Goin on tour with the Homie Fred was a great experience…Got to rock different stages in front of different people…all in all…it was dope. Shout to my Homie Panama, my bro MONE who was out in the NY show, J Lie…FMA Mag, Open Book Entertainment, LJG, SlowBucks, L’ Creme Clothing, Rich Weirdo clothing, Alouidor & Smith, Copy Paste Clothiers, Verse watches, and the list was endless…much more to come!

Shout to my Fam too, D Dal, DJ Whutevva, Cocoa Sarai, Rich Lowe, DJ P Wise, J Ethe, Jay P, Rick Hertz, D Major, …the fam was heavy in the NY Show.

And last but not least…My Jet Lag Family who documented the experience and put this together…we got soooo much more for yall to see…but here is a lil re-cap…enjoy!

…your favorite rapper deaaaaad (yessir)…

Got my hands on the instrumental to this dope Kendrick song and I had to make a quick little remix. My homies at LunchBoxBeats loved it and we shot a quick viral video for the fun of it…so enjoy it my good people!

Hardwork is paying off...Catch me and the homies next week on the the Fred The Godson City of God Tour. Really looking forward to hitting those different stages with Big Bronx,  Pananma and J Lie. I promise y'all nothing but pics and good footage...1st here is a pre-tour freestyle... live the dream with me!

Yesterday, we celebrated the birthday of one of the greatest leaders of our time, the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In so many ways we as a people have progressed from the civil rights era….but sadly as of late we have been showing how we haven’t. In recent news, kids have lost their lives over things as simple as sneakers…sneakers??? This is crazy…

My brothers at Jet Lag TV and I just wanted to put together what we felt was powerful imagery to just make us as a people think. Think about how we value life and see what we can do better for those coming up after us.

Bring some kind of church to the wild…

Everybody loves Friday!!!…Got to say this was one of the most fun videos I’ve ever shot. We were clownin around the entire shoot and all the props were real lol. Shout out to my brothers at Jet Lag Tv for creating this idea from a freestyle that I played for them a little while back! Enjoy the Visuals….its Friday…you ain’t got no job…you ain’t got sh*t to do!

p.s. that 40 oz was brutal…I payed for that mistake later…

If you dont enjoy sports for its excitement, entertainment, competitive spirt and its players, then maybe you should for the life lessons it can teach us. It’s 2012 and across the nation individuals are making resolutions of how this year will be better than last. I wish everyone nothing but the best in achieving their personal goals for this year. The sad reality is people will do the same things this year as last and expect different results. Sounds like insanity to me. If I learned nothing else for this years New York Giants team its this, life is about creating opportunities but more importantly taking advantage of them when they come.

A few weeks ago Antrel Rolle stood in front of his locker and said ” We need all hands on Deck. If you can play on Sunday then you should be able to practice  during the week, in order for us to get to where we want to be we have practice as a team”. Since the statement the Giants won two in a row, and are playing the best team football of the year. Prior to that much needed callout of his teammates, the Giants was hit or miss with who practiced and how they practiced. Antrel`s comment struck a cord with his team so much that coach Coughlin didn’t recognize his own team in practice that week. Everyone participated. What’s the point? The Giants were 1-5 in the last six games and opportunity was slipping through their hands, so they did something DIFFERENT. They develop a mentality of “All IN”, a team concept that unified them. The results were big victories in must win situations. Lesson being when you want a different result go out take a different action, make a better move, be smarter, work harder. Was it really this one statement that rallied the team? I do not know but the team is playing some of their best football of the year. But only  after doing something different.

I also can’t help but remember  2007 and our magical  Superbowl run. Just the opportunity to be in the playoffs is “Da Buttas”, but having a team playing with energy, passion, heart and determination is everything a NYG fan can ask for.

Quick seasonal stats Eli Manning set a team record  with 359 completions and 4,933 passing yards. Placing him 4th in yards behind Brees, Brady and Rodgers.

This year had many Ups and Downs. We seen alot of injuries and misfortunes. Just like life its a matter of stay in focused on the goal or tasked at hand and not be scared to do something different. “Its been a long time trying to get up….but now it going down down down “-Gist the Essence  

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Just wanna wish all of y’all a happy new year and hope the weekend was safe and fun for you all! I wanna thank you all for all the love and support you all gave me in 2011 and 2012 is gonna be a great year…I put that on my momma!!… Got new music, new videos, just a bunch of new sh*t for y’all and I’m happy bout it…so you should too!! Lets start this off right with new music…new focus…new inspirations…but, it’s StillaGthing!

Enjoy

-Gisty

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StillaGthing by Gist The Essence

New York and Entertainment are as parallel as the equal signs in a math equation. They just go together.

What better time then right now to be a PROUD NY sports fan. The stakes couldn’t be higher for the NY football Giants and the potential of a NBA championship is creating nationwide attention. If you have a pulse and live for excitement  and drama it gets not better then this. Knicks, Giants… notice no Jets. I love em but alotta bark and no bite. Enough said. Here’s  the rundown:

The Giants face a true win or go home Playoffs or Vacation. Personally I wouldn’t trade it for the world. After all the talk about the Eagles and the Cowboys we were a afterthought. But here we are win and we are in. Now, us winning this game comes down to three simple  things. Much easier to say then do. Control the Line, Stop the Run, Catch the ball. Suddenly a rejuvenated Justin Tuck has given a new fire and identity to our defense. “It seems like nowadays  these last couple of weeks, some things  are starting to turn our way.We’re focusing better, and it just seems like we’re playing as one. Good news for Giants  fans. The front four has to control that line. Which leads to key number 2. Stopping the run. Without leading rusher Demarco Murray, the Cowgirls rushing attack won’t be at full strength. Can our front seven take advantage? My advice, play smart, play fast, play hard. Last key to victory CATCH the ball. Between  drops and bad route running the receiving  corps has single handedly cost the team one game, Eli a chance at Marino’s record and me my Fantasy Football  championship game. This is the playoffs and every play counts. No mental lapses no drops, no missing  the route, no missing the block and did I mention no drops. I have complete faith in Eli and our entire offense they have been our most consistent unit. Giants win 27-17

Say Go NY  Go NY Go! Is it time for our beloved Knicks  to return to basketball elite. After releasing Chauncey  BBBillups in order to get Tyson Chandler the Knick suddenly have a front court that is  potentially the best in the league. I’ll let you think about it. I said potentially  because its contingent upon chemistry  and commitment, oh and a position  call point guard. Can Amar’e still operate  with Chandler in the middle? Can/Will Melo commit to elite play at both ends of the court? Who is going to run this offense? After the first  game, we see a passion and a will to win out of our Knickerbockers. It seem that in the fourth quarter while the fans chanted Defense! Defense! Defense! There was actually shot blocking and tipped passes and steals.Could it be? Don’t want to jinx it.  Not to rush judgment but the Knicks point guard  situation  is a problem. Toney isn’t the answer. Neither is Bibby. A healthy Baron Davis maybe. The rookie looked very aggressive but missed more shots then he made. I do like his ability to guard the one or two position.  Regardless  game two tonight will shed more light on our Knicks  further help determined  what kind of season this will be.

Show its showtime for a couple of NY teams! Stay tuned  in for more updates as the world of sports enters it most popular  time of the year. Don’t look now but NY is right in the thick  of it.

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So as I was pissed off beyond the levels of piss-ocity…I get a tweet from @mtvrapfix that they like the video and they and @realsway (the legendary Sway) chose my video as the first winner of 2011 on the MTV RAP FIX show…and was I available??? Ya damn right I was available!!!!

The Roller Coaster song/video got nothing but love from Sway, Killa Fuc***g Cam and Vado. Freaky Zeke and Jim Jones had their own opinions…but the public seems to not even care what they say lol….#imjustsayin.

Either way…it was beyond an honor that I won…and this is just the beginning of the Roller Coaster Ride…

Check the footage here:
Gist on MTV RAP FIX LIVE with SWAY (and the DIPSET)