Inspiration and Inauguration

Barack Obama's inauguration as President of the United States is only two days away and I am already exhausted. At the same time, I am more excited than I have ever been. Here I am, living and working in Washington, D.C. at one of the most crucial turning points in American history that has ever occurred. On Tuesday morning, the first African American to win the United States presidency will take office and, as we all hope, this will be the beginning of a new day in American history.

I was here when Obama won the election and celebrated well into the early morning chanting, "YES WE DID," in front of the White House. Now, the whole world will descend upon D.C. in the next couple of days to celebrate as well and I am here to make the most of it. Having said that, I will be bar tending every night of the week, only two blocks from the White House, from this past Friday until the following Friday. Hopefully I make a rack of dough and get to experience first-hand just what an incredible experience this whole inauguration really is!

Just to give you a taste of what's in store, Friday night, we had a private party at the restaurant where I work, BLT Steak, and Q-TIP was one of the guests. This past evening, we had two simultaneous parties, one hosted by BET's Scott Mills, and the other a special gathering for Anthony Hamilton, who had just performed at the second annual BET Honors show at the Warner Theater. Anthony Hamilton was one of the coolest famous people I have ever met. He was very down to earth, friendly, and personable. I actually got the chance to help him pick out a drink, talk about his background, and give him my contact info and the web address for Good Hood's EPK. He said he would check it out and that we will surely meet again. For some strange reason, I believe him. Perhaps it's my optimism from Obama's big victory, but I feel that great things are in store for us in 2009.

As of right now, we have 3 new songs in the works: "Take Off," "Rock Steady," and "Gon' Grind." We will soon be starting on a new song related to Obama's rise to the presidency. Both super producers All I Ever Wanted and Battery have been plugging us with numerous fire-ass tracks and we intend to deliver some product the likes of which you have never heard before. So stay tuned and we will be releasing them here first, along with all the tracks from Grindin Season. So without further ado, here is a new FREE download from Grindin Season, a tried-and-true classic:

BREAK A LEG!!!!

Enjoy and let us know your thoughts right here on Good Hood Hip Hop Joe!!!

Peace and blessings and here's to a NEW AMERICA!!!!!!
-Deuce