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1. Don't Touch Me (Throw Da Water On 'Em) by Busta Rhymes
2. The Choice Is Yours (Revisited) by Black Sheep
3. Give It Up (f/ Pharrell) by Twista
4. A-YO by Method Man / Redman
5. Mr. Me Too (f/ Pharrell) by Clipse
6. They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
7. Top Down by Swizz Beatz
8. I Do It For Hip Hop by Ludacris
9. Quiet Dog by Mos Def
10. Blue Magic by Jay-Z

40 minutes of Tae Bo to work off some of the frustration of this Wednesday. Sometimes things make no sense but you do them anyway. Sometimes you hope that a surrender is just a tactic to achieve a better goal. Sometimes you tell yourselves these things but you're just lying to yourself because sometimes things just suck and you take it.

And sometimes you just need some perspective because all this angst is about work and, hey, it's Veteran's Day. I don't get shot at or shoot at things for a living. Much respect to those that do.

Q-Tip says, "Come on, today is nice so we gettin' up."

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Hero (f_ Keri Hilson).mp3 (5090 KB)

1. Lollipop (remix f. Kanye West) by Lil' Wayne
2. 'Till I Collapse by Eminem
3. My President (feat. Nas) by Young Jeezy
4. Ms. Jackson by Outkast
5. Kick Push by Lupe Fiasco
6. Amazing by Kanye West
7. What's Your Fantasy (featuring Shawna) by Ludacris
8. Overnight Celebrity by Twista
9. Hero (f/ Keri Hilson) by Nas

40 minutes of Tae Bo Advanced with a workout playlist featuring several tracks that were on yesterday's docket. I'm not mad at it, though. Hero and 'Till I Collapse are my adrenaline pushers right now. Today was all about de-cluttering. I spent nearly the entire day organizing my desk, clearing my inbox, and getting rady for the next phase.

Often my Mondays are about reversals of fortune. Today's was about renewal. More of those, please.

Young Jeezy says, "That n*gga crazy, girl. Don't say nothin' to 'em."

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We've Got A Good Thing Going by Michael Jackson

In Wanda Sykes's recent HBO special I'ma Be Me she talks a lot about getting older and how she knows she's aging. One of those canaries in the coal mine was the death of Michael Jackson. That's the same for me. When your childhood icons start dying, you know you've been on the planet more than a little while. I still think of MJ as 80s Michael. Thriller Michael. Annie are you okay, Michael. So, I've spent much of the time since his passing getting familiar with Michael from other eras. 90s Michael shows signs of the incredible songwriter even if it is never able to overcome the melodrama of his life at the time. It's 70s Michael, however, that is a revelation.

I know the Jackson Five, of course. The hits are iconic. They had a cartoon for goodness sake. I've got the Christmas album and everything but I hadn't been intimate with the entire collection of songs and albums until recently and, apparently, I still am not at the bottom of this rabbit hole. This track, a beautiful stripped down mix of a flirty love song, showcases what was spectacular about Michael Jackson. His voice is impeccable and feels authentic and wise. Here with just minor instrument accompaniment, he's just like his life in the Jackson five. He's out front. His brothers play the background. The music plays the background. Michael is the star and he makes me believe.

We do got a good thing going. That girl and me. And she don't have to ask cuz she knows it's gonna last...eternally.

Sing it Michael! But like Wanda said, they didn't have thongs in the 70s so watch out for them big lady drawers getting thrown on stage.

The Top Songs of Last Week

1. Michael Jackson – We've Got A Good Thing Going
2. Hepcat – No Worries
3. Derrick Morgan – Greatest Thing (I'm A Blackhead Again)
4. Hepcat – Pharoah's Dreams
5. Drake – Lets Call It Off (feat. Peter Bjorn & John)
6. Drake – Outro
7. Hepcat – The Secret
8. Hi-Five – Quality Time
9. Midnight Star – Midas Touch
10. The Pharcyde – Somethin' That Means Somethin'

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2-02 Gotta Get Up (Another Day) (Featuring 4Hero).mp3 (5897 KB)

I don't want to go to work today
I'd rather stay home and play video games
But I gotta get up

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1. The Artistic Integrity by Wale
2. Job Song by Consequence
3. I'm Innocent by Murs
4. Work by Wale
5. The Narrow Path by Blu & Exile
6. Rising Up (feat. Chrisette Michele and Wale) by The Roots
7. Close Call ft. Phonte of Little Brother by 88-Keys
8. The Manipulation by Wale

30 minutes of Total Body Burn with a playlist inspired by The Lady's Go-Go obsession today. Wale is the one person with any kind of national acclaim giving Go-Go some shine. He is a B'more kid after all. This also gave me a perfect excuse to re-up on his The Mixtape About Nothing which goes well with the current season of Curb Your Enthusiasm and the Seinfeld reunion.

I can't help but love an MC who recognizes the brilliance of the show about nothing.

Clipse say, "This is for playas all around the world."

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1. Blow the Horns by M.O.P.
2. My Favorite Song by Talib Kweli
3. The Thrill is Gone by Statik Selektah
4. Ain't Nuttin' Changed by Blaq Poet
5. Cloud 9 by Slum Village
6. City Lights by Method Man & Redman
7. Cartel Gathering by Jadakiss
8. Hip Hop (rmx) by Joell Ortiz
9. Yolanda's House by Ghostface Killah
10. Dreams by Little Brother
11. Get It In Ohio by Cam'ron

And then we dance it out.

Let's make it happen, people. Down here it's our time! It's our time down here!!

Andre 3000 says, "Styles will change and they say change is dang...erous."

Cover of What Would Google Do?

As Jarvis notes in the book, Google's goal is to organize the world's knowledge. Imagine the power of Google in Einstein's hands or Ben Franklin's or Martin Luther King's? In Helen Keller's or Anne Frank's or Madame Curie's? Information, access, organization at your fingertips. Sometimes we forget how truly spectacular that little search box is. I know I, too, often forget or didn't know about the principles that brought us to this point. Jarvis does a great job of reminding us of these ideas and ideals. Of what's possible when we think forward instead of back. When we do things with individuals in mind rather than just the bottom line and how those things can ultimately create new businesses for us and new ways of thinking about the world and our place in it.

WWGD? got me pumped up. I'm a product manager in the online portion of a major entertainment company. We're trying desperately to look forward in a culture that clings to the old school and loves the copy cat. I have to remind myself again and again about these concepts. Remind myself about what I like and love on the web and what makes those things go. Remind myself about what we do best and create products that allow us to do that better in the digital age.

It's a harrowing task. It's an awesome time.

Get excited! Let's go.

Recommended for anybody who prefers thinking about next instead of now.

1. Damita Jo by Janet Jackson
2. I Wish You Knew by Mariah Carey
3. Unbreakable by Michael Jackson
4. You Got Me by Freeway
5. Back Up by Danity Kane
6. Heartbreak Hotel by Whitney Houston
7. Loving Me 4 Me by Christina Aguilera

Bonus: (And She Said) Take Me Now by Justin Timberlake

Short and Sweet - 30 minutes of Fat Burning Cardio. Now a shower and then we're out the door for Cause It's My Birthday.

Get involved. Get excited!!

Justin Timberlake said, "I'm like a hurricane. Just coasting along."

1. Discipline by Dead Prez
2. K.O.S. (Determination) by Black Star
3. Revolutionary Warfare (w/ Lake) by Nas
4. 3:16 by Murs
5. Hold On (featuring Erykah Badu) by Pharoahe Monch
6. New World Water by Mos Def
7. Time Travelin' Reprise by Common
8. Whip You With A Strap by Ghostface Killah
9. A Game by Talib Kweli
10. Rainy Dayz by Raekwon
11. Some Kind of Wonderful by Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek
12. We Want Freedom by Dead Prez

The late night workout of Total Body Burn after a Tuesday night outing to The Golden State (thumbs up for a delicious burger, jalapeno slaw and scoops ice cream; thumbs down on parking). Bonus were celebrity sightings we actually care about like Zev and Justin from The Amazing Race and Amy Poehler and Louis C.K. from Parks and Recreation (and they were actually filming!)

Tuesday, you were much better than Monday. Thanks for being a pal.

Mos Def says, "Elvis Presley ain't got no soul." (and on this point, I disagree)