I'm Travie from Gym Class Heroes and Tequila Mockingbird. And Bernie Allen.

I have a Muxtape.

Portrait up top by Gary Ventura.
Wednesday December 31st, 2008
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My Laptop is my new bitch. LOYAL. LISTENS. and NEVER LET’S ME DOWN. 
photos courtesy* SnapCracker.

My Laptop is my new bitch. LOYAL. LISTENS. and NEVER LET’S ME DOWN.

photos courtesy* SnapCracker.

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ATL, SHAWTY!!! BIGGEST PARTY EVER TONIGHT IN PAINS BASEMENT!!!

We fight every night, now that’s not kosher
I reminisce with bliss of when we was closer
And wake up to be greeted by an argument again
You act like you’re ten
So immature, I try to concentrate on a cure
And keep lookin’ at the front door
Thinkin’ if I were to evacuate
You’d probably be straighter than straight
And wouldn’t have so much hate
‘Cause you don’t know the pain I feel when I see you smilin’
And when I roll up you start wilin’
So I front like everything’s hunky-dory
But it’s a whole different story
You don’t like the fact that I’m me
I don’t put on a show
When it comes time for you to have company
And your friends don’t understand your choice of man
They speak proper while my speech is from a gargabe can
But regardless, you shouldn’t have to be so raw
I’m lookin’ at the front door


And when you’re with your friends, I glide to the side
Until the spotlight is mine and never sabotage a good time
But when they’re not around, the fights commence
I’m the one you’re against and it doesn’t make sense
‘Cause I’m the one that you claim to love for life
But all I get is gray hairs and strife
And I can play some ole stuck-up rapper role
And get foul every time you lose control
But that’s not my order of operations
So I should win an award for lots of patience
‘Cause that’s all a fella can have
With a girl who’s shootin’ up his world like Shaft
And I don’t think that I can take it anymore
I’m lookin’ at the front door

My friends always tell me how I’m lucky to possess
The best looking girl in the whole U.S.
But every time you scream, you blow your finesse
Tryin’ to dis the Profess-
Or twenty-four hours of acting sore
Sometimes I wish you’d come down with lockjaw
So I don’t have to take in the breakin’
You treat me like a burnt piece of bacon
It seems like just two years 
Back when we were bonded and not pierced
But now I keep itchin’ to jet
Sitting’ in the chair just to stare, set to sprint
Yo, sweetheart, you better take a hint
I say it now like I said it before
I’m lookin’ at the front door
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So this is the new year.And i don’t feel any different.The clanking of crystalExplosions off in the distance (in the distance).So this is the new yearAnd I have no resolutionsFor selfl assigned penanceFor problems with easy solutionsSo everybody put your best suit or dress onLet’s make believe that we are wealthy for just this onceLighting firecrackers off on the front lawnAs thirty dialogues bleed into oneI wish the world was flat like the old daysThen i could travel just by folding a mapNo more airplanes, or speedtrains, or freewaysThere’d be no distance that can hold us back.There’d be no distance that could hold us back So this is the new year 
So this is the new year.
And i don’t feel any different.
The clanking of crystal
Explosions off in the distance (in the distance).
So this is the new year
And I have no resolutions
For selfl assigned penance
For problems with easy solutions
So everybody put your best suit or dress on
Let’s make believe that we are wealthy for just this once
Lighting firecrackers off on the front lawn
As thirty dialogues bleed into one
I wish the world was flat like the old days
Then i could 
travel just by folding a map
No more airplanes, or speedtrains, or freeways
There’d be no distance that can hold us back.
There’d be no distance that could hold us back 
So this is the new year 
Tuesday December 30th, 2008
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Tame been All City since Tootie had small titties
TAMEoner ( The ArtiFacts )
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Some things(people) never change. Seems like yesterday. Almost 6 Years ago To the date. WOW, still handsome as HELL.
Some things(people) never change. Seems like yesterday. Almost 6 Years ago To the date. WOW, still handsome as HELL.
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OH WAL-MART, HOW I LOVE THEE.............

So at about 5 am this morning we got to do one of my favorite tour activities. We stopped at a (CUE DRUMROLL) WAL-MART SUPERCENTER. Wal-Mart stops are by far the most indulgent, awkward, semi-fullilling, NECASSARY moments of my life. I scored hard this morning Dvd-wise. Barbershop 1&2, The Salon, Little Rascals, Sanford and Son seasons 1-3, Coming to America, City of Men, Dolemite, Petey Wheatstraw The Devil’s Son in Law, Boomerang, the Lazarus Project, Next Firday, Friday After Next,Ganked and The Cosby Show season 1. Alot of Ice Cube, strange. I’m happy as a clam or AM I? I’ve built a nest in the back lounge, it’s quite comfy. I’ve started a Marathon. I’m on my fourth movie. Maybe i’ll give my reviews on them, although i’ve seen most of them already(a few times over) maybe YOU havn’t and I can save you a little money…..Got a couple Britol Paper Sketchbooks and some Mechanical Pencils(my Favorite). I also discovered that JELLY BELLY makes scented candles so i scooped a CottonCandy and Blueberry. I’ve been drinking Raspberry Emergen C’s like Kool-Aid. It’s either that or Stella. No thanks. We enforced a No Smoking policy on the bus this tour, although I am a heavy smoker, I must say its good to not wake up to the smell of 6 burning cigarettes. Me likey!! Jelly Bellys smell way better anyway. Peter, I love you. Thank You. DC is tomorrow night, hope i get to see my man Wale. Cedric The Entertainer is novacane for the soul. I’m here an i aint goin’ nowhere….Barbershop awaits……PS. I think the new Blackberry Storm is the TRUTH and NOTHING BUT. I’ve never been an iphone enthusiast and i was quite satisfied with my Blackberry World Edition(RIP) but i’m such a fan of The Storm, i’m learning more and more about it everyday while I sing a song of sixpence, I’m none the richer I just kiss her on the cheek and keep truckin’….and at night……….
Monday December 29th, 2008
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[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
DON’T DO IT!!!!
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And this Christmas will be....

I’ve come to the conclusion that FRIDAY AFTER NEXT is my favorite Christmas movie. I also JUST realized Christmas even happened. I guess as the years go by Christmas becomes more about giving than receiving. We had secret santa on the bus and Tyler got me 2 Gloomy Bears to add to my already swollen collection, Thanks Ty!! So here I sit in North Carolina, 1/4 of me is watching Friday After Next, 1/4 is typing this and the other half is sitting next to me. He’s not very talkative. Maybe he’s enjoyi ng the movie. Maybe he’s plotting something spectacular. Maybe he hasn’t slept in 2 days. “GROUP HUG!!!, C’MON CRAIG!!” hahahaha, this movie kills me. I’m trying to figure out if Katt Willliams had his two front teefs in this movie or not. It’s very hard to decide. Last night Craig Beasley, Our live -in Tattoo Artist Got so high that he blacked out for a second and projectile vomited across the back lounge, it was kind of awesome. I made it out of the room before chunks were blown but had i I not it would have started a Stand By Me “Barf -O- Rama” effect and there would have been puke and dookie everywhere. Keri Hilson is very nice, I met her for the first time yesterday. Today I was mirroring one of her back up dancers, to my surprise my choreography skills aren’t really that bad. I held my motherfuckin’ own. Keri has challenged us to Wii bowling, who could resist?? We’ll see what ensues. Everyone else on the tour is showing soooo much love. Easily one of the TOP 4 tours for me, next to FOB, Roots and Estelle and I Am The Avalanche w/ Whole Wheat Bread. can’t wait to start working with Pain on this new project. People GET READY!!! Spring is gonna be soooo much fun, lots of fun news coming up. i’ll let you know as they begin to come into fruition instead of getting you gassed and anticipating, Welp ‘im gonna join myself in watching the rest of this flick and eat some ice cream pre melted in the microwave for 15 seconds on HIGH, NAPPY BOOOOOOY!!!!….. Oh and you know what they say…….NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY……..
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I  Just Shut Dejesus out 21-0 in NFL BLITZ THE LEAGUE for 360, IN MY SLEEP, LITERALLY!!
I  Just Shut Dejesus out 21-0 in NFL BLITZ THE LEAGUE for 360, IN MY SLEEP, LITERALLY!!
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The realest shit that ever left your lips was “People change” / But I’m NOT your average Joe so I opted to stay the same………
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So he would sulk and drink and mope
and cross his arms and hope to die.
And then a fairy came one night
to bring this sorry boy to life.
She pulled some strings
and spun him about.
That boy sprang up
and began to shout,
“My arms, my legs, my heart, my face they’re alive!”
And she would cry, “Liar, liar!
What have I done?
You’re no lover, and I’m no fighter.”

(The story goes on)

So he would buy her things and kiss her hair
to show he was for real.
And she would take those gifts and kisses
though just stringing him along.
She knew about those wooden boys-
it’s an empty love to fill the void.
“Pinocchio! Oh boy, how your nose has grown!”
So he would cry, “Liar, liar!
I’ll prove it to you!”
But then it grew
He had grown tired of her
So it was true
He left her apartment
And he walked all night long
‘til he was stopped by the shore of the ocean.
But still he walked on, amongst the whales
and the waves, and screamed
“Liar, liar!”
And his wooden body floated away.
He just drifted away.

And now I wonder how i was made…
my arms, my legs, my heart, my face,
my name is Driftwood.

— Tim Kasher
Saturday December 27th, 2008
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IT’S OFFICIAL, NAPPY BOOOOOOOOOOOY!!!!!!!!
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Last night Wayne wore the “Without you, I’m just me” Kr3w T-shirt that Pete and I designed…Love is love. Thanks Weezy!
Last night Wayne wore the “Without you, I’m just me” Kr3w T-shirt that Pete and I designed…Love is love. Thanks Weezy!
Tuesday December 23rd, 2008
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Waaaay too FRESH for our own good!!! Check The “Pennies”, clawd have mercy!!!
Waaaay too FRESH for our own good!!! Check The “Pennies”, clawd have mercy!!!
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Me and Polow Da Don, we’re about to make some NOISE in 09.
Me and Polow Da Don, we’re about to make some NOISE in 09.