The Fashion of DJ Wildlife

I'm smoking a blunt with 2 of my homeboys... I get a call.. it's, DJ Wildlife "Miya you at the studio? I want to drop by." I opened the door.... And Wildlife is all dressed up.... The way he dresses up... He went to court for a traffic ticket....one thing I can say about him....he is 100% artist.....I own one of his painting and I have a lot of love for this brother...anytime I needed him he's been there for me....so I'm there for him... I have never seen anyone dress like Wildlife...fashion is a major part of a lot of artists lives... It's a form of expression...I respect anyone with their own style.... So many of us are walking about looking like clones.....this is a random ass blog...I think i'm going to finish blunt and work on my book... Wildlife, you inspired me today... Thanks bruh








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The Return of OLD Atlanta

Sunday felt like Atlanta again.... I miss old Atlanta...the vibe, the beautiful people, the love for southern culture, real music and art....Atlanta lose it's "soul" once Black Hollywood took over the city....without Outkast, Goodie Mob, and others feeding the city that soul food we need, Atlanta is only a shell of what it use to be....one thing I can see is the hustler spirit didn't die with the soul... Sunday me and my family went to "House in the Park" an event where DJ's come spin house music in the park... It felt like Club Kaya again.... People were dancing and enjoying Atlanta again.... It was a good positive vibe.... Even the police was in a good mood....no matter how many changes Atlanta go though.... This city has been very good to me... I love Atlanta and I thank y'all for havin "House in the Park" again....it's felt perfect... Lots of love!!












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Art Mondays @ Apache Cafe

I been going to the Apache on mondays for years... But lastnight was different... It was really good seeing young people there this week...so many young people are into sports, rap music, models, TV, etc.. That it's rare to see the youth at art shows & events like art Mondays....but lastnight those young people who are into art or at less inspired by other artists & creative souls were out lastnight.... Young minds hungry to learn more... Rebels of the norm.... The leaders of tomorrow...these artists will change the world... And I hope I can inspire and help as many as I can reach their dreams.... I have a soft spot in my heart for young artists.... I want to see them run the world and rebel in their art against all the wrongs of America......expression or death, real artist live by that.... It's now your turn young world.... Cover this city in ART!!

















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Lastnight @Apache Cafe Cafe "Paper Frank"

Lastnight I needed to be inspired so I went to the Apache cafe for "Art Mondays" to support the 19 year old artist (rooted from Asheville) Paper Frank....a young, fresh, comic style vibe that reminds of me the earlier works of Dosa & Corey Davis with a twist of Japanese anime...what I like most about this young man is his drive...he came to me months ago and I gave him all the advice I had in how to create a buzz in the Atlanta art scene.... And he is following the blue print...knowing business is just as important as the art you create...If he keeps going hard you will see a lot more from this young man... Much respect... Let's support young artists... let's help keep these kids off the street.... Being an artist is a CAREER.





























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Tonight @ the Apache Cafe

I missed this young man's last art show at the Nu era store because I had tattoo appointments....but today I'm off work... So I will be supporting this brother tonight at Apache Cafe...it's only $5 to enter .. Plus they always have figure models for artists to draw there...this will be a needed break I need from working on my book.. Hope to see y'all there.


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Made Rich & B.Girard: PHOTO

The young homie, Made Rich dropped this dope photo yesterday of him & the other homie, Ms. B. Girard all inked up...I love seeing a young man who understands business, marketing and BRANDING yourself....so many artists are talented but never truely understand what it takes for promotion & business... This brother is not one of those type artist..he has a real businessman spirit and he understands the game.... look out for "Made Rich" this is one of the young artists who will be a key player in this new generation of "professional" tattoo artists.... Rich is also one of the artist featured in my film releasing next year....he is a raising star... I see a very bright future for him





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BOOTLEG MB Original

Scratcher: a person who finds a way to buy a "tattoo kit" and begins trying to tattoo people without any health training or professional tattoo training...they are not safe and usally just copy other peoples art for money. Since they have no training the work leaks quality and may cause the person major problems later.

I was on facebook this morning and someone tagged me in a photo... When I saw the pic it was a bootleg version of one of my drawings from 2005 turned into a VERY WACK tattoo...I don't understand why this person went to a scratcher... If they were a fan of my art then they should've known how I feel scratchers and bootleg art....I wouldn't mind if a professional tattooist use my art are tattoos as long as I'm given credit for my work art but this tattoo is 100% low in quality....whoever did this so-called "tattoo" didn't do justice to my artwork and it's a disappointment.... But I don't feel sorry for the person who let them put this bootleg trash on them... We have to love ourselves more....this is your skin! Invest in your body you only have one of them...


The drawing I did in 2005... It was actually a tattoo design for a client I lose in touch with when I moved shop locations


Here is the bootleg tattoo.. They tried to copy the style but wasn't trained so they fell short on linework, shading, color, & quality... I just hope this young lady is safe now and didn't catch anything from a unsafe untrained scratcher with no respect for professional tattooing

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