If you don't know the producer known as "Danjahandz", you better use Google. He has produced music for Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Madonna and many more. The best part is that he is from right here in Virginia Beach, VA. So big shout out to Danjahandz, keep up the great work, we are really proud of you. You have come a very long way. The house above is a home he just purchased on Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles.
Source: Realestalker
Off the subject when you really think about VA and more specifically the Hampton Roads area or 7 Cities as we call it (Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Suffolk and Portsmouth) has some heavy hitters in the entertainment industry, sports and fashion. Timbaland, The Neptunes, Missy Elliot, Teddy Riley(from NYC but came to VA), Plaxico Burress, Allen Iverson, The Clipse, Nottz, Famlay, Azzure, Shmack Clothing, Akademiks, Michael Vick and so many more I can go on and on. Looks like not much goes on here it is relaxed and pretty slow around here. I guess this gave everyone time to perfect their crafts instead of hanging out in the streets and to be the best. WE DO HAVE THE BEST THAT COME OUT OF HERE IN VA! So next up is FUNKEY FLASH BACK! Stay tuned.
Wishing everyone around the world a very HAPPY NEW YEAR! May this year bring you good health, wealth and prosperity. You can do anything you want to do, despite the economy or any other situation you may deal with. Just dig deep inside and make your dreams come true....God Bless everyone!
My motto for 2009 and I am definitely sticking to this:
IF YOU ARE NOT TALKING GREEN $$$ IN 09, DON'T WASTE MY TIME!
Tomorrow, December 30th, Diamond Supply Co will have their Holiday Online Release Part 2. This is the finaly drop for 2008. Throughout the year we have seen some real ill pieces that were put out from this company. I tilt my hat to Nick, he has done an excellent job in building the Diamond brand and we look for much more success in 2009 and beyond
There is not a lot of clothing companies that surprise me and I recommend to other people. Diamond is definitely one of those brands and is an inspiration to me as Creative Director of Funkey Flash Back
That Diamond Eyes Shirt is looking real hot Nick!
Shop Diamond
Check out the new mixtape that dropped today by www.swaggnews.com
Download here
Big thank you to A&R Drekz and Swaggnews.com
Listen up to what 50 Cent has to say
Source: WSHH
Check our our Feature on the hottest urban website, Swaggnews.com
We would like to say THANK YOU to A&R Drekz from Australia, always holding down FFB.
Click here to see the FFB Feature
Check out the world premiere video "Superstar" from Fly Society. You will see a cameo with Ben Baller, Jeweler to the stars.
Funkey Flash Back would like to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season. This Christmas don't forget the true meaning of this truly blessed day. It is about Jesus coming into this world that we may have life and life everlasting. So if you are upset with your parents or whatever because you did not get a game or some special gift, it is not about all of that at all.
Happy Hanukkah and Kwanzaa to all that celebrate these holidays as well.
Wishing everyone the best in the upcoming year and may you prosper in all areas of your life!
This was a real shock when I just read this article on Michael Jackson this morning. Whoa! Michael has been through many obstacles throughout his life and especially the last few year. I am terribly sorry to hear that Michael has a disease called, A1AD -- alpha-1 anti-trypsin deficiency, where those affected by it lack a protein that helps protect the lungs.
He is in critical state right now, so keep Michael in your prayers that he has the ability to pull through. God Bless you Michael!
Read the full story Here
Source: popeater.com
On Friday, December 19th make sure you check out BET 106 and Park at 6pm Eastern standard time. Kay M has taken over the thrown the last 2 weeks and he is going for his 3rd win this week. He is lyrical and has some great punch lines so you will see why he is running it on Freestyle Friday.
Feeling the FFB line, Kay M. hit us up stating he would love to rock some of our gear so we showed him love and on Friday he will be rocking something from FFB maybe a "You a Sucka Mc" shirt which will be perfect for this type of show.
Kay M, we know you gonna shut it down this Friday, so keep doing what your are doing. Thanks for reaching out to Funkey Flash Back and showing us love.
Check out his Myspace page at Kay M Myspace Page
Check out his last couple of battles on Freestyle Friday: Kay M Freestyle Friday Battles
I wanted to do a special feature on one of the stores that carries Funkey Flash Back here in VA. It was a perfect day as I had to stop by and drop off some more goods to my boy Alex over at My Hot Spot at Military Circle Mall in Norfolk, VA.
My Hot Spot carries lines such as Blac Label, Shmack, Azzure, Kanji, Rocawear, Red Monkey, Evisu, FFB and much more. So if you are in the area and need some official gear and the best pricing in the entire mall you definitely need to go and check this spot out. You will get great service. Just as the name suggest it is the "hot spot".
The store has a real nice cozy feel and hip hop all the way. It is neat and set up very well as you can see.
Located right outside of Macy's you cannot miss it!
Entrance
Ladies goods, you can see some FFB being repped
Blac Label
More Blac Label
FFB and Shmack
Some Red Monkey and Evisu Exclusives
Alex keep holding it down out there, you are doing a great job and thank you for holding down Funkey Flash Back
Ramirez Jewels is definitely the spot you need to consider for all your jewelry needs. Whether it is just an everyday piece or a custom piece, our boy Christian will definitely take care of you.
The shop is located in New Hampshire, but they got you covered because they have a website and ship all over.
Visit: Coast2Coast Jewelry
You probably saw a post on Millionaire Rob on my blog back in November. Well, the other day he shot me over the finalized song called, "Bonjour" that was featured in the last post. Drop through Myspace and show him some love
Millionaire Rob Myspace Page
Bonjour - Millionaire Rob
Now you will hear why DJ Jemani is the most dangerous DJ in the world. He is a beast on the turntables, no one can touch him.
Last night we were up late kickin it and the next thing he tells me is, "check the myspace page". There is this 17 minute long mix he did that is just shutting down all DJs. It is so official, I had to listen a few times. This is a true, pure and raw talent. Don't get him twisted for these fakes you hear out here everyday.
Our army is colossal and you don't want to mess with us.
Shout out to the Only DJ Jemani, Spider Loc, W.O.L.V.E.S., Has-Lo, Wake Your Daughter Up, Champion Radio and the list goes on and on.
This is a blog you know you want to leave a comment, so do it.
It is the first joint playing so listen up!!
The DJ is one of the most important elements of Hip Hop! Over the years DJs have truly grown and established much success. Many times we are not blessed to get to know the ones that are doing this because they love it and money is not the number 1 issue. Most people in this world that get a chanced to get noticed are all mainstream and it time for it to change. The people that are the true MCs, DJs etc are the ones that have the most talent beyond what you are hearing on your local radio station and are always overlooked. Until NOW!
It was a perfect opportunity to introduce the world to a brother, friend and Funkey Flash Back Official DJ, his name is DJ Jemani (pronounced Gemini). Listen up and see what he has to say about the state of hip hop today, it is quite interesting. So Funkey Flash Back is taking you back, Live in the Vault with DJ Jemani (pronounced Gemini).
FFB: Where are you originally from?
Jemani: I am from all over the place. Born and lived in The VA DC area as a kid. Pittsburgh PA, Baltimore Maryland, hung around a lot of Brooklyn dudes in my teenage years in Miami for a few years then moved back up to Baltimore. Then down to Florida in 2000 where I am chillin these days .
FFB: How did you get the name DJ Jemani (pronounced gemini)?
Jemani: My Brother Big Halo is from Bushwick Brooklyn & he was in a crew that used to tag a lot called U5 . Halo & Myself hangin out chillin messing with the turntables back in like 92 . He was like yo son you use Gemini equipment ( at the time we could not afford Techniques) and I was a wild dude in High School, I had like a split personality. So one day Halo is taggin ups & hes like yo look at this I wrote Jemini. A year later we switched it to JEMANI then it stuck like that.
FFB: What made you want to pick up the turntables, how did you get started?
Jemani: My Best friend Daryl ( DJ SHORTY ) was always into music & he started to DJ in like 89. He lived in the projects & every one would be at his apartment. He had just got 2 Technique joints & a Numark mixer and every week we would go to the stores & hit em up for as much wax as we could find. About a year later I got my joints & we used to be into music heavy. Back then it was about cutting & doing blends . Not really into the party thing but that was cool. Shout to Daryl who got into beat making which I don't have the patience for LOL .
FFB: Who influenced you?
Jemani: My father & mother R.I.P.
My Big Dawg Daryl ( DJ SHORTY ) LOL. of course all the mixtape dj's & producers from the 80's & 90's. A lot of my friends back in those days had been some real wild dudes & most are gone, but it was just a different time .
FFB: Who are your top 5 producers?
Jemani: 1) DJ PREMIER 2) PETE ROCK 3) DIAMOND D 4) SHOWBIZ 5) Q-TIP
I can go on
FFB: Who are your top 5 rap artists?
Jemani: Well not too many these days , most now are just so boring you need a pillow to hear a lot of this new shit .
1) Rakim
2) Big Daddy Kane / Kool G Rap (tie)
3) M.O.P.
4) Treach
5) Slick Rick
FFB: Who are your top 5 DJs?
Jemani: 1) DJ Scratch 2) Dj Premier 3) Jazzy Jeff 4) Roc Raida 5) Ron G
FFB: What are you top 3 Albums of all time?
Jemani: 1) Illmatic By Nas 2) The Low End Theory By A Tribe Called Quest 3) Daily Operation By Gang Starr
FFB: What is your most memorable hip hop moment?
Jemani: Chillin with Rakim
FFB: If you could change 1 place in time in hip hop what would it be?
Jemani: When Master P Came out
FFB: What is wrong with the state of rap music today?
Jemani: Everything! There is so much wrong with it because it's not really Hip-Hop. It's a mess of crap. These new country idiots make no sense & have no substance. Its like a game to see how trashy people can act. Long are the days of music that actually sounds good & makes sense. I don't even look at this new shit as music! I don't know how it went from Rakim to LiL Wayne, but its insulting & the worst part is watching people accept this shit. Music needs to put its middle finger back in the air that's for sure!
FFB: How can we fix it?
Jemani: We cant! We can try & do some things that will fix it a bit like mother fuckers not being all about chasing money & ass & trying to be killers. Shits just to far gone to me at this point. I still support the artist I supported back in the day and I like to do music to have shit to listen to. But I'm glad I lived in my time, I feel sorry for the kids out there because they missed it .
FFB: What is your thoughts on the dirty south, east and west coast rap?
Jemani: LOL . ! South ? Well besides Scarface, Outkast & them I don't wreckonize what's poppin these days ain't hip-hop. I wish east coast heads would stop and really acknowledge the fact of why these dirty dirty motherfuckers ain't like we are when it comes to hip-hop. While we was rockin the Rakim & Public Enemy ... the south dudes was into old school r&b and shit. Their world is on some other shit. I'm not mad at mother fuckers getting money. But if I'm in line at a store with my crew & then a bunch of Lil Wayne's come in next to us I don't want the cashier to think we are all in the same crew LOL . Them south clowns need a new title for the music they have . If shit don't stop soon it will be like Rakim & all the greats that came before spread wisdom in music for nothing because these young motherfuckers are lost. I think its the under 30 crowd that killed it.
FFB: If you could start hip hop from one point in time what year would it be and why?
Jemani: 1991-92 was my era & everything was just different it was fun & wild at the same time . But all the music was classic and its the last year every one was kind of innocent .
FFB: I see you are down with Krumbsnatcha and the W.O.L.V.E.S., how did that come about?
Jemani: Well in 1997 when I was in Baltimore KS had just had got a lot of attention on The Gang Starr album. I used to call the phone numbers on the back of my records & try to get free wax LOL. So I called the number I found for the Label & one of my people up there put me on to street team work so i was doing that. Then I fell off music for a while with my mother getting sick, a sour relationship with a girl at the time & getting arrested. Then in 2004 with the internet I got back in touch & its back in action like that. Awooooooooo shouts to my wolf homies . Dramatik put a lot of things together so him & Itchy make a lot of things happen. My homie Dr. Mario is always on his job .
FFB: Artists such as Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, T.I, how do you feel about them and their music?
Jemani: LOL well next question.
FFB: What made you want to do the "Live in the Vault Series" with Funkey Flash Back?
Jemani: Well The vault series is something I came up with about 2 years ago in my mind to kind of keep the rare hip-hop from being lost forever . No one else has a lot of knowledge of music like myself & my team so I was like boom lets put this lost shit out & besides it sounds better then anything new. Plus new music is so wack & there is not enough material coming out these days to put together a new mixtape each month. The mixtapes are really a dying element of this! Boom then you got FFB so it just fell together perfect.
FFB: What is in your ipod or cd player right now?
Jemani: Hmmmmm.. Well in the car its on the jazz & classic rock station. On a CD I usually play out my mixtapes before I drop them to the public, so I don't really like to listen to my music after I make it cause it gets played out to me. A lot of my homies such as Has-lo & some Krumbsnatcha, some Saigon joints, some AZ and old Mobb Deep joints. I like music that's not too violent, smooth but hardcore in the CD player .
FFB: What are you plans for 2009? Any new projects you are working on?
Jemani: New Radio Show WYDU wake your daughter up with my homie & co-host, HAS-LO from Philly will be on Champion Radio out of Miami. Our shows pre-recorded so we can have time for other projects. We will have more vaults out again around Feb or March.
FFB: If you could do an album with a rapper dead or alive who would it be?
Jemani: This is a hard question. I would do a compilation album with artist I like to hear & Oh I would bring back the lost art of the posse cut paring artist together that would be weird to hear together. Right now I can't say any one in particular maybe Saigon or M.O.P. cause in my life at the moment I relate to those artist the most .
FFB: How many mixtapes have you put out in your career?
Jemani: Damn I don't even know I always did once a month from the days when my shot was wack till now .. so once a month for 17 years . Do the math on that and if there's any floating around out there send them to me LOL. We used to toss everything out in the street for free just like now on the internet. It's better then a business card.
FFB: Which of your mixtapes is your favorite?
DJ Jemani: WOW ! For some odd reason The Nightmarez Before Christmas
FFB: So when it comes to fashion what lines did you grow up rockin'?
Jemani: LOL From my Cross Colors to Karl Kani then on to Polo and Guess. Fashion is not the same anymore.
FFB: How did music influence your sense of style?
Jemani: Everything had style unlike today.
FFB: Where will we see DJ Jemani in 5 years?
Jemani: I will be here asking you guys how did it get this wack ? I thought 2008 was wack LOL but damn 2013 . I can't imagine what these little motherfuckers will be wearing, they probably gonna wear Bras on their heads, since I actually seen a man wearing a pink shirt in 2008 LOL
FFB: Do you want to show love or shoutouts for anyone?
Jemani: Every one out there from Has-lo, W.O.L.V.E.S, WYDU, FFB, Big Owen, Champion Radio and the list goes on. Shout to every one supporting peace & love. Keep it safe & stop killing each other with poisoned lyrics that don't make sense .
Thank you DJ Jemani for taking the time out to speak with us
Make sure you contact DJ Jemani on his myspace page if you are interested at www.myspace.com/theonlydjjemani
Interview by: Sher Sher
Many truths have been coming out about the Atlanta Housewives in their short run. They were so intriguing to most people that they went and dug up the dirt on all of them. Well, here is a bit of info on NeNe:
NeNe Leakes, the breakout star of the hit Bravo reality show “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” is no longer living at the pricey Duluth five-bedroom residence shown on the series. According to Darryl Pierce, the broker for the 5,000-square-foot home at 1765 Silvermere Court in Duluth, NeNe and her husband, Gregory Leakes, left in November after Winwood Properties filed an eviction notice in September. The notice, filed Sept. 24 with the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County, said Greg Leakes owed $6,240 in past due rent. “The tenant said they would move by Sept. 14th because they could no longer afford the house,” the notice said. The owner of the home, Kajani Shenaz Ali, lives overseas, Pierce said. Online records show the home in the gated community of Stonebrier at Sugarloaf, was purchased for $829,400 in September 2006. Pierce said the Leakeses moved into the home shortly after it was built in 2006. NeNe Leakes, in a series of e-mails Tuesday, would not say where she is living now. “It’s none of your business,” she wrote. But she noted that they “are financial able [sic] and stable to live where ever we feel fits.” NeNe, 41, wrote that the eviction notice does not have her name on it, adding “you don’t know my relationship with Greg so be careful what you report!” The Duluth home, she wrote in an e-mail late last week, “was a lease purchase corporate deal with Greg & his company. Things didn’t work out between the two of them so they did what they had to do and he did what he had to do.” On Tuesday, she wrote, “If we rent, lease purchase or buy, money is still coming out of my pocket. So who’s [sic] business is that??” Gregory, 54, couldn’t be reached for comment. The TV show called him a real estate investor. The only business the AJC could find under his name in Georgia is called Advantage Move LLC. The phone number listed for Advantage Move has been disconnected. “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” in its first season, became a watercooler show packed with jealousy, petty arguments and conspicuous spending. It averaged 1.3 million viewers over seven episodes, the biggest freshman series for the Bravo cable network since “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” in 2003. Bravo spokeswoman Rachelle Savoia said, “We don’t comment on the personal lives of our talent.” NeNe has been featured in Entertainment Weekly and TV Guide, lauded by fans for her honesty and her sense of humor. The show’s ratings climbed steadily during its brief run, culminating in a fiery reunion episode, which aired Nov. 25 and drew 2.8 million viewers. That’s more than any “Real Housewives” episode, including versions in Orange County, Calif., and New York City.
Source: Global Grind
Today we just released "Live in the Vault 107" Hosted by our homie Spider Loc of G Unit. This is DJ Jemani and Funkey Flash Back teaming up together to bring you the best in true school hip hop. Taking you back in the day when music was truly official.
Make sure you go ahead and download this today and let your friends know as well.
Here is the link for the FREE DOWNLOAD:
http://www.djjemani.com/TheVault/vault107/vault107.html
Big shout out to DJ Jemani and Spider Loc for always holding FFB and keep it real from day one. Much love to both of you. Shout out to Crash as well.
Be on the lookout for Baymaac Clothing by Spider Loc in 2009
