Monday, 8 August 2011

De Gud People

The Forty5th Floor would like to make a shout out to everybody at De Gud Life, for holdin' it down for local and independent trying to make a name. For the last two years, this team has been setting a blaze in the web and showing Indianapolis a spark that it's never seen. So just to show some more #localove, The Forty5th Floor would be honored to propose a toast to De Gud Life.

Friday, 5 August 2011

Suck Fist


What does the bible say about anger, and how does common sense differ? Since forever, western civilization has been to and fro' with what to do with rage ( along with many different things). Many times, it's given the reputation of destruction and conclusive regret. Quite recently, it's been expressed through boastful a displays of power, but only in the more theatrical sense. Still, to whom does its morale value serve as an advantage, and to whom as a disadvantage? Malcolm once referenced to is as "a gift". Now for historical reasons, there's probably a gargantuan amount of people who would deem that quote irrelevant. Even then, isn't a man of such stature, or any stature at all, entitled to his opinion? Most people would follow the public-friend regime and recite the well-known ( among fellow Christians ) , " Be quick to listen and slow to anger..."passage. Also through historical events, many examples have accomplished plenty through non-violent approaches. Now, it seems the standing question is; does the approach matter? Is it the presentation of an insensitive that renders its means possible, or could it be considered the purity of intention that touches the hearts of correspondents? A simple debate between professionalism and passion. To digress, anger does have its different forms. A few of these different faces are recognized as personality traits, such as: aggressive, passive, and passive-aggressive. Aggression, being the more common and familiar form, can be seen at times as an act of irrationality or mindlessness. Some cases being impulsive, others being excessively forceful, with or without tact. And of course, everything has its pro's and con's. Where aggression generates the satisfaction of being progressive, often times the downfall can be a result of the obsessive behavior. Most people would find themselves oppressed in certain conditions, and soon become offensive, ultimately transforming into a "Big Nasty McGriddle" of angry rebels. Nobody wants Che throwing cocktails at the 3 in the morning, because they feel neglected and unimportant. Second is the passive trait. The sweet, soft-spoken sibling, doing their best to stay out of the way, yet always winding its way back in the scapegoat position. Everyone knows that the law of nature goes along the lines of, "Kill or be killed." Where there is someone willing to back down, there is his arch nemesis anticipating to pounce, like no tomorrow. But, there is a small percentage of those that believe in such methods as positive reinforcement. Seeing that most commonly, hurt people hurt people, some seek to offer an emotional haven, of sorts. Lending out a hand of peace, serenity, and understanding may play the part of not only getting the job, but also offering a sense of tranquility in the process.... NEXT! And last, but absolutely, positively not least, there's the well-spoken, well played characteristic... passive-aggressive. The least favorite of the trio, for the fact that it is known for its tedious element of surprise. What more can be said? Anytime you can make a big impression, why not make it silent, but deadly? I guess what could conclude this segment is that anger is simply a state of mind, and how one chooses to approach it will manipulate the outcome.

Sunday, 31 July 2011

EJAZZ @ The Write On Poetry Spot

E.P.I.C. and De Gud Life would like to present Hip-Hop Slam at The Write On Poetry Spot. Come check us out August 6th, featuring EJAAZ.... You DON'T wanna miss it.

Wednesday, 27 July 2011

Is Comin' To Your Town! (And we so excited)

Rebecca Black, an upcoming legend, American Icon, and Mythological Egypt-based Deity....



What are you DOING?! Baptize your children in her name NOW!

Sunday, 17 July 2011

#YouKnowYoureAGoodArtistWhen They Stuff You in a Trunk At Your Shoot

The Forty5th Floor loves to honor and commemorate great Indy art, when it's approached. With that being said, I think it's highly appropriate to present: Grey Granite and 90lbs.So with more local love from yours truly... Peep this

Saturday, 2 July 2011

What's Goin' On?



I'm at a point in life where I'm either inspired "give all" or "give up". I was read a book by the ultimately BORING Schneidman, that spoke on the different forms of suicide contemplation. Three examples that stuck with me were; cessation, continuation, and I think interuptive. Cessation was a result of events that happen on and off that cause one to seek relief through suicide, continuation is when a constant series of thoughts take place, and "interuptive" is of course when one event is viewed to be catastrophically unchangeable and instantly the only sense of escape or refugee is in the form of suicide. I didn't mention that for any personal suggestions, or aspects of my own, but it's relevant in a sense that mankind has come to such a predicament that the most common solution, lately, has been mass destruction. Some people may say it's a war between Heaven and Hell, some say an alien invasion of sorts, some even say the entire galaxy is going to turn against the planet in a barrage of comets, asteroids, and imploding stars that turn to black holes in space. Honestly, I think it's all a HUGE defense-mechanism. Everybody wants everything to up and disappear, with no repercussions toward them, personally. By the looks of it, the world has been ending for the last 2011 years, after Christ... Seriously? 2011 years, and God, the aliens, and the Milky Way STILL haven't made their move yet? Haven't you noticed that every decade there's been an apocalyptic scare that sweeps the nation off its feet, then nothing happens? Now, 2012 is an honest enough number to speak for its own accuracy, because number one, it's written down in an old book, as if people didn't lie before the "manifest destiny" of America. No. 2, maybe it's because the number doesn't look so cliche and predictable, and people are starting to accept that some truths aren't sensationally sound. Me? I'm not buyin' it. The world has been in worst shape. No ones traveling continent to continent killing millions, and locking them away in concentration camps, nobody's slaying villages looking for Dead Sea Scrolls. I think people just don't want to see themselves as evil, so they come up with ALL of these loop holes to say, " The Devil made me do it.". Look, I do bad things, all the time. I apologize more than niggas that love playing the board game, Sorry. What is with people sending drug lords, rapists, murderers, and etc to "better places"? Everything's good, except this pseudo-concept of wrong, known as Satan. Everything is HIS fault, or the governments fault, or the medias fault. Everyone's fault except the people doing it, or allowing it to happen. WE'RE ALL EVIL. There is no escape from YOUR dirty deeds. If you smoke, you will initially come across lung cancer, if you have unprotected sex, with a fully fertile individual, you will have a child out of wed-lock who WILL be raised in a single-parent home, if one of you decides to bounce. If you jump, you gone fall. Stop asking God to beset the dumb shit you decide to delude the Earth with. I don't think God is going to watch us destroy his amazingly, amazing system of life, then say, "No hard feelings, I'll make you anew. *giggles*." Somewhere along life, a person needs to clean their own damn room, and this hoarding mentality we carry is outrageous. We've got everything wrong with ever where. People are starting to believe that humans are innocent in all of their endeavors, and miraculously, something else is responsible for the execution of it. Actually, people have stopped denying it, and have become submissive to the comfort of falsehood. I know people who will stab a newborn baby, then say, "It ain't mine." , or "They can make another." These people will wake up the next morning and STILL think that reading a BOOK will suffice for the unstarted life they took. Where are the people who know that they have to be their own hero, their own savior, and fix this SHIT? Are we really gonna watch it all fall, and pretend the sky won't fall down on us all? All and all, what's goin' on?