Mis.Led!'s 2008 Year End Evaluation

I was thinking about things today. I was thinking, "Damn, 2008 went by fast as sh*t!" So, what have I done with my life this year that will make me not so apprehensive about going into the second to last year of this decade? Let's evaluate, shall we?

Professionally...
I set 2008 off with one of the dopest solo shows I've done to date. Mad people came out. I had dancers, a singer and my hype girl was still on the performance roster.



I was invited to be a part of The (Sis)Tem's "Sistem-Addict Takeover II" mixtape, which then led me to become an official member of what has got to be the most thorough, all female collective on the planet! We've done so many shows in so little time, I can't even count 'em at this point. Thank you, gals! Ladies first!


I finally gained the respect of some very legendary, and still very relevant, underground EMCEES and am now apart of the longest running open-mic joint in history-the legendary, Project Blowed!

I signed a 1 album deal with an indie label that I actually have respect for- Get It Done Records! I will, at long last, release my full length solo album in 2009! (Lord willing)

I linked up with an already very established producer/engineer who has the master plan to take over the world via digital download! (I finally have an outlet for all the dope music I've had building up in my I-Tunes for the last (undisclosed) amount of time). Let's get PAID, XL!

I am now 1 part of the duo that's going to kill everyone's dreams who's already out, and revive the dormant dreams of those who've had no one to look to for inspiration besides Soulja Boy and Lil' Mama. (Oh Gosh...) T-Lo, "Bars and Stripes" is officially going to knock these a-holes onto their a-holes!

I was a featured artist on some really dope songs. R-Mean's "Posted Up", ft. Roscoe, Jon Doe's "DOPE", Femme Fatale's "Star Struck", Styliztik Jones' "Hello, Money" and "Let Me Breathe", Poc Dawone's "Can You Keep a Secret" and "I Got You", and I'm sure there are more that I can't even recall at the moment. My bad.

I got in good with Radio Rose, of The Around the Way Girls, and was, and still am, the featured artist on Aroundthewaygirls.net! Rose writes for MissBehave Mag and is also mean-ass stylist and a very talented DJ, among other things. Its a beautiful plug and the girls are amazing and always on point with theirs! If you can see this, thank you, Rosie!

I got play in the clubs! I had a couple of my joints consistently knocked in the L.A. night life circuit, for the first time ever, this year! Special thank you to DJ B-Stang, DJ JiJi Sweet, DJ Tommy Blak and DJ Spark! You all are so incredibly supportive and thanks to you guys, people all over have undoubtedly discovered Mis.Led!

My boy, Vincent Hanna, put me down with his Air Force One Nation Campaign! We are making noise and shall be heard by the people for which we make it! Thanks, Reg!

On to my personal life...
I did practice restraint (more than any other year) when consuming alcohol and blowing herb. I don't drink as much as I did last year, or any other year for that matter. Come on...give me some kind of kudos. I'm working on it.

I was much less tolerant of anyone's bullsh*t this year, and I mean ANYONE. I let the bodies hit the floor, to use my own preferred parlance. I just wasn't havin' it this year and next year might get real beasty so prepare your tear ducts for overflow.

I stunted way hard on 'em this year. I had NO mercy-NONE. I was aloof to the fact that these birds were clueless as to what look I was "going for" or how I came up with "that outfit". I was detached from the evident lack of knowledge and guts they lacked to "do them" in the fashion/style dept. For that matter, it makes no difference to me if/when a person/people look at me with confusion and bewilderment upon their faces because they would never think to paint such an eccentric portrait on their mundane little canvas. I am proud to be light years ahead of the methods in which these dimwits choose to approach style. I love when what I've perplexed nimrods with, becomes trendy 2-3 years later. I was born for that type of sh*t! Moving along...

I called into work less this year. 'Nuff said-word!

I did handle some serious financial woes like a respectable, responsible adult. My fiscal year was a cumbersome one, but I think I may be growing up! With that said;

I learned how to play "Rock Band" drums! Long live "The Tres Chics"! (LOL!)

I won "Scariest Costume" for Halloween at my job, for the 2nd year in a row! (Ay,those free movie tickets come in mad handy, kids.)


I did finally rid myself, for good, of quite a nuisance just recently. I feel light and easy about it. I don't need the negative energy.

I gave relationships another chance. That's a BIG step for me, as we have all come to read. I am ending 2008, and beginning 2009, with him. I am happy and look forward to what 2009 holds for me and my honey with enthusiasm and anticipation of great things.

I was a football mom this year! It was a very fulfilling experience to see my young offspring out on the field building up his self-esteem by leaving other kids in the proverbial dust while simutaneously discovering strategy and the art of winning and losing. I actually gave a damn about a sport! I learned the rules of the game and was out there screaming, hooting and hollering for my #24! It was a riot! For real- there was almost a riot. HAHAHA! He is also doing well in school and he is healthy and so are my family and friends. I hope to see my brother home from Iraq in the beginning of 2009! My cousins are coming to visit in January! One of them may stay. That would be "The Sh*t".

I shot BIG ass guns in a desolate area specifically used to train real-life killers, i.e., police, special forces, etc. My bro took me out there, somewhere in good old San Diego, and taught me the art of shooting sh*t up! It was one of the most exhilerating experiences of my entire life. I need that specific type of therapy much more often. I'm addicted, easily!

I started this blog! YAY! I get to let off steam on a whim and have to answer to no one but myself and GOD regarding my writing. (Toungue out)

Lastly, I have some amazing opportunities coming my way in the '09! I've bonded with some great people (DJs, Promotors, Photographers, Graphic Designers, Bloggers, Event Organizers, Thugs and Gentlemen) and with those bonds come people 'a calling on ya to perform the wonders that the good Lord blessed you with the capabilities to pull off. (I know, sometimes I can be long winded, or, prolix, as my other half likes to describe me.)

All this to say, I feel good about where I am, right now, in life. Trust that I am not complacent, though I did achieve many a splendor in 2008. Even if some of the things I attempted to accomplish failed, I can still say that I put 100% of my effort into everything I did over this almost outta here year and I'm not making any resolutions. What's the point? You only disappoint yourself when you, inevitably, slack and fall off. Just do what you want and know is good for you and the people you care about and thank God that you are able. Thank you, Lord! Now, off to rock out with my...socks out! Just do me a couple of small "solids", ya'll:

1.) Leave 2008 behind without so much as a glance back.
2.) Bring 2009 in with high hopes and copious blessings!
3.) Be careful tonight.

Thank all you guys out there who support me, Mis.Led! See ya'll next year. Dueces!