courage under fire

#np

-night by night, CHROMEO

...hilarious! now, im no dancer, but for this guy i will be! releasing my inner dirty dancing fantasies.

and the award to biggest disappointment of the year goes to...

dear. mr. fiasco (if thats even your real name),

you have been one of my favorite artists since the days that i attempted to kick, push. i have been nothing but loyal since then. for you to put out LASERS as it has leaked right now, is big wad of spit in my face. in the faces of all the fans. it is not the lupe, i fell in love with. i thought i was your sunshine. fuck, LASERS is not even the type of record i can even say i barely like. i had to do the double take as i heard the trey songs track. is this really lupe fiasco? or is this some drake or justin bieber wannabe? seriously. the only way i can bare to listen to LASERS now is if i hit shuffle on my entire lupe playlist and forget, it ever existed as its own entity. i have stayed on top of all the tracks that leaked early through online magazines, twitter and facebook and i was impressed. i kept telling myself this is no doubt the most anticipated album of the year (sorry, dre). i regret to admit that listening to it as a whole was the most mind numbing pain ive been put through since my last dentist visit. radio single after radio single is NOT an album, its a cheap excuse into making more money. i dont give a fuck as to what the label allowed you to put out, how could you put your name on something you didnt believe in?! i cant bring myself to say that you sold out on the fans, but just know a little bit of respect has been lost. talk about DUMBING IT DOWN smfh

i was consumed with excitement as i waited in the frigid, February weather to see you perform in williamsburg, nyc. this would be the 3rd time seeing you live and your stage presence has been and still is uncanny. i get lost with you. i thought LASERS would have that same effect on me. ive been sadly mistaken. until next time, right? i'll be awaiting what you have in store for THE GREAT AMERICAN RAP ALBUM.

pardon the horrible video quality. i was in the midst of maddness.

the girl who allowed hip-hop to save her life

love always shines. everytime. remember to smile. ::sigh::

-janice

catch me on...

goodies!

"i can resist anything except temptation"

miss me? yeah, me too.

-beans

forgive me

forgive me, dearest followers. i havent posted in weeks and yet the profile views have been going up so someone out there is reading. "i appreciate that" ::hov voice::

whats been going on in the life of BEANS OF FURY, you ask? quite a bit going on, i suppose.

classes are getting pretty intense and im actually falling behind on quite a few readings. i think my love for learning is slowly starting to deteriorate. my attention span feels like that of a 6 year old ...only way to keep my attention is by showing me fun colors and a ice cream bar. ive vowed to get my act together this week. im actually blogging right now as a lecture is going on. professor is discussing the patterns of use of LSD. i should take tips. kidding! call upon the gods!

ive been challenging out my inner woman lately and been hitting spatulas against pots and pans, mixing water with oil, defrosting and burning etc ...you catch my drift lol in other words, ive been attempting to master the art of cooking. ive been treating my taste buds to dinner all this week with the help of mr. beyond, of course. in fear of turning this post into a julie/julia rip off i'll stop right here. i might post my recent creations for your viewing pleasure soon.

i havent treated myself to to a beautiful destruction in quite some time. im on it this weekend. a co workers bday on friday, another friends baby shower on saturday and the lupe fiasco show in williamsburg on sunday. im booked so take a number, loves!

currently listening so many goodies, there just arent enough hours in the day!

morning mr magpie -radiohead

all mine - portugal. the man.

suburban war- arcade fire

...just in one of those moods. check them out, if you havent done so already.

What else? flavorless needs some flavor. im looking into giving this blog a makeover. beans of fury is a contender for the new name. kidding, again?! jeeze! tough crowd lol seriously, i need some assistance with graphic design. any takers? hit me up, kids!

...off to understand the cognitive and physical effects of LSD. ciao, ciao!

-beans

what was good just a week ago...

i have a lot going on, much like this track. chaotic. just how i like it.

...already late to class. had to post though.

-travis barker and hearts

02 H.A.M remix by ImFlashy

as promised

...i had tweeted listening to this song earlier this week as well. the video is BAD-ASS. if you dont do anything else i ask of you on my blog, please do this! check it out

as promised, enjoy:

Emilio Rojas Ft. Mickey Factz, "Ex-Girl" from Erojasmanagement on Vimeo.

@j_rooks31

union maddness

ive been sentenced to bed rest for the past couple of days (infected with the sickness! ...strep throat and a fever). missed 2 days of class and 1 day of work (ugh!) i hate falling behind especially on here. whats worth mentioning, in the life and times of beans? lets see. last week, mr lupe fiasco had tweeted all his followers of a surprise in store for anyone showing up at union square, new york. i, among a couple other thousand fans went running! i was expecting a batman-like signal in the sky and while it wasnt the greatest of all surprises, i'll be the first to admit, the over all energy was awesome! traffic was stopped as lupe had his LASERS logo projected onto the side of a nearby building. lupe clearly let the city know the anticipation of LAZERS is not to go underlooked!

a small snapshot of what caused union madness:

i came across the LASERS tracklist. a lot of MDMA hmmmm ...enjoy:

01. Letting Go (Feat. Sarah Green)
02. Words I Never Said (Feat. Skylar Grey)
03. Till I Get There
04. I Don’t Wanna Care Right Now (Feat. MDMA)
05. Out Of My Head (Feat. Trey Songz)
06. The Show Goes On
07. Beautiful Lasers, (Two Ways) (Feat. MDMA)
08. Coming up (Feat. MDMA)
09. State Run Radio (Feat. Matt Mahaffey)
10. Break The Chain (Feat. Eric Turner & Sway)
11. All Black Everything
12. Never Forget You (Feat. John Legend)

currently smell like- vapor rub

currently taste like- thera-flu

-beans

just a quickie

busy schedule of work and class today. yes, the spring semester is upon us! im currently enrolled in 2 classes: THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS IN CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY and GROUP DYNAMICS IN CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY. a mouth full to say the least but im hella excited! my kickboxing class begins tomorrow. positivity consumes me.

counting down the days to LASERS! i swear its not just a long awaited album. its a movement! without further adue and for your listening pleasure...

LOVE. ALWAYS. SHINES. EVERYTIME. REMEMBER to SMILE.

@j_rooks31 follow me for a swell time!

currently listening to the ever fly theophilus london's - why even try ;)

guilty as charged

Alektorophobia - Fear of chickens.
Chrometophobia/Chrematophobia - Fear of money.
Coulrophobia - Fear of clowns.
Ergophobia - Fear of work.
Lachanophobia - Fear of vegetables.
Peladophobia - Fear of bald people.
Theophobia - Fear of gods or religion.
Vestiphobia - Fear of clothing.

now take off your clothes as we call out from work, run from baldies, plan to burn the circus, throw cauliflower at the church and come home to a delicious steak for dinner lol CHEERS!

...right now ::sigh::

please dont act like your shit dont stink

"...just cause im doing better now dont mean i never lost shit. i was married to a state of mind, now i divorced it."

tell me youre that somebody

not a huge fan of r&b, i'll admit, buttttt if there is one female artist that i respect and deserves recognition on blackbean31.blogspot it has to be miss aaliyah. i just found out her birthday passed as did my brothers. needless to say, it hasnt been a good week for me. my head is all over the place. from financial stress to issues of loyalty, im sooooo lucky to have mr.beyond (my somebody) to run to. he makes life worth loving and is definitely my reason to smile nowadays.

i remember coming home to my brother telling me she was in a fatal airplane accident. we put on hot97 and just listened her jam. i remember feeling so sad, like i really lost someone i cared about. who would of thought i would sit here today experiencing that same loss to the tenth power AHHHHH! ::sigh:: heres to aaliyah. she was dope as fuck. sing to my brother as you rest in peace, darling.

and heres a word from our sponsors....

gusy, youre in music heaven. chillin with all the greats. im quite envious.

-janice