Randoma... Auto Smashiola, Fitbodycoachnastics, Spinrecorditis, Albumalmostfinishosis

Hey y'all... I'm finally getting my life in order. Well at least somewhat. I have an apartment in Brooklyn until they rebuild my house. Nice joint. Neighbors are a bit uptight but hey, it's OK. I'm alive and unburned.

Auto Smashiola
My car just got hit again. Yay. (Notice the lack of an exclamartion point on that "yay"). Went to get groceries, came back and smash! One block away from my destination. FUCK! But hey, it's OK. I'm alive and uninjured. OK... This was literally 10 minutes ago... I'm over it now. Gotta keep moving. I have this issue of becoming immobile after events like this.

Moving on...
Spinrecorditis
I have been spinning a lot lately under my alias DJ BooshWheelz. Peep me out at DJBooshWheelz.com There's a free mix up there right now but you gotta join the email list. so pop in your email list and download away. I hope you like House Music because that's what it is...
I have also been appointed as Official DJ for A Monthly Bondfire. This is a show that takes place in NYC at Bowery Poetry Club every last Tuesday of every month.
It's a really fantastic show featuring artists of multiple genres and live painting. If you are in NYC, I highly recommend it.
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery
New York, NY
BoweryPoetry.com





Albumalmostfinishosis
I am sending the Vocals for my album "Luminous Dark Alleys: The Insomniac Works" to Mike Spice for mixing. I can't wait for this project to be released. It is so overdue and has grown into something beyond my dreams and hopes. I really hope U dig it.

Fitbodycoachnastics
I have become a Team Beachbody Fitness Coach.
So many people have been asking me to help them get into shape and lose weight that I just had to do it. So peep another site of mine GetFitWithTah.com

Stick with Me Y'all I will be updating my blog more frequently!

SUCKAS!!!!!

Get at me!

Tah Phrum Duh Bush

Tah Cameos in The Breadmakerz New Video... Sexy Robot... Bizarre

Another Tah Cemeo Pic... On a blog this time....

5 Questions with @AdamsWorldBlog…Ramble « Ramblings of the BK GrrlGenius

Click the Link and Read the Blog... Adam B is dope!
Then
Peep the Flick!

My Home Burned Down

It happened at around 10:20AM on Thursday August 27, 2009
I can't explain the myriad of feelings I am having.
Thanks all for your words and support.
Yes the Tah Vinci Code is still happening today August 29th at 12 noon in Union Square.
I can't let a little thing like homelessness stop me from giving back to my people.
I love y'all more than you know.
People were asking me for this. So here it is.

Tah Vinci Code Warm Up #4 Online Version Results

Congrats to Diane Wallyn of Bellbowrie, Australia for winning Warm up #4 Online Version. She got the answer 1st it was "99"
Your Tah Tee and your mos Def T-Shirt are on the way!

Honorable Mention to
Huge, Autralia
Charlotte Mishelle, NYC, USA
Dulce Deseos, NYC, USA
They also got it right

Thanks to all the folks in the US, Australia, France, Germany and the Czech Republic who submitted answers and playing along.

More to come!

Tah Vinci Code Warm up #4 Online Version "Hunt and Count"

OK Y'all. A week and a half away we are up to Warm up #4

This is an Online Challenge. All are welcome worldwide to compete.

Tah Vinci Code Warm up #4

Hunt and count.

The first person with the appropriate answer or closest to it will win. There is only one final answer.

You have 24 hrs from 10pm tonight. Last entries will be accepted at 10pm 8-20-2009

Winner gets a Tah Tee, an XL Mos Def tee & sumthin' else...

The Clues are as follows.

Clue #1

How many countries/nationalities were mentioned in the second verse of my song “Phlatbush”

www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/33877

Listen to any of the remixes

Puerto Rico/ Puerto Rican only counts as one so you don't have to ask later on.

Clue #2

I am featured on the album cover of Coole High’s upcoming release.

The day of the release party for that record minus the last two digits of the current year are the winning numbers for a card game featuring Jill’s hill climbing and water getting lover

Clue #3

The amount of letters in the correct spelling of my artist name… Tah “blank blank blank”.

Clue #4

TV series: “Battle Of the Planets” had a character “blank” Zark “blank”. What do the “blanks” add up to?

Clue #5.

There were two Voltrons. How many pieces did they add up to together?

(The Lightspeed Electro Voltron doesn't count)

Clue #6. The Sum of the previous answers minus 4 will get you your goods.

Get Smart. Max knows the number well.

Don't know the answers offhand? Use your online chops and find em.!!!!

Good luck.

One Entry per person address please.

Tah@TahOnline.com

Tah Vinci Code Warm up #3... Stuck Duck Money Results...

Stuck Duck Money... Yeah... I got stuck. Someone ganked the envelope and never called in.
Oh well... Big ups to all the people who came out and still had a good time!

More to come.

The Tah Vinci Code Warm Up #2 Online Challenge results are up!

The results of the Tah Vinci Code Warm Up #2 Online Challenge: Find the Smokes are in.

I’m givin’ away money and stuff… Tell a friend.

Contestants had to identify as many brands of Cigarettes in the Tah Phrum Duh Bush song “ Cigarette" as possible.

They used their online chops to help them out.

We had people from all over the US and in the Czech Republic playing along.

These were the participants who worked it. Congrats to Morgana, Tori, Kerel, Micah and Khris for absolutely killing’ it in the top five! Everyone did a stellar job.

The $50 US Postal Money Order and the Tah Tee Shirt go to Morgana from Staten Island, NY
The top 4 runners up will receive copies of either “Say Word Entertainment’s Get Up Stand Up European Tour CD which features the final album Version of “Semi-Reserved Closet Maniac” by Tah Phrum Duh Bush or Sketches of a Neighborhood by The Bass Mint Bros.
All other participants will receive gifts as well.

This is the rundown of the contest participant top scores.

Morgana (40) (41 with Ice)
Tori (39) (40 with Ice)
Kerel (39 but one was out of sequence so it’s really 38)
Micah (38)
Khris (34)
Paula (33) (34 with Ice)
Lesliayn (32)
Moi (31)
Sargon (31)
Anna (29)
Dulce (25)
Charlotte (24)
Dennis (18)
Melissa (10)
Curtis (8)

Believe it or not a ton of people only got like 2-3.

Below is the actual list and order of how the Cigarettes were mentioned in the song:
The lyrics are comprised of a total of 52 brands
(“Style” was mentioned 4 times; “Yes” was mentioned twice. But they only count once.
Incomplete names were not counted
The sequence of the names was counted.
Spelling errors were OK as long as they were close.
“Ice” in the intro was counted as a bonus because people were complaining that it was not fair. It did not change the order of things.)

Merit
Kool
Vantage
Monarch
Spirit
Basic
Players
Style
Maverick
More
Brooklyn
Marlboro
Now
True
Kent
Lucky Strike
Misty
Style
Barclay
Sport
Wave
Newport
Style
Camel
Kamel Red
Black
Tareyton
Saratoga
Virginia Slims
Eve
Parliament
Lark
Yes
Pall Mall
Viceroy
Silk Cut
Rat
Bidi
Superking
Omni
Dunhill
Benson & Hedges
Quest
New York
Winstons
L&M
Style
Jade
Regal
Bond
Mild Seven
Capri
Monte Carlo
Velvet
Chesterfield

More fun to come. Make sure you mark the date. August 29th, 2009. The full on Tah Vinci Code is Coming!!!

Warm up #3 is happening this week. Stay tuned.

Peace,
Tah Phrum Duh Bush

Tah Vinci Code Warm Up #2 Online Challenge

OK People... It's on. People outside of NY have been asking to get on so here it is...
An opportunity.

The Tah Vinci Code Warm Up #2
Online Challenge
Get the Smokes.
Prize: $50 (US Postal Money Order because I can’t mail cash) and a Tah Phrum Duh Bush Tee.
I will mail it anywhere in the world that the US Post office will deliver. So get on it!

There is a song on my first album (Sunshine or Pure Shade) called “Cigarette”.
I wrote it so that I could encourage people to smoke emcees instead of cigarettes. It’s a healthy alternative ya know...

Here is the link to the song http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/4128

If you can't hear the whole song it is because you are not registered as an official fan. All you have to do is:
1. Go to the player right here on the blog and click the "become fan" button and enter your email right there. (Easy As Pie)

2. Enter your email to become a fan.
3. Listen and enjoy
You don't have to download it but you do have to be a fan to listen to the whole song. Street team membership is not required but you can join if you like.

Anyway, the lyrics are constructed from different brands of cigarettes.
You need to identify as many cigarettes as you can muster.
The cigarettes need to be in the same order as they are on the song. Email answers to

Tah@TahOnline.com
Include your name please.

The first person with the most Smokes in the right order will win. You are allowed up to 3 submissions of your answers.

You have until 12am 8/10/2009 EST (New York time) that’s Sunday night.

Good luck.

Tah & the Kids and Demostina's Art Opening.

Today was a long one. I was interviewed on film for an Aids/HIV/Safe Sex awareness outreach program today in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The Kids were fantastic and very sharp. I had to perform for an open mic afterward. In the spirit of promoting safe sex via condoms and abstinence, I performed " Slumber Free Noctural Emission Admission". It was a bit akward at first but the kids loved it. (Or so they told me). They are so used to people being derrogatory about sex that they didn't know how to react. It was still dope though and hopefully a few people will benefit from it.

After that I swung through to Demostin'a Art Opening in Washington Height's today.
Her exhibit is called Breathing Under Water.
It is at a restaurant in Washington height's called Plum Pomidor.
I highly recommend swinging through if you have the time.
It is absolutely breathtaking!

If you didn't know, Demostina did the artwork for my upcoming release "Luminous Dark Alleys: The Insomniac Works". She is also featured on one of the songs called "Nightmares in the Daytime". She is a true talent and she deserves a look see.

Demostina.com for more info on Demostina and the exhibit.
Go see it.

By the way the place makes spectacular food and the bartender Anthony makes the best Mojito I have ever had.

The Tah Vinci Code Warm Up #1

OK. So nobody found the very first item....
Take a look so you can get used to my style of clues.... The money gets doubled for the net warm up... Watch the video.

The Tah Vinci Code Warm Up #1

OK so we're gonna start off the month with warm up mission for the Tah Vinci Code so you can see how serious this is gonna be on the 29th. Somewhere in Manhattan between 16th Street and 30th Street and Between 7th Avenue and Park Avenue. There will be an envelope conveniently hidden in a somewhat obvious place. It will have enough cash in it to buy you lunch. If you find it, I will double it. Period.

At 9am clues will be up on twitter and facebook and I will also send out an email blast. There will be a phone number to call when you find it. Call it and I will bring the other half of the money to you. You must have the envelope and the contents with you. Spend the money on lunch if you like but the rest needs to be there. Chance to win ends at 1pm unless someone else finds it first.

Listen to Semi Reserved Closet Maniac at http://TahOnline.com

(No T-shirt required for this one but if you have a Tah Tee and you wear it tomorrow I will have a Free Mos Def T-shirt for you. in addition to the prize $$ )

The Third Party European Tour Send off Bash at Rabbi Darkside's Crib

8-1-2009

Rabbi Darkside's BackYard bash. Private going away party for 3rd Party before they go to Europe on Tour with the legendary J-Live (Remember the guy I performed with in Albany NY?)

What a Jam man!

Rabbi Darksides backyard was crammed with the "Who's Who" of the NYC underground.

DJ Kevlar Had the wheels spinnin with th illest of underground blends.

Who got to follow up 3rd Party's Openeing set?

U guessed it Mr Phrum Duh Bush...

I let Rabbi Darkside pick the tracks I would perform and he chose "Semi-Reserved Closet Maniac" (which just happens to be featured on the tour compilation CD) and "Script Flip Flash" (a song produced by Coole High from out upcoming collaborative album High Phidelity/Phidelity High). The crowd participation was on point and as always I am amazed by how many people know the lyrics to songs I have that haven't even been officially released yet!

Some of thefolks in the crowd and performing:

Coole High

Ciph Diggy (Sleep Walkas)

Mwalim

Gr& Phee and Ryson hall

DJ Kevlar

Too bad I had to leave early...

I believe there is Video Footage to come.

Insanity? I must be crazy!!!

Insanity

As if P90x for a year straight wan't enough. I had to go and chalange myself to something else to help me to sleep. P90x wasn't making me sleep anymore. So here I go with "Insanity". Today was day #1. Holy Shit! You wanna talk about hardcore? Nah man... The is beyond hardcore... and this was just the first day which is a test day to guage progress in the future.

Baby Loves Disco in Union Square Park... Oh Yeah!!!

Baby Loves Disco in Union Square with DJ's PK and Mikey Palms

Many of you already know that I Emcee a party called Baby Loves Disco where we have kids and their parents come to clubs in Brooklyn and Manhattan on a monthly basis from September through May. This year we are in Union Square Park every Thursday through August. It was bananas there were kids all over the place and we rocked for 2 hours straight

Random Prague

Tah Live at Pantheon In Prague, Czech Republic Feb 27, 2009

I busted down the stage at Pantheon in Prague. Two girls started kissing while I was performing "Slumber Free Nocturnal Emission Admission". The crowd went nuts!
"By Myself and I'm feelin' myself and I'm wishin to myself that U were feelin' myself... " If you don't know the lyrics then U haven't been to one of my shows lately. Bring that ass on out! Big ups to Oereo for the cameo in the spot and Jaro Cossiga for holdin me down on the effects and the Beatbox. I rocked for 90 minutes and they were asking for more at the end of my set... People were brining me drinks while I was performing and passing me weed to rhyme about it was crazy! Peep out the slide show below.

I'm back on tour in Europe shaking off the Negative Willies

So I'm back in Europe and refuse to let my blog lag behind again. I had a series of really negative events transpire in my life since January 1. I am not going to mention them all. There are so many... I am doing my best to shake the negative vibe but I'm sure you all know how it gets sometimes. All of these crazy events came to a head. My car got smashed by a taxi cab the night before I left. My vocals for my album mysteriously disappeared off of my hard drive and then the back up drive became corrupted. Which means yes... there will be more of a delay for the release.. 9 months of recording "poof!" Sorry. Now I get to Europe to find out that some of my shows were canceled...

Just before I left NYC I had a series of really shitty premonitions; all of which included me dying in not so pleasant ways. A friend of mine also told me that she had a psychic reading done on me and that she was told that there would be a stabbing near me soon. An extremely large black fly was hovering over my bed when I woke up the day I was leaving. I wouldn't normally be concerned but it was 20 degrees outside and it is February...

Signs? I dunno. I am not really superstitious but... dayum... Shit is shiftin' my faith in not having faith in BS superstitions...

Stick with me and send me some positive vibes. I can use em.

Tah@FilthyClean.com