,
Without the rumours and demons,
But just with love and adoration,
As it was meant to be;
Sometimes greatness comes
With heavy crosses to bare,
And I wish that your shoulders
Were broader.
While you were busy
Being every woman,
We just wanted you to be the old you,
The woman that we loved,
But we don't get to choose
How another walks in their shoes.
I've been Saving All My Love
To pen this tribute,
As an ode to your life,
What you gave,
And what you lived through.
If this is your judgement day,
and you're standing on the front line,
and the Lord asks you
what did you do with your life,
Please say,
that I tried to live it for you.

RIP
Dwayne Morgan

]]>http://respectthename.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-14995332.xmlNo push off.Food for ThoughtMichael Jordanwww.ianandreespinet.comWed, 14 Sep 2011 02:14:57 +0000http://respectthename.com/blog/2011/9/13/no-push-off.html433584:4810591:12837151

MJ asks the age old question. Who is the best NBA Squad of all time? The 92 Bulls? 93? 94? lol...

Original video link: http://youtu.be/GIvCUYxkk9c

 

 

]]>http://respectthename.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-12837151.xmlLet's take a sec to look back. Amnesia 10 Year Anniversarywww.ianandreespinet.comWed, 14 Sep 2011 00:21:07 +0000http://respectthename.com/blog/2011/9/13/lets-take-a-sec-to-look-back-amnesia-10-year-anniversary.html433584:4810591:12835892

]]>http://respectthename.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-12835892.xmlLAURYN HILL ON ‘THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL’In the MediaInspirationLoveSoul Kitchenlauryn hillwww.ianandreespinet.comTue, 23 Aug 2011 16:41:32 +0000http://respectthename.com/blog/2011/8/23/lauryn-hill-on-the-miseducation-of-lauryn-hill.html433584:4810591:12601119Ms. Hill recently sat down for a rare interview to discuss her hit debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. In the installment for the “Classic Albums by Classic Artists,” which is being presented by Reebok and Rock the Bells, Lauryn revealed, “If anything, it was just about learning how to really trust my individual voice.” Watch the interview below.

Via: FreesWorld.com

]]>http://respectthename.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-12601119.xmlBeats Rhymes + Life. A Tribe Called Quest DocumentaryIn the MediaPhifeQ-TipTribe Called Questwww.ianandreespinet.comSat, 04 Jun 2011 15:19:47 +0000http://respectthename.com/blog/2011/6/4/beats-rhymes-life-a-tribe-called-quest-documentary.html433584:4810591:11687316

Original Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJFOM1qRLe8

]]>http://respectthename.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-11687316.xmlHow quickly we forget.Food for ThoughtInspirationLebron JamesLegendaryMichael JordanMy 2 Centswww.ianandreespinet.comWed, 01 Jun 2011 10:44:24 +0000http://respectthename.com/blog/2011/6/1/how-quickly-we-forget.html433584:4810591:11643292It's a social issue. In this disposable, Walmart 2 for $1.99 era, we throw things away quickly and without question. Because everything's so bad, and we so seldom see things that are amazing, good is great, and great is incredible.  

Lest we forget, when we throw around words like Classic, Icon, Legend, and GREATEST, the achievements of those who paved the way and ACTUALLY broke down barriers; barriers that we take for granted, because they didn't lie before us, the work that our forefathers - upon who's shoulders we STAND, and simply say THANK YOU.

We do it in music. We do it when speaking of cars; of leaders. And, as Lebron prepares to win his 1st - HIS FIRST RING, many have annointed him as the GREATEST PLAYER TO EVER PLAY BASKETBALL.  

How quickly we forget.  You are the greatest when you REVOLUTIONIZE something. When you add something to something which previously existed. When you BREAK something and change it... And leave a LEGACY behind that can be traced to your greatness.

Salute. Michael Jackson. James Brown. The classic Corvette & Mustang. Oprah Winfrey. And Michael Jordan.  In the immortal words of yet another - Jay-z (yes... this applies to him too and this lyric explains it for ALL of the ones stated)...

Seven straight summers, critics might not admit it
But nobody in rap did it, quite like I did it
If you did it I done it before, you get I had it
Got mad at it and don't want it no more
And that goes for everything from flippin that raw
Flippin whores, flippin vocal chords, don't get it twisted
Get it right, did different, did it better, did it nice
Did the impossible then did it twice...

And then again. And again. And again. And again. Get it?

MJ and Lebron Original video link:

http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh57Pq909D7O6lhjKU

]]>http://respectthename.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-11643292.xmlMay is Month of the DJ - Nightlife Panel: Ty Harper x Kid Kut x Big Jacks x Ian Andre EspinetCHRYCommunityFood for ThoughtIn the MediaInterviewMediaT-DotToronto Monring Livebig jacksian andre espinetkid kutmanifestty harperwww.ianandreespinet.comFri, 27 May 2011 20:00:58 +0000http://respectthename.com/blog/2011/5/27/may-is-month-of-the-dj-nightlife-panel-ty-harper-x-kid-kut-x.html433584:4810591:11597704

As part of "May is Month of the DJ", CHRY's DJ Manifest from Toronto Morning Live (s/o to Flo), continued his discussions relating to the music industry with the "Nightlife Panel"

I was part of an esteemed panel discussion with Ty Harper (OTALive x Soundquest x CityOnMyBack.com), Kid Kut (MC, Producer), Big Jacks (MixTape Massacre)..

Listen here:...

Original Link: http://hulkshare.com/nc3e8742a35d

]]>http://respectthename.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-11597704.xmlGAME OVER. POOCH HALL SPEAKS ON ICON. SUNDAY MAY 22ND AT THIS IS LONDON.DJ Jason ChambersEventsIconJesterMediaPoochT-DotVICTORIA LONG WEEKENDVideoian andre espinetkid kutpooch hallthis is londonvictoria daywww.ianandreespinet.comFri, 20 May 2011 17:26:44 +0000http://respectthename.com/blog/2011/5/20/game-over-pooch-hall-speaks-on-icon-sunday-may-22nd-at-this.html433584:4810591:11527645

ORIGINAL VIDEO LINK:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hG2Xw6_i9E

 

 

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