Neo's Artist Spotlight - Pac Div

What's poppin yall i'm back at it again with a new little addition to my blogspot which will be entitled "Neo's Artist Spotlight" in which I will feature various artist, new and old. The newer artist will be featured as a means to help showcase some of the talent out there that may get overlooked by some people and that basically caught my ear and my attention, and the older artists that I feature will be more of a paying homage type of thing to help show where many of my musical influences came from.



The 1st edition of this series will showcase a group out of Cali called Pac Div or Pacific Division which consists of Mibbs, Like, and BeYoung. Currently signed to Universal/Motown these cats caught my attention when I 1st saw their video for "Mayor" on MTV Jams, initially I was like okay another decent song but I have to hear more but I liked what I heard and saw just in that video but then I caught wind of the video below for their song "Whiplash" and it was over for me from there...



Once I heard this song, I knew I was listening to some true hip hop cats because from the lyrics, delivery, concept, chorus and the video I just got into that good hip hop zone that I used to feel from back in the day. I downloaded a few more joints after that and my excitement about these cats just grew especially aftrer listening to this track "Act Like You Chillin" and I spent mad time just laughing cause they were kicking some dope shit on the song but it was in such a humorous way, peep....



Th main reason why I am feeling these cats so much is just because they represent what hip hop is SUPPOSED to be about, they also have a great respect for those that came before them which is beyond evident in their music and their videos. See the creativity of the musician shouldn't just stop in the booth but extend to the way they are portrayed in videos and Pac Div does an amazing job with their videos such as the one shot video for "Paper" as seen below and if you aren't exactly sure what I mean by "one shot" its just one continuous shot from the start to the ending of the video, very creative approach if you ask me...



I am a harsh critic when it comes to hip hop and music in general, but once I hear something that I like it doesn't take much for me to just lock all the way in with it as many of you know with how hard I rock for the young homie J. Cole (who will probably be the next featured artist on my blogspot). Pac Div brings something new to the game and truthfully speaking when was the last time we had a group and I mean an actual GROUP of 3 MC's who could all spit and all had enough of a uniqeness individually that it makes them that much better collectively. You can see the chemistry with these guys and you can hear it on the tracks and I respect that so much. They have a few mixtapes and an EP actually called "EP" available so get on your grind and google them because trust me you WILL NOT be disappointed. I will attach a few more songs/videos below beginning with the video that inspired me to write this blog "Women Problems" (this song is dope and the 2nd verse by the homie Like is just hilarious) and put the spotlight on these brothers, also I will put up a few links for places to find some further info about Pac Div. I hope that this blog will help get these cats some more shine at least with those within my circle and if you read this pass it along to a friend, then to another friend and maybe eventually it will make it's way back to them and they will see that all their efforts when they step inside of the booth are appreciated by true fans of hip hop...thank you Mibbs, Like & BeYoung (Pac Div) for the music and keep doing your thing...you got a fan out here in Philly, DUECES...









LINKS

http://www.myspace.com/pacdiv
http://itspacdiv.com/
http://www.twitter.com/itspacdiv
http://www.twitter.com/likepacdiv
http://www.twitter.com/mibbspacdiv
http://www.youtube.com/user/PacificDivision
http://www.facebook.com/pages/PAC-DIV/67567648672?v=wall&ref=search

ALBUMS

1st Blog/Vlog For My Site

Just wanted to drop a little video using my new means of operation to see how I liked it and so far so good. I will vlog occassionally but typically this is still a means to express myself through written or typed words. The videos will generally be for my "Neo's Open Letters" series and other forms of vlogging as I come up with varying ideas. This will be the only site where you will actually be able to see me as it is more of a personal expression so I felt the need to step from behind the camera for it, unlike my YouTube channel (MYrealiTV) where it is supposed to show the viewer what my life looks like from my point of view, thus why you never see me actually in the videos on YouTube. But enjoy the vid and there will be more to come as inspiration hits me....DUECES

In A Perfect World

- rich people wouldnt win the lottery
- the side effects of the medicines on those tv commercials wouldn't be as bad as the problem they are trying to fix
- this Facebook app on my iPhone wouldn't force close so much
- eating healthy wouldn't require you to be damn near rich and sacrifice the taste of food cause half that shit taste like a damp paper towel
- skinny jeans wouldnt be fashionable
- Lil Mama and Kanye would have stayed in their seats
- men would have a form of birth control pills, most dudes need em
- there wouldnt be so many single mothers left to raise these children by themselves
- America would spend a little more time worrying about the messed up parts of it's own country as opposed to someone else (and no I do not mean in times of disaster such as with Haiti)
- No one would buy a booger green colored car
- people would actually use their own minds and stop letting people, or the news, or the media influence their thoughts and ideas
- people would listen to me talk or read my blogs instead of me feeling like I am just wasting my time
- OJ Da Juiceman wouldn't be on that "Who's Real" song with Jadakiss cause he is straight buns (some of my brother Kas's slang)
- There would be no such thing as blue balls
- George Bush would have been born a female (both of those idiots)
- They wouldn't give Obama such a hard time just because of his skin color
- Chris Henry wouldn't have fallen off the back of that truck (RIP #15 not a Bengals fan but I can appreciate when a man turns himself around and goes down the right path in life)
- My pops would have stayed away from trouble and been right there all along for both my brother and I growing up (we love you Dad)
- I would never make mistakes and make my queen cry
- I would have achieved a greater status in life and been able to give my mother whatever her heart desired
- My wife, kids & myself would be living in Jersey much closer to our family and friends because we miss them more than they will ever possibly know (yeah Kas, Rob, Jason & everyone else im talking to you all)
- My 2 favorite MC's of all time would be on a song together, Jay-Z & Joe Budden
- Biggie wouldn't have went to Cali during that time
- My Uncle Eric would not have died in that car crash, which would have directly impacted my Grandma differently (RIP Uncle Eric & Grandma, i love and miss you both)

Neo's Open Letters

PUBLIC AFFECTION (Dedicated To The Key To My Heart)

This is the 1st in a series of open letter blogs I will be writing and this is a very special one to me, dedicated to the most important person in my life. I typically type blogs about varying things from music to haters so I wanted to take a different approach for a second and dedicate a whole post to my valentine, my beautiful wife Lakiesha. I called this public affection because people use many forms to express their love in a public manner from holding hands to a loving embrace or kiss, and since I like to think I'm somewhat of a good writer I wanted to give my wife yet another way to show my appreciation for her. After this sentence the rest of this is me talking directly to her, please feel free to read on if you choose to, or even hate if that's your bag but either way this is for my queen, so here goes...

Hey baby I just wanted to write you a little something to let you know a few things in more of a public way. You know all these blogs I write, videos I post, and stuff I say on Facebook is supposed to be a direct expression of my everyday life, thoughts, and feelings so I just wanted to make sure to include the most important in all of that and shine the light on you for a bit. I just want you to know that recently I haven't been the best husband, man, and most importantly friend to you in your times of need...sometimes I forget that I have to be your friend 1st, I have to be there for you when you are weak just as fast as I am there when times are going great. I know at times I can take you for granted, at times I don't listen to what you NEED because I am too busy focused on everything else and I just want you to know that none of it is intentional. I'm sorry for any tears that I have caused, sorry for any doubts that I have created with my actions or words because you know I love you more than anything and I would never want to hurt you.

You are such an amazing wife, mother and woman in general...you take such great care of me and the kids, so much so that I even feel guilty at times like maybe I don't do enough around here. I mean you cook almost every night, you clean every day while I am at work even when you are tired and worn out from the kids. You wash and fold all the clothes, make lunch for me almost daily and have it ready for me when I drop Shania off from pre-K and then the best part is everyday that I come home you are right there sometimes even running to the door to greet me and you never fail to ask me about how my day was. I am telling you all of this because these are those small things that I think about when times get rough, when we go head up and occasionally fight, when we don't see eye to eye and these are just some of the thoughts that go through my mind and help me to remember why it is that I love you so very much.

No one said that marriage or relationships for that matter were gonna be easy but I know so long as I have you in my corner everything will work itself out at the end of the day. I am going to do more, be more, work harder, be more focused on you and your needs. You are my queen and I want you to feel like one, I don't want to lose you, I can't afford to lose you. I've made many mistakes through these years but right here you still remain and I am not going to give you any reason to regret that. I know at times I have let you down and not been everything you expected me to be, I know at times I can be the complete opposite of what people from the outside think of me since they seem to always think I am this perfect man and husband...I have been a complete jerk sometimes getting defensive and trying to turn things on you instead of just listening to your words. You have told me things and I may not have listened initially but in the end you were absolutely correct, I mean even as recent as the stuff with Twitter. I was on there and it was taking time away from you and us, I was putting energy and time into some individuals that didn't deserve it, I mean we wont go into detail but like I said when I left Twitter you were right especially about those select people that I considered friends at one point and I wasn't afraid then and I'm not afraid now to admit that you were right. But the most beautiful thing about all of that was it actually brought us closer so while some were hating on us and what we have they actually were blessings in disguise because things have been good and you seem to have that beautiful smile back. So I know this is Valentines Day and it comes but once a year but I am going to work harder to make sure that each and everyday feels like Valentines day for you my queen...I LOVE YOU KEY

Quick Commercial Blog

I was sitting here tonight in bed with my wife (bear with me I am not about to take it there you nasty heathens) and I was updating my YouTube channel (MYrealiTV, shameless plug I know) and I was going through my favorites videos and watched this Kobe Bryant Nike Commercial about 10 times and began to realize why I love it so much, it's because I feel like in a way he is speaking for me and how I feel aside from the basketball references throughout. I am not one that bases who he is on what the view of me is portraying because those that know me, I MEAN TRULY KNOW ME, know the type of person that I am and they love me unconditionally...yet I still manage to hit snags along the way which is just a part of life. But this commercial made me realize that with me there is no in between you either hate me or love me...which side are you on???



That last statement by Kobe spoke directly to how I feel, "HATE THAT, hate it with all your heart.....and hate that I am loved for the exact same reasons"...case in point Kobe is my dude no matter what people think about him, you think bad generally because you dont understand and like Nas said "people fear what they dont understand and hate what they cant conquer".....DUECES

A Letter I Will Never Send by Neo

I think i'll write a letter/blog

to all my enemies & detractors

haters and envious bastards

hit em with some subliminal rhetoric

to make their feeble minds sick

do my best to ether their bullshit

with an array of my quick wit

make em wish they were still on

my team instead of against it

I could be talking to you prick

if you are feeling a bit sensitive

cause a lot of flimsy fuckers blow

loudly in the changing wind

some call themselves real and

some even call themselves your friends

and although initially painful

its bittersweet when that relationship ends

this letter/blog was written by your friend Neo

one that I will never send.............................

I SALUTE YOU!!!