LEAD LOVE SAVE SERVE!

Another successful year at the Youth to Leaders Conference thats held annually across the united states.
I am so privileged to have come up out of this conference three years ago when it was held in Houston Texas @ Texas Southern University. Now three years later it was on my Coast which is the WEST COAST. The conference took place at UCLA for over a course of 4 days. The Youth to Leaders Conference is designed to help young people between the ages 13-18 male & females to find their Leader in themselves. TRUST ME the conference is very effective because before I came to the conference back in 06 as a Student Delegate, I thought that the streets was my Leader. After leaving that conference with so many educated young people from all across the states I just knew I needed to CHANGE the way I thought.


I have been extremely busy over the summer with filming and everything but there was no way I was going to miss the conference especially the Talent Show, Community Service Project, or the Closing Banquet!


Speaking of closing Banquet, the speaker of the night was on POINT! of course because she is my Big sister:) Ginene Lewis just graduated from Spelman College & now she is on her way to law school in the fall. She has been a Student delegate since she was 12 and was my counsel leader when I came into the Institute.




I had a GREAT Time & I enjoyed myself at the conference. As you know & can see in the picture with Tavis, I NEVER leave the house without my camera so as soon as Im done with the editing you will have access to it first!:) So until then continue to LEAD LOVE SAVE SERVE.. Because "You cant LEAD the people if you dont LOVE the people & you cant SAVE the people if you dont SERVE the people"-Dr.Cornel West

ITS ALMOST HERE!!!

Im going to keep this one...SHORT, NICE & SWEET! The Fall is right around the corner, so make sure you dont forget to check out the show when it comes out! "The Life of Aaron Reid" Thanks for the Love. Also do me a favor and follow my boy AR on Twitter @Thearexperience let him know what you think about it.

One of a Kind

If anyone in the industry has their very own unique, unparalleled eye when it comes to filmmaking... it is none other than Mr. Tim Burton. Almost annually, he delivers mind blowing works that knock the socks off of the charts, critics, and viewers all across the world. His movies are known to take each person watching to a different place and time. A place that they can, usually, only visit in their dreams. Burton definitely has the ability to make dreams become realities. As a creator, he brings the best out of each script, writer, and actor that takes part in his projects. Oh, man!!! I HOPE that I can get on that level one day!



Right now, Burton is keeping everyone on their toes by slowly providing little bits of information on his up and coming film for 2010.. ALICE IN WONDERLAND! Check out the trailer, and keep your eyes and ears open and ready for this amazing piece of work!!

EXCLUSIVE

You know we had to do it! On The Apple Box got the inside look at the making of the "Crumbling Therapy" music video. As stated before, the group OverDoz brings nothing less than the hotness, and when we say they delivered this time.... They delivered!!!





Now, some of you may have been fortunate enough to have been online when we went live on USTREAM.com, and already received a bit of an inside look. For those of you who weren't... Keep your eyes peeled and prepare to be amazed! The young Filmmakers and artists that are taking part in the creation of this video are undoubtedly the epitome of True Talent. Don't forget.. If you follow your heart and do what you love, you never know where it may take you. We look forward to sharing this experience with all of you, so keep an eye out!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mr. PRESIDENT!!!!

Thats what Im talking about Mr. President! Obama is truly my HERO!! I haven't seen a person in my life yet to celebrate another persons birthday on their special day. On his own 48th birthday, our president turned the spotlight on a reporter also celebrating her special day. NOW THATS SWAG AMERICA!!! Happy Birthday Mr. President, stay blessed and continue to live many more prosperous days like today. Always know that our country has your back! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

"Crumbling Therapy"

Your TEAM will get STRONGER when you begin to BUILD yourself. Teams are made up of individuals who work together!

I LOVE MY TEAM!!! Yesterday we shot day one for OverDoz's New Music Video "Crumbling Therapy" and we had a BLAST! Its nothing like having a VISON and getting together with your team to make that mission become a GREAT SUCCESS. The group, out of Los Angeles, has what it takes, not just to make it in the music industry, but in the film industry as well. Yes"Crumbling Therapy" is a music video, and not a movie, but the concept will make you feel like your watching a short movie/music video..lol... You guys all know whats been going on with music videos these days right? Well if you dont... people are running out of CREATIVE ideas so they feel like the only thing they can do is show The MONEY, CARS, CLOTHES, & The . . . . . Yeah you know the rest. Sorry to let some folks down but that is just not going to cut it for long, its time for NEW FRESH IDEAS, and thats exactly what my boy Mac Faulkner (Director of video) & I are bringing you with this new video. I mentioned earlier that your Team will get STRONGER when you begin to BUILD yourself, and thats a TRUE statement! We all know that Hope Harris runs this blog with me but what you all dont know is that she is apart of the TEAM 4 LIFE!!! For these past days in LA she has been with me every step of the way, and as we continue to GROW & LEARN the film Industry, I know that we will BUILD STRONGER & STRONGER each day!!! As much as I want 2 put up some of the behind the scenes footage, I cant do that JUST YET. . . BUT!!!! what I will do is give you the song "Crumbling Therapy" 2 Download!: http://www.zshare.net/audio/601561952165c3ee Listen & give Feed Back. Also 2 hear more music by Overdoz go visit their myspace www.myspace.com/bowtiesandrosaries & Follow them on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/theworldofodoz

THIS IS NOT THE OFFICIAL VIDEO...ITS JUST THE SONG WITH PICS OF OVERDOZ!! CHECK IT OUT!

Allah's Apprentice Success

A lot of people have there own meaning of what Success is. We all heard Drakes perspective and what success is through his eyes. My brother Vinson Muhammad that also attends Morehouse College, has a different look at the word SUCCESS

There isn't a day that goes by that when I see this Brotha Vinson I don't tell him that I want to be like him when I grow up. This brotha kicks things off with POSITIVE ENERGY every time he is encounters a person. Yes & he does it ALL!!! This young man Raps, Acts, Dances, Plays music, & Most Important he SERVES the People. The Great Dr. Cornel West said, "In order to Lead the People you have to LOVE the people & In order to SAVE the people you have to SERVE the people." If you ask me, I think this brotha has the formula down pact, and he is still working to keep it SHARP & to share it with others. . . We all know that Drake came out with a song called "Successful," and it was and still is a number 1 in many books...... Vinson Muhammad, on the other hand, figured he'd take a moment and Enlighten some of us on what SUCCESS really is. Check out the video below and make sure you go check out more of his music on his myspace page.
http://www.myspace.com/bismillahcrew

By the way... That is him playing the Trumpet on the video.. HE GOT SKILLS!!!!