Why wouldn't I support My PEOPLE...ROYAL-TEE and POL-B

Yo I know this is somewhat of a recurring theme in iKnowTANK but I can't stress this enough..."EVERYONE's NOT GOING TO MAKE IT AS A RAPPER." Yeah, yeah, yeah...I'm a hater (so what) but I'm telling the truth. Some of ya'll niggas suck and probably should just join a street team and start a management company because you don't work hard enough.

ROYAL TEE and POL-B are 2 artist I've known for years...YEARS. They both continue to work hard...everyday and realize that you have to work hard...everyday to make something of yourself. Here are their latest videos...watch them and then ask yourself this question..."Are they working harder than me???" If it feels like your lying, YOUR LYING. Now get back to work.

I had to be something...before I became a STAR [RYAN LESLIE]

I posted on my FACEBOOK status the other day a comment about being patient and how God's word says that if we are faithful over a few things HE would make us ruler of greater things [LOOK IT UP FOR YOURSELF Matthew 25:21] I believe it and so does Ryan Leslie. Here's proof that hard work and dedication pays off...EVERY TIME.

Before Ryan Leslie was a mega-star, super producer, musical genius, HARVARD graduate, and ladies man...he was a believer in the vision of planting the seed, working as a volunteer with the Salvation Army and inner city youth.

My question to you is "What seeds have you planted that will bare the fruit of you LEGACY???"...A FEW YEARS LATER

Some new dance moves that you may/may not want to try at the club tonight...

I've had DAY's like this...

Have you ever been in a meeting at work or on the phone with your mom...Maybe in line at the grocery store but definitely not at church...Just say it in your mind or under your breath...we can afford for anyone to lose their because "it slipped."

This song is "STUPID" Playaz Circle featuring OJ DA JUICEMAN

I Got A STUPID sack
With A lotta O's
And When I Pull Up
I'm wit A lotta Hoes

I got a Bank Roll
STUPID Bank Roll
I got a Bank Roll
STUPID Roll

This is the newest release from Playaz Circle aka The Duffle Bag Boyz aka The STUPID CLICK. Its called "STUPID" and features OJ DA JUICEMAN.

LEt me just clear the air on PC because they are my family...I've been hearing a lot about them being One-Hit Wonders and the only reason "Duffle Bag Boys" was a hit is LIL WAYNE...trust me when I tell you they got heat...and they sold 2 million ring tones that's the equivalent of selling 2 million albums (right FLO-rida). Stay tuned to iKnowTANK for more from the STUPID CLICK.

"Thing's you can do in your CHOPPA SUIT"

If your a web-junkie like myself chances are you may have come across a few videos from Choppa of Making The Band 2. He made a long-ass video talking crazy about how he's getting money, E.Ness' career is OVER ("Hello pot." "Hello kettle."),"I still do show's," "We gettin money...", "Lil Wayne is sensative..." BUT, none of that matters because he has on a RIKKY's Fashion, 2 for $150 suit. I guess this is his UPGRADED BOSS look.

If your going to be a "BOSS" on the internet you better look like a boss and Mr. Young City, you do not. Here are 5 things you can do in a CHOPPA SUIT:

1)ENTER THE STEVE HARVEY FOR A DAY CONTEST
2)RE-ENACT A SCENE FROM "NORBIT"
3)APPEAR IN A 1999 NO LIMIT VIDEO
4)ACCEPT AN AWARD AT THE "PLAYA'S BALL"
5)WORK IN THE MAIL ROOM WITH "BONEY T" from BOOMERANG...

And here is the bonus from Comedian LIL JJ (this video had me on the floor)No offense to anyone that own's or may have let CHOPPA CITY borrow this suit but a suit with more than 3 button's is a no-no (remember ALWAYS,SOMETIMES,NEVER)

[video's courtesy of WORLDSTARHIPHOP]

ON MY PAPER ROUTE...

Sometimes we find motivation is some of the smallest things. These small things can be exactly what we need to get the train moving again. With that being said..."I'm BACK on my PAPER ROUTE."

Here a small dose of motivation for you just in case your looking to get back on your route."If you didn't get money today,don't feel bad.If you didn't TRY to get money today...you should like a loser (because you are)"-iKnowTANK

I can't remember the last time I got this drunk...

Happy Monday people, on my daily quest to find some of the most ridiculous webjunk on the net I came across a pretty good site that you may want to check out. Its called www.FirstClassSociey.com.

While waiting for my upgrade to First Class [don't steal that...I REALLY SUE PEOPLE] I found a great movie trailer for a new movie called THE HANGOVER about four guys who celebrate the final moments of freedom commonly known as The Bachelor Party...in all places, Las Vegas. The twist is...they get so fried, they can't remember what happened.

If you know me (assuming you do, if you come to this site) you may know that I'm not much of a drinker....I can drink and based on the weight to drink ratio my tolerance is way high....I just don't choose to drink all the time but if its a drinking night...I usually can't feel my face and although my composure is on-point, in my mind I'm a mess.

So here's a POWERADE toast to the drinkers and non-drinkers....and here's the THE HANGOVER that follows after. Also, watch it all the way to the end because the last :10 are the funniest part of the whole trailer.

Things I remember about EASTER...my Easter SPEECH

Dear Easter, You are not exactly the Easter I remember. Sure iKnow the reason for the season an really believe that Jesus died on the cross for our sins and arose from the dead...just for me (and you to) but what happened to the Easter of old???The Easter of '86???

This is what I used to remember about EASTER:

-Taking a picture with the Easter Bunny at the mall

-PEEPS (the marshmallow chickens...yuck)

-Dying eggs (the house always smelled like eggs and vinegar when we were done)

-Patent Leather Shoes (I used to refer to mine as "BOBBY BROWNS"...hell to tha nah said WHITNEY)

-Cadburd Farms Commercials (with the rabbit dressed as a chicken)

-BLACK JELLY BEANS (why?why?why?...nobody eats BLACK Jelly Beans)

-The Clip-On tie

-Seeing my clothes laid out on the bed the night before

-"1,2,3...say CHEESE" (my grandfather sure LOVES taking pictures)

-The "GREEN" plastic grass that lined the Easter basket

-Seeing that same "GREEN" grass all over the house for weeks

-MY EASTER SPEECH "Jesus Wept..." (that's all I could remember then, and all I can remember now)

-Girls with the NASTY which lace socks and white patent leather shoes (act like y'all didn't have the sock and glove set)

-"Why are there sooooooo many NEW people at church today,and why won't they come back next Sunday?"

-Actually eating those Powder Blue,Pink,and Canary Boiled Eggs (and you know what happened next)

-The HOLLOW Chocolate Easter Bunny (iKnow I didn't have to eat his head 1st but I did anyway)

-The Barbershop being STUPID packed on Saturday...but you had to have the fresh cut for sunday

-The year my mom let me wear jeans and a t-shirt to church on Easter...(that was like a MICHAEL from GOOD TIMES moment or we were really broke but she wanted to keep it real with me,that's why I love my mama)

-The YEAR WE DIDN'T go to church (I won't ask...)

THEN I GOT OLDER....and I remember:

-EASTER MONDAY (an amendment to Easter Sunday created in CHARLOTTE,NC)

-"My Easter Monday Outfit" (I used to wonder why some kids only paid $28 a month for rent AND they got an EASTER MONDAY outfit...iKnow now)

-CAROWINDS (it was the MECCA...or should I say Bethlehem of EASTER weekend.

-Candy being 50% off on Monday

-Spring Break being over on Tuesday and we're back in school...and some kids has EASTER TUESDAY outfits because "...my mama said "we don't go to church any other time...why go on Easter???" [so you get 2 EASTER outfits but nothing for church???]

I remember a few other things but we don't need to get into all that Easter all I need you today for me is bring back some of the traditions, some of the values that we grew up with...22 years from now I don't Baby Ayden telling the stories of Peter CottonTail and the Bunny Trail without giving his mom and dad credit for keeping his Easter Sunday outfit as fresh as his Easter Monday outfit.

And another thing...enough is enough with them damn black jelly beans.




Former Clip-On tie wearin' Easter Supporter Since '82
-iKnowTANK

CHARLOTTE HAS GANGS???Where they Do That @?

My great-grand mama is from "THE VALLEY" and when we 1st moved to Charlotte...we lived in "The Valley". Hidden Valley was once the biggest neighborhood in Charlotte and definitely holds it own but once I saw this on GANGLAND on the History Channel...they might have put a little spin on it.

When we were young everybody was a KING for a day...well not everybody because most of my friends were cool and most of the "KINGS" were not. I guess things have changed because I hear there are MANY MANY Gangs in Charlotte[over 150 and counting]. All I knew about coming up were the HE-men, G-men (both way before my time), Kings, and "THE FELLAS" which was a dance crew...oh yeah and my gang "STREET TEAM,hoe".

Lock your doors before you watch this video "Bruh,fa real"...

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This ones for my DMV subscribers..."You Might be a bamma..."

1. bamma

A general-multi used DC Metro area term used to describe a person who has no style, taste, or class. Usually this person has no idea that he/she is classified as a Bamma - rather they go about their daily lives thinking what they do, say, or wear is acceptable.

1. That dude came to work with dress slacks and white tube socks..what a BAMMA!
2. I got a co-worker who is missing 2 front teeth, but she came to work showing me a portofolio of pictures she got from Sears, talking about she's gonna be a model. Yo, that chick is a straight Bamma!

I found this article here but I figured i would share it with the rest of the world...so before all you "Bamma" accuse me of frontin' like im from DC...kill yo self (and read the article)

Growing up in DC during the late 80s and early 90s, I was privy to one of the best slang terms in the world: bamma. When I later moved to Connecticut it sort of fell by the wayside, but a few references in pop culture (The Wire, The Jamie Foxx Show, and the rise of DMV rapper Wale) have conspired to inject bamma back into my lexicon. It’s proved extremely useful, as I’ve found bammadom abounds all around me.

For the uninitiated, the Urban Dictionary definition above provides a solid foundation for understanding bammas. When I was coming up, though, it definitely had the connotation of someone sort of “rural” and “backwards” as well. Now, I think it’s pretty safe to use it to describe anyone who is A) wack/embarrassingly misguided, and B) completely unaware of his or her wackness.

Needless to say, that’s quite far-reaching. To work toward a better sense of what it really means to be a bamma, my brother and I have been conducting a little sociological experiment and compiling examples of bamma behavior. This is just the tip of the iceberg, and I plan to update the list as the mood strikes. Feel free to add your thoughts.

OK, without further ado…

You might be a bamma if…

you believe you deserve a medal everytime you travel the Chinatown bus .

you go to the Met and wear the museum tag for the rest of the day.

your favorite music is “Top 40.”

you wear golf clothes casually.

you say “the corn is great this year” every summer.

you believe that “working” at parties means you would have been invited otherwise.

you you think Benihana is “classy.”

you went to a virtual inauguration ball.

your favorite food is “fusion.”

you describe the city where you live as if you were reading from a guidebook.

you call yourself a foodie but can’t cook pasta.

your sunglasses game is “nuts.”

your number one dream travel destination is a beach you saw in a movie.

you refer to beer as “frat water.”

you are italian american. (Emphasis on might…though pretty likely.)

you buy wedding magazines but you have no intention of getting married.

you wear Ralph Lauren Rugby. (iKnowTANK is A BAMMA)

you dress for the place you‘re going on vacation before you get there. (Saw a dude in the Philly airport in shorts when it was 30 degrees outside, and probably mad cold on the plane. You’re not in Tallahassee yet, bro!)

you think Shepard Fairey invented “street art.”